historical badasses

[Racsoviale]

sorry about the late response, it was national ladour day this friday and the following hangovers made me a very useless individual.

LightApectra: Ok, he sure as hell is one cool badass

privatehudson: much like our beloved Jack Churchill

Zuffox: Simo Hayha is also on my list of badasses, but he didnt wield a GODDAMN CLAYMORE into battle, but still 700 kills gotta count for something, furthermore, he didnt have any of those fancy sniper-rifles the modern military forces have....and that got to count for something.

Sharwood: I sure as hell support Australia to be THE badass country/continent/island of the world, you guys got deadly scorpions/snakes and every other living being just waiting to kill you, where as us here in the North we got goddamn badgers as the most dangerous animal.

carmen510: I did say I was "inspired by Cracked" but yes all of those guys are genuine badasses in my book, but so far noone has beaten Jack Churchill since he's just Rambo before Rambos fancy weapons and during WW2. WITH A GODDAMN CLAYMORE!!!....(you have to say that loud to emphasize the badassery)

carmen510: we dont use spokemen anymore, we just use "soft" politics to make the world do what we want, and it works much better than invading countries

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Hitler would never make the list on the site I linked because he was a jackhat, and delusional to boot.

 

[GoodGame]

I'm clearly thinking of Le Petit then.

Le Petit Prince?

I'd agree with your original point that Napoleon was a president in that being a primary consulate technically made Napoleon a president (at least head of a major branch of government), FWIW.

 

[vogtmurr]

Hitler would never make the list on the site I linked because he was a jackhat, and delusional to boot.

That's right:
to be a great badass, any killing has to be done personally, out in the open, if not in self defense then at least where the other dude is similarly armed. Serial killers, mass murderers, and those who 'gave the orders' don't usually make the name on any such list.

EDIT: I also agree with the statement below this one.

 

[GoodGame]

That's right:
to be a great badass, any killing has to be done personally, out in the open, if not in self defense then at least where the other dude is similarly armed. Serial killers, mass murderers, and those who 'gave the orders' don't usually make the name on any such list.

True to an extent, but being a badass isn't necessarily about killing. It's about blowing rasperies against society and norms too. And usually being [lineout]sane[/lineout], er rational, too.

 

[Sharwood]

That's right:
to be a great badass, any killing has to be done personally, out in the open, if not in self defense then at least where the other dude is similarly armed. Serial killers, mass murderers, and those who 'gave the orders' don't usually make the name on any such list.

EDIT: I also agree with the statement below this one.

What happens if the orders you give involve creating a pyramid of skulls outside the cities you've sacked? Lots of generals, admirals, etc., have made that list.

 

[vogtmurr]

Well no such generals or admirals have been identified on this list - I've kind of steered away from them for that reason. However, most great generals and admirals did the majority of their killing in the act of war, and civilian atrocities were usually the acts of individual soldiers or units. Yamashita had to pay the ultimate price for that but it almost doesn't seem really justified in hindsight when you consider how he handled himself in his defense.

I note that Tamerlane and Genghis Khan appear on the other BotW site, but face it they were also badasses, with a huge list of daring deeds and military exploits, along with some of the most foul, gruesome massacres. I give them a very mixed rating as generals.

 

[Zack]

Sharwood: I sure as hell support Australia to be THE badass country/continent/island of the world, you guys got deadly scorpions/snakes and every other living being just waiting to kill you, where as us here in the North we got goddamn badgers as the most dangerous animal.

What are you talking about? Sharwood lives in Atlanta, part of Georgia, part of the USA.

 

[Dachs]

What are you talking about? Sharwood lives in Atlanta, part of Georgia, part of the USA.

No, Sharwood is (ostensibly) Australian. From NSW? I caution you: looking at the Location isn't going to help you.

 

[Zack]

No, Sharwood is (ostensibly) Australian. From NSW? I caution you: looking at the Location isn't going to help you.

Damn it, just play along with me next time. I thought we had him fooled.

 

[GoodGame]

I note that Tamerlane and Genghis Khan appear on the other BotW site, but face it they were also badasses, with a huge list of daring deeds and military exploits, along with some of the most foul, gruesome massacres. I give them a very mixed rating as generals.

That and Khan is like the most badarse, most recurring royal name as well.

 

[Sharwood]

What are you talking about? Sharwood lives in Atlanta, part of Georgia, part of the USA.

Right next to where that Russian-backed military coup was yesterday. Wayt, wut?

I'm also a giant crab monster. Look like crab, talk like people.

 

[WICKLC1]

Anyone who has seen 300 knows the answer to this...

 

[aelf]

How about Vlad Tepes? I mean, he once scared off a superior Turkish army led by none other than Mehmed II simply by the sight of the number of people he impaled.

 

[LightSpectra]

How about Vlad Tepes? I mean, he once scared off a superior Turkish army led by none other than Mehmed II simply by the sight of the number of people he impaled.

Impaling defenseless pregnant women and children isn't badass.

 

[aelf]

Impaling defenseless pregnant women and children isn't badass.

He impaled Turkish prisoners, who were not just defenseless women and children. He also happened to have relatively good military successes.

 

[Sharwood]

I'm still reding that list. Up until now Jack Churchill has remained my favourite, but I just read the entry on Hiroo Onoda. He takes Mad Jack's place for insanity and badassitude.