History Main / RealMenLoveJesus

* ''Series/ShakaZulu'': Zigzagged. Shaka shows fascination with Jesus, though primarily because he wonders how someone touted to be the "King of Kings" could die such an ignominious death by being crucified. He sees parallels in Jesus being betrayed by those closest to him, but he eventually concludes that Jesus died so that Shaka could inherit the powers given to him from the heavens, and that there can only be one "Kosi amaKosi" [[note]]Zulu for "King of Kings"[[/note]], [[AGodAmI which must be him]].

* Creator/ChuckNorris. Once, when writing about the then-new phenomenon of Website/ChuckNorrisFacts, he maintained that UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} is the ''real'' MemeticBadass. The martial art he founded -- Chun Kuk Do -- is a combination of Christian philosophy underlying the various martial arts that he's mastered. His website also includes a "Resources" page, which, on a page which showcases his extraordinary fitness and martial arts prowess, directs you to...resources on Protestant Christian theology.

* Creator/KevinSorbo, who is very proud of his Christian heritage but unfortunately has his roles in Hollywood limited due to his devout beliefs.

** This also ties in to the Catholic Church's concept of a "just war" where not fighting a war would do more harm than good. The concept states sometimes its necessary to fight an enemy to protect friends, family, and the innocent. The actual tenets must be its a last resort, for a just cause, from a valid authority, with probable success, proportional (as not being complete overkill), and a have a good exit strategy. The reason WWI ended up being so unpopular is because it started to fail these objectives ''especially'' the "probable success" part where men were thrown away for no reason. Meanwhile, in WWII, the discovery of the death camps made the Allies even more determined to end the war quickly and, in the Russians' case, even more brutally. Though lashing out against the people was common for both fronts and many suspected Nazis or collaborators were killed by what amounted to frontier justice.

** Some heavy metal bands give this feel as well, Powerwolf and Sabaton being chief among them, glorifying Crusades and Holy Knights, but the former also includes things like vampire and occult stuff. When the lead guitarist of Powerwolf, Benjamin Buss was he a Christian or a Satanist, he replied that he's a "mentalist", but was raised Catholic. Kristen Brill's on-stage character is seen as being a mix of both demonic/evil/brutal and religious/holy/righteous warriors.

%%* Arthur Merriman from ''[[Literature/{{Dragons}} The Last Dragon Chronicles]]''.

* Prussia in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' was hinted as being this back in his Teutonic Knight days.

* UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}} was a great warrior king who made it his business to deepen the spiritual life of Europe by working with the Pope. One of his favorite books was [[Creator/AugustineOfHippo St Augustine's]] ''City of God''.

* Alfred the Great was a WarriorPrince, a [[BadassBookworm scholar]], a codifier of laws and customs, and was nominated for Sainthood.

* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'': The [[KnightTemplar Paladins]] of [[CrystalDragonJesus The Church of Light]]. At least until the entire church was corrupted by evil, anyway.

-->'''Cap:''' ''[about Thor & Loki]'' There is only one God and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that.

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* ''Film/TheAvengers'': Like his comics counterpart, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is also shown to be a Christian.
-->"There is only one God and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that."

* ''Film/{{Patton}}'' has a firm belief in the supernatural, and reads his Bible "every g**d*** day".
** TruthInTelevision when Psalm 63 is read in voiceover. This was the historical Patton's favorite Psalm.
-->O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land
-->Those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
-->They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

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* Literature/TheBible:
** King David, killer of giants. Except, y'know, he was actually Jesus' ''ancestor'' (and also the ancestor of his stepdad).
** Samson, powerful enough to kill hundreds of his enemies at once, was devoutly religious (which was the source of his strength). His major difficulty was following the rules of his faith, which was ultimately his downfall
* In Literature/TheFourGospels, Jesus' twelve disciples/apostles mainly worked blue-collar jobs such as fishing and carpentry, so it's fair to assume they were manly men. At least one was implied to be a terrorist (the Zealots believed in violent revolution, and one disciple had that descriptor attached to his name) and another was a [[IntimidatingRevenueService tax collector]]. UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} himself worked as a carpenter for most of his life before starting [[MessianicArchetype his ministry]].
** Peter, in particular, was badass enough to pull out his sword and take on a [[AngryMob large crowd armed with swords and clubs]] sent to arrest Jesus, all by himself, until Jesus stopped him, told him off, and put a guard's severed ear back into place. Peter would go on to be a very courageous preacher and eventual martyr for the cause.
* Saints who were soldiers or warlords in life, with St. George as the most iconic example.
* In Literature/TheBookOfMormon, Mormon himself, and both seriously hardcore captains known as [[OneSteveLimit Moroni]] kill a bunch of people, in order to protect the people of God, defend their countries, families, liberty and their right to worship God as they see fit.
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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Diablo II]]'': The [[KnightTemplar Paladins]] of [[CrystalDragonJesus The Church of Light]]. At least until the entire church was corrupted by evil, anyway.

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* MemeticMutation has seen fit to expand the Captain America scene to other Avengers:
-->'''Captain America''': Met two gods, still a Christian.\\
'''Iron Man''': Met two gods, still an atheist.\\
'''The Hulk''': Met two gods, beat the crap out of both.
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* Arthur Merriman from ''[[Literature/{{Dragons}} The Last Dragon Chronicles]]''.

* ''Literiture/ASongOfIceAndFire'' has a few religions, with some anticidents who apply from each.

This character is a total badass and doesn't seem to answer to anyone. Oh, but he does. He devoutly follows none other than {{God}} Himself [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment with much devotion]]. He studies the [[Literature/TheBible Good Book]], he does what it says (unlike fanatical extremists, who often don't actually follow their own religious teachings despite claiming that they do), won't miss services, and is often deeply conservative (or at least as conservative as someone of his ilk can possibly be). He is not necessarily Christian; his faith of choice varies widely depending on the setting, and how devout he is may vary - from strongly to painfully religious. Basically, even the toughest badass needs to have some hope and guidance through this life.

* Arthur Merriman from ''[[Literature/{{Dragons}} The Last Dragon Chronicles]]'.

* All the action protagonists in JamesByronHuggins's novels.
* In ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', this is generally held to be true in the Confederation, where atheism is seen as an opium for weak and immature characters. Military protagonist John Rumford is a strong Christian believer, who derives great strength from his faith and his complete conviction that he has Providence on his side and is fighting for righteousness and truth, and this is also true of several other characters.Of course, considering said Confederation is a reactionary, border-line theocratic government, this devotion manifests in some [[BurnTheWitch not so]] [[StayInTheKitchen positive]] [[DisasterDemocracy ways]].

** Played straight and then subverted with [[HollywoodAtheist Malcolm Reynolds]]. The first scene in [[Recap/FireflyE01Serenity "Serenity"]] shows us that he once was a devout believer, but the Independents' defeat at the Battle of Serenity Valley [[CynicismCatalyst breaks his faith completely.]]

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ned is a devout follower of the Gods of the First Men and Children of the Forest though he is religiously tolerant. His wife Catelyn is a devotee of the Faith of the Seven, and their children were raised in both faiths, with Robb marrying Talisa before a Septon despite being King in the North, and Sansa being initially strong in the Faith of the Seven.

* Seeley Booth in ''Series/{{Bones}}'' is very much a devout Catholic. He's also a former Army Ranger and still a crack sniper. [[BerserkButton And if you mess with his son Parker, his partner (later wife) Temperance "Bones" Brennan or their children]], he will dedicate himself to ending you.

* The Reagan family on ''Series/BlueBloods'' are similarly devout Catholics. And all the men are cops (retired, in Henry and Frank's case), and Erin Reagan is a district attorney.

* ''Series/{{Black Lightning|2018}}'': Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning is a devout Christian who honestly believes that his powers are a gift from God. [[spoiler:Turns out they're due to the ASA's experiment with an illegal vaccine. However, he is the only given that vaccine who didn't die, so perhaps it was a gift from God after all]].

* ''Film/FreeStateOfJones'': Newt and Moses both appear to be devout Christians, invoking God at numerous points (not unexpected for the time and region).

* ''Film/AHiddenLife'': Franz is pious, going to the church, asking a priest then a bishop for counsel, invoking God and praying. He also studiously refuses to fight for Nazi Germany, resisting even at the cost of his death.

* ''Film/{{Patton}}'' has a firm belief in the supernatural, and reads his Bible "every g**d*** day."
** TruthInTelevision: when Psalm 63 is read in voiceover. This was the historical Patton's favourite Psalm.

* Hans from ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' is a very devout old-fashioned Christian. His faith is specifically named as the source of his confidence and tranquillity, allowing him to stare death in the face without even flinching.

-->That is good, for believing what you do, we bestow upon you a rare gift these days: a martyr's death.

* [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Fred Rogers]], of the BadassPacifist type of real man.

* Dave Mustaine of Music/{{Megadeth}}.

* The whole Muscular Christianity movement was built on this idea

* Promise Keepers runs on this trope.

* Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. A devout Evangelical who is currently considered as one of the best boxers, pound-for-pound wise.

* ''Film/PulpFiction'' features VillainProtagonist Jules Winnfield, a ScaryBlackMan who works as a hitman for Marcellus Wallace, intimidates his marks by [[EnemyEatsYourLunch chomping their burgers right in front of them]], and recites a passage from [[AsTheGoodBookSays Ezekiel 29:17]] right before shooting the poor sucker who tried cheating Marcellus. Jules' religion is actually a key reason for his HeelFaceTurn: after somehow surviving a man shooting at him and his partner Vincent at point blank range [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy and somehow missing them with every. Single. Bullet,]] he decides it was DivineIntervention and decides to quit the criminal life and travel the world. A bold and noble decision, [[spoiler:which ultimately earns him a much kinder fate than that of TooDumbToLive Vincent, who gets [[TheCanKickedHim killed on the toilet]] by the boxer he was hired to kill.]]

* Connor [=MacLeod=] ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' astoundingly remains a devout Catholic ''four hundred and fifty years'' after the very ignorance of his Catholic-kinsmen drove him out of his village for the crime of being "a witch" after returning from a mortal wound in battle. The same applies to his great-grand Nephew Duncan [=MacLeod=], also immortal and driven out by religious ignorance.
** The series also introduced RetiredBadass Darius, who's been a Catholic monk for over a thousand years.