History CombatPragmatist / WebOriginal

* Agent Tex is the strongest combatant in the series, but still prefers a pragmatic fight. She often uses her cloaking device and plasma grenades to end a fight before she starts it, and will set up a battle field with explosives and extra weapons ahead of time.

** In "Punished", we learn these two probably got this trait from [[CoolUncle Uncle Qrow]]. Case in point, when [[spoiler:Tyrian disarms him of his sword, Qrow settles for simply ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating the shit out of the maniac with his bare fists]]''.]]

* In ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'', the Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses crew tries to play along the fantasy scenario, only using (fake) swords. But when the Cloaks use a machine gun, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] uses his gun. And in a climactic battle, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] goes "screw this" before dropping his sword and grabbing his gun, and while Joe is using his SMG again, ObscurusLupa grabs a spare and starts shooting as well.

** In "Punished", we learn these two probably got this trait from [[CoolUncle Uncle]] [[{{Badass}} Qrow]]. Case in point, when [[spoiler:Tyrian disarms him of his sword, Qrow settles for simply ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating the shit out of the maniac with his bare fists]]''.]]

* 'WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' provides a few examples:

* [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] once told the story of his [[Roleplay/StarWarsRoleplayingGame Star Wars RPG]] character that killed Sith with a number of dirty tricks. Things like flamethrowers, shotguns, and rigging his ship with explosives.

* WebOriginal/DeathBattle has quite a lot of examples.

* WebOriginal/DeathBattle has quite a few examples.

** Rapheal attacks a downed Donetallo. [[spoiler:Killed him no less.

** Most villains, and plenty of heroes, are like this; Mephisto even explains that most of the 'narrow escapes' heroes have were actually ''planned'' as part of a KansasCityShuffle, and that when villains really wanted their opponents dead, they ended up dead. Pretty much the only supervillain who doesn't kill is Mimeo, and he has an ulterior motive for that. Conversely, 'heroes' like [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans the Dark Avenger]], [[KnightTemplar the Lamplighter]], and [[JerkassHero Jack Rabbit]] are quick to put down their opponents in a permanent fashion, and even the BigGood of the series, Lady Astarte, sees ThouShaltNotKill more as a preferred outcome than a rule.

** Most villains, and plenty of heroes, are like this; Mephisto even explains that most of the 'narrow escapes' heroes have were actually ''planned'' as part of a KansasCityShuffle, and that when villains really wanted their opponents dead, they ended up dead. Pretty much the only supervillain who doesn't kill is Mimeo, and he has an ulterior motive for that. Conversely, 'heroes' like [[KnightTemplar the Dark Avenger]], [[TheEndsJustifyTheMeans the Lamplighter]], and [[JerkassHero Jack Rabbit]] are quick to put down their opponents in a permanent fashion, and even the BigGood of the series, Lady Astarte, sees ThouShaltNotKill more as a preferred outcome than a rule.

** On bad guys side there is Roman Torchwick with [[CaneFu cane]] that works as a [[MixAndMatchWeapon gun]] and GrapplingHookPistol. He doesn't hesitate to deliver shoting equivalent of sucker punch whene enemy is distracted of shot down heavy container on top of enemy's head.

** On bad guys side there is Roman Torchwick with [[CaneFu cane]] that works as a [[MixAndMachWeapon gun]] and GrapplingHookPistol. He doesn't hesitate to deliver shoting equivalent of sucker punch whene enemy is distracted of shot down heavy container on top of enemy's head.

* Yang Xiao Long of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. In her introduction, she steps into a BadGuyBar and gets into an altercation with the owner, a big mafia boss. When he threatens to sic his goons on her, she sweet-talks him and offers a make-up kiss. When the [[SchmuckBait schmuck]] acquiesces to her offer and leans in to plant a kiss onto the lovely blonde, [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom she plants an altogether different kind of kiss onto him]].
** Yang also qualifies [[FridgeBrilliance if you bear in mind that]] when Ruby, Weiss and Blake aren't using their weapons they store them in rocket-powered lockers at Beacon, ready to call in whenever they need them. Yang? Her [[PowerFist Ember]] [[ArmCannon Celica]] folds up into a pair of unassuming bracelets, so she can take them anywhere and lay the smack-down any time she needs to.

* Yang of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. In her introduction, she steps into a BadGuyBar and gets into an altercation with the owner. She sweet-talks him and offers a make-up kiss. When the schmuck acquiesces to her offer and leans in to plant a kiss onto the lovely blonde, [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom she plants an altogether different kind of kiss onto him]].

* [[Main/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] once told the story of his [[Roleplay/StarWarsRoleplayingGame Star Wars RPG]] character that killed Sith with a number of dirty tricks. Things like flamethrowers, shotguns, and rigging his ship with explosives.

** When he finished his review of FinalFantasyXIII, when [[spoiler:Snow]] came to fight him, after assuring him that he would fight fairly, he immediately opened fire with automatic firearms. When that doesn't work, Spoony ultimately wins by ''ripping his throat out with his bare hands.''

* In ''TheSalvationWar'', the demons accuse the humans of fighting dishonorably by using long-ranged artillery, airstrikes, tanks, and long-range rifles rather than fight the demons in hand-to-hand combat. Or at least, the demons ''try'' to, but the humans are too busy [[MugglesDoItBetter slaughtering their Bronze-Age armies]] wholesale to listen.

* Agent Washington of RedVsBlue is a freelancer with no AI and no special combat abilities (sans amazing capability with firearms) or armor enhancements. He makes up for this by fighting smart. He always tries to even the odds through strength in numbers, stealing weapons off his enemies, or just grabbing a bigger gun (sometimes metaphorical, sometimes not). He was able to stop The Meta (an absurdly powerful hivemind of AI in a super strong, over-enhanced BloodKnight) not through force, but with deception and knowledge he himself wasn't supposed to hold about his surroundings.

* Rym of the podcast ''GeekNights'' has repeatedly stated he is one. People still vote for him in political games, anyway.