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* Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold's ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': From ''Literature/TheWarriorsApprentice'', the anecdote of Vorloupulous and his 1000 chefs. He hired mercenaries as "cooks" and equipped them with butcher knives instead of swords, and the like, to follow the ''word'' of a law limiting the size of his army. Naturally, his penalty for breaking the law was to be placed in stocks and die of starvation. Let it never be said that the emperor at the time didn't have a sense of humour.
* ''Literature/AWizardsGuideToDefensiveBaking'' has Mona, a Type 3 ''Baker'' of Iron, who defends her city against a bandit invasion using her powers of control over bread to make golems from dough, vicious guerrilla gingerbread men and a furious, acidic sourdough starter.

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* Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold's ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': From ''Literature/TheWarriorsApprentice'', the anecdote of Vorloupulous and his 1000 chefs. He hired mercenaries as "cooks" and equipped them with butcher knives instead of swords, swords and the like, to follow the ''word'' of a law limiting the size of his army. Naturally, his penalty for breaking the law was to be placed in stocks and die of starvation. Let it never be said that the emperor at the time didn't have a sense of humour.
* ''Literature/AWizardsGuideToDefensiveBaking'' has Mona, a Type 3 ''Baker'' of Iron, who defends her city against a bandit invasion using her powers of control over bread to make golems from dough, vicious guerrilla gingerbread men men, and a furious, acidic sourdough starter.


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* ''VideoGame/DungeonOfTheEndless'' features Chef Nanor. While primarily a support character who leans a bit harder on the "Chef" than the "Iron", he's nonetheless a reasonably tanky combatant who uses his cooking skills and knives to stretch the heroes' food supplies, turn slain monsters into usable food, aid himself and his immediate companions in battle, and inflict ongoing damage to all monsters on the entire floor.
--> '''Nanor:''' The first thing a chef learns is proper use of a blade. Alla cucinaaaaa!
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* One of ''UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch'''s attacks in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' has him pull out a frying pan and fling out food that harms opponents.

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* One of ''UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch'''s ''Platform/GameAndWatch'''s attacks in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' has him pull out a frying pan and fling out food that harms opponents.
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* The China stage of ''VideoGame/ZunzunkyouNoYabou'' ends with you fighting a chef boss, who spams [[EdibleAmmunition dumping projectiles]] that can hurt you.
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* ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'' features a card in the form of "War Chefs", a caravan of chefs in service of the Demacian military, with their full splash art showing them successfully fighting of a group of [[TheEmpire Noxian]] aggressors, including one of them knocking out an armored soldier ''with his bare fists''. As the FlavorText describes: "[[AlmightyJanitor No one in the Demacian army should be trifled with.]]"
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* Giovanni in ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'' has [[SwissArmySuperpower managed to parlay the Epithet "Soup" into both quite a reasonable combat toolkit]] (including [[EdibleAmmunition "lavacid" - really tomato basil soup - grenades]], healing potions, and fog that provides both protection and health regeneration), which he backs up with [[BatterUp a surprisingly mean baseball bat]], and just...[[SupremeChef plain being a good cook]], who [[DeafComposer despite having managed to permanently scar his tongue and deaden his sense of taste]], is able to work around that with the help of a tasting assistant. He ''technically'' falls under the "fighting is his job" subtype, given that he's [[HighHopesZeroTalent at least theoretically a supervillain]].
-->'''Giovanni:''' How'd you like the taste of my Epithet, little girl!?\\
'''Molly:''' (licks her finger) Mmm... It's pretty good, actually! Is this tomato basil soup?
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* ''Manhua/KitchenGoddessAndTheAssassin'': The members of the Nameless House are both assassins and chefs. They take food ''very'' seriously.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'' has a few:
** Gummy, who can whip up an absolutely scrumptious breakfast as well as heave around a ''giant vault door'' as a shield, can heal her allies in battle just by cooking, and is highly implied to have been [[spoiler: relegated to cannibalism in the past]] with her strikes being strong enough to cut bones in two (which is represented in her kit with her talent that can temporarily stun an enemy she hits).
** Jaye, who is actually just an ordinary fishmonger who has somehow ended up at Rhodes Island as a combat operator. On the field he's capable of silencing enemies [[LifeDrain as well as healing himself and/or allies with every strike he lands]], making him a low-cost high-return kind of operator who can potentially sustaing himself and others if there's anything for him to hit.


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* ''VideoGame/LibraryOfRuina'' introduces us to Pierre, who is not just a chef running a bistro, [[ImAHumanitarian but a cannibalist as well]]. [[GenderBlenderName She]]'s an interesting example as she went down early in the game, but in ''VideoGame/LimbusCompany'', which is the game's sequel, Ryoshu gets an Identity as her in which she's way stronger, being capable of AntiRegeneration, LifeDrain and playing a CombatMedic role in battle.
** The Distorted chef of Eunbong's in the latter game is also a tough fight if encountered, as he's a MookMaker and a hard-hitting menace all in one. His attacks have a lot of coins and can roll high, with in addition being able to mess with your unit's stagger treshold to make them vulnerable to even more attacks. In addition, the mooks he spawns also gain substantial buffs every turn they're not hit.
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* ''Series/TheBrothersSun'': Charles "Chairleg" Sun is the best killer in the Jade Dragons, raised as the Triads' greatest weapon, but his true passion is baking. He would even like to become a baker full-time, but his traumatic past and UndyingLoyalty to his criminal parents prevent him from living such a mundane life.
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*** The DLC introduces Crispin, a Blueberry Academy EliteFour member who loves cooking and will roast you (figuratively) and your Pokémon (literally) if you're not prepared against him.

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*** The DLC introduces Crispin, a Blueberry Academy EliteFour member who loves cooking and will roast you (figuratively) and your Pokémon (literally) ([[PlayingWithFire literally]]) if you're not prepared against him.
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* Loid Forger aka Twilight from "Manga/SPYxFAMILY" is an extremely skilled spy who greatly excels in tactical and close quarters combat and a great cook. He can cook dishes comparable to the ones normally found in restaurants.

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* Loid Forger aka Twilight from "Manga/SPYxFAMILY" is an extremely skilled spy who greatly excels in tactical and close quarters combat and a who is also great cook. He can cook dishes comparable to the ones normally found in restaurants.
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* Loid Forger aka Twilight from "Manga/SPYxFAMILY" is an extremely skilled spy who greatly excels in tactical and close quarters combat and a great cook. He can cook dishes comparable to the ones normally found in restaurants.
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** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' has Stahl (good general cook, one half of the traditional Red and green Cavalier duo), Gaius (expert in [[SweetTooth sweets]] and the local LovableRogue), Noire (great baker, an ArcherArchetype LadyOfWar in the making), Cherche (good general cook as well, NinjaMaid and DragonRider), Sumia (a believer in ComfortFood and the local submissive badass), and even [[PlayerCharacter the Avatar]] (whose cooking, [[HeroicSelfDeprecation despite his/her doubts]] that [[LethalChef it's even edible]], seems to be ''loved'' by the non-humans in the party, like Panne, Nowi, and Nah).

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** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' has Stahl (good general cook, one half of the traditional Red and green Cavalier duo), Gaius (expert in [[SweetTooth sweets]] and the local LovableRogue), Noire (great baker, an ArcherArchetype a LadyOfWar in the making), Cherche (good general cook as well, NinjaMaid and DragonRider), Sumia (a believer in ComfortFood and the local submissive badass), and even [[PlayerCharacter the Avatar]] (whose cooking, [[HeroicSelfDeprecation despite his/her doubts]] that [[LethalChef it's even edible]], seems to be ''loved'' by the non-humans in the party, like Panne, Nowi, and Nah).
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* On September 4, 1942, the USS Gregory was attacked and sunk near Guadalcanal. One of the few uninjured survivors was Mess Attendant 1st Class Charles Jackson French. French swam around the wreckage, loading 15 of his injured shipmates onto a raft, then tied one end of a rope to the raft and the other around his waist. Telling the men on the raft "Just tell me if I’m going the right way", French swam eight hours in shark-infested waters, towing those men to safety. Unfortunately, as a black man in a segregrated US military, "The Human Tugboat" was denied the Navy Cross he was nominated for. In 2022, he received a posthumous Navy and Marine Corps Medal. In January 2024, the US Secretary of the Navy announced that one of the new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers would be named the USS Charles J. French in his honor.
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* In ''Series/KitchenConfidential'', a chef's autobiography, it's mentioned that it's very important to keep the kitchen crew happy, as the last thing you want is two heavily-armed chefs duking it out with knives, [[DropTheHammer pots]] and the occasional FryingPanOfDoom.

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* In ''Series/KitchenConfidential'', a chef's autobiography, it's mentioned that it's very important to keep the kitchen crew happy, as the last thing you want is two heavily-armed chefs duking it out with knives, [[DropTheHammer pots]] pots and the occasional FryingPanOfDoom.

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* Dita Liebely from ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''. TheHero and her love interest Hibiki enjoys her cooking and is a high-ranking Dread pilot.

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* Dita Liebely from ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''. TheHero and her Her love interest Hibiki interest, [[TheHero Hibiki]], enjoys her cooking cooking, and is she fights alongside him as a high-ranking Dread pilot.pilot.
** Barnette Orangello, another pilot, is the most HotBlooded fighter on the team, aggressively bombarding the enemy and looking for any excuse to bust out some of her gun collection on the ground. This stands in contrast to her other hobby, which seems to be baking cakes in skimpy aprons.
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*** The DLC introduces Crispin, a Blueberry Academy EliteFour member who loves cooking and will roast you (figuratively) and your Pokémon (literally) if you're not prepared against him.
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** Baratie, Zeff's restaurant at sea, is actually filled completely with Fighting Chefs, who are so fearsome that customers visit the restaurant just as much to watch them fight as eat their cooking. They're technically all Type 1 like Sanji, but their weapons ''look'' like food and cooking instruments (even if they're not the same ones they use to actually cook with) giving the appearance of Type 2 and 3. A flashback reveals that Zeff wrote "[[BunnyEarsLawyer damned]] [[AngryChef cooks]] are welcome" in the job posting.

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** Baratie, Zeff's restaurant at sea, is actually filled completely with Fighting Chefs, who are so fearsome that customers visit the restaurant just as much to watch them fight as eat their cooking. They're technically all Type 1 like Sanji, but their weapons ''look'' like food and cooking instruments (even if they're not the same ones they use to actually cook with) giving the appearance of Type 2 and 3. A flashback reveals that Zeff wrote "[[BunnyEarsLawyer damned]] [[AngryChef damned cooks]] are welcome" in the job posting.posting; [[ThoseTwoGuys Patty and Carne]], who had been fired from 300 other restaurants for [[AngryChef their violent temper]], were among the first to apply not long after.
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** From ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', we have Quina, who is also an ExtremeOmnivore, wielding an oversized set of cutlery in combat, along with [[AmbiguousGender his/her]] chef-hat. It's never clarified if Quina's cooking is [[LethalChef edible by humans]].

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** From ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', we have Quina, who is also an ExtremeOmnivore, wielding an oversized set of cutlery in combat, along with [[AmbiguousGender his/her]] chef-hat. It's never clarified if Quina's cooking is [[LethalChef edible by humans]].
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* ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'' has two examples, with both being {{Sweet Baker}}s and using some kind of {{Edible Amm|unition}}o:

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* ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'' has two examples, with both being {{Sweet Baker}}s and using who use some kind of {{Edible Amm|unition}}o:
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* ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'' has two examples, with both being {{Sweet Baker}}s and using some kind of {{Edible Amm|unition}}o:
** Piper leans more towards Type 1, as a seemingly-ordinary village baker who happens to be an expert sniper. The grenades she uses as part of her Super are sugar bombs she bakes, but that's hard to discern in-game.
** Pearl is a Type 3, who not only fires her cookies during combat, but actively bakes them while fighting, as she is a robot oven.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ringo is a disabled soba chef who wants to become the apprentice of the title character. The first time he has to fight, Mizu hands him a kitchen knife because it's what he's most familiar with (it's also a CallBack to how Swordfather honed Mizu's skill in forging swords by having her start by forging kitchen knives).


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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ringo is a disabled soba chef who wants to become the apprentice of the title character. The first time he has to fight, Mizu hands him a kitchen knife because it's what he's most familiar with (it's also a CallBack to how Swordfather honed Mizu's skill in forging swords by having her start by forging kitchen knives).
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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ringo is a disabled soba chef who wants to become the apprentice of the title character. The first time he has to fight, Mizu hands him a kitchen knife because it's what he's most familiar with (it's also a CallBack to how Swordfather honed Mizu's skill in forging swords by having her start by forging kitchen knives).
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* ''Literature/AWizardsGuideToDefensiveBaking'' has Mona, a Type 3 ''Baker'' of Iron, who defends her city against a bandit invasion using her powers of control over bread to make golems from dough, vicious guerrilla gingerbread men and a furious, acidic sourdough starter.
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* The Dumii imperial kitchens in ''Literature/TheCarpetPeople'' are entirely staffed by these, all of whom are ex-army sergeants who made sure they'd be able to retire to a nice job in the warm. Despite all having missing limbs/appendages/etc., they are skilled soldiers and form the squad "Mealy's Irregulars" during the climactic battle against the mouls.
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* While Milfeulle Sakuraba from ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' is a very cheerful SupremeChef, her day job is piloting a manned weapon of mass-destruction that sports a {{BFG}}.

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* While Milfeulle Sakuraba from ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' is a very cheerful SupremeChef, her day job is piloting a manned weapon of mass-destruction that sports a {{BFG}}. [[VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII The sequel series]] puts player character Kazuya Shiranami in this role (he only has the BFG if he's merged his Brave Heart with Milfie's sister Rico's Cross Caliber).
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* Peppino Spaghetti of ''Videogame/PizzaTower'' is a pizza chef who also happens to be a human wrecking ball capable of obliterating anything in his path upon reaching a high-enough speed.
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*** Your rival-slash-partner Arven is a skilled cook, and during your last battle with him, he brings a team of Pokémon mostly themed after food: Scovillain (spicy pepper), Garganacl (salt), Cloyster (oyster), Toedscruel (edible mushroom) and Greedent (gluttonous squirrel who likes storing berries). We later learn that [[spoiler:he ''had'' to learn how to cook to take care of himself, as his parents [[ParentalAbandonment are never home]].]]

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*** Your rival-slash-partner Arven is a skilled cook, and during your last battle with him, he brings a team of Pokémon mostly themed after food: Scovillain (spicy pepper), Garganacl (salt), Cloyster (oyster), Toedscruel (edible mushroom) and Greedent (gluttonous squirrel who likes storing berries).berries), with his old partner and best friend Mabosstiff being the odd one out. We later learn that [[spoiler:he ''had'' to learn how to cook to take care of himself, as his parents [[ParentalAbandonment are never home]].]]
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* Po from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' was raised by a noodle chef, prior to being chosen to be trained as a kick-ass warrior. As a result, he knows a little something about cooking, and while it's not played up, he's definitely good at it. Once he receives his kick-ass martial training, he's a classic type 1.

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* Po from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' was raised by a noodle chef, prior to being chosen to be trained as a kick-ass warrior. As a result, he knows a little something about cooking, and while it's not played up, he's definitely good at it. Once he receives his kick-ass martial training, he's a classic type 1.
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