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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"I have two books at my bedside, Lieutenant: The Marine Corps Code of Conduct and the King James Bible. The only proper authorities I am aware of are my commanding officer, Colonel Nathan R. Jessup, and the Lord our God."''
|Lieutenant John Kendrick|[[A Few Good Men]]}}
This character is a total [[Badass]] and doesn't seem to answer to anyone. Oh, but he does. He devoutly follows none other than [[God|the Big Man himself]] [[Department of Redundancy Department|with much devotion]]. He studies the Good Book, he does what it says, won't miss services, and is often deeply conservative. He is not necessarily Christian; his faith of choice varies widely depending on setting, and how devout he is may vary, from simply strongly to painfully religious. Basically, even the toughest badass needs to have some hope and guidance through this life.
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Compare and contrast [[Knight Templar]], [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]. After all, when you consider God to be your only authority, you're free to interpret orders however you like.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* Scar from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', though he struggles with his faith later on. Take note that the main character is something of a [[Nay Theist]] (having met "God" and discovered that he's kind of a dick).▼
* Bartholomew Kuma of ''[[One Piece]]'' is very powerful and is always seen carrying a Bible.▼
== [[Film]] ==▼
▲== Anime ==
▲* Scar from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', though he struggles with his faith later on. Take note that the main character is something of a [[Nay Theist]] (having met "God" and discovered that he's kind of a dick).
▲* Bartholomew Kuma of [[One Piece]] is very powerful and is always seen carrying a Bible.
▲== Film ==
▲* ''[[The Blues Brothers]]'' are on a [[Mission From God]].
* Eli from ''[[Hot Lead and Cold Feet]]''. Though played as a "soft city boy", a pacifist, and a bit of a nebbish, he routinely walks headlong into, and THROUGH, danger that would make far mightier men quail, to the point of being an [[Implacable Man]].
* The [[Bash Brothers|McManus Brothers]] from ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'' are amazingly devout Irish-Catholics. They also assassinate drug lords, mafiosos, and other stupidly-dangerous criminals, some in broad daylight and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|once in a court of law]] [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right|that was currently in session.]] In the sequel, mob bosses talk about how heart-attackingly scared they are of these men, not to mention their [[Papa Wolf|dad.]]
* ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'': Private Daniel Jackson was a Christian sniper who always said a quick prayer and/or kissed the cross on his necklace just before blasting some Nazi straight to hell. In the final scene, he's saying prayers ''while he's mowing down Nazis''.
* In ''[[The Book of Eli]]'', Eli is most definitely a [[Badass]] for God. However {{spoiler|he has to learn throughout the movie to properly follow the words of the book that he so desperately wants to protect, leading to him ultimately giving up the Bible he had to save Solara's life. Although it helps that he memorized the whole thing during the thirty years he had it.}}
* Connor MacLeod ''[[
** The series also introduced [[Retired Badass]] Darius, who's been a Catholic monk for over a thousand years.
* ''[[Rocky (
* Warden Norton in ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' lives by the Good Book, and expects the prisoners in his watch to live by it, as well... but is only too willing to {{spoiler|let Andy Dufresne launder money for him, and kill the only man who might set Andy free}}.
* [[Full Metal Jacket|Gunnery Sergeant]] [[R. Lee Ermey|Hartman]] is proud to declare his love for the Virgin Mary, and his belief that anyone who fails to share that love is a Goddamn communist heathen.
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* As shown in her biographical film ''[[Soul Surfer]]'', Bethany Hamilton.
* In the ''[[Daredevil (
* In ''[[The Avengers (
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== Literature ==▼
▲== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': Michael Carpenter, Knight of the Cross. Known as "The Fist of God" to his ''friends''. We don't know what his enemies call him.
* [[Badass Preacher|Father Callahan]] of ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' series and ''[[
* [[Badass Spaniard|Don Blas Vivar]] in ''[[Sharpe|Sharpe's Rifles]]''. With just five hundred
* Gordon McSweeny in Harry Turtledove's ''[[Timeline-191]]'' storyline (specifically the Great War series) is the most fierce soldier on either side during the Great War, willingly leads any raid that he is ordered to make, and won the Medal of Honor at least once, possibly twice. He is also a fanatical Christian, constantly scolds his men for the slightest of offences (once putting himself on report for failing to clean his mess kit, then chewing out his CO for ignoring the complaint) and prefers to use a flamethrower to "give [the Confederates and Mormons] a nice foretaste of hell before they get there."
== [[Oral Tradition|Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends]] ==
* [[The Bible|King David]]. Except, y'know, he was actually Jesus' ''ancestor.'' (and also the ancestor of his stepdad)
* In [[
* Saints who were soldiers or warlords in life, with St. George as the most iconic example.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Diablo|Diablo II]]'': The [[Knights Templar|Paladins]] of [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|The Church of Light]]. At least until the entire church was corrupted by evil, anyway.
* A few ''[[Mass Effect]]'' characters tend to fit this trope.
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** More to the point: Ashley. In terms of pure combat ability, she's number one in the first game.
*** Well, besides Shepard. As said above, s/he's the galaxy's ultimate badass.
* Joshua Graham, from the second ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' add-on, ''Honest Hearts''. In his youth, he was trained as a missionary for the (post-apocalyptic) Church of Latter-day Saints. He was one of the co-founders of Caesar's Legion until he was disgraced and found his faith again. He also happens to be one of the strongest beings in the [[Fallout]] universe, gameplay-wise.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[South Park]]'' did this once in a ''Dog The Bounty Hunter'' parody.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': Ned Flanders, considering the length of the censor bar when Homer tapes him in the shower. Also muscular build and incredible physical strength, as shown in several episodes.
* Wolverine becomes a Christian in the
== Real Life ==▼
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Warrior Prince|Charles XII]] of the [[Swedes With Cool Planes|Swedish Empire]].
* [[Chuck Norris]].
* Starting fairly recently{{when}}, Sylvester Stallone. The missionary plot of the recent{{when}} ''[[Rambo]]'' movie{{context}} was partly influenced by his newfound faith.
* [[Mr. T]]; this man averted the [[Blasphemous Boast]] with his celebrity bodyguard service's motto, and it makes him all the more [[Badass]] for it ("The best protection short of God Himself").
* Pervasive in works dealing with The Crusades.
* George S. Patton. A hard-charging, immensely profane general who prayed and read the Bible every goddam day.
** And also believed in reincarnation.
* Dave Mustaine of [[
* Orde Wingate an eccentric British officer who helped organize Zionist militia forces and later became known as a Commando during the war (highly controversial for many say he was wasteful in lives). Wingate modeled himself after the great Hebrew warrior heroes of the Bible and his career was rather uncannily similar. He was intensely fond of rather grim [[The Bible|Old Testament]] style speech.
** "God give it to us to slay the enemies of the Jews for the enemies of the Jews are the enemies of all mankind."
**[[Your Mileage May Vary| Arguably]] he is simply an example of rising to the level of incompetence. He seems to have been an excellent special forces officer but started to lose his touch on handling large numbers of troops.
* [[Johnny Cash]]. "I've been down on bended knee, talking to the Man from Galilee..."
* Robin Lee Graham, [[Kid Hero|the boy who sailed round the world]], wasn't this when he set out but became an enthusiastic Christian on his return.
* Alfred the Great was a [[Warrior Prince]] , a [[Badass Bookworm|scholar]] , a codifier of laws and customs, and was nominated for Sainthood.
* Don't mess with [[Badass Israeli|these guys]].
* The whole Muscular Christianity movement was built on this idea
* Pilgrims would hold Church service in the same building where the militia's powder was kept. Which means they could not light the stove in the middle of a New England winter. It was considered a [[Macho Masochism|point of honor]] to stand straight and upright through the entire ''long'' service. When they started chattering the preacher would [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|shout]] out something like, [[
* Many professional wrestlers, from the Born Again [[Shawn Michaels]] to the lifelong devout [[Chris Jericho]] ([[Playing Against Type|really!]])
** And the late, great [[Eddie Guerrero]].
* Promise Keepers runs on this trope.
* Salah-ad-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub the Great was the Muslim version of this. As were many Muslim commanders of the Crusades and onwards.
* Most, if not all, Muslim military personnel are the Islamic version of this trope.
* Khalid Ibn Walid is the king of the trope (the Muslim king, at least). A fiercely devout and zealous Muslim, a companion of the Muslim Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), under his military leadership, the entire Arabian peninsula was united under the Muslim Khalifat. He is likely one of the most brilliant generals in history, being one of the three to have ''never suffered a defeat''. He was a terrifying warrior as well, a tale states that during the Battle of Muta that he shattered nine swords. For his faithfulness and skill, he was named Saif-ul-Allah, meaning the 'Sword of God'. Upon his deathbed, he lamented only that he would not die a martyr for Islam.
* Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao. A devout catholic who is currently considered as one of the best boxers, pound-for-pound wise.
* St Ladislaus of Hungary, has ascended to [[Memetic Badass]] status even during his rule. Among other things, he is said to have cleaved a mountain in two thus creating the Gorge of Torda, and coming back from the dead for one last battle.
* Russian [[Mixed Martial Arts]] champion Fedor Emelianenko is ''very'' outspoken in his faith.
* Tim Tebow and Troy Polamalu are both devout Christians (Tebow is Evangelical, Polamalu is Greek Orthodox) and pray constantly on the field.<ref>Which annoys Christians who take to heart Jesus' condemnation of those who make a big show of demonstrating their faith in public.</ref>
* British Prime Minister [[William Gladstone]].
* Famous film actor [[Toshiro Mifune]].
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