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* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': Alfyn's Chapter 3 boss, Miguel, is regarded as completely unstoppable by the fanbase due to his ThatOneBoss status and being able to fight the entire party to a standstill while recovering from mortal wounds. Jokes abound that if he were in his prime, nothing could stop him, not even the TrueFinalBoss.
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* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': Alfyn's Chapter 3 boss, Miguel, [[spoiler:Miguel Twinspears]], is regarded as completely unstoppable by the fanbase due to his ThatOneBoss status and being able to fight the entire party to a standstill while recovering from mortal wounds. Jokes abound that if he were in his prime, nothing could stop him, not even the TrueFinalBoss.
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* Gilgamesh in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''. An entertaining, AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragon]] at best? Not to his fans! He's the ultimate badass of the ''FF'' series, and nobody should ''dare'' suggest he's a cowardly boastful goofball who [[BraggartBoss brags about his abilities, flees at the drop of a hat, and has trouble distinguishing legendary swords with worthless counterfeits]].
** It's his [[AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasy theme song]].
*** And the fact that he's pretty much the only character to show up in more than one ''FF'' (all the other cameos are just alternate iterations).
** It's his [[AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasy theme song]].
*** And the fact that he's pretty much the only character to show up in more than one ''FF'' (all the other cameos are just alternate iterations).
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'':
** Though they weren't very memorable when they were first introduced in ''FFV'', the Tonberries have since obtained a meta status as TheDreaded to all ''Final Fantasy'' players who've ever met them.
*** Get too close to them[=/=]Let them get too close to you? STAB! [[OneHitKill You are dead.]] [[AttackAttackAttack Attack, Attack, Attack?]] [[CounterAttack KARMA!]] You are dead. {{Level Grind|ing}}? [[FixedDamageAttack EVERYONE'S GRUDGE!]] You are dead.
*** And they keep [[TookALevelInBadass getting deadlier and deadlier]]: Circle around them and strike with patience and precision? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV See them pull out a]] LaserBlade and put [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] [[InstantDeathRadius to absolute shame.]] You are dead. Gang up on them? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake They can now cast Stop on all nearby characters.]] You are dead. Attack them from a distance with ranged attacks and magic spells? DOOM AND GLOOM! You are dead.
*** If it isn't clear by now: When you go up against a Tonberry, you have to be prepared to burn through your revival resources at a rate most ''bosses'' won't make you use your healing resources.
*** They have even become {{Ascended Meme}}tic Badasses: In ''FFXIII'', when you encounter an Undying Cie'th, Zenobia TheButcher, a [[BaitAndSwitchBoss Tonberry rushes in]] and {{Kill Steal}}s her. Square have also given the Tonberries some {{Numerological Motif}}s and there are, as detailed above, some very good reasons why the numbers they are associated with are [[FourIsDeath Four]], [[NumberOfTheBeast Six]] and [[{{Cap}} Nine.]]
** Gilgameshin ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''. An is an entertaining, AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragon]] at best? Not to his fans! He's the ultimate badass of the ''FF'' series, and nobody should ''dare'' suggest he's a cowardly boastful goofball who [[BraggartBoss brags about his abilities, flees at the drop of a hat, and has trouble distinguishing legendary swords with worthless counterfeits]].
** *** It's his [[AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasy theme song]].
***And the fact that he's He's pretty much the only character to show up in more than one ''FF'' (all the other cameos are just alternate iterations).
** Though they weren't very memorable when they were first introduced in ''FFV'', the Tonberries have since obtained a meta status as TheDreaded to all ''Final Fantasy'' players who've ever met them.
*** Get too close to them[=/=]Let them get too close to you? STAB! [[OneHitKill You are dead.]] [[AttackAttackAttack Attack, Attack, Attack?]] [[CounterAttack KARMA!]] You are dead. {{Level Grind|ing}}? [[FixedDamageAttack EVERYONE'S GRUDGE!]] You are dead.
*** And they keep [[TookALevelInBadass getting deadlier and deadlier]]: Circle around them and strike with patience and precision? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV See them pull out a]] LaserBlade and put [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] [[InstantDeathRadius to absolute shame.]] You are dead. Gang up on them? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake They can now cast Stop on all nearby characters.]] You are dead. Attack them from a distance with ranged attacks and magic spells? DOOM AND GLOOM! You are dead.
*** If it isn't clear by now: When you go up against a Tonberry, you have to be prepared to burn through your revival resources at a rate most ''bosses'' won't make you use your healing resources.
*** They have even become {{Ascended Meme}}tic Badasses: In ''FFXIII'', when you encounter an Undying Cie'th, Zenobia TheButcher, a [[BaitAndSwitchBoss Tonberry rushes in]] and {{Kill Steal}}s her. Square have also given the Tonberries some {{Numerological Motif}}s and there are, as detailed above, some very good reasons why the numbers they are associated with are [[FourIsDeath Four]], [[NumberOfTheBeast Six]] and [[{{Cap}} Nine.]]
** Gilgamesh
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** He's '''''[[RatedMForManly SO FUCKING MANLY]]''''' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he can punch out a Level 130 Feral Chaos]] [[CherryTapping without Iai Strike]] '''''[[CherryTapping AT LEVEL ONE]]''''' '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_CN9DrGQ4 in 34 SECONDS!]]'''''
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** He's '''''[[RatedMForManly SO '''''SO FUCKING MANLY]]''''' MANLY''''' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he can punch out a Level 130 Feral Chaos]] [[CherryTapping without Iai Strike]] '''''[[CherryTapping AT LEVEL ONE]]''''' '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_CN9DrGQ4 in 34 SECONDS!]]'''''
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** Hell, Golbez, the [[spoiler:[[BrainwashedAndCrazy not quite]]]] BigBad of ''IV'', is one of these in ''Dissidia'' (not to the levels of the above three, but still). Jecht might beat your face in with his [[RatedMForManly manly vigor]], but Golbez literally ''pimp slaps'' [[StealthMentor some knowledge]] [[WarriorTherapist into you]].
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** Hell, Golbez, the [[spoiler:[[BrainwashedAndCrazy not quite]]]] BigBad of ''IV'', is one of these in ''Dissidia'' (not to the levels of the above three, but still). Jecht might beat your face in with his [[RatedMForManly manly vigor]], vigor, but Golbez literally ''pimp slaps'' [[StealthMentor some knowledge]] [[WarriorTherapist into you]].
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---> Snow is goddamned awesome. [[GoodOldFisticuffs He punches]] monsters in the face to get [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower strong enough]] to punch bigger monsters in the face. He faces beasts, [[EldritchAbomination abominations]], [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu god-like beings]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Lightning's wrath]] to [[DeclarationOfProtection save his fiance]]. He nearly gets killed protecting Hope's life and STILL protects him after Hope made it clear he wants to kill him, and he rides a motorcycle made of women! If this dude [[RatedMForManly was any more bro]], the game would be about him ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Sazh]]) instead.
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---> Snow is goddamned awesome. [[GoodOldFisticuffs He punches]] monsters in the face to get [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower strong enough]] to punch bigger monsters in the face. He faces beasts, [[EldritchAbomination abominations]], [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu god-like beings]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Lightning's wrath]] to [[DeclarationOfProtection save his fiance]]. He nearly gets killed protecting Hope's life and STILL protects him after Hope made it clear he wants to kill him, and he rides a motorcycle made of women! If this dude [[RatedMForManly was any more bro]], bro, the game would be about him ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Sazh]]) instead.
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* [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Taban is the true mastermind behind everything!]]
** There's also a joke in the fandom that Janus's cat Alfador is really [[{{God}} The Entity.]]
** All things begin with Nu and end with Nu.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'':
** Moyomoto, a name for the Prince of Midenhall that, thanks to a Good Bad Bug in the famicom version, causes him to begin the game at level 48 (out of 50) with three of the Plot Coupons already in hand and no equipment, allowing him to tear through the early and mid game with his bare hands. Fan art depicting him as a Kenshiro-like One-Man Army runs abound.
** The Prince of Midenhall in general is often viewed as this due to being the only protagonist in the series to not be some form of Magic Knight, which has caused many to declare him to be a Badass Normal man among men who can take down vicious monsters with pure muscle.
* After his inclusion in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]] is often called the "Master Chief" of the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' franchise.
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Sabin]]. Because '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u84cH_bmTA MOTHERFUCKER SUPLEXED A TRAIN.]]'''
** And he's running as fast as it is -- ''backwards'' -- on top of that.
*** Forget a train, Sabin can suplex '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zExDUoaZPo himself!]]''''' He defies physics. That's how badass Sabin is.
*** By understanding how Mantra actually works, in the correct conditions Sabin can, in fact, ''successfully'' divide by zero to do maximum damage to an enemy.
*** Quoth the man himself: "You think a minor thing like the end of the world was gonna do me in?"
%%** Kefka.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqV0C9Ir7RM Locke Cole]] would like a word with you.
* Garland the first boss from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' and his later appearances, why? '''BECAUSE HE WILL KNOCK YOU DOWN!'''
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'':
** Emperor Palamecia is so badass, he conquered Heaven and Hell ''at the same time!'' Either way, you're fucked from either end of the celestial food chain.
** Ricard Highwind, the first Dragoon of the series, set the bar high. His defining Badass moment? [[spoiler:Pulling a YouShallNotPass HeroicSacrifice against the freshly-back-from-Hell Emperor, [[OneManArmy all by himself]].]] And then, in the remakes, [[spoiler:being dead doesn't stop him from kicking the Emperor's ass in Heaven]]!
* Most of the characters in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' conjure their weapons magically when battle starts. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]] [[WalkingArmory struts around with enough weapons to fit an entire party]] [[MightyGlacier and do just as much damage]].
* Gilgamesh in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''. An entertaining, AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragon]] at best? Not to his fans! He's the ultimate badass of the ''FF'' series, and nobody should ''dare'' suggest he's a cowardly boastful goofball who [[BraggartBoss brags about his abilities, flees at the drop of a hat, and has trouble distinguishing legendary swords with worthless counterfeits]].
** It's his [[AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasy theme song]].
*** And the fact that he's pretty much the only character to show up in more than one ''FF'' (all the other cameos are just alternate iterations).
*** Gilgamesh exists outside of time. Chaos only got a foothold because Gilgamesh has a [[NoSenseOfDirection sense of direction rivalling that of]] [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ryoga Hibiki]] combined with [[Videogame/BravelyDefault Agnès'.]]
* Jecht, originally from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', has achieved this thanks to ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', and has earned the FanNickname [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emlBFPn-d_o "Captain Jecht."]] The nickname only makes more sense when you think that he has his own version of the Falcon Punch -- one of his HP attacks is an exploding punch. Also, [[CutscenePowerToTheMax in a cutscene]] where he slams his son Tidus halfway across the arena with a single blow, and takes a sword slash to the chest and literally shrugs it off.
** And in ''Duodecim'', he gains the ability to shoot lasers from his eyes. Why? Because he's Jecht.
** And also, [[CatchPhrase HE'S THE BEST]].
** Just watch a [[LetsPlay/TippingForties certain]] LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' and see how long it takes for you to believe that JECHT IS THE BEST!
** He's '''''[[RatedMForManly SO FUCKING MANLY]]''''' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he can punch out a Level 130 Feral Chaos]] [[CherryTapping without Iai Strike]] '''''[[CherryTapping AT LEVEL ONE]]''''' '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_CN9DrGQ4 in 34 SECONDS!]]'''''
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]]: Creator/{{Square|Enix}}'s own [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Uncle Iroh]] with a [[{{BFS}} bigass sword]].
** Auron knows Xanatos' Gambit.
** Auron [[MasterSwordsman uses a sword]], because he got bored of killing people [[WarriorMonk with his little finger]].
** Auron [[TheDeterminator slept off death.]]
** Once every year, Auron [[CurbStompBattle throws one lucky fiend into the sun]].
** A [[BuffySpeak giant lizard thingy]] tried to bite Auron. After days of excruciating pain, the giant lizard thingy died.
** One time, Auron got stranded in the [[ThatOneLevel Via Purifico]]. He loudly complained that this was inconveniencing him; because the universe knows better than to mess with Auron again, it brought the exit to him so he could be on his way.
** One time, Auron [[DareToBeBadass gave a speech so inspiring, all of Spira won.]]
** Last year, Auron got bored and decided to do some random encounters. Result: VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII has no random encounters.
** One time, Auron bought a set of Legos. Result: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Omega Weapon]]
** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII He mocks the god of the dead, and Hercules only survived a fight with him because Auron allowed him to]].
** Sometimes Auron lies down in the middle of a fight until a Phoenix Down is used on him, just to give the enemies a fighting chance.
* Kain Highwind from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' isn't quite as memetic as Gilgamesh or Jecht, but he definitely has his fans, and [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/User:Faethin/Kain_Highwind_Facts his own "Kain Facts."]] With his inclusion in ''Dissidia 012'', you can be assured that there will be many a Website/YouTube video of Kain and Jecht duking it out... or teaming up via the new Assist feature.
** Hell, Golbez, the [[spoiler:[[BrainwashedAndCrazy not quite]]]] BigBad of ''IV'', is one of these in ''Dissidia'' (not to the levels of the above three, but still). Jecht might beat your face in with his [[RatedMForManly manly vigor]], but Golbez literally ''pimp slaps'' [[StealthMentor some knowledge]] [[WarriorTherapist into you]].
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], to the point that the exaggerations are [[AscendedFanon becoming canon in spin-offs]]. After all, [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate he will never be a memory. And he will bring you despair.]]
** In a little known universe known as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', there exists a woman who can powerbomb a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever 50 foot monster]]... '''UNDERWATER! ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN FLOOR!'''. That woman is Tifa Lockhart.
** Cloud Strife as he will shrug and say he’s so “Not interested” in your bullshit, so long as he gets paid. But if he needs to crossdress as a woman, snowboard down a mountain or beat a man DanceOff Cloud will do it ''like a pro''. He also gets stronger in combat when he says “[[LetsDance Lets dance asshole]]” or ''especially'' when he says “[[{{Catchphrase}} Let’s mosey]]”.
** Aerith Gainsborough [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl with her chair]]. Not even Sephiroth can defeat Aerith when she wields her foldaway of pain.
** Can’t forget the manliest ScaryBlackMan Eco Terrorist sticking it to Shinra RebelLeader and best dad ever Barret MOTHERFUCKING Wallace. Creator/MrT ''wishes'' he was as cool as Barret. Not to mention the reason Barret wears sunglasses in ''Remake'' is because we’d all get lost in his beautiful eyes.
** Roche from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' unlike literally every other SOLDIER in series he’s just here to party on his CoolBike and have cool sword fights. He’ll even heal you up before fighting, because he’s such a cool dude.
* From ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'':
** Lightning. She's so badass, people actually mistrope her as a SuperSoldier. Nope. Pure skill and badassness lead to her being considered among the best in the military ''after less than six years'' for ''XIII''. Fans then ran away with the nickname "Warrior Goddess" as given by Caius in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 the sequel]]. And now many people have asked "Is she still a goddess in ''VideoGame/{{Lightning Returns|FinalFantasyXIII}}''?"
** Sazh's Chicobo.
** Fang is the Sexy-Female-Dragoon-Aussie version of Chuck Norris, AKA: Chick Norris.
** Two words: '''Snow'''. '''Villiers'''. As one Website/YouTube comment puts him:
---> Snow is goddamned awesome. [[GoodOldFisticuffs He punches]] monsters in the face to get [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower strong enough]] to punch bigger monsters in the face. He faces beasts, [[EldritchAbomination abominations]], [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu god-like beings]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Lightning's wrath]] to [[DeclarationOfProtection save his fiance]]. He nearly gets killed protecting Hope's life and STILL protects him after Hope made it clear he wants to kill him, and he rides a motorcycle made of women! If this dude [[RatedMForManly was any more bro]], the game would be about him ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Sazh]]) instead.
* In-universe, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Cidolfus Orlandu]] was so awesome he gained the [[RedBaron nickname]] Thunder God Cid. Among fans he's known as the GameBreaker that makes winning the game simple, and he's invariably one of the highest-rated characters of his type in any spinoff he appears in, possibly with some special unique concessions made for his benefit to make him look that much more awesome.
* Jack from ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'' is both this and MemeticLoser for how ludicrous he is: “'''GOTTA KILL CHAOS!'''”. Also interrupting Lich’s [[EvilGloating villain monologue]] with the direct quote “I don’t give a fuck who you are!” — something no other FF protagonist has done to a villain has quite endeared him to fans who likewise don’t care about elaborate plots and backstories.
** [[spoiler: TheReveal that Jack is actually the aforementioned Garland from FFI has also helped his MemeticBadass status as all his LargeHam ridiculousness is actually justified and in-character.]]
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''
** [[BastardUnderstudy Vanitas]] is quickly ascending the ranks of undisputed Memetic Badassery. He's so [[ObviouslyEvil awesomely evil]] and [[MagnificentBastard Magnificently]] AxCrazy that he completely dodges the title of DracoInLeatherPants, all while being admired equally by male and female fans. Also, [[MemeticMolester FEAR THE]] [[SlasherSmile SMILE]].
** '''''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'''''. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. ''[[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts That]]'' Mickey Mouse. Square made him the ''[=KH=]''-verse's answer to [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]], ''and it worked''. He's so badass, that they made BigDamnHeroes a ''gameplay mechanic'' revolving around him.
** Also from ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'', there's [[ActionGirl Aqua]]. Considering what our awesome Keyblade Master can and has done [[spoiler:including kicking (Master) Xehanort's ass when he was theoretically at his strongest, kicking the aforementioned Vanitas' ass three times, with the the third and final time in a BackToBackBadasses moment with Mickey, and being the only one of the game's trio to not have their body stolen or end up in coma]], it's easy to see why!
*** And she's a raging goddess of pain and destruction in gameplay too. Meld a few commands, and by early midgame no mob can touch you.
*** What commands, you ask? Mega Flare is one of them. Yep, Aqua can spam the ultimate attack of [[Franchise/FinalFantasy the God of Dragons]].
*** She [[spoiler:spent 12 years in the World of Darkness ''without'' a Black Coat and for all of that time, the darkness had yet to eat away at her heart. The storyboard writers have probably kept her out of commision for so long in fear of Aqua becoming a [[OneManArmy One-Woman]] StoryBreakerPower.]]
*** She's not speaking in DullSurprise, she's just relaxed because petty matters such as Master Xehanort's plan are child's play for her.
** The ''KH'' version of Seifer has undeniable proof that he can totally own lamers like Roxas. He's always lookin' after the town, [[VerbalTic y'know?]]
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' shot ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' up from MemeticLoser to Memetic Badass in a single moment. The Royal Court Magician notorious for not healing Sora when he needs it is capable of casting ''Zettaflare'', the most powerful spell in the Square Enix canon, '''without any outside assistance'''. This makes Donald freaking Duck ''canonically'' [[TheArchmage the most powerful mage in ANY Square Enix game]].
** Speaking of ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Kairi got this treatment come the ''Re:Mind'' DLC. Usually relegated to DamselInDistress, she finally makes up for years of inactivity by [[spoiler:not only overpowering Xemnas to the point where he had to restrain her, but also being available to go toe-to-toe with [[BigBad Xehanort]] (who previously had her StuffedInTheFridge) alongside Sora, potentially without getting damaged]]. Because of this [[TookALevelInBadass levelup in badass]], Kairi's reputation skyrocketed.
** [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody]] delivered an EPIC TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to BigBad Xehanort (as Young Xehanort) and got away scot-free.
* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': Alfyn's Chapter 3 boss, Miguel, is regarded as completely unstoppable by the fanbase due to his ThatOneBoss status and being able to fight the entire party to a standstill while recovering from mortal wounds. Jokes abound that if he were in his prime, nothing could stop him, not even the TrueFinalBoss.
* Aya Brea of ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' a underpaid 25 year old NY cop in high rise Demin jeans who casually destroys the UltimateLifeForm with her 9 millimeter. Bonus points when she’s “FEELING HOT!”
** Aya’s first action scene alone cements her as this, when she’s on a date at Carnegie Hall and gowned up but when all hell breaks loose Aya has immediately gets her piece out while her date wusses out next to her. [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/440/602/82a.gif Made better when Aya shoulder bumps that loser out of frame]].
** Daniel Dollis might just give Barret a run for his money, especially his SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome in the ending where he jumps out of a helicopter, [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion spontaneously combusts]] while falling but still throws Aya the InfinityPlusOneSword bullets to finish the FinalBoss with before extinguishing himself in the ocean.
* [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sho Minamimoto]] knows the last digits of pi, and those last digits are Sho Minamimoto.
** Sho Minamimoto '''[[MadMathematician can]]''' divide by zero.
*** And he will nuke you with pi.
*** He knows Level ''i'' [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Flare]].
** Then there's Joshua, who [[spoiler:is Jesus]] and can DROP THE FREAKIN' MOON!!!!!
* [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} Big Joe!]]
** There's also a joke in the fandom that Janus's cat Alfador is really [[{{God}} The Entity.]]
** All things begin with Nu and end with Nu.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'':
** Moyomoto, a name for the Prince of Midenhall that, thanks to a Good Bad Bug in the famicom version, causes him to begin the game at level 48 (out of 50) with three of the Plot Coupons already in hand and no equipment, allowing him to tear through the early and mid game with his bare hands. Fan art depicting him as a Kenshiro-like One-Man Army runs abound.
** The Prince of Midenhall in general is often viewed as this due to being the only protagonist in the series to not be some form of Magic Knight, which has caused many to declare him to be a Badass Normal man among men who can take down vicious monsters with pure muscle.
* After his inclusion in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]] is often called the "Master Chief" of the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' franchise.
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Sabin]]. Because '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u84cH_bmTA MOTHERFUCKER SUPLEXED A TRAIN.]]'''
** And he's running as fast as it is -- ''backwards'' -- on top of that.
*** Forget a train, Sabin can suplex '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zExDUoaZPo himself!]]''''' He defies physics. That's how badass Sabin is.
*** By understanding how Mantra actually works, in the correct conditions Sabin can, in fact, ''successfully'' divide by zero to do maximum damage to an enemy.
*** Quoth the man himself: "You think a minor thing like the end of the world was gonna do me in?"
%%** Kefka.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqV0C9Ir7RM Locke Cole]] would like a word with you.
* Garland the first boss from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' and his later appearances, why? '''BECAUSE HE WILL KNOCK YOU DOWN!'''
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'':
** Emperor Palamecia is so badass, he conquered Heaven and Hell ''at the same time!'' Either way, you're fucked from either end of the celestial food chain.
** Ricard Highwind, the first Dragoon of the series, set the bar high. His defining Badass moment? [[spoiler:Pulling a YouShallNotPass HeroicSacrifice against the freshly-back-from-Hell Emperor, [[OneManArmy all by himself]].]] And then, in the remakes, [[spoiler:being dead doesn't stop him from kicking the Emperor's ass in Heaven]]!
* Most of the characters in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' conjure their weapons magically when battle starts. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]] [[WalkingArmory struts around with enough weapons to fit an entire party]] [[MightyGlacier and do just as much damage]].
* Gilgamesh in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''. An entertaining, AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragon]] at best? Not to his fans! He's the ultimate badass of the ''FF'' series, and nobody should ''dare'' suggest he's a cowardly boastful goofball who [[BraggartBoss brags about his abilities, flees at the drop of a hat, and has trouble distinguishing legendary swords with worthless counterfeits]].
** It's his [[AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasy theme song]].
*** And the fact that he's pretty much the only character to show up in more than one ''FF'' (all the other cameos are just alternate iterations).
*** Gilgamesh exists outside of time. Chaos only got a foothold because Gilgamesh has a [[NoSenseOfDirection sense of direction rivalling that of]] [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ryoga Hibiki]] combined with [[Videogame/BravelyDefault Agnès'.]]
* Jecht, originally from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', has achieved this thanks to ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', and has earned the FanNickname [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emlBFPn-d_o "Captain Jecht."]] The nickname only makes more sense when you think that he has his own version of the Falcon Punch -- one of his HP attacks is an exploding punch. Also, [[CutscenePowerToTheMax in a cutscene]] where he slams his son Tidus halfway across the arena with a single blow, and takes a sword slash to the chest and literally shrugs it off.
** And in ''Duodecim'', he gains the ability to shoot lasers from his eyes. Why? Because he's Jecht.
** And also, [[CatchPhrase HE'S THE BEST]].
** Just watch a [[LetsPlay/TippingForties certain]] LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' and see how long it takes for you to believe that JECHT IS THE BEST!
** He's '''''[[RatedMForManly SO FUCKING MANLY]]''''' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he can punch out a Level 130 Feral Chaos]] [[CherryTapping without Iai Strike]] '''''[[CherryTapping AT LEVEL ONE]]''''' '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_CN9DrGQ4 in 34 SECONDS!]]'''''
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]]: Creator/{{Square|Enix}}'s own [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Uncle Iroh]] with a [[{{BFS}} bigass sword]].
** Auron knows Xanatos' Gambit.
** Auron [[MasterSwordsman uses a sword]], because he got bored of killing people [[WarriorMonk with his little finger]].
** Auron [[TheDeterminator slept off death.]]
** Once every year, Auron [[CurbStompBattle throws one lucky fiend into the sun]].
** A [[BuffySpeak giant lizard thingy]] tried to bite Auron. After days of excruciating pain, the giant lizard thingy died.
** One time, Auron got stranded in the [[ThatOneLevel Via Purifico]]. He loudly complained that this was inconveniencing him; because the universe knows better than to mess with Auron again, it brought the exit to him so he could be on his way.
** One time, Auron [[DareToBeBadass gave a speech so inspiring, all of Spira won.]]
** Last year, Auron got bored and decided to do some random encounters. Result: VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII has no random encounters.
** One time, Auron bought a set of Legos. Result: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Omega Weapon]]
** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII He mocks the god of the dead, and Hercules only survived a fight with him because Auron allowed him to]].
** Sometimes Auron lies down in the middle of a fight until a Phoenix Down is used on him, just to give the enemies a fighting chance.
* Kain Highwind from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' isn't quite as memetic as Gilgamesh or Jecht, but he definitely has his fans, and [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/User:Faethin/Kain_Highwind_Facts his own "Kain Facts."]] With his inclusion in ''Dissidia 012'', you can be assured that there will be many a Website/YouTube video of Kain and Jecht duking it out... or teaming up via the new Assist feature.
** Hell, Golbez, the [[spoiler:[[BrainwashedAndCrazy not quite]]]] BigBad of ''IV'', is one of these in ''Dissidia'' (not to the levels of the above three, but still). Jecht might beat your face in with his [[RatedMForManly manly vigor]], but Golbez literally ''pimp slaps'' [[StealthMentor some knowledge]] [[WarriorTherapist into you]].
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], to the point that the exaggerations are [[AscendedFanon becoming canon in spin-offs]]. After all, [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate he will never be a memory. And he will bring you despair.]]
** In a little known universe known as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', there exists a woman who can powerbomb a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever 50 foot monster]]... '''UNDERWATER! ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN FLOOR!'''. That woman is Tifa Lockhart.
** Cloud Strife as he will shrug and say he’s so “Not interested” in your bullshit, so long as he gets paid. But if he needs to crossdress as a woman, snowboard down a mountain or beat a man DanceOff Cloud will do it ''like a pro''. He also gets stronger in combat when he says “[[LetsDance Lets dance asshole]]” or ''especially'' when he says “[[{{Catchphrase}} Let’s mosey]]”.
** Aerith Gainsborough [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl with her chair]]. Not even Sephiroth can defeat Aerith when she wields her foldaway of pain.
** Can’t forget the manliest ScaryBlackMan Eco Terrorist sticking it to Shinra RebelLeader and best dad ever Barret MOTHERFUCKING Wallace. Creator/MrT ''wishes'' he was as cool as Barret. Not to mention the reason Barret wears sunglasses in ''Remake'' is because we’d all get lost in his beautiful eyes.
** Roche from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' unlike literally every other SOLDIER in series he’s just here to party on his CoolBike and have cool sword fights. He’ll even heal you up before fighting, because he’s such a cool dude.
* From ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'':
** Lightning. She's so badass, people actually mistrope her as a SuperSoldier. Nope. Pure skill and badassness lead to her being considered among the best in the military ''after less than six years'' for ''XIII''. Fans then ran away with the nickname "Warrior Goddess" as given by Caius in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 the sequel]]. And now many people have asked "Is she still a goddess in ''VideoGame/{{Lightning Returns|FinalFantasyXIII}}''?"
** Sazh's Chicobo.
** Fang is the Sexy-Female-Dragoon-Aussie version of Chuck Norris, AKA: Chick Norris.
** Two words: '''Snow'''. '''Villiers'''. As one Website/YouTube comment puts him:
---> Snow is goddamned awesome. [[GoodOldFisticuffs He punches]] monsters in the face to get [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower strong enough]] to punch bigger monsters in the face. He faces beasts, [[EldritchAbomination abominations]], [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu god-like beings]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Lightning's wrath]] to [[DeclarationOfProtection save his fiance]]. He nearly gets killed protecting Hope's life and STILL protects him after Hope made it clear he wants to kill him, and he rides a motorcycle made of women! If this dude [[RatedMForManly was any more bro]], the game would be about him ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Sazh]]) instead.
* In-universe, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Cidolfus Orlandu]] was so awesome he gained the [[RedBaron nickname]] Thunder God Cid. Among fans he's known as the GameBreaker that makes winning the game simple, and he's invariably one of the highest-rated characters of his type in any spinoff he appears in, possibly with some special unique concessions made for his benefit to make him look that much more awesome.
* Jack from ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'' is both this and MemeticLoser for how ludicrous he is: “'''GOTTA KILL CHAOS!'''”. Also interrupting Lich’s [[EvilGloating villain monologue]] with the direct quote “I don’t give a fuck who you are!” — something no other FF protagonist has done to a villain has quite endeared him to fans who likewise don’t care about elaborate plots and backstories.
** [[spoiler: TheReveal that Jack is actually the aforementioned Garland from FFI has also helped his MemeticBadass status as all his LargeHam ridiculousness is actually justified and in-character.]]
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''
** [[BastardUnderstudy Vanitas]] is quickly ascending the ranks of undisputed Memetic Badassery. He's so [[ObviouslyEvil awesomely evil]] and [[MagnificentBastard Magnificently]] AxCrazy that he completely dodges the title of DracoInLeatherPants, all while being admired equally by male and female fans. Also, [[MemeticMolester FEAR THE]] [[SlasherSmile SMILE]].
** '''''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'''''. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. ''[[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts That]]'' Mickey Mouse. Square made him the ''[=KH=]''-verse's answer to [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]], ''and it worked''. He's so badass, that they made BigDamnHeroes a ''gameplay mechanic'' revolving around him.
** Also from ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'', there's [[ActionGirl Aqua]]. Considering what our awesome Keyblade Master can and has done [[spoiler:including kicking (Master) Xehanort's ass when he was theoretically at his strongest, kicking the aforementioned Vanitas' ass three times, with the the third and final time in a BackToBackBadasses moment with Mickey, and being the only one of the game's trio to not have their body stolen or end up in coma]], it's easy to see why!
*** And she's a raging goddess of pain and destruction in gameplay too. Meld a few commands, and by early midgame no mob can touch you.
*** What commands, you ask? Mega Flare is one of them. Yep, Aqua can spam the ultimate attack of [[Franchise/FinalFantasy the God of Dragons]].
*** She [[spoiler:spent 12 years in the World of Darkness ''without'' a Black Coat and for all of that time, the darkness had yet to eat away at her heart. The storyboard writers have probably kept her out of commision for so long in fear of Aqua becoming a [[OneManArmy One-Woman]] StoryBreakerPower.]]
*** She's not speaking in DullSurprise, she's just relaxed because petty matters such as Master Xehanort's plan are child's play for her.
** The ''KH'' version of Seifer has undeniable proof that he can totally own lamers like Roxas. He's always lookin' after the town, [[VerbalTic y'know?]]
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' shot ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' up from MemeticLoser to Memetic Badass in a single moment. The Royal Court Magician notorious for not healing Sora when he needs it is capable of casting ''Zettaflare'', the most powerful spell in the Square Enix canon, '''without any outside assistance'''. This makes Donald freaking Duck ''canonically'' [[TheArchmage the most powerful mage in ANY Square Enix game]].
** Speaking of ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Kairi got this treatment come the ''Re:Mind'' DLC. Usually relegated to DamselInDistress, she finally makes up for years of inactivity by [[spoiler:not only overpowering Xemnas to the point where he had to restrain her, but also being available to go toe-to-toe with [[BigBad Xehanort]] (who previously had her StuffedInTheFridge) alongside Sora, potentially without getting damaged]]. Because of this [[TookALevelInBadass levelup in badass]], Kairi's reputation skyrocketed.
** [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody]] delivered an EPIC TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to BigBad Xehanort (as Young Xehanort) and got away scot-free.
* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': Alfyn's Chapter 3 boss, Miguel, is regarded as completely unstoppable by the fanbase due to his ThatOneBoss status and being able to fight the entire party to a standstill while recovering from mortal wounds. Jokes abound that if he were in his prime, nothing could stop him, not even the TrueFinalBoss.
* Aya Brea of ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' a underpaid 25 year old NY cop in high rise Demin jeans who casually destroys the UltimateLifeForm with her 9 millimeter. Bonus points when she’s “FEELING HOT!”
** Aya’s first action scene alone cements her as this, when she’s on a date at Carnegie Hall and gowned up but when all hell breaks loose Aya has immediately gets her piece out while her date wusses out next to her. [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/440/602/82a.gif Made better when Aya shoulder bumps that loser out of frame]].
** Daniel Dollis might just give Barret a run for his money, especially his SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome in the ending where he jumps out of a helicopter, [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion spontaneously combusts]] while falling but still throws Aya the InfinityPlusOneSword bullets to finish the FinalBoss with before extinguishing himself in the ocean.
* [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sho Minamimoto]] knows the last digits of pi, and those last digits are Sho Minamimoto.
** Sho Minamimoto '''[[MadMathematician can]]''' divide by zero.
*** And he will nuke you with pi.
*** He knows Level ''i'' [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Flare]].
** Then there's Joshua, who [[spoiler:is Jesus]] and can DROP THE FREAKIN' MOON!!!!!
* [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} Big Joe!]]
