More badassery

Let's revisit the subject of the most popular post in the history of this here blog (5 Diggs? Holla!) with some more badass characters. Previously we took a look at some of the more obscure badasses in fictional history. Here we'll get probably more obscure, cause everyone loves things they haven't seen, right?

With some of these we may be veering away from badass and into sociopathic territory. It's a fine line. But we'll at least start with someone who could be called honorable. A word of warning, all these videos are probably NSFW.

Omar Little - A man's got to have a code. Omar's a modern day Robin Hood -- he robs drug dealers. Probably more than 50 percent of Wire fans would list him as their favorite character. His rep is so deadly that he can go wandering the streets in a bathrobe seeking Honey Nut Cheerios and dealers will hand over their stash. Also, he lies under oath to put murderers behind bars. And he never put his gun on a citizen. Let's look at a clip, the classic old-west style showdown with Brother Mouzone (a badass in his own right) in Season 3.
I keeps one in the chamber in case you ponderin'


Cigarette Smoking Man from the X-Files
This guy could more accurately called sinister. But I wanted to put some X-Files character on this list, and Alex Krycek just wasn't going to cut it, no matter how many hands he's had cut off by russians. Cigarette Smoking Man is basically the bad guy in this show -- always concealing the truth that Mulder wants to reveal. Mostly alien conspiracies and the like such as smallpox causing bees, black oil, and vampire gypsies. He's a cold-blooded killer whose talents benefit a global syndicate -- but while the members of the syndicate all live in posh mansions and own horse farms, the CSM lives in a meager apartment where he smokes and drinks in the dark while watching old black and white war movies on TV. And he killed JFK.

Anton Chigurgh
Here's where we really veer into sociopathic territory. Chigurgh is less a man than a force of nature. The only person who escapes his wrath is non-confrontational Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, because he keeps his head down and out of harms way. I'm pretty sure if I ever saw Javier Bardem in a pageboy gimping down the street I would run the other way, and fast. Also -- silenced shotgun? Clearly necessary. Here we have the coin-toss scene. Stupid gas station attendant, stop trying to make small talk with death incarnate.


Slim Charles
What? You expected only one character from The Wire? Wrong. The tall man proves his gangster cred repeatedly. He's a mercenary, pure and simple. First with the Barksdales, then Prop Joe, then the New Day Co-Op. Some of his highlights include bringing Cutty back in the game(albeit briefly) and 'That was for Joe.' He may be the only street character on the Wire to show sentiment and not pay for it. Here is a clip where he is counseling Avon Barksdale on their gang war with Marlo, or possibly middle eastern politics. Slim Charles for president!


Tony Montana
Here's our token Al Pacino appearance. What, you expected Big Boy Caprice in Dick Tracy? Sorry to disappoint. And yes, I know Scarface is awful. Brian De Palma made a super-stylized violent epic that's way too long (Better or worse film than Smoking Aces? discuss). But despite any problems the film has, Tony Montana is a fucking nutball. He's such a one-dimensional characture that he has earned the reverence of many a rapper who have been featured on MTV Cribs. He rises to the top of Miami's coke trade after escaping death by chainsaw. If you need more convincing, well, say hello to my little fren'

Lil' Ze in 'City of God'
For those who don't know, this movie is about some boys growing up in the slums of Rio de Janiero in the 60s and 70s. Shit is nuts, and I highly recommend seeing it despite the subtitles. Take it from Time Magazine, "The film is seductive, disturbing, enthralling — a trip to hell that gives the passengers a great ride." This movie is chock full o' badass, but Lil' Ze gets the nod here because he's the craziest cat in the craziest slum in the world. He's all business, a stone-cold killer from birth. Here we have Lil' Ze getting blessed by some sort of Brazilian priest and then taking over the city's drug trade followed by some other (unrelated) stuff that happens in the film. I wish you could still get weed in lids.