James Dalton

==Summary==
James Dalton, commonly referred to by his surname alone, is the cooler (the head bouncer) at the Double Deuce, a club outside Kansas City.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: James Dalton
Origin: Road House (1989)
Gender: Male
Age: Likely late 30s to early 40s
Classification: Human, Cooler
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts (Dalton was a highly skilled kickboxer and practiced Tai Chi),Road House (1989) Pain Tolerance, Stealth, Knife-Throwing
Attack Potency: Street level (Cody said if one screws with him, he would seal their fate, Dalton told Doctor Clay that he is "pretty much" always better than his opponents and had never really been put down, even years after his death he is said to be a legend)Road House 2: Last Call (2006)
Speed: Athletic Human with Peak Human combat speed (Dalton had great reflexes, he easily dodged a bottle thrown at his head, caught a man's kick with a knife boot and caught another kick from a more competent fighter, intercepted Jimmy on his dirt bike and kicked his pistol away before he could fire, did the same with a shotgun and caught a falling knife)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Dalton broke a wooden table in half by slamming a man's face into it, easily dragged a man by his leg, climbed a rope without using his legs, carried Emmet on his shoulders out of a burning structure, ripped out Jimmy's throat)
Striking Strength: Street level (Dalton drew blood from a punch and kicked a man out of a window, made a heavyset man stagger back with his kicks, smashed a man's knee, kicked away the same heavyset man as before, effortlessly kicked a pool cue in half)
Durability: Street level (Dalton had survived 31 broken bones, two bullet wounds, and nine puncture wounds)
Stamina: Athletic Human, possibly Peak Human (Dalton had a high tolerance for pain, as he was unfazed when a man slashed him with a knife and said it was "just a scratch", kept fighting after getting slashed again and declined painkillers, later kept fighting after getting shot in the shoulder)
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Knife (taken from his friend's corpse and stuck in the gas pedal of a car as a diversion, taken again and stabbed a man and thrown into another man), Winchester Model 1300 Defender (disarmed Ketchum of his shotgun but discarded)
Intelligence: Gifted (Dalton had a degree in philosophy from NYU and Tilghman considers him to be the best in his line of work, was observant enough to keep track of how much money a bartender was skimming, accurately predicted someone would slash his tires and bought spares ahead of time, a doctor complimented his ability to stitch his own wounds, instantly clocked a knife in a man's boot, Brad Wesley said he was smart, although Dalton admitted that sometimes he is not as smart as he would like to be)
Standard Tactics: Dalton's three rules for bouncers are to never underestimate the opponent and expect the unexpected, to take the fighting outside and never start anything inside the bar unless it is absolutely necessary, and to be nice (until it is time to not be nice). Dalton's son, DEA agent Shane Tanner, would adopt the same three rules when he took over the Black Pelican in Tyree Parish, Louisiana.
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses. Despite his skills, Dalton can be outnumbered. Victor Cross ordered Wild Bill Decarie to shoot him in his living room.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: Kickboxing, Tai Chi, his signature move is ripping out a man's throat, which he did to a man in Memphis in self-defense, to Jimmy and prepared to do to Brad Wesley.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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