Who's the baddest bad-ass?

[Tuco the ugly]

I'd have to say Angel Eyes.  Indio Killing a woman and baby is the mark of a coward not a bad ass.
A bad ass beats you and lets you live to think about it with no regard weather you're a man or woman.
The look on Tuco's face when he snapped the case on his fingers is the mark of a bad ass. And after slapping the fresh whore in the territory all he did was continue to press his point.  When he was no longer a bad ass happened at the shootout.  Look at his eyes...he know he's at a disadvantage but has no alternative but to stick around and try and shoot his way out of the predicament he's in.  His eyes told the whole story...and the failure shown in them when he was on his knees looking at Blondie showed how he knew that his days of a bad ass were moments from ending.  more on that later. Sorry Angel Eyes...no gold for you.

This is a nice post AE, I like the way you think.

The only sweet spot he ever showed was when he bought half-soldier a drink...

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Wrong-a-roo.

I must admit you're wrong on this. Groggy is right, he actually provided 2 drinks - the first to Half Soldier, and the second to the soldier in the ruined fort (look one of my previous posts on this topic for the pic).

[Angel Eyes Jr.]

Whoa... Lets not all gang up on me a once.  I NEVER said he didn't offer two drinks!  Giving the bottle of booze to the confederate soldier, in my opinion didn't show any sweet spot.  I do stand corrected  in another way about half-soldier. He actually didn't buy him a drink, just gave him some money...half-soldier just did what he wanted with the money...which was buy some whiskey. I just figured you all knew what I meant.  He's still the baddest ass though...lol "Keep it, it's yours"

[Angel Eyes Jr.]

I almost forgot...Angel Eyes can shoot down a man using either hand with a gun.  So, I'll just add another bad-ass merit badge for that talent.

[Silenzio]

Well, to me there is no doubt that Frank is the most "evil" but we're talking Badass.

Well, to me they aren't close to the same thing.  A "badass" is someone who can have a gun stuck in his face and not flinch.  Clint Eastwood is by far the baddest mother Leone directed, like when he beats the shit out of Cavanaugh with one hand.  Aaah yeah!

So, even though Leone's villains are all deliciously chilling and evil, the person who exudes the most badass characteristics is Chigurh.  I haven't seen that movie since the first week it came out, but i seem to recall him getting shot and having bones broken and just walking on like nothing happened.  My vote goes to him!

[The Firecracker]

  Indio Killing a woman and baby is the mark of a coward not a bad ass.

The same can be said for killing an unarmed and sick man on his death bed.

[the bad]

he was paid to do that so i think it is different.  everything else is all true angel eyes.