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** He ''is'' one of the more competent and likely the most experienced hero.
** He ''is'' one of the more competent and likely the most experienced hero.
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[This Loser Is You|Type I]] throughout, though he's quite a bit more competent than most other examples.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[This Loser Is You|Type I]] throughout, though he's quite a bit more competent than most other examples.
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Casual Kink]]: His superhero obsession is presented as such. Unusually for such a... weird fetish (but in line with the trope), it's shown to be a healthy outlet for his fantasies, since said fantasies involve community activism and an altruistic outlook on life and society.
* [[Casual Kink]]: His superhero obsession is presented as such. Unusually for such a... weird fetish (but in line with the trope), it's shown to be a healthy outlet for his fantasies, since said fantasies involve community activism and an altruistic outlook on life and society.
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=== Big Daddy/ Damon McCready ===
=== Big Daddy/ Damon McCready ===


* {{spoiler|[[Based On a Great Big Lie]]: It turns out that the story he told Dave is complete bullshit, and that he kidnapped his own daughter & raised her as a killer in order to play vigilante}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Based on a Great Big Lie]]: It turns out that the story he told Dave is complete bullshit, and that he kidnapped his own daughter & raised her as a killer in order to play vigilante}}.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Punisher, minus the skull. {{spoiler|And tragic backstory, it turns out}}.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Punisher, minus the skull. {{spoiler|And tragic backstory, it turns out}}.
* [[Gun Nut]]
* [[Gun Nut]]
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* [[Informed Ability]]: He kills ''one'' person in the comic, and it's via [[Boom Headshot|Sniper Rifle]].
* [[Informed Ability]]: He kills ''one'' person in the comic, and it's via [[Boom Headshot|Sniper Rifle]].
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys]]: {{spoiler|By selling his collection of classic comics}}.
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: {{spoiler|By selling his collection of classic comics}}.




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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sociopathic Hero|Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sociopathic Hero|Type IV]]
* [[Anti Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
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* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well.
* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope.
* [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant]]: She enjoys slaughtering thugs with a ''little'' too much childish joy...
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: She enjoys slaughtering thugs with a ''little'' too much childish joy...
* [[One Man Army|One Girl Army]]
* [[One-Man Army|One Girl Army]]
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
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* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]]
* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]]
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Relies mostly on weapons, because her small size limits mobility and strength.
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Relies mostly on weapons, because her small size limits mobility and strength.
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still.


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* {{spoiler|[[From Nobody to Nightmare]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[From Nobody to Nightmare]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Talks big, but when push comes to shove, he's just a [[Dirty Coward]] who hides behind his mooks}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Talks big, but when push comes to shove, he's just a [[Dirty Coward]] who hides behind his mooks}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Laser Guided Karma]]: After being revealed as [[The Mole]], Kick-Ass soundly beats the shit out of him the first chance he gets, and without much effort to boot. And this is ''pre''-[[Took a Level In Badass]] Kick-Ass, for those keeping track}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Karma]]: After being revealed as [[The Mole]], Kick-Ass soundly beats the shit out of him the first chance he gets, and without much effort to boot. And this is ''pre''-[[Took a Level In Badass]] Kick-Ass, for those keeping track}}.
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: If you saw [[The Movie]] first, it comes as no surprise that {{spoiler|Red Mist is [[The Mole]]}}
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: If you saw [[The Movie]] first, it comes as no surprise that {{spoiler|Red Mist is [[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Psychopathic Manchild]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Psychopathic Manchild]]}}
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: {{spoiler|Averted & [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in Volume 2 - Before killing Colonel Stars, Red Mist says [[Batman (Comic Book)|he was going to travel the world & learn martial arts]]... Until he remembered he was rich & could just ''[[Screw the Rules I Have Money|pay]]'' other people to do his fighting for him}}.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: {{spoiler|Averted & [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in Volume 2 - Before killing Colonel Stars, Red Mist says [[Batman (Comic Book)|he was going to travel the world & learn martial arts]]... Until he remembered he was rich & could just ''[[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|pay]]'' other people to do his fighting for him}}.


=== Johnny G ===
=== Johnny G ===


* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Names the Same]]: Not the guy from [[Film/Mementoƒ|Mementoƒ]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: Not the guy from [[Film/Mementoƒ|Mementoƒ]]


=== Marty Eisenberg/Battle Guy & Todd Haynes/Ass Kicker ===
=== Marty Eisenberg/Battle Guy & Todd Haynes/Ass Kicker ===
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: In Volume 2
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: In Volume 2
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Marty tells Justice Forever a story involving his parents being killed & eaten in front of him to serve as his motivation for becoming a vigilante. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Dave immediately sees through it & reveals that it's all a lie]].
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Marty tells Justice Forever a story involving his parents being killed & eaten in front of him to serve as his motivation for becoming a vigilante. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Dave immediately sees through it & reveals that it's all a lie]].
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Marty becomes Battle Guy after being inspired by Kick-Ass, before finding out that his best friend Dave is Kick-Ass; they later bring Todd in on the action & he keeps coming up with names derivative of "Kick-Ass", [[What the Hell Hero|which Dave & Mart call him out on]].
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Marty becomes Battle Guy after being inspired by Kick-Ass, before finding out that his best friend Dave is Kick-Ass; they later bring Todd in on the action & he keeps coming up with names derivative of "Kick-Ass", [[What the Hell, Hero?|which Dave & Mart call him out on]].
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: In-universe, Marty & Todd are the source of "Tunk", the [[Spear Counterpart]] to... [[Country Matters|that word Hit Girl infamously said]].
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: In-universe, Marty & Todd are the source of "Tunk", the [[Spear Counterpart]] to... [[Country Matters|that word Hit Girl infamously said]].
* [[Those Two Guys]]
* [[Those Two Guys]]
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'''Played By:''' [[Aaron Johnson]] }}
'''Played By:''' [[Aaron Johnson]] }}
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: Type I
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type I
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Costumed Nonsuper Hero]]
* [[Costumed Nonsuper Hero]]
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{{quote| ''Tool up, honey bunny. It's time to get bad guys.''<br />
{{quote| ''Tool up, honey bunny. It's time to get bad guys.''<br />
'''Played By:''' [[Nicolas Cage]] }}
'''Played By:''' [[Nicolas Cage]] }}
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]]
* [[Anti Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Villains|Type II]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type II]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Badass Cape]]
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* [[Tragic Hero]]
* [[Tragic Hero]]
* [[Vigilante Man]]
* [[Vigilante Man]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: A rare "good" example.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: A rare "good" example.
* [[Widower Hero]]
* [[Widower Hero]]
* {{spoiler|[[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]}}


=== Hit-Girl/Mindy McCready ===
=== Hit-Girl/Mindy McCready ===
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Villains|Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type IV]]
* [[Anti Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Villains|Type II]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type II]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
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* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well.
* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope.
* [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant]]: She enjoys slaughtering thugs with a ''little'' too much childish joy...
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: She enjoys slaughtering thugs with a ''little'' too much childish joy...
* [[One Man Army|One Girl Army]]
* [[One-Man Army|One Girl Army]]
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
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* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]]
* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Worf Effect]]: Played straight, twice. She's a human killing machine, going through [[Mook|Mooks]] like they were nothing. However, during her [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at the end of the film, she is almost killed when she runs out of ammo and was about to be killed by a rocket launcher when Dave/Kiss Ass came out to help with the jetpack they modified with mini-guns. And then, during her fight with Frank D'Amico, it was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] that nearly ''killed'' her and was only lucky because Dave/Kiss Ass was able to grab the rocket launcher from before and use it to kill D'Amico. If it wasn't for Dave, she would have been dead both times.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Worf Effect]]: Played straight, twice. She's a human killing machine, going through [[Mook|Mooks]] like they were nothing. However, during her [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at the end of the film, she is almost killed when she runs out of ammo and was about to be killed by a rocket launcher when Dave/Kiss Ass came out to help with the jetpack they modified with mini-guns. And then, during her fight with Frank D'Amico, it was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] that nearly ''killed'' her and was only lucky because Dave/Kiss Ass was able to grab the rocket launcher from before and use it to kill D'Amico. If it wasn't for Dave, she would have been dead both times.}}
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still.
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* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Colour Coded for Your Convenience]]: His clothing and possessions have are usually orange. {{spoiler|His son takes after him as a villain.}}
* [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]]: His clothing and possessions have are usually orange. {{spoiler|His son takes after him as a villain.}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[The Don]]
* [[The Don]]
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* [[Red Right Hand]]: The scar on his forehead, which looks like a cross between a spiral and parentheses.
* [[Red Right Hand]]: The scar on his forehead, which looks like a cross between a spiral and parentheses.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Has one increasing steadily throughout the movie. He executes someone in broad daylight, goes batshit at his henchmen and starts doing cocaine (which was implied he kicked several years before).
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Has one increasing steadily throughout the movie. He executes someone in broad daylight, goes batshit at his henchmen and starts doing cocaine (which was implied he kicked several years before).
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: His interaction with his son is a very weak [[Pet the Dog]].
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: His interaction with his son is a very weak [[Pet the Dog]].
* [[Would Hit a Girl]] / [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He has no qualms in giving a roundhouse kick to an eleven year old girl's face and then giving her a thorough vicious beat down. Though in his defense she is also an unstoppable killing machine who single handedly slaughtered his entire building full of mooks.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]] / [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He has no qualms in giving a roundhouse kick to an eleven year old girl's face and then giving her a thorough vicious beat down. Though in his defense she is also an unstoppable killing machine who single handedly slaughtered his entire building full of mooks.


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'''Played By:''' Michael Rispoli }}
'''Played By:''' Michael Rispoli }}
* [[Affably Evil]]: He seems like such a nice guy when not murdering people on behalf of his boss.
* [[Affably Evil]]: He seems like such a nice guy when not murdering people on behalf of his boss.
* [[Cold Blooded Torture]]: Well, it is torture. But it seems pretty passionate in its execution.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Well, it is torture. But it seems pretty passionate in its execution.
* [[The Dragon]]: for Frank.
* [[The Dragon]]: for Frank.


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* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Her relationship with Dave. And she dated Rasul because she thought he was a kind [[The Woobie|woobie]] before realizing he was far from it.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Her relationship with Dave. And she dated Rasul because she thought he was a kind [[The Woobie|woobie]] before realizing he was far from it.
* [[Where Da White Women At]]: Dating Rasul
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Dating Rasul


=== Marty Eisenberg & Todd Haynes ===
=== Marty Eisenberg & Todd Haynes ===
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He appears a little disturbed by the live online feed of Big Daddy and Kick-Ass being tortured. Not that he lifts a single finger to do anything or ever complains to Frank.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He appears a little disturbed by the live online feed of Big Daddy and Kick-Ass being tortured. Not that he lifts a single finger to do anything or ever complains to Frank.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]?
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]?


=== Marcus Williams ===
=== Marcus Williams ===
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* [[Black Best Friend]]
* [[Black Best Friend]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]
* [[What the Hell Hero]]: Delivers one to Big Daddy.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Delivers one to Big Daddy.


=== Some Armenian Kid With A History Of Mental Issues ===
=== Some Armenian Kid With A History Of Mental Issues ===
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: [[One Scene Wonder|Very]] ''[[One Scene Wonder|Very]]'' [[One Scene Wonder|briefly]]
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: [[One-Scene Wonder|Very]] ''[[One-Scene Wonder|Very]]'' [[One-Scene Wonder|briefly]]
* [[I Believe I Can Fly]]: Averted.
* [[I Believe I Can Fly]]: Averted.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]


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Revision as of 05:07, 9 January 2014


Comic Book

Kick-Ass/Dave Lizewski

  • The Ace: He's not, but Justice Forever gladly accept his offer to join the team based on his reputation as one.
    • He is one of the more competent and likely the most experienced hero.
  • Adorkable
  • Anti-Hero: Type I throughout, though he's quite a bit more competent than most other examples.
  • Ascended Fanboy
  • Casual Kink: His superhero obsession is presented as such. Unusually for such a... weird fetish (but in line with the trope), it's shown to be a healthy outlet for his fantasies, since said fantasies involve community activism and an altruistic outlook on life and society.
  • Costumed Nonsuper Hero
  • Determinator: The comic zigzags on whether this is a product of stupidity and nihilism or Heroic Willpower, but it tends to be to his benefit.
  • Did Not Get the Girl: After finding out that Dave was pretending to be gay, Katie's reaction in the comic is a lot more likely to happen than her hooking up with him in the film.
  • Memetic Badass: An in-universe example. Even though the clip clearly shows him being terrible at being a superhero, because he refuses to give up the fight, he becomes so popular that he inspires a comic based on himself as a legitimate superhero along the lines of Green Arrow or Batman.
  • The Messiah: Like many other superheroes in the movement, he enjoys doing good for the sake of doing good, both on the level of vigilantism and basic social work.
  • Mistaken for Gay
  • Nice Guy
  • Parental Abandonment: His mother died of aneurysm some time before the start of the story. His father is later killed by Red Mist's goons after claiming to be Kick-Ass in order to prevent Dave from going to prison
  • Super Zeroes: At least initially. He does toughen up however.
  • This Loser Is You
  • Took a Level In Badass: Goes from being absolutely pathetic in a fight in Volume 1, to able to single handedly take on several thugs and win in Volume 2.
  • Wide Eyed Idealist: And rather incredibly, refuses to become a Knight in Sour Armor in spite of all the harsh realities of life he is exposed to.
  • Weapon of Choice: Two large unfortunately dildo-like batons, which, if lost, he'll sometimes appropriate from the surrounding environment (like chair legs or plywood) and occasionally modify with nails to make them more like a mace.


Big Daddy/ Damon McCready


Hit-Girl/ Mindy McCready


Red Mist/The Motherfucker/Chris Genovese

Johnny G

Marty Eisenberg/Battle Guy & Todd Haynes/Ass Kicker

Movie

Kick-Ass/Dave Lizewski

 Come on, be honest with yourself, at some point in our lives we all wanna be a superhero.

Played By: Aaron Johnson

Big Daddy/Damon McCready

 Tool up, honey bunny. It's time to get bad guys.

Played By: Nicolas Cage

Hit-Girl/Mindy McCready

 So, you wanna play?

Played By: Chloe Moretz

Red Mist/Chris D'Amico

 As a great man once said... wait 'til they get a load of me.

Played By: Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Frank D'Amico

 I gotta send a public service message to the people out there that being a superhero is bad for your health.

Played By: Mark Strong

Big Joe

 Gentlemen...time to die.

Played By: Michael Rispoli

Katie Deauxma

 Dave? What the fuck are you doing? Why are you dressed as Kick-Ass?

Played By: Lyndsy Fonseca

Marty Eisenberg & Todd Haynes

 Played By: Clark Duke & Evan Peters

  • Adaptation Expansion: Significantly more screen time than the comic.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Marty.
  • Jail Bait Wait: After seeing Hit Girl save Kick-Ass & Big Daddy, Todd exclaims that he thinks he's in love with her, only for Marty to point out that she's around 11. He then declares he'll save himself for her.
  • Pair the Spares: Subverted, Marty winds up hooking up with Erica but Todd is still single at the end of the film.
  • Those Two Guys

Vic Gigante

 Played By: Xander Berkeley

Marcus Williams

 You owe that girl a childhood.

Played By: Omari Hardwick

Some Armenian Kid With A History Of Mental Issues

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