Template:IndexTrope Most badasses are leaders — they stride in confident, stare The Rival down, and dominate any situation they're in... Except when they don't.

This is an index for badasses who work for someone else, or who spend more time following orders than giving them. For instance, The Captain might be part of a military command structure, but he'll give most of the orders in the story. But his Number Two might follow all of the orders, but be a Badass in his own right. There's nothing wrong with kicking ass and taking names for the honor of your country/organization/feudal lord.

Contrast Badass in Charge for leader characters. Compare Hidden Badass tropes, which might have significant overlap with these.