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10These male characters are badass [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive guys]]. They're often {{camp}}y, vain, and in many cases [[PrettyBoy pretty]], but they're also incredibly effective at what they do, and quite powerful. They may have combat skills, seduction ability that rivals Franchise/JamesBond's, or simply be [[TheChessmaster Chessmasters]] skilled in manipulating others. They can be [[CampGay gay]], [[CampStraight straight]], bisexual, or UsefulNotes/{{asexual}}; good or [[SissyVillain evil]]; PlayedForLaughs or played seriously; but they're all dominant personalities who tend to get their way. They also tend to be romantically successful, attracting admirers, and often getting the girl -- or boy, if they're into that.
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12Unlike the RealMenWearPink trope, these characters are not macho with one or two girly interests, they're [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide all around girly characters]], who are also tougher, cooler, and more surrounded by ladies than any normal person could ever hope to be (to some extent ''because'' they're girly). These characters are rarely regimented military types, usually filling more the lovable (or in some cases detestable) rogue role, though occasionally one is seen in the role of the military leader of some sort. Decadence is also a big part of this trope, as they're usually more ''fabulous'' than simply ''feminine''. Their femininity is most often more diva than demure. A "Sensitive Guy with a Manly Streak" is another way to describe them.
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14Some ways in which girliness can make a character more badass:
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16* In some cases effeminacy is a tactic for these characters, a way to unsettle and intimidate their enemies, by their logic: If he can still be badass and confident in his masculinity in that dress, his balls must be the size of watermelons and made of steel. They're still inherently effeminate characters, but they've realized that it throws people off, and so use it to their advantage.
17* It can also be seen as a sexual tactic, as in some universes acting girly seems to attract women (and in certain shows [[EvenTheGuysWantHim everyone else]]) in droves. This is possibly a case of {{truth in television}} as women seem to have an easier time trusting girly men, and thus girly men often use this as a tactic to get laid. As for men, seeming gay immediately signals compatible orientations, and cuts down on beating around the bush.
18* Their pretty looks and girly behavior are an indicator of their prowess -- they go through the exact same trials as the scarred, unshaven, macho-looking tough guys, and do it without messing their hair or breaking a nail.
19* On a related note, some characters use their femininity to maintain an element of surprise. (E.g. "No one suspects the flamingly camp hairdresser of being a super soldier.")
20* Sometimes girly knowledge is also a part of the badassitude. (E.g. "Mrs. Busby did it because her shade of lipstick was on the napkin that was found with the victim -- it's called passion plum, I very nearly borrowed it for the ball the other day.")
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22This trope has a certain prevalence in Japanese media, where traditional standards of masculinity differ quite from those of the west. However, unlike western examples, which often play with the ambiguity, the Japanese usually consider this archetype straight by default, with their effeminacy actually representing less of an identification with the opposite sex and more of an image of a sophisticated man (who, nonetheless, is likely to be also knowledgeable about the women's world as part of his refinement). It often overlaps with LongHairedPrettyBoy.
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24Compare CampyCombat, SissyVillain, RealMenWearPink, InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, WholesomeCrossdresser, CreepyCrossdresser, GayBravado (straight men using homoerotic comments to reinforce their heterosexuality), CampStraight, CampGay, EvenTheGuysWantHim, TheFightingNarcissist, KickingAssInAllHerFinery, BulletProofFashionPlate, ThePrettyGuysAreStronger.
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26Depending on how dark the character gets, the DistaffCounterpart would be NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice (for dark examples) or GirlyBruiser.
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28Note: an Agent Peacock is considered badass, even though you wouldn't expect it at first. A SissyVillain emphasizes his viciousness through feminine behavior. Both tropes can overlap, especially if Agent Peacock is evil.
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30Contrast TheDandy (who would rather not be an Agent), PinkIsForSissies, and UnmanlySecret.
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32Many [[{{Elfeminate}} elves]] fall under this. Unrelated to the PeacockGirl or the character from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''.
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38* The androgynous and beautiful angel Rosiel from ''Manga/AngelSanctuary'' serves as the series' BigBad. The extent of his powers causes even some of the lesser villains to fear and/or respect him.
39* Dr. Kureha Koushou from ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler''. Depicted as a muscular man complete with an effeminate demeanor and long luscious hair, especially when taunting. Also extremely deadly, as his vast knowledge of the human body allows him to easily drop a lot of fighters to their knees, despite not having much professional fighting experience. Also is capable of finishing a 4-hour surgery in only 30 minutes due to his special techniques, and is capable of bringing back a person from the dead using the most limited resources and his own hands.
40* CulturedBadass Griffith of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}''. He's an effeminate man who's been described as more beautiful than women. He's also a cunning tactician, highly skilled swordsman, and leader of the Band of Hawk. When he ascends to demonhood as Femto, fifth member of the Godhand, he even wears lipstick.
41* Kirsch Vermillion from ''Manga/BlackClover''. The vice captain of the Coral Peacocks, he's a shallow man who's obsessed with beauty, with a hatred of anybody or anything that he deems ugly. That said, his strength in battle is directly proportional to his flamboyance. He can use [[PetalPower Cherry Blossom Magic]] to cover an entire battlefield, create clones of himself, and attack with sharp petals.
42* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
43** Shunsui Kyoraku wears a pink flowery [[RealMenWearPink woman's]] kimono, likes making grand entrances surrounded by falling petals, and hates the effort of actually getting up and fighting. According to the Bleach Character Book of Souls, he's well-known as being [[SpiritWorld Soul Society's]] biggest [[TheDandy dandy]]. He's also the third-oldest captain in the Gotei, a CombatPragmatist who is fond of attacking people mid-speech with [[DissonantSerenity Dissonantly Serene]] pithy commentary. [[spoiler:He's promoted to Captain-Commander after Yamamoto's death.]]
44** [[TheFashionista Szayelaporro]] [[MadScientist Granz]], who will [[TheDandy stop a fight]] just so he can change into a less torn set of clothing and whose entire theme is full of sexual innuendo. As an [[TheCaptain Espada]], he can take on Shinigami captains and he's a leader of Hollows, although he tends to cultivate followers solely to eat them when he needs to power up.
45** Yumichika Ayasegawa is flamboyant, narcissistic {{Bishounen}} obsessed with beauty. Not only is he still a vicious and pragmatic combatant in spite of this but he is a member of Squad 11 who are notorious for being a squad of [[BloodKnight battle-crazed thugs]]. During the Arrancar arc, Yumichika meets an Arrancar named [[GenderBlenderName Charlotte Chulhourne]] who looks like a buff male MagicalGirl with a rose theme (his zanpakuto name translates to 'Queen of the Roses'), and part of their fight is over whose aesthetics are the best.
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49* Nathan Mahler of ''Anime/BloodPlus'' seems to use his flamboyant qualities to conceal some of the darker elements of his personality.
50* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Mephisto Pheles]] from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' wears a pink and purple outfit, rides around in a pink limousine, carries a pink cell phone with little charms of cute animals, and has a pink parasol he brings everywhere. This is the same man who can restrain two berserk sons of Satan in seconds without much effort (note that one of them caused an earthquake earlier just from casually punching the ground while the other accidentally burns an entire forest using his BattleAura). It's not like anyone dares to make fun of his taste in clothing. However, he seriously [[LethalChef sucks at cooking]]. Just ask Yukio and Rin when their dorm's chef is away.
51* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': Papillon comes across as a campy villain due to his ice dance-inspired outfits, his LargeHam personality, and his quirky mannerisms, but he is still an incredibly dangerous combatant who uses his intelligence, and the [[HavingABlast firepower]] of his buso renkin, to great effect.
52* [[Characters/CodeGeassLelouchLamperouge Lelouch Lamperouge]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass''. When he's not fiercely commanding his troops on the field of battle, he's often seen comforting his little sister and sometimes hanging out with the girls at school. In addition, he cooks, and, when in Secret Identity mode, is absolutely ''fabulous''.
53* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'': Richter has long blonde hair, a pretty face, and angel wings. He's also a WarriorPrince responsible for the deaths of millions of Earthlings and spearheads an AlienInvasion on Earth.
54* ''Anime/{{Daltanious}}'': Kloppen has thick, luscious brown hair, long eyelashes and wears his hair in curls. He's also the ConqueringAlienPrince of Zaal and massacred most of the galaxy's life forms.
55* Jimmy Kurosaki from ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners''. While he's mostly known as a flamboyant techie, Jimmy is a very dangerous man between his [[{{EMP}} EMP emitter]] that's strong enough to put David on the ground and his custom attack drones. He's the first indication the crew has gotten in over their heads in their pursuit of [[spoiler:Tanaka Sr.]]
56* Mello from ''Manga/DeathNote'', who's routinely mistaken for a woman by readers because of his long hair, midriff-baring leather outfits, and fur-lined coats. In some of the official art and in the official colorized manga, he's shown with black nail polish and lip gloss. He's also very dangerous, and [[AwesomeByAnalysis manages to deduce that there are two Death Notes]].
57** Light Yagami himself is a villainous example of this trope. He’s extremely pretty, wears a corset in the manga at one point, and enjoys it, and becomes the ruler of the world for over half a decade, mostly by himself. He’s a somewhat downplayed version as he generally wears masculine clothing.
58* A few examples from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'':
59** Tengen Uzui. He's Positively obsessed with flamboyance. This includes adding pieces of gemstones onto his clothing to add to his flamboyance.
60** Doma. He's the flamboyant, fan-wielding Upper Rank 2 with flower-themed ice techniques.
61* In ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', [=LordKnightmon=], who is one of the Royal Knights and skilled enough to fight [=MagnaGarurumon=], wears feminine pink armor, talks with dramatism, and is a CombatAestheticist. However, he was a bit too effeminate, thus the English dub [[DubNameChange changed not only his name into Crusadermon]], but also made him [[ShesAManInJapan female]].
62* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
63** Zarbon is a great example of the military version of this, being Freeza's highest-ranked general and right-hand man. He's also a flamboyant [[TheFightingNarcissist narcissist]] who revels in his [[{{Bishonen}} pretty-boy looks]], going bedecked in jewelry and long, braided hair [[spoiler:which looks kind of incongruous when he needs to increase his battle power and transforms into a massive, toad-faced beast]].
64** A better example is General Blue, a fastidious MachoCamp military officer who also happens to have PsychicPowers and is one of the toughest fighters the Red Ribbon Army has.
65** Freeza himself is this, being a very effeminate, waifish alien with what looks like lipstick and [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow eyeliner]] who sometimes behaves in a very {{camp}}y manner. But he's also one of the most powerful beings in the universe and is absolutely brutal whenever he gets into a fight (or [[YouHaveFailedMe is failed by a minion]]).
66** Android 17 is called "an effeminately beautiful young man" by Trunks when he's describing the androids to the Z-fighters. He's also an extremely capable fighter and easily defeats Piccolo and Tien in a two-on-one fight.
67** Whis, Beerus' capable helper who has many effeminate mannerisms, and wears purple lipstick and a dress. He is also the most powerful person in Universe 7 (the native universe of the ''Dragon Ball'' cast).
68** Goku Black is fairly cultured and adores his pink hair color as Super Saiyajin Rosé. He's also an even more brutal mass murderer than ''Freeza''.
69* ''Manga/FairyTail'' seems to be fond of this trope.
70** Mard Geer, the ArcVillain of the Tartaros arc and the ''de facto'' leader of the Dark Guild [[LegionsOfHell Tartaros]]. He's an arrogant, LongHairedPrettyBoy whose power lets him create [[SomethingAboutARose thorns]] and [[PetalPower petals]], and he [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] [[TheHero Natsu]] along with two other Dragon Slayers until [[DemonSlaying Gray]] arrives, which is when he ''actually gets serious''.
71** God Serena, formerly the first-ranked of the Ten Wizard Saints and now a member of the [[PraetorianGuard Spriggan Twelve]]. Very flamboyant, to the point his fellow Shields think he's a weirdo at times, but able to easily defeat [[spoiler:the four Wizard Saints ranked #2-5]] without breaking a sweat using [[spoiler:Dragon Slayer Magic]], of which he can use ''eight'' different types.
72** In contrast to his imposing silhouette first seen, fellow Spriggan Twelve member Neinhart is an effeminate-looking man who wears armor adorned with painted [[SomethingAboutARose roses]] and is fond of using flowery, poetic language. His magic is very powerful in that it allows him to [[EnemySummoner summon]] people from his enemies' pasts, including ones they have barely won against. This allows him to [[spoiler:nearly kill Kagura and Jellal, and practically curb-stomp Erza before she catches her HeroicSecondWind, and even then it falls to Kagura and Jellal to fight him in her stead]].
73* Dorian from ''Manga/FromEroicaWithLove''. It's almost impossible to imagine anyone more campy and foppish than Dorian... and yet he's a world-renowned art thief and keeps avoiding capture by... everyone.
74* Envy from ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''. He's an elegant DanceBattler and even prettier than his genderless manga counterpart along with being a cunning manipulator, TheDragon and the most powerful homunculus after Pride.
75** Solf J Kimblee from ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood''. Compared to many of the hyper-masculine muscle-bound soldiers, Kimblee is small, thin, neat, polite, and fixated on art and beauty (even if he has a very unconventional idea of it.) He's also one of the most powerful, competent and feared of state alchemists.
76* Nuriko from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', more so before his ImportantHaircut.
77* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'':
78** France is [[TheDandy highly vain]], romantic and obsessed with all the arts, and has been badass at various points in history, especially under Napoleon.
79** Poland combines this with BewareTheSillyOnes. Though he is a little blond dude who's a total CloudCuckooLander and has a fondness for pink, ponies, and [[WholesomeCrossdresser will even wear skirts]], he once controlled Central and Eastern Europe (along with Lithuania) and will even stand up to Russia. And each time he's been partitioned, he's revived.
80* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', most of the characters are at the very least pretty athletic men (and women) wearing clothes inspired by the latest fashion magazines. Add to that campy poses to accentuate their bodies. However, most of them are also hardened fighters and killers. For more specific examples:
81** In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'', the four Pillar Men (Kars, Esidisi, Wammu, and Santana) are massively muscular men wearing {{Mayincatec}} accessories [[{{Stripperriffic}} and little else]]. They're still ancient and incredibly powerful superhumans who created [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] as prey. Kars' final transformation gives him long, flowing purple hair and purple eyeshadow, but he's [[spoiler: the Ultimate Life Form, and so powerful that he was only defeated by Joseph getting ''extremely'' lucky.]]
82** DIO in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' wears a yellow jacket and pants along with green heart kneepads and pointy elf shoes, with his EleventhHourSuperpower giving him green lipstick. You should still probably take the vampire with TimeStandsStill powers seriously.
83*** Dio's minion Vanilla Ice clearly follows his master's fashion trends, but ThePowerOfTheVoid he wields is nothing to scoff at, and [[spoiler:[[HeroKiller he kills Avdol and Iggy]]]].
84** Josuke Higashikata, TheHero of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', wears custom designer clothes (and spends most of his allowance on them) and wears his hair in a large and meticulously maintained pompadour. He is still ''very'' capable of messing you up if you [[BerserkButton insult said pompadour]], [[spoiler:a tribute to the stranger who saved his life when he was a kid,]] or hurt his friends.
85** [[BigBad Yoshikage Kira]]'s very meticulous about his personal health and hygiene and usually wears tailored suits. He's also a SerialKiller with the power to [[HavingABlast turn anything that he touches into a bomb]].
86** ''Everyone'' in Passione from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Vento Aureo]]'' wears some kind of bizarre fashion statement, from Pannacotta Fugo's suit with holes all over it to Bruno Bucciarati's spotted suit with [[{{Zipperiffic}} massive zippers on the shoulders]] to Illuso's puffed quilted ensemble, and don't even get us started on the [[AnimeHair gaudy hairstyles]] (Giorno and Cioccolata sporting some of the strangest of them all). However, they're all mafiosi with powerful Stands, so it would be wise to take them seriously.
87* Yukari from ''Anime/{{K}}'' is this personified. He's probably the strongest non-King fighter in the series (along with his adoptive younger brother Kuroh, also a LongHairedPrettyBoy). Yukari is a DanceBattler who takes down entire squads from powerful Clans easily. He also spends his time enjoying skincare products, fashion, and other pursuits of beauty.
88* ''Manga/LegendOfHeavenlySphereShurato'': Karura-oh Reiga. Flamboyant, flirty, a total tease towards Shurato, '''very''' feminine-looking (lipstick included), fond of giving beauty tips to Lakshu… master strategist, skilled warrior, with encyclopedic knowledge about geography and lore that comes off very handy in the quests for the group.
89* Jaibo and Raizou from ''Manga/LycheeLightClub'', are sadistic badasses... and rather effeminate.
90* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'''s M'quve is very swishy and comes complete with limp wrist, upper-class accent, ascot, and antique vase collecting. He's [[LadyOfWar Kycilia Zabi]]'s [[LadyAndKnight Knight]] and [[TheDragon Dragon]], TheStrategist for Zeon's Earth-based forces, and a CulturedWarrior and CombatPragmatist skilled enough to force [[TheHero Amuro]] to activate his Newtype powers for the first time.
91* Yuki Michio from ''Manga/{{MW}}'' is a MasterOfDisguise who can impersonate a female with ease and a seductive killer who thinks little of [[DepravedBisexual shagging and then killing women and men alike]].
92* Yuga Aoyama from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is the most flamboyant member of the class and a hero-in-training.
93* From ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' there's Orochimaru, the creepy and twisted BigBad of Part I who even took a girl's body as his own at one point. He's one of the most badass characters in the series, going one-on-one with a [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Four-Tailed Naruto]] ''just for fun''. WordOfGod says that he was made flamboyant for him to have a "powerful aura" as a villain.
94** Also applies to Haku. He dresses in a kimono in his free time and is described by Naruto "as more beautiful than Sakura". He's also incredibly deadly and only lost to Naruto because he was holding back and didn't wish to kill him and Sasuke.
95* Cain from ''Anime/{{Nightwalker}}'' is fairly flamboyant and tough as nails.
96* ''Manga/OnePiece'': A lot of the major players in the world dress in brightly-colored, downright goofy costumes, but are nonetheless powerful and often ruthless pirates, marines, or revolutionaries.
97** Although Emporio Ivankov is a {{transvestite}} that can [[GenderBender change gender on a whim]], he is a competent [[LaResistance revolutionary]] that can take people out with a [[FingerpokeOfDoom mere bat of his eyelashes]].
98** Also, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, an earlier awesome transvestite who uses the same transvestite martial arts Ivankov is a master of.
99** Cavendish, who is drawn in your typical {{bishonen}} style and violently furious with the Supernovas for taking away his then-growing frame. But when he was able to [[spoiler:stop a 500,000,000 berry pirate's headbutt attack with nothing but his sword]], you know he earned his status as a New World Pirate.
100** Doflamingo typically dresses in [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/8/86/Doflamingo_Anime_Concept_Art.png/revision/latest?cb=20180904142706 a very gaudy, flamboyant manner]], but is also one of the [[HunterOfHisOwnKind Seven Warlords of the Sea]], the ruler of his own nation and a renowned arms dealer. He can also make effective use of RazorWire to kick your ass six ways to Sunday.
101** Big Mom and most of her crew dress in complex, brightly-colored outfits with a candy theme. Big Mom is one of the Four Emperors, one of the most powerful pirates in the world, and her family has for the most part inherited her badassery.
102* Count D from ''Manga/PetShopOfHorrors'' qualifies. He's girly and loves sweets… and is technically responsible for ''many many'' deaths.
103* Cilan from the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', not too effeminate but very, very fabulous, and [[RenaissanceMan incredibly competent in multiple fields such as cooking, fishing, science, detective work, dressing up, acting, and of course Pokémon battling]]. Most of the time funny and lovable, but when he gets serious, he gets ''mean''--just ask [[SmallNameBigEgo Burgundy.]] Ironically, his manga and game counterpart are the exact opposite to the point where he's rather [[ShrinkingViolet withdrawn and shy.]]
104* Yuujirou from ''Manga/PrincessPrincess'' seems to be the toughest, or at least the most macho, of the bunch, but he has long pretty hair, and seems to be the one most dedicated to being a Princess for the sake of being a Princess.
105* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' has Lizard Misty, the Leader of the Silver Saints. Also, Pisces Aphrodite.
106* Ukyo of ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' initially seems like a simpering, brainless fop, which he actually is, minus the brainless part. The real Ukyo is like ''Literature/ThePrince'' distilled into a person. While he has little to no combat skill himself, he's good enough at manipulating those who do that he doesn't really need it.
107* Takuto, the main character of ''Anime/StarDriver'' sports some massive BlingOfWar in battle, fights in a HumongousMecha with quite pronounced hips, CombatStilettos, and what looks like a manskirt and is an overall campy LargeHam, not to mention that his ''official'' title is "Ginga {{Bishonen}}" [[note]]Galactic Pretty Boy[[/note]]. However, there's a 99.9% chance that he will kick your ass in the most spectacular way possible.
108* Leeron from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', full stop. He's basically every CampGay mannerism personified, but he's also capable of being able to creep out the manliest badasses in the show (both Kamina and Viral especially). He also happens to be the most awesome engineer in the multiverse and all the crap he makes or takes command of does totally awesome shit that makes reality and probability his collective bitch. Being voiced by Creator/SteveBlum, whose CampGay is surprisingly good, doesn't hurt, either.
109** On the villainous side, SissyVillain Cytomander, who is one almost literally, as he is a peacock-hybrid Beastman. He owns a giant flying fortress loaded to the brim with bombs and is (presumably) a skilled Gunmen pilot.
110* Another Nathan in the list: Nathan Seymore/Fire Emblem from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''. The dude's ''literally'' flaming, via his CampGay antics and his [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]].
111* Subaru Sumeragi from Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s ''Manga/TokyoBabylon''. He's sweet sixteen, blushes at just about anything and wears outrageous outfits courtesy of his sister; he has the face of a very pretty girl, large green eyes; his build is small and skinny and he ''is the youngest head ever of the Sumeragi Clan''; the most powerful UsefulNotes/{{onmyodo}} users in Japan, next to their rivals the Sakurazuka Clan. He's very compassionate and gentle true -- but ''kicks serious ass'' with his impressive spiritual powers and exorcisms. There's a reason why at 16 he's the head of such a renowned clan. Later on in the follow-up manga, ''Manga/{{X1999}}'', Subaru's all grown up at 25. He's still gentle, pretty, soft-spoken, and kind -- but as the world is ending, he is forced to fight to preserve it. He doesn't even want to, but when he does his skill is ''incredible''; his magic powers have improved even more, and even his fellow teammates -- extremely powerful themselves -- are seriously in awe of his skill. Sadly, his severe emotional angst and horribly broken heart thanks to Seishirou take away from his true ass-kicking abilities; but when he's thinking straight, he's an extremely formidable opponent.
112* Shuu Tsukiyama from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''. An incredibly handsome and wealthy young man, he's always in outrageously bright clothing and prone to extreme levels of {{Camp}}. He's also the infamous [[RedBaron "Gourmet"]], a high-ranked Ghoul that enjoys serving up his victims like fine dining and is responsible for a large percentage of the series' InterplayOfSexAndViolence due to being a DepravedBisexual. He becomes obsessed with the protagonist, Kaneki, and becomes his murderously protective StalkerWithACrush.
113* Sunny from ''Manga/{{Toriko}}''. He even prepares food that makes anyone that eats it become {{Bishonen}} (by killing creatures that would take entire armies of "normal" people for ingredients). His effeminacy and aloofness are contrasted with his {{Tomboy}}ish, GenkiGirl younger sister.
114* Pegasus from ''Anime/YuGiOh'' is a fashionable gentleman with effeminate mannerisms and a childishness emphasized by his use of a {{Toon}} deck. However, he's ''very'' dangerous with using said deck, which he has used to steal people's souls through duels.
115* Yuri from ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', Yuya's EvilTwin. He's a fashionable dresser, a psychopathic BloodKnight, and a VERY competent duelist. His deck is a Predator Plants Deck, which is themed after carnivorous plants and he likes to call his Predator Plants "beautiful flowers". This goes so far that [[spoiler:after Yuri's HeelFaceTurn]], the [[spoiler:purified]] version of his Starve Venom Fusion Dragon is all about [[spoiler:[[BeautyEqualsGoodness beauty]] and CherryBlossoms]].
116** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d at one point when Yugo calls him an "effeminate bastard".
117* Parco Folgore from ''Manga/ZatchBell'', Kanchome's partner and an Italian pop superstar who loves to sing about breasts. He looks and acts silly and often is the ButtMonkey of the group, but [[LetsGetDangerous when he gets his serious face on]], [[BewareTheSillyOnes he]] and Kanchome become living embodiments of the LethalJokeCharacter. Folgore is also [[{{Determinator}} capable of withstanding ridiculous amounts of punishment, just through sheer willpower]].
118* From ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
119** Kurama. Long, flowing red hair, a [[SomethingAboutARose rose]] motif, his main weapon being a whip, and little visible muscle add up to a fairly camp-looking guy, but one who is not to be underestimated. Being a master of demonic plants has its advantages; just counting the people Kurama has hacked to pieces with his rose whip would be a good start, but by no means is it the full list of lives he's taken, demons and humans alike. The resident BloodKnight even considers him the deadliest one on the team.
120** Karasu, with his long, flowing jet-black hair matching his black clothes and almost as much muscle as Kurama. However, he's much creepier than Kurama, to whom he has taken a great liking and shows it with his intention and attempts to ''kill'' Kurama, which is quite plausible given [[MadBomber his ability to create bombs via his aura]], making him one of few who manage to outsmart and unnerve Kurama.
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124* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
125** [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] tends to be this, especially in comparison to Batman who is very manly. The Joker is extremely thin, often wears lipstick, extremely emotional and cheerful, silly, hyperactive, and is a {{Keet}} in many interpretations. Despite this all, [[BewareTheSillyOnes he]] [[StrawNihilist is]] [[TheDreaded The]] [[HeroKiller Joker]]. It's taken further in ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'', where the Clown Prince of Crime spends the book dressed in a woman's trench coat and heels (the original plan was to have him in a full-on bustier) and slaps Batman's behind with a "Loosen up, tightass!" He also opens the story threatening to [[EyeScream put out a young woman's eye with a pencil]] and releases ''all'' of Batman's foes into the asylum to chase him, laughing and smiling all the while.
126** Eduardo Flamingo, who debuted in ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison''. The Flamingo is a psychotic hitman. He was lobotomized by the mob and was recruited by them. Despite his name, as well as his pink uniform and vehicles, he is a sociopathic, mindless, killing machine, nicknamed [[ImAHumanitarian "the eater of faces"]], a title he has lived up to. He appears as an enemy of Damian Wayne in the future. His appearance is heavily inspired by the cover artwork for the Music/{{Prince}} album ''Film/PurpleRain''.
127* Maidman from ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' is a transvestite, and the biggest BadassNormal of the story. He's that universe's version of Batman, except a crossdresser.
128* Roxxas, a villain from ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', is best described as "flamboyant" (though "flaming" might also be a good word). He traditionally dresses in the highest fashion, in the brightest colors, and loves to wear makeup (we're talking eye shadow and lipstick). He is literally portrayed as having most of the worst "limp-wristed gay" stereotypes you've ever heard of. And did we mention that [[OhCrap he's a murderous, psychotic, renegade Kryptonian who escaped from the Bottled City of Kandor]]?
129* Creator/MarvelComics remake of The Rawhide Kid was supposed to be this. An effeminate, AmbiguouslyGay [[GayCowboy Cowboy]] who was still a crack shot with any gun and a total badass. It's arguable whether or not they succeeded...
130* In ''ComicBook/TheScorpion'', the foppish and vain DepravedHomosexual Neoli Trebaldi is a deadly swordsman with few equals.
131* The Rose, a crime boss who occasionally appears in ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics, is known for his fondness for flowers, often wearing one in his lapel or tending gardens of roses in his penthouse. More than one individual had this identity, and the first, Richard Fisk, would later upgrade to the Blood Rose, a more violent version of the identity.
132* In ''ComicBook/{{Tomahawk}}'', Private Jud Fuller was a soldier who previously belonged to the 3rd Virginia, a top infantry regiment, before serving in Tomahawk's Rangers during the American Revolution. Fuller earned the nickname "Brass Buttons" as he proudly wore his brass-buttoned infantry uniform. He spent copious time keeping his uniform immaculate, especially polishing the brass buttons.
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136* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'':
137** There's the very CampGay Jean-Paul Beaubier, who even the straight and not remotely interested Harry describes as beautiful, with long, dark hair. He's flirty, effeminate, and ticks every stereotypical box of the GayBestFriend, even adding in some GratuitousFrench. It is then established that at least some of this is a façade: the mannerisms and GratuitousFrench disappear when someone starts treading on thin ice and Harry inwardly notes that when this happens, it's rather intimidating. And while he doesn't particularly enjoy fighting, [[CombatPragmatist that doesn't mean he's not good at it]]. There is, for instance, [[EyeScream nothing fun about having a sharp rock thrown in your eye at several times the speed of sound.]] He's also much more observant than he lets on, almost absently giving Harry a SherlockScan.
138** Warren Worthington III is a bit more masculine than most examples, but not much. He's arguably just as pretty as Jean-Paul, with half of Hogwarts falling in love with him when he turns up as a de facto bodyguard along with Sean Cassidy ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim and not all that half is female]]) and [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade prone to moping]] because of his RazorWings. This leads to many, including Professor [=McGonagall=], assuming that he's just present because he's Sean's protégé. Not so. He's capable of flying at several times the speed of sound, able to 'bench press a troll', would regard being hit by a car as an inconvenience more than anything else, has a HealingFactor that wouldn't shame ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and he's very, very fast. He also knows ''exactly'' how to use his RazorWings to best effect -- his DynamicEntry in chapter 44 has him disable and behead a hundred-foot-long zombie dragon in about five seconds flat.
139* ''Fanfic/FateOfTheClans'': Yukari is a very effeminate character (regularly does his nails, makes sure to apply skin care products daily, wears lipstick), but he's a J-rank in JUNGLE and is skilled enough with a katana to overpower Kuroh.
140* ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame'' has Rarity's father, Esteem. He has long, curly hair described as looking effeminate, shares his daughter's eye for fashion, and has a vain streak a mile wide. He also happens to be the [[TheDragon most powerful warrior]] in [[BigBad Titan's]] armies, and thinks he looks good [[BloodIsTheNewBlack bathed in the blood of his enemies]].
141* ''Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow'' Elusive is quite the fashionista but if he is [[GenderBender anything like his counterpart]] it would be unwise to make him mad.
142* ''FanFic/MegaManReawakened'' has Flash Man. He's quite dangerous even when literally slapping Mega around, and uses his time-stopping powers and electricity for a very lethal combination.
143* In ''FanFic/TheHillOfSwords'', [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Guiche]] gradually turns into this due to [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou's]] sword training. Shirou notes in chapter 20 that he has grown from the "useless fop" to the "actually competent" style of pretty boy.
144* ''Fanfic/ForumOfThrones'' has a few examples:
145** Terroma exclusively dresses in colourful clothes, mainly made out of silk and befitting for a Braavosi nobleman. His manners are somewhat effeminate, with him being a major case of TheNicknamer and genuinely seeming mild-mannered and friendly. He is also [[spoiler: the former leader of a group of assassins and known as The Old Man, one of the most feared professional killers in all of Westeros]].
146** Rayden, one of Butterfly's assassins, behaves in a slightly effeminate way, dressing in a longcoat and showing off his good looks, but he is so dangerous that he becomes TheDreaded even for Clayton.
147* ''Fanfic/RiseOfPaonneAndRenardRouge'': In an ironically literal sense, during his early days as Grande Plume, Gabriel was described as being "bold and eager, constantly showing off to prove [he was] as good as [them], like a true proud peacock."
148* ''Fanfic/BuckyBarnesGetsHisGrooveBackAndOtherInternationalIncidents'': According to Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, the Howling Commandos' expert sniper, before the fall was "vain as a popinjay", to the point of making sure his hair was styled every morning with pomade or Brylcreem (a men's hairstyling product popular from the forties to the sixties) even when on the march, and using Vaseline in the winter to keep his skin soft.
149* Jon Whitewolf from ''Fanfic/ADovahkiinSpreadsHisWings'' is a delicately beautiful young man who always dresses with the latest fashions, braids beads into his flowing long hair (which horrifies his uncle, finding that "garish"), cannot walk into a library without buying half the store and is a wonderful singer with a preference for sad songs. He also helped the Empire to win a civil war, is heading the Thieves' Guild, surprisingly knowledgeable regarding poisons, oh, and he singlehandedly prevented ''two'' Apocalypses by Shouting a big-ass dragon into Oblivion and kicking the shit out of his evil predecessor.
150* Zigzagged with District 7 Victor Jack Anderson in ''Fanfic/{{The End of the World|FernWithy}}'' series. He has a live-in boyfriend and a taste and appreciation for fashion and flamboyant hairstyles. During his games in ''These are The Names'' he only won because [[SerendipitousSurvival the careers lost count of how many tributes were already dead and all killed or mortally wounded each other thinking there was no one left while Jack was hiding nearby]]. However, after a decade of involvement in the rebellion, he TookALevelInBadass, and strangles a peacekeeper who came to arrest him with his ''tie'' in ''The Golden Mean''
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154* ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce1983'': [[EvilOverlord Nekron]] is an AmbiguouslyGay PrettyBoy magician who seems to be a SquishyWizard. But, he's revealed to be a MagicKnight who embodies RankScalesWithAsskicking.
155* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'': Despite being an actual peacock, Lord Shen's skills with steel claws and razor feathers make him impressive to watch. What's even more impressive is that he was [[SicklyChildGrewUpStrong sickly and frail when he was younger]], implying he had to work extra hard to become a talented martial artist.
156* ''WesternAnimation/TheManCalledFlintstone'': Agent X has shades of this, being a somewhat foppish, dapper man but is an extremely skilled disguise artist. [[spoiler: He is also the movie's Big Bad, the masked Green Goose]].
157* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' gives us the oh-so-fabulous Tamatoa, a villainous and vain coconut crab. He's positively covered in glittery, sparkly treasure, makes it a point to beautify himself as much as possible, and has a VillainSong all about how "Shiny" and awesome he is. He's campy, silly... and a GiantEnemyCrab ("giant" isn't an exaggeration -- WordOfGod says he's fifty feet wide) who absolutely ''pulverizes'' Maui, who's an actual demigod, all while [[BreakThemByTalking completely breaking his spirit]] with a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speech]] that exposes all of Maui's flaws and insecurities. If not for Moana's intervention, Tamatoa would have eaten Maui alive.
158* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'':
159** King Candy may talk with a lisp, dress in frilly clothing, and use flamboyant word choices and gestures (such as calling people "silly" with a downwards wrist stroke), but he has TheChessmaster levels of cunning and is, by a long shot, the best driver in ''Sugar Rush'' [[spoiler:until Vanellope joins the races]].
160** To a lesser extent, Rancis Fluggerbutter, also from ''Sugar Rush'', hangs out with the AlphaBitch and behaves like one, but he is one of the top four racers in the game and also one of its most aggressive.
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164* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert'': When the {{Drag Queen}}s are almost assaulted by a bunch of roughnecks, they scare them off.
165* Guy Bennett in ''Film/AnotherCountry''. Nobody else has ever looked this badass in extremely effeminate dark sunglasses. And when he gets attacked by jocks he simply threatens to expose their numerous earlier homosexual experiences with him. Ka-Pow!
166* ''Film/TheBoondockSaints'': When the Boston cops first notice Agent Paul Smecker's flirtatious behavior towards men and generally camp hand gestures, they start to laugh. Cue Smecker owning their asses for the rest of the movie. In fact, he gets progressively more camp ''and'' progressively more awesome, coming to the point where he [[spoiler: dresses up as a female hooker to infiltrate the big bad's mansion. He kills two goons and saves the heroes from their untimely demise.]]
167-->'''Duffy:''' This was their target, the fag man.\
168'''Smecker:''' The ''what'' man?\
169'''Duffy:''' (beat) The fat man. \
170'''Smecker:''' Well. FreudWasRight.
171* ''Film/{{Cassandro}}'': The Cassandro character is unique among exóticos (who are traditionally the designated losers who highlight their opponent's machismo) in that he uses his flamboyance and wits to actually win wrestling matches.
172* In ''Film/ChaiLaiAngelsDangerousFlowers'', Dragon is a crimelord who is always impeccably dressed, usually in very bright colours, and often carrying a ClassyCane. He is also extremely capable and a better combatant than all of his {{Mook}}s put together.
173* "Mr. Green" from the movie version of ''Film/{{Clue}}''. [[MultipleEndings Depending on the version of the film]] you got, he's actually [[spoiler:an FBI agent who spent the whole movie (plus whatever setup time the sting required) ''pretending'' to be gay to get into Mr. Boddy's blackmail ring. He is the one who finally killed Mr. Boddy. In the hallway. With the revolver. [[HaveIMentionedImHeterosexualToday Now, he's going to go home and sleep with his wife]].]]
174* ''Film/TheDeserter'': Capt. Crawford starts the film dressed in a British uniform that is much more stylish than the US Cavalry ones. He describes himself to Kaleb as a "great big dandy", and when the squad changes into buckskins, his are better fitting than the rest, and he ties his neckerchief like it's a cravat. However, he also shows himself as one of the most capable fighters in the squad and is one of the handful to survive the raid on the Apache camp.
175* The Driver, from ''Film/Drive2011''. Yeah, he wears a bright white satin jacket with tight jeans and nice shoes, and being played by pretty-boy Creator/RyanGosling doesn't help... but when he's not stomping on people's skulls, breaking arms with hammers, and being the best damn getaway driver ever, he's busy romancing Irene. Also, he's only really flamboyant in appearance -- he doesn't say more than 20 sentences the whole movie -- and as the movie goes on, he totally ignores the blood coating his nice clothes, so this is debatable.
176* Park Chang-yi (The Bad) in ''Film/TheGoodTheBadTheWeird'' is a deadly PrettyBoy hitman and bandit who manages to be a BulletproofFashionPlate in the deserts of Manchuria. He makes it through an epic horseback battle-slash-chase scene that kills dozens of {{Mooks}} and doesn't even smudge his {{Guyliner}}. And his ShirtlessScene shows that underneath the anachronistic stylish outfit, he's ''ripped''.
177* ''Film/TheHobbit'': The Elvenking Thranduil is gorgeous, fabulous, deadly, and domineering. While being a LongHairedPrettyBoy is par for the course for male Elves, Thranduil is {{Elfeminate}} to an even greater extent than his son Legolas because although they share a StrongFamilyResemblance, the former is slightly more androgynous with long, thick eyelashes and a long neck. (Dáin remarks in the Extended Edition of ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'' that he's a DudeLooksLikeALady by addressing the Elvenking as a "pointy-eared princess.") Thranduil is also CampStraight with very flashy, extravagant outfits and accessories. In terms of his prowess as a warrior, he's an accomplished MasterSwordsman who excels at DualWielding; during the Battle of the Five Armies, he ferociously and efficiently kills a multitude of orcs with his two elven swords. As a king, Thranduil is LargeAndInCharge (his actor Creator/LeePace is 6'5"); his great height naturally makes him an imposing figure since he can look down -- both literally and figuratively -- on virtually every other character, plus he speaks with a commanding BaritoneOfStrength. With his supreme arrogance, you simply [[CantArgueWithElves can't win an argument with him]], much to Gandalf's frustration.
178* Raoul Silva from the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''. His mannerisms are really flamboyant, to the point of being seductive while interrogating Bond and he's also generally one step ahead of Bond and [=MI6=].
179* ''Film/{{Kate}}'' has Jojima, the [[CampGay boyfriend]] of a {{Yakuza}} officer who lounges around their penthouse suite in flashy clothes, makeup, and jewelry. But when he starts fighting the titular assassin, he is quite possibly the deadliest single opponent she faces in the entire movie, fighting brutally with [[ImprovisedWeaponUser anything within reach]].
180* Jareth from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' -- extremely camp and rather swishy... and yet King of the Goblins with insane magical powers. My god, the costume changes.
181* In ''Film/LongJohnSilver'', Capt. Mendoza is a bloodthirsty and feared {{Pirate}} who is also a [[TheDandy dandy]] who dresses in gaudy finery.
182* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: Loki is a VainSorcerer and a LongHairedPrettyBoy; his devotion to magic (a woman's trade in Asgard), his lithe physique (as opposed to the burly Asgardian men), his vanity (Thor belittles his brother's fancy garb by saying that he dresses like a witch, plus in a deleted scene, he calls Loki a cow because of the horns on the latter's helmet), and [[TheTrickster his penchant for deceit]] in a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy warrior culture]] set him apart from Asgard's traditional masculine ideals. Loki is a ManipulativeBastard who outsmarts [[Film/{{Thor}} King Laufey]] ([[spoiler:whom he assassinated]]) and [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld Malekith]] ([[spoiler:to whom he was a FakeDefector]]). Loki [[spoiler:psychically overwhelms [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld Odin]] (whose throne he usurped)]], the Allfather being the most powerful person in the Nine Realms -- [[spoiler:Odin is even impressed by how potent Loki's LaserGuidedAmnesia spell was, as it took him a long time to break free from it]]. Loki is the only known individual [[Film/{{Thor}} who can block Heimdall's]] SuperSenses (Asgard's guardian can see and hear 10 trillion souls), which makes Loki extraordinarily adept at evasion. As a skilled knife user, Loki can cut down [[Film/{{Thor}} Frost Giants]], [[Film/TheAvengers2012 heavily-armed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents]], [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld Dark Elves]] (he even saved his brother's life by [[spoiler:killing Kurse]], who was too strong for Thor to handle) and [[Film/ThorRagnarok Hela's undead soldiers]].
183* It is hinted quite strongly that the Prince of Orange in ''Film/MichielDeRuyter'' is gay and is intimate with William Bentinck. He also likes ballet and dresses more extravagantly than most Dutch people. Despite some early nervousness and his English connections, he stays loyal to the Republic and keeps his head cool during the disaster year of 1672, and takes over command at a young age. It is mentioned in the end credits that he would invade England and become king there.
184* To some extent Captain Jack Sparrow of ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is one of these, with the eyeliner and all the dangly things in his hair and his rather effete and flamboyant mannerisms. Creator/JohnnyDepp has stated in interviews that he intends Captain Jack to read as bisexual.
185* Dr. Frank N. Furter of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' -- seduces everyone and everything... in a corset, and (presumably) tops Rocky.
186* The title character in ''Film/{{The Scarlet Pimpernel|1934}}'' and [[Film/{{The Scarlet Pimpernel1982}} its remake]]. Dresses to outshine the girls, appears late at balls because he lost his time trying to tie his cravat ''just right'', and generally dismissed as a fop. Has snagged the [[FieryRedhead hottest redhead]] in Europe as his wife, and all the ladies fawn over him, his {{Camp}} posturing, and his slender white hands that are dainty enough to pass as a woman's. Also happens to be the ultra-badass secret vigilante who pulls off daring rescues of French aristocrats on a regular, if not daily, basis. Might even be the UrExample.
187* [[BigBad Ra]] from ''Film/{{Stargate}}''. He's an alien taking on the form of an Egyptian PrettyBoy, played by [[Film/TheCryingGame Jaye Davidson]]. However, he's a ruthless tyrant and more than willing to eradicate Earth for defying his rule.
188* Certain interpretations of Franchise/StarWars' Luke Skywalker peg him as this, what with having longish blond hair (although not that long by '70s standards) and flowy white (and later black) clothing. It only got amplified when, in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', his [[spoiler:force projection to fight Kylo Ren on Crait]] included a fresh haircut and shave, new clothing, and boots, and a dramatic flicking of dust off his shirt. Combined with the fact that Creator/MarkHamill refuses to confirm Luke's sexuality (he claims it's [[ShrugOfGod up to the fan to interpret]] and encourages gay, bi, or trans kids to interpret him as such), and there is strong evidence that he might be. Of course, this doesn't stop him from being one of the greatest and most powerful Jedi in his time.
189* Similarly in ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar'', there's a scene where Patrick Swayze's character (a drag queen) beats up a woman's abusive husband, thus saving the woman (and he does it in drag).
190* Brian Slade from ''Film/VelvetGoldmine''. He's not bi''sexual'', he's bi''winning''. His androgynous sex appeal is what kickstarts his career as a rockstar.
191* Detective Alex Tardio (played by Creator/WilliamFichtner) in ''Film/WhatsTheWorstThatCouldHappen''. Impeccably dressed in bright clothing, with an excellent hairdo, carrying a cane, and walking his well-groomed show dogs, he is, nevertheless, great at his job.
192* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': When Professor X still has hair, his [[PrettyBoy porcelain doll-like face]] and [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide nurturing personality]] make him the most androgynous male lead of the franchise. He's the most formidable telepath on Earth who can [[Film/X2XMenUnited kill anyone with a thought]], and he carries a streak of vanity which is a product of his upper-class upbringing (his mother was a haughty British {{Socialite}}). Even after he becomes bald and loses his prettiness, he still adorns himself in [[SharpDressedMan snazzy suits]]. Saving the world is hard work, and he wants to look good doing it. Heck, Creator/PatrickStewart even admits on the "Two Worlds, Two Battles" documentary of ''The Rogue Cut'' that his character "has been seen as something of a peacock over all these years," so Xavier is more accurately a ''Professor'' Peacock.
193** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': Charles is a suave womanizer who is perfectly aware of how appealing he is, and he doesn't allow Hank to shave his head when he tests the Cerebro prototype ("[[NobodyTouchesTheHair Don't touch my hair]]"). He's the sole mutant who is strong enough to stop Shaw single-handedly, provided that the latter isn't wearing a telepathy-blocking helmet. (Even Erik, as mighty as he is, gets clobbered by Sebastian during their duel.)
194** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Professor X is the second-most powerful mutant for most of the story, and his androgyny (in both looks and personality) is taken up a notch in comparison to ''First Class''. He graduates from a PrettyBoy to a LongHairedPrettyBoy, and the name of his hairdo, a ''feather''ed mullet, brings to mind a peacock's tail -- he even fixes a handful of loose strands shortly before he reaches Moira's office. He's pushing 50, yet he still takes delight in being hip and attractive by following [[The80s '80s]] fashion trends with a ''Series/MiamiVice''-inspired wardrobe. Xavier fully embraces being a [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive guy]], as he's more overtly "[[TeamMom maternal]]" towards his students and he freely sheds TenderTears. He was [[spoiler:close to death after a botched GrandTheftMe procedure]] just a few minutes beforehand, yet Charles still has the fortitude to instigate a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind against the NighInvulnerable Apocalypse, being one of only two mutants who dishes out multiple blows on the self-proclaimed god. Xavier is so vain that even when he's already bald, his mental projection has a head full of hair during the psychic brawl.
195* Zohan in ''Film/YouDontMessWithTheZohan'' is a Mossad agent who fakes his death to become a hairdresser. This movie is based on a true story.
196* Ramon de la Vega aka Bunny Wigglesworth, the eponymous ''Film/ZorroTheGayBlade'', an utter CampGay but you don't want to get on the wrong side of his whip.
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200* ''Literature/TheCorneliusChronicles'': Jerry Cornelius might qualify -- he's been known to dress in drag (and look damn good doing it), and happily seduces people of either sex.
201** Huillam d'Averc from the [[Creator/MichaelMoorcock Runestaff series]] could also qualify; as he's an effeminate and foppish French aristocrat, who seems more interested in clothing, womanizing, and his (exaggeratedly hypochondriac) various illnesses. But he's also a renowned swordsman and tactician, and one of the most feared nobles of TheEmpire prior to his HeelFaceTurn; using his effeminate manner and supposed illness to cause his opponents to underestimate him.
202* Both Silk and Takeshi in the novel ''Literature/DarkDesigns'', they're both extremely pretty guys. Silk has knee-length blonde hair and long painted nails, and Takeshi is a VisualKei dandy. However Silk is a massive womanizer, and Takeshi is a hardcore biker.
203* Finlay Campbell in ''Literature/{{Deathstalker}}'' is, at court, a worthless fop, obsessed with glitz and glam -- and also, in his alter-ego, the most prominent fighter in Golgotha's Arena. When the Esper Underground snatches him up, he's forced to discard that imagery, but still remains one of the most dangerous baseline humans in the series, and that's saying a ''lot.''
204* Jaume of ''Literature/TheDinosaurLords'' is a PrettyBoy and a famed poet who likes beautiful things, but he also commands an EliteArmy and rides into battles atop a dinosaur.
205* The Assassins' Guild on the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' -- which teaches its students that style ''counts'' and that it is a true insult to the client for the Assassin to look anything other than immaculately turned out when closing the contract -- actually awards a prize for this. It's called the Sir Bernard Selachii Award for Extreme Cool.
206* Felix in ''Literature/DoctrineOfLabyrinths'' is this trope to the very core: beautiful, vain, cruel, and shallow, but still an extremely powerful wizard.
207* Thomas Raith from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is very much a pretty boy, but he's also indisputably badass. It helps that he's a vampire (of the Succubus variety), and thus has supernatural speed, strength, and good looks. To give an idea of how effeminate he is (or rather, how effeminate he looks), for a good portion of the series, he masqueraded as a French CampGay hairdresser, and no one saw through the disguise. Of course it helps that he's a ''master'' at ObfuscatingStupidity and causing others to [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimate how badass he is]].
208* In the ''Family D'Alembert'' series by Stephen Goldin, secret agent Yvette "Agent Periwinkle" D'Alembert marries dashing clothes-horse Pias Bavol. When Pias joins the imperial secret service, he's given the codename "Agent Peacock".
209* Evan Walker in ''Literature/TheFifthWave'' by Rick Yancey. Has time to manicure his nails during the apocalypse. Kicks serious ass.
210* Major Joachim Steuben of ''Literature/HammersSlammers'' is one. The words that describe his appearance best is "pretty", and everything about him, from clothes and gun to manicure and haircut is stylish, beautiful, and expensive. However, Steuben is a full-blown psychopath, and a pistol marksman to rival Wild Bill Hickok. ''Everyone'' in the regiment, except possibly Colonel Hammer, is scared ''shitless'' of him.
211* ''Heartless'' by Mary Balogh features 18th-century dandy Luke, an incredibly badass swordsman and pistol shot, who wears more makeup than his wife and prances about in heels.
212* Firesong from the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series. He's CampGay, very effeminate and revels in being attractive to everyone, and arguably the most powerful mage in the world. Also he is literally called a peacock to his face multiple times.
213** [[Literature/LastHeraldMage Vanyel Ashkevron]] counts to a degree. He's Firesong's ancestor, even more powerful and just as pretty, though his is a more forbidding, remote beauty than Firesong's flirtatious extravagance. As a teen he was often literally called a peacock, with his affinity for finery and good grooming, though he was forced to shed some of his camp aspects as he took on a harsh MagicKnight lifestyle. He still remained long-haired and incredibly striking.
214*** Vanyel also mentions a duelist who was so skilled most people wouldn't agree to fight him, who took on some dramatically camp aspects including a habit of languid flirtation just to make an excuse to start duels.
215* Howl of ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'' is a pretty prissy narcissist who kicks insane amounts of butt. The narcissism gets better… however he stays quite a girly boy throughout the series.
216%%* The man with the thistledown hair from ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'' has shades of this.
217* ''Literature/TheLongShips'': Olof Styrsson was a man so fond of flashy clothes his men gave him the nickname "Summerbird" for his resemblance to a bird during mating season. Olof, the narration notes, "was well pleased by this name". Olof was also a fighting member of [[CadreOfForeignBodyguards the Varangian Guard]] for over a decade, recognized as a great chieftain among his people, and at one point kills a man throwing a javelin at him by catching it in mid-flight and throwing it back.
218* Zillah: From Poppy Z. Brite's ''Literature/LostSouls1992'', is a super-strong, sadistic vampire who keeps impregnating women… and is continually described as "androgynously beautiful" with "long caramel-colored hair" which he ties back with a purple scarf and he seems to enjoy wearing eyeliner and other makeup.
219* Lymond, from the ''Literature/LymondChronicles'' by Dorothy Dunnett has his Peacock moments, including being prettier than all the girls and fatally attractive to everyone he meets, and dressing like an arch-dandy, with exquisite gorgeousness times ten. Subverted in those moments when, in private, he reveals that his real tastes are simple and modest.
220* ''Literature/TheMarkOfTheHorseLord'''s Conory is the prospective king and most eligible bachelor of a tribe of {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s and dresses like a dancing girl.
221* Creator/VictorHugo has two who could fall under this trope in ''Literature/LesMiserables'': Enjolras and Montparnasse.
222** Montparnasse is described as ''"a fashion-plate in misery and given to the commission of murders. The cause of all this youth's crimes was the desire to be well dressed."'' Talk about being dressed to kill!
223** And of course, there's the infamous Enjolras. Hugo described him as ''"a charming young man, who was capable of being terrible. He was angelically handsome. He was a savage Antinous."'' And if you go by the movies and stage productions... ''damn''...
224* Magnus Bane, the High Warlock of Brooklyn, from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' is this. He features glitter eye shadow, rainbow leather pants, and awesome ass-kicking.
225* Creator/{{Ouida}} often had heroes like these, even some who were in the regular military. Like Oscar Wilde, she was writing during a sexual / gender revolution in the Victorian era. In ''Literature/UnderTwoFlags'' the hero is known as the "Beauty of the Brigades".
226* Two of Creator/TamoraPierce's most powerful male mage characters are very vain: Numair Salmalín from the Literature/{{Tortall|Universe}} ''Literature/TheImmortals'' quartet (also a ladies' man) and Niklaren Goldeye from the ''Literature/{{Circleverse}}''.
227* ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain'': While not full-on girly, Ray is definitely fashionable. He drools over nice shoes and offers to design outfits for the girls. Very skimpy outfits, of course.
228* ''Literature/{{Psmith}}'', Creator/PGWodehouse's [[HighClassGlass monocle-wearing]], clothing-obsessed dandy character, is an unstoppable GuileHero and has his moments of physical badassery, too.
229* ''Literature/TheQueensThief'': Eugenides. He wears bright colors and fancy embroidery whenever practical, complains frequently about ugly fashions in the Eddisian court, and occasionally bullies his friends and family into styles he prefers. Although HappilyMarried, he is also quite physically affectionate with male friends and calls both men and women "dear". He's also arguably ''the'' most badass character in the series.
230* [[BigBad Ublaz Madeyes]] from ''The Pearls of Lutra'' in the ''{{Literature/Redwall}}'' series. He's effeminate and flamboyant, but a MasterSwordsman who earned his title of {{the Emperor}} of Sampetra.
231* In Creator/JulianMay's ''Literature/SagaOfTheExiles'', there's a member of the supporting cast known as Mr Betsy -- a transvestite former engineer and Queen Elizabeth the First impersonator (with a goatee). He's also one of the enforcers the Lowlives have to ensure none of them get any ideas about stealing the aircraft they're repairing, quite capable of holding up someone a good ten kilograms heavier than him.
232* Sir Percival Blakeney, Baronet, aka ''Literature/TheScarletPimpernel''. Dresses to outshine the girls, appears late at balls because he lost his time trying to tie his cravat ''just right'', and generally dismissed as a fop. Has snagged the hottest redhead in Europe as his wife, and all the ladies fawn over him, his {{Camp}} posturing, and his slender white hands that are dainty enough to pass as a woman's. Also happens to be the ultra-badass secret vigilante who pulls off daring rescues of French aristocrats on a regular, if not daily, basis. Might even be the UrExample.
233* The ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' series gives us Lord Pumphrey, a well-dressed CampGay who runs half of Britain's intelligence service and orders throats cut with the same aplomb as he orders another glass of wine.
234* In Creator/GeorgeRRMartin's ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Ser Loras Tyrell, "the Knight of Flowers," is slender and beautiful. He wears extremely ornate outfits, especially when he jousts, which incorporate his family sigil of roses. He also happens to be a gay man in a SecretRelationship (well, [[OpenSecret not really]]) with King Renly Baratheon. With all that said, he's one of the most proficient jousters and warriors in the Seven Kingdoms.
235* ''Literature/ThaliasMusings'' has Apollo, PrettyBoy God of the Sun, Medical Science, Archery, Theatre, and everything else. When Thalia puts gold eyeliner in his eyes before a debriefing, he leaves it there.
236* In ''Literature/TheSpiritThief'', Sparrow is a formidable agent, a former assassin, and an absolute fashion victim. He has a non-fashion-related reason for it, though -- [[spoiler:he's normally invisible to spirits, and only wearing very noticeable clothes allows him to interact with them.]]
237* Raoul de Beausoleil from Margaret Weiss' ''Star of the Guardians'' and ''Mag Force 7'' series certainly fits this description. He's flashy, campy, effeminate, and deadly gorgeous in an extraordinarily androgynous way. Quite fitting for an assassin whose favorite weapon is poisoned lip gloss. He reads CampGay as he's usually flirting with the guys and being catty toward women concerning their physical appearance. He spends so much time fussing over his hair, makeup, nails, and clothes, that it almost falls into the comic relief category -- until he does something so awesomely badass that it reminds everyone that he really IS one of the most dangerous men in the galaxy.
238* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Adolin Kholin. He's a MasterSwordsman in PoweredArmor during battle. The rest of the time he's is an insufferably beautiful man who insists on wearing cologne even while in prison and adores fashionable attire to the point that he is constantly bristling against his father's order that he wear his uniform at all times.
239* Dave Pulaski in ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'' carefully applies his lipstick and eyeshadow before embarking on a terrifying kill rampage through zombie and rival gang members alike.
240* Lestat: From ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' He's a clothes horse and a huge dandy,[[note]]But then so were most affluent men in 18th Century France[[/note]] but also obviously quite terrifyingly badass.
241* Pharaun Mizzrym in the ''Literature/WarOfTheSpiderQueen'' books. Effeminate (by human standards), slender (even by drow standards), and exceedingly vain about his clothes and hair; at one point in the first book he stops to ask a fallen enemy who did his hair and is extremely disappointed to find he's already expired, and his major complaint when headed into an infernal plane is how long it's been since he's had a bath. He's also one of the best wizards in Menzoberranzan, kicks massive amounts of ass in battle (he favors [[PsychoElectro lightning]] [[ShockAndAwe spells]]), and ends up sleeping with someone who's supposed to be surveilling him.
242* Lord Brandoch Daha from E. R. Eddison's ''Literature/TheWormOuroboros''. He is explicitly referred to as "delicate", his looks are described as "like a girl's", and he dresses extravagantly -- but he is also one of the best warriors and ''the'' best swordsman in the world of Mercury.
243* Merlin from ''Literature/LeftHandedBooksellersOfLondon'' is very much this. The opening scene of the first chapter is him dissolving a monster gang boss with an antique hat pin whilst the limited third person narration is describing said nation, the monster's clothing, as well as Merlin's truly excessive appearance in several paragraphs of detail each.
244* ''Literature/CobaltBlue'': "Golden Gary" is "[[CampGay very, very gay]]", but is also an extremely skilled fighter. He gives the Fury all he can handle, and is described as "the best fighter of all the Cobalts".
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248%%* Jason King, in both ''Department S'' and ''Jason King''. And ''how''.
249* Job from ''Series/{{Banshee}}''. He's a cross-dressing DeadpanSnarker who's a [[TheCracker master hacker]] and a BadassBookworm who can beat the shit out of people twice as bulky as him.
250* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
251** The Third Doctor is a daring adventurer who wears velvet smoking jackets and ruffled shirts.
252** The Fifteenth Doctor is a flamboyant, emotionally sensitive showman who goes clubbing while [[ManInAKilt wearing a fabulous kilt]], and [[EstablishingCharacterMoment puts on a song and dance number]] to rescue a baby from goblins.
253* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
254** Ser Loras Tyrell -- "the Knight of Flowers". He is [[PrettyBoy very pretty]] and is somewhat [[CampGay effeminate]]. In his [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first appearance]], he rides in the Hand's Tourney, and through careful application of {{Combat Pragmatism}}, he unhorses the [[TheBrute eight-foot-tall]], [[AxCrazy psychopathic]] knight Ser Gregor Clegane -- "The Mountain" -- in their first joust (by using a trick to undermine Gregor's horse, but still). Loras also [[spoiler:kills a lot of soldiers at the Battle of Blackwater when he leads the cavalry charge against Stannis Baratheon's army]].
255** Oberyn Martell is a bisexual prince who prefers to do business in bed, but also a formidable fighter known as the Red Viper for his habit of poisoning his weapons.
256* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'':
257** [[ComicBook/TheJoker Jeremiah Valeska]] wears makeup after the laughing gas his brother left him bleached his skin and drove him insane. At first, it's just to hide the "minor cosmetic effects" of the toxin from Bruce, but after he reveals himself as a villain, he starts wearing lipstick. In Season 5, he begins to pencil his eyebrows black, too, and though this may be an effort to make his eyebrows match his hair after he dyes it, he does it in a way that makes his expressions look exaggerated and is more theatrical than realistic. He is also fond of wearing boldly colored, custom-tailored three-piece suits (including a purple one made from material that is slightly sparkly), and has admitted to actually loving [[Characters/BatmanTheCharacter his nemesis]], though that love [[StalkerWithACrush may]] or [[StalkerWithoutACrush may not]] be romantic, depending on how you interpret his obsession. He is also an extremely dangerous {{chessmaster}} who achieved his status as {{the dreaded}} among [[RoguesGallery Gotham villains]] on the first day he was outed as a criminal, and is capable of outsmarting and outfighting other intelligent and dangerous characters.
258** Unlike Jeremiah, who is more {{ambiguously bi}} due to his relationship with Ecco, ''Gotham's'' version of Oswald Cobblepot actually came out on the show, and one time actually wore a feather boa with his snazzy, black suit. He is also a feared mob boss with a {{hair trigger temper}} who [[spoiler: singlehandedly took out three mob families using his [[ManipulativeBastard ability to play people against each other]]]] to [[KlingonPromotion become the king of Gotham's underworld]] during the first season.
259* Hannibal Lecter from NBC's ''{{Series/Hannibal}}'' has shades of this. He loves brightly-colored suits, interior design, opera, art, and fine food. He's also a prolific serial killer, having overpowered and murdered countless victims. To boot, his fight with Tobias revealed that he's quite the {{genius bruiser}}.
260* The producers of ''Series/HorribleHistories'' concede that as a general rule, their versions of historical figures tend to "somehow…" end up more camp than the reality, including badass men. Sometimes it's much more overtly played with, as in the course of recasting the greatest flying aces of the Battle of Britain [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueFATmD68sg as a boy band]], or by having barbarian warriors [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=VWUT2XDJXAU give fashion advice in Danke magazine]].
261* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
262** Kyosui Izumi of the ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' world. Flaming mannerisms, loves hitting on men he finds handsome, openly in love with his boss. Happens to be a nigh-unkillable zombie SuperSoldier, very handy with a bullwhip, and whose favoured tactic is to wrap his limbs around an opponent and crush them like a constrictor snake. When in his monstrous form as the Luna Dopant, he can give the titular Kamen Rider a hard time even when he's not spawning armies of ''Mooks''.
263*** To a lesser extent, Izumi's actor, Genki Sudo; portrays the hilariously effeminate character described above, and happens to be a very capable mixed martial artist in real life.
264** In ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'', Pierre Alfonse Oren is introduced as merely a [[LargeHam pushy, flamboyant]] and [[MachoCamp oddly muscular]] gay patissier who speaks in GratuitousFrench and insults the protagonists for their lack of elegance. But after he gets his hands on a [[TransformationTrinket Sengoku Driver]] and becomes Kamen Rider Bravo, it [[HiddenDepths turns out that]] he is a highly decorated ex-soldier who earned his French citizenship by ''serving in the FrenchForeignLegion'', resulting in him becoming TheBrute for the first half of the series.
265* Vince Noir from ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' is one of these. He consistently ends up saving the day for his more masculine counterpart. He's a superb fisherman and has many foppish "battle scars" as well as the fact that he's been shown to use a hair straightener as a weapon.
266-->"Nicky Clark, hottest you can get," -- '''Vince (in reference to the hair straightener)'''
267* Downplayed by Cam in ''Series/ModernFamily''. He is in many ways a stereotypical CampGay but he's also the tallest, heaviest, and very likely physically strongest member of the family, and while he isn't prone to violence he will step up to defend the people he cares about and can be really intimidating if he's angered.
268* The Cat from ''Series/RedDwarf''. He was always vain, self-obsessed, and ditzy, but after Season 3 he TookALevelInBadass. He is still {{Camp}} and [[TheDandy obsessed with clothes]], but he is also the point-man for any boarding action, the crew's favored pilot, and perfectly capable of dodging bullets.
269* Magnus Bane from ''{{Series/Shadowhunters}}'' is a flamboyant [[CampGay Camp Bisexual]] who adores jewelry, makeup, and the finer things in life. He's also an incredibly powerful immortal warlock.
270* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Garak is a [[WordOfSaintPaul pansexual]] tailor who's always impeccably dressed and has more than a few effeminate mannerisms. He is also an exiled [[TheSpymaster spymaster]] and TortureTechnician for one of the most brutal empires in the galaxy, the protégé of TheDreaded leader of that empire's secret service, and perfectly capable of out-drawing elite soldiers and hacking into government computers. He once engaged Worf in hand-to-hand combat (Worf won -- eventually -- and was left deeply impressed).
271* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor is a LongHairedPrettyBoy who's InTouchWithHisFeminineSide and who was raised by a sect of nuns, earning him the derogatory nickname "[[GenderedInsult sisterboy]]." The Qowat Milat is also an order of ''warriors'', and they have taught him very well. The first time we see him fight, Elnor knocks out two thugs and decapitates a third in about two seconds with his [[AbsurdlySharpBlade tan qalanq]]. His chief advantage in combat is his SuperReflexes, so he's gifted with the very rare talent in the Franchise/TrekVerse to [[DodgeTheBullet avoid multiple projectiles]], which means GunsAreWorthless against him and any firefight becomes a NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight scenario that [[MasterSwordsman he deftly wins]]. No matter how bloody the confrontation is, Elnor always looks fabulous [[note]]his actor Evan Evagora is a former model[[/note]] because [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished his wavy tresses are never out of place, he never gets bruised or scratched]], [[DirtForcefield he never gets stained, and he never breaks a sweat]].
272* ''Series/TopGearUK'': James May. Yeah, he wears flowery shirts, has long girly-looking hair, loves wine and [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]]. However, the show's challenges have demonstrated that he is an immensely skilled mechanic, the best shot with a rifle of the three presenters, and he's pretty handy with the machete. Also, despite jokes and banter to the contrary, he's quite the BadassDriver.
273* ''Series/TwinPeaks'': "Dennis" Bryson is an FBI agent who went undercover as a woman and discovered that she really enjoys wearing women's clothing. While on assignment, she notes that her complicated sexual identity has not swept away her physical skills as a former jock. By the time of the new series, she's become the head of the FBI and identifies as a woman.
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277* Lord Krishna in Literature/TheMahabharata: He is depicted in his adult form as an incredibly beautiful youth of 20. He even sports a peacock feather in his diadem. However, when it comes to war or strategy, he can outfight and outsmart the most macho and experienced warrior out there.
278* The [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek god]] Dionysus: He's a hard-drinking, effeminate pretty boy… whose cultists tore goats apart for fun (or because [[TheAlcoholic they were ALSO blind drunk]]) and feasted on raw meat. Although in the earliest depictions he's shown as more mature and bearded, he [[WholesomeCrossdresser wears clothing typical of ancient Greek women]]. Particularly in ''Theatre/{{Bacchae}}'', where he's seen as the non-supernatural variety of this -- a rather femme con man who leads all the women out of the city to have what ''obviously'' must be an orgy ([[AllWomenAreLustful why else would women want to leave their homes and spouses?]]) -- before he proves himself to be an androgynously beautiful wizard-god whose devoted followers rend nonbelievers limb from limb in a state of ecstatic frenzy.
279* Oberon has shades of this in a lot of depictions, possibly due to {{Elfeminate}} being in play. In ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'', he even has some mild HoYay.
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283* Pro wrestling commonly sees this trope in the form of GorgeousGeorge and Exoticos.
284* Wrestling/TheFabulousOnes have been compared to male models (as opposed to bodybuilders, powerlifters, or indeed, wrestlers) yet they were not [[TheFightingNarcissist obsessed with their looks]] or [[RickyMorton battered]] baby {{face}}s but a straight forward foot in your ass {{tag team}}.
285* Even after Wrestling/ShawnMichaels moved away from his Gorgeous George gimmick, he still came off as effeminate sometimes, not that anyone doubted him in the ring-just his orientation.
286* Wrestling/{{Goldust}}, a Gorgeous George who is also a movie critic.
287* Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}} during their more pretty boy years.
288* Wrestling/ChrisJericho can sometimes borderline on this depending on his vanity level at the time.
289* Wrestling/JimmyJacobs is tough and he knows it. He's so convinced he's tough that he dies his hair pink, paints his nails, wears makeup, and calls himself a princess.
290* In 2003 it was decided the [[WrestlingFamily second generation]] of Los Brazos, third-generation luchadors overall, would never become as successful as their fathers unless they created their own [[TheGimmick gimmicks]]. Los Brazos weren't imitators of ''their'' father, Shadito Cruz. So Brazo de Oro Jr became "El Papi de Papis" La Máscara, Brazo de Plata Jr [[MonsterClown became]] Psycho Clown, the son of Brazo de Cibernetico became [[JustLikeRobinhood Robin Hood]] Jr and Brazo de Platino Jr became Maximo, a Roman general who wore pink feathered shoulder pads and ''really'' short skirts. "El Nuevo Exotico", as he would come to be known, used his genuine strength, a toughness that saw him battle through injuries, and yes, his "[[AssKicksYou butt bombs]]" to become Wrestling/{{CMLL}} World Heavyweight Champion, despite consistently weighing in as a light heavyweight.
291* [[Wrestling/DaltonCastle "The Peacock Party Boy" Dalton Castle]], with his bare foot peacock feather mask attendants, their peacock feather hand fans, his peacock cape, his feather patterned tights, and his PornStache. He caws like a bird too. And he's damn near deadlifted ''Donovan Dijak'' into a bridging German suplex! He went further at a West Warwick show before ''Global Wars'' when he fully deadlifted the 350 lbs Kongo!
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295* Creator/SuzyEddieIzzard's coinage "Action Transvestite" (or "Executive Transvestite") probably sums this up quite nicely, though not all examples are true transvestites.
296** Also, "nobody expects the flamboyant hairdresser to be a super soldier": Well, while discussing the fact that (at the time) transvestites couldn't join the Armed Forces in most places:
297--->''"And they're really missing a ''huge'' opportunity here, because as we all know one of the main elements of attack is the element of ''surprise.'' So what could be more surprising than the 1st Battalion, Transvestite Brigade, Airborne Wing, parachuting into dangerous areas with ''fantastic'' makeup! And a fantastic gun!"''
298** She also inverts this by pointing out that a transvestite super-hero would be useless precisely ''because'' they were a transvestite:
299--->'''Transvestite Man:''' Right, I'm here! Who needs rescuing?\
300'''Bystander:''' He's dead! We called for you twenty minutes ago!\
301'''Transvestite Man:''' Well... I was doing my makeup.
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305* ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea'' implicitly allows this character type. The various appearance advantages, including "Blessed Beauty" and "Dangerous Beauty," improve social interactions with members of both sexes, as do fancy clothes. In addition, everyone who speaks a certain dialect of Montaigne (Louis-XIV-era France) automatically gains Dangerous Beauty for free.
306* Jarlaxle from the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' universe is a PrettyBoy drow who wears bright clothes, an iridescent cape, and a hat. He is also intelligent, charismatic, a capable fighter, the leader of his own mercenary band, and one of the few drow males to hold real power in his society. The clothes are one of the ways he [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch flouts his people's conventions.]] Oh, and on the "sexual prowess" side, he's successfully seduced ''dragons'' (who can shapeshift to humanoid form).
307* Sigvald the Magnificent from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' is one of the most famous champions of [[HotAsHell Slaanesh]] and certainly one of the most flamboyant, essentially being a PrettyBoy living in a society of daemon-worshipping HornyVikings. He wears polished silver armor and carries an elegant rapier instead of a battle axe or greatsword like other Chaos Champions, and is even blessed by his god to never have dirt or blood stain his clothing in battle. He's still just as dangerous and AxCrazy as any other Chaos Warrior, and he's more than capable of taking them in a fight or razing a city if the fancy passes him.
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311* The ''Theatre/{{Bacchae}}'' is a particularly ancient example, possibly even the trope codifier, in which Dionysus is initially mocked and criticized for his effeminacy before showing his tormentors the terrifying power of the feminine by [[spoiler:having their leader murdered by his own mother after dressing him up as a woman and leading him into the mountains.]]
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315* Endrance from ''VideoGame/DotHackGU'' is ''very'' [[DudeLooksLikeALady pretty]], flamboyant, and deeply in love with the male lead. Said love is what motivates him to perform ''two'' BigDamnHeroes moments, and he is a very useful party member.
316* Sergei from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' shares the look, but is a very cruel version of this trope. He shares the look of [[VideoGame/DotHackGU Endrance]] above, but he is not in any way a good guy.
317* Balder from ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. He is an elderly sage who wears an ornamental gown along with the body of a white peacock draped around his shoulders, its feathers fanned out behind him. He proves himself a badass when, shortly after tossing Luka out of a window and stopping Bayonetta's bullets, he destroys two demons with little to no effort; he even [[TheFightingNarcissist combs his hair with a feather]] after killing the second one.
318* [[DanceBattler Amane Nishiki]] from ''Franchise/BlazBlue''. A ''very'' flamboyant man, he nonetheless can hold his own against the other fighters. [[spoiler:Oh, and he's also an [[AllPowerfulBystander Observer]].]]
319* Two examples in ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'': party member and [[TheCasanova Casanova]] Ringabel, who according to himself spends his life in front of the mirror and is a very capable physical attacker, and [[TheRedMage Red Mage]] Fiore [=DeRosa=] of the Eternian Jobmasters. The latter is even referred to by the dialogue box as "Dandy [=DeRosa=]" and addresses Ringabel as a dandy as well.
320* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
321** Zevran in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' is a somewhat over-the-top flamboyant bisexual, while remaining a fairly effective addition to the Warden's [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits arsenal of wizards, soldiers, and backstabbers]].
322** Dorian [[MeaningfulName Pavus]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' also counts. Well-dressed, well-groomed, and openly gay, he's also an extremely gifted and talented mage from the [[TheMagocracy Tevinter Imperium]]. Even better if you [[BilingualBonus know Latin]].
323* From ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' we have Sylvando, a flamboyant and effeminate circus performer who joins the Luminary. He’s not only nice to look at, but he is also capable of turning a cowardly, self-serving prince into a brave, compassionate hero with just two sentences and dissing a dragon with horse manure, among other feats. It's later revealed [[spoiler:he used to be a knight, and is the son of the greatest knight in Erdrea.]]
324* Zhang He in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''. In one of the games, he has a ''butterfly outfit''. Seriously. He always looks, acts, and talks overly flamboyantly (like when he persuaded Xiahou Yuan to do a pre-battle dance routine so their ride to victory would start "beautifully") but those ginormo claws attached to his hand aren't just for show, and he tends to be one of the most frighteningly effective officer killers in the series.
325* [[BigBad Pagan Min]] from ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' likes to dress flamboyantly and isn't afraid to wear his more theatrical influences on his sleeve. Doesn't make it any less terrifying when he stabs Darpan in the back and exhorts him to cry for help.
326* ''VideoGame/FearAndHungerTermina'': Pav is a very flamboyant man who's prone to flirting and goes around with his shirt unbuttoned to show off a NavelDeepNeckline. He is also a trained lieutenant with a QuickDraw good enough to shoot a party member before they get their first turn.
327* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' has had many BigBad characters from ''FFVI'' onwards who show shades of this.
328** First of all, there's Kefka from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', a flamboyant MonsterClown who ''lives'' for destruction. He later [[spoiler:ascends to godhood by absorbing the power of the Warring Triad]].
329** According to a letter mailed to [[VideoGame/CrisisCore Zack]], Sephiroth from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' uses up an ''entire bottle'' of both shampoo ''and'' conditioner whenever he has to wash his hair. For all the crap Sephiroth does throughout the franchise, he ''does'' keeps his hair pretty spiffy.
330** [[DudeLooksLikeALady Kuja]] the EvilSorcerer from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' not only looks the part, but also receives flak from Queen Brahne about [[ViewerGenderConfusion how girly he looks]]. It doesn't help that [[MeaningfulName his name]] ''literally'' means [[AnimalMotif peacock]].
331* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
332** Seliph from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar''... well, he's [[DudeLooksLikeALady got the looks]], and adds in the fact that he's surrounded by beautiful women (if you take them all into account, 15 of them are possible love interests, a number that sets him apart from other Lords in the series). Not only is he a level-headed and kind HumbleHero, he's ''also'' a total badass once he gets out there to fight TheEmpire -- he's got the same caps as the famous [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]], and he grows faster and has a better weapon to boot. VisualPun: [[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/afej/dlc/img/dlc0524b_img.jpg He's Shogun Peacock in Fire Emblem Awakening.]]
333** Speaking of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', Virion from the main story (Seliph is DownloadableContent) also counts. He's a LongHairedPrettyBoy whose profile states that he's a "prolonged primper", and he's an incredible [[TheFightingNarcissist narcissist]] and [[TheSoCalledCoward supposedly cowardly]]… yet his boasting is usually well-founded, and he has pretty good stat growths.
334** To round off the series, we have Lorenz from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', whose connection to this trope is made immediately apparent with one look at the [[SomethingAboutARose red rose]] pinned to his lapel. He's a hopeless womanizer with a weakness for tea and the latest in fashion, and also one of four characters [[spoiler:(one of whom is a dragon demigod)]] capable of learning the [[HellFire strongest black magic spell in the game]].
335* Aphrodi in ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven''. He's so feminine with his long hair and eyelashes, he's essentially indistinguishable from a girl and even has a female name. He's also the {{final|boss}} and toughest boss in the first game; his special technique "God Knows" is very strong and involves him doing rather feminine moves. Even his description in the game says that "his elegant and artistic style leaves his opponents spellbound".
336* Despite his rather calm characterization and his almost complete lack of gratuitous [=JoJo=] poses in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure the actual manga]], for no reason whatsoever, ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'' gives Kakyoin some of the most... ''fabulous'' idle poses which can change when he taunts or attacks.
337* Marluxia from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. He has fluffy pink hair (although it ''is'' closer to brown in the original Platform/GameBoyAdvance sprites). His elemental attribute is [[PetalPower flowers]], usually represented by cherry blossoms or roses. His signature weapon is ''bright pink''. And he's absolutely [[FinalBoss a force to be reckoned with,]] whose [[TheStarscream coup]] nearly succeeded. [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Kingdom Hearts Union X]]'' reveals that his original self was a Keyblade wielder from the time of the Keyblade War and a fabulous dresser.]]
338* Ash Crimson and Benimaru Nikaido from ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters''. Both are very, ''very'' pretty and vain about their looks, but they also can pack quite the punch on the battlefield. The latter in question has won more iterations of the titular tournament than anybody else, while the former [[spoiler: is a very clever GuileHero capable of wrapping both the heroes ''and'' villains around his finger]].
339* Demon Lord Ghirahim from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' serves as TheDragon to the game's BigBad and is about as powerful as you'd expect for someone with the title "Demon Lord". His appearance also happens to look downright ''fabulous'', with all his diamond ear-piercings, white spandex hugging his slender frame, and what appears to be pink eyeshadow and white lipstick. His flamboyance can be downright menacing at times, such as in his first appearance in the game, where he stalks up behind Link and practically sexually harasses him by peering over his shoulder, putting their faces unnervingly close together. Then comes [[ManiacTongue the tongue-flailing]]...
340* The Laurent Chevalier of ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra''. While most of House Laurent are a little prissy but badass, the Chevalier really runs with it. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even the other members of House Laurent think he's a bit much.]]
341-->'''Fiora:''' Good grief.
342* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'''s Raiden, who, while not especially effeminate in personality, is near-notorious for his [[LongHairIsFeminine shoulder-length blonde locks]] and wide hips. He even takes a moment to make sure the player knows his hair isn't a wig! However, his pretty appearance belies his dark past as a [[spoiler: child]] soldier, and by the time he appears in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', he can be downright ruthless. Doesn't stop him from being called "pretty boy" by his enemies, though.
343%%* Leon Powalski from ''Franchise/StarFox''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample
344%%* Vega from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series.%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample
345* In the ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series you have Milich Oppenheimer in the first game and Augustine Nabor in the third. Milich is a high-level mage knight hybrid with good defense and both male and female accessory options, making him versatile and powerful in all areas except luck. And in the original Japanese version, his pet songbird/lover Kasios is a male ([[ShesAManInJapan changed to female for the American release]], although the portrait is so androgynous it's hard to tell what Kasios is). Augustine has top ranks in parry and swing speed, allowing him to solo a lot of military battles if he's properly equipped and he can go toe-to-toe with Yuber, the game's [[TheDragon villainous murder machine]]. All this and a special attack where he does massive damage to an enemy, who then is showered with rose petals while Augustine poses in a rose-themed frame.
346* Osmanthus Wine from ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfFood'' fixates ''way'' too much on his own otherworldly beauty, likes to rub in everyone's faces how he's the most beautiful thing in the world, and actually ''weaponizes'' his sex appeal in battle.
347%%* Zelos from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample
348* A [[DownplayedTrope mild example]], but [[SmugSnake Spy]] from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' qualifies in-context. Amidst a horde of brutish, smelly mercenaries, Spy considers himself a ''gentleman.''
349-->'''Spy:''' ''[[[BadassBoast domination line]]]'' Oh dear, I've made quite a mess.
350* Kashuu Kiyomitsu from ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' is very concerned with his appearance, always talking about how he wants to be "beautiful" and going so far as to wear nail polish and [[CombatStilettos high-heeled boots]]. However, since he's the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification personification]] of one of the swords owned by Souji Okita of UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi, he's still perfectly willing to fight (though he'll complain if he's made to do fieldwork or look after the horses).
351* Mettaton from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is a flamboyant, super-vain performing android who loves attention, glitz, and allegedly fashion, throws out terms of endearment in most of his dialogue, and spends one scene in a dress. He's also surprisingly clever, cool under pressure, and was, according to Alphys, [[KillerRobot additionally programmed to be a ruthless human-killing machine]]. [[spoiler:The last part turns out to be a lie for complicated reasons, but he ''can'' be pretty ruthless when he wants to be.]] His Agent Peacock factor is thoroughly ramped up when [[spoiler:he switches into his EX form, switching him looks-wise from a rectangle with an LED screen and a wheel to a smirking Music/DavidBowie-esque PrettyBoy in CombatStilettos, giving him stats and attack patterns that make him one of the game's tougher bosses]]. Subverted with his NEO form only seen during a Genocide Run, since he's realized what a threat you are and dropped the theatrics to instead [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous]]. Aside from a pair of heart emblems all his camp and flamboyance are swapped with badass spiky armor, glowing wings, and an arm cannon straight from ''Franchise/MegaMan'', [[spoiler:and he [[GlassCannon goes down in a single shot]]]].
352* Joshua from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''. Not only is he pretty and prissy, but he also loves trolling the main character by [[HoYay (perhaps jokingly) flirting with him]] while simultaneously (given time) being the most potentially powerful partner in the game. Regarding that last part: it turns out that Joshua [[spoiler:is basically an [[{{Jerkass}} obnoxious]], [[AmbiguouslyGay campy]] version of Jesus]].
353* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', all-male Blood Elves give off this vibe. (Again, see {{Elfeminate}}.) Kael'thas Sunstrider also qualifies.
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357* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' has two examples. Ironically, despite most of the characters being birds, neither of them are peacocks. Yuuya Sakazaki is a flirtatious, flamboyant fantail pigeon [[spoiler:who is essentially the pigeon version of Literature/AlexRider -- a teenage spy who's more than happy to pull out ''anti-material rifles'' when the situation calls for it.]] The other is Tohri Nishikikouji, a golden pheasant whose plumage is nearly as fabulous as an actual peacock's -- [[spoiler:and who happens to be a genius scientist and engineer who manages to physically manifest and ''weaponise'' the power of fantasies]].
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361* Asmodeus from ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' is a showy and flamboyantly sexual guy who wears brightly-colored clothing and high heels... but he's also [[EmbodimentOfVice the embodiment of lust]] and one of the most powerful demons in Hell.
362* In ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', the [[PraetorianGuard Custodian]] known as Santodes is entombed in a Dreadnought (a form of MiniMecha that serves as a life-support system that lets experienced warriors continue to fight on) which looks like a colossal, beautiful, muscular man. Note that in ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', most Dreadnoughts are bulky, boxy machines, while Santodes is a glorious work of masculine art with sculpted muscles and flowing locks of golden hair. When he and his fellow Custodes are impeded by a group of Adeptus Mechnicus Skitarii soldiers, Santodes is able to convince them to let them pass by showing off the beauty of his Dreadnought body, which causes the Skitarii to... ''oil themselves'' at the sight. What's more, it's implied that the reason he's in a Dreadnought is because he attempted to pull a HeroicSacrifice against Fucking Horus to avoid being outdone by [[BadassNormal Ollanius Pius]].
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366* Agent Valenvarius Narscio from ''Webcomic/{{Avania}}'' (or perhaps more accurately, '' from Demonus'') is an intelligence officer sporting long eyelashes, even longer [[LongHairedPrettyBoy flowing golden locks]], and an exquisitely hilted rapier. Despite his fabulous affect, and regularly providing snobbish commentary and disparaging remarks for those he finds lacking in class, he is demonstrably capable at his job, and proves himself a powerful adversary in combat.
367* Prince Tramennis from ''{{Webcomic/Erfworld}}'' is a diplomat with flippy hair and male ZettaiRyouiki (jump boots + plate armor skirt). His dandyish attitude embarrassed his father into trying to push him away from the kingdom for a while. Charlie's idea of AFormYouAreComfortableWith for him has [[AmbiguouslyGay a strong rainbow theme]]. Tramennis is also the recently returned {{Ambadassador}} who ''forged'' the Jetstone Coalition, and a tactical genius able to keep up with [[TheEvilGenius Charlie]] and, perhaps even more impressively, with [[SummonEverymanHero Parson A.]] "[[LoopholeAbuse God]] [[TakeAThirdOption Mode]]" [[{{Munchkin}} Gotti]].
368%%* Cherry from ''Webcomic/{{Footloose}}''.
369* Tip Wilkin from ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'' is on a team with a genetically engineered battle dog and an unstoppable undead killing machine, and so people forget he's a threat. However, Tip is ''phenomenally'' badass. Tip holds a Captain's commission in the US Army and is a decorated combat veteran (he dragged three of his subordinates from a burning Humvee in Afghanistan, for which he was awarded a Bronze Star). On-screen, he's saved the Skin Horse team from a town full of werewolves with an amazing ICallItVera moment, defeated Moustachio's attempt to detonate a nuclear bomb, out-wrestled a trained former KGB agent, and [[TheCasanova can take it for granted]] that almost any woman he meets will be falling all over him within minutes. He is currently employed as a psychologist, and [[{{Crossdresser}} only wears the peak of feminine fashion]]
370* Tarvek of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is looking more and more like one of these, particularly when his response to the possibility of Agatha's becoming an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Evil Queen]] is to speculate on how well she'd pull off [[EvilCostumeSwitch the outfit]]. When Violetta is concerned he's not feeling well at a party, his comment her sweet hairpiece needs adjusting assures her he's fine, and when the [[spoiler:new]] Master of Paris needed a new outfit, Tarvek had one pulled together in moments. Meanwhile, once he let the ObfuscatingStupidity fall, he became so well known for kicking tail that when his grandmother wanted to see him over his objections, the "messenger" she sent was completely invulnerable to attack by pointy and blunt objects, and he's performed feats of endurance, skill, and strength that left the ''Jaegers'' in awe.
371%%* Dhiar from ''Webcomic/IncubusTales'' is most certainly one of these.%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample
372* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': The GodEmperor Incubus tends to appear with some combination of flamboyant clothing, fancy earrings and other body piercings, and colourful lipstick. He's also the despotic ruler of 111,111 worlds and comes by the title "Sword King" honestly. [[spoiler:At least, he appears as such when he's {{Dream Walk|er}}ing -- in real life, he only has a white [[BadassLongRobe robe]] and a [[CoveredInScars lot of scars]].]]
373* ''Webcomic/{{Morphe}}'': Amical is an emotive, vain, flouncy {{Manchild}} who loves sweets and has a wardrobe that wouldn't look out of place in Versailles. He's also a [[ImprobableAimingSkills dead eye]] with a pistol, runs a QuirkyMinibossSquad of household staff, is a powerful and ruthless member of the secret MagicalSociety, and has mastered at least two magical Arcana (one of which was the most difficult for a mage of his Path to learn). [[spoiler:WordOfGod is that there's some ImmortalImmaturity at play there.]]
374* Agent 300 from {{Webcomic/Niels}}. He is a high-class, slightly vain, fashion-obsessed gentleman who is also a secret agent. He is generally assigned to missions that require being in public, and there's an entire division of the agency dedicated to Agent Peacocks because of this. However, [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge mad enough]] and he'll give Agent 250 a run for his money.
375* Frankenstein from ''Webcomic/{{Noblesse}}'' is a blond, long-haired BattleButler with snazzy suit and a rather violent enthusiasm when he actually gets into a fight. His master's friend once even calls him a "pet peacock" much to his annoyance (though mainly for reasons other than the nickname).
376* [[BadassLongRobe Jue Viole Grace]] and Khun Aguero Agnes from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. One is constantly mistaken for a girl, the other is often mocked for his ear rings. Nevertheless, they are both respectfully the strongest and smartest among the regulars.
377** Much straighter example is the maybe villainous [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] and ObstructiveBureaucrat [[http://i.imgur.com/16scM.jpg Yu Hansung.]] The fandom itself thought he was a girl until corrected by WordOfGod.
378* ''Webcomic/TerminalLance'': [[https://terminallance.com/2011/05/20/terminal-lance-126-lol-boots-iv/ Strip #126, "LOL, Boots IV"]] has Abe ask another Marine why the [[NewMeat boots]] have stopped [[http://terminallance.com/2010/02/26/terminal-lance-16-lol-boots/ dressing like dweebs]]. The other Marine says it's because, since "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the gay Marines aren't letting them leave the barracks until they're dressed properly. TheRant suggests that since a gay man looks at other men with an eye of attraction, they know what looks good on men, but being men, also intuitively understand what's physically comfortable for men to wear.
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382* Both of Creator/TaliesinJaffe's characters in campaign two of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' qualify as this.
383** [[GenderBlenderName Molly]] is a very flamboyantly dressed, jewel-adorned tiefling who has a literal peacock tattoo running up the side of his face. He is quite deadly with his DualWielding and is second only to Yasha as the toughest member of the Mighty Nein. He's also very openly bisexual, and sleeps with anyone who may be interested regardless of gender.
384** Caduceus falls on a very different side of the spectrum -- he's a gentle and peaceful firbolg with long, pink hair down past his shoulders, dressed in flowy, pastel-colored clothing. His hobbies include cooking and brewing tea, which he grows himself, and he has a deep, spiritual connection with nature through his goddess, the Wildmother. Being the team's CombatMedic, his powerset revolves more around healing and buffing his teammates than it does around dealing damage, although when it comes down to it, he has no qualms about siccing swarms of flesh-eating insects onto their enemies.
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388* Mr. X from ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' wears a purple coat with a flower lapel as well as makeup, and in general has very {{camp}}y mannerisms--he's even voiced by Creator/RuPaul! But [[BunnyEarsLawyer make no mistake]], he's a highly intelligent and dangerous government operative who poses a serious threat to the heroes.
389* Mozenrath from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' is a young, snarky pretty boy of a wizard who tends to greet his foes with a friendly, if not outright flirty tone of voice. He also happens to be one of the most cunning and dangerous enemies Aladdin has ever faced.
390* Ray Gillette from ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''. He's very gay, and he's probably the most competent employee of ISIS.
391* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' has Angel Dust, who is a gay spider demon DragQueen porn star turned prostitute/crime boss. He's pretty, flamboyant, flirtatious, masochistic, sarcastic, sassy, and crass. Niffty mistakes him for a woman, and he never bothers correcting her. He'll sleep with just about anyone if there's money in it for him, which funds his drug and alcohol addictions. He has no problem being called a slut, and mocks his client for resorting to such an overused insult. He even propositions [[ObviouslyEvil Alastor]], who is TheDreaded ''in Hell'', when they first meet but is refused. He takes every opportunity to mock and taunt friends and foes alike, deliberately using sexual innuendoes to throw them off. Despite all of this, Angel Dust ''was'' a [[{{gayngster}} 1940s New York mobster]] in life, and his time in Hell has made him even more dangerous. He cheerfully participates in genocidal turf wars, casually slaughtering hundreds of enemies with machine guns, baseball bats, and explosives. He also laughs off a death threat from Vaggie; everyone in Hell is ''already'' dead, so killing him would be pretty difficult.
392* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
393** [[spoiler: Before Amon debended him]], Tahno looked like a CampStraight SissyVillain from a rival team to Korra but turned out to be a very ruthless waterbender in the pro-bending circuit.
394** Tarrlok wears fancy clothing, has long, elaborately beaded hair, and is stated by Ikki as "smelling like a lady". He's also a ruthless and manipulative SleazyPolitician as well as a master waterbender who can bloodbend without a full moon.
395** Korra's cousin Desna is [[DudeLooksLikeALady almost as pretty]] as his sister Eska, to the point that one of the supporting mains develops a brief crush on ''both'' of the "lovely ladies" before Korra clarifies that one of them is in fact a young gentleman. He is also interested in fashion and fastidious about his clothes, which tend to be robe-like, and wears his hair in a sort of HimeCut. Despite this, he is one of [[TheEmperor his father's]] most fearsome lieutenants once the gloves come off.
396* Detective Dazzle Novak from ''{{WesternAnimation/Moonbeam City}}''. Possibly the pinkest cop, if not person, in Moonbeam City. Also one of the most dangerous.
397* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
398** In "Slice of Life", [[SeaSerpents Steven Magnet]] regales Matilda with tales of his adventures with Cranky that suggest he is as fierce and feisty as he is [[AmbiguouslyGay fabulous]].
399** In "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" Big Macintosh transforms (within a shared dream) into an [[WingedUnicorn alicorn]], with RequisiteRoyalRegalia that would make any princess jealous. He also attacks the Tantabus with as much enthusiasm as DragonKnight Spike and CuteBruiser Rainbow Dash.
400* Raymond from ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes''. He has a fancy hairstyle and holds a rose in her teeth, in a manner reminiscent of stereotypical bullfighters and flamenco dancers. In the episode "Project Ray Way", he even tries to start up a fashion business of his own.
401* Darius from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''. He's a SissyVillain with an outlandish sense of fashion and a snobbish attitude towards getting dirty, but one does not become a coven leader by being a push-over, being able to use abomination magic with deadly precision.
402* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Island (2023)'': Bowie is CampGay, and a star athlete with quick wits and a manipulative streak. He's one of the two main antagonists of his season, and remains hidden for the most part because he's enough of a people person to keep the others from noticing. He also plays up his campiness at times to get his rival, the AlphaBitch Julia, to keep underestimating how much of a threat he actually is to her.
403* [[DeadlyDoctor Knock Out]] from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' is effeminate and vain, but can kick massive amounts of Autobot aft, especially when [[BashBrothers paired with his assistant]] [[TheBrute Breakdown]]. He also [[WatchThePaintJob values his paint job]] [[BerserkButton more than your life]].
404* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', ex-OSI and current S.P.H.I.N.X. agent [[HelloSailor Shore Leave]] is as camp as he is deadly
405-->'''Shore Leave:''' Hiii. You even think about it, I'll pull the trigger.\
406'''Goon:''' Okay. Just take that gun out of my back.\
407'''Shore Leave:''' No no, that’s not my gun; that's [[RagingStiffie an indicator of how excited I am]] to do this to you. '''That''' is my gun.
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411* [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]]. He may not be gay, but he still manages to be awesome while being extremely camp.
412* Music/FreddieMercury: The bi icon ended nearly all of his sentences with "darling", spoke in a stereotypically "gay" inflection, and could [[EpicRocking rock the heck out]]! He even wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody" to [[ComingOutStory come out to his then-girlfriend at the time]]. You don’t mess with someone that ''wins'' a fistfight with ''Music/SidVicious''.
413* Creator/RussellBrand: While he may not be physically tough, he is quite the lady killer… and my lord, is he camp.
414* Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers is quite camp and plays many gay roles, yet is a well-known womanizer. The Cork accent didn't help combat the camp.
415* Nikki Sixx: when he was young he was a juvenile delinquent who burgled homes, dealt drugs, and beat people up. He also really knows how to rock lipstick... and he's dated a bunch of Playboy bunnies and other famously sexy women. Also, he once chased down and beat up Lars Ulrich (of Metallica) after Lars heckled him during a show… while wearing platform heels.
416* Le Chevalier D'Eon: In real life, not the anime. "I'm just going to live the rest of my life as a woman so I can continue to be a badass super spy, whatever."
417* Flamboyantly gay H.H. Munro (Creator/{{Saki}}) turned down a cushy officer assignment in WWI and died in the line of duty protecting a comrade.
418* Male ballet dancers are incredibly strong due to the amount of time they spend building strength to perform; this is why professional UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball players [[RealMenWearPink are often trained in ballet]].
419* Nezi Arbib is an Israeli commando turned hairdresser who runs a fashionable salon in LA, the movie Film/YouDontMessWithTheZohan mentioned above is based on him.
420* [[Music/TheCramps Lux Interior]]. Nothing to say but -- ''ultimate'' Agent Peacock.
421* ''Radio/ThisAmericanLife'' had [[http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/46/sissies an episode devoted to "sissies"]] and how, whether you're straight, gay, or bisexual, being an out-and-proud sissy can mean you're actually braver than otherwise.
422* UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar was rumored by his political enemies to be a submissive gay man, which was considered quite shameful in Ancient Roman society (the submissive part, not the gay part). The famous quote accused him of being every woman's man, and every man's woman. Whatever the truth of his sexuality, there's no denying that he was an accomplished general.
423* UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat was pretty fabulous in terms of dress sense[[note]]Mary Renault's novels about him go into this in some detail[[/note]], and we all know how badass he was.
424* Neil "Bunny" Roger, fashion designer and socialite, who was already a famous CampGay when he went to fight in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. He came back a hero, and his line on the subject was, "Now that I've shot so many Nazis, Daddy will have to buy me a mink coat."
425* Vidal Sassoon: During his younger years, while he was working as an apprentice hairdresser, Vidal Sassoon was also moonlighting as a vigilante street-fighter, the youngest member of a team of Jewish anti-fascists that was busting up fascist political meetings in post-UsefulNotes/WW2 London, often resulting in long public brawls. He told one story about how he came in to work at the hair salon the next day sporting huge bruises on his face and had to spin out a story about some accident. He also volunteered for the Palmach (the predecessors of the [[UsefulNotes/IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles Israel Defense Forces]]) and fought on the front lines in the 1948 [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israeli War of Independence]]. Though he returned to Britain and his career as a women's hairstylist the following year, he declared his time fighting for Israel "the best year of my life."
426* Creator/OscarWilde was ''definitely'' this. Just ask the ''Marquess of Queensbury'' (yes, the same one who popularized the first modern rules of boxing). When Wilde was at Oxford, four thugs just randomly decided to try and beat him up because he was effeminate. He promptly beat them up. The Marquess of Queensbury made the similar mistake of thinking that because Wilde was effeminate, he was also lily-livered but after barging into Wilde's home and accusing him of writing a "sodomitic letter", he discovered in no uncertain terms that [[FightingIrish messing with an Irish gentleman is a bad idea.]] As Oscar said before throwing Queensbury and his "burly friend" (read: bodyguard) out of the house: "I don't know what the Queensbury rules are, but the Oscar Wilde rule is to shoot on sight."
427* Vikings, believe it or not, had shades of this back in the day. Many of the surrounding cultures thought it was kind of sissy to wash and comb your hair every day, bathe once a week, and wear colourful clothes and blingtastic jewelry. Then these nancy-boys start beating you up, take your stuff, steal your girlfriend, and burn what's left…
428* Similar to the above, it's a good idea not to fight ancient Greek warriors, especially Spartans, if you see them all doing each other's hair before battle. That's because it signifies they're fully intending to kill you or die trying, and want to look their best in case they die.
429* The Celts visually one-up the Spartans as they were notorious for [[FullFrontalAssault fighting STARK NAKED,]] often with spiked punk hair. The Romans were terrified not only because [[ScreamingWarrior they were some crazy motherfuckers,]] but because [[StupidSexyFlanders you could see all their muscles.]]
430* Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of UsefulNotes/CharlesI and one of the main Royalist commanders of the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar, was a famous [[TheDandy fop]] but was also one of the bravest fighters of the war. [[LeeroyJenkins Too brave]], sometimes.
431* A few decades later, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_I,_Duke_of_Orléans Philippe, duke of Orléans]], younger brother of UsefulNotes/LouisXIV, was actually and more or less openly CampGay and famous for the effeminacy of his dress at a time when men's clothing was expected to be frilly and everyone fashionable -- which included all royals, of course -- wore wigs and at least some makeup. He was also one of France's bravest and most effective military commanders of the day. He willingly faced enemy guns and commanded his troops in the field; and as for his command skills, he was so effective that Big Bro got jealous and kept him away from military operations after he won the Battle of Cassel against the Dutch in 1667. Outside military pursuits, he was known as an avid and skillful hunter, and his brother the King valued his shrewd and crafty political advice. Also, his descendants (gay or no, he was royal and needed to have kids) married into every Catholic monarchy in Europe and eventually ruled France themselves. (It's actually possible that they would ''still'' be on the throne to this day as constitutional monarchs if the last of Louis' male-line descendants hadn't been a pigheaded prig who was always too little, too late with his concessions to public opinion and who stubbornly clung to life when his death would have benefited the monarchy.)[[note]]It's also actually possible -- if not even likely -- that the Orléans would still be on the throne had the one Orléans monarch Louis Philippe I given the vote to all members of the National Guard (who were an important pillar of support for his regime). However, in Louis Philippe's defense, he was acting on the ministerial advice of his chief minister François Guizot, and he also had reasons (chiefly avoiding a war against Britain, Austria, or Prussia) to not appoint anyone else as Prime Minister.[[/note]]
432* In ''The Recollections of Rifleman Harris'', an autobiography of a soldier in UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars and one of the inspirations for ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'', the titular Harris describes an officer in the Rifles named Cardo:
433--> "He was a great beau; but although rather effeminate and ladylike in manners, so much so as to be remarked by the whole regiment at that time, yet he was found to be a most gallant officer when we were engaged with the enemy in the field."
434* UsefulNotes/DavidBeckham is considered the poster boy for metrosexuality, and one of the greatest [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Soccer]] players of all time. Oh, and he's married to [[Music/SpiceGirls Posh Spice]].
435* Men whose personalities tend towards the feminine often become tough in real life to protect themselves against bullying.
436* Feodor Basmanov, a ruthless chieftain and warrior of Ivan IV (the Terrible), was also a highly effeminate and beautiful man who had a sexual relationship with the Tsar. In more modern depictions he's portrayed as a DragQueen who performs seductive dances.
437* The ''mignons'' of King Henri III of France were noted for their excessive sophistication at a time when this was still considered a sign of weakness. Most of them were also insanely brave military leaders with shades of BloodKnight.
438* Piers Gaveston, the 1st Earl of Cornwall and (alleged) lover of King Edward II of England. He was often seen dressed flamboyantly and flaunted the fact that he was in a relationship with the king, wearing royal purple, and sometimes even the queen's wedding jewelry. And how did he meet the king? He was hired by Edward Longshanks as a tutor for his son (Edward II) because he was impressed by Gaveston's martial prowess.
439* The BritishRoyalGuards are seen as this by the rest of the British Army, who subject them to much [[InterServiceRivalry (mostly good-natured) mockery]] for their fastidious adherence to proper drill and spending practically every hour on duty in full dress uniform (except in combat zones, of course). But their fellow squaddies will -if pressed- admit that the Guards are good for rather a lot more than simply looking pretty; their list of battle honours is long and distinguished.
440* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Steuben Baron von Steuben]]: so gay Europe couldn't hold him, so fashion-conscious that he bankrupted himself on fancy clothes, and his rigorous training and organization took the American Army from hopeless to triumphant in the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Revolutionary War]].
441* According to Plutarch, the Parthian general Surena was a PrettyBoy who dressed and behaved quite effeminately, even wearing makeup. That didn't stop him from being a skilled military commander who delivered a [[CurbStompBattle crushing defeat]] to a Roman army led by UsefulNotes/MarcusLiciniusCrassus at the Battle of Carrhae. Keep in mind that the Roman forces outnumbered his own by ''at least'' four-to-one.
442* Music/SydBarrett. He was a completely insane songwriter and guitar player, as well as a major case of Pretty boy.
443* Osh-Tisch was a two-spirit from the Crow tribe. In this society she was known as a badé, a male-bodied person who takes the social and ceremonial roles of a woman. She had many elaborate tribal dresses that she made herself. In the Battle of the Rosebud, Osh-Tisch picked up a gun and earned her name, which means "Find them and kills them".
444* Openly gay WWII Dutch resistance fighter Willem Arondeus participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office in order to hinder the Nazi identification of Dutch Jews. His last words before being executed by the Nazis were the BadassBoast "Tell the people that homosexuals are not by definition weak."
445* UsefulNotes/FrederickTheGreat, who ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 to 1786, was openly gay in his own time (once quipping "Fortune has it in for me -- she is a woman, and I am ''not'' that way inclined"), a nature lover (to the point of issuing official orders to protect plants), an animal rights activist (he founded the first veterinary school in Germany and decried hunting -- one of the manliest of activities -- as barbarous), a talented musician and composer, and patron of the arts who collected countless pieces. He is also recognized as one of the greatest military minds who has ever lived (no less than Napoleon Bonaparte dubbed him history's best strategist), a heroic soldier who personally led his troops in many successful battles (Frederick had no less than six horses shot out from underneath him during war), and the man who elevated Prussia to a genuine world power.
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