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** 2nd level: [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119633 After getting a chip implanted in his head], he suddenly can kick ass better. In fact, he's suddenly [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119714 capable of dodging bullets]
** 2nd level: [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119633 After getting a chip implanted in his head], he suddenly can kick ass better. In fact, he's suddenly [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119714 capable of dodging bullets]
** 3rd level: [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119766 After Claudita possesses him] (with his full consent and full knowledge).
** 3rd level: [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119766 After Claudita possesses him] (with his full consent and full knowledge).
* Done in ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', where Elan ''literally'' takes a level in badass -- or, rather, in the Dashing Swordsman prestige class.
* Done in ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', where Elan ''literally'' takes a level in badass—or, rather, in the Dashing Swordsman prestige class.
** Vaarsuvius also does this (albeit only temporarily through a {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]}}) in order to {{spoiler|save [his<nowiki>|</nowiki>her] children from a really pissed off dragon}}.
** Vaarsuvius also does this (albeit only temporarily through a {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]}}) in order to {{spoiler|save [his<nowiki>|</nowiki>her] children from a really pissed off dragon}}.
** And in a less literal sense, Elan has also become somewhat less incompetent at using his regular Bard abilities over time.
** And in a less literal sense, Elan has also become somewhat less incompetent at using his regular Bard abilities over time.
*** Unfortunately, that badass level was dependent on his [[Genre Savvy|Genre Savvyness]] - in the Empire of Blood, his capabilities have been [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: {{spoiler|his father,}} General Tarquin is exponentially savvier, throwing him back to being almost [[The Ditz|incapable of functioning in the party for his stupidity.]]
*** Unfortunately, that badass level was dependent on his [[Genre Savvy]]ness - in the Empire of Blood, his capabilities have been [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: {{spoiler|his father,}} General Tarquin is exponentially savvier, throwing him back to being almost [[The Ditz|incapable of functioning in the party for his stupidity.]]
** Roy took a level too. In the beginning, he was basically just a snarky team leader. The only time he showed his inner awesome was rescuing Elan from a situation he wouldn't have been in if he hadn't abandoned him in the first place (and him taking down Xykon, but that was via deus ex machina). After his little trip to heaven, he suddenly becomes more serious, has a worldly air around him, beats on a half-dragon-half-ogre, most of a bar in a barfight, gets ranked top of the list after beating Belkar (whose awesome used to be far above him) and even bopped Haley's uncle across the room. Aside from asking Belkar to find him a cartographer ("...this is a cart of gophers, isn't it?"), after being resurrected Roy has not made one bad descision or done anything that has come back to bite him.
** Roy took a level too. In the beginning, he was basically just a snarky team leader. The only time he showed his inner awesome was rescuing Elan from a situation he wouldn't have been in if he hadn't abandoned him in the first place (and him taking down Xykon, but that was via deus ex machina). After his little trip to heaven, he suddenly becomes more serious, has a worldly air around him, beats on a half-dragon-half-ogre, most of a bar in a barfight, gets ranked top of the list after beating Belkar (whose awesome used to be far above him) and even bopped Haley's uncle across the room. Aside from asking Belkar to find him a cartographer ("...this is a cart of gophers, isn't it?"), after being resurrected Roy has not made one bad descision or done anything that has come back to bite him.
*** "Beating" Belkar? More like ''one-shotting him with a plank of wood''.
*** "Beating" Belkar? More like ''one-shotting him with a plank of wood''.
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** In a more plot important example, {{spoiler|Dave, the [[You Suck|nerdy, chain-smoking everyman]] grows more and more badass over the course of the series, finally ending in his becoming the most powerful Mad Scientist in the series, curb-stomping Helen, Mell, and Madblood with ease and coming pretty close to destroying the world.}}
** In a more plot important example, {{spoiler|Dave, the [[You Suck|nerdy, chain-smoking everyman]] grows more and more badass over the course of the series, finally ending in his becoming the most powerful Mad Scientist in the series, curb-stomping Helen, Mell, and Madblood with ease and coming pretty close to destroying the world.}}
* Torg of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' took his level in badass during the That Which Redeems arc. Being stuck in an alternate universe with demons hunting you all the time will do that. Afterwards he seems to have settled back into a [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]].
* Torg of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' took his level in badass during the That Which Redeems arc. Being stuck in an alternate universe with demons hunting you all the time will do that. Afterwards he seems to have settled back into a [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]].
** Torg had been gradually -- very gradually -- ramping up in badassery from the start of the comic, where he was portrayed as geeky but normal, unlike explosion-happy Riff. It's only when he's placed in a world where everyone else is a total wimp (throwing pies is considered a heinous act of violence, and their version of a "nuke" is a leafletting campaign) that he finally emerges as a true Bad Ass.
** Torg had been gradually—very gradually—ramping up in badassery from the start of the comic, where he was portrayed as geeky but normal, unlike explosion-happy Riff. It's only when he's placed in a world where everyone else is a total wimp (throwing pies is considered a heinous act of violence, and their version of a "nuke" is a leafletting campaign) that he finally emerges as a true Bad Ass.
** It's easy to forget that, yes, he still owns a sword that can kill demons and gods if he allows it to feast on the blood of the innocent. Until somebody gives him a reason to pick it up again.
** It's easy to forget that, yes, he still owns a sword that can kill demons and gods if he allows it to feast on the blood of the innocent. Until somebody gives him a reason to pick it up again.
*** It's also worth keeping in mind that, prior to That Which Redeems, he succeeded in killing off Aylee's [[Cloning Blues|Evil Clone]], who had just defeated [[Killer Rabbit|Bun-Bun]]. Bun-Bun prefers to pretend that the whole thing didn't happen, and nobody feels like arguing the point.
*** It's also worth keeping in mind that, prior to That Which Redeems, he succeeded in killing off Aylee's [[Cloning Blues|Evil Clone]], who had just defeated [[Killer Rabbit|Bun-Bun]]. Bun-Bun prefers to pretend that the whole thing didn't happen, and nobody feels like arguing the point.
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*** One doesn't "play" [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]. After careful research, the trope that covers Tarvek is [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]; [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110425 this strip] makes it pretty clear.
*** One doesn't "play" [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]. After careful research, the trope that covers Tarvek is [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]; [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110425 this strip] makes it pretty clear.
** Moloch while acting as Agatha's minion. [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120402 Made clear to Sanaa here.]
** Moloch while acting as Agatha's minion. [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120402 Made clear to Sanaa here.]
* {{spoiler|Steve}} from ''[[Questionable Content]]'', in what doubles as an ''epic'' [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]... unless, of course, it's mentioned again.
* {{spoiler|Steve}} from ''[[Questionable Content]]'', in what doubles as an ''epic'' [[Non Sequitur Scene]]... unless, of course, it's mentioned again.
** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1406 Mentioned again.] This is either a single continuity nod to the fans who insisted it was real, or will become the most epic [[Third Line, Some Waiting|3rd line]] ever.
** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1406 Mentioned again.] This is either a single continuity nod to the fans who insisted it was real, or will become the most epic [[Third Line, Some Waiting|3rd line]] ever.
* The character {{spoiler|Cale'Anon}} from the webcomic ''[[Looking for Group]]''. He starts the series off {{spoiler|rather clueless and useless, and in the first comic gets blasted to cinders by Richard.}} By the third or fourth issue, he's [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/91 changed a little] and very soon is pulling stunts like [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/96 this] and [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/241 this] .
* The character {{spoiler|Cale'Anon}} from the webcomic ''[[Looking for Group]]''. He starts the series off {{spoiler|rather clueless and useless, and in the first comic gets blasted to cinders by Richard.}} By the third or fourth issue, he's [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/91 changed a little] and very soon is pulling stunts like [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/96 this] and [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/241 this] .
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** Kanaya when {{spoiler|she comes back from the dead as a [[Our Vampires Are Different|Rainbow Drinker]], punts [[Ax Crazy|Gamzee]] off a cliff with a [[Dynamic Entry]] [[Groin Attack|to the balls]], sucker punches god-tier Vriska so hard she goes flying, and [[Half the Man He Used To Be|cleaves Eridan in two]] with her [[Chainsaw Good|chainsaw]]}}.
** Kanaya when {{spoiler|she comes back from the dead as a [[Our Vampires Are Different|Rainbow Drinker]], punts [[Ax Crazy|Gamzee]] off a cliff with a [[Dynamic Entry]] [[Groin Attack|to the balls]], sucker punches god-tier Vriska so hard she goes flying, and [[Half the Man He Used To Be|cleaves Eridan in two]] with her [[Chainsaw Good|chainsaw]]}}.
** The Parcel Mistress starts out as just a simple mailwoman who wouldn't hurt a fly. By the end of Act 5 {{spoiler|she's a space-warping [[One-Man Army]] on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], and one of the most powerful characters in the comic.}}
** The Parcel Mistress starts out as just a simple mailwoman who wouldn't hurt a fly. By the end of Act 5 {{spoiler|she's a space-warping [[One-Man Army]] on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], and one of the most powerful characters in the comic.}}
** And then there's Jade, who was a competent, if underpowered latecomer to the game, and her [[Alternate Self]] {{spoiler|Jadesprite}} -- a depressed, completely ineffectual fussbudget. By the [o] intermission, Jade {{spoiler|is easily holding her own against the [[Big Bad]], partially because the spirit of her dead dog and surrogate parent won't let him fight her}}, and {{spoiler|Jadesprite}} is in control of her emotions enough to deliver a tactically-critical piece of hardware to another character. In [[Season Finale|[S] Cascade]], {{spoiler|Jade and Jadesprite ended up merging into a combination of a [[Came Back Strong|God Tier]] [[Reality Warper|Witch of Space]], a [[Physical God|First Guardian]], and a [[Spirit Advisor|Sprite]] -- making her the most powerful heroic character and '''''second only to [[The Man Behind the Man|Lord English]]''''' in absolute power}}.
** And then there's Jade, who was a competent, if underpowered latecomer to the game, and her [[Alternate Self]] {{spoiler|Jadesprite}}—a depressed, completely ineffectual fussbudget. By the [o] intermission, Jade {{spoiler|is easily holding her own against the [[Big Bad]], partially because the spirit of her dead dog and surrogate parent won't let him fight her}}, and {{spoiler|Jadesprite}} is in control of her emotions enough to deliver a tactically-critical piece of hardware to another character. In [[Season Finale|[S] Cascade]], {{spoiler|Jade and Jadesprite ended up merging into a combination of a [[Came Back Strong|God Tier]] [[Reality Warper|Witch of Space]], a [[Physical God|First Guardian]], and a [[Spirit Advisor|Sprite]] -- making her the most powerful heroic character and '''''second only to [[The Man Behind the Man|Lord English]]''''' in absolute power}}.
* Criminy of ''[[Sinfest]]'' has grown a massive pair in about a week's time. Went from meek nerd to telling the resident [[Jerkass]] [[Holier Than Thou]] [[Knight Templar]] Seymore off, digging his way into the maw of hell for Fuschia, then holding his own in a fight with a demonic pitch fork. Awesome.
* Criminy of ''[[Sinfest]]'' has grown a massive pair in about a week's time. Went from meek nerd to telling the resident [[Jerkass]] [[Holier Than Thou]] [[Knight Templar]] Seymore off, digging his way into the maw of hell for Fuschia, then holding his own in a fight with a demonic pitch fork. Awesome.
* [[Dubious Company]] handled this very subtly. At first, they have [[Attack! Attack! Retreat! Retreat!|trouble fighting]] anything other than Kreedor's [[The Goomba|rookies]]. Later, the pirates attack {{spoiler|Mary and Sue, AKA: The Sues}} in their sleep and ''still'' need to fight dirty and outnumber them. Then during the rematch at Kreedor's castle, the pirates are barely holding their own going one-on-one. Later still, {{spoiler|The Sues, [[Spear Counterpart|Stus]], and Tiren [[Enemy Mine|team up]] against a dragon.}} The pirates' Tiren [[Made of Iron|holds out]] the longest.
* [[Dubious Company]] handled this very subtly. At first, they have [[Attack! Attack! Retreat! Retreat!|trouble fighting]] anything other than Kreedor's [[The Goomba|rookies]]. Later, the pirates attack {{spoiler|Mary and Sue, AKA: The Sues}} in their sleep and ''still'' need to fight dirty and outnumber them. Then during the rematch at Kreedor's castle, the pirates are barely holding their own going one-on-one. Later still, {{spoiler|The Sues, [[Spear Counterpart|Stus]], and Tiren [[Enemy Mine|team up]] against a dragon.}} The pirates' Tiren [[Made of Iron|holds out]] the longest.
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