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{{quote|''"I surrender! Here, eat my friends! Just give me one more second of sweet, sweet life!"''|'''Bender''', ''[[Futurama]]''}}
Though the [[Dirty Coward]] may be a sociopath, he's not nearly as cool as the [[Sociopathic Hero]] (nor as funny as the [[Comedic Sociopath]]), and if he's a bastard, he's not [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificent]]. The [[Dirty Coward]] is the slime of the earth, working exclusively for himself and shamelessly [[Cower Power|removing himself from harm's way]] even if that harm was about to hit [[The Messiah]] that [[A Friend in Need|just saved his life two seconds ago]]. He'll take every advantage and [[Combat Pragmatist|use every dirty trick]], but cry and [[It's All About Me|moan every time the tables are turned]]. He's not above using dishonorable tactics and will face defeat like a coward. He is often full of vicious plans for anyone he dislikes, until someone asks [[Who Will Bell the Cat?]].
Even the cleverest [[Dirty Coward]] tends to be short-sighted. Even knowing that if he breaks ranks, he will leave a hole in the defenses that will let the enemy in, leading to far more danger for him, he will generally run (and get shot [[In the Back]]). Or he will badmouth people to their faces, when they can not immediately hurt him, to curry favor with someone who can, even if the latter threat is obviously less in the long run. Dirty Cowards are especially prone to suffering a [[Karmic Death]], usually at the hands of whatever he was trying to run from.
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** {{spoiler|To be fair, Thoth was ''prescribing'' that shoot-from-cover bit. The only thing Hol did wrong was use his own watch, which was fast, rather than a perfectly accurate clock. Had he done that, the bullets would have hit Jotaro along with the water burst from the pipe. Also, he didn't die -- like with Enya, he disengaged Emperor before the wounds could become fatal.}}
** A much better example of the Dirty Coward in the series is Alessi, whose Stand allows him to de-age anyone who touches his shadow. This is ''the only way'' he's willing to fight anyone (unlike Hol, who just adheres to the creed "run away to fight another day"). And even ''then'', he has to use an ''axe'' to fight them. And to think he keeps calling himself a "good boy"...
* Genma Saotome, father of the titular character of ''[[Ranma
** Not to mention grabbing [[Baleful Polymorph|the nearest bucket of water]] as soon as it seems like he might have to answer some pointed questions.
* Yajirobe from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' qualifies as this most of the time. With the exception of [[Single-Stroke Battle|the time he ate Cymbal]] and him crawling out from behind a rock long enough to [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|cut off Vegeta's tail]], he'll constantly hide, cower and be a general wuss. Interestingly, when we first meet him he was seemingly set up as Goku's new [[Rival]], before falling into [[Can't Catch Up]] even faster than all the other characters did.
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{{quote| '''Anub'Arak:''' [[This Cannot Be!|It cannot be...]] Look to your defences, Death Knight! Fight as you have never fought before!}}
** Many generic enemies in ''World of Warcraft'' have a cowardly streak, upon depleting most of their health they will attempt to flee and the message "[enemy] is trying to run away in fear." is displayed. If not controlled or killed they could potentially reach other enemy groups for help resulting in a wipe.
* Patches the Hyena of ''[[
* Alduin in ''[[Skyrim]]'' turns out to be one of these when faced by someone who can actually hurt him. It's one of the reasons Odahviing agrees to help you pursue him -- the other Dragons are no longer certain that Alduin deserves to be their leader.
* Alfonso in ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' is established as this in the game's ''opening sequence'': once his ship is attacked by the Blue Rogues, he is more concerned with escaping than fighting and once he secures the means to do so he murders his vice captain in cold blood and tosses the corpse overboard in order to frame the vice captain as a traitor and cover his own ass. Luckily, [[Big Bad|Galcian]] gets a wind of this and Antonio is immediately [[Reassigned to Antarctica]].
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