List of Rocky characters

Paulie's gruff, unsentimental demeanor is highlighted by the brusque disdain with which he initially treats his mechanical helpmeet - dismissing the robot as "a walking trashcan."

[4] Tony "Duke" Evers was first introduced in the 1976 Oscar-winning film Rocky as the trainer to the charismatic World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed.

A planned Bicentennial fight against number one contender Mac Lee Green was scheduled for January 1, 1976, which Apollo gladly hypes whenever someone places a microphone in front of him.

However, Green hurts his left hand in training, and when none of the other top ranked contenders, such as Ernie Roman and Buddy Shaw, step up to face the champion, Creed responds with a novelty promotion that will generate huge publicity.

However, Tony pleads with Apollo to leave Balboa alone as he does not want to see his friend suffer through another bout with Rocky, who had just given Creed the worst beating of his career.

As a result, Tony advises Creed to fight defensively in the final round so as to win the bout on points and thus avoid a potential knockout defeat.

With Creed subsequently retiring after losing the championship, Tony returns to his hometown of Los Angeles, where he continues working with various up-and-coming local fighters at the "TOUGH GYM".

By the end of the movie, Rocky is a rejuvenated boxer, and Apollo and Tony celebrate by his side after he regains the championship after a third-round KO of Lang.

Several years later in Rocky IV, a now 42-year-old Apollo decides to come out of retirement for an exhibition bout against new Soviet sensation Ivan Drago in Las Vegas.

Nevertheless, Tony returns as Rocky's trainer after Balboa agrees to an exhibition bout against the current World Heavyweight Champion Mason Dixon.

Tony subsequently participates in the fight's press conference, in which Dixon dismisses Balboa's challenge, and states that Rocky always maintains a "puncher's chance".

Though he loses by split decision (reminiscent of the first bout with Creed), Rocky was unconcerned with the outcome and celebrates his moral victory with Tony, Paulie and his son before leaving the ring.

When family-friend Donnie Creed asks for his assistance in training, Tony Jr. turns down the offer, looking out for his safety after the death of his father, Apollo, at the hands of Ivan Drago.

After a successful first defense, Tony Jr.'s own student, Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler (played by actual light-heavyweight boxer Andre Ward) lays Creed out on the canvas and wins his car.

Ludmilla Vobet-Drago (Russian: Людмила Вобет Драго), is a former Olympic swimmer for the Soviet Union (present-day Russia) and Ivan Drago's wife in Rocky IV.

Along with manager Nicolai Koloff, she acts as Ivan's spokesperson, describing the power of his punches and firmly believes her husband is impossible to defeat in a boxing match.

He eventually defeats Union Cane for the World Heavyweight Championship, but is not accepted by the fans or the press, who do not consider him as a true champion without a worthy opponent.

This relationship is strained when Donnie is jailed for punching a musician for calling him "Baby Creed", but they reconcile shortly after they discover that Rocky has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

She admonishes Donnie by telling him that his match is not to avenge his father but for personal pride and vengeance, and attempts to dissuade him from the fight due to having a family to lose.

She later opens a box filled with letters sent from Dame in prison to Donnie, which she refused to share with her son due to her believing he was a bad influence on him.

Following his defeat at the hands of Rocky Balboa in 1985, Ivan lost his prestige as a Soviet boxer and his wife Ludmilla abandoned him and Viktor.

In the months that follow, Viktor later enjoys popularity in Russia where he wins several top-billed fights, but faces heavy pressure behind-the-scenes from his father and his newfound attention, especially from media and Russian delegates.

As they were catching up, Dame tells Adonis of his plans to box again, a chance he never got to show the world in a complete manner due to almost a decade being spent behind bars.

Tony Gazzo (played by Joe Spinell) is a loan shark in Philadelphia who initially hires Rocky as an enforcer and collector to rough up people who owe him money.

After Apollo proposes to fight a local contender for his United States Bicentennial match, Jergens invites Rocky to his office to secure a deal for the main event.

Marie returns in Rocky Balboa as a bartender at the local tavern and a single mother, having recently broken up with a Jamaican man, the father of her son.

Amara starring the comic book Creed: Next Round, written by LaToya Morgan and Jai Jamison and illustrated by Wilton Santos, published by Boom!

Although Rocky was about to accept as he faced bankruptcy, he was diagnosed with brain damage and forced to retire, having already surrendered the title prior to his match with Ivan Drago.

He was the world heavyweight champion when he faced Tommy "The Machine" Gunn, Duke's newest client who had been trained by Rocky, and was knocked out in the first round.

Mentored by his father Pete Sporino at Mighty Mick's Boxing Gym, Leo participated in the 2012 U.S. Olympic team and is ranked #4 light heavyweight in the world.