You can take A-levels in Badass? Why am I still doing maths?

This troper's dad took a level in badass when he shot himself in the foot. Instead of going to the hospital, he actually sterilized a swiss knife and took the bullet out of his foot.

My brother stayed two years behind all his friends in height until he was seventeen, due to health problems and surgeries. He was also very overweight. Cue him getting a job working on his feet all day and working out like a fiend and growing to six-two. Now he's the kind of BoisterousBruiser who could put you through a wall without noticing.

This troper's character in an RP on Fanfiction.net, a guy named Kouta Ichiru, took many of these when he fought the previously invincible BigBad of the story arc to a stand still and practically won, he then killed TheDragon with one fist, and then threw the BigBad into Instrumentality, destroying both. It makes more sense in context and is also even more badass.

This troper has a friend on deviantart who most would consider a furry, yeah. when I first saw his stuff it was really cartoony and simple, but not exactly pleasing to the eye. it's been a year or so now that I've met him and I thought to take a peek at his work and I just am agape at it. he got seriously good in like no time at all! it went from highly cartoon to stuff that'd make you double take on. now this happened in like a few weeks! it's literally amazing. he took several levels in badass!!

This troper's kid brother was a bratty hot headed half-pint that got on his nerves and thrashed about like crazy often resulting in us fighting all the time. Due to certain circumstances, he had to live with his aunt. Age 12, he started showing some signs of self control. Age 13, he starts handling other people's property with care. Age 17, he's the captain of his High School's football team and capable taking and dishing a thrashing from guys twice his size. College is coming up for him soon, he wants to major in business.

In this troper's CodeGeass Fanfic, this happens to Rivalz of all people. First, his family shows signs of trouble, mommy is seeing someone, daddy does not approve...and it stays like that for a while, well, until Rivalz meets DeathMask. Then he started working out, averting MusclesAreMeaningless, cut his hair and cut off the sleeves on his school uniform. And he starts piloting the Nero Lancelot. And that, folks, is the birth of Maftie Ciel Raza. Talk about prophetic names there...

And as for personality, after a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech by Deathmask, he becomes cold, serious, and TallDarkAndSnarky. On the light side, he is given a team of young pilots to command, all whom he quickly befriends. you had best not kill any of them...

Most of my friends have this in some form: We have several martial artists, a would-be hacker, several bands, numerous artists and I fill a small niche as comic relief, wicked cultured super villain. I've yet to really take a level but maybe remodeling my apartment in a style mixing elements of Bioshock, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Metro 2033 and old military hardware will give me a regional XP bonus or something.

@/{{Deuxhero}} was recently playing Pokémon Sapphire deliberately using strange Pokémon for in-game use. My team consisted of Cubone, Spoink, Heracross and Cacnea. Cacnea was easily the most useless of the 4, no decent STAB (using Bullet Seed+unstabed Faint Attack for the longest time, admittedly my fault for not breeding a 2nd decent attack move onto like the other 3, or a beneficial nature, getting a neutral one instead due to not wanting it to be useless in gen 4). Everybody mocked it for it's weakness. Cacnea's stats are a GlassCannon, but the other 3 had as good or better attack stats, but due to low move power and pathetic other stats, Cacnea rarely 1 turn KOed, and sucked up a lot of healing items due to paper defenses and defensive type. Eventually Cacnea evolved and early checks show her 1 turn KOing bulky waters with bullet seed and being cardboard defense wise, saving some healing items, a nice improvement. Needless to say, nobody makes fun of this troper's Cacnea anymore.