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{{quote|'''Will Turner:''' You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you.
'''Jack Sparrow:''' Then that's not much incentive for me to fight fair, now is it?
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Some fights have rules. Most don't. However, a lot of people will [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen|still fight as though there are rules]].
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''[[Too Dumb to Live|Suckers]]''.
The Combat Pragmatist is a character who is defined by his or her willingness to do anything in a fight to win.
This typically applies to "real" fights where there's actually something at stake that's more important than a cash prize, a trophy, or a title belt, and usually not professional fights in a controlled environment where safeguards are in place to prevent one side from suffering too much damage and where one can be disqualified for not abiding by the rules (though pragmatists in these types of fights are far from non-existent).
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They do ''not'' suffer from a [[Complexity Addiction]], are never afraid to use a [[Mundane Solution]] (nor do they need it to be [[Stating the Simple Solution|pointed out to them]]), ''never'' assume that the other person will fight "honorably", have no interest in a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]], don't care if their opponent is a [[Worthy Opponent|worthy one]], and will not hesitate to [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]. They almost always have their [[Weapon of Choice]] either on them or near them at all times. If not they're willing to use [[Improvised Weapon|absolutely]] ''[[Improbable Weapon User|anything'' as a weapon]] and only resort to [[Good Old Fisticuffs]] if there's no weapon nearby.
They won't hesitate to use a [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]. They have [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|no]] [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|compunctions]] to [[Would Hit a Girl|striking a woman]] or [[Would Hurt a Child|a child]]. Or [[Groin Attack|hitting a guy in the crotch]] (they also know that [[Artistic License: Biology|women are really just as vulnerable]] to groin attacks as men are). Or about attacking someone [[In the Back|from behind]]. Or [[A Handful for
These characters frequently turn out to be [[Badass
This can be a [[Establishing Character Moment]]. It can also be a [[Base Breaker]], both among the audience and [[In-Universe]], due to [[Moral Myopia]] - the hero is a resourceful [[Badass]], while the villain is just a dirty cheater. This can lead to instances of [[Black and Grey Morality]], showing that the hero and the villain are [[Not So Different]], and the difference between someone being [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters|a terrorist or a freedom fighter]]. For heroes, it's possible for these tactics, if extreme enough, to lead to [[What the Hell, Hero?]] moments or claims of [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]], sometimes resulting in responses of [[I Did What I Had to Do]], and in extreme cases, can represent the start or conclusion of a [[Face Heel Turn]].
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Often overlaps with [[Awesome Yet Practical]] but not always.
[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[Why Don't
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