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* Debatable, considering the nature of the universe they are in, but ''[[Dreamkeepers]]'' characters definitely have elements of this trope going for them.
* German comic strip detective ''[[Nick Knatterton]]''. Once he lifts a car! (He was angry at that time; and as the author pointed out, being a taxpayer, he's used to shoulder great weights.)
* Stephanie Brown originally [[Overshadowed by Awesome|put the 'normal' in Badass Normal]], as her tenure as the Spoiler and then Robin were not overwhelming successes and she never quite earned the acceptance of Batman and the rest of the hero community. Then, [[Legacy Character|when she assumed the mantle of]] [[Batgirl]] from [[
* [[Wolverine]] once went to prison and remarked that when supervillains are in the pen, power-nullifying technology tends to be employed. This means that Badass Normals, like Batroc and the Kangaroo, are the big men nobody messes with - since they have the most straight hand to hand combat experience and ability.
* Both [[Quantum and Woody]] qualify. Most notable in Woody's case, as he ''doesn't'' have the military training or combat experience Quantum has.
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* Ben Grimm - aka [[the Thing]] - isn't exactly "normal", but often in the history of [[The Fantastic Four]], Reed or someone else manages to cure him and make him human again, even though it's always temporary. During these times, Ben certainly fits the description, often able to fight alongside the team with nothing more than what he learned when he was in the Yancy Street Gang.
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