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Examples of [[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]es in [[{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] include:
* Let's put it this way, the average video game protagonist can live through what most people would call a [[Rasputinian Death]] and has a typical body count in the high thousands. Yeah.
* The Belmonts of ''[[Castlevania]]''. A clan of vampire hunters that have fought toe to toe with the Drac himself for centuries using nothing but a [[Whip It Good|holy whip]] for this express purpose and assorted subweapons. Special mention goes to the latest member of the belmont family, Julius Belmont [[Badass Mustache|who]] [[Badass Baritone|embodies]] [[Badass Beard|quite]] [[Retired Badass|a]] [[Badass Longcoat|few]] [[Badass Grandpa|badass]] tropes. As well he should, he's the only belmont who killed Dracula, and manages to kick large amounts of ass even without his weapon of choice or even his memory, becomes [[That One Boss]] at one point and kills regenerating monsters before they get a chance to do so.
* [[No More Heroes
* Archer from ''[[
** The most awesome part is that Archer is nowhere near the most badass character - {{spoiler|Shirou Emiya, who is actually Archer's younger self, is the high lord of badass. Go view his path in Heaven's Feel if you doubt me.}}
*** However {{spoiler|Shirou}} doesn't seem to get quite as many [[Even the Guys Want Him|guys declaring their love for him]]...
** Most of the servants, and a fair few of the non-servants too, also fall into one or more of the subcategories above. All of the people in the show's character sheet has one or more badass tags associated with them.
*** Except for [[Smug Snake|Shinji]] or [[Complete Monster|Zouken.]]
** At the end of the 'Fate' path, [[Lady of War|Saber]] blocks a planet-buster rated attack which tears apart time and space to erase the target from existence, reflects it back towards {{spoiler|Gilgamesh}} and then while he's reeling, she cuts him in half with Excalibur. All after having been hit, just minutes ago, by the same reality-collapsing attack two times, and riddled with [[Memetic Mutation|the Gate of Babylowned]] before that. This is why Saber is awesome, despite the inevitable [[Tear Jerker]] of a [[Bittersweet Ending]].
** ''[[
* Many of the player characters of the various [[First
** The eponymous character of ''[[Max Payne (
** Duke Nukem from the ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' series is a humorous parody of a badass.
*** Doesn't change the fact that he is, himself, a badass. For crying out loud, his image is the picture example of [[Rated "M" for Manly]].
** ''[[Serious Sam]]'', from the series of the same name, most certainly qualifies. Although no more empowered than a ''seriously'' over-armed human, he defeats whole armies of aliens, a [[Boss Battle|boss]] 50 times as tall as him (Ugh-Zan III from ''First Encounter'') and a deity (Kulkukan from ''Second Encounter''). He can't quite resist poking fun at the Duke either.
** [[Badass Bookworm|Gordon Freeman]] from ''[[Half-Life]]'', despite having one of the thickest pairs of [[Nerd Glasses]] in recent fiction.
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* The ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series has several [[Trope Codifier]]'s:
** The first game hero canonically took on the forces of Law and Chaos and became known as in the ''in universe'' [[Trope Codifier]] for [[Badass Normal]], proof of which can be found very early in the second game.
** The second game hero, regardless of alignment path, took on YHVH (i.e. - GOD HIMSELF), and remains the only SMT protagonist to have the honor of taking on God in his purest form and winning.
** [[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne|The Demi-Fiend/Hitoshura.]] By the end of the game, he'll have racked up a body count that includes several gods, an avatar of THE God and, depending on your ending, possibly even {{spoiler|becoming [[The Dragon]] of Lucifer}}. And, considering that ''Nocturne'' is regarded one of the hardest games in the series, he damn well deserves the title.
** And just to show how powerful he is from someone else's point of view, in ''[[Digital Devil Saga]]'', {{spoiler|he can be fight as an [[Nintendo Hard|insanely hard]] [[Bonus Boss]]. Who is able to '''[[Fridge Horror|do four-digit damage using a lower-tier attack]].''' To drive the point home, his battle theme, lifted from ''Nocturne'', could've been the the Fiend theme, [[Final Boss]] theme, or even just the standard boss theme. Nope, it's the ''standard random encounter theme.'' To him, the heroes, even at level 99, are merely low-level random encounters.}}
** [[Strange Journey]]'s protagonist is one on any game path, but this gets played the straightest on the Neutral Path, because not only does he have to fight both the Law and Chaos Hero (and the latter even lampshades his badass status), demons from BOTH sides of the fence are openly terrified of said protagonist the closer he gets to the final boss. And, even before than, every human on the Strike Team, all of them trained soldiers in their own right, immediately cede to your protagonist's on the ground of [[Asskicking Equals Authority]].
* Gideon Wyeth of ''[[Advent Rising]]''. After aliens destroy (almost all of) his species, he brings the war to the genocidal aliens by dual wielding <s>guns</s> rocket launchers, going hand-to-hand with creatures twice his size, bullet-timing every time he dodges, and using phenomenal cosmic powers to kill any enemy that gets in his way. Oh, and as an epilogue, he fights an acknowledged demigod boss and sucks it down a black hole ''that he created''.
* Kratos of the ''[[God of War (
** Probably his [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|crowning achievement]] was in ''God of War II'', when he killed the Sisters of Fate. In other words, Kratos destroyed the beings who essentially weaved the fabric of time and space and judged what was going to happen. He killed three beings who even the gods themselves feared.
** For further clarification, this is a man who went from being a One-Man Army to a One-Man ''Armageddon.'' The mere mention of his name makes the ''Gods themselves'' tremble in fear.
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** And Sergeant Reynolds, but just because he's voiced by [[Nathan Fillion]].
*** The fact that he survives all three Halo games, and leads the twenty-one gun salute at the end of ''Halo 3'', doesn't make him one?
** Lord Hood for 2 reasons. He has lord in his name, and he's voiced by [[Ron Perlman]]. You know, [[Hellboy (
** The Arbiter in ''Halo 2'':
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:: This was said on a station where the cable was the only thing holding it above a giant storm... on a gas giant. And that [[Keith David]] ([[Saints Row|Julius]], [[Mass Effect
** Half-Jaw (the Elite's Fleet Commander) gets a particularly badass line:
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'''Half-Jaw:''' "Then it is an even fight." }}
*** Which is especially awesome if you keep track of the space fight through various radio transmissions throughout the following level. In short, the Elites thrash the Brutes.
** Man, why hasn't anyone mentioned Sgt. Forge yet? He's a gung ho, dedicated and honorable Marine lifer. He does whatever it takes to beat the Covenant, and he personally kills the Elite Arbiter in a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. But what really solidifies his position as a badass is when one of the Spartans tells him that the bomb they're using to blow up the shield world has been damaged--someone will need to trigger it manually. Without missing a beat, [[Heroic Sacrifice|Forge volunteers himself for the job]], telling the Spartans that he has a feeling that humanity will need every one of them to win the war.
** Captain Jacob Keys belongs here too. The man is one of the most effective captains in the UNSC with several kills to his credit, including his performance during the prelude to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421082631/http://www.halopedian.com/Battle_of_Sigma_Octanus_IV Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]. He also held off a Covenant boarding party on a colony ship while injured. He even killed four Covenant ships with a single, out-dated, and damaged cruiser over Installation 04. His most most impressive action, despite all of that, would be how long he held out against the Gravemind's interrogation, which doubles as a [[Tear Jerker]] when you find out everything that he sacrifices to the flood to keep them from finding the location of Earth and other UNSC population areas. Oh, and he's father to the equally baddass Miranda Keys, and, at least for a while, husband of the [[Badass Bookworm]] Dr. Catherine Halsey: Master Chief's creator.
* [[
* Ramiro Cruz in ''Total Overdose'' is a habitual criminal with the ability to gun down small armies of thugs, soldiers and luchadors as the story demands. He single-handedly wipes out a Mexican drug cartel, the army of a Latin-American dictator, and then shoots his way through the Mexican border to save his brother and his love interest.
* Dante and his brother Vergil, from the ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series. If defeating the King of Hell, as well as an usurper of the power needed to defeat said King of Hell, doesn't count as badass for you, probably nothing is. Their father Sparda was probably even more of a badass, reportedly going single-handed against [[The Legions of Hell]] that were his former allies and saving humanity from extinction. Unfortunately, this took place in the backstory, as he is currently somehow dead, and it is unclear exactly how accurate the account is. Lady is also quite the [[Badass Normal]], while Nero was [[Rescued
* Luca Blight, one of the main antagonists from ''[[Suikoden II]]'', is an [[Complete Monster|absolutely evil and psychopathic]] example of a badass. One of the more memorable scenes of the game involves him battling (and dominating) an army of magically powered warriors by himself [[Badass Normal|using nothing but brute force]] and a small weapon augmentation. He does this ''after'' he has been riddled with arrows. While covered in arrows, and fighting the strongest ''eighteen'' warriors of the opposing army (At least one of whom is endowed with the power of one of the fundamental forces of existence) singlehandedly, he loudly proclaims how wonderfully evil he is, and that it took hundreds to kill him, and that he slaughtered men personally by the thousands. As a division of an army is devoted solely to his death, and are barely doing it, he still needs to proclaim how murderously badass he is. Then, as a final "screw you", he dies laughing.
* Incredibly, Mickey Mouse, in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]] 2''; he is a caring pacifist and a nice guy, much like the personality you're accustomed to him having... but when the time comes, he shows an amazing Yoda-style swordsmanship that leaves even the main character with his mouth hanging. The fact he is wearing a [[Badass Longcoat]] is only the icing on the cake.
** Sora himself is also quite Badass, even though he's actually quite a nice kid out of battle. When you think about it, he must have put down thousands of horrors in his not-too-long "career." At one point in Kingdom Hearts 2, he faces down an ''army'' of [[The Heartless]] one thousand strong. And ''kicks their asses''.
** Axel. Just look at all of Chain of Memories. Especially this dialogue between Axel and {{spoiler|Vexen}} in {{spoiler|Twilight Town}}.
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'''Axel:''' {{spoiler|''Goodbye.'' * Snaps fingers, destroying Vexan with a burst of fire* }}
If that isn't Badass, that I don't know what is. }}
** Everyone in Birth By Sleep. ''EVERYONE.''
** Dual-wielding [[Badass Adorable|Roxas]]. The beta-version of him that we are introduced to in Deep Dive is simply him in full badassery (therefore, getting the fans quite excited for this mysterious character at the time). It's not just the stunts, but his attitude, presence, and his movements that brings out the full effect. Though it's actually more apparent if he is either dual-wielding, cloaked, or both. {{spoiler|[[Kingdom
* The feats of Ryu Hayabusa from the ''[[
* Samus Aran, from the ''[[Metroid]]'' series, is a bounty hunter that has eliminated whole planets single-handedly. This character has taken out flying dragons, well-armed and armored enemies by the score, is fast and can roll into a basketball-sized Morph Ball to get into tight places. The arm cannon on the armor suit worn fires a variety of both energy beams and projectiles, when in ball form it drops bombs of various kinds, and can execute enemies by simply jumping through them (the infamous Screw Attack). It doesn't hurt either, that Samus Aran, under all that armor, [[Samus Is a Girl|is a FEMALE badass]]. Until Prime 3, some members of the Galactic Federation treat her like a legend, with one of them not even believing she exists and comparing her to the likes of Santa Claus and Bigfoot.
** Probably because whenever she has a confrontation, there is usually no one left alive, be them a Space Pirate or a lowly bug... it can be understandable how this makes it hard to have any sort of record of her existence.
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** Minsc, the huge barbarian ranger. Almost certainly the only badass in the history of the universe to own a pet hamster called Boo. Which he thinks talks to him, and comes from space.
*** Not a scripted event, but on my game Minsc, with one hit point, killed five gnoll elites with his bear (pun intended) hands, no weapons, no berserkery, just sheer awesome. It only stopped when he found Dynaheir, who was able to heal him, at which point he was able to kill thirty gnolls before the party left the area.
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** Meanwhile Sarevok, the [[Big Bad]] of the first game, is so badass that even his {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}} in ''[[Throne of Bhaal]]'' doesn't make him any less awesome. {{spoiler|Coming [[Back
* In a series rife with badasses, Sanger Zonvolt of ''[[Super Robot Wars Alpha]]'' holds a special spot in the hearts of fans. His trademark weapon is a BFS that's known to slice battleships in two, and upon receiving a [[Super Robot]] with broken equipment, uses it as his only weapon, even when the built-in parts are capable of being repaired. During an offscreen fight with a not-quite-evil not-quite-clone, their combined badassery causes them to ''accidentally'' blow an opening into an underground shelter that was designed to survive an alien apocalypse. They then proceed to destroy all of the bosses your characters had been fighting in a single blow.
** It doesn't end there, when a baddie in OGS:Gaiden decides to use a cheap trick by taking away his Trademark weapon, he was in for a rude surprise as Zengar proceeds to beat his enemies to death with his shoulder lasers, rocket punch and slicing repeatedly with his weaker guardian sword. And those things can punch through barriers without problems. Although he goes back to slicing things up with the BFS.
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** Touma Kanou, Sanger's sometime student, becomes his equal over the course of Alpha 3, going from a delivery boy with a minor karate background to an ''epic'' martial artist and walking [[Kamen Rider]] shoutout. It says much about Touma's skills that [[Badass Grandpa|Baran Doban]] acknowledged him as a [[Worthy Opponent]], something he also did for Sanger in an alternate route.
** Special mention also goes to Rand Travis in [[Super Robot Wars Z|Z]]. A few of the Banpresto originals are of the [[Falling Into the Cockpit]] variety, but most of the biggest badasses in the series are people like Sanger, trained warriors whose beam rifles and [[Rocket Punch|rocket punches]] and Colossal Blades are an extension of themselves. Surrounded by such veterans, Rand stands out by being a ''mechanic'' who defeats his enemies ''[[Improbable Weapon User|by smacking them around with a giant wrench]]''.
* There's usually at least an attempt at one in every ''[[
** The Figaro brothers in ''[[
** In ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
*** [[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
*** All these insanely badass scenes are surpassed by the final fight, where Cloud does things such as jumping upwards from a sheer wall [[Dual
*** Let's not forgot that Cloud was infected with Geostigma for ''most'' of the movie. When Aerith's Great Gospel cures him of this affliction, he starts effortlessly destroying Kadaj, who had him outclassed in all previous fights. The only person who he struggles against then is the aforementioned Sephiroth (who in ''Complete'', '''blocks the Omnislash, the very same attack that offed him two years prior''') and he eventually he ''still'' triumphs thanks to his [[World of Cardboard Speech]] followed by whipping out ''a new version of the [[Limit Break|Omnislash]]'', where he separates his Fusion Sword into its basic six components and starts going haywire on Sephy's ass.
** In the ''[[
** ''[[
** [[
*** Actually the [[Ur Example]] would have to be Garland, and at the beginning of one he was holding the Princess captive, one that he had to take from her kingdom, and was currently downing every division of Cornerian soldiers sent his way. Then when you do beat him {{spoiler|he doesn't die, he just goes back in time and becomes the living embodiment of Chaos given physical form.}}
*** But did Garland take over '''[[Beyond the Impossible|HEAVEN]]''' as well? Nah, didn't think so. That's right, kids. In the remakes, his [[Light Is Not Good|good half]] ascends to the game's equivalent of the pearly white gates, ''[[Oh Crap|and he takes that over too]]''. Either way, Mateus has your ass on speed dial from ''both'' ends of the celestial chain.
** Lightning from ''[[
*** Fang is also quite the [[Memetic Sex God|sexy]] [[Hot Amazon|badass]], being the biggest tank and having the highest damage dealing capabilities in the party. Also, she summons Bahamut and her [[Limit Break]] attack as well as [[Infinity
*** Snow should, by all means and accounts, be the game's biggest badass. He protects his girlfriend from the ENTIRE FREAKIN ARMY of Cocoon, beats the crap out trained soldiers by himself with his barehands, and pulls a ''massive'' [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment saving Lightning and Hope in Palumpolom along with Fang, wtfpwning every single PSICOM agent along the way. Unfortunately, this counteracted by the fact that he is also a ''massive'' moron who rarely thinks ahead with most of his plans and every single thing he does pisses off Lightning for the first part of the game.
*** Then again... Snow's methodology does seem to rub off on the rest of the group over time, as seen when Lightning (before the [[Final Battle]]) gives a [[Rousing Speech]] that seems to be channeling [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]]. [[Hidden Badass]], maybe?
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** Come to think of it, nearly EVERY major character of the '''Metal Gear Solid'' series could be considered badass to varying extents.
* Agent 47 from the ''[[Hitman]]'' series is a quintessential [[The Stoic|Stoic]] badass both in the game and in the film (despite the film trying desperately to appeal to both fans of the video game and everybody else who watches the film).
* All of the protagonists of the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series, although somewhat small hat compared to the superhuman ones here. By the end of each game, each has [[One
* Sol Badguy from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' has an attitude exemplary of this trope. No one would be able to have such a lazy-looking fighting style if they weren't badass enough to pull it off.
** The whole cast can qualify in some way or another. From Bridget the crossdresser with a yo-yo all the way to the invincible ancient vampire assassin Slayer. Seriously, when you beat him, he just lays there looking like a cross between bored and amused, and his instant kill involves punching you out of the galaxy.
* The Warden from ''[[Dragon Age]]'' s/he starts of as a nobody and ends up as the most respected person in Ferelden, known far and wide, plus they have killed an ancient god corrupted by evil...
* As for ''[[
** First up, we have Ragna the Bloodedge. He's a trash-talking [[Jerk
** Hakumen is a [[Magitek]] [[Samurai]] [[Animated Armor|suit of armor]]. That alone makes him pretty [[Badass]], but that's not even scratching the surface. He's one of [[Badass Crew|the six heroes who destroyed the Black Beast]], Hakumen stayed sane through sheer force of will for ''decades'' in The Boundary, a space that turned at least one character into an [[Ax Crazy]] [[Eldritch Abomination]] after a couple of weeks exposure to it, only to awaken and smack down Ragna. He's considered to be one of the most powerful beings in ''[[
** Although he is treated as the game's [[Butt Monkey]], Bang Shishigami definitely counts. An [[Wide
** There's also [[Big Bad|Hazama]]/[[Complete Monster|Terumi]], ''the'' strongest being in ''[[
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' confirms it: Lucario is the most badass Pokémon ever.
** Mewtwo's got [[Mind Over Matter|crazy]] [[Psychic Powers]] and is one of the [[
** Also [[Bad Dreams|Darkrai.]]
** Charizard, who turns from a tiny lizard for beginning trainers into a fearsome dragon that spits flames hot enough to melt boulders and cause forest fires.
** Tyranitar, an armored [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] that wanders around [[Blood Knight|fighting all sorts of foes]] and doesn't even flinch.
** From Generation V we have the huge, black, electric, vaguely [[Humongous Mecha|mecha]]-like dragon [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|Zekrom]], which was ''[[Invoked Trope|purposely]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130114222131/http://www.1up.com/news/how-pokemon-get-made designed] to look [[Badass]].
** The Pokémon aren't the only ones who are [[Badass]]. There's also the teenaged [[Anti
*** Also N from ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]''. At the game's climax he {{spoiler|captures one of the legendary Tao dragons, one of which is the aforementioned Zekrom, and uses it to tear Champion Alder a new one, and then fights your dragon with his once you capture the opposite dragon.}}
* Also from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', [[Kirby|Meta Knight]].
** Lucario and Meta Knight have a match in Subspace Emissary where you can play as either character! Later on, they meet up with Snake (and further proves Lucario's awesomeness when he ''removes Snake's box with Snake in it'').
** But neither comes up to the level of badass of the almighty Captain Falcon, who PILOTS A SPEEDING HOVERCAR THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PLANT MEN BEFORE JUMPING A HUNDRED FEET INTO THE AIR TO KNOCK OUT A GIANT ROBOT WITH ONE PUNCH... and then land like a fucking bird.
** Roy (Melee only) is the manliest character of all! One of his alternate costumes looks like Roman armor, he doesn't wear a tiara, and he has a flaming sword! If he manned the grill at a cookout, that would be the best burger ever!
** The cast each get a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] to argue for their [[Badass]] status.
* The [[
* ''[[Metal Slug]]''. Taking on giant tanks while rescuing prisoners of war, single-handedly, with a pistol. How much more badass can you get ?
* The upcoming ''Far Cry 2'' seems aimed at Deconstructing this trope; While your player character's high fighting ability gains him no small amount of notoriety as he racks up the kill count, it also results in the civilians becoming increasingly afraid of and reluctant to interact with him. Given that, if you can trust the previews, the player character gets malaria at the start and the civilians are the only ones who can help him, it seems [[Stupidity Is the Only Option]].
* Quite a few of the cast of ''[[Resident Evil]]''. Particularly Albert Wesker.
** [[Resident Evil 2|Leon]] [[Resident Evil 4|Kennedy]] and [[Resident Evil 1|Chris]] [[Resident Evil 5|Redfield]] both deserve mentions as well. The former invades a Spanish villages and promptly wipes out all of the infected villagers, titanic beasts, and wolves he can find. He also takes out trucks, effectively runs away from boulders and [[It Makes Just As Much Sense in Context|a giant midget statue]]... all while looking [[Dull Surprise|bored]]!. And while Chris arguably has done just as much, he really proves his worth by [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|punching boulders]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xuXkVzBdJQ ''PUNCHING BOULDERS''].
* Any ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' prosecutor not named Winston Payne or Klavier Gavin...especially Godot.
** A special mention should be made just for Manfred von Karma because his voice still causes nightmares for some fans even years after the first game.
** Another special mention should be given to {{spoiler|Hobo}}Phoenix. See, after he {{spoiler|loses his license}}, he ends up a badass with a background in fighting/punching, he get's ''hit by a car'', and walks away, and he manages to spend seven years finding all the evidence to ''destroy'' the man who {{spoiler|ruined his ''life''}}, all while {{spoiler|raising a young girl}}.
** WOAH WOAH WOAH, hold it bucko! How is Klavier ''not'' badass?
*** Klavier is a sex god. With ''commandments''. It's hard not to include him here.
** And ''[[Ace Attorney]] Investigations: Miles Edgeworth" brought us Inspector Lang, who is so badass that {{spoiler|saved his assistant's life by getting shot at the leg instead. His assistant had been proven to be a murderer, so [[Just a Flesh Wound|he just ignored the pain]] and continued the investigation. [[Department of Redundancy Department|After being shot in the leg]]}}. Also, [[Badbutt|Detec]][[Rated "M" for Manly|tive]] [http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/072/6/1/Feel_lucky__punk__by_Coelasquid.jpg Badd].
*** To clarify: Badd's tattered jacket, with all the holes? Those are ''bullet'' holes. And only ''half'' of them were from [[That One Case|the KG-8 incident.]] He further claims that he keeps the mirror around so that he can keep an eye out on what's behind him without turning around.
* ''[[Makai Kingdom]]''
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** ''[[Disgaea]]'', featuring Laharl and Etna a.k.a. Hell's Most Destructive Shota-[[Little Miss Badass|Loli]] Duo.
* James Earl Cash of ''Manhunt'' is another uber example. A convicted serial killer chosen by a snuff film director (voiced by Brian Cox, the original Hannibal Lector) to hunt packs of insane gangs? [[Badass]] with a capital B.
* Ashley Riot from ''[[Vagrant Story]]''. By the game's end, he's a literal [[One
* The resident [[Badass]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series is Ganondorf, who, depending on the specific game, can either be a [[Magnificent Bastard]], an [[Evil Overlord]], or a [[Berserker]]. In some games, he even borders on [[Ultimate Evil]] territory.
** The ''Twilight Princess'' version of Link definitely qualifies as a Badass, both due to his victory pose, performed after every [[Boss Battle]], and the fact that he's wrestling and subduing charging goats ''barehanded'' within five minutes of starting the game. He also has sword techniques that vary from impaling enemies into the ground, killing them while drawing his sword, and ''flipping over the top of his enemy to get to their back and attacking at the same time''. He's surprisingly ripped in the [[Shirtless Scene]]. In fact, all versions of Link count. Each one has [[Storming the Castle|stormed fortresses of evil]], [[One
** Midna arguably qualifies, too. Think she's just an adorable, three-foot-tall imp? Ponder, for a minute, that this adorable, three-foot-tall imp can levitate huge chunks of cement, repel equally huge boar monsters with minimal help, ''and'' kill one of the game's major villains in the blink of an eye - all of this using only ''[[Prehensile Hair|her hair!]]''
** Byrne from ''Spirit Tracks'' qualifies as well. He has a kickass hairstyle, a shawl over his mouth and nose, wields an extendable metal claw, {{spoiler|and is actually found out to be a [[Late Arrival Spoiler|Lokomo]] late in the game}}. How can he NOT radiate badassery?
* Many characters in ''[[
* Marcus Fenix from ''[[Gears of War]]''. Marcus is known for [[Chainsaw Good|chainsawing]] Locusts, killing General RAAM, who was equally Badass, and is well known for [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomps]] and making a Corpser melt. Marcus can beat a Locust in a chainsaw duel, ramming the Lancer blade through the grub's pelvis and upward. He eats the guys who eat nails for breakfast...for breakfast.
* K' of ''[[The King of Fighters]]''. Sunglasses that can kill and the thumbs down disapproval of his foe before obliterating him with a massive explosion out of nowhere.
* Kim Kaphwan of ''[[Fatal Fury]]''. Kim's history of enforcing justice goes a very long way. From beasting against badasses like Geese Howard and Rugal Bernstein and on. Kim likes to kick the crap out of evil spouting 'Aku wa Yurasan' and spamming hiki-kick infinites. Kim Kaphwan also made it his duty to reform all of Korea, one kick at a time. This master practitioner of Tae-Kwon Do is a badass to the core.
* Kain from the ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' games, especially in ''Defiance'', where he [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|beats the snot out of a Lovecraftian horror]] which may or may not be a god.
** Also Raziel, who was selected as one of EGM's Top Ten Most Badass Undead in a recent issue. When Kain beats up the [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Lovecraftian horror]], he is wielding a sword {{spoiler|that is made from the unholy fusion of the Blood Reaver and Raziel's soul.}} That's right folks, the [[Badass]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] master of [[Screw Destiny]] end up wielding {{spoiler|his most loyal lieutenant, who is a [[Badass]] second only to Kain.}} It's no wonder Kain's enemies are so scared of him in Blood Omen 2.
* Akuma from the [[Street Fighter]] saga definitely classifies as one of the biggest badasses ever. While his portrayal in the animated serieses sucked (same goes for the series as a whole though too), in the games and the canon story he's just the biggest badass in the whole friggin' universe. The calm, composed manner in which he walks up to someone, kills him and keeps walking like nothing happened is just... Well, it just is.
** The very first time you meet him, in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he establishes himself by killing Bison (usually the final boss), [[Bait and Switch Boss|taking his place]], and then proceeding to [[Perfect Run Final Boss|own you six ways from Sunday]].
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*** And with his appearance as Oni in ''Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition'', explained as Akuma completely discarding his humanity and giving into the Satsui No Hadou, allowing it to consume his entire being, his [[Badass]] cred gets cemented to the point of being considered a '''''physical god'''''.
** Oro from Street Fighter III. He is immortal and just because he is bored due to his exceeding the greatest martial arts skills possible reduces himself to using one arm. In his ''Third Strike'' ending, he is holding up a large boulder with ''one finger'', upon which Ryu is training by barely holding up a smaller boulder.
* The Green Beret from ''[[
* [[Mega Man (
** ''[[Mega Man X
** ''[[Mega Man Zero
*** At the end of ''Zero 1'', {{spoiler|Zero is seen facing down an army of what essentially are low-quality X clones.}} And then we find out, at the beginning of ''Zero 2'', {{spoiler|he's still alive, having fought the army by HIMSELF for a YEAR, and mainly stopped because "this isn't fun anymore".}}
*** There's also Craft from Z4, who was introduced wearing a [[Badass Longcoat]] standing in front of the Einhejar. He also has 5:00 shadow and a ALL-PURPOSE LASER CANNON equipped with missiles, rocket-propelled KNIVES, and a HUGE-ASS LASER BEAM THAT CAN MAKE HIM HOVER IN THE AIR WHEN SHOT STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND!!! He also has shrapnel explosives and a knee that fires trios of [[RPG|RPGs]]. Even his THEMES radiate badass!
** ''[[Mega Man ZX|ZX]]'': Prometheus, being the resident [[Psycho for Hire]], comes off as a massive badass.
** ''[[
** ''[[Mega Man Star Force|Star Force]]'': Omega-Xis, certainly, which makes the episode of the anime where he temporarily becomes a gentleman rather...[[We Want Our Jerk Back|awkward]]. Bly as well, just because he completely subverted the [[Power of Friendship]].
*** In Star Force, as well as the later Battle Network games, Mega Man himself when he acquires/learns to control the latest super ability, and proceeds to destroy the nearest baddy. Example: The Cybeast forms in [[BN 6]] and the Zerker/Ninja/Saurian forms in Star Force 2.
* Frank West of ''[[Dead Rising]]'' is a [[One
* Yuri Volte Hyuga from ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?|talks trash to]] [[Cosmic Horror|ancient gods of destruction]]. Then kicks their asses.
* The Commando (Nick Parker, codenamed "Havoc") in the ''[[Command
* Quite a few of the characters in both Vampire the Masquerade games, especially the latter. Nines Rodrigues does a textbook demonstration around 6:30 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[[Bo 7 Puj Sn Bgo]]
* [[Castlevania|The Belmonts]] are a [[Badass Family|family of badasses]]. [[Moviebob]] put it best: "He's gonna fight ''vampires'' with a motherfucking ''[[Whip It Good|whip]]''! How nuts is this? Hunter Thompson didn't see shit like this!"
** Special mention for Simon Belmont, protagonist of the first few [[Nintendo Hard]] games. Most of the other Belmonts tend to be [[Magic Knight|Magic Knights]] of varying degrees, either directly utilizing magic or having a large arsenal of magic items. Simon, though, is like the protagonist of the grittier sort of 80's Fantasy film. He didn't have magic, or item crashes, or even a very large subweapon arsenal. or, for that matter, video game jump physics. And he ''still'' killed Dracula. ''Twice!''
*** He was ''dying'' the second time, thanks to a curse placed on him by Dracula. His remedy? Find Dracula's body parts, revive him, and then send him right back to Hell in about three seconds flat. '''BAD'''. '''''ASS'''''.
* Altair is lauded as [[Grand Unifying Guesses
** He sounds even MORE badass in the Japanese translation, his seiyu being [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]] and all.
** Ezio "The Flying Eagle of Florence" Auditore. After all, his life's mission culminates in {{spoiler|beating the crap out of THE POPE.}}
* [[Wario Land
** The designers of ''[[
** In [[
* Everyone in ''[[Soul Series|Soulcalibur]]'', especially Ivy and the [[Toshiro Mifune]]-ish [[Samurai|Mitsurugi]].
* [[Kirby]]. Now hold on a sec. He is indeed a pink, small [[Extreme Omnivore]], but he's also [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|ass-whooped]] countless [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch Abominations]], fought galaxy-threatning forces on his own, and completely destroyed at least 3 gigantic battleships... one with ''a single blow''. Meta Knight certainly has the style, but [[Real Men Wear Pink]], and Kirby '''''is''''' pink!
** Speaking of Meta Knight, he's been badass since way before Brawl came around. Let's just mention what is probably the epitome of his badassery in an actual Kirby game. He embarks on a quest to summon the comet NOVA, which has the power to grant any wish, and succeeds. But the guy is not the type to wish for power or fame or even world peace, that's for pansies. What Meta Knight wishes for is to [[Blood Knight|fight the greatest warrior in the galaxy]], [[To Be a Master|so he can defeat him and become the greatest warrior himself]]. NOVA summons Galacta Knight, who has been sealed away eons ago because his power was so great he was an uncontrollable menace to the universe. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And Meta Knight wipes the floor with him]].
* While the Boss in [[Saints Row]] is a badass, his loyal sidekick Johnny Gat is also a badass as much as he is. A guy who [[Blood Knight|relishes in violence and racking up a body count]], he considers picking up the firing range bill as treating his girlfriend well.
* ''[[Wild
** Brad Evans is the game's quintessential [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[Badass]]. Though fearsome with his BFG the heavy Arm, he's also a patient longsuffering [[Nice Guy]] {{spoiler|with a penchant for volunteering to be the [[Sacrificial Lamb]] or [[Heroic Sacrifice]], though he doesn't actually die in any of these attempts}}. Brad is quite masculine, but patiently sensitive, with a very noticeable touch of [[
** The Cocytus Ptolomea is a [[Evil Is Sexy|studly]] badass who fights with his [[Improbable Weapon]], a giant handheld windmill-like weapon with three rotating metal blades. A [[Well
** Lord Blazer {{spoiler|in the body of Ashley Winchester}}.
* ''[[Breath of Fire]] III'' had a variety. Rei, Garr, Balio, Sunder... and some of the musclebound enemies to fight. Then there's Ryu, who even as a young whelp could leave a terrible path of destruction and charred corpses in his wake.
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** Id. Goodness gracious.
** Grahf. Grossly overpowered.
** Ricardo Banderas (Rico), the seven-foot-tall [[Jerk
* ''[[
** Lynx. 'Nuff said.
** ZOAH, who is not only extremely badass as a fighter, but his very ([[Shirtless Scene|lack of]]) outfit and [[Fan Service|fluidly animated muscles]] [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|can easily give a player]] [[Foe Yay]] {{spoiler|(or [[Ho Yay]], depending on whether the [[Face Heel Turn]] has happened yet)}}.
** Zappa. {{spoiler|Surprisingly badass when he becomes playable.}}
* Isaac Clarke from ''[[Dead Space (
** As this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oukERMTGTo&feature=related LPer] states:"Did he just fucking boot the baby?! Now that is badass!"
* Many, MANY characters from ''[[Fire Emblem]]''. For example...
** Ike grows into being a total god through Path of Radiance and continues to be a total god in Radiant Dawn. Ironic, since he {{spoiler|kills the Goddess}}
** [[Heel Face Revolving Door|N]][[Magnificent Bastard|a]][[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|e]][[Eleventh
*** {{spoiler|1=though in RD, he has no choice but to betray the Laguz Alliance, due to [[Complete Monster|Lekain's]] blood pacts. But in FE9, he's just acting like an ambicious mercenary leader cause he could.}}
** Volke. So incredibly [[Heroic Sociopath|sociopathic]] that when he is told that the man he had been working under for the past 10 years or so was dead (said man even {{spoiler|crippled himself}} for Volke's sake), his reaction is a deadpan "Well. That is a problem. You're {{spoiler|Greil's son}}, right? You'll do."
*** So many people wish to find a way to replace [[Crutch Character|Sothe]] with Volke for the finale, it's not even funny.
** Hector. The first time we see him in Eliwood's story, he and his group gets accosted by a local guard who tries to keep them from helping Eliwood fight bandits. Hector's response is essentially "screw that!" and he kills the guard with one hit, public relations be damned. [[Game Breaker|He only gets better from there]]. And better, and better, and BEYOND BETTER!!! If excessively trained, he will [[No Kill Like Overkill|OBLITERATE]] anything that goes into his range! It's best to give him an S in swords instead of axes, since Armads is better than Baskilios in practicality, and the Regal Sword would be a fair weapon if axes weren't the right weapon to use. And on the topic of Armads, IT GIVES +5 DEFENCE AND AN AWESOME ATTACK ANIMATION THAT'S SO AWESOME, HIS CRITICAL MAKES HIM GO AMBIDEXTROUS!!! If he and Ike were to face off in a duel to the death...[[The End of the World
** Oswin' no slouch in the badass department either. When [[Physical God|Hector]] threatens to kill him if he doesn't give him information, his response is a calm "Do as you must." '''''He doesn't even blink.'''''
** [[The Archer|Innes]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100612064108/http://serenesforest.net/fe8/support/026.html This] is all that needs to be said. Though even he pales in comparison to...
** Shinon. His [[Establishing Character Moment|very first scene]] in Path of Radiance has him saving the life of Ike's sister and his apprentice by killing the man holding an axe above their head ''with a single shot right between his eyes''. Capping matters is the fact that he's too far away at the time for said man to even see him. He gets another moment similar to this in Radiant Dawn, where he breaks the rope of a noose with a single arrow. And this doesn't even come close to his skill at [[Deadpan Snarker|deadpan snarking]].
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*** But not even his Badass attitude compares to his skills as a [[Game Breaker]]! In FE9, he's useless, but in FE10, HE IS INDESTRUCTIBLE!!!
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** Empress Sanaki from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. She mocks her enemies by looking weak, but she comes attached with the fact that has monstrous attack power, the fact that she's still a [[Child Mage|little kid]] (13 in Radiant Dawn, 10 in Path of Radiance), and the fact that she will drop A BIG FREAKING SUN on your head if you piss her off. While she may not act it, and the game may seem to try and direct the player's thoughts elsewhere, Sanaki is a badass through and through what with how much raw badass magic she has.
*** Seriously, she even acted like a Badass in FE9, by playing all those [[Mind Screw|mind games]] on Ike. And then, in Part 4 Prologue in FE10, the first time you used her, you saw for the first time the awesomeness that was Cymbeline...and the best part is, she makes a great Rexflame user for the finale, if you didn't train Calill. Tormod doesn't count, since you get him REALLY late in the game, when he's still nowhere NEAR promotion to Archsage!
** Nephenee is essentially a farm girl with a southern drawl who was given a blade on a stick, held captive by Daein, and then procceeded to kick more ass than I knew a
*** Face it, bringing Nephenee to the finale with a blessed [[Infinity
** Haar. Essentially a FLYING TANK. Massive DEF, STR, Move, andStun. Adding to the badassery is the fact that he has ONE EYE. His possible love interest and fellow dragon rider Jill. She chased after your boat alone in Path Of Radiance knowing damn well that she couldn't get back to land and that she wouldn't get any reinforcements. She ends up being essentially Haar+ if you level her up.
** Ayra. A tough, fighting-geared [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|princess]] with the ever-so-deadly skill Ryuuseiken, which lets her hit several times in a row in one round, which can easily clean up about 85% of the enemy troops. Bad. Ass.
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** [[Dragon Rider|Cormag]], like Haar, is a flying tank with huge STR, DEF, and Move.
*** Only he uses Lances+Swords instead of Lances+Axes, and he doesn't have Stun, either...
** [[Hot Chick
** Raven. He initially joins the army just so that {{spoiler|He can kill Hector, the brother of the marquess, who presumably destroyed his home}} (although he can get over that if he supports with either Priscilla or Lucius), and has some of the best stat growths of any mercenary in a Fire Emblem game, eventually being able to OHKO most enemy units.
** Lyndis, especially when she does her sweet critical attacks, OHKO'ing most enemies.
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** Miledy, who, once promoted and given a Delphi Shield (and a decent lance), will become Queen of ''Sword of Seals'' with her superb ass-kickery.
** Zihark is one of those characters who you can tell is a badass just by '''looking''' at them. He's strong, quick, and sturdy, making him an easily welcome addition to the party, and his evade and defense stats are much higher than most characters of his class, making him less frail than the average [[Fragile Speedster|myrmidon]]. He's quite possibly one of the most badass characters in a class of charcters that are already badass by default.
** Rolf, another ''Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn'' character, starts out as one of the weakest fighters in the game. Level him up, and he [[Took a Level
*** Unfortunately, he's overshadowed in [[FE 10]] by Shinon instantly, since the latter is already 13 levels higher than Rolf, and has OVERPOWERED speed and defence.
** Mia. She runs around the place, always looking for "her ultimate rival", and has awesome stat-growths in both games, being able to kick tons and '''tons''' of ass. There's a reason she has legions of fanboys who call her "[[Fan Nickname|The Goddess Of Win]]".
*** She's also incredibly hilarious in her supports, notably the ones she has with Rhys.
** Gatrie... how could we have possibly forgotten Gatrie, one of the biggest, mightiest tanks in the entire series? All I can say is that he is a walking tank, who hardly ever takes any damage in combat, and can also deal a ''very'' hefty amount of pain on his enemies. Forgetting to mention Gatrie, I swear...
*** Yes, he's awesome. Unfortunately, you lose him for about 6 chapters in
** Titania is possibly an even bigger tank than Gatrie. From the start, she can easily clean up the enemy army, even if it's not exactly recommended that you have her do so. But then, unlike most Jeigan characters who undergo serious [[Badass Decay]] as the game progresses, Titania will still be an awesome unit even as you're in the last few levels of the game, where you won't have to worry about her stealing experience points from characters, and they'll all have leveled up and become badasses in their own right. Titania will still kick plenty of ass even then. Granted, it's debatable whether she's a Jeigan or an Oifeye, but who cares? Titania's a badass, end of story.
** Eirika, the aforementioned Ephraim's twin sister. Come on, the girl marched head-first into an enemy war zone with only a small group of like, ten other people to save her brother. And she ''won''.
** Amelia. Just... Amelia. Oh, sure, she's a weak and ineffectual unit when she first shows up, but just try leveling her up (the Tower of Valni is your friend), and watch her [[Took a Level
* ''[[
*** And then survive hits hard enough to do the same thing.
* Flint, the dad from [[
** Too bad you only get to [[A Taste of Power|use him in the beginning]].
** Flint becomes even more of a bad-ass in the final chapter when {{spoiler|he jumps in front of Lucas and eats two back-to-back shots one of the most powerful attacks in the game, PK Love Omega, before he collapses to the ground.}} He then gets back up a few minutes later as if nothing happened.
* ''[[
** The turian species. ''Every'' single turian is a trained soldier, having spent at least a year training and a year serving in the Hierarchy's military, which is generally considered the most disciplined and well-trained army in the galaxy. In other words, every turian you meet, from the shopkeepers to the scientists to that Jersey-accented mechanic on Noveria could probably break a man over his knee if he was so inclined.
*** [[Cowboy Cop|Garrus]] is so manly, his name starts with GAR.
** The human race probably qualifies, being the only species in millenia that managed to fight the turians to a standstill.
** All the party members of ''[[
** '''Shepard.'''
*** [[Memetic Mutation|Wrex.]]
** Shepard him/herself definitely deserves mention. Whether you play as a paragon or renegade, Shepard has succeeded at making a fleet of Space [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?|Cthulhu pissed off at him/her]] through [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|destroying a few of them]] to the point where they all know his/her name and are coming after him/her personally. You can be so badass Shepard is recognized as a near legend and lauded or at least respected by damn near every race in the galaxy. Krogan, turian, quarian even the robotic geth for crying out loud. Species quarrels founded in centuries of conflict are as nothing when appraising the awesomeness of Commander Shepard, even if he/she's willing to work with people you regard as your worst enemy.
*** Shepard is the kind of person who can be ambushed, [[One
*** Male Shepard is so badass, the [[Crowning Moment of Funny|krogan females want him]].
*** Female Shepard is so badass, [[Even the Girls Want Her|krogan females ALSO want her.]]
*** Shepard's badassery as summed up by a team member:
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*** Shepard is SO badass, that Miracle of Sound, a one man band that writes music dedicated to video games wrote one [https://web.archive.org/web/20140117045128/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/miracle-of-sound/3158-Commander-Shepard specifically about how badass Shepard is, and how nobody would EVER be better.]
*** Near the end of ''[[
** In the recent DLC ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'' we have {{spoiler|Tela Vasir, an Asari Spectre who is one of [[That One Boss|the toughest]] yet [[
*** This description underrates her badassery - {{spoiler|that mid-air wrestle? She won it. She rolled on top of ''Shepard'', and kicked him/her into the ground.}}
** [[Asskicking Equals Authority|Being a badass is a requirement to become a Spectre in the Mass Effect universe.]]
** ''[[
*** He later killed half a dozen armed turians [[Knife Nut|still just using a knife.]] The most recent trailer seems to depict [[Determinator|him climbing on top of a speeding,]] [[Implacable Man|flying car just to take down Shepard.]]
*** Thane's badassery gets upgraded by the third game, as despite the face that he's already in the final stages of Kepral's Syndrome and requires medical attention ''every day'' and the best projection for him was that he was supposed to have succumbed to his illness ''six months before'', he steps up to confront Kai Leng when the latter tries to assassinate the Salarian Councillor. Thane gets stabbed, but gets to have the last laugh over the fact that he, a terminally ill drell, was able to stop Kai Leng from killing his mark.
* [[Dynasty Warriors|Lu Bu has entered the battlefield.]]
** You'd be wise to ''not'' pursue him. [[That One Boss|You're welcome.]]
* The various player characters from ''[[Ace Combat]]''. While we do not know how well they would do outside their cockpits and they usually [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|start as nobody grunts]], they rapidly become [[One
* Palolo II from ''[[Baten Kaitos]] Origins''. Just...Palolo II. On top of being second only to Guillo in [[Deadpan Snarker|wit]] (but that's only because ''no one'' beats Guillo in that area), at one point in the game he holds off the enemy [[Hopeless Boss Fight|your party just lost to]] with his '''bare hands'''. And returns without a scratch.
* Kiryu Kazuma, the Dragon of Dojima from the ''Yakuza'' series. A hard-as-nails brawler and former yakuza boss, this guy has taken down entire syndicates with little more than his bare hands. And when his adoptive daughter Haruka is in danger, not even tigers are enough to stop him.
* [[Prototype (
* The scorpion in ''[[Deadly Creatures]]''. No, not [[Mortal Kombat|that Scorpion]], ''an actual scorpion''.
** Well, I'd say [[Mortal Kombat|that Scorpion]] would also qualify, alongside the rest of the cast of his series, right?
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* [[Knights of the Old Republic|Darth Revan]]. Even though the game begins with his having died. It's complicated and doesn't bear explaining here, but suffice to say, by the end you'll know he was [[Badass]] indeed.
** Even better: [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Canderous Ordo]]. Sure, Revan was a Jedi, incredibly poewrful, etc. But Canderous defines the concept of badass. His basic ranged weapon is the equivalent of a medium machine gun. However, for ultimate badassery, he makes the best melee combatant in the game (even surpassing Jedi and the wookie!). Plus, he then makes an appearance in the sequel, where he attains absolutely ludicrous levels of badassery. Remember, this is a man whose idea of "sneaking aboard an enemy ship" is to ''let a grenade kill him'' and then count on his incredible healing to wake him up in their morgue later.
* [[Deus Ex
* Almost [[World of Badass|everyone]] in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' finds his or her own way to be badass. [[Gratuitous English|You see?]]
* Aldo Trapani, player character of ''[[The Godfather (
* ''[[Persona 4]]''
** Kanji Tatsumi regularly ''beats up biker gangs'' and at one point scares away a cop. Also, {{spoiler|1=if the Main Character is about to take a mortal blow, he leaps in, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRveFm44Qec kicks the protagonist in the head with both feet]'', and takes the blow instead. Most especially in the True Ending when you're fighting Izanami-no-Okami and she uses an attack that ''drags them to the underworld''.}}
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** [[Guide Dang It|Reiji Kido]] from the original [[Persona]]
* Max out your courage stat (raised by karaoke and drinking suspicious drinks when tired/sick) and this is the title given to the main character of ''[[Persona 3]]'' The male protagonist needs it in order to even taste [[Lethal Chef|Fuuka's]] concoctions. The female protagonist uses her badassery to drag Ken into a date with her.
* Wander from ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' is not the most physically imposing protagonist; he has no real [[Stock Super Powers|superhuman abilities]] other then perhaps incredible grip strength and relatively mild health regeneration, he wields a sword but clearly does not possess anything near [[Implausible Fencing Powers]], and his archery in a setting where his arrows will [[Annoying Arrows|annoy enemies at best]]. [[Badass Normal|Despite all this]] he defeats some of the most gargantuan monsters in any video game armed with nothing more then a bow, a sword, and balls of adamantium. He also generally defeats said opponents single-handedly, and when he doesn't, he's backed up by his equally [[Cool Horse|badass horse]].
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking|Captain]] [[Modern Warfare|"Soap" MacTavish]]. When you lie bleeding on the ground and pull a knife out of your own chest to trow it into your attackers eye, your Badass-meter reaches 100%.
** Sergant Viktor Reznov. Fighting through World War 2 in Europe, getting sent to a hellish prison camp, then breaking out with a brainwashed American (and he manipulated and broke the original brainwash plan) alongside THE PRISON.
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** Everyone in Nazi zombies. And mostly everyone in the entire [[World of Badass|series]]
* [[World of Warcraft]] has [[Memetic Badass|High Overlord Saurfang]], [[Badass Normal|King Varian Wrynn]], [[Cool Old Guy|Highlord]] [[Badass Grandpa|Tirion Fordring]], [[Our Orcs Are Different|Warchief Thrall]], [[Heroic Sociopath|Highlord Darion Mograine and every player Death Knight]], and... well, to shorten the list considerably, anyone with a name, who doesn't want to kill you, and has an elite tag is almost definitely some manner of pure unmitigated badass.
** And yet still one character stands out even amongst these as pure [[Badass]], Broxigar Saurfang, brother of the above mention [[Memetic Badass|High Overlord]]. He jumped into a portal to hell to[[You Shall Not Pass|hold back the Burning Legion's forces long enough for his allies to seal the portal,]] [[Atop a Mountain of Corpses|till he was standing on a pile of slaughtered demons,]] forcing [[Cosmic Horror|Sargeras]] himself to fight him, and [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|becomes the only mortal to ever wound him.]] before finally being overcome.(Aegwynn doesn't count cause he [[I Let You Win|let her win]]). Oh and he did all this with an axe made of wood.
* KOS-MOS and T-elos from ''[[
* A ''lot'' of character from the ''[[Tales
** ''[[
*** He also has [[Beyond the Impossible|FOURTEEN]] badass tropes on his character page, making him one of the most [[Troperiffic]] badasses in the tales series.
*** His dog Repede, has a badass scar over his eye, smokes a pipe, and fights monstersw with a [[Cutlass Between the Teeth|a knife he holds in his mouth]]. His leash is also a metal chain, which just makes him look even more badass. Any badassness Yuri has likely came from associating with the most awesome dog in the world.
** Also, from the same game, Judith is a [[Lady of War]] with large breasts and a [[Blade
** Kratos from ''[[
** Jade Curtis from ''[[
** Sophie from ''[[
** [[Tales of Symphonia
** ''[[
** ''[[
** Also, from the same game, Senel Coolidge, with his [[Power Fist]] of doom, is also pretty badass.
** [[Tales of Symphonia
** Tear Grants from ''[[
** [[Tales of the Abyss
** Another ''[[
** Arche Klaine from ''[[
** Veigue Lungberg from ''[[
** Suzu Fujibayashi from ''[[
** Asch the Bloody from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'', is quite the badass himself, although sometimes he comes off more as just an outright [[Jerkass]] rather than a badass.
** Richard from ''[[
** Raven from ''[[
** Malik from ''[[
** Princess Natalia Luzu Kimlasca Lanvaldear from ''[[
** Tytree Crowe from ''[[
** Genis Sage from ''[[
** Farah Oersted from ''[[
** Rita Mordio from ''[[
* [[
* [[Bayonetta]] is an unbelievably badass witch who rivals [[Beyond the Impossible|Dante]] from ''[[Devil May Cry]]''. She has so many weapons and moves and all are awesomely impressive. She fights enormous creatures non-stop with no fear and actually seems to really enjoy doing it. One of the best examples in recent years.
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* [[Red Dead Redemption|John Marston]]. Throughout the game he shows nothing but absolute, unadulterated badassery. And he might have the greatest {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]]}} in video game history. {{spoiler|He may have been taken down, but through his [[Heroic Sacrifice]] he nearly annihilates a company of soldiers.}}
* The ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' series has its entire main cast of eight, special attention to [[Badass Grandpa|Bill]], [[Badass Biker|Francis]], [[Action Girl|Zoey]], [[Team Dad|Coach]], and [[Crazy Awesome|Ellis]]. Nick, Rochelle, and Louis are all very sound [[Badass Normal|Badass Normals]].
* [[Knight in Shining Armor|Arthur]] from the ''[[Ghosts
** Let's put it this way. A dude descends into Hell in nothing more than his boxers, a flimsy and brittle suit of armor, and a couple of weapons (not unlike [[Castlevania|Simon Belmont]]) and takes on [[The Legions of Hell]] and finally, [[Satan]] himself to save a princess. ''He wins''.
* Might actually be a real life example more than a game example, but let's say anyone who's ever beaten [[I Wanna Be the Guy]].
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* The one character that really qualifies for the title of badass in ''[[Eien no Aselia]]'' is, unfortunately, a bad guy. Takios, who just oozes badassery by matching or bettering your godlike best character while using inferior equipment.
* While the ''[[Killzone]]'' series is obviously full of badasses, one in particular stands out. Despite being a villain and an extreme case of a [[Bad Boss]], Colonel Radec from ''Killzone 2'' has become somewhat of an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] due to his immense badassery often being just as willing to fight as call the shots from behind the scenes. An excellent example of [[Authority Equals Asskicking]].
* The old man in the Red Forest in [[
* [[Donkey Kong]] may be this in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, but doesn't show it that much due to being kidnapped for 2 of the 3 games in the trilogy. In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', he is an absolute ''beast'', as he will pull no punches trying to become king of the jungle (or get his bananas back in the Wii version). And in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', he holds an absolute [[No
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Mario.]]'' the plumber who has slain dragons, giant robots, ghosts, stone demons, and evil turtles.
** His little bro, Luigi, may be [[Cowardly Lion|cowardly]], but... Well, he beat up the lord of the underworld ''by himself'' in a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]. Yeah, if he gets angry, run for it...
*** [[Big Bad|Bowser]] gets many, ''many'' [[Badass]] moments in ''[[Mario
* ''[[Rift]]'' has no shortage of [[Badass|badasses]], especially in the setting's history as a whole. As for present-day Telara, Asha Catari faced down an [[Eldritch Abomination|ancient and incomprehensible death god]]—while ''[[Beyond the Impossible|dead]]'', no less—and [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?|told him to go screw himself]]. And [[Badass Normal|Dacia Ultan]] has canonically claimed more trophies than entire tribes.
* Asura, from ''[[
* Jack from ''[[
* Rose from ''[[The Legend of Dragoon]]''. Having a long history of kicking ass does that to you. She's also one of the few characters to already be a Dragoon when she joins the party, and has a killer attitude that just ''screams'' badass.
* Cole Mac Grath from ''[[
* Every dwarf in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' that reached legendary skill in a specific weapon becomes this.
* Bill and Lance from ''[[Contra]]'', sporting lots of muscles and firepower and mowing down hordes of aliens and robots. They're ''[[One
* Russell Stone from ''[[The Shivah]]''. He {{spoiler|wins a fistfight with a rabbi/mob boss ''after being shot in both arms''.}}
* The Demi-Fiend from ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]''. From [[Ordinary High School Student]] to a commander of entire legions of demons, and he also eventually joins forces with the equally badass [[Devil May Cry|Dante]]. And he kills the sun (which in this game is a facet of God. [[It Makes Sense in Context]]). There's also a secret path you can take that has you {{spoiler|gain powers from Lucifer, fight him, and then '''[[Rage Against the Heavens|command an army of demons to fight]] ''[[Rage Against the Heavens|GOD HIMSELF.]]'''''}}
* American McGee's Alice , with her just using fighting for her ''sanity''. And then in Madness Returns, she shoves a guy in front of a train after he killed her family!
* Khelgar Ironfist, a [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|dwarven fighter]] in ''[[
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