Noun:
A character archetype that is against violence/fighting, but is capable of enforcing their pacifism through their sheer badassery. They are characterized by their constant effort to deescalate all conflict, sometimes, but not always, even when the conflict is justified.
Examples: Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind), Mob (Mob Psycho 100), Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke), Steven (Steven Universe), Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Chief Benja (Raya and the Last Dragon), Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Etymology: portmanteau of badass and pacifist
Coined by sleepingchaser
A character archetype that is against violence/fighting, but is capable of enforcing their pacifism through their sheer badassery. They are characterized by their constant effort to deescalate all conflict, sometimes, but not always, even when the conflict is justified.
Examples: Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind), Mob (Mob Psycho 100), Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke), Steven (Steven Universe), Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Chief Benja (Raya and the Last Dragon), Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Etymology: portmanteau of badass and pacifist
Coined by sleepingchaser
Uncle Iroh is such a badassifist!
My favorite character to watch in movies is always the badassifist.
Something about the way a badassifist can stop people from fighting with their own fists is kinda hot, not gonna lie...
My favorite character to watch in movies is always the badassifist.
Something about the way a badassifist can stop people from fighting with their own fists is kinda hot, not gonna lie...
by Sleepingchaser May 9, 2021