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* Amongst other examples in ''LightNovel/BofuriIDontWantToGetHurtSoIllMaxOutMyDefense'', we have Mai and Yui, twin girls who wield [[DropTheHammer giant hammers]] with profound efficiency, but the star of the show, Maple, winds up captivating the hearts of many with her innocent smile, even after it's shown that she can effectively ''dissolve'' every enemy player in a ''hundred-meter radius.''

* Fiene from ''LightNovel/EndoAndKobayashiLiveTheLatestOnTsundereVillainessLieselotte'' is adorable and cute...but also able to beat up people with her fists thanks to strengthening magic.

* ''Manga/{{Gon}}'' from the manga of same name, [[NamesTheSame not the character already listed above]].

** Naruto himself might count as one, especially his kid self
** Toddler Gaara. Don't mess with him

** [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Moka Akashiya]] (her friendly side) 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.

* Niko from ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', an insanely cute little kid who [[GamerChick loves videogames]] and making cookies, who turns out to be the Red King's successor, is really HotBlooded, [[LittleMissSnarker sarcastic]], [[DeliberatelyCuteChild manipulative]], and border line [[CuteAndPsycho 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...

* [[CuteBruiser Mizuki Himeji]] from ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''. 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]].

* Amongst other examples in ''LightNovel/{{Bofuri}}'', we have Mai and Yui, twin girls who wield [[DropTheHammer giant hammers]] with profound efficiency, but the star of the show, Maple, winds up captivating the hearts of many with her innocent smile, even after it's shown that she can effectively ''dissolve'' every enemy player in a ''hundred-meter radius.''

** Also "eighth-ranking maid" Alice Rein. Quiet, shy, looks looks a grade schooler -- yet threaten Haruke (or Yuto) and out comes the spiked bat of great pain, [[LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan Excalibolg]].

* Yuki Nagato, from ''The Melancholy of LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is TheStoic which makes her smiles extremely cute when they appear. She's also the BigGuy of TheTeam because she's a RealityWarper.

* ''LightNovel/ReZero'' shows Emilia, a nice and pretty half-elf. Although she is not a real fighter, she is a capable magician. And anyone who thinks they are defenseless quickly realizes that [[GoodIsNotSoft good people don't have to be weaklings]].

* Raphtalia from ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' looks like an indiscible young woman. But in fact she is a skilled swordsman who can even defeat individual monsters with just one blow.

* The eponymous ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' is a short [[NoSocialSkills socially awkward]] girl who [[WhenSheSmiles smiles beautifully]] when she has melon bread. She's also a [[WhoYouGonnaCall flame haze.]]

** The {{Shana Clone}}s! Even the [[BadassNormal non-magical ones]] pack a serious punch. The [[LightNovel/{{Toradora}} palmtop tiger]] is '''not''' to be messed with.

* In the second season of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', one of the main villains, Hellmaster Phibrizzo, is the most powerful member of the five Demon Lords. However, he chooses to manifest himself as a young boy, causing everyone who encounters him into thinking that he is nothing but an innocent child. Despite his appearance, he is incredibly powerful, having complete control over death. He is also sadistic, taking pleasure in manipulating others, and in the climax of the season, cruelly kills every single main character in order to force Lina Inverse to use a spell that could destroy the entire universe. In the end, the only character able to defeat him is a god-like being.

* Yui from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', who upon seeing [[ParentalSubstitute Kirito and Asuna]] in danger, summons a BFS and OneHitKO 's a supposible unkillable EldritchAbomination.

** LLENN, the protagonist of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', is the product of a [[HeightAngst tall and self-conscious]] player deliberately rolling avatars in multiple [=VRMMOs=] until she gets a cute, short avatar in GGO. She then proceeds to become one of the deadliest players in the Squad Jam community by virtue of running around with [[MoreDakka an SMG]], a combat knife, and [[LightningBruiser a ridiculous AGI stat]]. Her friend Fukaziroh get a similarly-proportioned avatar, buys a pair of {{Grenade Launcher}}s after determining she can't hit something with a bullet to save her life, and quickly figures out how to turn them into ''[[DeathFromAbove artillery weapons]]''.

* ''LightNovel/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.]]

** [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses Miwa]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes Konekomaru]] is another guy for ''Blue Exorcist''. Short, {{nerd}}y, [[KindHeartedCatLover loves cats]] and is probably the ''[[TheSmartGuy smartest]]'' of the group, to the point he's shaping up to be TheStrategist. Not to mention managed to give a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to ''everyone'' in his class, something they all seriously needed.

* Niko from ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', an insanely cute little kid who [[GamerChick loves videogames]] and making cookies, who turns out to be the Red King's successor, is really HotBlooded, [[LittleMissSnarker sarcastic]], [[DeliberatelyCuteChild manipulative]], and border line [[CuteAndPsycho 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''. [[BerserkButton And God forbid if you mess with anyone in her legion...]]

* Julian Mintz from ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'': starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a 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...)

** Luffy and Nami also qualify: they're usually cute, but [[BerserkButton God help you if you fuck with them, their crew, or their friends.]]. Nami even sometimes lampshades the fact that she's not just a cute young navigator.

** Ryoga Hibiki appears as a male example, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[ForcedTransfomation 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]].

** Ryoga Hibiki appears as a male example, 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]].

** Videl qualifies as a teenager. She's a good-looking girl who fights crime by being capable of taking out normal humans with little effort. She also surpasses her father [[FakeUltimateHero Mr. Satan]] in strength.

* Julian Mintz from ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'': starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a 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...)

* Also, from the [[Creator/BeeTrain same people]] who brought you Kirika, we have the title character from ''Anime/{{Madlax}}'' who is just as adorable and huggable, with the sexiness turned UpToEleven.

* ''MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'': Aladdin is a young child, but he's a [[TheChosenOne Magi]], as well as a very powerful mage.

** LLENN, the protagonist of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', is the product of a [[HeightAngst tall and self-conscious]] player deliberately rolling avatars in multiple [=VRMMOs=] until she gets a cute, short avatar in GGO. She then proceeds to become one of the deadliest players in the Squad Jam community by virtue of running around with [[MoreDakka an SMG]], [[KnifeNut a combat knife]], and [[LightningBruiser a ridiculous AGI stat]]. Her friend Fukaziroh get a similarly-proportioned avatar, buys a pair of {{Grenade Launcher}}s after determining she can't hit something with a bullet to save her life, and quickly figures out how to turn them into ''[[DeathFromAbove artillery weapons]]''.

** Tashigi is a very nice and eager young Marine soldier, as well as a {{Meganekko}} and a CuteClumsyGirl with an almost endearing fascination for swords. She's also very fast, and after taking a few levels in badass over the TimeSkip, strong enough to deflect cannonballs with her swords and use Haki.

** To a lesser extent cuteness-wise, [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Robin]] and [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman Hancock]] qualify.

** The Tontata tribe as well. They are small enough to be held on the palm of a human hand, with a big fluffy tail and round eyes. They are kind-hearted. They are extremely gullible. But They're also a tribe of PintSizedPowerhouse, possessing impressive strength and able to [[SuperSpeed move so fast]] the average person can't see them.

** Quite a few other female Characters count -- such as [[TheBeastmaster Silica and Pino]], [[BadAssNormal Lizabeth]], [[LittleMissBadAss Asuna]], [[KatanasAreJustBetter 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. And he looks...kinda girlish and is [[NiceGuy very sweet]]. GGO's arc notes the former and temporarily [[AttractiveBentGender drops the "ish" part]].
* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'': Anybody who is able to use a Symphogear definitely counts but special mention goes to [[GenkiGirl Hibiki]] who will [[RocketPunch beat the shit out of you]] despite being [[TheDitz well..]] and [[PluckyGirl Miku]] after all, not everyone can run full steam from an EldritchAbomination for an hour or [[spoiler:Throw a MookMaker a couple hundred meters in the air into another dimension]].

** Yuno Gasai. 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]].

** Yashiro Isana has immense power under all of that {{Moe}}, [[spoiler: as a King]], though he prefers to be a [[NonActionGuy non-action]] SmartGuy.

* Anybody who is able to use a [[Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear Symphogear]] definitely counts but special mention goes to [[GenkiGirl Hibiki]] who will [[RocketPunch beat the shit out of you]] despite being [[TheDitz well..]] and [[PluckyGirl Miku]] after all, not everyone can run full steam from an EldritchAbomination for an hour or [[spoiler:Throw a MookMaker a couple hundred meters in the air into another dimension]].

* There's usually one in every incarnation of the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series: [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Hikari/Shiny Luminous]], [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Urara/Cure Lemonade]], [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi/Cure Blossom]], [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Ako/Cure Muse]], and [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Yayoi/Cure Peace]].