Warrior Therapist: Difference between revisions

** Other characters wield the same methodology to varying degrees, most notably Neji, whose supernatural vision and psychology training allow him to read significantly into an enemy's body language.

** Lampshaded with a conversation between the Sand Siblings at the Kage meet.

* Taken to its apotheosis in ''[[Variable Geo]]'', where the heroine's [[Finishing Move]] seems to simultaneously KO the opponent and induce a Dianetics-style audit; beating the crap out of you ''is'' the equivalent of a motivating speech ...

* In ''[[Beyblade]]'', the good guys were the first type. The bad guys were the second. Yeah. It was as much psychological as physical. No matter how much you've won, all it takes to throw off your game is a well-timed comment.

* In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'', Jack Sparrow tries this on Will Turner the first time they meet.

* Done with much [[Narm]] by [[Steven Seagal]] in ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'':

'''"Big Mike":''' Time. ''(sobs)'' [[Epiphany Therapy|I need time.]] }}

 

** Lampshaded in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', where Shepard will ask EDI if she has any issues "like an imperfect creator you could view as a twisted father figure or anything." When EDI asks why on Earth Shepard's asking those sorts of questions, Shepard'll comment that s/he's learned it's just easier to ask them sooner or later.

*** The role is also reversed many times in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', as the strain and responsibility Shepard has finally starts to grind him/her down. Everyone worries about him/her and do everything they can to ease the burden that s/he has and keep him/her sane to get the job done.

'''Garrus:''' Before your friend picks you up, dusts you off and reminds you that you're the best damn solider he's ever served with. }}

* This is an informed ability of the Handmaiden and Echani culture in general in [[Knights of the Old Republic]] 2

* Iroh of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' is a good master of this, offering advice on how to improve and find his enemies way in life even as he fights them. Of course, when he gives up on talk and gets to fighting, [[Tranquil Fury|that's when you know you're in trouble.]]

** To the point that when he's mugged, he teaches the mugger a better stance and fixes him a cup of tea in "Tales of Ba Sing Se."

'''Iroh:''' [[Do Wrong Right|With that stance?]] }}

* Spellbinder of ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' is another villainous example. He was an actual psychiatrist who turned to villainy because he felt undercompensated for dealing with unruly teenagers while their parents paid their garbage men more money. He uses illusions and his knowledge of the human psyche to manipulate people by giving them what they think they want and what they want to believe. In one episode he frames Terry for murder by showing Commissioner Barbara Gordon an illusion of Terry beating Mad Stan to death. When he is eventually discovered and captured, he calls her out for being an [[Inspector Javert]] towards Terry, an accusation which seems to leave an impression on her.

* Black Canary in ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''. Not only is she the team's trainer, she is also their therapist and had individual sessions with all of them, as seen in "Disordered" to help them deal with the events in "Failsafe".