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Vree Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Sep 19th 2010 at 12:22:57 PM

Soo after closing the long discussion on Badass, can we get one for I Just Want to Be Badass that's not some sort of, I don't know...Demon hunter posing in a room of candles with a woman's face in the background?

I call JAFAAC on this one.

No suggesting more Badasses please, let's keep it about what the trope is about. Maybe a picture of some kid staring at a poster of a superhero?

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#2: Sep 19th 2010 at 1:01:23 PM

Syndrome from The Incredibles is a perfect example of this, but I can't think of a good picture that illustrates it.

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Smokie Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Sep 19th 2010 at 1:21:26 PM

I'm thinking about some loser imagining himself as a badass in a think bubble.

There's got to be something like that.

VonOppendown from Ice Box, USA Since: Aug, 2010
#4: Sep 19th 2010 at 2:10:29 PM

Perhaps for the Syndrome idea we could get a shot of him during his flashback talking about how Incredible's rejection "tore him apart". Possibly the shot of him looking up at his huge poster of Mr. Incredible's face?

Vree Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Sep 20th 2010 at 8:53:50 AM

This pic of Kick-Ass maybe? With a good caption?

edited 20th Sep '10 8:54:12 AM by Vree

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#7: Oct 10th 2010 at 6:56:09 PM

How does that illustrate the trope, mystic?

I think that Kick-Ass picture is the best we've had so far, but there are assuredly better ones out there.

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mysticgohan Since: Dec, 1969
#8: Oct 10th 2010 at 6:57:31 PM

Bigger better and more badass

^Well he has a chainsaw gun tell me something more badass than him?

edited 10th Oct '10 6:58:21 PM by mysticgohan

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#9: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:03:27 PM

Gohan, this trope is about ordinary people wanting to be badass. The link's right at the top of the pahe - at least pretend to read it before you start suggesting wholly irrelevant images.

What's precedent ever done for us?
mysticgohan Since: Dec, 1969
#10: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:05:58 PM

It isnt irrelvant quite the contrary.

Marcus is an Escapist Character that was designed to channel the desires of being badass.

Did you knew the marketing campaing of gears of war 2 was Bigger better and more Badass?

edited 10th Oct '10 7:07:20 PM by mysticgohan

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#11: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:07:21 PM

Yes, but it illustrates the end result (badassery), rather than the initial desire to be badass which is what this trope is about.

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mysticgohan Since: Dec, 1969
#12: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:09:40 PM

good point whAT DO YOU Suggest?

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#13: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:13:21 PM

As I mentioned, the Kick-Ass picture is good. Better, though, is Smokie's suggestion of some weedy guy having an Imagine Spot of himself as a superhero or suchlike. There's got to be more than a few of those out there.

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mysticgohan Since: Dec, 1969
#14: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:19:17 PM

I dont think the kick ass is a good one. Given that non fans of the movie wont get the reference

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#15: Oct 10th 2010 at 7:43:12 PM

Me, I was thinking more from the perspective of 'guy in silly costume tries desperately to pull off intimidating action poses in what is clearly his bederoom', which is quite well-conveyed.

As mentioned above, though, I recognise that it's far from perfect.

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#16: Oct 11th 2010 at 6:47:18 AM

Two words: Conrad Verner.

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Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#17: Oct 11th 2010 at 7:08:52 AM

Unfortunately, he conveys this more in his dialogue than his appearance. He'd be great for a quote, though.

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EHK Happy Christmas! from EAST ALWAYS EAST Since: Mar, 2010
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#18: Oct 11th 2010 at 5:33:47 PM

Will this work? It's from The Breaker.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#19: Oct 11th 2010 at 5:46:35 PM

I'm gonna go with no.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#20: Oct 11th 2010 at 7:08:09 PM

^^ That really doesn't show a wimp who wants to be badass. It just shows somebody attacking for some reason.

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#21: Oct 11th 2010 at 7:28:01 PM

Negi Defines this trope... Lets see if there is a decent image of it.

How about one of these? (I haven't resized them yet though) [1] [2] [3]

edited 11th Oct '10 7:28:08 PM by Raso

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#22: Oct 11th 2010 at 7:46:51 PM

^ Those are increasing levels of illegibility and confusing. Some of them would make good page quotes, but none of them makes a good image.

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Tannhaeuser Since: Apr, 2009
#23: Nov 12th 2010 at 6:52:16 AM

Ah...well, I suppose Fan Myopia (not that I'm all that big a Buffy fan, but from the Buffy Speak and other tropes, I got the idea that everyone else was) kicked in when I put that image there — but it was a difficult concept to get over, and I thought it was a nice clear picture of a wimpy guy in a rather Bad Ass situation. Sorry for that.

On the other hand, I sincerely don't believe any of the suggested alternatives are even as good, much less better. I think color pics are generally better, something with relatively simple design (considering that we are generally asked to keep the pic within 300 pixels each way), and preferably without text. (And also, I personally can't tell one anime figure apart from another, especially without the blue hair — and I doubt I'm the only one like that.)

The biggest problem is that this a progressive concept — a person wishing to become something, rather than statically being something. It's hard to show wthat without motion.

Hmmm... maybe somebody could find something from one of Chuck Jones's "Ralph Phillips" cartoons, about the little boy who is constantly day-dreaming himself into adventures? I could have sworn I've seen a pic where he has a cloud over his head, in which he is a pirate or something.

edited 12th Nov '10 6:53:33 AM by Tannhaeuser

KingTyrantLizard E is for Extinction! from Pfft, like I would tell. Since: Nov, 2010
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#24: Nov 18th 2010 at 12:05:15 PM

I think for starters we could remove the current pic. It's just a guy and he's not even doing anything, it's completely worthless.

Grr. Argh.
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#25: Nov 18th 2010 at 12:23:45 PM

Done. Image linked in first post for reference.

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