History Main / BloodSplatteredWarrior

-->-- '''[[WhiteShirtOfDeath Mr. Blank]]''', ''SamAndFuzzy''

* Occasionally shows up in ''{{Higurashi}}''.

* ''{{Hellsing}}'': Seras's entire outfit is stained red with blood after she awakens her true vampiric power.

* Various characters in ''BloodPlus''

* Happens several times in BelisariusSeries. Usually as an indicator that a given character is a {{Badass}}

* After the Battle of Lepanto Andrea Doria was covered with the gore from a round shot which had caught an unlucky sailor next to him. In a subversion he had spent most of the battle harrassing the Ottoman flank rather then in the thickest part and the blood spattering was a fluke.

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* Legend has it that the Austrian flag's creation is related to this. Duke Leopold V of Austria, after being soaked in blood from a battle, took off his belt, under which his clothes were still white. Appearently he liked that sight well enough to make it the Austrian flag.

See its {{Sister Trope}}s, BloodSplatteredInnocents and BloodSplatteredWeddingDress for innocents and brides, respectively. Expect {{Blood Knight}}s, {{Sociopathic Hero}}es, and other combat lovers to be a BloodSplatteredWarrior. Related to BloodIsTheNewBlack.

A BloodSplatteredWarrior is exactly that, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a combatant drenched in blood]]. This is often used to show how insanely awesome the character is due to the implication that they either [[{{Determinator}} took multiple wounds yet stood their ground]], or [[OneManArmy were drenched in their opponents' blood]]. [[{{Badass}} Or both]].

* A staple in the ''DragonAge'' series: every prolonged fight leaves the melee warriors splattered in gratuitous blood, particularly visible in cutscenes that ensue.
** ''DragonAgeOrigins'': During the city elf origin, there comes a point where a noble tells one of his men off for not noticing that you are drenched in the blood of his guards.

* This is usually the aftermath of one of Guts' battles in ''{{Berserk}}''.

->''"Hoooo! Looks like I might have to change my name to '''mr. Red'''! [[EvilLaugh Ba ha ha ha ha ha]]!"''

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* [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Stryker]]'s win pose in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (should the player not perform a [[FinishingMove Fatality]]) has him [[ThrowDownTheBomblet toss a grenade to his off-screen opponent]], blowing up their body and covering his face with their blood.

* ''DwarfFortress'': It is not uncommon, especially in adventure mode, to quickly become covered in blood. This is fortunate, since you may [[BloodLust run out of water.]]

* ''TheChroniclesOfAmber'' by RogerZelazny: In ''The Guns of Avalon'', after the climactic battle Corwin is soaked in blood. One of his colleagues tells him he's wounded. He tells them no, he's just tired; the blood is that of his brother. [[spoiler:He didn't kill him, though, he got there just as the man was dying.]]

See its {{Sister Trope}}s, BloodSplatteredInnocents and BloodSplatteredWeddingDress for innocents and brides, respectively. Expect {{Blood Knight}}s, {{Heroic Sociopath}}s, and other combat lovers to be a BloodSplatteredWarrior.

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* ''GodOfWar 3'' even goes as far as to have an achievement/trophy for having had a given number of gallons of blood coating Kratos.

* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'': [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. While engaged in killing, both Ladd Russo and Claire Stanfield love to cover themselves with the blood of their victims.

* The ''{{Dofus}}'' Sacrier class have their arms coated in blood. They then [[BloodyMurder use the blood to attack their foes]].
* ''MountAndBlade'' has this for both people who have sustained injuries or dealt them. After a battle, especially one where the player has a large bladed weapon as their primary equipment, there's a fine crimson layer on most player and horse models by that point.

* Due to the way ''TeamFortress2'' handles blood decals, they only appear on a player when they are shot by any projectile that isn't an explosive or fire-based, as well as melee attacks. It also has zero indication on actual healthiness because a medic could be healing that heavy, meaning he could look like he's covered in his own blood, yet has well over his normal allotment of 300 HP.

** In ''Videogame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'', this happens in-game.

A BloodSplatteredWarrior is exactly that, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a combatant drenched in blood]]. This is often used to show how insanely awesome the character is due to the implication that they either [[{{Determinator}} took multiple wounds yet stood their ground]], or [[OneManArmy were drenched in their opponents blood]]. [[{{Badass}} Or both]].

* ''{{Baccano}}'': [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. While engaged in killing, both Ladd Russo and Claire Stanfield love to cover themselves with the blood of their victims.

->''"Hoooo! Looks like I'm going to have to change my name to '''mr. Red'''! [[EvilLaugh Ba ha ha ha ha ha]]!"''

** By the time a typical fight ends in MortalKombat9, you will typically be covered in blood -- either your own, or your opponent's.

* [[MortalKombat3 Stryker]]'s win pose in ''MortalKombat9'' (should the player not perform a [[FinishingMove Fatality]]) has him [[ThrowDownTheBomblet toss a grenade to his off-screen opponent]], blowing up their body and covering his face with their blood.