History Main / EmotionalBruiser

->''"Hither came Conan the Cimmerian... a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth..."''
-->-- "The Phoenix in the Sword" by '''Creator/RobertEHoward'''

* ''Every'' one of the RatedMForManly warriors in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar.''

* Ah, ''Literature/TheShahnameh''. Iranian NationalEpic mostly centered on RatedMForManly warriors swinging swords and maces on horseback when wrestling just won't cut it. And one of the most emotionally packed works in the history of Persian literature. The heroes shed plenty of ManlyTears and the cold unemotional men are almost always shown in an unsympathetic light.

* Izuku Midoriya, the protagonist of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is a huge crybaby who always has tears at the corners of his eyes when he's feeling especially happy, surprised, scared, sad, or regretful when he's not descending into outright OcularGushers. It doesn't change the fact that he's armed with arguably the strongest Quirk in the entire series and is such a {{Determinator}} that he'll break his own limbs to save someone with massive displays of force.

* Sweden from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is one of the tallest charas in the series, as well as Sealand's adoptive father. Don't be fooled by his (handsome) FaceOfAThug, he's [[SugarAndIcePersonality among the sweetest nation-tans.]]

** There will often be a moment in each arc in which TheHero Luffy faces up against the BigBad and begins crying in response to the terrible things the baddie's commited either before or during the arc. Face-beating soon follows.

* The NFL: To see actual big tough guys brought to tears at the culmination of a lifelong dream, watch the NFL draft, the end of the Super Bowl, or the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

* For much of human history, the MenDontCry taboo was non-existent. In ancient Israel and medieval Europe, for example, male tears were acceptable, so the BadassIsraeli and the KnightInShiningArmor were far more prone to openly weep than the QuintessentialBritishGentleman of the early 1900's.

* Obelix of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'', he is a OneManArmy and his anger is feared, but he is neverless very ProneToTears everytime he hear a sad story.
* Marv of ''ComicBook/SinCity'' admits to crying as he listens to old Country and Western songs. [[spoiler: And when he rescues a little girl from being sold into sexual slavery, he cradles the child in his arms as he brings her back to her mother.]]
* Franchise/{{Superman}} of course gets away with all sorts of emotional displays from crying openly to cooing over puppies and babies without being thought of as wimpy. It's sort of hard to think that way about a guy who can lift passenger jets and stop freight trains in their tracks, and since the superhero genre in general is much more forgiving of manly emotions than most action genres, obviously the toughest superhero would hit this trope the hardest. Even Clark Kent gets away with it, though, just because he's 6'3" and massive.
* Naturally, The Comicbook/IncredibleHulk has this going for him a good deal. While he's mostly associated with anger, he often displays other intense emotions in combat; such as extreme sadness or fear. Hulk in most versions represents raw, unfettered emotion free from intellect or reason, so it's expected.
* Colossus of the X-Men can get quite emotional, which is no surprise given the TraumaCongaLine writers have put him through over the years. Honestly it's when he's repressing his emotions that you know [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something is seriously wrong]].

* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'':

* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Izuku is still something of a crybaby who gets teary-eyed when he's emotional. The twist here is that he's Kryptonian, meaning that he's a FlyingBrick with NighInvulnerability who hasn't even come close to achieving his full potential.
* In ''Fanfic/FromMuddyWaters'', Izuku's gratuitous use of SuperStrength Quirks makes him more than a match for Todoroki, the undisputed strongest member of 1-A in canon. But even with his powers, his eyes are still leaky and he spends a lot of time crying over the expectations being placed on him and his guilt over being the son of All For One. This also gets lampshaded by Midnight during his introduction at the Sports Festival.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''': Launchpad [=McQuack=] is [[TheBigGuy the tallest and strongest of the main cast]] and (DependingOnTheArtist) the most muscular. He's also one of the most expressive adults in the series, showing no shame about [[MenDontCry tears]] or [[RealMenHateAffection hugging]] when appropriate.

* Hagrid weeps more often than any other ''Literature/HarryPotter'' character except Moaning Myrtle. He's also absolutely enormous, has borderline SuperStrength and can shrug off multiple [[StunGuns Stunning Spells]] with no effect.

* Obelix of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}''', he is a OneManArmy and his anger is feared, but he is neverless very ProneToTears everytime he hear a sad story.

* Obelix of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}''', he is a OneManArmy and his anger is feared, but he is neverless very ProneToTear everytime he hear a sad story.

* Sweden from ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' is one of the tallest charas in the series, as well as Sealand's adoptive father. Don't be fooled by his (handsome) FaceOfAThug, he's [[SugarAndIcePersonality among the sweetest nation-tans.]]

* [[GentleGiant Kurita]] in ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' is very friendly and prone to [[BearHug bear-hugging]] his teammates when he's happy. Not to mention being prone to tears.

** Its main character, who is TallDarkAndSnarky, walks around in a BadassLongcoat, and is an in-universe MemeticBadass that highly trained combat wizards several times his age and experience don't want to cross. He's also an {{Adorkable}} PopCulturedBadass who would much prefer curling up with a good book and a glass of beer rather than fighting the MonsterOfTheWeek.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has its main character, who is TallDarkAndSnarky, walks around in a BadassLongcoat, and is an in-universe MemeticBadass that highly trained combat wizards several times his age and experience don't want to cross. He's also an {{Adorkable}} PopCulturedBadass who would much prefer curling up with a good book and a glass of beer rather than fighting the MonsterOfTheWeek.
Also ThePaladin Michael Carpenter, Knight of the Cross and perfect family man. The sort who can be found at one hour singing a lullaby to his toddler and the next hour smiting down an EldritchAbomination.

Also Paladin Michael Carpenter, Knight of the Cross and perfect family man. The sort who can be found at one hour singing a lullaby to his toddler and the next hour smiting down EldritchAbominations.