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* The protagonists of ''[[Sin City]]'' each possess this trait. Despite their violent and sadistic nature, they will still put their lives on the line and suffer greatly for the sake of those they wish to protect.

* In ''[[~~Usagi Yojimbo (Comic Book)|~~Usagi Yojimbo]]'', when a character makes a decision and says, "I am adamant!", that means literally ''nothing'', especially death threats, will make them change their mind. For instance, a swordsmith said this in refusing to sell one of his swords to a brutish samurai and when threatened to be killed, he all but said, "Kill me if you want, but that just guarantees I won't sell you anything."

* In ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', when a character makes a decision and says, "I am adamant!", that means literally ''nothing'', especially death threats, will make them change their mind. For instance, a swordsmith said this in refusing to sell one of his swords to a brutish samurai and when threatened to be killed, he all but said, "Kill me if you want, but that just guarantees I won't sell you anything."

** Usagi sums up his feelings for this trope when he says "What fools we have in this world, that confuse honor for weakness."

* More of a case of obsession before reason, but Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen]]'' has "Never Compromise" as his motto in the face or murderers and rapists, and the people who would stop him. {{spoiler|This leads to his death as he refuses to allow [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Ozymandias]] to go free, despite that this would render the death of millions meaningless and restart the cold war.}}