History Main / BraveScot

* ''{{Literature/Redwall}}'' occasionally has Scottish-accented characters said to be from the North, who tend to be among the most badass in the series. Most notably Rakkety Tam Macburl (lowlander) and Wild Doogy Plumm (highlander), a pair of squirrels instrumental in fighting a ''wolverine''.

* Alexander Anderson of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' is a badass Catholic priest and HolyHitman of Scottish descent who serves the [[ChurchMilitant fanatic Section XIII Iscariot]], which is a branch of the Vatican that's 100% willing to sin in their eternal fight against all the nasty beasties that inhabit the ''Hellsing'' universe. And despite being human (albeit one with vast regenerative and supernatural abilities), Anderson himself goes toe-to-toe with the most powerful vampire in existence and even earns Alucard's nigh-impossible respect as his [[TheRival ultimate rival]] and a WorthyOpponent by the end. No one else manages to accomplish such a grand feat in the whole series.
* Colin [=MacLeod=] of Clan [=MacLeod=] in ''Anime/HighlanderTheSearchForVengeance'', although it's by adoption as he is ancient Celtic by birth.
* Jonathan Joestar (a.k.a. [=JoJo=] [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood The First]]) of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is a British Nobleman descended from a proud line of Highland Clansmen. He goes on to hunt vampires.
* The anime adaptation of ''VideoGame/PowerStone'' has JerkWithAHeartOfGold main character Edward Falcon. In the original game, he sports a [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead Union Jack as a patch on his jacket]], but in this adaptation, he wears the Scottish flag instead, implying Scottish ancestry.

** It's a bit of ShownTheirWork as to their allegiance, as the Vikings are known to have colonies in the Scottish Hebrides.

** That being said, the Vikings ''do'' have a few colonies in the Hebrides, and several Scottish clans have claimed descent from them.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' is set in Scotland, so naturally, everyone has the accent and they're natural accents, as all the major voice actors were Scots. The story splits focus between the importance of warriors and diplomats.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}'', Arcana starts as the DraconicHumanoid equivalent of a ViolentGlaswegan, but gradually evolves into this trope thanks to CharacterDevelopment.

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* Both Macbeth and Macduff from the play ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', are both Scottish noblemen. Macbeth being the nigh-invincible VillainProtagonist and Macduff [[spoiler:the one prophesied to defeat him.]]

* "The King's in London and it's a long way to Loch Aye" (lake in the center of Campbell territory); Campbell saying meaning the King can make any law he likes, but on Campbell land nobody, not even the King, tells a Campbell what to do.[[/folder]]

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* Both Macbeth and Macduff from the play ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', are both Scottish noblemen. Macbeth being the nigh-invincible VillainProtagonist and Macduff [[spoiler:the one prophesied to defeat him.]]
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* Fyra in ''WesternAnimation/Dragamonz'' is the leader of the Firewing faction and she speaks with a Scottish accent.

** In some endings of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' where [[spoiler:Hjalmar becomes king of Skellige, the Skelligans end up fighting a war with [[TheEmpire Nilfgaard]] and they ''win''.]]

* Donald and Douglas both from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', especially taking their backstory into account. To summarise, Donald was purchased by the NWR to be their new goods engine. However, that would have come with a terrible price: Douglas was to be left behind for the scrapheap. Neither would let this happen, however, and they rushed over to Sodor together, so they would both be safe, which is what eventually ends up happening.

* As per canon,[[FanFic/ChildOfTheStorm Ebenezar McCoy]] is a BraveScot, BadassTeacher, and CoolOldGuy.

* Sir Walter Scot liked to write about these. Call it PatrioticFervor or Art Imitating Life, as you like.

* Capt. John 'Soap' [=MacTavish=] from ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'', no question about it given he managed to kill [[spoiler:General Shepherd with a knife ''that Shepherd stabbed him with, to begin with.'']]

* The Yehat of ''VideoGame/StarControlII'' are a unique Scottish counterpart culture. They are proud, brave, and very capable warriors, whose society is based on a clan structure with a monarch at the top - and they all speak with a thick Scottish accent for no given reason. Also, they are pterodactyls from the Serpentis constellation.
* In the video game entries of ''Franchise/TheWitcher'', we have ''two'' of them. Skeligans, who are a mixture of Vikings and Scots (some elements of their clothing, their accents, and their names being Scottish) and the Dwarves with their stereotypically dwarven accents. Subverted with the latter since not all Dwarves are actually all that stereotypical beyond their speech patterns.

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* Colin [=MacLeod=] of Clan [=MacLeod=] in ''Anime/HighlanderTheSearchForVengeance'', although it's by adoption as he is ancient Celtic by birth.
* Alexander Anderson of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' is a badass Catholic priest and HolyHitman of Scottish descent who serves the [[ChurchMilitant fanatic Section XIII Iscariot]], which is a branch of the Vatican that's 100% willing to sin in their eternal fight against all the nasty beasties that inhabit the ''Hellsing'' universe. And despite being human (albeit one with vast regenerative and supernatural abilities), Anderson himself goes toe-to-toe with the most powerful vampire in existence and even earns Alucard's nigh-impossible respect as his [[TheRival ultimate rival]] and a WorthyOpponent by the end. No one else manages to accomplish such a grand feat in the whole series.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' is set in Scotland, so naturally, everyone has the accent and they're natural accents, as all the major voice actors were Scots. The story splits focus between the importance of warriors and diplomats.
* Jock the lobster of ''WesternAnimation/TheWaterBabies1978'' has a Scottish accent and is the boldest member of Tom's group aside from Tom himself.

* It's easier to count the Creator/SeanConnery characters who ''don't'' fit this trope (even when the character [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent isn't actually from Scotland]]), but there's one badass performance we obviously have to mention: [[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Bond]]. Film/JamesBond. Connery was so iconic in the role that Creator/IanFleming actually {{retcon}}ned Bond as Scottish in ''Literature/YouOnlyLiveTwice''! Even after [[TheOtherDarrin a series of non-Scottish actors]] took up the torch, ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' confirmed that Bond is indeed Scottish. (''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' also introduces Kincade, an OldRetainer who takes out a number of Silva's mooks. "[[BondOneLiner Welcome to Scotland!]]"[[note]]The producers even considered having Connery play Kincade in a RemakeCameo.[[/note]])

%%* ''Literature/{{Outlander}}''. Jamie and his TrueCompanions
* ''Literature/BattlefieldEarth'': Johnny Tyler recruits a band of genetically brave Scots: [[spoiler: brave enough to mine gold for a Machiavellian alien who is viciously insane, then willing to attempt to bring down a '''pan-galactic empire''' using souped-up machines guns and some ancient atomic weapons.]]
** How brave are these Scots? When a quiet outsider suddenly shows up and says a few words about wanting to wipe out the monsters of the lowlands, they quickly gather their clan and unanimously swear to follow him to victory, no matter the cost. ''Then'' they ask what the guy's name is. They mention that some of their ancestors used to go south to hunt for the aliens, which was considered very dangerous work.
%%%* Creator/DavidWeber and Steve White's ''Starfire'' has Angus [=MacRory=], from a FantasyCounterpartCulture.

* Alex [=MacKay=] in ''Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo'', the captain of a cavalry unit serving under Gustavus Adolphus that makes the initial contact with Americans.
* Sir Walter Scot liked to write about these. Call it PatrioticFervor or Art Imitating Life, as you like.
* FieryRedhead NatureHero Cord [=MaKiy=], in the ''Literature/ColSecTrilogy''. He's actually the descendant of people who retreated to the Scottish Highlands AfterTheEnd, and pretty much plays the trope straight.
* Inspector Mackenzie, the HeroAntagonist of the ''Literature/{{Raffles}}'' stories, is a Scottish policeman who goes above and beyond call of duty to apprehend criminals (and at one point sustains a serious injury because of that).
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'''s Professor [=McGonagall=], a certifiable OldMaster whose name (and, in the films, accent) would indicate a Scottish origin. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, who is even more badass than [=McGonagall=], being a professional evil wizard hunter instead of a teacher, and all. ([[HandicappedBadass even after losing a leg and an eye]]), is another example.
* Literature/{{Mediochre Q Seth|Series}}. Lives in Edinburgh, confirmed to have a Scottish accent, regularly faces down disgruntled dragons and human criminals alike as part of his ''chosen career path''. He also frequently hangs out with an equally-brave Englishman and vaguely-Slavic woman, and his American sidekick is hardly a coward.
* Janine Hathaway from ''Literature/VampireAcademy'' is a Scottish woman and fearless guardian. She is also an excellent fighter.
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' gives us [[BadassTeacher Ebenezar]] [[CoolOldGuy McCoy]], who looks like a Scottish farmer who moved to America some time ago. He is, in fact, a Scottish farmer who moved to America some time ago...if by "some time," one means "a few centuries." He's also [[spoiler: the Blackstaff, or licensed assassin of the White Council, and was responsible for Krakatoa, the New Madrid earthquake, and the Tunguska incident, as well as at least a dozen others]]. Attempt to hurt his friends, and he'll drop a satellite on your head with pin-point precision. In addition, Ebenezar is a member of the Senior Council, making him one of the oldest and most powerful wizards in ''the world,'' and the patriarch of a very BadassFamily to boot.
* ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles'' gave us Johnny [=MacTavish=], who ran away from a small village with [[PathOfInspiration strange religious leanings]] to join the Army at age 16, and became a man willing to go toe to toe with things with too many angles and tentacles. Even the boys from OCCULUS are in awe of [=MacTavish=].

%%%* Raven from ''Series/{{Raven}}''.

* Unlike the rest of the Northerners in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' who speak with [[OopNorth north country accents]], the YoungConqueror Robb Stark has traces of a Scottish accent. This may or may not be just Creator/RichardMadden's [[OohMeAccentsSlipping normal accent slipping through]].
* The Kamikaze Scotsmen sketch in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
* Merida of ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' also features in season 5 of ''Series/OnceUponATime'', where she's an even fiercer warrior due to her father dying and her brothers being taken prisoner, and has if anything an even thicker accent.

* The Caledonians on the planet Dawn in the tabletop game TabletopGame/{{Infinity}} are a nation of Scottish origin. Regimental groups like the Galwegian 45th, the 3rd Grey Rifles, miniatures with kilts, claymores, and a huge number of the Wulvers and Dogfaces, the crossbred descendants of human settlers and hyena/wolf native descendants.

* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the Demoman is this when he's on ''your'' team. He's the ViolentGlaswegian on the opposite team (just like the Heavy is the BigGuy and the sniper is {{friendly|Sniper}} on your team while they are TheBrute and {{cold|Sniper}} on the enemy team, respectively).
* In the ''VideoGame/TotalWar'' series the Scots, quite naturally, have troops with slightly higher morale than other armies. They're not exceptionally high, though, and if you charge a regiment of Highlander light infantry into a meat grinder with powerful heavy infantry like Dismounted Knights, the Highlanders are still going to break pretty quickly. They are the only faction in ''VideoGame/MedievalTotalWar'' whose nobles go into battle on foot.
** Scotland's depiction in ''Medieval II'' has a ton of really good pike units, including two different ones wearing full plate, one of their unique pike units is specifically stated to be Lowlanders and they do not look like they're from Film/{{Braveheart}}, and pike units tend to make up a good chunk of Scottish armies in the game. The idea of the entire Scottish faction in ''Medieval II'' being primitive barbarians straight out of Film/{{Braveheart}} is extremely exaggerated, as they do have access to a number of units who wear heavy armour (including three different unique infantry units who start out in partial or full plate), as well as access to gunpowder in the form of cannons (though the fact that they don't have handguns, arquebuisers or muskets is strange), and most Scottish armies will be based around pikes, shock infantry, and bows, with late game armies being very heavily armoured.

* Imperial Guard tank crews in ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of War 2]]'' are a mix of this and a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' ShoutOut.

* The tutorial campaign for ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'', where you control the forces of William Wallace, has a hilariously [[LargeHam over-the-top]] narrator affecting a Scottish accent.
* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' has the first protagonist be Morgan Black, a Scottish knight and member of the Knights of St. John. He proves himself to be a brave and cunning warrior and skilled tactician, fighting the [[AncientConspiracy Circle of Ossus]], with his descendants continuing the fight.
* The Battle Fortress in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2: Yuri's Revenge'' is an AwesomePersonnelCarrier which can ''crush other vehicles'', has a Scottish driver.

* The Scotsman from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' is one of the few characters to ever fight Jack to a draw. Not only does he have the accent, but he also complements it with his bagpipes! The only thing that scares him is his wife, because she's an even ''more'' ViolentGlaswegian than he is. Then in Season 5, you meet his ([[MassiveNumberedSiblings many]]) daughters who are all badass Scottish warriors.
* Hudson and Macbeth are the two most notable examples from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' and both of them are old school valiant warriors. Interesting to note, even though most of the main cast Gargoyles themselves come from Scotland, only Hudson has a Scottish accent, even though all human characters from Scotland do (WordOfGod states it's because he had the most interaction with humans).
* Groundskeeper Willie from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. He once took on a wolf that managed to enter the premises, and apparently managed to beat it silly. The wolf earns some degree of his respect, though:
-->'''Willie:''' Ah, don't feel bad for losing. I was wrestling wolves back [[WhileYouWereInDiapers when you were at your mother's teat]].

* Sir Walter Scot liked to write about these. Call it PatrioticFever or Art Imitating Life, as you like.

** As well as almost any patriotic song from Scotland (UsefulNotes/RobertBurns' "Scots Wha Hae" and "Oh Flower of Scotland" come to mind). English and American anthems tend to emphasise their God-given moral superiority; Scottish ones prefer to emphasise [[BadassArmy sheer brutal badassery]].

* UsefulNotes/RobertTheBruce, the first member of the Bruce dynasty, who led the Scots in their fight for freedom against [[UsefulNotes/EdwardTheFirst Edward Longshanks]] and later against Edward II, is regarded as a national hero of Scotland for his triumph in the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314. His legacy is immortalized in such patriotic Scottish songs as UsefulNotes/RobertBurns' "Scots Wha Hae" and Roy Williamson's "Flower of Scotland".

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* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Montgomery Scott, although he's more of a [[BadassBookworm badass]] [[TheEngineer engineer]] than a true fighter. In the series, he didn't have a problem with the occasional BarBrawl or defeating his foes by drinking them under the table.
* In the Tim Burton film ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', the Mad Hatter, during his occasional bouts of lucidity and badassery, slips into a Scottish accent.

* Gutsy Smurf, portrayed as a kilt-wearing Smurf with a Scottish accent, in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' live-action movie series.
* In ''Film/{{Lockout}}'', the two main villains are Scottish and personify different aspects of badassery. One brother is plotting, intelligent and in control, the other is psychotic, ax-crazy, and passionate.

* In ''Film/CloudAtlas'', Mr. Meeks [[SpeaksInShoutOuts cries out]] in a pub, "Are there [[NoTrueScotsman no true Scotsmen]] in the house?" A tough redheaded Highlander responds: "Right, pal, we'll not let you down" and attacks the adversaries, knocking out someone's tooth, initiating general mayhem.

* In ''FanFic/EpicUnicornHistoryTheBeardsOfHarmony'', there is Applebeard. He lived in a farm in the north, he's a red-head, has a stereotypically Scottish accent and he bravely fights alongside his friends.

* Of the ProudWarriorRaceGuy villagers in''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', the adults have Scottish accents (although they are supposed to be Vikings), but [[TheKidsAreAmerican the kids do not]], for some reason.

* A [[BadassPacifist pacifist]] version appears in the movie ''Film/JoyeuxNoel'' in the form of Father Palmer, a clergyman serving as the stretcher bearer for a Scottish regiment who leads a midnight Christmas service for French, German, and Scottish soldiers between their trenches during a World War I Christmas truce in 1914. Normal Scottish soldiers there also count as well.

** Companion Amy Pond channels her inner Scott when facing aliens and monsters. It also helped her delay Dalek reprogramming.

* Unlike the rest of the Northerners in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' who speak with [[OopNorth north country accents]], the YoungConqueror Robb Stark has traces of a Scottish accent. This may or may not be just [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Richard Madden's normal accent slipping through]].

* The Caledonians on the planet Dawn in the tabletop game TabletopGame/{{Infinity}} are a nation of Scottish origin. Regimental groups like the Galwegian 45th, the 3rd Grey Rifles, miniatures with kilts, claymores and a huge number of the Wulvers and Dogfaces, the crossbred descendants of human settlers and hyena/wolf native descendants.

* The Highland Regiments were among the most effective units of the British Army (which on the whole ''was'' a bit crap compared to the Navy, until the later Napoleonic Wars - which made sense, since the Navy was the government's favoured child. As an island nation with no land borders whose wealth was built on trade, it made sense to better support the Navy). It is also true that a disproportionate number of Scots (and Irish, but let's not get into that) served in the civilian administration of the colonies--no task for the lily-livered.

* Merida of ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} also features in season 5 of ''Series/OnceUponATime'', where she's an even fiercer warrior due to her father dying and her brothers being taken prisoner, and has if anything an even thicker accent.

* The Highland Regiments were among the most effective units of the British Army (which on the whole ''was'' a bit crap compared to the Navy). It is also true that a disproportionate number of Scots (and Irish, but let's not get into that) served in the civilian administration of the colonies--no task for the lily-livered.

* This trope is probably what allowed Scotland to survive against Viking raids during the Dark Ages. A Norse runestone was unearthed in Scotland which noted that the locals were basically insanely violent. [[EveryoneHasStandards This is coming from the]] ''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Vikings]]'' [[EveryoneHasStandards of all people]].

* Music/{{Sabaton}}, a heavy metal band who sings about real-life war battles, invokes this trope in their song "Blood of Bannockburn." It's a song that retells the Battle of Stirling, where the Scots repelled the English to maintain an agreement that the Scots would earn their independence if they could hold a castle long enough.

* A [[BadassPacifist pacifist]] version appears in the movie ''Film/JoyeuxNoel'' in the form of Father Palmer, a clergyman serving as the stretcher bearer for a Scottish regiment who leads a midnight Christmas service for French, German, and Scottish soldiers between their trenches during a World War I Christmas truce in 1914.