History MemeticBadass / AnimeAndManga

** Also postulated to be the most powerful characters in the series (and in all of existence) by Website/GameFAQs: Mr. Satan (of course), Dr. Briefs' cat, and a random at one of the tournaments wearing a t-shirt that says "Super Saiyan" on it.

** For a time on Website/{{GameFAQs}}, a running joke on the ''Naruto'' boards claimed that the strongest person in the manga was [[EnsembleDarkhorse Iruka Umino]]. The man who did little more than get hit in the spine with a giant shuriken. Ironically, ''this is one of the reasons fans cite as him being near immortal'', as well as claiming that he possesses [[spoiler:the Rinnegan]] and can dual-wield two [[{{BFS}} BF Zabuza swords]], which are [[MemeticMutation memetically mutated]] into insanely powerful weapons of mass destruction which "cannot be beat" (based on an ad for a toy of one which accomplished the feat of ''tearing rice paper'').

* [[CharacterTitle Princess Tutu]] the character may have not yet reached memetic badass status, but ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' the ''series'' has. There's something to be said about the fact that the [[RatedMForManly testosterone-laden cesspit]] of ''Website/FourChan'' not only respects a MagicalGirl series about ballet, but affectionately nicknames it ''[[http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki/Guitar_Ninjas Guitar Ninjas]]''. (Ads on site are NSFW)

** A more specific form of this is how some joke that Karin has "Kage level dodging skills" for how she was able to stand in middle of a battle against [[spoiler:multiple Kage]] without getting injured in the crossfire. It may also be called "Kage level survival skills" and also refer to how she was ''[[ManOnFire set on fire]]'' once ([[spoiler:and by [[HellFire Amaterasu]] fire to boot]]) and later getting [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom kicked across a bridge]] and hitting both the ground and a wall from about 50m in the air, again [[ConvectionSchmonvection with minimal]] [[MadeOfIron visible injury]], and then surviving [[spoiler:Being impaled by a sword made of electricity.]]

** For a time on Website/{{GameFAQs}}, a running joke on the ''Naruto'' boards claimed that the strongest person in the manga was [[EnsembleDarkhorse Iruka Umino]]. The man who did little more than get hit in the spine with a giant shuriken. Ironically, ''this is one of the reasons fans cite as him being near immortal'', as well as claiming that he possess [[spoiler:the Rinnegan]] and can dual-wield two [[{{BFS}} BF Zabuza swords]], which are [[MemeticMutation memetically mutated]] into insanely powerful weapons of mass destruction which "cannot be beat" (based on an ad for a toy of one which accomplished the feat of ''tearing rice paper'').

** Rickert became one after [[spoiler: slapping [[BigBad Griffith]] himself in the face and ''getting away with it.'']] He's no slouch with his ingenious inventions either, which include a repeating crossbow and a prosthetic arm cannon.

** Elizabeth Middleford. Yes, you read that correctly. [[GirlyBruiser Underneath that cute, frilly exterior]] is a [[spoiler: dual sword wielding, zombie horde wrecking beast.]] Haters gonna' hate.

** Lelouch vi Britannia only misses out on this page because he doesn't ''need'' to be exaggerated. He really did hit an army with a mountain. [[spoiler: '''And''' a ''volcano.'']]

* Daimon Masaru (known as Marcus Damon in the dub) from ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', due to his in universe ability to punch and actually ''hurt'' enemy Digimon. The finale of the series has Masaru [[spoiler: punching and defeating Yggdrasil, the Digital World equivalent of ''God''.]] Needless to say, this is carried over to his finale in ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime'', which has him punching bigger and more impressive things and the fandom has run with it.

** Mikado is considered one now after the [[spoiler: pen-stabbing incident]] with Aoba.

** Given how powerless he is and how amusingly [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex full of himself yet completely pathetic]] he behaves, it was inevitable that Shinji has become a bit of an ''ironic'' memetic badass in the fandom.

** As of ''Manga/{{Hetaween 2011}}'', we have Romano. Or better said: [[spoiler: GRANDMANO.]]

** A more specific form of this is how some joke that Karin has "Kage level dodging skills" for how she was able to stand in middle of a battle against [[spoiler:multiple Kage]] without getting injured in the crossfire. It may also be called "Kage level survival skills" and also refer to how she was ''[[ManOnFire set on fire]]'' once ([[spoiler:and by [[HellFire Amaterasu]] fire to boot]]) and later getting [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom kicked across a bridge]] and hitting both the ground and a wall from about 50m in the air, again [[ConvectionSchmonvection with minimal]] [[MadeOfIron visible injury]], and then surviving [[spoiler: Being impaled by a sword made of electricity.]]

** In the short extra ''Anime/TheDayNarutoBecameHokage'', [[spoiler: Himawari Uzumaki]] became famous for [[spoiler: knocking out Naruto with one hit]]! RuleOfFunny was probably at work here, and Naruto obviously didn't want to hurt her, but that hasn't stopped [[http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:181699#161 fans from joking]] that she is now the most powerful character, or that she should have been the hero in ''Anime/BorutoNarutoTheMovie''.
* Jack Rakan in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. In his case, the meme is mostly reserved for his awesome style rather than actual power. The actual power part of it left over is enough to break [[RealityWarper reality]] ''thrice'' just to BrightSlap Negi followed by some cheery advice. And the third one's the charm [[spoiler: because he came back to ''stay alive'' and joined the fight that was going on. Immediately. HE'S THAT BADASS!]]

** Ironic inversion: [[spoiler:Lordgenome]] ''is'' as powerful as many {{Memetic Badass}}es have been made out to be: [[spoiler:when his mech gets beaten in a BeamOWar by Simon's MiniMecha, he climbs out of it and ''punches the other mech in the face and fistfights it'' (''without'' [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam a scarf, no less]])]]; later, he [[spoiler: makes an epic HeroicSacrifice by ''recreating his mech out of nowhere'', catching ''a Big Bang'', and converting it and himself into a crapload of raw power for the heroes]]. While he maintains a cult following thanks to his rugged good looks and [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtlessness]], he rarely sees the same treatment other characters do.

*** Jack Atlas from the same series gets a lot of this, too, to the point where it is said he demands his name be written JACK ATLAS. He [[spoiler: gets his new trump monster by telling an Eldritch Abomination that it's now his bitch, and that there's nothing it can do or say about it.]]

*** Kurosaki Ruri sure follows her brother's footsteps. She gook Shun's WeakButSkilled ZergRush deck up to eleven, ''won'' her [[FightingFromTheInside battle from the inside]] and only lost against Shun because she forfeited the match. On top of that, her secret Boss Monster [[spoiler: Independent Nightingale]] became an infamous card in the meta for its GameBreaker combo with the Tyrant Neptune and Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom.

* ''Anime/SpeedRacer'': Inspector Detector is a demon ''on foot''. And he's '''''insane'''''.
* ''Manga/SquidGirl'': Chizuru. You don't want her to open her eyes.

* After the knife incident, [[CloudCuckooLander Osaka]] from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''.

*** Also postulated to be the most powerful characters in the series (and in all of existence) by Website/GameFAQs: Mr. Satan (of course), Dr. Briefs' cat, and a random at one of the tournaments wearing a t-shirt that says "Super Saiyan" on it.

** Luea is stated to be able to do more damage in a single episode than [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra Korra]] can in her entire show. Why, you ask? Luea's canon feats alone include turning Sakutaro into a toothpick, creating a massive water tornado, repeatedly encircling a large area in six seconds and lighting it on fire to heat up everyone around her, crushing a giant monster with the entire Leaning Tower of Pisa, landing on a moving plane, and levitating a castle into space. She even one-shotted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHYT585GK_s Amon]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSVPhbrimbo Zaheer]] (the former so hard he exploded) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrZA2gJBPaE blew up]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 Lord Shen's]] ship just by kicking a soccer ball into it. Oh, and it's a good thing Ruby dodged her punch, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly20jZOnXkg for it's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_qEvvbq1OE powerful enough]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZWtt5vWgTA to one-shot]] [[Film/GreenLantern2011 Parallax]], [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan Broly]], and [[Film/PacificRimUprising a Mega Kaiju]].

->''The reputation of [[BadassCrew Team Gurren]] echoes far and wide! When they talk about its badass leader, the man of [[HeroicResolve indomitable spirit]] and [[RatedMForManly paragon of masculinity]], [[BadassBoast they're talkin' about me! THE MIGHTY KAMINA!]]''

** A more specific form of this is how some joke that [[DarkChick Karin]] has "Kage level dodging skills" for how she was able to stand in middle of a battle against [[spoiler:multiple Kage]] without getting injured in the crossfire. It may also be called "Kage level survival skills" and also refer to how she was ''[[ManOnFire set on fire]]'' once ([[spoiler:and by [[HellFire Amaterasu]] fire to boot]]) and later getting [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom kicked across a bridge]] and hitting both the ground and a wall from about 50m in the air, again [[ConvectionSchmonvection with minimal]] [[MadeOfIron visible injury]], and then surviving [[spoiler: Being impaled by a sword made of electricity.]]

* Shizuo from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. It took [[spoiler:getting stabbed in the knees with pens twice]] for Shizuo to notice he was getting attacked.

* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': [[OneManArmy Saito]] ''can'' and '''will''' simply [[MemeticMutation walk into Mordor]].

* The late ''Creator/DaisukeGori'': "'''''I AM THE [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking PRINCIPAL OF OTOKO JUKU EDAJIMA HEIHACHI!'''''"]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'': [[AxeCrazy Claire Stanfield]]. Most Baccano fans agree that he could take anything, from mere mob bosses to immortals to even possibly elder gods. And unlike Franchise/{{Batman}}, he would need no preptime at all.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':

* The LightNovel/DirtyPair. Hell, even their ''name'' is because of their reputation. Space stations, buildings, cities, whole planets (and in one Adam Warren comic, an entire star cluster) get destroyed in their adventures. Never mind that it's not actually their fault.

* The Servant Archer from ''Anime/FateStayNight'' had such a badass final fight, it spawned the creation of the word/concept of GAR. (Note: This one is actually true.)
** The Berserker from ''LightNovel/FateZero'', also known as GA­Rserker. His first scene in the anime is already badass enough, but it goes up to eleven when he [[spoiler:TAKES OVER A JET FIGHTER AND DOGFIGHTS GILGAMESH.]] He also kicks Saber's ass in the span of 40 seconds (she did have limited use of her left hand but it would've barely made a difference), later curb-stomps her until he runs out of mana, and shoots a minigun from the hip in midair.

* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': Believe me -- ask ''anyone'', and they will tell you it's canon that Gauron is an immortal zombie. People probably conceded to his immortal superpowers when he [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat survived a deadly explosion the five billionth time]].

* [[ChivalrousPervert Issei Hyoudou]] in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD''. He's got at least '''''[[SerialEscalation SEVENTEEN]]''''' badass tropes in his name, three more than ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]]'' and just as many as '''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the freaking Dragonborn]]'''.

* ''LightNovel/RecordOfGrancrestWar'' ends with Theo [[spoiler:becoming Emperor]], but fans [[http://boards.4chan.org/a/thread/170583220#p170602690 praise him]] as "Theo-sama", destroyer of oppressors, greater than George Washington, etc, even in response to episodes where he's "just" an unusually badass warlord.

* ''Manga/ShuumatsuNoWalkureRecordOfRagnarok'':
** As far as fans are concerned, the frog-like being that gives Raiden salt to start his battle against [[Myth/HinduMythology Shiva]] (referred to as "[[FanNickname Salt Frog]]" by fans) is a supreme god that even [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Zeus]] doesn't stand a chance against.
** Despite not participating in Ragnarok and seemingly not possessing any of the abilities he's known for, fan like to portray UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} as one of the most powerful beings in the series.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' the main character, Lina Inverse, often finds that her reputation as a violent, cruel, infinitely powerful sorceress has preceded her: often just the rumor that she's in town can reduce entire populations into terrified, quivering wrecks. Of course, when she's banking on her reputation producing that effect, no one has heard of her. More precisely, no one has heard of the "Beautiful Genius Sorceress, Lina Inverse". ''Everybody'' has heard of "Lina Inverse, Dragon Spooker and the Enemy Of All Who Live".

** Unlike most martial artists Ryoma Nagare does not [[BrickBreak break bricks]]. He breaks [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]]. And swords. You think stabbing Ryoma's going to stop him? He just flexes and that sword breaks. There's also his ability to shrug off a knife in the shoulder. New Getter just had him pull it out. In the manga, he remarks that all the assailant did was sever a tendon. Rendering Ryoma's arm inoperable doesn't even slow him down.

*** Gihren Zabi is depicted in the original series as a cold-hearted dictator willing to kill millions and permanently damage the Earth's environment if it means he'll get to rule it, but because of games like ''VideoGame/GihrensGreed'' (which, if you do a "good" playthrough as him and win, results in an ending where Gihren takes over the Earth and leads it into a glorious future) some fans have taken to joking about Gihren as if he were a benevolent dictator who could have singlehandedly solved everything in the series and brought about everlasting peace.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'': Tomoyo Sakagami. Mess with her and she'll [[KickChick juggle you with her feet.]]

* The LightNovel/DirtyPair. Hell, even their ''name'' is because of their reputation. Space stations, buildings, cities, whole planets (and in one Adam Warren comic, an entire star cluster) get destroyed in their adventures. Never mind that it's not actually their fault...
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':

* The Servant Archer from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' had such a badass final fight, it spawned the creation of the word/concept of GAR. (Note: This one is actually true.)

** Luea is stated to be able to do more damage in a single episode than [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra Korra]] can in her entire show. Why, you ask? Luea's canon feats alone include turning Sakutaro into a toothpick, creating a massive water tornado, repeatedly encircling a large area in six seconds and lighting it on fire to heat up everyone around her, crushing a giant monster with the entire Leaning Tower of Pisa, landing on a moving plane, and levitating a castle into space. She even one-shotted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHYT585GK_s Amon]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSVPhbrimbo Zaheer]] (the former so hard he exploded) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrZA2gJBPaE blew up]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 Lord Shen's]] ship just by kicking a soccer ball into it. Oh, and it's a good thing Ruby dodged her punch, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly20jZOnXkg for it's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_qEvvbq1OE powerful enough]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZWtt5vWgTA to one-shot]] [[Film/GreenLantern2011 Parallax]], [[Franchise/DragonBall Broly]], and [[Film/PacificRimUprising a Mega Kaiju]].
* ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':

* [[TheScrappy Makoto]] from ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' is dubbed Man-koto and jokingly worshiped on a certain image board for attracting and banging pretty much anything female in the cast without hesitation or mercy. If you count the games this includes the mothers, sisters, and several threesomes. He [[strike:''doesn't'' get away with this in the end]] [[KarmaHoudini pays for his actions]] ([[MultipleEndings some]][[EarnYourHappyEnding times]]) and is hardly an admirable character, but that's why this is ''Memetic'' Badass.

* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'':

* The late ''Creator/DaisukeGori'': "'''''I AM THE PRINCIPAL OF [[RatedMForManly OTOKO]] [[BadassArmy JUKU]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking EDAJIMA]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName HEIHACHI!'''''"]]

** Rickert became one after slapping [[BigBad Griffith]] himself in the face and ''getting away with it.'' He's no slouch with his ingenious inventions either, which include a repeating crossbow and a prosthetic arm cannon.