Spike? He's an awesome character and all, but I don't really see him as being the epitome of the concept of manliness.

I agree with a bunch of the characters previously mentioned, in particular Musashi and Guts. I'm going to have to go with Kenji from Eden and Afro from Afro Samurai, since they go up against some crazy opponents with their weapons of choice being a knife and sword, respectively.

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yeah....actually, now that i think about....he doesnt really fit the description of what this threads about......he's more "cool" then he is "manly"....so put i'll put an X on Spike

also i 2nd Afro

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Munsu from Shin Angyo Onshi, and Musashi from Vagabond. Mostly Munsu though in my case. The guy is just...so....freaking...BADASS!

I mean...the way he dies, he if you read the manga....AAAGGHHH.

Words can't describe how badass it was. I'm gar for Munsu.

If it wasnt true, i wouldnt have said it. I mean, come ON! He owns the most money in the world of pokemon, he has an evil organization on the side, and he even has a giant pussy in his room at all times. Oh, and lets not forget, Hes buff too. If the story was about Giovanni, instead of Ash, im sure pokemon would get more Readers/viewers over the age of 12. Seriously, thats why i saw the first movie. Just so i could see Giovanni



Ya, Spike isn't really Gar, If anyone, Id say it was Jet. He's Gar-ish...... Ya......


And after thinking, I've thought of another one that hasn't been said. Ranma from Ranma 1/2. If Ranma wasn't a hot chick half the time, He would be so Gar. In fact, he still IS Gar, and thats the awesomeness of the situation. He's so Gar, Women fall for him like Flowers, Men fall for him like Leaves, and his dad sits there and eats all the profits...... The point is, Ranma is Gar, Even though hes a she sometimes.

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i'd have to day Hanma Yujiro and maybe biscuit olivia (think thats his name), but especially Hanma Yujiro his awsomeness can not be measured on any scale you get an indication of his awsomenes if you read Baki - son of ogre, there is a short arc there about when yujiro is born.

i can't belive anyone has said akumetsu he is pretty cool in my book.

Rock from Black Lagoon.

"if you see a rabbit living peacefully among lions, wouldn’t that have to be one badass rabbit?"

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ok how about Light Yagami and Lelouch Lamperouge?....

yay or nay?


also.....from what i saw of the Black Lagoon anime, Rock was soft as charmin tissue......i wouldn't consider him manly, but that quote does make sense

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Thats because, Although Akumetsu IS! awesome, Hes more than one person. And hes a super hero. Instant disqualification for Gar-ness. With super heros, Its more of admiration, Rather than "I'm in love"



Rock is awesome at TIMES But not always. But id say hes about 80% Gar.


Nay and.... Nay.

Light, although sadistic and super bad-ass, Is not Gar. His ending was the worst to ever fall upon a Gar-candidate.

Lelouch. Well...... Lelouch isnt Buff enough. He does no martial arts. He cant eat rocks. He does NOTHING manly. All he does is sit back and manipulate. And for a sissy reason, too. His sister.


And heres another candidate. Narumi from Karakuri circus. When you can break a car BARE HANDED, Then you can say You're Gar.

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i see, i see..... dead and too skinny.......then how about Alucard from Hellsing, yay or nay?

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Now that, You'd have to ask this as well. Alucard from the Hellsing Animu, or from the Hellsing mango.

Alucard from the Hellsing animu was Gar for about half the series, then it just went down the drain.

While in the mango he is Infinitely Gar.

So its 2 parts no, 8 parts yes.

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master asia from G gundam ? anime was very manly when master asia dies.


owh and check this:
http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki/GAR

I don't believe I've seen these yet:

Takamura from Hajime no Ippo is so incredibly GAR. Takes out a bear, and has taken the world title in several different weight classes already.

Miu's grandfather from History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi. Can someone say he's not awesome even though he took out a shark by doing a suplex?

Spoiler tags people!

Hello.

Hanma Yujiro.

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