Badman

Badman
Also known as	"The Bad", "The Bat" (Early press release names)
Family	Bad Girl (Daughter)
Weapon	Baseball Bat
First appearance	Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (2018)

Badman is a character in the video game Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. He is the father of Bad Girl, an assassin Travis Touchdown killed on his first climb up the United Assassins Association rankings. Ten years later, he tracks down Touchdown, certain for revenge.

History

In his past, Badman was a professional slugger for various Major League Baseball teams. He started his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and ended up playing for the Houston Astros, then the Boston Red Sox. It was a ritual of his to crush a can of beer as he entered the batter's circle. However, he had a habit of drinking during the games and playing while really drunk, which led to him getting cut from the team. After that, he became an assassin, and in this line of work received a major face injury that resulted in him wearing a mask to cover it. In Travis Strikes Again, Badman has hunted down Travis Touchdown, seeking revenge for the death of his daughter; however, during their fight they are sucked into the Death Drive Mark II.

He has knowledge of the aforementioned Death Drive Mark II console and seems to be aware of its wish-granting properties. He desires to obtain the console in a bid to resurrect his daughter.

Appearance and personality

Badman seemingly wears headgear at all times, even shown masked while driving. His body is heavily tattooed with words such as "Sink" and "Swim," a teardrop, a topless woman, a Mickey Mouse-like caricature, spiderwebs, a cat-like face, a flower, a boxer, a bird, an eight-ball, an anchor, skull and crossbones, a dagger, a rose, a banner reading "Love Without Cause", and many more. He is a very hairy man with beard stubble and exposed chest and pubic hair. He wears a wifebeater under a black jacket and a belt which carries up to six cans of beer. He drives a nitro-equipped muscle car which he keeps stocked with a number of baseball bats and a risque photograph of his daughter, Charlotte, on the dashboard. He is also a cigar smoker.

Trivia

• There was previously a theory that Bad Girl was Dr. Peace's daughter, Jennifer, as both assassins were fought at Destroy Stadium. With the introduction of Badman in the Travis Strikes Again trailer, this was proven to be false.
• In early press releases, Badman was called alternatively "The Bad" and "The Bat"; The Bat was the name of an antagonist in The Silver Case, although in that game it referred to the animal. Both "The Bat" and "Badman" echo the character of Batman, who was previously referenced by No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle antagonist Jasper Batt, Jr.
• The core of Badman's bat is made of diamonds, which he paid for using money he earned from professional baseball. It prevents his bat from bursting into flames when clashing with energy weapons such as beam katanas.
• Badman will be playable in the game alongside Travis for two-player co-op.