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* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'': Blanka walks around on all fours, wears nothing but torn pants, and fights like a gorilla, although he's intelligent enough to chat with and befriend people.

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* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'': Blanka walks around on all fours, wears nothing but torn pants, and fights like a gorilla, with his claws and teeth more than conventional punches and kicks, although he's intelligent enough to chat with and befriend people.
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* The classic fighting game version is Blanka from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', almost more animal than man.
** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.
* Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much the same, and has a few of Ayla's special attacks too.
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not the most technical guy out there.

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* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Battle Beast is a primitive and brutish duelist who grunts a lot and is under-dressed. As his nickname suggests, he is a beast... [[spoiler:a ''wounded'' beast to be exact]].

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The classic fighting game version is Blanka from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', almost more animal than man.
** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable
Pallid Men are a pack of them, having lived in the second swamps for so long that they have lost the ability (or need) for regular human speech.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'': Junkmen, being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the
game. As well They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as being one of drifters to hide the few {{Catgirl}}s fact that they are mercenaries.
%%* ''VideoGame/BornToRun'': El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner
who actually has some feline behaviour.
is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.%%How does this trope come into play?
%%* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'': Leah.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Ayla of VideoGame/ChronoTrigger is a Wild ''Woman'' from the prehistoric past. Leah from VideoGame/ChronoCross is much past.
* ''VideoGame/{{Commandos}}'': Subverted. Wilson
the same, and Castaway has a few of Ayla's special attacks too.
* Tends to show up in ProfessionalWrestling, too. Typically this one's big, bulky, and not
the most technical guy out there.appearance, but he is actually a frail NonActionGuy whose main role is to make noise to distract Japanese soldiers.



* Gau in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!''
* El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born to Run'' who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.

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%%* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Gau.
* Gau ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'': Morimar is a burly man who lives in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''
* King Rasta Mon in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!''
* El Cabaillo Blanco,
the reclusive RealLife ultrarunner from ''Born wilderness with a tiger.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': "Traditional" Male Viera don't have much in the way of society compared
to Run'' who is rumored the females, living solitary and primitive lives in the forests, living off the land, killing outsiders that the females haven't given entry to be and almost never being seen in the process. It's noted in some lore resources that besides their teachers (to whom they bond with like a former boxer who killed his opponent father), male Viera may well fight to the death if they encounter one another out of sheer territorial impulse. That said, this isn't any kind of downright instinctual impulse, as Erenville and Loifa prove a male Viera raised in a bout.normal society adapts to it like any other person would.
* ''VideoGame/LaMulana'': The Masked Men that live in the ruins are muscular, under-dressed and covered in long WildHair. Their profile wonders if their hairiness is due to the lower temperatures of the area where they live.



%%** Yamawaro
* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries.
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.

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%%** Yamawaro
* ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'': Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.
* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'': Bruno appears to be a martial artist that has abandoned civilization -- the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged only item of real clothing he wears is a tattered pair of pants held up by his black belt, the apparent leftovers of a gi. He's also let his AnimeHair grow out to BarbarianLonghair length, and in ''Let's Go'' he even has feral UhOhEyes.
* ''VideoGame/Rage2011'': Members of the Jackal Clan wear pelts, yelp like wolves and [[TheUnintelligible talk in complete gibberish]]. They have the highest proportion of melee-happy berserker enemies. A handful will use assault rifles, but most of the ranged ones just use crossbows.
* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'': The swamp-dwelling Night Folk seem to somehow have lost the ability to communicate like normal humans, mostly staying quiet, or howling and grunting like deranged animals.
%%* ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'': Tam Tam; note
that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the fact that they are mercenaries.
* A non-video game (but most likely inspired)
second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.%%ZCE; the example is Burk from ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' spent talking mainly about how a different character fits a different trope
%%* ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters'': King Rasta Mon.
* ''VideoGame/{{Sifu}}'': Fajar has a scrawny build
and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which a mangy, unkempt appearance, and what little clothing he wears is tattered and mossy. He also favors a machete and his [[spoiler:stolen talisman]] gives him control over plants. In the second phase of his battle, he creates a better dressed Aristocrat as spontaneous bamboo jungle to hide in and ambush you from.
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'': Blanka walks around on all fours, wears nothing but torn pants, and fights like
a foil). He gorilla, although he's intelligent enough to chat with and befriend people.
%%* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'': Necalli.
%%* ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}'': The eponymous hero.

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* ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'': Burk
wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.GoodOldFisticuffs. ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil.

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* ''WebVideo/{{Gateway}}'': Apex has only vague ideas of civilization, eats like an animal, and speaks in terse sentences.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOldManOfTheMountain'': The Old Man is an evil version, living on his own in the wild and terrorizing the inhabitants of the area whenever he feels like it.
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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'': Yamakaze is considered "king of the forest" but has a [[{{Bishonen}} refined appearance]] and a deep-down caring personality. Nonetheless, he is a badass, AxCrazy warrior whose battle scenes land squarely into NightmareFuel territory.

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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'': ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016'': Yamakaze is considered "king of the forest" but has a [[{{Bishonen}} refined appearance]] and a deep-down caring personality. Nonetheless, he is a badass, AxCrazy warrior whose battle scenes land squarely into NightmareFuel territory.
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** There's also Necalli from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
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When this character shows up in [=RPGs=], it will often overlap with TheBigGuy trope, but as far as fighters go, this character will usually be the odd looking guy with increased strength/agility and animal-based or generally very melee-based attacks, probably TheBerserker.

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When this character shows up in [=RPGs=], it will often overlap with TheBigGuy trope, but as far as fighters go, this character will usually be the odd looking guy with increased strength/agility ([[LightningBruiser or both]]) and animal-based or generally very melee-based attacks, probably TheBerserker.
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* ''{{Franchise/Extrapower}}'': Zophy is practically the poster child of the trope, a taciturn man raised in the wilderness who wanders into adventure with nothing more than a speedo and some golden jewelry and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower a mountain of muscles]]. In ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerGiantFist Giant Fist]]'', the only attack he needs is a mighty punch that's as strong as any other ally's magical or technological attacks. The latter game diversifies his fierce repertoire of punches and gives him the ability to pick up and throw enemies and objects of any size. A friend to all living things, he's never seen without King Leo, a talking lion and his closest companion.

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* ''{{Franchise/Extrapower}}'': ''VideoGame/{{Extrapower}}'': Zophy is practically the poster child of the trope, a taciturn man raised in the wilderness who wanders into adventure with nothing more than a speedo and some golden jewelry and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower a mountain of muscles]]. In ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerGiantFist Giant Fist]]'', the only attack he needs is a mighty punch that's as strong as any other ally's magical or technological attacks. The latter game diversifies his fierce repertoire of punches and gives him the ability to pick up and throw enemies and objects of any size. A friend to all living things, he's never seen without King Leo, a talking lion and his closest companion.



* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.

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* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood'' ''Webcomic/APathToGreaterGood'' and its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.
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* ''{{Franchise/Extrapower}}'': Zophy is practically the poster child of the trope, a taciturn man raised in the wilderness who wanders into adventure with nothing more than a speedo and some golden jewelry and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower a mountain of muscles]]. In ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerGiantFist Giant Fist]]'', the only attack he needs is a mighty punch that's as strong as any other ally's magical or technological attacks. The latter game diversifies his fierce repertoire of punches and gives him the ability to pick up and throw enemies and objects of any size. A friend to all living things, he's never seen without King Leo, a talking lion and his closest companion.
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As this trope is rather redundant to NatureHero, one is looking to merge this into it.

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As this This trope is rather redundant to NatureHero, one is looking to merge this into it.OlderThanDirt, first appearing in Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh.
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* Yamawaro from ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'' who provides the page image.
** Yamakaze who is considered "king of the forest" but has a [[{{Bishonen}} refined appearance]] and a deep-down caring personality. Nonetheless, he is a badass, AxCrazy warrior whose battle scenes land squarely into NightmareFuel territory.

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* Yamawaro from ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'' who provides the page image.
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Onmyōji]]'': Yamakaze who is considered "king of the forest" but has a [[{{Bishonen}} refined appearance]] and a deep-down caring personality. Nonetheless, he is a badass, AxCrazy warrior whose battle scenes land squarely into NightmareFuel territory.territory.
%%** Yamawaro
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* Junkmen from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', being the first GiantMook encountered, serves as Reunion Movement's heavy hitter early in the game. They possess high health and attack power with their massive clubs, but wear ragged clothing that offers low overall defenses. Invoked by their description, which mentions that they disguise themselves as drifters to hide the fact that they are mercenaries.
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* King Rasta Mon in ''Super Saturday Slam Masters''.

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* King Rasta Mon in ''Super Saturday Slam Masters''.''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters''.
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* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a ManInBlack-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.

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* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a ManInBlack-type [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]]-type character inspired by Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.
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** Yamakaze who is considered "king of the forest" but has a more [[{{Bishonen}} refined appearance]] and gentle personality.

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** Yamakaze who is considered "king of the forest" but has a more [[{{Bishonen}} refined appearance]] and gentle personality.a deep-down caring personality. Nonetheless, he is a badass, AxCrazy warrior whose battle scenes land squarely into NightmareFuel territory.
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* Yamawaro from ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'' who provides the page image.
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When this character shows up in [=RPGs=], it will often overlap with TheBigGuy trope, but as far as fighters go, this character will usually be the odd looking guy with increased strength/agility and animal-based or generally very melee-based attacks.

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When this character shows up in [=RPGs=], it will often overlap with TheBigGuy trope, but as far as fighters go, this character will usually be the odd looking guy with increased strength/agility and animal-based or generally very melee-based attacks.
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* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood'' and it's reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.

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* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood'' and it's its reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' (the latter of which also gives him a better dressed Aristocrat as a foil). He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.
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* A non-video game (but most likely inspired) example is Burk from ''WebComic/APathToGreaterGood'' and it's reboot ''WebComic/HeroOhHero'' He wears nothing but trousers (or GoofyPrintUnderwear after he lost them) and a shaggy head of hair while fighting with GoodOldFisticuffs.
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* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a ManInBlack-type character inspired by JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.

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* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a ManInBlack-type character inspired by JasonStatham Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a Wild Man so he was tweaked.
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* King Rasta Mon in Super Saturday Slam Masters.
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}''

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* King Rasta Mon in Super ''Super Saturday Slam Masters.
Masters''.
* The eponymous hero of ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}''''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}!''
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* The classic fighting game version is Blanka from ''StreetFighter II'', almost more animal than man.
* Tam Tam from ''SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.

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* The classic fighting game version is Blanka from ''StreetFighter II'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', almost more animal than man.
* Tam Tam from ''SamuraiShodown''; ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''; note that he comes complete with CuteMonsterGirl kid sister Cham Cham, who's playable in the second game. As well as being one of the few {{Catgirl}}s who actually has some feline behaviour.



* Gau in ''FinalFantasyVI''

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* Gau in ''FinalFantasyVI''''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''



* The eponymous hero of ''{{Tomba}}!''

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* The eponymous hero of ''{{Tomba}}!''''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}''



* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a ManInBlack-type character inspired by JasonStathem in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a WildMan so he was tweaked.

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* Akihiko Sanada in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is built off of this archetype. He was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to be a ManInBlack-type character inspired by JasonStathem JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter'', but developers wanted a WildMan Wild Man so he was tweaked.
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