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* Basically how Accelerator in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' is in any fight with his vector control (even after it having a time limit [[spoiler:after being shot in the head while concentrating too much on eliminating a virus from Last Order]]) seeing as his automatic reflection makes any attacks go straight back to the attacker, he quickly gets bored slaughtering mooks.

* Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is known as the "Hundred Man Slayer," a name earned for tearing apart a company of Blue Whale Knights.
** He might be dispassionate and bored in the easier fights, but when things get hot, The Beast rears its head. There's a ''reason'' the series is called ''Berserk'', after all!

* In the last episode of ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid'', Sousuke eliminates five [[AceCustom Codarls equipped with Lambda Drivers]] without taking a hit.
** Though Sousuke was anything ''but'' bored in that fight, because he was under enormous stress and was constantly having problems controlling his Lambda Driver before. If anything, it was his ''break'' into true asskicking.

* ''Film/TheMatrix'': After his resurrection, Neo looks thoroughly bored([[Creator/KeanuReeves even for him]]), as he effortlessly fights the agents attacking him.

* Saitama from ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is so overpowered he kills every enemy in one punch without any effort. Or if he feels nice he he either dodges or effortlessly blocks every attack.

* In ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'', TYL!Hibari vs. the Millefiore Family mooks.

* From ''VideoGame/RuneScape'':
--> '''Sir Owen:''' "I'm here to kick ass and take names... and I'm a Temple Knight so I already know your names."
* During one conversation in the game ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', the player has the option to claim that they are in fact kicking ass and taking names. This claim by the protagonist is likely to be true.

* The web series ''WebAnimation/UnforgottenRealms'' includes a reversed line of this: "kicking names and taking ass"
* One of Emotion Eric's pictures was Kicking Ass and Taking Names; it, of course, shows him booting people in the rear while writing something on a clipboard.

* ''DragonBallZAbridged'' portrays Nappa as being like this, as he's countering Piccolo and Krillin's clone forms, he's singing "Patty-cake".

* Saitama from onepunch man is so overpowered he kills every enemy in one punch without any effort. Or if he feels nice he he either dodges or effortlessly blocks every attack.

* TYL!Hibari in ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' vs Mille Fiori mooks.

--> '''Sir Owen''': I'm here to kick ass and take names ... and I'm a Temple Knight so I already know your names.

* One of EmotionEric's pictures was Kicking Ass and Taking Names; it, of course, shows him booting people in the rear while writing something on a clipboard.

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* Literature/TheBible has lots of these. Notable examples include:
** Samson, who [[http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Judges+15%3A15-16 struck down a thousand Philistine men with an ass's jawbone]]
** Josheb-Basshebeth, who [[http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=2+Samuel+23%3A8 killed eight hundred men in one encounter using a spear]]
** Anath, who [[http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Judges+3%3A31 killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad]]
** David, who [[http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=1+Samuel+18%3A27 killed 200 Philistines AND brought their foreskins to the king.]]

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When the task is "kicking ass," some really go above and beyond. Sure, our protagonist may have just infiltrated the enemy base and killed six armed guards with his bare hands, but the fact remains that the enemy stronghold still contains at least a hundred other Mooks who are still alive and breathing, and that just won't do. As he breaking necks without breaking a sweat, the constant stream of new foes is just barely enough to keep him from getting bored. He's suffering from EpicBattleBoredom.

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* The {{Asterix}} comic books have Asterix and his friend Obelix casually beating up people (usually Romans) who try attacking them. The page image is from ''Asterix the Gladiator''. A trainer is trying to capture Asterix and Obelix to put them in the arena by sending tough mooks to catch them as the two wander around town. Asterix and Obelix keep on casually batting their attackers away while discussing their real mission then on the way back to their inn, Asterix finally lampshades that he hasn't even noticed that anyone was attacking them.
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This happens frequently when the character is a OneManArmy, or just a plain old regular {{Badass}}.

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He might be reading their name tags, or [[Franchise/MetalGear stealing them]], or [[JamesBond checking his watch in the middle of a fight]]--the point is, he's bored. [[BoringInvincibleHero Hopefully the viewer isn't.]]

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* ''BlackLagoon'' had several episodes solely dedicated to allowing Revy the chance to kick ass, most notably on the Nazi ship.

* In the last episode of ''[[Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid]]'', Sousuke eliminates five [[AceCustom Codarls equipped with Lambda Drivers]] without taking a hit.

* Guts from ''{{Berserk}}'' is known as the "Hundred Man Slayer," a name earned for tearing apart a company of Blue Whale Knights.

* Basically how Accelerator in ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'' is in any fight with his vector control (even after it having a time limit [[spoiler:after being shot in the head while concentrating too much on eliminating a virus from Last Order]]) seeing as his automatic reflection makes any attacks go straight back to the attacker, he quickly gets bored slaughtering mooks.

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* From ''RuneScape'': '''Sir Owen''': I'm here to kick ass and take names ... and I'm a Temple Knight so I already know your names.
* During one conversation in the game ''VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', the player has the option to claim that they are in fact kicking ass and taking names. This claim by the protagonist is likely to be true.
* ''AceCombat 5'' Arcade Mode. Mobius One, who already got the MemeticBadass status from the previous game, is back. ''And single-handedly defeats an entire army, shooting down dozens of enemy planes, without saying a single word.'' Judging from the rather boring radio chatter of AWACS Sky Eye, Mobius One doing that is a ''matter of fact.''
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* The web series ''UnforgottenRealms'' includes a reversed line of this: "kicking names and taking ass"
* One of Emotion Eric's pictures was Kicking Ass and Taking Names; it, of course, shows him booting people in the rear while writing something on a clipboard.
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* Meta-example: Reggie Fils-Aime of Creator/{{Nintendo}} famously announced this as the company's main intention at E3 2004.

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* From ''RuneScape'':
'''Sir Owen''': I'm here to kick ass and take names ... and I'm a Temple Knight so I already know your names.

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