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{{quote|"Ole fools, brave, [[Trope Namer|perilous ole fools]], why did ye try it?"|'''Skipper''', from ''[[Redwall|Triss]]'', mourning Bluddbeak and Ovus}}
He's an [[Old Soldier]], all
To fit this trope, the subject must be far too old and feeble to do battle anymore, or perhaps [[Sorry, Billy, But You Just Don't Have Legs|seriously disabled]] (either from [[Dented Iron|previous battles]] or illness), or both. The subject must also be in denial and insist they're good for another round. Remember: '''Perilous Old
Quite often, did have a well-earned [[Badass]] reputation way back when, but has suffered some very literal [[Badass Decay]]. Very often ends up with a bad case of dead, and [[Curb Stomp Battle]]s are pretty much the norm.
If the soldier is willing to sacrifice himself ''because'' he's old and infirm and the others have their lives ahead of them, or knows he's too old for a fight but wants to go out in a blaze of glory, that's [[Death Seeker]], not this trope. If someone's old as dirt but still has the chops, that's [[Badass Grandpa]] (or [[Never Mess with Granny]] if it's a woman) and should only be listed here as a subversion if they're ''believed'' to be this.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* One ''[[Archie Comics|Archie]]'' comic showed several veterans chasing a thief—but they no longer had their youthful stamina. The thief even said "This is where I lose the geezer brigade".
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* Defied in ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|By The Sword]]'' when a mercenary is left behind because he'd be tempted to take part in "one last battle", despite being very old and having only one arm.
* Ajax the Archer in ''[[Myth Adventures|Myth Conceptions]]''.
* Cohen the Barbarian of ''[[Discworld]]'' is edging close to this by his first appearance in ''[[
== [[Live
* Corporal Jones in ''[[Dad's Army]]'', a veteran of wars going right back to 1886, who saw fighting in The Sudan (1886), South Africa (1899-1902), a bit of [[WW 1]] (1914-1918)... and who in 1940, aged 80, wants to come back for his fourth
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor ''thinks'' Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is one of these in "Battlefield", if his line over the Brig's unconscious (assumed dead) body is any indication.
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== [[Truth in Television]] ==
* Several veterans of the Boer War wanted to fight in [[World War II]], being turned away because they were too old. There was one case where the man in question dyed his
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