“ | If you insist on speaking, do so with your fists! | „ |
~ Akuma |
“ | Caesar has taught us that over-reliance on firearms can only weaken us in the long run. It's why we train heavily with our blades and our fists. Unlike an NCR trooper, a Legionary is always ready to fight regardless of the circumstance he finds himself in. | „ |
~ Lucius describing the reliance on martial arts and melee weaponry by Caesar's Legion. |
While true martial artists focus on knowledge, defense, emotion, discipline, and many other passive feelings, some individuals use them for offense only. Villainous Martial Artists often lack the sense of honor that their heroic counterparts possess since they reject the honor that it teaches and instead use it to harm others, though exceptions exist.
Martial artists are an advanced form of Fighters and are extremely formidable and redoubtable in combat. To qualify, a villain must demonstrate agility, timing, speed, accuracy, and good counter-moves, not just strong punches and kicks.
Often Martial Arts in fiction take on a supernatural quality that allow the fighters to perform acts that defy reason or greatly enhance them beyond what their age, physical appearance or skill would normally allow - taken to its extreme it can make a character into a one person army, some of the most favored martial arts in fiction include karate, kung fu and judo though a great many characters utilize many different forms of martial arts (mixed) and some may even use completely unique styles created specifically for the media they are in.
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- AAARRRGGHH!!!
- Aaron Keener
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- Abdul Rafai
- Abdullah (Kinnikuman)
- Abomination (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Abomination (Peter David)
- Abyssman
- Accelerator
- Ace Hardlight
- Acht
- Acidicus
- Acronix
- Ada Wong
- Adam (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
- Adam (Stellar Blade)
- Adam Knight
- Adam Monroe
- Adam the Clown
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- Adiane the Elegant
- Admin T. Irving
- Adolf Hitler (Kung Fury)
- Adon (Street Fighter)
- ADR-01: Jeri Type
- Adéwalé
- Aemond Targaryen
- Ageha
- Agent 23
- Agent 33 (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Agent 47
- Agent 84
- Agent Bishop
- Agent Brown
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- Agent Jones
- Agent Smith (The Matrix)
- Agent Thompson (The Matrix)
- Agent Whiskey
- Agents (The Matrix)
- Agnamaan
- Aguilera
- Ai-Jinn
- Aigaron
- Aine
- Ainz Ooal Gown
- Aion (DC)
- Aisrehdar
- AJ Styles
- Aja Salisbury
- Ajax (Into the Badlands)
- Ajax (X-Men Movies)
- Akainu
- Akane Hiyama
- Akaza
- Akemi Nakajima
- Akhos
- Akihiko (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Akira Nishikiyama
- Akira Takaoka
- Aku
- Akuma (Street Fighter)
- Akuma Shogun
- Akuninkaijin
- Akunobo Sugitani
- Al-Owal
- Alain
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Albino (Banshee)
- Aldra
- Aldrich Killian (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Alec Trevelyan
- Aleksandr Borovsky
- Alex (Dragalia Lost)
- Alex Mercer
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- Alexandra
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- Alfred
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- Alia
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- Alice May
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- Allen O'Neil
- Alopex
- Aloysius Kallig
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- Alucard (Rosario+Vampire)
- Alvis
- Am (Star Wars Visions)
- Amancio Malvado
- Amanda Killman
- Amaru
- Amata Kihara
- Amazon Killer
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- Ambassador Hell
- Ameisha Kichougasaki
- Amelia von Butch
- Amenadiel (DC)
- Amenadiel (Lucifer)
- Amenjim
- Amentia
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- Amiba
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- Amon (The Legend of Korra)
- Amos Fortune
- Amy Sorel
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- Anaconda Virtue
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- Anarky (DC)
- Ancient Chojin
- Ancient Ogre
- Anck-Su-Namun
- Anderson (Double Dragon)
- Andou Midori
- Andre (Tatakae!! Ramenman)
- Andrew Brandt
- Andrew Diggle
- Android 17
- Android 18
- Android 19
- Android 21
- Android 8
- Andy (Grown Ups)
- Anemone
- Anesthesia
- Angel (Lilo & Stitch)
- Angela (Spawn)
- Angelus (Buffyverse)
- Anguished One
- Animal-Borgs
- Anissa
- Anna Nishikinomiya
- Anna Sprengel
- Anna Williams (1998 Film)
- Anna Williams (Tekken)
- Annie Leonhart
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- Anton Poldark
- Anton Veruca
- Antonin Dovchenko
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- Aoi Rokushō
- Aokiji
- Apocryphos
- Apollo (Apollo's Pad)
- Apollo (Record of Ragnarok)
- Apollo Geist
- Appo
- Aptom
- Aquaman (Flashpoint)
- Aquaman (Injustice)
- Aquman (DC vs Vampires)
- Aran Ryan
- Arba
- Arceus
- Archer (Unlimited Blade Works)
- Arclight (Deadpool 2013)
- Arclight (Marvel)
- Ares (John Wick)
- Ares (Record of Ragnarok)
- Arfoire
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- Argos (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Aristocracy of Blood Parch
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- Arkham Knight (DC)
- Arlong (Live-Action)
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- Army of Anubis
- Arnold Gundars
- Arnold Shpitz
- Artemis Crock (Stargirl)
- Artemis Entreri
- Arthur (Into the Badlands)
- Arthur Harrow (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Arthur Shelby
- Artie Ziff (Treehouse of Horror)
- Aryutta Katz
- Asajj Ventress
- Asav