Bad Boys: Ride or Die Includes several major deaths, ranging from characters from the original movies to new ones introduced in the sequel. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s return for the fourth Bad boys Movie pits Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett against the law. They were framed for being corrupt cops working in league with Captain Howard, who was posthumously framed for crimes he did not commit. The quest to find the real mole in Miami PD involves Mike and Marcus along with Mike’s son, Armando, and fighting to save the people they love.
Even before the epic shootout of Bad Boys: Ride or DieUltimately, death is a key part of the story. Similar to Mike’s near-death experience in Bad boys for lifeMarcus has a heart attack in the fourth installment that momentarily puts his life in jeopardy. When he wakes up, he thinks he is invincible and unable to die, no matter the circumstances. The movie even brings Captain Howard back from the dead by using video recordings to talk to Mike and Marcus. But Bad boys 4 Also includes many real deaths, with some significant characters meeting their end.
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Fletcher
Killed by James McGrath
John Salley returns as Fletcher Bad Boys: Ride or DieBut he was ultimately killed as part of the early investigation into the belief that Captain Howard was a rat. Howard showed Mike and Marcus a video recording telling them that “The Coke bottle giant is the key” to reveal the truth, and Marcus figures out that he’s referring to Fletcher. This leads them to Fletcher’s new art gallery/club in Miami. But when they get there, they’ve been followed by McGrath and his men, and they don’t let them get the information they need from Fletcher.
The reason for Fletcher’s death is rather vague Bad Boys: Ride or Die. It is unclear if McGrath knows who Fletcher is or about his connection to Howard. However, he probably deduces that Mike and Marcus have come to him as part of their investigation and believe that he has key information for them. That’s why McGrath shoots Fletcher in the head, killing him instantly. This leaves Mike and Marcus to deal with the rest of his armed followers without knowing what Fletcher knew about Howard’s investigation of Miami PD and the cartels.
Although McGrath succeeded in killing Fletcher and star Mike and Marcus’ investigation briefly, they still got the information they needed through the QR code included in one of Fletcher’s art. This gave them access to another video of Howard and more details about the initial case. Fletcher ultimately died for nothing, making him a casualty of McGrath’s attempt to continue to cover up the connection between his work with the cartels.
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Manny
Hit by car by Marcus & burned by Molotov cocktail
DJ Khaled’s Manny is introduced in Bad boys for life Like a butcher who worked as an informant for Mike at times. He returns Bad Boys: Ride or Die Once Mike, Marcus, and Armando return to Miami as wanted fugitives. As Mike, Marcus and Armando are about to be escorted to McGrath, Manny and his crew roll up and take Tabitha’s men. Manny is still angry about Mike hitting his hand with a hammer a few years ago and wants to get even by getting the trio’s $5 million.
Manny’s death in Bad Boys: Ride or Die is quite elaborate. Marcus hit him with a van and pinned him between two cars in the process. The impact alone would be enough to probably kill Manny outright or in the near future due to the injuries he would sustain. but, Bad Boys: Ride or Die There is no doubt about Manny’s fate when one of the bartenders lights a Molotov cocktail and drops him on the hood of the van. This results in Manny’s body catching on fireAnd he continues to burn as Marcus, Mike, and Armando drive away.
Instead of Manny becoming a side character that may continue to pop up in the future Bad boys Kino, his role in the franchise ends after two appearances. The very obvious death scene leaves him no room to come back in a surprise twist. He ultimately dies because of his own ambitions and greed.
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Adam Lockwood
Eaten by an alligator
One of the more notable deaths in Bad Boys: Ride or Die Is Adam Lockwood. He is a new character introduced as a former lawyer running to become Miami’s mayor. Like Rita’s boyfriend, Adam is part of a power couple in Miami that seems to have a bright future ahead of him in politics. however, Bad Boys: Ride or Die Reveals that he is the mole who informed the cartel about the activities and plans of the government and police over the years. The discovery turns Rita against him, and he is meant to be a pawn in bringing down McGrath after.
Lockwood plays his part in Bad Boys: Ride or DieIt’s over, but the plan goes awry when Mike doesn’t take the shot at McGrath. This leaves Lockwood alone in the middle of the shooting and he takes the chaos that occurs as an opportunity to try to escape. This does not end well for him, because he catches a plane and crashes into Gatorville. Lockwood survives the crash, but Rita finds him as he tries to escape again. After he starts to make a run for her, she kicks him off a ledge into the alligator-infested waters below.
Lockwood’s death occurs when The albino alligator eats him at the bottom of Gatorville. The rest of his body is not shown, but the blood-soaked water that surrounds the gator during the attack makes it quite clear that he did not survive. This is the end of his story in the franchise, as the power-hungry politician goes out after once again putting his own desires above anyone else’s.
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James McGrath
Killed by Mike Lowrey
As the main villain of Bad Boys: Ride or DieJames McGrath’s death was always expected. The former DEA agent turned cartel ally and smuggler was the one who helped orchestrate the death of Captain Howard in Bad boys for lifeAs it appeared in a rescue of the fourth issue. Howard was on McGrath’s dealings and was close to exposing the corruption he and Lockwood were responsible for spreading throughout Miami, which made him a target. Mike and Marcus are two of Howard’s closest allies, making them targets then Bad boys 4While Armando had seen him once before.
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The movie pits McGrath against Mike, Marcus and Armando for most of the runtime, and it all culminates in Gatorville. However, the final showdown comes between Mike and McGrath. The villain has taken Mike’s wife, Christine, hostage at this point, and he also captures Marcus on the beach. McGrath thinks he has put Mike in an impossible situation where he has to choose whether Marcus or Christine will die. However, Mike shoots Marcus in his vest so he can get a clean shot at McGrath.
After shooting the villain a few times in the chest, Mike kills McGrath with a bullet through the head. He falls back into the ocean after that and his body is recovered by law enforcement after. This continues the franchise’s trend of having the main villain die at the end of the movie, like every other main villain. Bad boys The antagonist didn’t survive the credits either.
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Sanchez & Rose
Died off-screen after Bad Boys II
In addition to the major character deaths that occur on screen in Bad Boys: Ride or DieThe movie also sneaks in the confirmation of two other significant deaths. Former Miami PD detectives Sanchez and Rose were featured in the original Bad boys Like Mike and Marcus’ older rivals, but they have retired to this day Bad Boys II Happened. They are also left out of Bad boys for lifeAnd Bad boys 4 Explains that this is because they both died between the second and third installments.
Captain Howard confirms this surprising revelation during one of his video messages to Mike and Marcus. He needed help on his investigation at one point and called Sanchez and Rose to come out of retirement and secretly work on the case. however, They died in a car crash One week after Howard pulled them back into police work. It is unknown whether the car crash that killed Sanchez and Ruiz was a true accident or a purposeful event caused by the cartel as they began to get too close during their investigative work.
The confirmation that Sanchez and Rose were killed off screen earlier Bad Boys: Ride or Die has two ultimate goals. It further connected Howard’s investigation to the franchise by including additional known characters and tied up loose ends about what happened to them. To know that Sanchez and Rose went back to work only to end in their deaths is a tragic revelation, because they could have otherwise had happier endings. However, it mirrors real life to a certain degree, as Ruiz’s actor Julio Oscar Mechoso died in 2017, years before Bad Boys: Ride or Die confirmed the fate of his character.