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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|Curb Stomp Battles]] 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.

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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* 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 ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/The Light Fantastic|The Light Fantastic]],'' with his bad back and lack of teeth, but once he gets his back straightened out and a pair of (diamond!) dentures, he returns to being a full-time [[Badass]].

* Cohen the Barbarian of ''[[Discworld]]'' is edging close to this by his first appearance in ''[[Discworld/The Light Fantastic|The Light Fantastic]],'' with his bad back and lack of teeth, but once he gets his back straightened out and a pair of (diamond!) dentures, he returns to being a full-time [[Badass]].

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* Corporal Jones in ''[[~~Dads~~ 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...

* 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 (TV)|~~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.

* ''[[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.

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4]]'' does the classic subversion - Snake keeps insisting he's able to fight, partly because he's a [[Death Seeker]] and partly because he is still able to fight out of sheer Determinator factor. However, he limps around in cutscenes, is missing half his face and has developed some form of lung disease from what had been badass smoking when he was younger.

* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]'' does the classic subversion - Snake keeps insisting he's able to fight, partly because he's a [[Death Seeker]] and partly because he is still able to fight out of sheer Determinator factor. However, he limps around in cutscenes, is missing half his face and has developed some form of lung disease from what had been badass smoking when he was younger.

== [[Western Animation]] ==