most badass movie characters?
 

Who are your favorite badass movie characters? Mine are as follows:
Agent Smith (The Matrix)
The Terminator
John Mclane (?)(Die Hard)
Dutch (Predator)
The predator himself
Ripley (Aliens)
Mr. White (Reservoir Dogs)
Hannibal Lector (Silence of the Lambs only)
Neil Mcauly (?)(Heat)
Robert De Niro in Ronin
El Marachi (Desperado)

Ash - Army of Darkness
Sam, Vincent - Ronin
Blade - Blade
Darth Maul - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Neo, Morpheus - The Matrix (entire series)
Alec Trevelyan - Goldeneye
Shaft - Shaft (the original)
Wolverine - X-Men (entire series)
Connor, Seamus McManus, David Della Rocco, Il Duce - The Boondock Saints
Jason Bourne - The Bourne Series
Alice - Resident Evil
Korben Dallas, Lelu - The 5th Element
Kroenen, Hellboy - Hellboy

Just a few off the top of my head.

Hicks - Aliens
Michael Corleone - The Godfather I & II
Tony Montana - Scarface
Riddick
Vincent - Collateral

and this isn't a movie, but Solid Snake needs to be mentioned.

Riddick
Ripley-aliens
the man with no name
angel eyes
tuco
ghost dog

The Wolf - Pulp Fiction!

Thomas Beckett - Sniper (1993)
Léon - The Professional (1994)
James Bond - From Russia with Love (1963)
Donald 'Red' Grant - From Russia with Love (1963)
Wedge Donovan - Fighting Seabees (1944)

Tony Montana (Scarface), Vic Vega aka Mr. Blonde (Reservoir Dogs), Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon), Il Duce (The Boondock Saints), Leon (Leon/The Professional), Vincent Vega (Pulp Fiction), Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction), Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction), and Bruce Lee (in anything).

Legolas from Lord of the Rings pwnz all with his bow and arrow.

Oh and Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy.

Just thought I'd mention these because no one else has mentioned them so far.

(Oh and uh, sorry for using "pwnz.")

"The Dude" - The Big Lebowski

The Bride-Kill Bill

I got a lot no one has mentioned.

Maximus - Gladiator
Major Konig - Enemy at the Gates
Animal Mother - Full Metal Jacket
Sgt. Horvath - Saving Private Ryan
Cpl. Steiner - The Iron Cross
Tyler Durden - Fight Club
Eldon Perry - Dark Blue
"Hoot" - Blackhawk Down
Lt. Col. Hal Moore - We Were Soldiers
Mani - Brotherhood of the Wolf
Big Chris - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Bullet Tooth Tony - Snatch
Boris "The Blade" - Snatch
"Bud" White - L.A. Confidential
"Spoon" Witherspoon - Dog Soldiers

And that's just from my small movie collection. Hollywood can make badass characters pretty easily, huh?

Oh, I almost forgot, any Samuel Jackson character, ever.

Ash - Army of Darkness
Vincent & Jools - Pulp Fiction
Dirty Harry - Ah-ah, I know what you're thinking punk. You're thinking did he fire six shots or only five? And to tell you the truth I've forgotten myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum - the most powerful hand gun in the world and will blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question--Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk!

John Wayne's character in "The Searchers"
That bank robber from "The Fugitive"
Blondie from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"

I agree with a lot on this list so far, so I'll avoid repeating a long list and say the first one that came to my head:

Bill - Kill Bill Vol. 2

In the scenes with his character, he just inhabits the badass nature. The way he talks and acts fits perfectly in my head, even more than someone who just does badass things.

Definately like a lot of the lists though as well.

One guy: Michael Corleone, The Godfather I, II, and III.

See if you recognize the theme here:

Joe - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
The Stranger - High Plains Drifter
Josey Wales - The Outlaw Josey Wales
Tom Highway - Heartbreak Ridge

Er, let me guess. Clint Eastwood.

Maximus Decimus Meridius - Gladiator
Jason Bourne - Bourne Identity/Supremacy
James Bond - Bond Series
Sean Connery's character - The Rock

Ooh, thought of another-- Jason Bourne in the Bourne series. Smart *and* knows how to kick some ass.

Shane - Shane
Rooster Cogburn - True Grit
Snake Plissken - Escape From New York
Jack Burton - Big Trouble in Little China
R.J. MacReady - The Thing
Wyatt Earp - Tombstone
Sgt. Todd 3465 - Soldier
Preacher - Pale Rider
Darth Vader - Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope and Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
Boba Fett - Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back and Ep. VI: The Return of the Jedi
Jango Fett - Star Wars Ep. II: The Attack of the Clones
Mystique - X-men movies

Tony Montana from Scarface. He's just so ruthless. Definately one of the most badass movie characters.

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Mickey - Snatch

Patrick Bateman: American Psycho (he was even better in the book)

-Billy Chow as General Fujita (Supreme Killer) in Fist of Legend
-Koichi Yamadera as Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop
-Bruce Lee as Lee in Enter the Dragon
-Karl Urban as: Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy, Vaako in Riddick, and Eomer in The Lord of the Rings II and III
-James Earl Jones as Darth Vader in Starwars IV through VI (NOT IN I THROUGH III)
-Christian Bale as Batman in Batman Begins (you'll see in 2005)
-Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in The Crow
-Sean Connery: as James Bond in Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderbal, and You Only Live Twice; Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez in Highlander; Professor Henry Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Halle Barry as Catwoman....just kidding

The Big Lebowski is my favorite movie, and I can't say much of a single bad word about it, but the Dude is definately NOT a badass. The scene (one of many that comes to mind) that demonstrates this well is him nailing a plank of wood to the floor (with about 50 bent nails) so he can set up a chair to barricade the door, only to find out 30 seconds later that the door opens outward. He later trips over the plank.

I would have to add Wyatt (Peter Fonda) from Easy Rider.

But I think the prize definately goes to Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction - even his wallet is a "Bad Mother Fucker."

robert mitchum. night of the hunter.
steve mcqueen bullit
bruce lee enter the dragon

Wyatt? Wyatt wasn't Johnny Ringo's Huckleberry, though...

The badass of Tombstone was definitely Doc Holliday, though I will say that Wyatt (Kurt Russell, if you must) had a much better "steely gaze" than Doc (Val Kilmer).

Samuel Jackson's Character in "The Long Kiss Goodnight"... I love him in that movie...

DB

Robert Mitchum. Yes, a nice choice.

Terry Tsurugi, Sonny Chiba's character from the "Street Fighter" series of films. This guy was ripping out nut sacks and Adams apples from his foes. I don't think you can get anymore "badassed" then Terry over there. If you've seen any of the films you'd know that this guy is some sort of human ass-kicking machine that can't be shut off. Seriously check out any of the films, they're great, and I'm sure you can find them for two or five dollars in the bargain DVD bin at your local corner store...