24 Most Badass Quentin Tarantino Characters

The 24 most badass characters from the crazed mind of the Oscar-winning screenwriter Quentin Tarantino.

24. Lt Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender) – Inglourious Basterds

Even moments before realizing his soon to be demise, he calming takes one last shot of Whiskey. If that's not badass, I don't know what is.

23. Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) – Pulp Fiction

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She's spontaneous. She's sexy, but most of all she gets busy on the dance floor. Plus she's married to a crime boss.

22. Winston Wolfe aka 'The Wolf' (Harvey Keitel) – Pulp Fiction

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He's fast and precise. He solves problems and gets the job done no matter the situation.

21. Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) – Django Unchained

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Calvin can rock 19th century attire like no one else, but don't let that fool you. Candie is one of the most chilling and ruthless villains ever to be in a Tarantino movie.

20. Col Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) – Inglourious Basterds

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'The Jew Hunter' as he's referred to by many. A detective hired by the Nazi's to seek out anyone who's hiding as a jew. He's sharp and persistent. Never seems to be out smarted.

19. Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson) – Jackie Brown

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Bad as can be and doesn't seem to care. If he's not running guns he's up to something worse.

18. Drexl Spivey (Gary Oldman) – True Romance

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Dreadlocked pimp who has a very short temper. Stay clear because he's always unpredictable.

17. Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) – Kill Bill

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Member of the 'Deadly Viper Assassination Squad.' If she's not trying to kill you in your sleep she'll try killing you with her assassin ways.

16. Vincent Vega (John Travolta) – Pulp Fiction

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A laid back hitman who's just trying to have a good time while living a dangerous life style.

15. Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) – Pulp Fiction

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A crime boss who calls the shots. He's not afraid to get 'medieval on your ass.'

14. Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) – Pulp Fiction

Butch is a boxer who gets mixed up with the wrong people, but his gloves aren't the only thing he can afflict on them.

13. Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger) – Inglourious Basterds

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The Basterds recruited this former German sergeant because he's known for his brutal ways of killing the Nazi party. “Say auf Wiedersehn to your Nazi balls!”

12. Dr King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) – Django Unchained

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Half dentist half bounty hunter; this charismatic German gentleman isn't afraid to get up close and personal.

11. Gogo Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama) – Kill Bill

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Being O-Ren's bodyguard at 17, she has already mastered the skill of the kill. One second she can be cute as a button the other she can be excessively violent.

10. Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) – Reservoir Dogs

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Mr. White is the man you want on your side when the shit goes down. He's as loyal as it goes.

9. Lt Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) – Inglourious Basterds

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Aldo is in the Nazi killing business, and business is booming. The leader of the Basterds, he has Apache in his blood and commands each of his men 100 Nazi scalps.

8. Stuntman Mike McKay (Kurt Russell) – Death Proof

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A psychopath who gets his fix by crashing and killing innocent female passengers in his "Death Proof" stunt car.

7. O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) – Kill Bill

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She's another member of the Deadly Viper Assassin Squad and the leader of the Tokyo crime syndicate "The Crazy 88." She's a master assassin and feared by many.

6. Vincenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken) – True Romance

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Introduces himself as “The Anti-Christ." Depending on his mood you'll find him belting out laughter with you or just annihilating you, either way works for him.

5. Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) – Reservoir Dogs

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A sick and twisted psychopath you can't trust even if he's on your side. Gets his kicks while torturing a cop and listening to "Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You."

4. Donny Donowitz aka 'The Bear Jew' (Eli Roth) – Inglourious Basterds

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You'll seeing him approaching with a smirk while wielding a baseball bat towards his helpless Nazi victims. Anyone willing to strap dynamite to themselves to take out a theater full of Nazi's is extremely badass.

3. Django (Jamie Foxx) – Django Unchained

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A slave turned slayer. Django is a man on a mission and anyone in his way will fall. "The D is Silent."

2. Beatrix Kiddo aka 'The Bride' (Uma Thurman) – Kill Bill

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Like Django, she's also on a no hold back mission except using only her katana. Single handedly taking out all of The Crazy 88, Gogo Yubari, all of The Deadly Viper's and finishes by Killing Bill. Can you get anymore badass?

1. Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) – Pulp Fiction

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"Mhm... that is a tasty burger." Probably the most recognizable of any of Tarantino's characters. Jules inflicts fear on his enemy's just but his presence, add his earth-shaking dialogue and you got the baddest of them all.