Caught in the Bad Part of Town: The hero has obtained evidence of war crimes before being shot down over hostile territory.We next see him relaxing at a pool party with A Lady on Each Arm listening to loud music. The Caligula: General Ntonga in the fourth film is introduced gunning down an innocent villager simply for being on the wrong side.Bullet Time: Used in the scene where Serb troops set off a minefield while chasing Burnett.Black Dude Dies First: Played straight in Axis of Evil (though he did die at roughly the same time as the other team member) but averted in SEAL Team 8 where Jay is the only member of the team besides Case to survive.Unfortunately, it tips off the Serbs, who had no idea he even existed before then. Big 'NO!': Burnett accidentally lets one out when Stackhouse gets killed.

Attack Drone: A Predator drone sees heavy use in the fourth film.

In a fighter, if one crewmember pulls the handle, both seats are automatically ejected. Finally, once the Hornet is hit and they punch out, both Burnett and Stackhouse each have to pull the handle for their Ejection Seat. On top of that, the missiles are radar-guided, meaning that the fireball and the flares they pop are useless.

Artistic License Military: From the first movie: fuel drop tanks generally won't explode like that, and certainly won't make a fireball big enough to divert a heat-seeking missile.

For most of the time, they have a Predator drone watching over them. The 'enemy lines' are rather vague and hazy, and more importantly they stay in contact with base.

Artifact Title: SEAL Team 8 is pretty much this.

Also, there's a reference to the film Cast Away, which didn't exist in 1995 (it was released in 2000).

Anachronism Stew: The F/A-18F Super Hornet depicted in the first film didn't have its first flight until 1995, and then didn't enter service until 1999, making it unlikely to have flown during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995.

Adrenaline Time: Used quite frequently.

Actor Allusion: Burnett's superior officer Reigart is played by Gene Hackman, who had his own go with the Trapped Behind Enemy Lines scenario in Bat*21.

He only directly engages an enemy at the very end, both because there's nowhere left for him to run while he awaits rescue and because said enemy, Sasha, was the same guy who executed Stackhouse. Being a lone navigator with only a sidearm for protection, he spends nearly his entire ordeal running for his life from the Serbian forces hunting him down.

Action Survivor: Burnett in the original film.

Dark Action Girl: She's actually Malen, the mysterious arms dealer that the CIA knows nothing about yet is still working with, and is playing the SEAL team for fools.

Action Girl: Zoe in the fourth film, the first example of such in the series.

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