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{{quote|''"Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight."''|'''[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid{{=}}221568 Black Knight]''', ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]''<ref>Ironically, the [[Flavor Text]] from the [[Trope Namer]] [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid{{=}}130715 Blood Knight isn't quite as evocative, although it still applies.</ref>}}

 

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* Saitama from ''[[One-Punch Man]]'' seeks the thrill of battle. Something he is constantly denied [[Comically Invincible Hero|due to a severe shortage of stimulating opponents]].

* Kenpachi Zaraki from ''[[Bleach]]'' exemplifies this trope. He explicitly tells Ichigo during their battle that fighting is the only reason he has for living, deliberately allows himself to be injured and wears an [[Eyepatch of Power]] that drains his own power (removing it only [[Worthy Opponent|if his opponent proves himself strong enough to be worthy]]) in order to keep battles going, and joins up with the good guys' faction later in the Soul Society [[Story Arc|arc]] basically just so he'll have a chance to fight Ichigo again. All the members of his squad have this trait to a greater or lesser degree (the sole exception being Yachiru, she has yet to actually participate in a fight or unsheath her zanpakuto, though she does seem to enjoy watching "Ken-chan"'s fights), with a smattering of personal loyalty to Zaraki to round out their personalities.

 

 

* The [[Marvel Universe]]'s [[The Incredible Hercules]]. He's the page picture for a reason.

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Lady Shiva]], from ''[[The DCU]]'', has been [[Tweener|both protagonist]] [[Heel Face Revolving Door|and antagonist]] depending on the storyline. The only constant to her character is that her life revolves around becoming and remaining the best martial artist she possibly can—and proving it over the unconscious or dead bodies of as many other "A-List" DC martial artists she can possibly pound on. Recently had a brief fling in trying to be a Mentor figure for [[Black Canary]].

 

 

* All eight protagonists of ''[[Morphic]]'' have some aspect of this, as a product of their [[Half Human Hybrids|unusual heritage]]. It's most pronounced with [[Sociopathic Hero|Mia]], a half-insect with [[Blade Below the Shoulder|bladed limbs]], but even the resident [[Nice Guy]] eventually discovers an impulse to [[Playing with Fire|set things on fire]].

* In ''[[The Girl Who Lived]]'', Rose Potter practically defines this trope, constantly prepared to curse you into oblivion for the most minor offence. She even [[Blood Bath|bathes in blood]] at the start of Rose Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.