Celibate Hero: Difference between revisions

** Having {{spoiler|Carlos, who until that point certainly talked a good game,}} outed as a virgin by said succubus must have taken some of the sting out of it (or at least given him an ample means of redirecting the mockery). It also makes him another example, though his reason (for that matter, whether it's a conscious choice or just lack of opportunity) isn't explored.

* Phury of the ''[[Black Dagger Brotherhood]]'' takes a "Love is a Distraction" vow of chastity when he comes of age and decides to search for his kidnapped twin.

** Rincewind, despite being a scruffy abject coward, is propositioned by ladies surprisingly more than one would expect. Or, he at least seems to spend a lot of time around them, including the scantily clad variety. However, as his mind is usually occupied with running away, nothing ever comes of it. Also, he's aware of his status as a [[Cosmic Plaything]] and Fate's [[Butt Monkey]], so any time someone is nice to him, he assumes it's to set him up for a bigger fall.

*** Once, while abandoned on a desert island, he is approached by several [[Hot Amazon]]-types looking for a man to help them procreate and rebuild their civilization. Unfortunately for him, he was completely obsessed with potatoes at the time and thought that they were offering him some. It was only some time after he was whisked away by magic that he belatedly realized what they had been offering. Talk about missing the ball.

** Also from [[Discworld]], Granny Weatherwax. After all, she tamed that unicorn... which really shocked her friend Nanny Ogg and the revelation made Ridcully, her one time love interest, get rather soppy.

*** Note that Granny's celibacy has nothing to do with magic, as witches aren't subject to the same prohibitions as wizards.

** Knowing of the faultiness of such a pledge, the slave traders who own The Unsullied castrate the slaves for just this purpose. The slave trader proudly points out that while the Night's Watch and Kingsguard ''claim'' celibacy, The Unsullied are the only ones who are truly, well, unsullied.

* Pretty much [[Author Tract|every single main character]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s stories is too busy being chased by tentacled monsters and/or slowly losing his sanity to get involved in any kind of romantic and/or sexual relationship.

* In the [[Kate Daniels]] novels by Ilona Andrews, Kate remains celibate for much of her adult life. Partly because she thinks friends and lovers will distract her from her mission in life, partly because everyone close to her dies violently (her mother, her father, her mentor, and her friend), partly because [[Can't Have Sex Ever|sex would expose her secrets]], partly because any guy powerful enough to protect himself from [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies|the skeletons in her closet]] probably didn't get that kind of power by being ethical, but mostly just because she's afraid of being hurt or rejected.

* Drizzt in Bob Salvatore's [[Forgotten Realms]] novel series followed this trope for some time. He wasn't interested in casual sex. His first contact with sex was witnessing a graduation ritual for female priests, that involves the summoning of a 5-meter-tall demon. His first and so far only girlfriend was once involved with his presumed-dead best friend; and things got complicated when he was rescued from hell. Eventually, Drizzt allowed himself to love, and started getting some regularly. {{spoiler|[[Stuffed in The Fridge|Then she died.]]}}

** Although it isn't explicitly mentioned, functionally, Gustavus Adolphus Vasa, King of Sweden, Emperor of the United States of Europe, and Hereditary Captain-General of the State of Thuringia-Franconia, out of a combination of marital loyalty and absence; his queen lives in Stockholm and doesn't travel, and he's ''never'' there, apparently because he can't stand her. They ''do'' already have one child at the beginning of the series, but the fact that she ''is'' an only child, and universally expected to remain so, is quite frequently mentioned.

** There are also quite a few important characters who are ordained Catholic priests, though one of them petitions the Pope (successfully) to be released from his vows in order to marry, and another had an illicit secret wife and sons (and was then induced - by another priest - to regularize the situation ''by marrying her while remaining a priest'').

 

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

* [[Greek Mythology|Theseus]]' son Hippolytus was one of these, and it got him killed. There are risks to swearing off love forever when the goddess of love is very real and very petty. It's also a bad idea to ''[[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu|mock]]'' said goddess in the process.

* Hanuman of the [[Hindu Mythology]] is known to be a celibate god, though there are many versions which depict Hanuman having lovers [[Depending on the Writer|depending on the country]].

 

== [[Radio]] ==

* ''[[GURPS]]'' gives us the Chastity disadvantage, giving your Celibate Hero functional rules for what that entails.

* ''[[Paranoia]]'' [[Crapsack World|doesn't have heroes]], but does have universal celibacy due to hormone suppressants in the food supply. Some citizens do get off the suppressants, mostly either (a) High Programmers or (b) Troubleshooters stuck Outdoors during a mission and forced to eat natural food long enough for them to wear off. Some of these citizens end up going back on them ''voluntarily'' so they can concentrate on not getting killed. It's that kind of game.

 

== [[Theatre]] ==

== [[Web Original]] ==

* Daichi in ''[[Greek Ninja]]'', who is not only annoyed by girls' attention, but also appears unaware of their gaze.

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

 

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