* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': From the very beginning. JossWhedon explained that besides the pure [[GirlsNeedRoleModels female-empowerment angle]], he wanted to take the opening of virtually every horror movie ever made and [[InvertedTrope turn it on its head]]; normally, [[DarknessEqualsDeath the pretty blond girl walks into the dark alley, the monster goes in after, and the girl dies]]. Here, the girl rips the monster a new one. Naturally, the movie features such a scene (involving several vampires, but also a telling-off for Buffy for being an idiot).
** We also get Faith, Kendra, Willow (in the later seasons), Anya, Kennedy, and all the Potential Slayers.
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Codelia, Fred, Illyria, Lilah, Kate, and Gwen.
* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'': Echo, Sierra, and November will use this trope depending on the imprint. Echo will become one no matter ''what'' imprint you put in her.
** Zoe, Inara, River, and several other female characters in ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. [[AuthorAppeal Spotting a theme, here?]]
* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'': FBI agent Olivia Dunham.
** As well as her alternate self.

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* ''{{Knightmare}}'': Velda the Elf and Gundrada, at least as much as possible within the confines of a kids show.
* ''Series/QueenOfSwords'': Tessa is essentially a female version of {{Zorro}}.
* ''FTroop'': "Wrangler" Jane.
* ''{{Castle}}'': Kate Beckett.
* ''TheMentalist'': Teresa Lisbon, who has ''tasered'' suspects while [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarking]] them.
* ''LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'': Alex Eames. Compared to Goren, at least, she is much more ass-kicky.
* ''TheMiddleman'': Wendy Watson.
* ''CriminalMinds'': All the female BAU agents, except Garcia, who as the technical analyst is the only team member who can't hold her own in a fight.
* ''Series/TwentyFour'': Renee Walker, who is so badass she earned the fan nickname "Jill Bauer." Ladies like Nina Myers and Michelle Dessler are no slouch either, and BadassBookworm Chloe O'Brian will unload some M-16 action on your ass if you push her far enough. It's also worth noting that even Jack Bauer's daughter Kim, the former Trope Namer for "DamselScrappy," once won a fight with her psychotic employer by smashing him in the face with a crowbar, and also once fought off seasoned Balkan warlords with ''a pot of hot coffee''. Did we mention this was a WorldOfBadass?
* ''BigWolfOnCampus'': Lori the [[KickChick kick-boxer]], introduced in the second season.
* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'': All of the sisters. At first Prue was the only one with an offensive power, making the dynamic unbalanced though Phoebe also knew martial arts. Then Phoebe learned to levitate and Piper learned to make things explode and combined with their potions and spells, the sisters are a force to be reckoned with. Then the show later adds Paige and Billie.
* ''{{Primeval}}'': Abby Maitland is a zookeeper who knows how to kick-box, making her a perfect for a team that has to chase dinosaurs that walk through time anomalies into the present time. Jenny Lewis is also revealed to know how to use a gun despite dressing inappropriately for her line of work.
* ''Series/LostGirl'': [[BadassAbnormal Bo]] and [[BadassNormal Kenzi]] have both held their own in fights.
* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': While they aren't the main fighters, Parker and Sophie have both had their extremely kick-ass moments: Parker fighting arms dealers in Serbia and Sophie knocking out goons with a fire extinguisher. They are also extremely, extremely competent in their own fields.
* ''Series/{{Roar}}'': Most of the women, particularly Catlin.
* ''Series/RedCap'': Sergeant Jo [=McDonough=]. 
* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': Bonnie, Caroline and now Elena qualify. As well as Katherine.
* ''SeaPatrol'': Kate and Bomber hold their own in their fights and win a good number. Nikki rarly fights but never lets the side down. And Bird is too young and inexpeariacned to be good.
* ''UnnaturalHistory'': Maggie, first shown in her FirstScene in "Thor's Slammer". 
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': Emma Swan, Regina, Snow White, and [[LittleRedFightingHood Red]]. Mulan also counts now that she's shown up in season two.
* ''{{Smallville}}'': LoisLane is this, probably helped by her MilitaryBrat status. Most of the female superheroes (like BlackCanary and {{Supergirl}}) are obviously this as well. [[CombatPragmatist Tess]] [[DarkActionGirl Mercer]] became this after her HeelFaceTurn, as did [[TheSmartGuy Chloe]] [[MissionControl Sullivan]] after she TookALevelInBadass.
* ''TeenWolf'': Allison Argent fits this trope. She is shown to be a tough girl who was raised to be a badass werewolf hunter.
** Kate Argent is also a hunter, so it comes with the job.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'': Although the SemperFi MsFanservice Sarah “Mac” [=MacKenzie=] primarily stayed in the courtroom, whenever a situation calling for an action girl to arise, Mac would answer the call. 
* ''{{Charmed}}'': All four Halliwell sisters (including [[DeathByOriginStory Prue]]), although [[LateToTheParty Paige]] was just as likely to be a FauxActionGirl in her earlier appearances due to lack of experience. [[TheSixthRanger Billie]] and [[DarkActionGirl Christy]] also qualify.
* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': Maggie, Andrea, and Michonne.

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* Ziva David of ''{{NCIS}}'', [[BadassIsraeli a Mossad officer trained as an assassin.]] She's responsible for some impressive takedowns, such stopping the steroid-fueled UnstoppableRage of a Marine who'd thrown off [=McGee=], Tony, and Gibbs in "Corporal Punishment", and temporarily holding off four Marines at once in "Cloak".
* Hunter of ''{{Neverwhere}}''.
* Megan Reeves of ''NUMB3RS''. Not only does she have the firearm proficiency expected of an FBI agent, but she also has a black belt in Krav Maga. As she remarks to Colby, "If you're going to be arresting people [[AmericanCustomaryMeasurements a hundred pounds]] heavier than you, you'll need to learn some hobbies."
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* ''{{NCIS}}'': Ziva David, [[BadassIsraeli a Mossad officer trained as an assassin.]] She's responsible for some impressive takedowns, such stopping the steroid-fueled UnstoppableRage of a Marine who'd thrown off [=McGee=], Tony, and Gibbs in "Corporal Punishment", and temporarily holding off four Marines at once in "Cloak".
* ''{{Neverwhere}}: ''Hunter.
* ''NUMB3RS'': Megan Reeves. Not only does she have the firearm proficiency expected of an FBI agent, but she also has a black belt in Krav Maga. As she remarks to Colby, "If you're going to be arresting people [[AmericanCustomaryMeasurements a hundred pounds]] heavier than you, you'll need to learn some hobbies."
* ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'': Jen. When ''not'' wearing the [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman shiny Ranger suit]], she'll [[{{Tsundere}} clobber]] poor Wes in sparring sessions (and once for ''real'' while BrainwashedAndCrazy) and wields a sniper rifle. (Wes isn't a NonActionGuy, he just isn't police trained.) For that matter, most female Franchise/PowerRangers count to some degree: there are Katie (Time Force), [[HeirToTheDojo Alyssa]] and Taylor (Wild Force), [[{{Bokukko}} Vida]] and her sister [[TheCutie Madison]] (Mystic Force), [[CuteBruiser Kira]] (Dino Thunder), Elizabeth aka Z and Sydney (and temporarily [[CatGirl Kat]]) (SPD), Trini, Kimberly, Aisha, and Kat (Series/{{Mighty Morphin|PowerRangers}})...

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* ''XenaWarriorPrincess''
** And in later seasons, Gabrielle. If you see her in the costume displaying abs o' steel and she has short hair, she's kicking ass.
* Velda the Elf and Gundrada from ''{{Knightmare}}'' at least as much as possible within the confines of a kids show.
* ''Series/QueenOfSwords''. Tessa is essentially a female version of {{Zorro}}.
* "Wrangler" Jane from ''FTroop''.
* Kate Beckett from ''{{Castle}}''.
* Teresa Lisbon from ''TheMentalist'', who has ''tasered'' suspects while [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarking]] them.
* Alex Eames from ''LawAndOrderCriminalIntent''; compared to Goren, at least, she is much more ass-kicky.
* Wendy Watson from ''TheMiddleman''.
* All the female BAU agents in ''CriminalMinds'', except Garcia, who as the technical analyst is the only team member who can't hold her own in a fight.
* ''Series/TwentyFour'' gives us Renee Walker, who is so badass she earned the fan nickname "Jill Bauer." Ladies like Nina Myers and Michelle Dessler are no slouch either, and BadassBookworm Chloe O'Brian will unload some M-16 action on your ass if you push her far enough. It's also worth noting that even Jack Bauer's daughter Kim, the former Trope Namer for "DamselScrappy," once won a fight with her psychotic employer by smashing him in the face with a crowbar, and also once fought off seasoned Balkan warlords with ''a pot of hot coffee''. Did we mention this was a WorldOfBadass?
* Lori the [[KickChick kick-boxer]] from ''BigWolfOnCampus'', introduced in the second season.
* All of the sisters in ''Series/{{Charmed}}''. At first Prue was the only one with an offensive power, making the dynamic unbalanced though Phoebe also knew martial arts. Then Phoebe learned to levitate and Piper learned to make things explode and combined with their potions and spells, the sisters are a force to be reckoned with. Then the show later adds Paige and Billie.
* Abby Maitland from ''{{Primeval}}'' is a zookeeper who knows how to kick-box, making her a perfect for a team that has to chase dinosaurs that walk through time anomalies into the present time. Jenny Lewis is also revealed to know how to use a gun despite dressing inappropriately for her line of work.
* [[BadassAbnormal Bo]] and [[BadassNormal Kenzi]] from ''Series/LostGirl'' have both held their own in fights.
* While they aren't the main fighters, ''Series/{{Leverage}}'''s Parker and Sophie have both had their extremely kick-ass moments: Parker fighting arms dealers in Serbia and Sophie knocking out goons with a fire extinguisher. They are also extremely, extremely competent in their own fields.
* Most of the women in ''Series/{{Roar}}'', particularly Catlin.
* Sergeant Jo [=McDonough=] from ''Series/RedCap''

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* ''XenaWarriorPrincess'': Xena. And in later seasons, Gabrielle. If you see her in the costume displaying abs o' steel and she has short hair, she's kicking ass.
* ''{{Knightmare}}'': Velda the Elf and Gundrada, at least as much as possible within the confines of a kids show.
* ''Series/QueenOfSwords'': Tessa is essentially a female version of {{Zorro}}.
* ''FTroop'': "Wrangler" Jane.
* ''{{Castle}}'': Kate Beckett.
* ''TheMentalist'': Teresa Lisbon, who has ''tasered'' suspects while [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarking]] them.
* ''LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'': Alex Eames. Compared to Goren, at least, she is much more ass-kicky.
* ''TheMiddleman'': Wendy Watson.
* ''CriminalMinds'': All the female BAU agents, except Garcia, who as the technical analyst is the only team member who can't hold her own in a fight.
* ''Series/TwentyFour'': Renee Walker, who is so badass she earned the fan nickname "Jill Bauer." Ladies like Nina Myers and Michelle Dessler are no slouch either, and BadassBookworm Chloe O'Brian will unload some M-16 action on your ass if you push her far enough. It's also worth noting that even Jack Bauer's daughter Kim, the former Trope Namer for "DamselScrappy," once won a fight with her psychotic employer by smashing him in the face with a crowbar, and also once fought off seasoned Balkan warlords with ''a pot of hot coffee''. Did we mention this was a WorldOfBadass?
* ''BigWolfOnCampus'': Lori the [[KickChick kick-boxer]], introduced in the second season.
* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'': All of the sisters. At first Prue was the only one with an offensive power, making the dynamic unbalanced though Phoebe also knew martial arts. Then Phoebe learned to levitate and Piper learned to make things explode and combined with their potions and spells, the sisters are a force to be reckoned with. Then the show later adds Paige and Billie.
* ''{{Primeval}}'': Abby Maitland is a zookeeper who knows how to kick-box, making her a perfect for a team that has to chase dinosaurs that walk through time anomalies into the present time. Jenny Lewis is also revealed to know how to use a gun despite dressing inappropriately for her line of work.
* ''Series/LostGirl'': [[BadassAbnormal Bo]] and [[BadassNormal Kenzi]] have both held their own in fights.
* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': While they aren't the main fighters, Parker and Sophie have both had their extremely kick-ass moments: Parker fighting arms dealers in Serbia and Sophie knocking out goons with a fire extinguisher. They are also extremely, extremely competent in their own fields.
* ''Series/{{Roar}}'': Most of the women, particularly Catlin.
* ''Series/RedCap'': Sergeant Jo [=McDonough=].

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