History MemeticBadass / AnimeAndManga

* Only Ange in ''Anime/CrossAnge'' can claim to break a metallic arm ''with her ass. While she was cavity searched.'' Taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'' where if the Vilkiss is in a space map, she ''still'' opens the Vilkiss' cockpit to deliver her killing blow with her machine gun ''without any space suit or even a mask!'' Remember the abovementioned Chirico Cuvie? Even he had to wear a mask!

** Izuru Kamukura had always held this title after ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' showed him punching through ''solid steel'' with his bare hands without flinching, but the anime elevated it after, in short order, he completely curb-stomped (literally) [[BigBad Junko]] and back-handed [[TheDragon Mukuro]] into a wall...[[UpToEleven while staying completely seated on his bed]]. Cue thousands of posts proclaiming his real title was Ultimate Badass, that his hair was a measurement of his power, that if he ever got serious he would end the show on the spot, etc.

** 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.

** [[PsychopathicManChild YOU WILL ALL BECOME ONE WITH]] [[HuskyRusskie RUSSIA]]. Not to mention that he broke Busby's Chair which is supposed to send anybody who sits in it to hell...[[UpToEleven twice!]]

*** Kurosaki Ruri sure follows her brother's footsteps. She gook Shun's WeakButSkilled ZergRush deck UpToEleven, ''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.

** Also from ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'': [=BancheoLeomon=]: [[NiceHat Badass fedora]], BadassLongcoat, deep gravelly voice, ''and'' is a MysteriousProtector. Amongst the fandom, he's commonly known as "the manliest digimon ever".

** SON FRIGGIN GOKU. His PowerLevel is '''[[OverNineThousand OVER NINE THOOOOOUUUUUUUUUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND]]!!!!!''' And even before thing, he was beating back entire armies with a magic stick and taking people up to the moon. He then killed the Demon King with one hand and beat his more powerful son with all his limbs disabled. You also can't kill Goku unless it's on ''his'' terms.

* "Nu Gundam isn't for Show!" And how given it single handely stopped an asteroid.

** Touma Kamijou. In the Japanese side of the fandom: Put him up against ''anything,'' he'll [[AntiMagic Imagine Break]] it into oblivion, and he has his own [[MemeticMutation meme:]] Sogebu (stands for '''So'''no '''Ge'''nsou wo '''Bu'''chikorosu[[note]]"I will Kill that Illusion"[[/note]]). In the West? He's the freaking ''Tou'''MAN'''''.

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** Stealth Black/Soba Mask, Sanji’s HenshinHero. A heroic contender to Sogeking or even Great Saiyanman, the protector of soba stands and the naked women of the public bath house, wrecker of dinosaurs and so badass even the stoic Law and X-Drake fanboy over him InUniverse. This along with some [[ThemeMusicPowerUp awesome theme music]] made Soba Mask be considered by some to be more badass by the fanbase than even his real identity Sanji.

** Perhaps the best example though has to be [[MamaBear Chi-Chi]]. Goku may be the strongest being in the Universe, but he's scared crapless by his wife. Hell, [=ChiChi=] would've won the Cell Games in one episode.

** Stealth Black/Soba Mask, Sanji’s HenshinHero. A heroic contender to Sogeking or even Great Saiyanman, the protector of soba stands and the naked women of the public bath house, wrecker of dinosaurs and so badass even the stoic Law and X-Drake fanboy over him InUniverse. This along with some [[ThemeMusicPowerUp awesome theme music]] made Soba Mask be considered more badass by the fanbase than even his real identity Sanji.

** Speaking of the above, after [[spoiler:Ash's victory in Alola]] and his successes in the World Coronation Series in the following generation has led to Ash Ketchum getting his own rep as a Memetic Badass who can use Dynamax, Z-Moves, ''and'' Mega Evolution, as well as having access to [[BattleAura Aura abilities]] and a legit record of beating a regional Champion.[[note]]It's Iris, his old companion[[/note]] His old reputation as a MemeticLoser is still hard for him to shake entirely off though, but 2022 Japanese opening does help sell how far Ash has grown (in spirit, [[NotAllowedToGrowUp not physically aging obviously]]).

** Ash’s Lycanroc began getting this treatment when it became the Pokémon which finally [[spoiler: won Ash a League]]. Some fans even produced memes about Ash ditching Greninja for it.
** Speaking of the above, after [[spoiler: Ash's victory in Alola]] and his successes in the World Coronation Series in the following generation has led to Ash getting his own rep as a memetic badass who can use Dynamax, Z-Moves, ''and'' Mega Evolution, as well as aura and beat champions. Though his old reputation as a memetic loser is hard for him to shake entirely off.

** Baby Pan is jokingly regarded as one of the powerful beings of Universe 7, able to fly into outer space and beat up Future Trunks while still be a year old. Some even claim that Pan holds the record of being the youngest person (literally as a fetus) to ever go Super Saiyan since Videl is able to partake in a Super Saiyan God ritual when she is pregnant with Pan.

* Takamachi Nanoha in ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': mostly justified, though her tendency to shoot first ([[StunGuns because magic damage can't kill people]]) extended by fans into outright battle lust to [[DefeatMeansFriendship befriend people through maximum firepower]] rather than a last resort.

** Ash’s Lycanroc began getting this treatment when it became the Pokémon which finally won Ash a League. Some fans even produced memes about Ash ditching Greninja for it.

** SON FRIGGIN GOKU. His PowerLevel is '''[[OverNineThousand OVER NINE THOOOOOUUUUUUUUUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND]]!!!!!''' And even before thing, he was beating back entire armies with a magic stick and taking people up to the moon. He then killed the Demon King with one hand and beat his more powerful son with all his limbs disable. You also can't kill Goku unless it's on ''his'' terms.

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** Mihawk as well.

* And last, but not least... Saitama, the titular ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''. He [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin only needs one punch]] to beat '''''ANYONE'''''. In particular, on VS forums, just 'one punch' is the answer to many debates involving him. Hilariously, while it's [[DudeWheresMyRespect not a status he has in-universe]], it's gotten to such a point that he rivals even '''''Chuck Norris''''' and '''''Captain Falcon''''' as the biggest Memetic Badass ''of all time''.
** There is also King, who routinely beats Saitama[[note]]at video games[[/note]] and can beat any opponent with his luck, even defeating monsters without even fighting them, thus making him 'Zero Punch Man'.
** Mumen Rider is also considered a badass for his [[HeroicResolve Determinator]] attributes
** Various gag characters, like the mosquito that Saitama failed to smash, the cat that scratched his face, and the Hotdog Man monster, are also given this treatment by the fandom sometimes.

--->The Commander's paternal instincts have two settings- 'Open fire' and 'Activate the [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dummy Plug]]'.

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* Klaus Heinz van dem Eberbach of NATO Intelligence, from ''Manga/FromEroicaWithLove''. So badass he is known as "Iron Klaus". When he arrived on Alaska, the local FBI commented "I heard that all the Alaskan bears are migrating out after hearing that Iron Klaus is here".
* Shizuo from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. It took [[spoiler:getting stabbed in the knees with pens twice]] for Shizuo to notice he was getting attacked.
** Shuji directly asks Celty the "who would win in a fight?" question, which causes her to burst out laughing. It's Shizuo against an unkillable fae with the ability to give darkness physical form — Of course Shizuo would win.
*** Shizuo is this so much in-universe that Tom considers anyone who lives in Ikebukuro but doesn't know about him as most likely [[TheDitz public school dropouts]].
** Mikado is considered one now after the [[spoiler: pen-stabbing incident]] with Aoba.
** Izaya, on the other hand, will ''[[ItAmusedMe troll]]'' you out of your clothes. [[MemeticMutation And then stomp on your cellphone]].
* For Vash the Stampede in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', this is actually a ''bad'' thing. He has powerful enemies and despite the fact that the man himself is a MartialPacifist (with a heaping helping of ObfuscatingStupidity ) the fact that cities and towns tend to be destroyed wherever he goes gives him a terrible reputation for destruction, and that reputation only serves to heighten the destruction and madness that surrounds him.
** To add to the badassery, he's voiced by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch. Yes, [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers that one]].
* 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...
* Teresa from ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' will cut your God in half. BEFORE HE BREATHES. Just ask the 4 other Claymores that attacked her.
* 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".
* Hei AKA Chinese Electric Batman from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. Even before getting his power, he was badass incarnate, after getting it, he's pretty much the most dangerous Contractor in the world. His coat is also bulletproof only when he wears them, because he's just ''that'' badass.

** Aizen is famous for being an absolutely overpowered villain who is so powerful that not even multiple captains can defeat him. [[spoiler:Years later when he comes back to the action, he's become so powerful that he can defeat the Gotei 13 while being bound to the chair he was imprisoned in. In fact, the only thing that stops him from being wrecking more shit is the ''chair''.It is now Chair-kun, the most powerful being in the universe.]]

** Squad 11, which Kenpachi leads, fears only one person more than their captain: the captain of "wimpy" Squad 4, Unohana Retsu. Who walks into Hueco Mundo, and promptly scares off a powerful Arrancar ''as well as an entire squad of his clones'', with a ''polite request and gentle smile''. She can scare ''anybody''-- even '''''Aizen'''''-- into submission with with a polite request and a smile. Hell, she does not even have to be in the room. She even '''GOT FREAKIN' KENPACHI''' to back down. She's that terrifying. And here is why: [[spoiler:She was the First Kenpachi - the person '''Zaraki''' desires to be!]]

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** The reputation of [[BadassCrew Team Gurren]] echoes far and wide! When they talk about its badass leader, the man of indomitable spirit and paragon of masculinity, they're talkin' about none other than '''''THE MIGHTY KAMINA!!!'''''\\
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Adding his [[TriangleShades shades]] to [[MemeticMutation any photo]]= instant badass! And... guess whose picture that is on the top of this page: KAMINA!!\\
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To prove this point: In the first episode, he squared off against a HumongousMecha. With only a ''[[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]''. The kicker: WordOfGod states that, even without Yoko or Simon's help, '''He would've won!''' \\
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Later, he [[spoiler:was killed. [[NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow Got up.]] and then ''avenged himself!'']]
** Simon's presence makes enemy units explode out of his sheer awesomeness. [[spoiler:He ''invented'' teleportation just to give a friend a GetAHoldOfYourselfMan punch. When given the option of either his woman or the universe, he chooses both and uses his awesomeness to back it up.]]
** 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.
** Additionally, [[FanNickname Bruce Ironstaunch]]. While he only appears briefly as a crowd extra during Rossiu's speech about [[spoiler:executing Simon]], he instantly was raised to this status among Westerners due to the fact that he's seen making [[BicepPolishingGesture a gesture]] that indicates approval in Japan, but just the opposite in the West. [[spoiler:And hey, Rossiu ''deserved'' it.]] In fact, fans have declared that he was the one who [[spoiler:threw a rock at him]] shortly after.

* Exodia from ''Anime/YuGiOh'', noted as the only being capable of frightening [[IAmLegion Anonymous]].
** Rex Godwin from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' is quickly headed in this direction on the online game Duel Monsters Unlimited following the [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dcwACASAiVc first twenty seconds of this vid.]]
*** 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.]]
** Yami Yugi wins every game ever, even games that he is not currently playing.
** Seto Kaiba fully ascended to this after ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions'', though he'd been on the border for a while. After it became canon that he bought entire cities, built a space station shaped like his company's logo, invented cyberspace, shrugged off being absorbed into a HiveMind, broke his way into the afterlife, and shaped the face of culture for generations, there's really not much for the fans to add. It's become very common for fans to big him up even further, claiming him to be probably the most intelligent and wealthy individual to ever exist, and noting that every single series, conflict, and idea in the franchise can be traced to one man's salty runback.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' has quite the fondness for its {{Anti Hero}}es.
*** Kurosaki Shun. His debut duel was a OTK against three people with a blazing machine falcon with '''''[[NoKillLikeOverkill 16.400 attack points]]'''''. And it got better. Not to mention how he's a literal OneManArmy even in a fist fight. Eventually he got a reputation in the fandom akin to Batman.
*** Another guy compared to Batman is Akaba Reiji. [[TheChessmaster Everything always goes according to his plan]], his deck is pure awesome, and he's a spectacular ColdHam.
*** And JACK ATLAS is back for more.
*** Kurosaki Ruri sure follows her brother's footsteps. She gook Shun's WeakButSkilled ZergRush deck UpToEleven, ''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.
* [[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.
* Tezca Tlipoca from ''Manga/SoulEater''. Not only is he able to defeat Medusa and Justin Law AT THE SAME TIME (and then being able to track down Justin Law) but he also wears A FUCKING BEAR MASK AND A TUXEDO! You can't get more badass than that.
** And HE WILL NEVER DIE!!!!
** Black☆Star has surpassed GOD!!!
** FOOLS! Excalibur's legend began in the 12th century!
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
** {{Fanon}} commonly elevates Gendo Ikari from TheChessmaster to literally omniscient, because, hell, ''[[GambitRoulette he might as well be]]''.
** Adding his [[ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive arms]] and ScaryShinyGlasses to anyone can make the victim a mysterious, creepy motherfucker.
** "[[WebVideo/EvangelionReDeath It's Gendo]]." *[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RsepQh342g cue music]]* Oh~ baby!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALxktAMw3I FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK...!]]
** [[MemeticMutation LIKE A BOSS!]]
** [[MemeticMutation GENDOWNED!]]
** He also has a lot of Chuck Norresque "facts". For example:
--->You are what you eat. The Commander's diet consists of the 14th Angel, bullets, and the tears of small children.
--->The Commander has never seduced a woman, as 'seduction' implies he had to work for it.
--->The Commander's paternal instincts have two settings- 'Open fire' and 'Activate the [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dummy Plug]]'.
--->The [[BeehiveBarrier AT Field]] is not for keeping the soul in. It is for keeping [[{{Determinator}} Commander Ikari]] ''out''.
--->Whenever the Commander makes love, he always uses a condom, not because it's "safe," but because the last time he horsed around ''without'' one, he let loose Second Impact.
** Curiously {{Inverted|Trope}} with his son, Shinji, who [[TraumaCongaLine despite (or, for some, because of) all the crap he deals with]] is known as a MemeticLoser. However, now that [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Rebuild of Evangelion]] has come around, he's starting to get normal treatment with this trope as well.

* Fictional example: Much of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' is about Laughing Man imitators. His already godlike hacking abilities are exaggerated by the media and greedy corporations.
** The Major. There will always be plenty of people who will have the rank of Major, but to fans, there can only ever be one "The Major."
* Takamachi Nanoha in ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': mostly justified, though her tendency to shoot first ([[StunGuns because magic damage can't kill people]]) extended by fans into outright battle lust to [[DefeatMeansFriendship befriend people through maximum firepower]] rather than a last resort.
** This is silly of course. Everyone knows [[EmpathicWeapon Raising Heart's]] [[ArtifactOfDoom the true reason behind Nanoha's battlelust and god-like power]].
** Just like Chuck Norris's legs, Nanoha's index fingers have names. The left one is Shock and the right one is Awe.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
** Margrave Jeremiah Gottwald is '''THE ULTIMATE SYMBOL OF CHIVALRY AND LOYALTY'''.
** Suzaku Kururugi. In-show, he does boast some pretty impressive CharlesAtlasSuperpower, but the fandom has raised him to the point where his "Spinzaku" alter-ego can throw down in ArtisticLicenseMartialArts with Chuck Norris and at least draw.
** Kyoshiro Tohdoh has also become one among certain segments of the English-speaking fandom, credited with such abilities as shooting lasers out of his eyes and consuming human souls through eye contact.
*** The fact that Tohdoh's English voice actor is Creator/SteveBlum (considered the English equivalent of Creator/NorioWakamoto on this very wiki for a reason) may be a contributing factor.
** [[{{Bishonen}} Clovis la Britannia]] and [[UnluckyEverydude Rivalz Cardemonde]] have both qualified, thanks to a plethora of SoBadItsGood Fanfictions that were spawned on a certain image board. Some of the sheer badassitude attributed to Clovis in [[http://fanfiction.wikia.com/wiki/Clovis_Of_Britannia certain fanfics]] has to be read to be believed. Clovis remained extremely popular among certain fans throughout the series run, despite having bit it within three episodes. His popularity may have contributed to him being mentioned and referenced throughout the first series and into R2.
** 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.'']]
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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Although possibly a localized example, Mr. Popo from became this on the Website/GameFAQs board devoted to the series. The origin of this is a filler scene where he manages to catch the punches of Super Saiyans Trunks and Goten, despite being far, far less powerful than them. So many topics were made asking how he could do this, that eventually the posters just ran with it. This is also the case in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', whose version of Mr. Popo is... massively over-the-top, prone to [[ForTheEvulz random acts of cruelty]], and hilarious. It helps that one of his earliest appearances in ''Manga/DragonBall'' has him casually and literally ''eating'' the Kamehameha.
---> "Enjoy the climb back up, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BITCH!]]"
---> "I'll tell where they're not. '''Safe.'''
** In the first episode of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', there is an anonymous farmer who tries to confront Raditz with a shotgun, only to be casually murdered and never heard from again. At some point, this character became known as "Farmer With A Shotgun" and generated rumor that he is phenomenally powerful, and could even defeat Cell or Majin Buu ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EaBfxAmd_g or Raditz, for that matter]]) for good.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLZb8paVuE Case]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDvvMGo-FX8 in]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI57EY58SxE point.]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKPBZDAw5Q Here's another version that jumps around less.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGHWJyDSXps Here's another.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsvQadxQXHs Then we have a long one with Cell.]] In fact this guy collected (seemly) all of them he could find and put them on this account, but gave credit for them. Then he made some originals.
*** He's not quivering in fear, ''he's trembling with rage!!''
*** This may have some basis in reality, seeing how the guy is seen near the end of the series, alive and well.
*** 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.
** SON FRIGGIN GOKU. His PowerLevel is '''[[OverNineThousand OVER NINE THOOOOOUUUUUUUUUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND]]!!!!!''' And even before thing, he was beating back entire armies with a magic stick and taking people up to the moon. He then killed the Demon King with one hand and beat his more powerful son with all his limbs disable. You also can't kill Goku unless it's on ''his'' terms.
** Don't piss [[MartialPacifist Son Gohan]] off, or you'll be '''''[[UnstoppableRage fi]][[BewareTheNiceOnes ni]][[SuperPoweredEvilSide sh]][[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ed!]]''''' He vaporized the UltimateLifeForm when he was just eleven.
** Perhaps the best example though has to be [[MamaBear Chi-Chi]]. Goku may be the strongest being in the Universe, but he's scared crapless by his wife. Hell, [=ChiChi=] would've won the Cell Games in one episode.
** Broly's power is ''maximum!!''
*** So maximum he [[CanonImmigrant became]] canon.
** Cooler, Frieza’s [[{{Pun}} cooler]] older brother is frequently considered this especially in the ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' community where [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOnTGkhunajsMAWS85fQIY6iepOu-zXcJiXw&usqp=CAU he wields guns]] and plants Goku in the ground like a “dumbass ass tree”.
** Roshi's turtle, anyone? It obviously has the power to supress it's power level, and even General Blue knew better than to engage the turtle in a fight. Turtle > [=SSJ4=] Gogeta.
** Bulma gets this in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' for being the only character (aside from Whis) who is able to get away with scolding and hitting Beerus. It even appears that Beerus is scared of Bulma, sweatdropping or looking nervous whenever Bulma gets angry. That's right, the [[DestroyerDeity God of Destruction]] is intimidated by this one mortal. She's also jokingly said to be immensely powerful for her slap scratching Beerus in ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of Gods]]'', while sustaining little damage from Beerus knocking her down.[[note]]Beerus had greatly suppressed his power when he hit her, but she was still knocked unconscious.[[/note]]
** Yamcha has received this status for getting away with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EneFn2qslUk&ab_channel=DarkraiX smacking Beerus]]. Yamcha's playable incarnation in ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' also gets this due to how surprisingly awesome he is to play, with numerous comments on gameplay videos declaring him one of the most powerful beings in the Dragon Ball universe.
** Vegeta [[FountainOfMemes has a power level over 9000 due to the amount of juice he drinks.]] He managed to beat up Golden Frieza and Beerus[[note]]Not at his full power, of course, but Goku couldn't land a punch on him at Super Saiyan 3, a form Vegeta can't access, while Beerus was using a similar amount of power.[[/note]], both of which Goku had failed to defeat not long before his first fight with them, and defeated [[spoiler:Frost]] in one punch just for [[spoiler:looking kinda like Frieza.]] Like any good Dragon Ball character, he also has a habit of getting back up again no matter what he's hit with.
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'':
** "ALL HAIL PRUSSIA! PRAISE HIM! ON YOUR KNEES!"
** [[ImprobableWeaponUser Hungary]], the manliest character in all of history, would like Austria's vital regions returned.
** [[PsychopathicManChild YOU WILL ALL BECOME ONE WITH]] [[HuskyRusskie RUSSIA]]. Not to mention that he broke Busby's Chair which is supposed to send anybody who sits in it to hell...[[UpToEleven twice!]]
** ALL HAIL FLYING MINT BUNNY, OUR GOD, THE CREATOR.
** As of ''Manga/{{Hetaween 2011}}'', we have Romano. Or better said: [[spoiler: GRANDMANO.]]
** Finland (specifically Sniper Finland) seems to be becoming this, mostly on the grounds that any country that could produce someone like Simo Hayha is automatically a badass.
* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': Johan Liebert can make you [[DrivenToSuicide kill yourself]] just by [[DissonantSerenity smiling pleasantly]].
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** GARY MOTHERFUCKING OAK... was here, Ash is a loser. [[http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/halolz-dot-com-pokemontvshow-garyfuckingoak-motivational.jpg There are 8 badges to earn in Kanto]], but he somehow earned ''ten'' of them. And then he went to try and earn one more.
** Ash's Buizel is another example. As one forum put it, "WATCHA GONNA DO WHEN BUIZELMANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU!?!"
** Tobias, in a rather tongue-in-cheek manner. We know he has two Legendaries and curbstomps everyone, so people joke that he also has ridiculous things, such as a shiny Arceus.
** Giovanni. Whatever he does, is done LIKE A BOSS!.
** Alain, due to his strong track record, more mature attitude and the fact that he defeated Ash's [[SuperMode Ash-Greninja]] and won the Pokemon League despite not really even caring that much about the League itself. This has morphed by fans into making him stronger than every trainer and being able to defeat legends, and saying that he'll take over the show and be the new main character, stealing away Ash's ImpliedLoveInterest Serena on the side by being such an impressive battler.
** The recurring Bewear that replaces Team Rocket's "blasting off" RunningGag in the ''Sun and Moon'' series, for its ability to show up ''anywhere'' to whisk them away, pulling feats such as hopping across high rooftops and running on water in the process. Nicknames such as "Ninja Teddy Jesus" have been making the rounds.
** Ash’s Lycanroc began getting this treatment when it became the Pokémon which finally won Ash a League. Some fans even produced memes about Ash ditching Greninja for it.
* Thanks to his infamous and vastly parodied catchphrase, ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'''s Kenshiro regularly wanders into meme battles from out of nowhere. Which, ironically, is how every single non-essential story in the ''[=HnK=]'' universe starts out. One particular example had him challenge and utterly destroy a near-hundred person band of marauding raiders who had recently ravaged a small township he had passed through. He simply stood in the way of the only exit from the cavern, and stated any who made it past would be granted amnesty and live past this day. [[ABloodyMess Yeah, no surprises what happens next.]]
** Also, Raoh. When a [[ViewersInMourning real-life]] [[SeriousBusiness funeral]] is held when the character dies, you know they're one of these.
* '''THIS PRACTICE OF BADASSERY HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist ARMSTRONG]] FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!!!'''
** Roy Mustang deserves a spot on here. He closes his wounds with FIRE. He also never cries, it just happens to rain sometimes.
*** When he's fuhrer all female officers will wear '''TINY MINI SKIRTS!!!'''
** King Bradley killed a tank. With a sword.
*** You don't bring a tank to a Bradley fight!
*** You don't bring a Bradley to a tank fight!
** Izumi doesn't even need vital organs to KICK YOUR ASS.
* ''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]].
* ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'':
** Because Ozma Lee '''IS A MAN!''', [[ItMakesSenseInContext he punched the curse of pineapple cake in the face, and then ate it.]]
** Machida, a [[RedShirtArmy NUNS]] VF-171 pilot who appears for roughly 20 seconds in a single episode. In a world where RedShirts last about ten and generally die in a flurry of StockFootage, we see what at first glance appears to be said StockFootage of a flight getting killed by missiles. The missiles come in and... [[HighSpeedMissileDodge get dodged]] as Machida laughs "You thought that was going to work every time?!" Commence ass kicking of two red vajra (which usually require combined arms attacks from the protagonists to take down). Has becomes something of a meme for any random vehicle pilot (at least Valkyrie pilots in any ''Macross'' series) who ''should'' be a RedShirt and yet does something ''beyond'' the call of the RedShirt, since obviously all of them were Machida. Yes, this goes retroactively to all the older ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' series too.
* ''Manga/GetterRobo'':
** 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.
---> "The voice which quakes the universe itself, was indeed that of Ryoma Nagare."
** And he's not the only one. Hayato gets this somewhat (if only for the fact that [[BeyondTheImpossible he BREAKS SOMEONES EYES AND EARS IN TWO CONTINUITIES]] and yet is still TheStoic of the team), and Musashi... well, somewhat for [[TheyKilledKenny his obvious conclusion]] being one of Ryoma's biggest {{Berserk Button}}s, but also because [[DyingMomentOfAwesome of what he DOES while going down. Up to and including BLOWING UP NEW YORK.]]
** Also, Jack King and Texas Mack. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Their cannon has too much high power man!]]
* In a rather bizzare example, the Iguan from ''Franchise/{{Zoids}}'' was elevated to badassery on both sides of the Pacific in different ways. In the US, "Iguan" became a stock answer for any stock stupid question, starting with "What Zoid is the most powerful" and going downhill from there. It became a meme in the fandom that Iguan was the most powerful Zoid ever, that it could destroy anything with its mighty Iguan Kick and so forth. Meanwhile, in Japan, Iguan became a fan favourite in fanart and kitbashes, depicting its rival with the Godos as the greatest and deadliest rivalry of any Zoids (and helping to escalate the Godos to similar standards). The kicker? The two memes appear to be entirely unrelated, which seems to make Iguan's badassery even more so. For the record, Iguan is a small and innocuous generic mook Zoid that never appeared in any of the anime, and only rarely appears in licenced media. The toys then added to Iguan's badassery in two ways:
** First came the Lizar from the 80's American ''Technozoids'' line. A recolour of the Iguan, Lizar was never released and is only known from a pair(?) of prototypes, making it something of a legend in the toy collecting community.
** Then, in 2008, Tomy-Takara released the limited edition "Dark Iguan", an in-world badass upgrade.
* ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** It's become something of a joke among fans that series author, Creator/HirohikoAraki, is [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Arakilander.jpg an ageless immortal]] ([[Manga/{{Gintama}} or an immortal fairy]]).
** While Robert E. O. Speedwagon is a BadassNormal at best, his status as the series' biggest EnsembleDarkHorse has resulted in him being proclaimed as the strongest character in the franchise.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'':
*** While Giorno Giovanna is [[spoiler:canonically '''the strongest''' character in the entire series thanks to his evolved [[FightingSpirit Stand]], [[StoryBreakerPower Gold Experience Requiem]], being able to NoSell '''literally any attack''']], many fans joke that he could beat anyone ''even without'' [[spoiler:Requiem]], just as long as ''[[ThemeMusicPowerUp Il vento d'oro]]'' is playing.
*** Guido Mista, who manages to be both this ''and'' MemeticLoser. Despite suffering from TheWorfEffect a number of times throughout the Part, fans often treat him as a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}-esque badass with a harem of every character in the Part.
* [[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)

* After the knife incident, [[CloudCuckooLander Osaka]] from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** After the Whitebeard War story arc, the fandom is now [[BrokenBase divided]] between those who apply this treatment to [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]], and those who apply it to Admiral Akainu.
** And [[FanNickname MANSOPP]]
*** Now overshadowed by ''GOD USOPP,'' the true mastermind behind the attack on the SMILE factory and the most dangerous member of the straw hat alliance.
** Nami also gets this treatment by the fan base. She's the only one who could beat the tar out of Luffy and get away with it, also actually being capable of hurting him, which no one could before the Amazon Arc. Oda also joined on in this, claiming she's beating up HIS SPIRIT!![[note]] Highly plausible, though, Haki is the physical form of spirit, and she might have Armament Haki dormantly [[/note]] Also, she pawned the Monster Trio in the Fishman Island Arc which none of the [[ArcVillain arc villains]] were able to do, with the Fandom claiming that she's the strongest Straw Hat who could beat the Emperors in seconds. And this badassery seems to be escalated when she managed to tame one of Big Mom's ''dragons'' and making him an ally of the Straw Hats.
** Also, [=PWNGoat=]. Just by virtue of being the fleet admiral Sengoku's pet fans jokingly attribute all kinds of super-powers to it ...
** Silvers Rayleigh '''swam the Calm Belt!'''
** Luffy has also somewhat gained this status, seeing as how Creator/EiichiroOda revealed that Luffy ''can'' stretch every part of his body...
*** Gear Third anybody? Hehehe...
** Anyone who carries the [[SecretLegacy Will of D]] in their name; fans don't know what it is, but since it's been pretty much outright stated to be very important to the MythArc in some way and pretty much every known carrier of it is a badass in their own right, it's become a fandom joke to add this to people's names (either completely ironically to weak characters who pretend that they're stronger than they really are, or jokingly to actually-strong characters who accomplish something awesome) to signify that they're clearly a highly important and kickass figure in the ''One Piece'' world. Just a few examples include "Buggy D. Clown" for Buggy the Clown, "Con D. Oriano" for filler character "Condoriano", and the below mentioned "Ma D. Monk" for "Mad Monk" Urouge.
** Mihawk as well.
** Shanks. All he has to do is look at you and you'll either: 1) back down, or 2) faint.
*** He's also the greatest mediator in all of anime & manga, if not fiction. How do you get a HopelessWar to end? Get Shanks to step in, let him say "This war is over", and no-one will dispute it.
** ''Buggy the Clown.'' After bullshitting his way through the entire Impel Down and Marineford arcs by gathering a following of notorious criminals, fighting alongside Luffy, Ivankov, Crocodile, Jimbei and all the other big names, revealing that he was on Gold Roger's crew and ''becoming a fucking Warlord,'' Buggy has been worshiped as the true main character of One Piece and the one who will become the Pirate King, if not the Pirate ''God''.
** "Mad Monk" Urouge got an ironic following after appearing to be the weakest of the Worst Generation, complete with the usual brags about his power. Post-timeskip, however, he proved to have taken a few levels in badass by actually defeating one of Big Mom's stronger subordinates. Cue full revival of the following, complete with the "Ma D. Monk" nickname and claims even [[WorldsStrongestMan Kaido]] fears him and actually jumped from that cloud to run away from him. Urogue giving Luffy TheWorfEffect in ''Anime/OnePieceStampede'' only helped matters.
** Charlotte Katakuri. Badass design. Badass powers. Badass Observation Haki. Voiced by Joseph Joestar and inspires PerverseSexualLust for his appearance. He’s such a MemeticBadass, a lot of the fanbase were genuinely [[RootingForTheEmpire rooting for Katakuri]] in his fight with Luffy.
** Stealth Black/Soba Mask, Sanji’s HenshinHero. A heroic contender to Sogeking or even Great Saiyanman, the protector of soba stands and the naked women of the public bath house, wrecker of dinosaurs and so badass even the stoic Law and X-Drake fanboy over him InUniverse. This along with some [[ThemeMusicPowerUp awesome theme music]] made Soba Mask be considered more badass by the fanbase than even his real identity Sanji.
** Kozuki Oden “The Chad” who started the “Harem Wars”. Utterly idolised by the fanbase from the moment he appeared casually using a man’s cremation to boil his food and only got more fan worship when he fought Whitebeard and held all nine of his men above his head while being boiled alive, which wasn’t enough to kill him. Oden is considered the ultimate badass fusion of Luffy, Zoro and Sanji’s best traits, most epic flashback character and One Piece’s equivalent to WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'':
** Alucard, a character so powerful that there is basically no way to actually exaggerate the stuff he can do, gets this treatment often.
** Integra gets this treatment at lesser degree, because she's the one sending Alucard to be a badass. "SEARCH AND DESTROY!"
** A curious in universe example of this is Sir Shelby Penwood, who went down Hellsing history as a true hero and badass who can slice through Zeppelin and nazi armies.
** Piss off the police girl, and you get "NO FORGIVENESS! EVER!"
** Father Alexander '''''[[CatchPhrase AAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEENNNNN!!!!!!!!]]'''''
** Just about every character in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' gets this treatment. ''[[WorldOfBadass Seriously.]]''
* 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!]]
* Commander Kuunugi from ''Anime/RahXephon'' is an in-universe and out-of-universe example. He buries Mulians under the trees in his garden.
* ''Anime/AngelBeats'': A clothespin! Y-you pin it... and it doesn't fall! The laundry doesn't get dirty! So beautiful!
** There's also T.K. Most of the fandom believes he's God.
** Shiina's appearance means that your force has been strengthen by [[OneManArmy a thousand men]].
* ''Manga/FutureDiary'''s Yuno Gasai is the unstoppable {{Yandere}} of all Yanderes. Don't get in her way, and whatever you do, don't hurt [[BerserkButton Yukki]].
** Yuno [[MemeticMutation WILL PROTECT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU.]]
* In three and a half years, Manga/{{Golgo 13}} will have killed everyone on the planet.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** When your name is [[{{Determinator}} Erza]] [[ActionGirl Scarlet]], is there really anything more to say?
--->''"That's Erza for ya!"''
** What will Natsu eat? He eats from an ''Explosion''.
** Mirajane [[BerserkButton doesn't tolerate you harming her family]].
** Gildartz made [[{{Determinator}} Natsu]] cry.
** PlayedForLaughs in canon with Lucy, who would get credited with a bunch of wild, incredible deeds... maybe ten percent of which she actually performed, and which were ''all'' horrendously exaggerated due to unreliable word-of-mouth.
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'':
** Furinji Hayato]] can take on the US army and win. Also he used people as weapons.
** Anything in Shigure's hands becomes a [[AbsurdlySharpBlade deadly weapon]] though she [[MartialPacifist won't kill you]].
** Apachai can punch through a few walls and down a few stories without killing you.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'': Tomoyo Sakagami. Mess with her and she'll [[KickChick juggle you with her feet.]]
* ''Manga/SquidGirl'': Chizuru. You don't want her to open her eyes.
* [[FanNickname Space pimp]] Banjou Haran from ''Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}'' is essentially Film/JamesBond with a HumongousMecha, with all of the badass that implies.
* ''Manga/BlackButler'':
** 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.
** Sebastian Michaelis, in his own words "[[BattleButler one hell of a butler]]".
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** Touma Kamijou. In the Japanese side of the fandom: Put him up against ''anything,'' he'll [[AntiMagic Imagine Break]] it into oblivion, and he has his own [[MemeticMutation meme:]] Sogebu (stands for '''So'''no '''Ge'''nsou wo '''Bu'''chikorosu[[note]]"I will Kill that Illusion"[[/note]]). In the West? He's the freaking ''Tou'''MAN'''''.
** Accelerator. Dude has invincible powers, loses them, and that just makes him even stronger. He's still Academy City's #1 esper.
** Acqua of the Back is Franchise/{{Superman}}.
* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': [[OneManArmy Saito]] ''can'' and '''will''' simply [[MemeticMutation walk into Mordor]].
* Vy Low a.k.a. Scarface from ''Manga/ShadowSkill''. He killed a giant evil werewolf by looking at it, to death.
* Manga/{{Zeorymer}} of the Heavens is this thanks to its [[StuffBlowingUp explosion-themed powers]], [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic ominous theme song]], and [[GameBreaker overpoweredness]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. [[DesignatedHero The pilot]], not so much.
* The late ''Creator/DaisukeGori'': "'''''I AM THE PRINCIPAL OF [[RatedMForManly OTOKO]] [[BadassArmy JUKU]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking EDAJIMA]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName HEIHACHI!'''''"]]
** Edajima Heihachi has since been given his own manga about how he became the principal of Otokojuku. Amongst other insane acts of badassery, he took (and passed, top of his class) the entrance exam to Tokyo University at twelve years of age. He rescued the Emperor of Manchuria from a prison cell on accident, and mastered Kung Fu just by watching someone else practice it for 30 seconds. Need we say more?
* ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'': Need a taxi anyone?
* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'': Kanba Takakura will kill Gods and Goddesses and all that stands in his way [[MemeticMutation FOR HIMARI'S SAKE!!]]
* [[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]]'''.
** Not too far behind we have [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Gasper]] -- or better, '''[[StupidSexyFlanders GAR]]'''sper -- being able to twist time to his liking and literally blow stuff up, [[MadScientist Azazel]], with all the crazy -- and stylish things he does, and [[BunnyEarsLawyer Sirzechs]], as... Well, if he scared Hades shitless he's got to be badass.
* Orion Eden in ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega''. [[spoiler:He was capable of curb-stomping one of the strongest Gold Saints in the entire series. He only needed to pull one Orion Devastation and it sent Virgo Fudou flying like a kite. In fact, Eden and Phoenix Ikki (of whom Eden is an expy) pretty much curb-stomp every battle they're in.]]
* 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.
** As seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrHdXHdVJ8w this video]], [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Masaru Daimon]] owns your soul, and he probably owns it solely for the purpose of punching it into submission.
** Also from ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'': [=BancheoLeomon=]: [[NiceHat Badass fedora]], BadassLongcoat, deep gravelly voice, ''and'' is a MysteriousProtector. Amongst the fandom, he's commonly known as "the manliest digimon ever".
** Beelzemon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. {{Determinator}} extraordinaire, [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] the heroes when they fought, [[spoiler:''killed'' one of the heroes when they fought]], [[CharacterDevelopment had an awesome redemption arc]], and his appearance can be summed up as "[[HellBentForLeather leather-clad]], black-winged BadassBiker with a [[{{BFG}} Big Fucking]] ArmCannon". If [=BancheoLeomon=] is the manliest digimon ever, then Beelzemon is not too far behind him.
** A little more old-school is Matt's dad, Hiroaki Ishida. As the most hands-on and helpful of the team's parents, he had this rep back in season one's heyday.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': To the surprise of absolutely no-one, [[WorldsStrongestMan Captain Levi]] has developed into this. Also, more hilariously, the walnut from the second ending.
** The walls weren't built to protect humans from the titans, they were built to protect the ''titans'' from '''LEVI MOTHERFUCKING ACKERMAN.'''
* In terms of {{Power Level}}s, [[VisualNovel/{{Demonbane}} Elder God Demonbane]] is one of the end-all discussions of PowerLevel arguments out there (not just limited to HumongousMecha either): essentially, anything a character can do, [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter there exists a Demonbane who can do it better]].
* Only Ange in ''Anime/CrossAnge'' can claim to break a metallic arm ''with her ass. While she was cavity searched.'' Taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'' where if the Vilkiss is in a space map, she ''still'' opens the Vilkiss' cockpit to deliver her killing blow with her machine gun ''without any space suit or even a mask!'' Remember the abovementioned Chirico Cuvie? Even he had to wear a mask!
** There's only one awesome maid in this series capable of serving Ange, and that's Momoka Oginome, [[GratuitousEnglish TOPPU MEIDO!]] She can even survive anything with just a frying pan on her chest!
* Somewhat a dark example but fans have noticed that a few series have their characters killed thanks to any vehicle, usually a truck, ramming into them, setting off a lot of {{Reincarnation}} stories.
* After [[spoiler:Kirigiri]]'s death in ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'', the fanbase split into two groups: those who reacted with sadness, and those [[https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/comments/51aenb/dr3_spoilers_x_might_be_alive/ who]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/comments/51anik/dr3_future_arc_09_spoilers_drthh_spoilersdont/ proclaimed]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/comments/51dvcu/throwing_my_hat_into_the_ring_for_the_theory_of/ that]] she was too badass to die, that this was an ''obvious'' fakeout, that her being imprisoned and poisoned and forcibly sedated was no guarantee that her murderer had succeeded, etc.
** Izuru Kamukura had always held this title after ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' showed him punching through ''solid steel'' with his bare hands without flinching, but the anime elevated it after, in short order, he completely curb-stomped (literally) [[BigBad Junko]] and back-handed [[TheDragon Mukuro]] into a wall...[[UpToEleven while staying completely seated on his bed]]. Cue thousands of posts proclaiming his real title was Ultimate Badass, that his hair was a measurement of his power, that if he ever got serious he would end the show on the spot, etc.
* Over Justice, the two dimensional hammy flaming skeleton space cop from ''Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco''. His obsession with Justice and the law make him a god amongst men and aliens, and his burning justice utterly incinerates [[spoiler:the Life Fibers from Anime/KillLaKill]]. He's just that devoted.
* ''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.
* For decades, the ''Anime/{{Mazinger|Z}}'' franchise codified plenty of {{Mecha}} tropes, but wasn't exactly a notable machine, when others like the Elder God Demonbane and Getter Emperor eclipsed what Mazinger Z can do in terms of abilities and power. In comes [[Manga/ShinMazingerZero Mazinger ZERO]], whose immense StoryBreakerPower leads to [[spoiler:every HumongousMecha in TheMultiverse ever created fighting ZERO, yet only beat the latter into submission]]. It's telling that ZERO has put ''Mazinger'' back into the upper echelons of the {{Mecha}} genre when MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' explicitly states ZERO is the single greatest threat to all parties.
* Nasa, the protagonist of ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', has gained a reputation as a badass among Romantic Comedy protagonists; not only did he survive a direct hit from [[LookBothWays Truck-kun]], but he also married ''and'' kissed his LoveInterest in the opening chapters of the manga/first episode of the anime, while most would take dozens of not hundreds of volumes/episode to even get to HoldingHands.

* ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'':
** Garnet can [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar finger snap]] [[Film/AvengersEndgame the whole]] Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3d8B1nc2j8 away]]...and while [[spoiler:Iron Man snaps once and dies, she can snap repeatedly without feeling a thing and doesn't need the Infinity Stones to do the Snap.]]
** 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]].
* ''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.

*** While Gionro Giovanna is [[spoiler:canonicly '''the strongest''' character in the entire series, thanks to his evolved [[FightingSpirit Stand]], [[StoryBreakerPower Gold Experience Requiem]], being able to NoSell '''literally any attack''']], many fans joke that he could beat anyone ''even without'' [[spoiler:Requiem]], just as long as ''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Il ven]][[ThemeMusicPowerUp to d'oro]]'' is playing.

** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]]'':

** ''Manga/GoldenWind'':

** ''Manga/VentoAureo'':

** Coolerc Frieza’s cooler older brother is frequently considered this especially in the ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ' community where [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOnTGkhunajsMAWS85fQIY6iepOu-zXcJiXw&usqp=CAU he wields guns]] and plants Goku in the ground like a “dumbass ass tree”.

** Stealth Black/Soba Mask, Sanji’s HenshinHero. A heroic contender to Sogeking or even Great Saiyanman, the protector to soba stands and the naked women of the public bath house, wrecker of dinosaurs and so badass even the stoic Law and X-Drake fanboy over him InUniverse. This along with some awesome theme music made Soba Mask be considered more badass by the fanbase than even his real identity Sanji.

** "Mad Monk" Urouge got an ironic following after appearing to be the weakest of the Worst Generation, complete with the usual brags about his power. Post-timeskip, however, he proved to have taken a few levels in badass by actually defeating one of Big Mom's stronger subordinates. Cue full revival of the following, complete with the "Ma D. Monk" nickname and claims even [[WorldsStrongestMan Kaido]] fears him and actually jumped from that cloud to run away from him.

** 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 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]].

** 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 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). 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]].

** 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 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). 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/DragonBallZ Broly]], and [[Film/PacificRimUprising a Mega Kaiju]].