History BloodKnight / TheDCU

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': Raven could possibly be this -- as well as her allies, but she's most notable. [[BewareTheQuietOnes God help you if you really piss her off by messing with her friends]]. [[CurbStompBattle She'll kick your ass if you do]].

** Arthur Curry aka Aquaman is a BoisterousBruiser much like his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' counterpart who treats armies of enemies and world ending threats like a day at the Amusement Park. There's many instances in [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 both]] [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague versions]] of ''Justice League'' and ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' of Arthur whooping with glee while fighting his opponents and will happily jump out of airplane ''without a parachute'' after his FieryRedhead {{Love Interest|s}}. Then again it is subverted a bit, Arthur doesn't start fights (in even in barrooms) without reason, he will show mercy to foes except when given no choice and the aforementioned Diana's Lasso of Truth reveals in ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' that he is more scared and depressed than he lets on and just uses fearless bravado to cover it up.
** Justified in ''Film/SHAZAM2019'' as Billy Batson is JustAKid and the unbridled glee he gets out of stopping crime with his newfound powers can be chalked up to immunity and a lack of responsibility which he [[CharacterDevelopment eventually gains by the end]]. [[spoiler: Played straight with Freddy and especially Eugene in FinalBattle when they get their [[SuperMode Super Modes]], given Eugene was a diehard FightingGame fan who was willingly to fight bullies with nunchucks long before he got superpowers, it's unsurprising in his case]].
** Harley Quinn along with other [[Film/TheSuicideSquad Suicide Squad]] members such as Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and to lesser extent Deadshot have way too much kicking ass and taking names than they should. Though since most of them are criminals who only do what TheGovernment tell them to do [[ExplosiveLeash because of bombs in their heads]] this is to be expected. Harley in particular at one point in her [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 solo movie]] gets high on drug fumes and ''with a smile'' goes on a OneWomanArmy rampage against Black Mask's goons.
** In ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' (besides Harley again) Bloodsport and Peacemaker are both low-key Blood Knights, going about their missions with cool efficiency but often slipping up to reveal how much they love killing. They most noticeably display their wanton lust for ultra-violence while raiding an “enemy” camp they have dick measuring BodyCountCompetition like a more violent Legolas and Gimli [[spoiler:which only becomes awkward when they discover the camp they [[BlackComedy massacred]] was the LaResistance.]]

** Clark becomes one under the influence of [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Red Kryptonite]], Bizarro, as well as Clark ''Luthor'' from [[MirrorUniverse Earth-2]]. Even the normal Clark gets in the act when he is in a bad mood.

* Creator/MichaelKeaton’s take on the Dark Knight as seen in '' Film/Batman1989'' and ''Film/BatmanReturns'' , for a protector of the innocent he is having ''waaay'' too much fun taking down criminals with him in the latter film cracking a SlasherSmile at a WhyAmITicking Penguin goon before punching him down a grate. There’s also his return in ''Film/TheFlash2023'' where he’s obviously having a whale of a time kicking ass again [[spoiler:and even while dying tells Barry not to apologise since this what he truly wanted after years of being a self-hating recluse.]]
--->'''Bruce:''' Let’s get nuts.

* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', Big Barda from the ''ComicBook/NewGods'' has spent years trying to break free from Granny Goddness' indoctrination, but even so she's never happier than when she fights.

** Rorschach as well, his thought bubble upon seeing a rapist accosting a woman in front of him, only to look around [[OhCrap and see him]] is simply "Sometimes the night is generous to me".

** Much like her ''New 52'' version, Diana Prince aka [[Film/WonderWoman2017 Wonder Woman]] enjoys combat quite a bit in the films. This is first seen in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' during her fight with Doomsday, whom her teammates Superman and Batman appropriately treat like a horrific threat, while Diana on the other hand ''[[https://gfycat.com/weightymenacingcopperbutterfly is actually having fun fighting the beast]]''. In her solo movie there's more than a few instances of Diana cracking a smile and laughing while fighting or doing anything exciting. Although it's important to note while she does enjoy battle, Diana ''despises'' needless bloodshed and the death of innocents.

* Franchise/{{Lobo}} is a massive one, which explains his chosen of profession of intergalactic BountyHunter. Lobo will gleefully fight anyone and anything including Superman, the Justice League or Santa Claus (whom he murdered). Lobo also killed his own race and nuked his own planet for a science project... and gave himself an A afterward.

** Kara Zor-El is quick-tempered, fierce and proactive, and several writers have interpreted her hotbloodedness as a passion for fighting. In ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League United]]'', the team runs into a gathering of bounty hunters and Kara is ''giddy'' because she has to punch them.

* ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} spent most of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'' drinking in a depressed stupor, with only combat situations getting any sort of a rise from him. Even then, he fought in a half-hearted, disinterested manner until he came across something he considered to be a real challenge: a BrainwashedAndCrazy Franchise/WonderWoman. Even when she ultimately killed him, he died with a satisfied smile on his face.

** Phantom Zone escapee [[Characters/SmallvillePhantomZone Titan]] is an alien SuperSoldier and ProudWarriorRace guy portrayed by Wrestling/{{Kane}}. Having arrived on Earth, he fights his way through biker bars, and criminal hangouts, eventually participating in underground gladiator-style competitions with Meteor Freaks, before finding the ultimate WorthyOpponent in [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark]]. Think of a [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]] wrestler with an attitude problem and you've got him.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

** Wonder Woman ([[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 in Post-Crisis]] and beyond) although she's more often than not portrayed as affectionate, reasonable and a force for peace, being raised by combat-ready [[LadyLand Amazonians]] since she was just a little girl has had ''this'' effect on Diana. It's fairly common to see her smiling broadly while fighting demons, gods and any super villains dumb enough to challenge her. The ''ComicBook/New52'' [[DarkerAndEdgier takes this even further]] as she’s shown having a whale of a time-fighting ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, gleefully slaughtering criminals and she even becomes the Goddess of War herself. However, it's subverted as the effects of becoming a god take a heavy toll on Diana leading to some FreakOut moments for her. ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' dials it back making Diana much less bloodthirsty although she’s still more eager to hack villains apart with her CoolSword than her colleagues/friends Superman and Batman [[ThouShallNotKill would like]].
** ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} literally lives off this trope as Barbara Minerva serves the ''Goddess of the Hunt'' and seeks to glorify the deity by killing any WorthyOpponent or prey which puts her at odds with Wonder Woman who usually seeks peace. Whenever Cheetah teams up a [[VillainTeamUp super villain team]] her only real goal is to kill Diana and she couldn't care less for planet conquest, unless it spoils her hunting, she even collects the skulls and bones of her prey as trinkets. Her ending in ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' has her forcing Brainiac (before [[OffWithHisHead beheading him]]) to create a world where she can hunt and kill freely without interference.
** Ares [[WarGod naturally]]. He became Diana's biggest enemy because he is a counterpoint to her efforts to prove mankind is worthy of protecting. Par for the course Ares lives off conflict and fighting him especially on a battlefield will power up to him up. After agreeing to stop trying to incite wars and influence humans he even restyles himself the “The God of Conflict” to get power from any conflict in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987''. Being the embodiment of war means he has plenty of weaknesses, specifically ThePowerOfLove as well as when war is non-existent on Earth e.g in ''Injustice'' where Ares is weakened and on the verge of death due to the lack of conflict thanks to [[BewareTheSuperman the Regime]]. In ''New 52'', Ares isn't villainous or blood hungry at all and plays the MentorArchetype to Diana.

* ComicBook/{{Lobo}} is a massive one, which explains his chosen of profession of intergalactic BountyHunter. Lobo will gleefully fight anyone and anything including Superman, the Justice League or Santa Claus (whom he murdered). Lobo also killed his own race and nuked his own planet for a science project...and gave himself an A afterward.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':

* ComicBook/LadyShiva has been [[WildCard both protagonist]] [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor and antagonist]] depending on the storyline. The only constant to her character is that her life revolves around becoming and remaining the best martial artist she can possibly be -- and proving it over the unconscious or dead bodies of as many other "A-List" DC martial artists she can possibly pound on. She had a brief fling trying to be a Mentor figure for ComicBook/BlackCanary and Tim Drake.

--->"But what scared me was that I wasn't sorry for ''killing'' him. I was sorry it ''ended'' so soon."
** ComicBook/{{Deadshot}}, oh so much. Lampshaded by his then-lover Jeanette when she says that one of her previous husbands was "A mad dog killer who pretended it was for money" and goes on to say that he was probably a bit LESS single minded than Deadshot.

* The ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' version of Rose Wilson from ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''.

--->'''Clark Kent:''' [[IsThatTheBestYouCanDo That all you got]]? ''[[[[MegatonPunch punches Bizarro into space]]]]''

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' Hawkgirl: "Less talking, more hitting!"
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': ComicBook/{{Raven}} could possibly be this -- as well as her allies, but she's most notable. [[BewaretheQuietOnes God help you if you really piss her off by messing with her friends]]. [[CurbStompBattle She'll kick your ass if you do]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', all of the Titans except for [[OnlySaneMan Raven]] have shades of this.

* ComicBook/{{Lobo}} is a massive one, which explains his chosen of profession of intergalactic BountyHunter. Lobo will gleefully fight anyone and anything including Superman, the Justice League or Santa Claus (whom he murdered). Lobo also killed his own race and nuked his own planet for a science project... [[MagnificentBastard and gave himself an A afterward]].

** DarkChick Faora from ''Film/ManOfSteel'' while she seems likes a dispassionate individual, still clearly loves combat as she smiles in battle, though to be fair she was literally born to be a solider. Faora even spells out in one line claiming "A good death is it's own reward". She's also [[NobleDemon surprisingly honorable]] as when Colonel Hardy (a squishy mortal man) challenges her with knife, instead of just flattening him she [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen responds]] to his gesture pulling out a knife of her own. Her leader, General Zod also has shades of this in the climax sporting a SlasherSmile while fighting Supes [[spoiler: but this is may have been due to his VillainousBreakdown at loss of his entire race]].

* ComicBook/LadyShiva has been [[WildCard both protagonist]] [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor and antagonist]] depending on the storyline. The only constant to her character is that her life revolves around becoming and remaining the best martial artist she can possibly be -- and proving it over the unconscious or dead bodies of as many other "A-List" DC martial artists she can possibly pound on. She had a brief fling trying to be a Mentor figure for ComicBook/BlackCanary and [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]].

** Wonder Woman ([[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 in Post-Crisis]] and beyond) although she's more often than not portrayed as affectionate, reasonable and a force for peace, being raised by combat-ready [[LadyLand Amazonians]] since she was just a little girl has had ''this'' effect on Diana. It's fairly common to see her smiling broadly while fighting demons, gods and any super villains dumb enough to challenge her. The ''ComicBook/New52'' [[DarkerAndEdgier takes this even further]] as she’s shown having a whale of a time-fighting ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, gleefully slaughtering criminals and she even becomes the Goddess of War herself. However, it's subverted as the effects of becoming a god take a heavy toll on Diana leading to some FreakOut moments for her. ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' dials it back making Diana much less blood thirsty although she’s still more eager to hack villains apart with her CoolSword than her colleagues/friends Superman and Batman [[ThouShallNotKill would like]].

!!Franchise/TheDCU

** Rorschach as well, his thought bubble upon seeing a rapist accosting a woman in front of him, only to look around [[OhCrap and see him]] is simply "Sometimes the night is generous to me".

** Ares [[WarGod naturally]]. He became Diana's biggest enemy because he is a counterpoint to her efforts to prove mankind is worthy of protecting. Par for the course Ares lives off conflict and fighting him especially on a battlefield will power up to him up. After agreeing to stop trying to incite wars and influence humans he even restyles himself the “The God of Conflict” to get power from any conflict in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987''. Being the embodiment of war means he has plenty of weaknesses, specifically ThePowerOfLove as well as when war is non-existent on Earth e.g in ''Injustice'' where Ares is weakened and on the verge of death due to the lack of conflict thanks to [[BewareTheSuperman the Regime]].
*** In ''New 52'', Ares isn't villainous or blood hungry at all and plays the MentorArchetype to Diana.

* SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} is a massive one, which explains his chosen of profession of intergalactic BountyHunter. Lobo will gleefully fight anyone and anything including Superman, the Justice League or Santa Claus (whom he murdered). Lobo also killed his own race and nuked his own planet for a science project... [[MagnificentBastard and gave himself an A afterward]].