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9	This is a {{Stock Phrase\|s}}, typically said by an older, tougher character, about a [[KidHero younger, supposedly weaker character]]. The older character could be an AloofOlderBrother or {{Mentor}} figure, or it could be a villain taunting his young foe.
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11	May also come in the form "It took guts to do what you did out there", where the older, tougher character relents on their initial contempt and [[NotBad admits their respect]] for the younger, weaker character. "Guts" may also be substituted with "balls" in some works. HoldYourHippogriffs can even apply to this sometimes.
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13	Third-person variants are also possible, especially when the older guy doesn't want to admit his respect for the youngster to his face. Another third-person variant is often used for BlackComedy following a particularly gory scene.
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16	!!Examples
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20	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
21	* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', Kamina says this while having a moment of admiration for his love interest, Yoko.
22	--> '''Kamina:''' A woman has no place meddling in a fight between men!\
23	'''Yoko:''' I'm the one who's doing all the fighting!\
24	'''Kamina:''' I like your style, lady. You got a lotta spunk.
25	* In the climax of ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', Yubaba says this exact phrase to Chihiro when Chihiro insists on taking the test. (Boh was trying to convince Yubaba into letting Chihiro go without having to take it, and she was considering it, but Chihiro insisted on [[IGaveMyWord living up to her end of the deal]], even though she wasn't the one who made it.)
26	* In ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' Saki accuses Sakura of being a blind follower and tool of Kotaro. And then Sakura gives her a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech verbal smackdown]] [[BattleRapping in the form of a rap battle]], pointing out she's not nearly as blind as Saki things she is. This earns her Saki's respect, and she agrees to go along with the crazy plan, blurting this phrase in the process.
27	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Out on his first assignment while working for Fatgum, Eijiro "Red Riot" Kirishima takes on a drug-enhanced blade Quirk user. Since his own Quirk ([[SuperToughness Hardening]]) doesn't lend itself to subtlety, he faces the villain head-on, tanks everything dished out at him, and just punches him out. One of the bystanders compliments Kirishima's bravery with this trope.
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30	[[folder:Comic Books]]
31	* ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' has an example riddled with BlackComedy. [[ArcVillain Negan]] is insulting DirtyCoward [[spoiler:Spencer]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards doesn't have any guts]] if he wants to be TheStarscream to [[spoiler:Rick]], and promptly [[GuttedLikeAFish guts him]]. His [[LiteralMetaphor reaction]] sells it.
32	-->'''Negan:''' Oh ''how embarrassing! There they are!'' They were ''inside you'' the whole time. You ''did'' have guts. I've never been so ''wrong'' before in my life!
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35	[[folder:Film]]
36	* From ''Film/FullMetalJacket'':
37	-->'''Gunnery Sergeant Hartman''': Private Joker is silly and he's ignorant, but he's got guts, and guts is enough in my beloved Corps! Now, you ladies carry on.
38	* From ''Film/StuartLittle2'':
39	-->'''Snowbell''': You've got guts, kid! And you've got spunk! Not to mention moxy! You've got guts, spunk, and moxy!
40	* ''Film/FromHereToEternity'':
41	-->'''Alma''': Yes, proper! In another year I'll have enough money saved. Then I'm going to go back to my home town in Oregon, and I'm going to build a house for my mother and myself, and join the country club and take up golf. Then I'll meet the proper man with the proper position, to make a proper wife, and can run a proper home and raise proper children. And I'll be HAPPY because when you're PROPER you're SAFE!
42	-->'''Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt''': You've got guts, honey. I hope you can pull that off.
43	-->'''Alma''': I do mean it when I say I need you. 'Cause I'm lonely. You think I'm lying, don't you?
44	-->'''Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt''': Nobody ever lies about being lonely.
45	* The infamous "You got a lotta guts, Oscar!" from ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky''. Infamous because it was in response to Oscar using his own intestines to strangle Ricky.
46	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', Shere Khan says to Mowgli, "You have spirit for one so small."
47	* In ''WesternAnimation/TarzanII'', [[GrumpyOldMan Zugor]] tells Tarzan "You've got pluck, kid." But when Tarzan smiles, the old gorilla then says grumpily "I HATE pluck."
48	* In ''Film/RacingStripes'', Tucker says this to Stripes as the latter is about to race Trenton's Pride at the Blue Moon Races.
49	* ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'': James Bond and Milos Columbo's first encounter starts icy but eventually Columbo reveals Kristatos is the real enemy: a DoubleAgent for the Soviets. After some verbal fencing, during which Bond points out that Columbo would be in danger if Bond doesn't report in, Columbo points Bond's gun at him. Bond doesn't flinch, so he gives the gun back instead:
50	-->'''Columbo:''' I'm a good judge of men. Mr. Bond, you have what the Greeks call "''thrasos''": guts.\
51	'''Bond:''' So have you, Mr. Columbo.
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54	[[folder:Literature]]
55	* In the ''Literature/DeptfordMice'' trilogy, [[CoolOldLady the Starwife]] expresses her admiration for [[TheHero Audrey]]'s intelligence and perceptiveness.
56	-->"What a clever creature you are girl."
57	* In the first ''Literature/WarriorCats'' book, after Yellowfang taunts Firepaw for his kittypet blood, Firepaw gives a short speech to the cranky old she-cat about how she'd find it humiliating to be looked after by ''anyone'', and calls her a spiteful old bone bag. For a moment after this he thinks she's choking, but she's actually laughing and tells him "You've got spirit."
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60	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
61	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
62	-->'''Ken''': That... was not... permitted!
63	-->'''Buffy''': Yeah, but it was fun.
64	-->'''Ken''': You've got guts. I think I'd like to slice you open, and play with them!
65	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': A variant in the episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E28CaesarAndMe Caesar and Me]]". The ventriloquist's evil dummy (now minus ventriloquist) tells the little girl that she has a "hip attitude", and encourages her to become his new accomplice.
66	* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': When Milton Berle did a burlesque comedy routine with Fozzie, one of the jokes Fozzie wanted Milton to do prompted him to tell Fozzie this.
67	* Was always said at the end of episodes of ''Nickelodeon GUTS'', mostly as a TitleDrop. "No ifs, ands or buts...these kids got guts!"
68	* Twice in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', the shiftless and greedy Ferengi earn the respect of their polar opposite, the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingons]].
69	** First is Quark in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E03TheHouseOfQuark The House of Quark]]". When he successfully proves a Klingon named D'Ghor is using ''money'' to try and bring down a rival great house. He proves D'Ghor is without honor by tossing his weapon aside and goading him into striking him down. When D'Ghor obliges, he's stopped by Gowron and stripped of his status for being such an honorless prick. Quark gets praise from Gowron for his ballsy plan.
70	--->'''Gowron:''' A brave Ferengi. Who'd have though it possible?
71	** Right behind Quark is his nephew, Nog. When he bucks up to a group of Klingon's who consider him a joke (including the very dangerous General Martok), Martok is actually mildly impressed by his bravery and lets him have the win.
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74	[[folder:Radio]]
75	* From ''Radio/TheGoonShow''
76	-->'''Neddie''': Egad, Bloodnock, I admire your guts!
77	-->'''Bloodnock''': Why, are they showing?
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80	[[folder:Toys]]
81	* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'':
82	-->'''Carapar''': Despite your bad nerves, you always did have guts. Don't make me spill them out into the sea, okay?
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85	[[folder:Video Games]]
86	* ''VideoGame/{{Elona}}'': If, after being ambushed by bandits, you chose to fight rather than hand over your goods and money, the bandit leader will complement you on having guts.
87	** Of course, if you're feeling sufficiently cheap, but don't have the levels to actually fight off the bandits, you can refuse to hand over money, then turn tail and run instead of facing the bandits.
88	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': Upon a young Link drawing his sword and making an attack, Ganondorf tells him, "You've got guts, kid."
89	* In ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', after he and the Sole Survivor defeat an enemy, Nick Valentine has this to say.
90	-->'''Nick Valentine''': You've got guts...well, ''had'' guts.
91	* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar II: Retribution''; Kaptin Bluddflagg says a [[BlackComedy suitably orky version]] to Autarch Kayleth in the first mission of the ork campaign.
92	-->'''Bluddflagg:''' Ya got guts, skinny, I'll give ya dat... and they're gettin' all over da place, yeugh!
93	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' - Cid likes Tidus's style when it comes to his resolve in protecting Yuna.
94	-->'''Tidus''': Gramps, let's move!
95	-->'''Cid''': Easy, kiddo. Bevelle's defenses are top-notch.
96	-->'''Tidus''': What's the matter, gramps? You scared? Yuna's there, so we go and get her! And that's all!
97	-->'''Cid''': Heh! You got guts. Set course to Bevelle! Full speed ahead!
98	* In the ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' series, a common compliment from [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy krogan]] is to tell someone that they have a "quad", a slang term for a full set of four krogan testicles. Which is to say, they have balls.
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101	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
102	* Mach in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}'' moves to South Korea to try to become a [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming professional gamer.]] One person tells him that he has serious guts - another tells him he's just [[BrutalHonesty wasting his time.]]
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105	[[folder:Western Animation]]
106	* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' had an episode where Jeremie had Jim put the heroes in a boot camp to better fight XANA on Earth, until it got derailed when XANA possessed a wild boar. While most of the kids went to the factory, Jeremie stayed behind to help Jim, who had been injured protecting them, and even goes after the boar himself to throw it off Jim's trail. Jim is clearly impressed by Jeremie's guts, in spite of his subpar athletic abilities.
107	--> '''Jim:''' Let me tell you something, kid, you've got guts!
108	* WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck says something like this about Gosalyn in the pilot. "If they knew how much spirit you had, I bet they'd be running the other way!", referring to would-be kidnappers.
109	* After ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' help the ghost of a private eye stop the ghost of a burglar cursed by an ancient Egyptian artifact he tried to steal.
110	-->'''Blackie:''' Who were those guys?
111	-->'''Sam:''' The Ghostbusters. They got moxie.
112	* Another variation: In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', substitute teacher [[PunnyName Mr. E]] tells Mikey that he's "got chops."
113	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'':
114	-->'''Dennis:''' You've got guts, kid. Too bad I'm gonna rip'em out of you.
115	* ''WesternAnimation/SuperDuperSumos'' has everyone's PhraseCatcher in regards to the sumos: "They've got guts!"
116	[[/folder]]

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