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There are some characters who fight for glory, or to [[The Atoner|atone]] for their past deeds. Some of them [[Death Seeker|don't really want to survive]]. Then you've got all the heroic motives - [[The Messiah|Greater Good]], for friends, [[The Cape (trope)|for society]], the list goes on.
And then you've got this guy.
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He'll be right in the thick of the battle, laughing his head off, and genuinely enjoying himself. Whatever the reason, he's simply enjoying the fight. This can be downright creepy.
Like the character who displays [[Dissonant Serenity]], the one who pulls off
The nature of the laugh is not important, either - it can be maniacal, like the [[Laughing Mad]], a mildly psychotic chuckle, whatever the character feels like at the time - so long as it's because they're having the time of their lives.
Compare [[Dissonant Serenity]] and [[Laughing Mad]]. Can be a characteristic of the [[Blood Knight]]. Contrast [[Berserker Tears]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* There's a lot of this in ''[[Baccano
* Some of the Extendeds in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
* [[Real Men Wear Pink|Donquixote Doflamingo]] of ''[[
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'''s Franken Stein gets like this at his craziest, notably when facing Medusa, and it's pretty alarming. Even when not at his craziest, he sometimes sports a [[Slasher Smile|wide grin]] while beating the crap out of people. And he's a good guy... {{spoiler|on most occasions.}}
* ''[[Bleach]]'' has consummate [[Blood Knight]] Zaraki Kenpachi.
* ''[[Kemonozume]]'' has Ooba who is obviously completely insane but is obviously enjoying himself immensely and is often seen chuckling or laughing like a maniac.
* Whenever [[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* Tsuruya of [[Suzumiya Haruhi]] is [[The Hyena]] and has laughed, serious or not, for '''everything''', practically.
* [[Blood Knight|Scorpio]] [[Combat Sadomasochist|Kardia]] in ''[[Saint Seiya:
* Shin Kazama does this in the last issue of the ''[[Area 88]]'' manga. {{spoiler|After witnessing the deaths of Saki, Mickey, and Sela, Shin is so emotionally overwhelmed that he starts laughing hysterically. His laughter makes Kim extremely uncomfortable. He returns to his senses when Kanzaki contacts him.}}
* In ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', Sayaka Miki begins to laugh and smile during her battles {{spoiler|as a result of her effectively becoming a [[Death Seeker]] as she lets her Soul Gem darken. She also giggles insanely during one of her special attacks in the PSP game.}}
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Guido Geller from [[Camera Cafe]] is known for his [[Annoying Laugh|downright moronic laughter]] (hee-hee), usually when he talks about either old oriental legends, firing someone, or [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|the smell of a fried hamster.]]
* The usually straightlaced [[Adam Adamant Lives|Adam Adamant]] tends to chuckle maniacally when fighting mooks, especially if he's been played in the episode; needless to say, it really creeps his opponents out.
* The ''[[Sherlock]]'' version of Sherlock Holmes isn't one for laughter, but you don't see him happier than when he's on a case.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Baby Face Nelson, from the new movie ''[[Public Enemies]]'', has to be dragged into the car to stop him laughing and killing people.
** A character in ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' laughs while firing a tommygun. He stops laughing when someone calls him 'Baby Face'. The character is of course [[My Name Is Not Durwood|George "Babyface" Nelson]]. Later after gleefully and manaically robbing a bank, he becomes depressed and wanders off, trailing sad dollar bills behind him.
*** The [[Real Life]] Baby Face almost certainly suffered from bipolar disorder (manic depression).
* [[Fight Club|Tyler Durden]] laughs like a maniac while Lou beats the snot out of him. Then for poor Lou, [[It Gets Worse]].
* In the film adaptation of [[The Lord of the Rings|The Two Towers]], [[Badass Grandpa|Gandalf]] laughs heartily during his [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment as he casually beats the [[Oh Crap|terrified Uruk-Hai]] with his [[Simple Staff|staff]]. [[Rule of Cool|It was glorious]].
* Funnily enough, [[Batman (
** [[Disney Villain Death|Won't die like one,]] [[Save the Villain|though.]]
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Mike Hammer]] was this way during [[WW 2]], as related in ''One Lonely Night''.
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* [[Harry Potter|Sirius Black]] does this all the time. Notably, when the wizard police find him in a street full of corpses, and later on when he's {{spoiler|being killed}}.
* [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|Ford Prefect]] {{spoiler|laughs while the earth is being ripped to shreds for the last time.}}
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', Mandorallen begins to suffer from phobophobia after he experiences fear for the first time. He's advised that it's normal for brave men to be frightened once in a while, and that he should laugh at his fear to alleviate it. He takes this literally, and makes a habit of laughing out loud while charging into combat, which irritates his companions considerably.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry's psycho fairy godmother, Lea, likes killing. Really, really likes it.
** [[The Paladin|Sanya]] is also described as laughing while in combat, though in his case it may be more of an adrenaline issue than Lea's bloodlust. Or maybe he just really likes smiting evil.
* Ganner Rhysode, a wayward Jedi in the New Jedi Order series, struggled his entire life with his need to be the hero. After being captured by the Yuuzhan Vong and rescued by Jacen Solo, he realizes that playing the hero had always been his greatest weakness, but it could also be his greatest strength. He uses the knowledge of who he truly is to become one with the Force and rushes out to hold off the Yuuzhan Vong warriors, buying Jacen the time he needs to enact his plan. After his badass one-liner of [[You Shall Not Pass|"None shall pass,"]] Ganner fights and slaughters hordes of Vong warriors...laughing delightedly the whole time.
== [[Theatre]] ==
* In ''[[
* In the stage play of ''[[Les Misérables]],'' it's common to have Thenardier let off some cackles during the "Dog Eats Dog" number. Considering that he's {{spoiler|gleefully looting the bodies of murdered men, and singing about how the world is [[Crapsack World|a sack of crap]], he ''definitely'' counts.}}
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Jagermonsters, of ''[[Girl Genius]]'' fame, tend to go into battle with a joyful demeanour. Then again, they're just ''so damn goofy'' that it's hard to think of them as creepy or frightening.
* ''Lackadaisy's'' Freckle does this whenever he gets ahold of a gun. He enjoys shooting people perhaps a bit too much. This is actually why he was rejected from the police.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* A frickin' [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family|disturbing]]
* Veronica Carter is always doing this. During the final battle, when she was singlehandedly dueling [[Big Bad|Valentine]] in the middle of an [[Anyone Can Die]] final battle. She was laughing like a child at an amusement park.
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* At [
* Tennessee Williams, no tower of strength when it came to [[Adaptation Decay]] (In a toss-up, Elia Kazan chose lightning-charged energy over subtlety every time), got his revenge when the film of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' came out. While the rest of the audience would be barking like seals at Blanche Dubois being committed, Williams was wooping it up in the back row. "Now she's off to the bughouse!"
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