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{{trope}}
[[File:batman_alfred_3_5687.jpg|frame|Glare all you want, [[Batman
{{quote|''"You tell me where my suit is, woman!! We are talking about the greater good!"<br />
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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 [[Everything's Better
* 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?"
* ''[[
* 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.
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** He is the only Batfamily member with the balls to confront Batman about his poor treatment of family members. His manipulation of Stephanie Brown, his abandonment of Cassandra Cain, his terrible fathering of Damian. Three of the most badass heroes there are, who rarely even stand up for themselves to Bruce. Alfred does it regularly.
** Dick Grayson is utterly unafraid of Batman, as well. [[Lampshade Hanging|This is pointed out]] in at least a couple of issues.
** At least since coming [[Back From the Dead]], so is [[
* Evie Hammond eventually assumes this role for V in ''[[V for Vendetta]]''.
== [[Film]] ==
* A lot of [[James Bond (
* Officer Anne Lewis plays this role for her cyborg partner in the first two ''[[
* Pepper Potts vs. Tony Stark from ''[[Iron Man (
* ''[[The Sting]]''. Floyd has this kind of relationship to his boss Doyle Lonnegan. He's unafraid to disagree with Lonnegan, and even mildly argue with him, even though he knows that Lonnegan is not reluctant to have people killed.
* At the beginning of ''[[Star Wars]]: [[
** The [[Expanded Universe]] gave this guy a name and elaborated on his [[Backstory]], confirming that he was one of the few Imperial officers to ever question Vader while still being loyal, and had earned Vader's respect for this.
** And let's not forget Grand Moff Tarkin, who at one point actually ''commands'' Darth Vader to stop force-strangling an insubordinate Imperial Officer, and Vader promptly obeys.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Ginny Weasley shows signs of this in ''[[Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix]]''. Everyone else has no idea how to deal with Harry's angry, angsty rampages. Ginny coolly and calmly defuses him.
* ''[[Discworld]]'': Reformed [[Gentleman Thief]] Moist Von Lipwig has his [[Love Interest]] Adora Bell "Spike" Dearhart. Part of the reason he was attracted to her in the first place was [[I Love You Because I Can't Control You|because she wasn't fooled by him]]. In his [[Discworld
** Having grown up as [[The Grim Reaper|Death]]'s adopted daughter, Ysabell was utterly unintimidated {{smallcaps|by his voice}}. His granddaughter, Susan, acts much the same way, as does his ''actual'' valet Albert. Albert is a bit of an odd case, though, in that he ''is'' terrified of death; he just doesn't find the anthropomorphic personification of it all that worrisome.
*** In fairness to Albert, he's been living on about three months of life for the past 2,000 years and is now down to about ten seconds.
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* 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 ''[[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
* 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.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* [[Almighty Janitor|Merlin]] is most definitely this to [[White Prince|Prince Arthur]] in ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. He is almost completely immune to Arthur's royal demands and complaining, largely due to the fact that Arthur cannot intimidate him. He's also totally willing to knock the royal ''prat'' down a knotch or twenty whenever he becomes too unbearable, punishment be damned.
** There's an element of this with Gaius and Uther as well. He's one of the few who isn't afraid to call Uther out from time to time.
* Zoe is like this with Mal in ''[[
** Simon doesn't seem all that intimidated by Mal either. Nor does Book.
** Interestingly, few of the main characters in ''[[Firefly]]'' seem to be intimidated by Jayne; that seems to be more for outsiders. To those who spend a lot of time around him, Jayne is a bit of a doofus. He just happens to be the kind of doofus who is very good at killing people.
*** [[What Exactly Is His Job?|What do they keep him around for? "Public relations."]]
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'': Wilson is often impressed by House, but never intimidated by him.
* Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso are like this to each other in ''[[Scrubs]]''. While, at first, Dr. Kelso often tries to get rid of Cox or somehow get him out of his hair, he eventually says that he needs someone like Cox, a constant opposing force who will not back down, to make sure that the best decisions are made for the hospital.
* On ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[
{{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. }}
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* This relationship develops between Belle and the Beast in ''[[Beauty and
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