History Main / BadassMustache

* ''Franchise/StarWars''

** Also by Tom Selleck, [[Series/BlueBloods Commissioner Frank Reagan]].
** Richard Burke (Tom Selleck) from ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Chandler in particular seems to resent this and makes fun of it whenever possible. He's been accused of doing so because he's proven unable to grow a good moustache. Chandler did try to imitate him, with limited results.

* ''Series/MiamiVice'': cool, collected Commandant Castillo (Edward James Olmos) sports one.
* ''Series/MythBusters'' - Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Jamie also combines this with BaldOfAwesome to great effect.

** Pankraz in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV''.

* Omni-Man in ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'', who comes from a race of moustachio'd supermen. Apparently they don't even grow beards, just moustaches. One in-disguise Viltrumite reveals himself by pulling off a fake beard (but the moustache was real).

** The Mandalorian's biological father sports a mustache in Mando's recurring flashbacks of his parents rushing him to safety during a Separatist Droid raid. [[spoiler:Mando also has a mustache as an adult, even though his rule never to remove his helmet near another living thing means he rarely gets to show it off.]]

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** Chapter 8 reveals that [[spoiler:the Mandalorian himself, Din Djarin, sports a mustache, even though his refusal to remove his helmet in public means he rarely gets to show it off.]]

* Though it's also [[GoodHairEvilHair villainous]], the moustache of [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoright Snidely Whiplash]] is one of the most iconic in western animation.

* Though it's also [[BeardOfEvil villainous]], the moustache of [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoright Snidely Whiplash]] is one of the most iconic in western animation.

* Captain Gordon from ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars.

* The Principal from ''{{Manga/Hyakko}}''

* Ren from ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'' has one wonderful moustache though he's a NonActionBadass.

* The Mayor from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Although he's not much of a much and his 'stache is pretty much taken for granted.

* Raul, Manny's sentient moustache in ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre''.

* David Xanatos from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''.

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kitchener-Britons.jpg BRITONS! Lord Kitchener('s moustache) wants YOU.]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember Movember]], a charity event held for the month of November, encourages men to invoke this trope for charity.
* In Antwerp, Belgium the Moustache Club has elected their "Moustache of the Year" since 1978.
* UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan is often depicted with a Literature/FuManchu moustache; whether or not he actually had one is debatable.
* Creator/FriedrichNietzsche, the great 20th century philosopher, was known to become a moustache with a man on it, rather than a man with a moustache. It was part of his Nihilism philosophy. As Alain De Button quotes "Many were frightened by his large moustache, and he confessed to feelings of appalling loneliness." (Button is most likely referring to how Nietzshe's moustache felt).
* UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler's moustache could probably have spawned some legends all on its own.
* Creator/SalvadorDali, probably the most iconic curly moustache ever.
* Dutch TV presenters [[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_de_Braak Ted De Braak]] and [[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiel_Montagne Chiel Montagne.]]
* Flemish comedian [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Kruismans Bert Kruismans.]]
* Dutch comedian [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Manders_(Dutch_artist) Tom Manders aka "Dorus".]]
* Flemish journalist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Mortier Guy Mortier.]]
* UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.
* UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein.
* Mexican revolutionaries [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa Pancho Villa]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Zapata Emiliano Zapata.]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Clemenceau Georges Clemenceau.]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin]] (yes, [[CoolAirship that guy]]).
* French general [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Foch Ferdinand Foch.]]
* Several [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents]] of UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates:
** UsefulNotes/ChesterAArthur, also wears sideburns and the first president to wear a 'stache without a BadassBeard.
** UsefulNotes/GroverCleveland.
** UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt, the most badass of the four.
** UsefulNotes/WilliamHowardTaft, as of now, the last president to wear a facial hair.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer.]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Wałęsa Lech Walesa.]]
* UsefulNotes/OttoVonBismarck.
* German journalist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Günter_Wallraff Günter Wallraff.]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II.]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bolton John Bolton.]]
* Creator/SamElliott. He's done a few badass roles without his iconic 'stashe, but when you see him starring in a movie with those whiskers in full glory you know he's kicking ass and taking names.
* Cartoonist Creator/SergioAragones has a particularly impressive 'stache.
* Author Creator/MarcelProust.
* Author Creator/MarkTwain.
* United States Air Force [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robin_Olds_during_vietnam_war.jpg Brig. General Robin Olds]], one of the few triple aces with 17 wartime kills from World War 2 all the way to Vietnam.
** Olds reported that by the time he rotated back to the United States he was thoroughly tired of his moustache but had kept it because it improved his men's morale.
* Not limited to humans: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_tamarin Emperor tamarins]], even named after Kaiser Wilhelm II mentioned above.
* Retired UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague enforcer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parros George Parros]], to the point that the Anaheim Ducks merchandised it. He even has a line of apparel called "Stache Gear." The proceeds from these mustache-based products are donated to charity.
* Another retired NHL'er, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanny_McDonald Lanny McDonald]], is best known for his blazing red mustache and contributions to the success of the Calgary Flames in TheEighties.
* General [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Charles_Louis_de_Lasalle Antoine Lasalle]], the quintessential hussar of UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars.
** Badass moustaches were in fact a requirement in some regiments, as Marcellin de Marbot learned the hard way: when he enlisted at seventeen years old, he did not even have the slightest inkling of facial hair, so his mentor painted him a fake moustache with black wax. In summer.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hadfield Chris Hadfield]], former Canadian astronaut, Mission Commander aboard the International Space Station, and RCAF fighter pilot, now retired but no less visible as an ambassador for all things space-related. He has been sporting his famous moustache almost continuously from the age of 18.
* Creator/DjangoReinhardt.
* Creator/DannyTrejo.
* UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves Bass Reeves.]]
* Racer UsefulNotes/DaleEarnhardt.
* Plenty of athletes in the 70s and 80s had them, as the moustache was considered trendy among men at those times. One of the most notable was Mark Spitz, 7-time gold medallist in the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames 1972 Olympics]].
* Creator/PedroPascal claimed that ever since he consecutively did ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'' and ''Series/{{Narcos}}'' with his mustache at [[Series/GameOfThrones Oberyn]]-level thickness, "people" tell him not to shave it off, or else he'd no longer look intimidating. With such odd exceptions as ''Wonder Woman 1984'', he seems to have taken that advice to heart.
* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler has an iconic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothbrush_moustache toothbrush mustache.]] After UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, the style fell from favor in much of the world, due to its strong association with Hitler, and also became known as the "Hitler mustache".
** Creator/CharlieChaplin has this mustache, too.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Benz Karl Benz]], the German inventor of an internal combustion engine and gasoline-powered car, and the founder of the car manufacturer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz.]]
* MadScientist UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, a Serbian-American inventor.
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* Several former [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents]] of UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates:

* MadScientist UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla.

** UsefulNotes/WilliamHowardTaft.

* Several former [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents of the United States]]:

** UsefulNotes/ChesterAArthur, also wears sideburns.

** UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt.

* UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt.

* Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin (yes, [[CoolAirship that guy]]).

* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler has an iconic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothbrush_moustache toothbrush mustache]]. After UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, the style fell from favor in much of the world, due to its strong association with Hitler, and also became known as the "Hitler mustache".

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Benz Karl Benz]], the inventor of an internal combustion engine and gasoline-powered car, and the founder of the car manufacturer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz.]]

* Cartoonist Creator/SergioAragones has a [[http://m4.i.pbase.com/o6/65/76265/1/115755874.Lnr1ZaU5.IMG_9626_1comicSergio.jpg particularly impressive]] 'stache.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kitchener-Britons.jpg BRITONS! Lord Kitchener('s moustache) wants YOU]]

* Creator/FriedrichNietzsche, the great 20th century philosopher, was known to become a moustache with a man on it, rather than a man with a moustache. It was part of his Nihilism philosophy. As Alain De Button quotes "Many were frightened by his large moustache, and he confessed to feelings of appalling loneliness." (Button is most likely referring to how Nietzshe's moustache felt)

* Dutch TV presenters Ted De Braak and Chiel Montagne.
* Flemish comedian Bert Kruismans.
* Dutch comedian Tom Manders,aka "Dorus".
* Flemish journalist Guy Mortier.

* Mexican revolutionaries Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
* Georges Clemenceau.

* French general Ferdinand Foch.

* Albert Schweitzer.
* Lech Walesa.

* German journalist Günter Wallraff.
* Kaiser Wilhelm II.
* John Bolton.
* Sam Elliott. He's done a few badass roles without his iconic 'stashe, but when you see him starring in a movie with those whiskers in full glory you know he's kicking ass and taking names.

* Retired UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague enforcer George Parros, to the point that the Anaheim Ducks merchandised it. He even has a line of apparel called "Stache Gear." The proceeds from these mustache-based products are donated to charity.
* Another retired NHL'er, Lanny [=McDonald=], is best known for his blazing red mustache and contributions to the success of the Calgary Flames in TheEighties.
* General Antoine Lasalle, the quintessential hussar of UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars.

* UsefulNotes/DaleEarnhardt

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Benz Karl Benz]], the inventor of an internal combustion engine and gasoline-powered car, and the founder of the car manufacturer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz]].
* UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla