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{{quote|There is only one man in Lok who does not know fear. Of course you're afraid. Fear is the tool that keeps most alive|'''Ashok Vadal''', ''[[Saga of the Forgotten Warrior|House of Assassins]]''}}
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A [[Fearless Fool]] may not feel fear at appropriate times, but isn't necessarily totally devoid of the feeling. An [[Emotionless Girl]] lacks more emotions than just fear. Compare [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]], where a robot, monster or alien doesn't have (or at least, doesn't ''understand'') a different emotion.
A lack of fear can lead to [[Bullying a Dragon]] or [[Suicidal Overconfidence]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* One story line in the late-1980s ''[[Action Comics|Action Comics Weekly]]'' revealed that [[Green Lantern]] was literally a Man Without Fear: the power ring removed Hal Jordan's ability to feel fear the day he became Green Lantern. This was thoroughly deconstructed during the story. By the time the story was completed, Hal was once again able to feel a normal amount of fear.
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== [[Film]] ==
* The titular Terminators in [[Terminator (franchise)|the ''Terminator'' franchise]], for the obvious reason that they lack organic brains. They only retreat if they feel they can't fulfill their tasks, but otherwise will jump headfirst even if it means their destruction is imminent.
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* As an artificial being, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' character
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* One line of dialog in ''[[Deus Ex]]'' allows the player character to insinuate that UNATCO's [[Cyborg]] troops have wiring to reroute their fear. If this is actually anything more than a snarky comment at a superior's expense is unclear: While they will retreat if heavily injured, their dialog for doing so suggests a tactical retreat rather than the fear most characters express, and other dialog confirms they are indeed unable to feel pain suggesting there is some metal rewiring going on.
* Fear is an actual status in the ''[[Persona (video game)|Persona]]'' series, which makes highly probable for those afflicted with it to ignore commands and, in case of everybody but the MC, outright flee from battle and not return. However, the skill Null Fear prevents the status of being inflicted on a party member at all. Most bosses are outright immune to it from the get-go.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* One episode of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', adapted from a post-Crisis comic, features Scarecrow unleashing a gas that removes fears and inhibitions from select victims. Batman gets dosed while investigating undercover, and loses the fears that normally hold him in check—including the fear of sticking to his code of [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]. Tim Drake as Robin has to alternate keeping Batman from crossing the line and stopping Scarecrow to get the antidote.
* In ''[[Trollhunters]]'', after Draal befriends Jim, they talk about Jim's jitters regarding his playing Romeo aside his crush Claire, namely that Jim and Claire have to kiss onstage as Romeo and Juliet. While Draal thinks that kissing sounds weird, he gives Jim a Grit-Shaka, a troll amulet that removes fear. It becomes [[Gone Horribly Right]] as Jim without fear becomes a [[Large Ham]] and tries to kiss Claire before rehearsal; to make matters worse, he seeks out [[The Dragon]] Bular in the sewers to challenge him for a fight, breaking Rule One of being a Trollhunter. Bular has to remove the Grit-Shaka to get a clear shot on Jim, who has no memory of the previous day and runs for it.
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