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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''I grew this mustache through sheer force of will, don't tell me I'm not ready.''|'''Gordito Delgado''' (age 12), ''[[
{{quote|''A moustache can tell you a lot about a man. When properly administered, it can say, "this man has commanded spacecraft", "this man escorted Soviet bombers out of Canadian airspace", or "this man lived in a research vessel at the bottom of the ocean." These can be tall orders to live up to – having a moustache is a big responsibility.''|[https://chrishadfield.ca/about/ An Astronaut’s Guide To Col. Chris Hadfield]}}
▲{{quote|''I grew this mustache through sheer force of will, don't tell me I'm not ready.''|'''Gordito Delgado''' (age 12), ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''}}
Few things say [[Badass]] the way a well groomed handlebar mustache does. Well, [[Always Male|unless you're a woman]]. There's just something about a man who has almost half of his body weight compiled on his upper lip that ''screams'' "I'm all outta gum". A 'stache also works as an easy and quick way for an established character to [[Take a Level In Badass]]. It may also turn them into a [[Chick Magnet]].
Not to be confused with the [[Beard of Evil]], although a [[Badass Beard]] may also be present. The
Not all mustaches are [[Badass]]; there is a fine line between this and the [[Porn Stache]]. A toothbrush
{{examples|Examples:}}▼
Related to [[Good Hair, Evil Hair]].
== Anime & Manga ==▼
* ''[[Black Cat Detective]]'' - Black Cat has Badass Whiskers. When Hei Mao twists his whisker like a pimp, you know shit is about to go down. It is an allegorical mustache.
* Whitebeard from ''[[
** His mustache is so badass it counts as a beard.
*** Actually this is due to a translation, where beard and mustache are the same word in Japanese.
** There's also the late Pirate King Gold Roger. And Vista of the Whitebeard pirates. And Zeff, Sanji's mentor. In fact it seems like a disproportionately high number of high level pirates have badass mustaches.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' - Fuhrer King Bradley, Major Alex Louis Armstrong, Brigadier General Basque Grand, Lieutenant General Grumman, Fu, Heinkel and Joliot Comanche. Golden age of the mustache indeed.
** THIS BADASS MUSTACHE [[Memetic Mutation|HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS!!!]]
** Captain Bucaneer has a [[Badass]] Fu Manchu.
* Prof. Yumi from ''[[
* From ''[[Galaxy Angel (
* ''[[Detective Conan]]'' - Conan. Richard Moore/Kogorou Mouri also has a neatly-trimmed mustache. His "badass" status tends to come in [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|sporadic bursts]], granted, but it does happen. Also: Inspector Joseph Meguire/Juzo Megure and Dr. Agasa.
* Paul Moriyama in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''. The 'stache is particularly touched upon in the English dub, but even in the original form, his [[Badass]] status was apparent.
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' - While the mustached Hercule/Mr. Satan is far less powerful than the main cast, he is still absurdly strong for an ordinary human. Vegeta also grows a mustache for a little while as well, but most people <ref>
* Soichiro Yagami from ''[[
* Kabapu from ''[[Excel Saga (
* [[Porco Rosso]], a mustachioed pig who flies a plane.
* ''[[School Rumble]]'': Harima before he [[Grow the Beard|grows his beard]], and then shaves everything off.
* ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'': Katsuhito Masaki/Yosho is an [[Cool Old Guy|old mustached man who can still kick ass]]. Nobuyuki Masaki, while less combat-savvy, is also mustached and does help out with the occasional threat as well. Not surprisingly, future Tenchi continues the tradition by growing a mustache himself.
** Badass facial hair is a longstanding tradition of Jurai royalty: his great-grandfather [[The Emperor|Azusa]] sports an epic [[Badass Beard]] in addition to his 'stache, as does the latter's father-in-law, [[Four
* Prospector from ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', a surprisingly battle-savvy accountant aboard the ship.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Kenichi:
** In a rare show of vanity, [[Warrior Poet|Kouetsuji-sensei]] is convinced that his own is more than a match for Shiba's. But we know better.
* ''[[Gundam]]''
** ''[[G Gundam]]'' - Just like everything else about him, Master Asia's mustache is completely awesome. Subverted with Gentle Chapman, who ''used'' to be badass but is plagued by illnesses and old age when we get to see him. {{spoiler|And he later [[Came Back Wrong]].}}
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' - Sergei Smirnov.
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' - Ramba Ral.
** ''[[Turn
*** The Turn A was designed by the famous ''American'' mecha designer Syd Mead, and represented a major break with the Gundam design traditions, which is why it was controversial in the first place. One of the key differences is that the characteristic Gundam's "V-fins", that officially house the various antennas and comm equipment and are usually placed on a forehead crest, were moved much lower by Mead, resembling the enormous pointed 'stache ''a la'' Salvador Dali.
** ''[[Gundam AGE]]'' - Flit Asuno (Second Generation onwards).
* ''[[Cromartie High School]]'' - Freddie practically defines badass in a very unusual way.
* ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of
* Ren from ''[[
* ''[[Bleach]]'' - Captain-General Yamamoto. Possibly the strongest human in the series, and his moustache ''blows in the wind'' whenever he releases his zanpaku-to. Bad. Ass.
* Shunsaku Ban imitator Dr. Reichwein from ''[[Monster (
* ''[[Hellsing]]'' - When Alucard has his final release state activated, it causes his appearance to revert to his original form as Vlad Tepes, complete with mustache (see [[Real Life]] examples). Seras finds herself [[Crowning Moment of Funny|unable to focus on anything else]].
* ''[[
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' - Gozaburo Kaiba has [
* Makarov from ''[[Fairy Tail]]''.
== Art ==
* Often appears in Indian art, especially that of Raja Ravi Varma. See examples [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Ravi_Varma-Ravana_Sita_Jathayu.jpg here] and [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Ravi_Varma-Shantanu_and_Satyavati.jpg here]. Considering that both of these are depictions of the ''[[
== Comic Books ==
* Nikolai from ''[[Assassin's Creed:
* From ''[[Batman]]'', both Commissioner Gordon and Alfred apply. Hell, even Batman had one (albeit briefly) in [[The Dark Knight Returns]].
* [[Green Arrow]] sports one fairly often. Of the moustache-and-goatee variety. It is magnificent.
* The Comedian from ''[[Watchmen (
* The Corinthian gets one of these briefly in ''[[
* Demon from ''[[
* Omni-Man in ''[[
* ''[[Asterix]]'' - Asterix has a fantastic mustache, yellow, droopy, and above all badass. This could apply to all the Britons from 'Asterix in Britanny' : they all have beautiful mustaches and are all badasses. Most of the Gauls have mustaches. Of course, most of the Gauls are badasses. There's their huge, muscular [[The Blacksmith|blacksmith]], their chief who rarely travels on foot but instead on shield, their bard, who can, as of recent books, [[Dreadful Musician|summon rain and storms by striking only a few chords...]] it's easier to count the folks who ''don't'' have these.
* ''[[Sinestro]]'' - Sinestro has a pencil thin evil Mustache reminiscent of [[David Niven]].
* ''[[Iron Man]]'': Tony Stark, all the way. Later evolved into a Badass Van Dyke. [
* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' Cyclops' father, Corsair, is a badass [[Space Pirate]] with a seriously badass mustache. Cyclops worked out that Corsair was his father when he had to go without shaving for a couple of weeks, and realized that his new moustache was exactly as badass as Corsair's.
* Mack "Clownface" Delgado from ''[[
* In ''[[Gotham Central]]'', Sergeant "Sarge" Davies has a nice, thick mustache, and is very proud of it and all relevant facial hair.
{{quote|
'''Sarge Davies:''' "What about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]? He had a ''handlebar'' mustache."
'''Crowe:''' "Different era, Sarge. You telling me you'd vote for some guy with a handlebar mustache in this day and age?"
'''Sarge:''' "Hell, yes. Anyone puts that kind of attention into a 'stache has just got ''class''. I don't care what year it is." }}
* Captain Hunter from the ''[[Atari Force]]'' second series had one.
* [[Doctor Strange]], [[
== Film ==
* Rod of the film ''[[Hot Rod]]'' wears a fake mustache when performing stunts in order to make himself manlier. He claims to have some kind of hormonal imbalance that prevents him from growing a real one, but {{spoiler|at the end of the movie he's starting to grow one for real anyway}}.
* ''[[
* Bill [[The Butcher]] from ''[[Gangs of New York]]''. He could have kicked Leonardo Di Caprio's ass with his oily, sweaty mustache alone.
* ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'': Daniel Plainview.
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* Lt. Aldo Raine in ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''.
* Jules Winnfield in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.
* Mr. Potato Head in ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''. Doesn't leave home without it.
* Colour Sergeant Bourne from ''[[Zulu]]'', who's [http://fabulousblueporcupine.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/bourne-hitch-and-allen.jpg 'tashe and sideburn combo] is so awesome is simultaneously
* John Mallory in ''[[A Fistful of Dynamite]]''.
* Bennett from ''[[Commando (
* Nai Chan Nuad Khe, the Thai resistance leader in ''Bang Rajan''.
* [[Charles Bronson]], at least in ''[[
* Captain Gordon from ''[[Godzilla
* ''[[Manos:
* The unnamed blacksmith from ''[[Army of Darkness]]''
* ''[[Black Dynamite]]''
* ''The [[
* [[Lee Van Cleef]] as both [[For a Few Dollars More|Colonel Mortimer]] and [[The Good, the Bad
* Finn
* Jason uses a badass mustache as part of his gentleman disguise in ''[[Mystery Team]]''. {{spoiler|The same mustache is used when he disguises himself as a lumberjack and Juan the Mexican plumber}}
* In ''[[
* [[The Pink Panther|Inspector Jacques Clouseau]] and most of his cartoon incarnations have one.
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* [[Hercule Poirot]], Belgian detective.
* ''[[Dragonlance]]'' - The Knights of Solamnia are known for their distinctive mustaches, and are all badasses.
* [[
* Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker is a tough, cool police detective with a ginger mustache (which eventually turns gray).
* [[Erast Fandorin]]
* [[Dracula]], in Stoker's original novel.
* Ironically, despite having a style of moustache ''named'' after him due to depictions in movie adaptations, comic books, cartoons and even novel cover illustrations, [[Fu Manchu]] had [[Averted Trope| no moustache]]; he was explicitly described as clean shaven in the original novels, which was necessary for the makeup he used as a [[Master of Disguise]].
== Live-Action TV ==
* The seventh season of ''[[
* [[The Brigadier|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] of ''[[
* ''[[Magnum,
* Delahoy from ''[[The Unusuals]]'' counts. He once leapt from the roof of one building onto the balcony of another to break up an assault. Of course, his [[Death Seeker|darker personality]] also contributed to the jump...
* ''[[
* Richard on ''[[Friends]]''. Chandler in particular seems to resent this and makes fun of it whenever possible. He's been accused of doing so because he's proven unable to grow a good mustache.
* ''[[
* ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* In a recent ''[[Top Gear]]'' episode, Clarkson, after spending some time in a "mood room" and deciding [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]], decided their prototype eco-car "Geoff" needed a huge moustache. He duly got one.
* ''[[Firefly]]'' - Though Shepherd Book's hair is the stuff of legends, his mustache is undeniably badass, as well. Simon jokes about growing the villainous equivalent after the events of "Ariel", but sadly the series ended before we could find out what he'd look like if he went through with it. Wash's own 'stache, as seen in flashback, was probably trying for this, but he couldn't pull it off.
* Walter White of ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' is [[Bald of Awesome|bald from chemo]], save his awesome mustache.
* Ron Swanson on ''[[
* ''[[Deadwood]]'' - While several of the denizens of the town of Deadwood are fond of facial hair, Seth Bullock's is the nicest. He is also the most likely to deliver a [[Extreme Melee Revenge|richly deserved]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|beating]] to someone.
* General Melchett from the fourth season of [[
* In ''[[
* [[Italian Spiderman]] from the webseries of the same name has a detachable, explosive mustache.
* In ''[[
== Music ==
* Doug Fetterman of [[
* James Hetfield of [[
* [[Queen|Freddie Mercury]] in [[The Eighties|the 80s]].
* RON MAEL of [[Sparks]]. The only man who could rock the toothbrush moustache since Chaplin.
* [[Led Zeppelin
* [[The Beatles (
* [[Nick Cave]] has recently adopted this since Grinderman, perhaps to compensate for a receding hairline. Does not disappoint.
* [[Frank Zappa]]
* [[Motorhead
* Eugene Hutz of [[Gogol Bordello]]. The band even sells t-shirts that show a picture of Eugene under the words "This Mustache Kills Fascists."
* The song by the Mexican composer of songs for children, [[Cri-Cri]], "El Abejorro Mostachon" (The Mustached Bumblebee).
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== Toys ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150325042521/http://www.theskonkworks.com/images/who_jt_lego.jpg Johnny Thunder], [[LEGO]]'s long-running Australian moustachioed [[Expy]] of [[Indiana Jones]]. His foes, [
== Video Games ==
* [[Mario]] and his brother Luigi are perhaps the most iconic mustached heroes of all time.
** The lightning bolt-shaped mustache of [[Wario Land
** Wario's friends [[Wario Ware
** Mustaches actually seem to be status symbols, and signs of literal badassery in the Mario universe. The mustache-bearing bosses of ''[[
** The Stache stat also affects your chances of scoring a Lucky (read:critical) hit. Essentially, better mustache = occasional power boost for Mario and Luigi.
** While it can never be as iconic as the Mario Bros.'s, [[Paper Mario (
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' - Dr. Eggman's signature 'stache. So does his psychotic double Eggman Nega, and even his elderly grandfather Professor Gerald Robotnik has a droopy grey one. Mustaches, like baldness and insanity, seem to run in the Robotnik family.
** Interestingly enough, Maria is the only member of the Robotnik family so far seen to possess NONE of those traits!
* ''[[Mega Man (
* General Donald Morden in [[Metal Slug]].
* Andrew Ryan from ''[[
** The Handymen of [[
* Blaine from ''[[
** [[Squishy Wizard|Alakazam]] also has one.
** Male Jellicent sport a fantastic white [[Monopoly]] Guy moustache.
** Samurott also sports quite a wonderful 'stache.
** Kricketune sport a long, curly mustache. An impressive feat for an insect.
** No love for Stoutland here??
* ''[[Call of Duty]]'': Captain Price, whose [[Porn Stache]] is the thing of legends. It is also hilariously old-fashioned, even when the series was set in [[World War II]].
** From ''[[Modern Warfare|Modern Warfare 2]]'' we have General Shepherd, who manages to single-handedly take on two highly-trained opponents in unarmed combat (and very nearly win), as well as {{spoiler|being the [[Big Bad]] responsible for nearly ''all'' the major events that occur within the game, including the invasion of the United States.}}
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' - Kai Kitamura is your only pilot with facial hair in the games he appears in, and an epitome of [[Badass Normal]]. There's also Axel Almer's Soulgain, which sports a ''steel mustache''. In fact, when it stranded into the OG world for the first time, it's nicknamed ''Mustache Man''. And yes, Axel and Soulgain are just about as [[Badass]] as they get.
* ''[[Lunar]]: Eternal Blue Complete'' - Toyed with and gender-reversed(!) very briefly in During the anime cutscene where the girls are changing Lucia's outfit, one of the costumes has a gigantic, fantastic mustache. It is markedly more badass than the other costumes Lucia tries on during the sequence, but the mustache falls off. Lucia may have been more [[Badass]] with the mustache on, but the actual chosen outfit was probably for the better.
* ''[[
* [[The Von Trope Family|Von Kaiser]] from ''[[Punch
* Solid Snake in ''[[Metal Gear Solid|MetalGearSolid 4]]''. A Badass Mustache is part and parcel of the "Big Boss" heritage, as demonstrated previously by the original (of course) and Solidus. [[Evil Twin|Liquid]] didn't have one because he wasn't a true Boss. [[The Rival|Revolver Ocelot]] isn't eligible for Bosshood, but he has one anyway, because [[Ensemble Darkhorse|he's just that awesome]].
* Cid from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics
** Cyan in ''[[
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] in pretty much any game series he's been in, ever. Which, since he had one in [[Real Life]], makes sense.
* In ''[[Battalion Wars|Battalion Wars 2]]'', a handlebar mustache is a matter of regulation among Anglo Isles veteran infantry, and by gum do they wear it with pride (though it's noted that a bazooka veteran should be careful to not grow his mustache longer than 4 1/4 inches or it's likely to be singed by his weapon's exhaust).
* Victor "Sully" Sullivan from ''[[Uncharted]] 2''. His moustache is so badass that protagonist Nathan Drake rates it in his journal's list of scary things.
* Dudley from the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series: his [[Badass Moustache]] is a rare example of non-villainous ''twirly'' moustache.
* Ragnar McRyan and Torneko Taloon in ''[[
* ''[[
** Pretty much [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/09.html everyone from Australia] sports the 'stache. [[The Ladette|Including the women]].
** Radigan Conagher (the BLU Engineer's grandfather) also has an epic mustache + muttonchops combo.
** The Soldier gained a miscellaneous item that gives him a similar 'stache with chops.
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' has several examples, such as Tauroneo and Moulder. [http://media.photobucket.com/image/Oifey/caoduy/Oifey.gif Oifey], his mustache is the reason he's the first [[Crutch Character|Jeigan character]] to actually still be a good character at the end of the game making all future generations of Jeigans follow his example. And as Phee shows its popular with the ladies.
* Mike Haggar of ''[[
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' is jam-packed with impressive mustaches. Let's see: We've got Landon Ricketts, Drew MacFarlane, Edgar Ross, Dutch Van Der Linde, the American Army captain, {{spoiler|adult Jack Marston}}, and many, many more.
* ''[[Fable (
* Yang grew a ''fantastic'' one in the 17-year gap between [[
* [[Henry Hatsworth]], the [[Quintessential British Gentleman]] from the puzzle/platformer hybrid for the DS.
* ''[[
== Webcomics ==
* In the world of ''[[
** Dan McNinja had his mustache revealed in a fight to determine who would be the next leader of the Ninja Guild. Even though he needed his son's help to win the fight, and he made it clear that he intended to kill his opponent, which was against the rules, he was instantly made new guild leader, and cut a hole in his mask so that his mustache would always be on display.
** In the case of Gordito Delgado, badassery actually ''caused'' mustache growth: he grew a thick, stereotypical bandito mustache, fully waxed, at age 12, in ''seconds'', through sheer force of will, when a social worker threatened to take away his father's guns. Naturally, the social worker backed down.
{{quote|
** Frans Rayner is apparently incapable of growing any facial hair above the jawline, but he believes so strongly in this trope that he is convinced that lack of mustache is the only thing keeping him from taking over America, and therefore tries to steal Dan's, and later Gordito's.
* [[Bruno the Bandit|Bruno Bunkleyutz's]] stache is shown to defeat Chaos itself.
* ''[[
* The Las Vegas Tsunami from ''[
* ''[[Dr. Nonami]]'': Dr. Alfred Mechano has a magnificent handlebar mustache.
* 8BitTheater's [[A Wizard Did It|Wizard Who Did It]] Sarda has one. Notably, he grew it as a means to pass time when he stranded himself in the beginning of the universe. He killed a few weeks with it (Only several billion years to go...)
* Mr. Verres of ''[[
* ''[[The Word Weary]]'' subverts this trope, featuring a character named Harry the Hipster, who, though having an epic handlebar mustache, is still clingy and whiny.
* Thanh the paladin from ''[[The Order of the Stick
* In ''[[Voodoo Walrus]]'' Grymm has been known to grow a particularly badass mustache on a couple of occasions.
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* In ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', Strong Bad's #1 fan, Fabrosi, is probably out ladying with that fake moustache he's always wearing.
* Weebl's song [http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Moustaches/ "Moustaches"] is all about this.
* [[The Angry Joe Show
* [[Paw Dugan]] had one in his earlier videos.
* Captain Marcus Gray from ''[[The Gungan Council]]'' sports one awesome mustache.
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== Western Animation ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZWXRIlAl9w This excerpt] from ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' (as quoted above).
* ''[[Johnny Test]]'' gets himself a mustache using one of his sisters' inventions. Bling-Bling Boy gets one, too much.
* Though it's also [[Beard of Evil|villainous]], the mustache of [[Dudley Do
* The same can be said for [[Wacky Races|Dick Dastardly]].
* Haru from ''[[
* ''[[
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The Animals of Farthing Wood]]'', Sinuous. If there's any way you can work a moustache onto a snake's schnozzle, there you go!
* Chef Mung Daal in ''[[Chowder]]'', pretty much played straight there as he always boasts about how it helps him with the ladies. In one episode, he claims "This mustache ''proves'' I'm great!"
* In ''The [[
* David Xanatos from ''[[
* Duke Phillips from ''[[The Critic]]''.
* An entire episode of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' centered around Jimmy wanting to grow a mustache because of this group. The Colonel Gnoman wears one normally.
* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** A later episode, "Call of the Cutie", features a briefly shown male pony with not only very manly chest hair but also one of the most epic mustache/sideburn combos ever to be shown in a cartoon.
** In the "Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000" episode a duo of cider-making ponies known as the "Flim Flam Brothers" appear in Ponyville, one of which (most likely Flam) has exponentially more swagger due to the presence of a mighty red moustache.
*** That is indeed Flam who has the mustache.
* Raul, Manny's sentient mustache in ''[[El Tigre]]''.
* ''[[Thundercats 2011
** [[Catfolk]] [[The Good King|King]] Claudus and his [[Court Mage]] Jaga pair long mustaches with a [[Badass Beard]] and a [[Wizard Beard]] respectively.
** [[Lilliputians|Lilliputian]] [[Plant Person]] Emrick has a dashing little [[Errol Flynn]] pencil mustache to go with the tiny twig sword he wields.
** [[Rubber Forehead Alien]] [[Master Swordsman]] the Duelist sports a very long, pencil thin handlebar that advertises his villainous nature.
* Man-At-Arms/Duncan from ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''. The original action figure showed him without one; it was added to the cartoon to make him look like a tougher, older veteran, and it certainly did the job.
== Real Life ==
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* [[Walt Disney]]
* Burt Reynolds
* [[Voltaire (
* Quite common in pro wrestlers back in the days when it was actually a real competitive sport. Examples: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/FarmerBurns.jpg Martin "Farmer" Burns]{{Dead link}}, [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Gama1916.jpg The Great Gama]{{Dead link}}
* [[Lee Van Cleef]], the man who was bad ass enough to inspire the appearances of two ''[[Metal Gear]]'' characters.
* Whatever did not kill [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] instantly became part of his mustache.
* Kaiser Wilhelm II lead Germany through a Golden Age (well, until [[World War
* [[Magnificent Bastard]] [
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Theodore_Rooseveltnewtry.jpg Teddy Roosevelt.]
* [http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4484/00056markspitz.jpg Mark Spitz] won seven Olympic golds while sporting a mustache worthy of Tom Selleck.
* [http://i.somethingawful.com/fashion/internationalmale/13.jpg Powers Boothe] used to sport one of these.
* Guus Hiddink: compare [http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7750/hiddinkplayer03392x650.jpg this] picture of him at the height of his mustache days with [http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7822/hiddinkpsv02650x433.jpg this] picture of his strangely incomplete looking face.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130603062142/http://static.open.salon.com/files/mustache1238691443.jpg This man] has the manliest mustache ever seen.
* [http://www.sportgate.de/typo3temp/pics/Heiner-Brand-und-Michael-Kraus-r-werden-wieder-zusammenarbeiten_015892caa0.jpg Heiner Brand]{{Dead link}}, coach for the German national handball team.
* Many Celts, especially the early ones, had mustaches, often David Crosby esque walrus types, rather than full beards. And they were undoubtedly badass.
* In the British military forces, a moustache is normal for senior NCO ranks, it's sometimes called the 'fourth stripe'. Firemen, policemen and so on also use moustaches as a sign of time served.
* Numerous Iranian peoples, especially during the Parthian and Sassanian era, wore either long luxurious beards or mustaches. And considering their empire went toe to toe with Rome, and often won (and never were conquered by them), not to mention pretty much inventing the concept of heavy cavalry, they certainly count.
* Chinggis Khan, hands down. Though all artwork depicting him was created after his death, most agree on his mustache, a pretty much ubiquitous trait of nomads, especially the Mongols. He was so badass he even makes [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/3304876205_1b2be5a5fe.jpg this] look awesome.
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* Tom Selleck.
* Sam Elliott.
* Steve Prefontaine
*
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203232400/http://www.cracked.com/funny-200-poland/
* [
* [[Jeopardy
** 5-time ''Jeopardy!'' champion [http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=262 Frank Spangenberg], who was at one point, the show's biggest 1-day winner, as well as the biggest money winner, and this was before the dollar values was doubled. In fact, when his winnings are adjusted to present values, he's still the show's biggest winner.
* Howard Bellamy of The Bellamy Brothers ([
* [http://www.dannlewis.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/howard-hughes.jpg Howard Hughes]{{Dead link}}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710175939/http://www.switchbladecomb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/donfrye.jpg Don Frye] is quite possibly the manliest [[
* [[Frank Zappa]], imitating bandleader [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Johnny_Otis.jpg Johnny Otis].
* John Oates
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* Jim Croce
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Russell1907-2.jpg Bertrand Russel] as a fairly young philosopher and heartbreaker.
* [http://trueball.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/13-parros2.jpg George Parros]{{Dead link}}. Not only is he an [[The Big Guy|enforcer]], but he's a [[Genius Bruiser]] to boot.
* Cossacks are often thought of as having mustaches.
* [[Final Fantasy
* Mexican Revolutionaries [https://web.archive.org/web/20130609195258/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/General_Emiliano_Zapata.jpg Emiliano Zapata] and Doroteo Arango aka [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Pancho_villa_horseback.jpg Francisco "Pancho" Villa]. The latter one [http://www.badassoftheweek.com/villa.html has been mentioned] in [[Badass of the Week]].
* [[Anil Kapoor]]: Indeed, when you see him WITHOUT said moustache, babies begin to cry. Loudly.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712031757/http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/boxing-9.jpg Jack Broughton.] A ''[[Cracked
* Napoleon III, to a degree.
* Jamie Hyneman from ''[[
* Cheech Marin
*
** Olds is famous in the Air Force for being the seriously old school style of [[Badass]] fighter pilot, being a [[Ace Pilot|triple ace]], that is to say, he scored enough kills to become an ace ''[[Rule of Three|three times]]'', the first two times in [[World War Two]] and becoming an ace for the third time while leading the Eighth Tactical Fighter Wing in Vietnam.
** In modern times, American airmen honor Robin Olds by growing mustaches during Mustache March, to whatever extent their superiors (and more importantly, their wives and girlfriends) will let them get away with it.
* Dallas Stoudenmire, El Paso city marshal, had a rockin mustache.
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* Joe Nameth had a great mustache before he shaved it for a commercial.
* Da Coach himself, Mike Ditka. Ditka could wear pink hair and a tutu and make it look totally badass.
* Polish General and Dictator Józef Piłsudski [
* [
* [[Vincent Price]]
* Pro wrestling great [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/o/oxbaker/11.jpg Ox Baker] ... with some badass eyebrows to boot.
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Vercingétorix_Alésia.jpg Vercingetorix], the Gaulish chieftain who briefly united the many tribes of Gaul in one last attempt to thwart Caesar's invasion. Badass enough to surrender by riding right up on his horse to where Caesar was, facing the end with dignity. If Julius Caesar is to be believed, ''all'' of the Britons had mustaches. Given that in the work that he mentions this he's also trying to portray them as a nation of [[Barbarian Hero
* [[Stan Lee]]
* Greg Norton of [[Husker Du]] sports quite a jaunty handlebar mustache.
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* Former Minnesota governor Jessie Ventura. Also former professional wrestler and Navy SEAL.
* [[Underbelly|Terry Clark and Brian and Les Kane.]] Terry was also a real life example of [[Beard of Evil]].
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* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/images/franz-josef.jpg Emperor Franz Josef]
* Ernest Thompson Seton, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, had a particularly notable mustache.
* Chuck Norris had one before growing his [[Badass Beard]].
* [[Sergio Aragones]]
* [
* Policemen in most Arab countries attempt to [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] this trope by having "mustaches an eagle could perch on" in order to look intimidating. Results vary.
* [http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_layjgxO55S1qdhchbo1_500.jpg Eugene Hutz] of [[Gogol Bordello]] sports a gypsy-style handlebar mustache.
* [[Ernest Hemingway]] in his somewhat younger years. He later went the whole hog and grew a [[Badass Beard]].
* [[Hulk Hogan]]'s iconic blonde fu manchu. Transformed into a [[Beard of Evil]] when he turned heel.
** Magnum TA, one of [[WCW|NWA Mid-Atlantic's]] most over faces, before he was forced into early retirement by a car crash, also sported a fu manchu.
* [[Reds
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