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* Before the proliferation of [[Chuck Norris Facts]], there were the "[[Mr. T]] vs ______" websites. To quote from a [http://web.archive.org/web/20030414225930/http://members.aol.com/immurdoc/a-team/mrtvs.htm defunct Web site] describing the phenomenon:

{{quote| The ''Mr. T Vs'' character is an extremely simplified version of a complicated, and in fact deeply weird individual. It has some resemblance to the persona [[Mr. T]] has tried over the years, with varying degrees of success, to project to the public. The Mr. T of ''Mr. T Vs'' has more traits in common with the B.A. Baracus character Mr. T played on ''[[~~The A-Team (TV)|~~The A-Team]]''. He is afraid of flying. He drinks milk. He works at youth centers. He doesn't (usually) swear. He can make tanks out of toasters. He speaks ungrammatically. He has little tolerance for crazy fools. However the ''Mr. T Vs'' persona has exaggerated, in fact super-human, abilities. To be specific, he can "throw helluva far" and, unaffected by most weapons, is "helluva tough". Also he is almost always hostile towards his A-Team compatriots in the rare times they appear in the strips. And he speaks even more ungrammatically than the B.A. character. Of course, that could be due to the authors' personal disregard for the English language and/or inability to spell.}}

{{quote| The ''Mr. T Vs'' character is an extremely simplified version of a complicated, and in fact deeply weird individual. It has some resemblance to the persona [[Mr. T]] has tried over the years, with varying degrees of success, to project to the public. The Mr. T of ''Mr. T Vs'' has more traits in common with the B.A. Baracus character Mr. T played on ''[[The A-Team]]''. He is afraid of flying. He drinks milk. He works at youth centers. He doesn't (usually) swear. He can make tanks out of toasters. He speaks ungrammatically. He has little tolerance for crazy fools. However the ''Mr. T Vs'' persona has exaggerated, in fact super-human, abilities. To be specific, he can "throw helluva far" and, unaffected by most weapons, is "helluva tough". Also he is almost always hostile towards his A-Team compatriots in the rare times they appear in the strips. And he speaks even more ungrammatically than the B.A. character. Of course, that could be due to the authors' personal disregard for the English language and/or inability to spell.}}

** ''[[Fans]]!'' had the team fight this version of Mr. T. He was completely unstoppable, even after being teleported into the sun, and they only won after he called them "kids", and one member pointed out that the ''real'' Mr. T would never beat up kids. ...''[[Mr. T|fool!!]]''

* [[Chuck Norris Facts]] are possibly originated from [[Conan O Brien|Conan O'Brien's]] near-nightly ''[[Walker Texas Ranger]]'' skits on the former ''[[Late Night]]'', where he would pull the '''''"Walker Texas Ranger Lever"''''' causing a clip of Chuck Norris to play doing something suitably badass... usually culminating in a roundhouse kick.

* [[Chuck Norris Facts]] are possibly originated from [[Conan O'Brien|Conan O'Brien's]] near-nightly ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' skits on the former ''[[Late Night]]'', where he would pull the '''''"Walker Texas Ranger Lever"''''' causing a clip of Chuck Norris to play doing something suitably badass... usually culminating in a roundhouse kick.

** Conan himself is capable of blinding his enemies with his [[Fan Disservice|brilliant, untanned skin]].

*** That and [[Jim Gaffigan|lasers]] from [[Torpedo Tits|his nipples]].

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** ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]'': Eric Myers, anyone?

* In the same place, the green Silverhawk was the best - he could [[Time Travel|travel in time]].

* Watchers of ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' have often made jokes about how [[Mister Muffykins|Mr. Muggles]] is one true mastermind behind it all.

* Watchers of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' have often made jokes about how [[Mister Muffykins|Mr. Muggles]] is one true mastermind behind it all.

* ''[[Star Trek]]'': Of course it makes sense James T. Kirk had the know-how to create gunpower, put together a bazooka, and use it to kill the Gorn. That's why he's the goddamn [[The Captain|Captain]].

** How great is Kirk? He ignored the rules of chemistry to build a cannon that the [[Myth Busters]] proved wouldn't work.

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*** They're so badass that according to their legends, they [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|killed their own gods]].

** Dr. McCoy can [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|cure a rainy day]].

** [[Star Trek ~~the~~ Next Generation|Jean-Luc Picard]] will ''own'' you, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYCjqmbsmYA with diplomacy]''.

** [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Jean-Luc Picard]] will ''own'' you, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYCjqmbsmYA with diplomacy]''.

** [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine|Benjamin Sisko]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKR_RWkLgAE beat up] '''''[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Q]]'''''.

** [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Benjamin Sisko]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKR_RWkLgAE beat up] '''''[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Q]]'''''.

** In-universe, the Federation's engineers are, according to Weyoun, capable of turning rocks into replicators.

* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|The champion stood, the rest saw their better]]: [[Mister Rogers Neighborhood|Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater]]. (To clarify: the filk band Lemon Demon was playing off of a long-running [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp urban legend] about Mr. Rogers supposedly having been a Navy SEAL.)

* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|The champion stood, the rest saw their better]]: [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater]]. (To clarify: the filk band Lemon Demon was playing off of a long-running [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp urban legend] about Mr. Rogers supposedly having been a Navy SEAL.)

* [[Bill Nye the Science Guy|Bill Nye]] can count to infinity. Twice. Bill Nye can recite the ''last'' [[Mouthful of Pi|two thousand digits of pi]]. Bill Nye can win a game of Connect Four in three moves.

** That last one is actually possible, assuming that your opponant is not paying attention.

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** Tony compares Gibbs arresting God to [[Fantastic Four|The Thing]] arresting [[The Hulk]].

** Lets just say that there's a very good reason Gibbs is the subject of THE quote for this trope. But only Gibbs knows what it is.

* Dr. Gregory [[House (TV)|House]] can diagnose anything. (Whether he can cure it is still restricted by the capabilities of modern medicine.)

* Dr. Gregory [[House (TV series)|House]] can diagnose anything. (Whether he can cure it is still restricted by the capabilities of modern medicine.)

** You call it a lethal overdose of Vicodin. House calls it breakfast.

* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'': Bill Adama's glare can [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Adama_Glare melt through the hull of a Cylon basestar.]

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** Until you give him a [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Flashlight flashlight.]

** If Laura Roslin wanted to [[Thrown Out the Airlock|airlock]] a baby, believe me, that baby would be airlocked.

* All hail Dalek Fred, [[Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~|the Dalek]] that [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|just shoots the Doctor]] dead on the spot, without even a warning "Exterminate".

* All hail Dalek Fred, [[Doctor Who|the Dalek]] that [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|just shoots the Doctor]] dead on the spot, without even a warning "Exterminate".

* The Daleks themselves in the Stolen Earth. Considering everything every companion of the Doctor has faced. Jack faced the son of the Devil. The Daleks show up with one message: "EXTERMINATE". Everyone is near tears.

** The Doctor qualifies too, as an in-universe example. The aforementioned memetic badass Dalek is from a race who tells ''legends'' about him.

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** Rory Williams: The Plastic Centurion.

*** Remember that 'nameless, terrible thing soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies'? Rory Williams punched it in the face. He also scared a bunch of Cybermen by just uttering one question.

*** After "A Good Man Goes to War," Rory's [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rory-Williams-is-the-New-Chuck-Norris/206862529349188 turning into] the [[Chuck Norris Facts]] of [[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]:

*** After "A Good Man Goes to War," Rory's [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rory-Williams-is-the-New-Chuck-Norris/206862529349188 turning into] the [[Chuck Norris Facts]] of [[Doctor Who]]:

{{quote| That which does not kill Rory Williams makes him stronger. That which does kill Rory Williams also [http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmwcddnXcO1qhq27ao1_500.gif makes him stronger.]<br />

[http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt299/snowyalice/RoryWilliams.jpg One time he punched me in the face...] }}

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*** Please link so we can all bask in her ninja goodness.

* In-universe: [[Frasier]]'s aunt Zora is a violent person feared by all, said to have joined the WWII Greek Partisans just so she could strangle Nazis. Since she was about 5 at the time, they say she did it with a jumping rope.

* [[Firefly ~~(TV)~~|River Tam]] kicks serious Reaver ass. Also, she can kill you with her brain.

* [[Firefly|River Tam]] kicks serious Reaver ass. Also, she can kill you with her brain.

** River Tam [[Xkcd ~~(Webcomic)~~|beats up everyone]]!

** River Tam [[Xkcd|beats up everyone]]!

* [[Glee|Sue Sylvester]] doesn't breathe, she holds air hostage.

** There is no 'ctrl' button on Sue Sylvester's computer, Sue Sylvester is always in control.

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** Sue Sylvester does not go 'hunting'. That kind of terminology implies the possibility of failure. Sue Sylvester goes killing.

** Sue Sylvester once had a bet with Chuck Norris over who was the bigger badass. The loser had to star in "Walker, Texas Ranger".

*** Whispers were heard of a team made up of [[Chuck|John Casey]], [[Glee|Sue Sylvester]], [[Firefly ~~(TV)~~|River Tam]] and [[Chuck Norris]]. The '''universe''' collectively trembled.

*** Whispers were heard of a team made up of [[Chuck|John Casey]], [[Glee|Sue Sylvester]], [[Firefly|River Tam]] and [[Chuck Norris]]. The '''universe''' collectively trembled.

** On a related note, Pavarotti misses you guys... BUT HE'S STILL A BAMF.

*** And he's not happy with what Finn just did.

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** Don't forget Ditka vs. a hurricane.

*** [[Logic Bomb|What if the hurricane was named... Hurricane Ditka?]]

* [[Alias (TV)|Jack Bristow]] waterboards ''himself'' twice every morning just to keep himself sharp.

* [[Alias (TV series)|Jack Bristow]] waterboards ''himself'' twice every morning just to keep himself sharp.

* '''''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Spike]]'''''.

** Buffy's plan in season 7 involves becoming this. Results vary.

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** And when that fails, do what Joan Holloway would do.

* God made Eve out of Adam's rib, because that was all that was left after [[Chuck|John Casey]] was done with him.

* [[~~Twenty Four~~|MY NAME IS JACK BAUER! I AM A FEDERAL AGENT!]]

* [[24|MY NAME IS JACK BAUER! I AM A FEDERAL AGENT!]]

* You either want [[Life On Mars|Gene]] [[Ashes to Ashes|Hunt]] or you want to be [[Magnificent Bastard|him]]. Even ''puppets'' are afraid of him.

** Gene Hunt literally bleeds whiskey.

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** Sterling. Never. Loses.

* [[Spitting Image]] does this in-universe with Doctor David Owen. Not only does he have a smooth voice, and run the Liberal-SDP Alliance by himself, but the guy can run an entire commons debate by himself (playing people on both benches, and the speaker) and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v9A2D1QBe4&NR=1 even '''breakdance'''.]

* The Red Ranger of ''[[~~Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|~~Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' is increasingly becoming more badass. He started off as a badass when we only knew his name. [[Awesome McCoolname|Captain]] '''{{color|red|MARVELOUS!!!!!!}}'''

* The Red Ranger of ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' is increasingly becoming more badass. He started off as a badass when we only knew his name. [[Awesome McCoolname|Captain]] '''{{color|red|MARVELOUS!!!!!!}}'''

** His teammate Joe, the Blue Ranger, is capable of fighting with [[Dual-Wielding|five swords at once]].

* [[Dexter|Sergeant James Doakes, motherfucker.]]

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* [[Myth Busters|Jamie Hyneman]], thanks mostly in part to his complex past.

* Ben invokes this with his dad in ''[[Outnumbered]]''... some of the time.

* [[Stargate SG 1|SG-1]] is this ''in-universe''. It's acknowledged by pretty much everyone that if you need the world saved, make sure Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson or Teal'c is around.

* [[Stargate SG-1|SG-1]] is this ''in-universe''. It's acknowledged by pretty much everyone that if you need the world saved, make sure Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson or Teal'c is around.

* [[Stargate Atlantis]]'s main team is this as well. Specifically, Rodney McKay. Yes. ''Meredith Rodney McKay''. Smartest man in the universe. Saviour of the world. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Canadian]]. He's the guy people look at when things go bad. To the point that Sam Carter, the previous holder of the Smartest Person in the Universe title, has started looking to McKay for solutions.

** John Sheppard became this in-universe ''as of the second episode''. One of the first things we learned about the Athosians is their version of tag, wherein one kid wears a Wraith mask and hunts the other. After the Athosians moved to Atlantis, the game is now "Major Sheppard hunts the Wraith".

* [[Star Trek]]: Klingons are a whole [[Memetic Badass]] species. They now have their own language, they have real opera's in Klingon, and some people even have Klingon weddings.

* [[Red Dwarf ~~(TV)~~|Ace Rimmer]] can kill a whole army of Nazis in one go. [[Improbable Weapon User|With crocodiles if necessary]]. [[Memetic Sex God|What]] [[Even the Guys Want Him|a guy]].

* [[Red Dwarf|Ace Rimmer]] can kill a whole army of Nazis in one go. [[Improbable Weapon User|With crocodiles if necessary]]. [[Memetic Sex God|What]] [[Even the Guys Want Him|a guy]].

* [[Babylon 5|Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari]]. So [[Badass]] the [[Abusive Precursors|Shadows]] have dark, ancient legends about ''her''.

* [[Game of Thrones|Tyrion Lannister]] has become the audience favorite of the show, and eventually started receiving this treatment. Slight aversion however, as it's not for his fighting prowess or manliness, but what a ''legendary'' smooth talker and bullshitter he is.

** [[Charles Dance|Tywin Lannister]] can cure dyslexia through [[Implacable Man|sheer persistence]]. He also gives bollockings to an [[Ax Crazy]] [[Complete Monster]] who's [[The Big Guy|nearly a foot taller than him]]. In addition, he is [[Surrounded By Idiots|pretty much singlehandedly]] waging a war with in-universe [[Memetic Badass]] Robb Stark.

** [[Charles Dance|Tywin Lannister]] can cure dyslexia through [[Implacable Man|sheer persistence]]. He also gives bollockings to an [[Ax Crazy]] [[Complete Monster]] who's [[The Big Guy|nearly a foot taller than him]]. In addition, he is [[Surrounded by Idiots|pretty much singlehandedly]] waging a war with in-universe [[Memetic Badass]] Robb Stark.

*** As is [[Little Miss Badass|Arya Stark]], who is able to answer back and hold her own in a [[Death Glare]] contest with the aforementioned Tywin. She's ''twelve''.

** Jaime Lannister is an in-universe example of this, at least until he got beaten by Robb Stark, which (as mentioned,) got Stark his own reputation as this.

* [[Married ~~With~~ Children|Al Bundy.]] Paragon of all that is man, and general God to the abused minimum wage workers of the world.

* [[Married... with Children|Al Bundy.]] Paragon of all that is man, and general God to the abused minimum wage workers of the world.