History Main / Ambadassador

* The DistantFinale of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' reveals that Taichi has become a diplomat and ambassador, dealing with the negotiations and political relationship between the real world and the Digital World. His Partner Digimon Aguman is even dressing up in a nice suit for political meetings. In their youth, the two saved the two worlds more than once and if they can't reason with their opponent, they just beat the crap out of them (assuming the opponent survives at all).

** Ambassador Asara of the Esseles Flashpoint. Her work is going to Imperial-friendly or neutral worlds and convincing them the Republic has a better deal. Of course, the Imperials would like her dead and are willing to sacrifice a civilian passenger ship and everyone aboard to do it. Asara herself can be this and AssInambassador, as her presence endangers the whole ship and she's willing to do some ruthless things to get the ship and herself to safety [[spoiler: like suggesting a plan that would kill off everyone in the engine room]].

* The page image belongs to ''Webcomic/LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'', where former [[GalacticConqueror alien warlord]] Kurgh the Conqueror [[YouAreInCommandNow accidentally becomes mayor of Shitropolis]] after trying to conquer the Earth. He occasionally falls into old habits when dealing with [[AssInAmbassador less-than-diplomatic sorts.]]

* The page image belongs to ''Webcomic/LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'', where former [[GalacticConqueror alien warlord]] Kurgh the Conqueror [[YouAreInCommandNow accidentally becomes mayor of Shitropolis]] after trying to conquer the Earth. He occasionally falls into old habits when dealing with [[AssInAmbassador less-than-diplomatic sorts.]]

* The page image belongs to ''Webcomic/LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'', where former [[GalacticConqueror alien warlord]] Kurgh the Conqueror accidentally becomes mayor of Shitropolis after trying to conquer the Earth. He occasionally falls into old habits when dealing with [[AssInAmbassador less-than-diplomatic sorts.]]

* Ambassador Udina in ''Fanfic/NoGodsOnlyGuns'', a ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and ''Videogame/{{Borderlands}}'' FusionFic. In a setting where [[WorldOfBadass everyone needs to be a badass]] considering [[HumanityIsInsane how crazy humanity is]], he manages to stand out [[AdaptationalBadass (unlike his canon version)]] by both having a [[PowerFist robotic arm]] and [[EyepatchOfPower an eyepatch]]. In his introduction to the story proper, he manages to singlehandedly disarm a badass bandit leader, uppercut him into the air, and blow him up midair with a single shot from a pistol.

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* In Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', Garth and Troia, former members of the Team, are ambassadors of Atlantis and Themiscyra respectively to the United Nations. During an assassination attempt on them and Secretary-General Lex Luthor, they joined both the Team and the Outsiders in the fight against their assilants.

* Often TruthInTelevision, ambassadors are often retired military, making them [[RetiredBadAss Retired Badasses]]. And, sometimes, they're even chief diplomats. Right, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell?

* All [[Franchise/MassEffect Krogan]] ambassadors are ''expected'' to be this, since [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Krogan]] society is based around AsskickingEqualsAuthority, so what better way to get other clans to respect you than by sending the most badass warrior you have to represent you?

*** And his father is the formidable, nigh-legendary Sarek of Vulcan. Who, while he very much would prefer not to, is entirely capable of using the ancient martial art of Tal-Shaya to [[PressurePoint kill with a single touch]] if necessary. We also see a younger Sarek fight quite capably in ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' and face a suicide bomber with no display of fear.

* The DistanFinale of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' reveals that Taichi has become a diplomat and ambassador, dealing with the negotations and political relationship between the real world and the Digital World. His Partner Digimon Aguman is even dressing up in a nice suit for political meetings. In their youth, the two saved the two worlds more than once and if they can't reason with their opponent, they just beat the crap out of them (assuming the opponent survives at all).

* An unnamed, Caucasian ambadassador appears as a OneSceneWonder in the [[FrancoBelgianComics Franco-Belgian comic book]] ''ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer''. Benoit confronts the villainous Mrs. Daemonia, who tries to get away by taking the Ambassador hostage with a knife to his throat, but:

* Prior to the ContinuityReboot, ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' had this with [[PintsizedPowerhouse Poppy, the Iron Ambassador]]. Originally just a normal yordle blacksmith, she made a harsh trek to deliver an important helmet to [[TheGoodKingdom Demacia]] ([[TakeUpMySword avenging her father, who tried to make the journey but was slain by enemy spies]]), and upon seeing her courage, Demacia employed her as ambassador between the kingdom and the yordle civilization of Bandle City. Since the mass reboot, [[ReimaginingTheArtifact this dynamic was significantly changed to accomodate the new world]] -- Poppy is on a mission to deliver [[DropTheHammer a legendary hammer]] belonging to [[TheChosenOne "the hero of Demacia"]], and [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld has been wandering for so long]] that her modern connection to Demacian politics is virtually nonexistent. Her constantly hanging around Demacia at least makes her a yordle/Demacian ambassador in spirit, and she's still very much a badass (also, she later received [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks an abilty to throw her shield as a projectile]], [[MythologyGag titled "Iron Ambassador"]]).

** [[BigBad Palpatine]] could be considered an evil version before TheReveal, being Naboo's representative on the Senate. (Of course, no-one actually ''knew'' what he was capable of then.)

They may be a HiddenBadass or someone that MinoredInAsskicking. A GuileHero who outfoxes red tape is also possible. May overlap with AssInAmbassador, if their ability enables them to think they can walk over the other party.

** Skips the "HiddenBadass" part by having Ambassador Varg be a 600-year-old, coal-black, heavily scarred, 8-foot-tall {{Wolfman}}. There is absolutely no doubt that this is one big badass. Even by [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Canim]] standards.

* During the initial stages of the invasion of Ukraine a meme circulated that the Japanese ambassador in Kyiv had chosen to stay and only requested his ancestral katana and a set of traditional samurai armor, stating that a samurai protects his home, no matter where he is.

* In ''Webcomic/QuentynQuinnSpaceRanger'' Rangers have to be FirstContact ambassadors as well as explorers and frontier lawmen. Of course they are intentionally [[AssInAmbassador given no diplomatic training]] because the Empire has found that smooth-talkers had a tendency to get dissected in [[http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00046.html such situations.]]

* UsefulNotes/RaoulWallenberg, member of the Swedish diplomatic mission to Budapest, Hungary during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Although an architecture student from a wealthy family, he was also one-sixteenth Jewish and NonIdleRich, and set about leading the Swedish effort to help Jews escape Hungary after the German Army deposed the (already pro-Nazi) Hungarian dictatorship in 1944. [[RefugeInAudacity Even though he had no official authority to do so]], he bought up 32 buildings in the city and [[LoopholeAbuse declared them extra-territorial]], giving the buildings and anybody within them DiplomaticImpunity. Through this process, tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews were given papers identifying them as Swedish nationals awaiting repatriation, keeping them from being shipped off to the death camps. He even persuaded local German commanders not to blow up the Budapest Ghetto near the end of the war by threatening to have them prosecuted for war crimes. [[DownerEnding Alas, he was arrested by Soviet authorities after they occupied Hungary, was accused of being a spy for the West, and disappeared in the Soviet Union; neither his final resting place nor his exact fate after being arrested have been positively determined.]] He has since been given numerous honors and memorials, including being named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Israel; been named an honorary citizen in the USA, Canada, Israel and Australia; and the Congressional Gold Medal by the USA.

* Perhaps history's most glaring and disastrous aversion is Joachim Von Ribbentrop. His impressive incompetence as an ambassador to Britain for Germany really deserves to be looked at in depth:

** The Eclipse Caste (and their corrupted equivalents, the Moonshadows and Fiends) are meant to serve as diplomats, ambassadors, and envoys, and have Charm sets aimed towards managing bureaucracies, engaging the court, and composing perfect letters. They are just as capable of learning nigh-godly fighting styles as any other Caste, and are capable of writing a StronglyWordedLetter that can ''kill you''.

* Prior to the ContinuityReboot, ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' had this with [[PintsizedPowerhouse Poppy, the Iron Ambassador]]. Originally just a normal yordle blacksmith, she made a harsh trek to deliver an important helmet to [[TheGoodKingdom Demacia]] ([[TakeUpMySword avenging her father, who tried to make the journey but was slain by enemy spies]]), and upon seeing her courage, Demacia employed her as ambassador between the kingdom and the yordle civilization of Bandle City. Since the mass reboot, [[ReimaginingTheArtifact this dynamic was significantly changed to accomodate the new world]] -- Poppy is on a mission to deliver [[DropTheHammer a legendary hammer]] belonging to [[TheChosenOne "the hero of Demacia"]], and [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld has been searching for so long]] that she her modern connection to Demacian politics is virtually nonexistent. Her constantly hanging around Demacia at least makes her a yordle/Demacian ambassador in spirit, and she's still very much a badass (also, she later received [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks an abilty to throw her shield as a projectile]], [[MythologyGag titled "Iron Ambassador"]]).

* Any of the protagonists in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series when engaging in negotiations with demons. As any given demon has the caring capability of a turnip, all of them require a significant gift with speech to ensure cooperation. ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'''s PlayerCharacter and that of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'' somewhat cheat by incorporating negotiation Apps into their arsenal, which increase the probability of the demon being more receptive or supportive to your cause.

** Copper Samuel Vimes finds himself roped into diplomatic functions as part of his position as the Duke of Ankh. On the one hand, he ''despises'' the nobility and is [[AssInAmbassador terrible at being polite to them]]. On the other hand, when a neighboring nation had its army mustering on the border, after Vimes threatened to send his diplomatic opposite home in an ambulance, the offending army was swiftly redeployed so far from the border as to be threatening a country on the other side of it. So Lord Vetinari keeps sending Vimes on these missions partly because the Duke gets results, and partly because Vetinari finds it all amusing. Through his successes, he has by now commanded immense respect from most races (the only one more respected is Vetinari, and that's partly because he is Vimes's boss).