He acted tough and thought of himself as a 'badass'.
a 'badass' criminal
a 'badass' musician
(..) She might even put him up to it. Either way, those two are set for failure. The only chance he's got is to cut her loose. That'll never happen. But I tell you what, Mud's no badass. He's runnin' scared right now... I've got to go. You're wrong about Juniper. They love each other (..)2012 Mud
(..) I was a sharpshooter for awhile in the Marines. In Mud's world, that's an assassin. But it's not exactly true, right? Yeah, I guess. Assassin. You think he's a badass, don't you? I don't know. You know why he's stuck off on that island? Yeah. He shot somebody. You know why he shot that man? (..)2012 Mud