History Main / BadassBoast

See also PreAsskickingOneLiner, IHaveManyNames, IAmTheNoun (which frequently is a component of these), HeroismMotiveSpeech, and NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech. If your boast is really your oft repeated credo that explains who you are to yourself, then it is your BadassCreed. If the things you're boasting about are things that happened on-screen earlier in the story, the trope is RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun. If your boasts are lies or intention rumors, it's probably part of a SelfMadeMyth. A Badass Boast often happens either during or immediately before a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. May conclude with the observation that [[WhoWillBellTheCat some one person has to be the one to attack them first.]]

* BadassBoast/AnimatedFilms
* BadassBoast/LiveActionFilms

* BadassBoast/{{Film}}

!!Examples have been divided into their own pages!

See also PreAsskickingOneLiner, IHaveManyNames, IAmTheNoun (which frequently is a component of these), HeroismMotiveSpeech, and NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech. If your boast is really your oft repeated credo that explains who you are to yourself, then it is your BadassCreed. If the things you're boasting about are things that happened on-screen earlier in the story, the trope is RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun. A Badass Boast often happens either during or immediately before a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. May conclude with the observation that [[WhoWillBellTheCat some one person has to be the one to attack them first.]]

* BadassBoast/{{Other}}

See also PreAsskickingOneLiner, IHaveManyNames, IAmTheNoun (which frequently is a component of these), and WorldOfCardboardSpeech. If your boast is really your oft repeated credo that explains who you are to yourself, then it is your BadassCreed. If the things you're boasting about are things that happened on-screen earlier in the story, the trope is RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun. A Badass Boast often happens either during or immediately before a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. May conclude with the observation that [[WhoWillBellTheCat some one person has to be the one to attack them first.]]

->''"I am proud for what I am,\\
the guardian of the dead!\\
Appointed by the gods,\\
to be their final judge!"''\\
'''Anubis''', ''Music/{{Septic Flesh}}''

-->'''Anubis''', ''Music/{{Septic Flesh}}''

-->-- '''Anubis''', ''Music/{{Septic Flesh}}''

->''"I am proud for what I am,\\ the guardian of the dead!\\ Appointed by the gods,\\ to be their final judge!\\"''

->''"My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!"''
-->-- '''Smaug''', ''Literature/TheHobbit''

* Hero to Villain or vice versa -- ThrowingDownTheGauntlet. If a hero does this routinely, it's InTheNameOfTheMoon or a BadassCreed. A particularly arrogant Villain might make a Badass Boast part of their "BreakThemByTalking" lecture or their [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "Reason the Hero Sucks" Speech]].
* Hero to mooks or Villain to {{red shirt}}s -- straightforward psychological warfare.
* Hero to [[TheRival rival hero]]; Villain to rival villain -- jostling for dominance. Heroes settle these disputes fairly amicably; villains don't.
* Hero to redshirts, townsfolk, etc; Villain to new minions -- establishing leadership. It's a way of saying "this is why you follow me". Alternatively, especially for heroes, reassurance: "I can protect you, and here's why."

* BadassBoast/WebComics

[[caption-width-right:330:Rorschach clearing up a common misconception]]

-->-- '''Smaug the Golden''', ''Literature/TheHobbit''

* BadassBoast/{{Anime}}

-->-- '''Smaug the Tremendous''', ''Literature/TheHobbit''

->''"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."''
-->-- '''Maximus''', ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''

-->-- '''Maximus''', ''Film/Gladiator''

->''"My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!"''
-->-- '''Smaug the Tremendous''', ''Literature/TheHobbit''

Many characters like to boast about their achievements, but only a few can gasconade in style, rattling off a [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard string]] of [[TheMagnificent titles]] and battle honours that impresses allies and intimidates enemies in a way which makes them sound mythic, [[SmallNameBigEgo not conceited]].

* Hero to Villain or vice versa -- ThrowingDownTheGauntlet. If a hero does this routinely, it's InTheNameOfTheMoon or a BadassCreed. A particularly arrogant Villain might make a Badass Boast part of their BreakingSpeech or their [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "Reason the Hero Sucks" Speech]].
* Hero to mooks or Villain to [[RedShirt redshirts]] -- straightforward psychological warfare.

See also PreAsskickingOneLiner, IHaveManyNames, IAmTheNoun (which frequently is a component of these), and WorldOfCardboardSpeech. If your boast is really your oft repeated credo that explains who you are to yourself, then it is your BadassCreed. If the things you're boasting about are things that happened on-screen earlier in the story, the trope is RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun. A BadassBoast often happens either during or immediately before a SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome. May conclude with the observation that [[WhoWillBellTheCat some one person has to be the one to attack them first.]]

[[caption-width-right:330:Rorschach clearing up a mistake you should never make]]

* BadassBoast/FanFic

** ''BadassBoast/DoctorWho''
** ''BadassBoast/GameOfThrones''

-->--'''Smaug the Tremendous''', ''Literature/TheHobbit''

Many characters like to boast about their achievements, but only a few can gasconade in style, rattling off a [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard string]] of [[TheMagnificent titles]] and battle honours that impresses allies and intimidates enemies in a way which makes them sound [[BadAss mythic]], [[SmallNameBigEgo not conceited]].