The victimization of men

[Aion]

I think that's basically the reason I felt compelled to substitute with an other word, like something felt wrong about using it in the first place and I didn't know which one to use. Your explanation makes sense to me. Are you okay with just using conflicted as a reflection of fighter or soldier? Or do you find something wrong about their implication of male/female energy?

That would make sense because the purpose of the fighter or soldier is to confront conflict. You might even say that a fighter who resolves their conflicted self becomes a warrior, if that context makes more sense. I would also say on that note that nobody really 'starts' a warrior. Most warriors start as fighters and eventually discover a sense of purpose that transcends merely the urge to engage conflict. Warriorship is something that develops with discipline of the personality.