History Main / WarriorTherapist

* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' makes a specialty of this.
** His second fights with both Aoshi and Soujiro, where he more or less mind-hacked (possibly) more powerful fighters with HeroicWillpower and virtue and wound up winning, are particularly prominent examples, but he does it a ''lot''. His string of successes goes back to ''[[TrueCompanions Sano]]'', his second feature fight, whom he drew out, analyzed, beat up, and talked into giving up his self-destructive hatred and [[DefeatMeansFriendship becoming friends]], although the latter wasn't on his agenda and startled Kenshin.
** He does this to Enishi while ''sitting still on a beach''. There is some fighting, but mostly he just talks the guy into ripping out his own inner ear in response to emotional anguish. Yeah.
** His fight with Han'nya and his first fight with Aoshi, too, just to a lesser extent. He didn't get into Soujiro's head the first time at all, which was what made the guy so creepy, and he ''never'' managed to reach Shishio, which sets him apart as a villain. Oh, and there's Saitou, whom he ''misanalyzes'' during their first in-series fight and never really gets anywhere with. Although Saitou doesn't correct Kenshin when he lumps him in with 'his friends' during the final beach fight with Enishi.
** Hiko Seijuro. He did it both to Kenshin and to Fuji. [[GoodIsNotNice Not in the nicest way, mind you.]]
** Saitou Hajime is of the former type, using his uncanny powers of deduction and insight to pick apart his opponents' careful strategy and leave them easy prey for his own lethal attacks.
** Sagara Sanosuke pulls it on a couple of guys, clearly in imitation of Kenshin but in his own style. Particularly his own EvilMentor, whose FreudianExcuse is really quite impressive. Watsuki does a pretty good job drawing backstories from actual historical circumstances.
** Another one is Miyoujin Yahiko who does it his enemy, albeit before the fight ends. He improves a lot during one-shot chapter.
* The title character of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is the good kind, but tends to be somewhat crude in his methods. It seems to work well, though -- on more than one occasion, he's [[DefeatMeansFriendship turned an enemy into an ally by means of a well-timed inspirational speech and a well-placed right hook]]. Fans call it the Talk no Jutsu.
** He has an even better track record with turning allies of convenience into actual friends through Warrior Therapy. It seems the writers responsible for the {{Filler}} plotlines can't do drama without having him doing this.
** Lampshaded with a conversation between the Sand Siblings at the Kage meet.
--->'''Kankuro''': ''It's useless, Gaara, not even Naruto could reach him.''
** BigBad Tobi/[[spoiler:Obito Uchiha]], as Naruto's EvilCounterpart, is an evil one. [[spoiler:Naruto eventually gets through to ''him'' too.]]
** Other characters wield the same methodology to varying degrees, most notably Neji, whose supernatural vision and psychology training allow him to read significantly into an enemy's body language.
** When Itachi gives his brother inconditional love, Sasuke himself asks for theraphy from [[spoiler:Senju Hashirama, the First Hokage]].
* ''Anime/VariableGeo'': Yuka takes the concept to its apotheosis. As she absorbs her opponent's attacks, she quite literally senses whatever's troubling them, then [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower purges them of those negative emotions]] by returning their Ki along with her own; simultaneously KO'ing them. Best seen during her match against Erina Goldsmith [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd_EB3NJhgk from 2:37-5:09]] and her rematch against [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Damian]]]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67LaGzsjK5k (seen from 2:06-5:02).]]
* Sagiri from ''Manga/HellsParadiseJigokuraku'' acts as this to Gabimaru, telling that his love for his wife gives him motivation to live, no matter how hard he may insist otherwise.

** Team Nanoha vs. Wolkenritter is basically [[RousseauWasRight Lawful Good vs. Chaotic Good]], except that only Nanoha realized (or rather, believed) it from just looking into her opponent's eyes. Which makes her a Warrior Therapist of the purest tint.
** In ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'', this is how Nanoha saved Vivio. (Of course, combined with an absurdly powerful magical attack.)

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Izuku Midoriya is known for many things, but one of the most prominent is how he will help people even when he is currently fighting them. This is given a DeconReconSwitch during his tournament fight against Todoroki, in which he is (barely, technically) winning because Todoroki is only using his ice Quirk that he inherited from his mother, and not the fire Quirk that he inherited from his father, who he hates. Izuku convinces him to accept his Quirk and claim it as his own, and while Izuku loses the fight, it's clear he won the moral victory. [[{{Deconstruction}} That said, even though Todoroki promptly floors him now that he is no longer holding back, it's also shown that one speech does not instantly allow him to overcome the root of his problems]] ([[spoiler:his troubled relationship with his abusive father]]). However, [[{{Reconstruction}} All Might praises Izuku for putting his classmate's emotional well-being over his own glory, and Todoroki is able to start truly moving past his issues thanks to him.]]
--->'''Izuku''': It's yours! Your Quirk, not his!
** Inspired by him, Todoroki is this to Iida in the 'Stain the Hero Killer' arc. He tells Iida to be the hero his brother wants him to be, rather than just someone looking for vengeance.

** Taken quite literally in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', where the title character and his rival spend the last few minutes of their final battle (not to mention their lives), discussing Char's oedipal issues.
** The later spin-offs, such as ''Gundam SEED'' and ''Gundam 00'' also do this a lot, one notable example being ''Gundam 00'' during the final battle between Setsuna and Graham Aker. They spend a minute and a half arguing whether the Gundams contradicts their own existence and if Graham really is the distortion of the world, all while chopping each other's HumongousMecha to pieces and eventually blow up (though they both survive and are repaired for season 2 (Graham even gets his upgraded, while Setsuna just gets Exia's head reattached (presumably through use of duct-tape)).
** As mentioned, SEED does this as well, most notably (and commonly) with Kira and Athrun during any of their several duels.
** Not to mention the fact that the show's final boss, [[CharClone Rau]] [[FauxAffablyEvil Le]] [[OmnicidalManiac Creuset]] pulls this off ''gloriously'' in the villainous fashion with two heroes (Mu and Kira) ''in sequence''. Mu simply shrugs off Rau's words and accepts Rau as beyond redemption and a monster that must be destroyed. Kira's idealism results in him constantly trying to do a heroic version to Rau at the same time. It doesn't work, and only after Rau [[spoiler:[[HeroicBSOD kills Flay]]]] does Kira [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge go for the kill]] like Mu did. Until then, Kira v. Rau is a fairly straight recreation of Amuro and Char's aforementioned final duel in CCA, just substituting a different mental issue, making this double as a ShoutOut.
* This is also played straight in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', most notably in the final battle between the Chouginga Dai-Gurren-dan and the Anti-Spiral. This is taken to the extremes in the second compilation movie, where the battle is extended from approximately 10 minutes to a whooping 25-30 minutes of epic ass-kicking on a galactic scale (literally).

* Izumi Curtis, Ed and Al's alchemy teacher in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', specializes in this, to the point where smackdowns with a benign [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Lecture]] on the side are her principal teaching method.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Kisuke Urahara is the EccentricMentor version of a Warrior Therapist. In his early training with Ichigo, EVERYTHING consisted of basically beating the crap out of him while spoon-feeding him some important tidbit about the facts of life and combat.
** Subverted with Zommari who thinks he's this but utterly fails to understand Byakuya.
** Ichigo Kurosaki shows that he is this in his battle with Gin Ichimaru stating, "I'm not saying I don't remember your blade. I'm saying I don't remember your heart. When you cross blades, you can tell a little of what your opponent's thinking. I'm not saying you can read their mind or anything like that, but you can tell what kind of resolve lies behind their blade, whether they respect you or look down on you. That kind of thing, you can tell. When I'm actually fighting, there's no time to think about it, so I don't usually realize until afterwards, but in general, the stronger the opponent is, the more of that "heart" seems to come across."
*** He shows it again after his battle with Aizen when he tells Kisuke Urahara that he believes Aizen was lonely due to his overwhelming power and skill isolating him from everyone else, and desired to find someone else like him.
*** This trait of his is reflected in both halves of Zangetsu, who seem built to teach Ichigo through combat. Black Zangetsu acts as an OldMaster who urges Ichigo to maintain his resolve, the source of his spiritual power, and also gives tips like empowering his attacks by knowing their names. White Zangetsu, though being more of a JerkAss about it, nonetheless teaches Ichigo about the importance of having a killer instinct and embracing his more "negative" aspects.
* ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'''s Chikane counts. Although she's not always effective and resorts to more than words.
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has racked up a fair number of {{Heel Face Turn}}s, even the Elder Master has commented on his ability. And [[TheRival Tanimoto]] has also reflected on it.
** An interesting variation happens during his epic fight with Sho Kano from YOMI. Here they both act as Warrior Therapists to each other -- Kano as an (anti-)villainous one and Kenichi as a good one. While Kano constantly points out to Kenichi how miserable Kenichi's fighting skills are compared to Kano's and concludes that the Ryozanpaku masters were "too gentle" to Kenichi, Kenichi counters by pointing out that it's exactly because of their kindness and love that he managed to persist in constantly improving his skills, [[DysfunctionJunction while those in YOMI deeply in their souls actually hate martial arts]].
*** Which has a lot of {{Fridge|Horror}} [[FridgeLogic Stockholm]] when you consider how constantly and gleefully the Ryozanpaku masters ''torture'' their shared apprentice. Which leads to more FridgeHorror when you realize that YOMI methods were ''even worse'' in their own way -- deliberately indoctrinating a philosophy based on ''killing people'' into children.
* ''Manga/ShugoChara'': Whenever Amu does her speech, you know the battle is over. NO exceptions.
* Technically '[[CardGames Duelist]]' Therapy, but used heavily in ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' by the protagonist Yusei Fudo. Most of his duels in the first season tend to end up in a DefeatMeansFriendship scenario, or just as a general means of befriending people in general, including [[DarkMagicalGirl Aki Izayoi]], who has to go several rounds with Yusei before she [[CursedWithAwesome gets]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy over]] [[PowerIncontinence her]] [[ParentalAbandonment many]] [[MoreThanMindControl problems]].
** This trope also certainly applies to the protagonists of the [[Anime/YuGiOh previous]] [[Anime/YuGiOhGX series]] as well, and the [[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL one]] after it.
** It's the goal of ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'''s protagonist Yuya to bring smiles to people with his duels, with [[DeconReconSwitch mixed results]]. He originally starts off as simply being an entertainer with his cards, but after seeing the strife the dimensional war has caused, and his Xyz counterpart's dying words ask for him to make people smile, Yuya changed his philosophy to heal and help people with his cards. Ironically though, his first match after this new idea (dueling an angry kid who hates Yuya for having a childhood and fun, while he spent his life training) ends with his SuperpoweredEvilSide getting out and traumatizing his opponent and the crowd. Yuya not only fails to show the fun of dueling and help Isao get over his problems, but Isao pushes Yuya further away and runs.
*** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' has a tendency to deconstruct and subvert this trope, as Yuya tries repeatedly to invoke it and befriend people through duels, but usually fails. His successes have more to do with his opponent's backstory, personal goals, and personality than they do with Yuya, making him more of a catalyst for their CharacterDevelopment than a straightforward Warrior Therapist.

* Touma of ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' has a few of these moments, including in his fight against Kanzaki where he called her out on her treatment of Index, and [[spoiler: Accelerator, twice. The first time was accidental, and he became a slightly better person by using Touma as an example, but the second time was deliberate. The results are Accelerator getting over his fears that he can be nothing but a villain.]] One of his skirmishes against Misaka, when she [[spoiler: was trying to [[SuicideByCop sacrifice herself against Accelerator]] in order to stop the Experiment,]] and he stopped her by not fighting counts as well.
** He's the very image of this trope in the series, actually. [[spoiler:He is able to lecture Lessar 15 minutes straight about proper girl mannerisms that she gets literally worn out listening to it.]]

->''A man at war with himself places a deficit upon his focus. He is impatient, emotional, easily surprised. A man at one with himself has a clearer mind, sharper instincts. That man is ready to win. That man is ready to progress.''

->'''Darth Sion:''' You seek to erode my will. You will not succeed.\\
'''Caption:''' [You have eroded Sion's will, thus reducing his Will saves, Constitution, and Wisdom.]
-->-- ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords''

* Gouken comes off this way in his victory quotes in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter4''.

* The title character of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is the good kind, but tends to be somewhat crude in his methods. It seems to work well, though -- on more than one occasion, he's [[DefeatMeansFriendship turned an enemy into an ally by means of a well-timed inspirational speech and a well-placed right hook]].

** [[spoiler:Senju Hashirama, the First Hokage, intends to give Sasuke some desperately needed therapy. It should be noted that Hashirama is probably the strongest Hokage of all time, and is probably history's strongest Kage, period]].

* In ''[[Recap/AhsokaS1E5Chapter5ShadowWarrior Ahsoka]]'' Anakin is this to Ahsoka, confronting her with her paralyzing grief and guilt which is preventing her from fully connecting with those she loves, and with the Force itself. Now fully trained, she can't quit the fight, the consequences for her and for the galaxy at large would be catastrophic. But she doesn't have to be defined by war and violence, she is more than that. By casting her back into violent battles in the Clone Wars, and striking at her as Vader, he forces her to find her power and balance and reconnect to the Force. When she returns from her apparent [[ToHellAndBack trip]] through the [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS4E11AWorldBetweenWorlds World Between Worlds]], out of the water, she is serene and smiling. Ahsoka robes herself in white rather than dark grey and trusts the [[SpaceWhale Purgill]], and implicitly, the Force, to take her and Huyang where they need to go.

* In ''[[Recap/AhsokaS1E5Chapter5ShadowWarrior Ahsoka]]'' Anakin is this to Ahsoka, confronting her with her paralyzing grief and guilt which is preventing her from fully connecting with those she loves, and with the Force itself. Now fully trained, she can't quit the fight, the consequences for her and for the galaxy at large would be catastrophic. But she doesn't have to be defined by war and violence, she is more than that. By casting her back into violent battles in the Clone Wars, and striking at her as Vader, he forces her to find her power and balance and reconnect to the Force. When she returns from her apparent trip through the World Between Worlds, out of the water, she is serene and smiling. Ahsoka robes herself in white rather than dark grey and trusts the Purgill, and implicitly, the Force, to take her and Huyang where they need to go.

* Caduceus Clay, from the second campaign of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', is a (Grave Domain) cleric of the Wildmother, whose family is responsible for maintaining a graveyard at one of her holy sites. This office has given him experience counselling people and while he's a bit of a country bumpkin, he has almost supernatural insight into people, which he serves with kindness and cups of tea. (In D&D stat terms: high Wisdom, low Intelligence.) He is not a frontline fighter and will seek peaceful solutions where possible but is not a pacifist (as Nature is often violent) and knows his way around offensive spells when he isn't being the party's main healer.

* Gouhin from ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' is a psychologist [[PandaingToTheAudience panda]] who operates in the back-alley market, where he captures out-of-control and meat-hungry predators to rehabilitate them. He advises Legosi to check if the latter's affection for Haru is truly romantic or really his predatory instincts in another form, [[spoiler:and helps Legosi break into the Shishigumi headquarters to rescue her, giving a good fight against the lions]].

* Parodied in ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' #27, wherein Deadpool, on the recommendation of his psychiatrist, seeks out and picks a fight with Wolverine for just this effect.

* At times, the Mad Thinker falls into this category, depending on who's writing him.
* Karla Sofen, aka [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} Moonstone]], is also a trained psychiatrist; she traded in her practice for the life of a supervillain (at least at first; things got more complicated later), but she's always on the lookout for psychological weaknesses to exploit in her enemies, and she's never quite so happy as when she's screwing with the minds of all around her.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' gets tons of opportunities to practice this, since most of his enemies are actual mental patients. Harley Quinn and Scarecrow, both former psychiatrists themselves, are particularly likely to fall victim to Bat-psychoanalysis.

* Franchise/{{Superman}} has spent a good number of his battles simultaneously talking ''and'' beating some sense into his opponents. It's turned more than a few villains onto a less destructive path.

* A tactic sometimes adopted by ''ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl,'' although in her case it's not a result of training or wisdom - just a desire to understand why the villain is 'being a jerk' and, if possible, TakeAThirdOption. It doesn't always work, of course: it depends on the villain.

*** The role is also reversed many times in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', by which time, most of Shepard's friends have gotten their issues under control and are functioning much better. Shepard, on the other hand, begins to crumble under the stress and pressure of being the [[HopeBringer face of the war effort]] and having hundreds of billions of lives resting on his/her shoulders, especially as the war becomes more hopeless. Everyone worries about him/her and does everything they can to ease the burden that s/he has and keep him/her sane to get the job done. In particular, [[TrueCompanions Garrus, Liara, Tali, and Joker really take up this role as Shepard's closest and most loyal friends]].

*** The role is also reversed many times in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', by which time, most of Shepard's friends have gotten their issues under control and are functioning much better. Shepard, on the other hand, begins to crumble under the stress and pressure of having hundreds of billions of lives resting on his/her shoulders, especially as the war becomes more hopeless. Everyone worries about him/her and does everything they can to ease the burden that s/he has and keep him/her sane to get the job done. In particular, [[TrueCompanions Garrus, Liara, Tali, and Joker really take up this role as Shepard's closest and most loyal friends]].

*** The role is also reversed many times in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', by which time, most of Shepard's friends have gotten their issues under control and are function much better. Shepard, on the other hand, begins to crumble under the stress and pressure of having hundreds of billions of lives resting on his/her shoulders, especially as the war becomes more hopeless. Everyone worries about him/her and does everything they can to ease the burden that s/he has and keep him/her sane to get the job done. In particular, [[TrueCompanions Garrus, Liara, Tali, and Joker really take up this role as Shepard's closest and most loyal friends]].

*** The role is also reversed many times in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', by which time, most of Shepard's friends have gotten their issues under control and are function much better. Shepard, on the other hand, begins to be crumble under the stress and pressure of having hundreds of billions of lives resting on his/her shoulders as the war becomes more hopeless. Everyone worries about him/her and does everything they can to ease the burden that s/he has and keep him/her sane to get the job done. In particular, [[TrueCompanions Garrus, Liara, Tali, and Joker really take up this role as Shepard's closest and most loyal friends]].

*** The role is also reversed many times in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', as the strain and responsibility Shepard has finally started to grind him/her down, even becoming a borderline DeathSeeker. Everyone worries about him/her and does everything they can to ease the burden that s/he has and keep him/her sane to get the job done. In particular, [[TrueCompanions Garrus, Liara, Tali, and Joker really take up this role as Shepard's closest and most loyal friends]].

** Vivio demonstrates that [[GenerationXerox she's inherited her mother's skill in combat therapy]] in ''Anime/VividStrike'' during her fight with Rinne.

* Touma of ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' has a few of these moments, including in his fight against Kanzaki where he called her out on her treatment of Index, and [[spoiler: Accelerator, twice. The first time was accidental, and he became a slightly better person by using Touma as an example, but the second time was deliberate. The results are Accelerator getting over his fears that he can be nothing but a villain.]] One of his skirmishes against Misaka, when she [[spoiler: was trying to [[SuicideByCop sacrifice herself against Accelerator]] in order to stop the Experiment,]] and he stopped her by not fighting counts as well.

* ''LightNovel/FateZero'':

* Dr. Gomez from ''[[WebOriginal/SpeedballXCOMEnemyWithin Speedball's XCOM: Enemy Within]]'' is a ''literal'' WarriorTherapist, originally introduced as XCOM's resident therapist before becoming a squaddie in her own right. She uses her knowledge of psychology to counter the Thin Men's attempts at psychological warfare.

* Dr. Gomez from ''[[SpeedballXCOMEnemyWithin Speedball's XCOM: Enemy Within]]'' is a ''literal'' WarriorTherapist, originally introduced as XCOM's resident therapist before becoming a squaddie in her own right. She uses her knowledge of psychology to counter the Thin Men's attempts at psychological warfare.

The Warrior Therapist is a master of combat who also took a few psychology courses to round out his education. How else can you explain his ability to perfectly guess his opponent's hidden desires, ambitions, marital status, and mother's maiden name just by watching them swing a sword at his head?

A good Warrior Therapist can deliver a life-changing motivational speech and kick your ass at the same time (see DefeatMeansFriendship). An evil (or TerrorHero[=/=]AntiHero) Warrior Therapist will use his knowledge to intimidate and unnerve his foes, gleefully eroding their confidence and will to fight; [[BreakThemByTalking sometimes to the point of breaking them entirely.]] A villain who [[NotSoDifferentRemark suggests that he and the hero aren't so different]], for example, is using the tools of a Warrior Therapist.

* The ''JLA'' (1997-2006 version) had a couple of these:

** Franchise/WonderWoman, who doesn't make a lot of sense until you stop to consider that her lasso forces people to tell the truth, even when they're lying to ''[[FridgeBrilliance themselves]]''.

->'''Darth Sion''': You seek to erode my will. You will not succeed.\\
'''Caption''': [You have eroded Sion's will, thus reducing his Will saves, Constitution, and Wisdom.]

* Whenever [[Manga/ShugoChara Amu]] does her speech, you know the battle is over. NO exceptions.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Shishinki, an enemy of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father, is an evil example. He deliberately turns up while Sesshoumaru is emotionally vulnerable fully aware of what happened and why Sesshoumaru couldn't fully master Tenseiga. Inuyasha's arrival allows him to immediately realise the half-breed younger brother was chosen over Sesshoumaru to receive Tessaiga. Most of the fight consists of Shishinki insightfully exposing every single one of Sesshoumaru's fears over the meaning of the two swords and whether it's proof his father hated him. This culminates in the AwfulTruth, causing an HeroicBSOD that lasts beyond the fight and takes a while for Sesshoumaru to recover from.

* Gouhin from ''Anime/{{Beastars}}'' is a psychologist [[PandaingToTheAudience panda]] that operates in the back alley market, where he captures out-of-control and meat-hungry predators to rehabilitate them. He advises Legosi to check if the latter's affection for Haru is truly romantic or really his predatory instincts in another form, [[spoiler:and helps Legosi break into the Shishigumi headquarters to rescue her, giving a good fight against the lions]].

** Team Nanoha vs. Wolkenritter is basically [[RousseauWasRight Lawful Good vs. Chaotic Good]], except that only Nanoha realized (or rather, believed) it from just looking into her opponent's eyes. Which makes her a WarriorTherapist of the purest tint.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Kisuke Urahara is the EccentricMentor version of a WarriorTherapist. In his early training with Ichigo, EVERYTHING consisted of basically beating the crap out of him while spoon-feeding him some important tidbit about the facts of life and combat.

*** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' has a tendency to deconstruct and subvert this trope, as Yuya tries repeatedly to invoke it and befriend people through duels, but usually fails. His successes have more to do with his opponent's backstory, personal goals, and personality than they do with Yuya, making him more of a catalyst for their CharacterDevelopment than a straightforward WarriorTherapist.

** And has his own WarriorTherapist in Gillian Foster, who was his shrink at the DOD before they went into business together.

* In ''TabletopGame/SavageWorlds'', a generic action-oriented RPG, the Intimidation and Taunt skills can be used in combat to gain a temporary but significant edge over an opponent or even render them functionally incapacitated. A good WarriorTherapist can basically induce a HeroicBSOD or VillainousBreakdown at will.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'''s Commander Shepard, when played as a Paragon, can end up spending about as much time counseling people as he or she does fighting. Renegade Shepard, meanwhile, is far more likely to [[KillHimAlready just shoot people]], but can sometimes act as a much more cynical variety of WarriorTherapist. Either way, bullets appear to be quite integral to their therapeutic method.

* The titular character from ''LightNovel/{{Orphen}}'' has potential for this and specially shows it in ''Revenge'' when [[spoiler: he deals with a BrainwashedAndCrazy Majik via both speaking to the kid ''and'' blasting the shit out of him. He then manages to knock off the hat that [[HypnoTrinket keeps Majik under control]] and both defeats and fixes him.]].

* ''Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Dr. Leonard Samson, who treats Bruce Banner, [[Comicbook/XMen X-Factor]] and the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, and is gamma-powered himself without turning into a mindless freak.

* Karla Sofen, aka [[Comicbook/{{Thunderbolts}} Moonstone]], is also a trained psychiatrist; she traded in her practice for the life of a supervillain (at least at first; things got more complicated later), but she's always on the lookout for psychological weaknesses to exploit in her enemies, and she's never quite so happy as when she's screwing with the minds of all around her.

* In Franchise/LyricalNanoha fanfiction ''{{Fanfic/Infinity}}'', Nanoha combines it with CombatPragmatist. She knows she had practically zero chance of defeating [[PhysicalGod Tsukuyomi]] in direct combat, so she's digging personal information from her sister, Amaterasu, to practically force her conscience to acknowledge her. Arisa even lampshaded her talent for this earlier on:

* In ''Fanfic/TheDarkSideOfTheMirrorVerse'', the [[MirrorUniverse Reflections]] version of Starlight Glimmer is this. She, like the other Mirror {{Arc Villains}}, is a badass hero (according to WordOfGod), but she's also shown to be a mentor figure known for helping ponies reach their true potential. At one point, while fighting a bully, she takes time to inform him that his lack of discipline is getting in the way of his martial arts Special Talent while giving him a CurbstompBattle.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Origins}}'', that Samantha Shepard is [[InvokedTrope repeatedly expected]] to fulfill this role is part of what wears her down. She complains, but she does it anyway--even when she insists she's not trying to. She even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it at one point, asking to be sent off to a place where nobody with issues or problems could find her.

* ''Fanfic/ArcVedProtagonists''

* In ''Film/BatmanBegins''
** Liam Neeson's character Henri Ducard a.k.a. [[spoiler:the ''real'' Ra's Al Ghul]] not only trains proto-Batman Bruce Wayne at the monastery of the sinister Brotherhood called the "League of Shadows", but also lectures him during training fights on the importance of overcoming his fears and making fear his ally, using it against his enemies. This evolves into full-blown {{Hannibal Lecture}}s later on when they're fighting each other as enemies; NietzscheWannabe Ducard frequently makes snide comments about Bruce's emotional "weaknesses" (hope for a better world, compassion, and mercy) and claims that he and Franchise/{{Batman}} [[NotSoDifferentRemark aren't so different.]]

** ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Star Trek's]]'' best-known therapists, Deanna Troi and Ezri Dax, don't have their military acumen foregrounded much, but they do have their badass moments (e.g. Troi impersonating a Romulan intelligence officer and Dax tracking down a serial killer).

* This is an informed ability of the Handmaiden and Echani culture in general in ''Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords''. TheExile on the other hand (if Light side), manages to help each of their Force-sensitive companions through their respective traumas and lead them in the ways of the Jedi.