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** Subverted a couple of panels later; while the threat takes, the "badass" in question requires a [[Vomit Discretion Shot]] from the stress of it, which can be seen [http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00310.html here].
** [http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00597.html He does it again!] With additional recap!
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** The spin-off, ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]''. also has one: when Commander Quinn tells some space pirates [http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00012.html why some very nasty aliens listen to the Racconans].
* Chaos of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' had one recently, while the left half of her body was amorphous claws and teeth, right before she leaves Magus to eternal isolation in the spirit realm:
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* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': "My name is Gunman Stan McKurt. And I shoot evil in the face."
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'': In "On the Origin of PCs", Vaarsuvius makes this when trying to convince Roy to let him/her join:
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** In one of the early strips, Vaarsuvius presents a similar boast to a gang of goblin mooks. However, [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0010.html the boast itself] knocks out the mooks before [[Ambiguous Gender|s/he]] can back it up with actual magic.
*** Vaarsuvius has a thing for Badass Boasting in general. In fact, [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|this has cost him valuable time]] on more than one occasion.
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** In [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|"A Brief Intermission"]], Popcorn taunts his foes, "We've been loved by moviegoers for over 50 years! [[Gods Need Prayer Badly|Do you know the kind of power that has given us?]] [[A God Am I|We have become like unto tiny refreshing GODS!]]"
** Kazumi Kato.
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** Hinjo tries to make his own [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0480.html here] but Redcloak knock him down and proceedes with (sort of) his own.
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*Redcloak knocks Hinjo down with a spell*<br />
'''Redcloak:''' Your city? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought somebody would have told you by now. See, this is MY city now, paladin! I figure you owe me one village plus 35 years of interest, so this is a good start! }}
** [[Big Bad|Xykon]] has a nice habit of combining this with [[Hannibal Lecture]] and [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]].
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'''Xykon to Redcloak in [[Start of Darkness]]:''' What I said there to Dourkan about overwhelming force? That's only part of Colonel Xykon's secret recipe of winning. It's not just about power, it's also about [[Moral Event Horizon|how far you're willing to debase yourself before feeling bad]]. And me? [[Our Liches Are Different|I ripped off my own living flesh so that I wouldn't have to admit weakness.]] [[Eviler Than Thou|You're strictly little league compared to that]]. That right there? That's the difference between bonafide [[Card-Carrying Villain|true Evil]] and your whiny [[The End Justifies the Means|"evil, but for a good cause"]] crap. One gets to be the butch and one gets to be the bitch. [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|Bitch]].<br />
'''Xykon to (an invisible) Vaarsuvius:''' You seem to have an interest in power, so let me educate you a little while I search for you. It's sort of this thing I like to do sometimes, especially for learned wizards such as yourself. Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE. If you can lose it by blowing two Will saves, you never really had any power in the first place, see what I'm saying? Hell, the idiot paladin understands better than you do, 'cause he got every one of those hit points I burned off of him the hard way: he earned them. 'Course now he's also earned an upgrade to Prisoner First Class for daring to touch my pretty little bauble. It's sort of the same as how we've already been treating him, only now we get serious about it. Anyhoo, where was I? Oh, right. Your soul shenanigans are real flashy, but they had one weakness: they were shackled to your lame mid-level ass! I used to think spells equaled power, too, back when I was alive. I've learned a lot since then. You know what does equal power? Power. Power equals power. Crazy, huh? But the type of power? Doesn't matter as much as you'd think. It turns out, everything is oddly balanced. Weird, but true. For example: ...Right now, power takes the form of a +8 racial bonus to Listen skill checks. ''[He grabs V by the throat]'' So, Uncle Xykon, what's the moral of the story? A big pile of spells isn't enough when the other guy has a big pile of spells AND the strength to crush your windpipe with his bare phalanges. And they died happily ever after. The End. }}
** also, Lien:
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** Malack knows [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0811.html the value of brevity.]
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'''Nale:''' Unnnh...I'm still...alive.
'''Malack:''' I'm not finished. [[Cherry Tapping|Quickened Inflict Moderate Wounds.]] }}
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': Gil demonstrates the correct form here:
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** Better still when [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071121 he defended Mechanicsburg]:
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:::And then he shows [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071203 he wasn't bluffing].
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:::Gil proceeds to go 3 for 3 with this gem when he's [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080305 challenged by one of his father's minions], indicating that he is [[TV Tropes Made of Win Archive]].
::: Then he goes four for four when he [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110815 beats the crap out of Vole, and recruits him as a minion] for the sole purpose of being [[The Starscream]] ''just to keep himself sharp.''
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** Tarvek got [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110117 one] similar to Gil's "in control" rant recently
** Agatha learned to [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090429 do this], too, after she takes responsibility for her family's nest.
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::: ...and later, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111228 when] her minions tried to keep her out of the harm's way -
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'''Agatha''': Wrong question. ''I'' am the ''Heterodyne''. ''My'' town is under attack. The ''question'' is: WHAT ''CAN'T'' I DO? }}
* [[A Wizard Did It|Sarda]], [[Jerkass|of all people]], in ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'':
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"This...this isn't right...this...will not be...I am Sarda. And I am older than time. I possess a power beyond mortal imagination. My plans will not be undone by such amateur-hour [[Precision F-Strike|horse shit]] as absorbing too much power and exploding. [[A God Am I|I am Sarda. My will be done]]." }}
** Not to mention:
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'''Chaos:''' I am the yawning chasm from before the before; the darkness after the end of all things. I am nothing and no thing is eternal.
'''Black Mage:''' ...is that a yes? }}
** [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/08/26/episode-455-self-fulfilling-stupidity/ "Yeah, I sweat wisdom for breakfast."]
* ''[[The 10 Doctors (Fanfic)|The 10 Doctors]]'': [http://comics.shipsinker.com/2009/02/16/the-10-doctors-page-185/ Dalek Tor is supreme].
* ''[[No Need for Bushido]]'' -- Parodied:
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'''Ina:''' How about I just call you Yori?
'''Yorikiro:''' That'll work. }}
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' just had a good one.
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* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', Dr. McNinja does this on his sidekick's behalf. To [[Dracula]], no less.
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* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' spells it out for Celesto at the climax of the Storm of Souls story arc:
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"I have done battle with demons and stared into the face of hell itself. You think I'm scared of a racist bully with a crush he can't handle?" }}
* Shogun from ''[[Harkovast]]'', on his own, speaking to an army of the Nameless:
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* In ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', Kevyn Andreasyn has one that he tends to say in his head, ''while he is'' ([[Only Mostly Dead|mostly]]) ''dying''. Notably it's only played (mostly) straight the first time; after that he starts rambling about how many times he's [[Death Is Cheap|"cheated the reaper"]], eventually deciding to just stop keeping track. It goes a little something like this:
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** Another vicarious one, played for laughs:
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** [[Physical God|Petey]] has a fairly simple one, when a mob boss questions his actual power and capabilities.
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* ''[[Sister Claire]]'' gives us "[http://www.sisterclaire.com/?p=1034 I'm sorry to tell you] that our name, ''Sisters of Mercy'', is a bit misleading. [[God]] shows mercy. ''We don't''."
* ''[[Fans]]'' had this recent bit with [http://faans.com/index.php?p=1971 Rikk and Marc] after Hus claimed that Rikk was beaten the last time he was in the field:
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'''Marc:''' Bully needs a beatdown! (To Rikk) Yours was way more wootworthy.
'''Rikk:''' No, you gave a good closing statement. }}
* From ''[[How I Killed Your Master]]'':
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'''Master Fei:''' *[[Bond One-Liner|after the]] [[Curb Stomp Battle]]* It's been ten years since anyone spoke of my fights because no one has walked away from them in that time. }}
** Also, Fei quoting Liu Feng:
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* Sidney Burns delivers one that is essentially his declaration of war in ''[[Mob Ties]]''. While simple, when combined with the actions he is performing, it helps to establish his position as {{spoiler|the number one badass in the [[Mob Ties]] universe.}}
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** And another, which basically states what Sid's ultimate goal is from that moment in the comic onward:
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* In ''[[L's Empire|Ls Empire]]'', Dimentio from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' delivers this to his opponent {{spoiler|right before getting beaten up off screen and then blasting them out of the building}}:
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* ''[[Lightbringer]]'', [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]]'s superhero webcomic, ends its first chapter with its hero taking another look at his hideously corrupted city, and declaring his new mission (to himself, mostly) as he prepares to stop yet another crime from being committed.
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* [[Black Magician Girl|Rose Lalonde]] does [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003842 one] right after the epic ending of ''[[Homestuck]]'' Act 4. Her point is helped by the fact she {{spoiler|just [[Beyond the Impossible|tore an entire Gamefaqs walkthrough out of the Internet with a magic spell]] and sent it to the [[Eldritch Location|Furthest Ring]]}}:
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** [[Came Back Strong|Aradia Megido]] gets an extremely [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|heartwarming one]] {{spoiler|after returning from the dead}}.
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** From [[Famous Ancestor|Mindfang]]'s journal:
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** At the end of the Doc Scratch intermission, Lord English gets one that crosses into horrifying:
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HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO OUTRUN ME
'''[[Arc Words|WHEN I AM ALREADY HERE?]]''' }}
** And now we have one from Dirk, too.
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*** Bonus points for delivery: {{spoiler|the note is stuck on a spear in the middle of a crowded square, along with his would-be assassin's [[Decapitation Presentation|head]].}}
** His brother, Dave, [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004728 has one earlier]:
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* [[The Dragon Doctors|I am a total magical badass.]]
** Also, more recently:
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** During the same arc, [[Combat Medic]] Goro says, "Never underestimate a guerilla defending their turf. This is a hospital. You're in ''my'' jungle now."
* Marena, ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'', explaining her situation to another Exalt:
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** Of course, she gave this as explanation for her homewrecking ways, so YMMV.
* Subverted in ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'' when an Elven Ranger bounty hunter named [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0122.html Keppra Gemflower] introduces herself this way to Umbria. Umbria wins initiative in that combat, immediately casts hold person and [[Combat Pragmatist|rushes over and kills the Elf]] via coup de grace.
* In an Alttext from ''[[Xkcd]]'':
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* ''[[The Last Days of Foxhound|"(Liquid)'s my son. I eat F-16s for breakfast. Any of this getting through to you?"]]''
* In one ''[[Skin Horse]]'' strip, Unity, chained up by a secret cult of Noraties Public, claims to "eat steel like this for breakfast". In the next strip, she meets the Abbess, and Notary Paul warns the Abess she's trouble:
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'''Paul''': I thought you ate steel for breakfast.
'''Unity''': Oxygen tank. }}
* Near the climax of book 1 of ''[[Erfworld]]'', [[Necromancer|Wanda]] leads her undead airforce into battle against Ansom with the following chant (if anything made somewhat ''more'' menacing by her recent trauma-induced stutter):
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* "[[Jack (webcomic)|My name is Jack, and I'm going to kill everyone in this room]]."
* ''[[Goblins]]'' gives one to Dies Horribly of all people
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'''Dies Horribly:''' You've already done that. It didn't work. }}
* ''[[Nahast: Lands of Strife]]'' has Xiang. [http://nahast.spiderforest.com/archive.php?comic_id=272 "NOTHING moves a dwarf!"]
* ''[[Zebra Girl]]'': [http://zebragirl.net/?date=2009-06-08 Sandra goes off on a rant about how she's in charge], only for it to be interrupted:
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'''Sandra:'''No. Because you're an idiot.
'''Jack:''' Sure. I'm also Plaid Jack Clarity, the Tartan Sorcerer. Walker in infernal fires, he of the intersecting lines. This is my friend Tomie. {{spoiler|And you're a bad, bad demon.}} }}
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