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The full on-page example list is thus: ('''NOTE:''' I crosswicked the page before realizing that this needed bringing up here. Since that by necessity skewed the shape of it towards what I thought was the trope's identity, I am basing my analysis on [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231030201425/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMan this Wayback archive]] that I made before I did my edit.
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The full on-page example list is thus: ('''NOTE:''' '''NOTE:''' I crosswicked the page before realizing that this needed bringing up here. Since that by necessity skewed the shape of it towards what I thought was the trope's identity, I am basing my analysis on [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231030201425/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMan this Wayback archive]] that I made before I did my edit.
edit. The examples that I added will be covered by the wick check in any case.
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** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.'''ZCE'''
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.'''ZCE; the example is spent talking about how a different character fits a different trope'''
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too.'''Says these characters fit, doesn't explain how.'''
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there.'''General example.'''
* Gau in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''''ZCE'''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.'''ZCE'''
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!'''''ZCE'''
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.'''Description has nothing to do with the trope'''
** Yamawaro'''ZCE'''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.'''Says he fits, doesn't explain how, mostly talks about another thing.'''
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries.'''That's SmashMook.'''
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.'''An example that fits the description!'''
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.'''ZCE; the example is spent talking about how a different character fits a different trope'''
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too.'''Says these characters fit, doesn't explain how.'''
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there.'''General example.'''
* Gau in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''''ZCE'''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.'''ZCE'''
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!'''''ZCE'''
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.'''Description has nothing to do with the trope'''
** Yamawaro'''ZCE'''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.'''Says he fits, doesn't explain how, mostly talks about another thing.'''
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries.'''That's SmashMook.'''
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.'''An example that fits the description!'''
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** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''. '''ZCE'''
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour. '''ZCE; the example is spent talking about how a different character fits a different trope'''
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too. '''Says these characters fit, doesn't explain how.'''
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there. '''General example.'''
* Gau in''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''''ZCE'''
''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' '''ZCE'''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''. '''ZCE'''
* The eponymous hero of''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!'''''ZCE'''
''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!'' '''ZCE'''
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout. '''Description has nothing to do with the trope'''
**Yamawaro'''ZCE'''
Yamawaro '''ZCE'''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked. '''Says he fits, doesn't explain how, mostly talks about another thing.'''
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries. '''That's SmashMook.'''
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs. '''An example that fits the description!'''
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour. '''ZCE; the example is spent talking about how a different character fits a different trope'''
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too. '''Says these characters fit, doesn't explain how.'''
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there. '''General example.'''
* Gau in
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''. '''ZCE'''
* The eponymous hero of
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout. '''Description has nothing to do with the trope'''
**
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked. '''Says he fits, doesn't explain how, mostly talks about another thing.'''
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries. '''That's SmashMook.'''
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs. '''An example that fits the description!'''
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': [[AllLovingHero Tanjiro Kamado]], [[CowardlyLion Zenitsu Agatsuma]], and [[WildMan Inosuke Hashibara]] fit each dynamic, respectively, with their breathing techniques. [...] Inosuke is the Strength who uses the Beast Breathing which emphasizes wild, but strong strikes.
* ChivalricRomance: Used to pothole "wild men of the woods", an example of foes faced by knights alongside "dragons, giants, bears, lions, or other knights".
* ChivalricRomance: Used to pothole "wild men of the woods", an example of foes faced by knights alongside "dragons, giants, bears, lions, or other knights".
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* RedIsViolent: "an orphan that was RaisedByNatives and becomes a kind of WildMan that eventually uses red and becomes the leader of the Rangers"
* ValuesResonance: "Shamhat in the Epic of Gilgamesh is one such sacred prostitute who has an important role in turning WildMan Enkidu into a civilized man." '''Enkidu is implicitly not "a civilized man", but no other description is present.
* Characters.GoldDiggerDiggersFamilyAndFriends: HappilyMarried: To a WildMan named Zan.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016RShikigami: Currently provides the page image.
* ValuesResonance: "Shamhat in the Epic of Gilgamesh is one such sacred prostitute who has an important role in turning WildMan Enkidu into a civilized man." '''Enkidu is implicitly not "a civilized man", but no other description is present.
* Characters.GoldDiggerDiggersFamilyAndFriends: HappilyMarried: To a WildMan named Zan.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016RShikigami: Currently provides the page image.
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* RedIsViolent: "an orphan that was RaisedByNatives and becomes a kind ManOfWealthAndTaste: "The polar opposite of WildMan that eventually uses red and becomes the leader -- a hero with no resources, no fashion, but a very good heart."
* NatureAdoresAVirgin: "In ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'', animals had no fear of theRangers"
* ValuesResonance: "Shamhat in the Epic of Gilgamesh is one such sacred prostitute who has an important role in turningWildMan Enkidu into until he slept with a civilized man." '''Enkidu woman (after which they avoided him)."
* Oni: Used to pothole "[[WildMan particularly wild and brutish humans]]"
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Used as an example of a potential such Tracker alongside "an Elf, MagicalNativeAmerican [...] or {{Ranger}}-type".
* ThankYourPrey: ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Udyr isimplicitly not "a civilized man", but no in lore '''[[WildMan a wild druid-fighter]]''' with [[AnimalisticAbilities the power to channel animal spirits through his body]], and in gameplay a "jungler" who spends most of his time fighting neutral monster camps (raptors, wolves, the occasional odd dragon, etc.) in the jungle of Summoner's Rift. Unlike pretty much every other description champion in the game, he fights them with utmost respect, thanking them for their sacrifice and pledging to keep their spirits alive through their gifted strength.
* TheBrute: ''VideoGame/{{Sifu}}'' has this evenly split between '''[[WildMan Fajar]]''' and [[BloodKnight Sean]]. [...] Fajar ispresent.
a downright feral man with an unkempt BeardOfEvil. He's also the one who gave your character a SlashedThroat in the prologue of the game.
* VideoGameCharacters: WildMan: A usually [[WildHair shaggy]], musclebound and underdressed character who looks like he just came out of the jungle.
* Anime.GaReiZero: Master Michael. To stay close with nature, he refuses to wear clothes except for fundoshi. [[{{Squick}} Even when he visits the city.]]
* Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTargaryen: NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: [...] he and several other young nobles disguised themselves as [[WildMan wood savages]] as a lark, using costumes made of linen, flax and inflammable resin [...].
* Characters.GoldDiggerDiggersFamilyAndFriends: HappilyMarried: To {{Breakers}}: Her bestial fighting stance and attack animations should give you a clue.
* Characters.{{Commandos}}: Subverted. He has the appearance, but he is actually a frail NonActionGuy whose main role is to make noise to distract Japanese soldiers.
* Characters.DeathBattleSeasonOne: {{Robinsonade}}: Away from civilization, he became a WildMannamed Zan.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016RShikigami: Currently providesto adapt to living in the page image.jungle.
* Characters.DungeonOfDoom: Described this way by commentator Wrestling/TonySchiavone during the gimmick's debut match.
* Characters.ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce: He lives in the wilds and adventures with a talking lion, wears little more than a golden loincloth and some jewelry. Shoes don't make the cut.
* Characters.FinalFantasyXITheUlbukaWilderness: He is a burly man who lives in the wilderness with a tiger.
* Characters.{{Gateway}}: Apex is as close to a wild human as you could possibly get, having only vague ideas of civilization, eating like an animal, and speaking in terse sentences.
* NatureAdoresAVirgin: "In ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'', animals had no fear of the
* ValuesResonance: "Shamhat in the Epic of Gilgamesh is one such sacred prostitute who has an important role in turning
* Oni: Used to pothole "[[WildMan particularly wild and brutish humans]]"
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Used as an example of a potential such Tracker alongside "an Elf, MagicalNativeAmerican [...] or {{Ranger}}-type".
* ThankYourPrey: ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Udyr is
* TheBrute: ''VideoGame/{{Sifu}}'' has this evenly split between '''[[WildMan Fajar]]''' and [[BloodKnight Sean]]. [...] Fajar is
* VideoGameCharacters: WildMan: A usually [[WildHair shaggy]], musclebound and underdressed character who looks like he just came out of the jungle.
* Anime.GaReiZero: Master Michael. To stay close with nature, he refuses to wear clothes except for fundoshi. [[{{Squick}} Even when he visits the city.]]
* Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTargaryen: NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: [...] he and several other young nobles disguised themselves as [[WildMan wood savages]] as a lark, using costumes made of linen, flax and inflammable resin [...].
* Characters.
* Characters.{{Commandos}}: Subverted. He has the appearance, but he is actually a frail NonActionGuy whose main role is to make noise to distract Japanese soldiers.
* Characters.DeathBattleSeasonOne: {{Robinsonade}}: Away from civilization, he became a WildMan
* Characters/Onmyoji2016RShikigami: Currently provides
* Characters.DungeonOfDoom: Described this way by commentator Wrestling/TonySchiavone during the gimmick's debut match.
* Characters.ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce: He lives in the wilds and adventures with a talking lion, wears little more than a golden loincloth and some jewelry. Shoes don't make the cut.
* Characters.FinalFantasyXITheUlbukaWilderness: He is a burly man who lives in the wilderness with a tiger.
* Characters.{{Gateway}}: Apex is as close to a wild human as you could possibly get, having only vague ideas of civilization, eating like an animal, and speaking in terse sentences.
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The description is rather vague and focuses specifically on how this trope is used in video games, mainly fighter games and [=RPGs=]. The trope is described mainly around physical lines (the main traits are WildHair, muscularity, little clothing) and gear (which apparently varies from big blades or clubs to "more advanced weapons" such as bombs, which doesn't strike me as setting up much of a pattern; note that the use of high-tech gear isn't supported in any of the examples). In [=RPGs=] they have increased strength or agility or both and a melee-based attack range.
Origins and setting role aren't delved into beyond a sentence noting that the character could be "from the past/from a jungle/victim of a military experiment". It may become a BeastMan if "exposed to magic or genetic engineering". There's very little discussion on this front.
The ur-example is identified as Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh, but no accompanying example is present.
The trope's identity is a little difficult to get a handle on, but it generally seems to focus around bestial, melee-focused, physically primal characters in fighting and role-playing games.
The full on-page example list is thus: ('''NOTE:''' I crosswicked the page before realizing that this needed bringing up here. Since that by necessity skewed the shape of it towards what I thought was the trope's identity, I am basing my analysis on [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231030201425/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMan this Wayback archive]] that I made before I did my edit.
Since the full list was extremely short, I did not bother sorting it into groups.
* The classic fighting game version is Blanka from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', almost more animal than man. '''Very low context, does not clarify what "more animal than man" means.'''
** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.'''ZCE'''
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.'''ZCE; the example is spent talking about how a different character fits a different trope'''
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too.'''Says these characters fit, doesn't explain how.'''
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there.'''General example.'''
* Gau in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''''ZCE'''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.'''ZCE'''
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!'''''ZCE'''
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.'''Description has nothing to do with the trope'''
** Yamawaro'''ZCE'''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.'''Says he fits, doesn't explain how, mostly talks about another thing.'''
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries.'''That's SmashMook.'''
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.'''An example that fits the description!'''
So we have one example out of thirteen that fits the description. Not great.
For the wick check, there are 116 inbounds so I went through every other example.
[[folder:ZCE and other nondescriptive use]]
* AllOfTimeAtOnce: "This is how there are heroes from the present fighting alongside '''the post-apocalyptic WildMan ComicBook/{{Kamandi}}''', the WildWest AntiHero ComicBook/JonahHex and the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII soldier ComicBook/SgtRock against the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons."
* DanceBattler: "Blanka is noted in the manual as utilizing Capoeira, but this is only evident in his flips and not his general WildMan fighting style." '''Doesn't describe what the fighting style is like.'''
* HillbillyHorrors: "''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' offers two [[PrestigeClass bloodlines]] who are twists on this, both of which (unsurprisingly enough) are '''[[WildMan Gangrel]]''': the Oberlochs, an inbred family descended from cruel mine owners who cling to the backwoods and readily recruit; and the Mabrys, who bring the prey to them by running back-road watering holes and roadhouses."
* RedIsViolent: "an orphan that was RaisedByNatives and becomes a kind of WildMan that eventually uses red and becomes the leader of the Rangers"
* ValuesResonance: "Shamhat in the Epic of Gilgamesh is one such sacred prostitute who has an important role in turning WildMan Enkidu into a civilized man." '''Enkidu is implicitly not "a civilized man", but no other description is present.
* Characters.GoldDiggerDiggersFamilyAndFriends: HappilyMarried: To a WildMan named Zan.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016RShikigami: Currently provides the page image.
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[[folder:Partial context]]
These examples establish one aspect or another -- character has a primitive appearance, lives in a wilderness, gets along with animals -- but not enough to get a clear picture.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: [[AllLovingHero Tanjiro Kamado]], [[CowardlyLion Zenitsu Agatsuma]], and [[WildMan Inosuke Hashibara]] fit each dynamic, respectively, with their breathing techniques. Tanjiro is the Balance who wields the versatile Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura. Zenitsu is the Speed who cuts at the blink of an eye with the Thunder Breathing's [[FlashStep first]] [[CripplingOverspecialization form]], and '''Inosuke is the Strength who uses the Beast Breathing which emphasizes wild, but strong strikes.'''
* ScienceWizard: "Brianna often works her magical abilities into her tech (unwittingly, even). Her Peebos are part AI, part golem, and Peebri has been observed with an aura. After marrying '''[[WildMan Zan]]''' and becoming a druid protecting a forest in Jade Realm, her empowering of the life there has a distinct {{Magitek}} theme; for instance, {{Treants}} that look like HumongousMecha, along with armed bears." '''Some sort of nature association, otherwise unclear.'''
* TheApunkalypse: "Gibbering wild men" are one of several bandit aesthetics, no further description.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Defines Wild Man as "a hero with no resources, no fashion, but a very good heart" and as being its opposite.
* WildSamoan: "Subverted with Jacob Fatu, who is Samoan and is wild but is not a wild Samoan so much as a WildMan with a [[AnimalMotifs werewolf motif]]." '''"With a werewolf motif" could mean anything.'''
* Characters.ArknightsEnemyIndex: "Invoked. Junkmen are mercenaries who wear ragged clothing to disguise themselves as drifters."
* Characters.CultistSimulator: Likened to BeastMan and BigfootSasquatchAndYeti, otherwise no description.
* Characters.DeathInParadise: "At least, compared to Poole. He is more unkempt, does much more sniffing of clues, etc."
* Characters.{{Endro}}: Character grew up in and lives in a forest, but isn't given special treatment by animals.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016SSRShikigamiNToZ: Definitely a man of the forest, but has a [[{{Bishonen}} fair appearance]].
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[[folder:Character lives with or is raised by animals.]]
* NatureAdoresAVirgin: Animals do not fear a Wild Man character.
* BearsAreBadNews.Literature: "[[MosesInTheBulrushes An abandoned boy]] is [[RaisedByWolves raised by a bear]], and ends up a WildMan of the Woods."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Savage, primitive characters.]]
Examples that focus on their subjects being detached form civilization, caveman- or animal-like, and wilderness-dwelling.
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* ChivalricRomance: "[...] fighting [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], '''[[WildMan wild men of the woods]]''', {{bears|AreBadNews}}, [[PantheraAwesome lions]], or [[BlackKnight other knights]] [...]"
* Characters.ExtrapowerGiantFist: "Taciturn man raised in the wilderness who wanders through adventure with only a loincloth and some jewelry, and whose best friend is a lion."
* Characters.FinalFantasyXIVPlayableRaces: A species' males are solitary, territorial primitives who live in the forest and fight each other when they meet.
* Characters.LaMulanaEnemies: "Muscle-y, under-dressed and covered in long WildHair. Their profile wonders if their hairiness is due to the lower temperatures of the ruins."
* Characters.LeagueOfLegendsUdyr: "He has the generally shaggy appearance of one through combination of his constant travels and restlessness from his animal spirits. He's slowly trying to find his peace again, but he still gets odd looks whenever he hears the thoughts of horses and shouts at them."
* Characters/Rage2011: "They wear pelts, yell a Native American dialect or gibberish, and many of them will suicide rush the player with axes. They're also the only clan not to use cars."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Edge examples and misuse.]]
* Characters.ChronoTrigger: "Even wild for the standards of primitive humans. Ayla values strength and AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, which several people don't agree with (they'd rather hide and live in peace)." '''AsskickingLeadsToLeadership is its own trope and isn't brought up in the description anyway.'''
* Characters.JojosOCTournamentT5: "Lived on a boat his whole life. He's the definition of this." '''Unclear what boats have to do with anything.'''
[[/folder]]
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Origins and setting role aren't delved into beyond a sentence noting that the character could be "from the past/from a jungle/victim of a military experiment". It may become a BeastMan if "exposed to magic or genetic engineering". There's very little discussion on this front.
The ur-example is identified as Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh, but no accompanying example is present.
The trope's identity is a little difficult to get a handle on, but it generally seems to focus around bestial, melee-focused, physically primal characters in fighting and role-playing games.
The full on-page example list is thus: ('''NOTE:''' I crosswicked the page before realizing that this needed bringing up here. Since that by necessity skewed the shape of it towards what I thought was the trope's identity, I am basing my analysis on [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231030201425/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMan this Wayback archive]] that I made before I did my edit.
Since the full list was extremely short, I did not bother sorting it into groups.
* The classic fighting game version is Blanka from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', almost more animal than man. '''Very low context, does not clarify what "more animal than man" means.'''
** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.'''ZCE'''
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.'''ZCE; the example is spent talking about how a different character fits a different trope'''
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too.'''Says these characters fit, doesn't explain how.'''
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there.'''General example.'''
* Gau in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''''ZCE'''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.'''ZCE'''
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!'''''ZCE'''
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.'''Description has nothing to do with the trope'''
** Yamawaro'''ZCE'''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.'''Says he fits, doesn't explain how, mostly talks about another thing.'''
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries.'''That's SmashMook.'''
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.'''An example that fits the description!'''
So we have one example out of thirteen that fits the description. Not great.
For the wick check, there are 116 inbounds so I went through every other example.
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* AllOfTimeAtOnce: "This is how there are heroes from the present fighting alongside '''the post-apocalyptic WildMan ComicBook/{{Kamandi}}''', the WildWest AntiHero ComicBook/JonahHex and the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII soldier ComicBook/SgtRock against the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons."
* DanceBattler: "Blanka is noted in the manual as utilizing Capoeira, but this is only evident in his flips and not his general WildMan fighting style." '''Doesn't describe what the fighting style is like.'''
* HillbillyHorrors: "''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' offers two [[PrestigeClass bloodlines]] who are twists on this, both of which (unsurprisingly enough) are '''[[WildMan Gangrel]]''': the Oberlochs, an inbred family descended from cruel mine owners who cling to the backwoods and readily recruit; and the Mabrys, who bring the prey to them by running back-road watering holes and roadhouses."
* RedIsViolent: "an orphan that was RaisedByNatives and becomes a kind of WildMan that eventually uses red and becomes the leader of the Rangers"
* ValuesResonance: "Shamhat in the Epic of Gilgamesh is one such sacred prostitute who has an important role in turning WildMan Enkidu into a civilized man." '''Enkidu is implicitly not "a civilized man", but no other description is present.
* Characters.GoldDiggerDiggersFamilyAndFriends: HappilyMarried: To a WildMan named Zan.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016RShikigami: Currently provides the page image.
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These examples establish one aspect or another -- character has a primitive appearance, lives in a wilderness, gets along with animals -- but not enough to get a clear picture.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: [[AllLovingHero Tanjiro Kamado]], [[CowardlyLion Zenitsu Agatsuma]], and [[WildMan Inosuke Hashibara]] fit each dynamic, respectively, with their breathing techniques. Tanjiro is the Balance who wields the versatile Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura. Zenitsu is the Speed who cuts at the blink of an eye with the Thunder Breathing's [[FlashStep first]] [[CripplingOverspecialization form]], and '''Inosuke is the Strength who uses the Beast Breathing which emphasizes wild, but strong strikes.'''
* ScienceWizard: "Brianna often works her magical abilities into her tech (unwittingly, even). Her Peebos are part AI, part golem, and Peebri has been observed with an aura. After marrying '''[[WildMan Zan]]''' and becoming a druid protecting a forest in Jade Realm, her empowering of the life there has a distinct {{Magitek}} theme; for instance, {{Treants}} that look like HumongousMecha, along with armed bears." '''Some sort of nature association, otherwise unclear.'''
* TheApunkalypse: "Gibbering wild men" are one of several bandit aesthetics, no further description.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Defines Wild Man as "a hero with no resources, no fashion, but a very good heart" and as being its opposite.
* WildSamoan: "Subverted with Jacob Fatu, who is Samoan and is wild but is not a wild Samoan so much as a WildMan with a [[AnimalMotifs werewolf motif]]." '''"With a werewolf motif" could mean anything.'''
* Characters.ArknightsEnemyIndex: "Invoked. Junkmen are mercenaries who wear ragged clothing to disguise themselves as drifters."
* Characters.CultistSimulator: Likened to BeastMan and BigfootSasquatchAndYeti, otherwise no description.
* Characters.DeathInParadise: "At least, compared to Poole. He is more unkempt, does much more sniffing of clues, etc."
* Characters.{{Endro}}: Character grew up in and lives in a forest, but isn't given special treatment by animals.
* Characters/Onmyoji2016SSRShikigamiNToZ: Definitely a man of the forest, but has a [[{{Bishonen}} fair appearance]].
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* NatureAdoresAVirgin: Animals do not fear a Wild Man character.
* BearsAreBadNews.Literature: "[[MosesInTheBulrushes An abandoned boy]] is [[RaisedByWolves raised by a bear]], and ends up a WildMan of the Woods."
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[[folder:Savage, primitive characters.]]
Examples that focus on their subjects being detached form civilization, caveman- or animal-like, and wilderness-dwelling.
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* ChivalricRomance: "[...] fighting [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], '''[[WildMan wild men of the woods]]''', {{bears|AreBadNews}}, [[PantheraAwesome lions]], or [[BlackKnight other knights]] [...]"
* Characters.ExtrapowerGiantFist: "Taciturn man raised in the wilderness who wanders through adventure with only a loincloth and some jewelry, and whose best friend is a lion."
* Characters.FinalFantasyXIVPlayableRaces: A species' males are solitary, territorial primitives who live in the forest and fight each other when they meet.
* Characters.LaMulanaEnemies: "Muscle-y, under-dressed and covered in long WildHair. Their profile wonders if their hairiness is due to the lower temperatures of the ruins."
* Characters.LeagueOfLegendsUdyr: "He has the generally shaggy appearance of one through combination of his constant travels and restlessness from his animal spirits. He's slowly trying to find his peace again, but he still gets odd looks whenever he hears the thoughts of horses and shouts at them."
* Characters/Rage2011: "They wear pelts, yell a Native American dialect or gibberish, and many of them will suicide rush the player with axes. They're also the only clan not to use cars."
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[[folder:Edge examples and misuse.]]
* Characters.ChronoTrigger: "Even wild for the standards of primitive humans. Ayla values strength and AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, which several people don't agree with (they'd rather hide and live in peace)." '''AsskickingLeadsToLeadership is its own trope and isn't brought up in the description anyway.'''
* Characters.JojosOCTournamentT5: "Lived on a boat his whole life. He's the definition of this." '''Unclear what boats have to do with anything.'''
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