Took a Level in Badass/Film: Difference between revisions

*** The trope is played very straight in ''Jason X'', in which an android girl is literally given an upgrade that makes her an instant commando. She subsequently blows Jason up with an RPG.

* Between the original 80's cartoon and the 2007 film, [[Dirty Coward|Starscream]] from ''Transformers'' has taken a '''major''' level in badass. To prove it, we have this line as Starscream flies over Mission City, from frigging [[Trigger Happy|Iron]][[The Big Guy|hide]], of all people:

** The human character, Sam Witwicky, who pretty much spent the first two movies running away from these giant robots that try to blow him up or squish him (Hey you would too), suddenly has clearly had it with everything, and ''seriously'' invoked this trope. How [[Badass]] has Sam become? Well if you must know... {{spoiler|HE F*CKING KILLED STARSCREAM!}}

** Megatron is pretty infamous for his [[Badass Decay]]. He spends most of the third movie as an injured, sulking cripple until {{spoiler|Sam's love interest Carly, of all people, rouses him into beating the pulp out of the [[Bigger Bad]], and he does a fine job indeed.}} ''All while still sustaining his injuries''.