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* Valentinian of the ''[[Belisarius Series]]'' fits, as even though Belisarius wasn't as skillful he was perfectly able to take care of himself.
** Rao was this to Shakuntala; later her Kushan jailors were this after they defected. It is to be noted that Shakuntala was a beautiful young woman who could [[Badass Princess|kill men with her bare hands]].
** Averted in both cases, however, as the series is quite good at showing that even a badass needs a little help occasionally, and that anybody can be blindsided if they don't have someone to watch their back.
* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', all royalty have a personal guard who they entrust with their lives. In most cases this is just a typical guard, but considering that the Dothraki follow the strongest member of the khalasar the khal is, by definition, more badass than his bloodriders.
* The Steel Inquisitors from ''[[Mistborn]]'' are incredibly badass, but their boss [[God-Emperor|the Lord Ruler]], who they guard as part of their duties, is ''far'' more powerful. Mostly, they're there so he doesn't have to soil his hands with grunt work if he doesn't want to (and as a group they're also in charge of policing his empire, though he's almost always accompanied by a handful). {{spoiler|And having Inquisitors is incredibly useful for the times when, to satisfy the [[Equivalent Exchange]] aspect of his magic, the Lord Ruler has to regress for a few hours into a withered old man rather an a nigh-invincible [[Physical God]]}}.
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