History BadassNormal / VideoGames

** [[SuikodenV Georg Prime]] may also qualify, being hailed as the greatest swordsman in the whole ''{{Suikoden}}'' world. Then again, he has an {{eyepatch of power}}.

* In ''{{SaGa Frontier 2}}'', one of the two main characters, Gustav XIII, is an exiled prince who is incapable of channeling and using magic. This is significant because, in a world where people are so dependent on magic that they have to use wooden swords and armor to channel their energy for combative use, he conquers the known world by simply using iron equipment (which negate magic powers).

* ''[[StalkerShadowOfChernobyl STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' has the eponymous stalkers, all of whom survive (and thrive) in a radioactive wasteland covered in patches of land where the laws of physics have gone bananas, all of which is ruled by [[PsychoForHire psychotics]] with various levels of firearms. [[EverythingTryingToKillYou All of whom will kill you just as soon as they will trade with you.]] Anyone who can thrive in that environment is a badass normal.

** VideoGame/StarcraftII: [[MemeticBadass General Warfield]] punched a hydralisk INNA FACE! TO DEATH!

** Nathanial Howe. Even before the joining it took four [[BadassAbnormal Grey Wardens]] to subdue him.

** Haggar could qualify, too, since he can do all of the above through wrestling prowess alone.

* ''{{F-Zero}}'''s Captain Falcon. [[PlayingWithFire Maybe]].

* In ''MortalKombat'', most of the characters have superpowers or cybernetic enhancements of some kind. The most glaring exception is Kurtis Striker, a cop whose fights demons and cyborgs with a billy club, a taser, some grenades, and a gun.

* Mark Meltzer from ''Bioshock'' counts. He's the only person in the world to figure out Rapture exists. Upon doing so, he travels there and proceeds to go through it. He's armed with only his wits and a pistol. Did we mention that this is in Bioshock 2 where the developers promised that Jack from Bioshock 1 (who gets at least 1 canon offensive splicing) would have trouble making it through? He probably would have made his way completely through Rapture if he hadn't been [[spoiler: distracted, captured, and turned into a Big Daddy]]

* Given the huge prevelence of {{Magitek}} in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', it's hard to tell who's fighting without some sort of magic/technology backing them up. Most of the Arcadian Judges, though, fight using only their swords and various physical attacks, while MadScientist Cid battles with assorted {{BFG}}s, and all of them are bosses and are much more dangerous than the [[DemonicSpiders abyssal demons and behemoths]] you've seen on the way up to them. Vayne then shows them up in the final battle - after spending the game battling through armored soldiers wielding {{BFS}}es, Vayne takes the party on in his day-to-day wear and fights using nothing but [[BareFistedMonk his bare hands]]. Well, the cinematic attacks show him sending energy bursts at the party, but if the name of one such attack ("[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Force of Will]]") is an indicator, Vayne is such a Badass Normal he can bend the laws of physics through sheer willpower. Then of course as is par for the series, he goes OneWingedAngel and uses nothing ''but'' magic.

*** Among the playable classes in ''WorldOfWarcraft'', the warrior class certainly qualifies as they fight exclusively with physical weapons and have no notable magical abilities. Although rogues and hunters also fight exclusively with physical weapons, unlike warriors, they do possess other "magical" skills. Rogues are able to turn invisible at will, even mid-battle. Meanwhile, hunters can befriend and permanently tame a suprisingly wide variety of wild animals within a matter of seconds and are able to magically heal (and even resurrect from the dead) their animal companions from several feet away.

** Most of the villains tend to go OneWingedAngel; however, Nicholai from ''3'' is quite possibly the most badass Badass Normal in the series, walking through Raccoon City with just a hangun and knife, and ''surviving''.

* In''SystemShock 2'', the player has military grade cybernetic augmenations (and is acctually in the military), but Dr. Marie Delacroix, whoes logs showing her one step ahead of the player with similar objectives can be found in various locations, lacks such implants or even military training, but seems to do rather well from said logs [[spoiler:at least untill SHODAN feels she is no longer needed and leaves her to die.]]

* A rival of ''MapleStory'' called ''WonderKing'' has the Gunner/Gunslinger class. In a game where even warriors and ninjas call upon magical powers, a Gunner's skills consist of acrobatic maneuvers and using a variety of different weapons. Examples include a [[GatlingGood gatling gun]], a bazooka, and a [[MacrossMissileMassacre missile launcher]].

** Not to mention that their battleship, the ''Kol'', which is explicitely the first true military ship in over 700 years. It is probably the best battleship amongst the three factions by virtue of [[ImplacableMan sheer durablility]].

** Raidou Kuzunoha himself also qualifies when compared to the other SMT protagonists. While the others do what they do using [[ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne demonic augmentation]], [[{{Persona}} control]] [[{{Persona2}} of the]] [[{{Persona3}} inner]] [[{{Persona4}} psyche]], [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/DevilSurvivor ancestral heritage]]]] or [[ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney having a very nifty suit]], Raidou manages to hang among them with little more than his [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]], [[{{Mon}} demons]] and his reflexes.

* ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': There is the Bounty Hunter class, sure, but the Republic Trooper can go toe-to-toe with a Sith with ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2wObqgvHM melee weapons]]'', and sometimes just his bare fists and a single grenade. Meanwhile, the Smuggler has even ''less' firepower, and even resorts to such things as [[GroinAttack kicking his opponent in the nuts]].

** Raidou Kuzunoha himself also qualifies when compared to the other SMT protagonists. While the others do what they do using [[ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne demonic augmentation]], [[{{Persona}} control]] [[{{Persona2}} of the]] [[{{Persona3}} inner]] [[{{Persona4}} psyche]], [[spoiler:[[DevilSurvivor ancestral heritage]]]] or [[ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney having a very nifty suit]], Raidou manages to hang among them with little more than his [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]], [[{{Mon}} demons]] and his reflexes.

* Magnus from KidIcarusUprising is said to be the strongest human of all. Gaol would probably qualify as well.

* Magnus from [[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] is said to be the strongest human of all. Gaol would probably qualify as well.

* Magnus from [[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] is said to be the strongest human of all. Gaol would probably qualify as well.
* Even though the Pokemon hold all the power and the Trainers are largely powerless, the Normal-type Gym Leaders in the Pokemon games still count. Whitney's Miltank cripples male Pokemon with Attract, and unless you specifically reset for a female starter, your strongest Pokemon is all but useless, not to mention the ability to damage Ghost-types in later versions. Norman's Slaking has base stats on tier with Legendary Pokemon, meaning your largely unevolved team will die in one shot, so it doesn't care about its crippling ability. But Lenora takes the cake. She teaches you to fear, of all things, the Unova region's VendorTrash! Badass Normal, indeed!

* Even though the Pokemon hold all the power and the Trainers are largely powerless, the Normal-type Gym Leaders in the Pokemon games still count. Whitney's Miltank cripples male Pokemon with Attract, (and in the remake even hits Ghost-types!), Norman's Slaking is so strong that it doesn't need to attack every turn, and Lenora teaches you to fear, of all things, the Unova region's VendorTrash! Badass Normal, indeed.

* How is it possible that the Normal-type Gym Leaders from the Pokemon series aren't on this list? Whitney's Miltank cripples male Pokemon (and in the remake even hits Ghost-types!), Norman's Slaking is so strong that it doesn't care about its crippling ability, and Lenora teaches you to fear, of all things, the regional rodent! Badass Normal, indeed.

* Magnus from [[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] is said to be the strongest human of all. Gaol would probably qualify as well.

* Toad from ''SuperMarioBros''. He's the only hero (unless you count Diddy Kong of ''DonkeyKongCountry'') in the entire series who isn't one of the star children.

* In a world where various fireball-throwing, flying, mook-spawning, mook-reincarnating, rocket launcher- or minigun-enfused hellspawn are out to viciously murder you and all you hold dear, while fighting you in only the most {{malevolent|Architecture}} and {{alien|Geometries}} locales, it goes without saying that the hero from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', comparatively ''just'' a man with a lot of guns (disregarding that some of them are ''[[{{BFG}} very large]]''), would be this.

* [[SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose]] has really grown into one of these after ''Sonic Adventure 2''. She has become a very skilled fighter with her hammer.
** Big the Cat and several other characters also qualify.

* ''BreathOfFire/DragonQuarter'' has three main party members. One of which is an extreme rarity in that he bonded with a dragon, another of which was a girl with wings modded by surgery to make her into a walking air purifier, with magic. The third...is the leader of a rebellion with only her guns. Badass Normal Award of this game goes to Lin.

* Ayla from ''ChronoTrigger''. Most of the party has powerful magic granted to them by the God of War. Ayla beats the crap out of things with her fists. And yet, she's a strong contender for the best party member.

* In a world where various fireball-throwing, flying, mook-spawning, mook-reincarnating, rocket launcher- or minigun-enfused hellspawn are out to viciously murder you and all you hold dear, while fighting you in only the most {{malevolent|Architecture}} and {{alien|Geometries}} locales, it goes without saying that the hero from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', comparatively ''just'' a man with a lot of guns (disregarding that some of them are ''[[{{BFG}} very large]]''), would be this.
* There are several in the ''SaintsRow'' universe, but two deserve special mention. The first is Johnny Gat. While he was pretty badass in the first game, in the second this gets taken up to new levels. He punches a man's head through a tombstone, rips a sword out of his stomach and at one point ties up the whole of Stilwater's police department by himself with an AK. [[spoiler: ''Saints Row The Third'' kills him off primarily to show how powerful the new gang is]]. The second is ''you''. The Boss has taken out nine different gangs, a multinational corporation and an elite U.S Military organization nearly on his/her own and mows down hundreds if not thousands of gang members and police along the way, who on occasion are supported by helicopter gunships, jets and tanks. [[spoiler: One of the endings of ''Saints Row The Third'' has him/her lead the Saints into taking over the city of Steelport and seceding it from the United States of America after sinking both a conventional and a flying aircraft carrier.]]

* Anyone of the Soldier class (Shepard (possibly), Ashley, and James are the most notable) in the ''MassEffect'' series. In a war against incredibly powerful sentient spacecraft bent on wiping out all spacefaring civilizations in the galaxy, Soldiers fight alongside telekinetic allies, superhuman aliens, tech experts that can shoot fire out of their hands...and all the Soldier has are [[HeroicResolve guts]] and [[MoreDakka really]] [[{{BFG}} big]] [[HandCannon guns]].

* Invoked in the endings to ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom: Ultimate All-Stars''. Several of the Tatsunoko heroes are downright ''inspired'' by the StreetFighter characters and [[RivalSchools Batsu]], for being able to hang with them in a fight through nothing but their training, and resolve to grow stronger themselves.

* ''BlazBlue'' gives us Bang Shishigami, a character who, in a game full characters with Lovecraftian Superpowers, Magical Super Weapons, or at the very least innate powers and abilites, has only hard work and training to thank for his own power. [[spoiler:While he DOES possess one of the afformented magical superweapons, he doesn't know how to use it]]. Oh, and he's one of the best characters in the second game.
** Although she is a [[PettingZooPeople squirrel girl]], Makoto Nanaya also qualifies. She has no known Nox Nyctores or armagus, nor is she tapping into the power of the Boundary like Arakune or Litchi, nor is she using the power of science like Tager, nor is she one of the Six Heroes, yet she's very strong and capable in a fight. The only other character in the game that can claim all of this is the aforementioned Bang (who does have a Nox Nyctores but doesn't know how to use it).
*** To further exacerbate the above, Bang[[spoiler: returned sunlight to the Kaka village through causing a major catastrophe in the city above - and yet he ''[[NooneCouldSurviveThat survived]]'' being at the '''epicenter''' of that incident. Furthermore, he's still willing to give it his all no matter who roughs him up, and he even slipped Carl and Taokaka out from under Hazama's nose '''while still wounded'''. Even [[{{Troll}} Hazama]] said he was more powerful than he thought. That's right: '''''Hazama. Genuinely. Praised. Him'''''.]]
*** Makoto, on the other hand,[[spoiler: is perfectly willing to keep fighting Hazama for the sake of her friends. Upon smashing against his plot armor, in a place where every other character would be despairing, subjected to MindRape or [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath worse]], she picks herself up and prepares to fight him again. She also fell through the [[EldritchLocation Boundary]] and emerged ''completely unscathed''. '''''Twice'''''. When you keep in mind that Lotte Carmine turned into the insane EldritchAbomination we now know as Arakune after being exposed to the Boundary for only a few moments, and the only other being to successfully emerge from that horrible place was goddamn '''[[ImplacableMan Hakumen]]''', it really shows her potential.]]

** He's also the only human antagonist to survive the game he's in.
*** Hunk also count, being badass in mook clothing and all.

*** To further exacerbate the above, both of them have achievements in endurance and determination. [[spoiler:Bang returned sunlight to the Kaka village through causing a major catastrophe in the city above - and yet he ''survived'' being at the epicenter of that incident. Furthermore, he's still willing to give it his all no matter who roughs him up, and he even slipped Carl and Taokaka out from under Hazama's nose while still wounded. Makoto, on the other hand, was ready to keep fighting Hazama just for the sake of her friends, and is the only being other than Hakumen who survived a trip between timelines - through the flippin' Boundary at that - with all physical and mental faculties untouched. That time in Arcade Mode Hazama said her fighting skills were almost adequate? He probably realized, somewhere deep down, that if she had the Power of Order like Jin and Hakumen do, he'd be screwed.]]

* The Soldier, Engineer, and Infiltrator classes that Shepard can take in ''MassEffect''. The Soldier's only real "superpower" is that they have a number of implants and genetic modifications that improve their abilities in subtle ways (marginal increase in strength and cellular regeneration, reduced muscle degenerecy in zero gravity, etc.) which is pretty much standard across the setting for nearly every soldier. The Engineer, meanwhile, doesn't have access to the heavy weapons that a Soldier does, but makes up for it by having exceptional technical and medical knowledge, making them able to heal squadmates, repair damage, disable enemy shields and weapons, and so on. The Infiltrator is a specialist is sniping, and uses technical knowledge to disable enemy shields and weapons. In ''MassEffect2'', the Soldier-class Shepard becomes a bit of a BadassAbnormal, as s/he gains access to BulletTime powers, while the Engineer remains just a very skilled specialist in technology that can now ''shoot fire'' from his/her wrist-mounted omnitool, as wella s spam combat drones. The Infiltrator gains access to a very powerful InvisibilityCloak.
** Several squadmates also count. Garrus Vakarian, Ashley Williams, and Tali from the first game, are essentially an Infiltrator, Soldier, and Engineer respectively. In the sequel, three other squadmates count as well. Mordin Solus' only real special ability on a ship laden with powerful biotics, genetically engineered supersoldiers, and hyperadvanced synthetic assassins is that he's a well-trained special forces operative and exceptionally-skilled scientist (who happens to have very powerful omnitool-based fire, cryo, and neurotoxin attacks). The two DLC characters, Zaeed Massani and Kasumi Goto, are also examples. Zaeed's only special ability is that he's one of the most experienced soldiers in the galaxy and a [[{{Determinator}} tough bastard]] who survived getting shot in the head. Kasumi, meanwhile, is a ClassyCatBurglar who is an expert at theivery and infiltration, and [[AssassinsCreed Assassin-like]] parkour skills and stealth.
* ''StarWars: KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' have numerous badass normal characters:
** First among them is Canderous. Mandalorians in general are great example of this trope. Canderous gets points here for showing up in both ''KOTOR'' games, and being probably the best damage sponge of the lot, especially if you upgrade his BFG or give him the ''biggest'' BFG you can scrounge. He's the only human(oid) of Exile's party that you can't cross class, and you don't NEED to.
** Carth Onasi also counts, being a damn good soldier if chosen instead of Canderous or HK-47. Give him a double sided sword and the appropriate feats, and he kicks Dark Jedi ass!

* Briggs the {{pirate}} leader in the ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' series comes from a family prone to Fire Adepts, but [[MuggleBornOfMages doesn't have any powers himself]]. He's still notorious for being a [[WakeUpCallBoss relatively difficult boss]] in the early parts of ''The Lost Age''. It doesn't help that it's easy to [[SequenceBreaking accidentally get to his fight well before you should]], but he's dangerous even to a properly leveled and equipped party because of his excellent enemy AI and generally being able to hit like a cannon.

* Briggs the {{pirate}} leader in the ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' series comes from a family prone to Fire Adepts, but [[MuggleBornOfMages doesn't have any powers himself]]. He's still notorious for being a [[WakeUpCallBoss relatively difficult boss]] in the early parts of ''The Lost Age''. It doesn't help that it's easy to [[SequenceBreaking accidentally get to his fight well before you should]], but he's dangerous even to a properly leveled and equipped party because of his excellent enemy AI and generally being able to hit like a cannon. Look, [[NeverMessWithGranny Grandma]], no Psynergy!