Badass Boast

Looking for suggestions / inspiration for a Badass Boast for an Action Girl / Mama Bear character.

Some background: 1)She is Badass Normal 2)Vampire allusions are good 3)She is not actually a killer

edited 23rd Dec '10 6:04:04 PM by HistoryMaker

'Killin' zombies looked easier in the brochure didn't it?'

edited 23rd Dec '10 6:17:27 PM by SandJosieph

Hmmm. Well, the way I see it, a Badass Boast should give the hero/heroine a chance to make a verbal stand right before a physical one. If it's a Mama Bear you're working with, then said mama - with an emphasis on mama - should throw some mention of her kids (I'm assuming they're young kids, at least) into the mix. Maybe she could say...

• "I've experienced the pain of childbirth. And you're about to feel it, too."
• "I've got work to do. Pay the bills, go to soccer practice, make dinner...right now, you're just something I need to scratch off my grocery list."

Or something like that. I guess it depends on what kind of skill set the mama bear has; a case of "I'm the best at what I do", to quote Wolverine.

If it helps, here's a badass boast that I wrote a few months back:

"Heroes, you say? I say you are all nothing but insects to me. Have you forgotten who I am? I am the Ghost Emperor. Master of death, and a savior chosen by God. All life trembles before me. All light vanishes in the wake of my shadow. All warmth turns to frigid gales with each breath I take. A mere wave of my hand turns the day into everlasting night. If you wish to oppose me, then come; I shall tear that feeble thing you call a heart from your bodies, and crush it with a mere twitch."

Good luck to you.

"I've got work to do. Pay the bills, go to soccer practice, make dinner...right now, you're just something I need to scratch off my grocery list."

Darn now that sounds like a Badass Boast.

"Heroes, you say? I say you are all nothing but insects to me. Have you forgotten who I am? I am the Ghost Emperor. Master of death, and a savior chosen by God. All life trembles before me. All light vanishes in the wake of my shadow. All warmth turns to frigid gales with each breath I take. A mere wave of my hand turns the day into everlasting night. If you wish to oppose me, then come; I shall tear that feeble thing you call a heart from your bodies, and crush it with a mere twitch."

To which one of my characters would probably say, "So, you're basically a zombie."

@Voltech 44

Your suggestions are hilarious. Unfortunately my character was Promoted to Parent and lives in a post-apocalyptic Scavenger World.

I probably should have mentioned that.

"Undead? *Snort* I'm underwhelmed."

Alternatively:

"I've unkilled so many of these bastards that I've lost count."

I have a boast of my own that I would like some feedback on. It's a Fae Folk sort of creature telling someone that they will never escape from her.

You haven’t a hope of evading me. I could track your shadow across the surface of waves and your breath through ice crystals in the highest clouds.

Does it sound narmy?

What's the tone of voice it's said in?

If it's said in a monotone, completely serious, then I imagine it could be pulled off.

Not my daughter, you bitch! No that one's already taken.

I was imagining it said in a faintly amused, offhand sort of way.

If it comes across s condescending, too, then that would work.

Said by one of my "Judge" characters: "You're guilty and I'm here to execute you."

It's a bit wordy. I'd just go with:

"You're guilty." BLAM!

This isn’t a badass boast, but this exchange popped into my head when I was trying to come up w/ one.

To the child: “It’s ok. Look at me you don’t have to be afraid. Remember what I told you about monsters?”

“That some are bad but some are good?”

“Yeah, but guess what.”

“What?”

“All the monsters, the good ones and especially the bad ones, all of them are afraid of ME.”

“Really?”

“Yup. Now let me ask you something. Are you afraid of me?”

“No. That’s silly.”

“Right, but you know what that means.”

“What?”

“You are braver than all the monsters.”

“Really?”

“Absolutely. Now get some sleep, and if any nightmares bother you, you just tell them who you are and who you belong to. Ok?”

“Ok. I love you Anna”

“Love you too sweetie.”

edited 1st Jan '11 9:44:47 PM by HistoryMaker

The last "to" is spelled "too".

It probably depends on the situation( who she is talking to,how she got into this situation,ECT

I'm not sure whether it qualifies but my Big Bad often uses (or variations of):

"They think they can overpower me," *Psychotic Smirk* "How amsuing."

I don't know why but this occurred to me (somewhat situational)

Vampire Big Bad says something eeeevil/seductive/disturbing

Badass Mom <unruffled> "You kiss your mother with that mouth?"

How old are the kids in this?

If they're still diaper age then she can say something like:

"I've cleaned up scarier shit than you!"

Teenagers then you've got:

"I deal with teenagers: do you really think that you can scare me?"

My character is guardian to her orphaned cousin. At the beginning of the story the main character is about 19 and the child is about 5, but the story spans just over 10 years so they both grow up a lot. She takes her responsibility very seriously. The kid is the major reason she wants to stay alive. She is also very protective of all children and anyone younger/smaller/weaker than herself.

The kid is one of only 2 people allowed to call her Anna, a name she left behind.

I love all the suggestions and I’d love to hear more.

How about this:

“Ha ha Seriously? I live with Vampires, my best friend is a Ghost and I’m raising a Teenager! The Devil himself wouldn’t frighten me at this point. So you…you can forget it. ”

(It’s all true from a certain point of view. )

edited 18th Jan '11 6:56:58 PM by HistoryMaker

I like it