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* In ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', Lister has his fear removed by the polymorph beast that feeds on emotions. He wants to charge in recklessly at the beast and volunteers to be the bait, so the others can kill it "while it's eating me to death".
* Alan Davies on ''[[QI]]'', whose job is to leap in with the obvious answers where a wiser panelist might hesitate. Has been working in his favor lately, as the panelists have started to assume the obvious answer will be incorrect and go to great lengths to avoid giving it -- when it was correct all along, giving Alan easy points.
* Arguably, Mulder of ''[[The X-Files]]''. He tends to rush into dangerous situations without thinking, leading to several instances in which Scully has to come save his butt.
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S10 E4 Planet of the Daleks|Planet of the Daleks]]", the Doctor explains to a Thal, a fellow captive, that his heroic action of leading off the enemy was heroic despite his fear, and that everyone else who does heroic things is the same.
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== Professional Wrestling ==
* It is quite common that a good guy, or "babyface" is said to have "more guts than brains" (as [[Jim Ross]] would say), because they continue to fight back despite being beaten down time and again, refuse to submit to submission moves, have no problems with accepting a 3-on-1 challenge, etc.
* The "Rate Tank" Kellie Skater (weighing in at ''[[Large Ham|68 kilograms of pure adamantium]]'') of [[SHIMMER]] is a heel version - she blithely walks up to every [[Badass]] woman on the roster, registering no fear whatsoever as she disrespects them and challenges them to matches. Every single time, she gets obliterated - but at no point does Kellie ever catch on that she's being destroyed. She keeps on taunting her opponent and bringing the fight even if she's getting smashed against the barricades, tied into a pretzel, or back-fisted in the face.
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Brave are they who know everything yet fear nothing. }}
** The Tyranids are similar-while they aren't capable of feeling fear, they can and do retreat if the [[Zerg Rush]] tactic doesn't seem to be working. In fact, it might be said that "fearless" in most 40K terms is not synonymous with "lacking common sense".
*** The vast majority of 'nids probably do fall into this trope, but only in the sense that without their psychic synapse creatures to guide they are little more intelligent that dogs.
* ''[[Scion]]'' has Virtues that divine beings possess. Two of these are Courage and Valor. The higher your score, the more power you can draw from them... and the harder it is to resist them. If you want to act against them, you either need to ''fail'' a Virtue roll or spend Willpower. (So if you're half-dead and someone is attacked by Titanspawn, you roll Valor - and if you succeed, you ''have'' to save them even though you'll probably die trying.) This also comes with the Virtue Extremity - if you somehow manage to keep avoiding your higher Virtues, you ''will'' eventually snap and pursue them without any thought towards your own wellbeing.
** This likewise shows up ''[[Exalted]]'', where a character needs to fail a Valor roll or else spend Willpower to avoid doing something foolhardy. And if they do spend Willpower, then they'll accrue Limit, and when it finally tops off, something stupid and horrifying will happen.
* One demonic, gluttonous race called the Gordians (imagine a cross between an ogre and a dwarf that has been fed on a steady diet of lard) in [[Rifts|Palladium]]'s Land of the Damned One: Chaos Lands are described as having eggshell thin egos and going to insane lengths to prove themselves worthy ("You call Throka coward? Watch, Throka kill Dragon!").
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* Hank Venture from ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' as opposed to his [[Cowardly Lion]] brother Dean. He idolized his bodyguard Brock Samson and tries to emulate him whenever he can. Unfortunately for him, Brock is an ultra-violent [[Badass]] and [[Sociopathic Hero]], leading Hank to make foolishly suicidal choices.
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'': Jack Fenton to a tee. He has a very bad habit of rushing off into battle whenever a ghost appears. Unfortunately he's only semi-competent when it comes to fighting, being he's the [[Bumbling Dad]] and all. He's often saved either through his [[The Hero|superpowered]] [[Secret Identity|son]] or just plain luck. Though once in a blue moon, he will show above-average skills.
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'': The Tick himself is [[Nigh Invulnerable]] and ''completely insane''. This means that no amount of danger can stop him from serving the evildoers a hot justice sandwich [[Metaphorgotten|(no toppings necessary!)]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby Doo]]:'' When faced with a monster Scrappy Doo always says "Let me at em!" and punches the air, while Shaggy and Scooby grab him and run.
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': Averted with Ron Stoppable. He's still a fool, but one whose foolish exterior [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|belies a more badass nature]]. It [[Alternate Character Interpretation|could be argued]] that this makes him more of a hero than the titular Kim, who really doesn't seem to fear anything (except bugs). The creators certainly seemed to think so, as by the end of the series it was pretty much [[Black Hole Sue|all about him]]. It should be noted, however, that even when approached from this perspective, Kim also averts this trope, being both unrealistically brave ''and'' smart. The only reason ''she'' isn't normally called out as a [[Mary Sue]] is because Ron is the creators' favorite.
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'': Paco lampshades this as applied to the [[Green Lantern|Green Lanterns]], saying that "a man without fear has a ''serious mental condition''."
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