History Main / BrawnHilda

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* Mari from ''ProjectAKo''. Considering she's Kenjiro of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' turned into a HugeSchoolgirl by the most minimal physical alterations (and a uniform).

** Chyna was in a way, a subversion, in that while her masculine features and traits were played up (ChrisJericho memorably dubbed her a ''Behildebeast''), she was also seen ([[YourMileageMayVary sometimes]], as somewhat sexy in her own way. She eventually got enough plastic surgery to avert the trope somewhat and went more for HotAmazon.

** Doctor Scratch-n-Sniff also dates BrawnHildas.

* Averted when Bugs Bunny disguised himself as "Bwunhilde" to fool Elmer Fudd (depicted as the hero Siegfried) in "[[{{ptitle3y8dc3wk}} What's Opera, Doc?]]" (as it was when he had originally dressed as her in ''Herr Meets Hare''); his [[{{Valkyries}} valkyrie]] is actually quite petite.

* Honoria Glossop, Cora Bellinger ("Pretty massive. In shape, a bit on the lines of the Albert Hall"), and Madeleine Bassett's friend Hilda (!) Gudgeon in [[PGWodehouse P.G. Wodehouse's]] ''Jeeves and Wooster'' stories. (''See also'' LiveActionTelevision'', below''.)

* Honoria Glossop, Cora Bellinger, and Madeleine Bassett's friend Hilda (!) Gudgeon in [[PGWodehouse P.G. Wodehouse's]] ''Jeeves and Wooster'' stories. (''See also'' LiveActionTelevision'', below''.)

* Honoria Glossop in the ''JeevesAndWooster'' series based on the Wodehouse stories mentioned above. She doesn't really look the part, but she has the personality down.
* General Burkhalter's shrewish, controlling sister in ''[[HogansHeroes Hogan's Heroes]]''. She's the only recurring female in the show who isn't conventionally attractive and much comedy is gained from Burkhalter's attempts to marry her off (especially when the target is Klink).
* Parodied in the bowling episode of ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody''.

* [[http://humoncomics.com/iron-lady Lady Germany]] from ''ScandinaviaAndTheWorld.'' She has considerable physical power, a no-nonsense attitude, and, apart from her BoobsOfSteel, is fairly masculine looking (well, masculine for a chibi.)

* Eva from [[{{Total Drama Island}} Total Drama Island]] is the strongest chick in the show and is even seen arm wrestling in the opening song and of course has a nasty temper and all of the other characters fear her. (except Izzy and possibly Noah)

* Eva from [[{{Total Drama Island}} Total Drama Island]] is the strongest chick in the show and is even seen arm wrestling in the opening song and of course has a nasty temper and all of the other characters hate her.

* Stika from TransformersAnimated looks to be a giant robot version of this, from the two or three minutes we saw of her. She's, er, "big-boned" ''even relative to other Cybertronians''.

* In ''OnePiece'' we have Boa Marigold of the Kuja Amazons, who, oddly enough, used to be a skinny and conventionally attractive girl, but bulked up using the same methods used by Sumo wrestlers. As a bonus, her hair looks a bit like a {{Valkyrie}}'s helmet.

* In ''OnePiece'' we have Boa Marigold of the Kuja Amazons, who, oddly enough, used to a skinny and conventionally attractive girl, but bulked up using the same methods used by Sumo wrestlers. As a bonus, her hair looks a bit like a {{Valkyrie}}'s helmet.

* Mari from ''ProjectAKo''. Considering she's Kenjiro of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' turned into a HugeSchoolgirl by the most minimal physical alterations (and a uniform)..

The [[TropeNamer trope name]] is a reference to the Icelandic queen Brunhild in the German epic ''Das Nibelungenlied'', who could possibly be the inspiration for such characters. In the story she challenges men who attempt to wed her into warlike games, throws boulders with ease, and even ties her own husband up and hangs him on the wall. These traits, combined with the large women who usually play her in operatic adaptations, have led people to commonly assume she's an unattractive, mannish woman, even though the story actually [[InformedAttribute describes her]] as very attractive. "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" is likely a reference to Brünnhilde's famous immolation scene in RichardWagner's ''[[DerRingDesNibelungen Götterdämmerung]]''. Big women (like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfv7POg6deE Frieda Leider]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btc8CWBgRlc Birgit Nilsson]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swTTWurVnKc Jessye Norman]]) play her in the operas because they're usually the only ones with the vocal vigor to take on Brünnhilde's role.

The [[TropeNamer trope name]] is a reference to the Icelandic queen Brunhild in the German epic ''Das Nibelungenlied'', who could possibly be the inspiration for such characters. In the story she challenges men who attempt to wed her into warlike games, throws boulders with ease, and even ties her own husband up and hangs him on the wall. These traits, combined with the large women who usually play her in operatic adaptations, have led people to commonly assume she's an unattractive, mannish woman, even though the story actually [[InformedAttribute describes her]] as very attractive. "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" is likely a reference to Brünnhilde's famous immolation scene in RichardWagner's ''Götterdämmerung''. Big women (like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfv7POg6deE Frieda Leider]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btc8CWBgRlc Birgit Nilsson]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swTTWurVnKc Jessye Norman]]) play her in the operas because they're usually the only ones with the vocal vigor to take on Brünnhilde's role.

'''Brawn Hilda''' is, essentially, a strong, manly, usually foreign woman. However, she's ''not'' a "HotAmazon", her strength is seen as unattractive, as she usually (purposely or not) emasculates the hero by beating him up or outdoing him in "manly" activities ( such as arm wrestling, boxing, hot dog eating, pretty much anything unfeminine really...) She usually has a stereotypical German or Russian accent, a masculine face, either stocky, muscular, or plain ol' fat build, and is often a stereotypical female immigrant (maid, mail-order bride, ''etc''....) or some sort of hardcore Olympic-esque athlete. Her personality can vary from motherly but overprotective to gruff and cantankerous -- but the great majority of the time she's just a gag character whose humor stems from being the opposite of a hot exotic chick, often shown as a dissapointment when a female ''masseuse'' or cleaner is hoped by a male character to be young and attractive (the ''masseuse'' will cause considerable discomfort when she works).

A similar situation comes up in productions of Puccini's masterpiece ''Turandot''. The titular princess is supposedly so beautiful, men will risk beheading for her hand in marriage. And yet, for some reason, most of the sopranos cast in the role fall squarely in this category.

* As mentioned in the main description, this happens a good deal in opera, particularly with ''Heldensopran'' parts, due to the necessity of finding women with sufficient lung power. This is also sometimes done deliberately for comedy effect, as in the part of the Fairy Queen in GilbertAndSullivan's ''Iolanthe''.

* Helga from ''{{Clayfighter}}''.
* They appear a lot in {{Nitrome}}'s ''Icebreaker'' series as puzzle elements.

* In ''JimmyNeutron'', after time traveling into an alternate future where Jimmy is rich, he soon discovers he has a cranky, hideous nanny named "Olga".