History Awesome / OldWest

* Jake's ambushed by three skilled members of the Gunslinger Court, yet he fights them into submission [[CrazyPrepared by using his knowledge of their tactics]]; how to avoid [[KnifeNut Kepper's]] knives, [[DodgeTheBullet dodge the bullets]] of Johan Quall's [[GunsAkimbo two revolvers]], and [[AHandfulForAnEye extinguish]] Irvin Worst's [[BreathWeapon fire breath]] immediately. He's then attacked and mauled by a hawk, but he still manages to escape.

* Grace succeeds in [[spoiler:opening the blocked water pipe that provides Mud's water]] while having to keep [[TheDragon Ramirez Arvenga]] at bay at the same time.

* When Dufayel decides to [[spoiler:[[ShootTheDangerousMinion get rid of]] the volatile [[PsychoForHire Henry]]]], Ramirez fights and wounds [[spoiler:the fast kingsnake]]. After [[spoiler:Henry is shot through the window, he survives [[DestinationDefenestration the long fall]] and escapes, with his hatred and desire for vengeance keeping him going]].
* Jake's [[spoiler:gruesome and well-deserved murder of that scoundrel Benjamin Hares]] qualifies both as this and NightmareFuel.
** Despite the shock of seeing [[spoiler:Benjamin beating his mother]], Teddy manages to rush all the way to Mud and call Jake for aid.

** While Delilah fights Kepper, it looks like he has the upper hand after he stabs her thigh and [[ForcefulKiss gives her an unwanted kiss]] right after that). However, when she pulls the knife from her thigh, she smiles before [[spoiler:Grace hits Kepper's head from her cage, allowing Delilah to shoot him in the heart]].

** When Jake faces Irvin Worst and Johan Quall, he intimidates [[spoiler:Quall]] into [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bolting]] by pointing out that he survived the hawk when he wasn't supposed to. He then easily subdues the overconfident [[spoiler:Worst]] before killing him.
** [[spoiler:Rango]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass of all people]] kills [[spoiler:Ramirez Arvenga]] for [[spoiler:burning Beans' ranch]].
--->[[spoiler:'''Rango''']]: I got enough reason to shoot you after what you did to [[spoiler:Beans]]. Remember: it only takes one bullet…\\
[[spoiler:'''Ramirez Arvenga''']]: [[YouWouldntShootMe You won't do it!]] [[KilledMidSentence You don't have the stomach for—]] ''[[BoomHeadshot [gets the head blown up]]]''\\
[[spoiler:'''Rango''']]: [[MeaningfulEcho Try me.]]

** When Dufayel [[spoiler:holds Teddy at gunpoint]], Jake keeps the fox's attention in him while giving [[spoiler:subtle instructions which lead to Teddy freeing himself by biting Dufayel's arm]].
** Rango [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet]] Dufayel aims at Grace and Teddy]], after which Jake [[spoiler:fills Dufayel with bullets]] in turn.

* When rustlers manage to take a good number of [[DeterminedHomesteader Grace's]] livestock with them, she rushes inside and returns with a shotgun. While the remaining rustlers flee before she can use it, that small act proves further that this single mother won't have nonsense from such scoundrels, like [[BullyingADragon one of the rustlers assumed when he slapped her around]] and got {{tail slap}}ped through the air.
* [[HeroicFireRescue Grace rushes into Mud's burning Convenient Store and rescues Mrs Bigby and her baby by lowering them from the window with her long serpentine body, allowing the townsfolk to catch them.]] This act raises Jake's esteem toward her.

* The BadassBoast Jake gives to [[BigBad Dufayel]].

* When Bad Bill and his gang beat up Teddy, they're in turn [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat up]] by a [[UnstoppableRage livid]] [[MamaBear Grace]]. She doesn't even need Jake's help to do that!
** The PreAsskickingOneLiner Grace gives before she springs into actions sells it.
--->'''One of the thugs''': [[OhCrap The Grim Reaper...]]\\
'''Grace''': It's not him you should be afraid of...
* When Dufayel decides to [[spoiler:[[ShootTheDangerousMinion get rid of]] the volatile [[PsychoForHire Henry]]]], Ramirez fights and wounds [[spoiler:the fast kingsnake]]. After [[spoiler:Henry is shot through the window, he survives [[DestinationDefenestration the long fall]] and escapes [[ThePowerOfHate with the help of his hatred and desire for vengeance]]]].
* Jake [[spoiler:gruesome and well-deserved murder of that scoundrel Benjamin Hares]] qualifies both as this and NightmareFuel.

* When Irvin Worst presses his axe against Dufayel's throat, the fox shows no other reaction than the rigidness of his shoulders -- because he has silently placed his gun's barrrel up against Worst's gut. The black-collared lizard notices this only when he's told by Dufayel.
* Jake's ambushed by three skilled members of the Gunslinger Court, yet he fights them into submission by using his knowledge of their tactics; how to avoid [[KnifeNut Kepper's]] knives, [[DodgeTheBullet dodge the bullets]] of Johan Quall's [[GunsAkimbo two revolvers]] and [[AHandfulForAnEye extinguish]] Irvin Worst's [[BreathWeapon fire breath]] immediately. He's then attacked and mauled by a hawk, but he still manages to escape.
* Chapter 33 is full of awesome moments.
** While Delilah fights Kepper, it looks like he has the upper hand after he stabs her thigh ([[ForcefulKiss giving her an unwanted kiss]] right after that). However, when she pulls the knife from her thigh, she smiles before [[spoiler:Grace hits Kepper's head from her cage, allowing Delilah to shoot him in the heart]].

** When Jake faces Irvin Worst and Johan Quall, he convinces [[spoiler:Quall]] to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bolt]] by using the fact that he survived the hawk when he wasn't supposed to. He then easily subdues the overconfident [[spoiler:Worst]] before killing him.
** [[spoiler:Rango]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass of all people]] kills [[spoiler:Ramirez Arvenga]] for [[spoiler:burning the home of Beans]].
--->[[spoiler:'''Rango''']]: I got enough reason to shoot you after what you did to [[spoiler:Beans]]. Remember: it only takes one bullet...\\

** Even the chapter's {{epigraph}} deserves a little mention. It's from the story's [[ThematicThemeTune theme song]]: "Bad Company" by Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch. An excellent choice for the epic penultimate chapter.

* When Irvin Worst presses his axe against Dufayel's throat, the fox shows no other reaction than the rigidness of his shoulders -- because he has silently placed his revolver against the gut of Worst. The black-collared lizard notices this only when he's told by Dufayel.

* Jake's act of [[spoiler:killing Benjamin Hares]] qualifies both as this and NightmareFuel.

* Jake's BadassBoast given to [[BigBad Dufayel]].

-->'''One of the thugs''': [[OhCrap The Grim Reaper...]]
-->'''Grace''': It's not him you should be afraid of...

-->'''Delilah''': [[BondOneLiner Should've listened to the stories, Kepper. No one survives a scarlet kiss.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Rango''']]: I got enough reason to shoot you after what you did to [[spoiler:Beans]]. Remember: it only takes one bullet...\\

-->'''Jake''': [[PreMortemOneLiner My turn.]]

** [[spoiler:Rango]] of all people kills [[spoiler:Ramirez Arvenga]] for [[spoiler:burning the home of Beans]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Rango''']]: I got enough reason to shoot you after what you did to Beans. Remember: it only takes one bullet...\\

-->'''Jake''': [[PreMortemOneLiner My turn.]]

%%** When Jake faces Irvin Worst and Johan Quall, he makes [[spoiler:Quall]] to bolt intimidates Quall to flee by
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* Jake's ambushed by three skilled members of the Gunslinger Court, yet he fights them into submission by using his knowledge of their tactics; how to avoid [[KnifeNut Kepper's]] knives, [[DodgeTheBullet dodge the bullets]] of Johan Quall's [[GunsAkimbo two revolvers]] and [[AHandfulForAnEye extinguish]] Irvin Worst's [[BreathWeapon fire breath]] immediately. He's then attacked and mauled by a hawk, but he still manages to escape.

* Jake's ambushed by three skilled members of the Gunslinger Court, yet he fights them into submission by using his knowledge of their tactics; how to avoid [[KnifeNut Kepper's]] knives, [[DodgeTheBullet dodge the bullets]] of Johan Quall's [[GunsAkimbo two revolvers]] and [[AHandfulForAnEye extinguish]] Irvin Worst's [[BreathWeapon fire breath]] immediately. He's then mauled by a hawk, but he still manages to escape.

* [[HeroicFireRescue Grace rushes into Mud's burning Convenient Store and rescues Mrs Bigby and her baby by lowering them from the window with her long snake's body, allowing the townsfolk to catch them.]] This act raises Jake's esteem towards her.

* Grace succeeds in [[spoiler:opening the blocked water pipe that provides Mud's water]] while having to keep [[TheDragon Raminez Arvenga]] at bay at the same time.

* When Dufayel decides to [[spoiler:[[ShootTheDangerousMinion get rid of]] the volatile [[PsychoForHire Henry]]]], Raminez fights and wounds [[spoiler:the fast kingsnake]]. After [[spoiler:Henry is shot through the window, he survives [[DestinationDefenestration the long fall]] and escapes [[ThePowerOfHate with the help of his hatred and desire for vengeance]]]].

* Jake's ambushed by three skilled members of the Gunslinger Court, yet he fights them into submission. He's then mauled by a hawk, but he still manages to escape.

** Despite the shock of seeing [[spoiler:Benjamin beating his mother]], Teddy manages to rush all the way to Mud and call Jake for aid.

* When Dufayel decides to [[spoiler:[[ShootTheDangerousMinion get rid of]] the volatile [[PsychoForHire Henry]]]], Raminez fights and wounds [[spoiler:the fast kingsnake]]. After [[spoiler:Henry is shot through the window, he survives [[DestinationDefenestration the long fall]] and escapes [[ThePowerOfHate with the help of his hatred and desire for vengeance]]]].

* Grace succeeds in [[spoiler:opening the blocked water pipe that provides Mud's water]] while she to at the same time keep [[TheDragon Raminez Arvenga]] at bay.

--> "Yer damned lucky the Sheriff's so soft. What's the matter, boy? Yer shakin' a little. How's it feel to be so helpless? In the face of death, it don't matter whether yer rich or poor, we all die in the end. Don't you ever forget that, 'cause one day I'm gonna be the one who comes callin' to claim yer soul. Now look into my eyes... I want you to remember them for the rest of yer life. 'Cause next time you see them ''this'' close, it'll be the last thing you ever see."

* When Dufayel decides to [[spoiler:[[[[ShootTheDangerousMinion get rid of]] [[PsychoForHire Henry]]]], Raminez wounds the fast kingsnake with

* When rustlers manage to take a good number of [[DeterminedHomesteader Grace's]] livestock with them, she rushes inside and returns with a shotgun. While the remaining rustlers flee before she can use it, that small act (as ) serves proves further that this single mother won't have nonsense like [[BullyingADragon one of the rustlers assumed when he slapped her around]] and got {{tail slap}}ped through the air.

-->'''Grace''': It's not him you should be afraid of...