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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 An Eye|throwing sand in their eyes]]. Or [[Defeat by Modesty|pulling down their pants]] (or flipping up their skirts if dealing with women). Or the [["Hey You!" Haymaker]]. Or [[Man Bites Man|biting them]]. Or [[I Surrender, Suckers|pretending to surrender]]. Or... [[Overly Long Gag|well, you get the idea.]] However, there ''can'' be different levels of this. Even those who don't believe in fighting fair may still have lines they won't cross, such as [[Thou Shall Not Kill|refusing to kill]].
These characters frequently turn out to be [[Badass|Badasses]], [[Anti-Hero|Antiheroes]], and [[Rebellious Spirit|Rebellious Spirits]]. [[Ninja]] are almost invariably these, with most exceptions belonging to the [[Highly-Visible Ninja|highly visible variety]]. Definitely not the [[Knight in Shining Armor]]. They never suffer from [[Honor Before Reason]] or [[Death By Pragmatism]]. Sometimes [[Weak but Skilled]] or [[Too Clever by Half]], though the truly pragmatic former will constantly seek to increase his power level and hence advantage over his enemies. It can look like [[Confusion Fu]] in practice -- but it almost always isn't. If [[The Unfettered]] fights, then he'll be one of these.
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