Badass

Basic Information

The Badass is a character who can really mix it up, kick ass, and perform amazing stunts. They are the Rule of Cool personified.

Subtropes include:

• Back To Back Badasses
• Badass Adorable. Yes, really.
• Badass Angster
• Badass Army
• Badass Back
• Badass Beard
• Badass Biker
• Badass Blink
• Badass Boast
• Badass Bookworm
• Badass Cape
• Badass Creed
• Badass Crew
• Badass Driver
• Badass Family
• Badass Grandpa
• Badass In Distress
• Badass Lolita
• Badass Longcoat
  • Badass Labcoat
  • Badass Long Robe
  • The Coats Are Off
• Badass Mustache
• Badass Normal
• Badass Preacher
• Badass Spaniard
• Badass Teacher
• Badass Unintentional
• Beware The Nice Ones
• Colonel Badass
• Cool Shades
• Crouching Moron Hidden Badass
• Dare To Be Badass
• Fingerless Gloves
• Four Star Badass
• Future Badass
• Handicapped Badass
• Heartbroken Badass
• Heroic Sociopath
• Never Mess With Granny
• Pregnant Badass
• Retired Badass
• Samuel L Jackson
• Sealed Badass In A Can
• Took A Level In Badass
• Testosterone Poisoning - Badass taken Beyond The Impossible.

See also: All Girls Want Bad Boys, Darker And Edgier, Nineties Anti Hero, Memetic Badass.

Sources

Bibliography

1. TV Tropes Wiki

Game and Story Use

• It's fun to be the awe-inspiring hero, the tough-as-nails antihero, the cowboy cop. Do your ego a favor, and be a badass.
• Some RPGs are built around everyone being a badass (or at least, everyone with a name - there's still plenty of Mooks to kick around). Feng Shui RPG, Scion RPG, and Wushu RPG are examples.

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Building This Character

• This is a pretty generic character concept - just make sure you're exceptional in some way. High level, at least one exceptional attribute, a maxed-out skill, etc.
• For more ideas, follow the links above to specific types of badassitude.