History BoisterousBruiser / VideoGames

* Another female example: Kanna Kirishima from ''VideoGame/SakuraWars''. She often manages to be even manlier than the male protagonist. She also counts in [[Anime/SakuraWarsTV the animated version]].

* Minsc of the ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' series -- a towering (especially for his homeland), boisterous, but childlike berserker whose solution to any problem is to [[LeeroyJenkins charge straight into the thick of things]] with [[PreAssKickingOneLiner battlecries]] like "Evil, meet my sword! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Sword! Meet! Evil!]]" and "Buttkicking for goodness!" Any intelligent thoughts he has are attributed to his pet hamster, Boo, who he claims is really a "miniature giant space hamster" (possibly a reference to ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'', the infamous ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons [[JustForFun/RecycledInSPACE IN SPACE]]'' supplement that actually had Giant Space Hamsters). Many other characters express exasperation with his antics, suggesting he get restorative magic for his head. The player can show exasperation, affection, or a combination of both where he starts off counseling prudence before being ground down to joining in on the festivities by the end. He has proven [[EnsembleDarkhorse incredibly popular with players]], however, and become somewhat emblematic of the series.
** Minsc is played by Jim Cummings, who is for all intents and purposes the voice-acting version of Creator/BrianBlessed.
** Also from the ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' games is Korgan Bloodaxe, essentially the evil equivalent to Minsc. A psychotic ViolentGlaswegian dwarf who utters phrases like "This be a grand enough lot! Mayhap I won't be needin' to kill ye all anytime soon!", Korgan sexually harasses other party members (particularly a very virtuous halfling warrior who finds him repulsive), gives terrible advice, and has the lowest charisma score in the game, but supplies some pretty funny dialogue, and, of all potential {{NPC}} party members, is easily the best fighter. (At least until ''Throne Of Bhaal'', when [[spoiler:[[BloodKnight Sarevok]]]] takes the crown.)

* The Heavy Weapons Guy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. His [[AllThereInTheManual official bio]] claims he's TheQuietOne, but his appearances in the "Meet The Team" videos are much more along these lines.
** Truer to his bio, the Heavy is much quieter in the supplementary comics (maybe because there is a lack of things for him to shoot), but much more contemplative, nailing in his place as TheSmartGuy when he deduced his employers' intentions just from being told "go to this rock".

* Minsc of the ''Videogame/BaldursGate'' series -- a towering (especially for his homeland), boisterous, but childlike berserker whose solution to any problem is to [[LeeroyJenkins charge straight into the thick of things]] with [[PreAssKickingOneLiner battlecries]] like "Evil, meet my sword! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Sword! Meet! Evil!]]" and "Buttkicking for goodness!" Any intelligent thoughts he has are attributed to his pet hamster, Boo, who he claims is really a "miniature giant space hamster" (possibly a reference to ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'', the infamous ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons [[RecycledInSPACE IN SPACE]]'' supplement that actually had Giant Space Hamsters). Many other characters express exasperation with his antics, suggesting he get restorative magic for his head. The player can show exasperation, affection, or a combination of both where he starts off counseling prudence before being ground down to joining in on the festivities by the end. He has proven [[EnsembleDarkhorse incredibly popular with players]], however, and become somewhat emblematic of the series.

* The [[NoIndoorVoice loud]], [[StuffBlowingUp explosion-obsessed]], [[LargeHam hammy]], HotBlooded BunnyEarsLawyer CloudCuckoolander GunNut that is Mister Torgue of ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' is Boisterous with a capital B. Funnily enough, for someone who come across as a TestosteronePoisoning-fueled DumbMuscle SpaceTrucker, Mister Torgue is actually a NiceGuy with HiddenDepths and an amusing tendency to be kind and polite to women and children, albeit at maximum volume.

* Mala Sauce Cookie from ''Videogame/CookieRun''.

* ''Videogame/GearsOfWar'' gives us Private Augustus Cole, NUMBER EIGHTY-THREE...THE COLLLLLLLLLEEEEEE TRAAAAAIIIIINNNNN!!!!

* Arguably all the Tank-class characters in VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}. Hana "D.Va" Song, Reinhardt Wilhelm, Mako "Roadhog" Rutledge, Orisa, Winston and Aleksandra "Zarya" Zaryanova could all qualify, to varying degrees. Reinhardt is the straightest example, but the others tend to ham it up and...well, they're called tanks for a reason. However, outside of the game, Roadhog very rarely says a word.

%%* ''StreetFighter''

* Paul Phoenix from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' grows into one, especially after the TimeSkip whereas he starts developing a big, hearty attitude of 'Being the Toughest Guy in the Universe'. It helps that he's kinda ''[[IdiotHero idiotic]]'' and is quite the [[LargeHam ham]], especially when he's using his deathfist.

* Yuugi Hoshiguma from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}} 11: Subterranean Animism'' plays this role alongside HardDrinkingPartyGirl. She picks a fight just to "test your strength", all while drinking sake, which ''[[MemeticMutation not even drop]]''! Afterwards, she just has a big laugh about how much stronger humans are nowadays, and invites you back to party some more.

* [[PigMan Pey'j]] from ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''. He's a [[ShorterMeansSmarter short]] SmartGuy rather than a BigGuy, but he's loud, somewhat crude, and fond of hanging around the local bar [[spoiler:which may or may not have to do with the fact that that's where he runs his [[LaResistance rebel organization]] from]]. Give him a [[ImprovisedWeapon wrench]] and he can still hold his own in a fight. He's a LargeHam in the most [[FunnyAnimal literal sense possible]].

** Bang Shishigami, even when he's not the token [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]]. To sum it up, he's a HighlyVisibleNinja who fights for justice... served with [[LargeHam A VERY BIG HAM]] and HotBlooded passion. Oh, and he also hits on Litchi Faye Ling ([[FanNickname AKA Boobie Lady]]) despite [[DirtyOldMan his age]] and [[DoggedNiceGuy his inability to win her heart]] is ''just one of the factors'' why HilarityEnsues whenever he steps his foot on the ground... ''nobody'' took him seriously. But even that's not enough to put down his burning passion of justice.

** Ross's bruiser traits are InTheBlood: his father Garcia is one of these too. In Garcia's case he's the type who fought heartily but later settled down (once Ross was born ''and'' his wife Lisa died), yet when Ross joins Eirika's crew, he decides to not be less and joins in too, re-embracing his BoisterousBruiser side. This is seen in his very badass FamousLastWords that come if he dies in the game ("I have no regrets. This was always my fate!") and his supports with Seth, Gilliam and Dozla. (Though he ''does'' use common sense once in a while, like in his supports with Neimi and Ross.)

* Bang Shishigami in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', even when he's not the token [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]]. To sum it up, he's a HighlyVisibleNinja who fights for justice... served with [[LargeHam A VERY BIG HAM]] and HotBlooded passion. Oh, and he also hits on Litchi Faye Ling ([[FanNickname AKA Boobie Lady]]) despite [[DirtyOldMan his age]] and [[DoggedNiceGuy his inability to win her heart]] is ''just one of the factors'' why HilarityEnsues whenever he steps his foot on the ground... ''nobody'' took him seriously. But even that's not enough to put down his burning passion of justice.

** And in Chrono Phantasma, we have an evil edition of the trope: [[BloodKnight Azrael]]. Dude loves fighting so much it's an addiction and he'd ramble so much on how much he loves fighting, laughing menacingly and loudly all the while... Oh and he ain't lying about him being a super-powered big guy who can pretty much kick your ass even when holding back.

* Yangus of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''. As the page notes, he does at one point attempt to crack a man over the head with a chair in which someone is still sitting.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is uncommon in that the BoisterousBruiser of the game is ''a magic user''. Sure enough, [[BlackMage the Dark Mage]] Odin loves fighting and is a very friendly fellow, and his special skill gives him increased chances to get {{critical hit}}s when he uses special weapons. [[spoiler: A completely JustifiedTrope because he is ''the aforementioned Owain'', who is travelling through Nohr under a SecretIdentity.]]

* Bartolomeo d'Alviano in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Assassin's Creed 2]]''. A loud and cheerful mercenary and Assassin with unexpected depths and a quick sword. If he's not bellowing insults at his enemies he's trying to cut their heads off, or doing both at the same time.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'': The Eagle Bearer, regardless of gender. Both Kassandra and Alexios get very loud in a fight, and make it clear they do like fighting (at least, when it's on their terms, and they're not just pissed off at someone).

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': Grunt isn't quite as loud as most examples, defaulting to a growl, but he can walk the walk about as well as any other. It's telling that his individual meet-up in the Citadel DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' involves him having broken out of hospital (poorly - krogan don't climb very well), gotten drunk, climbed a monument on the Presidium, thrown a bottle of [[GargleBlaster ryncol]] at a C-Sec police car, then stolen it while it was on fire, crashed it into a noodle joint, and devoured vast amounts of ramen. There's also Ashley, who has no trouble boozing, fighting or both - her meet-up in Citadel is a drinking contest - but merges it with ReligiousBruiser, and James, who considers sparring with his commander to be an entirely acceptable way of telling his life story, flirts with everyone female he meets and enjoys a beer or three.

%%* Kiesha Phillips of ''VideoGame/BackyardSports''.

* Pey'j from ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''. He's a [[ShorterMeansSmarter short]] SmartGuy rather than a BigGuy, but he's loud, somewhat crude, and fond of hanging around the local bar [[spoiler:which may or may not have to do with the fact that that's where he runs his [[LaResistance rebel organization]] from]]. Give him a [[ImprovisedWeapon wrench]] and he can still hold his own in a fight. He's a LargeHam in the most [[FunnyAnimal literal sense possible]].

** A very, very rare case of a Boisterous Bruiser also being the main protagonist (well, one of two possible at least) is Rand Travis of ''Super Robot Wars Z''. A huge mechanic who has all manner of silly expressions and mannerisms. Also tends to be extremely HotBlooded and, much like Baran Doban above, has an [[EarWorm incredibly catchy]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLbeCR1B27I theme song]] that lets everyone know who just showed up (well... his mecha's name at least... although it does also use his nickname of "The Crusher").

* ''FireEmblem'' games often have one or two of these guys each game (generally an Axe wielder of some kind). Fargus in ''Fire Emblem'' (NPC) and Largo in ''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn'' (NPC in ''Radiant Dawn'') are both good examples, and both Berserkers too.

* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon: Grand Bazaar'' has two, in the forms of town mayor Felix and carpenter Wilbur.

* ''PangYa'''s Uncle Bob. A retired burly policeman who tends to spout out about 'The power of of his heart' and likes to let out hearty laughs here and there... and '''''loves''''' [[TrademarkFavoriteFood fried chicken]], to the point of humorously abusing his caddie Lola to get fried chicken. Oh and he's [[DoggedNiceGuy proposing]] Cecilia and is '''''very forward''''' about it.

** Bowser acts as one in games [[EnemyMine where he joins with the heroes]]. He plays this role even as a villain.

* Mega from ''[[TonyHawkProSkater Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''. An eternally shirtless oil rig worker with a license to handle any kind of heavy machinery and a tendency to ditch his responsibilities to pick up women, Mega has NoIndoorVoice and is in perpetual party mode.

** Cid Pollendina of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' might just be the textbook ''Final Fantasy'' example. He's a [[TheBigGuy big]], bearded, fun-loving CoolOldGuy, and the only thing he likes more than going on adventures and fighting monsters is [[GadgeteerGenius building airships]]. Oh, and depending on the [[FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears game]], he's either 54 or 71 years old.

* Many ''ComicBook/{{X-Men}}'' villains became some degree of Boisterous Bruiser in the transition to the arcade game. It's almost plausible for some of the characters, such as Juggernaut or Blob, but the standout is the final boss, Magneto. LargeHam + EvilLaugh + BlindIdiotTranslation = One of the greatest {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s of our time.