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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:
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
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
== Film ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Bluddbeak, the redkite from ''[[Redwall|Triss]]'', is one of the [[Trope Namer
* The [[David Gemmell]] book ''Legend'' is a major subversion of this. By all standards of the setting Druss is way too old to fight another war and even Death itself mocks him about it. He has crippling arthritis in his hands and his body is wrecked by decades of fighting. However, he quickly proves that he is still the deadliest man alive and still strong enough to kill hundreds of enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.
* In one ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' novel, a retired Imperial Guard veteran joins the militia to help fend off a Chaos invasion, and although he's very enthusiastic it's clear he's not quite all there.
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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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