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* [[CrimsonTide Lt. Commander Ron Hunter]] has the balls to stare down a Naval captain and his backers who insist on launching an unconfirmed preemptive nuclear strike. He's also got time to talk the SilverSurfer and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
* [[PulpFiction Vincent and Jules]] both frequently reference pop-culture as they do their jobs. QuentinTarantino is famous for his eclectic, pop-culture-laden dialogue, so this extends to many of his other characters.

* Jareth in the MegaCrossover [[FanFic fan]][[{{Webcomic}} comic]] ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' is a Pop Cultured HiddenBasass, he can be cool if he wants to, is the most powerful of the main cast, and is ''really'' into internet culture [[MemeticMutation meme]]s and {{fandom}}s. He referenced the RulesOfTheInternet (intentionally badly), used {{Fan Nickname}}s, and also countered in a game SuperHero with Nyan Cat (he is BewareTheSillyOnes personified).

* Revy from ''BlackLagoon'' kills a dozen people while listening to White Zombie's '[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgMt0yih0kw Electric Head Part 1]]' on her walkman.

* When not wasting hordes of Jaffa or otherwise saving the world, Colonel Jack O'Neill from ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' never misses an episode of ''TheSimpsons''. He's also a bit of a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan, getting upset when the USAF wouldn't name the first Earth built starship "Enterprise". Also, when he travelled back in time, he said his name was James T. Kirk...then said it was [[StarWars Luke Skywalker]].

** From ''StargateAtlantis'', there's John Sheppard, who loves Johnny Cash, Popcorn... and [[RunningGag ferris wheels.]]

* {{Chuck}} Bartowski loves his video-games, Sci-Fi movies, and ''[=MacGyver=]''.
* Sawyer from ''{{Lost}}'', given the amount of [[TheNicknamer references]] he makes.

* On ''{{Series/Babylon 5}}'', Mr. Garibaldi is a huge fan of old {{WesternAnimation/Looney Tunes}} cartoons, specifically DaffyDuck. At one point, his [[SpaceFighter Starfury]] can be seen to have Daffy Duck NoseArt. Contrast with his first boss, Commander Sinclair, [[WarriorPoet who was more of a fan of Tennyson.]]

* In ''MassEffect2'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[LawOfConservationOfDetail conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time).

---> Come on now, Carl Clover. [[TheJoker Why so]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight serious?]]

---> [[SailorMoon In the name of...that round white thingy in the night sky...I shall punish you!]]

* When Dr. Drakken accidentally sucked everyone into television reality, [[KimPossible Ron]] was able to navigate the reality with his extensive knowledge of shows and their subsequent timeslots.
* [[IdiotHero Philip J. Fry]] from ''{{Futurama}}'' who frequently drops pop culture references and does incredibly badass things... all the while, screaming like a little girl.

-->'''Fry''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', "When Aliens Attack"

* Similarly, ''{{Skullgirls}}'''s majority of shout-outs come from Peacock, a walking, talking, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick killing]] throwback to the GoldenAgeOfAnimation. She looks like something out of a deranged [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] cartoon. She's actually a small-scale RealityWarper, and her love of classic animation has her manifest the power as a gang of cartoonish cronies, and various powers based on old cartoons.

* On ''{{Series/Babylon 5}}'', Mr. Garibaldi is a huge fan of old {{WesternAnimation/Looney Toons}} cartoons, specifically DaffyDuck. At one point, his [[SpaceFighter StarFury]] can be seen to have Daffy Duck NoseArt. Contrast with his first boss, Commander Sinclair, [[WarriorPoet who was more of a fan of Tennyson.]]

* On ''{{Series/Babylon 5}}'', Mr. Garibaldi is a huge fan of old LooneyToons cartoons, specifically DaffyDuck. At one point, his [[SpaceFighter StarFury]] can be seen to have Daffy Duck NoseArt. Contrast with his first boss, Commander Sinclair, [[WarriorPoet who was more of a fan of Tennyson.]]

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** Eli Wallace in ''StargateUniverse'', who frequently drops sci-fi and comic book references, built his own version of a hoverboard and uses cartoon characters as aliases. His tendency to do gets to the point where Colonel Young once orders him to "reply in English, Ancient... Bat-Signal".

* Similarly, ''{{Skullgirls}}'''s majority of shout-outs come from Peacock, a walking, talking, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick killing]] throwback to the GoldenAgeOfAnimation. She looks like something out of a deranged MerrieMelodies cartoon. She's actually a small-scale RealityWarper, and her love of classic animation has her manifest the power as a gang of cartoonish cronies, and various powers based on old cartoons.

---> Come on now, Carl Clover. [[TheJoker Why so]] [[TheDarkKnightTrilogy serious?]]

** Eli Wallace in ''StargateUniverse'', who frequently drops sci-fi and comic book references, built his own version of a hoverboard and uses cartoon characters as aliases. His tendency to do gets to the point where Colonel Young once orders him to "reply in English, Ancient... Bat-Signal"

** Eli Wallace in ''StargateUniverse'', who frequently drops sci-fi and comic book references, built his own version of a hoverboard, uses cartoon characters as aliases. His tendency to do gets to the point where Colonel Young once orders him to "reply in English, Ancient... Bat-Signal"

** Eli Wallace in ''StargateUniverse''.

---> [[BlazingSaddles Now please do... that voodoo... that YOU do... SOOOO WELLLLLL!]]

While the CulturedBadass and WickedCultured kill to [[PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky Tchaikovsky]] and [[RichardWagner Wagner]], and read [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]] on their spare time, the PopCulturedBadass rocks out to the latest hits on their [[ProductPlacement iPod]] and discusses their interpretation of recent movies.

While the CulturedBadass and WickedCultured kill to [[PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky Tchaikovsky]] and [[RichardWagner Wagner]], and read [[FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]] on their spare time, the PopCulturedBadass rocks out to the latest hits on their [[ProductPlacement iPod]] and discusses their interpretation of recent movies.

* Most of the YoungAvengers, but particularly Billy Kaplan, aka Wiccan.

* Spike from ''{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'' has moments of this.

* ''DukeNukem'' is a living, breathing pop culture reference. Most of his [[CatchPhrase catchphrases]] are directly taken from action flicks of the 80s and 90s.

* When Dr. Drakken accidentally sucked everyone into television reality, [[KimPossible Ron]] was able to navigate the reality with his extensive knowledge of shows and their subsequent timeslots.

-->'''Fry''', ''{{Futurama}}'', "When Aliens Attack"

* Bill from ''KillBill'', [[AuthorAppeal who seems to be a fan]] of ''StarTrek'' and SilverAge comics.

* [[CrimsonTide Lt. Commander Ron Hunter]] has the balls to stare down a Naval captain and his backers who insist on launching an unconfirmed preemptive nuclear strike. He's also got time to talk the SilverSurfer and ''StarTrek''.

* When not wasting hordes of Jaffa or otherwise saving the world, Colonel Jack O'Neill from ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' never misses an episode of ''TheSimpsons''. He's also a bit of a ''StarTrek'' fan, getting upset when the USAF wouldn't name the first Earth built starship "Enterprise". Also, when he travelled back in time, he said his name was James T. Kirk...then said it was [[StarWars Luke Skywalker]].

* Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker of the [[StarTrekEnterprise NX-01 Enterprise]] is fond of his ''{{Superman}}'' comics.

* Abed from ''{{Community}}'' IS this trope.

---> [[JojosBizarreAdventure DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!]]

* Justin of ''ElGoonishShive'' is moving in this direction now that [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2010-09-27 he has]] [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2010-10-08 the badass part down.]] He works in a comic book shop, and has all of the interests that his job implies.

* On TheNanny, title character Fran is absolutely this trope. In one episode, her pop culture knowledge actually helps her successfully track down the guy who'd kidnapped C.C.'s dog (ItMakesSenseInContext).