Line #17 BadassBookworm/Webcomics


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7	{{Badass Bookworm}}s in webcomics.
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9	* ''WebComic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' has the titular Dr. [=McNinja=]. Badass. Has an MD.
10	* In a way, all five Webcomic/AgentsOfTheRealm qualify, as they're in college, but Paige stands out as a straight-A student who won't let this whole MagicalGirl business get in the way of her marks.
11	* Uni-Man from ''WebComic/AxeCop''. He comes from a planet whose collective intelligence caused a mutation in ''the planet itself'', and is himself a brilliant scientist, currently developing powerful weapons for Axe Cop and his team. However, when Dr. Stinky Head steals his unicorn horn, Uni-Man interrupts the ensuing carnage to reclaim his horn...and then [[http://axecop.com/index.php/acepisodes/read/episode_19/ this happens.]]
12	* Benjamin Hewitt, protagonist of ''Webcomic/{{Bibliography}}'' qualifies.
13	* [[http://bookwyrms.comicgenesis.com/d/20020523.html bookwyrms]] is about some female students in a magic academy who work in its library in retrieving ancient lost tomes. To quantify their power, the demigoddess isn't the strongest one (despite displaying Hercules levels of might)
14	* ''Webcomic/CurseQuest'': Minerva Wiseclaw, one of the few competent characters is a skilled shot being able to take down an owl-bear in a few seconds. She is very passionate about law and is currently on a quest to save a small village's government from falling apart.
15	* "Chelle" (Michelle Seagal) from ''Webcomic/DearChildren'' is brilliant, intellectual -- and also decisive and almost fearless in dangerous situations. She probably has no formal combat training (though her ''dad'' is an action star, so she might have picked up some moves), but she is certainly the most ''ruthless'' member of the [[SchoolClubFront Journalism Club]].
16	* UsefulNotes/AlexanderHamilton and Nathan Hale of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' definitely qualify.
17	* [[TheOneGuy Zaebos]] from ''Webcomic/{{Earthsong}}'' is a member of the elite Haven Guard and the librarian.
18	* Ashley from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has the position of security cameras at the bookstore memorized because she spends so much time reading there... and she's willing to boot a soccer ball at a raging griffin's head to snap her out of her fury. Downplayed, Ashley's a bit of an ActionSurvivor at the start and clearly nervous as hell, but she's capable of more badassery than people assume.
19	* Felicia Whitewind from ''Webcomic/FetchQuestSagaOfTheTwelveArtifacts'' also qualifies, since not only is she a scholar, she's also capable of making it hard for thieves to get to her. [[http://www.fetchquest.com/archive.php?chapterid=4&comicid=7 Just]] [[http://www.fetchquest.com/archive.php?chapterid=4&comicid=9 watch]] [[http://www.fetchquest.com/archive.php?chapterid=4&comicid=10 her]] and you'll see.
20	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
21	** Nearly every educated Spark (mad scientist) qualifies for this {{trope}}, including the protagonist, Agatha. Not only can they build death rays and turn even the most innocuous of mechanical items into death traps (such as a merry-go-round that can level a small ''town''), but they are generally shown kicking butt with their bare hands (and feet) as well as with less sophisticated weapons, such as giant wrenches and rapiers. And [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061023 brooms]]! Badassness depending on anger level seems to be common among sparks.
22	** A recently-introduced character, Jorgi, is a [[SuperSoldier Jägermonster]] with a background in academic philosophy. There's probably some overlap with the GeniusBruiser here, but he was a bookworm first.
23	** Boris Myshkin-Dolokhov is Baron Wulfenbach's right-hand man and chief administrative secretary. Dolokhov isn't a Spark, but he is brilliant, ruthless, and a supremely competent organiser. He was originally a librarian, until his former master gave him an extra pair of arms, along with enhanced strength, speed, balance, and coordination, in order to turn him into the perfect ''juggler''. However, these modifications are also ''highly'' useful in a fight. Boris is more than a match for most [[SuperSoldier Jägermonsters]] in hand-to-hand combat.
24	** Some of the librarians of the Incorruptible Library probably qualify since their Acquisitions Department is apparently [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20160127 heavily armed]].
25	* Colin from ''Webcomic/GoodbyeChains''. Attended MIT with enough engineering skills...''to blow everything the shit up''. Oh, and guns. Can't forget those.
26	* Rose from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' is constantly teased about her reading material by the other kids, which is heavily weighted on the goth and fantasy side of things. Upon entering the Medium, though, she uses that knowledge to become a powerful witch, or [[MagicFromTechnology something very like it.]]
27	* In ''Webcomic/JillTrentSheSirScienceSleuth'', a [[AffectionateParody parody]] RemixComic of the original ''Comicbook/JillTrentScienceSleuth'' feature, Jill fights [[GenderBender like the man she once was]], but thanks to [[AppliedPhlebotinum the wonder of Femavium]], her girl-brain cells now have the proportional density of 58 girls! Perfect for Doing Science!
28	* Misho from ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation''. Now being a [[TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} Twilight Caste Solar]] is all about being a Badass Bookworm in the first place, but Misho is a glasses-wearing [[TheMedic healer]] who prefers to use AwesomenessByAnalysis to defeat his foes. And if you piss him off, he will ''[[http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0100.html obliterate you.]]''
29	* Nan in ''Webcomic/LovecraftIsMissing'' is a librarian who also happens to be an expert in the occult. Considering this is a CosmicHorrorStory based on the works of the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Master Himself]], that's not exactly a field for the fainthearted. Luckily, Nan is a highly effective ass-kicker who faces thugs and {{Eldritch Abomination}}s with equal aplomb.
30	%% * ''Webcomic/LovelyLovecraft'': Howard Lovecraft (and possibly Randolph Carter).
31	* Billy Thatcher from ''[[{{Webcomic/morphe}} morphE]]'' wears an argyle sweater-vest and is in line to become the next world chess champion. He has also awoken as an Obrimos mage with control over all the elements and the very ebb and flow of magic. His genius, imagination and strategic thinking applied to those abilities make him the strongest mage of the seedlings by a decent margin.
32	* Both ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' and ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'' have more than enough Badass Bookworms to satisfy even the most jaded troper. If Dave from the former isn't the very CHARACTERIZATION of this trope near the end, well.
33	%% * Joey from ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead''. Complete with Berserk Button that turns him almost Axe Crazy. Thankfully Opey snaps him out of it.
34	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
35	** [[AmbiguousGender Vaarsuvius]] is an [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0020.html excellent]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0186.html example]].
36	** [[AntiVillain Redcloak]] from the same comic. Thus this possibly being the most popular [[CrackPairing ship]] in the series, aside from Vaarsuvius/[[AntiHero Belkar]].
37	* Ayanah from ''Webcomic/{{Pawn}}''. A physically weak scholar type, she uses her considerable smarts to traverse a legendary dungeon that claimed the lives of mighty warriors, stops the demon guardian from killing her by reciting an obscure demon law, beat said guardian by challenging her to a game she knew the demon knew nothing about, and effectively enslaved said demon with a kiss.
38	* Dexter from ''Webcomic/PowerpuffGirlsDoujinshi'' is able to fight on even terms against the Powerpuff Girls with his robot backpack. Also, in later chapters, he fights in hand-to-hand combat against his rival Mandark.
39	* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'':
40	** The relatively short and scrawny Kevyn "I am not a mad scientist" Andreyasn, who habitually wears a 13.75 kiloton antimatter bomb as an epaulet, and a less powerful, but shield-piercing one as another. He's also sometimes been [[SuperSoldier enhanced]] with nanotech that allowed him to punch ''through'' a tank. (And was able to sneak some information out of a 'secure' research site, by asking to use a comm, and a modem, which the guard didn't recognize. "Those that don't study history tend to get their butts kicked by the geeks that do...")
41	** Also, Para Ventura (when she doesn't freeze in fear), Doctor Bunnigus, Ennesby, and probably a few others.
42	* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'': Mikkel was hired to be TheMedic, is possibly more of a bookworm than the person hired to be the crew's scholar, and has a few CrowbarCombatant skills that, while prone to ATeamFiring, find some usefulness when combined with his StoutStrength.
43	* Suzanne from ''WebComic/SurprisingOcteal'' was a near graduate of marine biology and, if you ignore the tentacles, not super threatening appearance-wise. But then you stop ignoring the tentacles and you remember she could probably throw you halfway across the city.
44	* Shibisu from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. [[TheSmartGuy Book smart]], great tactician, horrible sense in fashion and [[MilesGloriosus master of]] [[BecomingTheBoast the killer arts]]
45	* Bob of ''Webcomic/TrueMagic''. He later threatens somebody whilst the sword's still in the book.
46	* ''Webcomic/{{Underling}}'': Lazarus uses physics and chemistry to deter some pursuers.
47	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Duane is a MagicKnight who loves reading, writes home in excitement about old books, and became a scribe when he had to leave his homeland.
48	* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' has this with Monica and Katherine, both working as anthropologists in a museum. Phix and Nudge are both librarians and could easily qualify as "Cthulhu Bookworm".
49	* Gray Yeon from ''Webcomic/WeakHero''. His expertise in battle is all thanks to his extensive studying of fighting techniques, the human anatomy, and any other subjects that could possibly earn him an advantage in battle, which all makes up for his thoroughly unimpressive physique.
50	* ''Webcomic/{{Whither}}'' has Finn, an unassuming bespectacled MagicLibrarian, who embraces the [[AnIcePerson powers bestowed on him]] in order to save the world (or maybe two). Even before declaring himself "not helpless" he was prone to stunts like [[spoiler: defending his companion from a wolf. Using a pocket knife]].
51	* Mehmed Zeynel Abidin deCordoba from ''Webcomic/TheWorldInDeeperInspection'' is a studious man who is in charge of Brookham Night's rat-and-bird-based postal system, as well as organising the secretive [[BazaarOfTheBizarre Night Market]]. However, as a vampire, he is more than capable of putting up a fight, even accidentally killing a rather brawny man early in his vampiric life.
52	* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' to the forces of darkness: remembber that [[http://www.xkcd.com/705/ sysadmins]] are [[{{Determinator}} obsessive]] people who played way too much FPS.
53	* ''Webcomic/ZokushoComics'': Jack's a mage and apparently plays chess quite well. He also sets people on fire.
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Context BadassBookworm / Webcomics