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{{quote|''Some barbarian is waving my shield, since I was obliged to leave that perfectly good piece of equipment behind under a bush. |
{{quote|''Some barbarian is waving my shield, since I was obliged to leave that perfectly good piece of equipment behind under a bush. |
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''But I got away, so what does it matter? Life seemed somehow more precious. Let the shield go; I can buy another one equally good.'' |
''But I got away, so what does it matter? Life seemed somehow more precious. Let the shield go; I can buy another one equally good.'' |
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|'''Archilochus''', responding to the Spartan saying, "Come home with this shield or upon it."}} |
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The flip side of the [[Dirty Coward]] is the Lovable Coward. Not quite a hero, completely lacking in heroic impulses, but even as he shamelessly runs and hides we somehow still find ourselves rooting for him. His cowardice is sometimes played for comedy, sometimes portrayed as simply the most sensible course of action; it seldom if ever endangers innocents. The Lovable Coward never (or hardly ever) puts [[Honor Before Reason]] - and considers this a point of pride. The Lovable Coward is often a [[Trickster]], specializing in weaseling his way out of dangerous situations. He may be a [[Cowardly Sidekick]]; if he is the main hero, he may find himself an [[Accidental Hero]] for all the wrong reasons. |
The flip side of the [[Dirty Coward]] is the Lovable Coward. Not quite a hero, completely lacking in heroic impulses, but even as he shamelessly runs and hides we somehow still find ourselves rooting for him. His cowardice is sometimes played for comedy, sometimes portrayed as simply the most sensible course of action; it seldom if ever endangers innocents. The Lovable Coward never (or hardly ever) puts [[Honor Before Reason]] - and considers this a point of pride. The Lovable Coward is often a [[Trickster]], specializing in weaseling his way out of dangerous situations. He may be a [[Cowardly Sidekick]]; if he is the main hero, he may find himself an [[Accidental Hero]] for all the wrong reasons. |
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* ''[[Ranma ½]]'' |
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'' |
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** Genma Saotome, [[Alternative Character Interpretation|though some]] view his frequent moments of [[Comedic Sociopathy]] in a harsher light, seeing him as a [[Dirty Coward]]. |
** Genma Saotome, [[Alternative Character Interpretation|though some]] view his frequent moments of [[Comedic Sociopathy]] in a harsher light, seeing him as a [[Dirty Coward]]. |
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** Soun Tendô qualifies too. In fact he fits the "lovable" bill better than Genma. |
** Soun Tendô qualifies too. In fact he fits the "lovable" bill ''far'' better than Genma. |
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* GB from ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed]]'' |
* GB from ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed]]'' |
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* ''[[Ookiku Furikabutte]]'': Mihashi. Although you're supposed to take his backstory of bullying seriously, his nervous tics are mostly played for laughs. He mostly expresses this by being an [[Extreme Doormat]] to his catcher Abe. |
* ''[[Ookiku Furikabutte]]'': Mihashi. Although you're supposed to take his backstory of bullying seriously, his nervous tics are mostly played for laughs. He mostly expresses this by being an [[Extreme Doormat]] to his catcher Abe. |
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