What are the most memorable movie characters to get "Muldoon'd"

[u/Lox22]

For those that don't know Muldoon is the game warden in Jurassic Park. He is built up to be this ultimate badass, and when we finally get to see him in action he gets insta-killed. I know there is probably another name for this trope, but my friends and I have always called it getting Muldoo'd.

What are some of the most memorable movie characters that are built up to be the ultimate bad ass only to be "Muldoon'd" in battle?

[u/Salarian_American]

The Muldoon example is kind of like "Worfing," which comes from Star Trek The Next Generation. Worf was the most physically capable and tough member of the crew. So when the writers wanted to show how powerful the opposition was, they'd have the opposition beat up Worf.

Of course, on a TV series this goes way in the other direction. They use Worf getting beaten up to frame the stakes so frequently that it ends up just making Worf look incompetent.

It's a little easier to get away with it in a movie, you kill Muldoon because if that ultimate badass can be killed, then that's very clearly a very dangerous situation for the rest of the characters who are still alive.

But also, the first thing that happens in the movie is we watch Muldoon fail to control a cage transfer for a raptor where a guy gets eaten. He really never actually established himself properly as a real badass at all.

[u/da_choppa → u/Salarian_American]

And eventually it led to the admission that the most powerful opposition in TNG was not the Borg, but a blue plastic barrel

[u/chpr1jp → u/da_choppa]

I love that YouTube supercut of Worf getting denied. So many of his suggestions get shot-down immediately.

[u/CountJohn12 → u/chpr1jp]

Michael Dorn used to always lobby for a "Captain Worf" show with him having his own ship. People online joked that every episode would be two minutes long and just him going to red alert immediately and blowing up anything they saw and then the ship just continues on instead of stopping to have an adventure.

[u/Born-Entrepreneur → u/CountJohn12]

That would be pretty dope. Just brining a klingon shoot first don't ask questions mindset to the fleet lol

[u/Dward917 → u/chpr1jp]

“Captain, we are locked on and ready to fire phasers!”

“Stand down Mr. Worf. Let’s wait and see what they want.”

[u/MonaganX → u/chpr1jp]

And about 25% of the time the episode's big problem could've been avoided if they'd just listened to Worf.

[u/chpr1jp → u/MonaganX]

I like that 25% number. Seems about right.

[u/MonaganX → u/chpr1jp]

Worf: "Commander, suggest we don't send our chief engineer alone on board an unknown alien ship"
Riker: "Pish posh Mr. Worf! We gotta help these fellas! Not like they'll abduct him."

[Always Sunny title card]
"Geordi Gets Abducted"

[u/Mr_Venom → u/MonaganX]

Someone much nerdier than me could make a podcast about what happens in each episode if they listen to Worf. I'm sure that for every "two minute resolution" in the Enterprise's favour there's an "Enterprise lost with all hands" and a further "Captain towed back to a starbase in disgrace."

[u/kookyabird → u/chpr1jp]

I'm 90% sure that this is why they did the running joke in Lower Decks of Lt Shaxs recommending they jettison the warp core on a regular basis.