History Main / TomboynessUpgrade

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Ginny was a shy little girl in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'', especially around Harry. In later books, after getting over her shyness, she evolves into a tough FieryRedhead and accomplished Quidditch player. Harry at one point notes that Ginny growing up with six brothers probably "toughened her up a bit".[[note]]It should be noted that according to WordOfGod, Ginny was always a tomboy, and Harry just had a skewed perception of her personality due to her tongue-tying crush on him.[[/note]]

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Ginny was a shy little girl in ''Chamber of Secrets'', especially around Harry. In later books, after getting over her shyness, she evolves into a tough FieryRedhead and accomplished Quidditch player. Harry at one point notes that Ginny growing up with six brothers probably "toughened her up a bit".

* Wrestling/BeckyLynch. While she was already a pretty big tomboy to begin with, her transformation into "The Man" only further increased her masculine characteristics and her aggression levels. She basically became the modern equivalent of [[RatedMForManly Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and adopted all the in-your-face attitude, boisterous nature, and violent ways that came with it. She started wearing shirts, pants, and sneakers and eventually traded her [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair]] for a TomboyishPonytail. One of her default outfits when wrestling as of 2019 is a black and yellow attire which looks like a colour inverted version of Bruce Lee's battle suit. Affiliated nor paired with any more feminine women wrestlers (unlike other tomboyish women on the roster such as Sonya Deville or Nikki Cross, who have arguably experienced very mild, relative cases of this trope since their debuts onto the main roster) and usually the foil to them (like she was against Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Lacey Evans) in her feuds, Becky has easily become the LEAST girly of all the women in the WWE.

* The entire WWE Women's Division as a whole ever since the division was rebranded back in 2016. Unlike the WWE Divas Era where matches mainly focused on {{[[Fanservice}} such as bra-and-panties matches, costume matches, substance-in-a-pool matches and pillow fights as well as childish promos and model-like looks, the current WWE Women's Division is a lot like the WWE Men's Division in terms of fighting like their male counterparts, have edgier appearances and serious trash-talking.

* The entire WWE Women's Division as a whole ever since the division was rebranded back in 2016. Unlike the WWE Divas Era where matches mainly focused on [[Fanservice]] such as bra-and-panties matches, costume matches, substance-in-a-pool matches and pillow fights as well as childish promos and model-like looks, the current WWE Women's Division is a lot like the WWE Men's Division in terms of fighting like their male counterparts, have edgier appearances and serious trash-talking.

* Wrestling/TrishStratus was MsFanservice when she arrived in WWE, often appearing in [[PrettyInMink fur coats]], tight minidresses, and sparkly jewellery. Her ring gear was even styled femininely at first. As she TookALevelInBadass, any overt girliness was dropped in her character and it became quite rare for her to be seen in a dress (outside of the Hall of Fame ceremonies).

* ''Creator/ArchieComics'': Betty was originally a flighty blonde, usually entirely focused on domestic pursuits, and generally as feminine as Veronica. By the '60s, she starts showing more interests in masculine activities, eventually becoming a WrenchWench with TomboyishPonytail, and a tomboy foil to Veronica's RichBitch. The tomboyish traits are even more evident in the [[ComicBook/ArchieComics2015 2015 reboot comics]], although this would later be inverted in ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', where she has a GirlinessUpgrade.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Downplayed with Sakura, who has tomboyish traits early on but keeps them hidden to appear more feminine. At the start of Part I, Sakura represses her more opinionated side in the form of "Inner Sakura", who angrily comments on things that she keeps unsaid. She also uses a qipao-like dress as her ninja clothing. Most notably, she wears [[LongHairIsFeminine her hair long]] due to having heard that her crush Sasuke likes long-haired girls. During Part I, she undergoes an ImportantHaircut and enters to a TrainingFromHell, and by Part II, she is more outspoken and wears more combat-orientated clothing with gloves and elbow protectors. She also gets more screen time in combat, thanks to her training as a CombatMedic and gaining SuperStrength.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Luna Loud, from shy GirlyGirl to energetic rocker.]]

** Webby Vanderquack in the original series was very much a GirlyGirl, but in this reboot, she is far more of a tomboy, albeit one with a prominent [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak girly streak.]] She's an adventuring enthusiast who is the most capable in a fight of all the kids. She also has a bit of a violent edge. [[spoiler:Then it is revealed that in this continuity she is the OppositeSexClone of the adventurer Scrooge [=McDuck=] which means that it's InTheBlood (it also helps that she was raised in [=McDuck=] manor and idolizes Scrooge).]]
** Gandra Dee is less girly than her 1980s counterpart. Rather than being a feminine receptionist, she is a punk rock scientist, complete with a grunge aesthetic. [[spoiler: And also works for the bad guys...but is not actually evil.]]
** Della Duck is another example. Granted, there isn't a lot to go on as Della rarely ever appeared in any other stories or media prior to this show, and most of what there was to go on was mere mentions. But the most well known depiction of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/3/32/Dumbella-duck.png/revision/latest?cb=20160423221048 Della's classic self]] does seem to indicate she was originally a much more feminine character than the rough and tumble, adrenaling loving, rambunctious action adventurer that this show turned her into.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': Bo Peep in the first two movies was a ProperLady with a PimpedOutDress. When she comes back in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'', she's an adventurous OutdoorsyGal who wears pants, draping her PimpedOutDress over her shoulder as BadassCape.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'': In [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} the comics]], Irma, despite her snarky and sassy personality, actually has the girliest style and clothes of all the main girls. The cartoon adaptation made her a tomboy, probably to create a TomboyAndGirlyGirl dynamic with Cornelia, which is different from the one they had in the comics:
** In the comics, both are feminine, but Cornelia in an elegant ProperLady way, while Irma is a normal fun-loving, girly teenager with a snarky sense of humor.
** In the cartoon due to CharacterExaggeration, Irma becomes a sarcastic tomboy. Her bratty ValleyGirl traits from the comics are given to ''[[AdaptationPersonalityChange Cornelia]]''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'': In [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} the comics]], Irma, despite her snarky and sassy personality, actually has the girliest style and clothes of all the main girls. The cartoon adaptation made her a tomboy, probably to create a TomboyAndGirlyGirl dynamic with Cornelia.

[[caption-width-right:350:From Classical Luna to Rocker Chick Luna.]]

* Becky Lynch. While she was already a pretty big tomboy to begin with, her transformation into "The Man" only further increased her masculine characteristics and her aggression levels. She basically became the modern equivalent of [[RatedMForManly Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and adopted all the in-your-face attitude, boisterous nature, and violent ways that came with it. She started wearing shirts, pants, and sneakers and eventually traded her [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair]] for a TomboyishPonytail. One of her default outfits when wrestling as of 2019 is a black and yellow attire which looks like a colour inverted version of Bruce Lee's battle suit. Affiliated nor paired with any more feminine women wrestlers (unlike other tomboyish women on the roster such as Sonya Deville or Nikki Cross, who have arguably experienced very mild, relative cases of this trope since their debuts onto the main roster) and usually the foil to them (like she was against Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Lacey Evans) in her feuds, Becky has easily become the LEAST girly of all the women in the WWE.

[[quoteright:344:[[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/combine_imagesluna_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:344:From Classical Luna to Rocker Chick Luna.]]