Originally posted by Pinkie Pie
Without luck, he wouldn't have made it through the first movie. Let alone all four. Sure he's skilled and resourceful, but he's been defeated so many times it's no longer a coincidence. Every time someone is about to take him out, some object or setting make appearance in his advantage and he turn it around 😛What differ Hit-Girl from the rest of the thugs he's fought is that she goes for the kill asap. The thugs he fought prolong it to the point where he take advantage of the surroundings.
At times yes, eg DH4 and the falling action figure which sets off the explosion is pure luck; that's one of McClane's traits. He also is as noted skilled and extremely resourceful and everything isn't luck-based; not even close.
WHAT THE ****? There's plenty and plenty of fights where the "thugs" (they're not really thugs, McClane fights skilled men mostly, unlike Hit-Girl) are going for the fast kill and not ****ing around.
But if it makes you feel better, McLuck would pull him through here as well, Hit-Girl tries to put a bullet in his bald dome, but she'd slip on some dish-soap which happened to spill during the fight and McClane uses the opportunity presented to slap her into place. /thread