History Main / BadAssBeard

* Bobby Singer in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.

*** The Zeus Gundam in ''G Gundam'' had a full beard!

* Jet Black from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''.
* Senshi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon''. Par the course for a dwarf.
* General Cross Marian from ''Manga/DGrayMan''.
* Rider from ''LightNovel/FateZero'', with a big red beard.
* Kenshiro in the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' film had one for a moment, performing his usual badassery.

* Jigen from ''Franchise/LupinIII''.

* From ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' Hiruzen and his son Asuma, Shikaku Nara, the Third Raikage and his sons Killer Bee and A.
* Gendou Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
* King Neptune from ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a very impressive beard.
** Black Beard. [[spoiler:Took out Ace, killed White Beard with the help of his crew, and is set on the destruction of the world.]]
*** A particularly notable example, since each time he shows up again he's become more powerful and his beard is darker and fuller

* ''Anime/SuperAtragon'': Captain Hayate, of the battleship ''Ra'' sports a full beard.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': You Don't Fuck with Lordgenome. That is all.

* Thorkell the Tall in ''Manga/VinlandSaga''. It was dubbed the Beard of Awesome by fans.
** Askeladd and Thors as well come to think of it.

* Leonidas, king of the Spartans, in ''ComicBook/ThreeHundred''.

* Lucas Orion of the ''ComicBook/AtariForce'' first series, though his character was mostly a pacifist that won't fight.
* "Bakelandt": Pé Bruneel has a black beard.
* ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'': Mortimer.
* ''ComicBook/{{Blueberry}}'': Blueberry who has a stubble beard.

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* Thorkell the Tall in ''Manga/VinlandSaga''. It was dubbed the Beard of Awesome by fans.
** Askeladd and Thors as well come to think of it.

* Gendou Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
* In ''Anime/HikaruNoGo'' Hikaru has to play the loud, bearded Tsubaki in the first round of the Professional Exam, something he finds quite intimidating.

* [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai]] of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' sports a Badass Beard so long he has to keep it braided.
* Kenji Harima of ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' grew a great big one for awhile till it was accidentally chopped off by Eri.
* Kenshiro in the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' film had one for a moment, performing his usual badassery.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': You Don't Fuck with Lordgenome. That is all.
* General Cross Marian from ''Manga/DGrayMan''.

* Kan'u Gundam from ''Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden''. Based on Guan Yu (see below), he's a Gundam with a beard. He makes it work.
** Though most Gundams do have a small red goatee-looking thing on their faces for some reason (one sourcebook claims it's a coolant tank for the head-mounted sensor and computer systems). Even ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'''s [[FemBot Nobel Gundam]]. [[{{Squick}} Ewww]]...
*** Another particularly triumphant example is ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'''s Sandrock, an Arabian Nights-themed Gundam whose red face-thing encompasses the entire bottom part of its mask. [[FridgeBrilliance This is not only a caricature of the full beards typically worn by Muslim men, but also fits with stated explanation of it being part of the cooling system, as a model specced for desert combat would require more coolant]]. Sadly, the movie version's redesign went with the standard goatee look.
*** The Zeus Gundam in ''G Gundam'' had a full beard!

* Jigen from ''Franchise/LupinIII''.
* The goatee (aka. the [[FanNickname catbeard/kittybeard]]) of Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (the "Tiger" of ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'') has achieved [[MemeticMutation memetic status]] - not only because it's [[ImprobableHairstyle impeccably groomed to the point of implausibility]], but because it also looks like a pair of kittens.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'': Captain Grodek Ainoa. [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111113131827/gundam/images/e/ef/Grodek.jpg That is all.]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Pack}}'': Patience, TheLeader and TokenHuman of the group, has a beard under his mask.
* Leonidas, king of the Spartans, in ''ComicBook/ThreeHundred''.
* ''ComicBook/WatsonAndHolmes'': The titular characters are both sporting some facial hair.
* Oliver Queen as ComicBook/GreenArrow. Come on, that beard is awesome.
* Travis Morgan from ''ComicBook/TheWarlord''.
* Wulf Sternhammer in ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' is a Viking, and has an impressive beard to match.
* For quite some time, ComicBook/TheMightyThor wore a beard, and lo, it was epic. Fellow [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avenger]] [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] normally has a beard as well, and [[BloodKnight he never passes up a fight]]. The one notable time Herc ''didn't'' have a beard came during TheNineties, when he decided [[DorkAge he'd rather look more like]] [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Kevin Sorbo]].

* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'':
** [[http://www.asterion.se/haddock.jpeg Captain Haddock]]. Because: Hey, what is a sailorman without his badass beard? His beard is pretty impressive in [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin the recent motion-captured film, as well]]. Both him and the [[BeardOfEvil antagonist]] sport beards- between this and ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', you get the impression Creator/PeterJackson has a thing for them.
** Professor Calculus' goatee should be mentioned as well.
* Given that he's supposed to be the wisest of the ComicBook/NewGods, the Highfather always has a beard; just how long and full it is [[DependingOnTheWriter Depends on the Writer]].
* ComicBook/NickFury has it sometimes in the regular universe (when it's not a PermaStubble), and regularly in the Creator/SamuelLJackson-[[ComicBookFantasyCasting inspired]] ComicBook/UltimateMarvel.
* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': The pirate captain, who was a caricature of Redbeard in ''ComicBook/BarbeRouge''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Blueberry}}'': Blueberry who has a stubble beard.

* ''ComicBook/{{Thorgal}}'': Also has a stubble beard.

%%* ''ComicBook/PietPienterEnBertBibber'': Professor Snuffel.
%%* ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'': Professor Barabas, Jerom and Krimson.

%%* ''ComicBook/DouweDabbert'': Douwe Dabbert.
%%* ''ComicBook/LeonardLeGenie'': Léonard.
%%* ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'': Big Papa Smurf.
%%* ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'': Iznogoud.
%%* ComicBook/MrNatural.
%%* ''ComicBook/{{Jommeke}}'': Captain Jan Haring.
%%* ''ComicBook/TifEtTondu'': Tondu.

%%* Sam from ''ComicBook/DeathVigil''.
* ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'': Subverted with Dr. Bacterio, who is not precisely badass despite sporting a quite impressively thick beard.
* While ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn'' is a DorkAge, one thing has stuck from it and that's [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] sporting a fuller BadassMustache and goatee than the pencil-thin one he originally sported. It's become so linked to him that he not only kept it [[ComicBook/HeroesReturn once he returned to the proper Marvel Universe]], but many other adaptations and incarnations (like ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' and the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'') have defaulted to it.

* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': A major distinction between Ultimate Thor and the usually clean-shaved regular Thor is his beard.

* ''ComicBook/ElToxico'': The title character has one. It's visible when he isn't wearing a mask or bandannd over his face.
* Reed Richards (aka Mister Fantastic) of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' fame has had one since the later 2000s.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Nero}}'': Abraham Tuizentfloot, who has a very long white beard.
%%* ''ComicStrip/PaulusDeBoskabouter'': Paulus.
%%* ''ComicStrip/KabouterWesley'': Wesley.
%%* ''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible'': Hägar.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', the title King of Thieves, Cassim, is [[LukeIAmYourFather Aladdin's father]], even more badass than Aladdin himself, and has a thick black beard with gray streaks.

** The trend is continued in ''Film/TheHobbit''- nearly all of the dwarf company are depicted with badass beards (the exception is Kíli, who sports badass PermaStubble).

** Captain America / Steve Rogers sports one in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' - overlapping with BeardOfSorrow due to his time as a fugitive. This is quickly lampshaded by Thor:

* Dwarves of ''[[Literature/TheFirstDwarfKing The First Dwarf King]]'', naturally. Some humans have impressive beards as well.

* Guan Yu, pictured above, from ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' is infamous for his impressively long and full beard and he's one of the top badasses of the story. So impressive, the DesignatedVillain Cao Cao gives him a beard-bag to protect its luxuriousness. A mere display of his beard makes {{Mooks}} go weak at their knees and [[HeelFaceTurn beg to join him]].
** He was known by his contemporaries as "Lord of the Magnificent Beard", which rather attests to its badassery.
*** The Han Emperor once said what roughly translates into, "Damn, that is one bad ass beard!"

* One of the ways in which OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame is in having impressive beards. Another is in being badasses.

* Beorn. The climactic battle in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' is going badly for the good guys until he shows up late in the day and wins it more or less single-handed. Admittedly being able to turn into a [[BearsAreBadNews giant bear]] immune to weapons has its advantages...

* Belgarath of ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' had a beard, often depicted in art as being long and flowing, but was described in the books as being cropped close to his face. Barak, the BigGuy from the series' Viking FantasyCounterpartCulture who turns into a {{bear|sAreBadNews}} on occasion, never shaved in his life.
* Kurik in ''Literature/TheElenium'' has a mighty beard, as well as the 25,000 member strong Order of the Genidian Knights (with the exception of Sir Ulath).
* Väinämöinen in the Literature/IronDruidChronicles has a badass beard which Atticus duly notes. In fact it is later found that he has a kit of knives strapped and concealed beneath his massive face bear.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Dumbledore, once described as reaching down to his knees.
* Yamauchi-sensei in ''Literature/GreekNinja'' has one.

* Literature/{{Bluebeard}}: Bluebeard the woman killer is a literal BigBad with a beard.
* [[Myth/KingArthur King Arthur and Merlin]].
* ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'' has Robin, a professional killer and FriendlySniper with a magnificent lumberjack-style beard.
* ''Literature/TheMagicPudding'': Subverted with Uncle Wattleberry's "huge, fiery red" beard and moustache. While he is inexorbitantly proud of them, Bunyip Bluegum finds them a nuisance that, among other things, are always getting in the soup. They also get him mistaken for the pudding thieving wombat in disguise in one chapter.
** Played straight with Bill Barnacle's SeadogBeard.
* The male beauty ideal in ''Literature/TheIcelandicSagas'', among ancient Scandinavians. Also {{Deconstructed|Trope}}: an inability to grow a beard is considered a sad disfigurement of the male appearance, and characters who can't grow them are mocked. In ''Njal's Saga'', a character who cannot grow a beard is insulted when he is gifted a silk garment and as a result, a hard-won legal settlement breaks down.

* Doyle Bennett from ''Series/{{Justified}}''.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Klingons typically have beards, and they're a ProudWarriorRace.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Commander Riker is, for the most part, a poor man's Kirk. The beard is what makes him Riker-er. [[GrowingTheBeard This wasn't always the case.]]
** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'':
*** Cristóbal Rios sports a beard which conveys that he's a tough guy (he hardly winces at a large piece of shrapnel embedded in his shoulder, for instance) who can handle rough-and-tumble situations.
*** Zhaban has a beard, and he's able to defeat a few well-armed Zhat Vash commandos who were ordered to kill everyone inside Chateau Picard.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': Jayne [[Film/{{Serenity}} Cobb]], whose facial hair bounced around this trope and PermaStubble.
* Marcus Cole of ''Series/BabylonFive''.
** Sheridan grows a beard later in the series, fittingly right before he ousts [[PresidentEvil President Clark]] from power and becomes the President of the Interstellar Alliance himself.

* Half the cast of ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', being [[BadassBiker bikers]] have beards, with varying degrees of badass and [[BeardOfEvil evil]] backing them up. Probably the most badass is the beard belonging to [[http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9021/pholy1jmizmsrx1m.jpg Tig Trager]], the club's Sergeant-at-Arms and assassin of choice although Jax's beard in Season 4 bids fair to rival it.
* ''Series/DuckDynasty''--[[UpToEleven full stop.]] All the male leads have big, healthy beards--all ''awesome'', too.
* Morgan Grimes from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Ironically, Morgan's beard is much more badass than he actually is. Except for when [[spoiler: he has the Intersect]].
* ''Series/{{Community}}'': The Dean grows one to show he is serious about making Greendale respectable. Both last for less than an episode.

* Bobby Singer in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.

* Gorath from ''VideoGame/BetrayalAtKrondor'' has a Badass Beard despite being an elf - which is supposed to be impossible, but [[AllThereInTheManual according to the manual]] is possible because he's half-human - which, in turn, is also supposed to be impossible in Midkemia canon. In short, the designers probably just gave him the beard to emphasize his "badass dark elf leader" image.

* Jack Cayman of ''VideoGame/MadWorld''. It helps that he looks a lot like [[Anime/CowboyBebop Jet Black]].
** And on the subject of ''VideoGame/MadWorld'', ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns''! Jack returns, complete with Badass Beard, but he's completely outdone by Douglas Williamsburg.
%%* Agent Chieftain of ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents''.
%%* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' in the third installment.
* ''VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga'': Kyle [[MemeticBadass freakin']] [[Franchise/StarWars Katarn]].
** It's Official: There is no chin behind Kyle Katarn's beard, just another Bryar Pistol.
* In ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** Gotoh, the mentor of Marth in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'', sports a wise old wizard beard and is a very powerful sage.
** Hector in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade''. We see its humble beginnings in the epilogue of ''The Blazing Blade'', and he fully embraces this trope by ''The Binding Blade''.
** Also, Athos the Archsage in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' has a pretty spiffy beard.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** Duncan from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has one. This has led to MemeticMutation on the Creator/BioWare forums.
** [[TheArchmage First Enchanter Irving]] has one as well.
** The default male version of Hawke in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' sports one.
** The Grey Warden companion Blackwall of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' sports an impressive beard which a number of people comment on. Later in the game he admits that he grew it to [[spoiler:conceal that [[DeadPersonImpersonation he's not actually Blackwall]], both from real Grey Wardens and former associates. He still likes it, though, and keeps it even two years after the truth comes out.]]
* Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', where Anise insists that Van's beard is the source of his power.
** Also Largo
* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', [[PlayerCharacter Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] has such a beard in the final Memory Block, at the age of forty. DownloadableContent added two Memory Blocks before the final one, and Ezio can be seen growing the beard in them.
** Returns in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'', starting just after AC II ended.
** Taken up a notch in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations''. Ezio is now is his [[OldSoldier early fifties]][[note]]In the Renaissance this was '''old'''.[[/note]] and sports an even fuller beard.
*** Ezio is a certified badass and did things at fifty that most people couldn't do at twenty. The beard is definitely deserved.
** And in the newest trailer for Desmond in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' there is a short shot of Desmond sporting one of these.

%%* Slayer from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''.
* Kratos from ''VideoGame/GodOfWar''. In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', when Kratos is [[http://k43.kn3.net/20D1A2C7E.jpg the victim of a Babality]] (turned into a baby), ''he keeps the goatee.'' It's just ''that'' badass.
* Basch from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''
** Jecht from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. His badassery gets ramped up even further in the ''Dissidia'' games, where he actually gets to show off his moves outside his [[spoiler: Final Aeon form.]]
** Cid, Tellah, and [=FuSoYa=] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''.
** ''[[{{Bishonen}} Noctis]]'' of all people gets one in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' after a 10 year timeskip to show how he's grown. Gladiolus, already a huge badass, also goes from PermaStubble to a full beard in the same time frame.
%%* Dr. Light of ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic''.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The Demoman's facial hair straddles the line between a Badass Beard and a BadassMustache. (He's trimmed off everything on his chin except for a small triangle beneath his lip. The man is stylin'.)
** The Spy can also have a beard. Well, [[IncrediblyObviousBug a fake one with a "hidden" camera in it]].
** The [[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/All-Father All-Father]], a Santa-like mustache-and-beard combo for the Heavy and Soldier.
* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'''s Jak sports a [[GoodHairEvilHair traditionally evil]] goatee as an AntiHero.

* ''{{VideoGame/Jed}}'', as a [[AndYourRewardIsClothes rew]][[CosmeticAward ard]].
* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', a number of [[KillerSpaceMonkey Brutes]] grow out their beards, most notably Atriox of ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'', who even braids it!
* The Point Man of [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.]], formerly TheFaceless, has one in the third game.
* The Monk of ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' counterpoints his BaldOfAwesome with his mighty beard.
** The male Barbarian of the very same game also sports one, in keeping with his barbarian persona.

* Isaac in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'' sports one 30 years later after saving the world in the previous game. A NPC comments that Isaac is quite the looker for his age and many women are attracted to him. He's only 47! [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101018184943/goldensun/images/f/fe/DDIsaac.png see for yourself.]]
** [[OlderThanTheyLook Forty-seven apparently going on twenty-seven]], [[AWizardDidIt due to Alchemy]].
** [[spoiler: Briggs]] also grew a mighty long beard in the last thirty years. His son favors the PermaStubble look.
* Bill Overbeck from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead''. Francis could also count.

%%* Adam Jensen from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** An option during character creation for a male PlayerCharacter in ''Morrowind'' and ''Skyrim''. Inexplicably removed as an option in ''Oblivion'' to the disappointment of beard-fans everywhere.
** Many historical figures in the series, particularly Nords (and their Atmoran ancestors), were said to have had them or are depicted (in statues and such) with them. Examples include [[GodEmperor Tiber Septim]], [[FounderOfTheKingdom Ysgramor]], and of course old [[GodIsDead Shor]] himself. Stendarr, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Aedric Divine]] God of Mercy and Justice, is also typically depicted with a long beard and long hair which come together to look something like a lion's mane. Talos, the Aedric Divine [[DeityOfHumanOrigin ascended god form]] of Tiber Septim is also typically depicted with a beard.
** The extinct [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] were well known for their large and often elaborate beards. They were {{Genius Bruiser}}s many times more magically and technologically advanced than any other race in Tamriel, and were TheDreaded to almost everyone they came into conflict with. ''Something'' they did caused them [[RiddleForTheAges to vanish without a trace]] thousands of years ago.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'', Ebonarm, a god of war worshiped in the Iliac Bay region, is said to have flowing reddish-blonde hair and a beard. He has an [[BladeBelowTheShoulder ebony sword fused to his right arm]] and is [[BlackKnight never seen without his dark ebony armor]]. That said, he usually shows up on battlefields to ''prevent'' bloodshed, attempting to reconcile opposing sides.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'':
*** Legendary [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld 4000 year-old]] DimensionalTraveler disease-curing Divayth Fyr sports a badass goatee.
*** Thieves Guild boss Aengoth the Jeweler. He sports a large beard, which is rare to see among the Bosmer (Wood Elves) in the series.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'''s ''Shivering Isles'' expansion, Sheogorath, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[MadGod Madness]], is the only person have a beard. In fact, he considers growing a beard within his realm to be punishable ''by death''.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', taking place in the homeland of the Nords, has more bearded badass characters than you can shake a battleaxe at.
* Putting a beard and/or mustache on male non-elf {{player character}}s in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' is as easy as clicking "Toggle Facial Hair" during character creation.
** Among non-player characters, we have the bald, bearded Khelgar Ironfist, and mustache/goateed Ammon Jerro. ''Storm of Zehir'' adds Septimund and Ribsmasher.
* Jinpachi Mishima from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''. Just...WOW. The Mishima Family is known for their outlandish, pointy hairstyles (a bonus from having electric attacks or the Devil Gene, maybe?), but the original progenitor definitely takes the cake for his beard alone.
* [[TheCaptain Kunkka]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Lycanthrope]], [[ThePaladin Omniknight]], and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Beastmaster]] from ''VideoGame/Dota2''. And while she obviously doesn't have one, [[AffirmativeActionGirl Tresdin]] will compliment those who has a Badass beard.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'': [[OldMaster Drayden]] has a beard that completely covers the lower part of his face, and he's a badass Dragon Master.
** Wattson's beard may not have seemed that impressive back in the GBA games, but as of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' he returns with an [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/8d/Spr_B2W2_Wattson.png updated, animated sprite]], showing just how much his beard compliments his [[LargeHam hamminess]].
** On the topic of Black and White, Emboar's flaming bread is pretty badass as well.
* Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/DontStarve'': Wilson's special ability is to "''grow a magnificent beard''". It even has its own practical purpose, as it turns out.
* Ogden from Book I and Book II of ''VideoGame/DragonFantasy'', who remains otherwise bald after fighting a dragon as a teenager.
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'': Barry Burton. He has one, and oh boy is it badass. Also has a good 'ole fashioned Handcannon to go with it.
* Steve?, the masculine ([[AmbiguousGender sort of]]) version of the player in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', is a badass who, if the player is skilled enough, can become very powerful, and once had a Badass Beard. It was eventually removed due to players mistaking it for a smile.

* Henry from ''VideoGame/{{Firewatch}}'' has one. You only see it in pictures that he has.
* [[AnIcePerson Sub-Zero]] has developed quite an impressive beard by the time of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Shujinko]] had one in the original timeline but he has since [[DroppedABridgeOnHim had a bridge dropped on him]] as of ''X.'' Bo' Rai Cho is a skilled fighter and capable teacher, but it's hard to call his beard badass when his habits are vile enough for the swill/vomit-crusted state of his beard to reflect them.
* ''VideoGame/DeadInVinland'', being set in the Viking Age, is unsurprisingly chock full of these. Almost every single male character, from TheHero to random mooks, has one, including non-Norse characters, and they tend to be ornate [[BeardOfBarbarism Beards of Barbarism]], decorated with gold rings, braids, dreadlocks (in the case of [[TheBard eccentric African griot]] Cisse), and the like. Only Brother Angelico, a timid young Italian monk who's basically a [[GenderInvertedTrope male version]] of the WhiteMagicianGirl, is clean-shaven.

%%* Captain Epic in ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory''.

* In ''Webcomic/SmokeFurAndStone'', Chuck's occasional beard and always present CarpetOfVirility enforce his role as a comic's badass. Vinegar Tom also sports a mighty impressive beard.
* Hall from ''Webcomic/SupernormalStep'' has a pretty sweet one that just reaffirms his badassery.
* O-chul in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' combines this with BaldOfAwesome to [[MemeticBadass great effect]].

* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Franz Rayner {{Double Subver|sion}}ted this with his neckbeard. While normally the complete opposite of this trope (and it just led to him getting humiliated when compared to Dan's BadassMustache) it's capable of blocking ninja punches.
** King Radical, on the other hand, wins the award for most ridiculous beard that still manages to look badass. He also [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p79 gave a bunch of orphans beards]] just because he loves all things awesome.
%%** The Ultimate Diplomat is a BadassPacifist example.
* [[http://pics.livejournal.com/beatonna/pic/0004eh1s/ Sandford Fleming in this Hark! A Vagrant strip.]]

* Ryan and Jason of ''Webcomic/{{Remus}}'' each sport one. The badassery of Jason's is debatable, but Ryan's... [[http://www.remuscomic.com/2012/03/05/020/ not so much.]]
* The wizard Lobster Mallory in Neko the Kitty grows a [[http://www.nekothekitty.net/comics/1620078/1056-night-on-the-prowl-page-2/ Battle Beard]] in the presence of vampires. [[http://www.nekothekitty.net/comics/1621303/1057-night-on-the-prowl-page-3/ It is flowing and luxurious.]]
%%* From ''Webcomic/DeweyDefeatsTarzan'': [[http://www.ddtcomic.com/2013/09/03/potent-beard/ Help! This woman witnessed my beard and promptly fainted!]]
* ''Webcomic/ExistentialComics'': There are a ''lot'' of impressive facial hairs on display, but the most badass ones are probably [[RebelLeader Karl Marx's]] and [[RatedMForManly Aristotle's]]. [[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/148 One comic]] on the Young Hegelians was all about this.
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Portions of Admiral Olsen's beard are long enough that once braided, they still reach to the top of his chest.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', [[spoiler: Blaike Raven]] is a fearless adventurer who willingly marched blind into the unknown, and he's shown wearing a full beard.

%%** Kanan started off with sideburns and a goatee, which he grows into a full beard between seasons 2 and 3. Since he grew it during a HeroicBSOD, it also counts as a BeardOfSorrow.

* Both Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of Music/ZZTop (no coincidence since one of their biggest hits is "SharpDressedMan"). Ironically, their drummer Frank '''Beard''' has a BadassMustache instead. Urban legend has it that the Gilette Corporation offered them $1 million each to shave their beards, only to turn down the offer, responding, "[[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules nah, we're too ugly without 'em.]]"

** The Ultimate Diplomat is a BadassPacifist example.

* From ''Webcomic/DeweyDefeatsTarzan'': [[http://www.ddtcomic.com/2013/09/03/potent-beard/ Help! This woman witnessed my beard and promptly fainted!]]

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* Logan of ''Machinima/LogansTale'' grew out his beard in the later seasons.
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* ''WebVideo/MLPAnalysis'':
** Saberspark from the community.
** Digibrony once grew one, then he [[SubvertedTrope shaved it off]].

** Adam Ellis from the same company can be considered Jack's {{Friendly Rival|ry}} when it comes to beards.
* Creator/BradJones, of ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'' fame.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':

* ''WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow'': Angry Joe, who started off as a BadassMustache and eventually became this.

** While not a true character, Sokka's alter-ego [[GrowingTheBeard Wang Fire]] is generally held to be [[MemeticBadass incredibly badass]].
** Also [[BeardOfEvil Ozai, Sozin and Azulon]].
** And Hakoda.
** In Season 2, Iroh grows out his goatee and HotBloodedSideburns into an amazing beard, and keeps it that way.
** Special Mention goes to the Order of The White Lotus, an organization ''full'' of them.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Santa Bot. Whether you have been naughty or nice. Also, his pal the Hanukkah Zombie. Kwanzaabot is badass, but alas, no beard.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Tenzin.
** In a similar vein, flashback adult Aang and Sokka (though not to Wang Fire degrees).
** Zuko adopted a beard similar to his ancestor Sozin in his later years.
* Abraham Kane, Jacob, The Duke of Detroit and Tennie's father Bracket from ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'': Bluto, who is the villain of the series and therefore true to the trope.
* Yukon Cornelius was likely the most badass character in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' (he wrestled the Abominable into submission and tamed it, for crying out loud) and his beard was just as full as Santa's.
* WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack grew one in between Seasons 4 and 5 (crosses over with BeardOfSorrow due to his fractured mental state). Aku thinks it looks stupid.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Jasper Beardley.
** While no attention is drawn to it, Hank Scorpio would be far less awesome without his.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'':
** Papa Smurf is instantly distinguishable from the other Smurfs by his full beard (along with his red hat, opposed to the white ones the other Smurfs wear) and {{Flashback}} scenes showed he had one back when he was a young Smurf too, although it wasn't grey then. Grandpa Smurf, who was his predecessor, has an even longer one.
** In one episode, Gargamel tried to use magic hair tonic to grow a beard, seeing as he believed it would make him a respected wizard like all his relatives (who had Badass Beards of their own). Unfortunately, he didn't read the instructions, and the resulting beard grew so large it filled his whole house; the [[SaveTheVillain Smurfs had to rescue him, as they often did.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'':
** Carried over from the movies, we have [[TheDragon Count Dooku]] and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
** The Mortis arc presents the Father, AnthropomorphicPersonification of the balance of the Force.
** There's also [[CreatorCameo Baron]] [[Creator/GeorgeLucas Papanoida]], new Chairman of Pantora and PapaWolf.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
** Captain Rex has grown a beard since the Clone Wars. He's still plenty badass.
** Kanan started off with sideburns and a goatee, which he grows into a full beard between seasons 2 and 3. Since he grew it during a HeroicBSOD, it also counts as a BeardOfSorrow.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "Betrothed" introduces Galfore, Starfire's ''k'norfka'' (guardian), a serious badass with a very impressive beard.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' [[TheGoodKing King]] Claudus and [[FourStarBadass General]] Grune, the BigGood and TheDragon respectively, both sport expansive versions of these, while CourtMage Jaga has a slightly more downplayed badass WizardBeard.

** Jack Pattillo is known for two things: sounding almost exactly like cohort Ryan Haywood, and having the most glorious beard among any of the Achievement Hunters. It's so iconic that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4yMjp-dpJ8 his part of the group's RTX 2014 intro is just him running his fingers through it.]] Sadly, it was shaved off during the November 2015 Extra Life livestream as part of a donation milestone, though he grew it back later.

** Certain gods in Myth/ClassicalMythology also count, including Zeus, Poseidon, and Ares (interestingly, Hades has often been depicted as lacking a beard, unlike his two brothers (whom he is older than).

* Used in a sidebar advertisement for a "Free Online MMO Trading Card Game" called ''VideoGame/UrbanRivals'' that appears on Wiki/TVTropes at the time of this writing. An initially wimpy-looking soldier character is shown [[TookALevelInBadass growing increasingly more powerful]] through a series of stages, and his beard grows gradually at the same time.

* For quite some time, Comicbook/TheMightyThor wore a beard, and lo, it was epic. Fellow [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avenger]] [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] normally has a beard as well, and [[BloodKnight he never passes up a fight]]. The one notable time Herc ''didn't'' have a beard came during TheNineties, when he decided [[DorkAge he'd rather look more like]] [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Kevin Sorbo]].
* Lucas Orion of the ''Comicbook/AtariForce'' first series, though his character was mostly a pacifist that won't fight.

* ''ComicBook/PietPienterEnBertBibber'': Professor Snuffel.
* ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'': Professor Barabas, Jerom and Krimson.

* ''ComicBook/DouweDabbert'': Douwe Dabbert.
* ''ComicBook/LeonardLeGenie'': Léonard.
* ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'': Big Papa Smurf.
* ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'': Iznogoud.
* ComicBook/MrNatural.
* ''ComicBook/{{Jommeke}}'': Captain Jan Haring.
* ''ComicBook/TifEtTondu'': Tondu.

* Sam from ''ComicBook/DeathVigil''.

* ''ComicStrip/PaulusDeBoskabouter'': Paulus.
* ''ComicStrip/KabouterWesley'': Wesley.
* ''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible'': Hägar.

* The dwarven noble in ''FanFic/DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns'' has a very elaborate style, reaching as low as the sternum. It has three intertwined braids in front, plus an extra one on each side. His mustache is also long, arranged neatly in two long strands that reach the level of his collarbone. His long-dead {{action girl}}friend invented it, and the same style was since shamelessly copied by Lord Harrowmont, the Assembly Steward, etc. To compound it all, due to an event that gave the prince his [[spoiler:MagicKnight]] status, all his hair is snow/silver white (that includes the spiked short cut on the head). Badass much?
* Megin in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/184872/honor-for-the-enemy Honor for the Enemy]] is a bearded Viking. 'nuff said.
* Our six protagonists in ''FanFic/EpicUnicornHistoryTheBeardsOfHarmony'' all have beards, and they can defeat a stone-encrusted mountain lion, a pack of timberwolves, outsmart changelings and also act stallionly.

* Creator/ClintEastwood as The Man with no name in the Film/DollarsTrilogy.

* Roadblock from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'': Maximus.
* Alan from ''Film/TheHangover''.

* Roy from ''Film/{{RIPD}}''.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek''

* Moondog.
* Luciano Pavarotti.
* Music/WillieNelson.
* Music/BarryWhite.
* Music/TheBeeGees.
* Music/WyclefJean.
* Music/MarvinGaye.
* Music/DrJohn.
* Music/LeeScratchPerry
* Music/{{Abba}}: Benny and Björn.
* Music/{{David Crowder Band}}: David and BWack.

* Sky White of Music/{{Foxy Shazam}}.

* Many of the characters in ''Videogame/DynastyWarriors'' have them, and [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready obviously the most magnificent of them]] is Guan Yu's.

* Agent Chieftain of ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents''.
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' in the third installment.

** And in the newest trailer for Desmond in ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' there is a short shot of Desmond sporting one of these.

* Slayer from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''.

* Dr. Light of ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic''.

* [[{{Troperrific}} Obligatory]] ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' example: Unzan. The fact that he's a cloud really helps.
* Adam Jensen from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.

* [[TheCaptain Kunkka]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Lycanthrope]], [[ThePaladin Omniknight]], and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Beastmaster]] from ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}''. And while she obviously doesn't have one, [[AffirmativeActionGirl Tresdin]] will compliment those who has a Badass beard.

* Lampshaded in ''[[VideoGame/DontStarve Don't Starve]]'': Wilson's special ability is to "''grow a magnificent beard''". It even has its own practical purpose, as it turns out.

* ''VideoGame/{{Resident Evil}}'': Barry Burton. He has one, and oh boy is it badass. Also has a good 'ole fashioned Handcannon to go with it.

* Captain Epic in ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory''.

* In Webcomic/SmokeFurAndStone, Chuck's occasional beard and always present CarpetOfVirility enforce his role as a comic's badass. Vinegar Tom also sports a mighty impressive beard.

* From DeweyDefeatsTarzan: [[http://www.ddtcomic.com/2013/09/03/potent-beard/ Help! This woman witnessed my beard and promptly fainted!]]

* Post-Mission WebVideo/ThatDudeInTheSuede.

* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd has grown one.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/SmoothMcGroove?feature=watch Smooth McGroove]].

* The Monarch from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''

Can overlap with BeardOfEvil. SuperTrope to BeardOfBarbarism. Also see StrokeTheBeard. Contrast with BeardOfSorrow, although they ''could'' overlap. Sometimes goes hand in hand with WildHair. Sometimes part of a BaldBlackLeaderGuy look. Occasionally the beard has [[WeirdBeard some unusual properties]].

Can overlap with BeardOfEvil. Super-Trope to BeardOfBarbarism. Also see StrokeTheBeard. Contrast with BeardOfSorrow, although they ''could'' overlap. Sometimes goes hand in hand with WildHair. Sometimes part of a BaldBlackLeaderGuy look. Occasionally the beard has [[WeirdBeard some unusual properties]].

Can overlap with BeardOfEvil and BeardOfBarbarism. Also see StrokeTheBeard. Contrast with BeardOfSorrow, although they ''could'' overlap. Sometimes goes hand in hand with WildHair. Sometimes part of a BaldBlackLeaderGuy look. Occasionally the beard has [[WeirdBeard some unusual properties]].

* While ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn'' is a DorkAge, one thing has stuck from it and that's [[Franchise/IronMan Tony Stark]] sporting a fuller BadassMustache and goatee than the pencil-thin one he originally sported. It's become so linked to him that he not only kept it [[ComicBook/HeroesReturn once he returned to the proper Marvel Universe]], but many other adaptations and incarnations (like ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' and the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'') have defaulted to it.

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* During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some U.S. special operations troops were allowed exemptions from military regulations on facial hair, and grew long beards as part of an effort to gain the trust of local Muslim populations. This resulted in the now-famous "Operator Beard" meme among the military community.
* Pirate captain Edward Teach's badass beard became [[UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}} a metonym for the man himself]], better-known than his actual name.
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* Sometimes, Gilgamesh of Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh fame is depicted with a really long beard. It helps that he's 2 parts ''Divine'' and one part Human.
** Just check him out in Civilization IV.. [[http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee171/dalamb54/Sevopedia/Civs/Gilgamesh.jpg Look at this!]]

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* Jet Black from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''

Do not confuse with TheBeard or GrowingTheBeard, which aren't about literal facial hair.

* The werewolf [[http://lj-phillips.deviantart.com/art/Vinegar-Tom-340715645 Vinnie]] from ''Webcomic/{{Skins}}''. His beard and CarpetOfVirility enforce his role as the team's badass.