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* [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Elizabeth II]] seems to have had elements of this when she insisted on joining the Army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and became a mechanic and truck driver. As it is, she is the ''only'' remaining head of state who is a vet of that war. Her Majesty [[GirlinessUpgrade eventually became much more]] of a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak over the years.

** There is Princess Ember from the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E5GauntletOfFire Gauntlet of Fire]]", daughter of the Dragon Lord Torch, an ActionGirl who takes part in the titular Gauntlet of Fire to prove to her father and the other dragons that she is not a weak little princess. [[spoiler: In the end, she became the new Dragon Lord]].

* In Myth/ClassicalMythology, Artemis and Athena (are ''you'' going to say a goddess is not a princess) both have a bit of tomboy in them but Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness and Athena is the goddess of civilization.

* ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}'': The princess prefers to train for combat out in the woods with Link, her instructor, and wants to become a knight rather than marry a prince.

** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight The original Fire Emblem heroine]], Princess Shiida/Caeda of Talys, is also a bit of an aversion. She's very feminine, but her preference to take on the battlefield like a LadyOfWar is why she's called a tomboy.

* ''Film/ThePrincess'': The princess prefers to train for combat out in the woods with Link, her instructor, and wants to become a knight rather than marry a prince.

** There is Princess Ember from the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E5GauntletOfFire Gauntlet Of Fire]]", daughter of the Dragon Lord Torch, an ActionGirl who takes part in the titular Gauntlet of Fire to prove to her father and the other dragons that she is not a weak little princess. [[spoiler: In the end, she became the new Dragon Lord]].

** There is Princess Ember from the episode ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E5GauntletOfFire Gauntlet Of Fire]]'', daughter of the Dragon Lord Torch, an ActionGirl who takes part in the titular Gauntlet of Fire to prove to her father and the other dragons that she is not a weak little princess. [[spoiler: In the end, she became the new Dragon Lord]].

** There is Princess Ember from the episode ''Gauntlet Of Fire'', daughter of the Dragon Lord Torch, an {{action girl}} who take part in the gauntlet of fire to prove to her father and the other dragons that she is not a weak little princess [[spoiler: and become the new Dragon Lord Ember]].

** There is Princess Ember from the episode ''Guantlet Of Fire'', daughter of the Dragon Lord Torch, an {{action girl}} who take part in the gauntlet of fire to prove to her father and the other dragons that she is not a weak little princess [[spoiler: and become the new Dragon Lord Ember]].

** WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration has a [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl duo]] of pegasus princesses, with Zipp Storm being a tomboy princess with interest in sports and science of the flight, while her sister Pipp Petals is decidedly more feminine, being a popular singer and an influencer.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' animated series. Princess Zelda, much more so than her video game counterpart, which generally causes WellExcuseMePrincess situations.

* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series' Daisy ditches the DamselInDistress trope after her debut in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'', becoming a tomboy princess in ''VideoGame/MarioTennis''. So much, in fact, that her only ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' trophy is part of the ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers Charged'' series (which also includes Mario and a [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Kritter]], who have trophies of their normal versions). She ''does'' have a sticker depicting her usual attire, but it is shared with Peach, so it is not a solo sticker. Later portrayals of Daisy tend to downplay this, giving her [[GirlinessUpgrade more feminine mannerisms]] and making her more a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak. She even returns to the damsel in distress role in games like ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRun'' which is notable for her first ever [[PromotedToPlayable playable appearance]] in a Mario platformer.

[[caption-width-right:300:Daisy's [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents contemporary vernacular]], stronger-than-Peach [[ShortTank strength]], [[FieryRedhead hair]] to match, and of course, [[PrincessesPreferPink not pink colors]], are all indications that she is not the [[PrincessClassic girly princess]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': Princess Marianne who used to be more of a {{Princess Classic}}. After finding out her fiancee was cheating on her the day of her wedding, becomes a pants-wearing, sword-wielding {{Action Girl}}. Interestingly, as part of her transformation, she also starts wearing blue eyeliner, making her a {{Tomboy with A Girly Streak}}.
* In the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie, Fiona was this before she turned into an ogre.

* Lloyd Alexander is obviously into this trope:
** ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' Again, Princess Eilowny.
** The ''Literature/{{Westmark}}'' Trilogy, Mickle/Augusta. Granted, she wasn't a princess for a very long time and just didn't want to get used to the idea…
** And in ''Literature/TheGoldenDreamOfCarloChuchio'' except she's an innkeeper's daughter, not a princess.

* Cimorene from the ''Literature/EnchantedForestChronicles'', who tries to learn such unfeminine and un-princesslike things as magic and fencing. When her parents still try to force her into a proper marriage, she runs away to go live with a dragon… where, ironically, her duties consist largely of [[FeminineWomenCanCook cooking]] and [[StayInTheKitchen cleaning.]] OTOH, it does promote her to the status of RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething.
* ''Literature/TheRoyalDiaries'' has a couple. ''Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess'' would rather climb trees than dance while in ''Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles'' Archduchess Antonia's favorite activity is horse riding astride through the mud.
* ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'' has Leslie, the only girl wearing cut-offs and a t-shirt, who wants to run with the boys and finds a space outside that can be the land of Terabithia. She will be its queen and her friend will be its king. She's an imaginary tomboy queen, but still.
* While Sorcha in ''Literature/DaughterOfTheForest'' is traditionally Feminine in the sense of being "caring and motherly" rather than "ferocious and warlike" in nature, she prefers wandering in the woods with her brothers to being dressed up like a doll and knows such things as surviving in a forest, identifying herbs, building fires, and how to avoid offending [[TheFairFolk guess who]].
* In Creator/WalterJonWilliams' ''Literature/DrakeMaijstral'' series, Roberta, the Duchess of Benn, is a top-ranked amateur racer and can hold her own in a fight. She's also the owner of the famous Eltdown Shard, and a fan of Drake--despite the fact that she's fairly sure he plans to steal the Shard.

* ''Literature/PrincessDzhavakha'': Princess Nina Dzhavakha is a headstrong girl who loves riding far into the mountains and excels at trick riding as well. When her scandalized grandmother compares her to a ProudWarriorRaceGuy, Nina takes it as a compliment.

* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Sybil is a Tomboy Aristocrat, as she rebels against corsets, wears bloomers instead of dresses, trains as a nurse, and prefers hanging out in the garage with the chauffeur than attending fancy parties. Edith also develops this in Season 2 as she learns to drive and helps with farmwork.

* Depending on how you raise your girl in the ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker'' games, she may grow up to be any kind of tomboyish swordswoman or sorceress who works part-time lumberjacking or keeping the dead down in the local graveyard. Whether she actually becomes a ''princess'' is a different issue.
* Criosa in the ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' mod series The Aielund Saga is a princess and the heir to the throne of Aielund and is also a wizard/rogue of a level on par with your character and runs around in pants with a sword more often than not.

* Marle of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' is a princess, sheltered by an over-protective father and encouraged to be a ProperLady… who runs away from home to have fun, wields a crossbow (and later, magic), and breaks pretty much every rule of lady-like etiquette generally. Her tomboyish actions even make her the talk of the Millennial Fair.
* Sarna of ''VideoGame/ChronusArc'', who wields a spear in battle, whose battle sprite shows her wearing the most armor, and even her character portrait makes her look like she's striking a martial arts pose.
* ''VideoGame/Dishonored2'' allows the player to take control of Emily, the daughter of the previous empress and the previous player character. She clearly prefers sneaking around the city's rooftops over ruling its citizens.

* ''VideoGame/MagicalPopn'': The princess who serves as the game's [[TheHero hero]] can easily qualify with her [[GenkiGirl energy]]. When the [[BigBad Demon King]] unleashes his soldiers, she steps up to defend the world she loves.

* [[http://www.samuraiprincess.com Samurai Princess's]] star and namesake is one of these.
* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}:'' [[http://www.oglaf.com/pea/1/ This strip]] takes the RebelliousPrincess trope and melds it with Tomboy Princess in an amusingly NSFW way.

* Princess Yuzu from ''{{Literature/Anpanman}}''. She's skilled in using a spear in combat and loves to get out of her castle to just have fun, avoiding her duties whenever she can. The only problem is she's very tiny, she's able to ride a pigeon as a steed, so she's an easy target. Also on the show is Princess Salad. She hates her duties and wants to explore so much that she created the persona of Prince Salad, so she can leave the castle without suspicion.

* Princess Marie-Ange from ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' is good at some hobbies typically enjoyed by men, such as horse-riding and sculpting. She's also a capable fighter and plays karuta. It helps that she fights MonstersOfTheWeek with a laser-bladed spear in her introductory episode.

* ''Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini'': [[GirlOfTheWeek Lara]] is the spunky gun-totting rebel leader of a band of Geltic guerrillas, who're fighting to reclaim their homeland from [[FantasticRacism the oppression]] of the Igo Tribe. Though she doesn't [[TheReveal find out about her royal lineage]], 'til near the end of the film. Which literally makes her a RebelliousPrincess and an example of RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething.

* ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' Nausicaa. Kushana takes it straight into PrettyPrincessPowerhouse territory.

* Ozma from ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. Despite it being a logical consequence of [[spoiler:[[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender Ozma being raised to adolescence]] [[GenderBender as the boy Tip]]]], the original books and most other versions of the series portray Ozma as completely feminine.

* Princess Sapphire from ''Manga/PrincessKnight'' is a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak, being born with both male and female hearts because of Tink's mischief. She has to pretend to be the crown prince because only men are allowed in the succession for the throne, and if her father hadn't announced her as a boy, the next in line would be Plastic, who was raised as a future PuppetKing for Duke Duralmin. Just to hammer the point home, she actually enjoys the ActionGirl perks her male heart gives her so she doesn't want her guardian angel, Tink, to take it from her as God had tasked him.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': Princess Amelia Seiryuune [[DaddysGirl takes after her father]], Prince Phil, and is a fighter ForGreatJustice. And, like her father, she smites evil by beating the hell out of it in the name of "Peace and Love!", with [[KickChick flying kicks]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs piledrivers and suplexes]], or smashing them to bits with ''really heavy'' objects.

* Seness Giat of ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'', whose short temper has earned her the nickname of "Beast Princess". She contrasts with the more girly princess Pacifica.
* Princess Yuzu from ''{{Literature/Anpanman}}''. She's skilled in using a spear in combat and loves to get out of her castle to just have fun, avoiding her duties whenever she can. The only problem is she's very tiny, she's able to ride a pigeon as a steed, so she's an easy target. Also on the show is Princess Salad. She hates her duties and wants to explore so much that she created the persona of Prince Salad, so she can leave the castle without suspicion.
* Princess Marie-Ange from ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' is good at some hobbies typically enjoyed by men, such as horse-riding and sculpting. She's also a capable fighter and plays karuta. It helps that she fights MonstersOfTheWeek with a laser-bladed spear in her introductory episode.
* Subverted in ''Manga/MurderPrincess''. Alita is a typical girly princess, but since she has [[FreakyFridayFlip switched bodies]] with the {{Tomboy}} [[BountyHunter Farlith]], "Princess Alita" has become a PrettyPrincessPowerhouse who slays monsters.
* ''Anime/QueensBlade'': [[CatGirl Elina]] has been called unladylike more than once, due to [[OneOfTheBoys her raucous behavior and candour.]] Plus, she's very athletic and is the only one of the Vance sisters who's had training in unarmed combat, and she's [[SheFu not afraid]] [[MurderousThighs to use it.]]
* ''Manga/BlackGod'': Kuro, herself. So much so, that she initially comes across as a NubileSavage, both in appearance and because of [[CuteBruiser the way she fights.]] Though a lot of it has to do with having had [[CountryMouse no exposure to the outside world]], 'til [[CallToAdventure circumstances]] forced her to leave her home.
* ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini The Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'': [[GirlOfTheWeek Lara]] is the spunky gun-totting rebel leader of a band of Geltic guerrillas, who're fighting to reclaim their homeland from [[FantasticRacism the oppression]] of the Igo Tribe. Though she doesn't [[TheReveal find out about her royal lineage]], 'til near the end of the film. Which literally makes her a RebelliousPrincess and an example of RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething.
* In ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'', Catarina Claes is a confirmed Tomboy Noblewoman, who loves to climb trees, practices swordfighting (though she's not very good at it), works a small crop field (ostensibly as an exercise to hone her earth magic), and keeps her fiancé on his toes by throwing an imitation snake at him. She's also extremely friendly, caring, and down to earth, which have caused several of her peers ([[EvenTheGirlsWantHer of both genders]]) to fall in love with her. Catarina is actually a reincarnated otome-game otaku who knows from past experience that she's destined to become the only villain in the game to get no happy endings, and most of her behavior is part of an elaborate BatmanGambit to avoid the titular "doom routes" - the events that will trigger the bad endings - or, failing that, at least help her survive the worst possibilities. The ''original'' Catarina was very much a haughty AlphaBitch.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyYiaSvJaQ In the Rankin Bass adaptation of]] Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes, the titular Emperor has one for a daughter, who serves as the love interest of one of the tailors (who in this version are given a dose of AdaptationalHeroism). The short plays it for parody; she deludes herself into thinking that he is the hero who can save her from her father's EvilChancellor, when she is clearly the tougher of the two, [[spoiler: and she is right about that first part]].

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' Princess Savina.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Princess Sally, who despite her title actually has several roles, many of which are stereotypically associated with males, such as that of battle strategist, engineering technician, and of course, as a [[ActionGirl fighter]]. No major female character in the show conforms ''entirely'' to female stereotypes, but Sally is ''especially'' divergent from them.
* Depending on the episode, Princess Bubblegum in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. It's especially seen in the comics tie-ins, like ''ComicBook/AdventureTimeMarcelineAndTheScreamQueens'', where she actually leaves Finn to rule the Candy Kingdom in her stead to accompany Marceline as she's touring.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'' has Princess Tiabeanie, or Bean for short. She's rebellious, doesn't mind getting her hands dirty at times, and loves to fight and [[TheAlcoholic drink]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mysticons}}'' has [[spoiler:Zarya]] who keeps her tomboyish personality even after learning that she's a princess.

* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series' Daisy ditches the DamselInDistress trope after her debut in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'', becoming a tomboy princess in ''VideoGame/MarioTennis''. So much, in fact, that her only ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' trophy is part of the ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers Charged'' series (which also includes Mario and a [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Kritter]], who have trophies of their normal versions). She ''does'' have a sticker depicting her usual attire, but it is shared with Peach, so it is not a solo sticker. Later portrayals of Daisy tend to downplay this, making her more a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak. She even returns to the damsel in distress role in games like ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRun''.

These Tomboy Princesses are usually too busy being awesome to bother with trying to teach Aesops. Although occasionally they'll have a VerySpecialEpisode to teach one. The most common pitfall for a writer with this type of Tomboy Princess is having her become [[MarySue too awesome]].

* The New 52 ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|2011}} is a proud warrior with a rough violent personality in addition to being a RebelliousPrincess who wants to protect and help humanity.