Bad Boys: Ride or Die It includes several major deaths, ranging from characters from the original films to new ones introduced in the sequel. The return of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for the fourth time bad boys The film pits Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett against the law. They are framed for being corrupt cops working in alliance with Captain Howard, who was posthumously framed for crimes he did not commit. The quest to find the real mole within the Miami police includes Mike and Marcus teaming up with Mike’s son, Armando, and fighting to save the people they love.
Even before the epic shooting of Bad Boys: Ride or DieIn the end, death is a key part of the story. Similar to Mike’s near-death experience in bad boys for lifeMarcus suffers a heart attack in the fourth installment that momentarily endangers his life. When he awakens, he believes himself invincible and incapable of dying, no matter the circumstances. The film even brings Captain Howard back from the dead by using video recordings to talk to Mike and Marcus. But bad boys 4 It also includes many real deaths, with some important characters coming to an end.
5Fletcher
Killed by James McGrath
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John Salley returns as Fletcher in Bad Boys: Ride or Diebut he is eventually killed as part of the initial investigation into the belief that Captain Howard was a rat. Howard leaves Mike and Marcus a video recording telling them that “the giant of Coca Cola bottles is the key” to discover the truth, and Marcus realizes that he means Fletcher. This brings them to Fletcher’s new gallery/art club in Miami. But when they get there, McGrath and his men have followed them and are not allowing them to get the information they need from Fletcher.
Fletcher appeared in Bad Boys and Bad Boys II
The reason for Fletcher’s death is quite vague in Bad Boys: Ride or Die. It is unclear if McGrath knows who Fletcher is or about his connection to Howard. However, he probably deduces that Mike and Marcus came to him as part of their investigation and believe he has key information for them. That’s why McGrath shoots Fletcher in the head, killing him instantly. That leaves Mike and Marcus in charge of the rest of their armed followers without knowing what Fletcher knew about Howard’s investigation into the Miami police and the cartels.
Although McGrath managed to kill Fletcher and briefly hinder Mike and Marcus’ investigation, they still obtained the information they needed through the QR code included on one of Fletcher’s artworks. That gave them access to another video of Howard and more details about the initial case. Fletcher ultimately died in vain, making him a victim of McGrath’s attempt to continue covering up the connection between his work with the cartels.
4 manny
Hit by a car by Marcus and burned by a Molotov cocktail
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DJ Khaled’s Manny was featured on bad boys for life as a butcher who sometimes worked as an informant for Mike. he returns in Bad Boys: Ride or Die once Mike, Marcus and Armando return to Miaim as wanted fugitives. As Mike, Marcus, and Armando are about to be escorted to McGrath, Manny and his team arrive and eliminate Tabitha’s men. Manny is still angry that Mike hit his hand with a hammer a few years ago and wants revenge by getting the $5 million reward for the trio.
Manny’s death in Bad Boys: Ride or Die It’s quite elaborate. Marcus hits him with a truck, pinning him between two cars in the process. The impact alone would be enough to likely kill Manny immediately or in the near future due to the injuries he would sustain. But, Bad Boys: Ride or Die It leaves no doubt about Manny’s fate when one of the henchmen lights a Molotov cocktail and throws it on the hood of the truck. This causes Manny’s body to catch fire and it continues to burn as Marcus, Mike and Armando walk away.
Instead of Manny becoming a supporting character who could continue to appear in the future bad boys Movies, his role in the franchise ends after two appearances. The death scene, very clear, leaves no room for it to return in a surprise twist. He eventually dies because of his own ambitions and greed.
3Adam Lockwood
Eaten by an alligator
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One of the most notable deaths in Bad Boys: Ride or Die It’s Adam Lockwood. He is a new character introduced as a former lawyer who is running to become mayor of Miami. As Rita’s boyfriend, Adam is part of a Miami power couple who appear to have a bright future ahead of them in politics. However, Bad Boys: Ride or Die reveals that he is the mole who has been informing the cartel about the activities and plans of the government and the police over the years. The discovery turns Rita against him, and it is assumed that he will be a pawn to defeat McGrath later.
Lockwood plays his role in Bad Boys: Ride or DieIt’s ending, but the plan goes awry when Mike doesn’t shoot McGrath. This leaves Lockwood alone in the middle of the gunfire and he takes the ensuing chaos as an opportunity to try to escape. This doesn’t end well for him, as he hijacks a plane and crashes into Gatorville. Lockwood survives the accident, but is found by Rita while trying to escape again. After he starts running towards her, she kicks him off a ledge into the alligator-infested waters below.
Lockwood’s death occurs when the albino alligator eats him at the bottom of Gatorville. The remains of its body are not shown, but the blood-soaked water surrounding the alligator during the attack makes it quite evident that it does not survive. This is the end of his story in the franchise, as the power-hungry politician exits after once again putting his own desires above others.
2James McGrath
Killed by Mike Lowrey
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As the main villain of Bad Boys: Ride or DieJames McGrath’s death was always expected. The former DEA agent turned cartel ally and smuggler was the one who helped orchestrate the death of Captain Howard in bad boys for lifeas revealed in a retcon of the fourth installment. Howard was aware of McGrath’s dealings and was about to expose the corruption he and Lockwood were responsible for spreading throughout Miami, making him a target. Mike and Marcus, two of Howard’s closest allies, made them targets at the time. bad boys 4while Armando saw him once before.
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The film pits McGrath against Mike, Marcus, and Armando for most of the runtime, and it all culminates in Gatorville. However, the final showdown comes between Mike and McGrath. The villain has taken Mike’s wife Christine hostage and also captures Marcus on the beach. McGrath believes he has put Mike in an impossible situation where he must choose whether Marcus or Christine will die. However, Mike shoots Marcus in his vest so he can cleanly shoot McGrath.
After shooting the villain several times in the chest, Mike kills McGrath with a bullet to the head. After this, he falls back into the ocean and law enforcement recovers his body. This continues the franchise’s trend of the main villain dying at the end of the film, like all the other main villains. bad boys The antagonist also did not survive the credits.
1 Sánchez and Ruiz
Died off screen after Bad Boys II
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In addition to the deaths of main characters that occur on screen in Bad Boys: Ride or DieThe film also sneaks confirmation of two other significant deaths. Former Miami Police Detectives Sanchez and Ruiz appeared in the original. bad boys as Mike and Marcus’s biggest rivals, but they had retired when that Bad Boys II happened. They were also left out of bad boys for lifeand bad boys 4 He explains that this is because they both died between the second and third installment.
Captain Howard confirms this surprising revelation during one of his video messages to Mike and Marcus. At one point he needed help in his investigation and asked Sánchez and Ruiz to come out of retirement and work secretly on the case. However, they died in a car accident a week after Howard returned them to work as a police officer. It is unclear whether the car accident that killed Sánchez and Ruiz was a true accident or an intentional event caused by the cartel when they began to get too close during their investigative work.
Confirmation that Sánchez and Ruiz were killed earlier off screen Bad Boys: Ride or Die It has two final purposes. He further connected Howard’s investigation to the franchise by including additional well-known characters and tying up loose ends about what happened to them. Learning that Sánchez and Ruiz returned to work only to end their deaths is a tragic revelation, as they could have otherwise had happier endings. But it reflects real life to a certain extent, since Ruiz’s actor, Julio Oscar Mechoso, died in 2017, years before. Bad Boys: Ride or Die confirmed the fate of his character.
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6/10 Bad Boys: Ride or Die ActionAdventureComedy
Director Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Release Date June 7, 2024 Writers Chris Bremner Cast Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Tasha Smith