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The Badass Transplant is when a character's awesome abilities aren't innate, but equipped. The hallmark of a Badass Transplant is that the part transplanted is significantly more badass than the rest of him, or even the source of his abilities entirely, and not something he obtained naturally. It might be [[ArtificialLimbs mechanical]], magical, or even possessed. If the transplant is from a particularly powerful entity, it might result in a DeadlyUpgrade, a SuperpoweredEvilSide, or [[EvilHand turn on its wielder]]. Frequent overlaps with ArtificialLimbs and ArmCannon. Acquiring one may be the motive for someone WorkingForABodyUpgrade.

* Barret from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (as well as the [[remake VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIRemake]]) lost his arm and had it replaced with an upgradable gun-arm, which is naturally upgraded throughout the game.

* Kazuki's powers in ''Anime/BusouRenkin'' stem from the Kakugane he uses as an artificial heart.

* Zachary Foxx from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' had half his body (the left side, but subverting the usual trope, he's TheSouthpaw) replaced with experimental cyberware after he was grievously injured in the pilot. Yes, the leg is good for jumping, and the arm has an ArmCannon built in. However, Zachary is ambivalent about the upgrades; they allow him to be back out in the field, where he can attempt rescuing his wife, but he's not so sure how reliable the cyberware is as it's backfired on him a couple times in-series.

* Yang Xiao Long in ''WebAnimation/RWBY'' loses her arm in Volume 3, and gains a mechanical one in Volume 4 with a built-in shotgun to go with her gauntlets.

** Naoto Kurokage gets his right arm replaced that made out a blood of a vampire (twice), what allows him to use his own blood as a weapon.

* SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} here! Those Weapon X guys tried to cure my cancer with an injection of Wolverine's man-juice (his DNA you pervs), didn't really work, but at least I can't die now.

* ''Film/Kingsman:TheSecretService'' has Gazelle with her chop-ready blade heels.
* ''Film/Kingsman:TheGoldenCircle'' provides a scenario of Charlie Hesketh with his cybernetic arm, nicknamed ''arm-ageddon''.

* Used similarly by Spooner in ''Film/IRobot'' to kill the BigBad. Also served as both TheReveal and an IAmNotLeftHanded moment in an earlier fight with a robot.

* When [[spoiler:Qilby the Traitor]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' reveals himself as the season's true BigBad, he also merges with the Eliacube [[spoiler:replacing his missing arm with one made of pure wakfu]]. Prior to that, he was too weak to confront the heroes. Afterwards, [[spoiler:he shows what an adult Eliatrope who has fully mastered their powers can do.]]

* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has Shirou get Archer's arm (lovingly called [=GARm=] in several communities) in the Heaven's Feel scenario, which doubles as a DeadlyUpgrade.
** Odd variation here: [[spoiler: It's still his own arm, just a bit [[FutureBadass older]].]] That's the only reason the transplant was successful.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', the reason why Rean has a SuperpoweredEvilSide that he manages to master and use later on is because [[spoiler: Osborne transplanted his heart to Rean and that he can do it because Osborne's not human.]]

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* After Volume 3 of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Cinder Fall ends up heavily scarred, missing an eye and even an arm. [[spoiler:Her master Salem replaced the missing arm with that of a Grimm's as revealed in Volume 5. The new black appendage is able to stretch a great distance and can impale someone with ease]].
** After losing her right arm in Volume 3, Yang Xiao Long receives a robotic replacement, which she paints black and yellow to match her gauntlets. With it, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she can punch people so hard they bounce around like pinballs, block bullets, and beat people at arm-wrestling]].
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* [[ComicBook/SheHulk Jennifer Walters]] got her powers by way of a blood transplant from [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk her cousin Bruce]].

* ComicBook/Bucky Barnes got significantly more badass when his destroyed left arm was replaced with a metal one and he became the legendary Winter Soldier.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Apollo Justice does this when [[spoiler:his best friend Clay dies, and he suspects Athena of being involved.]]

* Max Barry's ''MachineMan'' has Dr. Charles Neumann, who begins with one, then a pair of powerful prosthetic legs that can not only leap tall buildings InASingleBound, but also kick down re-inforced steel doors. His team also designs powerful arms that end up [[spoiler:attached to the Security Guard, Carl.]]