History Main / ReligiousBruiser

* Quarterback Tim Tebow has been consistently outspoken about his faith throughout his collegiate and later professional career.

* New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is very outspoken about his faith.

->''"Never shall innocent blood be shed, yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The Three shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of God."''
-->--'''Il Duce''', ''Film/TheBoondockSaints''

** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'' has two heroic Catholics in Caesar Zeppeli and Lisa Lisa, although their religion is only mentioned in their character profile pages (meaning it's unknown to most anime-only fans). Both are very capable Ripple warriors.

** Jayne, TheBigGuy and resident PsychoForHire is also [[RealMenLoveJesus clearly a believer]], and is seen praying multiple times. Probably one of the reasons for his OddFriendship with Reverend Book (who also shoots people when there's no other option, but [[TechnicalPacifist non-]][[ThouShaltNotKill lethally]]).

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': Captain Malcolm Reynolds, [[NayTheist but only in flashbacks]]. Jayne, TheBigGuy and resident PsychoForHire is also [[RealMenLoveJesus clearly a believer]], and is seen praying multiple times. Probably one of the reasons for his OddFriendship with Reverend Book.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Matt Murdock, obviously. Much is made of his difficulty reconciling his vigilante career with his day job (lawyer) ''and'' his faith as a Catholic. He also credits his Catholicism for providing him with one useful vigilante skill: [[SelfDeprecation the ability to take a beating without complaining]].
* ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': PlayedForLaughs with Gunner Henderson, who introduces himself to Frank Castle looking like one of these, but then admits he's just trolling Frank.
* ''Series/IronFist2017'': Danny Rand is a Buddhist monk and is also the Immortal Iron Fist.
* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': [[GeniusBruiser Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie]] credits his faith in God with helping him deal with the situations he gets into with S.H.I.E.L.D. Come season four, he's most willing to accept [[ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider Robbie Reyes]]'s claim to have made a DealWithTheDevil at face value - as he puts it, since he believes in God, he has to believe in [[{{Satan}} the other guy]] as well. And of course, he's quite capable in the ass-kicking department (especially with his [[MixAndMatchWeapon shotgun-axe]]).

** [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Susan Storm/Invisible Woman]] is one of the strongest heroes of the universe. She’s also a very devout Christian, though her brother, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, [[https://fanfix.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/figure-08_johnny-storm-acknowledging-his-sister-as-a-religious-person-in-infinity-crusade.jpg?w=468 says she’s quiet about it]]. Indeed, [[https://fanfix.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/figure-06_sue-in-st-patricks-cathedral-ny-from-marvel-holiday-special-2004-1.jpg every Christmas and Easter]], she goes to the St. Patrick’s Cathedral (which implies she’s specifically Catholic), lights the candles, and prays to her deceased parents.

** Drift in ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is the biggest example, being an accomplished swordsman, and spouting off doctrine and theories that annoy those around him. Star Saber goes the fanatical KnightTemplar route insisting that God only loves him and the non-believers must die. Finally there's [[TheStoic Cyclonus]] who's deeply religious but doesn't wear his faith on his sleeve. Flywheels is shown to be a neo-primalist, but the only fight he get's in has him killed without much effort.

** Pavalo Payam is a practicing Muslim and a figher so good, he's the one guy they've entrusted with this world's ancient sword of ultimate smiting.

** Rahne Sinclair from ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' is a devout Presbyterian and doesn't look like much, but when she transforms into her [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] form, she's very dangerous.

* Clerics in TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons have a decent number of hit points and, in the newest edition, can dish out a lot of damage in melee.

* ''Literature/ASymphonyOfEternity'': Commodore Horatia TJ Jackson, [[CrazyAwesome a pious eight legged giant tarantula that wields several melee weapon all at once and is considered unstoppable when unleashed]], nuff said!

* [[{{ComicBook/Batgirl2000}} Cassandra Cain]] becomes one after her discovery of Catholicism in ''FanFic/AngelOfTheBat''. The major antagonist The Seraphim is similarly devoted to his own branch of extremist Christianity, and both are presented as nearly undeatable opponents.

* American football player [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_White Reggie White]] was apparently also an ordained minister. In fact, he was so good at his job, he got the nickname "Minister of Defense".

Compare AllMonksKnowKungFu, when a Christian monk is presumed to be a martial artist just because he is... well, a monk. Closely related to RealMenLoveJesus. A BadassIsraeli may well be one of these also. If he's a bad guy, may overlap with ChurchgoingVillain. If it's [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} the Lord Himself]] kicking ass, that's KungFuJesus. A {{supertrope}} to HolyHitman, and might be a case of MartialPacifist. If he uses that religion in the form of Holy Magic, he might be ThePaladin.

* ''Literature/ASymphonyOfEternity'': Commodore Horatia TJ Jackson, [[CrazyAwesome a pious eight legged giant tarantula that wields several melee weapon all at once and is considered unstopable when unleashed]], nuff said!

* In Sikhism, the original point of the Khalsa (the so-called "baptized" Sikhs) was that they pledged to be warriors defending the faith--hence why one of their religious obligations is to always carry a special dagger. Admittedly, this tends to be downplayed nowadays, and religious regulation allows the dagger to be quite small.

%%* Arguaby the Kshatriya caste of Hinduism. For a number of them, it was their spiritual obligation to be these.

* [[KnightInShiningArmor Michael Carpenter]] of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. [[GoshDangItToHeck Never swears.]] [[HappilyMarried Happily married]]. Devoted {{family man}}. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Will tear you ass to ears if you dare hurt an innocent,]] or worse, [[PapaWolf his children.]] He's not called "[[ChurchMilitant The Fist of God]]" for nothing, folks. (By his friends, no less. His enemies mostly refer to him as [[OhCrap OHSHITOHSHITOHSHITWE'REDEAD!]]). His wife, Charity, is a blacksmith who favours long swords, chain mail and war hammers with spikes. [[MamaBear Touch her kids]] and she will mess you up and [[StormingTheCastle trash your pad to boot]]. Who do you think Michael sparred against all these years to become a master swordsman? [[spoiler: Also a former semi-dark wizard.]]

** Most evident in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', the [[OurElvesAreBetter Dunmeri (Dark Elf)]] [[TheClan Great House]] Indoril is a faction of Religious Bruisers. Heavily intertwined with the [[CorruptChurch Tribunal Temple]], it was considered the strongest of the Great Houses up until Morrowind became a VoluntaryVassal to the [[TheEmpire Septim Empire]], where it was surpassed by the [[ProudMerchantRace Great House Hlaalu]] due to the Hlaalu's mercantile ties to the Empire. House Indoril's greatest military force are the [[ChurchPolice Ordinators]], a shining example of [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]], who are devoutly religious and quite capable of kicking your ass.
** In the backstory, St. Veloth was the legendary [[OurElvesAreBetter Chimer]] mystic who led his people [[DefectorFromDecadence away from the decadence]] of the Summerset Isles [[TheMigration to their new homeland]] in Morrowind after receiving visions [[MissionFromGod from the "Good" Daedra]]. Veloth was very religious and carried an enchanted Daedric warhammer (known as "Veloth's Judgement") to smite his foes. He would eventually throw down his hammer and become a pacifist after reaching Morrowind.

--> '''Captain America:''' There's only one God, and I'm pretty sure He doesn't dress like that.

* In ''Film/{{Knockout}}'', Belle is a Christian and a professional boxer. She explicitly thanks God and quotes scripture in an interview after winning one of her fights.

* In ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline, the Acolyte class can opt to be this, either by becoming a mace-wielding Priest or a Monk.

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