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[[File:toolate222.jpg|link=Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|frame|Oh, Ken! When will you learn?]]
 
 
{{quote|'' "It's my '''BLOOOOD!'''"''|''' Gaara ''' from ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''}}
 
Some people become a little squeamish when they see blood. Others... well, let's just say they [[Berserk Button|don't take it nearly as well]].
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== [[Anime]] & Manga ==
* Ur-example: Mr. Heart, the [[Giant Mook]] from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.
* As in the quote above, [[Naruto (Manga)|Gaara]] exhibits this trope when Sasuke lands a blow on him and manages to draw blood. Justified since, due to being constantly protected by his own sand powers, this is the first time Gaara has bled. ''Ever''.
** Nearly averted, actually. He panics so much on seeing the blood that he ''aborted'' his original upgrade and was in a funk for a good while afterwards. But once he adjusted to having been injured...
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' does this with the character "Pearl" from Don Krieg's crew. When he find out that he has a small nosebleed he overreacts and starts becoming more frantic and uses more powerful moves.
** According to the crewmen, he grew up in "the jungle" where his instinctive response to any danger was to light a fire. He perceives the loss of any blood to be a sign of great danger and thus powers up.
* "Prince the Ripper" Belphegor from [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]] becomes more deranged and powerful at the sight of his own blood.
** "Ushishishi, the blood of the royal clan is flowing!"
* As the example pictures show, T.K./Takeru Takaishi reacts this way in ''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Digimon Adventure 02]]'' against [[Big Bad|Ken Ichijoji]]. To drive the point home, it was also mentioned in earlier episodes that Ken had [[Informed Ability|martial arts training]]. Takeru doesn't. However, judging by Takeru's reaction to Ken's master plan, he was probably planning on punching his teeth in regardless.
* [[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Vegeta]]'s response to Goku drawing blood on him during their first major battle was an attempt to destroy the entire damned planet, leading to a spectacular [[Beam-O-War]] between him and Goku.
{{quote| "[[Dragon Ball Kai|Blood!]] ''My noble blood'', spilled by the sheer luck of such - such trash?! YOUR INSOLENCE JUST COST YOU THIS WORLD!"}}
* Jean-Luc from ''[[Spriggan]]'' turns into a manbeast and kills everything he sees moves when he sees his own blood.
* Whenever Leo Aoi of the manga ''[[Beast Master (Manga)|Beast MasterBeastMaster]]'' sees blood, his animalistic alter-ego emerges.
* At one point of ''[[Bus Gamer]]'', Nakajou Nobuto gets his Achilles' tendon cut off by a random gamer. After explicitly stating blood fascinated him, he proceeded to beat the crap out of his attacker. Saitou asked why he was [[Bring My Red Jacket|soaked in blood]] after he caught up with him. Nakajou told him it was mostly not his own blood, so he shouldn't worry. Did I mention he's a doctor?
* In ''[[Gamaran]]'' there's Sakon Daimaru. Normally he's a deadly warrior, but when he gets wounded and bleeds he becomes "scared" of his opponent... and puts much more effort in eradicating the source of his fear. Partly justified as Sakon's not quite right in the head.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Gibby from "[[I CarlyICarly]]" fights to save his friends with rutheless abandon, but only after his opponent bloodies his lip does he take off his shirt and begin really kicking ass.
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In ''[[Hong Kong Action Theatre (Tabletop Game)|Hong Kong Action Theatre]]'', the Signature Move "Blood Rage" owes its existence to Bruce Lee above. If a character with this signature takes a wound without defending at all, his or her next attack on whoever delivered the wound is made at a +5 bonus to hit and does double damage if it connects.
* 4e [[Dungeons and Dragons]] has the "Bloodied" status, after losing enough [[Hit Points]]. Depends on the creature or character in question, this could trigger new and exciting effects. For both the bloodied victim, or someone fighting them.
 
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* In ''[[Wet]]'', whenever Rubi gets blood on her face, she goes berserk and the game cuts to her on an [[Unstoppable Rage]].
* In ''[[Halo]]'', Elites will get visibly pissed and become more ferocious when their blood is spilled after their shields pop. The [[Expanded Universe]] materials say that losing blood is a HUGE dishonor in Elite culture.
* [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|The Sniper]] seems to start reacting like this after getting his cheek cut in the [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]] short 'Meet The Spy', [[Subverted Trope|but he just gets backstabbed anyway.]]
 
 
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