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[[The Hero]] has burst into the scene, has saved the girl, and is holding the villain at [[Cool Sword|sword]]/[[Cool Guns|gun]]-point. The villain (or maybe some other bystander), bewildered, demands "Who are you?" The hero responds with a [[Badass Boast]].

Note that while the boast doesn't have to be ''that'' badass (sufficiently awesome heroes can get away with just their name), it is an important requirement for this trope. A common subversion is when the boast is [[Negated Moment of Awesome|interrupted]].

When asking the question, [[Precision F-Strike|profanity is optional]]. Depending on [[Badass Abnormal|what exactly the hero did]], the villain may demand, "[[What the Hell Are You?]]" instead.

Basically, the entire point is to give the character an excuse to deploy a Badass Boast.

This can be said to anyone, by anyone; it doesn't have to be between the hero and the villain.

When used by the villains, can overlap with [[Who Dares?]].

Not to be confused with the [[Awesome Music|ridiculously awesome]] song by [[The Who]].

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Inverted or...something in ''[[Gurren Lagann]]''. The hot-blooded heroes were rarely actually asked, but often answered their opponents preemptively [[Large Ham|and at great length]], always ending with the series' [[Catch Phrase]] / [[Arc Words]], "JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!?"
* [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'s resident [[Action Mom]], Izumi, gave this repsonse:
{{quote|"Normally, I'd say 'just a housewife', but today, I feel like showing off: '''[[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|I'm an alchemist.]]'''"}}
** Her normal (utterly terrifying) response to 'what are you' ''was'' "a housewife." And it's true. She's [[Happily Married]] to a strong, silent-type meat butcher and is great with the local kids (though horrifyingly abusive toward her students)...and everything else in the series that isn't an [[Eldritch Abomination]] finds reason to fear her.
** Tragically, she never ''will'' be an [[Action Mom]]. Or any other kind of mom. Except potentially adoptive, but she doesn't seem interested in that.

== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The first issue of ''[[All Star Batman]]'' included this [[Memetic Mutation|memetic]] exchange (which, [[Stealth Parody|for better]] [[Internet Backlash|or for worse]], effectively set the tone for the series as a whole):
{{quote|'''Dick Grayson, [[Running Gag|Age 12]]:''' Who the hell are you anyway, giving out orders like this? 
'''Batman:''' What are you, ''dense''? Are you ''retarded'' or something? Who the hell do you ''think'' I am? I'm the Goddamn ''Batman''. }}

== [[Fan Works]] ==
* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' has this exchange just after Kyon [[Dynamic Entry|arrivies]] to save Tsuruya and her bodyguard from a dozen [[Yakuza]]:
{{quote|'''Yakuza Mook:''' You've bought yourself ten seconds, and a one-way ticket to a world of hurt, kid. Who the hell do you think you are?
'''Kyon:''' Today, I'm a defender of justice, and that girl's guardian. Cliche though it may sound ... from this point on if you want to get to her, or him, you go through ''me''. }}

== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' has this, aimed at Will Turner. It features a mild subversion, with Jack trying very hard to keep Will from answering, since it will [[Kansas City Shuffle|derail his plans]].
{{quote|'''Barbossa:''' Who ''are'' you?
'''Jack:''' Nobody! He's nobody! [[Hurricane of Excuses|Distant cousin of my aunt's nephew, twice removed]]. Wonderful singing voice, though. ''[[Running Gag|Eunuch]]''. }}
* [[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick Ass]] has this a couple times. First when Kick-Ass saves the guy outside the store, and the guy with the camera phone says it:
{{quote|'''Bystander:''' Dude, who are you?
'''Dave:''' I'm ''Kick-Ass''. }}
* In ''[[Mulan]]'', Mushu heads over to the fireworks area during the final battle, and is asked by the guards there, "Who are you?" He responds, "Your worst nightmare," and they flee.
* From ''[[Rambo]] III'':
{{quote|'''Zaysen:''' Who are you?
'''Rambo:''' Your worst nightmare. }}
** Batman uses the same line [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDP8zru0FPE here].
* ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'':
{{quote|'''Inigo:''' Who ''are'' you?
'''Man in Black:''' I am no one of consequence.
'''Inigo:''' I must know.
'''Man in Black:''' Get used to disappointment.
'''Inigo:''' ''(shrugs)'' Okay. }}
* From ''[[Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.]]'':
{{quote|'''Mook:''' Who are you?
'''Kabukiman:''' ''*[[Aside Glance]]*'' I'm Kabukiman. }}
* At the beginning of the first ''[[The Naked Gun|Naked Gun]]'' movie after beating up the various Arab leaders, Idi Amin and [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]:
{{quote|"I'm Lieutenant Frank Drebin, Police Squad. and don't ever let me catch you guys in America. ''(Drebin then falls out the window)''}}
* From ''[[Hook]]'' while Peter Pan is swordfighting a pirate mook:
{{quote|'''Pirate:''' Hang on now, ain't you-
'''Pan:''' Peter Pan.
'''Pirate:''' AHHHHHHHHHH! (jumps out the window). }}
* ''[[High Plains Drifter]]''.
* Rafiki does this with Simba in ''[[The Lion King]]'' in a non-evil ariation. 
{{quote|'''Simba:''' Creepy little monkey. Who are you?
'''Rafiki:''' The question is, who are you? }}
* Both the 1989 ''Batman'' and ''[[Batman Begins]]'' feature the classic Batman introduction:
{{quote|'''Crook:''' What are you?!
'''Batman:''' I'm Batman. }}
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' features perhaps one of the lengthiest and floweriest examples of this trope:
{{quote|'''Monk:''' Who are you?
'''Jen Yu:''' [while menacingly unsheathing her sword] You want to know who I am? I am... I am the Invincible Sword Goddess, armed with the Green Destiny that knows no equal! Be you Li or Southern Crane, bow your head and ask for mercy! I am the dragon from the desert! Who comes from nowhere and leaves no trace! Today I fly over Eu-Mei. Tomorrow... I topple Mount Wudan!  }}
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' has it
{{quote|'''Oz''' I am Oz. The great and powerful. Who are you?
'''Dorothy''': I'm Dorothy, the small and meek. }}

== [[Literature]] ==
* The final chapter of ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' does this with Ragnar Danneskjöld, who only has to say his name to inspire fear.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'' gets this question a lot. The correct answer is, "Just a passing-through Kamen Rider. Remember that!"
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor is another frequent recipient. How he replies depends on his personality at the time.
* Yelled by [[Bill O Reilly]] to [[Stephen Colbert]] during [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquTUR9nbC4 his interview] in [[The O'Reilly Factor]].

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* Variant: [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] would often act nonplussed when being addressed by someone he viewed as inconsequential (which was pretty much everybody), waiting until they were finished before asking them, "Who in the blue hell are ''you''?", then interrupting them after a couple of syllables with, "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!"

== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Star Fox 64]]'':
{{quote|'''Cornerian Boss:''' Who are you guys?
'''Fox:''' We're StarFox!
'''Cornerian Boss:''' [[Narm|YOU'LL NEVER DEFEAT ANDROSS!!!!!!]] }}
* The end of ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'' (LA Meltdown), the defeated boss asks, "Who the hell are you?"
* From the ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Privateer]]'' intro:
{{quote|'''[[Space Pirate]]:''' Who are you that flies so good? Are you insane?!
'''[[Player Character|Grayson Burrows]]:''': No, it's just got a load of cargo in the back, and a load of bills to pay at home. 
'''Pirate:''' And I the same! You shouldn't kill me just for attacking you! 
'''Burrows:''' I don't mind that you tried to kill me, but protecting myself against your kind gets to be expensive, and I'm on a budget! [missile to the pirate's face] }}

== [[Web Original]] ==
* As events ramp up to the climax of Volume 5 of ''[[RWBY]]'', Jaune Arc bellows a challenge to Cinder Fall with the intent to avenge Pyrrha, Cinder merely looks at him dismissively and says, "Who are you, again?"  Rather than responding with a [[Badass Boast]] he screams and attacks, and gets his ass handed to him.

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Zuko of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' gets such a scene after he defeats a group of thugs in his [[Day in The Limelight]]:
{{quote|'''Gao:''' Who... who are you?
'''Zuko:''' [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My name is Zuko!]] Son of Ursa and Fire Lord Ozai! Prince of the Fire Nation and heir to the throne! }}

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