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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.
{{examples}}
== [[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]].
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* As shown in her biographical film ''[[Soul Surfer]]'', Bethany Hamilton.
* In the ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' movie, Matt Murdock is shown to have a regular habit of going to Catholic confession to atone for his violence.
* In ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', Black Widow advises Captain America to stay out of a fight between Thor and Loki, on account of their being
{{quote|'''Captain America:''' There's only one God, ma'am, and I'm pretty sure He doesn't dress like that. }}
== [[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 ''[['Salem's Lot]]''.
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* 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 [[The Four Gospels]], Jesus' twelve disciples/apostles mainly worked blue-collar jobs such as fishing and carpentry, so it's fair to assume they were [[Badass|manly men]]. [[Jesus]] himself may have worked as a carpenter for most of his life before starting the [[Messianic Archetype|Messiah gig]], considering what Joseph did for a living.
* 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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* 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.
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**[[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, [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|"Stand! And hear the word of God!"]] Apparently Pilgrims thought that the way of the Lord was similar to [[The Spartan Way]].
* 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]].
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* 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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