Rambo is released from prison to undertake a top-secret reconnaissance mission to find American still held in Vietnam.

Rambo escapes, rescues the POWs himself, and destroys the enemy camp before confronting the officials who betrayed him. 3. Rambo III (1988) – Mission in Afghanistan

Living a quiet life as a snake catcher in Thailand, Rambo is persuaded by a group of missionaries to ferry them into war-torn .

He joins the local Mujahideen rebels and takes on a massive Soviet army, famously defeating a helicopter using a tank. 4. Rambo (2008) – The Burmese Jungle

After being harassed and arrested for vagrancy by a local sheriff, Rambo suffers PTSD flashbacks of his time as a prisoner of war.

When he actually finds prisoners, his corrupt superiors abort the mission, leaving him behind.

When Colonel Trautman is captured by Soviet forces in Afghanistan, Rambo emerges from his secluded life in Thailand to save his only friend.

Overwhelmed by grief, he eventually surrenders to his former commander, Colonel Trautman. 2. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) – Return to Vietnam