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* In ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' Kyon has the balls to threaten the alien's boss, a mass of pure data, after he realizes that he/she/it might delete Nagato for gaining emotions. Can't blame her, after she goes through 594 years of the same 2 weeks of events.
{{quote|"If anything happens to Yuki Nagato, ''I will unleash hell.''"}}
* [[Determinator|Killy]] from ''[[Blame]]''! is a rare [[The Stoic|stoic]] version of this trope. The man has done it all, and done so without even a ''grunt of exertion''. If there happens to be a problem he can't fix with his [[Weapon of Mass Destruction|G]][[Wave Motion Gun|B]][[Weapon of Choice|E]], [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|then it isn't a damn problem]]. [[Dark Action Girl|Sana-Kan]] and [[The Lancer|Dhomochevsky]] from the same series may also qualify, but they get less screen time than [[The Hero|Killy]].
* ''[[D.Gray-man]]''
** Cross Marian. While Allen and Lavi are {{spoiler|struggling just to keep Tyki away from Lenalee and Chaozii, Marshall Cross swoops in and saves their sorry asses by simply ''shooting'' Tyki a few times with Judgement.}}
** Allen, the [[Badass Adorable]], Kanda, Mr. [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]], Tyki Mikk, Lavi with his kickass [[Drop the Hammer|hammer]], and Lenalee and Road are very nice examples of [[Action Girl|female]] [[Dark Action Girl|badasses]].
* Ladd Russo, Claire Stanfield and Firo Prochainezo of ''[[Baccano]]!'' fit almost perfectly in Badass category, but they sure aren't the only ones. [[Heroic Bystander|Rachel]] saves nearly six people from heavily armed terrorists with nothing but sheer grit, [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Jacuzzi]] demonstrates almost insane levels of courage under pressure, [[Axe Crazy|Graham]] can and probably ''will'' knock your head off with a monkey wrench, [[Stuff Blowing Up|Nice]] will blow up anything and everything, [[Big Bad|Szilard]] can take machine gun fire while barely flinching, and [[Knife Nut|Chane]] can ''deflect bullets.''
** The [[Light Novels]] add more examples, like Luck Gandor, who stabbed a guy in the throat with his ''own severed arm''.
* Kakashi, Gaara and Neji of ''[[Naruto]]'' In fact, most of the cast would qualify as badasses, simply because they're ''[[Ninja]]''.
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** Also from the same series: Father Alexander Anderson.
*** '''[[World of Badass|EVERYONE]]''' in Hellsing is badass. Seras is [[Badass Adorable]], Integra is [[Badass Normal]], Walter is a [[Badass Grandpa]], etc.
* In ''[[Jormungand]]'', Koko's whole squad applies, the band includes a sniper that can shot down the barrells of 3 different rifles in a sweep, a boy solider who can take a whole base by his lonesome and then we have Valmet that baddest of them all, [[Knife Nut|She doesn't even need guns]]
* Everyone in ''[[Bakuretsu Tenshi]]'', especially Jo, and to a lesser degree, Takane and Sei.
* Zaraki Kenpachi from the anime ''[[Bleach]]'' is perhaps [[Heroic Sociopath|the greatest example of this]], relying solely on brute force and his insanely powerful [[Battle Aura]] while all others in the anime rely on magic and/or special fighting techniques. In one memorable scene, he allows an opponent he can't see or hear to stab him in the chest just so that Kenpachi can then grab him.
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* Broly from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' takes this trope to absurd levels, effortlessly defeating the most powerful warriors in the universe single handedly at the same time. The cast is made of badass. From main character Goku, all the way down to fat guy Yajirobe. Guy wasn't a joke character when he killed one of Piccolo Daimao's warriors in one blow, nor when he cut off Vegeta's tail.
* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' makes it a main priority to showcase just how much of a badass Kenshiro is. He is a walking death machine with an almost instinctual knowledge of every pressure point on the body, which he uses to annihilate entire armies in some of the most spectacular and gruesome ways possible. Don't even get me started on his [[Made of Iron]] qualities as well.
** The ''only'' other person who possibly outstrips Ken in this regard is his brother Raoh. A man so incredibly badass that, after he died, a [[Serious Business|real-life funeral was held for him]].
** No mention of Toki? The man orginally chosen as successor over both Raoh AND Kenshiro. He was so powerful he was on par with Raoh while DYING OF RADIATION POISONING!
* Nougami Neuro from ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'' is an example. From the many ways he tortures his slave Yako, to how he brutally tortured the new bloodline member DR.
* Ranma from [[Ranma ½|[[Ranma
* Though sadly often passed over or ignored, all of the other characters have gotten at least one [[Badass]] moment. Genma Saotome, who otherwise is content to loaf around and [[Sins of Our Fathers|make Ranma handle his problems]], proves that even he has his limits when he {{spoiler|uses his [[Battle Aura]] to turn into a giant version of himself to take on Happosai}}. Soun Tendo, a wimp who normally uses his [[Demon Head]] trick to bully the more capable Ranma into taking care of his household, {{spoiler|tells an oni possessing his eldest daughter to take his body instead}}. Akane Tendo has several, but the first one is taking on the [[Orochi]] at Ryugenzawa. [[Hot Amazon|Shampoo]], in the first [[Non-Serial Movie]], {{spoiler|saves Ranma from a messy death at the hands of a martial artist using [[Razor Floss]], then tells him to go and save her enemy Akane, despite the fact Ranma openly considers her an [[Unwanted Spouse]]}}. And those are just some examples.
** My personal favorite example of non-Ranma badassery is when Ranma's been depowered, and being assaulted by all his rivals, save one. Ryouga. Ryouga then proceeds to parry all the weapons they're using against Ranma, and send ALL the other rivals flying off into the distance. With only one swipe of his umbrella. All because he couldn't stand his former greatest foe being reduced to "A shadow of your former self" as he calls it. Unfortunately, its ruined when he sends Ranma flying as well in his grief.
* Guts from ''[[Berserk]]'' is an example (I don't think that it's possible for a character named "Guts" to not be badass). The [[Magnetic Plot Device|Brand of Sacrifice]] on the back of his neck acts as a beacon for [[The Legions of Hell]]. He's had it for two years and counting, and he's still alive. And despite losing an eye and having to have his left arm replaced with a mechanical one after having to ''cut off the original himself'' (and that's not even counting his ''ridiculous'' number of scars), he's not going to lay down and die anytime soon. The man's nickname is "The Hundred-Man Slayer", and he earned it honestly.
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* The Major from ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'', also an example of a [[Action Girl|female badass]].
** The brutal efficiency of the group enables any Section 9 member to be badass. Batou, however, does get the lion's share that isn't Motoko's.
* Leona from ''[[Dominion Tank Police]]''. A female police officer that drives a tank and thinks it's completely viable to blow up half a city to catch a jaywalker if needed. Also Commander Britain from the same anime classifies here, having a lifetime subscription to "How to Kill" magazine and all.
* Simon and Kamina from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' are the most GAR-badass characters ever created: thanks to Simon's massive power and Kamina's unstoppable bravado, they both manage to pull the strongest, most awesome moves ever seen in anime. For keeping Simon on the ropes throughout their whole fight and continuing to prevail even without his 'mech, Lordgenome clearly has a spot in GAR-halla too. In fact, every character that goes out with a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] [[Took a Level In Badass|Takes A Level In Badass]] as his last act.
** Kittan too. [http://chan.sankakustatic.com/data/9e/1e/9e1ef1ef69a7b9c1e8f89617835c5722.jpg This picture] says it all.
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* Bean Bandit, in both ''[[Riding Bean]]'' and ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]''.
* Too many characters from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. It is almost impossible to not be impressed by some of the characters' exploits in the story, such as Sesshomaru not flinching from having his arm ripped off, Naraku eating Moryoumaru out from the inside out (along with... everything Naraku does), Sango ''digging herself out of her own grave'', Kagura slaying entire army of demon wolves with a couple blades, Inuyasha defeating the foe his father died fighting, Inuyasha being able to completely break the state of full-demon he became from losing Tessaiga and much more for every character.
** Fighting in his weakened state within Hakurei's purification barrier, Sesshomaru throws his sword Tokijin backwards at [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Suikotsu]], who's holding his [[Morality Pet|beloved]] Rin, while leaping forward to thrust his hand (he has only one hand) into [[Villainous Crossdresser|his other enemy]] Jakotsu's chest. Tokijin hits Suikotsu's chest, only inches away from Rin's head. Jakotsu and Suikotsu don't die from this, but the move is badass.
* Gen Shishio of ''[[Kekkaishi]]''.
** Kaguro from the same series counts as well.
* Numerous characters from ''[[One Piece]]'', most notably Sanji, Luffy, and Zoro.
** Actually, it's hard to name a single sympathetic character who isn't a [[Badass]] [[Determinator]] to some degree.
** A true stand-out and rarity among badasses is Mr. 2 Bon Clay, who exudes absurd amounts of badassery while also being [[Camp Gay|quite]] [[Drag Queen|flamboyant]].
** And then there's [[Person of Mass Destruction|Whitebeard.]] He's called the world's strongest man for a reason.
** There's also [[Handicapped Badass|Shanks]], [[BFS|Mihawk]], [[Magnificent Bastard|Crocodile]], and [[Badass Grandpa|Rayleigh]].
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** For ''the'' Pokémon side, there's [[Pokémon (anime)|Ash's Charizard]]. His [[Establishing Character Moment]] in his very first official battle? Flying out of a '''pool of lava''' to hundreds of meters in the sky, and delivering his first Seismic Toss by ''effortlessly throwing his near-helpless opponent to the ground.''
** Treecko and Buizel would follow in Charizard's footsteps later...the former possibly surpassing Char in awesomeness, and the [[Weasel Mascot]] standing his ground very well.
* As for [[Digimon|that other monster show]], the cast of ''[[Digimon Savers]]'' is probably the baddest of the badass. Both Masaru and Ikuto will fight Digimon barehanded, [[Badass Longcoat|Satsuma]] is a [[Big Damn Heroes|big damn hero]] and it's up for debate whether Touma is a [[Genius Bruiser]] or [[Badass Bookworm]]. Even [[The Chick]] Yoshino gets one really good moment where she smashes an evil pseudo-Digimon with a barrel, and the [[Bridge Bunnies]] have ''motorcycles''.
** Beelzemon from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' also deserves a mention. Demonic appearance, black leather biker clothes, only existing creature that can control a destructive living motorcycle named Behemoth, who moped the floor with the heroes including [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Megidramon]] every time they fought and fared fairly well against Gallantmon. He suffered no [[Badass Decay]] from his eventual [[Heel Face Turn]].
*** Gallantmon really deserves to be mentioned if we're talking Tamers as well. Red dragon-esque knight with a lance, massive shield, and flowing cape, who smacks down Beelzemon in their fight, even doing an unflinching walk out of flames his own attack produced. Then, in the grand finale, he upgrades and takes it even further, destroying what's an omnicidal digital god of death.
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* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has tons: [[Boisterous Bruiser|Rakan]], Takamichi, Nagi, [[Memetic Badass|Rakan]], Kaede, Setsuna, [[Overly Long Gag|Rakan]], and Mana all qualify, but the most extreme example is [[Little Miss Badass]] Evangeline, who has taken down a superpowerful demon god in one (massive) shot. [[Department of Redundancy Department|Oh, and did we mention Jack Rakan?]]
** Also Negi himself, after obtaining [[Black Magic]]. Just read chapter 219.
** {{spoiler|as of [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v31/c280/3.html the most recent chapter], [[Badass Bookworm|Nodoka]] certainly qualifies, according to the "A character who gets away with outright insane stunts that would never work in real life" definition. <ref>She stands up to a [[Reality Warper]], ''steals his weapon'', interrogates him to find out how it works, and ''uses his own [[Reality Warper]] power to teleport away''.</ref> Imagine if she actually had combat training...}}
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' has several, most notably Kallen, Toudou, Cornelia and, Suzaku.
** In one of the [[Spin-Off]] mangas, ''Zero'' himself. Instead of having [[Mind Control]] powers, his suit gives him super-strength, allowing him to go toe-to-toe with Lancelot, without being inside of a Knightmare himself.
** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Jeremiah]] just BAMF! and turned completely badass from R1 Turn 25 onwards.
** [[Lady of War]] Cornelia, who, as of the Battle of Narita, can win against Lelouch and two other Knightmare Frames, with ''both'' hands tied behind her back. She is so badass she has to be mentioned twice.
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** C.C.! The [[Femme Fatale]], [[Magnificent Bitch]] who's always at Lelouch's side, and always manages to be every bit as badass as him.
** Recent chapters of ''Code Geass: Nightmare Of Nunnally'' shows Zero channeling Master Asia and slaughtering Knightmares (with his bare hands!) while still being the [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificent]] [[Manipulative Bastard|trickster]] we know him to be.
* Inner Moka from ''[[Rosario
** Tsukune started off as [[The Team Normal]], but he quickly [[Took a Level In Badass]], to the point that his strength eventually rivals that of Inner Moka. Together they make a [[Battle Couple]].
** [[Bash Brothers|Gin and Haiji]] took down a branch of Fairy Tale ''[[Conservation of Ninjutsu|by themselves]]''!
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* Mikura from [[Mezzo DSA]] and [[Mezzo Forte]] is almost insanely badass. Just watch the bowling alley fight from episode one of Forte, and be amazed.
* ''Samurai 7's'' Kyuuzo masterfully wields two katana, wears red and black, and fits the criteria for "nosebleed-inducing male character" with his damn good looks and icy personality. Not to be confused with his mildly friendlier movie incarnation, though that Kyuuzo is just as badass.
** Actually the rest of the group could classify as well, considering that in this world even a single samurai is apparently already a veritable [[One-Man Army]] even against an actual army of [[Humongous Mecha]].
* Manji from ''[[Blade of the Immortal]]''
* Bobby Margot, battleship helmsman from ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' also deserves a mention, made even more badass by the fact that normally he acts very [[Camp Gay|campy]], and used to be hair dresser and makeup artist.
** Ozma also is very badass in his own right.
** Also, Klan - Klan's {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|complete break - down after Mikael's death, within which she takes a VERY large portion of the Vajra attack - force out upon her own.]]}}, and [[spoiler: [[Chekhov's Gunman|Grace]], despite being an [[Big Bad|evil]] [[Magnificent Bastard|little]] [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|bitch]], [[Curb Stomp Battle|slaughtering a squad of troopers sent towards killing singularly. It's not exactly known if they kne of her ["Cybernetics Eat Your Soul|cybernetic enhancements,]] but still..."]. Also, the SKULL Squad can be seen as this as well as Ozma, especially Alto and Mikail, [[spoiler: [[Dying Moment of Awesome|who died]] [[Heroic Sacrifice|trying to save the colony and, ["All Love Is Unrequited|more importantly towards him,]] Klan - Klan."]
* Kakuri from ''[[Bokko]]'' is a short, bearded warrior-monk who specifically goes out of his way to aid defenseless cities in times of war. With his strategy, wisdom and badassery he has helped countless small cities win against the odds.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Marlene Angel]] from [[Blue Gender]] most definitely qualifies. Aside from her feat of fighting the [[Big Creepy-Crawlies|Blue]] in or ''out'' of her [[Humongous Mecha]], at one point in the movie she kills a giant armor-plated worm by ''throwing her mecha's bayonetted rifle '''into its mouth.'''''
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* [[Noblesse|Cadis Etram Di Raizel]] can take on [[Body Horror]] inflicted abomination that punches through wall with just [[Compelling Voice|his words]]. Oh, and all of his fights ends in [[Curb Stomp Battle]], but it never comes up as [[God Mode Sue]], but more as [[Showy Invincible Hero]].
* [[Sakigake Otokojuku]]:
** It seems that any Major Character who enroll in the Otokojuku will definitely become a total [[Badass]].
** Taken to obscene height with Edajima Heihachi. The first one, when his beloved students is taken hostage by other school and the captor ask for ransom, what does he do ? He made a [[Badass Boast]] and shout loud enough that the telephone on the other side brokes. Then, he ride a Battle Tank to the location while wearing Samurai outfit while carrying a Battle Spear, doing a [[Dynamic Entry]], and fool the police by saying that he is a director who is in the middle of shooting a Movie. then, after a failed attempt at shooting the cannon, He delivers a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] at the whole crowd Bare Handed(yes he dont even use his spear to do all the crazy stuff). Then he Ride the Tank and slam it to the building. Whoo talk about [[Badass]] (Its [[Crazy Enough to Work]])
* [[Magnificent Bastard|Light Yagami]] of ''[[Death Note]]'', mostly through his intellect. He did ''such a good job'' of manipulating the world's population into worshipping him while dealing with equally intelligent enemies out to hunt him down, all while remaining awesomely [[The Stoic|stoic]] and continuously finding novel ways of allowing his plan to follow through.
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