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| “ | I've done some bad things in my life, Nicolai... Things I'm not proud of. I promised someone I love very much that I would never go back to being that person. But for you, I'm going to make an exception. You asked me what I saw when I looked at you. What do you see when you look at me? | „ |
| ~ Robert McCall in The Equalizer. |
| “ | What you do and what you become is not my concern. The world if full … of so called men like you, and in a perfect world, everything we do come with a price. But … this ain't a perfect world. People do bad things, you're lucky you get a chance … to set it right. But, most of the time it goes unpunished. This ain't one of them times. The mistake you made was you killed my friend. So I'm a kill each and everyone of you, and the only disappointment in it for me - Is that I only get to do it once. | „ |
| ~ Robert McCall to Dave and his men, in The Equalizer 2. |
| “ | I understand pain, death. Because of these people, beginning to understand real peace. And I’m started to believe this is where I’m supposed to be. I can’t let you take that away from me. | „ |
| ~ Robert McCall to Vincent in The Equalizer 3 |
Robert "Bob" McCall is the titular main protagonist of Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer movie trilogy. He is a former U.S Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant and DIA operative who will aid anyone who has been antagonized, hurt, or been victimized by any means necessary.
He was portrayed by Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, who also portrayed Eli in The Book of Eli, Lincoln Rhyme in The Bone Collector, John Creasy in Man on Fire, Whip Whitaker Sr. in Flight, Silas Tripp in Glory, and Sam Chisolm in The Magnificent Seven.
Biography[]
Background[]
Robert McCall is a former Marine and DIA operative who has a set of skills that earned him a reputation. McCall is widowed as his wife passed away from some illness, having made a promise to leave his hitman life and move forward. During his career, McCall became close to the Plummer spouses, notably Susan Plummer, and later became a good friend to Dave York.
The Equalizer[]
| “ | Progress - Not perfection. | „ |
| ~ McCall to Ralph. |
Living in Boston, Massachusetts, McCall works at Home Mart and aids his co-workers in any way he can. In addition, he befriends and helps a security guard trainee named Ralph to pass his qualification exam. He also befriends a young girl named Teri, going to same diner that she does every day. Once he learns that Teri has been beaten, he goes to the ones who committed the act and kills them.
The incident puts him on the spotlight to the Russian Mafia, notably Nicolai Itchenko and Vladimir Pushkin. McCall manages to help his allies and defeat both Itchenko and Pushkin, and decides to leave the Boston since he's out in the open.
The Equalizer 2[]
| “ | There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters. Today, you get to choose. | „ |
| ~ McCall speaking in Turkish. |
McCall moved to an apartment complex in urban Massachusetts, where he is a lyft driver, and continues to help those who are less fortunate. When McCall learns that Susan has been killed, he decides to investigate the one's behind it, learning a dark truth. McCall learns that his best friend Dave has become a mercenary, and later killed Susan to prevent her from discovering the frame-up at the beginning of the film. Angered by Dave's actions, McCall tells York and his men that he will kill them. By the end of the film, McCall manages to kill Dave and his men, and save Miles, an aspiring young artist whom he had put under his wing.
The Equalizer 3[]
| “ | Your mother would be proud of you. | „ |
| ~ McCall’s message to Emma. |
McCall arrives Southern Italy Sicily to collect stolen money from a drug lord while taking the drug operation. He then arrives an area of Sicily and discovers that the people of Sicily are being pillaged from a group led by the Quaranta brothers who threaten harm and kill everyone if they didn’t do as they’re told. Not letting anyone suffer, McCall takes on the brothers for the sake and safety of the people. By the near end, McCall takes out the brothers and their thugs then have their reign ends with the help Emma Collins-Plummer, who is the daughter of his friends Susan and Brian. He then lets her take back the owners and gave her the credit for the rescues as he decided to stay Sicily and celebrate the people through their home teams game winning.
Abilities[]
- Master Marksman: McCall is a very formidable, skilled and lethal marksman, being highly skilled with ranged weapons.
- Master Combatant and Martial Artist: McCall is known to be an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant as well as an amazing and great martial artist.
- Peak Human Conditioning: McCall has proven himself to wield incredible physical strength and durability easily apparent for someone of his physical build. Surprisingly, he is also fast and agile as well.
- Peak Human Strength: McCall can generate peak human strength, allowing him to easily overpower opponents, even those that included skilled trained fighters.
- Peak Human Durability: To be written
- Peak Human Speed: To be written
- Peak Human Stamina: To be written
- Peak Human Agility: To be written
- Peak Human Reflexes: To be written
- Genius-level Intellect: McCall is an incredibly intelligent man, being able to formulate complex strategies and plans to outsmart his enemies and gain the upper hand.
- Master Tactician and Strategist: McCall is known to be an exceptionally accomplished strategist and tactician.
- Weapon Proficiency: McCall is proficient in handling any type of object that he can use as weapons against his enemies.
- Stealth: McCall is skilled at using stealth as he was capable of keeping himself hidden without anyone spotting him.
- Knifemanship: McCall is extremely proficient in the use of knives that he uses in combat or self-defense.
- Explosive Mastery: McCall possesses great skills in creating and using explosives.
- Master Driver: McCall is a proficient and skilled driver, adept at driving various vehicles.
- Indomitable Will: McCall does not need to back down or surrender, no matter the situation.
- Multilingualism: Besides English, McCall is shown to be able to speak many languages.
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Trivia[]
- McCall in the film serves a counterpart of the TV series characters from both the 1980s and 2020s.
- The trilogy features the second, fourth and fifth work between Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua.
- He shares somes similarities to John Wick
- Both are widowers who promised to leave their former life.
- Both are former military officers, and assassins.
- Both go against the Russian Mob for personal reasons.
- Both are betrayed by an ally, and later kill them.
- In addition, there were difference to John
- McCall is extremely organized and less of an improviser, which makes him both dangerous but predictable.
- McCall has no pet.
- McCall has less emotional outbursts than John
- McCall enjoys mentoring people in need
- Wick died while McCall survived
- Although The Equalizer 3 is meant to be the final The Equalizer film, Antoine Fuqua has said that he is open to make a prequel film focused on Robert McCall's origins or a fourth film if Denzel Washington wants to reprise his role.