Character Analysis
Fair Game
Robert Muldoon is a game warden from Kenya, moving from lions and tigers to T. rexes and Velociraptors. And he's not happy about it. Muldoon is actually the first character we see, in the scene where the raptor eats a man. As a result, Muldoon seems to be the only one aware of how dangerous these creatures are.
Muldoon helps rescue Malcolm after the T. rex attack and guards Sattler when she has to enter the power station. Unfortunately, despite knowing how intelligent and dangerous Velociraptors are, Muldoon gets eaten by one.
Actually, Muldoon is a victim of foreshadowing more than raptors. In one of the movie's early scenes, Grant describes the hunting style of the Velociraptor: "That's when the attack comes, not from the front, but from the side. From the other two Raptors you didn't even know were there." That's exactly how Muldoon dies, even though he should know this. Distracted by one raptor, another jumps out of the bushes and eats him. "Clever girl," he says, just before the raptor pounces.
He's a man who can respect being bested by a smarter foe. At least he dies a heroic death, protecting Dr. Sattler, and probably provides a healthy meal for the raptor. Did you see that man's thighs?