Cochise
Cochise is a member of The Warriors gang in Coney Island, New York City.
Name:
Cochise
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
- Cochese
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Unarmed Combat
First issue:
The Warriors: Official Movie Adaptation (2009) #1
Major Story Arcs
Cochise is a good fighter who shows off his cool moves whilst fighting the Punks. He is part of a nine man delegation that goes to see Cyrus as he tries to unite all the 60,000 gang members of New york City. After his gang is falsely accused of killing Cyrus he and his gang are forced to move across New York City through enemy gang territory. He finds a safe haven with the Lizzies and gets seduced by them. He is then almost shot and slashed by a flick-knife. Cochise shows a deeper side of thought by reflecting on the speech made by Cyrus.
Other Media
The Novel
Cochese was originally in the novel Warriors written in 1965 by Sol Yurik in the Novel his name was Papa Arnold. This could be another nick name.
The Movie
The character of Cochese was in the movie and played by David Harris. He was part of the nine Warrior delegates that go to represent the gang at a big rally. In the original script he was beaten to death by the Furies and his dead body was tossed in the Hudson River. Luckily in the final Movie he survives to the end of the film
The Video Games
The Video games were based more on the movie than the novel and used all the same characters. It also took them through the same scenes of the film.
