- "It seems you like tricking, but you hate to be tricked!! You may have lived for over 10,000 years. But to compete with my skills, you need another decade!!"
- ― Joseph Joestar to Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
- "You seem to be a competent pirate, I suppose. So surely, you must understand that a duel between pirates is always about two people fighting for survival. And when that's the case, there's no such thing as playing dirty."
- ― Crocodile to Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- "If it's for the sake of my precious brothers and sisters, I'll be as cowardly as it takes."
- ― Yuu Akiyama/Hikyou Banchou (Kongo Bancho)
The archetype of being a dirty fighter. Variation of Combat Pragmatist.
Also Called[]
- King/Queen of Dirty Fighting
- Cheating Fighter
Properties[]
The character is a dirty fighter, someone who fights by using underhanded tactics.
Associated Powers[]
Relationships[]
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- Their underhanded tactics may come back to bite them.
Example Characters[]
See also: Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught.
- Ricardo Diaz (Arrowverse)
- Jin Sohan (A Dance of Swords in the Night')
- Various Characters (Baki)
- Tetsuya Watarigani (BeyBlade: Metal Fusion)
- Mercenary Tao Pai Pai (Dragon Ball)
- Various Character (Itsuwaribito)
- Ryūhei Sawamura (Hajime no Ippo)
- Yoshio Fujiwara (Hajime no Ippo)
- Cody Travers (Final Fight/Street Fighter)
- Yoichi Nagumo (Sakamoto Days)
- Balrog (Street Fighter)
- Yuu Akiyama/Hikyou Banchou (Kongo Bancho)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
- Crowley (Supernatural)
- Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
- Kim Suho/Lloyd Frontera (The Greatest Estate Developer)
- Gray Yeon (Weak Hero)
- Bakken (Yu Yu Hakusho)
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Usopp (One Piece) is a master in the of dirty fighting, having relied on trickery, lies, misdirection, and outright luck to defeat his foes.
Mercenary Tao Pai Pai (Dragon Ball) will devolve to using dirty and cowardly tactics if he is ever overpowered.
Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon) is armed with years of fighting dirty against any kind of opponent, he will utilize any and all tricks despite his incredible strength as a martial artist.
While he does know martial arts, Cody Travers (Final Fight/Street Fighter) does tend to use dirty tactics, like throwing rocks and using pipes and knives in a fight.
Balrog (Street Fighter) is a Dirty Boxer, willing to use headbutts and stomping on an opponent's foot to win the fight.