Boisterous Bruiser: Difference between revisions

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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 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:

** 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.

* [[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]]).

** 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....

** 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!!!"

 

 

* [[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 ==

** 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]].

** 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.

* 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 ==

* 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 ==

 

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