History Main / GirlyBruiser

* The titular Manga/GorgeousIrene primarily uses very feminine tools to accomplish her goals. Her makeup allows her to transform into other personalities, activate her more aggressive fighting style, and allow her to draw lines on reflective surfaces to make a hypnotized opponent tear themselves apart according to where she drew. She also has a hypnotic dance to lull her opponents into a false sense of security or paralyze them.

** [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]] is TheFashionista who runs a dress boutique. She is [[ActionFashionista just as liable to jump into the fray in a dangerous situation as any other pony]]. In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony Friendship is Magic]]", she's the first to attack a manticore. In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest Dragon Quest]]", she's perfectly prepared to lay down a whoopin' to protect Spike, even threatening to rip her opponents, a group of teenage ''dragons'', apart. It's also shown in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 A Canterlot Wedding]]" where she straight up knocks out {{Mook}}s with right hooks. She is quicker to resort to force than brash, athletic Rainbow Dash or the physically strongest team member, farm girl Applejack. We see her ''take on martial arts fighting stances'' more than once.

** Creator/LaurenFaust loves puppies and kitties as much as the next girl, yet has incredible CreatorWorship and can be quite the MamaBear for her Bronies. She's long been out to prove that there's far more to girls than what the media led us to believe until ''Friendship Is Magic'' came to be.

* ''Franchise/TheFlash'': Golden Glider, AKA Lisa Snart; she typically wears a pretty golden dress modelled after a figure skating outfit and uses weaponised jewelry in her capers, while also often spending fights kicking people in the face with her bladed boots. This was particularly notable during the Messner-Loeb era where she'd undergone a semi-HeelFaceTurn alongside the other Rogues, and was portrayed as a LovableAlphaBitch who nonetheless was the most violent and dangerous of the Rogues due to her unstable temper and willingness to mutilate others in a fight.

** Vita is the girliest of the [[BadassFamily Wolkenritter]], which is especially emphasized during her original appearance in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. Her outfit is a fancy ElegantGothicLolita dress (compared to Signum's utilitarian trench coat-style outfit and Shamal's more androgynous robes), complete with a hat adorned with BunniesForCuteness. She also wields an enormous warhammer as her primary weapon and fights with an aggressive style that relies on battering her opponents into submission with raw power. Later appearances downplay her girliness in favor of having her play [[CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough the Sergeant Rough to Nanoha's Captain Smooth]].

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': The Universe 6 Saiyan [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse6MajorCharacters Kale]], from ''[[Anime/DragonBallSuper Super]]'', rocks the crop top, mini-skirt, lipstick, and earring attire with her occasional boxing style and petite frame. When she accesses her Super Saiyan forms, she gains a more muscular physique.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': * GirlyBruiser: In ''III'' the headstrong [[Characters/KingdomHeartsKairi Kairi]] is at her most action oriented (particularly in ''Re:Mind''), and is decked out in a frilly pink dress with a feminine bobbed haircut and a Keyblade with the teeth made from a bouquet of flowers. She also has the most offense-oriented combat style of the trio, capable of performing a corkscrew-spinning ground-to-air combo effective for stunning foes, chaining heavy hits, and being strong enough to completely ''disperse'' Xemnas's Ethereal Blades (which had just blocked and deflected [[TheHero Sora]], [[PurposefullyOverpowered Roxas]], and [[ActionGirl Xion]] moments before he tried to do the same to Kairi) and put him on the defensive for several seconds before he is able to trap her with Nothingness and drain her energy. And later on we have her joining Sora in fighting Master Xehanort, a battle in which she can be the playable character.

* When she has the freedom to really be herself, Jaehee Kang from ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger'' dresses very femininely, choosing to grow her hair out and wear clothes with gemstones and ruffles. She's also a black belt in judo.

%% * Juliet Starling from ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw''.

* ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'' has Juliet Starling, a cheerleader with the aftermentioned chainsaw used for killing zombies.
* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/TormentedSouls'' is Caroline Walker, a young woman who dresses like a biker chick and moves with a sultry SupermodelStrut, but this doesn't mean she isn't a badass. Whether it is bashing a mutant's braincase in with a crowbar, fighting off madmen with an improvised shotgun, or [[spoiler:cutting her own eye out for a BorrowedBiometricBypass.]]

* Miss England 2009, [[https://kekpe.pe/i/5f86619b14700.jpg Corporal Katrina Hodge]], self-identifies as a girly girl and has stated her intention to persuade more girly girls to join the armed forces. She first came to the attention of the media after she punched a gunman to the ground.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' has the star protagonist evoking this with her baseball bat and tights. Blugeoning people and being adorable. One example being when she finished off Penguin in "New Gotham" and innocently asked her crew if they could go get coffee.
-->'''Harley:''' Can we go get coffee?

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Glimmer wears pink and purple, literally has pink sparkles as her powerset, and enjoys dressing up in pretty dresses as well as giving Adora a makeover for Princess Prom. However, she also really enjoys fighting and can pack a heavy punch. Her introduction even shows her clashing with her mother because she so desperately wants to fight for the Rebellion more than her mother is willing to allow.

* Mabel from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' loves [[GlurgeAddict kittens and glittery stickers]], but she packs a mean punch. She's the [[BrainsAndBrawn Brawn]] to her brother Dipper's [[BrainsAndBrawn Brains]] whenever the two of them work together. She gives Dipper two black eyes in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Tourist Trapped]]" (by accident, no less!) and even makes a gnome throw up after she kicks him in the stomach. It comes in full force in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Headhunters]]" when she fights off [[spoiler:an army of living wax figures]]. Also, she high-fives ''hard''. It doesn't take much to make her gung-ho about fighting. From "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E11NotWhatHeSeems Not What He Seems]]":

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Asami Sato has glossy hair, [[WakeupMakeup is always seen wearing lavender eyeshadow and cherry-red lipstick]], is extremely fashionable, and loves shopping. She's also the most proficient of New team Avatar in trouncing the average Equalist {{mook}}. She's a bit lacking against Mecha-tanks on account of being TheTeamNormal but [[spoiler:she fixes that problem by hijacking one for herself]].
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': [[TheHeroine Marinette Dupain-Cheng]] is a hyperfeminine teenage girl who loves [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] and is [[TheCutie cutesy]], [[GenkiGirl bubbly]], and [[ThinksLikeARomanceNovel romantic]], designs and sews her own clothes from scratch (and even models them on occasion), a talented SweetBaker, and is affectionate with her friends and family, not to mention [[SmittenTeenageGirl absolutely smitten]] with Adrien Agreste (as well as Luka Couffaine for some time). She's also a strong fighter as the [[MagicalGirlWarrior superhero Ladybug]], and is the protector of Paris, who tends to pick up the slack of her male and more conventionally masculine partner [[CatBoy Cat Noir]] often, even winning in fights against him when he is BrainwashedAndCrazy.

** Rarity is TheFashionista who runs a dress boutique. She is [[ActionFashionista just as liable to jump into the fray in a dangerous situation as any other pony]]. In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony Friendship is Magic]]", she's the first to attack a manticore. In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest Dragon Quest]]", she's perfectly prepared to lay down a whoopin' to protect Spike, even threatening to rip her opponents, a group of teenage ''dragons'', apart. It's also shown in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 A Canterlot Wedding]]" where she straight up knocks out {{Mook}}s with right hooks. She is quicker to resort to force than brash, athletic Rainbow Dash or the physically strongest team member, farm girl Applejack. We see her ''take on martial arts fighting stances'' more than once.
** Pinkie Pie is a party and sugar-loving GenkiGirl who won't hesitate to whip out her [[{{BFG}} Party Cannon]] to lay a beating on the bad guys.
** Fluttershy is an overly shy FriendToAllLivingThings [[StaringDownCthulhu who can stare down a dragon]].

* Star Butterfly from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is a perky teenage girl who wears frilly dresses and likes cute animals. She also likes beating up monsters, taming wild unicorns, and taking her MuggleBestFriend, Marco, along with her on dimension-hopping adventures.

** Rose Quartz wore a long, frilly white dress at all times, sported pink hair in RegalRinglets, lived in a room made entirely of pink clouds, and loved flowers, animals, and humans so completely as to put a Disney princess to shame. She was also the leader of a bloody rebellion against her home planet and goes into battle with a pink shield and matching pink sword, having been made to be a warrior.
** Pearl is the most traditionally feminine of the Crystal Gem, being modeled after a ballerina and valuing orderliness and good manners. She was also Rose's [[NumberTwo second-in-command]] during the Gem War, being a skilled swordswoman and a vicious fighter.

* ''VideoGame/ArTonelico3'': [[spoiler:Mute]] acts like a HouseWife in Phase 4 and goes on to [[spoiler:put Raphael into a paralyzing bear hug]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': [[TheHeroine Marinette Dupain-Cheng]] is a hyperfeminine teenage girl who loves [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] and is [[TheCutie cutesy]], [[GenkiGirl bubbly]], and [[ThinksLikeARomanceNovel romantic]], [[FashionDesigner designs and sews her own clothes from scratch]] (and even models them on occasion), a talented SweetBaker, and is affectionate with her friends and family, not to mention [[SmittenTeenageGirl absolutely smitten]] with Adrien Agreste (as well as Luka Couffaine for some time). She's also a strong fighter as the [[MagicalGirlWarrior superhero Ladybug]], and is the protector of Paris, who tends to pick up the slack of her male and more conventionally masculine partner [[CatBoy Cat Noir]] often, even winning in fights against him when he is BrainwashedAndCrazy.

** While Ahim aka Gokai Pink from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' normally goes GunsAkimbo she is in her Gokaiger form, when untransformed she is just as willing to kick your ass when she feels appropriate and is quite willing to mix it up by getting in close when using Ranger keys with more close combat-oriented powers such as [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Denzi Pink]]. And she happens to be the girliest Ranger in franchise history; a princess from a world destroyed by the villains pre-series, wearing a pink dress most of the time and being [[{{Keigo}} extremely formal and polite]] even when informing you that if you do not back off, ass-kicking shall commence.

* ''Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman'': Mary Jane Watson has superhuman strength, martial arts training, the ability to shoot {{Hand Blast}}s, and a variety of other powers. She's also a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fangirl who {{Squee}}s over Music/JustinBieber, takes pride in how good she looks in her SexySantaDress, [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals loves the teddy bear her boyfriend got her for Christmas]], enjoys [[TheFashionista shopping for fashionable clothing]] and lives for her [[AllWomenLoveShoes enormous shoe collection]].

* ''Film/ScoobyDoo'': Daphne is a [[TheFashionista fashionista]] who [[UnlimitedWardrobe never wears the same outfit twice]] and cares greatly about her appearance. She is also the most formidable member of Mystery Inc. when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, becoming a black belt while separated from Mystery Inc.

* In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', Lily starts out as a [[NobleProfession nun]] of TheChurch, polite and soft-spoken. Highly proficient with the [[BladeOnAStick Church Pick]], she proves to be a [[ActionGirl fighter]] just as capable as her {{Tomboy}} peer [[TheLadette Sanakan]], even rocking a long skirt all the while.

* In ''Literature/BrimstoneAngels'', Havilar enjoys wearing frilly and/or revealing outfits, ogling cute boys, and brutally handing bad guys their backsides with her [[BladeOnAStick glaive]]. WordOfGod explicitly describes her as a silly, somewhat vain teenage girl -- who is also very, very good with a deadly polearm.

** Wendy's best friend, Bebe, is even more feminine than Wendy and is just as much of a brutal combatant as her to the point where she fights Wendy on equal ground in one episode. Bebe even gave Butters a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown when he insulted her at one point.

** During her original appearance in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', Vivio doesn't really count, being more "young" than "girly" and only achieving "bruiser" [[BrainwashedAndCrazy by force]]. By ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' a few years later, though, she fits the trope to a T. She's a perfectly normal grade school girl who loves sweets, cute things, [[HasTwoMommies her mothers]], and spending time with her friends beating the snot out of each other in "Strike Arts" tournaments -- a sport that [[KungFuWizard mixes magic and martial arts]]. And even then, her [[MagicWand Device]] takes the form of [[BunniesForCuteness a cute bunny plushie]].

* In the last arc of the ''Literature/{{Emberverse}}'', Heuradys d'Ath, champion and right-hand woman of future High Queen Orlaith, is perhaps the best knight in the kingdom. Tending to be a bit of a dandy even on a mission, where she typically wears men's garb for convenience, off-duty she likes nothing better than dressing in elaborate, high-fashion gowns to go dancing. Takes after [[HasTwoMommies her two mothers]]: her biological mom Delia is TheFashionista, while "Mom Two" Tiphaine is a [[MasterSwordsman legendary swordswoman]].

* Mabel from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' loves [[GlurgeAddict kittens and glittery stickers]], but she packs a mean punch. She's the [[BrainsAndBrawn Brawn]] to her brother Dipper's [[BrainsAndBrawn Brains]] whenever the two of them work together. She give Dipper two black eyes in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Tourist Trapped]]" (by accident, no less!) and even makes a gnome throw up after she kicks him in the stomach. It comes in full force in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Headhunters]]" when she fights off [[spoiler:an army of living wax figures]]. Also, she high-fives ''hard''. It doesn't take much to make her gung-ho about fighting. From "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E11NotWhatHeSeems Not What He Seems]]":

* When she has the freedom to really be herself, Jaehee Kang from ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger'' dresses very femininely, choosing to grow her hair out and wear clothes with gemstones, ruffles, and frills. She's also a black belt in judo.

* When she has the freedom to really be herself, Jaehee Kang from ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger'' dresses very femininely, growing her hair out to long, shiny locks, and wearing clothes with gemstones, ruffles, and frills. She's also a black belt in judo.

* Amy Rose from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' an adorable [[PinkIsFeminine pink]] hedgehog in a cute red dress who's ladylike and has a rather childish crush on TheHero and also carries a hammer that makes cute little tapping noises when it hits, creating bubbles of [[PowerOfLove heart-shaped magic]] in some incarnations. Said hammer, when wielded by Amy, has always been wielded like nobody's business, and has also repeatedly reduced gigantic, deadly battle robots to scrap metal.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': [[TheHeroine Marinette Dupain-Cheng]] is a hyperfeminine teenage girl who loves [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] and is [[TheCutie cutesy]], [[GenkiGirl bubbly]], and [[ThinksLikeARomanceNovel romantic]], [[FashionDesigner designs and sews her own clothes from scratch]] (and even [[FashionModel models them on occasion]]), a talented SweetBaker, and is affectionate with her friends and family, not to mention [[SmittenTeenageGirl absolutely smitten]] with Adrien Agreste (as well as Luka Couffaine for some time). She's also a strong fighter as the [[MagicalGirlWarrior superhero Ladybug]], and is the protector of Paris, who tends to pick up the slack of her male and more conventionally masculine partner [[CatBoy Cat Noir]] often, even winning in fights against him when he is BrainwashedAndCrazy.