The main character is never the biggest badass.

[Xeros]

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It's always been my personal belief that the biggest badass in anything is never the main character. He/she may be a main character, but never the main character. To run down examples off the top of my head --

Rurouni Kenshin - Hajime Saito,

Dragon Ball Z - Heavily debatable, but for being consistently badass, gonna have to go with Vegeta,

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Seto Kaiba,

Full Metal Alchemist - Again heavily debatable, but I'm going with Pride/Fuhrer King Bradley

EDIT: Syphon Filter - Anton Girdeux

Mega Man - Proto Man

Kirby - Meta Knight

Zelda - Sheik

Batman - Deadshot

Spider Man - Venom (or Carnage)
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just to name a few.

Now I've been trying to think of exceptions for this rule, but I'm drawing a blank. How about you guy/gals?

Also I understand this is all opinion based, so please no flaming.

EDIT: OP has been edited so all the examples aren't nothing but anime. That was a tad narrow-mined of me. I'd also like to add that this rule has been extensively shot down, but new responses are still welcome.

 

[zenoaugustus]

God Of War. Kratos. End of story.

 

[Pielikey]

Gordon Freeman was badass, the biggest I'm not sure.

In Just Cause 2 Rico is pretty much the biggest Badass.

EDIT:

God Of War. Kratos. End of story.

Okay, I think he wins this thread.

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

what about trilby?

wait... cabadath... ok yea im not sure who is the bigger badass in trilbys notes

 

[lee1287]

gears of war 2. Marcus?

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

DELETED

 

[Aura Guardian]

Vash The Stampede.
Link
Rurouni Kenshin
Akito Tenkawa
Roger Smith
Nuff said.

 

[Marter]

Ninja'd on Kratos.

Ezio, Frank West, Cole Macgrath. I think they are the good examples of being badass in a game.

 

[Kimarous]

Counter-point:

Kenshiro of "Fist of the North Star"

That is all...

 

[AboveUp]

Rurouni Kenshin - Hajime Saito,
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Seto Kaiba
Full Metal Alchemist - Again heavily debatable, but I'm going with Pride/Fuhrer King Bradley

I'll have to argue on Saito and Bradley here. Roy Mustang and Tenken Soujirou are much, much better than that.

Kaiba on the other hand kept getting more taller, darker, better looking and awesome as the story progressed. Even the author knew he had a better character in that than Yugi. Heck, he even gave him a better costume later on.

Counter-point:

Kenshiro of "Fist of the North Star"

That is all...

Awesome counterpoint. I'm already dead. *head explodes*

 

[theimpsarecoming]

Dante in devil may cry

 

[Chiefmon]

Hellsing- Alucard

This thread has been won, thank you, good day.

 

[Lolth17]

I'm gonna say Shepard is the biggest badass in Mass Effect. You can argue Wrex, Legion, Saren, etc, but the entire universe respects/fears/wants to have sex with the Shep. Can't get more badass than that.

 

[-Drifter-]

I take it you haven't watched High Plains Drifter.

 

[David Bray]

Yeah, maybe if you play J games where generally its about them beating the seventh incarnation of pure evil on steroids then yes.
However, most game i play has me as the baddest ass, with only controls deciding how good i turn out to be

 

[MellowFellow]

I'm gonna say Shepard is the biggest badass in Mass Effect. You can argue Wrex, Legion, Saren, etc, but the entire universe respects/fears/wants to have sex with the Shep. Can't get more badass than that.

This. Shepard is definitely the biggest badass in mass effect.

Also, Altair is a badass and he is pretty much the main character in AC. My Character in DAO was easily the biggest badass in Ferelden.

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

Walker texas ranger- chuck norris
Halo- Master chief
Kind of lost beyond that point...

 

[Magnesium360]

Ever played Max Payne?

 

[Wadders]

Ever played Max Payne?

Ah Ninja'd goddamn it.

But yeah, Payne is 100% badass. As my avatar shows.