This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Duckluck: How is this different from Took a Level in Badass?
- BetentacledBrad: Took a Level in Badass is when a character who's previously established to be near-useless becomes (usually abruptly) much more of a Bad Ass. This pertains more to a character already established to be in some manner superpowered who suddenly shows a new power that he didn't have previously (Superman is one of the most egregious offenders that I can think of, considering that he's managed to Ass Pull flight, time travel, heat vision, freeze breath...).
- I previously entered the following in lost and found...
- You could probably fold that into Look What I Can Do Now!.
...And I'm hoping their could be some way to include this idea within the trope, any thoughts?