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** Alfred Pennyworth [[Characterization Marches On|became this as the series progressed]]. I mean, come on, the guy was a freakin' former S.A.S. soldier! And he has helped Bruce solve cases, invent new tech, heal his (both personal and Bruce's) own wounds, and managed to fight off thugs that would typically be more physically fit than him, as well as carrying extremely powerful firearms, with his ''[[Bare-Fisted Monk|bare hands]]''!! Though, he wishes to remain a harmless butler.

** Being this kind of character is half the reason [[The Joker]] can threaten Batman toe-to-toe; the other half is [[Axe Crazy|his enthusiasm in combat]].

* Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': He uses several household items to give himself a chance to get away. To wit, he improvises a flamethrower with hairspray and a match as he flees upstairs, on the basis that people are reluctant to chase a psycho up a burning staircase. The first person up the stairs after him gets a handful of black pepper ''[[A Handful for An Eye|thrown directly into his eyes]]'' and his floundering gives him the time to draw his last weapon--his compressed-air-powered grappling-hook gun,

* Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': He uses several household items to give himself a chance to get away. To wit, he improvises a flamethrower with hairspray and a match as he flees upstairs, on the basis that people are reluctant to chase a psycho up a burning staircase. The first person up the stairs after him gets a handful of black pepper ''[[A Handful for an Eye|thrown directly into his eyes]]'' and his floundering gives him the time to draw his last weapon--his compressed-air-powered grappling-hook gun,

** In the video game ''Watchmen: The End Is Nigh'', you can control Rorschach in battle. He's not nearly as skilled a fighter as Nite Owl (who uses an adapted form of martial arts), but he makes up for it with absolutely devastating strikes, and freely uses weapons, such as nightsticks, bottles, ''knives'' and '''crowbars''', which Nite Owl refuses to do.

** Ozymandias fights dirty too. It's not immediately obvious, but he's perfectly willing to take advantage of any psychological weaknesses his opponent has and uses the environment for his own benefit. Of course, with ''him'', what looks like an [[Improvised Weapon]] was probably [[Crazy Prepared|specifically placed right there hours ago]].