History Main / WarriorPoet

* The titular character from ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}}'' is a pretty good poet and his poems talks about dreams (as seen in the beginnings of some of his games).

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': Dinobot from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' was always more introspective about the war than any of the other Predacons. When he stole the golden disks he began philosophizing about the nature of fate vs free will. This continued until the episode which ended in his HeroicSacrifice, where he was responsible for [[spoiler: the rise of humanity via inspiring the primitive humanoids to defend themselves with the stone axe he created to defend himself at the very end]]. Also, not content with writing his own prose, Dinobot also ripped off a few bits of ''Hamlet'' for use in his dramatic death speech.

* Kwai-Chang Caine, of ''Series/KungFu'', and his IdenticalGrandson in ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''.

* [[Characters/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]] developed into this under the writing of Jim Starlin, becoming a sort of philosopher-hero.

* ''Dramatus''. A 1995 short-lived Mexican comic. The titular character is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot tormented soul just back from the tomb who wields a sword and also a vampire]]. When he gets angry, he becomes an AxCrazy ready to make a blood bath out of his aggressors. But when his beautiful lover appears to calm him down and comfort him, he gets inspired enough to recite some improvised poetry just for her. He even says in his inner monologues during the story: "I am a poet".
* Major Sebastian Bludd from ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G. I. Joe]]'' comics is a ruthless mercenary frequently on Cobra's payroll. He's also very fond of poetry (albeit not so talented in this field), frequently writing [[GiftedlyBad cringe-worthy bad poems and rhymes]]. One of his earlier samples goes as follows:

* Most of the traits that make up a Warrior-Poet also exist in Destruction of The Endless from Neil Gaiman's series ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. He abandoned his role as overseer of destruction to try his hand at being creative -- like writing poetry and painting pictures... really, really badly.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' -- as Clark Kent of course -- is an accomplished writer as well as being a potent warrior; being an award-winning journalist, and a best-selling author. With ''[[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]]'', of all people, saying that he "writes like a poet".
* ''ComicBook/{{Thorgal}}''. Inversion: Thorgal started off as a skald (Viking bard), then got into the warrior biz (mostly against his will, which he will [[{{Wangst}} never let you forget]]).

* Agent 8 in ''VideoGame/Splatoon2: Octo Expansion'' writes poetry consisting of three eight-syllable lines for each of the eighty mem cakes. Some of these express their eagerness to join Inkling society, which, as hedonistic and commercial as it is, is vastly preferable to life under [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the Octarian regime]]. Others are introspective, contemplative, or simply artistic. [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue A pity they don't speak Inkling nearly so well.]]

* [[http://shorturl.at/hGORV Luís de Camões]] was both a soldier of the Portuguese Empire and a poet, being one of the most important names in the Portuguese literature canon, equivalent to Cervantes or Shakespeare to the worlds of Spanish and English literature, respectively. Several of his portraits show him wearing armor and lacking an eye he lost in a battle at Ceuta.

* [[shorturl.at/hGORV Luís de Camões]] was both a soldier of the Portuguese Empire and a poet, being one of the most important names in the Portuguese literature canon, equivalent to Cervantes or Shakespeare to the worlds of Spanish and English literature, respectively. Several of his portraits show him wearing armor and lacking an eye he lost in a battle at Ceuta.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_de_Cam%C3%B5es Luís de Camões]] was both a soldier of the Portuguese Empire and a poet, being one of the most important names in the Portuguese literature canon, equivalent to Cervantes or Shakespeare to the worlds of Spanish and English literature, respectively. Several of his portraits show him wearing armor and lacking an eye he lost in a battle at Ceuta.

* Cyrano De Bergerac. Although perhaps better known for his fictional exploits, such as [[Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac the play named after him,]] the real Cyrano was a famous writer, a fearsome duelist in a time when duels had been made ''illegal'', and was so dangerous with a sword that his friends nicknamed him the [[FanNickname Devil of Bravery]]. He also fought alongside d'Artagnan, another tough guy who is better remembered for his [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers life in fiction]].

* Odin from Myth/NorseMythology is a deity of war and poetry. This is in contrast with Tyr, another God of war; and Braggi, another God of poetry; both of who are not this trope. They can hold their own in war and words -- just not to the point of being this trope. His name is even derived from the Norse word "''Odr''" (the "-inn" grammatically signifies a specific male) which means both "fury" and "poetry". This was also reflected in Norse society in general. See the Real Life section.

* ''Literature/TheExecutioner''. Soldier-turned-vigilante Mack Bolan is very well-read. Each novel in the series begins with a couple of quotes from a literary work, then a quote from Bolan's [[{{Diary}} journal]] giving his own take on it. His favourite book is ''Literature/DonQuixote'' by Creator/MiguelDeCervantes, as Bolan often sees himself as "[[HopelessWar tilting at windmills]]."

* ''Manga/BoboboBoBobobo'':

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** To a lesser extent former soldier, Lupe dy Cazaril, finds that poetry is the only way he can come close to describing his divine experience. (though he's the first one to admit he isn't very good.)

* Hikaru Shida does Japanese theater aside from her wrestling career.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' Kyo Kusanagi, believe it or not. Poetry is [[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Kyo_Kusanagi a hobby of his]], making him a ''literal'' example of this. [[RunningGag Though he's not very good at it.]]

* Broken Sword, one of the three Zhao master assassins of the 2002 film ''Film/{{Hero}}'', is a calligraphy artist and a poetic philosopher in addition to being deadly with a blade.

* ''Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt'': Drizzt Do'Urden in ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' certainly is a poetic soul.

* Tony Curtis' character in ''Film/StreetFighter'', Antoninus, begins as a "singer of songs" and he teaches songs to the other members of the slave army, but he turns out to be pretty handy with a sword as well.

* Tony Curtis' character in ''Film/Goldfinger'', Antoninus, begins as a "singer of songs" and he teaches songs to the other members of the slave army, but he turns out to be pretty handy with a sword as well.

* Tony Curtis' character in ''Film/Spartacus'' , Antoninus, begins as a "singer of songs" and he teaches songs to the other members of the slave army, but he turns out to be pretty handy with a sword as well.

* Tony Curtis' character in ''Spartacus'', Antoninus, begins as a "singer of songs" and he teaches songs to the other members of the slave army, but he turns out to be pretty handy with a sword as well.

* Tony Curtis' character in ''Film/Spartacus'', Antoninus, begins as a "singer of songs" and he teaches songs to the other members of the slave army, but he turns out to be pretty handy with a sword as well.

** Bards in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', with the "Warrior" part emphasized more than Bards usually are - despite having magical abilities, Bards here are one of the Disciple Of War classes, rather than the Disciple Of Magic, and are actually an evolution of the Archer class.

* ''VideoGame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous'': Party member Sosiel Vaenic is a cleric of Shelyn, goddess of beauty and the fine arts. This makes him a medium-armored MagicKnight with a BladeOnAStick who spends his off time painting portraits and landscapes, as creating works of art is a devotional exercise in his religion.