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{{quote|'' "Look at how sensitive and vulnerable he is -- he must be gay. That means women feel safe around me, and trust me... then BAM! Pregnant! BAM! Pregnant! BAM! Pregnant."''|'''Russell Brand'''}}
These characters are not simply [[Badass]] [[Bishonen]], nor are they all necessarily transvestites. Basically, these are male characters who are badass nancy boys. They're often campy, vain and in many cases quite pretty, but they're also incredibly effective at what they do, and quite powerful. They may have insane combat skills, seduction ability that rivals James Bond's, or simply be [[Chessmaster
Some ways in which girly-ness can make a character more badass:
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* Sometimes girly knowledge is also a part of the badassitude. (E.G. "Mrs. Busby did it because her shade of lipstick was on the napkin that was found with the victim, it's called passion plum, I very nearly borrowed it for the ball the other day")
Compare: [[Sissy Villain]], [[Real Men Wear Pink]], [[In Touch
Contrast: [[Pink Is for Sissies]]
Many [[Elfeminate|elves]] fall under this. Unrelated to the [[Peacock Girl]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Leeron from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', full stop. He's basically every [[Camp Gay]] mannerism personified, but he's also capable of being able to creep out the manliest badasses in the show (both Kamina and Viral especially). He also happens to be the most awesome engineer in the multiverse, and all the crap he makes or takes command of does totally awesome shit that makes reality and probability his collective bitch. Being voiced by [[Steve Blum]], whose [[Camp Gay]] is surprisingly good, doesn't hurt either.
* ''[[Black Butler]]'': Sebastian's demon form has [[Combat Stilettos]], which, on a man, pretty much epitomize this trope.
* The androgynous and beautiful angel Rosiel from ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' serves as the series' [[Big Bad]]. The extent of his powers cause even some of the lesser villains to fear and/or respect him.
* Dorian: From ''[[From Eroica
* Yuujirou: From ''[[Princess Princess]]'' seems to be the toughest (or at least the most macho) of the bunch, but he has long pretty hair, and seems to be the one most dedicated to being a Princess for the sake of being a Princess.
* Pegasus from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' is this to some extent.
* Lelouch from ''[[
* Kuranosuke from ''[[Kuragehime]]'' sort of qualifies. He saves the jellyfish for Tsukimi and other awesome stuff.
* Nathan Mahler of ''[[Blood
* Although [[Refuge in Audacity|Emporio Ivankov]] of ''[[
** Also, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, an earlier awesome transvestite who uses the same transvestite martial arts Ivankov is a master of.
* Cain from ''[[
* Count D from ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'' qualifies. He's girly and loves sweets... and is technically responsible for ''many many'' deaths.
* ''[[Bleach]]'' introduces us to Shunsui Kyoraku, who wears a [[Real Men Wear Pink|pink]] flowery woman's kimono, likes making grand entrances surrounded by falling petals, and hates fighting. According to the Bleach Character Book of Souls, he's well-known as being [[Spirit World|Soul Society's]] biggest [[The Dandy|dandy]]. He's also a [[Combat Pragmatist]] who is fond of attacking people mid-speech whilst making pithy comments of his own, and does so with a look of something like [[Dissonant Serenity]].
** [[The Fashionista|Szayel Aporro]] [[Mad Scientist|Granz]], who will [[The Dandy|stop a fight]] just so he can change into a less torn set of clothing and whose entire theme is full of sexual innuendo. As an [[The Captain|Espada]], he's also a leader of Hollows, although he tends to [[Incredibly Lame Pun|cultivate]] followers solely to [[Complete Monster|eat them]] when he needs to power up.
* Sani from ''[[Toriko]]''. He even prepares food that makes anyone that eats it become [[Bishonen]] (by killing creatures that would take entire armies of "normal" people for incredigents). His effeminancy and aloofness are contrasted with his [[Tomboy
▲* Sani from ''[[Toriko]]''. He even prepares food that makes anyone that eats it become [[Bishonen]] (by killing creatures that would take entire armies of "normal" people for incredigents). His effeminancy and aloofness are contrasted with his [[Tomboy|Tomboyish]], [[Genki Girl]] younger sister .
* Nuriko from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'', moreso before his [[Important Haircut]].
* Ukyo of ''[[Samurai
* Jaibo and Raizou from ''[[Litchi Hikari Club]]'', are sadistic badasses... and rather effeminate.
* Cilan from the ''[[Pokémon (
* [[Cultured Badass]] and [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] Griffith of [[Berserk]].
* Another Nathan in the list: Nathan Seymore/Fire Emblem from ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]''. The dude's ''literally'' flaming, via his [[Camp Gay]] antics and his [[Playing
* Of course there [[Naruto|Orochimaru]] who possessed a girl's body for his own at one point
** Haku as well.
* On ''[[
* Zarbon from ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' is a great example of the military version of this, being Frieza's highest ranked general and right-hand man.
* ''[[
* Kurama from [[Yu Yu Hakusho]]. [[Badass Long Hair|Long, flowing red hair,]] a [[Something About a Rose|rose]] motif, his main weapon being a [[Whip It Good|whip]], and little visible muscle add up to a fairly camp-looking guy, but one who is not to be underestimated. Being a master of demonic plants has it's advantages; just counting the people Kurama has hacked to pieces with his rose whip would be a good start, but by no means is it the full list of lives he's taken demons and humans alike. The resident [[Blood Knight]] even considers him the deadliest one of the team.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Maidman from ''[[
* Roxxas, a villain from ''[[Legion of Super
* Eduardo Flamingo, who debuted in [[Grant Morrison]]'s run with ''[[Batman]]''
== [[Fanon]] ==▼
* Sephiroth from ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' often becomes this in fanfic... when he's not falling prey to rampant [[Wimpification]].▼
* Legolas from ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' often becomes this in comedic fan fiction, and sometimes does this in yaoi as a way of averting rampant ukeification.▼
▲* Sephiroth from ''[[
▲* Legolas from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' often becomes this in comedic fan fiction, and sometimes does this in yaoi as a way of averting rampant ukeification.
== [[Film]] ==
* Brian Slade: From ''[[Velvet Goldmine]]''... he's not bisexual, he's biwinning. His androgynous sex appeal is what kick starts his career as a rockstar.
* Dr. Frank N. Furter of ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'': Seduces everyone and everything... in a corset, and (presumably) tops Rocky.
* Jareth: From ''[[
* ''[[Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]'': When the [[Drag Queen
* Similarly in ''[[To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar]]'', there's a scene where Patrick Swayze's character (a drag queen) beats up a woman's abusive husband, thus saving the woman (and he does it in drag).
* To some extent Captain Jack Sparrow of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' is one of these, with the eyeliner and all the dangly things in his hair and his rather effete and flamboyant mannerisms. Johnny Depp has stated in interviews that he intends Captain Jack to read as bisexual.
* Lord Shen from ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' 2. Despite actually being a peacock, his skills with steel claws and razor feathers makes him impressive to watch.
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* Guy Bennett in ''[[Another Country]]''. Nobody else has ever looked this badass in extremely effeminate dark sunglasses. And when he gets attacked by jocks he simply threatens to expose their numerous earlier homosexual experiences with him. Ka-Pow!
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'': When the Boston cops first notice Agent Paul Smecker's flirtatious behavior towards men and generally camp hand gestures, they start to laugh. Cue Smecker owning their asses for the rest of the movie. In fact, he gets progressively more camp ''and'' progressively more awesome, coming to the point where he {{spoiler|dresses up as a female hooker to infiltrate the big bad's mansion. He kills two goons and saves the heroes from their untimely demise.}}
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'''Smecker:''' The ''what'' man?
'''Duffy:''' (beat) The fat man.
'''Smecker:''' Well. Looks like Freud was right. }}
* Ramon de la Vega aka Bunny Wigglesworth, the eponymous ''Zorro, The Gay Blade'', a utter [[Camp Gay]] but you don't want to get on the wrong side of his whip.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Zillah: From Poppy Z. Bright's ''[[Lost Souls]]'', is a super strong, sadistic vampire who keeps impregnating women... and is continually described as "androgynously beautiful" with "long caramel colored hair" which he ties back with a purple scarf and he seems to enjoy wearing eyeliner and other makeup.
* Lestat: From ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' He's a clothes horse and a huge dandy... but also obviously quite terrifyingly badass.
* Both Silk and Takeshi in the novel ''[[Dark Designs]]'', they're both extremely pretty [[Yaoi Guys]]. Silk has [[Rapunzel Hair|knee length blonde hair]] and long painted nails, and Takeshi is a [[Visual Kei]] dandy. However Silk is a massive womanizer, and Takeshi is a hardcore biker.
* The man with the thistledown hair from ''[[Jonathan Strange
* In [[George
* The [[Sharpe]] series gives us Lord Pumphrey.
* Howl of ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (
* Firesong from the ''[[Heralds of Valdemar]]'' series. He's [[Camp Gay]], very effeminate and the most powerful mage in the world, basically. Also he is literally called a peacock to his face multiple times. Vanyel also counts, though he's slightly less camp, even more powerful, and Firesong's ancestor. Just as pretty, though. And he is ''also'' literally called a peacock more than once, having quite an affinity for finery and good grooming.
** Vanyel also mentioned a duelist who was straight, but intentionally played camp to annoy his enemies
* [[Jerry Cornelius]] might
** Huillam d'Averc from the [[Michael Moorcock|Runestaff series]] could also qualify; as he's an effeminate and foppish French aristocrat, who seems more interested in clothing, womanizing, and his (exaggeratedly hypochondriac) various illnesses. But he's also a renowned swordsman and tactician, and one of the most feared nobles of [[The Empire]] prior to his [[Heel Face Turn]]; using his effeminate manner and supposed illness to cause his opponents to underestimate him.
* [[
* Two of [[Tamora Pierce]]'s most powerful male mage characters are very vain: Numair Salmalin from the [[Tortall Universe]] (also a ladies' man) and Niklaren Goldeye from the [[Circle of Magic]] universe.
* Raoul de Beausoleil from Margaret Weiss's ''Star of The Guardians'' and ''Mag Force 7'' series certainly fits this description. He's flashy, campy, effeminate and deadly gorgeous in an extaordinarily androgynous way. Quite fitting for an assassin whose favorite weapon is poisoned lip gloss. He reads [[Camp Gay]] as he's usually flirting with the guys and being catty toward women concerning their physical appearance. He spends so much time fussing over his hair, makeup, nails and clothes, that it almost falls into the comic relief category - until he does something so awesomely badass that it reminds everyone that he really IS one of the most dangerous men in the galaxy.
* Thomas Raith from ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' is very much a pretty boy, but he's also indisputably bad ass. It helps that he's a vampire, and thus has supernatural speed and strength. To give an idea of how effeminate he is (or rather, how effeminate he looks), for a good portion of the series, he masqueraded as a French [[Camp Gay]] hairdresser, and no one saw through the disguise.
* Lord Brandoch Daha from E. R. Eddison's ''[[
* Sir Percival Blakeney, Baronet, aka [[The Scarlet Pimpernel (
* In [[Julian May]]'s ''Saga of the Exiles,'' there's a member of the supporting cast known as Mr Betsy- a transvestite former engineer and Queen Elizabeth the First impersonator (with a goatee). He's also one of the enforcers the Lowlives have to ensure none of them get any ideas about stealing the aircraft they're repairing, quite capable of holding up someone a good ten kilograms heavier than him.
* Major Joachim Steuben of ''[[
* Magnus Bane, the High Warlock of Brooklyn, from Cassandra Clare's [[Mortal Instruments]] series is this. He features glitter eye shadow, rainbow leather pants, and awsum ass-kicking.
* Lymond, from the [[Lymond Chronicles]] by Dorothy Dunnett has his Peacock moments, including being prettier than all the girls and fatally attractive to everyone he meets, and dressing like an arch-dandy, with exquisite gorgeousness times ten. Subverted in those moments when, in private, he reveals that his real tastes are simple and modest.
* Felix in ''[[
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Jason King, in both ''Department S'' and ''Jason King''. And ''how''.
* Ser Loras Tyrell, the "Knight of Flowers" in ''[[
* [[The Mighty Boosh|Vince Noir]] is one of these. He consistently ends up saving the day for his more masculine counterpart. He's a superb fisherman, and has many foppish "battle scars" as well as the fact that he's been shown to use a hair straightener as a weapon.
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== Mythology ==
* The Greek god Dionysus: He's a hard drinking, effeminate pretty boy... whose cultists tore goats apart for fun and feasted on raw meat. Originally, though, artwork depicted him as bearded and masculine like other gods, so this is only [[Older Than Feudalism]].
** Not quite. The robes he is usually shown wearing in Greek Art are women's clothes.
** Particularly in ''[[
* Oberon has shades of this in a lot of depictions, possibly due to [[Elfeminate]] being in play. In ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Joshua from ''[[
* Vega from the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series.
* [[Final Boss]] Marluxia from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
* Leon Powalski from ''[[Star Fox (
* Balder from ''[[Bayonetta]]''. He is an elderly sage who wears an ornamental gown along with the body of a white peacock draped around his shoulders, its feathers fanned out behind him. He proves himself a badass when, shortly after tossing Luka out of a window and stopping Bayonetta's bullets, he destroys two demons with little to no effort; he even [[The Fighting Narcissist|combs his hair with a feather]] after killing the second one.
* A mild example, but [[Smug Snake|Spy]] from [[
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* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', all male Blood Elves give off this vibe.
* Zelos from ''[[
* About the male [[Big Bad]] and [[The Dragon|Dragon]] characters (and some protagonists!) from the majority of the post-FFVI ''[[
* Demon Lord Ghirahim from ''[[The Legend of
* Endrance from [[.hack GU Games|.hack//G.U.]] is ''very'' [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|pretty]], flamboyant, and deeply in love with the male lead. Said love is what motivates him to perform ''two'' [[Moment of Awesome|awesome]] [[Big Damn Heroes]] moments, and he is a very useful party member.
* Zhang He in [[Dynasty Warriors]]. In one of the games he had a ''butterfly outfit''. Seriously. He always looks, acts and talks overly flamboyantly (like when he persuaded Xiahou Yuan to do a pre-battle dance routine so their ride to victory would start "beautifully")... but those ginormo claws attached to his hand aren't just for show, and he tends to be one of the most frighteningly effective officer killers in the series.
* Sergei from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' shares the look, but is a very, [[Complete Monster|VERY]] cruel version of this trope. He [[Expy|shares the look]] of [[.hack GU|Endrance]] above, but he is not in anyway a good guy.
* Celice from ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral|Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]]''... well, he's [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|got the looks]], and adds in the fact that he's surrounded by beautiful women (if you take them all into account, 15 of them are possible [[Love Interest
** [[Just for Pun]]: [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/afej/dlc/img/dlc0524b_img.jpg He's Shogun Peacock in Fire Emblem Awakening.]
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Cherry from ''[[Footloose (
* Tip Wilkin from ''[[Skin Horse]]'' is on a team with a genetically engineered battle dog and an unstoppable undead killing machine, and so people forget he's a threat. However, Tip is ''phenomenally'' badass. Holds a Captain's commission in the USAF. Recieved a Medal Of Honour for saving men in combat in Afghanistan. Saved the [[Skin Horse]] team from a town full of werewolves with an amazing [[I Call It Vera]] moment. Defeated Moustachio's attempt to detonate a nuclear bomb. Out-wrestled a trained former KGB agent. Can take it for granted that almost any woman he meets will be falling all over him within minutes. He is currently employed as a psychologist, and [[
* Tarvek of ''[[
* Prince Tramennis from ''[[Erfworld]]'' is a diplomat with flippy hair and male [[Zettai Ryouiki]] (jump boots + plate armor skirt). His dandyish attitude embarrassed his father into trying to push him away from the kingdom for a while. Charlie's idea of [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]] for him has [[Ambiguously Gay|a strong rainbow theme]]. Tramennis is also the recently returned [[Ambadassador]] who ''forged'' the Jetstone Coalition, and a tactical genius able to keep up with [[The Evil Genius|Charlie]] and, perhaps even more impressively, with [[Summon Everyman Hero|Parson A.]] "[[Loophole Abuse|God]] [[Take a Third Option|Mode]]" [[Munchkin|Gotti]].
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* On ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', ex-OSI & current S.P.H.I.N.X. agent [[Manly Gay|Shore Leave]] is as camp as he is deadly
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'''Goon:''' Okay. Just take that gun out of my back.
'''Shore Leave:''' No no, that’s not my gun; that’s an indicator of how excited I am to do this to you. '''That''' is my gun. }}
* [[Deadly Doctor|Knock-Out]] from ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' is effeminate and vain, but can kick massive amounts of Autobot aft, especially when [[Bash Brothers|paired with his assistant]] [[The Brute|Breakdown]].
* Ray Gillette from [[Archer]]. He's very gay, and he's probably the most competent employee of ISIS.
* {{spoiler|Before Amon debended him}}, Tahno from ''[[
* Mozenrath from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' is a young, snarky pretty boy of a wizard who tends to greet his foes with a friendly, if not outright flirty tone of voice. He also happens to be one of the most cunning and dangerous enemies Aladdin has ever faced.
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* Nikki Sixx: when he was young he was a juvenile delinquent who burgled homes, dealt drugs, and beat people up. He also really knows how to rock lipstick...and he's dated a bunch of play boy bunnies and other famously sexy women. In a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] chased down and beat up Lars Ulrich (of Metallica) after Lars heckled him during a show...while wearing platform heels.
* Le Chevelier D'Eon: In real life, not the anime. "I'm just going to live the rest of my life as a woman so I can continue to be a badass super spy, whatever."
* Flamboyantly gay H.H. Munro ([[Saki (
* Male ballerinas are incredibly strong due to the amount of time they spend building strength to perform.
* Nezi Arbib is an Israeli commando turned hairdresser who runs a fashionable salon in LA, the movie [[You Don't Mess With the Zohan]] mentioned above is based on him.
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