History Main / TheBogan

* ''Film/{{Commando}}'': Bennett. Australian, AxeCrazy, foul-mouthed, and [[HairTriggerTemper in need of anger management therapy]]. His own men seem [[BadBoss terrified of him]].

In Australia itself, "bogan" is the local term for LowerClassLout (or people being compared to them). Synonyms include "yob(bo)", "ocker" and "westie" (since the western suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane tend to be lower-class. Inverted in Perth, where the eastern suburbs are the lower-class ones). Another term is "feral", which implies the negative aspects of the bogan but even more so, including things such as [[AbusiveParents abusing]] or [[ParentalNeglect neglecting one's kids]] and being involved with meth[[labelnote:*]] Colloquially referred to as "ice" in the country. [[/labelnote]](either as [[TheAggressiveDrugDealer a producer]] or [[AddledAddict user]]). Examples from media made in other countries tend to have less focus on socioeconomic class, with Australians ''[[PlanetOfHats in general]]'' [[PlanetOfHats being portrayed as brutish, crass, vulgar, and uncultured]]. This is potentially due to Australia's status as being [[SentencedToDownUnder founded originally as a British penal colony]], therefore giving rise to the idea that every non-indigenous man, woman and child born there is descended from criminals. [[note]]Actually, Australia has the second-most diverse population in the world, outdone only by Israel[[/note]] The term has also seen use in neighbouring New Zealand, with residents of West Auckland - often referred to as "Westies" - most commonly associated with the stereotype.

** Once Jack 'Razorback' Carlyle was brought in from [[EverythingTryingToKillYou going feral for two years and hiding out in the Outback]], he became the Detention King of his freshman year, and was still considered one of the most dangerous Ultra-Violent students afterwards. When not [[UnstoppableRage provoked into a lethal frenzy]] ("clawed, whirlwind of death" is one description), he's a bully basher, incorrigible prankster, and all-around irreverent bloke.

* ''Franchise/DCComics'':
** In his first appearances, Captain Boomerang was no worse than any other villain. However, in John Ostrander's ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'' run, he became a [[TheSociopath sociopathic]], [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racist and sexist]] {{Jerkass}}, and a DirtyCoward with a ChronicBackstabbingDisorder who [[TheFriendNobodyLikes nobody likes]]. In fact, he fits this trope so well that he is considered a [[CaptainEthnic stereotype]] InUniverse and even his fellow Australians want nothing to do with him. And while his characterization has been toned down a bit in recent years, he's still the biggest bastard in the groups he runs with.

** Played with in ''Reinforce: Don't Call Me a Pretty''. Jack's younger brother, Adam Carlyle, has a devil-may-care attitude towards most things, but stands his ground when it comes to authorities or aggressors. Tossing him into the deep end of a pool isn't recommended.

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''
** Once Jack 'Razorback' Carlyle was brought in from [[EverythingTryingToKillYou going feral for two years and hiding out in the Outback]], he became the Detention King of his freshman year, and was still considered one of the most dangerous ultra-violent students afterwards. When not provoked into a lethal frenzy ("clawed, whirlwind of death" is one description), he's a bully basher, incorrigible prankster, and all-around irreverent bloke.
** Spider(Koala) hates her code name, hates that her mutation makes her look like one of the 'verse's [[OurElvesAreDifferent super-elves]], and is very touchy about both. She can become destructively inventive when provoked. Good friends with Jack.
--->"No Spider you're right, Ninimeth is absolutely a poncy name that sounds like a bad Tolkien reference. Calm down, and let's think rationally... no, you can't force-ration oxygen to arrogance. It's not legal Spider! No, Caitlin is not loaning you her sidearm collection!"
** Played with in ''Reinforce: Don't Call Me a Pretty''. Jack's younger brother, Adam Carlyle, has a devil-may-care attitude towards most things, but stands his ground when it comes to authorities or aggressors. Tossing him into the deep end of a pool isn't recommended.
** Fracas is a brawny, loutish brawler who is one of She-Beast's more irritating admirers. In the Gen 2 stories he shows up as a mercenary, getting into yet another fight (this time with ThoseWackyNazis) over a supposed power item.
** Essemmelle (Kareela Greer) is a diminutive, under-educated, ill-tempered, and foul-mouthed ESPer who dislikes short jokes (when other people tell them - she's more than happy to do so herself, hence her CodeName).[[https://whateley.academy/index.php/story/class-of-2020-a-whateley-anthology]] Of them all, she lives down to the bogan stereotype the most.

** Essemmelle (Kareela Greer) is a diminutive, under-educated, ill-tempered, and foul-mouthed ESPer who dislikes short jokes (when other people tell them - she's more than happy to do so herself, hence her CodeName). Of them all, she lives down to the bogan stereotype the most.