History Main / BrutishBulls

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': Taurus Bulba, the first big-name criminal faced by Darkwing. A massive, GeniusBruiser bull crime lord responsible for [[YouKilledMyFather the murder of Gosalyn's grandfather]] to obtain the Ramrod gravity gun. He also behaves as FauxAffablyEvil as you'd expect from a villain voiced by Creator/TimCurry. Bulba proved to be such an impressive villain that he reappears in Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'', where he's basically a MadScientist and a bovine version of ComicBook/TheKingpin.

* ''Manga/SazanEyes'': in a quick gag, Yakumo accidentally throws his empty tea can at a cow, who proceeds to angrily charge at him and send him flying with her horns.

* Bosco Mattrick, one of the protagonists of the {{furry|webcomics}} SpaceOpera ''Webcomic/LancerTheKnightsOfFenris''. He's a bull space pilot who is [[BrutalHonesty brutally honest]], has a HairTriggerTemper, and is always [[BoisterousBruiser up for a fight]] against the bad guys.

-> ''I'm a bull! I need wide open spaces! I need to ramble and roam! I need to'' break something!

See BullSeeingRed for a common provocation of a bull's bad temper. Also see BullFightBoss, for when this trope is used in video games. Compare RhinoRampage, AngryAngryHippos, FullBoarAction, HellishHorse and GruesomeGoat for similar portrayals of violent fictional ungulates, and TemperCeratops for prehistoric creatures with similar stock behaviors.See also OurMinotaursAreDifferent, which often share regular bulls' foul tempers and violent dispositions. See DiligentDraftAnimal for depictions of oxen being used as a draft animal.

* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'': Stronghold, a hulking brawler who is the muscle of the Vicious Six, turns into a ''toro'' by Belle Bottom using the Zodiac Stone in the film's climax.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': While Chief Bogo, the Cape buffalo [[DaChief Chief of Police]], isn't particularly evil by any metric, he's blunt, short-tempered, abrasive and cynical, very tough on his subordinates, and serves as an antagonist for the first part of Judy Hopps' character arc. This fits the theme of enforced AnimalStereotypes in the world of Zootopia, where people are expected to act according to the stereotypes associated with their species: the police force, for instance, is heavily dominated by animals expected to be tough and aggressive, meaning big predators and large, aggressive herbivores like elephants, rhinos, and buffalo such as Bogo.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'' has the Kretan Bull, a [[DireBeast monstrous bull that's larger than a rhinocerous]] as a BonusBoss that must be fought to complete The Goddess's Hunt sidequest.

* ''VideoGame/HeroOfSparta'', befitting it's ancient Greek setting, have the Cretan bull enemies who repeatedly tries to gore you via HornAttack.

* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'': Stronghold, the hulking brawler who is the muscle of the Vicious Six, turns into a ''toro'' by Belle Bottom using the Zodiac Stone in the film's climax.

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': Taurus Bulba, the first big-name criminal faced by Darkwing. A massive, GeniusBruiser bull crime lord responsible for [[YouKilledMyFather the murder of Gosalyn's grandfather]] to obtain the Ramrod gravity gun. He also behaves as FauxAffablyEvil as you'd expect from a villain voiced by Creator/TimCurry. Bulba proved to be such an impressive villain that he reappears in Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'', where he's basically a MadScientist and a taurine version of ComicBook/TheKingpin.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'': The other bulls in the story are being trained to be bull fighters and tend to be violent and aggressive. Ferdinand himself is a pacifist who would only like to keep smelling the flowers. The main bovine antagonist, Valiente, is a much better fit -- he's aggressive and short-tempered, and lives for battle.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'': Kai, the BigBad, is a massive spirit warrior who also happens to be a yak. In the past, he and [[spoiler:his brother in arms Master Oogway]] went on a brutal conquest of China. When [[spoiler:Oogway]] was injured, Kai brought him to a village of pandas who used KiManipulation to save his friend's life. In return, [[TheFarmerAndTheViper Kai decided to try stealing the chi of every panda in the village]], forcing [[spoiler:Oogway]] to banish him to the Spirit Realm and [[{{Unperson}} erase all knowledge of him]] except for a single scroll. 500 years later, Kai [[VampiricDraining drains the chi]] of every kung fu master in the Spirit Realm, including [[spoiler:Oogway]], and escapes to the mortal realm to carry on stealing more chi. As for "Brutish", Kai doesn't come up with plans or tactics to get past his enemies: if he can't overpower them with his [[OurZombiesAreDifferent jade zombies, or "jombies"]], he'll plow through them with his horned head and jade swords on chains like a bovine [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'': Stronghold, the hulking brawler who is the muscle of the Vicious 6, turns into a ''toro'' by Belle Bottom using the Zodiac Stone in the film's climax.

* The Cretan Bull from Myth/ClassicalMythology, which got its name from the sea god Poseidon sending it to Minos, the King of Crete. Minos was supposed to sacrifice it to Poseidon, but [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong he decided to keep it]] Poseidon made Minos's wife fall in love with it and then drove it mad. It fathered the Minotaur and started running amuck all over Crete until Heracles captured it for his seventh Labor. Heracles let the Bull go after he fulfilled the Labor, and it went on a rampage in Attica. Finally, it was captured by Theseus, who sacrificed it to Athena.

* The Cretan Bull from ClassicalMythology, which got its name from the sea god Poseidon sending it to Minos, the King of Crete. Minos was supposed to sacrifice it to Poseidon, but [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong he decided to keep it]] Poseidon made Minos's wife fall in love with it and then drove it mad. It fathered the Minotaur and started running amuck all over Crete until Heracles captured it for his seventh Labor. Heracles let the Bull go after he fulfilled the Labor, and it went on a rampage in Attica. Finally, it was captured by Theseus, who sacrificed it to Athena.

* The White Bull of Crete from Classic Mythology, sent by Poseidon to Minos. He fathered the Minotaur and then went on a rampage in Attica, before being eventually captured and killed by Theseus.

--> ''I'm a bull! I need wide open spaces! I need to ramble and roam! I need to'' break something!

Oftentimes, especially in cartoons and/or when in the context of bullfighting, these bulls will be depicted with [[TypicalCartoonAnimalColors solid black coats]]. These bulls will also usually sport [[HornsOfVillainy large horns]], and their victims will be subjects to {{Horn Attack}}s. A typical BullyBulldog was used to counter the Brutish Bulls, before their "bully" traits were bred out.