History Main / BadassCrew

* All of the playable characters in ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' are badass, as you would have to be to survive in a world where everything wants you dead. The crew bit gets even more amplified in [[Co-OpMultiplayer Don't Starve Together]].

* The titular heroes from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''. They [[SkySurfing surf the skies]] whule saving the world from [[BigBad Cybron]] and his Bioborgs.

* The Skysurfers from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''.

* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': The Autobots, consisting of Optimus Prime, Vector Prime, Jetfire, Scattershot, Landmine, and Hot Shot. All of them can, when it counts, crack open a can of whup-ass. Especially Optimus Prime. Four words: "[[SuperRobot Optimus Prime,]] SuperMode!"

** Hell, too many groups of Transformers to count, really.

* ''Anime/TheBigO'': Roger Smith has the distinction of being Paradigm City's top negotiator and the chosen pilot of the titular [[HumongousMecha Megadues]]. Joining him are R. Dorothy, who's a combat capable android (and Roger's live-in robo-maid), and [[BattleButler his butler]], Norman. Apparently, the three of them are all the protection the city needs from Alex Rosewater and [[spoiler: "The Union"]].

* ''Anime/TheBigO'': Roger Smith has the distinction of being Paradigm City's top negotiator and the chosen pilot of the titular Megaduex. Joining him are R. Dorothy, who's a combat capable android (and Roger's live-in robo-maid), and [[BattleButler his butler]], Norman. Apparently, the three of them are all the protection the city needs from Alex Rosewater and [[spoiler: "The Union"]].
* The Lagoon Company of ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', oh ho ho, borrowing the charisma of Cowboy Bebop with a bickering crew of badasses who start off as rather typical, but unleash wave after wave of terror on their opponents with each episode. And Balalaika's ''Vysotniki''. As described by Benny in their first announced appearance: "They have enough talent to fight and win World War III."

** The ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' count as well, consisting of a thief and outlaw who's also a GuileHero and skilled with a blaster (Star-Lord), an assassin who's the adopted daughter of Thanos himself and known as the "deadliest woman in the galaxy" (Gamora), a mechanically altered talking raccoon and GadgeteerGenius (Rocket), a OneManArmy tree-creature (Groot), and maniacal, bloodthirsty KnifeNut (Drax the Destroyer). They've taken out armies who are feared throughout the rest of the galaxy and saved numerous planets from destruction, emerging (mostly) intact each time.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': The Gotei 13 is an entire military of elite guards, captains, and lieutenants. Entry into their organization manadates that they be highly trained in various forms of Zanjtsu (sword fighting), Kidou (the ''Bleach'' equivalent of spellcasting), Hakudo (unarmed combat), and Hoho ([[FlashStep flash stepping]]).

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'''s Akatsuki consists of elite and pure badass-to-the-bone characters like Itachi Uchiha, Kisame, Orochimaru, Pein, Kakuzu, Sasori etc, all having BadassLongcoat. Also Team 8, Team Gai, and especially Team 10 all remain a close-knit family. Asuma even mentions this, in a flashback, when he gives all the members of his team earrings as a symbol of sticking together. And ''every single member'' of the Konoha 11 has their awesome moments (however short lived and/or superfluous it may be), even Ino, and especially Sakura, Shikamaru, and [[AllLovingHero Naruto]] himself.

* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi':

* ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' has a group of five teenagers. A warlock, a [[WitchSpecies half-witch]], and three more or less ordinary teenagers. And they managed to stop the armies of the devil.

* In Creator/GaryGygax's ''Sagard the Barbarian'' series, one of the books has Sagard becoming a pirate captain who's ship and crew he took while escaping from slavers.

* On top of the titular team, pretty much any team of hunters and huntresses (in-training or otherwise) ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' count, if not ''every'' [[WorldOfBadass group of characters in general.]]

%%* The ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' has [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Team Phantom]] growing into one of these.

* The Department of Hotness from [[http://alaxr274.deviantart.com/gallery/37280372 Hottie 3: The Best Fan Fic in the World]].

* ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' has the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, a super-team of nearly thirty super-beings, some of them with planet-crushing powers, to fight evil sorcerers and eldritch abominations.

* Supetastic 6 Unlimited from [[http://alaxr274.deviantart.com/gallery/33810717 Super Milestone Wars]] and it's sequel, [[http://alaxr274.deviantart.com/gallery/36864527 Super Milestone Wars 2]].

* Similarly, [[Fanfic/AKingdomDivided A Kingdom Divided]] has Rainbow Dash's squadron.
* ''Fanfic/WarriorsOfTheWorld: Soldiers of Fortune'' has the Raulus mercenary party. Despite their quirks they turn out to be extremely capable at what they do best.

* The ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' has [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Team Phantom]] growing into one of these.

* ''Fanfic/PowerRangersGPX'': It's usually a given for Franchise/PowerRangers teams to be this, and the crew here is no exception. However, taking down [[AlienInvasion aliens]], [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]] and {{alchem|yIsMagic}}ists is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday just another Monday for these guys]].

* As in canon, in ''Fanfic/ThisBites'', the Straw Hat Pirates are a powerful crew, this version being expanded from 9 members to 24 members due to the influence of the SI character.

* In ''Fanfic/TheButcherBird'', the Nightmare Pirates serve as the primary example of this, and in a somewhat more literal fashion than usual due to it being a ''Manga/OnePiece'' fic. Their captain is a MadScientist, the [[TheDragon first mate]] is a [[Manga/TokyoGhoul ghoul]], and every single member of the crew [[TrueCompanions will back them to the hilt.]]

* ''Fanfic/TheGodSquad'' is this in spades. The Sun and Moon Princesses. The Goddess of Love and the greatest soldier Equestria ever made. The reformed Queen of the Changlings. The God of the Sea and of War who is also one of the Elder Gods. The Lord of Chaos. The cunning schoolgirl who nearly took over another realm of existance. Don't mess with the Squad.
* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterPokemonMaster'' has three:
** The Marauders. The well known four (including a Peter who never betrayed his friends) but adds Lily and Severus to the mix. The brightest minds of their generation.
** The Pack. Jack and Jonas Kenway, Clair and Lance Blackthorn, Diantha Delacour, and Cynthia Malfoy. Between the six they, at one point, were (in all but name) the rulers of three different regions, racked up a boatload of League Championships, and were/are the masters of the Dragon Lords, the Veela, and the Speakers.
** The Pride. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron and Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Jasmine Kenway. The next generation of badasses, the include the strongest Veela in all of existance, the Princess of Johto, several future Gym Leaders, the brightest girl in her generation, the greatest hacker in all the world, and Harry Potter the Master of the Deathly Hollows himself.
* The Superpower Research Initiative in ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'' assembles a team composed of a mixture of top-notch soldiers and various superpowered individuals they come across (and [[spoiler: several of the soldiers turn out to be enhanced humans, too]]), to respond to superpowered threats.

* The movie version of ''Film/TheUntouchables''. Even the nerdy tax accountant (tax accountant for crying out loud!) achieves [=CMoAs=]. Even more badass in real life, considering that unlike the film, [[spoiler:they all lived]].

** Similarly, the Mighty Nein became badasses of various flavors who will deal out retribution to anyone trying to hurt the party, ranging from a stern lecture (the Bad Luck Bandits) to a FateWorseThanDeath [[(spoiler: Caleb's abusive former mentor Trent Ikithon)]]. Kind and gentle Yasha, perpetually chill Caduceus, AllLovingHero Jester, polite and mild-mannered Fjord, anxious and shy Caleb, flamboyant and charismatic Molly, skittish and nervous Nott [[spoiler:later returned to her original form of MamaBear Veth]] make for a RagtagBunchOfMisfits that one would be extremely unwise to cross. They've taken down feared crime rings, foiled gods' evil plans, rooted out corruption, and saved the world many times over.

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Mess with anyone in Vox Machina and you are in for a world of hurt. ''Everyone'' is a certified badass [[BadassAdorable of]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass some]] [[CulturedBadass variety]] in their own right, and they do not take kindly to anyone they care about getting hurt. Even the [[SpoonyBard party]] [[QuirkyBard bard]] you ask? ''[[EspeciallyZoidberg Especially]]'' the bard.
* The main cast of of ''Literature/EverybodyLovesLargeChests''. Starts with Boxxy, a mimic who went From Nobody to Nightmare, through a trio of centuries old demons that are masters of fire magic, melee combat and assassination, ending in an Ax-Crazy metal golem who is so strong it was nicknamed "The Rustblood Juggernaut".

* The original Grand Lake Heroes League in the ''Literature/LegionOfNothing''. The current team is working it's way there, but it's a little difficult when the badasses in training are also precocious teens.

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The Badass Crew may be or have been a RagtagBunchOfMisfits. AmazonBrigade is an all-female variation of this. The logical extension of this is the BadassArmy where they are essentially a gigantic Badass Crew. Almost invariably a CaperCrew doubles as a Badass Crew.

* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': Class 3-E is a class full of students who are being trained to assassinate Koro-sensei, and thus compared to most kids their age they are at very least competent in various martial disciplines, including [[TheGunslinger gunplay]], CQB technique and LeParkour. In fact, Koro-sensei as one point compares them as a special forces squad which they proves it and some more in the final arc where they takes on one in a CurbStompBattle to their favor. As for the faculty, [[BadassTeacher Koro-sensei]] himself is very fast, smart, and (if he can) powerful octopus-shaped mutant; the Physical Education teacher, Karasuma is a high-ranking government special forces agent with some serious combat skills and CharlesAtlasSuperpower; while the English teacher, Irina is an assassination prodigy using both her intellect and sex appeal to accomplish her missions.

* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': Class 3-E is a class full of students who are being trained to assassinate Koro-sensei, and thus compared to most kids their age they are at very least competent in various martial disciplines including armed combat and LeParkour. In fact Koro-sensei as one points referred them as a special forces squad and in the last arc, actually skilled enough to deliver a CurbStompBattle to one. As for the faculty, [[BadassTeacher Koro-sensei]] himself is very fast, smart, and (if he can) powerful octopus-shaped mutant; the Physical Education teacher, Karasuma is a high-ranking government special forces agent with some serious combat skills and CharlesAtlasSuperpower; while the English teacher, Irina is an assassination prodigy using both her intellect and sex appeal to accomplish her missions.

* In the 2006 World Cup, Italy was this. Won the Cup, without ever losing a match, right when Italian football was trying to tame the storm of the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal. In the 2012 European Cup, they even managed to tame the ultimate Badass Crew of this generation of association football, Spain, with a draw.
** ...However, in the final of the tournament, they got crushed by Spain, with a 4-0 as result.

* The Newspaper Club in ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has been moving toward becoming this, especially recently. As club president, [[ChivalrousPervert Gin]] is technically their leader, but more often than not the de-facto role goes to [[TheHero Tsukune]]. Even [[TagalongKid Yukari]] has had her moments of badass. It's also implied that the club's previous generation was one of these, and a helluva good one if [[LightningBruiser Gin]] and {{Su|perpowerLottery}}n are any indication.