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* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has Danzo Shimura, a man who, despite his insistence that all of his actions were for "the good of Konoha", has done some very shady things to undermine the authority of those he believed were unfit to be in power, including: Colluding with village enemies and enemy nations; passing on false information in order to sabotage attempts at peace agreements between Konoha and other villages; and (at least in the anime) outright stating that the Third Hokage's philosophy of understanding, and forgiveness (which was readily adopted by his successor, Minato Namikaze) would serve to be the destruction of the village.

*** Dorothy Catalonia is a subversion. At first she appears to fascinated by war to the point of obsession. She is a vocal proponent to conflict, frequently clashing in views with [[ActualPacifist Relena Peacecraft]]. In truth, she's been traumatized by the horrors of war, and her warmongering is merely a [[BeneathTheMask façade to hide her insecurities]].

* In military science fiction ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', protagonist John Rumford at first argues against war with Azania, a militarist LadyLand, when he becomes chief of the Confederation's general staff. However, his head of state, [[KnightTemplar Governor Kraft]], sees the situation in terms of "Us or Them" and pushes full ahead for armed confrontation before the balance of power grows even more unfavorable. Eventually, he wins Rumford over to his point of view.

** Gul Dukat watches as the Maquis and the Klingons [[CurbstompBattle wipe the floor with his military]]. When Kira helps him capture a Bird of Prey ''with a list of targets and Klingon supply lines'', Dukat has a breakdown when the new civilian government wants a diplomatic solution. Cue Dukat staging a one ship war then forging an alliance with the Dominion and then war against the Alpha Quadrant.

JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith the video game ''VideoGame/{{Warhawk}}'', or a hawk or another NobleBirdOfPrey that is [[AttackAnimal used in combat]].

Just because the War Hawk wants war does not make him/her a bad guy. They may have a perfectly good and logical reason to advocate military use, including stopping a genocidal dictator or attempting to end a civil war in a neighboring country that is threatening security in the region and killing thousands. Often they fear that the other side is planning to attack as well and want to beat them to the punch. However, War Hawks often run the risk of JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope or becoming a WellIntentionedExtremist who find a flimsy PretextForWar or create a FalseFlagOperation to gain support for their cause.

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' often has the protagonists acting as examples of heroic War Hawks, especially in ''The Two Towers'' in which Gandalf must convince Théoden to prepare for an imminent invasion by Saruman and Merry and Pippin must convince Treebeard to join in the war.

* ''VideoGame/Stellaris'': Any species with the Militarist/Fanatic Militarist and maybe Xenophobe/Fanatic Xenophobe ethos combined with a military government is this. With the faction editor included in the game, you can invoke this trope by creating an avian species (yes, the game has an actual hawk-inspired one) with the aforementioned ethos and government to make your avian race as Space Warbirds.