History Main / GirlsWithGuns

* Mana Tatsumiya and Yuna Akashi of ''MahouSenseiNegima''. Mana [[DualWielding dual wields]] ''[[HandCannon Desert Eagles]]'', which is perhaps only marginally made believable by [[HugeSchoolgirl her size]], and fits most securely into the [[ImprobableAimingSkills Type A]] {{Gunslinger}} archetype, while Yuna is an obvious [[QuickDraw Type D]] who uses twin pistols.

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[[caption-width:335:Revy demonstrates.]]

* DamselsAndDirigibles, an Alternatehistory.com production, has lots of them.

* The bounty hunter Moira Quicksilver in TheEndlessNight, also a distinct example of GunsAkimbo with her two pistols Righty and Lefty.

* Mana Tatsumiya of ''MahouSenseiNegima''.

->'''Horatio''': What do you get when you mix a six foot man with a three foot gun?
->'''Calleigh''': Hot flashes. But that's just me.

* [[{{DEBS}} D.E.B.S.]]

* SuckerPunch

* Nouhime from ''SengokuBasara'' wields [[GunsAkimbo twin pistols]], though she also keeps a [[GatlingGood gatling gun]] hidden [[VictoriasSecretCompartment under her skirt]].
** Magoichi would be an even better example, considering not only the variety but the sheer amount of guns she keeps on her person (and which she uses [[BeyondTheImpossible all at the same time]]).

* ''{{Farscape}}'''s Aeryn Sun. Especially impressive when compared to the male lead, who attempts to fire a gun only to have to throw it away as it explodes.

* {{Bayonetta}}. Just Bayonetta.

* ''BattleAngelAlita'', though Alita very rarely uses a gun. There's a phase about book 5-6 of the manga where she gets one, but mostly she fights unarmed.
* ''BlackLagoon''. All super-skilled killers are female, except Ginji and Mr. Chang but only one of them is among (otherwise male) protagonists.
** Even the 70-year old ''nun'' has a gun. It's a gold ''[[RareGuns Desert Eagle]]'' at that.
* [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Teana Lanster]] is MagicalGirl [-WITH GUNS!-]
* So is Natsuki Kuga from ''{{Mai-HiME}}''.
* Believe it or not, in the {{OVA}}s, ''WeddingPeach'' had a gun!

* Mana Tatsumiya of ''MahouSenseiNegima''.
* Yoko from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' carries an over-sized, high-energy sniper rifle with her wherever she goes.
* Lucca of ''ChronoTrigger'' combines this with DropTheHammer.
* ''VenusVersusVirus'' can count as a genre example, since both Lucia and Sumire sport guns but they are far from expertise with them. Moreover, their guns are only useful against [[TheVirus Viruses]] and are about as harmful as a BB gun to humans.
* Integra {{Hellsing}} is a skilled markswoman as well as wielding a sword. [[ChurchMilitant Heinkel Wolf]] also [[GunsAkimbo Duel Wields]] pistols. Seras Victoria and (to a slightly lesser extent) Rip van Winkle qualify more as SmallGirlBigGun.
* The Boss from ''MetalGearSolid 3''. She somehow aquired The Patriot decades before it was made and uses it quite efficiently.
* Any female character in ''ValkyriaChronicles'' has a portrait shot in the Personel tab showing them in dramatic poses with guns. Props go to Sniper Marina who after a succesfull snipe-shot loads her gun onto her shoulders and tosses off a bond-one liner.
* Maria from ''[=~Star Ocean: Till the End of Time~=]'' sports guns, some kung fu, and [[spoiler:the ability to manipulate matter and energy with her mind.]]
* Tanya from the ''CommandAndConquer: Red Alert'' series, who has a lot of fun killing enemies. She also packs C4 for blowing up buildings and ships.
** ''[=C&C=]'' has other examples as well. In ''Tiberian Sun's'' campaign, there was Umagon, a mutant ActionGirl who was available in certain missions. In ''Tiberium Wars'', Nod's Commando was a FemmeFatale with an invisibility suit and dual lasers. And in ''Red Alert'', the Soviets countered Tanya with Natasha, a ColdSniper who could also call down airstrikes.
* ''{{Iji}}'' with her universal gun.

* Ein alias Phantom from ''PhantomOfInferno''.

* Almost every female character in ''MassEffect''.
** Special mention goes to Shepard if played as a female.
* Interestingly, Mira in ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic 2'' is the only female party member in the entire series who specializes in ranged weapons instead of melee weapons, despite this articles opening quote. Technically, she can be equipped with other weapons like most party members [[spoiler: including a lightsaber if you turn her into a Jedi]], but she's always most efficient with a blaster or two in hand.
* LaraCroft carries a pair of pistols in addition to her... [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean other assets.]]
* Iria Animi of ''TalesOfInnocence'' mashes it up with GunsAkimbo and the StaffChick.
* Hawkeye from ''FullMetalAlchemist''. She's a famously good markswoman and at one point shoots an outline around a very bad puppy, who is terrified but unharmed.
* Bea from ''LunarKnights'' is the only female of the Three Gunslingers. Her weapon of choice is the Witch. There are other female Guild members who use standard-issue Solar Guns based on the Knight as well.
* On the occasions the player gets to take control of her, ''MaxPayne'''s Mona Sax shows why she's notorious as a cleaner. Her default weapon is a Desert Eagle (which can be ''[[GunsAkimbo dual-wielded]]'') and her sniping rifle of choice is a Dragunov.

* Rubi, the main character of ''{{Wet}}'' dual-wields all of her guns.

* Lola from ''TheTransporter 2'' [[GunsAkimbo dual wields]] [[MoreDakka submachine guns]].

* Nouhime from ''SengokuBasara'' wields [[GunsAkimbo twin pistols]], though she also keeps a [[GatlingGood gatling gun]] hidden [[VictoriasSecretCompartment under her skirt]].
** Magoichi would be an even better example, considering not only the variety but the sheer amount of guns she keeps on her person (and which she uses [[BeyondTheImpossible all at the same time]]).
* Akane from ''{{Kampfer}}'' is normally a nice, quiet girl. Upon her transformation into a Kampfer however, her BadAss side appears along with a gun, and then starts firing at pretty much everything in sight she decides she doesn't like.
* Scully from ''{{The X-Files}}'' is hot to begin with, but when she pulls out her weapon...
* Hive, of the WhateleyUniverse. Looks like a [[OlderThanTheyLook 17-year-old blonde]]. Shoots like a 50-year-old master sniper.
** Or Eldritch, looks like a young woman, shoots like a psychotic heavy-weapons range instructor; Generator might qualify too depending on your definition of 'girl', Loophole is quite proficient with her .45 handgun, and Bladedancer is secretly training with guns to surprise her opponents, while Bunker specializes in explosive ordinance (Girl With Bazooka)... considering the setting and the fact that training is readily available it's not uncommon to come across a girl that packs a gun or at least is proficient with one.

* In ''JakAndDaxter'', we get Ashelin, Tess, Taryn, and (post-AdrenalineMakeover) Keira, though [[ActionGirl only Ashelin]] actually shoots anything.
* ''{{Firefly}}'''s Zoe Washburne, formerly Cpl. Zoe Alleyne of the Independents, of course. And of course, (and scarily) River Tam.
* ''CriminalMinds'' has Elle Greenaway, Emily Prentiss, and Jennifer "JJ" Jareau, all of whom are incidentally very good shots (Emily is probably the worst shot out of all of them, but that's not really saying much, since the only time she's ever really *missed* was about thirty seconds after getting a concussion in a car crash) and look hot in kevlar. JJ once even killed an UnSub with a perfect headshot through a glass-paned FBI door. Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia has only held a gun once.
* ''FinalFantasyX2'' has the Gunner dressphere, which gives the girls GunsAkimbo. This is also Yuna's default outfit.
* Chiaki from ''{{Beelzebub}}'' wields six pistols.

* Nina and Eva in ''{{Monster}}''.
* {{Bayonetta}}. Just Bayonetta.
* [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Kira Nerys]] joined the [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized Bajoran Resistance]] at ''twelve''. For the love of God, if you hope to survive an encounter with her, ''do'' '''''not''''' let the woman get her hands on a phaser!!! Otherwise you'll be even ''more'' screwed [[{{Badass}} than]] [[WaifFu you]] [[HotAmazon already]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil are]].
* The bounty hunter Moira Quicksilver in TheEndlessNight, also a distinct example of GunsAkimbo with her two pistols Righty and Lefty.
* In ShikabaneHime, Makina's weapon of choice is a pair of MAC-11 machine pistols.
* The titular character of ''[[KinoNoTabi Kino's Journey]]''
* {{Homestuck}}'s Jade Harley is an expert markswoman, and has her Strife Specibus allocated with the Riflekind abstratus.
* ''{{BloodRayne}}'' has countless ThrowawayGuns. Though they aren't Rayne's main attack in ''[=BloodRayne=] 2'', she has a [[GunsAkimbo nice]] [[MostCommonSuperpower pair]] of blood guns that (without HandWave) cover the [[StandardFPSGuns typical arsenal]].
* ''HighNoon'': [[spoiler:The Quaker wife of the main character shoots a villain at the end.]]
* Tex from ''RedVsBlue'' is the only competent soldier of the entire cast.
* Éclair and Lumière of ''KiddyGrade'' carry guns with them.

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* Real life example: On ''{{Mythbusters}}'', have you ever noticed that when the build team is testing a gun myth, Kari Byron tends to bring the biggest weapon to the party?

* Real life example: On [[Mythbusters]], have you ever noticed that when the build team is testing a gun myth, Kari Byron tends to bring the biggest weapon to the party?

* Real life example: On Mythbusters, have you ever noticed that when the build team is testing a gun myth, Kari Byron tends to bring the biggest weapon to the party?