Gunnery Sergeant Herman



"Today... is Christmas! There will be a magic show at zero-nine-thirty! Chaplain Charlie will tell you about how the free world will conquer Communism with the aid of God and a few Marines! God has a hard-on for Marines because we kill everything we see! He plays His games, we play ours! To show our appreciation for so much power, we keep heaven packed with fresh souls! God was here before the Marine Corps! So you can give your heart to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the Corps! Do you ladies understand?" ~ Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

Gunnery Sergeant Hartman was a character in Full Metal Jacket and although technically not an antagonist he was a foul-mouthed bully who drove the overweight recruit known as Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence to insanity - resulting in the soldier killing Hartman with a shotgun before committing suicide himself in front of a shocked Joker.

Hartman was also a slightly racist - as was documented by his harassment of an African-American recruit via informing him that they didn't serve watermelon or chicken in the Marines (which is a kind of racial slur due to stereotypes of African-Americans).

Although extremely cruel the practices employed by Hartman were actually part of his job as a Drill Sergeant and was designed to toughen up recruits and prepare them for war - unfortunately for Hartman his methods backfired on him due to Lawrence's instability, which pushed the soldier too far.. which tragic consequences for all involved.&nbsp