History’s biggest Badasses

Warrior 200

Brotherhood 200

Ark of Heroes & Martyrs

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Robert the Bruce

The Scottish king who turned exile, defeat, and civil war into a long, grinding campaign for independence through patience, guerrilla warfare, and ruthless resolve. His victory at Bannockburn made him a national symbol of endurance, proving that stubborn survival can outlast empires built on force alone.
Rank - 130

Paddy Mayne

A founding member of the SAS and one of World War II’s most feared raiders, leading audacious nighttime attacks that destroyed enemy airfields and shattered the myth of rear-area safety. Brilliant, violent, and deeply unstable, he embodied the brutal effectiveness of irregular warfare and became a lasting archetype of special forces legend.
Rank - 131

Jack Churchill

A British Army officer in World War II who went into combat armed with a broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes, turning audacity and spectacle into battlefield weapons. He became legendary for leading commando raids and capturing enemy soldiers through sheer nerve in an age dominated by guns, tanks, and artillery.
Rank - 132

Kusunoki Masashige

A brilliant guerrilla commander who fought to restore imperial rule in medieval Japan. He became a legend by obeying a hopeless order and dying at Minatogawa, immortalized as the embodiment of samurai loyalty.
Rank - 133

Ragnar Lothbrok

The Viking who died in a snake pit but lived forever in fear, fire, and legend.
Rank - 134

Saigō Takamori

Saigō Takamori helped forge modern Japan, then died trying to stop it, leading the last samurai into a hopeless stand against rifles, artillery, and the future itself. His defeat at Shiroyama ended feudal warfare and transformed a failed rebel into an immortal symbol of honor crushed by progress.
Rank - 135

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Kriegsmarine U-boat Crews

They were a brotherhood sealed inside steel, waging a silent war of endurance and arithmetic against the Atlantic until the ocean and industry finally broke them.

Group Rank - 179

Fatimid & Ayyubid Mamluk Cavalry

A professional cavalry brotherhood forged from enslaved youths, the Fatimid and Ayyubid Mamluk horsemen mastered discipline, mobility, and shock warfare to become the decisive military force of medieval Egypt and Syria.

Group Rank - 180

French Fusiliers Marins

The French Fusiliers Marins are naval infantry trained to fight ashore with the discipline of sailors, the endurance of infantry, and a collective refusal to break once committed.

Group Rank - 181

The Teutonic Knights

The Teutonic Knights were a medieval military order that fused monastic discipline with state-building warfare, conquering and ruling large parts of the Baltic through crusade, colonization, and fortified power.

Group Rank - 182

Egyptian New Kingdom Chariot Corps

The New Kingdom chariot corps turned speed into a weapon, using disciplined coordination and relentless mobility to carry Egyptian power far beyond the Nile.

Group Rank - 183

The Byzantine Cataphractoi

A disciplined wall of armored horsemen advances with relentless precision, embodying the Byzantine Empire’s doctrine of patience, weight, and inevitable force on the battlefield.

Group Rank - 184

Dutch States Army (Maurician Drill)

A brotherhood forged in revolt, the Dutch States Army turned geometry, discipline, and relentless volleys into the weapon that broke the old world’s battlefield logic.e.

Group Rank - 185

Spanish Guerrilleros

A brotherhood of Spanish Guerrilleros rises from the hills and hollows of Iberia to bleed an empire one ambush at a time.

Group Rank - 186

Russian Grenadiers

Russian Grenadiers advanced like a moving wall of frostbitten resolve, breaking armies through sheer inevitability long after the grenades themselves stopped mattering.

Group Rank - 187

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— Werner Herzog, during an interview no one asked for

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— Dwayne Johnson, allegedly between workouts

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— Martha Stewart, in a tone that made her publicist nervous

“Frankly, I’m rated higher than Alexander the Great. Everybody says so. Alexander didn’t even have buildings with his name on them — sad!”
— Donald J. Trump, inventing a new entry called “Bone Spurs of Destiny”

“Reading the Warrior Index is like watching evolution lose its patience. So many apex predators… and not a single one learned manners.”
— Sir David Attenborough, whispering from the safety of a bunker

“The Warrior Index is the only Western list I actually respect. It understands one simple truth: you can’t cancel conquest.”
— Vladimir Putin, while shirtless and misunderstood

“Peace is my calling. But I have to admit, after reading the Warrior Index, I did Google ‘how to forge a battle-axe.’”
— The Dalai Lama, probably kidding (probably)