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** [[spoiler:{{Adorkable]] {{Bookworm}} Leo [[TookALevelInBadass becomes this]] when it turns out that he is Glen Baskerville, the leader of those Baskervilles, and is currently contracted to Jabberwock.]]
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* The {{Mahjong}} anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
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* The {{Mahjong}} anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[{{Adorkable}} shy and]] [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
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* Yomiko Readman from ''ReadOrDie''. She's a kind of spacey, hugely nerdy bibliomaniac who always uses extremely polite language, and treasures books above almost anything else in the world. She is also fully willing and capable of taking down armed, powerful men with [[PaperMaster sheets of paper]].
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* Yomiko Readman from ''ReadOrDie''. She's a kind of spacey, hugely nerdy bibliomaniac who always uses extremely polite language, and treasures books above almost anything else in the world. She is also fully willing and capable of taking down armed, powerful men with [[PaperMaster sheets of paper]].paper]].
* Amamiya from {{Psyren}}. She's the very definition of ActionGirl, but anytime she's having a moment with Ageha or fangirling over Matsuri, her {{Moe}} side comes out.
* Amamiya from {{Psyren}}. She's the very definition of ActionGirl, but anytime she's having a moment with Ageha or fangirling over Matsuri, her {{Moe}} side comes out.
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* Yui from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', who upon seeing [[FosterParent Kirito and Asuna]] in danger, summons a BFS and OneHitKO 's a supposible unkillable EldrichAbomination.
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* Yui from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', who upon seeing [[FosterParent Kirito and Asuna]] in danger, summons a BFS and OneHitKO 's a supposible unkillable EldrichAbomination.EldritchAbomination.
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* [[LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Julian Mintz]]: starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy blond haired pretty boy]]. You would never suspect the things he can do [[AxCrazy with an axe]], ESPECIALLY if you push his berserk button (like [[spoiler:killing seven guys passing by in fourteen seconds]], scary...)
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* [[LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Julian Mintz]]: starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy blond haired pretty boy]].boy. You would never suspect the things he can do [[AxCrazy with an axe]], ESPECIALLY if you push his berserk button (like [[spoiler:killing seven guys passing by in fourteen seconds]], scary...)
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** Kirito himself counts - the Kid saved the world twice, and after a year of being trapped in the online world, was one of the highest-leveled players in the game.
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* Yomiko Readman from ''ReadOrDie''. She's a kind of spacey, hugely nerdy bibliomaniac who always uses extremely polite language, and treasures books above almost anything else in the world. She is also fully willing and capable of taking down armed, powerful men with [[PaperMaster sheets of paper]].
* Yomiko Readman from ''ReadOrDie''. She's a kind of spacey, hugely nerdy bibliomaniac who always uses extremely polite language, and treasures books above almost anything else in the world. She is also fully willing and capable of taking down armed, powerful men with [[PaperMaster sheets of paper]].
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* AntiAntiChrist [[IdiotHero Rin]] from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' qualifies, if the Fangirls are to be believed. Just check a chat or image discussion on him. The word "cute" shows up 9 times out of 10 I swear.
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* AntiAntiChrist [[IdiotHero Rin]] from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' qualifies, if the Fangirls are to be believed. Just check a chat or image discussion on him. The word "cute" shows up 9 times out of 10 I swear.swear.
* Yui from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', who upon seeing [[FosterParent Kirito and Asuna]] in danger, summons a BFS and OneHitKO 's a supposible unkillable EldrichAbomination.
** Quite a few other female Characters count - such as Silica and Pino, Lizabeth, [[LittleMissBadAss Asuna]], Suguha, ect.
** Kirito himself counts - the Kid saved the world twice, and after a year of being trapped in the online world, was one of the highest-leveled players in the game.
* Yui from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', who upon seeing [[FosterParent Kirito and Asuna]] in danger, summons a BFS and OneHitKO 's a supposible unkillable EldrichAbomination.
** Quite a few other female Characters count - such as Silica and Pino, Lizabeth, [[LittleMissBadAss Asuna]], Suguha, ect.
** Kirito himself counts - the Kid saved the world twice, and after a year of being trapped in the online world, was one of the highest-leveled players in the game.
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* ''DeadmanWonderland'': Shiro is all happy giggles and singing...Then something pisses her off and she dropkicks giant robots and blows up buildings. And worst of all, she'll eat all your snacks.
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* ''DeadmanWonderland'': Shiro is all happy giggles and singing...Then something pisses her off and she dropkicks giant robots and blows up buildings. And worst of all, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she'll eat all your snacks.snacks]].
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** Oh, look ! [[TheDitz Cameron]]'s best friend is a [[PintSizedPowerhouse Riolu]] ! Look at him playing with Oshawott and Pikachu in the water ! Look at him mimicking what his trainer does ! Look at him ''defeating [[DavidVersusGoliath an Emboar and a Gigalith]]'' !
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** Thanks to Nijima's persistent rumor-mongering, [[ShroudedInMyth most of the school is thoroughly convinced that Kenichi's some sort of human vortex of destruction and badassery]]. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower While he can live up to quite a few of the claims]] (except for the one about him [[OneHitKO OHKO]]-ing a bear. [[EverythingsWorseWithBears The Godless Killing Machines are still very excellent at fucking his shit up]]), people that meet him are surprised to find that he's usually more like [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/history_s_strongest_disciple_kenichi/v03/c019/22.html this]].
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** Thanks to Nijima's persistent rumor-mongering, [[ShroudedInMyth most of the school is thoroughly convinced that Kenichi's some sort of human vortex of destruction and badassery]]. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower While he can live up to quite a few of the claims]] (except for the one about him [[OneHitKO OHKO]]-ing a bear. [[EverythingsWorseWithBears [[BearsAreBadNews The Godless Killing Machines are still very excellent at fucking his shit up]]), people that meet him are surprised to find that he's usually more like [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/history_s_strongest_disciple_kenichi/v03/c019/22.html this]].
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** Oh, look ! [[TheDitz Cameron]]'s best friend is a [[PintSizedPowerhouse Riolu]] ! Look at him playing with Oshawott and Pikachu in the water ! Look at him mimicking what his trainer does ! Look at him ''defeating [[DavidVersusGoliath an Emboar and a Gigalith]]'' !
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* [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Sen Yarizui]], aka [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Ice Witch]], from Ben-To is easily one of the best fighters in the series.
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* [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Sen Yarizui]], aka [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Ice Witch]], from Ben-To Anime/BenTo is easily one of the best fighters in the series.
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** Let's just admit it: ''everyone'' in APH is both [[MoeMoe adorable]] and [[WorldOfBadass badass]].
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** Let's just admit it: ''everyone'' in APH is both [[MoeMoe [[{{Moe}} adorable]] and [[WorldOfBadass badass]].
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* Shibata of ''Manga/{{Shibatora}}'' is a 22 year old police detective who's [[OlderThanTheyLook regularly mistaken for a middle schooler]]. His female coworkers tend to fawn over him (one of the men says that something about him seems to trigger maternal instincts,) and he's constantly refused service or even kicked out of venues under the presumption that he's a minor. He's also the current kendo champion of Japan, having become the youngest title holder while he was in police academy, and is more than capable of dispatching most foes with a handy ImprovisedWeapon.
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* Shibata Taketora of ''Manga/{{Shibatora}}'' is a 22 year old police detective who's [[OlderThanTheyLook regularly mistaken for a middle schooler]]. His female coworkers tend to fawn over him (one of the men says that something about him seems to trigger maternal instincts,) and he's constantly refused service or even kicked out of venues under the presumption that he's a minor. He's also the current kendo champion of Japan, having become the youngest title holder while he was in police academy, and is more than capable of dispatching most foes with a handy ImprovisedWeapon.
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* Shibata of ''Manga/{{Shibatora}}'' is a 22 year old police detective who's [[OlderThanTheyLook regularly mistaken for a middle schooler]]. His female coworkers tend to fawn over him (one of the men says that something about him seems to trigger maternal instincts,) and he's constantly refused service or even kicked out of venues under the presumption that he's a minor. He's also the current kendo champion of Japan, having become the youngest title holder while he was in police academy, and is more than capable of dispatching most foes with a handy ImprovisedWeapon.
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* The {{Mahjong}} anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
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* The {{Mahjong}} anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.badass.
* AntiAntiChrist [[IdiotHero Rin]] from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' qualifies, if the Fangirls are to be believed. Just check a chat or image discussion on him. The word "cute" shows up 9 times out of 10 I swear.
* AntiAntiChrist [[IdiotHero Rin]] from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' qualifies, if the Fangirls are to be believed. Just check a chat or image discussion on him. The word "cute" shows up 9 times out of 10 I swear.
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** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants. [[spoiler: Then there's subversion: when she reveals her common past with Zaraki and fights him, she is not adorable. More like an AxCrazy StringyHairedGhostGirl who is equal parts [[BadAss badass]], [[NightmareFuel scary]], [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence and hot]].]]
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** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants. [[spoiler: Then there's subversion: when she reveals her common past with Zaraki and fights him, she is not adorable. More like an AxCrazy StringyHairedGhostGirl who is equal parts [[BadAss badass]], [[NightmareFuel scary]], {{badass}}, scary, [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence and hot]].]]
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** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants. [[spoiler: Then there's subversion: when she reveals her common past with Zaraki and fights him, she is not adorable. More like an AxCrazy StringyHairedGhostGirl who is equal parts [[BadAss badass]], [[NighmareFuel scary]], [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence and hot]].]]
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** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants. [[spoiler: Then there's subversion: when she reveals her common past with Zaraki and fights him, she is not adorable. More like an AxCrazy StringyHairedGhostGirl who is equal parts [[BadAss badass]], [[NighmareFuel [[NightmareFuel scary]], [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence and hot]].]]
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** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants.
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** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants. [[spoiler: Then there's subversion: when she reveals her common past with Zaraki and fights him, she is not adorable. More like an AxCrazy StringyHairedGhostGirl who is equal parts [[BadAss badass]], [[NighmareFuel scary]], [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence and hot]].]]
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* [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] of ''RanmaOneHalf''. Some would say [[GenderBender girl]] [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma]] fits here too.
** [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma's]] real form is a bit too much of the independent loner to really qualify, much like Shampoo's implied willingness to rip off somebody's head and spit down their neck if ticked off disqualifies her, despite both of them being quite attractive and very much BadAss. Ryoga Hibiki might fit as a male example, though, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[BalefulPolymorph turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
** [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma's]] real form is a bit too much of the independent loner to really qualify, much like Shampoo's implied willingness to rip off somebody's head and spit down their neck if ticked off disqualifies her, despite both of them being quite attractive and very much BadAss. Ryoga Hibiki might fit as a male example, though, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[BalefulPolymorph turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
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* [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] of ''RanmaOneHalf''. Some would say [[GenderBender girl]] [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma]] fits here too.
** [[JerkwithaHeartofGoldtoo. [[JerkWithAHeartofGold Ranma's]] real form is a bit too much of the independent loner to really qualify, much like Shampoo's implied willingness to rip off somebody's head and spit down their neck if ticked off disqualifies her, despite both of them being quite attractive and very much BadAss. BadAss.
** Ryoga Hibiki might fit as a male example, though, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[BalefulPolymorph turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
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** Ryoga Hibiki might fit as a male example, though, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[BalefulPolymorph turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
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** [[CuteAndPsycho Light Yagami]] himself has his moments of badass adorable, especially when he's younger. In some of the artwork, he looks like a Disney character while [[NightmareFuel contemplating murder]]. Special mention, however, goes to [[spoiler: the time when he loses his memory and reverts to his original good personality; some of those scenes portray him as absolutely huggable.]]
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** [[CuteAndPsycho Light Yagami]] himself has his moments of badass adorable, especially when he's younger. In some of the artwork, he looks like a Disney character while [[NightmareFuel contemplating murder]].murder. Special mention, however, goes to [[spoiler: the time when he loses his memory and reverts to his original good personality; some of those scenes portray him as absolutely huggable.]]
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* Hansel and Gretel from ''BlackLagoon'' manage to fulfill the almost impossible task of mixing BadassAdorable with CreepyTwins and AxCrazy. They use their cuteness to throw people off guard before attacking.
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* Kawazoe Tamaki of ''BambooBlade.'' Aww, ImTakingHerHomeWithMe!
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* Eve from ''Manga/BlackCat'' (The character who inspired Kawazoe's design and powers in ''BambooBlade'').
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** Hell, [[WorldOfBadass practically every character in this show qualifies]].
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** She's not that adorable, though. [[tykebomb Anya]], on the other hand...
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* [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] of ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''. Some would say [[GenderBender girl]] [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma]] fits here too.
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* The [[Mahjong]] anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
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* The [[Mahjong]] {{Mahjong}} anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
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* {{Kirby}}, of course, in the anime Hoshi no Kaabii.
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* ''DeadmanWonderland'': Shiro is all happy giggles and singing...Then something pisses her off and she dropkicks giant robots and blows up buildings. And worst of all, she'll eat all your snacks.
** [[TheHero Ganta]] is a little fourteen year old boy with big grey eyes and [[http://i15.mangareader.net/deadman-wonderland/15/deadman-wonderland-796076.jpg is just really damn adorable]]- and to top it off, he's a huge [[TheWoobie woobie]], especially in the first episode. Now watch what happens when the Red Man is mentioned.
* ''AskDrRin'': Meirin Kanzaki.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': has several adorable badasses on its roster, including Levy, Wendy, Lucy, Cana, Mirajane, and Erza.
** Erza's adorable moments are few and far between, given that she's TheBigGuy of the group, but when she has them they are priceless.
** Natsu. Admit it.
** Happy, Charle, and especially Pantherlily.
** Angel and Meredy as evil variants.
** [[spoiler:Zeref]]
** Mavis, [[spoiler:the first Guild Master of Fairy Tail]], who manages to be [[BadassAdorable kind, cute, mysterious and hilarious]] at the same time, and [[LittleMissBadass badass]] enough to master and cast one of the most powerful protection spells in the Fairy Tail universe, [[SphereOfPower Fairy Sphere]], [[spoiler:''from beyond the grave''.]] On top of that she created and can probably cast [[LightEmUp Fairy Glitter]] and Fairy Law.
*** Mavis only proves herself more of a Badass when she provides Team Fairy Tail with a strategy so she could lead them to victory, and she developed said strategy by memorizing and analyzing their opponents the entire Grand Magic Tournament. According to Makarov, her nickname was "Fairy Technician Mavis" because she was able to compile many victories through strategizing. Damn.
* ''SoltyRei'': Solty Revant. Cute, shy, plucky, considerate, compassionate... and a RobotGirl who will quickly make with the ass-handing to ANYONE who threatens her adoptive family.
* [[NinjaMaid Sayoko Shinozaki]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass'', anyone?
** She's not that adorable, though. [[tykebomb Anya]], on the other hand...
* Daisuke from ''DNAngel''. And Satoshi to a lesser extent.
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'':
** Sakura Kinomoto, especially after [[spoiler:she becomes master of the Clow Cards, effectively making her the most powerful being on the planet]], while still remaining a [[PingPongNaivete blissfully naive]] CheerfulChild of the highest order.
** Mei-ling, for [[BadassNormal more human reasons]].
* Miharu from ''NabariNoOu''. Shijima, at times, as well.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** May Chang, complete with pink dress, adorable pet panda, and prodigy level alkahestry skills.
** Also, Alphonse. Some would also say Edward. Just don't call him cute...or [[BerserkButton short.]]
** Major Alex Armstrong! The childish sincerity of [[GentleGiant this big teddy-bear]] really makes you wanna give him a big hug. Unless you're Ed, in which case you're getting glomped and begging him to "Stop rubbing your chest on me!"
* Pretty much the entire main cast of ''GunslingerGirl''
* Yoshika Miyafuji in ''StrikeWitches'' also qualify. She is the little sister of the team, but is also the most powerful one. Specially after [[spoiler: she regains her magic in TheMovie]]
* [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Ginji]] from ''GetBackers'' is [[DoggedNiceGuy extremely nice]] [[LoveFreak to ]] ''[[LoveFreak everyone ]]'', and [[TheMessiah steadfastly believes in giving people second chances.]] Pretty much all the 'good' guys/girls in the series like him (or at least don't dislike him), and he has a huge number of devotees who think the world of him. But heaven help you if you manage to awaken the guy's SuperPoweredEvilSide...
** And [[GenkiGirl Natsumi]] in the anime. Anyone who's been unfortunate enough to believe that they can beat her at ping-pong will surely agree.
* Saeba Ryo, the LovableSexManiac ManChild hero of ''Manga/CityHunter''. AkiraKamiya is sure good at playing [[FistOfTheNorthStar sensitive and kind hearted badasses]], isn't he?
* Shiro Kabuto from ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''GreatMazinger''. He is the cute, ten-years-old AnnoyingYoungerSibling of the main character. And he is also pretty {{Badass}} when he wants, beating bullies bigger than him or adult men, or even piloting the Hover Pilder (the flying device was necessary docking on the head of Mazinger-Z to start the HumongousMecha).
** Goro Makiba from ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' also counts like a cute child capable of awesome feats. At least his incarnation of the original manga. In one arc [[spoiler:Barados kidnapped several hostages and [[GundamJack hijacked]] Great Mazinger, and then tied his prisoners to the HumongousMecha to prevent Duke from fighting. Goro managed to get rid from the ropes tying him and then released Kouji.]]
* ''PeacemakerKurogane'':
** While he's pretty cute and tough to begin with, it's only through CharacterDevelopment that Tetsunosuke becomes that much more {{Badass}}.
** Also, Okita Souji. He's constantly smiling, loves candy, plays with the neighborhood kids, has a cute little piglet as a pet that he fawns over, is pretty much a male HouseWife to Hijikata, and is well-known for being the most terrifying swordsman in all of Japan.
** Nagakura Shinpachi, especially with ArtEvolution gradually making him look more and more like a kid-edition {{Bishonen}}. Despite appearances, he is a very competent swordsman and commander, and still inspires the urge to cuddle him even while splattered with blood.
* The eponymous character of ''RurouniKenshin''. It's the "oro?" The fact that he is the first genuinely sensitive, kind-hearted and ''nice'' anime bloke since [[DragonballZ Goku]] and [[FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]], rather than just another emotionally repressed and cynical {{Jerkass}} NinetiesAntiHero. And then you have pretty much half the cast with [[LittleMissBadass Kaoru, Misao,]] Yahiko and [[StepfordSmiler Soujiro]] all invoking various flavors of this trope.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
** Shinji Ikari in the original series and other [[AlternateContinuity alternate continuities]].
** People saying that Shinji is not {{badass}} enough in the original series should one day just try holding red-hot pieces of metal for half a minute (never mind fighting someone in the process). Yes, his hands weren't damaged directly, but he ''felt'' all the damage to Eva-01 as if his own body was harmed.
** And later he leaped into a freaking volcano and dived in the magma to save Asuka. Even if he was inside his HumongousMecha and it [[HandWave hand waved]] like his A T Field protecting him, both Unit-02 and Asuka had needed wearing a special suit to not dying, so he was feeling the heat of the magma, and for all what he knew, he could die by attempting rescuing her.
** Rebuild 2.0 - "GIVE REI BACK!" Commence [[spoiler:reactivating 01 on willpower/rage alone, [[RocketPunch rocket punching]] Zeruel (or as close an Eva can get to one), [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl saving Rei]] and almost ending the world. There just may be some ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Kabuto]]'' genes in him.]]
* Since we're talking about [[StudioGainax Gainax]], let's not forget about [[DieBuster Nono]]. Arguably, the cutest [[spoiler: robot]] you'll ever meet, is in fact [[spoiler: the seventh Buster Machine and a PersonOfMassDestruction capable of controlling the Buster Corps, slicing one of Saturn's moons in half and kicking the shit out of an EldritchAbomination the size of a planet.]] And all of this while being ditzy and having [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia's]] voice.
* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'':
** Hayate
** Isumi, especially thanks to her BigDamnHeroes moment and her [[spoiler:great big dragon]]. Hinagiku also qualifies as she can be VERY moe sometimes and is very {{badass}} all the time.
* A lot of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' owned by characters in the anime fall under this. IE: [[KidAppealCharacter Pikachu]], Bulbasaur, Charmander, Piplup, Teddiursa, Raichu and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Clefairy]] are just a handful of examples.
** One of the most prime examples is the 1st gen Pokemon, Mew, which is ''ungodly'' adorable and is always shown to be very playful and childlike, not to mention is literally described as being the 'Psychic Kitten' Pokemon. One could hardly take it seriously until you realize that it's capable of using ''every single non-legendary specific move in the entire series''.
** In addition to actual [[{{Mons}} monsters]], some of the human characters also qualify. [[TheMessiah Ash Ketchum]] has the appearance and mannerisms of a brash, classically adorable little boy. He's also one of few humans to physically put himself on the line for Pokémon in the series, jumps around like a Mankey to rescue said Pokémon, and is even capable of [[spoiler:using Aura]]. Did I mention that he risks or [[TheMessiah even knowingly sacrifices himself for Pokémon]] regularly? [[CuteBruiser Maylene]], Whitney, and [[{{Shorttank}} Misty]] may also qualify; [[CuteBruiser Maylene]] is basically described this way by other characters.
** This {{trope}} also holds true for [[TheProtagonist the human protagonists]] of the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga, as nearly everyone fights alongside their Pokémon. Special mention goes to Sapphire, who at the mere age of 10 is already capable of fighting Pokémon on her own, and is apparently strong enough to rip apart fountains and sprint while carrying a fully-grown man.
** Hareta from ''PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'' is rather young but can go against Pokemon, can lift things far heavier than him (including a ''Rhyperior''), and has a common battle strategy which can be summed up as "I fight alongside my Pokemon no matter how tough the opponent".
* [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Moka Akashiya]] (her friendly side) from ''RosarioToVampire'' can count as this. Also [[HornyDevil Kurumu Kurono]], [[CuteWitch Yukari Sendou]], [[AnIcePerson Mizore Shirayuki]] and [[HotWitch Ruby Toujyou]] can count as well. They all are capable enough to kill humans, but they're also so damn cute.
** And Inner Moka is quite {{Badass}} and has her {{Moe}} moments.
** Kokoa Shuzen can count too, but at a [[JerkAss much lesser extent]].
** And then there's Akuha Shuzen, who is of the PsychopathicManchild verity.
** Not to mention Tsukune who is quite the sweet {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy and a {{Bishonen}} (season II of the manga due to ArtEvolution) and becomes incredibly {{Badass}}.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' has Gatomon, who is a little cat [[{{Mons}} mon]]... who happens to be able to take down six Champion/Adult Digimon without breaking a sweat. Technically, she was a Champion level too... but she still qualifies. In fact every Rookie Digimon counts.
* Kawazoe Tamaki of ''BambooBlade.'' Aww, ImTakingHerHomeWithMe!
* Golden Darkness/Konjiki no Yami from ''ToLoveRu''.
* Eve from ''Manga/BlackCat'' (The character who inspired Kawazoe's design and powers in ''BambooBlade'').
* ''KatekyoHitmanReborn''.
** Tsuna.
** Reborn himself. He's a ''baby''.
** Yamamoto. He's an insanely NiceGuy that smiles a lot but [[BadassNormal put a sword in his hand]] and [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him mad enough]]...
* Weed from ''GingaDensetsuWeed''.
** Also Gin from ''GingaNagareboshiGin''.
* Almost ''every'' MagicalGirl (other than specific [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructions]] [[SailorNothing of the genre]]) and their [[DarkMagicalGirl counterparts]]. ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is possibly the most exemplary.
** [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha]] makes friends by [[DefeatMeansFriendship beating the tar out of them]].
** In the end though, it's probably ''Vita'' who's the best example of this trope. So {{moe}} and yet so manly.
** And Caro. She's very young and cute, although she doesn't seem all that impressive at first, being mostly limited to [[WhiteMage support spells]], but then her home gets attacked, and ''holy shit, that little girl just [[SummonMagic summoned]] [[{{Kaiju}} Godzilla]]!''
** Despite being a {{Deconstruction}}, ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'''s girls are very much this. Even Homura had an {{Adorkable}} phase before [[TookALevelInBadass taking several levels in badass]] during the course of her [[spoiler:GroundhogDayLoop]].
* Yuki Nagato, from ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is TheStoic dialed UpToEleven, which makes her smiles extremely cute when they appear.
* ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' has Kirika-chan, who elevates the trope to {{Badass}} {{Woobie}}. The fact that she is so [[{{Moe}} cuddly and huggable]] really helps.
** There's also the flashback where she [[spoiler:commits her first assassination around the age of ''five'']]! Certain death has never been so cute.
* ''Literature/KaraNoKyoukai'': Shiki Ryougi. Mixed with a healthy amount of {{Fanservice}}, as expected of [[{{Nasuverse}} Nasu]], whenever she gets all [[{{Tsundere}} dere-dere]] toward Mikiya, she's extremely huggable and borders on {{Moe}}. That's, of course, when she isn't slicing up ghosts, zombies, magicians and stuff.
** Also in the same series, we have Azaka Kokuto, [[ChickMagnet Mik]][[NiceGuy iya's]] younger sister who can set things on fire and kick [[spoiler:giant flower demon thing]] on the head, and finally overpower aforementioned Shiki. She does that while being extremely {{Moe}}.
* Also, from the [[BeeTrain same people]] who brought you Kirika, we have {{Madlax}} who is just as adorable and huggable, with the sexiness turned up to eleven.
* The eponymous ''ShakuganNoShana''.
** Even more so in the {{omake}}s. Shana-tan, the heroine's [[SuperDeformed chibified]] alter-ego, doesn't lose any of Shana's strength due to the reduction in size, and even uses her signature attack in [[FunSize this form]].
** And her [[{{Expy}} expies]]; even the [[BadassNormal non-magical ones]] pack a serious punch. The [[LightNovel/{{Toradora}} palmtop tiger]] is '''not''' to be messed with.
** And after he [[TookALevelInBadass gets his act together]], Yuuji.
* Subverted a bit with the main character of ''[[DotHackSign .hack//SIGN]]''. He's acting all tough and capable of holding things on his own [[spoiler:in the game world, where in the real world [[WholesomeCrossdresser she]]'s in a coma, and [[AbusiveParents her dad]] [[OffingTheOffspring tries to pull the plug on her]].]]
* The main cast of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' are cute girls who are gutsy and powerful. Hikaru is definitely this.
* Son Gohan from ''DragonBallZ'' can ''[[CurbStompBattle trash]]'' world destroying super-powered psychopaths.
** Same thing goes to young Trunks and Son Goten during the Buu saga. Especially when they fuse.
** And Son Goku, even in his adult self, is an endearingly innocent and kindhearted boy... who has saved the world so many times that he has "lost count" (to be fair, he ''did'' have [[IdiotHero trouble counting past eleven]] due to brain damage suffered as a baby).
** It's been noted on the Characters/DragonBall page that BadassAdorable must be InTheBlood: not only Goku and his sons, but his wife Chi-Chi, daughter-in-law Videl and granddaughter Pan are all {{Tsundere}} [[CuteBruiser Cute Bruisers]], too.
* Negi Springfield from ''MahouSenseiNegima'', especially in the later chapters of the manga.
** Kotaro Inugami counts too. Heck, most of the characters fall into this trope.
** ''[[spoiler:Even the current BigBad.]]''
** Also [[RobotGirl Chachamaru]], and [[spoiler: especially her artifact, a KillSat capable of taking out an EldritchAbomination...and looks [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v31/c281/15.html like this]].]]
** How can you not mention [[ShrinkingViolet Miyazaki Nodoka]]? She interrupts a fight between Negi and the BigBad just to gather intelligence and mind-reads and taunts the BiggerBad. And afterwards goes back to being her humble {{Moe}} self.
** Though she would threaten to kill you for calling her that Evangeline could count as well, as she's a 700 year old evil vampire mage... in a body not older than 10, though [[NobleDemon she's not as evil as she insists she is]]. [[OneManArmy Definitely]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction badass]], and has her adorable moments.
* Spirit from ''Manga/SoulEater''. A rare PapaWolf example.
** Maka could be considered as a subversion of this trope. She doesn't display many {{moe}} tendencies, but she ''can'' qualify as [[CuteBruiser being cute]], and DEFINITELY qualifies as BadAss.
** Thunder and Fire, by far the youngest Weapons (five? If that?) but [[ShockAndAwe very]] [[PlayingWithFire effective]] when they and their HotBlooded meister Kirikou fight.
* They turn up in the [[KeyVisualArts Key]][[KyotoAnimation Ani]] adaptations, of all places.
** [[EmotionlessGirl Mai Kawasumi]] from ''{{Kanon}}'': even if the demons she fights every night are [[spoiler:emanations of her own powers resulting from her reluctance to embrace them]], you have to admit she's pretty [[ActionGirl handy with a sword]].
** Tomoyo Sakagami from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''. Just ask the local biker gangs. Or [[ButtMonkey Sunohara]]. From the same series, Kyou Fujibayashi also qualifies as this.
* Yamamaya, the cute little ''iriomote'' cat from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''. [[spoiler:His reappearance]] is both a CrowningMomentOfAwesome and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
** Hey, [[ShrinkingViolet Sakaki]] counts! Some of the amazing stuff she pulls off would not be out of place in any action series.
* Hungary from ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia''. Ex-CuteBruiser {{Bokukko}}. Gentle {{meido}} and ParentalSubstitute to North Italy. Diehard YaoiFangirl. VERY capable and fearless ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend.
** Strips!Finland and Anime!China also count.
** [[TheDitz Ame]][[LoveFreak rica]] had SuperStrength even when he was a kid, though he seems to use it more for throwing buffalo/dragging vehicles around/ripping windows off their sills than beating people up. Still badass and adorable.
** The young Italy once took down Turkey. It was a onetime thing but it proved he can be {{badass}} when he wants to be.
** Russia is pretty {{badass}} and scary and has tons of fangirls in RealLife that think he's the most adorable thing ever.
** [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/9831725.html#cutid1 Sealand has officially reached Badass Adorable status in the 2010 Christmas Special.]]
** Let's just admit it: ''everyone'' in APH is both [[MoeMoe adorable]] and [[WorldOfBadass badass]].
* Allen from ''DGrayMan'': exceedingly adorable. But, since he's a {{shonen}} protagonist, he's also made of BadAss. Anyone who can shout the name of his Innocence ([[spoiler:Crown Clown]]) without looking like a total idiot automatically qualifies.
** As [[CreepyChild creepy]] as she is, Road also counts.
** And Lenalee.
* Tony Tony Chopper of ''Manga/OnePiece.'' An adorable little reindeer kid, who nonetheless can turn into a muscular fighter and be quite {{badass}} when the situation requires it. And that's not even going into his monstrous DeadlyUpgrade.
** Luffy and Nami also qualify: they're usually cute, but [[BerserkButton God help you if you fuck with them, their crew, or their friends.]].
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has [[spoiler:Nel Tu, at least in her adult form. She manages to take down an opponent stronger than Grimmjow, or at least had him one strike from death before her power gave out and she reverted to her child form.]] Also doubles as a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadAss.
** Also, Rukia. [[PintsizedPowerhouse Short]], flat chested and skinny, with pixieish features and big eyes even by anime standards, loves bunnies, can't draw but insists on doing so anyway, has a DarkAndTroubledPast, and kicks ass. Well, most of the time.
** Ururu Tsumugiya, a cute young girl who assists Urahara. She appears meek, but can pack a super-power punch. Ururu is short, shy, clumsy at times, and sad-eyed... and can kick an Arrancar's ass with ease. And that's before she pulls out the rocket launcher.
** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants.
** Hardly your usual example, but [[TeamDad Ukitake]] is [[NiceGuy rather]] [[BunnyEarsLawyer sweet]] and like Unohana is one of the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority older captains]]. When he teams up with Kyoraku to fight Starrk that mild-mannered niceness suddenly looks a lot less harmless; "Did that guy just fire a cero?"
** Also, Hiyori. She appears as a tomboyish, cute little girl, with a rather violent temper, and she isn't afraid to make this violent temper known to her enemies.
** And her companion Mashiro, a GeniusDitz who dresses up as a Kamen Rider {{fangirl}} and can kick just as much as the original does. She literally does kick ass, "RIDER KICK!"
** Yachiru. She's small, cute, gives nicknames to everyone, and rides around on the shoulder of everyone's favourite {{badass}}, "Kenny." She's also the lieutenant of the combat based squad 11 for good reason, and the only reason she never gets to show off is because she likes letting Kenpachi enjoy his fights. In fact, it's been hinted that she's actually stronger than him. Also, she has pink hair.
** One of the very rare villainous examples is Bambietta Basterbine, a membress of the [[spoiler: Vandereich]]. Because a [[LongHairIsFeminine long-haired]] girl with a CommissarCap and a heart-shaped belt-brooch can't just be on the villains's side, can she? '''[[OhCrap Oh Shit--]]''', [[DarkActionGirl How many enemies]] [[BloodKnight did she]] [[CurbStompBattle take down at once?!]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And did she just call]] [[spoiler: Komamura]] [[IShallTauntYou "a doggie dog]]?!
* [[MichikoToHatchin Hatchin]] is a pretty good example. While she can often be overshadowed by Michiko in terms of badassness, Hatchin is nothing to sneeze at.
* Nearly everybody from the female cast of ''NagasareteAirantou''. Especially [[{{Miko}} Machi]].
* [[LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Julian Mintz]]: starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy blond haired pretty boy]]. You would never suspect the things he can do [[AxCrazy with an axe]], ESPECIALLY if you push his berserk button (like [[spoiler:killing seven guys passing by in fourteen seconds]], scary...)
* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'':
** Marufuji Shou. Short, cute, adorable beyond words. Juudai's the hero, but Shou is ''badass''. And he does it all wearing glasses, too.
** While we're on the subject, how about [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi Mutou]] himself? Not only is he short and incredibly adorable, he's [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries super special awesome]] enough at Duel Monsters to [[spoiler:defeat his super sexy ancient Egyptian alter ego]]. To top it off, he's voiced by [[DanGreen DAN GREEN]].
* Tachikomas in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. It's pretty impressive to make a spider tank adorable.
* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''.
** Thanks to Nijima's persistent rumor-mongering, [[ShroudedInMyth most of the school is thoroughly convinced that Kenichi's some sort of human vortex of destruction and badassery]]. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower While he can live up to quite a few of the claims]] (except for the one about him [[OneHitKO OHKO]]-ing a bear. [[EverythingsWorseWithBears The Godless Killing Machines are still very excellent at fucking his shit up]]), people that meet him are surprised to find that he's usually more like [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/history_s_strongest_disciple_kenichi/v03/c019/22.html this]].
** Then there's Chikage Kushinada, age 10 and [[WeakButSkilled fully capable of standing alongside the teenage fighters]]. Her nature as a CreepyChild makes the occasional slips into "Child Mode" as her [[CharacterDevelopment character develops]] all the cuter.
* Ciel from ''Manga/BlackButler''. Like a regular [[TheChessmaster chess master]] he uses this to his advantage. He could get away with murder with a face like that. And he does. Repeatedly.
** Finny looks sweet and innocent, even when tearing trees up by their roots and hurling hunks of stone.
** Also Mey-Rin. An {{Adorkable}} {{Meganekko}} [[spoiler: who can snipe you from miles away when [[TheGlassesComeOff her glasses come off]] ]]
** As of chapter 57, it seems [[DamselinDistress Elizabeth]] is one too. [[spoiler:She desperately wanted for her [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise fiancé]] Ciel to not see her "uncute" side, so she [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel deliberately hid]] her [[LittleMissBadass badass]] side. Right up until when Ciel despite his best efforts ends up injured and unable to save her [[DistressedDude in danger himself]], then Elizabeth leaps into the air and [[WaifFu takes down the zombies]] with [[DualWielding swords in both hands]] while tearfully declaring that she'll protect him. She fights, still in her adorable dress with a cute but deadly expression across her face.]]
* Mariko from ''ElfenLied''. She pulls off both terrifying and adorable.
** And Lucy? Her Nyu persona is the epitome of cuteness but she can also be adorable herself, for a murderous {{Yandere}}.
* [[http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/238/767631-rena_large.jpg Rena]] from ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. She's the Cute [[SeriesMascot Mascot]] and can be either downright [[MoodSwinger scary]] in [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe more]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon ways]] than one, or a [[ObfuscatingStupidity very smart]] ally.
** Shion also counts. She's adorable for a seventeen year old, and can be pretty awesome([[KnightTemplarBigSister and]] [[{{Yandere}} scary]]). [[spoiler:Rika also counts when she becomes a {{determinator}}.]]
** The adorable [[TheWoobie Woobie-riffic]] Satoko. While she may not seem {{badass}} at first there's no denying the awesomeness in her finally calling her abusive uncle out and yelling at him to "GET OUT!" despite being beaten while doing so. And in Meakashi-hen, she absolutely ''refuses'' to cry as [[spoiler:Shion]] tortures her to death, claiming that she's realized how much of a burden she was on Satoshi and not wanting to be TheLoad anymore.
** Keiichi. He's a Hot Blooded {{Bishonen}} who can be adorable and hilarious at times and at various points demonstrates epic displays of [[{{Badass}} GAR-ness]].
* Hunny-sempai from ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'': while adorable, small, blonde, and cake loving, Hunny-sempai is also an expert martial artist and was able to single handedly take out 7 professionally trained and armed men in 15 seconds flat without so much as breaking a sweat. To top it all off, he scolds the by wagging his finger at them and saying that "hurting my friends is a no-no".
** He also beat the crap out of 2 platoons of green berets after one of them woke him up from a nap. Hunny-sempai is not a morning person...
** Also, after beating the crap out of his dad (who was supposedly the strongest martial artist of their family), the Japanese Secretary of Defense, who was the referee, begged Hunny-sempai not to fight in public ever again, lest other countries think Japan was training a WMD...
* ''MiraiNikki'''s Gasai Yuno. Beautiful, adorably {{Moe}}, [[{{Yandere}} extremely in love]] with Yukiteru, [[DarkActionGirl is incredibly skilled in combat]], knows her way [[KnifeNut around a knife]], and is a terrifying [[AxCrazy psychopath]].
** Also Yukiteru. Following his [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]].
** Akise Aru. Much like Yukiteru he's very cute. He's also undeniably {{badass}}. There's no doubt about his badass status when in chapter 51 [[spoiler: despite having just been stabbed by Yuno and sliced across the throat, Akise Aru gets back up out of sheer determination and texts an important message to Yukiteru even though Yuno ends up cutting off his head completely]]. Badass to the end.
* Sweet, innocent, adorable little Astro of ''Manga/AstroBoy'' fame is one of the cutest things on the planet - and equipped with mountain-levelling strength ''before'' you get into his absurd amount of onboard weaponry. Actually, Astro might be said to have ''created'' this trope.
** In the [[WesternAnimation/AstroBoy 2009 film]], he [[spoiler:defeats a colosseum's worth of robots made to kill other robots and is merely out of breath]]; in the final showdown, he [[spoiler:''flips Peacekeeper over his head'' after it's absorbed the military and half of Metro City, and is then able to slow the city's fall after the generators blow out]].
* Guchuko from ''{{Potemayo}}''. Looks like a plushie, has the personality of a stray cat, carries a scythe, and can shoot laser beams at anyone who annoys her.
** To be clear, the lasers are shot from what appear to be ''[[HairDecorations living hair ornaments]].''
* ''{{Utawarerumono}}'''s Aruru takes out a small group of soldiers using a tiger! (Granted, the tiger isn't part of her physically, but it might as well be) Did I mention that she is cute enough [[spoiler:''that the BigBad (at least, part of him) brings her back to life twice!]]
* [[TrueNeutral Kino]] from ''KinoNoTabi''. Seriously, just [[http://i47.tinypic.com/2dc8gv5.jpg look at that adorable face!]] But if you endanger her life, [[CombatPragmatist she will shoot you through the head at point-blank range]] or [[BewareTheNiceOnes drive a knife right through your heart]]...[[ItGetsEasier without ]] ''[[TheStoic any ]]'' [[TheStoic hesitation.]]
* As a [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], doe-eyed [[TheMessiah messiah]], ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'''s Jacuzzi is about as {{Moe}} as you can possibly make a man without [[{{Shotacon}} without turning him into Shotabait]]. He's ''also'' prone to crazy feats of [[{{Badass}} badassery]] like taking out eighteen mafia-owned speakeasies in a single night or going one-on-one with a crazy, flamethrower-wielding cult leader.
* When his [[TagalongKid young age and relative immaturity don't put him at a disadvantage]], Jinpei "The Swallow" from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' can pack just as big a punch as his older teammates.
* Five year-old Ryouta Ninomiya, from ''LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof'' when he challenges a train otaku to a trivia contest to make him apologize to his step-sister. A CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Ryota, as he actually ''wins'' the contest, and all the while you can't help but find [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/orange_yane_no_chiisana_ie/v07/c055/19.html his determined face]] adorable.
* Gon from ''HunterXHunter''. Also Killua.
** To clarify: Gon is very much a {{Bishonen}} FriendToAllLivingThings CheerfulChild. His first shown action is ripping a fish that's about five times his mass out of the water by main force and then carrying it back to town over his head. At a dead run. Some time later, he proceeds to ''break'' the ''arm'' of a superhuman assassin... by grabbing his wrist. With one hand. Why only one hand? It was courtesy of his ''other'' hand being inoperative because Gon got his arm broken the day before after an absolutely brutal {{Determinator}} sequence where it was shown why twelve-year-old boys rarely win fights with top-flight adult ninja.
** Killua, on the other hand... is also a kid-{{Bishonen}}. In his case, though, he knows it, and has more-or-less weaponized it... so that he can get closer to his targets, as he's been trained as one of the world's deadliest assassins pretty much since he could walk. And given that this is a world where TrainingFromHell and {{Charles Atlas Superpower}}s actually ''work''... yeah.
* Seras Victoria from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. She's very much a {{Moe}} [[TheWoobie Woobie]], but swings around a ''massive'' {{BFG}}, and [[spoiler:after she drinks Bernadotte's blood she becomes the second strongest vampire]]. Her absolutely ''epic'' [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomp]]ing of Zorin Blitz, shortly after Zorin {{Mind Rape}}d and mutilated her, and killed Bernadotte deserves mention.
* Chrono from ''ChronoCrusade'' appears to be a sweet, polite 12-year-old boy. He's [[SleepModeSize actually]] a decades-old demon with enough power to level a city if he wants to.
** [[BadassNormal Rosette]] [[GenkiGirl too.]] A 16-year-old HotBlooded PluckyGirl who won't stop until she finds her brother. [[spoiler: Despite [[YourDaysAreNumbered what life she has yet.]]]]
* Nina Liebert from ''Anime/{{Monster}}'' is a deconstruction. She's a beautiful and kind-hearted [[TheWoobie Woobie]] who undergoes a BreakTheCutie process repeatedly and yet she goes from being an ever-so-wholesome law student to a worldly, hooker-impersonating, gangster-frightening gunslinger in about one volume, and mostly through her own efforts. However, despite having the skills and the adorable looks, we see that the poor woman has borne a MASSIVE TraumaCongaLine ever since she was a little girl, so her mental fortitude simply can't keep up and at some point [[spoiler: she has to be talked out of committing suicide when she realizes how utterly horrible her life has truly been.]] Just being Badass And Adorable will NOT cut it.
* The eponymous ''SailorMoon''. And Chibi-Usa. And Ami. And Chibi Chibi. In fact, most of the girls in the series count.
* Teito Klein from ''ZeroSevenGhost''.
* Yuki Sohma of ''FruitsBasket''. Incredibly {{Bishonen}}, polite and a real sweetheart, turns into an adorable rat when hugged by the opposite sex, and he's also capable of beating the crap out of his cousin Kyou whenever they have one of their duels.
** Let's not forget Kagura Sohma. She's adorably {{Moe}} and is incredibly capable of beating the crap out of Kyou. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N68TUoVftBw Check it out here]].
** Kyou himself probably qualifies, especially early in the series before all the boys have a rather impressive growth spurt. TroubledButCute, turns into a cute cat when hugged by the opposite sex... and despite being the [[ButtMonkey family punching bag]], Kyou is a formidable martial artist in his own right, and has done enough damage to Shigure's house to prove it. His first entrance consists of smashing his way down through a roof to challenge Yuki to a fight.
* Tabitha from ''LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima''. She is a powerful wind mage, can be adorably {{Moe}}, and is very much a [[TheWoobie Woobie]]. Louise too.
* Minoru of ''Manga/KarateShoukoushiKohinataMinoru'' is an adorable pretty boy who is a fast runner (from being on the gymnastics team) and becomes very skilled at karate.
* Yuuri and Wolfram from ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''.
* Celty of ''{{Durarara}}''. A SinisterScythe-wielding HeadlessHorseman of a BadassBiker... who wears adorable [[color:pink:pink]] pajamas, likes to talk online, and is afraid of space aliens. Her helmet also has kitty-cat ears on it!
** Also, Mikado, the shy, gentle OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who's new to the city. He also [[spoiler: has managed to more or less weaponize Anonymous by being the leader of a massive organized gang called the Dollars that he directs via cellphone texts and chatrooms]].
* Alice of ''PandoraHearts''. She appears as an adorable hot-headed little girl. She is actually the infamous B-Rabbit (Bloodstained Black Rabbit), the strongest chain in the Abyss.
** Oz is also this, when [[spoiler:using Alice's power on his own, even when still under seal.]] [[spoiler:Then, it turns out that HE is B-Rabbit in Jack's body and his powers bound to Alice's soul.]]
** [[TokenMiniMoe Lily]] is one of the Baskervilles. She looks right about ten.
* L from ''Manga/DeathNote''. He's a BadassBookworm and the greatest detective in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' world. He also has a large amount of {{fangirl}}s who all agree that he's rather adorable, and he has bizarre child-like mannerisms.
** Apparently [[AntiHero L]] was meant to be anti-MrFanservice, or at least much uglier than Light. GenericCuteness or no, they failed miserably.
** For the guys, there's Misa Amane. She's a tiny, blonde, cheery, squeaky-voiced GeniusDitz who looks 16 (and is actually 19), but is easily one of the craziest characters ([[JerkAssWoobie yet also pitiable]]) in the series, and kills innocent people without remorse... in the name of [[{{Yandere}} the man she loves]]. While wearing PerkyGoth or ElegantGothicLolita attires and acting like a DumbBlonde.
** Also, Near. More maternal members of the audience may want to hug him even as he manipulates everyone around him.
** [[CuteAndPsycho Light Yagami]] himself has his moments of badass adorable, especially when he's younger. In some of the artwork, he looks like a Disney character while [[NightmareFuel contemplating murder]]. Special mention, however, goes to [[spoiler: the time when he loses his memory and reverts to his original good personality; some of those scenes portray him as absolutely huggable.]]
** Teru Mikami deserves mention, as a child. Going up against vicious bullies despite getting beaten up again and again, all in the defense of a fellow classmate? Badass.
* Momo from ''PeachGirl''. She's pretty and has huge eyes. Really, she's a really sweet girl so long as you don't rouse her temper. If you do happen to piss her off...you may very well get a foot to the face, a headbutt, or a [[GroinAttack knee to the groin]] for your trouble. Her crowning moment came when she single-handedly beat up a huge guy who was [[AttemptedRape trying to rape]] Sae. Other than that she's just a misunderstood girl trying to find true love.
* [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] of ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''. Some would say [[GenderBender girl]] [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma]] fits here too.
** [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma's]] real form is a bit too much of the independent loner to really qualify, much like Shampoo's implied willingness to rip off somebody's head and spit down their neck if ticked off disqualifies her, despite both of them being quite attractive and very much BadAss. Ryoga Hibiki might fit as a male example, though, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[BalefulPolymorph turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'':
** Kaname
** Tessa as well. She's freaking made of {{moe}}, but she's managed to outwit and pwn [[AxCrazy GAURON]], of all people!
** Sousuke, in his Bonta-kun mecha.
* Hansel and Gretel from ''BlackLagoon'' manage to fulfill the almost impossible task of mixing BadassAdorable with CreepyTwins and AxCrazy. They use their cuteness to throw people off guard before attacking.
* Angel of ''Anime/AngelBeats''. Also Shiina.
* ''{{Kaiji}}'' grows from a shrimp into a [[{{Badass}} pretty competent fighter]] who acknowledges his weaknesses. Some will argue that the whole point of this series is to see Kaiji lose tremendously, get back up in an inspiring and heart-winning manner...then lose even more tremendously. In the end, you just want to give him a hug or buy him some drinks after all that's happened to him [[spoiler: (losing scads of money, betrayal and bullying, maiming, losing his comrades, being forced into slave labor, being harassed by a girl he doesn't like...the list goes on).]] Many, fangirls and fanboys alike, will argue that Kaiji is indeed "moe", or [=moeGAR=].
* Kagura of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Her quirky, childish tendencies are all so endearing, but she can hold her own against an entire army if need be.
* Ultimo from ''KarakuridoujiUltimo''. Rune as well.
** That is, before Rune becomes an AxCrazy, DepravedHomosexual that went to TheDarkSide...
** There's also [[BandageBabe Mizho]], [[CreepyChild Hana]], [[DudeLooksLikeALady Service]], [[CheerfulChild Sophia]], and [[CuteBruiser Oume Hibari.]] An adult example would be [[EvilTeacher Miyoshi Sumako]].
* Simon of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', who takes the level of cuteness possible for a BadassAdorable to rather impressive heights. He's basically an endearing and initially-timid cutie who also happens to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Spiral warrior in the cosmos (his BigBrotherMentor Kamina initially exceeded him merely due to his charisma and courage). Later in life, after progressing to {{Bishonen}} he manages to [[spoiler: summon a mecha the size of a galaxy and save the sentient races of the universe from extinction at the hands of a sociopathic despot]]. Even then, he still retains his optimistic and endearing personality. Manly{{moe}}, literally, doesn't begin to cover it.
** There's also [[spoiler:post-TimeSkip Nia.]]
** TeamPet Boota also grows into this a bit later on.
* The MainCharacter from ''KimbaTheWhiteLion'' is also a tough fighter complete with an [[TheBeastMaster army of beasts ready to defend his jungle]].
* The titular ''{{Naruto}}'' according to his fangirls.
** [[PluckyGirl Hinata]] as well.
* Clan Clang in ''MacrossFrontier'': [[{{Moe}} Adorable]] when micronized, BadAss when macronized.
* Moogle Kupo in ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited''.
** Poor cute Kumo may be adorable, but he kicks so much ass that he [[spoiler:can break into [[LaResistance the Comodeen]]'s ElaborateUndergroundBase using only a twig he picked up from outside and his breath of Mist.]]
* Any of the Frogs on ''KeroroGunsou'', but Tamama especially. He prides himself on appearing cute and innocent, when he's got the power to level buildings if he so wishes.
* {{Gon}} from the manga of same name, [[NamesTheSame not the character already listed above]].
* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'' has [[ThePollyanna Shi]][[IdiotHero buya]] [[StupidGood Yuu]][[LoveFreak ri]], who sometimes becomes a PersonOfMassDestruction if his loved ones or [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething country]] are threatened.
* Packy & Botasky of ''CatShitOne''. These are bunnies... ''that are in the special forces'', and they do kick ass and take names.
* The titular ''SteelAngelKurumi''. Not to mention Saki and Karinka.
* Ricotta and Genoise from ''DogDays''.
* Mio from ''{{Nichijou}}''; when she's pissed bad things happen.
* Aoi Futaba from ''LightNovel/AsobiNiIkuYo''.
* Shion from ''{{No6}}'', the {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy {{Bishonen}} with big eyes and a huge heart. However, [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him pissed off enough]], usually by messing with Nezumi, and [[{{Yandere}} take cover]].
* Sodom and Yuki from ''UragiriWaBokuNoNamaeWoShitteiru''.
* [[LittleMissBadass Veronica]] from FrankenFran.
* [[CreepyChild The Child]] from ''{{Berserk}}''. It's largely speculated that the once [[TheGrotesque misshapen fetus]] [[spoiler: that was Guts and Casca's tainted child caused by Griffith's [[RapeAsDrama very heinous act]] during the Eclipse]] has been reborn into the very cute and silent little boy that Casca found on the beach. And if the implications '''are''' correct, the little boy is still doing what he was doing when he was not-so-cute: warding off evil spirits that try to harm Casca. But the true badass part comes when [[spoiler: Guts is overpowered by [[EnemyWithin the Beast]], who constantly tries to goad him into killing Casca and all of his friends so he can get back to hunting Griffith. But whenever the Child is nearby, the Beast is always thwarted when the the boy manifests as a body of light within Guts' psyche and brings him back to the light by reminding him [[ThePowerOfLove of his love]] [[MoralityChain for Casca]].]].
** Guts was pretty cute as a ChildSoldier himself, and he could hold his own ground on the battlefield.
* [[spoiler: Momoka Oginome]] in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum''. A young girl no older than 10 who is capable of [[spoiler: rewriting reality via writing spells in her Destiny Diary [[CastFromHitPoints at great risk to herself]]]], and who had done a LOT to save two other children who ''badly'' needed her help.
* No mention of ''{{Unico}}'' yet? An adorable baby unicorn who has the power to bring happiness to whoever he befriends but is still able to fight against enemies and is capable of growing to a giant adult sized winged unicorn as necessary? For shame! Bonus points since, like Astro Boy and Kimba, he was created by Osamu Tezuka.
* {{Kirby}}, of course, in the anime Hoshi no Kaabii.
** And Knuckle Joe.
** Fumu, too. She's the cute little Cappy girl who cares for Kirby and usually tries to end conflicts without employing violence. But in the second Dedede Elementary School episode, she [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] and singlehandedly beats up large armed thugs ''without even touching them''.
** Silica, from the Sacred Sword Galaxia episode, fits this trope too.
* From ''TenchiMuyo'', we have Sasami. Adorable, pre-teen princess, darn good cook, most down-to-earth member of the entire cast that wasn't actually born on said planet. And depending on the series: has a hairband that turns into a staff for serious WaifFu action, can use [[BarrierWarrior Juraian magic]] on par with anyone else, can summon a ''mini-mecha'' battle suit, oh and she just happens to be [[spoiler:the incarnation/host of one of the three [[RealityWarper 8th-dimensional goddesses]] that pretty much created the universe as we know it, as little more than a science experiment]].
* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' Haqua goes from [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v18/c176/12.html a menacing badass]] to [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v18/c176/13.html an apologetic, adorable girl]] in a single page. Her [[{{Tsundere}} dere]] is showing.
* It's quite hard to remember that Akira from ''AiOreLoveMe'' is a badass when he's so small and cute EvenTheGuysWantHim.
* The casts of ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter'' are so adorable in a way that ElegantGothicLolita are darkly adorable, but with added {{Badass}}ery. Especially the eponymous character, who has StoicWoobie charm on her.
* The titular ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and though she may not seem like it at first, [[spoiler: Anthy]].
* ''TrinityBlood'' gives us [[KingIncognito Seth]]. Looks to all the world like a cute teenage girl. If you [[HeroicRROD somehow]] manage to hurt [[PersonOfMassDestruction her big brother]], [[MakeMeWannaShout kiss your ass goodbye.]]
* The Anarchy and Demon sisters in ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', especially [[ElegantGothicLolita Stocking]].
* ''NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'': Nogizaka Haruka rarely shows the badass part of the trope but the first time Ayase Yuto saw her doing it was enough to make him understand he must never make her angry. And that's because her anger was directed at a boy trying to take her from him.
** Some of her maids might count as well.
** And her mother.
* Polly from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats''.
* Naoya from ''Lotte no Omocha''. He's shown to be able to effortlessly throw Sigurd -- a WarriorPrince with a lifetime of military training -- aside using the momentum of [[UseYourHead his flying headbutt]], implying skill in either Aikido or Judo. This is further justified by a photo of him that Lotte happened upon in his album, of him in a ''gi'' (Japanese Martial Arts Uniform) with a green belt, but four steps away from a '''black''' belt, as a child.
* Gerda, from the animated adaptation of ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''. She is a 11-years old Danish GenkiGirl that can take on boys much bigger than her (she apologizes, though), she is the one that persuades the others to go to a forest nobody went before and, when her best friend is taken by The Snow Queen, she goes in a journey to find him, alone, and the stunts she can pull in the journey, few people can.
* [[CuteBruiser Mizuki Himeji]] from ''[[LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu Baka and Test]]''. She is one of the [[{{Moe}} cutest]] and [[NiceGirl most kindhearted]] characters of the main cast. However, she's also very intelligent [[AlmightyJanitor despite being pigeonholed into Class F]] AND very competent. TO demostrate this, the first episode involves her regenerating her summoner avatar by taking a shitload of tests and then immediately rushing to save [[ClassRepresentative Yuuji Sakamoto]] when he got cornered by Class E and [[BigDamnHeroes wiped the entire class E out]].
** [[IdiotHero Akihisa Yoshii]] can quality, providing if he [[TooDumbToLive doesn't keep up with completely stupid to live moments]]
* There's usually one in every incarnation of the ''PrettyCure'' series: Hikari/Shiny Luminous of ''FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart'', Urara/Cure Lemonade of ''YesPrettyCure5'', Tsubomi/Cure Blossom of ''HeartcatchPrettyCure'', Ako/Cure Muse of ''SuitePrettyCure'' and Yayoi/Cure Peace of ''SmilePrettyCure''.
** Hell, every Pretty Cure counts as this! These girls hand out beatdowns(sometimes even ''literal'' heart-beatdowns) like they're freaking candy and look insanely cute doing so.
* Niko from ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', an insanely cute little kid who loves videogames and making cookies, who turns out to be [[spoiler: the Red King's successor]], is really [[{{fiery red head}} hotblooded]], [[{{Little miss snarker}} sarcastic]], manipulative, and border line psychotic, who has control over a giant battle fortress that she wears as armor, making her capable of taking out entire armies of burst linkers ''without moving a single inch''. And God forbid if you mess with ''anyone'' in her legion...
* Musubi from ''{{Sekirei}}'' is gorgeous, [[GenkiGirl energenic]], almost always smiling, hops in place with glee at the thought of meeting a strong opponent, and can punch through buildings like they're made of paper.
* [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Sen Yarizui]], aka [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Ice Witch]], from Ben-To is easily one of the best fighters in the series.
* In The {{Doraemon}}s Special series, all of the robot cats can count. Especially Wangdora and Dora-the-Kid.
* While the "badass" part is something in the own heads, Rikka and Sanae from ''LightNovel/ChuunibyouDemoKoiGaShitai'' could still count, as they both fit firmly into the "adorable" part.
* The [[Mahjong]] anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
** [[TheHero Ganta]] is a little fourteen year old boy with big grey eyes and [[http://i15.mangareader.net/deadman-wonderland/15/deadman-wonderland-796076.jpg is just really damn adorable]]- and to top it off, he's a huge [[TheWoobie woobie]], especially in the first episode. Now watch what happens when the Red Man is mentioned.
* ''AskDrRin'': Meirin Kanzaki.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': has several adorable badasses on its roster, including Levy, Wendy, Lucy, Cana, Mirajane, and Erza.
** Erza's adorable moments are few and far between, given that she's TheBigGuy of the group, but when she has them they are priceless.
** Natsu. Admit it.
** Happy, Charle, and especially Pantherlily.
** Angel and Meredy as evil variants.
** [[spoiler:Zeref]]
** Mavis, [[spoiler:the first Guild Master of Fairy Tail]], who manages to be [[BadassAdorable kind, cute, mysterious and hilarious]] at the same time, and [[LittleMissBadass badass]] enough to master and cast one of the most powerful protection spells in the Fairy Tail universe, [[SphereOfPower Fairy Sphere]], [[spoiler:''from beyond the grave''.]] On top of that she created and can probably cast [[LightEmUp Fairy Glitter]] and Fairy Law.
*** Mavis only proves herself more of a Badass when she provides Team Fairy Tail with a strategy so she could lead them to victory, and she developed said strategy by memorizing and analyzing their opponents the entire Grand Magic Tournament. According to Makarov, her nickname was "Fairy Technician Mavis" because she was able to compile many victories through strategizing. Damn.
* ''SoltyRei'': Solty Revant. Cute, shy, plucky, considerate, compassionate... and a RobotGirl who will quickly make with the ass-handing to ANYONE who threatens her adoptive family.
* [[NinjaMaid Sayoko Shinozaki]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass'', anyone?
** She's not that adorable, though. [[tykebomb Anya]], on the other hand...
* Daisuke from ''DNAngel''. And Satoshi to a lesser extent.
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'':
** Sakura Kinomoto, especially after [[spoiler:she becomes master of the Clow Cards, effectively making her the most powerful being on the planet]], while still remaining a [[PingPongNaivete blissfully naive]] CheerfulChild of the highest order.
** Mei-ling, for [[BadassNormal more human reasons]].
* Miharu from ''NabariNoOu''. Shijima, at times, as well.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** May Chang, complete with pink dress, adorable pet panda, and prodigy level alkahestry skills.
** Also, Alphonse. Some would also say Edward. Just don't call him cute...or [[BerserkButton short.]]
** Major Alex Armstrong! The childish sincerity of [[GentleGiant this big teddy-bear]] really makes you wanna give him a big hug. Unless you're Ed, in which case you're getting glomped and begging him to "Stop rubbing your chest on me!"
* Pretty much the entire main cast of ''GunslingerGirl''
* Yoshika Miyafuji in ''StrikeWitches'' also qualify. She is the little sister of the team, but is also the most powerful one. Specially after [[spoiler: she regains her magic in TheMovie]]
* [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Ginji]] from ''GetBackers'' is [[DoggedNiceGuy extremely nice]] [[LoveFreak to ]] ''[[LoveFreak everyone ]]'', and [[TheMessiah steadfastly believes in giving people second chances.]] Pretty much all the 'good' guys/girls in the series like him (or at least don't dislike him), and he has a huge number of devotees who think the world of him. But heaven help you if you manage to awaken the guy's SuperPoweredEvilSide...
** And [[GenkiGirl Natsumi]] in the anime. Anyone who's been unfortunate enough to believe that they can beat her at ping-pong will surely agree.
* Saeba Ryo, the LovableSexManiac ManChild hero of ''Manga/CityHunter''. AkiraKamiya is sure good at playing [[FistOfTheNorthStar sensitive and kind hearted badasses]], isn't he?
* Shiro Kabuto from ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''GreatMazinger''. He is the cute, ten-years-old AnnoyingYoungerSibling of the main character. And he is also pretty {{Badass}} when he wants, beating bullies bigger than him or adult men, or even piloting the Hover Pilder (the flying device was necessary docking on the head of Mazinger-Z to start the HumongousMecha).
** Goro Makiba from ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' also counts like a cute child capable of awesome feats. At least his incarnation of the original manga. In one arc [[spoiler:Barados kidnapped several hostages and [[GundamJack hijacked]] Great Mazinger, and then tied his prisoners to the HumongousMecha to prevent Duke from fighting. Goro managed to get rid from the ropes tying him and then released Kouji.]]
* ''PeacemakerKurogane'':
** While he's pretty cute and tough to begin with, it's only through CharacterDevelopment that Tetsunosuke becomes that much more {{Badass}}.
** Also, Okita Souji. He's constantly smiling, loves candy, plays with the neighborhood kids, has a cute little piglet as a pet that he fawns over, is pretty much a male HouseWife to Hijikata, and is well-known for being the most terrifying swordsman in all of Japan.
** Nagakura Shinpachi, especially with ArtEvolution gradually making him look more and more like a kid-edition {{Bishonen}}. Despite appearances, he is a very competent swordsman and commander, and still inspires the urge to cuddle him even while splattered with blood.
* The eponymous character of ''RurouniKenshin''. It's the "oro?" The fact that he is the first genuinely sensitive, kind-hearted and ''nice'' anime bloke since [[DragonballZ Goku]] and [[FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]], rather than just another emotionally repressed and cynical {{Jerkass}} NinetiesAntiHero. And then you have pretty much half the cast with [[LittleMissBadass Kaoru, Misao,]] Yahiko and [[StepfordSmiler Soujiro]] all invoking various flavors of this trope.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
** Shinji Ikari in the original series and other [[AlternateContinuity alternate continuities]].
** People saying that Shinji is not {{badass}} enough in the original series should one day just try holding red-hot pieces of metal for half a minute (never mind fighting someone in the process). Yes, his hands weren't damaged directly, but he ''felt'' all the damage to Eva-01 as if his own body was harmed.
** And later he leaped into a freaking volcano and dived in the magma to save Asuka. Even if he was inside his HumongousMecha and it [[HandWave hand waved]] like his A T Field protecting him, both Unit-02 and Asuka had needed wearing a special suit to not dying, so he was feeling the heat of the magma, and for all what he knew, he could die by attempting rescuing her.
** Rebuild 2.0 - "GIVE REI BACK!" Commence [[spoiler:reactivating 01 on willpower/rage alone, [[RocketPunch rocket punching]] Zeruel (or as close an Eva can get to one), [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl saving Rei]] and almost ending the world. There just may be some ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Kabuto]]'' genes in him.]]
* Since we're talking about [[StudioGainax Gainax]], let's not forget about [[DieBuster Nono]]. Arguably, the cutest [[spoiler: robot]] you'll ever meet, is in fact [[spoiler: the seventh Buster Machine and a PersonOfMassDestruction capable of controlling the Buster Corps, slicing one of Saturn's moons in half and kicking the shit out of an EldritchAbomination the size of a planet.]] And all of this while being ditzy and having [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia's]] voice.
* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'':
** Hayate
** Isumi, especially thanks to her BigDamnHeroes moment and her [[spoiler:great big dragon]]. Hinagiku also qualifies as she can be VERY moe sometimes and is very {{badass}} all the time.
* A lot of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' owned by characters in the anime fall under this. IE: [[KidAppealCharacter Pikachu]], Bulbasaur, Charmander, Piplup, Teddiursa, Raichu and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Clefairy]] are just a handful of examples.
** One of the most prime examples is the 1st gen Pokemon, Mew, which is ''ungodly'' adorable and is always shown to be very playful and childlike, not to mention is literally described as being the 'Psychic Kitten' Pokemon. One could hardly take it seriously until you realize that it's capable of using ''every single non-legendary specific move in the entire series''.
** In addition to actual [[{{Mons}} monsters]], some of the human characters also qualify. [[TheMessiah Ash Ketchum]] has the appearance and mannerisms of a brash, classically adorable little boy. He's also one of few humans to physically put himself on the line for Pokémon in the series, jumps around like a Mankey to rescue said Pokémon, and is even capable of [[spoiler:using Aura]]. Did I mention that he risks or [[TheMessiah even knowingly sacrifices himself for Pokémon]] regularly? [[CuteBruiser Maylene]], Whitney, and [[{{Shorttank}} Misty]] may also qualify; [[CuteBruiser Maylene]] is basically described this way by other characters.
** This {{trope}} also holds true for [[TheProtagonist the human protagonists]] of the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga, as nearly everyone fights alongside their Pokémon. Special mention goes to Sapphire, who at the mere age of 10 is already capable of fighting Pokémon on her own, and is apparently strong enough to rip apart fountains and sprint while carrying a fully-grown man.
** Hareta from ''PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'' is rather young but can go against Pokemon, can lift things far heavier than him (including a ''Rhyperior''), and has a common battle strategy which can be summed up as "I fight alongside my Pokemon no matter how tough the opponent".
* [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Moka Akashiya]] (her friendly side) from ''RosarioToVampire'' can count as this. Also [[HornyDevil Kurumu Kurono]], [[CuteWitch Yukari Sendou]], [[AnIcePerson Mizore Shirayuki]] and [[HotWitch Ruby Toujyou]] can count as well. They all are capable enough to kill humans, but they're also so damn cute.
** And Inner Moka is quite {{Badass}} and has her {{Moe}} moments.
** Kokoa Shuzen can count too, but at a [[JerkAss much lesser extent]].
** And then there's Akuha Shuzen, who is of the PsychopathicManchild verity.
** Not to mention Tsukune who is quite the sweet {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy and a {{Bishonen}} (season II of the manga due to ArtEvolution) and becomes incredibly {{Badass}}.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' has Gatomon, who is a little cat [[{{Mons}} mon]]... who happens to be able to take down six Champion/Adult Digimon without breaking a sweat. Technically, she was a Champion level too... but she still qualifies. In fact every Rookie Digimon counts.
* Kawazoe Tamaki of ''BambooBlade.'' Aww, ImTakingHerHomeWithMe!
* Golden Darkness/Konjiki no Yami from ''ToLoveRu''.
* Eve from ''Manga/BlackCat'' (The character who inspired Kawazoe's design and powers in ''BambooBlade'').
* ''KatekyoHitmanReborn''.
** Tsuna.
** Reborn himself. He's a ''baby''.
** Yamamoto. He's an insanely NiceGuy that smiles a lot but [[BadassNormal put a sword in his hand]] and [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him mad enough]]...
* Weed from ''GingaDensetsuWeed''.
** Also Gin from ''GingaNagareboshiGin''.
* Almost ''every'' MagicalGirl (other than specific [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructions]] [[SailorNothing of the genre]]) and their [[DarkMagicalGirl counterparts]]. ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is possibly the most exemplary.
** [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha]] makes friends by [[DefeatMeansFriendship beating the tar out of them]].
** In the end though, it's probably ''Vita'' who's the best example of this trope. So {{moe}} and yet so manly.
** And Caro. She's very young and cute, although she doesn't seem all that impressive at first, being mostly limited to [[WhiteMage support spells]], but then her home gets attacked, and ''holy shit, that little girl just [[SummonMagic summoned]] [[{{Kaiju}} Godzilla]]!''
** Despite being a {{Deconstruction}}, ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'''s girls are very much this. Even Homura had an {{Adorkable}} phase before [[TookALevelInBadass taking several levels in badass]] during the course of her [[spoiler:GroundhogDayLoop]].
* Yuki Nagato, from ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is TheStoic dialed UpToEleven, which makes her smiles extremely cute when they appear.
* ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' has Kirika-chan, who elevates the trope to {{Badass}} {{Woobie}}. The fact that she is so [[{{Moe}} cuddly and huggable]] really helps.
** There's also the flashback where she [[spoiler:commits her first assassination around the age of ''five'']]! Certain death has never been so cute.
* ''Literature/KaraNoKyoukai'': Shiki Ryougi. Mixed with a healthy amount of {{Fanservice}}, as expected of [[{{Nasuverse}} Nasu]], whenever she gets all [[{{Tsundere}} dere-dere]] toward Mikiya, she's extremely huggable and borders on {{Moe}}. That's, of course, when she isn't slicing up ghosts, zombies, magicians and stuff.
** Also in the same series, we have Azaka Kokuto, [[ChickMagnet Mik]][[NiceGuy iya's]] younger sister who can set things on fire and kick [[spoiler:giant flower demon thing]] on the head, and finally overpower aforementioned Shiki. She does that while being extremely {{Moe}}.
* Also, from the [[BeeTrain same people]] who brought you Kirika, we have {{Madlax}} who is just as adorable and huggable, with the sexiness turned up to eleven.
* The eponymous ''ShakuganNoShana''.
** Even more so in the {{omake}}s. Shana-tan, the heroine's [[SuperDeformed chibified]] alter-ego, doesn't lose any of Shana's strength due to the reduction in size, and even uses her signature attack in [[FunSize this form]].
** And her [[{{Expy}} expies]]; even the [[BadassNormal non-magical ones]] pack a serious punch. The [[LightNovel/{{Toradora}} palmtop tiger]] is '''not''' to be messed with.
** And after he [[TookALevelInBadass gets his act together]], Yuuji.
* Subverted a bit with the main character of ''[[DotHackSign .hack//SIGN]]''. He's acting all tough and capable of holding things on his own [[spoiler:in the game world, where in the real world [[WholesomeCrossdresser she]]'s in a coma, and [[AbusiveParents her dad]] [[OffingTheOffspring tries to pull the plug on her]].]]
* The main cast of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' are cute girls who are gutsy and powerful. Hikaru is definitely this.
* Son Gohan from ''DragonBallZ'' can ''[[CurbStompBattle trash]]'' world destroying super-powered psychopaths.
** Same thing goes to young Trunks and Son Goten during the Buu saga. Especially when they fuse.
** And Son Goku, even in his adult self, is an endearingly innocent and kindhearted boy... who has saved the world so many times that he has "lost count" (to be fair, he ''did'' have [[IdiotHero trouble counting past eleven]] due to brain damage suffered as a baby).
** It's been noted on the Characters/DragonBall page that BadassAdorable must be InTheBlood: not only Goku and his sons, but his wife Chi-Chi, daughter-in-law Videl and granddaughter Pan are all {{Tsundere}} [[CuteBruiser Cute Bruisers]], too.
* Negi Springfield from ''MahouSenseiNegima'', especially in the later chapters of the manga.
** Kotaro Inugami counts too. Heck, most of the characters fall into this trope.
** ''[[spoiler:Even the current BigBad.]]''
** Also [[RobotGirl Chachamaru]], and [[spoiler: especially her artifact, a KillSat capable of taking out an EldritchAbomination...and looks [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v31/c281/15.html like this]].]]
** How can you not mention [[ShrinkingViolet Miyazaki Nodoka]]? She interrupts a fight between Negi and the BigBad just to gather intelligence and mind-reads and taunts the BiggerBad. And afterwards goes back to being her humble {{Moe}} self.
** Though she would threaten to kill you for calling her that Evangeline could count as well, as she's a 700 year old evil vampire mage... in a body not older than 10, though [[NobleDemon she's not as evil as she insists she is]]. [[OneManArmy Definitely]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction badass]], and has her adorable moments.
* Spirit from ''Manga/SoulEater''. A rare PapaWolf example.
** Maka could be considered as a subversion of this trope. She doesn't display many {{moe}} tendencies, but she ''can'' qualify as [[CuteBruiser being cute]], and DEFINITELY qualifies as BadAss.
** Thunder and Fire, by far the youngest Weapons (five? If that?) but [[ShockAndAwe very]] [[PlayingWithFire effective]] when they and their HotBlooded meister Kirikou fight.
* They turn up in the [[KeyVisualArts Key]][[KyotoAnimation Ani]] adaptations, of all places.
** [[EmotionlessGirl Mai Kawasumi]] from ''{{Kanon}}'': even if the demons she fights every night are [[spoiler:emanations of her own powers resulting from her reluctance to embrace them]], you have to admit she's pretty [[ActionGirl handy with a sword]].
** Tomoyo Sakagami from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''. Just ask the local biker gangs. Or [[ButtMonkey Sunohara]]. From the same series, Kyou Fujibayashi also qualifies as this.
* Yamamaya, the cute little ''iriomote'' cat from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''. [[spoiler:His reappearance]] is both a CrowningMomentOfAwesome and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
** Hey, [[ShrinkingViolet Sakaki]] counts! Some of the amazing stuff she pulls off would not be out of place in any action series.
* Hungary from ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia''. Ex-CuteBruiser {{Bokukko}}. Gentle {{meido}} and ParentalSubstitute to North Italy. Diehard YaoiFangirl. VERY capable and fearless ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend.
** Strips!Finland and Anime!China also count.
** [[TheDitz Ame]][[LoveFreak rica]] had SuperStrength even when he was a kid, though he seems to use it more for throwing buffalo/dragging vehicles around/ripping windows off their sills than beating people up. Still badass and adorable.
** The young Italy once took down Turkey. It was a onetime thing but it proved he can be {{badass}} when he wants to be.
** Russia is pretty {{badass}} and scary and has tons of fangirls in RealLife that think he's the most adorable thing ever.
** [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/9831725.html#cutid1 Sealand has officially reached Badass Adorable status in the 2010 Christmas Special.]]
** Let's just admit it: ''everyone'' in APH is both [[MoeMoe adorable]] and [[WorldOfBadass badass]].
* Allen from ''DGrayMan'': exceedingly adorable. But, since he's a {{shonen}} protagonist, he's also made of BadAss. Anyone who can shout the name of his Innocence ([[spoiler:Crown Clown]]) without looking like a total idiot automatically qualifies.
** As [[CreepyChild creepy]] as she is, Road also counts.
** And Lenalee.
* Tony Tony Chopper of ''Manga/OnePiece.'' An adorable little reindeer kid, who nonetheless can turn into a muscular fighter and be quite {{badass}} when the situation requires it. And that's not even going into his monstrous DeadlyUpgrade.
** Luffy and Nami also qualify: they're usually cute, but [[BerserkButton God help you if you fuck with them, their crew, or their friends.]].
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has [[spoiler:Nel Tu, at least in her adult form. She manages to take down an opponent stronger than Grimmjow, or at least had him one strike from death before her power gave out and she reverted to her child form.]] Also doubles as a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadAss.
** Also, Rukia. [[PintsizedPowerhouse Short]], flat chested and skinny, with pixieish features and big eyes even by anime standards, loves bunnies, can't draw but insists on doing so anyway, has a DarkAndTroubledPast, and kicks ass. Well, most of the time.
** Ururu Tsumugiya, a cute young girl who assists Urahara. She appears meek, but can pack a super-power punch. Ururu is short, shy, clumsy at times, and sad-eyed... and can kick an Arrancar's ass with ease. And that's before she pulls out the rocket launcher.
** Retsu Unohana. She's the extremely gentle, ladylike, and motherly captain of the 4th Squad. Despite her calm and motherly outlook, Unohana happens to be one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13 and has been around presumably since the beginning of the formation of the Gotei 13, and has led her squad ever since. Not only that, she hides an extremely scary BattleAura that makes even the most {{Badass}} Shinigami go weak in the knees when imagining her wrath. This is even more evident whenever other squads start bullying her squad, whereas a slight glare is enough to send the bullies pissing their pants.
** Hardly your usual example, but [[TeamDad Ukitake]] is [[NiceGuy rather]] [[BunnyEarsLawyer sweet]] and like Unohana is one of the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority older captains]]. When he teams up with Kyoraku to fight Starrk that mild-mannered niceness suddenly looks a lot less harmless; "Did that guy just fire a cero?"
** Also, Hiyori. She appears as a tomboyish, cute little girl, with a rather violent temper, and she isn't afraid to make this violent temper known to her enemies.
** And her companion Mashiro, a GeniusDitz who dresses up as a Kamen Rider {{fangirl}} and can kick just as much as the original does. She literally does kick ass, "RIDER KICK!"
** Yachiru. She's small, cute, gives nicknames to everyone, and rides around on the shoulder of everyone's favourite {{badass}}, "Kenny." She's also the lieutenant of the combat based squad 11 for good reason, and the only reason she never gets to show off is because she likes letting Kenpachi enjoy his fights. In fact, it's been hinted that she's actually stronger than him. Also, she has pink hair.
** One of the very rare villainous examples is Bambietta Basterbine, a membress of the [[spoiler: Vandereich]]. Because a [[LongHairIsFeminine long-haired]] girl with a CommissarCap and a heart-shaped belt-brooch can't just be on the villains's side, can she? '''[[OhCrap Oh Shit--]]''', [[DarkActionGirl How many enemies]] [[BloodKnight did she]] [[CurbStompBattle take down at once?!]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And did she just call]] [[spoiler: Komamura]] [[IShallTauntYou "a doggie dog]]?!
* [[MichikoToHatchin Hatchin]] is a pretty good example. While she can often be overshadowed by Michiko in terms of badassness, Hatchin is nothing to sneeze at.
* Nearly everybody from the female cast of ''NagasareteAirantou''. Especially [[{{Miko}} Machi]].
* [[LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Julian Mintz]]: starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy blond haired pretty boy]]. You would never suspect the things he can do [[AxCrazy with an axe]], ESPECIALLY if you push his berserk button (like [[spoiler:killing seven guys passing by in fourteen seconds]], scary...)
* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'':
** Marufuji Shou. Short, cute, adorable beyond words. Juudai's the hero, but Shou is ''badass''. And he does it all wearing glasses, too.
** While we're on the subject, how about [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi Mutou]] himself? Not only is he short and incredibly adorable, he's [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries super special awesome]] enough at Duel Monsters to [[spoiler:defeat his super sexy ancient Egyptian alter ego]]. To top it off, he's voiced by [[DanGreen DAN GREEN]].
* Tachikomas in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. It's pretty impressive to make a spider tank adorable.
* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''.
** Thanks to Nijima's persistent rumor-mongering, [[ShroudedInMyth most of the school is thoroughly convinced that Kenichi's some sort of human vortex of destruction and badassery]]. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower While he can live up to quite a few of the claims]] (except for the one about him [[OneHitKO OHKO]]-ing a bear. [[EverythingsWorseWithBears The Godless Killing Machines are still very excellent at fucking his shit up]]), people that meet him are surprised to find that he's usually more like [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/history_s_strongest_disciple_kenichi/v03/c019/22.html this]].
** Then there's Chikage Kushinada, age 10 and [[WeakButSkilled fully capable of standing alongside the teenage fighters]]. Her nature as a CreepyChild makes the occasional slips into "Child Mode" as her [[CharacterDevelopment character develops]] all the cuter.
* Ciel from ''Manga/BlackButler''. Like a regular [[TheChessmaster chess master]] he uses this to his advantage. He could get away with murder with a face like that. And he does. Repeatedly.
** Finny looks sweet and innocent, even when tearing trees up by their roots and hurling hunks of stone.
** Also Mey-Rin. An {{Adorkable}} {{Meganekko}} [[spoiler: who can snipe you from miles away when [[TheGlassesComeOff her glasses come off]] ]]
** As of chapter 57, it seems [[DamselinDistress Elizabeth]] is one too. [[spoiler:She desperately wanted for her [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise fiancé]] Ciel to not see her "uncute" side, so she [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel deliberately hid]] her [[LittleMissBadass badass]] side. Right up until when Ciel despite his best efforts ends up injured and unable to save her [[DistressedDude in danger himself]], then Elizabeth leaps into the air and [[WaifFu takes down the zombies]] with [[DualWielding swords in both hands]] while tearfully declaring that she'll protect him. She fights, still in her adorable dress with a cute but deadly expression across her face.]]
* Mariko from ''ElfenLied''. She pulls off both terrifying and adorable.
** And Lucy? Her Nyu persona is the epitome of cuteness but she can also be adorable herself, for a murderous {{Yandere}}.
* [[http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/238/767631-rena_large.jpg Rena]] from ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. She's the Cute [[SeriesMascot Mascot]] and can be either downright [[MoodSwinger scary]] in [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe more]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon ways]] than one, or a [[ObfuscatingStupidity very smart]] ally.
** Shion also counts. She's adorable for a seventeen year old, and can be pretty awesome([[KnightTemplarBigSister and]] [[{{Yandere}} scary]]). [[spoiler:Rika also counts when she becomes a {{determinator}}.]]
** The adorable [[TheWoobie Woobie-riffic]] Satoko. While she may not seem {{badass}} at first there's no denying the awesomeness in her finally calling her abusive uncle out and yelling at him to "GET OUT!" despite being beaten while doing so. And in Meakashi-hen, she absolutely ''refuses'' to cry as [[spoiler:Shion]] tortures her to death, claiming that she's realized how much of a burden she was on Satoshi and not wanting to be TheLoad anymore.
** Keiichi. He's a Hot Blooded {{Bishonen}} who can be adorable and hilarious at times and at various points demonstrates epic displays of [[{{Badass}} GAR-ness]].
* Hunny-sempai from ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'': while adorable, small, blonde, and cake loving, Hunny-sempai is also an expert martial artist and was able to single handedly take out 7 professionally trained and armed men in 15 seconds flat without so much as breaking a sweat. To top it all off, he scolds the by wagging his finger at them and saying that "hurting my friends is a no-no".
** He also beat the crap out of 2 platoons of green berets after one of them woke him up from a nap. Hunny-sempai is not a morning person...
** Also, after beating the crap out of his dad (who was supposedly the strongest martial artist of their family), the Japanese Secretary of Defense, who was the referee, begged Hunny-sempai not to fight in public ever again, lest other countries think Japan was training a WMD...
* ''MiraiNikki'''s Gasai Yuno. Beautiful, adorably {{Moe}}, [[{{Yandere}} extremely in love]] with Yukiteru, [[DarkActionGirl is incredibly skilled in combat]], knows her way [[KnifeNut around a knife]], and is a terrifying [[AxCrazy psychopath]].
** Also Yukiteru. Following his [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]].
** Akise Aru. Much like Yukiteru he's very cute. He's also undeniably {{badass}}. There's no doubt about his badass status when in chapter 51 [[spoiler: despite having just been stabbed by Yuno and sliced across the throat, Akise Aru gets back up out of sheer determination and texts an important message to Yukiteru even though Yuno ends up cutting off his head completely]]. Badass to the end.
* Sweet, innocent, adorable little Astro of ''Manga/AstroBoy'' fame is one of the cutest things on the planet - and equipped with mountain-levelling strength ''before'' you get into his absurd amount of onboard weaponry. Actually, Astro might be said to have ''created'' this trope.
** In the [[WesternAnimation/AstroBoy 2009 film]], he [[spoiler:defeats a colosseum's worth of robots made to kill other robots and is merely out of breath]]; in the final showdown, he [[spoiler:''flips Peacekeeper over his head'' after it's absorbed the military and half of Metro City, and is then able to slow the city's fall after the generators blow out]].
* Guchuko from ''{{Potemayo}}''. Looks like a plushie, has the personality of a stray cat, carries a scythe, and can shoot laser beams at anyone who annoys her.
** To be clear, the lasers are shot from what appear to be ''[[HairDecorations living hair ornaments]].''
* ''{{Utawarerumono}}'''s Aruru takes out a small group of soldiers using a tiger! (Granted, the tiger isn't part of her physically, but it might as well be) Did I mention that she is cute enough [[spoiler:''that the BigBad (at least, part of him) brings her back to life twice!]]
* [[TrueNeutral Kino]] from ''KinoNoTabi''. Seriously, just [[http://i47.tinypic.com/2dc8gv5.jpg look at that adorable face!]] But if you endanger her life, [[CombatPragmatist she will shoot you through the head at point-blank range]] or [[BewareTheNiceOnes drive a knife right through your heart]]...[[ItGetsEasier without ]] ''[[TheStoic any ]]'' [[TheStoic hesitation.]]
* As a [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], doe-eyed [[TheMessiah messiah]], ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'''s Jacuzzi is about as {{Moe}} as you can possibly make a man without [[{{Shotacon}} without turning him into Shotabait]]. He's ''also'' prone to crazy feats of [[{{Badass}} badassery]] like taking out eighteen mafia-owned speakeasies in a single night or going one-on-one with a crazy, flamethrower-wielding cult leader.
* When his [[TagalongKid young age and relative immaturity don't put him at a disadvantage]], Jinpei "The Swallow" from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' can pack just as big a punch as his older teammates.
* Five year-old Ryouta Ninomiya, from ''LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof'' when he challenges a train otaku to a trivia contest to make him apologize to his step-sister. A CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Ryota, as he actually ''wins'' the contest, and all the while you can't help but find [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/orange_yane_no_chiisana_ie/v07/c055/19.html his determined face]] adorable.
* Gon from ''HunterXHunter''. Also Killua.
** To clarify: Gon is very much a {{Bishonen}} FriendToAllLivingThings CheerfulChild. His first shown action is ripping a fish that's about five times his mass out of the water by main force and then carrying it back to town over his head. At a dead run. Some time later, he proceeds to ''break'' the ''arm'' of a superhuman assassin... by grabbing his wrist. With one hand. Why only one hand? It was courtesy of his ''other'' hand being inoperative because Gon got his arm broken the day before after an absolutely brutal {{Determinator}} sequence where it was shown why twelve-year-old boys rarely win fights with top-flight adult ninja.
** Killua, on the other hand... is also a kid-{{Bishonen}}. In his case, though, he knows it, and has more-or-less weaponized it... so that he can get closer to his targets, as he's been trained as one of the world's deadliest assassins pretty much since he could walk. And given that this is a world where TrainingFromHell and {{Charles Atlas Superpower}}s actually ''work''... yeah.
* Seras Victoria from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. She's very much a {{Moe}} [[TheWoobie Woobie]], but swings around a ''massive'' {{BFG}}, and [[spoiler:after she drinks Bernadotte's blood she becomes the second strongest vampire]]. Her absolutely ''epic'' [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomp]]ing of Zorin Blitz, shortly after Zorin {{Mind Rape}}d and mutilated her, and killed Bernadotte deserves mention.
* Chrono from ''ChronoCrusade'' appears to be a sweet, polite 12-year-old boy. He's [[SleepModeSize actually]] a decades-old demon with enough power to level a city if he wants to.
** [[BadassNormal Rosette]] [[GenkiGirl too.]] A 16-year-old HotBlooded PluckyGirl who won't stop until she finds her brother. [[spoiler: Despite [[YourDaysAreNumbered what life she has yet.]]]]
* Nina Liebert from ''Anime/{{Monster}}'' is a deconstruction. She's a beautiful and kind-hearted [[TheWoobie Woobie]] who undergoes a BreakTheCutie process repeatedly and yet she goes from being an ever-so-wholesome law student to a worldly, hooker-impersonating, gangster-frightening gunslinger in about one volume, and mostly through her own efforts. However, despite having the skills and the adorable looks, we see that the poor woman has borne a MASSIVE TraumaCongaLine ever since she was a little girl, so her mental fortitude simply can't keep up and at some point [[spoiler: she has to be talked out of committing suicide when she realizes how utterly horrible her life has truly been.]] Just being Badass And Adorable will NOT cut it.
* The eponymous ''SailorMoon''. And Chibi-Usa. And Ami. And Chibi Chibi. In fact, most of the girls in the series count.
* Teito Klein from ''ZeroSevenGhost''.
* Yuki Sohma of ''FruitsBasket''. Incredibly {{Bishonen}}, polite and a real sweetheart, turns into an adorable rat when hugged by the opposite sex, and he's also capable of beating the crap out of his cousin Kyou whenever they have one of their duels.
** Let's not forget Kagura Sohma. She's adorably {{Moe}} and is incredibly capable of beating the crap out of Kyou. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N68TUoVftBw Check it out here]].
** Kyou himself probably qualifies, especially early in the series before all the boys have a rather impressive growth spurt. TroubledButCute, turns into a cute cat when hugged by the opposite sex... and despite being the [[ButtMonkey family punching bag]], Kyou is a formidable martial artist in his own right, and has done enough damage to Shigure's house to prove it. His first entrance consists of smashing his way down through a roof to challenge Yuki to a fight.
* Tabitha from ''LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima''. She is a powerful wind mage, can be adorably {{Moe}}, and is very much a [[TheWoobie Woobie]]. Louise too.
* Minoru of ''Manga/KarateShoukoushiKohinataMinoru'' is an adorable pretty boy who is a fast runner (from being on the gymnastics team) and becomes very skilled at karate.
* Yuuri and Wolfram from ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''.
* Celty of ''{{Durarara}}''. A SinisterScythe-wielding HeadlessHorseman of a BadassBiker... who wears adorable [[color:pink:pink]] pajamas, likes to talk online, and is afraid of space aliens. Her helmet also has kitty-cat ears on it!
** Also, Mikado, the shy, gentle OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who's new to the city. He also [[spoiler: has managed to more or less weaponize Anonymous by being the leader of a massive organized gang called the Dollars that he directs via cellphone texts and chatrooms]].
* Alice of ''PandoraHearts''. She appears as an adorable hot-headed little girl. She is actually the infamous B-Rabbit (Bloodstained Black Rabbit), the strongest chain in the Abyss.
** Oz is also this, when [[spoiler:using Alice's power on his own, even when still under seal.]] [[spoiler:Then, it turns out that HE is B-Rabbit in Jack's body and his powers bound to Alice's soul.]]
** [[TokenMiniMoe Lily]] is one of the Baskervilles. She looks right about ten.
* L from ''Manga/DeathNote''. He's a BadassBookworm and the greatest detective in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' world. He also has a large amount of {{fangirl}}s who all agree that he's rather adorable, and he has bizarre child-like mannerisms.
** Apparently [[AntiHero L]] was meant to be anti-MrFanservice, or at least much uglier than Light. GenericCuteness or no, they failed miserably.
** For the guys, there's Misa Amane. She's a tiny, blonde, cheery, squeaky-voiced GeniusDitz who looks 16 (and is actually 19), but is easily one of the craziest characters ([[JerkAssWoobie yet also pitiable]]) in the series, and kills innocent people without remorse... in the name of [[{{Yandere}} the man she loves]]. While wearing PerkyGoth or ElegantGothicLolita attires and acting like a DumbBlonde.
** Also, Near. More maternal members of the audience may want to hug him even as he manipulates everyone around him.
** [[CuteAndPsycho Light Yagami]] himself has his moments of badass adorable, especially when he's younger. In some of the artwork, he looks like a Disney character while [[NightmareFuel contemplating murder]]. Special mention, however, goes to [[spoiler: the time when he loses his memory and reverts to his original good personality; some of those scenes portray him as absolutely huggable.]]
** Teru Mikami deserves mention, as a child. Going up against vicious bullies despite getting beaten up again and again, all in the defense of a fellow classmate? Badass.
* Momo from ''PeachGirl''. She's pretty and has huge eyes. Really, she's a really sweet girl so long as you don't rouse her temper. If you do happen to piss her off...you may very well get a foot to the face, a headbutt, or a [[GroinAttack knee to the groin]] for your trouble. Her crowning moment came when she single-handedly beat up a huge guy who was [[AttemptedRape trying to rape]] Sae. Other than that she's just a misunderstood girl trying to find true love.
* [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] of ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''. Some would say [[GenderBender girl]] [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma]] fits here too.
** [[JerkwithaHeartofGold Ranma's]] real form is a bit too much of the independent loner to really qualify, much like Shampoo's implied willingness to rip off somebody's head and spit down their neck if ticked off disqualifies her, despite both of them being quite attractive and very much BadAss. Ryoga Hibiki might fit as a male example, though, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[BalefulPolymorph turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'':
** Kaname
** Tessa as well. She's freaking made of {{moe}}, but she's managed to outwit and pwn [[AxCrazy GAURON]], of all people!
** Sousuke, in his Bonta-kun mecha.
* Hansel and Gretel from ''BlackLagoon'' manage to fulfill the almost impossible task of mixing BadassAdorable with CreepyTwins and AxCrazy. They use their cuteness to throw people off guard before attacking.
* Angel of ''Anime/AngelBeats''. Also Shiina.
* ''{{Kaiji}}'' grows from a shrimp into a [[{{Badass}} pretty competent fighter]] who acknowledges his weaknesses. Some will argue that the whole point of this series is to see Kaiji lose tremendously, get back up in an inspiring and heart-winning manner...then lose even more tremendously. In the end, you just want to give him a hug or buy him some drinks after all that's happened to him [[spoiler: (losing scads of money, betrayal and bullying, maiming, losing his comrades, being forced into slave labor, being harassed by a girl he doesn't like...the list goes on).]] Many, fangirls and fanboys alike, will argue that Kaiji is indeed "moe", or [=moeGAR=].
* Kagura of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Her quirky, childish tendencies are all so endearing, but she can hold her own against an entire army if need be.
* Ultimo from ''KarakuridoujiUltimo''. Rune as well.
** That is, before Rune becomes an AxCrazy, DepravedHomosexual that went to TheDarkSide...
** There's also [[BandageBabe Mizho]], [[CreepyChild Hana]], [[DudeLooksLikeALady Service]], [[CheerfulChild Sophia]], and [[CuteBruiser Oume Hibari.]] An adult example would be [[EvilTeacher Miyoshi Sumako]].
* Simon of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', who takes the level of cuteness possible for a BadassAdorable to rather impressive heights. He's basically an endearing and initially-timid cutie who also happens to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Spiral warrior in the cosmos (his BigBrotherMentor Kamina initially exceeded him merely due to his charisma and courage). Later in life, after progressing to {{Bishonen}} he manages to [[spoiler: summon a mecha the size of a galaxy and save the sentient races of the universe from extinction at the hands of a sociopathic despot]]. Even then, he still retains his optimistic and endearing personality. Manly{{moe}}, literally, doesn't begin to cover it.
** There's also [[spoiler:post-TimeSkip Nia.]]
** TeamPet Boota also grows into this a bit later on.
* The MainCharacter from ''KimbaTheWhiteLion'' is also a tough fighter complete with an [[TheBeastMaster army of beasts ready to defend his jungle]].
* The titular ''{{Naruto}}'' according to his fangirls.
** [[PluckyGirl Hinata]] as well.
* Clan Clang in ''MacrossFrontier'': [[{{Moe}} Adorable]] when micronized, BadAss when macronized.
* Moogle Kupo in ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited''.
** Poor cute Kumo may be adorable, but he kicks so much ass that he [[spoiler:can break into [[LaResistance the Comodeen]]'s ElaborateUndergroundBase using only a twig he picked up from outside and his breath of Mist.]]
* Any of the Frogs on ''KeroroGunsou'', but Tamama especially. He prides himself on appearing cute and innocent, when he's got the power to level buildings if he so wishes.
* {{Gon}} from the manga of same name, [[NamesTheSame not the character already listed above]].
* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'' has [[ThePollyanna Shi]][[IdiotHero buya]] [[StupidGood Yuu]][[LoveFreak ri]], who sometimes becomes a PersonOfMassDestruction if his loved ones or [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething country]] are threatened.
* Packy & Botasky of ''CatShitOne''. These are bunnies... ''that are in the special forces'', and they do kick ass and take names.
* The titular ''SteelAngelKurumi''. Not to mention Saki and Karinka.
* Ricotta and Genoise from ''DogDays''.
* Mio from ''{{Nichijou}}''; when she's pissed bad things happen.
* Aoi Futaba from ''LightNovel/AsobiNiIkuYo''.
* Shion from ''{{No6}}'', the {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy {{Bishonen}} with big eyes and a huge heart. However, [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him pissed off enough]], usually by messing with Nezumi, and [[{{Yandere}} take cover]].
* Sodom and Yuki from ''UragiriWaBokuNoNamaeWoShitteiru''.
* [[LittleMissBadass Veronica]] from FrankenFran.
* [[CreepyChild The Child]] from ''{{Berserk}}''. It's largely speculated that the once [[TheGrotesque misshapen fetus]] [[spoiler: that was Guts and Casca's tainted child caused by Griffith's [[RapeAsDrama very heinous act]] during the Eclipse]] has been reborn into the very cute and silent little boy that Casca found on the beach. And if the implications '''are''' correct, the little boy is still doing what he was doing when he was not-so-cute: warding off evil spirits that try to harm Casca. But the true badass part comes when [[spoiler: Guts is overpowered by [[EnemyWithin the Beast]], who constantly tries to goad him into killing Casca and all of his friends so he can get back to hunting Griffith. But whenever the Child is nearby, the Beast is always thwarted when the the boy manifests as a body of light within Guts' psyche and brings him back to the light by reminding him [[ThePowerOfLove of his love]] [[MoralityChain for Casca]].]].
** Guts was pretty cute as a ChildSoldier himself, and he could hold his own ground on the battlefield.
* [[spoiler: Momoka Oginome]] in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum''. A young girl no older than 10 who is capable of [[spoiler: rewriting reality via writing spells in her Destiny Diary [[CastFromHitPoints at great risk to herself]]]], and who had done a LOT to save two other children who ''badly'' needed her help.
* No mention of ''{{Unico}}'' yet? An adorable baby unicorn who has the power to bring happiness to whoever he befriends but is still able to fight against enemies and is capable of growing to a giant adult sized winged unicorn as necessary? For shame! Bonus points since, like Astro Boy and Kimba, he was created by Osamu Tezuka.
* {{Kirby}}, of course, in the anime Hoshi no Kaabii.
** And Knuckle Joe.
** Fumu, too. She's the cute little Cappy girl who cares for Kirby and usually tries to end conflicts without employing violence. But in the second Dedede Elementary School episode, she [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] and singlehandedly beats up large armed thugs ''without even touching them''.
** Silica, from the Sacred Sword Galaxia episode, fits this trope too.
* From ''TenchiMuyo'', we have Sasami. Adorable, pre-teen princess, darn good cook, most down-to-earth member of the entire cast that wasn't actually born on said planet. And depending on the series: has a hairband that turns into a staff for serious WaifFu action, can use [[BarrierWarrior Juraian magic]] on par with anyone else, can summon a ''mini-mecha'' battle suit, oh and she just happens to be [[spoiler:the incarnation/host of one of the three [[RealityWarper 8th-dimensional goddesses]] that pretty much created the universe as we know it, as little more than a science experiment]].
* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' Haqua goes from [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v18/c176/12.html a menacing badass]] to [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v18/c176/13.html an apologetic, adorable girl]] in a single page. Her [[{{Tsundere}} dere]] is showing.
* It's quite hard to remember that Akira from ''AiOreLoveMe'' is a badass when he's so small and cute EvenTheGuysWantHim.
* The casts of ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter'' are so adorable in a way that ElegantGothicLolita are darkly adorable, but with added {{Badass}}ery. Especially the eponymous character, who has StoicWoobie charm on her.
* The titular ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and though she may not seem like it at first, [[spoiler: Anthy]].
* ''TrinityBlood'' gives us [[KingIncognito Seth]]. Looks to all the world like a cute teenage girl. If you [[HeroicRROD somehow]] manage to hurt [[PersonOfMassDestruction her big brother]], [[MakeMeWannaShout kiss your ass goodbye.]]
* The Anarchy and Demon sisters in ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', especially [[ElegantGothicLolita Stocking]].
* ''NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'': Nogizaka Haruka rarely shows the badass part of the trope but the first time Ayase Yuto saw her doing it was enough to make him understand he must never make her angry. And that's because her anger was directed at a boy trying to take her from him.
** Some of her maids might count as well.
** And her mother.
* Polly from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats''.
* Naoya from ''Lotte no Omocha''. He's shown to be able to effortlessly throw Sigurd -- a WarriorPrince with a lifetime of military training -- aside using the momentum of [[UseYourHead his flying headbutt]], implying skill in either Aikido or Judo. This is further justified by a photo of him that Lotte happened upon in his album, of him in a ''gi'' (Japanese Martial Arts Uniform) with a green belt, but four steps away from a '''black''' belt, as a child.
* Gerda, from the animated adaptation of ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''. She is a 11-years old Danish GenkiGirl that can take on boys much bigger than her (she apologizes, though), she is the one that persuades the others to go to a forest nobody went before and, when her best friend is taken by The Snow Queen, she goes in a journey to find him, alone, and the stunts she can pull in the journey, few people can.
* [[CuteBruiser Mizuki Himeji]] from ''[[LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu Baka and Test]]''. She is one of the [[{{Moe}} cutest]] and [[NiceGirl most kindhearted]] characters of the main cast. However, she's also very intelligent [[AlmightyJanitor despite being pigeonholed into Class F]] AND very competent. TO demostrate this, the first episode involves her regenerating her summoner avatar by taking a shitload of tests and then immediately rushing to save [[ClassRepresentative Yuuji Sakamoto]] when he got cornered by Class E and [[BigDamnHeroes wiped the entire class E out]].
** [[IdiotHero Akihisa Yoshii]] can quality, providing if he [[TooDumbToLive doesn't keep up with completely stupid to live moments]]
* There's usually one in every incarnation of the ''PrettyCure'' series: Hikari/Shiny Luminous of ''FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart'', Urara/Cure Lemonade of ''YesPrettyCure5'', Tsubomi/Cure Blossom of ''HeartcatchPrettyCure'', Ako/Cure Muse of ''SuitePrettyCure'' and Yayoi/Cure Peace of ''SmilePrettyCure''.
** Hell, every Pretty Cure counts as this! These girls hand out beatdowns(sometimes even ''literal'' heart-beatdowns) like they're freaking candy and look insanely cute doing so.
* Niko from ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', an insanely cute little kid who loves videogames and making cookies, who turns out to be [[spoiler: the Red King's successor]], is really [[{{fiery red head}} hotblooded]], [[{{Little miss snarker}} sarcastic]], manipulative, and border line psychotic, who has control over a giant battle fortress that she wears as armor, making her capable of taking out entire armies of burst linkers ''without moving a single inch''. And God forbid if you mess with ''anyone'' in her legion...
* Musubi from ''{{Sekirei}}'' is gorgeous, [[GenkiGirl energenic]], almost always smiling, hops in place with glee at the thought of meeting a strong opponent, and can punch through buildings like they're made of paper.
* [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Sen Yarizui]], aka [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Ice Witch]], from Ben-To is easily one of the best fighters in the series.
* In The {{Doraemon}}s Special series, all of the robot cats can count. Especially Wangdora and Dora-the-Kid.
* While the "badass" part is something in the own heads, Rikka and Sanae from ''LightNovel/ChuunibyouDemoKoiGaShitai'' could still count, as they both fit firmly into the "adorable" part.
* The [[Mahjong]] anime ''{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]] as well as her [[TheWoobie woobie]] status. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
