History PlayingWith / WouldntHitAgirl

** Not only Jim won't attack any women, he even refuses to ''touch'' them too.

** Jim's powers key weakness is women, so whenever he hits them, he will [[HeroicRROD suffer physically and/or mentally]].

** Jim's powers, which are the only thing keeping him alive, were bestowed on him by a goddess who forbid him from ever hurting a woman.
** Jim literally can't physically hurt a girl due to a curse placed on him by a goddess.

** Jim does fight Veridian, but apologises before, during and after the fight.

--->'''Jim''': I'm so not gonna fight you even though I know you have no mercy for any one and wouldn't hesitate to kill me on the drop of a hat. No, ma'am, I'm not gonna defend myself because I'd rather be dead than be known as woman-beater.

** Jim avoids fighting women when possible, only doing so in self-defense or under explicit orders, and even then holds back and feels discomfort when doing so.

* '''Downplayed'''

** Jim's powers were bestowed on him by a goddess who forbid him from ever hurting a woman lest they be revoked.

** Jim is a [[InternalizedCategorism self-hating man]] who was raised by a [[DoesNotLikeMen misandric]] [[AbusiveParents mother]] and now believes that [[WomenAreWiser women are superior]] to men and should be [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale allowed to treat men as they want]].

* '''Inverted''': Jim regularly beats women, but would never hurt another man.

** WouldHitAGirl

*** On the flip side of this, the DarkActionGirl insults and toys with him while fighting, and the hero, seeing he has no other choice, [[RageBreakingPoint sheds]] [[IAmNotLeftHanded his]] [[LetsGetDangerous inhibitions]] and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats the fuck out of her]], killing her. He can only [[TheseHandsHaveKilled look at his hands]] in horror afterwards.

** Jim doesn't hit ''anyone'', male or female.

** Jim avoids fighting women when possible, only doing so in self-defense or under explicit orders, and even then holds back.

** The hero´s enemy is a sadistic DarkActionGirl, he refuses to hit her, she completely beat the shit out of him with a SlasherSmile, insulting and toying with him, and leaving the guy crippled at the end, with several bones of his body broken. He realizes that the mental scars are so severe that he won´t be able to fight anymore, so he will be an invalid the rest of his life.

--> '''Jim''': "I'm so not gonna fight you even though I know you have no mercy for any one and wouldn't hesitate to kill me on the drop of a hat. No, ma'am, I'm not gonna defend myself because I'd rather be dead than be known as woman-beater."

** Jim's personal honour code forbids him from fighting anyone he has an unfair advantage over. [[MasculineLinesFeminineCurves He being a typical man and Veridian being a typical woman]], she happens to be naturally [[WomenAreDelicate smaller and weaker]] [[MenAreTough than him]], so he declines on those grounds.
** Jim lives in a [[CrapsackWorld society]] [[MenAreTheExpendableGender that protects and values women more than men]] and knows that [[WifeBasherBasher people will kill him if he dares hit a female]], even if she deserves it.

-->'''Veridian''': What's the matter? Ya don't hit ladies?\\

-->'''Jim''': I am against misogynistic violence but I am not against self defense, there is a difference.

--> '''Jim''': What? Oh no miss you don't understand I am a pacifist by nature. Trust me even if you were a guy I would still prefer not to fight you.

--> '''Jim''': I don't hit women... But my '''[[GatlingGood Minigun]]''' [[WouldHitAGirl does]]!

--> '''Jim''': You just couldn't pass up that easy win, could you? [[GuileHero I knew I couldn't beat you in a head-on fight, so I had to try a different approach.]]

** Veridian [[FullFrontalAssault isn’t embarassed and attacks him anyway.]]

--> '''Jim''': Fight you? Oh I'd rather do a certain other type of "F Word".

** "[[DoubleStandard Okay, hold on, you think that ''just'' because you have two X chromosones means that I wouldn't hit you in a fight?]]"

** Jim's refusal to fight Veridian is seen as an insult by her because that means he views her as weaker than he. She responds by [[CurbStompBattle handing him his ass]]

** Jim refused to fight Andy [[SissyVillain for being effeminate]].

* '''Averted''': WouldHitAGirl

** Jim insults an [[TestosteronePoisoning incredibly manly man]] by telling him he's so wimpy and unmanly, he must abide by his code of never hitting a girl. Jim then complains about being completely defenseless when the man gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

** Jim insults a ManlyMan by telling him he's so wimpy and unmanly, he must abide by his code of never hitting a girl. Jim then complains about being completely defenseless when the man gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

** "You're right, I wouldn't hit a girl. Alice?!" "Yeah?" [[DesignatedGirlFight "Hit her!"]] "[[BloodKnight Okay]]!"

* '''Implied''': In the FinalBattle, Jim infiltrated the BigBad’s headquarters and beats up every major bad guy-except Veridian.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

** Viridian [[FullFrontalAssault attacks him anyway.]]

** Violence towards women add to the esrb-like ratings, so the author won't add it because he wants his book to be accessible to younger audience too..
** The writers don't show Jim and Veridian fighting because their afraid of offending viewers who would object.

** Alternatively, Jim can strike female opponents, but he receives [[WhatTheHellHero a negative penalty]] for doing so, because it is considered VideoGameCrueltyPotential.