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* Remington [[MeaningfulName Springfield]] Of Roleplay/WhatHappenedInOregon beat up the original MemeticBadass, Chuck Norris. And everyone knows Chuck Norris [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie is]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity an]] [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Epic]].

* '''The Ironic Badass (a.k.a The [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers]])''': An otherwise unimpressive or outright silly character whom {{Fanon}} -- [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of ironic humor]] -- portrays as more awesome than they actually are. Unlike the above, it's not just the absurdity of their exaggerated feats that is played for humor. It's also the ''idea'' that this particular character, of all people, could kick ass and be more awesome than they have any right to be, running on the same principle as tropes like the FightingClown, the KillerRabbit, and the LethalJokeCharacter. As such, it is very common to see them humiliate any conventionally "cool" character in a fight.

* '''The Unironic Badass (a.k.a. The Creator/ChuckNorris)''': A character who in canon has demonstrated enough impressive feats and is a big source of SugarWiki/{{awesome moment}}s, to the point that the fandom stops asking "What else can they do?" and instead wonders: "What else ''can't'' they do?" It's at this point that their abilities, if they weren't already hyperbolic to begin with, enter TallTale territory in {{Fanon}}. Expect to see them pull off feats BeyondTheImpossible, inflict {{Russian Reversal}}s on anyone or anything that messes with them, and [[IAmTheNoun embody any noun or concept they damn well wish]], all thanks to their [[AwesomenessIsAForce sheer awesome]].

* '''The Ironic Badass (a.k.a The [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers]])''': An otherwise unimpressive or outright silly character whom {{Fanon}} -- [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of ironic humor]] -- portrays as more awesome than they actually are. Unlike the above, it's not just the absurdity of their exaggerated feats that is played for humor. It's also the ''idea'' that this particular character, of all people, could kick ass and be more awesome than they have any right to be, running on the same principle as tropes like the FightingClown, the KillerRabbit, and the LethalJokeCharacter. As such, it is very common to see them humiliate any conventionally "cool" character in a fight, up to an including the above type of Memetic Badass.

* '''The Creator/ChuckNorris''': A character who in canon has demonstrated enough impressive feats and is a big source of SugarWiki/{{awesome moment}}s, to the point that the fandom stops asking "What else can they do?" and instead wonders: "What else ''can't'' they do?" It's at this point that their abilities, if they weren't already hyperbolic to begin with, enter TallTale territory in {{Fanon}}. Expect to see them pull off feats BeyondTheImpossible, inflict {{Russian Reversal}}s on anyone or anything that messes with them, and [[IAmTheNoun embody any noun or concept they damn well wish]], all thanks to their [[AwesomenessIsAForce sheer awesome]].
* '''The [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers]]''': An otherwise unimpressive or outright silly character whom {{Fanon}} -- [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of ironic hilarity]] -- portrays as more awesome than they actually are, often due to pulling a stunt or two that is unexpectedly impressive by their standards or those of the work in question. Unlike the above, it's not just the absurdity of their exaggerated feats that is played for humor. It's also the ''idea'' that this particular character, of all people, could kick ass and be more awesome than they have any right to be, running on the same principle as tropes like the FightingClown, the KillerRabbit, and the LethalJokeCharacter. As such, it is very common to see them humiliate any conventionally "cool" character in a fight, up to an including the above type of Memetic Badass.

* '''The [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers]]''': An otherwise unimpressive or outright silly character whom {{Fanon}} -- [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of ironic hilarity]] -- portrays as more awesome than they actually are, often due to pulling a stunt or two that is unexpectedly impressive by their standards or those of the work in question. Unlike the above, it's not just the absurdity of their exaggerated feats that is played for humor. It's also the ''idea'' that this particular character, of all people, could kick ass and be more awesome than they have any right to be, running on the same principle as tropes like the FightingClown, the KillerRabbit, and the LethalJokeCharacter. As such, expect to see them humiliate any conventionally "cool" character in a fight, up to an including the above type of Memetic Badass.

While Memetic Badasses can come in all shapes and sizes, two recurring variants stand out:

Generally, a Memetic Badass tends to come in two flavors:

* '''The Creator/ChuckNorris''': A character who in canon has demonstrated enough impressive feats and is a big source of SugarWiki/{{awesome moment}}s, to the point that the fandom stops asking "What else can they do?" and instead wonders: "What else ''can't'' they do?" It's at this point that their abilities, if they weren't already hyperbolic to begin with, enter TallTale territory in {{Fanon}}. Expect to see them pull off feats BeyondTheImpossible and inflict {{Russian Reversal}}s on anyone or anything that messes with them, all with [[AwesomenessIsAForce sheer awesome]].

* '''The [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers]]''': An otherwise unimpressive or outright silly character whom {{Fanon}} -- [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of ironic hilarity]] -- portrays as more awesome than they actually are, often due to pulling a stunt or two that is unexpectedly impressive by their standards or those of the work in question. Unlike the above, it's not just the absurdity of their exaggerated feats that is played for humor. It's also the absurdity of seeing ''this'' particular character, of all people, kick ass and be more awesome than they have any right to be, running on the same principle as tropes like the FightingClown, the KillerRabbit, and the LethalJokeCharacter. As such, expect to see them humiliate any conventionally "cool" character in a fight, up to an including the above type of Memetic Badass.

* '''The Chuck Norris''': A character who in canon has demonstrated enough impressive feats and is a big source of SugarWiki/{{awesome moment}}s, to the point that the fandom stops asking "What else can they do?" and instead wonders: "What else ''can't'' they do?" It's at this point that their abilities, if they weren't already hyperbolic to begin with, enter TallTale territory in {{Fanon}}. Expect to see them pull off feats BeyondTheImpossible and inflict {{Russian Reversal}}s on anyone or anything that messes with them, all with [[AwesomenessIsAForce sheer awesome]].
* '''The Shaggy Rogers''': An otherwise unimpressive or outright silly character whom {{Fanon}} -- [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of ironic hilarity]] -- portrays as more awesome than they actually are, often due to pulling a stunt or two that is unexpectedly impressive by their standards or those of the work in question. Unlike the above, it's not just the absurdity of their exaggerated feats that is played for humor. It's also the absurdity of seeing ''this'' particular character, of all people, kick ass and be more awesome than they have any right to be, running on the same principle as tropes like the FightingClown, the KillerRabbit, and the LethalJokeCharacter. As such, expect to see them humiliate any conventionally "cool" character in a fight, up to an including the above type of Memetic Badass.

A specific form of MemeticMutation when the fandom of a series exaggerates a character that is simply badass, or sometimes not all that impressive, to preposterously epic god-like levels. Despite the name, it doesn't necessarily have to be a widely known {{Internet}} {{meme}}, and is sometimes just an in-joke among the fan-base. In some cases, [[PopularityPower the writers agree]].

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* Remington [[MeaningfulName Springfield]] Of WhatHappenedInOregon beat up the original MemeticBadass, Chuck Norris. And everyone knows Chuck Norris [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie is]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity an]] [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Epic]].

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* [[BadassName Remington]] [[MeaningfulName Springfield]] Of WhatHappenedInOregon beat up the original MemeticBadass, Chuck Norris. And everyone knows Chuck Norris [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie is]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity an]] [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Epic]].

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* [[BadassName Remington]] [[MeaningfulName Springfield]] Of [[Roleplay/WhatHappenedInOregon]] beat up the original MemeticBadass, Chuck Norris. And everyone knows Chuck Norris [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie is]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity an]] [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Epic]].

-->-- '''Thomas R. Marshall''' on learning of the death of UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt.

-->--'''Thomas R. Marshall''' on learning of the death of UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt.

->''"What have you heard? That bad guys would rather confess than be interrogated by him? That his steely gaze can cool a room by five degrees? That he can only be killed by a silver bullet, like a werewolf? They're all true, except for the silver bullet part. Might give him indigestion or heartburn, but I don't think it'd kill him. Any other questions?"''
-->--'''Tony [=DiNozzo=]''' on '''Leroy Jethro Gibbs''', ''Series/{{NCIS}}''

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