History Main / CodeOfHonour

* Wrestling/SamoaJoe tried to end the career of Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels in Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/AJStyles accused Joe of violating the unwritten code of honor that comes with being a part of the X-Division, a code Joe said he did not care about in response. This was a great divergence from Joe's [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy usual gimmick, where he refused to break ROH's code even when Christopher Daniels paid him to. He also kept upholding an honor code in The Pure Wrestling Association.[[/folder]]

* The Code Of Honor is the defining trait of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. It used to be a five point law that could earn one severe penalties if they violated it, put in place to cut back on {{t|rying to catch me fighting dirty}}he [[EasilyDistractedReferee usual]] [[GlassJawReferee antics]] [[RageQuit that]] go on in professional wrestling. For awhile it seemed to be working, with even most of the heels subscribing to it at least partially. But then its obvious flaw became apparent; if most of the roster decides to violate it, are you going to suspend them all? So Gabe Sapolsky did away with the code but after he left the company it was brought back, although simplified to what amounted to "play nice" and there were no longer penalties for violators.[[/folder]]

* The Code Of Honor is the defining trait of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. It used to be a five point law that could earn one severe penalties if they violated it, put in place to cut back on {{t|rying to catch me fighting dirty}}he [[EasilyDistractedReferee usual]] [[GlassJawReferee antics]] [[RageQuit that]] go on in professional wrestling. For awhile seemed to be working, with even most of the heels subscribing to it at least partially. But then its obvious flaw became apparent, if most of the roster decides to violate it, are you going to suspend them all? So Gabe Sapolsky did away with the code but after he left the company it was brought back, although simplified to what amounted to "play nice" and there were no longer penalties for violators.
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-->''I will not bring dishonour on my sacred arms nor will I abandon my comrade wherever I shall be stationed. I will defend the rights of gods and men and will not leave my country smaller, when I die, but greater and better, so far as I am able by myself and with the help of all. I will respect the rulers of the time duly and the existing ordinances duly and all others which may be established in the future. Furthermore, if anyone seeks to destroy the ordinances I will oppose him so far as I am able by myself and with the help of all. I will honor the cults of my fathers. Witnesses to this shall be the gods Agraulus, Hestia, Enyo, Enyalius, Ares, Athena the Warrior, Zeus, Thallo, Auxo, Hegemone, Heracles, and the boundaries of my native land, wheat, barley, vines, olive-trees, fig-trees...''

* Lawyers, being lawyers, know that [[AmoralAttorney some in their profession]] will want to, erm, [[RulesLawyer lawyer]] their way around any Code, have come up with very complicated Codes that either leave little room for wiggling or limit how useful to the lawyer or damaging to others the wiggling can be. The American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association_Model_Rules_of_Professional_Conduct Model Rules of Professional Conduct]] (applied in some form in all states except California, which has slightly different rules) are a good example.

* Lawyers, being lawyers, know that [[AmoralAttorney some in their profession]] will want to, erm, [[RulesLawyer lawyer]] their way around any Code, have come up with very complicated Codes that either leave little room for wiggling or limit how useful to the lawyer or damaging to others the wiggling can be. The American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association_Model_Rules_of_Professional_Conduct Model Rules of Professional Conduct]] (applied in some form in all states except California, which has more restrictive rules) are a good example.

* Lawyers, being lawyers, know that [[AmoralAttorney some in their profession]] will want to, erm, [[RulesLawyer lawyer]] their way around any Code, have come up with very complicated Codes that either leave little room for wiggling or limit how useful or damaging the wiggling can be. The American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association_Model_Rules_of_Professional_Conduct Model Rules of Professional Conduct]] (applied in some form in all states except California, which has more restrictive rules) are a good example.

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* The Code Of Honor is the defining trait of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. It used to be a five point law that could earn one severe penalties if they violated it, put in place to cut back on {{t|rying to catch me fighting dirty}}he [[EasilyDistractedReferee usual]] [[GlassJawReferee antics]] [[RageQuit that]] go on in professional wrestling. For awhile seemed to be working, even the heels subscribing to it at least partially for the most part. But then its obvious flaw became apparent, if most of the roster decides to violate it, are you going to suspend them all? So Gabe Sapolsky did away with the code but after he left the company it was brought back, although simplified to what amounted to "play nice" and with no penalty for violators.

* The Code Of Honor defining trait of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. It used to be a five point law that could earn one severe penalties if they violated it, put in place to cut back on {{t|rying to catch me fighting dirty}}he [[EasilyDistractedReferee usual]] [[GlassJawReferee antics]] that go on in professional wrestling. For awhile seemed to be working with many of the heels subscribing to it at least partially. But then it ran into its obvious flaw, if most of the roster decides to violate it, are you going to suspend them all? So Gabe Sapolsky did away with it but after he left the company it was brought back, although it was shortened to three general points that amounted to "play nice" and there is no longer any penalty for breaking them.

* The Code Of Honor defining trait of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. It was optional but all the same was put in place to cut back on {{t|rying to catch me fighting dirty}}he [[EasilyDistractedReferee usual]] antics that go on in professional wrestling and for awhile seemed to be working with many of the heels subscribing to it at least partially. Gabe Sapolsky did away with it though as more and more wrestlers began to ignore it but after he left the company it was brought back.

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* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' TheFairFolk ''live'' by this. All their actions, both benign and malign, fall under this. Any debt incurred ''must'' be repaid in kind. Any injury ''must'' have an appropriate response. To claim a Fae has violated this is a grave insult. Another dangerous action is ''giving'' them a gift because they do not like being forced into being a debtor. The prospect of reneging on a debt owed to a mortal, because if the mortal is dead the debt cannot be repaid, is enough to make a powerful Fae assassin halt and listen to the request for repayment and then act on it. If the mortal was still targeted, the assassin would finish the job then.

** Also, the Igors in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' have a Code which requires such things as "The Marther is always right." and "Don't ask [big] questions." At one point in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', an Igor has to answer a question he cannot due to the Code. He simply says "I would be unable to say that."

See also, TheVow, which sometimes coincides.

* The Code of Thundera in ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'': "Justice, Truth, Honor, and Loyalty."

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* The Jedi Code in ''StarWars''.

* The Pirate Code of ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is more like a set of guidelines rather than actual rules, but it still works.

** Also, the Igors in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' have a Code which requires such things as "The Marther is always right." and "Don't ask [big] questions." At one point in ''ThiefOfTime'', an Igor has to answer a question he cannot due to the Code. He simply says "I would be unable to say that."

* [[TheWitcher Geralt]] [[spoiler:pretends he]] has one of these and will often bring it up when he refuses a job or stays neutral in any given conflict. [[spoiler:There actually is a code but all it really covers is not sharing Witcher secrets and lore and preserving the secrecy of the mutagens that allow them to do their jobs. So Geralt is just bullshitting people when he quotes the Witcher Code when he doesn't want to do something.]]

* ''{{GURPS}}'' has various Codes of Honour as disadvantages. While many of them are connected to specific organisations, there's also things like the "Pirates' Code of Honour" and "Gentlemen's Code of Honour"
* The Oath and the Measure of the Solamnic Knights in the ''DungeonsAndDragons'' {{Dragonlance}} setting.
* ForgottenRealms has too many specific organizations. Even [[ChurchMilitant paladin orders]] of the same god don't have ''exactly'' the same charter: they were founded by different leaders for different goals. Of those published, there's The Code of the [[HeroSecretService Harpers]] (they [[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=9425 got]] a separate {{sourcebook}}).

* The Aslan ''Fteir'' code in {{Traveller}}.

* ''{{Bionicle}}'' has the Toa Code, which is basically ThouShallNotKill.

* The Code of Thundera in ''{{Thundercats}}'': "Justice, Truth, Honor, and Loyalty."

In order to have [[CharacterAlignment Lawful characters]], you first need to have a law. Most works provide that law in the form of TheCode.