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How blind are you? Can't you see this guy is crazy?
~ Mitch to Art Galt and Ward about John Rambo.

Deputy Mitch Rogers is a supporting antagonist and anti-hero in the 1982 film First Blood based on the 1972 novel of the same name. He is a Ligget County Sheriff Department deputy working for Will Teasle.

He was portrayed by David Caruso.

Biography[]

Mitch was the youngest member of the Hope Police Department, led by Sheriff Will Teasle. He was working closely with Teasle's old friend Art Galt. In the fall of 1981, when former war hero and drifter John Rambo was captured by Teasle for vagrancy, resisting arrest and carrying a weapon, Mitch along with the other Deputies was tasked with booking him and preparing him for his appearance before the judge. Unlike, the other Deputies, Mitch tried to be friendly and gentle to Rambo. When Rambo refused to give his name to Galt, Mitch noticed his dog tag and tried to grab it but Rambo grabbed his hand, causing Galt to threaten him that he'll brutally beat him if he doesn't let him go. Mitch warned Rambo that Galt wasn't joking and then pulled his dog tag and gave it to Galt, revealing his name and him being a former soldier. Galt and another deputy named Ward continued to abuse and torture Rambo, much to Mitch's disgust who tried to talk sense to them but to no avail. When Rambo removed his shirt in order to be cleaned, Mitch saw his scars and suspected that Rambo wasn't a common thug or soldier and warned Galt who didn't listen. Later the Deputies tried to shave Rambo, which gave him flashbacks from his capture in Vietnam, causing him to lose control and attack them. Mitch tried to stop him but was punched in the face giving him a nosebleed. Rambo beat the other deputies, escaped, stole a motorcycle, and went to hide in the mountains.

Mitch, along with Will Teasle and the other Deputies went to the mountains to hunt Rambo down and capture him. Art Galt, who was hunting him with a chopper, enraged from the beating he received tried to kill Rambo despite Teasle's orders, but fell from the chopper and died. The other deputies found his corpse and were soon informed that Rambo is a Vietnam veteran and a green beret. Mitch, who suspected that from the start, started to feel that they have no chance to capture him and suggested to Teasle to call the State Police. Enraged, Teasle grabbed Mitch and told him that he doesn't care about Rambo being a Vietnam veteran. Mitch continued to persuade his companions to stop the hunt, which put him in a fight with Ward, who called him a coward. Teasle stopped them and continued the pursue but Rambo soon caught them by surprise by shooting Orval Kellerman in the leg using the weapon he stole from Galt and killing his dogs. Teasle, Mitch, Ward, Shingleton and Balford continued to hunt him down but Rambo proved to be much more skilled than them. Mitch was the first of them to be attacked, as Rambo appeared suddenly jumped in front of him and stabbed him in the leg. Even though he was injured, his wound was less painful that the ones the other Deputies got. Later, they were all hospitalized and Mitch informed another Deputy named Lester of how hard Galt and Ward treated Rambo. Mitch isn't seen again after this.

Navigation[]

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Novel
Rambo | Wilfred Teasle | Art Galt | Orval Kellerman | Reeves Rambo

Movies
First Blood: Ligget County Sheriff Department (Will Teasle, Art Galt, Ward, Mitch Rogers, Balford & Shingleton) | Orval Kellerman | Clinton Morgan | Earl
First Blood Part 2: Lieutenant Colonel Podovsky | Marshall Murdock | Sergeant Yushin | Captain Vinh | Lieutenant Tay | River Pirates (Trong Kinh) | Lifer | Ericson
Rambo 3: Colonel Zaysen | Sergeant Kourov | Tomask | Shop Assistant
Rambo: Tatmadaw (Major Tint & Lieutenant Aye) | River Pirates
Rambo: Last Blood: Hugo Martinez | Victor Martinez | El Flaco | Gizelle | Manuel

Television
S.A.V.A.G.E. (General Warhawk, Sergeant Havoc, The Gripper, Nomad, Mad Dog, Black Dragon, Snakebite & Dr. Hyde)

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