10 Movie Characters Not Afraid to Punch a Nazi!

5. Lt. Aldo Raine- Inglourious Basterds

There are a lot of heroes in Inglourious Basterds. To be honest, the Bear Jew almost made the list, but Brad Pitt won out simply because of the way he pronounces “Nazi” (a pronunciation I’m adopting in hopes of just pissing them off). The Basterds entire mission is to cause absolute terror for their enemies using guerilla warfare and torturing their enemies to death. Aldo was so brave that he went to the heart of Germany just to be able to punch a Nazi in the face. Of course, a hero is nothing without his villain, and Christoph Waltz performance is the only time I will say anything positive about a Nazi in cinema. Aldo had a lot of hatred in his heart for Nazi’s and I can respect that. That’s why he’s coming in at number 5 on this list. So, everyone join me in loudly proclaiming “Naz-ee” for Aldo’s sake.

4. Hellboy- Hellboy

Hellboy might have been brought to our world by Nazi’s, but that doesn’t mean he has any time for them. In fact, it could be assumed that he has quite the distaste for them, especially when it comes to undead, wind up, zombie Nazis. Sure the majority of the film doesn’t deal with him going toe to toe with these scumbags, but when he does get a chance to go after one, he makes pretty short work of them. That’s why he made it on this list, not because he’s dedicated his life to beating up Nazi’s, but because when he does fight them in his movies he manages to punch Nazis really REALLY hard. Plus, if a guy who literally comes from Hell doesn’t have a problem beating up Nazi’s I think it’s probably ok for regular American’s to stand up to them.

3. Magneto- X-Men: First Class

Magneto has one of the most tragic stories of all the X-Men. As a young boy, he was forced into a concentration camp, where he lost his mother and father. After the end of the war though he found himself take sweet revenge on those that imprisoned him and experimented on him. He traveled around the world hunting down former Nazi’s and taught them that actions have consequences in the most painful ways possible. Sure he didn’t actually punch a Nazi, but he did much worse to them. Considering in the comic he went onto become one of the greatest villains of all time (and in the movies too), I’d say the fact that he has such hatred for Nazi’s  speaks volumes. Now, he might not be a great example of a man whose footsteps you want to follow in, but with it comes to Nazi’s he makes some good points.

2. Indiana Jones- Like, all the time…

If there’s one man who taught us to stand up to Nazi’s as kids, it’s Indiana Jones. In fact, it’s arguable that his two best movies involved him punching Nazi’s most of the time (Unless you count that big guy he fought by the plane). He was truly one of the great heroes of my childhood and the first guy who literally showed me how awful Nazi’s were and how much they deserved to get taken out by any means necessary (this was all when I was too young to know the history of World War II). So if you’re a parent who wants to teach your kid not to trust and to hate Nazi’s then you need to show them Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. Trust me, it will help them to grow up to be the kind of people we need right now.

1. Steve Rogers- Captain America: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier

Forget all the garbage Marvel is currently doing with Captain America in the comics right now. Steve Rodgers was literally a man who was made to punch a Nazi in the face. He volunteered for an untested medical procedure to get better at punching Nazi’s in the face. He made war propaganda films to inspire everyone to get out there and punch a Nazi in the face. When he did finally get out there and to punch a Nazi for real, well, I’m pretty sure those Nazi’s weren’t “knocked out.” When he woke up after World War II he went out and found more Nazi’s to punch in the face. He is a character whose primary purpose is Nazi punching. Plus, he’s CAPTAIN AMERICA, if that doesn’t tell you what American’s should do to Nazi’s I really have no idea what else to say to you. So, take a note from good old Cap, if you see someone spouting out there spreading hatred and ignorance, take a stand. It’s the American thing to do.

So, there you have it. 10 great characters that decided Nazi’s deserve nothing more than a hard right hook. Have a problem with our list? Well, I don’t really care… Unless you can think of better Nazi butt kickers! Then I would love to hear your comments. Nazi’s are bad guys, period. If I lose a few readers over this firm stance, so be it. Stars & popcorn doesn’t need that hate and neither does America. Anyone who wants to stand strong against this horrible trend, I’m going to keep writing up articles just for you. Remember though, we all need to do our part to protect people from hatred. So follow the lead of these characters and give those Nazi bastards what they deserve!