History Manga / DogSoldier

* ShooOutTheClowns: Fudo wears a hat to cover his unflattering bald spot gained from a boomerang thrown at him in the first arc in the 4th chapter ''Tokyo Coup d'État'', and for once isn't the bigger ButtMonkey and comedic relief character, with that role going to Hiba.

* CloudCuckoolander: Hiba himself. He behaves absolutely innapropriately to the point where he bordres on being ChaoticStupid, and tends to make bizarre and goofy facial expressions, such as asking a pop idol he just rescued from being raped if he can give her oral sex while making a [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Donkey Kong]]-esque face while licking his lips. He gets a slap to the face for his troubles.

* TheBigGuy: Fudo Masami, the 2nd half of the protagonists. He's much bigger than John is and is also said to be able to dual wield Rocket Launchers, as well as being a master of Karate. He also actually averts the DumbMuscle trope by being the (unfortunately never listened to) voice of reason in the duo of him and Hiba.
* GroinAttack: Hiba cuts the member off of an attempted rapist.

* CloudCuckoolander: Hiba himself. He behaves absolutely innapropriately and tends to make bizarre and goofy facial expressions, such as asking a pop idol he just rescued if he can give her oral sex while making a [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Donkey Kong]]-esque face while licking his lips. He gets a slap to the face for his troubles.

* GentleGiant / TheBigGuy / DumbMuscle: Fudo Masami.

* IdiotHero: Hiba. Just '''LOOK''' at his antics whenever he isn't forced into special missions. An example of this is him doing dog-sitting, where he eats all the dog food, then tries to eat the dog for barking so much and actually puts it's head in his mouth before incorrectly realizing that it must be barking because it's fur must mean it's feeling really hot, and not once does he realize that the dog is barking because it's hungry, even when Fudo is blantantly telling him that he's doing a HORRIBLE job.

* ButtMonkey: Fudo Masami. Nine out of ten times, if something misfortunate or humiliating happens, it's going to happen to him, although that doesn't exactly mean Hiba's exempt from being an object of ridicule or finding himself in a embarassing situation.

* CloudCuckoolander: Hiba himself. He behaves absolutely innapropriately and tends to make bizarre and goofy expressions, such as asking a pop idol he just rescued if he can give her oral sex while making a [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Donkey Kong]]-esque face while licking his lips. He gets a slap to the face for his troubles.

* OnlySaneMan: Fudo. Although he ranges from being just as comedic, to even MORE comedic than Hiba due to his status as the ButtMonkey, he's the more serious of the two, and will often scold Hiba for his innapropriate behavior.

* YankTheDogsChain: One gag has Fudo make fun of Hiba for his TeenyWeenie while they use a hot-tub, with Hiba being unable to anything about it due to Fudo being [[BiggerIsBetterInBed bigger than him even down there]], making it seem like Fudo's finally been spared of his status as the object of mockery...only for him to promptly slip and fall as they both leave.

* ButtMonkey: Fudo Masami. Nine out of ten times, if something misfortunate or humiliating happens, it's going to happen to him.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Hiba and Fudo

* TragicVillain: Many of the enemies are this, if not WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.

* TragicVillain: Many of the enemies (aside from Zardoz, Gaddafi, and Harry) are this, if not WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough'' and ''Manga/{{Dokuro}}''. The main character is John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who, after become disillusioned with his SociopathicSoldier commanding officer in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and quit the army, is hired/blackmailed by the Japanese government to do dangerous jobs. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''. This manga is basically the American action movies of the TheEighties in manga form. And yes, that is exactly [[RuleOfCool as cool]] as it sounds.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. The main character is John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who, after become disillusioned with his SociopathicSoldier commanding officer in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and quit the army, is hired/blackmailed by the Japanese government to do dangerous jobs. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''. This manga is basically the American action movies of the TheEighties in manga form. And yes, that is exactly [[RuleOfCool as cool]] as it sounds.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. The main character is John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who, after become disillusioned with his SociopathicSoldier commanding officer in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and quit the army, is hired/blackmailed by the Japanese government to do dangerous jobs. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''. This manga is basically the American action movies of the TheEighties in manga form. And yes, that is exactly [[RuleOfCool as cool]] as [[SoCoolItsAwesome it sounds]].

* HiddenBadass: 7-year-old [[JustAKid Morita Asao]]: Has Hiba and Fudo to save his father, parachutes out of the plane, then, after his father is killed in front of him, sneaks a grenade into the prison, and walks THROUGH fire to stop Gaddafi's ICBM.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. The main character is John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who, after become disillusioned with his SociopathicSoldier commanding officer in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and quit the army, is hired/blackmailed by the Japanese government to do dangerous jobs. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''. This manga is basically the American action movies of the TheEighties in manga form.

* HiddenBadass: 7-year-old Morita Asao: Has Hiba and Fudo to save his father, parachutes out of the plane, sneaks a grenade into the prison, and walks THROUGH fire to stop Gaddafi's ICBM.

* KnifeFight: The OVA has one...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR0NTMVjEcY sort of]].