Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 People of Spiderweb, which historical badass had the most badass face? I'm not just asking which person merely looked badass. Nor am I asking which historical person was the most badass. I'm interested in the intersection between the two. Which person was one of the great badasses of history, and had a face that demonstrated that fact the best? My nomination: Frederick Douglass: Badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Let's face it. The man was badass enough to make monocles look badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Since Tyranicus beat me to Roosevelt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Let's face it. The man was badass enough to make monocles look badass. Monocles not pictured, right? Also, he kinda looks like a grandpa. Anyway, since I didn't read the thread properly, I'll return later to add a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Arguably the best martial artist in the last century, Bruce Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 If the stories are true, this man stopped a riot with just a glare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I was looking for a badass face, and found a serious badass whose face was, uh, not exactly. Meet poor old Wild Bill Hickok, the deadliest gunslinger of the Wild West. It's hard to beat Fred Douglass, though, for the face. I'm glad it's not me he's so angry at. EDIT: Apparently many of Hickok's exploits may have been exaggerated. Maybe he wasn't really any more badass than he looks. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Have YOU rafted an uncharted, wild river in a hard bottom boat and with only one arm? I didn't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 A dapper gentleman, but I wouldn't want to have to look into the cold, staring eyes of Jesse James. John Brown's not doing so poorly either. —Alorael, who still gives Mr. Douglass the edge. He's got great intensity, great hair, and unusually good lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Honestly, just epic. I knew of most of those but some were new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: echo Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Let's face it. The man was badass enough to make monocles look badass. Monocles not pictured, right? Also, he kinda looks like a grandpa. Anyway, since I didn't read the thread properly, I'll return later to add a picture. Roosevelt didn't wear a monocle, at least not in most pictures. Those are pince-nez glasses. I had a fantasy about getting a pair for a while. I don't have the mustache for them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Okay, this guy must count. A stone-faced killer if I ever saw one. He doesn't need a pince-nez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Master1 Originally Posted By: echo Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Let's face it. The man was badass enough to make monocles look badass. Monocles not pictured, right? Also, he kinda looks like a grandpa. Anyway, since I didn't read the thread properly, I'll return later to add a picture. Roosevelt didn't wear a monocle, at least not in most pictures. Those are pince-nez glasses. I had a fantasy about getting a pair for a while. I don't have the mustache for them, though. I am aware that he is not wearing a monocle, but he did wear one, and he looks more badass in this picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Milla Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 ^That is more hat than man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Originally Posted By: Milla ^That is more hat than man. Maybe, but you haven't seen what's under the hat yet: Click to reveal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: Master1 Originally Posted By: echo Let's face it. The man was badass enough to make monocles look badass. Monocles not pictured, right? Also, he kinda looks like a grandpa. Anyway, since I didn't read the thread properly, I'll return later to add a picture. Roosevelt didn't wear a monocle, at least not in most pictures. Those are pince-nez glasses. I had a fantasy about getting a pair for a while. I don't have the mustache for them, though. I am aware that he is not wearing a monocle, but he did wear one, and he looks more badass in this picture. You're right. I had forgotten about those pictures. Either way, Roosevelt has some stylish eye-wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Poisoned with massive quantities of cyanide, shot, beaten, tied up, dropped in a river in the middle of a Russian winter, and he still manages to break out of his bonds before drowning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Good face. —Alorael, who went looking into empires on Wikipedia, though of course most of them rose and fell without leaving any good likenesses of conquerors and leaders. He finds it fascinating to look at the different measurements. Britain wins on size, but apparently the Persians controlled almost half the world's population in their day. And the Roman Empire isn't really so remarkable for being large, although it was, but for lasting longer. Only a few centuries for the Empire proper, but almost a full millennium if you include the Republic. Count from the beginning of the Roman Kingdom to the fall of Byzantium and the Roman state, not always including Rome itself, held out more than two thousand years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lauren CW Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 'nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Objection! Walken might have a badass face, and may have acted as a badass on occasion, but I don't think he qualifies as a historical badass. If we start listing off all actors who merely look badass, we might be here a while. (On a side note, I think George C. Scott looked more like Patton than Patton did.) If you do want an actor who looks badass and also was badass before he started acting, look no further: Christopher Lee: Badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 And since Christopher Lee is practically Dracula... I'm noticing a war trend. Did I screw up by choosing a geologist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Ooh! I almost forgot this badass physicist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Boudicca, cause some women are baddass too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Oh yeah, here's another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan People of Spiderweb, which historical badass had the most badass face? Genghiz Khan, Timur/Tamerlane, Alexander the Great, Saladin, Belisarius, and a dozen other great conquerors did not leave behind adequately imposing visages. Please don't throw them up here; we know they're badass, but the faces aren't coming through. Leonidas gets recognition for being badass in defeat, but still no face to back it up. Simo Häyhä doesn't have the face left, period, which is badass in its own way, but he just doesn't look terrifying. Audie Murphy looks downright wholesome. Miyamoto Musashi, Oda Nobunaga, and Toyotami Hideoshi have some paintings and one portrait photo that I could find, but they don't convey menace. You know who looks like he could seriously ruin your empire, though? (And, for the record, there's this other guy whose youthful likeness doesn't do nearly enough to convey his badass nature, with emphasis on both the bad and the ass.) —Alorael, who has even more trouble with Joan of Arc. Among other problems, half the time she's portrayed in saintly, almost monastic poses. She heard God, but she also beat on the English pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan Christopher Lee: Badass Beat me to it. The man's voice is also badass. If he ever ran for God, he'd give Morgan Freeman a run for his money. Speaking of whom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I hereby nominate Carrie Nation for having the most badass face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 In the vein of Christopher Lee, does historical fiction count? I mean, Yoda is from a long time ago, albeit in a galaxy far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 What I have learned from this thread: Two-thirds of the people posting here do not understand what "badass" means. At all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Alright, wise Mr. Slarty, which fraction am I in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 One could also conclude that Slarty doesn't always share the same tastes as everyone else. The same could be said of his sense of humor - I'm fairly certain that some of these were posted humorously - after all, look at the thread type! Then again, maybe he's joking and it's beyond the comprehension of us mean folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Quote: What I have learned from this thread: Two-thirds of the people posting here do not understand what "badass" means. At all. QFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S What I have learned from this thread: Two-thirds of the people posting here do not understand what "badass" means. At all. Matter of opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Originally Posted By: Iffy Matter of opinion. That. "Badass" is an incredibly subjective measure of... anything, that most people's opinions will differ. Unless you're being literal, in which case... well, you can't tell from a face if someone is literally "badass". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 I left the definition of badass deliberately vague. To be completely honest, one of my goals was to have a thread I could scroll through whenever I wanted to be confronted with the piercing stare of badasses throughout history. Okay, so maybe just the part of history that had photographs, but you get the idea. (For a similar effect, see what happened to Alorael's postcount thread.) The other goal was to propose a deathmatch, but since Bruce Lee was one of the badasses posted, there's not much point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Kreador Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 To round this out properly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 How is that ass bad, though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Well, his teeth aren't so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Originally Posted By: Aʀᴀɴ How is that ass bad, though? I think his face is pretty bad, which is the point. It's a terrible ass face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He looks fairly happy though, unlike this one: Moping donkey:SADASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 In the spirit of xkcd, that's one sad ass-ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lauren CW Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan Objection! Walken might have a badass face, and may have acted as a badass on occasion, but I don't think he qualifies as a historical badass. If we start listing off all actors who merely look badass, we might be here a while. I think Walken is a perfect intersect between looking and being badass. His acting career is a reflection of his personal taste and sense of humor, and what he has contributed to the film industry has definitely made him a historical badass. Plus, getting stoned with Clinton is badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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