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So you've got a hero. He's a really good hero, and [[Heroic Vow|he has rules]] (heroes often do, after all). Let's say, hypothetically, that one of those rules is that [[Doesn't Like Guns|he'll never use a gun]]. [[Death by Origin Story|Maybe his parents were brutally murdered in front of him with one, spurring him into heroism in the first place.]] Whatever. The guy doesn't use guns.
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* In ''[[Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead]]'', protagonist Jimmy the Saint spends the last twenty minutes or so of the movie doing all the things he spent the whole movie trying to avoid doing.
* In ''[[Wizards]]'', [[Actual Pacifist]] wizard Avatar confronts his [[Cain and Abel|evil brother]] Blackwolf, {{spoiler|and rather than engage him in a [[Wizard Duel]], simply pulls out a gun and shoots him dead.}}
* In ''[[The Rundown]],'' the Rock's character refuses to pick up a gun the entire movie, maintaining that "bad things happen" when he does. When he gets into a tight spot in the end, he does end up using
* In ''[[Unforgiven]]'', William Munny avoids drinking because his wife "cured" him of such vices before she died. When Little Bill kills Ned, Munny finishes the Kid's bottle of whiskey and goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]].
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Faith from ''[[Mirror's Edge|Mirrors Edge]]'' applies to this;<ref>Based on her personal politics and ignoring [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|player cruelty potential]]</ref>
* Played with in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', with Snake's rule not to use CQC (added to the series in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', a prequel, so presumably Snake knew it since before ''[[Metal Gear 1987]]''), because of Big Boss' betrayal of FOXHOUND. He uses it [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!|because his first response to someone using it on him is to respond in kind]]. While [[Enfant Terrible|Liquid]], [[Magnificent Bastard|Ocelot]], [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|Gray FOX]] and [[President Evil|Solidus]] might have known it, they all either had their own highly effective fighting styles, or were just never never in a situation where they would use it.
* Played brilliantly straight in ''[[Devil May Cry]] 3''. [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Dante and Virgil]] are twins who are the sons of the demon Sparda. Dante chose to fight against demons, despite being half-demon himself, while Virgil joined them. Dante uses his pistols, Ebony and Ivory, and his [[BFS|sword]]; Virgil only uses his [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana, Yamato]], [[Does Not Like Guns|hating guns]] because he believes them dishonorable. However, when push comes to shove, [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Virgil ends up taking one of Dante's guns and the pair shoot]] [[Big Bad|Arkham]] simultaneously, finishing him off.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' is kicked off when an aged, ailing Batman suffers a heart attack at the worst possible
* The ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Dead Reckoning" has [[Deadman (Comic Book)|Deadman]] possess Batman and kill Devil Ray with a nearby gun in order to save [[Wonder Woman]]. Batman is visibly disgusted with it.
** Deadman [[Heroic BSOD|doesn't react too well either]].
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