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* Graham Spector of ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' mixes this with TalkativeLoon. His ''endless'' monologues certainly seem poetic, but his rapid mood shifts and short attention span makes him sound more schizophrenic than anything.
* Jesse Glenn from ''[[Anime/{{Bakugan}} Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders]]'', though he's more of a warrior ''[[{{Theatre}} thespian]]''. [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare "All the world's a stage"]], indeed.
* Gennosuke Kouga from ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' is not only a mighty swordsman who doesn't even need to brandish his blade to kill you, he's also a talented flutist and dancer.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
** Griffith, the WorldsBestWarrior, is also a man of learning with a bent for the philosophical and fights to realize his philosophy. Unfortunately, it ultimately takes a dark turn in the [[StrawNihilist Nietzsche Wannabe]] mold. Turns out he's not really philosophically opposed to the monarchy, he just thinks they're mistaken about who the real {{Ubermensch}} is. (Hint: it's him.)
** Guts is astonishingly good at this for a gruff [[TheBigGuy towering]], [[UnstoppableRage powerhouse]] of testosterone [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with an attitude to boot]]. He fights because he's DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife, and (at least for a time), finds it in fighting itself, not because of any real wish to inflict violence on others (yet), but BecauseImGoodAtIt and because he finds meaning in honing his skills to the utmost. His way of persuading Jill, a young girl who looked up to him for protection, about [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies how dangerous it was to be with him]] was pretty much a poem of awesome, tearjerking, and heartwarming. In the end, it gave Jill the courage to survive with the life she had to live with.
** The Skull Knight, Guts' CynicalMentor, is given to waxing philosophical about the existential struggle of mere humans against an uncaring and [[CrapsackWorld often actively hostile]] universe. Being an undead warrior with a few centuries to think about such things will do that.
* Revy and Balalaika from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' occasionally fall into this. The former gives lectures on nihilism and the latter on warrior life.
* ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'':
** Kuroi Sabato was one of these.
** The first indication that Sori-sensei is a badass comes from him cutting a guy to pieces with barely any effort, because 'people who treat art as a doormat are not welcome in his house'.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** [[NumberTwo Vice-Captain]] Kira of the military force, the Gotei 13, is a published haiku poet, and his entire philosophy on both life and war is that WarIsHell. That melancholic attitude comes across in everything he does.
** Captain Kyouraku is a published writer, but he has no idea how unpopular his stories are.
** Rose Otoribashi fits this trope to a tee, being both a great lover of music and art as well as ensuring all of his abilities, as well his fights, invoke a sense of ART. Has become a meme in certain fan circles.
** And Byakuya Kuchiki, who is certainly a very good fighter, being one of the captains, and also does calligraphy.
* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'':
** A one-time example: when fighting Carman, Bobobo and Softon take to writing Haiku. Carman thinks that this will distract them long enough for him to get a few hits in. Unfortunately for him, one of Bobobo's was:
--->"I'll beat you to death!\\
Beat beat beat beat beat beat beat!\\
I'll beat you to death!"
** Also a literal example in the other Cyber Knight, Poet.
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', despite being the HandsomeLech and acting the part of a lazy and unconventional samurai lord, Yukimura is one surprisingly. Of all the samurai in the story, he has the biggest philosophical streak and spends a lot of his non-ObfuscatingStupidity time ruminating on war, power, morality, and fate.
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has the character of Isaak, who fits this both literally and figuratively. He is a KGB agent and has a compulsion to write poetry after using his powers. In a figurative sense, he and his partner Bertha are presented as being remarkably sensitive and likable, even though they feature in the series as [[AntiVillain opponents of the hero]].
* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', we have [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Keith]], who appears to talk as if giving morbid religious sermons. Combined with his black BadassLongRobe and his StaffOfAuthority, this pretty much explains why he's recognized as [[RedBaron "The Black Monk"]].
* The Major in ''Anime/GhostInTheShell1995'' is a [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]] of the highest order, but next to her day job as a counter-terror special forces commander she's also spending a lot of time dealing with questions about existence and reality. [[spoiler:In a way, she eventually [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascends to a Higher Plane of Existence]].]] Batou is much the same, though he doesn't show it quite as obviously.
* Captain Raballo, the handler assigned to train Claes in ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', has an extensive library on the grounds that knowledge is essential to any soldier. On noting, however, that the book he's reading is about growing vegetables, he says dryly: "Should come in handy if we're invaded by plants from outer space." (manga only).
* Akisame Koetsuji, one of ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'''s teachers. A Jiu-jutsu master who has "Warrior Philosopher" as his epithet. He spends his spare time carving ornate Buddhist statues and transcribing poetry in beautiful calligraphy. He is also quite insightful, so much so that Kenichi believes he can read minds.
* Killer Bee from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is actually a warrior ''rapper'' who always speaks in rhyme.
* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', Evangeline occasionally waxes eloquent concerning topics such as the nature of happiness, what true power is, and what it means to have a soul.
* This is how Tatewaki KunÅ sees himself in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. Of course, everyone else sees him as a complete and utter raving loony.
%%* Let from ''Manga/RaveMaster''.
* Shibata Taketora of ''Manga/{{Shibatora}}'' is a kendo champion who cautions a hotheaded young practitioner that "A fighting heart is not a strong heart. A heart which seeks conflict will never find true strength." Shortly after, he demonstrates his ability to cut down a violent delinquent with a "shinken," a word usually used to mean "real sword," but which he uses to describe a "heart sword," an imaginary blade.
* Sky-Byte of ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'' -- an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who [[KlingonsLoveShakespeare loves human culture]], especially haiku.
* Arguably the entire point of ''Manga/{{Vagabond}}'' is to see the main character (Miyamoto Musashi) slowly transition from an immature glory-hound into a Warrior Poet.
* Jesse Glenn from ''[[Anime/{{Bakugan}} Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders]]'', though he's more of a warrior ''[[{{Theatre}} thespian]]''. [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare "All the world's a stage"]], indeed.
* Gennosuke Kouga from ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' is not only a mighty swordsman who doesn't even need to brandish his blade to kill you, he's also a talented flutist and dancer.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
** Griffith, the WorldsBestWarrior, is also a man of learning with a bent for the philosophical and fights to realize his philosophy. Unfortunately, it ultimately takes a dark turn in the [[StrawNihilist Nietzsche Wannabe]] mold. Turns out he's not really philosophically opposed to the monarchy, he just thinks they're mistaken about who the real {{Ubermensch}} is. (Hint: it's him.)
** Guts is astonishingly good at this for a gruff [[TheBigGuy towering]], [[UnstoppableRage powerhouse]] of testosterone [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with an attitude to boot]]. He fights because he's DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife, and (at least for a time), finds it in fighting itself, not because of any real wish to inflict violence on others (yet), but BecauseImGoodAtIt and because he finds meaning in honing his skills to the utmost. His way of persuading Jill, a young girl who looked up to him for protection, about [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies how dangerous it was to be with him]] was pretty much a poem of awesome, tearjerking, and heartwarming. In the end, it gave Jill the courage to survive with the life she had to live with.
** The Skull Knight, Guts' CynicalMentor, is given to waxing philosophical about the existential struggle of mere humans against an uncaring and [[CrapsackWorld often actively hostile]] universe. Being an undead warrior with a few centuries to think about such things will do that.
* Revy and Balalaika from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' occasionally fall into this. The former gives lectures on nihilism and the latter on warrior life.
* ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'':
** Kuroi Sabato was one of these.
** The first indication that Sori-sensei is a badass comes from him cutting a guy to pieces with barely any effort, because 'people who treat art as a doormat are not welcome in his house'.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** [[NumberTwo Vice-Captain]] Kira of the military force, the Gotei 13, is a published haiku poet, and his entire philosophy on both life and war is that WarIsHell. That melancholic attitude comes across in everything he does.
** Captain Kyouraku is a published writer, but he has no idea how unpopular his stories are.
** Rose Otoribashi fits this trope to a tee, being both a great lover of music and art as well as ensuring all of his abilities, as well his fights, invoke a sense of ART. Has become a meme in certain fan circles.
** And Byakuya Kuchiki, who is certainly a very good fighter, being one of the captains, and also does calligraphy.
* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'':
** A one-time example: when fighting Carman, Bobobo and Softon take to writing Haiku. Carman thinks that this will distract them long enough for him to get a few hits in. Unfortunately for him, one of Bobobo's was:
--->"I'll beat you to death!\\
Beat beat beat beat beat beat beat!\\
I'll beat you to death!"
** Also a literal example in the other Cyber Knight, Poet.
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', despite being the HandsomeLech and acting the part of a lazy and unconventional samurai lord, Yukimura is one surprisingly. Of all the samurai in the story, he has the biggest philosophical streak and spends a lot of his non-ObfuscatingStupidity time ruminating on war, power, morality, and fate.
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has the character of Isaak, who fits this both literally and figuratively. He is a KGB agent and has a compulsion to write poetry after using his powers. In a figurative sense, he and his partner Bertha are presented as being remarkably sensitive and likable, even though they feature in the series as [[AntiVillain opponents of the hero]].
* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', we have [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Keith]], who appears to talk as if giving morbid religious sermons. Combined with his black BadassLongRobe and his StaffOfAuthority, this pretty much explains why he's recognized as [[RedBaron "The Black Monk"]].
* The Major in ''Anime/GhostInTheShell1995'' is a [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]] of the highest order, but next to her day job as a counter-terror special forces commander she's also spending a lot of time dealing with questions about existence and reality. [[spoiler:In a way, she eventually [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascends to a Higher Plane of Existence]].]] Batou is much the same, though he doesn't show it quite as obviously.
* Captain Raballo, the handler assigned to train Claes in ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', has an extensive library on the grounds that knowledge is essential to any soldier. On noting, however, that the book he's reading is about growing vegetables, he says dryly: "Should come in handy if we're invaded by plants from outer space." (manga only).
* Akisame Koetsuji, one of ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'''s teachers. A Jiu-jutsu master who has "Warrior Philosopher" as his epithet. He spends his spare time carving ornate Buddhist statues and transcribing poetry in beautiful calligraphy. He is also quite insightful, so much so that Kenichi believes he can read minds.
* Killer Bee from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is actually a warrior ''rapper'' who always speaks in rhyme.
* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', Evangeline occasionally waxes eloquent concerning topics such as the nature of happiness, what true power is, and what it means to have a soul.
* This is how Tatewaki KunÅ sees himself in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. Of course, everyone else sees him as a complete and utter raving loony.
%%* Let from ''Manga/RaveMaster''.
* Shibata Taketora of ''Manga/{{Shibatora}}'' is a kendo champion who cautions a hotheaded young practitioner that "A fighting heart is not a strong heart. A heart which seeks conflict will never find true strength." Shortly after, he demonstrates his ability to cut down a violent delinquent with a "shinken," a word usually used to mean "real sword," but which he uses to describe a "heart sword," an imaginary blade.
* Sky-Byte of ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'' -- an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who [[KlingonsLoveShakespeare loves human culture]], especially haiku.
* Arguably the entire point of ''Manga/{{Vagabond}}'' is to see the main character (Miyamoto Musashi) slowly transition from an immature glory-hound into a Warrior Poet.
