History BadassNormal / VideoGames

* Kyle, the protagonist of the SNES game ''VideoGame/Nosferatu'', takes down werewolves, golems, and vampires all by relying on his fists and his wits.

** The [[DinosaursAreDragons Tigrex]] and its Subspecies don't have any elemental powers. Despite having no wings, the Tigrex doesn't fly when it fights. It doesn't have any digging powers, spitting powers, or anything particularly special at all. The Tigrex is just simply one angry [[OurDragonsAreDifferent wyvern]] with a ''T. rex'' head that has one mighty roar.

** Canderous is arguably the best example of this. He appears in both games and is a non-force sensitive Mandalorian that can take on anything, be they troops, creatures, droids, and even dark Jedi, whether he's gunning them down with a {{BFG}} or hacking with a {{BFS}}. Taken UpToEleven in the sequel when Canderous turns out to be the best of the three options (the others being two Jedi, one of them who has absorbed much power from others) to tank a literal Force-EldritchAbomination.

** The player character from ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' comes over as this compared the player characters from ''Morrowind'' and ''Skyrim''. The player character from ''Morrowind'' is the Nerevarine, the reincarnation of an ancient legendary general, and acquires a disease as part of the main quest which makes him/her TheAgeless in addition to IdealIllnessImmunity. The player character from ''Skyrim'' is the Dragonborn, a mortal born with the soul of an immortal dragon, which grants innate access to the reality-warping language of the dragons. The only peculiarity this character has is that he happens to be at the right place at the right time to meet the emperor and set in motion the chain of events leading to the defeat of Mehrunes Dagon. Apart from this, there is nothing setting them apart from other people. However, this does not stop him from marching into Oblivion and killing hordes of Daedra. [[spoiler:They avert this trope after becoming the new Daedric Prince of Madness, losing the "Normal" part in more ways than one.]]

* Lady from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' has no demonic powers to call her own but slaughters lower demons easily, has sufficient agility to dodge, and survives brief clashes with the Sons of Sparda. She becomes [[PromotedToPlayable playable]] in the ''Special Edition'' of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' and still retains her weaponry and explosives. Since she lacks the [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] of the other characters who have demonic blood, her DT Gauge is consumed to let her throw several grenades to deal massive damage instead.

** Similarly is Youmu Konpaku, whose only special characteristic is being a Half-phantom. Much like Meiling, she makes up for her lack of special powers through sheer martial prowess, though in this case, it's her skill with swords that lets her contend with many of Gensokyo's finest.

** As a whole, virtually ''any'' unit that doesn't use magic, shapeshifting, legendary weapons or any other supernatural powers qualifies. Usually, getting lucky with a physical unit's level ups results in a MookHorrorShow at the hands of a [[CoolSword sword]]/[[AnAxeToGrind axe]]/[[BladeOnAStick lance]]/[[ArcherArchetype bow]]/[[KnifeNut knife]]-wielding badass who knows no fear or mercy.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', those born with Crests are granted boons such as enchanced strength, high aptitude for magic, etc. While most of the playable cast are Crest-bearing nobles, Petra, Caspar, Dedue, Ashe, Raphael, Leonie, Cyril, Alois, Gilbert, and Shamir are all {{Magically Inept Fighter}}s who lack Crests. This doesn't hinder their ability to kick ass in the slightest.

* {{Franchise/Extrapower}}:
** Most of the heroes in the EXTRAPOWER series are aliens, magical, demonic beings, or otherwise superpowered. Then there's Toyama in ''VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce'' who is just a middle-aged wrestler with a shotgun, holding his own against demonic and extraterrestrial menaces.

** Ashley Williams, as well as James Vega in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', are ordinary human soldiers who aren't even [=N7=] when they join your merry band [[spoiler:Ash joins the Spectres by the time ''3'' starts, and Vega gets an invitation to join the [=N7=] program later in the game]]. Compared to your other companions, who consist of [[Really700YearsOld asari]], [[TheBigGuy krogan]], [[MindOverMatter biotic experts]], [[GadgeteerGenius quarian hackers]], [[ColdSniper master assassins]], [[TheSmartGuy scientist salarians]], [[RobotBuddy robots]], and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Garrus]], the fact that they can hold their own just as well as their alien and enhanced human contemporaries merits praise.

* Amagi Saeko in the HGame ''Pretty Soldier Wars A.D. 2048'', whose CharlesAtlasSuperpower brings her into the ranks of [[ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl Extraordinarily Empowered]] [[RobotGirl Robot Girls]].

* Lady from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' has no demonic powers to call her own but slaughters lower demons easily, has sufficient agility to dodge, and survives brief clashes with the Sons of Sparda.

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': In a crazy universe filled with magic users and {{Half Human Hybrid}}s, [[DarkActionGirl Baiken]] is just a badass samurai chick who demonstrates no ability with magic. But between her chain-arm ([[HandicappedBadass to replace the one that was chopped off; she's also down an eye, but that doesn't slow her down one bit]]) and her peerless skill with an ordinary katana, she can hold her own against some incredibly powerful people, and survives every encounter. Hell, in the very first entry on the Playstation she was ''the BonusBoss''.

** [[BritishRockStar Axl]] would also count, as he's an ordinary human with no supernatural powers besides his time travel ([[UnstuckInTime which, unfortunately for him, he can't control]]). Heck, one of his story endings shows him wrangling a dinosaur! [[spoiler:Although ''Revelator'' [[TomatoInTheMirror reveals that]] Axl Low isn't a human at all, and in fact ''never was''. He's a bundle of [[PureMagicBeing sentient magic energy]] with the power to erase and alter timelines.]]

* Unlike most movers and shakers of the ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]]'' universe, Groose from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' has absolutely no magic, special training, or divine destiny -- he's just the Skyloftian equivalent of a high school's JerkJock. Nonetheless, he manages to [[spoiler:help Link subdue a sealed [[EldritchAbomination abomination]] ''twice'']] with a self-made rail-catapult system he dubs the Groosenator.

* ''{{VideoGame/MUGEN}}'' fighting game ''Shades of Manhattan 2'' has a roster full of superheroes and villains with various superpowers. Then there's Detective Garrett Laurel, a policeman whose superpower is carrying a gun and riot baton.

* In the world of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', which is home to, among other things, hedgehogs with SuperSpeed, an echidna with SuperStrength, and a two-tailed fox that can fly, Amy Rose is this: her entire claim to fame is that she has a [[DropTheHammer big ol' hammer]] and is ''really good'' at using it.
* Speak of the devil, the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'': Mitsurugi has no supernatural powers and no connection to either spirit sword, and the katana he uses is made of perfectly normal metal and has no otherwise remarkable features. However, he's so skilled that [[OneManArmy whole armies of normal men can't beat him]] even with ''firearms'', and he's considered a worthy adversary to blatantly supernatural fighters like Nightmare, Olcadan (who ''killed a god's messenger'') and Algol. In the time gap between ''IV'' and ''V'', Mitsurugi has hung up his trusty katana and become a farmer because absolutely ''nothing'' short of immortal god-kings challenges the guy any more. There's more than a few other characters who would count as well - Hilde, [[EnsembleDarkhorse Hwang]], [[WomanScorned Setsuka]], [[NatureHero Rock]] [[note]]([[CharlesAtlasSuperpower although with some of the things he does you do have to wonder just how "normal" he is]] -- ''he swam across the Atlantic ocean twice for crying out loud'')[[/note]] -- but when it comes to sheer badassery, nobody else even comes close.

** Yuuka Kazami is a bit of an odd case. She is not human and definitely not "normal" by human standards, but she can be considered as a Badass Normal by youkai standards. Why? Because her superpower is [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway manipulation of flowers]], which is exactly as weak as it sounds. So what does Yuuka do? She completely ignores that worthless power in battle and gets by on her plain old magic and ''especially'' her SuperStrength, abilities that just about every youkai has. However, Yuuka is also [[TimeAbyss one of the oldest youkai alive]] and [[StrongerWithAge has developed her power to such an extent]] that she is considered [[WorldsStrongestWoman one of the most formidable beings]] in a setting where the competition consists of {{Physical God}}s, [[PersonOfMassDestruction People Of Mass Destruction]] and {{Reality Warper}}s.
** Sumireko Usami, while having ESP, can be considered this... if you consider her badass. She may have been taught a harsh lesson by those who understand that Gensokyo is not the paradise she imagined in any way, but she was still pretty brave. Brave enough to start an incident. And the first human final boss in a Windows game to boost.

** Shiki, the main game's protagonist, comes close to this trope. His ability to keep up physically with supernatural opponents (mostly vampires) is the result of ingrained training... but his ability to kill ''anything'' he can reach is decidedly abnormal (not just supernatural, though unique).

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': In a party with a genetically enhanced SuperSoldier (Cloud), a [[ScaryBlackMan big black]] Creator/MrT-lookalike eco-terrorist with a [[GatlingGood chaingun]] strapped to his arm (Barrett), a woman with magic practically coursing through her blood (Aerith), a red wolf-like creature (Red XIII), a cat puppet riding a giant robotic stuffed toy (Cait Sith), a man who can transform into different monsters (Vincent) and a cocky {{Ninja}} girl (Yuffie), Tifa and Cid chose to be different, chose to be badass normal... chose to be a barmaid with martial arts training and a gruff airship pilot with a home-made spear and some dynamite!

* ''Videogame/{{MOTHER}}'':
** In ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', all of your party has access to powerful psychic attacks except for Jeff. However, he is the only party member who knows how to assemble and use a bazooka, as well as other weapons, out of junk.

* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' features [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[NobleBirdOfPrey rocs]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent undead]] [[RaisingTheSteaks animals]] (such as [[MightyGlacier elephants]]), procedurally-generated {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, and [[spoiler: TheLegionsOfHell themselves]]. Yet even a single dwarf, if his skills are high enough, can kill one of those things with ease. Even an untrained dwarf can kill an opponent much more powerful than him by just being lucky. (or by being equipped with [[ImprobableWeaponUser a pick]])

** Rangers take it up a notch: [[FragileSpeedster Wing Divers]] have a jetpack and state-of-the-art laser and plasma weapons. [[MighthyGlacier Fencers]] have a powered exoskeleton and carry several vehicle-mounted guns. [[StuffBlowingUp Air Raiders]] have access to every vehicle of the EDF ranging from combat bikes to a MiniMecha and the launch codes for a wide variety of artillery pieces and airstrikes. Rangers have regular infantry weaponry, the ability to sprint and nothing else.

** Most of the heroes of the games are normal humans who take on zombies and horrifying mutants with nothing but their skills, tenacity and a whole lot of bullets. Special mention goes to Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine and Ada Wong.

** The ''End of Zoe'' DLC has Joe Baker, the only uninfected member of the Baker family who also has no known military experience or equipment. Instead, he just happens to be strong enough to deal with the Molded and mutant gators with little more than his fists, makeshift throwing spears, and a shotgun.

** Likewise, Sniper Wolf from ''Metal Gear Solid''. Unlike The End or Quiet, Sniper Wolf just had a German H&K PSG1 rifle and [[FunctionalAddict a lot of diazepam]], but still managed to be a WorthyOpponent to Snake.

*** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' averts this with Tifa, with said the martial arts training granting her KiManipulation a la ''Franchise/DragonBall'' or ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. This justifies how Tifa is able to hang tough with Cloud and give the likes of Sephiroth (a borderline PhysicalGod) trouble in fight, i.e sending his ass flying with a summersault kick.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': In a party with a genetically enhanced SuperSoldier (Cloud), a [[ScaryBlackMan big black]] Creator/MrT-lookalike eco-terrorist with a chaingun strapped to his arm (Barrett), a woman with magic practically coursing through her blood (Aerith), a red wolf-like creature (Red XIII), a cat puppet riding a giant robotic stuffed toy (Cait Sith), a man who can transform into different monsters (Vincent) and a cocky {{Ninja}} girl (Yuffie), Tifa and Cid chose to be different, chose to be badass normal... chose to be a barmaid with martial arts training and a gruff airship pilot with a home-made spear and some dynamite!

** In ''VideoGame/FireWarrior'', the protagonist La'Kais qualifies. Sure he's an alien, but he's a Tau, which means he's shorter-lived and physically weaker than even the average [[PunyEarthlings human]]. And yet his first day of live fire combat he personally killed several battalions of the Imperial Guard, large numbers of Space Marines and several Dreadnaughts, a good deal of Chaos Marines and several Daemons, and he does it all within the time span of twenty-four hours. Alas, he breaks down after that.

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': In a crazy universe filled with magic users and {{Half Human Hybrid}}s, [[BadassLongcoat Johnny]] and [[DarkActionGirl Baiken]] are ordinary humans who happen to be really good with katanas.

%%* In ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'', the protagonist is a literal case: Comes armed with nothing but a fancy mask, and murders hundreds of Russian mobsters using whatever weapon happens to be nearby at the time.
%%** [[UpToEleven Taken up to eleven]] in the [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber sequel]] where Evan, the writer, goes through his levels while trying to not kill anyone. He'll refuse to pick up knives and if you pick up a gun, he'll methodically unload it before throwing the pieces on the ground. Note that the player ''may'' force Evan to kill the mobsters by punching them repeatedly on the ground, which will cause him to enter an [[UnstoppableRage Unstoppable Rage]], effectively making the rest of the level easier, but preventing you from getting the "DON'T LET ANGER GET THE BEST OF YOU" achievement.