“He was a badass when badassness was called for”
“It wasn't badass. I don't really do badass.”
“I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.”
“The nod means 'I am a badass, and I recognise that you too, are a badass.”
“Nikolai's a badass Russian. Badass Russians only have three emotions: revenge, depression, and vodka.”
“Of course, I thought I was badass at sixteen, too. Wait, I was badass at sixteen. Oh, yeah.”