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{{quote|''The reputation of [[Badass Crew|Team Gurren]] echoes far and wide! When they talk about its [[Badass]] leader, the man of [[Heroic Resolve|indomitable spirit]] and [[Rated "M" for Manly|paragon of masculinity]], [[Badass Boast|they're talkin' about me! THE MIGHTY KAMINA!]]''|'''Kamina''', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''.}}

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* Klaus Heinz van dem Eberbach of NATO Intelligence, from ''[[From Eroica with Love]]''. So badass he is known as "Iron Klaus". When he arrived on Alaska, the local FBI commented "I heard that all the Alaskan bears are migrating out after hearing that Iron Klaus is here".

** Shuji directly asks Celty the "who would win in a fight?" question, which causes her to burst out laughing. It's Shizuo against an unkillable fae with the ability to give darkness physical form — Of course Shizuo would win.

** Mikado is considered one now after the {{spoiler|pen-stabbing incident}} with Aoba.

* In ''[[Slayers]]'' the main character, Lina Inverse, often finds that her reputation as a violent, cruel, infinitely powerful sorceress has preceded her: often just the rumor that she's in town can reduce entire populations into terrified, quivering wrecks. Of course, when she's banking on her reputation producing that effect, no one has heard of her.

** More precisely, no one has heard of the "Beautiful Genius Sorceress, Lina Inverse". ''Everybody'' has heard of "Lina Inverse, Dragon Spooker and the Enemy Of All Who Live".

* From ''[[Bleach]]'' we have Aizen's truly gigantic ''couch'', which has been theorized to be The <s>Man</s> Couch ''Behind'' [[The Man Behind the Man]] and the strongest character in the series. To a lesser degree, this applies to the rest of Aizen's furniture as well, all of which is over the top.

** There is also Yammy, Espada # 10 who had been propelled to Godlike levels of power long before he was revealed to be {{spoiler|in actuality, ''Espada # 0''}}.

** Kenpachi Zaraki is actually an alternate universe version of Chuck Norris. Just replace "roundhouse kick" with "cut you to little bits".

*** They say that if Kenpachi reached Bankai, the Universe would implode. An [[Ascended Meme]] (though not word for word) thanks to the anime.

*** Same result.

** Squad 11, which Kenpachi leads, fears only one person more than their captain: the captain of "wimpy" Squad 4, Unohana Retsu. Who walks into Hueco Mundo, and promptly scares off a powerful Arrancar ''as well as an entire squad of his clones'', with a ''polite request and gentle smile.''

** Isshin's so badass he can take Aizen on with just his middle finger.

* The servant Archer from ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' had such a badass final fight, it spawned the creation of the word/concept of GAR. (Note: this one is actually true.)

* Char Aznable from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' is stated to make anything three times faster (from a statement that Char's [[Ace Custom|custom red Zaku]] was three times faster than a normal Zaku). This is also expanded to just mention the word "three times" in some way, like Char Aznable is three times as badass as Chuck Norris.

*** The Zudah showed what would happen if you tried to make a suit go three times faster without a red coat of paint. It explodes.

*** Points must be given to Major Duvall for going out in style, as well as completing his objective as he does so, comparable to [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|Norris Packard]]'s own awesome death.

** ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'': Master Asia could solo the Gundam multiverse. ''On foot and armed only with a sash.''

*** Let's also not forget his plan for getting into orbit: strap a ''gigantic rocket'' on your Gundam's back and hang on tight!

** Daguza Mackle from ''[[Gundam Unicorn]]'' is heading in this direction, for displaying a heightened sense of [[Genre Savvy]] skills and taking on an ace custom with a handheld bazooka. He does it again in Episode 3, but this time to [[Big Bad|Full Frontal's]] [[Ace Custom|Sinanju]].

*** The Turn A itself, on account of being undeniably the most powerful Gundam ever made (well, unless {{spoiler|the Turn X}} counts as a Gundam, in which case there is room for debate); most stalemated [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|Gundam vs. Gundam "who would win"s]] end with "Turn A kills them both".

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''

** Simon's presence makes enemy units explode out of his sheer awesomeness. {{spoiler|He ''invented'' teleportation just to punch someone in the face. When given the option of either his woman or the universe, he chooses both and uses his awesomeness to back it up.}}

** Additionally, [[Fan Nickname|Bruce Ironstaunch]]. While he only appears briefly as a crowd extra during Rossiu's speech about {{spoiler|executing Simon}}, he instantly was raised to this status among Westerners due to the fact that he's seen making [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture|a gesture]] that indicates approval in Japan, but just the opposite in the West. {{spoiler|And hey, Rossiu ''deserved'' it.}} In fact, fans have declared that he was the one who {{spoiler|threw a rock at him}} shortly after.

* In a similar vein to [[Triangle Shades|Kamina's sunglasses]], it's agreed that adding [[Go Nagai|Go Nagai's]] [[Hotblooded Sideburns|trademark fiery sideburns]] and eyebrows to a character will make them more manly and/or [[Hot-Blooded]]. [http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/2500/shinjimanlyjf9.jpg Observe]. This has even become a part of the industry itself, with tribute characters such as [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Gai Daigoji]] and [[Lucky Star|Meito Anisawa]] sporting a pair of impressive 'chops.

** He also has a lot of [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Chuck Norresque]] "facts". For example:

{{quote|You are what you eat. The Commander's diet consists of the 14th Angel, bullets, and the tears of small children.

The [[Beehive Barrier|AT Field]] is not for keeping the soul in. It is for keeping [[Determinator|Commander Ikari]] ''out''. }}

** Curiously [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] with his son, Shinji, who [[Trauma Conga Line|despite (or, for some, because of) all the crap he deals with]] is known as a Memetic ''Wuss''. However, now that [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] has come around, he's starting to get normal treatment with this trope as well.

** Einstein's original theory of relativity said: If [[The Ace|Might Guy]] kicks you, your relatives will feel it.

** It is all part of Shikamaru's plan. [[Xanatos Gambit|ALL of it]].

{{quote|"8. Number Eight, He fucking moves shadows. Do you even understand that. Moves...Shadows. THEY ARE FUCKING SHADOWS. IF HE WANTED TO HE WOULD FUCKING TAKE THAT SHADOW ON THE MOON AND PULL THE EARTH AND MAKE A FUCKING EPIC COLLISION."}}

*** Don't even get me started. His newest form, the complete Kyuubi Chakra Mode, is [[Animal Battle Aura|So.]] [[Badass Longcoat|FUCKING.]] [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|BADASS]] that if you put his [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6CztPET-kCg/Tx_az9J45-I/AAAAAAAAACI/DWVIZuELtqQ/s1600/3019d851e50c537bef9415b49f229c49.png first appearance] side-by-side with Kamina's picture up there, they could be like brothers.

** The Raikage was [[Badass]] from the word "Go", and it now seems Kishimoto is trying to outdo himself each week. So far he's broken a table by accident, [[There Was a Door|broken through a wall instead of taking the door]], tanking a Chidori with little more than a scratch, {{spoiler|nearly killed Sasuke}}, survived Jugo's [[Beam Spam]], punched through {{spoiler|Amaterasu to get to Sasuke (nearly killed him again!)}} and chopped his own burning arm off ''with his hand''. BAD. ASS. <s>[[All There in the Manual|Dude doesn't even have a name yet]]</s> [[One-Letter Name|His name is A]]. It's now generally accepted that his punches are nearing Falcon-level, and can solve pretty much anything. [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|ANYTHING]].

** The Fanon said that, Tora the cat was said to be a descendant of Nibi the Demon Cat.

*** Paperwork can defeat even the mightiest Kage.

** The real reason Kisame committed suicide is because he knew he could not stand a chance against Yamato's Headgear. Yamato's headgear is so badass, it is the only non-human/demon to receive any votes in the latest popularity contest.

* ''[[Speed Racer]]'': Inspector Detector is a demon ''on foot''. And he's '''''insane'''''.

* Fictional example: Much of ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]: Stand Alone Complex'' is about Laughing Man imitators. His already godlike hacking abilities are exaggerated by the media and greedy corporations.

** The Major. There will always be plenty of people who will have the rank of Major, but to fans, there can only ever be one "The Major."

** [[Kidanova|Erio Mondial]] will lay all of our women, and we will love him for it.

* ''[[Code Geass]]''

* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' (''Z'' and otherwise)

** Although possibly a localized example, Mr. Popo from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' became this on the [[GameFAQs]] board devoted to the series. The origin of this is a filler scene where he manages to catch the punches of Super Saiyans Trunks and Goten, despite being far, far less powerful than them. So many topics were made asking how he could do this, that eventually the posters just ran with it. This may have been encouraged by ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'', whose version of Mr. Popo is... massively over-the-top, prone to [[For the Evulz|random acts of cruelty]], and hilarious.

"I'll tell where they're not. '''Safe.''' }}

** In the first episode, there is an anonymous farmer who tries to confront Raditz with a shotgun, only to be casually murdered and never heard from again. At some point, this character became known as "Farmer With A Shotgun" and generated rumor that he is phenomenally powerful, and could even defeat Cell or Majin Buu ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EaBfxAmd_g&feature=related or Raditz, for that matter]) for good.

*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLZb8paVuE&fmt=18 Case] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDvvMGo-FX8&fmt=18 in] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI57EY58SxE&fmt=18 point.]

*** Also postulated to be the most powerful characters in the series (and in all of existence) by [[GameFAQs]]: Mr. Satan (of course), Dr. Briefs' cat, and a random at one of the tournaments wearing a t-shirt that says "Super Saiyan" on it.

** SON FRIGGIN GOKU. His [[Power Level]] is '''[[Over Nine Thousand|OVER NINE THOOOOOUUUUUUUUUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND]]!!!!!'''

** Don't piss [[Martial Pacifist|Son Gohan]] off, or you'll be '''''[[Unstoppable Rage|fi]][[Beware the Nice Ones|ni]][[Super-Powered Evil Side|sh]][[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|ed!]]'''''

** Perhaps the best example though has to be [[Mama Bear|ChiChi]]. Goku may be the strongest being in the Universe, but he's scarred crapless by his wife. Hell, ChiChi would've won the Cell Games in one episode.

* [[Pokémon (anime)|GARY MOTHERFUCKING OAK]]

** ... was here, Ash is a loser.

** [http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/halolz-dot-com-pokemontvshow-garyfuckingoak-motivational.jpg There are 8 badges to earn in Kanto...]

** Ash's Buizel is another example. As one forum put it, "WATCHA GONNA DO WHEN BUIZELMANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU!?!"

** King Bradley killed a tank. With a sword.

** Izumi doesn't even need vital organs to KICK YOUR ASS.

* because [[Macross Frontier|Ozma Lee]] '''IS A MAN!''', he punched the curse of pineapple cake in the face, and then ate it.

** Machida of ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', a [[Redshirt Army|NUNS]] VF-171 pilot who appears for roughly 20 seconds in a single episode. In a world where [[Red Shirts]] last about ten and generally die in a flurry of [[Stock Footage]], we see what at first glance appears to be said [[Stock Footage]] of a flight getting killed by missiles. The missiles come in and... [[High-Speed Missile Dodge|get dodged]] as Machida laughs "You thought that was going to work every time?!" Commence ass kicking of two red vajra (which usually require combined arms attacks from the protagonists to take down). Has becomes something of a meme for any random vehicle pilot (at least Valkyrie pilots in any Macross series) who ''should'' be a [[Red Shirt]] and yet does something ''beyond'' the call of the [[Red Shirt]], since obviously all of them were Machida. Yes, this goes retroactively to all the older Macrosses too.

** Make that three times. And the third one's the charm {{spoiler|because he came back to ''stay alive'' and joined the fight that was going on. Iimmediately. HE'S THAT BADASS, OKAY?}}

* Commander Kuunugi from ''[[RahXephon]]'' is an in-universe and out-of-universe example. He buries Mulians under the trees in his garden.

** There's also T.K. Most of the fandom believes he's God

** Shiina's appearance means that your force has been strengthen by [[One-Man Army|a thousand men]].

* Hanma Yujiro from [[Grappler Baki]]. He silenced an ''earthquake'' with his fist.

** Yuno Gasai [[Memetic Mutation|WILL PROTECT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU.]]

* As seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrHdXHdVJ8w this video], [[Digimon Savers|Masaru Daimon]] owns your soul, and he probably owns it solely for the purpose of punching it into submission.

** Anything in Shigure's hands becomes a [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|deadly weapon]] though she [[Martial Pacifist|won't ki]][[Thou Shall Not Kill|ll you]].

** Apachai can punch through a few walls and down a few stories without killing you.

* [[Fan Nickname|Space pimp]] Banjou Haran from ''[[Daitarn 3]]'' is essentially [[James Bond]] with a [[Humongous Mecha]], with all of the badass that implies.

* [[Noblesse|Cadis Etrama Di Raizel]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|will teach you]] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/noblesse/v01/c076/7.html the difference between your and his eye-level.]

* [[Black Butler|Elizabeth Middleford]]. Yes, you read that correctly. Underneath that cute, frilly exterior is a {{spoiler|dual sword wielding, zombie horde wrecking beast.}} Haters gonna' hate.

** Sebastian Michaelis. "[[Catch Phrase|You see, I am merely one]] [[Just for Pun|hell]] [[Catch Phrase|of a]] [[Battle Butler|butler]]."

** Kanzaki [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomps]] Touma nuff said.

*** Which is why he's the [[Memetic Badass]].

* Vy Low a.k.a. Scarface from Shadow Skill. He killed a giant evil werewolf by looking at it, to death.

* [[Zeorymer]] of the Heavens is this thanks to its [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosion-themed powers]], [[Crowning Music of Awesome|ominous theme song]], and [[Game Breaker|overpoweredness]] in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''. [[Designated Hero|The pilot]], not so much.

* [[Mawaru Penguindrum]]: Kanba Takakura will kill Gods and Goddesses and all that stands in his way [[Memetic Mutation|FOR HIMARI'S SAKE!!]]

* Issei Hyoudou in ''[[High School DxD]]''. He's got '''''FOURTEEN''''' [[Badass]] tropes in his name, similar to ''[[Tales of Vesperia|Yuri Lowell]]''.