I picked the Doctor because he is a lone figure who travels through time and space defending the innocent and fighting evil. However, the Doctor is unique because even though in some of the alien culture's he defends his name comes to mean "warrior" and he is, in a sense, the Doctor is very brave, extremely honorable, and he follows the rules that he has set himself (ie. no guns).
There is also an example of courtly love between the ninth and tenth regenerations of the Doctor and his then-companion, Rose Tyler. He loves her and she loves him but he is reluctant to ever pursue a relationship with her because he will live forever and she will eventually die.
I picked these couple clips from Doctor Who to show some examples of him being a knight.
This is the eleventh Doctor's speech to all of his enemies when the Pandorica is opening. I think it kind of summarizes a lot of the qualities that make the Doctor knightly and a hero.
This is a clip from the episode "Satan's Pit" where the Doctor shows an example of courtly love because he shows bravery in front of evil, and what gives him courage to make a very grave decision is his love in Rose Tyler.
So my second example in pop culture is Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I used him primarily because of the courtly love aspect of his relationship with Buffy. Angel is a vampire-- who used to be quite evil-- cursed with a soul and for many years he had hidden in the shadows, eating rats and suffering from the guilt of all the evil things he had done. However, after seeing Buffy for the first time (just before she was called to be a Slayer) he decides that he will help her on her journey.
Angel's curse also adds to this courtly love idea because he can never consummate his relationship with Buffy because he will experience a moment of "true happiness", and he will have his soul taken away from him. Buffy is very much unattainable.
Here are two clips, one a fan made video that kind of summarizes Buffy and Angel's relationship, and the next a clip of two characters from the show 'Angel' making fun of Angel and Buffy's relationship.
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