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Martin Riggs (born October 16, 1950) is a Police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. He was a member of the United States Special Forces until 1969. He married a woman named Victoria Lynn in 1973 and soon joined the Los Angeles Police Department.
After Victoria's death, Riggs fell into a deep depression, with his job as a Police officer the only thing keeping him from suicide.
Biography
Early life
Military career
Martin Riggs was a member of special forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969.
Early Police career
He got married in 1973 to a beautiful woman named Victoria Lynn. Sometime before 1984, Riggs joined the Los Angeles Police Department. In 1984, Victoria was killed in a car wreck that was meant to kill Riggs, causing him to fall into depression.
Reassignment
Christmas drug bust
Riggs meeting with drug dealers.
Riggs later met with drug dealers, acting undercover with intentions to arrest them. After stating that he'd buy all the drugs they had in front of him, with a free Christmas tree included, he revealed that he'd take the drugs for free and put them in jail, showing his badge and pistol.
Meeting Roger Murtaugh
South African troubles
Cop killers
Life with Lorna
Visiting Victoria
Riggs visiting the grave of Victoria.
After Murtaugh saved him, Riggs visited the grave of Victoria after a long time of not having visited. He spoke of his love for Lorna before Leo soon arrived. Leo told Riggs a story of a pet frog he once had, informing him that he and Murtaugh were different friends than the frog, inspiring Riggs to marry Lorna.
Son's birth
Riggs and Leo arrived at the hospital in time to see Lorna being wheeled towards a delivery room. She soon demanded that Riggs marry her before the baby arrived, to which he shared his approval. The two were unofficially wed by a Rabbi, with the help of Leo as Riggs' best man.
Riggs with his family from over the years.
Lorna and Riggs soon went into the delivery room, where Riggs' son was born. Murtaugh and Butters soon arrived, where the friends viewed Riggs' son and Murtaugh's granddaughter. The Captain arrived with gifts for the mothers of the new babies and the families, including Leo, the Captain and Murtaugh's other daughter, son and wife, took a photo together.
Behind the Scenes
Martin Riggs was portrayed by Mel Gibson in all four Lethal Weapon films.
Appearances
| Films | ||||
| Lethal Weapon | Lethal Weapon 2 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Lethal Weapon 4 | |