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{{quote|This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence, kid.|Gordon Gekko, from ''[[Wall Street]],'' on Bud Fox.}}
{{quote|This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence, kid.|Gordon Gekko, from ''[[Wall Street]],'' on Bud Fox.}}


* Rocky Balboa of the ''[[Rocky (Film)|Rocky]]'' films, as summed up in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uASVzkrEKgs speech to his son].
* Rocky Balboa of the ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky]]'' films, as summed up in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uASVzkrEKgs speech to his son].
* Obviously, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|De]] [[The Terminator|Terminator]]. As noted by the quote formerly at the top of this page, villain Terminators tend to overlap with [[Implacable Man]] as well:
* Obviously, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|De]] [[The Terminator|Terminator]]. As noted by the quote formerly at the top of this page, villain Terminators tend to overlap with [[Implacable Man]] as well:
{{quote| '''Kyle Reese''': "He'll find her! That's what he does! [[The Unfettered|It's]] ''[[The Unfettered|all]]'' [[The Unfettered|he does]]! [[Implacable Man|You can't stop him!]] [[Advancing Boss of Doom|He'll wade through you!]] He'll reach down her throat and tear her fuckin' heart out!"}}
{{quote| '''Kyle Reese''': "He'll find her! That's what he does! [[The Unfettered|It's]] ''[[The Unfettered|all]]'' [[The Unfettered|he does]]! [[Implacable Man|You can't stop him!]] [[Advancing Boss of Doom|He'll wade through you!]] He'll reach down her throat and tear her fuckin' heart out!"}}
** Given the hellhole of a future he lived in, Reese himself must have been one to survive. Also, Sarah embraces her inner [[Determinator]] in the climax of the first movie, and practically ''becomes'' a Terminator in the second, to the point she's halfway to shooting a defenceless, wounded man in front of his wife and children for something he ''hasn't actually done yet''. Even after that, she's still perfectly capable of firing a 12-gauge shotgun repeatedly after minutes earlier having an inch-thick metal spike rammed straight through her shoulder. In fact, if she hadn't run out of ammo, she would have destroyed the T-1000 herself, without the T-850's help.
** Given the hellhole of a future he lived in, Reese himself must have been one to survive. Also, Sarah embraces her inner [[Determinator]] in the climax of the first movie, and practically ''becomes'' a Terminator in the second, to the point she's halfway to shooting a defenceless, wounded man in front of his wife and children for something he ''hasn't actually done yet''. Even after that, she's still perfectly capable of firing a 12-gauge shotgun repeatedly after minutes earlier having an inch-thick metal spike rammed straight through her shoulder. In fact, if she hadn't run out of ammo, she would have destroyed the T-1000 herself, without the T-850's help.
** Even more so in [[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]].
** Even more so in [[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]].
** The cyborgs played by Arnold in the second and third films [[Rasputinian Death|get as much damage as they can]], but don't give up on the mission of protecting John Connor and only stop after the enemy's been neutralized (in the third, in quite [[Taking You With Me|a literal way]]).
** The cyborgs played by Arnold in the second and third films [[Rasputinian Death|get as much damage as they can]], but don't give up on the mission of protecting John Connor and only stop after the enemy's been neutralized (in the third, in quite [[Taking You with Me|a literal way]]).
** In the newest Terminator film, the last lines spoken are this trope to a T.
** In the newest Terminator film, the last lines spoken are this trope to a T.
{{quote| '''John Connor:''' This battle has been won, but the war against the machines races on. Skynet's global network remains strong, but we will not quit, until all of it is destroyed.}}
{{quote| '''John Connor:''' This battle has been won, but the war against the machines races on. Skynet's global network remains strong, but we will not quit, until all of it is destroyed.}}
* James T. Kirk in the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' movie fits this trope perfectly. He doesn't believe in no-win scenarios and is certainly one stubborn fellow once he sets his mind to accomplishing something, be it graduating from Starfleet Academy early, [[Taking a Third Option|finding a way to beat]] the supposedly unbeatable [[Unwinnable Training Simulation|Kobayashi Maru]], or stopping [[Ax Crazy|Nero]]. He takes more [[Butt Monkey|beat-downs]] than any other character and is consistently degraded or [[You Have to Believe Me|doubted]] by those around him, but keeps coming back for more in order to protect his homeworld. He is certainly not too worried about getting himself killed in the process, either.
* James T. Kirk in the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' movie fits this trope perfectly. He doesn't believe in no-win scenarios and is certainly one stubborn fellow once he sets his mind to accomplishing something, be it graduating from Starfleet Academy early, [[Taking a Third Option|finding a way to beat]] the supposedly unbeatable [[Unwinnable Training Simulation|Kobayashi Maru]], or stopping [[Ax Crazy|Nero]]. He takes more [[Butt Monkey|beat-downs]] than any other character and is consistently degraded or [[You Have to Believe Me|doubted]] by those around him, but keeps coming back for more in order to protect his homeworld. He is certainly not too worried about getting himself killed in the process, either.
** Kirk pretty much sums up his no-win scenario beliefs by saying, in regards to the Kobayashi Maru and many of his persistent actions, "It depends on how you define 'winning', doesn't it?"
** Kirk pretty much sums up his no-win scenario beliefs by saying, in regards to the Kobayashi Maru and many of his persistent actions, "It depends on how you define 'winning', doesn't it?"
* Carl Brashear in ''[[Men of Honor]]'' put up with bigotry, an insane instructor, and [[Handicapped Badass|losing his leg]] and was still unbowed.
* Carl Brashear in ''[[Men of Honor]]'' put up with bigotry, an insane instructor, and [[Handicapped Badass|losing his leg]] and was still unbowed.
* Captain Vidal in ''[[Pans Labyrinth]]''. This makes him an utterly terrifying villain, while at the same time almost pitiable. ({{spoiler|In fact, when he got shot in the head, he actually had the time to feel it!}})
* Captain Vidal in ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]''. This makes him an utterly terrifying villain, while at the same time almost pitiable. ({{spoiler|In fact, when he got shot in the head, he actually had the time to feel it!}})
** [[Complete Monster|He's not pitiable at all]].
** [[Complete Monster|He's not pitiable at all]].
* The Black Knight from ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'' - is actually a [[Deconstructive Parody]] of this, based on the old [[Stiff Upper Lip|British idea of never surrendering]], no matter what.
* The Black Knight from ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'' - is actually a [[Deconstructive Parody]] of this, based on the old [[Stiff Upper Lip|British idea of never surrendering]], no matter what.
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{{quote| '''Dragline''': Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me -- with nothin'.<br />
{{quote| '''Dragline''': Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me -- with nothin'.<br />
'''Luke''': Yeah well, sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand. }}
'''Luke''': Yeah well, sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand. }}
* Both Neo and Agent Smith of ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'' are up there - Smith possibly even more so. During their final battle, Smith's [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|inability to understand]] Neo's refusal to stay down drives him out of his mind.
* Both Neo and Agent Smith of ''[[The Matrix]]'' are up there - Smith possibly even more so. During their final battle, Smith's [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|inability to understand]] Neo's refusal to stay down drives him out of his mind.
{{quote| "Why, Mister Anderson, why, WHY DO YOU PERSIST?"}}
{{quote| "Why, Mister Anderson, why, WHY DO YOU PERSIST?"}}
* [[Complete Monster|Anton Chigurh]] from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' has a belief system that revolves around this trope.
* [[Complete Monster|Anton Chigurh]] from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' has a belief system that revolves around this trope.
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* Nana from ''[[Madagascar]]'' and ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' is a parody of the trope.
* Nana from ''[[Madagascar]]'' and ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' is a parody of the trope.
** Also in the sequel a [[Super-Persistent Predator|shark]] so determined to take a bite at [[Butt Monkey|Mort]] that it chased him onto the shore, across the jungle and ''up a volcano''.
** Also in the sequel a [[Super-Persistent Predator|shark]] so determined to take a bite at [[Butt Monkey|Mort]] that it chased him onto the shore, across the jungle and ''up a volcano''.
* John Creasy from ''[[Man On Fire (Film)|Man On Fire]]''. Being severely wounded with a partially collapsed lung does not deter him from hunting down, torturing and killing the kidnappers of his charge or anyone else involved.
* John Creasy from ''[[Man on Fire]]''. Being severely wounded with a partially collapsed lung does not deter him from hunting down, torturing and killing the kidnappers of his charge or anyone else involved.
* Ethan Edwards, the Confederate soldier-turned-Indian hunter in ''[[The Searchers]]''.
* Ethan Edwards, the Confederate soldier-turned-Indian hunter in ''[[The Searchers]]''.
{{quote| ''' Ethan:''' Injun will chase a thing till he thinks he's chased it enough. Then he quits. Same way when he runs. Seems like he never learns there's such a thing as a critter who'll just keep comin' on. So we'll find 'em in the end, I promise you. We'll find 'em, just as sure as the turnin' of the earth.}}
{{quote| ''' Ethan:''' Injun will chase a thing till he thinks he's chased it enough. Then he quits. Same way when he runs. Seems like he never learns there's such a thing as a critter who'll just keep comin' on. So we'll find 'em in the end, I promise you. We'll find 'em, just as sure as the turnin' of the earth.}}
* Momma from ''[[Throw Momma From the Train]]''.
* Momma from ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]''.
{{quote| '''Larry:''' She's not a woman. She's the Terminator!}}
{{quote| '''Larry:''' She's not a woman. She's the Terminator!}}
* The paperboy in ''[[Better Off Dead]]''. "I want my two dollars!"
* The paperboy in ''[[Better Off Dead]]''. "I want my two dollars!"
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* Harold Abrahams in [[Chariots of Fire]]: "I'll take them all on, one by one, and run them off their feet."
* Harold Abrahams in [[Chariots of Fire]]: "I'll take them all on, one by one, and run them off their feet."
* Will 'Elizabeth goes free!' Turner in the first ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movie. He has a one track mind about saving her, and he's certainly not too worried about getting himself killed in the process, to the point that he was one of the inspirations for the [[Martyr Without a Cause]] trope.
* Will 'Elizabeth goes free!' Turner in the first ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movie. He has a one track mind about saving her, and he's certainly not too worried about getting himself killed in the process, to the point that he was one of the inspirations for the [[Martyr Without a Cause]] trope.
* The protagonist of the 2007 remake of ''[[Three Ten to Yuma (Film)|Three Ten to Yuma]]'' certainly doesn't [[Know When to Fold'Em]], and it's [[Honor Before Reason|not even about the money]]. No one (maybe even not he himself) knows why he's so determined to keep going until the end, though one reason is to make his son proud of him. He wins everyone over by sheer amazement about his stubborn determination. Not that that's enough to save the day, but pretty close.
* The protagonist of the 2007 remake of ''[[3:10 to Yuma|Three Ten to Yuma]]'' certainly doesn't [[Know When to Fold'Em]], and it's [[Honor Before Reason|not even about the money]]. No one (maybe even not he himself) knows why he's so determined to keep going until the end, though one reason is to make his son proud of him. He wins everyone over by sheer amazement about his stubborn determination. Not that that's enough to save the day, but pretty close.
* [[Galaxy Quest (Film)|"Never give up, never surrender!"]]
* [[Galaxy Quest|"Never give up, never surrender!"]]
* ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]''. Quaritch. Good ''God'', Quaritch.
* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''. Quaritch. Good ''God'', Quaritch.
** And Jake Sully himself.
** And Jake Sully himself.
** And Norman, in the battle. Right after getting killed as an Avatar, which was almost fully [[Your Mind Makes It Real]], he picked up a machine gun and charged back to the battle in his puny human body.
** And Norman, in the battle. Right after getting killed as an Avatar, which was almost fully [[Your Mind Makes It Real]], he picked up a machine gun and charged back to the battle in his puny human body.
* Ariel and Eric from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' are quite the Determinator couple.
* Ariel and Eric from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' are quite the Determinator couple.
* The protagonist from ''[[Taken (Film)|Taken]]''. Nothing will stop him from saving his daughter. NOTHING.
* The protagonist from ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]''. Nothing will stop him from saving his daughter. NOTHING.
{{quote| '''Bryan:''' I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.}}
{{quote| '''Bryan:''' I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.}}
* [[Smokey and The Bandit|Sheriff Beuford T. Justice]]. Run him off the road, plow through his car with an 18-wheeler, run him through a minefield which reduces his police cruiser to nothing but a chassis, engine, and steering wheel. ''Nothing'' will stop him from chasing The Bandit.
* [[Smokey and the Bandit|Sheriff Beuford T. Justice]]. Run him off the road, plow through his car with an 18-wheeler, run him through a minefield which reduces his police cruiser to nothing but a chassis, engine, and steering wheel. ''Nothing'' will stop him from chasing The Bandit.
* [[Crank (Film)|Chev Chelios]] takes this trope to its logical extreme: if he stops, he literally will die.
* [[Crank|Chev Chelios]] takes this trope to its logical extreme: if he stops, he literally will die.
* [[Patch Adams]] has a weird vibe on this. Adams is "determined" not to do simple things like obey the rules in a hospital or dress up in clothes for his graduation ceremony because he believes that giving people joy override everything else. It's ironic because he doesn't understand that basic people skills like not alienating your professor to the point where he wants to expel you, will also allow you to go far with your goals.
* [[Patch Adams]] has a weird vibe on this. Adams is "determined" not to do simple things like obey the rules in a hospital or dress up in clothes for his graduation ceremony because he believes that giving people joy override everything else. It's ironic because he doesn't understand that basic people skills like not alienating your professor to the point where he wants to expel you, will also allow you to go far with your goals.
* ''[[Rudy]]'' was about a guy who never gave up and that was his redeeming quality. The real-life story is also interesting. He was so determined to make a movie about his life, that the coach agreed to let himself be portrayed as a villain so that the movie would be greenlit.
* ''[[Rudy]]'' was about a guy who never gave up and that was his redeeming quality. The real-life story is also interesting. He was so determined to make a movie about his life, that the coach agreed to let himself be portrayed as a villain so that the movie would be greenlit.
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** and the movie started with his coach telling him that he "needed to show more heart"
** and the movie started with his coach telling him that he "needed to show more heart"
* Any Russian character in a [[Guy Ritchie]] film, ever.
* Any Russian character in a [[Guy Ritchie]] film, ever.
* Watanabe from ''[[Ikiru (Film)|Ikiru]]'' keeps on pestering the bureaucracy till they give in and build a park over the mosquito-infested cesspool.
* Watanabe from ''[[Ikiru]]'' keeps on pestering the bureaucracy till they give in and build a park over the mosquito-infested cesspool.
* The title character of ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' takes his '[[Mission From God|mission]]' seriously enough to continue walking after he's been shot in the gut.
* The title character of ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' takes his '[[Mission From God|mission]]' seriously enough to continue walking after he's been shot in the gut.
* Vincent "Jerome" Freeman in [[Gattaca]]; judged to have a life expectancy under 31 years and subject to debilitating heart weakness, he nevertheless becomes an astronaut despite everyone, from his mother to the original owner of his donor identity, telling him it's impossible. Also, he gets to come home to Uma Thurman.
* Vincent "Jerome" Freeman in [[Gattaca]]; judged to have a life expectancy under 31 years and subject to debilitating heart weakness, he nevertheless becomes an astronaut despite everyone, from his mother to the original owner of his donor identity, telling him it's impossible. Also, he gets to come home to Uma Thurman.
* [[The Princess Bride (Film)|My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.]]
* [[The Princess Bride (film)|My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.]]
* [[But You Screw One Goat!|Angus]] from the movie ''[[Black Sheep the Movie (Film)|Black Sheep]]''. After {{spoiler|being turned into a sheep monster, he gets into a [[Helicopter Blender]], GETS BACK UP, gets turned back into a human and is shown to be missing most of his skull, GETS BACK UP, and wanders into the horde of monster sheep to... rejoin the flock}}. It ends poorly for him.
* [[But You Screw One Goat!|Angus]] from the movie ''[[Black Sheep (2006 film)|Black Sheep]]''. After {{spoiler|being turned into a sheep monster, he gets into a [[Helicopter Blender]], GETS BACK UP, gets turned back into a human and is shown to be missing most of his skull, GETS BACK UP, and wanders into the horde of monster sheep to... rejoin the flock}}. It ends poorly for him.
* Ace Rothstein's initial description of Nicky Santoro in ''[[Casino]]'' highlights exactly why you should NEVER pick a fight with him:
* Ace Rothstein's initial description of Nicky Santoro in ''[[Casino]]'' highlights exactly why you should NEVER pick a fight with him:
{{quote| "[[The Napoleon|No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on.]] You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And if you beat him with a gun, [[Axe Crazy|you better kill him]], because [[The Determinator|he'll keep comin' back and back]] until one of you is dead."}}
{{quote| "[[The Napoleon|No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on.]] You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And if you beat him with a gun, [[Axe Crazy|you better kill him]], because [[The Determinator|he'll keep comin' back and back]] until one of you is dead."}}
* Detective Murakami in ''[[Stray Dog]]''. After his gun is stolen, he does not stop looking for it. And each time he finds out it's used in a new crime, he only becomes more determined.
* Detective Murakami in ''[[Stray Dog]]''. After his gun is stolen, he does not stop looking for it. And each time he finds out it's used in a new crime, he only becomes more determined.
* ''[[One Hundred and Twenty Seven Hours (Film)|One Hundred and Twenty Seven Hours]]'': Aron Ralston (also under Real Life examples). His arm is crushed under a boulder while he's hiking, trapping him in a crevice with only the food and water he'd brought for a one day hike. Just surviving as long as he does (five days!) is a feat unto itself, even if he hadn't {{spoiler|amputated his own arm with a dull multitool, rappelled down a cliff, and walked for eight miles before he found rescue}}.
* ''[[127 Hours|One Hundred and Twenty Seven Hours]]'': Aron Ralston (also under Real Life examples). His arm is crushed under a boulder while he's hiking, trapping him in a crevice with only the food and water he'd brought for a one day hike. Just surviving as long as he does (five days!) is a feat unto itself, even if he hadn't {{spoiler|amputated his own arm with a dull multitool, rappelled down a cliff, and walked for eight miles before he found rescue}}.
* Hoffman in ''[[Saw]] 3D''. He wants Jill. He isn't going to let anything, like a police station full of cops, get in his way.
* Hoffman in ''[[Saw]] 3D''. He wants Jill. He isn't going to let anything, like a police station full of cops, get in his way.
* ''[[Unstoppable (Film)|Unstoppable]]'': Frank, in pursuit of 777. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] somewhat when he tells Will that he gives up too easily.
* ''[[Unstoppable]]'': Frank, in pursuit of 777. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] somewhat when he tells Will that he gives up too easily.
* ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'', John McClane.
* ''[[Die Hard]]'', John McClane.
* The Bride in ''[[Kill Bill]]''.
* The Bride in ''[[Kill Bill]]''.
* [[Godzilla]] He is a prime example of a Determinator, fighting to the death even when its clear he's gonna lose and has a tendency to solve any problem he's faced with with Brute force or cunning. Flying Enemy? No problem, use atomic breathe to propel you. World destroyer in your base killing ur dudez? Gather up the posse and take it down.
* [[Godzilla]] He is a prime example of a Determinator, fighting to the death even when its clear he's gonna lose and has a tendency to solve any problem he's faced with with Brute force or cunning. Flying Enemy? No problem, use atomic breathe to propel you. World destroyer in your base killing ur dudez? Gather up the posse and take it down.
* ''[[Winters Bone]]'': Nothing will stop Ree from saving the family home. Nothing.
* ''[[Winter's Bone]]'': Nothing will stop Ree from saving the family home. Nothing.
* ''[[True Grit]]'''s Mattie Ross. A 14-year-old girl in pigtails, alone in the American West, is nobody's idea of an arbiter of justice. Nonetheless, she's bent on catching her daddy's killer, and no concerned mother, nor Texas Ranger, nor eyepatch-wearing bounty-hunter, nor wide river, nor bitter weather, nor cold trail, nor misfiring gun, nor band of outlaws, [[Long List|nor 100-foot-deep pit filled with snakes]] is going to keep [[Dirty Coward|Tom Chaney]] safe from retribution.
* ''[[True Grit]]'''s Mattie Ross. A 14-year-old girl in pigtails, alone in the American West, is nobody's idea of an arbiter of justice. Nonetheless, she's bent on catching her daddy's killer, and no concerned mother, nor Texas Ranger, nor eyepatch-wearing bounty-hunter, nor wide river, nor bitter weather, nor cold trail, nor misfiring gun, nor band of outlaws, [[Long List|nor 100-foot-deep pit filled with snakes]] is going to keep [[Dirty Coward|Tom Chaney]] safe from retribution.
* ''[[The Thief and The Cobbler (Animation)|The Thief and The Cobbler]]'': 'Nothing'' can stop the Thief once he spots something shiny.
* ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'': 'Nothing'' can stop the Thief once he spots something shiny.
** Subverted at the end of the original, where he and Tack are fighting over the balls, and the Thief just decides that they're not worth it and walks away.
** Subverted at the end of the original, where he and Tack are fighting over the balls, and the Thief just decides that they're not worth it and walks away.
* Aguirre in ''[[Aguirre the Wrath of God (Film)|Aguirre the Wrath of God]]'', who carries this out as tragically as can be imagined. Actually, a common trope in [[Werner Herzog (Creator)|Werner Herzog]]'s films, to the point that the [[Mockumentary]] ''Incident At Loch Ness'' parodied this, with Herzog himself cast in this role as a director determined to complete a [[Troubled Production|disastrous film production]].
* Aguirre in ''[[Aguirre, the Wrath of God]]'', who carries this out as tragically as can be imagined. Actually, a common trope in [[Werner Herzog]]'s films, to the point that the [[Mockumentary]] ''Incident At Loch Ness'' parodied this, with Herzog himself cast in this role as a director determined to complete a [[Troubled Production|disastrous film production]].
* Michael Myers from the ''[[Halloween (Film)|Halloween]]'' series spent fifteen years in a mental hospital, waiting for a chance to escape so that he could kill his sister. When he failed in killing her, he then spent the next ten years massacring everybody related to her. Then, depending on which canon you follow, he spent 10-20 years searching for his sister again.
* Michael Myers from the ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' series spent fifteen years in a mental hospital, waiting for a chance to escape so that he could kill his sister. When he failed in killing her, he then spent the next ten years massacring everybody related to her. Then, depending on which canon you follow, he spent 10-20 years searching for his sister again.
* [[The Hero|P]][[The Chosen One|o]] from [[Kung Fu Panda]] stuck around with Master ShiFu despite [[Training From Hell]] that was specially designed to drive him out of the temple. And he was an unfit panda with next to no kung fu training who was undergoing stuff that kung fu masters many times his level did. Not to mention the fact that he was once kicked off the temple and had to climb up a few thousand steps to return. {{spoiler|He [[Took a Level In Badass]] when his natural kung fu abilities were discovered.}}
* [[The Hero|P]][[The Chosen One|o]] from [[Kung Fu Panda]] stuck around with Master ShiFu despite [[Training From Hell]] that was specially designed to drive him out of the temple. And he was an unfit panda with next to no kung fu training who was undergoing stuff that kung fu masters many times his level did. Not to mention the fact that he was once kicked off the temple and had to climb up a few thousand steps to return. {{spoiler|He [[Took a Level In Badass]] when his natural kung fu abilities were discovered.}}
* [[Firefly (TV)|Malcolm Reynolds]] proves himself to be [[The Determinator]] over and over again in his [[Big Damn Movie]]. At one point in [[Serenity (Film)|Serenity]] he takes a sword to the gut and keeps on fighting. That's determination. His antics can also be found on the [[Determinator/Live Action TV|Live Action TV page]].
* [[Firefly|Malcolm Reynolds]] proves himself to be [[The Determinator]] over and over again in his [[Big Damn Movie]]. At one point in [[Serenity]] he takes a sword to the gut and keeps on fighting. That's determination. His antics can also be found on the [[Determinator/Live Action TV|Live Action TV page]].
* Jason in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* Jason in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* Abbot Cellach in ''[[The Secret of Kells]].'' {{spoiler|He gets shot by an arrow that's ''on fire'', stabbed through with a sword, is left for dead during a winter night, and he lived for over a decade afterwards.}}
* Abbot Cellach in ''[[The Secret of Kells]].'' {{spoiler|He gets shot by an arrow that's ''on fire'', stabbed through with a sword, is left for dead during a winter night, and he lived for over a decade afterwards.}}
* [[Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron|Spirit]]. As in, the horse. There are scenes in which it ''looks'' like his spirit's been broken, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|only for him to fight back again with renewed vigor]].
* [[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron|Spirit]]. As in, the horse. There are scenes in which it ''looks'' like his spirit's been broken, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|only for him to fight back again with renewed vigor]].
* [[Tangled (Disney)|Maximus]]; that horse will never give up.
* [[Tangled|Maximus]]; that horse will never give up.
* Ginger in ''[[Chicken Run (Animation)|Chicken Run]]''.
* Ginger in ''[[Chicken Run]]''.
* Pixar must be fond of these characters. Going down the list, we have:
* Pixar must be fond of these characters. Going down the list, we have:
** Woody. In all three ''[[Toy Story]]'' movies. He never really gave up on Andy, even when he gave up on himself and even when the other toys gave up on either him or Andy. Or both.
** Woody. In all three ''[[Toy Story]]'' movies. He never really gave up on Andy, even when he gave up on himself and even when the other toys gave up on either him or Andy. Or both.
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{{quote| '''Nemo:''' How many times have you tried to escape?<br />
{{quote| '''Nemo:''' How many times have you tried to escape?<br />
'''Gill:''' Eh, I've lost count. Fish aren't meant to be in a box, kid. }}
'''Gill:''' Eh, I've lost count. Fish aren't meant to be in a box, kid. }}
** Sully from ''[[Monsters Inc.]]'' never gave up on getting Boo home safely.
** Sully from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' never gave up on getting Boo home safely.
** [[Wall E]]. [[The Woobie|Sweet baby Jesus,]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|goddamned]] [[Tear Jerker|Wall-E]]. Didn't give on on winning Eve's heart (and ours), {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|and gave everything to save humans from an]] [[AI Is a Crapshoot|insane, demented, or just plain evil autopilot]]}}. He's been {{spoiler|electrocuted}}, {{spoiler|dropped into a trash compactor}}, and finally {{spoiler|crushed to death in one of the most literal displays of [[Button Mashing]] known to man}}. Surviving on the seemingly barren wasteland formerly known as earth for seven-hundred years is no small feat either, even if you ''are'' a robot.
** [[WALL-E]]. [[The Woobie|Sweet baby Jesus,]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|goddamned]] [[Tear Jerker|Wall-E]]. Didn't give on on winning Eve's heart (and ours), {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|and gave everything to save humans from an]] [[AI Is a Crapshoot|insane, demented, or just plain evil autopilot]]}}. He's been {{spoiler|electrocuted}}, {{spoiler|dropped into a trash compactor}}, and finally {{spoiler|crushed to death in one of the most literal displays of [[Button Mashing]] known to man}}. Surviving on the seemingly barren wasteland formerly known as earth for seven-hundred years is no small feat either, even if you ''are'' a robot.
** Carl, from ''[[Up]]''. ''Definitely'' don't wanna spoil this one, mostly because it's the third-newest one.
** Carl, from ''[[Up]]''. ''Definitely'' don't wanna spoil this one, mostly because it's the third-newest one.
* [[Lord of the Rings|Samwise Gamgee]]. Is Frodo's only companion to stay with him clear from the shire to Mt Doom, in spite of being turned away from Frodo twice, and in spite of Frodo and others twice more secretly conspiring regarding the journey without Sam or the other hobbits. He also saves Frodo from an [[Eldritch Abomination]] and Orcs, then carries him partway up Mt Doom on his own back. The only incentive he gets to do any of this is when Gandalf says "Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee" once right at the beginning.
* [[Lord of the Rings|Samwise Gamgee]]. Is Frodo's only companion to stay with him clear from the shire to Mt Doom, in spite of being turned away from Frodo twice, and in spite of Frodo and others twice more secretly conspiring regarding the journey without Sam or the other hobbits. He also saves Frodo from an [[Eldritch Abomination]] and Orcs, then carries him partway up Mt Doom on his own back. The only incentive he gets to do any of this is when Gandalf says "Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee" once right at the beginning.
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{{quote| '''Scanlon:''' Alright Reid, hand over the thing.}}
{{quote| '''Scanlon:''' Alright Reid, hand over the thing.}}
* Vincent in ''[[Collateral]]''. After getting in a 100 mph car crash without a seatbelt, he just gets up and runs away. A few minutes later, he gets shot in the face...and just walks it off.
* Vincent in ''[[Collateral]]''. After getting in a 100 mph car crash without a seatbelt, he just gets up and runs away. A few minutes later, he gets shot in the face...and just walks it off.
* Matsu in the ''[[Joshuu Sasori (Film)|Female Prisoner Scorpion]]'' series. Lock her up, tie her up, beat her: she just waits for a chance, manipulates the people around her, and escapes to pursue her grudge. Thrown in a freezing, dark underground cell for a year, hands and feet shackled, what does she do? Carve a spoon into a shiv - in her teeth.
* Matsu in the ''[[Joshuu Sasori|Female Prisoner Scorpion]]'' series. Lock her up, tie her up, beat her: she just waits for a chance, manipulates the people around her, and escapes to pursue her grudge. Thrown in a freezing, dark underground cell for a year, hands and feet shackled, what does she do? Carve a spoon into a shiv - in her teeth.
* Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in [[Captain America the First Avenger|Captain America: The First Avenger]]. Much like his comics counterpart, the man does not know the meaning of the word "quit", whether he's being beat down by regular bullies or superhuman Nazi despots.
* Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in [[Captain America: The First Avenger]]. Much like his comics counterpart, the man does not know the meaning of the word "quit", whether he's being beat down by regular bullies or superhuman Nazi despots.
{{quote| "I could do this all day."}}
{{quote| "I could do this all day."}}
** Even when Steve's undergoing the [[Super Soldier]] transformation procedure, we have the staff telling Dr. Erskine to stop the experimentation, in fear of Steve potentially dying. However, Steve won't have any of that, actually ''yelling'' for the Doctor to keep going with it.
** Even when Steve's undergoing the [[Super Soldier]] transformation procedure, we have the staff telling Dr. Erskine to stop the experimentation, in fear of Steve potentially dying. However, Steve won't have any of that, actually ''yelling'' for the Doctor to keep going with it.
{{quote| "NOOOOOO! Don't! '''I CAN DO THIS!'''"}}
{{quote| "NOOOOOO! Don't! '''I CAN DO THIS!'''"}}
* Bud Fox, from ''[[Wall Street]],'' is definitely persistent in trying to work his way up the stockbrokers' world.
* Bud Fox, from ''[[Wall Street]],'' is definitely persistent in trying to work his way up the stockbrokers' world.
* In ''[[The Guardian (Film)|The Guardian]]'' we meet a guy named Hodge who has washed out so the [[Coast Guard]] rescue swimmer school twice and is back for a third go.
* In ''[[The Guardian]]'' we meet a guy named Hodge who has washed out so the [[Coast Guard]] rescue swimmer school twice and is back for a third go.
* [[Legacy Character|All the]] Ghostfaces in ''[[Scream (Film)|Scream]]''. They are beaten by anything the stalked victims have at hand (including [[The Door Slams You|doors]]), trip, fall down stairs... and still keep on going after the victim. (and only a [[Plot Armor]] saves you)
* [[Legacy Character|All the]] Ghostfaces in ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]''. They are beaten by anything the stalked victims have at hand (including [[The Door Slams You|doors]]), trip, fall down stairs... and still keep on going after the victim. (and only a [[Plot Armor]] saves you)
* Obviously, [[The Big Lebowski|Walter qualifies]]. Especially with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsogswrH6ck the Dude], when bowling or trading people.
* Obviously, [[The Big Lebowski|Walter qualifies]]. Especially with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsogswrH6ck the Dude], when bowling or trading people.
{{quote| '''Walter''': The ringer cannot look empty.}}
{{quote| '''Walter''': The ringer cannot look empty.}}
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