10 More Great Movie Characters Who Die At The Beginning

7. Officer Alex Murphy - RoboCop

The Other Guys Danson Highsmith
Orion Pictures

RoboCop opens with Officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) being transferred to Detroit, and when he was welcomed to Hell by a fellow officer, they weren't joking.

Day one saw Murphy come face to face with notorious cop killer Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith), and despite overwhelming odds, Murphy proved himself one hell of a hero by trying to take his gang down alone. He even survived having his right arm blown off and countless shots to the body before ultimately being downed by a bullet to the brain.

Murphy made a strong impression within the opening scenes of RoboCop, and even though he led the movie, he was declared legally dead right at the beginning. Only, instead of being left to a peaceful rest, he was brought back to police the streets as RoboCop - one of the most iconic action heroes of the 1980s.

 
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