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[[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.
 
[[Sister Trope]] to [[No Hero to His Valet]].
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* ''[[DNA 2]]'' has a romantic example, with Ami immune to the Mega Playboy's Pornomancer powers because she was Junta's [[Victorious Childhood Friend]] for the longest time ''before'' they ever activated.
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Yachiru Kusajishi was not afraid of Kenpachi Zaraki even when she was a baby and he was covered in blood.
* Similar to the Bleach example, from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' we have [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Princesses|Mei]], who has absolutely no fear of [[Serial Killer|Scar.]]
* In ''[[Durarara]]'', the typical reaction most people have to encountering [[The Berserker|Shizuo Heiwajima]] is to either run away in terror or to pick a fight with him in order to (fail to) prove their badassery. Tom Tanaka's response, on the other hand, was to go, [[Bullying a Dragon|"Yeah, those guys are dicks]]. Want to hang out?"
* ''[[Dragonball]]'': Despite being a [[Muggle]] and [[The Chick]], Bulma is perfectly willing to push around anyone; even [[Blood Knight|Veg]][[Jerkass|eta]]. To the point of getting him into wearing a pink shirt. Naturally, they wind up hooking up and having two children together.
* At the beginning of the Conviction Arc in ''[[Berserk]]'', when Guts returns to Godo's house only to find his insane lover Casca gone and goes into a rage because of it, the only one not to be intimidated by Guts is Godo, and is therefore able to deliver an effective [[What the Hell, Hero?|hands-down-barrier-what-the-hell-hero lecture]] to him.
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* [[Spenser]], Robert B. Parker's [[Hardboiled Detective]], is intimidating to just about everyone he meets. But not Rachel Wallace, an author he worked with at one point. Nor his constant companion Susan Silverman. Of course, Spenser doesn't intimidate Hawk, either, but that's because Hawk is just as much of a badass as Spenser.
* In the ''[[Star Trek Expanded Universe]]'', Federation President Bacco and Bajoran First Minister Asarem both have secretaries who embody this trope, as did Worf during his stretch as Klingon ambassador.
* In ''[[Sixteen Thirty Two|1632]]'', nearly everyone is careful of Emperor Gustav's well-known volatile temper (his valets carry around extra chairs when he's campaigning, because they know he likes to smash chairs when he's angry) and his touchy nature when it comes to insults. Julie Simms isn't intimidated at all, and even once called him a fathead to his face. And got away with it.
* In the [[Conan the Barbarian]] story ''[[The Phoenix On the Sword (Literature)|The Phoenix On the Sword]]'', there is a scene where King Conan of Aquilonia and General Prospero are discussing the state of the kingdom. Prospero speaks to Conan as he would an old friend rather than his king, and the story even mentions the "easy familiarity" that exists between Conan and Prospero.
* Eve and Roarke are both intimidating people in the [[In Death]] series. Eve's used to bullying her way around, and Roarke is a [[Badass]] who [[Fiction 500|owns everything]]. The only people to consistently and calmly deflect their spite whenever they rage or angst are Mira and Summerset, their respective parental figures.
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{{quote| Sothe: Stop scowling at me like that. You're making me uncomfortable.<br />
Nasir: It's not just you. Ike always looks like that. Don't mind him, just keep talking. }}
* 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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