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{{quote|''"You tell me where my suit is, woman!! We are talking about the greater good!"
"'Greater good?!' I am your
|'''Frozone''' and [[Sassy Black Woman|wife]], ''[[The Incredibles]]''}}
[[Badass|Archetypical tough guys]] and [[Anti-Hero|anti-heroes]] often give off an aura of authority and attitude around them, a countenance that gives even the most courageous individuals feelings of doubt and fear; a warning to all to treat the character with caution. As a result, these characters are apt to intimidate anyone they meet into doing what they want, whether it be doing their bidding or merely just leaving them alone.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'': Keiko Yukimura is one of the few people who knows [[Delinquent|Yusuke Urameshi]] and isn't scared of him, and she doesn't even allow his attitude to affect her. As a result, she often acts as his conscience, and isn't afraid to [[Megaton Punch|knock him on his ass]] if he crosses the line.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Ginny Weasley shows signs of this in ''[[Harry Potter and
* ''[[Discworld]]'': Reformed [[Gentleman Thief]] Moist Von Lipwig has his [[Love Interest]] Adora Bell "Spike" Dearhart. Part of the reason he was attracted to her in the first place was [[I Love You Because I Can't Control You|because she wasn't fooled by him]]. In his [[
** Having grown up as [[The Grim Reaper|Death]]'s adopted daughter, Ysabell was utterly unintimidated {{smallcaps|by his voice}}. His granddaughter, Susan, acts much the same way, as does his ''actual'' valet Albert. Albert is a bit of an odd case, though, in that he ''is'' terrified of death; he just doesn't find the anthropomorphic personification of it all that worrisome.
*** In fairness to Albert, he's been living on about three months of life for the past 2,000 years and is now down to about ten seconds.
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*In ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|The Vor Game]]'', Miles is not a bit intimidated by the Emperor. Subverted in that not only is he a viable claim to be heir under some theories, he was practically raised with the Emperor. Others are a zig-zag depending on their position. Armsmen are always respectful because that is part of their duty but service officers tend to treat him according to his rank at the moment.
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* [[Almighty Janitor|Merlin]] is most definitely this to [[White Prince|Prince Arthur]] in ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. He is almost completely immune to Arthur's royal demands and complaining, largely due to the fact that Arthur cannot intimidate him. He's also totally willing to knock the royal ''prat'' down a knotch or twenty whenever he becomes too unbearable, punishment be damned.
** There's an element of this with Gaius and Uther as well. He's one of the few who isn't afraid to call Uther out from time to time.
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* Chizuru Kagura, the cool-headed [[Miko]] from [[The King of Fighters]], cannot make [[Anti-Hero|Iori]] [[Jerkass Woobie|Yagami]] completely bend to her will, but she ''can'' make him team-work with none other than his sworn enemy [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You|Kyo Kusanagi]].
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* [[Handicapped Badass|Viktor]] and [[Genki Girl|Ivy]] have this relationship in ''[[Lackadaisy]]''.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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