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15Anime in general is a medium especially prone to this trope, what with its cutesy visual style, tendency to portray violence and/or peril, and in turn, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs tendency to combine them]].
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19* Niko from ''Literature/AccelWorld'', an insanely cute little kid who [[GamerChick loves videogames]] and making cookies, who turns out to be the Red King's successor, is really HotBlooded, [[LittleMissSnarker sarcastic]], [[DeliberatelyCuteChild manipulative]], and border line [[CuteAndPsycho psychotic]], who has control over a giant battle fortress that she wears as armor, making her capable of taking out entire armies of burst linkers ''without moving a single inch''. And God forbid if you mess with anyone in her legion...
20* It's quite hard to remember that Akira from ''Manga/AiOreLoveMe'' is a badass when he's so small and cute EvenTheGuysWantHim.
21* Class 3-E in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' being composed of young teenagers, most of them are cute to varying degrees, and become powerful enough to go toe-to-toe with their Class A bullies and professional assassins alike. Standout examples include:
22** Nagisa Shiota, an adorable boy who, despite looking like a girl and having a very kind nature, hides an exceptional natural talent for assassination that friend and foe alike take note of.
23** Kaede Kayano; small, as adorable as her friend Nagisa, and just as capable, not to mention [[spoiler:able to withstand and hide the grueling pain that unmanaged tentacles cause in human users for a full year, just to get a chance to kill Koro-sensei. Even without those, she remains very strong and very adorable]].
24** Autonomous Intelligence Fixed Artillery, or Ritsu for short, is just as her name implies, a killing machine with lots of guns and an ability to adapt quickly to her enemies' behavior and patterns. She also has the mind, personality and face of an adorable teenage girl.
25* ''Anime/AstroBoy'': The titular Astro is an adorable RobotKid who has a variety of weapons at his disposal and can kick serious ass.
26* Most of the protagonists of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''. It's a given, they're ChildSoldiers after all. [[TheCutie Krista]] and [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Sasha]] are stand-outs, and [[TheSmartGuy Armin]] is a male version.
27* Yamamaya, the cute little ''iriomote'' cat from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''. [[spoiler:He reappears.]]
28** [[ShrinkingViolet Sakaki]]! Some of the amazing stuff she pulls off would not be out of place in any action series.
29* As a [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], doe-eyed AllLovingHero, ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'''s Jacuzzi is about as {{Moe}} as you can possibly make a man without [[LoliconAndShotacon without turning him into Shotabait]]. He's ''also'' prone to crazy feats of badassery like taking out eighteen mafia-owned speakeasies in a single night or going one-on-one with a crazy, flamethrower-wielding cult leader.
30* [[CuteBruiser Mizuki Himeji]] from ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''. She is one of the [[{{Moe}} cutest]] and [[NiceGirl most kindhearted]] characters of the main cast. However, she's also very intelligent [[AlmightyJanitor despite being pigeonholed into Class F]] AND very competent. TO demostrate this, the first episode involves her regenerating her summoner avatar by taking a shitload of tests and then immediately rushing to save [[ClassRepresentative Yuuji Sakamoto]] when he got cornered by Class E and [[BigDamnHeroes wiped the entire class E out]].
31* Sen Yarizui, aka [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Ice Witch]], from ''Anime/BenTo'' is easily one of the best fighters in the series.
32* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
33** [[CreepyChild The Child]]. It's largely speculated that the once [[TheGrotesque misshapen fetus]] [[spoiler:that was Guts and Casca's tainted child caused by Griffith's [[RapeAsDrama very heinous act]] during the Eclipse]] has been reborn into the very cute and silent little boy that Casca found on the beach. And if the implications '''are''' correct, the little boy is still doing what he was doing when he was not-so-cute: warding off evil spirits that try to harm Casca. But the true badass part comes when [[spoiler: Guts is overpowered by [[EnemyWithin the Beast]], who constantly tries to goad him into killing Casca and all of his friends so he can get back to hunting Griffith. But whenever the Child is nearby, the Beast is always thwarted when the the boy manifests as a body of light within Guts' psyche and brings him back to the light by reminding him [[ThePowerOfLove of his love]] [[MoralityChain for Casca]]]].
34** Guts was pretty cute as a {{Child Soldier|s}} himself, and he could hold his own ground on the battlefield.
35* ''Literature/BlackBullet'' has cursed children, who are AlwaysFemale and are [[CursedWithAwesome born with Gastrea virus in their blood where they can manipulate the virus to grant themselves superhuman powers]]. Most of them are 10 years old at the oldest. Some of these cursed children serve as Initiators in Civil Securities and are capable of kicking ass and are extremely cute at the same time. Examples include [[NiceGirl Enju Aiahra]], [[ColdSniper Tina Sprout]], [[BadassBookworm Kayo Senju]], and even [[CuteIsEvil Kohina Hiruko]].
36* ''Manga/BlackButler'':
37** Ciel. Like a regular [[TheChessmaster chess master]] he uses this to his advantage. He could get away with murder with a face like that. And he does. Repeatedly.
38** Finny looks sweet and innocent, even when tearing trees up by their roots and hurling hunks of stone.
39** Also Mey-Rin. A {{Meganekko}} [[spoiler: who can snipe you from miles away when [[TheGlassesComeOff her glasses come off]] ]]
40** As of Chapter 57, it seems [[DamselinDistress Elizabeth]] is one, too. [[spoiler:She desperately wanted for her [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise fiancé]] Ciel to not see her "uncute" side, so she [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel deliberately hid]] her [[LittleMissBadass badass]] side. Right up until when Ciel despite his best efforts ends up injured and unable to save her [[DistressedDude in danger himself]], then Elizabeth leaps into the air and [[WaifFu takes down the zombies]] with [[DualWielding swords in both hands]] while tearfully declaring that she'll protect him. She fights, still in her adorable dress with a cute but deadly expression across her face.]]
41* Sweet lord, Kuro from ''Manga/BlackGod''. Short, sweet, and adorable as hell, Kuro can tank more damage than most adults, which is especially notable given that she can tank and dole out more damage than many of the other characters in the series a significant portion of whom are superpowered beings unto themselves. Given her DarkAndTroubledPast, you just wanna hug her that much more.
42* Hansel and Gretel from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' manage to fulfill the almost impossible task of mixing BadassAdorable with CreepyTwins and AxCrazy. They use their cuteness to throw people off guard before attacking.
43* The casts of ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter'' are so adorable in a way that ElegantGothicLolita are darkly adorable, but with added badassery. Especially the eponymous character, who has StoicWoobie charm on her.
44* AntiAntiChrist [[IdiotHero Rin]] from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' qualifies, if the {{Fangirl}}s are to be believed. Just check a chat or image discussion on him. The word "cute" shows up 9 times out of 10 I swear.
45** Elaboration: Rin likes [[SupremeChef cooking]], animals, his friends, is BookDumb, [[NiceGuy kindhearted]] if [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold rough]] and very cute due to his NoSocialSkills and BrutalHonesty. He's also the only person aside from [[TheDevil Satan]] aka "dear old dad" possessed of the [[HellFire Blue Flames]], has SuperStrength, an ''amazing'' HealingFactor and quite possibly could be ''the'' strongest being in the world once he gets enough experience and control. BewareTheNiceOnes ''definitely'' applies to him. He also falls under TheWoobie what with all his issues from his heritage and [[DeathByOriginStory foster father's death]].
46** [[PluckyGirl Moriyama]] [[GreenThumb Shiemi]] also qualifies after she TookALevelInBadass, going from ShrinkingViolet DamselInDistress to {{Determinator}} CombatMedic. And she's as awkwardly adorable as Rin above, with some CuteClumsyGirl thrown in for flavouring. And how Badass is she? Fully capable of giving you a CurbStompBattle, that's how.
47** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Kamiki]] [[SummonMagic Izumo]] also counts, for those who prefer {{Tsundere}} characters. She summons cute foxes to fight for her, who can summon smaller, even ''cuter'' fox kits who are also [[SuperStrength quite tough]]. Not to mention gets adorably flustered when people ([[ShipTease especially Rin]]) are nice to her and secretly likes cute things. Her DarkAndTroubledPast that has been revealed recently has sent her into TheWoobie territory as well.
48** [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses Miwa]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes Konekomaru]] is another guy for ''Blue Exorcist''. Short, nerdy, [[KindHeartedCatLover loves cats]] and is probably the ''[[TheSmartGuy smartest]]'' of the group, to the point he's shaping up to be TheStrategist. Not to mention managed to give a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to ''everyone'' in his class, something they all seriously needed.
49* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
50** Nel Tu in her adult form. She takes down an opponent stronger than Grimmjow, or at least had him one strike from death before her power gave out and she reverted to her child form.
51** Rukia. Short, flat-chested and skinny, with big eyes, loves bunnies, can't draw but insists on doing so anyway, has a DarkAndTroubledPast, and kicks ass. Well, most of the time.
52** When Orihime's fighting the hollow that hurt Tatsuki, when she stops and injures Ginjou when he tries to attack Ichigo while he's being healed, and when she stands with Ichigo, Ishida and Sado to fight some hollows.
53** Ururu Tsumugiya, a cute young girl who assists Urahara. She appears meek, but can pack a super-power punch. Ururu is short, shy, clumsy at times, and sad-eyed... and can kick an Arrancar's ass with ease. And that's before she pulls out the rocket launcher.
54** Mashiro, a GeniusDitz who dresses up as a Kamen Rider {{fangirl}} and can kick just as much as the original does. She literally does kick ass, "RIDER KICK!"
55** Yachiru is small, cute, gives nicknames to everyone, and rides around on the shoulder of everyone's favourite badass, "Kenny." She's also the lieutenant of the combat based squad 11 for good reason, and the only reason she never gets to show off is because she likes letting Kenpachi enjoy his fights. In fact, it's been hinted that she's actually stronger than him. Also, she has pink hair.
56** Yuushirou deeply admires Yoruichi. He expressed great sadness when Yoruichi went ahead of him in his first appearance, and later expressed great joy when he reunited with her. He abandons the group of Soul Reapers he's with to rush to her side and is willing to fight the Sternritter just for insulting her.
57* Amongst other examples in ''Literature/BofuriIDontWantToGetHurtSoIllMaxOutMyDefense'', we have Mai and Yui, twin girls who wield [[CarryABigStick giant hammers]] with profound efficiency, but the star of the show, Maple, winds up captivating the hearts of many with her innocent smile, even after it's shown that she can effectively ''dissolve'' every enemy player in a ''hundred-meter radius.''
58* Kyouka Izumi from ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' dresses like a YamatoNadeshiko and looks like a cute teenage girl who wouldn't hurt a fly. Her Ability? A terrifying GuardianEntity called Demon Snow that [[DualWielding dual-wields]] katanas. Her own skills with a tantou are also rather recommendable.
59** Atsushi himself can also be counted as an example of this. He's an orphan down to his luck who starts out just looking for food and a place to stay. Then he transforms into a tiger the size of a car.
60* Two examples from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': Sakura Kinomoto, especially after [[spoiler:she becomes master of the Clow Cards, effectively making her the most powerful being on the planet]], while still remaining a [[PingPongNaivete blissfully naive]] CheerfulChild of the highest order and Meiling, for [[BadassNormal more human reasons]] and from a [[{{Tsundere}} different angle]]. On the male side, we have Syaoran, whose attempts to come off as a stoic, no-nonsense swordsman and magical warrior are foiled by the fact he's an adorable little boy who's prone to [[LuminescentBlush going bright-red]] whenever given a compliment or affection.
61* Packy & Botasky of ''Manga/CatShitOne''. These are bunnies... ''that are in the special forces'', and they do kick ass and take names.
62* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'': The Platelets are adorable child-like cells who are still quite capable of amazing feats when doing their jobs of repairing damage to blood vessels and other bodily structures.
63* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'':
64** Chrono appears to be a sweet, polite 12-year-old boy. He's [[SleepModeSize actually]] a decades-old demon with enough power to level a city if he wants to.
65** [[BadassNormal Rosette]] [[GenkiGirl too.]] A 16-year-old HotBlooded PluckyGirl who won't stop until she finds her brother. Despite [[YourDaysAreNumbered what life she has yet.]]
66* Saeba Ryo, the LovableSexManiac ManChild hero of ''Manga/CityHunter''. Creator/AkiraKamiya is sure good at playing [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar sensitive and kind hearted badasses]], isn't he?
67* Riful from ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' looks like a 13 year old girl. But in fact she is one of the most powerful Awakened Beings there is.
68* ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'' has the titular Defense Club themselves, a group of 5 cute ([[DeadpanSnarker if snarky]]) high school-aged [[PrettyBoy Pretty Boys]] who all have their endearing moments, but they are still competent [[MagicalGirl Magical Boys]] who when the chips are down, they are capable of showing their true power and pack a punch. Special mention goes to Yumoto, TheBabyOfTheBunch who loves cuddling [[MentorMascot Wombat]], but also can purify the MonsterOfTheWeek and can take them on alone without losing most of the time.
69* ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'':
70** Shiro is all happy giggles and singing... Then something pisses her off and she dropkicks giant robots and blows up buildings. Worst of all, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she'll eat all your snacks]].
71** [[TheHero Ganta]] is a little fourteen year old boy with big grey eyes and [[http://i15.mangareader.net/deadman-wonderland/15/deadman-wonderland-796076.jpg is just really damn adorable]] -- and to top it off, he's a huge [[TheWoobie woobie]], especially in the first episode. Now watch what happens when the Red Man is mentioned.
72* From ''Literature/DeathMarchToTheParallelWorldRhapsody'', there are Tama, Pochi and Arisa: Tama and Pochi are two cute 10-year-old demihumans (cat and dog, respectively) who love to play with their friends, have BigBrotherWorship for Satou and can easily overpower grown men thanks to their training, while Arisa is an 11-year-old FallenPrincess who also has PsychicPowers and has no problem in using them to defend herself or her friends.
73* ''Manga/DeathNote'':
74** L. He's a BadassBookworm and the greatest detective in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' world. He also has a large amount of {{fangirl}}s who all agree that he's rather adorable, and he has bizarre child-like mannerisms.
75** Also, Near. More maternal members of the audience may want to hug him even as he manipulates everyone around him.
76** [[CuteAndPsycho Light Yagami]] himself has his moments of badass adorable, especially when he's younger. In some of the artwork, he looks like a Disney character while contemplating murder. Special mention, however, goes to [[spoiler: the time when he loses his memory and reverts to his original good personality; some of those scenes portray him as absolutely huggable.]]
77** Teru Mikami deserves mention, as a child. Going up against vicious bullies despite getting beaten up again and again, all in the defense of a fellow classmate? Badass.
78* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has Laios, a dorky, DitzyGenius MagicKnight who is also one of the best and most skilled [[DungeonCrawling adventurers]] on the Island.
79** There's also his sister, Falin, who is just as endearing as Laios as well as being a hugely powerful [[WhiteMagicianGirl cleric]].
80* Allen from ''Manga/DGrayMan'': exceedingly adorable. But, since he's a {{shonen}} protagonist, he's also made of badass. Anyone who can shout the name of his Innocence ([[spoiler:Crown Clown]]) without looking like a total idiot automatically qualifies.
81* Mile from ''Literature/DidntISayToMakeMyAbilitiesAverageInTheNextLife'' is a 12-year-old girl who looks less than ten, who can fight evenly with some Elder Dragons.
82* By [[Creator/StudioGainax Gainax]], there's Nono in ''Anime/DieBuster''. Arguably, the cutest [[spoiler: robot]] you'll ever meet, is in fact [[spoiler: the seventh Buster Machine and a PersonOfMassDestruction capable of controlling the Buster Corps, slicing one of Saturn's moons in half and kicking the shit out of an EldritchAbomination the size of a planet.]] And all of this while being ditzy and having [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia's]] voice.
83* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' has Gatomon, who is a little cat {{Mon|s}}... who happens to be able to take down six Champion/Adult Digimon without breaking a sweat. Technically, she was a Champion level too... but she still qualifies.
84** On the human side of things, Koshiro "Izzy" Izumi. What else could you call a cute, introverted nerd who hacks into the mainframe of an entire alternate world...''three times?''
85** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': [=MarineAngemon=]. When its Tamer, Kenta, met it, he dismissed it because he thought it looked too small and cute to be a Mega-Level Digimon (which were usually fierce, powerful warriors brought in for the final arc of most Digimon series), but many episodes later, [=MarineAngemon=]'s heart-based powers, which were only used a few times, could heal injuries, repel evil Digimon with the power of their inherent positivity, and form defensive barriers.
86* ''Webcomic/DivineBells'' has Ha-Hyeon by virtue of her childish appearance and potent powers.
87* Arale from ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' looks like a cute little girl, but is virtually indestructible due to being an android.
88* ''Anime/DogDays'' has many examples: Cinque, Rebecca, Nanami, Millhiore... but the best one would probably be [[WarriorPrince Leaf]] since he took on [[WarriorPrincess Leo]] in a one-on-one fight and nearly won (he was ''literally'' one hit away from winning).
89* In ''The Manga/{{Doraemon}}s Special'' series, all of the robot cats can count. Especially Wangdora and Dora-the-Kid.
90* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
91** Any of the kid characters, particularly Goku, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and Pan. All of them are innocent and cute looking. They also all kick major butt and the latter four could blow up cities when they were in kindergarten.
92** Chi-Chi as a child is this entirely by accident: cute as a button, but once chopped off a dinosaur's head and then recoiled in horror so hard she blew the head up with a laser beam.
93** Videl qualifies as a teenager. She's a good-looking girl who fights crime by being capable of taking out normal humans with little effort, even being able to take down people bigger and more muscular than she is. She also surpasses her father [[FakeUltimateHero Mr. Satan]] in strength. She would later become an EmpoweredBadassNormal thanks to Gohan give her Ki training that enables her to learn how to fly.
94** Majin Buu (aka Fat Buu aka Mr. Buu). He may look like a harmless, adult-sized child but he's [[StoutStrength incredibly strong]], capable of blowing up entire planets and absorbing foes to take on their skills and strength.
95** Uub, an unassuming, sweet-looking kid who also happens to be reincarnation of the pure evil version of Buu (without the evil, that is).
96** Sure, [[DestroyerDeity Beerus]] of ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' [[UglyCute doesn't ''look'' cute]], but God of Destruction aside, '''''he's still a cat!''''' Not only does he look like one [[http://exotichousecat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cornish_rex_cat_main_image-1038x576.jpg (specifically a Cornish Rex),]] but he's also fairly playful and dorky as well, though [[BewareTheNiceOnes he is prone to violent mood-swings at the drop of a hat.]]
97** [[TopGod Grand Zen'o]] in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. He is the size of a child and looks and acts just as adorable. He also has the power to ''destroy entire universes'' if he feels the need to.
98* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'':
99** Celty, a SinisterScythe-wielding HeadlessHorseman of a BadassBiker... who wears adorable [[pink:pink]] pajamas, likes to talk online, and is afraid of space aliens. Her helmet also has kitty-cat ears on it!
100** Also, Mikado, the shy, gentle OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who's new to the city. He also [[spoiler:has managed to more or less weaponize Anonymous by being the leader of a massive organized gang called the Dollars that he directs via cellphone texts and chatrooms]].
101** [[spoiler:Anri is a competent sword wielder (of Saika, nonetheless) and has proven to hold her own in trouble.]]
102* ''Literature/EiyuuNoMusumeToShiteUmarekawattaEiyuuWaFutatabiEiyuuOMezasu''[[labelnote:Translated title]]The Hero Who was Reborn as the Daughter of Heroes Aims to Become a Hero Again[[/labelnote]] might as well be called “Badass Adorable: The Series”. Main character Nicole takes on a bunch of kobolds, almost completely unarmed, at ''age three'', in an attempt to rescue some kids who went off into the woods. [[EpicFail She completely fails]] and [[BigDamnHeroes has to be rescued]] by [[ParentExMachina her parents]], but it’s the first indication that she still has the heroic potential from her past life. (Said past life having been killed while trying to save an orphanage from a rampaging demon.[[note]]Ironically, everyone who knew [[GenderBender him]] in his previous life viewed him as a ButtMonkey at best.[[/note]]) By the time she’s five, she’s skilled with a sword, and has the ability to amplify the magical strength of others, and by the time she’s seven she’s able to kill wild boars armed with just a short sword, as well as [[spoiler:incapacitate human traffickers with just her sword and a length of string]]. She can also shrug off her foes’ sword slashes despite her [[InformedFlaw alleged]] weak constitution. Her best friend Michelle is even more this trope, despite lacking any HeroicLineage or past life as a hero. Her power is ImprobableAimingSkills, as demonstrated as a 5-year-old when she hits a target (though not the bullseye) from 100 meters away ''her very first time using a bow''. Then two years later, she ''utterly destroys'' an armored foe that had been stonewalling Nicole, albeit [[spoiler:thanks to divine intervention]]. Keep in mind that Nicole has the knowledge and experience from her past life, while Michelle ''does not''.
103* ''Manga/ElfenLied'':
104** Mariko. She pulls off both terrifying and adorable.
105** And Lucy? Her Nyu persona is the epitome of cuteness but she can also be adorable herself, for a murderous {{Yandere}}.
106* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
107** Mavis, the first Guild Master of Fairy Tail, who manages to be kind, cute, mysterious and hilarious at the same time, and [[LittleMissBadass badass]] enough to master and cast one of the most powerful protection spells in the Fairy Tail universe, [[SphereOfPower Fairy Sphere]], ''from beyond the grave''. On top of that she created and can probably cast [[LightEmUp Fairy Glitter]] and Fairy Law. Mavis only proves herself more of a Badass when she provides Team Fairy Tail with a strategy so she could lead them to victory, and she developed said strategy by memorizing and analyzing their opponents the entire Grand Magic Tournament. According to Makarov, her nickname was "Fairy Tactician Mavis" because she was able to compile many victories through strategizing. Damn.
108** There is also the young [[BlowYouAway Sky Dragon Slayer]], Wendy. In her introductory arc, she's nothing more than TheMedic on an allied team of three other guilds' aces, but by the time the [[TournamentArc Grand Magic Games]] come around, she has grown into a certified CombatMedic capable of standing side by side with any of her nakama. [[spoiler: She recently achieved [[SuperMode Dragon Force]] while fighting one of the demons from the Book of Zeref by eating '''''AntiMagic particles surrounding a magical doomsday device.''''']]
109** Even Happy proves he can be just as badass as his stronger guildmates when pressed enough, as shown when he defiantly yells at Nichiya and Nadie during the Edolas arc.
110--->'''Happy:''' WE'RE FAIRY TAIL WIZARDS, WE DON'T WORK FOR YOOOOOOUUUUU!!!
111* Tabitha from ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero''. She is a powerful wind mage, can be adorably {{Moe}}, and is very much a [[TheWoobie Woobie]].
112* Saber in the Fate route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' after she falls in love with Shirou. For example, her formerly [[InnocentFanserviceGirl unabashed stance on him seeing her naked]] turns into her embarrassedly asking him not to look, as she feels [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon ashamed by her overly developed muscles.]]
113* Denzel from ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren''. Case in point -- "Son of a bitch!!!"
114* Moogle Kupo in ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited''.
115** Poor cute Kumo may be adorable, but he kicks so much ass that he [[spoiler:can break into [[LaResistance the Comodeen]]'s ElaborateUndergroundBase using only a twig he picked up from outside and his breath of Mist.]]
116* [[LittleMissBadass Veronica]] from ''Manga/FrankenFran''. Created by Professor Madaraki to serve as a bodyguard, she has heightened senses, has tons of weapons and battle knowledge, and is very strong and agile. She's also an adorable preteen-looking girl with a fear of ghosts and and endearing behavior.
117* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'':
118** Yuki Sohma. Incredibly {{Bishonen}}, polite and a real sweetheart, turns into an adorable rat when hugged by the opposite sex, and he's also capable of beating the crap out of his cousin Kyou whenever they have one of their duels.
119** Kagura Sohma. She's adorable and is incredibly capable of beating the crap out of Kyou. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N68TUoVftBw Check it out here]].
120** Kyou himself qualifies, especially early in the series before all the boys have a rather impressive growth spurt. TroubledButCute, turns into a cute cat when hugged by the opposite sex... and despite being the [[ButtMonkey family punching bag]], Kyou is a formidable martial artist in his own right, and has done enough damage to Shigure's house to prove it. His first entrance consists of smashing his way down through a roof to challenge Yuki to a fight.
121* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
122** May Chang, complete with pink dress, adorable pet panda, and prodigy level alkahestry skills.
123** Alphonse is a CheerfulChild in a body made for a KnightInShiningArmor.
124** Major Alex Armstrong! The childish sincerity of [[GentleGiant this big teddy-bear]] really makes you wanna give him a big hug. Unless you're Ed, in which case you're getting glomped and begging him to "Stop rubbing your chest on me!"
125* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'':
126** Tessa. She's freaking made of {{moe}}, but she's managed to outwit and pwn [[AxCrazy GAURON]], of all people!
127** Sousuke, in his Bonta-kun mecha; it combines Sousuke's natural badassery with a mascot's adorable, non-threatening appearance, making for a deceptively useful suit of PoweredArmor. Even the suit itself, having been upgraded and mass-produced by Sousuke, is good enough on its own to turn wimpy street thugs into competent soldiers.
128** Kaname. Though it's mostly PlayedForLaughs, she often keeps Sousuke in line with hearty punches and paper fans. On the more serious side of things, she also happens to be a Whispered...
129* ''Manga/FutureDiary'':
130** Yuno Gasai. Beautiful, adorably {{Moe}}, [[{{Yandere}} extremely in love]] with Yukiteru, [[DarkActionGirl is incredibly skilled in combat]], knows her way [[PsychoKnifeNut around a knife]], and is a terrifying [[AxCrazy psychopath]].
131** Also, Yukiteru, who starts off as an ActionSurvivor and CowardlyLion who prefers ''not'' to be in a [[ThereCanOnlyBeOne Battle Royale deathmatch]], but still managed to take out another owner before anyone else, putting him in the running for Deus's prime choice as a winner. He also [[spoiler: kills 6th and 4th, and takes out 9th's eye with a dart]]. And that was ''before'' [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]].
132** Akise Aru. Much like Yukiteru he's very cute. He's also undeniably badass. There's no doubt about his badass status when in chapter 51 [[spoiler: despite having just been stabbed by Yuno and sliced across the throat, Akise Aru gets back up out of sheer determination and texts an important message to Yukiteru even though Yuno ends up cutting off his head completely]]. Badass to the end.
133* ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'':
134** Shiki Ryougi. Mixed with a healthy amount of {{Fanservice}}, as expected of [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Nasu]], whenever she gets all [[{{Tsundere}} dere-dere]] toward Mikiya, she's extremely huggable and borders on {{Moe}}. That's, of course, when she isn't slicing up ghosts, zombies, magicians and stuff.
135** Also in the same series, we have Azaka Kokuto, [[ChickMagnet Mik]][[NiceGuy iya's]] younger sister who can set things on fire and kick [[spoiler:giant flower demon thing]] on the head, and finally overpower aforementioned Shiki. She does that while being extremely {{Moe}}.
136* Sweet, bubbly Hajime Ichinose of ''Anime/GatchamanCrowds'' has proven herself to be a competent heroine. [[spoiler:Holding off Sugane, and convincing MESS to stop their attacks and free the humans]] was just the start.
137* [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Ginji]] from ''Manga/GetBackers'' is [[DoggedNiceGuy extremely nice]] [[LoveFreak to]] ''[[LoveFreak everyone]]'', and [[AllLovingHero steadfastly believes in giving people second chances.]] Pretty much all the 'good' guys/girls in the series like him (or at least don't dislike him), and he has a huge number of devotees who think the world of him. But heaven help you if you manage to awaken the guy's SuperPoweredEvilSide...
138** [[GenkiGirl Natsumi]] in the anime. Anyone who's been unfortunate enough to believe that they can beat her at ping-pong will surely agree.
139* Tachikomas in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. It's pretty impressive to make a spider tank adorable.
140* Kagura of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Her quirky, childish tendencies are all so endearing, but she can hold her own against an entire army if need be.
141* ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''
142** Most of the combatants qualify for the "adorable" part to one extent or another, and it could be said that simply ''participating'' in Tankery is indicative of ''some'' level of badassery. But if that's not enough...
143** '''RABBIT TEAM'''. A group of adorable first-years in a Tankery club otherwise populated by second-years and third-years. Their badassery is mitigated a bit near the beginning when they abandon their tank in the exhibition match against St. Gloriana's, but they [[TookALevelInBadass take a level or two]] over the rest of the series.
144* High Elf Archer from ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' is not particularly impressive in close combat, but she is an excellent archer who has killed many goblins. You can't tell that she's such a good fighter because she looks like an inconspicuous girl, albeit like a particularly pretty elf.
145* Asirpa of ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'' is a ten or eleven-ish girl who has taken on the man-eating bears of Hokkaido with only her bow and arrows. She's also an expert survivalist.
146* ''Manga/{{Gon}}'' from the manga of same name, not the character already listed above.
147* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. As noted InUniverse, the First Generation cyborg girls are of an age when kids are most adorable. Henrietta and Angelica in particular are subject to CutenessProximity. Of course that's the point, as they are black ops assassins who are meant to get their targets' guard down.
148* [[http://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/resize_image.php?image=05111025_4fac6a730d45d.jpg Masamunya from]]''[[Anime/NyanpireTheAnimation The Gothic World of Nyanpire]]''. While he's still a Samurai, it's hard to take him seriously when he looks so adorable! He also has a crush on Nyanpire, and even fantasizes about marrying him in one episode.
149* Kanako of ''Manga/HappyKanakosKillerLife'' looks like a nice young woman, but she turns out to be a natural at assassinations, to the point where she unwittingly becomes a legend in the underworld.
150* ''Literature/HarukaNogizakasSecret'': Haruka Nogizaka rarely shows the badass part of the trope but the first time Ayase Yuto saw her doing it was enough to make him understand he must never make her angry. And that's because her anger was directed at a boy trying to take her from him.
151** Also "eighth-ranking maid" Alice Rein. Quiet, shy, looks looks a grade schooler -- yet threaten Haruke (or Yuto) and out comes the spiked bat of great pain, [[Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan Excalibolg]].
152* Seras Victoria from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. She's very much a {{Moe}} [[TheWoobie Woobie]], but swings around a ''massive'' {{BFG}}, and [[spoiler:after she drinks Bernadotte's blood she becomes the second strongest vampire]]. Her absolutely ''epic'' {{Curb Stomp|Battle}}ing of Zorin Blitz, shortly after Zorin {{Mind Rape}}d and mutilated her, and killed Bernadotte deserves mention.
153* Hungary from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Ex-CuteBruiser {{Bokukko}}. Gentle {{meido}} and ParentalSubstitute to North Italy. Diehard YaoiFangirl. VERY capable and fearless ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend.
154** Strips!Finland and Anime!China also count.
155** [[TheDitz America]] had SuperStrength even when he was a kid, though he seems to use it more for throwing buffalo/dragging vehicles around/ripping windows off their sills than beating people up. Still badass and adorable.
156** The young Italy once took down Turkey. It was a onetime thing but it proved he can be badass when he wants to be.
157** Russia is pretty badass and scary and has tons of fangirls in RealLife that think he's the most adorable thing ever.
158%%** [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/9831725.html#cutid1 Sealand has officially reached Badass Adorable status in the 2010 Christmas Special.]]
159%%** ''Everyone'' in ''Hetalia'' is both [[{{Moe}} adorable]] and [[WorldOfBadass badass]].
160* From ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', we have Koneko Toujou. She's cute as a kitten (makes sense, given that she's a [[CatGirl nekoshou]]), considered Kuoh Academy's mascot -- and can kick your ass without a sweat.
161* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'':
162** [[http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/238/767631-rena_large.jpg Rena]]. She's the Cute [[SeriesMascot Mascot]] and can be either downright [[MoodSwinger scary]] in [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe more]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon ways]] than one, or a [[ObfuscatingStupidity very smart]] ally.
163** Shion also counts. She's adorable for a seventeen year old, and can be pretty awesome([[KnightTemplarBigBrother and]] [[{{Yandere}} scary]]). [[spoiler:Rika also counts when she becomes a {{determinator}}.]]
164** The adorable [[TheWoobie Woobie-riffic]] Satoko. While she may not seem badass at first there's no denying the awesomeness in her finally calling her abusive uncle out and yelling at him to "GET OUT!" despite being beaten while doing so. And in Meakashi-hen, she absolutely ''refuses'' to cry as [[spoiler:Shion]] tortures her to death, claiming that she's realized how much of a burden she was on Satoshi and not wanting to be TheLoad anymore.
165** Keiichi. He's a Hot Blooded {{Bishonen}} who can be adorable and hilarious at times and at various points demonstrates epic displays of GAR-ness.
166* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
167** Gon is very much a CheerfulChild and a FriendToAllLivingThings. His first shown action is ripping a fish that's about five times his mass out of the water by main force and then carrying it back to town over his head. At a dead run. Some time later, he proceeds to ''break'' the ''arm'' of a superhuman assassin... by grabbing his wrist. With one hand. Why only one hand? It was courtesy of his ''other'' hand being inoperative because Gon got his arm broken the day before after an absolutely brutal {{Determinator}} sequence where it was shown why 12-year-old boys rarely win fights with top-flight adult ninja.
168** Killua, on the other hand... is a kid-{{Bishonen}}. In his case, though, he knows it, and has more-or-less weaponized it... so that he can get closer to his targets, as he's been trained as one of the world's deadliest assassins pretty much since he could walk. And given that this is a world where TrainingFromHell and {{Charles Atlas Superpower}}s actually ''work''... yeah.
169* A male example can be seen in ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon''. Bell Cranel is a nice, polite, and even pure-hearted boy. But if someone poses a threat to his friends or a girl is in danger, he quickly gets to know Bell from his combative side.
170* Jotaro temporarily in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' Part 3. Alessi de-aged him into a 7-year-old, but despite being a child facing an axe-wielding maniac, Jotaro still kicked his ass.
171%% ** We also have Part 4's Koichi [[NiceGuy Hirose]], Part 5's [[PsychopathicManchild Narancia]] [[CuteAndPsycho Ghirga]] and Part 6's [[TokenMiniMoe Emporio]] [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Alniño]].
172* ''Anime/{{K}}'':
173** Anna Kushina, the Red Clan's ElegantGothicLolita TokenMiniMoe, proves to be this when she [[spoiler: Awakens as the Red King in TheMovie]].
174** Misaki Yata also qualifies, though he would rather take the Badass part and leave the Adorable. But he [[OlderThanTheyLook looks like he's 13]] even though he's 20, blushes quite a bit, and moves like a little puppy.
175** Yashiro Isana has immense power under all of that {{Moe}}, [[spoiler:as a King]], though he prefers to be TheSmartGuy and [[NonActionGuy non-action]].
176* ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'' grows from a shrimp into a pretty competent fighter who acknowledges his weaknesses. Some will argue that the whole point of this series is to see Kaiji lose tremendously, get back up in an inspiring and heart-winning manner...then lose even more tremendously. In the end, you just want to give him a hug or buy him some drinks after all that's happened to him [[spoiler: (losing scads of money, betrayal and bullying, maiming, losing his comrades, being forced into slave labor, being harassed by a girl he doesn't like...the list goes on).]] Many, fangirls and fanboys alike, will argue that Kaiji is indeed "moe", or [=moeGAR=].
177* Minoru of ''Manga/KarateShoukoushiKohinataMinoru'' is an adorable pretty boy who is a fast runner (from being on the gymnastics team) and becomes very skilled at karate.
178* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'':
179** Thanks to Nijima's persistent rumor-mongering, [[ShroudedInMyth most of the school is thoroughly convinced that Kenichi's some sort of human vortex of destruction and badassery]]. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower While he can live up to quite a few of the claims]] (except for the one about him [[OneHitKO OHKO]]-ing a bear. [[BearsAreBadNews The Godless Killing Machines are still very excellent at fucking his shit up]]), people that meet him are surprised to find that he's usually more like [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/history_s_strongest_disciple_kenichi/v03/c019/22.html this]].
180** Then there's Chikage Kushinada, age 10 and [[WeakButSkilled fully capable of standing alongside the teenage fighters]]. Her nature as a CreepyChild makes the occasional slips into "Child Mode" as her [[CharacterDevelopment character develops]] all the cuter.
181* Kino from ''Literature/KinosJourney''. Seriously, just [[http://i47.tinypic.com/2dc8gv5.jpg look at that adorable face!]] But if you endanger her life, [[CombatPragmatist she will shoot you through the head at point-blank range]] or [[BewareTheNiceOnes drive a knife right through your heart]]...[[ItGetsEasier without ]] ''[[TheStoic any ]]'' [[TheStoic hesitation.]]
182* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'':
183** Kirby is a pink ball of kindness and will swallow you whole and steal your powers.
184** Fumu, too. She's the cute little Cappy girl who cares for Kirby and usually tries to end conflicts without employing violence. But in the second Dedede Elementary School episode, she [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] and singlehandedly beats up large armed thugs ''without even touching them''.
185** Knuckle Joe is an adorable WaddlingHead not unlike Kirby, but he's called ''Knuckle'' Joe for a reason: he's a really skilled martial artist.
186* ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'' has [[ThePollyanna Shi]][[IdiotHero buya]] [[StupidGood Yuu]][[LoveFreak ri]], who sometimes becomes a PersonOfMassDestruction if his loved ones or [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething country]] are threatened.
187* Julian Mintz from ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'': starts the series as a little-boy {{Bishonen}}, end it as a blond haired pretty boy. You would never suspect the things he can do [[AxCrazy with an axe]], ESPECIALLY if you make him really angry (like by [[spoiler:killing seven guys passing by in fourteen seconds]], scary...)
188* Five-year-old Ryouta Ninomiya, from ''Manga/LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof'' when he challenges a train otaku to a trivia contest to make him apologize to his step-sister. He actually ''wins'' the contest, and all the while you can't help but find his determined face adorable.
189* Naoya from ''Lotte no Omocha''. He's shown to be able to effortlessly throw Sigurd -- a WarriorPrince with a lifetime of military training -- aside using the momentum of [[UseYourHead his flying headbutt]], implying skill in either Aikido or Judo. This is further justified by a photo of him that Lotte happened upon in his album, of him in a ''gi'' (Japanese Martial Arts Uniform) with a green belt, but four steps away from a '''black''' belt, as a child.
190* While the "badass" part is something in the own heads, Rikka and Sanae from ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' could still count, as they both fit firmly into the "adorable" part.
191* Clan Clang in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'': [[{{Moe}} Adorable]] when micronized, badass when macronized.
192* Also, from the [[Creator/BeeTrain same people]] who brought you Kirika, we have the title character from ''Anime/{{Madlax}}'' who is just as adorable and huggable, with the sexiness turned up.
193* ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'':
194** Nanoha makes friends by [[DefeatMeansFriendship beating the tar out of them]].
195** Vita is a small {{moe}} girl with a big bang power mallet.
196** Caro. She's very young and cute, although she doesn't seem all that impressive at first, being mostly limited to [[WhiteMage support spells]], [[WhamEpisode but then her home gets attacked]], and ''[[OhCrap holy shit]], that little girl just [[SummonMagic summoned]] [[{{Kaiju}} Godzilla]]!''
197** Vivio. She was hit by [[spoiler:'''five''' ''Starlight Breakers'' at the same time]], but she was still able to stand up, proving that she's able to do that like her mother Nanoha had told her before. For comparison: [[spoiler: Fate was rendered unconscious immediately after being hit by one, and [[MechanicalAbomination The Book of Darkness' defense program]] was nearly vaporized when hit with a CombinationAttack equal to about three. And that's without scaling for ten years of power increase and use of the Blaster System.]]
198* The main cast of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' are cute girls who are gutsy and powerful.
199* ''Manga/MagiTheLabyrinthOfMagic'': Aladdin is a young child, but he's also a [[TheChosenOne Magi]], as well as a very powerful mage.
200* ''Manga/MakenKi'':
201** Celia is [[FunPersonified cute and bubbly]], to the point of her dialog typically being [[SayItWithHearts accompanied]] [[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c048/22.html by hearts.]] But, as Inaho and Gouken both learned ''[[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c049/9.html the hard way]]'', she isn't to be taken lightly. That's because of her [[PowerCreepPowerSeep Inversion ability]] on top of being [[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c018/10.html a superstar pro wrestling champion.]]
202** To a lesser extent, Inaho is also stronger than she initially lets on, mostly because she serves as the series [[PluckyComicRelief plucky comic]] [[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c018/13.html relief character.]] Still, she'll readily [[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c018/7.html fight for her friends]] and has pulled at least two [[BigDamnHeroes last minute saves.]]
203* Shiro Kabuto from ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''Anime/GreatMazinger''. He is the cute, 10-years-old AnnoyingYoungerSibling of the main character. And he is also pretty badass when he wants, beating bullies bigger than him or adult men, or even piloting the Hover Pilder (the flying device was necessary docking on the head of Mazinger-Z to start the HumongousMecha).
204** Goro Makiba from ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' also counts like a cute child capable of awesome feats. At least his incarnation of the original manga. In one arc [[spoiler:Barados kidnapped several hostages and [[GrandTheftPrototype hijacked]] Great Mazinger, and then tied his prisoners to the HumongousMecha to prevent Duke from fighting. Goro managed to get rid from the ropes tying him and then released Kouji.]]
205* Yuki Nagato, from ''The Melancholy of Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is TheStoic which makes her smiles extremely cute when they appear. She's also the BigGuy of TheTeam because she's a RealityWarper.
206* ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'': Hatchin is a pretty good example. While she can often be overshadowed by Michiko in terms of badassness, Hatchin is nothing to sneeze at.
207* Several of the dragons in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' look rather cute in their human forms, which belies the fact that any one of them could lay waste to entire cities in the blink of an eye. Special mention goes to Kanna, who takes the form of an 8-year-old girl, and manages to be just as adorable in her dragon form.
208* Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama from ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' is quite possibly the world's strongest esper, capable of lifting city-worth of buildings with relatively little difficulty and no prior training (for reference, Teruki Hanazawa, another esper his age who is noted to constantly hone his skills and is quite powerful himself, has difficulty lifting several police cars at once) and has a repressed side that is far more powerful than him and is able to tear apart a city just by [[PersonOfMassDestruction casually walking through it]]. But he doesn't really care about his powers and wants to be a normal person instead. He is also possibly one of the sweetest middle schoolers you could ever find. He is socially awkward, humble, and is so kind he felt guilty even for hurting a mad powerful psychic bound for world domination...and, and [[https://look-at-thispicture-of-mob.tumblr.com/post/189685621458 just look at him!]]
209* Nina Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' is a deconstruction. She's a beautiful and kind-hearted [[TheWoobie Woobie]] who undergoes a BreakTheCutie process repeatedly and yet she goes from being an ever-so-wholesome law student to a worldly, hooker-impersonating, gangster-frightening gunslinger in about one volume, and mostly through her own efforts. However, despite having the skills and the adorable looks, we see that the poor woman has borne a MASSIVE TraumaCongaLine ever since she was a little girl, so her mental fortitude simply can't keep up and at some point [[spoiler: she has to be talked out of committing suicide when she realizes how utterly horrible her life has truly been.]] Just being Badass And Adorable will NOT cut it.
210* Seems to be one of the favorite tropes of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
211** The main character Izuku Midoriya is a sweet, dorky and nerdy boy with super strength, and an unflinching heroic spirit. When he first met Ochaco, he turned beet red from the fact that he just had a conversation with a girl.
212** Ochaco Uraraka herself is Izuku's GenkiGirl friend who controls gravity, and managed to even give [[GeniusBruiser Katsuki Bakugou]] a hard time during the U.A. Championship.
213** Tsuyu Asui herself is an adorable frog girl with great skills, quick thinking and NervesOfSteel.
214** Although they are the 3 most outstanding example, almost every character of the classroom has different level of adorableness and all are [[WorldOfBadass badasses]].
215** Surprisingly, even All Might counts for the trope, albeit in personality rather than looks; he's tall and imposing, but he also happens to be a a dorky man with a heart as big as his muscles, and who has childish enthusiasm.
216** Nejire Hadou is a bubbly, energetic and ConstantlyCurious girl with adorable looks. She's also one of UA's Big Three, the best students in the school, and has a powerful Quirk that allows her to release her vitality as energy shockwaves.
217** Himiko Toga is a villainous example, being a cute, [[AffablyEvil surprisingly cheerful]] and [[AxCrazy utterly unhinged and murderous]] teenage girl with an unhealthy fixation on blood and powerful enough to be a huge threat to Pro Heroes.
218* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
219** Naruto himself counts as one, especially his kid self, where he is a huge prankster with a heart of gold. However don't mess with him, or else you will get a Rasengan to the face!
220** Most of the "childhood" versions of the characters count, especially Gaara, Sasuke, Itachi and Kakashi.
221** Hinata Hyuga. She is a kind-hearted girl with a huge crush on Naruto, however she is still able to fight rather well, especially during the Pain fight, where she almost sacrificed herself to protect Naruto.
222** Himawari Uzumaki from the sequel series Boruto. Heck, she even knocked out an adult Naruto.
223** Tobi/Obito is a villainous example, when he was first revealed, he was a mysterious guy, however he had a childish personality. After he told Naruto that Itachi died, he quickly changed personalities, and became less of one.
224** Another villaninous example, Konan, who was smart, stoic, calm, and level-headed much like her partner, Nagato. As a child, she was bright, compassionate, and relatively cheerful, in comparison to Yahiko's tough attitude and Nagato's sensitivity. However, the traumatic events since then have led her to become a very serious person.
225*** The young versions of Nagato and Yahiko might also count as well.
226** Kushina Uzumaki, who is very level-headed and cheerful with a noticeable sassy side to her. Despite her calm and kind nature, she has a quick temper and she occasionally lashes out violently at others if they angered her
227** The Zetsu clone Guruguru was playful and enjoyed teasing Obito about things such as what he murmured in his sleep. He is also kind-hearted, as shown when he and White Zetsu decide to help Obito without Madara's permission. By the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War, he had become more serious,
228** Rin Nohara, who was a sweet and friendly girl who cared deeply for her comrades as well as her village.
229* Miharu from ''Manga/NabariNoOu''. Shijima, at times, as well.
230* Nearly everybody from the female cast of ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou''. Especially [[{{Miko}} Machi]].
231* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
232** Negi Springfield is regularly fawned upon by his students for being a cutie on top of a bite sized gentleman. He's also a MagicKnight.
233** Kotaro Inugami is closer to 'endearing rascal' because of his boisterous behavior and dog ears. He's Negi's rival.
234** Also [[RobotGirl Chachamaru]], and [[spoiler: especially her artifact, a KillSat capable of taking out an EldritchAbomination...and looks [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v31/c281/15.html like this]].]]
235** [[ShrinkingViolet Nodoka Miyazaki]]. She interrupts a fight between Negi and the BigBad just to gather intelligence and mind-reads and taunts the GreaterScopeVillain. Afterwards goes back to being her humble {{Moe}} self.
236** Though she would threaten to kill you for calling her this Evangeline could count as well, as she has the body of a ten year old and has fondness for ElegantGothicLolita but has the mind of a 700 year old vampire mage.
237* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
238** Shinji is painfully shy, his self-esteem is screwed up but he still tries to be a NiceGuy. As for badass, anyone who says he doesn't qualify in the original series should one day just try holding red-hot pieces of metal for half a minute (never mind fighting someone in the process). Yes, his hands weren't damaged directly, but he ''felt'' all the damage to Eva-01 as if his own body was harmed. In Rebuild 2.0 -- "GIVE REI BACK!" Commence [[spoiler:reactivating 01 on willpower/rage alone, [[RocketPunch rocket punching]] Zeruel (or as close an Eva can get to one), [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl saving Rei]] and almost ending the world. There just may be some ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Kabuto]]'' genes in him.]]
239** Most of the Children qualify, for having {{Moe}} traits of some sort and being highly sympathetic while being skilled enough to pilot giant {{Ambiguous Robot}}s to fend off {{Eldritch Abomination}}s. For the other two leads, Rei is a quiet ShyBlueHairedGirl who was [[SpringtimeForHitler actually intended as a]] TakeThat towards {{moe}} characters but ended up being accepted as one herself and is also one of the most capable heroes in the series, while Asuka is a stereotypically cute FieryRedhead {{tsundere}} with GirlishPigtails who's one of the most skilled EVA pilots upon her introduction.
240* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'':
241** Mio is the standout example. Not only is she decievingly strong despite looking about as threatening as a kitten, but she also knows some martial arts, wrestling moves and kendo. When she's pissed, bad things happen.
242** [[{{Tsundere}} Misato]] counts as well, to a lesser extent. She's a {{Tsundere}} of the highest order, but in lieu of punching as do most tsunderes, she has ''tons'' of weapons to shoot at whoever flusters her; simple guns, small cannons, bazookas, you name it.
243** Nano is normally a very nice and adorable robot girl, but in chapter 178, she showed off some surprisingly awesome functions [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext during her fight against a flying piggybank]]; rocket propulsion from her feet, a deployable shield from her palm, heightened hearing and vision, and a bean-shooting machine gun in her knee.
244* Shion from ''Literature/No6'', the NiceGuy {{Bishonen}} with big eyes and a huge heart. However, [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him pissed off enough]], usually by messing with Nezumi, and [[{{Yandere}} take cover]].
245* ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' has Kirika-chan, who elevates the trope to badass {{Woobie}}. The fact that she is so [[{{Moe}} cuddly and huggable]] really helps. There's also the flashback where she [[spoiler:commits her first assassination around the age of ''five'']]! Certain death has never been so cute.
246* Most of the characters from ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' qualify...which should be obvious, since they're {{Moe Anthropomorph|ism}}s of Malign Deities from the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. Special mention goes to Nyarko (Nyarlathotep) herself, for being a beautiful teen girl with long silver hair, gleaming emerald eyes...and a SlasherSmile every time she [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill rips dark abominations to shreds]] with her {{crowbar|Combatant}}.
247* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
248** Tony Tony Chopper is an adorable little reindeer kid, who nonetheless can turn into a muscular fighter and be quite badass when the situation requires it. That's not even going into his monstrous DeadlyUpgrade. Though unfortunately for him, [[UnderestimatingBadassery the Marines failed to notice the "Badass" part and assumed he was the crew's pet]], thus giving him a ridiculously small bounty.
249** Luffy and Nami also qualify: they're usually cute, but God help you if you fuck with them, their crew, or their friends. Nami even sometimes lampshades the fact that she's not just a cute young navigator.
250** Tashigi is a very nice and eager young Marine soldier, as well as a BespectacledCutie and a CuteClumsyGirl with an almost endearing fascination for swords. She's also very fast, and after taking a few levels in badass over the TimeSkip, strong enough to deflect cannonballs with her swords and use Haki.
251** [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Vivi]] is the adorable, soft-spoken young princess of Alabasta, who packs razor-sharp whips that she can aim with perfect precision. While she is overshadowed in terms of power by the rest of the Straw Hats, she's nonetheless very powerful.
252** To a lesser extent cuteness-wise, [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Robin]] and [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman Hancock]] qualify. The former can sprout limbs to subdue and attack enemies from anywhere, and the latter is a very powerful KickChick who can petrify her foes. Both are also beautiful young women with endearing and surprisingly cute traits.
253** While she hates fighting, Rebecca nonetheless qualifies. She's so fast and skilled with Observation Haki that she consistently defeats almost everyone she's pitted against in the Corrida Colosseum tournaments without ever attacking herself, to the point she earned the moniker of "Undefeated Woman". All while being a very cute and nice 16-year-old girl.
254** The Tontata tribe as well. They are small enough to be held on the palm of a human hand, with a big fluffy tail and round eyes. They are kind-hearted. They are extremely gullible. But they're also a tribe of PintSizedPowerhouse, possessing impressive strength and able to [[SuperSpeed move so fast]] the average person can't see them.
255** Chapter 731 introduces [[spoiler:(or rather, ''re''introduces) Koala. Last time we saw her, she was a little girl who Fisher Tiger had brought home after she was freed from slavery. Now, she is a young woman, a member of the Revolutionary army, and a substitute teacher of Fishman Karate, a fighting style previously thought to be exclusive to Fishmen. Not only that, but she was seen sitting on a few mooks she had just knocked out offscreen. And despite all that, she's every bit as cute as she was as a child.]]
256** Carrot is an adorable young [[BeastMan Mink]], [[GenkiGirl full of energy and cheerfulness]], and an affectionate little cuddle bug when you get to know her. She's also very fast and powerful, and like all Minks, can use and channel [[ShockAndAwe electricity]].
257** In the initial moments of Jack's attack on Carrot's homeland of Zou, among the fighters resisting is a little boy canine mink. It is then explained that ''all'' Minks are natural born warriors, so even their children are badass.
258** Cat Viper, one of the leaders of the Mink tribe, is a very large, threatening, powerful and no-nonsense MegaNeko in combat. Outside of battle, he's as playful and jolly as you'd expect a cat to be.
259* Hunny-sempai from ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'': while adorable, small, blonde, and cake loving, Hunny-sempai is also an expert martial artist and was able to single handedly take out 7 professionally trained and armed men in 15 seconds flat without so much as breaking a sweat. To top it all off, he scolds the by wagging his finger at them and saying that "hurting my friends is a no-no".
260** He also beat the crap out of 2 platoons of green berets after one of them woke him up from a nap. Hunny-sempai is not a morning person...
261** Also, after beating the crap out of his dad (who was supposedly the strongest martial artist of their family), the Japanese Secretary of Defense, who was the referee, begged Hunny-sempai not to fight in public ever again, lest other countries think Japan was training a WMD...
262* ''Manga/PandoraHearts'':
263** Alice. She appears as an adorable hot-headed little girl. She is actually the infamous B-Rabbit (Bloodstained Black Rabbit), the strongest chain in the Abyss.
264** Oz is also this, when [[spoiler:using Alice's power on his own, even when still under seal.]] [[spoiler:Then, it turns out that HE is B-Rabbit in Jack's body and his powers bound to Alice's soul.]]
265** [[TokenMiniMoe Lily]] is one of the Baskervilles. She looks right about ten.
266** {{Bookworm}} Leo [[TookALevelInBadass becomes this]] [[spoiler:when it turns out that he is Glen Baskerville, the leader of those Baskervilles, and is currently contracted to Jabberwock.]]
267* The Anarchy and Demon sisters in ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', especially [[ElegantGothicLolita Stocking]].
268* ''Manga/PeacemakerKurogane'':
269** While he's pretty cute and tough to begin with, it's only through CharacterDevelopment that Tetsunosuke becomes that much more badass.
270** Also, Okita Souji. He's constantly smiling, loves candy, plays with the neighborhood kids, has a cute little piglet as a pet that he fawns over, is pretty much a male HouseWife to Hijikata, and is well-known for being the most terrifying swordsman in all of Japan.
271** Nagakura Shinpachi, especially with ArtEvolution gradually making him look more and more like a kid-edition {{Bishonen}}. Despite appearances, he is a very competent swordsman and commander, and still inspires the urge to cuddle him even while splattered with blood.
272* Momo from ''Manga/PeachGirl''. She's pretty and has huge eyes. Really, she's a really sweet girl so long as you don't rouse her temper. If you do happen to piss her off... you may very well get a foot to the face, a headbutt, or a [[GroinAttack knee to the groin]] for your trouble. Her moment came when she single-handedly beat up a huge guy who was [[AttemptedRape trying to rape]] Sae. Other than that she's just a misunderstood girl trying to find true love.
273* [[spoiler: Momoka Oginome]] in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''. A young girl no older than 10 who is capable of [[spoiler: rewriting reality via writing spells in her Destiny Diary [[CastFromHitPoints at great risk to herself]]]], and who had done a LOT to save two other children who ''badly'' needed her help.
274* A lot of Pokemon owned by characters in [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime]] fall under this. [[KidAppealCharacter Pikachu]], Bulbasaur, Charmander, Piplup, Teddiursa, Raichu, and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Clefairy]] are just a handful of examples.
275** One of the most prime examples is the 1st gen Pokemon, Mew, which is ''ungodly'' adorable and is always shown to be very playful and childlike, not to mention is literally described as being the 'Psychic Kitten' Pokemon. One could hardly take it seriously until you realize that it's capable of using ''every single non-legendary specific move in the entire series''.
276*** In the first Pokemon movie it faces off against Mewtwo who was its genetically engineered clone and made to be the most powerful Pokemon in existence. They engaged in a dead even battle with neither winning and only stopped due to Ash's intervention.
277** In addition to actual {{Mons}}ters, some of the human characters also qualify. [[AllLovingHero Ash Ketchum]] has the appearance and mannerisms of a brash, classically adorable little boy. He's also one of few humans to physically put himself on the line for Pokémon in the series, jumps around like a Mankey to rescue said Pokémon, and is even capable of [[spoiler:using Aura]]. And he risks or [[AllLovingHero even knowingly sacrifices himself for Pokémon]] regularly. [[CuteBruiser Maylene]], [[WakeUpCallBoss Whitney]], and [[{{Shorttank}} Misty]] may also qualify; [[CuteBruiser Maylene]] is basically described this way by other characters.
278** This holds true for the human protagonists of the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' manga, as nearly everyone fights alongside their Pokémon. Special mention goes to Sapphire, who at the mere age of 10 is already capable of fighting Pokémon on her own, and is apparently strong enough to rip apart fountains and sprint while carrying a fully-grown man.
279** Hareta from ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'' is rather young but can go against Pokemon, can lift things far heavier than him (including a ''Rhyperior''), and has a common battle strategy which can be summed up as "I fight alongside my Pokemon no matter how tough the opponent".
280* Guchuko from ''Anime/{{Potemayo}}''. Looks like a plushie, has the personality of a stray cat, carries a scythe, and can shoot laser beams at anyone who annoys her.
281** To be clear, the lasers are shot from what appear to be ''living hair ornaments.''
282* There's usually one in every incarnation of the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series: [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Hikari/Shiny Luminous]], [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Mai/Cure Egret]], [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Urara/Cure Lemonade]], [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Inori/Cure Pine]], [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi/Cure Blossom]], [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Ako/Cure Muse]], [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Yayoi/Cure Peace]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Alice/Cure Rosetta]], [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Yuko/Cure Honey]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Haruka/Cure Flora]], [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure Kotoha/Cure Felice]], [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Himari/Cure Custard]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Emiru/Cure Macherie]], [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Lala/Cure Milky]], [[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Nodoka/Cure Grace]], [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Sango/Cure Coral]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Yui/Cure Precious]], and [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Mashiro/Cure Prism]]. Special mention goes to [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Elle/Cure Majesty]] for being an active Cure at only ''one and a half years old''.
283** Hell, every Pretty Cure counts as this! These girls hand out beatdowns (sometimes even ''literal'' [[HeartBeatDown Heart Beatdowns]]) like they're freaking candy and look insanely cute doing so.
284* Amamiya from ''Manga/{{Psyren}}''. She's the very definition of ActionGirl, but anytime she's having a moment with Ageha or fangirling over Matsuri, her {{Moe}} side comes out.
285** Any of the Tenjuin kids during the present day are not only cute, adorable, and over the top, they are some highly accomplished and powerful Psionists. Special mention goes to Mari, who not only becomes one of the most gorgeous girls of the entire cast, but becomes even more powerful in the future.
286* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'''s girls are very much this. Homura had a dorky phase before [[TookALevelInBadass taking several levels in badass]] during the course of her [[spoiler:GroundhogDayLoop]].
287* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
288** Ranma's girl form is adorable, and he often uses it to score free eats. His male form is handsome, but not adorably cute. Regardless, mess with him and he will find a way to pound you into the ground -- smaller female form notwithstanding.
289** Shampoo has the implied willingness to rip off somebody's head and spit down their neck if ticked off. She also very pretty and sweet-''looking''.
290** Ryoga Hibiki appears as a male example, given his [[JerkassWoobie readily pitiable]] nature, good looks, romantic notions, [[ForcedTransformation turning into a cute little piggy]], and the fact he can [[SuperStrength break steel bars like dried spaghetti]] and [[NighInvulnerable take a sledgehammer to the head and not feel it]].
291* When not in self-doubt, Izumiko from ''Literature/RDGRedDataGirl'' can be quite a badass while remaining cute (and not just when [[spoiler:Himegami takes over]]).
292* Yomiko Readman from ''Manga/ReadOrDie''. She's a kind of spacey, hugely nerdy bibliomaniac who always uses extremely polite language, and treasures books above almost anything else in the world. She is also fully willing and capable of taking down armed, powerful men with [[PaperMaster sheets of paper]].
293* ''Manga/Reborn2004'':
294** Yamamoto. He's an insanely NiceGuy that smiles a lot but [[BadassNormal put a sword in his hand]] and [[BewareTheNiceOnes get him mad enough]]...
295** Tsuna is a meek, loving and small boy with big doe eyes... and a mafia boss.
296** Reborn himself is a baby, in charge of guiding the above mafia boss to his destiny. And he has some rad gunslinger skills.
297* The titular ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and though she may not seem like it at first, [[spoiler:Anthy]].
298* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'':
299** [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Moka Akashiya]] (her friendly side) can count as this. Also [[SuccubiAndIncubi Kurumu Kurono]], [[CuteWitch Yukari Sendou]], [[AnIcePerson Mizore Shirayuki]] and [[HotWitch Ruby Toujyou]] can count as well. They all are capable enough to kill humans, but they're also so damn cute.
300** And Inner Moka is quite badass and has her {{Moe}} moments.
301** Kokoa Shuzen can count too, but at a [[JerkAss much lesser extent]].
302** And then there's Akuha Shuzen, who is of the PsychopathicManchild verity.
303** Not to mention Tsukune who is quite the sweet NiceGuy and a {{Bishonen}} (Season 2 of the manga due to ArtEvolution) and becomes incredibly badass.
304* ''Literature/ReZero'' shows Emilia, a nice and pretty half-elf. Although she is not a real fighter, she is a capable magician. And anyone who thinks they are defenseless quickly realizes that [[GoodIsNotSoft good people don't have to be weaklings]].
305** Her familiar puck looks like a cute little cat. But he has a monstrous, huge shape in which he can cause enormous destruction.
306** [[{{Oni}} Ram and Rem]] look like two nondescript, not particularly tall girls in their early or middle teenage years. However, both are very strong and can effortlessly mow down opponents who look much stronger and also destroy weaker monsters with ease. [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Rem in particular shows it when someone threatens Subaru]].
307* Raphtalia from ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' looks like an indiscible young woman. But in fact she is a skilled swordsman who can even defeat individual monsters with just one blow.
308** Fitoria qualifies more clearly for this trope. She looks like a girl from twelve to fourteen years old, but her real form is a large monster bird. In fact, she's the strongest physically in her party.
309* The eponymous character of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. It's the "oro?", the fact that he is the first genuinely sensitive, kind-hearted and ''nice'' anime bloke since [[Anime/DragonballZ Goku]] and [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]], rather than just another emotionally repressed and cynical {{Jerkass}} NinetiesAntiHero. And then you have pretty much half the cast with [[LittleMissBadass Kaoru, Misao,]] Yahiko and [[StepfordSmiler Soujiro]] all invoking various flavors of this trope.
310* The eponymous ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. And Chibi-Usa. And Ami. And Chibi Chibi. In fact, most of the girls in the series count because most of them are sailor soldiers.
311* The TabletopGame/{{Mahjong}} anime ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' has three examples. Saki herself easily qualifies giving her [[ShrinkingViolet shy and quiet personality]]. Koromo also definitely qualifies given her small and cute appearance. Nodoka could also qualify as well. All three of them are adorable and all three are plenty badass.
312* When his [[TagalongKid young age and relative immaturity don't put him at a disadvantage]], Jinpei "The Swallow" from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' can pack just as big a punch as his older teammates.
313* Musubi from ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' is gorgeous, [[GenkiGirl energenic]], almost always smiling, hops in place with glee at the thought of meeting a strong opponent, and can punch through buildings like they're made of paper.
314* Any of the Frogs on ''Manga/SgtFrog'', but Tamama especially. He prides himself on appearing cute and innocent, when he's got the power to level buildings if he so wishes.
315* The eponymous ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' is a short [[NoSocialSkills socially awkward]] girl who [[WhenSheSmiles smiles beautifully]] when she has melon bread. She's also a [[WhoYouGonnaCall flame haze.]]
316** Even more so in the {{omake}}s. Shana-tan, the heroine's [[SuperDeformed chibified]] alter-ego, doesn't lose any of Shana's strength due to the reduction in size, and even uses her signature attack in [[FunSize this form]].
317* Aw, no mention of ''Manga/ShamanKing''? Its main character Yoh is a young, laid-back guy who can cheerfully stare at the scenery on hours end. He's also a shaman, and he's become capable of using spirit possession and Over Soul.
318** Just about any kid or teenage character can fit into this category, really. Manta in the first anime, for example, [[TookALevelInBadass took several levels in badass]] when he had Mosuke become his guardian ghost.
319** Anna really takes the cake when it comes to cute girl shamans. She's an itako (a traditional Japanese shaman) who can summon spirits with her beads. She also tamed Hao's shikigamis and later gave Hao himself one hell of a painful slap once.
320** Speaking of Hao, he himself is just as adorable as his twin brother Yoh and he's a very powerful shaman whose guardian spirit happens to be the Spirit of Fire itself. He's also quite the MagnificentBastard.
321* Shibata Taketora of ''Manga/{{Shibatora}}'' is a 22-year-old police detective who's [[OlderThanTheyLook regularly mistaken for a middle schooler]]. His female coworkers tend to fawn over him (one of the men says that something about him seems to trigger maternal instincts,) and he's constantly refused service or even kicked out of venues under the presumption that he's a minor. He's also the current kendo champion of Japan, having become the youngest title holder while he was in police academy, and is more than capable of dispatching most foes with a handy ImprovisedWeapon.
322* In the second season of ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', one of the main villains, Hellmaster Phibrizzo, is the most powerful member of the five Demon Lords. However, he chooses to manifest himself as a young boy, causing everyone who encounters him into thinking that he is nothing but an innocent child. Despite his appearance, he is incredibly powerful, having complete control over death. He is also sadistic, taking pleasure in manipulating others, and in the climax of the season, cruelly kills every single main character in order to force Lina Inverse to use a spell that could destroy the entire universe. In the end, the only character able to defeat him is a god-like being.
323* Gerda, from the animated adaptation of ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''. She is a 11-years-old Danish GenkiGirl that can take on boys much bigger than her (she apologizes, though), she is the one that persuades the others to go to a forest nobody went before and, when her best friend is taken by The Snow Queen, she goes in a journey to find him, alone, and the stunts she can pull in the journey, few people can.
324* ''Anime/SoltyRei'': Solty Revant. Cute, shy, plucky, considerate, compassionate... and a RobotGirl who will quickly make with the ass-handing to ANYONE who threatens her adoptive family.
325* ''Manga/SoulEater'' has Maka. She's a sweet, cute, and kind young girl... who also wields a badass scythe, can hold her own against powerful enemies, and saved the whole damn world from the main villain all by herself after every other character was defeated by him [[GeckoEnding (in the anime)]].
326* In ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', Adélie the Gentooan orphan looks like a sweet, young, harmless HumanoidAlien. The reality of it is that she's been alone and hunted by Alien Registers for quite some time, so she's very good at fighting them off. Her standard operating procedure is to immobilize them with her stingers, then trap their minds inside stuffed toys and leave them.
327* ''Manga/SquidGirl'':
328** The titular protagonist, also nicknamed Ika, is a cute, easily-excitable, naive young squid girl. Her tentacle hair can easily smash through concrete, go fast enough to break the sound barrier, and stretch to ridiculous extremes. The main reasons she hasn't made any progress on her goal of invading humanity are her silly antics, and Chizuru keeping her in check.
329** For that matter, Chizuru herself is nice and adorable, but [[BewareTheNiceOnes if you make her angry, you better be ready to haul ass]]. Her DeathGlare is terrifying, she can cut Ika's tentacles with her ''bare hands'', she's insanely fast, and almost superhumanly strong.
330** Sanae is a downplayed example; she's very cute alright, but she doesn't have any combat abilities. Still, her SuperReflexes are faster than any teenage girl's should be, enough to dodge Ika's tentacles; [[TooKinkyToTorture when she feels like it, at least]].
331* Yoshika Miyafuji in ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' also qualify. She is the little sister of the team, but is also the most powerful one. Specially after [[spoiler: she regains her magic in TheMovie]].
332* Yui from ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', who upon seeing [[ParentalSubstitute Kirito and Asuna]] in danger, summons a BFS and OneHitKO 's a supposible unkillable EldritchAbomination.
333** Quite a few other female Characters count -- such as [[TheBeastmaster Silica and Pina]], [[BadAssNormal Lisbeth]], [[LittleMissBadAss Asuna]], [[KatanasAreJustBetter Suguha]], etc.
334** Kirito himself counts -- the guy has saved the world twice, and after a year of being trapped in the online world, was one of the highest-leveled players in the game. And he looks... kinda girlish and is [[NiceGuy very sweet]]. GGO's arc notes the former and temporarily [[DudeLooksLikeALady drops the "ish" part]].
335** LLENN, the protagonist of ''Literature/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', is the product of a [[HeightAngst tall and self-conscious]] player deliberately rolling avatars in multiple [=VRMMOs=] until she gets a cute, short avatar in GGO. She then proceeds to become one of the deadliest players in the Squad Jam community by virtue of running around with [[MoreDakka an SMG]], a combat knife, and [[LightningBruiser a ridiculous AGI stat]]. Her friend Fukaziroh get a similarly-proportioned avatar, buys a pair of {{Grenade Launcher}}s after determining she can't hit something with a bullet to save her life, and quickly figures out how to turn them into ''[[DeathFromAbove artillery weapons]]''.
336* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'': Anybody who is able to use a Symphogear definitely counts but special mention goes to [[GenkiGirl Hibiki]] who will [[RocketPunch beat the shit out of you]] despite being [[TheDitz well...]] and [[PluckyGirl Miku]] after all, not everyone can run full steam from an EldritchAbomination for an hour or [[spoiler:Throw a MookMaker a couple hundred meters in the air into another dimension]].
337* From ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', we have Sasami. Adorable, pre-teen princess, darn good cook, most down-to-earth member of the entire cast that wasn't born on said planet. Depending on the series: she has a hairband that turns into a staff for serious WaifFu action, can use [[BarrierWarrior Juraian magic]] on par with anyone else, can summon a ''mini-mecha'' battle suit, oh and she just happens to be [[spoiler:the incarnation/host of one of the three [[RealityWarper 8th-dimensional goddesses]] that created the universe as we know it, as little more than a science experiment]].
338* Simon of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', who takes the level of cuteness possible for a BadassAdorable to rather impressive heights. He's basically an endearing and initially-timid cutie who also happens to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Spiral warrior in the cosmos (his BigBrotherMentor Kamina initially exceeded him merely due to his charisma and courage). Later in life, after progressing to {{Bishonen}} he manages to [[spoiler: summon a mecha the size of a galaxy and save the sentient races of the universe from extinction at the hands of a sociopathic despot]]. Even then, he still retains his optimistic and endearing personality. Manly{{moe}}, literally, doesn't begin to cover it.
339* Creator/OsamuTezuka:
340** Sweet, innocent, adorable little Astro of ''Manga/AstroBoy'' fame is one of the cutest things on the planet -- and equipped with mountain-levelling strength ''before'' you get into his absurd amount of onboard weaponry. Actually, Astro might be said to have ''created'' this trope.
341*** In the [[WesternAnimation/AstroBoy 2009 film]], he [[spoiler:defeats a coliseum's worth of robots made to kill other robots and is merely out of breath]]; in the final showdown, he [[spoiler:''flips Peacekeeper over his head'' after it's absorbed the military and half of Metro City, and is then able to slow the city's fall after the generators blow out]].
342** ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'': A ProtagonistTitle, is also a tough fighter complete with an [[TheBeastmaster army of beasts ready to defend his jungle]].
343** Bokko from ''The Amazing 3'' (''Wonder 3''/''W3'' in Japan) [[InnocentAliens is an alien disguised as a rabbit]]. She's the leader of a trio of aliens accompanied by a duck, and horse. They befriend a human and go on various adventures on Earth and learns about humanity and life on the planet. Bokko (Captain Bunny) has the ability to use physic powers, able to predict some events, and very intelligent.
344** The titular character of ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' (including ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' and ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic''). Possibly the cutest baby unicorn you will ever see, [[spoiler: killed a fifty-story demon lord by impaling him with his horn.]]
345* ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'':
346** Rimuru can take the appearance of young teenage human or as a formless slime blob that are quite cute and unassuming, and is a very nice guy on top of all that. He's also virtually impossible to physically injure and can devour almost anything.
347** Millim Nava looks and acts like a pre-teen pink-haired girl who's easily impressed by new things and tends to come off as ditzy. She's also [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld one of the oldest]] and [[RankScalesWithAsskicking strongest Demon Lords]] on the planet, a BloodKnight who's ''very'' good at what she does, the daughter of the multiverse's creator dragon deity, and probably one of the few who could legitimately defeat Rimuru in a one-on-one battle.
348* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' has the titular Mew Mews, who are a bunch of cute {{magical girl}}s with the DNA of endangered animals and amazing powers gifted to them through their transformations and weapons. The most notable examples happen to be Ichigo, especially when she gets excited or freaks out often, and Bu-ling, the youngest of the group who also happens to be a GenkiGirl.
349* ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' gives us [[KingIncognito Seth]]. Looks to all the world like a cute teenage girl. If you [[HeroicRROD somehow]] manage to hurt [[PersonOfMassDestruction her big brother]], [[SuperScream kiss your ass goodbye.]]
350* ''Manga/UndeadUnluck'' protagonist Fuuko Izumo is a cute, slightly dorky girl with loads of kindness to spare, and although she starts off the series as easily scared and unable to do much on her own, she gradually becomes more confident and willing to put her life on the line to protect the world and her friends. [[spoiler:By the time the Earth resets for the next loop, she's become a ''lot'' more powerful thanks to her AbnormalAmmo, UMA she tamed, and hand-to-hand combat training from Shen, whilst remaining as kind and adorable as ever.]]
351* ''Manga/{{Unico}}'', an adorable baby unicorn who has the power to bring happiness to whoever he befriends, but is also able to fight against enemies, and is capable of growing to a giant adult sized winged unicorn as necessary? Bonus points since, like Astro Boy and Kimba, he was created by Creator/OsamuTezuka.
352* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'''s Aruru takes out a small group of soldiers using a tiger! (Granted, the tiger isn't part of her physically, but it might as well be) Did I mention that she is cute enough [[spoiler:''that the BigBad (at least, part of him) brings her back to life twice!]]
353* ''Anime/WolfsRain,'' Toboe is the youngest and weakest member of the pack, but he finds the courage inside to [[spoiler: take down a colossal walrus by biting it in the eye and refusing to let go until it kills itself thrashing.]] He also bites [[spoiler: Darcia]] in the arm hard, but this [[spoiler: doesn't turn out so well for him.]]
354* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' Haqua goes from [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v18/c176/12.html a menacing badass]] to [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v18/c176/13.html an apologetic, adorable girl]] in a single page. Her [[{{Tsundere}} dere]] is showing.
355* The three main protagonists from ''Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon'', Moroha, Setsuna and Towa, look like inconspicuous teenage girls. Perhaps undermined by Setsuna, who wears the demon hunter's clothes. But they are powerful half-demons and can destroy stronger-looking youkai. That's especially true of Towa, who is likely both the kindest and strongest of the three.
356** Futa and Raita also qualify. They are not as powerful as the three Yashahimes, but whoever considers them defenseless because of their appearance will quickly be taught better.
357* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
358** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': Marufuji Shou. Short, cute, adorable beyond words. Juudai's the hero, but Shou is ''badass''. And he does it all wearing glasses, too.
359** ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Yugi Mutou himself. Not only is he short and incredibly adorable, he's [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries super special awesome]] enough at Duel Monsters to [[spoiler:defeat his super sexy ancient Egyptian alter ego]]. To top it off, he's voiced by [[Creator/DanGreen DAN GREEN]] in the dub.
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