History TookALevelInBadass / FanWorks

* In ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', Jade has done this, having gained increased strength in her new Shadowkhan body (and gaining a knowledge of shadow magic)]], and having put her genre savviness to good use against her former loved ones.
** Later in the fic she plans to take MORE levels by finding three [[TomeOfEldritchLore magic tablets]] she can use to increase her magical knowledge further.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1936472/1/Sufficiently-Advanced-Technology Sufficiently Advanced Technology]]'', [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman, Nightwing and Robin (Tim Drake)]] all learn how to use magic just a few months after learning about the existence of [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hogwarts]], and even speculate that magic is a lot easier to learn than even the wizards believe (which prompts Nightwing in particular to observe that they have to be careful that the Joker doesn't learn the Killing Curse).

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11668913/1/Redeemers-Assemble Redeemers Assemble]]'', multiple characters do this. [[spoiler: Ultron rips his old body in half with his new one to threaten Attuma, flies headfirst into an orbital strike, and almost dies to boot, and Abomination lifts ''the city of New York'' to stop it from sinking.]]

* In ''Fanfic/DidIMakeTheMostOfLovingYou'', after Adama is reassigned to the ''Galactica'' in the new timeline, Roslin uses her political contacts to have ''Galactica'' undergo a thorough rebuild to repair the damage and material flaws that compromised the battlestar towards the end of the series, as well as providing it with raptor training sims, under the guise of wanting it to be perfect before its conversion into a museum.

* Pretty much everyone in ''Fanfic/AProtectorsPride''. Some notably stand outs include Sadou managing to injure Ulquiorra in his resurreccion, Ichigo defeating Grimmjow without using his mask, and Orhime [[spoiler:killing Barragan]].

* In ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheGaleforces'', this happens to virtually '''ALL''' of the Supers who have been bought BackFromTheDead at some point or another. Stratogale, Splashdown, and Thunderhead, all of whom died thanks to the humble CapeSnag, return to the story's current timeframe in ways that are both epic and well-earned, with Apogee and later Macroburst and Phylange following soon after. And as for the original SuperFamilyTeam, who are already a BadassFamily as is, a NoodleIncident or two before the beginning of the story has apparently made them even more badass.
** Terrordactyl counts as a meta example, at least where the geological time scale is concerned. According to him, ''[[GiantFlyer Pteranodons]]'' were in fact [[GentleGiant rather nice creatures]] who didn't want to partake in the Late Cretaceous warfare - [[spoiler:and were easily massacred at the claws of the [[ReligionOfEvil dictatorial]] ''Deinonychus'' division.]] Cut to the present day, and a certain [[ItMakesSenseInContext genetically engineered]] PteroSoarer taking down entire roving ravenous raptor regiments without breaking a sweat.

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* Keena Soga, of course, in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8514012/2/Keena-the-Defendants-of-Constan-Magic-Academy Keena & the Defendants of Constan Magic Academy]]'', who now no longer is forced to stay out of the way in the battle, takes tons of hits, still gets back up and doesn't even need help to defeat her opponents, even if she hurts them in quite brutal ways.

* In ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheGaleforces'', this happens to virtually '''ALL''' of the Supers who have been bought BackFromTheDead at some point or another. Stratogale, Splashdown, and Thunderhead, all of whom died thanks to the humble CapeSnag, return to the story's current timeframe in ways that are both epic and well-earned, with Apogee and later Macroburst and Phylange following soon after. And as for [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles the original]] SuperFamilyTeam, who are already a BadassFamily as is, a NoodleIncident or two before the beginning of the story has apparently made them even more badass.

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* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', due to YearInsideHourOutside training and applied phlebotinum, Kyon keeps taking level after level in badass. It's nearing MemeticBadass status within the story itself.

* The Dazzlings in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/245599 LEGO Equestria Girls 2]]'' (even Sonata Dusk in a way), in part from the fact that the story does not take place in a high school. Sunset Shimmer also counts.

* In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', Kyril's four apprentices (Sanakan, Hugh, Lily, Soren) go from being weak, lowly, and desperate commoners to four of the deadliest hunters after he took them under his wing, became their mentor, and gave them strength.

* In ''Fanfic/LegendOfTheMonkeyGod'', both Goku and Bulma learn how to transform from Oolong and Goku teaches Bulma how to access her ki. [[spoiler:Then Bulma wishes to become a Saiyan]].

* ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'': Valerie is already somewhat badass at the start of the story, being able to fight off all three Enforcers with a ''broom''. However, she's still out of her league, and realizes it, so she eventually asks Jackie to teach her martial arts.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'':
** Kyril's 4 apprentices went from being weak, desperate, starving, and poor commoners to 4 of the deadliest hunters after [[MentorInSourArmor Kyril]] took them under his wing.
** In Chapter 29, [[spoiler:[[Characters/BloodborneMainCharacters the Plain Doll]] is shown to crush three traitorous guards without lifting a finger. [[{{Understatement}} It seems that the time of being a great one's caretaker has given her quite the attitude]].]]

* "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4353281/1/ Across the Worlds]]" opens with Narnia and the various human allies being attacked by a powerful Darkness, with Aslan only given enough time to summon Susan (ignored by the enemy's first assault as her current lack of belief meant she wasn't seen as a threat) and four other allies to her, instructing them that they must travel across the worlds and defeat the Darkness in each world before confronting it in its home dimension. In one world where time flows at a faster rate compared to the other worlds, Susan and her allies remain for a year to train, preparing themselves to face the future threats with greater experience.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic[=/=]Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' crossover fic [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/37775/back-to-equestria Back To Equestria]], [[spoiler: Marty learns magic]].
* The ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''/ ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' crossover "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1669424/1/BTTX BTTX]]" opens with Doc revealing that he is a mutant with the ability to manipulate electromagnetic energy; while he mainly relies on external energies, he can summon a lightning bolt during a storm or [[spoiler:negate Magneto's powers in a confrontation]]. Later on, [[spoiler:Marty learns that he is also a mutant, his powers allowing him to stop time]].

** Limelight can fly, can shake off a building falling on her without a scratch, can lift over 400 tons and can heal people afflicted with dark magic. In fact, Merida, Anna, Elsa and over half of the other Disney princesses present in this world can kick EVERYBODY'S ass.

* In the Fanfic/ChanceEncounter series, Paris, Helen and Briseis, the former becoming a skilled archer, the latter two being skilled swordswomen, and Balian takes a subtle one, picking up a bunch of new moves from the Fellowship and moving more smoothly in battle, going from ordinary BadassNormal levels to, while under mind control and what could be considered a SuperpoweredEvilSide, fighting ''Legolas'', who is considered to be the hallmark of badassery in the series, to a standstill.

** Malfoy is the reason Fury only has one eye, and is currently coordinating an alliance between HYDRA, a necromancer called Gravemoss and the Death Eaters, organising the theft of the Turin Shroud as a ''distraction'' from the theft of [[ArtifactOfDoom the]] [[TomeOfEldritchLore Darkhold]] from one of the highest security vaults on the planet, systematically [[spoiler: having [=MI6=] and [=MI13=], the paranormal security service]] destroyed, and when one of these does not go according to plan, he reminds Baron Von Strucker who's boss, [[XanatosSpeedChess then leaves SHIELD and other security services to take out less competent Death Eaters, distracting their attention from him and granting him control of the finances of the deceased Death Eaters.]] He then removes Von Strucker, takes control of the Winter Soldier, and with him, HYDRA, before developing into a bona fide EvilOverlord by chapter 74, having neutralised the Avengers, crippled SHIELD, [[spoiler: stolen multiple ''tons'' of Vibranium]] and sauntered into the UN to extract the surrender of the world, backed up by [[spoiler: a now Vibranium hulled teleporting Helicarrier]]. While the backlash the following chapter is epic, there's no denying that he's badass.

* "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13312588/1/Destiny-and-Voyager-Crossroads Destiny and Voyager: Crossroads]]" is based around ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' discovering a wormhole into [[Franchise/StargateVerse another reality]] and making contact with ''[[Series/StargateUniverse Destiny]]'', the two crews working together to find a way to return to their Earths. After part of this plan involves ''Destiny'' travelling back through the wormhole to take the whole crew back to Earth, not only do the ''Voyager'' crew help carry out repairs on ''Destiny'' during the trip, but [[spoiler:Starfleet as a whole has ''Destiny'' undergo work at their shipyards so that the ship receives everything from hull repair to its own holodeck]]. Afterwards, [[spoiler:Starfleet is given at least a dozen Stargates to distribute throughout its territory, and analysis of features such as the weapons on ''Destiny'' prompt work to begin on a fleetwide upgrade]].

* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1469350/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Key-of-Dagon Harry Potter and the Key of Dagon]]", Dawn receives training in magic at Hogwarts after the Scoobies learn that Ginny has become a Slayer as a result of the mass activation spell, while Harry gets some training from Willow in turn.

* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9473295/1/Lost-Girl-and-the-Lost-Room Lost Girl and the Lost Room]]", Bo (''Series/LostGirl'') already has some awareness of other strange aspects of the world after she met Joe Miller (''Series/TheLostRoom''), who gave her some of the Objects that she can use to control her hunger and gain various other advantages, such as using the Knife and the Watch to give herself a degree of telepathy.

* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13163441/1/The-Not-So-Average-Girl The Not-So-Average Girl]]", Peter Petrelli (''Series/{{Heroes}}'') has greater control of his powers because he’s copying the enhanced survival instinct of Kim Pierce (a renamed WesternAnimation/KimPossible). As Kim’s ability lets her instinctively know how to survive in any dangerous situation, when Peter copies Kim's ability he has a greater natural understanding of how to use his other absorbed abilities.

* The ''Franchise/StarWars''/''Franchise/StarTrek'' crossover series "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13573406/1/Star-Ablaze-Episode-1-Destinies-Entwined Stars Ablaze Episode 1- Destinies Entwined]]" opens with R2-D2 being briefly ‘abducted’ by V’Ger (''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') and given an upgrade that allows him to conduct repairs by converting matter to energy and back again. As well as this new ability, R2 is now able to alter his own structure to the extent that he can communicate in actual spoken language after integrating a Starfleet universal translator into his system. He also receives a great deal of knowledge from V’Ger, to the extent that he is aware of various ways of travelling through space, his new knowledge making him eligible to apply for asylum with the Federation (as rules on droids in his home galaxy would have risked him being dismantled to try and duplicate him if he remained there).
* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1936472/1/Sufficiently-Advanced-Technology Sufficiently Advanced Technology]]", [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman, Nightwing and Robin (Tim Drake)]] all learn how to use magic just a few months after learning about the existence of [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hogwarts]], and even speculate that magic is a lot easier to learn than even the wizards believe (which prompts Nightwing in particular to observe that they have to be careful that the Joker doesn't learn the Killing Curse).

* [[spoiler: Luso]] in FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire, after learning how to draw his aura and then again after being given the ability to [[spoiler: channel Mist]].

* Another example is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3417609/1/In-Cold-Blood In Cold Blood]], wherein Harry is asked by Gringotts to work as a freelancer assassinating Death Eaters for them. The goblins have a magical method that allows them to transplant knowledge from prisoners, so that Harry can fight well beyond the level of his targets. The fic is rather vague about how much knowledge of what Harry gains: all it states is that the first donor is a skilled enough torturer to keep a man on the edge of death for six months, and that after Harry gains the torturer's skill a "seemingly endless" number of donors file in after him, with "everything Harry could possibly use" against his victims.

* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3427377/1/Harry-gets-Motivated Harry gets Motivated]]", Harry asks Professor Moody to mind control him into relentlessly forcing himself to study to exclusion of everything except whatever Harry has to do to stay mentally and physically healthy, and to protect himself from Voldemort. This fic ends with Harry [[spoiler: draining his bank account to further his studies, refilling it by attacking a giant vault in Malfoy Manor with his new skills, and eventually killing Voldemort so as to ensure he can study uninterrupted.]]

* [[FanFic/DreamingOfSunshine Dreaming of Sunshine]] gives us a remarkably slow evolution. Starting out, Shikako is considered a sickly child who's [[BlessedWithSuck hypersensitivity to Chakra is anticipated to prevent her from ever becomeing a ninja.]] By the end of the academy, due to her relentlessly grinding levels she is one of the top kunoichi, along with Ino and Hinata and she can water-walk. By the Chunin exams she can make her own seals. By the third round of the Chunin exams, [[StuffBlowingUp she can lay seals at a touch]]. the Grinding continues until [[DoorStopper ninty-five chapters in]] she can give Gaara a run for his money and arguably might have won if she had been going for the kill.

* In the fanfic [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/292855701-i-am-a-de-vil I AM A DE VIL]] [[spoiler: After Thomas brainwashed and enchanced Dylan and he became a Dyrant De Vil. Dyrant can how hold his own in the fight and single-handlily fight mutiple opponents and even kill]].

* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13366587/1/Ascendant Ascendant]], Dawn goes from a rookie trainer to a seriously competent one. She even manages to defeat Paul (yes, that guy) in a tournament.

* Wolfie in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6818097/1/Adventures_of_the_Writer Adventures of the writer]] mentions that he took 20 levels in writer, and [[LampshadeHanging one level in badass!]]
--> Also, in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7876825/1/Memories_of_the_Writer Memories]] he mentions this again.

* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11668913/1/Redeemers-Assemble Redeemers Assemble]], multiple characters do this. [[spoiler: Ultron rips his old body in half with his new one to threaten Attuma, flies headfirst into an orbital strike, and almost dies to boot, and Abomination lifts ''the city of New York'' to stop it from sinking.]]

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1469350/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Key-of-Dagon Harry Potter and the Key of Dagon]]'', Dawn receives training in magic at Hogwarts after the Scoobies learn that Ginny has become a Slayer as a result of the mass activation spell, while Harry gets some training from Willow in turn.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1936472/1/Sufficiently-Advanced-Technology Sufficiently Advanced Technology]]'', [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman, Nightwing and Robin (Tim Drake)]] all learn how to use magic just a few months after learning about the existence of [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hogwarts]], and even speculate that magic is a lot easier to learn than even the wizards believe (which prompts Nightwing in particular to observe that they have to be careful that the Joker doesn't learn the Killing Curse).

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9473295/1/Lost-Girl-and-the-Lost-Room Lost Girl and the Lost Room]]'', Bo (''Series/LostGirl'') already has some awareness of other strange aspects of the world after she met Joe Miller (''Series/TheLostRoom''), who gave her some of the Objects that she can use to control her hunger and gain various other advantages, such as using the Knife and the Watch to give her a degree of telepathy.

* The ''Franchise/StarWars''/''Franchise/StarTrek'' crossover series "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13573406/1/Star-Ablaze-Episode-1-Destinies-Entwined Star Ablaze Episode 1- Destinies Entwined]]" opens with R2-D2 being briefly ‘abducted’ by V’Ger (''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') and given an upgrade that allows him to conduct repairs by converting matter to energy and back again. As well as this new ability, R2 is now able to alter his own structure to the extent that he can communicate in actual spoken language after integrating a Starfleet universal translator into his system. He also receives a great deal of knowledge from V’Ger, to the extent that he is aware of various ways of travelling through space, his new knowledge making him eligible to apply for asylum with the Federation (as rules on droids in his home galaxy would have risked him being dismantled to try and duplicate him if he remained there).

** Terrordactyl counts as a meta example, at least where the geological time scale is concerned. According to him, ''[[GiantFlyer Pteranodons]]'' were in fact [[GentleGiant rather nice creatures]] who didn't want to partake in the Late Cretaceous warfare - [[spoiler:and were easily massacred at the claws of the [[ReligionOfEvil dictatorial]] ''[[StockDinosaurs Deinonychus]]'' division.]] Cut to the present day, and a certain [[ItMakesSenseInContext genetically engineered]] PteroSoarer taking down entire roving ravenous raptor regiments without breaking a sweat.

* The Simpsons/Futurama crossover ''Fast Forward'' has pretty much ''all the main characters'' of either show take major levels in badass (with the exception of Leela, given she was pretty badass to begin with), due to Bender gaining a weaponry upgrade and the human characters ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Zoidberg]]) gaining a Farnsworth-made upgrade: their own customized, stylish, Transformers-style suit of PoweredArmour.

* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11668913/1/Redeemers-Assemble Redeemers Assemble]], multiple characters do this. [[spoiler: Ultron rips his old body in half with his new one to threaten Attuma, flies headfirst into an orbital strike, and almost dies to boot, Abomination lifts the city of New York to stop it from sinking, and Red Skull sends a wave through a portal '''INTO THE SUN''']]

* The ''Fanfic/PokeWars'' series takes this trope and dials it UpToEleven. Each and every ''surviving'' character becomes a badass fighter.
* ''FanFic/TheSunSoul'' takes this idea and turns it UpToEleven... for Pokemon. No really, the author manages to take something as innocent as Pokemon and upgrade it into a grim, gruesome, and nightmare-inducing retelling, without going overboard on the crazy. Each character is leaps and bounds ahead of their original counterparts in terms of sheer badassery and so far the story has consisted mostly of adventure, mixed with politics and romance, with plenty of action and AnyoneCanDie added in.

* [[ButtMonkey Jaune Arc]] in ''Fanfic/{{The Games We Play|TheGamerRWBY}}''. [[UpToEleven Repeatedly]], and [[LevelGrinding rather literally]]. One day, his life becomes a video game. One year later, [[spoiler:he's dragging the [[BigBad creator of the Grimm]] [[ShockingMoments "kicking and screaming up the Tree of Life."]]]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic[=/=]Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' crossover fic [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/37775/back-to-equestria Back To Equestria]], [[spoiler: Marty learns magic.]]