History Main / ViolentGlaswegian

* Gimli is this in the film version of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' due to the fact that Dwarves, in general, were portrayed to have Scottish accents.

Mostly overlaps with FieryRedhead since Scottish people are known to have red hair.

* ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' has Grim, a Scottish cook on the Endurance. He's a friendly guy, he enjoyed fishing until an incident in the Loch and he supports Lara when they meet up in the game, however, when the Cultists take him hostage, he gives a reverse [[GlasgowKiss Glasgow Kiss]] to the captor holding him, took his machete and killed his second captor and tackled his third captor off the platform in a [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Dying Moment of Awesome]].

* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'', has planets such as Caledonia and Northwind being among the planets settled by Scots. The latter has a mercenary unit to its name, the Northwind Highlanders, who fall under the trope of the BraveScot, especially in the latter portion of the post-Jihad timeline. They are also some of the [[BloodKnight most passionate Mechwarriors]] in the series, especially the novels. This includes a scene where two Highlanders with a grudge [[GoodOldFisticuffs fight it out]] in a bar while the other Highlanders, including command officers, drink, officiate, and bet on the outcome of the two-man bar brawl. Later pieces demonstrate that in more extreme cases of internal strife, they can and will [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight fair against their own]] (they take to the field in their [[HumongousMecha Battlemechs]] and use live ammo, but intentionally aim low to avoid hitting the other pilots), but are [[TheCombatPragmatist bloody wicked scrappers]] against anyone else they see as an outsider.

* Myth/CelticMythology: In the Ulster Cycle, [[FightingIrish Cu Chulainn]] went to Dunscaith Castle in Northern Scotland to be given his TrainingFromHell from the warrior maiden [[ActionGirl Scathach]]. This would eventually result in Scathach giving him her signature weapon [[BladeOnAStick Gae Bolg]], which would, in turn, become ''his'' weapon.

** He may have lost the accent working for [=MI6=], but ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' established beyond a doubt that Bond is Scottish, and Creator/DanielCraig's tenure inaugurated a much DarkerAndEdgier period for the character. Craig's portrayal of a harder-edged, more ruthless 007 underneath the suave charm has also been described as a throwback to the films that predated the franchise's LighterAndSofter (and in some [[AudienceAlienatingEra less fondly-remembered installments]] DenserAndWackier) period between the Seventies and the Nineties, drawing comparisons to the films that starred the very Scottish Creator/SeanConnery.

* "Rowdy" Wrestling/RoddyPiper is one of the most popular ones in wrestling. He was even billed to come from Glasgow, Scotland (He's actually a Scot-heritaged Canadian born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).

* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', since Shrek doesn't resort to such stereotypical actions as throttling someone, laying siege to the fortress, grinding someone's bones to make bread, decapitating entire villages, putting their heads on a pike, or cutting out their spleens and drinking their fluids, since villagers tend to misjudge Shrek when they run away and call him a big, stupid, smelly ogre, and when Shrek mishears Fiona's conversation with Donkey [[spoiler:about Lord Farquaad,]] he thinks that Fiona is talking about him when she mentions falling in love with an ugly, hideous creature.

A connected stereotype is the "ned" (according to incorrect folk etymology, short for [[FunWithAcronyms Non Educated Delinquent]]) -- a young Glaswegian hooligan who wears tilted-up baseball caps, lots of gold bling and tracksuits, travels in packs, drinks [[BoozeBasedBuff Buckfast]][[note]]A tonic wine, popular among binge drinkers in Scotland - one bottle contains as much caffeine as 8 cans of cola, and known as 'Buckie' .[[/note]] by the gallon, and is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNLfr1EP08 impossible to understand.]] This is a counterpart to the English "chav" stereotype and the Irish DublinSkanger.

* Black Jock [=McLaren=] from ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' (also a ScaryBlackMan and a ScaryMinoritySuspect).

** In {{Western RPG}}s with voice acting, dwarves with the stereotypical hard-drinking hard-fighting tough-as-nails demeanour are often portrayed with a Scottish accent.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': RAgnar [=McRyan=] is soldier born in Burland, a blatant expy of Scotland. He definitely is brutal violent in battle. Outside of it, he's a fairly nice guy.

* The Demoman from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' is a self-proclaimed black Scottish cyclops psychopath. His weapons are grenades, bombs that stick to anything they touch called, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Stickybombs]], and an empty bottle of Scrumpy. See this in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=han3AfjH210 "Meet the Team" interview.]] His first three unlockable weapons; yet another kind of bomb, a massive [[CoolSword Claymore]] (which [[EvilWeapon is haunted and craves heads]]) and a shield which allows him to make berserker style charges. His other unlockable weapons include more swords and a high-yield pressure-activated explosive on a stick used as a melee weapon. You may notice a theme here.
* ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' has Grim, a Scottish cook on the Endurance. He's a friendly guy, he enjoyed fishing until an incident in the Loch and he supports Lara when they meet up in the game, however when the Cultists take him hostage, he gives a reverse [[GlasgowKiss Glasgow Kiss]] to the captor holding him, took his machete and killed his second captor and tackled his third captor off the platform in a [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Dying Moment of Awesome]].

** He may have lost the accent working for [=MI6=], but ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' established beyond a doubt that Bond is Scottish, and Creator/DanielCraig's tenure inaugurated a much DarkerAndEdgier period for the character. Craig's portrayal of a harder-edged, more ruthless 007 underneath the suave charm has also been described as a throwback to the films that predated the franchise's LighterAndSofter (and in some [[DorkAge less fondly-remembered installments]] DenserAndWackier) period between the Seventies and the Nineties, drawing comparisons to the films that starred the very Scottish Creator/SeanConnery.

* Myth/CelticMythology: In the Ulster Cycle, [[FightingIrish Cu Chulainn]] went to Dunscaith Castle in Northern Scotland to be given his TrainingFromHell from the warrior maiden [[ActionGirl Scathach]]. This would eventually result in Scathach giving him her signature weapon [[BladeOnAStick Gae Bolg]], which would, in turn, become ''his'' WeaponOfChoice.

* ''VideoGame/Payday2'' has Bonnie, who is explicitly mentioned as coming from Glasgow. Bonus points in that one of her [[WeaponOfChoice Weapons of Choice]] happens to be [[GrievousBottleyHarm a whiskey bottle]].

See also BraveScot, BrooklynRage, {{Southies}}, DublinSkanger. The Irish, or at least {{Oir|eland}}ish, counterpart to this (assuming there is [[{{Scotireland}} a difference]]) is FightingIrish. Ironically, NoTrueScotsman is often used to ''defy'' this trope. Overlap with TheScottishTrope is not unheard of, though.

* Drew [=McIntyre=], a Scottish wrestler depicted in {{Kayfabe}} as having an explosive temper and a bit of a sadistic streak.
* Nikki Storm/[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} Cross]], best known to American fans for popping up in Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}[=\=]SHINE and Wrestling/{{WSU}}, although she has a big bite, [[ChewingTheScenery her bark is that much bigger.]]

--> "We're sending ye tae Wapping, ye soft English nancies, and if ye wairk very, very hard and if ye doonae get on ma tits, then mebbe I'll not cut off yer knackers and put them in ma Christmas pudding. D'ye have any problems with tha'?"

Glasgow also has a reputation for being one of the friendliest cities in Scotland, especially in contrast to relatively aloof Edinburgers. It is also noticeably better run than most urban areas in the UK, especially, again Edinburgh, which columnist Alan Cochrane called "the worst run city in Europe." Given the [[EpicFail trams scheme]], he probably had a point...

See also BraveScot, BrooklynRage, {{Southies}}, DublinSkanger. The Irish, or at least {{Oir|eland}}ish, counterpart to this (assuming there is [[{{Scotireland}} a difference]]) is FightingIrish. For the English counterparts, see TheMeanBrit. Ironically, NoTrueScotsman is often used to ''defy'' this trope. Overlap with TheScottishTrope is not unheard of, though.

* Numbuh 86 from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', a rare female example (although [[{{Scotireland}} it's zigzagged}} if she's this or {{Oireland}}). She's a bossy, violent little brat of a kid, bossing around every agent save for her own superiors. It doesn't help that her own father is Mr. Boss, the arch-nemesis of Sector V.

* Numbuh 86 from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', a rare female example (although [[{{Scotireland it's zigzagged}} if she's this or {{Oireland}}). She's a bossy, violent little brat of a kid, bossing around every agent save for her own superiors. It doesn't help that her own father is Mr. Boss, the arch-nemesis of Sector V.

* Numbuh 86 from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', a rare female example. She's a bossy, violent little brat of a kid, bossing around every agent save for her own superiors. It doesn't help that her own father is Mr. Boss, the arch-nemesis of Sector V.

* The Conductor from ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' is a temperamental {{Jerkass}} with a thick Scottish accent. He also drinks heavily, according to the Seal the Deal DLC. Depending on whos side you take in the Battle of the Birds, [[StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter you can end up fighting him.]] However, if you end up fighting DJ Grooves instead of the Conductor, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he will show up to save you from Grooves' bomb.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Arthur'': Molly [=MacDonald=] is Scottish-American, and is one of the Tough Customers, the gang of fourth-grade bullies. ZigZagged in that she actually has a nice side as well. [[spoiler:She acts like this because she was bullied by two older kids for her hair, and became a bully herself: it's only when her brother starts acting like her that she realizes what she becomes.]]

* An ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' OriginalCharacter [[AnthropomorphicPersonification representing]] [[SailorEarth Scotland]] gained popularity on Website/{{pixiv}} [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfntpkQ9y1r2zebxo1_250.jpg and over half of]] [[http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt5duzvkAo1r4jk25o1_500.jpg the fanart for him]] [[http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrc3eraQ8u1r2zebxo1_500.png is him]] beating up [[http://fuckyeahscoteng.tumblr.com/post/10371055131 and maybe]] [[http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbeb81Smb1r2zebxo1_500.jpg even raping]] [[http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrc318PGPV1r2zebxo1_500.jpg his]] [[http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrqrnlOVoC1r2zebxo1_250.jpg little brother]] [[http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/11623930521/1/tumblr_lsquj1qpK01r2zebx England.]] (Unless he is shown as France's super ally and HoYay partner). However, this seems unrelated to the stereotype, and is simply to make him a stereotypical {{Seme}} or BastardBoyfriend to be shipped with England. Needless to say, many western fans weren't very pleased with it.