History BloodKnight / Literature

** Hell, a lot of the MainCharacters appear to be Blood Knights despite the otherwise the [[RousseauWasRight benevolent values]] of the books. Gimli and Legolas notably spend the Battle of Helms Deep having a BodyCountCompetition, Boromir gives the Balrog a BringIt using the Horn of Gondor, Aragorn shouts glory for his forebears as he smites foes and Éowyn unlike almost every other woman in the setting longs for the righteous joy of battle. In fairness though she is part of the aforementioned Rohirrim and as explained being stuck at home with a decrepit cursed uncle and the creepy Grima haunting her steps was far from ideal compared to dying nobly in battle as a LadyOfWar.

** Beorn from ''Literature/TheHobbit'' is a notable example. He is extremely pleased at hearing that Gandalf slew many goblins rescuing Bilbo and the Dwarves in the caves of the Misty Mountains and when the wizard recounts the “Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire” scene of them stuck up trees surrounded by wolves and goblins — Beorn gets up pacing saying “I wished I had been there. ''I would’ve given them more than fireworks''. Later in the same chapter after learning Gandalf was telling him the truth from a goblin and warg he found in the wild, Beorn skins the wolf and puts the goblin’s head on a spike (this is a children’s book BTW). As Bilbo thinks, Beorn is a terrifying enemy, but fortunately he’s on their side. He makes a BigDamnHeroes reappearance in the climax to personally crush Bolg the ruling orc of Moria in his arms.

** TheUnfettered Fëanor (who’s practically a VillainProtagonist as detailed) in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Also his seven sons, of which the two eldest, Maedhros and Maglor, eventually become [[ShellShockedVeteran Shell-Shocked Veterans]]

** TheAce Elf Fëanor as detailed in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Also his seven sons, of which the two eldest, Maedhros and Maglor, eventually become [[ShellShockedVeteran Shell-Shocked Veterans]]

** Even the Hobbit characters; in spite of their cozy sensibilities display this with Pippin being so envious that Merry got to help slay the Witch King, he actually spends the FinalBattle searching for a great opponent he can slay (he finds one in a troll). There’s also Bilbo who goes from fainting at mere idea of getting killed — to literally singing while fighting hundreds of massive spiders and goading the massive dragon Smaug over his inability to catch him. Not to mention despite the severe trauma and heartbreak Bibo went through during the Battle of Five Armies, it was still apparently a battle he was proud of and the one that he genuinely enjoyed recounting years later. Bilbo eventually decides to leave the Shire on his 111 birthday simply because he wanted to adventure once more and he actually shows some envy towards Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin for their quest he was too old to participate in. Averted with Frodo though as he becomes a ShellShockedVeteran who eventually refuses to wield any weapon ever again.

** Beorn from ''Literature/TheHobbit'' is a notable example. He is extremely pleased at hearing that Gandalf slew many goblins rescuing Bilbo and the Dwarves in the caves of the Misty Mountains and when the wizard recounts the “Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire” scene of them stuck up trees surrounded by wolves and goblins — Beorn gets up pacing saying “I wished I had been there. ''I would’ve given them more than fireworks''. Later in the same chapter after learning Gandalf was telling him the truth from a goblin and warg he found in the wild, Beon skins the wolf and puts the goblin’s head on a spike (this is a children’s book BTW). As Bilbo thinks, Beorn is a terrifying enemy, but fortunately he’s on their side. He makes a BigDamnHeroes reappearance in the climax to personally crush Bolg the ruling orc of Moria in his arms.

** Beon from ''Literature/TheHobbit'' is a notable example. He is extremely pleased at hearing that Gandalf slew many goblins rescuing Bilbo and the Dwarves in the caves of the Misty Mountains and when the wizard recounts the “Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire” scene of them stuck up trees surrounded by wolves and goblins — Beon gets up pacing saying “I wished I had been there. ''I would’ve given them more than fireworks''. Later in the same chapter after learning Gandalf was telling him the truth from a goblin and warg he found in the wild, Beon skins the wolf and puts the goblin’s head on a spike (this is a children’s book BTW). As Bilbo thinks, Beon is a terrifying enemy, but fortunately he’s on their side. He makes a BigDamnHeroes reappearance in the climax to personally crush Bolg the ruling orc of Moria in his arms.

* In ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', this is one of the things Big Brother wants you to be. At first glance, one might think that since Oceania is at war with Eastasia, it's natural that they'd want patriotic and devoted soldiers. However, as O'Brien tells him in then end, [[spoiler:the ForeverWar between Eastasia and Oceania is of no importance at all, and merely one more way for the party to control the people]]. So in effect, this is what Big Brother encourages people to become.

* ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' has [[BigBad Judge Holden]], a mysterious GeniusBruiser who believes that "war is god" and appears to be solely motivated by the desire to propagate violence and pain. He tries to convert the [[VillainProtagonist Glanton gang]] into this frame of mind, succeeding with all but [[TheHero the kid]].

** Sandor Clegane lives for little other than fighting and believes that "killing is the sweetest thing there is", and he's the ''good'' brother. The bad one, Gregor, just seems to like the murdering part rather than having a battle at all, and actually putting up a fight (which is [[OneManArmy bloody hard]]) seems to piss him off.

** Ankh Morpork's Sam Vimes is a Blood Knight whom constantly restrains himself by hunting and arresting criminals as a Watchman to satisfy his hunger for violence. It becomes a plot point in ''[[Literature/NightWatchDiscworld Night Watch]]'' and ''Literature/{{Thud}}'' that Vimes has a vicious nature buried deep that he calls "[[EnemyWithin The Beast]]" which seeks violence bloodshed but Vimes keeps it in check, he's The Watchman who watches even himself.

* The Rohirrim in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' seem to have cultural elements that reflect this, ''And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was upon them.'' Not to mention when they later charge at the, far numerically superior, enemy screaming "Death!".

* Fëanor in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Also his seven sons, of which the two eldest, Maedhros and Maglor, eventually become [[ShellShockedVeteran Shell-Shocked Veterans]].

-> '''Brian Akk:''' What percentage of the community, the adult community, is just in it for the brawl? On both sides?

* Most of the Career tributes in ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', who are trained from childhood to fight and to treat the Games like a ''game'' and an honorable tournament. They usually proudly volunteer at the reapings, something most kids from the lesser districts would never consider doing.

* ''LightNovel/TheWeaknessOfBeatriceTheLevelCapHolySwordswoman'': The members of the guild Elkiad, who are former soldiers from the Cold War. They were dissatisfied at not being able to fight seriously on Earth (due to politics), so they took to the alternate world of Ground's Nir with glee. [[spoiler:After becoming zombies, and hence unable to permanently die, this has only gotten worse.]]

* Inglis "Chris" Eucus the protagonist of ''Literature/RebornToMasterTheBlade'' is eager to prove her fighting prowess and improve her sword skills as this was the whole reason she was reborn, her past life [[RebornAsTheOppositeSex the Hero-King Inglis]] was a wise ruler but never really mastered the sword so this time she wants to become the very best swordswoman there is.