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** Barbara Gordon, Batgirl original flavor and currently the all-knowing Oracle. Whether she's in [[Birds of Prey]], ''Batgirl: Year One", or [[Batman the Animated Series]], she kicks ass so hard.

*** I think the reason why that Babs is so awesome is that even when faced with disability, she continues to do what she can to make a difference as a hero. Plus, she's [[Handicapped Badass|not exactly]] as defenseless as one might think.

** I'd like to chime in with the love for Robin III, Tim Drake.

*** He deduced the identities of Batman and Robin and saved Batman's life twice, all acting as a civilian.

* [[Exiles (Comic Book)|Sabertooth]], how on earth did they manage to make him so darn cool? Oh that's right, Age of Apocalypse.

** Only since then? And an alternate version of him?

** Agreed. The Punisher has balls of steel, which is confirmed by the fact that he has his own site on [[Badass of the Week]], and he's often the only person that even dares to bring complete monsters to justice. Also, despite being one of the most brutal Anti Heroes out there, he manages to [[Pet the Dog]] often enough to avoid becoming a monster himself.

* [[Flash|Impulse]], ''so very much''. He was so [[Cheerful Child|adorable]] and [[The Woobie|woobie]] and [[Fun Personified|crazy]] and... (we all miss you Bart ;_;)

** He's back from the dead!

* [[Fantastic Four|Doctor Doom]], the greatest comic book supervillain ever.

** Second best? ''Second best?!?'' The Master of Magnetism scorns that feeble appellation! He is a magnificently complex character with motivations that are no less scary for being completely understandable. The range of his powers is enormous, from effects so subtle as manipulating the iron in someone's blood to so staggering as short-circuiting Sentinels wholesale. Not to mention, he's a brilliant scientist in his own right. No doubt about it, Mags is absolutely the Number One supervillian in ''my'' book!

** Mine too, because he's ''not'' an out-and-out villain. The [[Ubermensch]] concept is alive and well in him, and even when they bring him into conflict with people he respects and wishes he could be like, he still sticks to his ideals. [[Blue and Orange Morality|Alien though it may be]], his moral code is still very strong.

** Traci 13! Traci 13!

* This troper is stunned that there is yet no mention of [[The Authority|Midnighter]].

** This troper has only read The Authority: Relentless and can see him becoming a favourite. Simply for being an outrageous, vicious bastard, who isn't entirely a bastard (him and Apollo in the Sliding Albion story. Aww). Not that the others aren't good so far, but a guy whose first panel or so has him grinning happily whilst killing two people at once leaves quite the impression.

* ''[[Astro City]]'' has numerous great characters (arguably nothing ''but'' great characters). [[Samaritan Syndrome|Samaritan]] and [[Mysterious Past|The Confessor]] are the most obvious choices, but there's also [[Reformed but Rejected|Steeljack]], [[Reluctant Retiree|The Junkman]] and [[Badass Normal|Crackerjack]].

** For some reason, [[Tropers/Eponymous Kid|this troper]] has taken a shine to Infidel as one of his favorite villains of all time.

* Nite Owl II from ''[[Watchmen]]'' is this troper's favorite character. He's so sweet and lovably dorky. Not to mention the fact that he built a crapload of awesome high-tech gear and his own ship and {{spoiler|gets the girl in the end}}.

*** He's intentionally sympathetic, which is what makes him an amazingly intriguing character. A character so disgusting yet so deserving of pity, this troper couldn't help but feel for him.

** Ozymandias. In a world filled with blood-soaked dirty alleys, Ozymandias's appearance comes as a breath of fresh air and a reminder that all the high-minded concepts are still around. While he's not without his faults, he honestly believes that people have the potential to do anything they choose to. Oh, and he's also one of the greatest examples of [[Badass Bookworm]] out there.

** This Troper always gets a warm tingly feeling of role-model-worship when she sees Superman. Maybe it's his simplicity — he's not a superhero because his parents died or has personal experience with crime or has guilt issues or went through some traumatizing ordeal, he's one just because he's that ''good''. Because he knows he ''should'' be one. Because it's only fair. Yeah it sounds corny, but just think of how rare that is in fiction nowadays, yet in real life there really are loads of people who are good, fair, unflinchingly moral individuals ''just because''. There's a reason he isn't first on this page — he doesn't jump to mind like that because there are no specific reasons for him to. He's one of those people who are so quietly, constantly, dependably awesome that he's taken for granted.

*** This Troper has a similar reaction to Commissioner Gordon, especially in [[The Dark Knight Saga]], for many of the same reasons.

* [[Wonder Woman]]. The original [[Hot Amazon]] and mother of all [[Action Girl|action girls.]]

** And Wonder Woman's daughters-by-inspiration, the [[Chris Claremont|Claremazons]]. You know who I mean, ''[[X-Men]]'' fans. Storm, Psylocke, Rogue, Phoenix, [[My Friends and Zoidberg|even Kitty Pryde]]...The X-Women rock. 'Nuff said.

** 3. Patriotic on the same field as Cap, from the Right, rather than the Left.

** 4. Won't usually Wangst nearly as much as most other heroes when it comes to putting villains down permanently.

** 6. [[War Machine]] = [[More Dakka]] = The Most Awesome sidekick in all existence. Is there a trope for ''[[Anti Scrappy]]?''

* [[X-Men|Cyclops]] is the man. With the death of [[Captain America]], he became the best damn leader in the [[Marvel Universe]]. People complain about him being [[The Stoic]], but that just makes him more badass. Beating up his whole team to teach them a lesson is no problem for him. He needs at least one broken rib to make it challenging. And female telepaths just can't keep their hands off him.

*** 4. His Green Lantern uniform is the coolest superhero costume ever.

*** 5. His [[Dark Age]] comic book series (Guy Gardner: Warrior) was actually important to his character development.

*** 7. [[Two Words Obvious Trope|Two Words:]] [[Ugly Cute]]

* [[The Flash|The Pied Piper.]] He [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|blew up a planet.]] With [[The Power of Rock|Queen.]]

* Though I love several of the X-Men, my favorite has pretty much always been [[X-Men (Franchise)/The Original Team/Characters|The Beast]]. He's witty, compassionate and highly moral; I often felt he was the glue that kept the X-Men together. He's also having a love affair with both words and science, I can relate.

* [[Scott Pilgrim|Knives Chau]] is one of the most adorable characters in anything I've ever read. Wallace Wells is all kinds of awesome too.

* Molly Hayes from Runaways ''[[Runaways]]'' is the unconcentrated definition of [[Badass Adorable]]. She's [[Tastes Like Diabetes|sweet, kind, cute as a button]], [[Nice Hat|has too many adorable hats to count,]] and her list of accomplishments includes tossing Wolverine like a baseball, flipping a Godzilla sized Kaiju on its back (granted, she was suped up on magic at the time) and punching the fricken punisher in the gut! Add to the calculation that she is actually [[Wise Beyond Their Years]] and you have the girl I would have had a crush on when I was 11.

* Have to give a shout out to my boy [[Static (Comic Book)|Static]]. He was created by [[Dwayne McDuffie]] to be a contemporary version of [[Spider Man]]. In fact a lot of his series, and the rest of the Milestone titles, read like the marvel's own Ultimate Line. Static is funny, smart, and is a hero because he ''wanted'' to be one, not because he's trying to live out a legacy or has a [[Dark And Troubled]] past that pushed him into heroics. He's living the dream and is enjoying every second of it.

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