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** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko's]] [[AllThereInTheManual current calling]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. [[spoiler:He reigned as Fire Lord for some sixty-odd years while he rebuilt the Fire Nations' reputation and the rest of the world's... everything. He then retired, abdicated his title and position to his [[SheIsTheKing daughter]], being the first Fire Lord to do so in over one hundred years.]] He now [[WalkingTheEarth travels the world]], acts as an unofficial Fire Nation ambassador and helps people out. He's ''[[CoolOldGuy 87.]]'' And that won't stop him from taking part in epic firebending battles from the back of his [[DragonRider dragon mount.]]

They may be someone that MinoredInAsskicking. A GuileHero who outfoxes red tape is also possible. May overlap with AssInAmbassador, if their ability enables them to think they can walk over the other party.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fanfic example: Pieter van der Graaf, Ambassador to Ankh-Morpork from [[UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica the Republic of Rimwards Howondaland]]. The intended target of an assassination attempt by agents of sworn enemy state Kwa'Zululand, he not only shrugs it off but takes command of directing his Embassy guards to find the assassins. He also stares down and says "no" to his own country's feared secret police, and on top of this maintains a mutually cordial friendship with his Zulu peer[[note]]He is a [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra White Howondalandian]] who is prepared to accept that a Black Howondalandian can be an equal and a friend. Considering he has risen to one of the most important and prestigious diplomatic positions his nation can confer, this is indeed a sort of Badassery.[[/note]], agreeing that two men both far away from Home should do everything they can to prevent misunderstandings between their nations exploding into all-out war. This Ambadassador appears in ''Fanfic/WhyAndWere''.

* The Scottish ambassadors in the ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar'' fic ''LetsPlay/AScotsmanInEgypt'' are pretty much all this, being Scotsmen first and ambassadors second. Even Gordon of Edinburgh gets a moment when an audience to the Pope turns into a [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech Reason The Doge Of Venice Sucks Speech]] that gets Venice and England excommunicated.
* In ''FanFic/OriginStory'', a ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' / ''ComicBook/PowerGirl'' crossover, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Ben Grimm]] carries diplomatic credentials given him by France. They are ignored by the SHIELD agents sent to arrest him because they don't think the credentials are real. This is something that comes back to bite them in the ass later.

* In ''Series/MadamSecretary'', the titular Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord breaks President of the Philippines' nose after he makes sexual advances on her during negotiations over an arms package.

** First, he was almost universally disliked by other Nazis. Laurence Rees claims that every person who knew Ribbentrop he interviewed showed a passionate searing hatred for the man and how he behaved in life. He has the dubious distinction of being [[EvenEvilHasStandards "The Nazi the other Nazis hated"]]
** Secondly and more to the point, he was appallingly bad at his job. The paltry time he did spend as Ambassador to Britain shows a man who couldn't stand to leave his beloved Fuhrer, and his offices back in Britain regularly sent telegrams demanding to know why he took so much leave from his post. It made any kind of day to day diplomacy or work impossible. On top of this, he believed that Edward the Eighth had the 'real' power in the United Kingdom and didn't seem to think much of Parliament or the British people.

* During the initial stages of the invasion of Ukraine a meme circulated that the Japanese ambassador in Kyiv had chosen to stay and only requested his ancestral katana and a set of traditional samurai armor, stating that a samurai protects his home, no matter where he is. However, fact-checkers later showed that this claim was [[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/02/28/fact-check-japanese-ambassador-not-shown-photo-samurai-attire/6941976001/ false]].

* In ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', Nazi officer and emissary to the [[TheRepublic Confederation]] Captain Halsing is not only a WickedCultured WarriorPoet, but also a borderline OneManArmy. He is one of the few enemies that the protagonist, Captain John Rumford, will acknowledge as a WorthyOpponent.

* Prior to the ContinuityReboot, ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' had this with [[PintsizedPowerhouse Poppy, the Iron Ambassador]]. Originally just a normal yordle blacksmith, she made a harsh trek to deliver an important helmet to [[TheGoodKingdom Demacia]] ([[TakeUpMySword avenging her father, who tried to make the journey but was slain by enemy spies]]), and upon seeing her courage, Demacia employed her as ambassador between the kingdom and the yordle civilization of Bandle City. Since the mass reboot, [[ReimaginingTheArtifact this dynamic was significantly changed to accomodate the new world]] -- Poppy is on a mission to deliver [[DropTheHammer a legendary hammer]] belonging to [[TheChosenOne "the hero of Demacia"]], and [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld has been wandering for so long]] that her modern connection to Demacian politics is virtually nonexistent. Her constantly hanging around Demacia at least makes her a yordle/Demacian ambassador in spirit, and she's still very much a badass (also, she later received [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks an ability to throw her shield as a projectile]], [[MythologyGag titled "Iron Ambassador"]]).

* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by ''Series/TheRachelMaddowShow'': an over-the-shoulder graphic for a story on [=US=] Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford read "Ambadassador''.

** Ambassador Robert Fox is a cut above most of TOS' [[AssInAmbassador useless bureaucrats and diplomats]]. He confronts both Kirk and Scotty head-on, manages to get himself beamed down over the latter's objections, and once the true nature of the situation on Eminiar becomes apparent, he picks up a disruptor and joins the fight. And when it's all over, he manages to negotiate a successful peace treaty between two planets that have been at war for centuries.

*** And his father is the formidable, nigh-legendary Sarek of Vulcan. Who, while he very much would prefer not to, is entirely capable of defending himself against aggressive diplomats. He also knew the ancient martial art of Tal-Shaya to [[PressurePoint kill with a single touch]] if necessary. We also see a younger Sarek fight quite capably in ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' and face a suicide bomber with no display of fear.
** Ambassador Robert Fox is a cut above most of TOS' useless bureaucrats and diplomats. He confronts both Kirk and Scotty head-on, manages to get himself beamed down over the latter's objections, and once the true nature of the situation on Eminiar becomes apparent, he picks up a disruptor and joins the fight. And when it's all over, he manages to negotiate a successful peace treaty between two planets that have been at war for centuries.