What a guy's gotta do

I've often thought that anime writers could save a lot of time by skipping the back stories they provide for people like Saicho. From his character design we know he's going to go down in gallant defeat and become an ally, so why not just get on with the fight?

What anime needs is a shorthand symbol for "what a guy's gotta do," something similar to the anger icon...
 

Added: 6/7/09 From: Celga
 
What a guy's gotta do