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He (and this character is almost always a "he", though in exceptional cases can be a "[[The Ladette|she]]") will usually not be part of a formal army (as he hates authority, unless he's serving under the Kid Hero). Instead, he'll often be a mercenary-for-hire or the leader of a band of thieves. Or the leader of a band of pirates. Or the leader of a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|rag-tag rebel army]]. Or all four at once. If he's an [[Anime]] character, he will inevitably have a [[Kansai Regional Accent]], and will often be [[Hot-Blooded]]. He's like a really obnoxious but likable [[Supporting Leader]]. He's almost always a [[Large Ham]].

If he happens to be some sort of formal ruler or [[Royal Blood|king]], he will act in an extremely informal way. He will also tend to be loud, firebrash, filled with bravado, and (if it's a live-action production) played by [[Brian Blessed]].

 

 

He will rub a lot of people the wrong way, but he's such a good fighter that most of his comrades will tolerate his foibles. He will usually pull Tank Duty if he's part of an RPG combat party and in large formal battles, he will often split off from the main party and start mowing down enemies by the hundreds (an action which may or may not anger his superiors). But there's really no telling him what to do. He plays fast and free by his own rules and most people are okay with him (although they'd be even ''more'' okay with him if he drank less, stopped getting into fights, didn't leave his dirty laundry everywhere, and stopped hurling insults at people).

 

If his melancholies are as gigantic as his mirths, see also [[Emotional Bruiser]]. If someone has the size and personality without the fighting skills, see [[Big Fun]]. Compare the [[Friendly Sniper]], who is similar but with [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] instead of physical strength. Also compare his less macho counterpart, the [[Keet]].

 

* Zhang Fei from the ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (anime)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' anime. true to the [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms|source material]], he's a fierce, hotheaded warrior and loyal to a fault. He was also renowned for his bad temper and constant drunkenness.

* ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' has three:

** Kakouton Genjou (Xiahou Dun)

** And the main character herself, Sonsaku Hakufu (Sun Ce).

* Though '''''all''''' the Gundam Fighters in ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]'' are rather hot-blooded and fight-happy, the closest to a typical Boisterous Bruiser would be the impulsive Chibodee Crockett from Neo-America. Argo Gulskii from Neo-Russia also counts, in a [[The Quiet One]] way: in his own words, since he's a prisoner of the Government, all he has left is Gundam Fighting.

* ''[[Bleach]]'' haves us many:

* Ryo Ishizaki and Hiroshi Jitou from ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' are sport-oriented versions. Come to think of it, main character Tsubasa counts as a more innocent, slightly less energetic but still idealistic and determined version.

* Takeshi Momoshiro and Takashi Kawamura (in "Burn" mode) from ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]''.

* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''

** Chuu is pretty much a textbook version of this trope. He's by far the tallest guy Yusuke hangs out with, he [[The Alcoholic|drinks like a fish]] and only becomes that much stronger when he does it. Helped by [[Norio Wakamoto|who voiced him as well]].

** Jin and Kuwabara count, too.

{{quote|'''Kurz''': This is Urzu 6, I'm in firing position. It's time to party!! ''(starts sniping)''}}

* Elfman from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' is this, and attributes it to his being an [[Testosterone Poisoning|awesome man]]. Natsu also counts.

** Naruto himself and Rock Lee may count, to some degree.

** Also Kiba, and maybe Might Guy.

* Kagura of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''.

* Jackie Gudelhian and Bleed Kaga in ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' are another sports-oriented versions of this. In Kaga's case, however, it gets toned down in the later OVAs, starting from the ''ZERO'' arc.

* Guy Gardner of the [[Green Lantern]] Corps and [[Justice League of America|Justice League International]] used to be the team [[Jerkass]], but he got some [[Character Development]] and now he's a Boisterous Bruiser.

* [[Incredible Hercules|Hercules]] is usually portrayed this way in the [[Marvel Universe]] (especially during his tenure in ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]''). Notably, on one occasion he beat a supervillain to a pulp, went to a bar, got merrily drunk, and sang a song about how thoroughly he had beaten the bad guy. The bad guy then sued him for use of excessive force, with a video of the song used in evidence. Herc of course started singing along in the courtroom, and tried to get everyone else to join in. Hercules cheerfully bankrupted himself paying the damages, and then went off and got a job as a construction worker to pay his day-to-day bills. He then won (some of) his riches back in a poker game.

* Similar to Beast, a third (and female) Avengers example could be [[She Hulk]]. Her solo series is usually more well-balanced, but when she's in a team environment, her fun-loving brawler side gets all the play.

* And let us not forget Volstagg the Voluminous, one of the Warriors Three who oft accompany [[The Mighty Thor]] on his adventures.

* Snowflame, for all of his one-issue existence. Boisterous Bruiser-hood is more or less inevitable when you're a supervillain who derives superhuman strength from [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|snorting cocaine]].

* [[Luke Cage, Hero for Hire|Luke Cage]] aka Power Man never avoids a fight and loves to punctuate every punch with a little trash talk.

* One of those female Bruisers is Plourr Illo from the ''[[X Wing Series]]'' comics. She's a pilot, but the Bruiser-ness shows much more clearly when she's on the ground. She's mildly insulting to her wingmates, [[Amazonian Beauty|big and muscular]], and ''loves'' fighting. At one point a teammate tells her that they're [http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8443/blz07.jpg trying to keep a low profile], and she says "I'll make you a deal. I won't beat on any of the resident scum unless they hit me first--or they pick on my friends--or I feel like it!" "Fair enough," her teammate says. She's also a princess with a backstory and arc inspired by the myth of Anastasia, but this doesn't damp her down.

* ''[[Sin City]]'': Marv, though he ''only'' seems to be chipper when he's perpetrating or planning violence. Mickey Rourke, the actor who plays Marv in the movie, was said to have "lumbered into the room practically taking out the door jamb", according to [[Frank Miller]], and he wrote down the single note: "Met Mickey Rourke. He IS Marv."

* [[Vandal Savage]] is hardly one of these in the contemporary DC Universe; however, ''[[Demon Knights]]'', set in medieval times, casts him as a wandering immortal who hasn't quite turned towards world domination but is still plenty happy to get his violence on. Take when the tavern he and his friends are staying is beset by dinosaurs:

{{quote|Excellent! I haven't eaten one of these in centuries!}}

 

== Fan Works ==

 

* Baloo in Disney's ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[Tale Spin]]''.

* Arguably the Thugs at the Snugly Duckling in ''[[Tangled]]'', who turn out to be a likable bunch with [[Real Men Wear Pink|a collective sensitive side]], while at the same time being a pack of violent oafs.

* Dablone, the loud, laughing leader of the underground gang in ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' Show #705, ''[[Escape 2000]]''. Mike and the Bots nickname him "[[The Toblerone|Toblerone]]", after the [[Toblerone (Sugar Wiki)|Swiss candy bar]].

* Antaeus the bully bandit from ''[[Hercules (film)|Hercules Unchained]]'', featured in ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. At one point Crow even wishes that he was on the heroes' side, since he seemed a lot more fun than the ''real'' hero, Hercules (who seemed to spend most of the movie either sleeping or acting like a [[Jerk Jock|total crab]]).

* The Sheikh in ''[[Ben-Hur]]''. Manages to dodge being an [[Ethnic Scrappy]] because he's just so delightful.

* Sheik Amar, played by Alfred Molina, plays this type of character in ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time|Prince of Persia the Sands of Time]]''.

* ''[[Willow]]''

** Madmartigan, whenever he wasn't being a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].

** The two Brownies following Willow are about ankle-high (to a halfling) but otherwise perfect examples.

* Ray Jackson, played by Donald "Ogre" Gibb, in the immortal Van Damme opus ''Film[[Blood Sport]]''.

* ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' and {{spoiler|Colombo, arguably a thinner version of the character. Played by Topol}}.

* About half the cast of ''[[The 13th Warrior]]''. In something of an inversion they generally approach combat with absolute seriousness.

* The Good [[Horny Vikings|Viking]] Boltar (played by Victor McLaglen) in the 1954 film of ''[[Prince Valiant]]''.

* [[Bruce Campbell]]'s [[As Himself|character]] in ''[[My Name Is Bruce]]'' is like this when he's in action hero mode. His civilian identity is more of a [[Jerkass]], although he improves with [[Character Development]].

* Tuco from ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'', on the other hand...

* Thor again in ''The Return of [[The Incredible Hulk]]''. He boasts of learning to be subtle after he sees off someone who is looking for Dr. Banner using subterfuge. This is what he considers subterfuge:

* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'': Walter Sobchak did not watch his buddies die face down in the muck just so he could be left off this trope!

* Friar Tuck from ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''.

 

== Literature ==

** Nanny Ogg might very well be a female version of the trope.

** Whereas Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully is a straightforward example, partially subverted in that the other wizards never seem to appreciate how much fun he can be.

*** All of whom play the Boisterous Bruiser to [[Obfuscating Stupidity|be more than they appear]].

** The [[Violent Glaswegian|Nac Mac Feegle]], however....

* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'', at least in Robert E. Howard's original short stories.

* Randall Patrick McMurphy from ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' was pretty much designed to be this trope. The entire book is about how important this type of person is.

* John Browdie in ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], a big, jolly Yorkshireman with an impenetrable accent.

* Gunner Dennis Silva of the ''USS Walker'' fits this to a T in Taylor Anderson's ''[[Destroyermen]]'' series.

* [[Aubrey-Maturin|Jack Aubrey]] is a [[Stout Strength|big]], normally cheerful guy who likes food, pretty women, and making dreadful puns. However, as a captain in [[Wooden Ships and Iron Men|the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars]], he has to work within the system more than is usual for this trope.

* Gurney Halleck in ''[[Dune]]'', well, sorta... kinda... somewhat.

* President Armelio, from ''{{[[It's Kind of a Funny Story]]''.

* Squire Western of ''[[Tom Jones]]'' is one of these, a boisterous guy who likes booze and bloody roast beef and loves to crack dirty jokes. Played in the ''A&E'' version by [[Brian Blessed]] himself.

* José Arcadio Buendía Jr. (when done [[Walking the Earth]]) and Aureliano Segundo from ''[[One Hundred Years of Solitude]]''.

* Rider from ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' novel. Aside from taking books from the local library and walking slowly away ("I am not a thief, I refuse to run"), shoving his Master around all the time, wanting to purchase a couple of stealth bombers for his world conquest, and considering Bill Clinton (the incumbent U.S. president during Fourth Grail War) to be a [[Worthy Opponent]]. He also attempts to [[We Can Rule Together|rally most of the heroes to his banner]].

** ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' has one of the best known ones, Zhang Fei.

** ''[[Journey to the West]]'' has Zhu Bajie, who's better known for being a [[Casanova Wannabe]].

** Flashman also runs into plenty of examples in his army career, what with it being the 19th century British Empire and all. He (almost) universally detests them, as their danger-philic ways not only display a lack of regard for their own hides but more importantly a lack of regard for Flashman's, which is a cardinal sin to him.

* The eponymous [[Villain Protagonist]] of ''[[Barry Lyndon]]'' is sort of a deconstruction of the trope, as the novel is basically a pastiche of 18th century novels, which means that Barry could be thought of as "what [[Tom Jones]] would be like if he was evil". Barry pursued social advancement through underhanded means (including becoming a [[Sociopathic Soldier]], a cardsharper, and police spy) but describes himself at his prime as being the toast of society and generous and open-hearted, with the flaw of being unable to resist the charm of a beautiful woman. Even assuming this is true, Barry is also a wife-beater and serial adulterer who squandered his wife's fortune and at the time he narrates, is in debtor's prison and in seriously bad health as a result of his earlier hedonism.

* Twilight the great gray owl from ''[[Guardians of Ga'Hoole]]''. He's the biggest and most powerful of the Chaw Of Chaws, a great [[Warrior Poet]]...and fights for justice!

* Lieutenant Panga in ''[[Someone Else's War|Someone Elses War]]''.

** Lord Flashheart.

** [[Tom Baker]]'s appearance as Captain Redbeard Rum in Season II is a mixture of this and [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. So's [[Tom Baker]] himself, actually.

** [[Adam Baldwin|Jayne Cobb]] seems to epitomize this trope when he's in a good mood.

** Monty the smuggler also fits. "I shaved MY BEARD off for you, you devil woman!!!"

** Full time companion Donna Noble is one of the female examples. "''Oi, sunshine!''"

* Mr. (Isaiah) Edwards from ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House On the Prairie]]'' is this trope personified. The books made him that way too, using a variant of the folk song ''Ol' Dan Tucker'' as his theme.

 

 

== Mythology and Religion ==

* [[King Arthur]]'s adoptive brother Kay in Arthurian Legends.

* In [[Norse Mythology]], in addition to Thor, Aegir has a bit of this too. He lives in a giant feasthall at the bottom of the sea and spends all his time entertaining the souls of drowned sailors.

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Heracles of [[Greek Mythology]].

 

 

* [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] is a more serious example. Loud, willing to fight anyone, and a easily-angered Texan, the fans loved how "the Rattlesnake" seemingly couldn't finish a promo without giving someone a stunner.

* "Rowdy Roddy Piper" is probably the best example of the Boisterous Bruiser in Professional Wrestling. Damn near every edition of his infamous interview segment "Piper's Pit" ended with him beating down the person he was interviewing, or at least starting a fight with them.

* [[The Big Show]] is perhaps the ultimate example in wrestling.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

*** Note the 'Trickster' index link down there- the latest codex introduced Space Wolf special character Lukas the Trickster, basically their very own Loki.

** Then there's [[Our Orcs Are Different|da Orks]], an entire, galaxy-spanning species of this trope that are so numerous they could easily destroy every other faction if they didn't enjoy fighting each other so much. Brutally effective in battle, equivalent to a fully armoured Space Marine in close combat and capable of building equipment for an entire army from scrap, they also consider [[More Dakka|dakka]], choppa and [[Spikes of Doom|spikey bits]] to be the most important tools for war and won't hesitate to charge a tank with nothing but an axe and bits of leather strapped to them. Occasionally an especially large and powerful Warboss (though the two tend to be interchangeable, as Orks [[Authority Equals Asskicking|determine rank via size]]) will assemble enough boyz to lead a WAAAGH!, an intestellar campaign resembling a mass migration, looting party, holy war and pub crawl, with the occasional bit of genocide, though the nature of this trope will inevitably cause it to distintegrate into internecine fighting, which is just fine with them, as it means more people to fight.

** The ''[[Greyhawk]]'' setting has Kord the Battlelord, the ''god'' of Boisterous Bruisers. Kord's main religious rituals include wrestling, killing evil monsters, and bragging about wrestling heavily-armed evil monsters to death in a tavern afterwards.

** [[Chaotic Good|King Boranel of Breland]], in the ''[[Eberron]]'' setting, was one of these [[Cool Old Guy|in his younger days]]. His coronation involved pulling him out of a gambling hall, he led from the front during the Last War, he's been married three times and (according to the Eberron Wiki) has eleven children, he spent some time as a treasure hunter in Xen'drik, and he keeps two pet ''magebred ghost tigers''.

** The Goliath in 3rd and 4th are a whole RACE of these.

* The ''[[Pathfinder]]'' core setting has its own equivalent of Kord: Cayden Cailean, whose epithet is "The Drunken Hero." He was a mortal mercenary who ascended to godhood as a consequence of a dare he accepted during an evening of partying (he doesn't remember the exact means by which he accomplished this), and currently reigns as the [[Chaotic Good]] deity of adventurers, freedom, and alcoholic beverages. According to the source book, his life as both mortal and god consisted of "fighting for just causes, enjoying various alcohols, and not doing anything he didn't want to do."

* ''[[Iron Kingdoms]]''. Borka Kegslayer is an eight-foot tall trollkin shaman of the fertility goddess, Dhunia, and is also the embodiment of this trope. He has sired so many children from so many different women that he's lost track of them all; he once freed an entire tribe of enslaved pygmy trolls, all of whom then immediately swore enternal loyalty to him and now act as his personal beer keg carriers (he always has them follow him into battle, in case he gets thirsty); and has killed so many enemies that he has become a house hold name for just about every kriel (clan) in the northern hemisphere.

 

** And there's-a also-a Wario! Especially apparent in his Wario Land sub-series.

** [[Paper Mario (franchise)|O'Chunks]] is a cross between this and [[Dumb Muscle]]. But he's ''adorable''.

* ''[[Suikoden]]'' games usually have this.

** Viktor is the [[Suikoden I|original]] ''Suikoden'' Boisterous Bruiser. He comes back for the [[Suikoden II|second installment]].

*** Also, Wilhelm of the Lindurm Mercenaries.

* Black Whirlwind from ''[[Jade Empire]]''; also a good example of the [[Ax Crazy]].

** Seems to be shaping up to be the [[Planet of Hats|hat]] of the recently-announced [[Pandaing to the Audience|pandaren]] in [[WoW]].

** Minsc is played by Jim Cummings, who is for all intents and purposes the voice-acting version of [[Brian Blessed]].

** Also from the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' games is Korgan Bloodaxe, essantially the evil equivalent to Minsc. A psychotic, [[Violent Glaswegian]] dwarf and phrases like "This be a grand enough lot! Mayhap I won't be needin' to kill ye all anytime soon!" Korgan sexually harasses other party members (particularly a very virtuous halfling warrior who finds him repulsive), gives terrible advice, and has the lowest charisma score in the game, but supplies some pretty funny dialogue, and, of all potential [[NPC]] party members, is easily the best fighter. (At least until ''Throne Of Bhaal'', when {{spoiler|[[Blood Knight|Sarevok]]}} takes the crown.)

** A more accurate Boisterous Bruiser would be Ricardo Silvera of the Masou Kishin part of SRW. Apparently the oldest of the Elemental Lord Heralds, he is pretty jolly, [[Token Minority|black]], pilots the tanking Elemental Lord Zamzeed, which require him to charge to the enemies (though he's more a [[Genius Bruiser]]), hangs around with Masaki like a big bro, even training an [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] like Yang Long, and has a crush on [[Proper Lady|Tytti]]. And likes making up gambles to make things exciting. His silliness aside, he's still a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, {{spoiler|he got tragically killed in front of Tytti right when their romance has any chance to bloom, due to [[Taking the Bullet]]. And probably due to the lack of story depth during the ages of the Classic Timeline, he's largely forgotten after his replacement Mio comes around. Ricardo was [[Demoted to Extra]].}}

** A very, very rare case of a Boisterous Bruiser also being the main protagonist (well, one of two possible at least) is Rand Travis of ''Super Robot Wars Z''. A huge mechanic who has all manner of silly expressions and mannerisms. Also tends to be extremely [[Hot-Blooded]] and, much like Baran Doban above, has an [[Ear Worm|incredibly catchy]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLbeCR1B27I theme song] that lets everyone know who just showed up (well... his mecha's name at least... although it does also use his nickname of "The Crusher").

* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' games often have one or two of these guys each game (generally an Axe wielder of some kind). Fargus in ''Fire Emblem'' (NPC) and Largo in ''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn'' (NPC in ''Radiant Dawn'') are both good examples, and both Berserkers too.

** Other charas that fit the Boisterous Bruiser bill are Dart the Pirate (Fargus's second hand and a playable character) in ''Fire Emblem'' and Ross the Journeyman in ''The Sacred Stones''. And yep, both of them can be promoted into Berserkers.

** Not a Berserker, but even more of a Boisterous Bruiser, would be Boyd from ''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn''. His interactions with [[The Hero|Ike]] are hilarious, though not quite as much as his [[Slap Slap Kiss|interactions with]] Mist.

** Another non-Berserker, the Axefighter/Warrior Bartre. Especially his ''Rekka no Ken'' incarnation, where he keeps wanting a rematch with his rival and love interest Karla and his "death" quote has him swearing he'll be back to action ASAP?

** The Soldier and Demoman are also like this. So is the Scout, or at least, he certainly likes to believe he's this. [[Verbal Tic|BOINK!]]

** But none so much as man's man ([[Just for Pun|and Mann's man]]) [[Testosterone Poisoning|Saxton Hale]], who is best described as a cross between [[Land Down Under|Crocodile Dundee]] and Charles Atlas, in charge of a major corporation.

* Arguably, one could call [[Soul Series|Yoshimitsu]] a Boisterous Bruiser. In ''Soul Calibur II'', most of his quotes at the beginning of a match are very threatening and menacing. His victory quotes, however, shift between [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and Boisterous Bruiser.

{{quote|'''Yoshimitsu:''' ''(very loud)'' I am Yoshimitsu! ''(much like an aside)'' Had enough?}}

** E. Honda, all the way.

** Zangief even more so.

* Yuugi Hoshiguma from ''[[Touhou]] 11: Subterranean Animism'' plays this role alongside [[Bottle Fairy]]. She picks a fight just to "test your strength", all while drinking sake, which [[Memetic Mutation|NOT EVEN DROP]]! Afterwards, she just has a big laugh about how much stronger humans are nowadays, and invites you back to party some more.

** And before Yuugi, there was Touhou's other oni, the fight-hard-party-harder Suika Ibuki. Not surprisingly, the Reimu+Suika encounter with Yuugi mentions that they used to be best friends.

* ''[[Pangya]]'''s Uncle Bob. A retired burly policeman who tends to spout out about 'The power of of his heart' and likes to let out hearty laughs here and there... and LOVES [[Trademark Favorite Food|fried chicken]], to the point of humorously abusing his caddie Lola to get fried chicken. Oh and he's [[Dogged Nice Guy|proposing]] Cecilia and is VERY FORWARD about it.

* A villainous example is Yashiro Nanakase from ''[[The King of Fighters]]''. In the side of good we have Ralf Jones, Joe Higashi, Tizoc/Griffon Mask, and Raiden/Big Bear after his [[Heel Face Turn]].

* [[Our Presidents Are Different|President]] Michael Wilson from ''[[Metal Wolf Chaos]]''. Between both poles of [[Eagle Land]] and the '''''[[Hot-Blooded|BURNING]] [[Patriotic Fervor|AMERICAN JUSTICE]]''''' lie [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Pre Ass Kicking One Liners]] and more [[Hot Blood]].

{{quote|'''''[[Limit Break|HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW!?!?!?!]]'''''}}

* ''[[Harvest Moon]]: Grand Bazaar'' has two, in the forms of town mayor Felix and carpenter Wilbur.

* In ''[[Mana Khemia]]'', Flay pretty much exemplifies this trope.

* Francis from [[Left 4 Dead]]. He treats the [[Zombie Apocalypse]] as the world's biggest bar fight.

* Bartolomeo d'Alviano in ''[[Assassin's Creed II|Assassin's Creed 2]]''.

 

== Web Comics ==

* Rumisiel from ''[[Misfile]]'' fits this trope. He's a likeable drunken goof who got kicked out of Heaven for smoking pot while on duty and now spends most of his time sleeping on Ash's couch and trying to rack up karma points to get back in. Despite his usual drunken apathetic state, when he gives out advice on relationships he tends to be right and has displayed at least above average intelligence when circumstances have called for it. Not to mention has had at least three [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Crowning Moments of Awesome]].

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' gives us:

** Othar Tryggvassen, [[Gentleman Adventurer|GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER!!!]] And yes, the all-caps are a must.

** Zeetha, in a strange way....

* [[Humongous Mecha|/m/]]. It's the Boisterous Bruiser of [[Image Boards]].

** When they're not whinging about how all the new ''[[Gundam]]'' stuff is [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks|just recycling old plots & mecha designs, anyway]].

{{quote|'''Von Kaiser:''' My name is Von Kaiser -- ze German ''Steel Machine''. They call me "Ze Steel Machine" because it is STEEL! Steel in ze ''heart!'' Steel in ze ''arms!'' STEEL IN ZE ''HEAD!!''}}

** "When you step, you bring your feet up! When you punch, you bring your arms up! And you will ''always'' keep your heart up!"

* Joe Swanson from ''[[Family Guy]]'' being the second, then.

* T-Bone/Chance Furlong from ''[[Swat Kats]]''.

* If Rath is any indication, then the Appoplexians from ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' is an entire ''race'' of Boisterous Bruisers, who talk like Randy "Macho Man" Savage!

** Ben is pretty much this at any any age, especially when he first got the Omnitrix and his default strategies seem to be [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]] and [[You Fight Like a Cow]]. Part of his [[Character Development]] is learning when to be smart about his battles, though he still loves fighting bad guys and telling them how much they suck compared to him.

* ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''

** [[Third Person Person|THE BOULDER]] makes offense at not being included in this list despite being a [[Captain Ersatz]] of [[The Rock]], and he'll show it by burying you UNER A ROCKALANCHE!

** In [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' this is the demeanor of new Avatar Korra, who the creators designed to be as unlike her [[Martial Pacifist]] predecessor Aang as possible. She's basically the Water Tribe's answer to Toph...with all four elements at her disposal.

 

== Real Life ==

* Interestingly, Liu Bang, who founded the [[Dynasties From Shang to Qing|Han Dynasty]] of China was one of these, although Zhang Fei is more often remembered to be one.

* Mickey Rourke, as mentioned above.

* Another English king, Charles II, also fits the trope: called the "Merry Monarch," Charles brought back color and, shall we say, ''joie de vivre'' back to England after years of stern Puritan rule. He loved a good joke (he's one of Britain's [[Deadpan Snarker|snarkier]] monarchs) and a good drink, had an [[Really Gets Around|obscene number of mistresses]], and was often rumored to [[Anything That Moves|have liaisons with men, as well]] (though he still had [[Pet the Dog|a soft spot]] for his wife Queen Catherine, standing by her side when she came under fire and when she became an [[Ill Girl]]). He also enjoyed the theater (something else the Puritans had banned), and the [[Restoration Comedy]] dates from the first decade or so of his reign.

* Man, fucking Charlemagne. He was a giant by any standard of his day, a renowned warrior as much as a ruler, and oh yeah, he was so informal that when he wasn't holding court with more or less anyone willing to drink and eat with him, he was insisting they join him while he bathed so the festivities wouldn't be unduly interrupted. He was pretty much the least formal king ever.

 

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