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* ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. Along with ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', this suffers from DoNotDoThisCoolThing syndrome. Most young men want nothing more than to attack a Vietcong village with helicopters and napalm, and then go upriver in a boat, whilst taking drugs, wearing a flak jacket and machine-gunning enemies. [[spoiler:Ends up being {{deconstructed|Trope}}. Three of the crew are killed, the remaining two are probably scarred for life after their journey, the main character is already suffering from PTSD, the villain is a MightyWhitey who went insane, and that's not even including the hundreds of background characters that we see losing or have lost their fucking minds in the most gruesome parts of the war. And absolutely none of it is portrayed lightly, as we what kind of an effect war [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome really has]] on ordinary men.]]

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* ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. Along with ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', this suffers from DoNotDoThisCoolThing syndrome. Most young men want nothing more than to attack a Vietcong village with helicopters and napalm, and then go upriver in a boat, whilst taking drugs, wearing a flak jacket and machine-gunning enemies. [[spoiler:Ends up being {{deconstructed|Trope}}. Three of the crew are killed, the remaining two are probably scarred for life after their journey, the main character is already suffering from PTSD, the villain is a MightyWhitey who went insane, and that's not even including the hundreds of background characters that we see losing or have lost their fucking minds in the most gruesome parts of the war. And absolutely none of it is portrayed lightly, as we what kind of an effect war [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome really has]] has on ordinary men.]]

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* ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'': An apocalyptic tale of badass ex-military militiamen throwing off the shackles of [[OppressiveStatesOfAmerica Big Government]] and the Fed, crushing leftism and political correctness and setting up a frontier society of well-armed homesteaders and rugged individualism. And fighting dastardly [[PuttingOnTheReich Nazis]], [[MayIncaTec Indians]], [[PathOfInspiration neo-pagans]] and [[LadyLand techno-amazons]] along the way. one should note, however, that "manliness" is this situation is not the same as goodness. The militiamen crush leftism mainly because they themselves are [[TheFundamentalist at the opposite in of the political spectrum]] and the society they set up could be more accurately described as reactionary and theocratic than true individualism.

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* ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'': ''Literature/{{Victoria|ANovelOf4thGenerationWar}}'': An apocalyptic tale of badass ex-military militiamen throwing off the shackles of [[OppressiveStatesOfAmerica Big Government]] and the Fed, crushing leftism and political correctness and setting up a frontier society of well-armed homesteaders and rugged individualism. And fighting dastardly [[PuttingOnTheReich Nazis]], [[MayIncaTec Indians]], [[PathOfInspiration neo-pagans]] and [[LadyLand techno-amazons]] along the way. one should note, however, that "manliness" is this situation is not the same as goodness. The militiamen crush leftism mainly because they themselves are [[TheFundamentalist at the opposite in of the political spectrum]] and the society they set up could be more accurately described as reactionary and theocratic than true individualism.



* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''. Let's cut to the chase: it's a television show featuring Creator/{{CHUCK NORRIS}}. Hell, [[DoItYourselfThemeTune he sings the intro]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW1tIpE95kc Just listening to it is enough to make every woman within 5000 miles pregnant.]] [[SerialEscalation With triplets. And all of them will have beards.]]

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* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''. Let's cut to the chase: it's a television show featuring Creator/{{CHUCK NORRIS}}. Hell, [[DoItYourselfThemeTune he sings the intro]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW1tIpE95kc com/watch?v=nKebLNk04is Just listening to it is enough to make every woman within 5000 miles pregnant.]] [[SerialEscalation With triplets. And all of them will have beards.]]



* ''VideoGame/TheIncredibleHulkUltimateDestruction'': '''You are ''The Hulk''! And ''nothing'' can stop you!''' You can ''catch a cruise-missile mid-flight'', and ''throw it at a robot the size of a building''. You can ''skateboard on top of a bus, destroying everything in your path''. You can ''crush a car into boxing gloves''. You can ''smash your fists together'' so hard that ''everything in a hundred-foot radius of you is '''sent flying'''''.



** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': In the words of Miranda Lawson "He's a hero, a bloody icon", obviously referring to [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]]. No better exemplified than when he ''headbutts a '''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Krogan]]'''''

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** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': In the words of Miranda Lawson "He's a hero, a bloody icon", obviously referring to [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]]. No better exemplified than when he ''headbutts a '''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Krogan]]''''' Krogan]]'''''.



* ''VideoGame/TheIncredibleHulkUltimateDestruction'': '''You are ''The Hulk''! And ''nothing'' can stop you!''' You can ''catch a cruise-missile mid-flight'', and ''throw it at a robot the size of a building''. You can ''skateboard on top of a bus, destroying everything in your path''. You can ''crush a car into boxing gloves''. You can ''smash your fists together'' so hard that ''everything in a hundred-foot radius of you is '''sent flying'''''.



* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' like rock 'n' roll, heavy metal, gangsta rap, beer, cigarettes, breaking things, fighting, guns, explosions, ToiletHumour, fire, and girls with big boobs so they are pretty much wannabes for this trope. They obviously don't ''fit'' the trope, mind you. But they ''yearn'' to.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead like rock 'n' roll, heavy metal, gangsta rap, beer, cigarettes, breaking things, fighting, guns, explosions, ToiletHumour, fire, and girls with big boobs so they are pretty much wannabes for this trope. They obviously don't ''fit'' the trope, mind you. But they ''yearn'' to.



* From ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Brock Samson. He may not kill you with a gun, but he'll kill you with anything else he can get his hands on!! Reaches an apex in "Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic" where Brock enters a machine that shows people their deepest desires. He fights off a horde of ninjas with a knife, beats up cowboys wielding flamethrowers and riding ''T. rexes'', whallops polarbears in cars with gatling guns, and has sex with Molotov Cocktease. Another borderline case of [[TestosteronePoisoning ''Testosterone'' Poisoning]].

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* From ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': Brock Samson. He may not kill you with a gun, but he'll kill you with anything else he can get his hands on!! Reaches an apex in "Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic" where Brock enters a machine that shows people their deepest desires. He fights off a horde of ninjas with a knife, beats up cowboys wielding flamethrowers and riding ''T. rexes'', whallops polarbears in cars with gatling guns, and has sex with Molotov Cocktease. Another borderline case of [[TestosteronePoisoning ''Testosterone'' Poisoning]].
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* Most of Creator/MichaelBay's movies. ''Film/BadBoys1995'', ''Film/TheRock'', ''Film/{{Transformers}}''... badasses all-around, explosions, gunplay, jokes, and [[MaleGaze some pretty women for the quiet scenes]].

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* Most of Creator/MichaelBay's movies. ''Film/BadBoys1995'', ''Film/TheRock'', ''Film/{{Transformers}}''...''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}''... badasses all-around, explosions, gunplay, jokes, and [[MaleGaze some pretty women for the quiet scenes]].
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Traditionally, the role of women in such works is often stereotypically feminine, as [[{{Sidekick}} support characters]] or LoveInterests, sometimes [[SatelliteLoveInterest satellite ones]], while the men fight and die ([[DamselInDistress often for their sake]]). A woman may be the UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom, doing some small and unimportant action early in the movie or in the origin story, which start the chain of events that lead to some great disaster ForWantOfANail, and the real men would have to deal with it (for example, the villain may have turned into a villain in the first place because LoveMakesYouCrazy). Nevertheless, [[ActionGirl badass females]] are far from uncommon, and they may or may not be [[TheLadette masculine in their interests]]. Either way, expect {{Fanservice}}. Though keep in mind actual sex or womanizing doesn't necessarily mean "manly", as most playboys tend to have physical (and personality) traits opposite to the ones described above.

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Traditionally, the role of women in such works is often stereotypically feminine, as [[{{Sidekick}} support characters]] or LoveInterests, sometimes [[SatelliteLoveInterest satellite ones]], while the men fight and die ([[DamselInDistress often for their sake]]). A woman may be the UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom, doing some small and unimportant action early in the movie or in the origin story, which start is the IncitingIncident that starts the chain of events that lead to some great disaster ForWantOfANail, disaster, and the real men would have to deal with it (for example, the villain may have turned into a villain in the first place because LoveMakesYouCrazy). Nevertheless, [[ActionGirl badass females]] are far from uncommon, and they may or may not be [[TheLadette masculine in their interests]]. Either way, expect {{Fanservice}}. Though keep in mind actual sex or womanizing doesn't necessarily mean "manly", as most playboys tend to have physical (and personality) traits opposite to the ones described above.
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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': The weapons and [[Creator/QuentinTarantino Tarantino]][[{{Gorn}} -esque violence]] are the hallmark of this comic. The protagonist Frank Castle is essentially a OneManArmy who obtains his weaponry and resources from the same criminals he kills and/or tortures before dispatching them, and he frequently embarks on adventures where hundreds, dozens of criminals, terrorists, and/or war soldiers are annihilated. He's ''badassery personified''.

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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': The weapons and [[Creator/QuentinTarantino Tarantino]][[{{Gorn}} -esque violence]] are the hallmark of this comic. The protagonist Frank Castle is essentially a OneManArmy who obtains his weaponry and resources from the same criminals he kills and/or tortures before dispatching them, and he frequently embarks on adventures where hundreds, dozens of criminals, terrorists, and/or war soldiers are annihilated. He's ''badassery personified''.''He personifies badassery''.
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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': The weapons and [[{{Gorn}} Tarantino-esque violence]] are the hallmark of this comic. The protagonist Frank Castle is essentially a OneManArmy who obtains his weaponry and resources from the same criminals he kills and/or tortures before dispatching them, and he frequently embarks on adventures where hundreds, dozens of criminals, terrorists, and/or war soldiers are annihilated. He's ''badassery personified''.

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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': The weapons and [[{{Gorn}} Tarantino-esque [[Creator/QuentinTarantino Tarantino]][[{{Gorn}} -esque violence]] are the hallmark of this comic. The protagonist Frank Castle is essentially a OneManArmy who obtains his weaponry and resources from the same criminals he kills and/or tortures before dispatching them, and he frequently embarks on adventures where hundreds, dozens of criminals, terrorists, and/or war soldiers are annihilated. He's ''badassery personified''.

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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': The weapons and [[{{Gorn}} Tarantino-esque violence]] are the hallmark of this comic. The protagonist Frank Castle is essentially a OneManArmy who obtains his weaponry and resources from the same criminals he kills and/or tortures before dispatching them, and he frequently embarks on adventures where hundreds, dozens of criminals, terrorists, and/or war soldiers are annihilated. He's ''badassery personified''.



* ''Series/TheSopranos'' -- drugs, violence, male bonding, fatherhood, and diatribes about the emasculated state of contemporary Western society abound. Frequently subverts itself, though, by reminding viewers that most of the "manly men" in question are in fact morally bankrupt human beings whose inability to express themselves in any way other than aggression makes both them and their families miserable.

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* ''Series/TheSopranos'' -- drugs, violence, male bonding, fatherhood, and diatribes about the emasculated state of contemporary Western society abound. Frequently subverts itself, though, by reminding viewers that most of the "manly men" in question are in fact morally bankrupt bankrupt, pathetic human beings whose inability to express themselves in any way other than aggression makes both them and their families miserable.
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* ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', taking the manly SwordAndSandal genre and adding all the blood it couldn't have in its heyday.

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* ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', taking ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' is the manly SwordAndSandal genre story of a disgraced Roman general with an [[AwesomeMcCoolname awesome name]] who fights as a gladiator with one goal - win over the crowd, get a meeting with the evil Emperor Commodus who ordered the deaths of his wife and adding all son, and kill the blood it couldn't have bastard in its heyday.a final showdown at the Colosseum.
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* ''Anime/MDGeist'' is made of four things: violence, RuleOfCool, {{Fanservice}} and StuffBlowingUp. Plot? Storytelling? What are you talking about?

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* ''Anime/MDGeist'' is made of four things: violence, RuleOfCool, {{Fanservice}} and StuffBlowingUp. [[NoPlotNoProblem Plot? Storytelling? What are you talking about? about?]]
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* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and its OVA sequel ''FINAL'', in addition to HotBlooded, runs on this trope. Shining examples are Geki Hyuuma [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace who still shows off his massive biceps while in the vacuum of space]] and Goldymarg a robot based on him that is so manly ONE WOULD THINK HE WAS PROGRAMMED IN ALL CAPS. Other examples include Koutaro "MundaneMadeAwesome" Taiga, who can make even golf badass, and Guy Shishio, the man who epitomizes the DropTheHammer a LOT more than Thor. To wit, everyone in this series Exudes ManlyTears, the men, the children, ''the women'', everyone.

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* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and its OVA sequel ''FINAL'', in addition to HotBlooded, runs on this trope. Shining examples are Geki Hyuuma [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace who still shows off his massive biceps while in the vacuum of space]] and Goldymarg a robot based on him that is so manly ONE WOULD THINK HE WAS PROGRAMMED IN ALL CAPS. Other examples include Koutaro "MundaneMadeAwesome" Taiga, who can make even golf badass, and Guy Shishio, the man who epitomizes the DropTheHammer hammer attacks a LOT more than Thor. To wit, everyone in this series Exudes ManlyTears, the men, the children, ''the women'', everyone.
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* Wolverine from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' is a cigar-chomping bearded badass [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys whom the girls love]]. Pure macho!

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* Wolverine [[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]] from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' is a cigar-chomping bearded badass [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys whom the girls love]]. Pure macho!



* ''VideoGame/{{Bulletstorm}}'': if it's not the fact that a simple kick to the face can throw your target 10 yards away and the whole focus of the gameplay is to be as creative as possible with your frags, the main character's dialogue is a constant stream of swears and he even looks a bit like Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}. [[Creator/SteveBlum And talks like him.]] It frequently veers into [[TestosteronePoisoning outright parody.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Bulletstorm}}'': if it's not the fact that a simple kick to the face can throw your target 10 yards away and the whole focus of the gameplay is to be as creative as possible with your frags, the main character's dialogue is a constant stream of swears and he even looks a bit like Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}.[[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]]. [[Creator/SteveBlum And talks like him.]] It frequently veers into [[TestosteronePoisoning outright parody.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ScarfaceTheWorldIsYours''. Imagine Tony managed to escape from the finale of the movie alive. He [[GoingColdTurkey now remembers how he was the baddest mofo around]], and it's your goal to make all of Miami and beyond take notice that Tony's back and he's BAD—by literally rebuilding your Reputation (your experience points in this game). Your manliness (which you can build by doing macho things like shooting guys in the nuts and making timely -- and profane -- [[IShallTauntYou taunts]]) is literally measured in "Balls", which you can then use to go into a [[LimitBreak brief]] UnstoppableRage.

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* ''VideoGame/ScarfaceTheWorldIsYours''. Imagine Tony managed to escape from the finale of the movie alive. He [[GoingColdTurkey now remembers how he was the baddest mofo around]], and it's your goal to make all of Miami and beyond take notice that Tony's back and he's BAD—by BAD—by literally rebuilding your Reputation (your experience points in this game). Your manliness (which you can build by doing macho things like shooting guys in the nuts and making timely -- and profane -- [[IShallTauntYou taunts]]) is literally measured in "Balls", which you can then use to go into a [[LimitBreak brief]] UnstoppableRage.
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%%* ''Film/BadAss''. This whole movie's existence wouldn't even hold water without this trope.

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%%* ''Film/BadAss''.''Film/{{Bad Ass|2012}}''. This whole movie's existence wouldn't even hold water without this trope.
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* ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder''. [[MadeOfIron Built like a brickhouse]], [[GunsAkimbo dual-wielding machine guns]] and [[OneManArmy singlehandedly]] taking on the ''entire'' Third Reich while speaking in a [[GutturalGrowler grizzled macho whisper]], B.J. Blazkowicz is as manly as they come. The prequel, ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood'', could be summarized as "the very latest in Nazi super-technology is beaten effortlessly by a [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] Blazkowicz [[RockBeatsLaser with a lead pipe]]".

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* ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder''. [[MadeOfIron Built like a brickhouse]], [[GunsAkimbo dual-wielding machine guns]] and [[OneManArmy singlehandedly]] taking on the ''entire'' Third Reich while speaking in a [[GutturalGrowler grizzled macho whisper]], whisper, B.J. Blazkowicz is as manly as they come. The prequel, ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood'', could be summarized as "the very latest in Nazi super-technology is beaten effortlessly by a [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] Blazkowicz [[RockBeatsLaser with a lead pipe]]".
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* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': The giants of light didn't call themselves Ultra'''[[JustForPun men]]''' for nothing, a select few series showcase moments aimed who are asking for adrenaline rush:

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* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': The giants of light didn't call themselves Ultra'''[[JustForPun Ultra'''[[{{Pun}} men]]''' for nothing, a select few series showcase moments aimed who are asking for adrenaline rush:
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* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''. Beating up people as Batman is a top-notch manly activity!

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* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''. Beating The ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' offers the comic book fan's ultimate power fantasy: being Batman, beating up people as Batman is a top-notch manly activity!hordes of goons and using his resources and skills to save Gotham from itself.



%%* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'':[[http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/957206/borderlands/videos/borderlands_spc_realgamer.html is for Real Gamers.]]

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%%* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'':[[http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/957206/borderlands/videos/borderlands_spc_realgamer.html * ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' contains a truckload of outrageous and overpowered guns that the player is expected to use to atomize a wide variety of zany enemies in a quest for Real Gamers.]] fame, fortune and even more guns.
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* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' is a video game about a team of [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame foul-mouth, beer-guzzling space Dwarves]] sent to a dark DeathWorld to mine for rare minerals and mow down entire swarms of giant, monstrous bugs with military-graded weapons. And if that's not manly enough, there's [[GoodGuyBar the Abyss Bar]] where you can order beers for you and your teammates to either get buffs or get stone-drunk on your asses. And if you order the [[HideousHangoverCure Leaf Lover's Special]], you'll be shamed by your dwarven brethren for ordering [[ElvesVersusDwarves a tree-hugging elf drink]] and not being [[NoTrueScotsman a true, manly dwarf]].

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* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' is a video game about a team of [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame foul-mouth, beer-guzzling space Dwarves]] sent to a dark DeathWorld to mine for rare minerals and mow down entire swarms of giant, monstrous bugs with military-graded weapons. And if that's not manly enough, there's [[GoodGuyBar the Abyss Bar]] where you can order beers for you and your teammates to either get buffs or get stone-drunk on your asses.arses. And if you order the [[HideousHangoverCure Leaf Lover's Special]], you'll be shamed by your dwarven brethren for ordering [[ElvesVersusDwarves a tree-hugging elf drink]] and not being [[NoTrueScotsman a true, manly dwarf]].
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* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' is a video game about a team of [[OurDwarvesAreTheSame foul-mouth, beer-guzzling space Dwarves]] sent to a dark DeathWorld to mine for rare minerals and mow down entire swarms of giant, monstrous bugs with military-graded weapons. And if that's not manly enough, there's [[GoodGuyBar the Abyss Bar]] where you can order beers for you and your teammates to either get buffs or get stone-drunk on your asses. And if you order the [[HideousHangoverCure Leaf Lover's Special]], you'll be shamed by your dwarven brethren for ordering [[ElvesVersusDwarves a tree-hugging elf drink]] and not being [[NoTrueScotsman a true, manly dwarf]].

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* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' is a video game about a team of [[OurDwarvesAreTheSame [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame foul-mouth, beer-guzzling space Dwarves]] sent to a dark DeathWorld to mine for rare minerals and mow down entire swarms of giant, monstrous bugs with military-graded weapons. And if that's not manly enough, there's [[GoodGuyBar the Abyss Bar]] where you can order beers for you and your teammates to either get buffs or get stone-drunk on your asses. And if you order the [[HideousHangoverCure Leaf Lover's Special]], you'll be shamed by your dwarven brethren for ordering [[ElvesVersusDwarves a tree-hugging elf drink]] and not being [[NoTrueScotsman a true, manly dwarf]].
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* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' is a video game about a team of [[OurDwarvesAreTheSame foul-mouth, beer-guzzling space Dwarves]] sent to a dark DeathWorld to mine for rare minerals and mow down entire swarms of giant, monstrous bugs with military-graded weapons. And if that's not manly enough, there's [[GoodGuyBar the Abyss Bar]] where you can order beers for you and your teammates to either get buffs or get stone-drunk on your asses. And if you order the [[HideousHangoverCure Leaf Lover's Special]], you'll be shamed by your dwarven brethren for ordering [[ElvesVersusDwarves a tree-hugging elf drink]] and not being [[NoTrueScotsman a true, manly dwarf]].
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* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'', where even the [[ManlyGay gays]] can [[HighPressureBlood eviscerate]] [[{{Mooks}} Roman soldiers]] with ease. It ''is'' a show about a GladiatorRevolt [[WorldOfBadass after all]]. [[ActionGirl "Femininity"]] is defined as having a slightly lower kill count than the male characters and the male heroes often have their girlfriends (or boyfriend) by their sides as their [[BattleCouple partner in battle]]. Despite being a drama, the abundance of [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl lusty women baring it all]] and almost comically choreographed sex scenes makes it dangerously close to ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Testosterone]]'' [[TestosteronePoisoning Poisoning]].

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* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'', where even the [[ManlyGay gays]] can [[HighPressureBlood eviscerate]] [[{{Mooks}} Roman soldiers]] with ease. It ''is'' a show about a GladiatorRevolt [[WorldOfBadass after all]]. [[ActionGirl "Femininity"]] is defined as having a slightly lower kill count than the male characters and the male heroes often have their girlfriends (or boyfriend) by their sides as their [[BattleCouple partner in battle]]. Despite being a drama, the abundance of [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl lusty women baring it all]] and almost comically choreographed sex scenes makes it dangerously close to ''[[IncrediblyLamePun ''[[{{Pun}} Testosterone]]'' [[TestosteronePoisoning Poisoning]].

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* There is a company making packaged water[[note]]not bottled water: It comes in cans[[/note]] which calls itself "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Death Liquid Death]]" and uses the tagline "murder your thirst".

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* There is a company making packaged water[[note]]not bottled water: It comes in cans[[/note]] which calls itself "[[https://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Death Liquid Death]]" "Liquid Death"]] and uses the tagline "murder your thirst".thirst."
* Truck ads. Naturally, marketing for a utility vehicle would emphasize the physical and outdoorsy activities that it makes easier, from work to recreation, but in America, selling pickup trucks has been elevated to an artform. The voiceover will typically be contributed by either Creator/SamElliott or somebody imitating his gravely cowboy voice, the music will be either a hard rock or country riff, and the truck will be shown in either the [[SceneryPorn scenic vistas]] of [[NewOldWest the American West]] or blue-collar worksites driven by rugged men using it to haul large objects, often with shots of them putting such objects in and out of the bed. The very names of the trucks, from the Chevrolet Silverado and Colorado to the Toyota Tundra to the entire Ram line of trucks, are designed to evoke the rural wilderness. Ford uses the marketing slogan "Built Ford Tough", and Chevrolet once ran [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGI8IRXRqpo an ad]] for the Silverado mocking the Ford F-150's tailgate step as something that ''real'' men would never use -- which [[InsultBackfire backfired]] when Ford's truck marketing manager pointed out that it was free advertising for a genuinely useful feature.
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* Advertising/SegataSanshiro! Segata Sanshiro, [[CatchPhrase Sega Saturn Shiro!]]. Among Segata's accomplishments includes catching an ICBM midflight, halting its progress and then jumping off a plate glass window without breaking it.

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* Advertising/SegataSanshiro! Segata Sanshiro, [[CatchPhrase Sega Saturn Shiro!]].Shiro!. Among Segata's accomplishments includes catching an ICBM midflight, halting its progress and then jumping off a plate glass window without breaking it.



** You thought the rest of this page was as Manly as it could get? ''[[{{Catchphrase}} Who decided that?]]''\\

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** You thought the rest of this page was as Manly as it could get? ''[[{{Catchphrase}} Who ''Who decided that?]]''\\that?''\\
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* ''Literature/TheThirteenthWarrior'' features a band of badass Viking mercenaries battling cannibal Neanderthals in a retelling of ''Literature/{{Beowulf}}''. It doesn't get much manlier than that.

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* ''Literature/TheThirteenthWarrior'' ''Film/The13thWarrior'' features a band of badass Viking mercenaries battling cannibal Neanderthals in a retelling of ''Literature/{{Beowulf}}''. It doesn't get much manlier than that.
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* [[http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/28/carnegie-hall-ensemble-acjw-orchestra-makes-43-cartoon-theme-tunes-instantly-classier-4681908/ The controversial ads Hardees and Carl's Jr.]] ran for their ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' burger, which featured Characters/{{Mystique}} [[VoluntaryShapeshifting turning into]] a male in order to eat the sandwich, with the phrase "Man up" uttered by the narrator. That's right, Mystique, the mutant supervillain who has been going toe to toe with the Comicbook/XMen and [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]] since the 70's, can't handle Carl's Jr.'s new burger unless she's a guy.

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* [[http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/28/carnegie-hall-ensemble-acjw-orchestra-makes-43-cartoon-theme-tunes-instantly-classier-4681908/ The controversial ads Hardees and Carl's Jr.]] ran for their ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' burger, which featured Characters/{{Mystique}} [[Characters/MarvelComicsMystique Mystique]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting turning into]] a male in order to eat the sandwich, with the phrase "Man up" uttered by the narrator. That's right, Mystique, the mutant supervillain who has been going toe to toe with the Comicbook/XMen and [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]] since the 70's, can't handle Carl's Jr.'s new burger unless she's a guy.
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Expect to see PermaStubble, {{hot blood|ed}}, [[HeroicBuild improbably muscled males]], [[CarpetOfVirility Carpets of Virility]], lots of fighting, StuffBlowingUp, large amounts of RuleOfCool, and if you're lucky, ManlyTears. Most, if not all of the main characters are often grade-A Badasses and sometimes {{Large Ham}}s. Expect to see somebody shout a phrase [[PunctuatedForEmphasis WHERE! THEY! EMPHASIZE! EVERY! WORD!]] which can result in MemeticMutation. Soundtrack is prone to be fueled by ThePowerOfRock.

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Expect to see PermaStubble, {{hot blood|ed}}, [[HeroicBuild improbably muscled males]], muscled]] [[ManlyMan Manly Men]], [[CarpetOfVirility Carpets of Virility]], lots of fighting, StuffBlowingUp, large amounts of RuleOfCool, and if you're lucky, ManlyTears. Most, if not all of the main characters are often grade-A Badasses and sometimes {{Large Ham}}s. Expect to see somebody shout a phrase [[PunctuatedForEmphasis WHERE! THEY! EMPHASIZE! EVERY! WORD!]] which can result in MemeticMutation. Soundtrack is prone to be fueled by ThePowerOfRock.

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Per TRS, the trope is about works with masculine subject matter and tone. Removing examples that discuss individual characters (Manly Man covers that concept) and removing natter + "does this" ZCE


* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': The whole Internet is [[EvenTheGuysWantHim GAR]] for Archer. Berserker drips manliness as well, but of the more brutal type.
** On the same token, ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''... [[ImprobablyFemaleCast sorta]]. {{The on|eGuy}}ly [[PosthumousCharacter living]] [[TheOneGuy guys]], other than the BigBad (who is just plain AxCrazy), are so absurdly manly that you'll grow a beard from playing just one route.
** And also Rider of ''Literature/FateZero''. There's a reason he was known as the [[UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat King of Conquerers]] in life.



* ''Webcomic/AxeCop''. [[{{Catchphrase}} "I'll chop your head off!"]]
* ''Webcomic/DoubleK'' is ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' (and other Gainax characters) [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/MiamiVice''/''Film/BadBoys1995''.

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* ''Webcomic/AxeCop''. [[{{Catchphrase}} "I'll chop your head off!"]]
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%%* ''Webcomic/DoubleK'' is ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' (and other Gainax characters) [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/MiamiVice''/''Film/BadBoys1995''.



** Also, in the future, they apparently worship Creator/MarlonBrando.



* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', which cements The Dark Knight as one of the manliest heroes ever.



* Arguably, the Argentinean animated movie called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGo3WsnSSXg Boogie The Oily One]]". It contains every single archetype from any kind of action film (film noir, western, gangster film, etc.), but combines it with lots and lots of BlackComedy.
* ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x_4nCj4TI0 The manliest intro ever.]]

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* Arguably, the The Argentinean animated movie called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGo3WsnSSXg Boogie The Oily One]]". It contains every single archetype from any kind of action film (film noir, western, gangster film, etc.), but combines it with lots and lots of BlackComedy.
* %%* ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x_4nCj4TI0 The manliest intro ever.]]



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}:'' Goliath, the LargeAndInCharge leader of the Manhattan Clan. He's not just big and strong, he's also a WarriorTherapist, and a [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure wise leader]]. If he gets pissed though, watch out. Being voiced by ''Creator/KeithDavid'' helps.
-->'''Goliath:''' A Gargoyle doesn't whine, he '''ROARS!'''
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme''. The series actually ''toned down'' this compared to the toys, which were downright TestosteronePoisoning.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}:'' Goliath, the LargeAndInCharge leader of the Manhattan Clan. He's not just big and strong, he's also a WarriorTherapist, and a [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure wise leader]]. If he gets pissed though, watch out. Being voiced by ''Creator/KeithDavid'' helps.
-->'''Goliath:''' A Gargoyle doesn't whine, he '''ROARS!'''
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%%* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme''. The series actually ''toned down'' this compared to the toys, which were downright TestosteronePoisoning.



** An actual response to the video:
-->I had testicular cancer before I watched this.\\
Then I watched this.\\
My balls, now properly inspired, got their act together and proceeded to beat cancer to death.\\
Thank you, Iron Man.
* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria''. More manly than the ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' movies, and actually more faithful to the original books in sheer amounts of ultraviolence.

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** An actual response to the video:
-->I had testicular cancer before I watched this.\\
Then I watched this.\\
My balls, now properly inspired, got their act together and proceeded to beat cancer to death.\\
Thank you, Iron Man.
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%%* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria''. More manly than the ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' movies, and actually more faithful to the original books in sheer amounts of ultraviolence.

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