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* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. In Season 2, John Pilgrim is prone to quoting Bible verses and prays for his (many, many) victims' souls. He's revealed to be a former neo-Nazi who had a FaithHeelTurn, only to end up doing the same type of work for the people who helped him find religion.
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* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. In Season 2, John Pilgrim is prone to quoting Bible verses and prays for his (many, many) victims' souls. He's revealed to be a former neo-Nazi who had a FaithHeelTurn, HeelFaithTurn, only to end up doing the same type of work for the people who helped him find religion.
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* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In Season One, the Ghostwalker has a pseudo-religion devotion to the Meths, the wealthy humans who use cortical stack technology to become immortal and gain massive wealth and power. He points out that unlike the old gods, these new gods can actively grant your prayers if you serve them.
* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. In Season 2, John Pilgrim is prone to quoting Bible verses and prays for his (many, many) victims'souls.souls. He's revealed to be a former neo-Nazi who had a FaithHeelTurn, only to end up doing the same type of work for the people who helped him find religion.
* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. In Season 2, John Pilgrim is prone to quoting Bible verses and prays for his (many, many) victims'
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* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' turns ''[=PoH=]'' of all characters into one of these, as in his delusional mind he keeps believing that Jesus is telling him to kill people. Unfortunately for him (and much to the chagrin of the rest of [[PlayerKilling Laughing Coffin]]), he tends to come off as incredibly cringy whenever he quotes scripture, causing almost nobody to take him or his guild seriously.
-->'''Johnny Black''': They take ''one'' look at Reverend Killjoy over here and think we're a bunch of crazy people!
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* Father Grigori from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. It's ambiguous as to whether he's actually religious (he's entirely LaughingMad, so it's kind of hard to tell), but he's shacked up in the town's church, and frequently quotes Bible verses while gunning down his zombified "flock".
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* Father Grigori from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. It's ambiguous as to whether he's actually religious (he's entirely LaughingMad, so it's kind of hard to tell), but he's shacked up in the town's church, wears a crucifix, and frequently quotes Bible verses while gunning down his zombified "flock".
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* In ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'', [=PoH=] (better known as Jeffrey) ''attempts'' this as his "Bible-quoting serial killer" shtick, but when he growls verses like Judges 15:16[[note]]And Samson said, "with an ass' jawbone, I have made asses of them. With an ass' jawbone, I have killed a thousand men."[[/note]], his would-be victims are more confused than intimidated. According to his coworkers, "Reverend Killjoy"'s antics have actually cost [[MurderInc Laughing Coffin]] some business, which leads Kirito to recommend [[DoWrongRight rebranding themselves as more accessible killers-for-hire.]]
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* In ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'', [=PoH=] (better known as Jeffrey) ''attempts'' this as his "Bible-quoting serial killer" shtick, but when he growls verses like [[Literature/BookOfJudges Judges 15:16[[note]]And 15:16]][[note]]And Samson said, "with an ass' jawbone, I have made asses of them. With an ass' jawbone, I have killed a thousand men."[[/note]], his would-be victims are more confused than intimidated. According to his coworkers, "Reverend Killjoy"'s antics have actually cost [[MurderInc Laughing Coffin]] some business, which leads Kirito to recommend [[DoWrongRight rebranding themselves as more accessible killers-for-hire.]]
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* Jules Winfield in ''Film/PulpFiction'' quotes Ezekiel 25:17 before killing folks. He admits at the end that he doesn't actually know what it means, just that he thought it was some sort of coldblooded shit to say to a mothafucka before popping a cap in his ass. (And what he's actually quoting is a speech from the 1976 martial arts flick ''Karate Kiba'' a.k.a. ''The Bodyguard'', of which only the last couple of sentences come from Ezekiel 25:17.) A scene in a diner shows that he also doesn't eat pork, for what are implied to be religious reasons.
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* Jules Winfield in ''Film/PulpFiction'' quotes Ezekiel 25:17 before killing folks. He admits at the end that he doesn't actually know what it means, just that he thought it was some sort of coldblooded shit to say to a mothafucka before popping a cap in his ass. (And what he's actually quoting is a speech from the 1976 martial arts flick ''Karate Kiba'' a.k.a. ''The Bodyguard'', of which only the last couple of sentences come from [[Literature/BookOfEzekiel Ezekiel 25:17.25:17]].) A scene in a diner shows that he also doesn't eat pork, for what are implied to be religious reasons.
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* ''Literature/TheReckonersTrilogy'': Obliteration is an extremely powerful supervillain who, true to his name, makes a habit of wiping entire cities out of existence via his heat powers. He seems to believe himself to be an agent of divine retribution, ushering in the Biblical end times, and frequently quotes John the Evangelist (paticularly Revelation). The end of the series reveals [[spoiler: that he also overcame TheCorruption that the Epic powers bring ''years'' ago, meaning that unlike every other villain, he was operating completely of his own free will; he just genuinely believes in what he's saying]].
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* The Priors of the Ori in ''Series/StargateSG1'' are the preachers and enforcers of a [[ReligionOfEvil Religion of Evil]] that commands them to convert or destroy all nonbelievers. When performing both tasks, they often quote their holy scripture, the Book of Origin.
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** The Knights of the Cross come across this way, but their purpose is explicitly **not** to kill, but to give those tempted by FallenAngels a chance to repent. They fall closer to ThePaladin than this trope, although there's still a decent amount of killing, and quoting scripture along the way (sometimes they even up the ante and not only quote God, but act as ''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner His mouthpiece]]'').
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** The Knights of the Cross come across this way, but their purpose is explicitly **not** to kill, but to give those tempted by FallenAngels {{Fallen Angel}}s a chance to repent. They fall closer to ThePaladin than this trope, although there's still a decent amount of killing, and quoting scripture along the way (sometimes they even up the ante and not only quote God, but act as ''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner His mouthpiece]]'').
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* In ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'', [=PoH=] (better known as Jeffrey) ''attempts'' this as his "Bible-quoting serial killer" shtick, but when he growls verses like Judges 15:16[[note]]And Samson said, "with an ass' jawbone, I have made asses of them. With an ass' jawbone, I have killed a thousand men."[[/note]], his would-be victims are more confused than intimidated. According to his coworkers, "Reverend Killjoy"'s antics have actually cost [[MurderInc Laughing Coffin]] some business, which leads Kirito to recommend [[DoWrongRight rebranding themselves as more accessible killers-for-hire.]]
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* In ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'', [=PoH=] (better known as Jeffrey) ''attempts'' this as his "Bible-quoting serial killer" shtick, but when he growls verses like Judges 15:16[[note]]And Samson said, "with an ass' jawbone, I have made asses of them. With an ass' jawbone, I have killed a thousand men."[[/note]], his would-be victims are more confused than intimidated. According to his coworkers, "Reverend Killjoy"'s antics have actually cost [[MurderInc Laughing Coffin]] some business, which leads Kirito to recommend [[DoWrongRight rebranding themselves as more accessible killers-for-hire.]]
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* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. John Pilgrim is prone to quoting Bible verses and prays for his (many, many) victims' souls.
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* While they only ''pretend'' to be a church, the members of the Church of Violence in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' sometimes fit this.
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* While they only ''pretend'' to be a church, church (they're actually a front for [[spoiler:the CIA]]), the members of the Church of Violence in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' sometimes fit this.
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** The Knights of the Cross do kill people and monsters and frequently quote scripture (sometimes they even up the ante and not only quote God, but act as ''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner His mouthpiece]]''), but since they are directly called upon by God (who provably exists in this series,) to protect people from evil (which includes the villains if they show even the slightest chance of repenting,) they are closer to ThePaladin than this trope.
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** The Knights of the Cross do kill people come across this way, but their purpose is explicitly **not** to kill, but to give those tempted by FallenAngels a chance to repent. They fall closer to ThePaladin than this trope, although there's still a decent amount of killing, and monsters and frequently quote quoting scripture along the way (sometimes they even up the ante and not only quote God, but act as ''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner His mouthpiece]]''), but since they are directly called upon by God (who provably exists in this series,) to protect people from evil (which includes the villains if they show even the slightest chance of repenting,) they are closer to ThePaladin than this trope.mouthpiece]]'').
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->''"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon thee."''
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->''"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon thee."''
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* In ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter'', Robert Mitchum fancies himself a preacher, even going so far as to tattoo LOVE and HATE on his knuckles, which he explains with a tenuous biblical allegory. He frequently monologues with God.
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* In ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter'', Robert Mitchum Mitchum, the psychopathic SerialKiller villain of the movie, fancies himself a preacher, even going so far as to tattoo LOVE and HATE on his knuckles, which he explains with a tenuous biblical allegory. He frequently monologues with God.
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*** The entire Iscariot organization counts as this, as emphasized by their BadassCreed.
---->'''Anderson''': Now! Show them who your are, my soldiers of Iscariot! We're apostles, and yet not apostles! We are believers, yet not believers! We are disciples, yet not disciples! We are heretics, yet not heretics! We are soldiers in the service of death, who bow our heads in reverence to our Lord, and whose prayers are found in the withered bodies of our enemies! With poison served at every supper, and daggers flashing in the moonlight! [[NecessarilyEvil We are the apostles of Judas Iscariot, we are his holy flock of assassins, and upon the hour at which we are called, we cast our thirty pieces of silver into the sight of the holy, and hang ourselves with a rope of straw]]!
---->'''Anderson''': Now! Show them who your are, my soldiers of Iscariot! We're apostles, and yet not apostles! We are believers, yet not believers! We are disciples, yet not disciples! We are heretics, yet not heretics! We are soldiers in the service of death, who bow our heads in reverence to our Lord, and whose prayers are found in the withered bodies of our enemies! With poison served at every supper, and daggers flashing in the moonlight! [[NecessarilyEvil We are the apostles of Judas Iscariot, we are his holy flock of assassins, and upon the hour at which we are called, we cast our thirty pieces of silver into the sight of the holy, and hang ourselves with a rope of straw]]!
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* The Magdalena from Top Cow Comics would be this. They are actually a whole line of all-female special trained assassins descended from Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene herself as The Vatican's secret weapon against supernatural threats while wielding The Spear Of Destiny. [[spoiler: One was responsible for causing Hitler to commit suicide.]]
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* The Magdalena ComicBook/TheMagdalena from Top Cow Comics would be this. They are actually a whole line of all-female special trained assassins descended from Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene herself as The Vatican's secret weapon against supernatural threats while wielding The Spear Of Destiny. [[spoiler: One was responsible for causing Hitler to commit suicide.]]
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* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' has a set of these, though the exact details depend upon the adaptation. In the manga, there's the Eye of Michael, a cabal of assassins disguised as a church, though it's implied that they're also a cult that worships the BigBad. In the anime, Chapel the Evergreen is the chaplain of a gang of assassins called the Gung Ho Guns, an actual priest who happens to also be an assassin. His protege is the gun-toting priest Nicholas Wolfwood.
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* Jules Winfield in ''Film/PulpFiction'' quotes Ezekiel 25:17 before killing folks. He admits at the end that he doesn't actually know what it means, just that he thought it was some sort of coldblooded shit to say to a mothafucka before popping a cap in his ass. (And what he's actually quoting is a speech from the 1976 martial arts flick ''Karate Kiba'' a.k.a. ''The Bodyguard'', of which only the last couple of sentences come from Ezekiel 25:17.)
* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''.
* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''.
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* Jules Winfield in ''Film/PulpFiction'' quotes Ezekiel 25:17 before killing folks. He admits at the end that he doesn't actually know what it means, just that he thought it was some sort of coldblooded shit to say to a mothafucka before popping a cap in his ass. (And what he's actually quoting is a speech from the 1976 martial arts flick ''Karate Kiba'' a.k.a. ''The Bodyguard'', of which only the last couple of sentences come from Ezekiel 25:17.)
) A scene in a diner shows that he also doesn't eat pork, for what are implied to be religious reasons.
* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. He wants to create a "world without sin," and is willing to go [[KnightTemplar to just about any length]] to bring it about. However, he also seems to regard himself as beyond redemption, so he believes that there's NoPlaceForMeThere.
* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. He wants to create a "world without sin," and is willing to go [[KnightTemplar to just about any length]] to bring it about. However, he also seems to regard himself as beyond redemption, so he believes that there's NoPlaceForMeThere.
