Why Play a Fighter? (DND/Pathfinder)

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So I guess I'm asking you guys how you avoid getting bored playing a fighter? What's the appeal that keeps you playing one session after session?

I like killing things with just a roll of a D20. I like beeing mundane. I like beeing the badass normal.

I think for D&D the Fighter was at its height in AD&D 2e. But the above can still be true in 3.5 in a low OP, low level environment.