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* AJ from ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal'' has occasionally been written like this, as has his direct successor [[LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald Camila A Slash]] -- though while AJ is definitely in it for the fighting and vengeance, Camila's motivations for her violent streak are a little hazier.

* ''[[LetsPlay/LifeSMP 3rd Life SMP]]'': On his last life, Skizz openly talks about his bloodlust for others, which only strengthens after killing two people on Day 7. [[spoiler:This becomes one of the factors that leads to him being KilledOffForReal at the end of Day 7.]]

* Jiang Wei in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' He refuses to stop fighting Wei, even as he fails time after time and bankrupts the country.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has the Jägermonsters: Blood Knight {{Super Soldier}}s frequently slipping into {{Cloudcuckoolander}} territory. With {{Nice Hat}}s.

* "Eye of the Tiger" by Music/{{Survivor}} is a Blood Knight anthem, especially the chorus:

* Whenever LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} is in a PvP tournament or challenge, he always thrives for kills and win streaks, to the point that "Blood for the Blood God" is considered one of his {{Catchphrase}}s for good reason.

%%** ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'': The elves of the Valaes Tairn.

* In ''TabletopGame/TheRealMan'', every single Real Man is this.

* Robin Ha from ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' is a street fight addict, according to Grapes. When he's first introduced, he's hounding some strangers on the street for a fight.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClJiGI6q52w "Soldier of Three Armies"]] by Music/{{Sabaton}} describes [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Torni Lauri Allan Törni]], a Finn who served his country in the Winter War and Continuation War, then joined the SS and finally the Green Berets to continue fighting the Soviets, as "addicted to the war game".

A WarGod is very often one of these though he could also be AxCrazy or just TheSociopath. If there's a whole society of guys who like combat, you've got a ProudWarriorRace. If the character likes the ''killing'' part more than the 'fighting' part, they're a PsychoForHire. (In fact it's not uncommon for Blood Knights to also uphold ThouShaltNotKill). The EgomaniacHunter also thrives on aimless violent thrill and loves a worthy quarry instead of an opponent. If a character is in it for the challenge rather than just the fight, then we've got a SpiritedCompetitor. The Blood Knight's love of combat may be platonic, or it may have [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sexual undertones]]. It could also overlap with AxCrazy if their love of fighting crosses the line into psychopathic violence and mental and emotional instability.

** All native-born and -raised Keldons are like this, making them a ProudWarriorRace. They're also fully aware that their warmongering is to their own detriment as a society. Many of their abilities and mechanics work on an understanding that not fighting hurts, and fighting also tends to have some sort of extremist drawback. To wit:

* ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} spent most of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'' drinking in a depressed stupor, with only combat situations getting any sort of a rise from him. Even then, he fought in a half-hearted, disinterested manner until he came across something he considered to be a real challenge: a BrainwashedAndCrazy Franchise/WonderWoman. Even when she ultimately killed him, he died with a satisfied smile on his face.

* ''WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2009'': ComicBook/{{Artemis}} loves war and doesn't understand why her academically-inclined sister Alexa wouldn't want to die a warrior's death.

* ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable''

* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'': The [[ProudWarriorRace Warrior caste]] of the Clans live solely for war, and prefer to die in combat than of old age. Some Crusader Clans are more ruthless than the rest, such as Clan Jade Falcon, Smoke Jaguar, and Ice Hellion. Rather than die of old age, [[DesignerBabies "outdated"]] Clan warriors past 35 years old are reassigned to Solahma units, given an outdated assault rifle, and sent out as CannonFodder to distract [[PoweredArmor battlearmor]] and [[HumongousMecha battlemechs]]. Not being ''complete'' idiots, however, the Clans make exception for older warriors who've earned Bloodnames (that is, the right to use the last name of their genetic ancestors); they get [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority promoted into command positions]] instead of being shoveled into Solahma units.

** Tyrian Callows is this too. While he primarily loves killing and maiming, the look on his face whenever he realizes he's faced with a challenge is pure glee. When Jaune tells him that his group will fight him to prevent him from taking Ruby, he emphatically states "Good!" and when Qrow shows up to rescue them before Ruby can be stabbed, Tyrian looks thrilled.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'': As a ProudWarriorRace of {{Barbarian Tribe}}s, this applies to all Skullbanians, including Fangbone himself. Some however take it to a another level, like the legendary warrior [[ActionGirl Hammerscab]], who was so bloodthirsty she was abandoned by her entire clan for constantly picking fights for the sheer sake of it and now roams Skullbania on a constant search for the strongest opponents to defeat in battle.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'', Proto Man seems to only be happy when he's fighting -- sometimes, only when it's with Mega Man.

* Buttercup of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' enjoys fighting the most out of her sisters and will sometimes tell others of her battles. She also has a habit of sometimes taking it too far and is disappointed when a monster won't fight back. She doesn't take too kindly to [[BerserkButton the Professor or her sisters being threatened]], though. You've been warned.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': ComicBook/{{Raven}} could possibly be this -- as well as her allies, but she's most notable. [[BewaretheQuietOnes God help you if you really piss her off by messing with her friends]]. [[CurbStompBattle She'll kick your ass if you do]].

** [[ProudWarriorRace Dinobot]], from the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', fits the trope to a tee. He's all about honor and glory and abhors an unfair fight because there's no honor in winning that way. He can't let a "clear out" order by without at least one objection, either.

* Kimmy from the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' game of ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' just likes killing people with explosives. She finds it a fun activity.
** The three unfrozen Jedi in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Star War'' are far less peaceful than Ackbar expected. Gol even says that it's a good thing he found them instead of other Jedi since the ones who died during the Empire's take-over must have been incredibly weak if they were defeated by clones.
* Gillion Tidestrider from ''Podcast/JustRollWithItShow'' is a downplayed version of this trope.
* Most avatars of the Hunt, and many from other powers in ''Podcast/TheMagnusArchives''.

* Wrestling/SgtSlaughter, practically from the beginning of his career he distinguished himself for being this.

** Yang Xiao Long is a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction of this trope]]. She admits that she's a thrill seeker who wants to travel the world and find exciting fights. Being a Huntress enables her to do that. As a result, instead of just entering a mob bar to find out what the bar owner knows about someone she's looking for, Yang deliberately antagonises the man and then fights all of his thugs, tearing up the bar in the process. Even her Semblance reflects her fight-happy personality -- the more injured she gets, the [[CriticalStatusBuff more powerful]] her attacks become. However, this means she voluntarily leaves herself wide-open to attacks and her manner of fighting is extremely predictable. As a result, in Volume 3, the villains set her up to trigger their invasion: [[spoiler:on international television, she is framed as apparently attacking a defeated and helpless tournament opponent, which triggers a global spike in negative emotions that enable the [[AnimalisticAbomination Creatures of Grimm]], who are [[EmotionEater attracted by negative emotion]], to attack humanity in force; this also brings her school, and its [[BigGood headmaster]], into disrepute. At the height of the invasion, she attempts to save Blake from Adam Taurus by recklessly striking out, only for Adam to [[AnArmAndALeg cut off her right arm]] [[IaijutsuPractitioner with but a single stroke]]. She spends the whole of Volume 4 coming to terms with her defeat and disability and [[DiscussedTrope discussing the consequences of this trope]] with her mentor and father. When she returns to the front lines in Volume 5, she's become a calmer, wiser fighter who is more interested in fighting to protect than in thrill-seeking]].

* Gillion Tidestrider from ''Podcast/JustRollWithItShow'' is asexual, and another character, Jar Ferin, can be interpreted as such,

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'': As a ProudWarriorRace of {{Barbarian Tribe}}s, this applies to all Skullbanians, including Fangbone himself. Some however take it UpToEleven, like the legendary warrior [[ActionGirl Hammerscab]], who was so bloodthirsty she was abandoned by her entire clan for constantly picking fights for the sheer sake of it and now roams Skullbania on a constant search for the strongest opponents to defeat in battle.

* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'': The [[ProudWarriorRace Warrior caste]] of the Clans live solely for war, and prefer to die in combat than of old age. Some Crusader Clans are more ruthless than the rest, such as Clan Jade Falcon, Smoke Jaguar, and Ice Hellion. Rather than die of old age, [[DesignerBabies "outdated"]] Clan warriors past 35 years old are reassigned to Solahma units, given an outdated assault rifle, and sent out as CannonFodder to distract [[PoweredArmor battlearmor]] and [[HumongousMecha battlemechs]].

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* [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Ares]] was one of the Greek gods of war. While Athena was the goddess of wisdom and tactics, the domain of Ares was bloodlust and slaughter. He fought because he loved violence. Which is not to say Athena didn't relish warfare (she was, after all, a war goddess), as indicated by [[http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Athena.html#Hymns this verse]]. She's just not ''as'' bloodthirsty as Ares. Then there's Ares's sister/sidekick Enyo, whose epithets include "blood-splattered", "destroyer of cities", and "impartial"--because she would support both sides of a battle to maximize the slaughter.

** The Orcs/Orks were genetically engineered by a {{precursor|s}} race for the specific purpose of being tireless warriors and killers, and will gleefully fight anything, themselves included if there's a good fight to be had from it. Orks actually need fights like a human needs exercise; in one book an Ork Boy imprisoned and kept for study gradually wastes away and even develops a prominent gut. Orks can have their brains replaced with that of a face-eater squig, a mindlessly violent eating machine incapable of experiencing pain or fear - and their comrades may not even notice the change. That part about them needing fights to stay in shape cannot be understated -- the Orks were originally a ''far'' more impressive warrior race called the Krorks. Not being in constant warfare against opponents as formidable as the ones they were created to fight in the first place (namely the Necron Empire and the C'tan at their peak) has led to them degenerating into the far weaker Orks.
** Worshippers of Khorne qualify partially -- [[PsychoForHire but their main interest is spilling blood and spreading death and mayhem in Khorne's name]], not in the quality of the battle. After all, "Khorne cares not from whence the blood flows, as long as it flows" -- they've been known to kill ''themselves'' if they run out of other victims to kill. Notably, the quote is interpreted differently DependingOnTheWriter. [[TabletopGame/BlackCrusade Those]] trying to make Chaos a bit less of a mustache-twirling ForTheEvulz villain go for the full trope, so that the "from whence the blood flows" quote refers to Khorne not caring which particular ''faction'' bleeds, only about the skill level of your opponent. Decapitating a fellow Chaos Champion is just pleasing to Khorne as slaying an Imperial hero while killing a lowly cultist or citizen barely gets His attention. It ultimately comes across as a ZigZaggingTrope - while Khorne enjoys any and all bloodshed, he dislikes cowards and weaklings and ''prefers'' the slaughter of strong warriors and worthy opponents.

** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' implies that this is a trait shared by all Celtic heroes (the aforementioned Lancer among them... his True Name is [[spoiler:Cú Chulainn]]). The Celts are portrayed as a warrior people who relish combat and live for the thrill of fighting a powerful foe. This mostly doesn't apply, however, to Celts whose characterization is based on later Medieval romances--i.e., [[spoiler:''Fate/stay night'''s main heroine, Saber]] and some characters from [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Arthurian mythology]], as they're usually shown as chivalrous knights who may take satisfaction from honorable duels, but fight with higher goals in mind.

* AJ from ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal'' has occasionally been written like this, as has his direct successor [[LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald Camila A Slash]]--though while AJ is definitely in it for the fighting and vengeance, Camila's motivations for her violent streak are a little hazier.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'', Proto Man seems to only be happy when he's fighting--sometimes, only when it's with Mega Man.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': ComicBook/{{Raven}} could possibly be this--as well as her allies, but she's most notable. [[BewaretheQuietOnes God help you if you really piss her off by messing with her friends]]. [[CurbStompBattle She'll kick your ass if you do]].

* ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} spent most of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'' drinking in a depressed stupor, with only combat situations getting any sort of a rise from him. Even then, he fought in a half-hearted, disinterested manner until he came across something he considered to be a real challenge: a BrainwashedAndCrazy ComicBook/WonderWoman. Even when she ultimately killed him, he died with a satisfied smile on his face.

** The "[[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Adventurer#Murderhobos murderhobo]]" phenomenon most associated with this game happens when players care nothing for character interaction, backstory or plot; they just want to kill things and take their stuff, moving on to another location when they run out of victims or resistance is too high (believed by some to be a reaction to the kind of KillerDM who exploits a characters' backstory to make them suffer). The savvier DM will ensure the campaign has something for everyone before deploying RockFallsEveryoneDies.

* Naomi from ''Webcomic/TheFarSideOfUtopia'' is a pretty normal happy girl. Then you give her any excuse to start punching things. She seems to enjoy it [[http://pastutopia.com/?comic=comic-for-friday-june-5th more than a little too much]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'':

* The titular villain of ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' was like this. He didn't want to conquer the world, but rather to find a WorthyOpponent to challenge and develop his skills and experience as a supervillain. As soon as he kills his own nemesis, he's left without a worthy opponent to reduce his boredom. So, he creates a new superhero nemesis to give him a good fight, only for him to, later on, become eviler than Megamind himself and thus have to be stopped. [[spoiler:As soon as Megamind defeats his own creation, he ends up saving the city and becoming a superhero instead, thus giving him more ''real'' challenges to feed his adrenaline rush, even though it would mean retiring from the supervillain business to become said superhero.]]