I Have a Family: Hans Gruber doesn't have to be told this because he already knows about his intended victim before he's even met him. One Drink Will Kill the Baby: Parodied: Holly's heavily pregnant secretary is leaving to go to the staff Christmas party, and wonders if a sip of alcohol will harm the baby. Thus he has a polished Anglo-German accent that could pass as a native speaker at a glance, but still uses German grammar and sentence constructs in his speech. By the time he's tying the firehose around his waist to jump from the roof, he can't help but lampshade the bad decision ("Oh John, what the fuck are you doing? Gruber has one of his own when he sees Holly reacting to her daughter on TV while the reporter notes that her mom and dad are missing.

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Most Definitely Not a Villain: Hans Gruber attempts to fool John McClane into thinking that he's an escaped hostage by blubbering at him in an American accent. Deputy Chief Dwayne takes over the operation from Officer Al Powell, and in turn loses authority when Special Agents Johnson and Johnson, FBI, appear on the scene. Defiant to the End: Hans Gruber threatens to kill Joe Takagi, head executive at the Nakatomi building, if he doesn't tell Hans the access codes to the Nakatomi vault. Faking the Dead: Hans ultimately plan surrounded this and blowing out the roof with all the hostages.The Easy Way or the Hard Way: Hans threatens Takagi in this manner, then shoots him and says, "We'll do it the hard way. When Takagi refuses, Hans shoots him dead and executes his masterful Evil Plan to manipulate the authorities into helping him get the vault open. Rooftop Confrontation: Featured, with the plot-relevant roof being special because it doesn't survive the fight. Nonviolent Initial Confrontation: Despite them being antagonists, the first actual encounter between Gruber and McClane is of them sharing a smoke. Alan Rickman plays Hans with a clipped Anglo-German accent which often skews more "Anglo" than "German.

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While it's true John isn't about to shoot him, he's actually the other kind of cop as proven by how he proceeds to Pistol Whip Tony.Karl has a variation with his Steyr AUG assault rifle as he assembles it, menacingly snapping the forward grip into place.

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He still proves he can get the job done when the Not Quite Dead Karl comes back for one last shot at McClane. Hans attempts to persuade Takagi to give up the code by saying that the bearer bonds he wants are only worth a few days worth of capital, a small amount of money that can be easily recouped by a massive company like Nakatomi and would only be a small inconvenience. While both the film and book respectively deal with John/Joe's fear dealing with the overwhelming odds, the book is much harsher about it by also showing the dehumanizing elements he goes through killing all Gruber's men. Darkened Building Shootout: A few of them within unfinished sections of the Plaza, especially when the power is cut. Throughout its Troubled Production, invoked Frank Sinatra, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, and other big action stars were all considered but turned it down.Desk Jockey: John McClane and Sergeant Al Powell have a conversation that jokingly derides desk jockey cops, up until Powell reveals why he's now a desk jockey instead of patrolling the streets: because he made the horrible mistake of shooting a kid with a fake gun.