His Berserk Button, as Holly discovers, is being reminded that for all his delusions of grandeur, he's ultimately nothing more than an ambitiously unsuccessful thief.

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Nobody Poops: Averted, as Holly requests that Hans allow the hostages access to the washrooms, which he grants. Also, the big action sequence towards the end of the film, where McClane is forced to jump off the roof of the skyscraper with only a fire hose to stop his fall would have probably resulted in McClane breaking his back. He could have easily shot him any time, instead John managed to disarm him and engage in hand-to-hand combat. In fact, in the book, their plans include taking the money from the company's vault, and throwing it out the window. Hans and his colleague indulge in malicious laughter right before John reveals what he had taped to his back.At one point, Karl comes back from trying to kill McClane, and immediately starts smashing the scenery. Ellis is perfectly willing to sell McClane out to Hans ( though it's because he thinks McClane is putting him and all the other hostages at risk) but he lies to Hans that McClane is an old friend of his and doesn't reveal Holly is McClane's wife. Accidental Child-Killer Backstory: Police officer Al Powell once shot a kid who he thought was armed.

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The authorities have too much of it, from 911 dispatchers who don't believe John ("Attention, whoever you are. Theo, Eddie, and Ulli are particularly important members (Theo is breaking into the vault full of bearer bonds, Eddie mans the security desk at the front and deals with anyone who enters, and Ulli does most of the work for wiring the roof to explode). When Takagi refuses, Hans shoots him dead and executes his masterful Evil Plan to manipulate the authorities into helping him get the vault open.Bait the Dog: After the effort he put into his seemingly pleasant façade throughout much of the movie, the critical portion of Hans Gruber's escape plan is to kill the hostages and escape in the confusion. Against Robinson's protests, the agents unwittingly play into the robbers' hands by cutting the power. Fan Disservice: John spends the last 35 minutes of the film shirtless but covered in grime, blood, and limping from glass in his feet.

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There is the argument between John and Holly early in the story about her using her maiden name for her job and how hurt John is by that gesture. The Beretta 92 has a chamber indicator to let the shooter know if the chamber is empty or not, which Hans clearly forgot to check. Given that, by the second movie, John ends up working for the LAPD, it looks like he was ultimately forgiven in the end.False Innocence Trick: Hans Gruber attempts to pass himself off as an escaped hostage when meeting John McClane for the first time. Smokescreen Crime: The Nakatomi building is taken hostage by a team of supposed radicals led by Hans Gruber. Jurisdiction Friction: Becomes a plot point because Hans Gruber knows the FBI's standard responses to a hostage situation, and was counting on them to take the case from the LAPD and follow their playbook, helping him crack a safe and cover his escape. It becomes particularly glaring when they persist in speaking English when using walkie-talkies even when they know John can hear everything they're saying. Sacrificial Lion: Harry Ellis and Joe Takagi are killed by Hans to demonstrate that he isn't playing around.