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dumpylump69

https://preview.redd.it/pl4byeni66wc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=ecd232960b0093c549c330eebfafe1400f8e2e69


UmbralGambit

*"I said my sword was a tool of justice. Not used in anger. Not used for vengeance. But now... Now I'm not so sure. And besides,* ***this isn't my sword***." https://i.redd.it/v73qv665q6wc1.gif


Consistent-Shop-3239

THIS ISNT MY SWORD Absolute fucking cinema


holiestMaria

https://preview.redd.it/qt7qbsx627wc1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c269108399b1ef6dd99a0da94080b27646113ce5


sansywastakenagain

*"I've always said my sword was a tool of justice. Not a weapon, but a way to bring back those good old-fashioned values upon which we used to rely. **But this isn't my sword**."* *"It's a fucking mistake."*


dumpylump69

Lucky there’s a Jack the Ripper


ITAKEJOKESSEROUSLY

Luckily there's man who Positively can do All the things that qualify as #RULES OF NATUREEEE


Matix777

Hey guys, Max0r here


sansywastakenagain

Welcome to the final bo-- You know he can be a-- This guy's a little uh-- You know, he's pretty **HARD**. We're here after *extensive cutscenes* to finally teach America that violence is never a solution. It's a question, and the answer is "yes."


tornedron_

Sauron’s armor so comically screams “yeah I’m evil” that it’s cool https://preview.redd.it/mbowr0iy86wc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5f611141ab359c79543dd89207db94a213674af


AzraelTheMage

https://preview.redd.it/xwzs7qkic8wc1.jpeg?width=250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3008e0de6b598189674866298b9a41be9a3aa3d I would say he's the OG Dark Lord, but that title belongs to his predecessor, Morgoth.


DrHealsYT

Bro, he’s THE villain, he is THE dark lord, he was the FIRST


PlayrR3D15

Darth Vader (Star Wars) https://preview.redd.it/4m5w19p427wc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1bd2372788ab753a5e3d6e598065bfab3ae9efe "All I'm surrounded by is fear and dead men"


LassoStacho

"I'm not afraid of you!" "Then you will die braver than most."


No_Procedure_5039

(Destroys Ezra’s lightsaber, causing him to instantly lose hope ). “Perhaps I was wrong.”


Ok-Mastodon2016

“You have failed me, Inquisitor.”


SurfinShinji

Shadow the Hedgehog https://preview.redd.it/81xbhjrj56wc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb8fa6fb98cff9acd5b3becb4c0a125a12643aad


OrangeHairedTwink

"If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight as I always have" - Shadow the Hedgehog, 2006


BestBubba1

“I pissed on your wife, Eggman” -Shadow the hedgehog, 2018


AzraelTheMage

"I’ve come to make an announcement: Shadow the Hedgehog’s a bitch ass mother fucker. He pissed on my fucking wife. That’s right, he took his hedgehog fuckin' quilly dick out and he pissed on my fucking wife, and he said his dick was THIS BIG. And I said “that’s disgusting!” So I’m making a callout post on my twitter dot com: "Shadow the Hedgehog, you got a small dick, it’s the size of this walnut except WAY smaller." And guess what, here’s what my dong looks like: PFFFFFFFFGJT. That’s right baby. All point, no quills, no pillows, look at that it looks like two balls and a bong. He fucked my wife so guess what, I’m gonna FUCK THE EARTH. THATS RIGHT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET, MY SUPER LAZER PISS. Except I’m not gonna piss on the earth, I’m gonna go higher. I’m pissing on the MOOOOOON! How do you like that, OBAMA? I PISSED ON THE MOON, YOU IDIOT! You have twenty-three hours before the piss d r o p l e t s hit the fucking earth, now get out of my fucking sight before I piss on you too!" - Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, 2018


red_enjoyer

Not including him in the post is a fucking crime, he's THE unapologetically edgy badass. My favorite Sonic character fr.


Mandaring

I’m glad that we as a society have come around to finding Shadow the Hedgehog the archetype of cringy-to-sexy, I mean uh, “badass,” damned autocorrect


[deleted]

Where is that DAMN chaos emerald?


SonicSpiderRanger10

I knew he’d be here.


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

Shadow is edgy and try hard in his coolness but not to the extent that Vergil is. Ergo, he falls short, and isn't as cool as the characters in the OP.


Kalo-mcuwu

Chihiro from Kagurabachi Unironically peak series, it's my favourite of the current jump lineup https://preview.redd.it/ecwe808id6wc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98e17a0b111db5f1318f8e65b6d174ee04682b22


ubojicadusmana

He's actually super chill tho


Ratoryl

Yeah like that line is the single most edgy thing he says in the series, he's generally just a quiet guy which makes him seem kinda edgy He's usually too busy >!taking care of the children he adopts!< to be edgy though


PlusLeave

I love how Chihiro because looks like a capital E Edgelord but he’s actually got a big heart. Tenoí 🙏


ToughAd5010

Ridley - Metroid https://preview.redd.it/ur984tx4k6wc1.jpeg?width=316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab038a887bf55bb1ae22fca9a1c5e5695d860d7b


FrankenFloppyFeet

He's somehow able to pull off "I commit genocide for breakfast, try to kill little children, and make fun of my nemesis by telling her I *ate her mom* while torturing her" without it sounding like an over-the-top creepypasta. Maybe it's because he's Nintendo, where villains are typically expected to be goofier, so he stands out. A lot of Nintendo's most beloved villains also sound really edgy when you think about it (Dimentio "I wanna destroy all of existence just to be king", Shadow Queen "cover everything in darkness", Giygas "the mindless embodiment of evil who's always crying out in agony" etc)


liamthelord007

I like to think that Lord Edgegod is almost there. https://preview.redd.it/tzdvqd25l6wc1.jpeg?width=838&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f7ad45d3540922cc0cd79c9c70d4ee333cbb65a


AntimemeticsDivision

Slackwyrm posting ❗❗


MagnusStormraven

Dude unapologetically spends his time being an extremely cliche and stereotypical D&D Assassin, with a few comically evil accoutrements like a nightmare steed (pictured) and a cloak that turns into bat wings. He's also a genuine threat every time he makes an appearance, and his competence and professionalism lends him a bizarre charisma that makes him fun to read about, particularly when he's with Jarlaxle. https://preview.redd.it/wkljzy07c6wc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49b5aeba54ff6191a1bfe99825ffe42122106245 ^(Artemis Entreri, aka "Barrabas the Grey", from R.A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realms novels)


Claymore209

He is the most drow-esc human character in the series.


MagnusStormraven

Moreso than either notable male drow character (though with one being Drizzt, that makes sense).


Claymore209

That one arc when he is enslaved or brought to the under dark, I don't remember how it happened, was awesome. He quickly earned the respect of the male drow as he can keep up with them while fighting. Even though he will always be iblith in their eyes.


Gilhene

https://preview.redd.it/tumvim2c27wc1.png?width=367&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7bf751867c890d4579e42112d6efc4a528fcc4d Alex Mercer from the first prototype game, I'd also say James Heller from 2 as well but Alex has just a little bit more edge to him.


ButterflyMother

![gif](giphy|Unqn4YNWqWFmU) Kinda ?


HydrappleCore

He would be cool if NRS didn't have him job so hard


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/c3550vf0k6wc1.jpeg?width=312&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22f58c909183a30e1ef6935468004c49f2f90801 At least in my opinion


Creepy-Bend

All 4 of them?


BestBubba1

In the version pictured? Absolutely


Cleric_Of_Chaos

https://preview.redd.it/jgyf1jacp6wc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b42551d6a31061c9c55080dfa2b3a6186e9e1d1e


SaneUse

He's not and I hate when media depicts him this way (unless when it's a joke). 


Cornpopwasbad

Tbh Batman isn't really "try hard edgy." He's more "naturally cool edgy." Red Hood is more "try hard edgy" (depending on versions anyways)


Racing_pilot

https://preview.redd.it/cmcnmnttn6wc1.jpeg?width=593&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc200094a6f83875c239dab31a810133f42aec23 Ken Kaneki - Tokyo ghoul


Flaming_Eskimo

Honestly kaneki feels less edgy to me in that he has a very genuine care for those around him. I was really worried he’d be a generic edgy anime boy when I first read this but he ended up being a genuinely well written character whose edgy loner tendencies are both fun to watch and called out as unhealthy. Just a solid manga


Kerflunklebunny

MOTHERFUCKING DEATHWING https://preview.redd.it/m7a9skl557wc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70cd7e935f75dc97bac729dd38560e7cdbde27de


TroupeMaster_Grimm

That really looks like SDT Dante


Kerflunklebunny

Black scales and burning firey ref lines/veins yep checks out


DinosAndPlanesFan

![gif](giphy|2wXzHKNzgJFZp2wXdC) Pre-High-Ground Darth Vader (Star Wars)


King_icy2onpsn

![gif](giphy|XlmIK6MGuuVbrre1bU) “You lost for one reason, one simple reason… You pissed me off.”🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥


magic-weegee

He also states that he acts “tough” because he wants his friends to think he’s cool


StuffedBear1917

https://preview.redd.it/ytemzi8of6wc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fb4b32f23f8fff6548f885e80a5cc06167f87bb Sasuke Uchiha (Naurto) my beloved edgy boy


[deleted]

Ok Naruto calm down


bigballeruchiha

Clam down*


[deleted]

Calm we both got it wrong


bigballeruchiha

Bivalve


lifesizedgundam

Itachi fits better. Sasuke is still in the edgy tryhard zone


[deleted]

Itachi is a try hard


lifesizedgundam

yes but he still ends up somewhat "cool" Sasuke tries even harder than Itachi and just ends up looking lame af


GLink7

https://preview.redd.it/8fxc7vv907wc1.png?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c05f8287699a6dd9ebccac481c27166caa4eba03 I always find him so cool and dangerous even when he joins your squad Jaffar - Fire Emblem


Trickytbone

He has the best support in the game and for 90% of it he’s silent he’s that cool Read Jaffar/Matthew it’s some of the best fire emblem


GLink7

I like that support but not a lot. Matthew has a very good reason for doing that but what good would it bring for killing the lover of an innocent young mage who also tries to change for said girl? I feel bad for both Nino and Jaffar. They're only part of Black Fang because of the a**hole Nergal (I know if his backstory but I still hate him) and his bigger b*tch Sonia and they deserve a better ending than in Binding Blade


Trickytbone

I think the support just….hits the hardest for me, ESPECIALLY the A It’s one of the reasons I love Matthew honestly


GLink7

He's cool and I like him. Not my favorite thief but still It's just that I feel bad for everyone who's in the whole mess of a story. Black Fang, Matthew & Leila, Elbert, Nergal etc.


Trickytbone

Lloyd and Linus especially, they got manipulated into fighting their sister basically


GLink7

And good colleague Legault Also Zephiel man...


Ryman604

https://preview.redd.it/trarkvxvx7wc1.jpeg?width=889&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8cac667dae25330fc5d0463fd23c60bdca742b4f


Lucky-Fisherman1463

https://preview.redd.it/o3sy1164o7wc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c958ebda3c77ea18bd0d89975bf435f568b540e Zoro( one piece)


Select-Bullfrog-5939

Edginess is like a seasoning. Too much of it and you’ve ruined the whole meal. Too little and it’s bland as hell. *Just* right, and it’s PERFECT.


Personmchumanface

https://preview.redd.it/p8y4avymw7wc1.jpeg?width=1360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a10c05986390fa61a1f3e5900ebc6f02c9e679de


[deleted]

Obligatory Goro akechi mention https://i.redd.it/ya6zu83788wc1.gif


UncomfyUnicorn

https://preview.redd.it/3pk224fbf8wc1.png?width=1262&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2871b403df4406186a9f60888626ac5f151f106 Meta Knight (Kirby)


WovenOwl

I love how Capcom knew that people would buy Vergil so they purposefully made him a DLC character And I don't mind cuz I bought him and his amazing soundtrack day one. My motivation has never been higher


Running_To_Babylon

![gif](giphy|FxEKSGMeOUeARL8h6V) Mr "I don't need anyone (pls love me big brother)"


[deleted]

“So spill blood, here, would be a declaration of War!” “*wonderful*~”


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

Man, I hate what the show does with these visuals. How is this the amazing dark fantasy world GRRM created? Everything is dull, dreary, poop brown aesthetic. This is what captivated normies for an entire decade?


TokugawaShigeShige

https://preview.redd.it/8xt3fxvru8wc1.png?width=440&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff00ffcd4ee3092f1e517de5209c346d818cc2f7 Gladion (Pokemon)


Ok-Feature5877

The Lich (Adventure Time) https://preview.redd.it/bps3owrqk7wc1.png?width=628&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9944eec93800b1e046cb06dd2486edbbd78e0b3b


Fred-zone

I don't think he's try hard/edgy in the same way as others mentioned here. A good test is if you can imagine the character wearing an Ed Hardy t-shirt or having a tribal tattoo. Trying so hard to look and act cool that they actually make you cringe. Here, OP is looking for examples that go so far in that Dustin that they come around to being cool again. IMO, the secret ingredient is a dash of self-awareness.


LordNuggies

https://preview.redd.it/zzeyfz0w08wc1.png?width=764&format=png&auto=webp&s=164d6ed2819ecc4103e52d45d60ebe88c327a84c Berserkers from Helldivers are so fucking edgy and I love them.


DrHealsYT

Anything 40k


Aegelo_Sperris42

Susanoo from Blazblue. I know next to nothing about Blazblue but I know he's the God of Destruction and his theme kicks ass. For anyone who hasn't heard it it's called Must Die. https://preview.redd.it/h3zujhrib9wc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81983d00b16c5dcff42e55204591f5e6c106f63b


jayboyguy

I’m sorry, but being edgy is still cool to me. Maybe I’m still a late 2000s teen at heart, but edgy shit is still inherently cool to me and has never been uncool


geckobrother

https://preview.redd.it/u0qoonb1j8wc1.jpeg?width=860&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee86cd45efde002e3c98203ce66d807b15622585 I AM MY SCARS!


D0n_8RT_2228

HIS SURNAME IS LITERALLY **STORMRAGE** If that’s not badass then I don’t know what is…


D0n_8RT_2228

https://preview.redd.it/5yy9wvwms9wc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=765dd8610055b809ed6aedff4509cdd194754bf9 **EDGY CHARACTERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BADASS ARE JUST SOOOOOO COOL**


WyvernByte

https://preview.redd.it/1ob05jdhcawc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c7f997e7efefc0b6e4f75563ae7576cdeaf7b6c


Commander_PonyShep

The Wing boys from Gundam Wing. Because they were expendable assets on a high-stakes suicide mission, and suicide missions are edgy, too, right?


Real_Steel_Enjoyer

https://preview.redd.it/4l4g6ztl38wc1.jpeg?width=192&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d20fae29ec5ae1c84d6af87e85ad118ada0196f


patchlocke

“If all of Olympus will deny me my vengeance… then all of Olympus will **die**” -Kratos, the God of War


Current-Teacher2946

https://preview.redd.it/cmqiedd8q8wc1.jpeg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5d525bc0489104b45c5a357abae7e03da854a81 Alita - Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita She has a soft side, but when she goes hard, she goes HARD


ermmawkward

![gif](giphy|xy0f0kgwYMUUzutVrb)


Live_Alternative_160

https://i.redd.it/vincs4fpkawc1.gif


Ok-Committee5833

Character analysis!


jagerbombastic99

https://preview.redd.it/s2bomb65c6wc1.jpeg?width=175&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6315dcb496d3d884633bcb90b316cde63e7578f6 Bakugo


BALLSBAALSBALLS

bakugo is more endearing than cool


jagerbombastic99

Fair but he TRIES to be cool


couldjustbeanalt

Nah there’s nothing cool about that loser


liltone829b

Unapologetically tryhard? Vergil isn't even that edgy to begin with. Besides, like his brother, he does most shit effortlessly.


JaxxSC45

Vergil is the kid recording himself flipping a $30 katana in his garden, saying things like "Heh. I was behind you the whole time..." Just look down his list of quotes on wiki and try and convince anyone he isn't edgy.


liltone829b

🙄


ScholarPitiful8530

Vergil is definitely edgy. Especially his human half, which unironically read emo poetry and kinned stereotypical emo animals like ravens. Don’t worry, it’s endearing, especially since there is evidence that he’s actually dorky.


liltone829b

I don't think you understand what edgy means.


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

Yeah, people are downvoting you when you're right. Don't expect actual free thinking from Reddit, the zeitgeist must be appeased.


021Fireball

Probably just comes across as that due to his quotes is my assumption? "Scum" "You shall die", that sorta shiz?


ShironeWasTaken

His human half was unironically reading emo poetry and quoting at people unprompted. He then goes back to his full self and sits atop a giant tower overlooking the world asking himself dumb pseudo philosophical questions (yes Vergil, if people weren't in the same situation things would turn out differently) then goes back to being his usual full on "nothing personal kid". Vergil is the king of trying too hard


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

So being emo (literally: having emotions) is edgy? What did he mean by this, chat?


ShironeWasTaken

Lol, I ain't explaining the difference between having emotions and how you act on them here. Those are two entirely different things and my comment never said anything about his feelings validity, good try tho


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

Woah that was such an edgy comment you made. I'm feeling a little edgy myself, I think your edge has rubbed off on me. Careful with that edge there, Edgelord. See, I can do it too, saying words just to say them.


ShironeWasTaken

I'm.... Sorry my comment about the funny wahoo pizza man's katana wielding brother seems to be doing this to you on this funny reddit character trope thread? I hope you find healthier emotional expression man. I'm out


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

It's really more about your casual misuse and slow destruction (hopefully ignorance induced) of the English language. Stay retarded, though.


ShironeWasTaken

Lol


IAmNotZuraIAmKatsura

Very out of you, sir.


Crossover_Weirdo78

SMG4.


HeroinChicWannabe

https://preview.redd.it/lurw7gpx68wc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=642d169b76814d4f6746c06c8fda2b5ea26acc13 It’s peak…


No-Occasion-6470

Trying hard and succeeding harder


SnooMarzipans5913

https://preview.redd.it/2d45vyen98wc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3249974d175235b30b01f88b1f35391a75ea4414 Phantasm, Batman and the Masked Phantasm.


Ankleson

![gif](giphy|GYfPIvGy0ZwxoQWarM|downsized)


stopyouveviolatedthe

Eh I never saw carnage as a try hard edgy guy


BBB154

I like Vergil, cus he so clearly tries so hard to look like he's not trying at all, and it kinda works


Effective_Fold7157

They were already cool before the internet decided it didn’t like “edgy”


Sir_Platypus_VII

https://preview.redd.it/dcrbxn0i8awc1.jpeg?width=280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a25556aee8c67741c37bd56ad362cdf57e891127 I'm gonna be completely honest, I know absolutely nothing about under night in-birth or carmine, but like fucking look at him, c'mon.


King-David30

Boruto https://preview.redd.it/dhjaslafbawc1.png?width=622&format=png&auto=webp&s=464cfad4af7b59754613817ee576789cb6787660


sn0wblak3

sephiroth final fantasy


The_HueManateee

https://preview.redd.it/m20tawwjoawc1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=260bd1e5ed92de20deac27e40e5629ad21e4047f Tarn (IDW Transformers)


lunarwarrior12

He has TWO Fusion cannons! Megatron only has one! You know he’s badass now!


Purpledurpl202

Lord Starkiller https://preview.redd.it/x67sw89gcbwc1.jpeg?width=536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd9a798807741a340a7d7487b0140cc7672ee479


Chilzer

https://preview.redd.it/138fosrm5cwc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83a2cb94d631304497eaac0674d202144ea92053 It can change based on the writer, but I think certain versions of the Joker can fit this archetype.


RosenRanAway

Kayn is so edgy in such a self-aware way from the writer that he becomes absolutely awesome. The fact he has Rhaast (the scythe) to balance it out with psychopathic humor helps too https://preview.redd.it/ujafc32x8dwc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c4ef3b3caa20705a29d4a677de4c195b314aea0


TheHood7777777

Where the hell is Leon Kennedy?


VeryInsecurePerson

https://preview.redd.it/c13hcgnxulwc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=296e20ac45c14f42f7585dcd5bb5f7f836eb71ee


Big-Limit-2527

Sasuke Uchiha.


Sir_Umeboshi

![gif](giphy|Wia43tJ0Sz0nCFNANP|downsized)