| 1 | [[quoteright:350:[[Manga/BlackLagoon https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blwoag.jpg]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to Roanapur, the [[WretchedHive sunny seaside town]] where there's a rose on every corner. Make light of them and you may get pricked.]] |
| 3 | ->''"Are all girls like this, or just the ones I know?"'' |
| 4 | -->-- '''Ron Stoppable''''s newest female acquaintance springs into action (like all the others), ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' |
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| 6 | Gender equality is a bit of a funny thing. |
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| 8 | Not too long ago, having a woman kicking ass was an earth-shocking novelty. Now, however, there are [[ActionGirl loads]] [[AmazonianBeauty of]] [[CuteBruiser tropes]] [[LittleMissBadass and]] [[LadyOfWar archetypes]] that effortlessly manage to combine a double-dose of femininity and a double-dose of asskickery. We have powerful [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} video]] [[Franchise/TombRaider game]] [[VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile heroines]], we have powerful [[Franchise/{{Alien}} film]] [[Film/Underworld2003 heroines]], we have powerful [[Franchise/WonderWoman comic book]] [[ComicStrip/ModestyBlaise heroines]], people could go on and on about examples left and right and all over the place. |
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| 10 | In some fiction, however, it seems that being a woman instantly gives you masterful ability in gun-slinging, martial arts, swordplay, or sometimes more. In these settings, almost every major female character is an incredibly dangerous badass who could take on the police and military with their hands tied behind their back, and are far more numerous than the men. While that's not to say that the ass-kicking men are non-existent, they are either secondary characters or just vastly outnumbered. It's far more likely that the men will be a NonActionGuy, tagging along and acting as either MissionControl or [[TheHeart moral support]]. This trop predominantly for Action-Comedy with a tint of DenserAndWackier sequals or [[MaleGaze fan service]] [[Anime/QueensBlade media]] |
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| 12 | When you have only a small squadron of badass women, that's an AmazonBrigade. When nearly every man and woman and maybe even some kids are badass and the numbers are fairly equal, that's a WorldOfBadass. '''This trope is not about the women of a WorldOfBadass;''' rather, it is when the numbers are decisively tilted in the women's favor. MilitaryMoe is a subtrope of this, a setting with cute girls in military-like situations. |
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| 14 | This does not mean that there are lots of {{Designated Girl Fight}}s. Rather, it means that most of the people ''doing'' the fighting are girls. However, if one of the rare male fighters only finds another, equally rare, male fighter to tussle with, ''then'' the trope is in effect. |
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| 17 | !!Examples: |
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| 21 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 22 | * ''Anime/ActionHeroineCheerFruits'' is about {{Tokusatsu}} stage shows, most of which feature female heroes. It's mentioned that male heroes exist, but so far none have been shown. |
| 23 | * ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' has plenty of badass men, but membership in Night Raid always leaned female (at one point the protagonist was one of only two men left). Their {{Evil Counterpart}}s, the Jaegers, are technically mostly male at the beginning, but the girls were generally stronger and [[AnyoneCanDie lasted a bit longer]]. |
| 24 | * ''Manga/AkumaNoRiddle'' is about an all girl class with one OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and the rest are high school [[ProfessionalKiller assassins]] going after her. |
| 25 | * The ladies of ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' provide the page image. While Mr. Chang and Dutch certainly are no slouches, compared to [[TheGunslinger Revy]], [[TheBaroness Balalaika]], [[ImplacableMan Roberta]], [[NotSoHarmlessVillain Eda]], [[NinjaMaid Fabiola]], [[ChainsawGood Sawyer]], not to mention [[NeverMessWithGranny Yolanda]] and others, they might as well just toss their guns up and kick back. |
| 26 | * In ''Anime/BladeAndSoul'', virtually all of the main female characters are one. Lesser capable ones, along with [[MenAreTheExpendableGender many men]] are [[AnyoneCanDie killed regularly]] throughout the show. |
| 27 | * In ''Manga/CaseClosed'', if you are born a woman seems to be a requirement that you are a badass. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Ran]], [[{{Bokukko}} Sera]], [[ActionGirlfriend Assistant Inspector Sato]],[[TheMole Kir/Mizunashi Rena/Hondou Hidemi]], [[HelloAttorney Eri Kisaki]], [[ActionMom Mary]], [[SilkHidingSteel Shizuka Hattori]] are only a few examples of this. |
| 28 | * This is the norm in ''Manga/ChainedSoldier'', since only women can gain powers by eating a Mato Peach, with the Mato Defense Corps are a certified AmazonBrigade. In fact, there are only three prominent male characters. |
| 29 | * In ''Manga/{{Change 123}}'', the focus is mostly on female-on-male (with female usually being more skillful) or female-on-female fights, with the latter ones being more prevalent from the chapter 20 onwards. (And, on top of that, there is also an all-female ninja clan!) This creates an interesting situation during the sport festival, when the teachers insist that girls should be the "riders" on the "battle on horses", believing that they would be less aggressive than boys, not knowing that there is a badass girl in each of the three teams, one of them being also a BloodKnight. |
| 30 | * ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' tries to justify this trope. Women inherently make better Claymores than men, because men are more likely to [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie become Awakened Beings]]. |
| 31 | * ''Anime/CrossAnge'' is a deconstruction of this trope. The AmazonBrigade are little more than CannonFodder who live in a PenalColony and there often are casualties everyday. Moreover, a few of these girls used to be normal until their capture and exile as Norma warped them into different people. This trope later becomes reconstructed following the game-changing mid-series escape from Arzenal to restart [[LaResistance Libertus]]. |
| 32 | * ''Anime/DogDays'' plays with this: while TheHero is a male, there are more named female [[ActionGirl warriors]]. |
| 33 | * ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'' has the male main character transported to an alternate dimension caught up in a war with mecha which can only be piloted by women. His ability to not only be able to pilot said mechs, but also able to make them do stuff they couldn't before is a tip off that there's something special about him. |
| 34 | * ''Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld'' features nearly an entire cast of magically empowered females: |
| 35 | ** There's the three great priestesses of Mt. Moldune for starters: [[PlayingWithFire Shayla Shayla]], [[BlowYouAway Afura Mann]], and [[MakingASplash Miz Mishtal]]. Each of whom wields immense elemental power. |
| 36 | ** Then there are the "Demon Dolls," Ifurita (who's [[PersonOfMassDestruction a biological super weapon]]) and Kalia, who's easily [[ApocalypseMaiden the most powerful being in all El Hazard]]. |
| 37 | ** In addition, both of the key positions of power are held by women: with Rune Venus as Roshtaria's benevolent ruler, and Diva as the enigmatic queen of the Buggrom Empire. Even the Eye of God, which floats above El Hazard, can only be activated by the two princesses of the royal house of Roshtaria. |
| 38 | * In ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'', the only combatants are females, with the paired males limited to wielding support powers. |
| 39 | * ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''. The title's translation, "Girls and Tanks", [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin says all that you need to know]] to get the premise. Every single Tankery team shown in the series consists entirely of girls, the first episode features a recruitment video that advertises tankery as the ultimate feminine competitive sport, and it's remarked in-universe that the idea of a boy being interested in tanks would be weird. |
| 40 | * ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' is like this. Not only are all the characters young girls, but all of them have been trained to [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale take advantage of how they're young girls.]] |
| 41 | * ''Manga/HellsTormentorKraken'': The Sea Bastille women's prison specifically invoke this trope, since all the inmates are capable of fighting in GladiatorGames in exchange for better living conditions and reduction in sentences. |
| 42 | * ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': While not all of its female cast are fighters, the majority of the named ones ''are'' with Rei and Saeko, being the two foremost examples among them. |
| 43 | ** Rei was a member of her school's Sojutsu Club ("spear fighting") and had years of additional training at home, from her father. She can also hold her own when unarmed, due to years of study in martial arts. |
| 44 | ** Saeko is her [[DarkActionGirl dark counterpart]], who was the former captain of their school's Kendo Club, who also happens to be an AxCrazy BloodKnight. So she's perfectly content to find herself in the midst of a ZombieApocalypse, since it allows her to indulge her violent impulses without restraint. |
| 45 | ** Saya begins the series as the [[TheSmartGuy group planner]], but eventually becomes their second gunner. While her mom took self-defense, while working on Wallstreet, and is said to be [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale a better shot than her father.]] |
| 46 | ** Simply put: aside from Takashi, Hirano, and Saya's dad (Souichiro), all of the ass kickers are female. |
| 47 | * ''Anime/KatanaMaidens'' has the Toji, girls who wield mystical katanas and fight against otherworldly creatures known as aradama (who themselves are led by Princess Tagitsu). |
| 48 | * In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', you've got the female protagonist Ryuko Matoi, her female best friend Mako Mankanshoku, her female rival and BigBad Satsuki Kiryuin, the female member of the Elite Four Nonon Jakuzure, the female GreaterScopeVillain[[spoiler:/[[ManBehindTheMan true]] BigBad]] Ragyo Kiryuin, and her female CoDragons Nui Harime and Rei Hououmaru. The former two and latter two are the most powerful characters in the series, and the others are just as strong as their male counterparts. The only notable male fighters are the two main members of Nudist Beach and three of the Elite Four. |
| 49 | * Mid-Childa from the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' series. To the point where the local AcceptableFeminineGoalsAndTraits seem to begin with "become a Special Forces Captain" and go up the badass ladder from there. By the time of ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid ViVid]]'', it's become a joke among the fans that any girl who cannot beat up a grown man by the age of ten is disowned by her parents. |
| 50 | * ''Manga/MakenKi'' is named for Tenbi Academy's [[AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil student council]], whose job is to enforce discipline at the school and protect it from external threats, such as [[NebulousEvilOrganization Kamigari.]] Takeru seems to think they need his help. ''[[UnwantedRescue They don't.]]'' |
| 51 | ** Haruko is both [[TheHero the heroine]] of the series and vice-president of the student council, so she's the series' most action oriented character by default. She also wields the legendary Murakumo and has been acknowledged by Himegami as, "Tenbi's strongest maiden". A fact made evident when she soundly defeated near the end of the Venus arc. |
| 52 | ** Himegami's [[spoiler: Orochi blood]] imbues her with the power to cast high-level spells and summons, along with the ability to use Yasakani: a Maken with the power of [[spoiler: the Original 8 combined]]! Akaya was stunned when he saw she was evenly matched with Minerva when they fought. Meaning, Himegami's ability [[spoiler: exceeds SS-class]]. |
| 53 | ** Minori co-founded the original Maken-ki, along [[PlatonicLifePartners with Gen]], back when they were in highschool. Since then, [[RetiredBadass she's retired]] and now serves as the academy's principal/PE teacher. But don't think she's lost her edge, because [[KiManipulation her element]] is [[BadassAbnormal freakishly]] strong and she has the physical strength to match it - as Ouken Yamato found out the hard way. |
| 54 | ** As {{student council president}}, Takaki Furan is the de facto head of administration and the BigGood of the series, since Minori has left her in charge of the school and trusts her judgement. Takaki also has the distinction of being [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield chosen to wield]] Habaya, [[LightEmUp an enchanted]] bow which is one of the 8 Original Maken. |
| 55 | ** And, finally, there's [[TheBeautifulElite the Venus Unit]]: an elite all-girl military team of foreign exchange students, all of whom are high-ranking ability users, ranging from S to SS-class[[note]]said to be the highest known rank in the series. Martha Minerva, Kodama Himegami, and the Twins are the only ability users to ever exceed it[[/note]]. Their abilities are [[StoryBreakerPower so story breaking]], that they're effectively kept out of the plot by having them investigate Kamigari behind-the-scenes. |
| 56 | * ''Anime/MasterOfMartialHearts'', though it manages to be really, really terrible about it (so terrible that series whose female cast are mostly DamselsInDistress and/or {{Faux Action Girl}}s usually look less sexist by comparison). |
| 57 | * The ''Franchise/MyHime'' series is a MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction, and as such the main heroes are all action girls. In the original series, with the exception of the BigBad and his [[TheDragon assistant]], the major male characters barely do anything [[spoiler:until the finale]]. |
| 58 | * In ''Anime/{{Noir}}'', not is only almost every member of the cast some kind of badass assassin, but most of the cast is also female. To put things to perspective, the entire series has only one male character who meets the protagonists and lives for more than two episodes afterwards. |
| 59 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'': The main protagonists and their allies are usually superpowered ass-kicking girls who primarily fight [[GoodOldFisticuffs barehanded]]. Heroic men are mentors or [[FemaleFighterMaleHandler supporting, non-combat roles]]. Male villains are a force to be reckoned with though. |
| 60 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. [[EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity Kyubey]] has only ever contracted teenage girls to hunt [[EldritchAbomination Witches]], going as far back as [[spoiler: the stone age. Cleopatra, Queen Himiko, and UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc were revealed to have been {{Magical Girl}}s.]] |
| 61 | * ''Anime/QueensBlade'' is a series narrating how a bunch of hot women fight each other in order to become ruler of the kingdom. There are some males, but they are, at most, secondary characters and not geared towards kicking ass like the females. |
| 62 | * The titular ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' are nearly a [[OneGenderRace One Gender]] ProudWarriorRace, with only ''four'' known males out of the 108 alien beings. The human women in the series are likewise quite intimidating, with Yukari becoming known as the "[[TheDreaded Devil Ashikabi]]" for her tendency to kick the crap out of her rivals. |
| 63 | * ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' is essentially about teenage action girls with magical power who tends to use guns as big as themselves to fight invading aliens. |
| 64 | * ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', with a full cast of super powered heroines... and only two males, Tenchi and his grandfather [[spoiler: the legendary Juraian prince, Yosho]], worth mentioning. He and the others often have to rely on [[MadScientist Washuu's]] reality warping scientific genius, [[SpacePirate Ryoko's]] raw power and tenacity, and [[TheOjou Ayeka's]] Juraian powers to save them. Then there's the spiritual embodiment of Jurai's greatest battleship [[LadyOfWar Tsunami]], empress of Jurai, Funaho, and captain of the royal guard [[CloudCuckooLander Misaki]]. With women like these running the show, [[StealthPun who needs Tenchi, indeed.]] |
| 65 | ** An odd example, since Tenchi is the main character and eventually becomes the most powerful of them all, but aside from him, his Grandfather, and a handful of villains, everyone with power lacks a Y chromosome. |
| 66 | * ''Anime/TenchiMuyoWarOnGeminar'' has a literal and justified case in Geminar: the power to use the planet's HumongousMecha is hereditary and apparently recessive (i.e. usually both parents must possess it for their children to inherit it), but there's only one male with the power for every ten females, [[GenderRarityValue making the men a rare commodity seldom allowed to risk their lives on the battlefield]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Or at least, that's the Watsonian explanation; the Doylist explanation would be that]] it's a series starring a male relative of HaremGenre TropeCodifier Anime/{{Tenchi|Muyo}} who just happens to have the power. |
| 67 | * ''Manga/TheWitchAndTheBeast'' is this to the T. If there is a female character, 8/10 she is going to kick plenty of ass. In fact, the vast majority of the female characters have as much agency, if not more than their male counterparts, with the most powerful being a walking person of mass destruction. It is no wonder why fans consider this a FeministFantasy due to how stack the female cast is. |
| 68 | * ''Anime/VariableGeo'' centers around a women's-only MMA competition for waitresses. As such, the cast is predominantly female and all of them are trained in a broad range of [[SupernaturalMartialArts fighting skills.]] The only noteworthy males are [[TheDragon Damian]] and the mysterious [[DirtyOldMan dirty-minded]] OldMaster, who offers [[TheProtagonist Yuka]] advice. |
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| 71 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 72 | * While the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey (themselves an AmazonBrigade) have gone up against male villains, they're usually dangerous primarily due to their super powers or their resources and intellect. If someone is shown to be able to go toe-to-toe with the heroines - especially Black Canary - in hand-to-hand combat, ten-to-one says it's a woman. In fact, there are a surprising number of women out there who live only to prove themselves against [[WorthyOpponent worthy foes]] in [[BloodKnight personal combat]]. |
| 73 | * ''Franchise/TheDCU'' has a number of female-focussed alternate universes. Several of the most recent are Earth-11 of the main DC multiverse, which is basically "Earth-GenderFlip"; the ''Toys/AmeComiGirls'' universe, based on a statue line featuring DC female characters and Gender Flipped versions of male characters in an anime-influenced style; the ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'' universe, a WeirdHistoricalWar alternate version of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII featuring versions of various female DC heroes and villains, which was derived from a series of variant covers and statues reimagining them in a 1940s-pin-up art style; and the ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'' universe, a post-apocalyptic alternate dimension where ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, Franchise/WonderWoman and other female heroes fight back against ComicBook/LexLuthor's tyrannical rule. An older and never fully realized one due to cancellation after a single comic was ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'', where every single character is a magical action girl. |
| 74 | * ''ComicBook/FutureFoundation'': Given this is a superhero comic, all the women are skilled fighters, whether or not they have superpowers. |
| 75 | * In Jaime Hernandez's graphic novel "God And Science", which is set in a superhero universe featuring many alternate versions of characters from his main ''ComicBook/LoveAndRockets'' series, almost all of the superheroes are female, and it's explicitly stated in the novel that women naturally have superpowers whereas men have to use technology. |
| 76 | * The 2006 version of ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'' was filled of girls: Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, Black Cat and Tarantula. And none of them plays it soft, they all kick ass. |
| 77 | * ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'': This is a natural result of [[{{Gendercide}} all but one of the men in the world dying]], and that man not being particularly badass to begin with. |
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| 80 | [[folder: Fan Works]] |
| 81 | * In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, 90% of the action in the Assassins' Guild takes place around women, both schoolpupils and graduate Lady Assassins. WordOfGod is that the author did not intend this -- where male Assassins appear they are every bit as lethal and well-honed as the girls. It's just that he finds women are more fun to write. this extends to his Thieves, Fools' Guild alumni (largely circus performers who were very reluctantly allowed Fools' Guild training and membership, despite the handicap of being born female) and of course Witches. What emerges is a very definite sisterhood of World of Action girls, of all nationalities. |
| 82 | * ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'' is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and a shonen battle manga, {{Manga/Bleach}}; there is an endless tide of powerful female warriors. |
| 83 | * ''Webcomic/DragonBallZElsewhere'': A literal one in the afterlife. Heroines train on a separated planet, because, when they trained together with males, neither males nor females were training at their best and both were easily distracted. |
| 84 | * The ''Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEva'' series, which takes the female cast of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and gives them [[SuperFic superpowers]], allowing them to mould the destinies of themselves and the people they love by taking the fight to the Angels and the AncientConspiracy factions. Even the stories where there is only one super-heroine does a pretty good job giving the other girls [[TookALevelInBadass an additional level in Badassery]] and the ones where there is ''more'' than one usually have anybody that is not part of the aforementioned EldritchAbomination race or AncientConspiracy factions running for the hills. |
| 85 | * Exaggerated with ''Fanfic/TotalCommand'', which takes the setting of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', but changes the rules so that [[GenderRestrictedAbility only women are born with Quirks]] and {{gender flip}}s almost all the major male characters to fit this mold with the exception of Izuku. Obviously, in a world where only women have superpowers and those same women make up ''80% of the human population'', almost every single powerful hero/villain is going to be a girl. In fact, Izuku being a male Quirk user is unprecedented and considered a ''huge'' deal in-universe. |
| 86 | * ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' is canonically this trope, so it's only natural most of the fan works it spawns follow suit. In works featuring FanCreatedOffspring, the Winx are almost always promoted to magical {{Action Mom}}s whereas their daughters take into the mantle of {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s. |
| 87 | ** By virtue of being a crossover, the WarFic ''Fanfic/{{Paradoxus}}'' adds a couple of canon action girls from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' (Sylvanas Windrunner and Tyrande Whisperwind) besides some {{Original Character}}s (the Winx plus Daphne and Roxy and their daughters, Sylvanas' adopted daughter, the BigBad herself, and dimensional-traveler Galadwen). {{Exaggerated}} since there are only ''three'', kind-of-plot-relevant male characters who can actually live up to their female counterparts' badassery. The only one we don't see in action is Faragonda whereas the rest is either enrolled or somehow associated with the military spec-ops branch known as the Tyrannus Division. It was born from the crop of the cream of Magix's Armed Forces and it's pretty much the reason why the dimension still stands a chance against the invading [[TheLegionsOfHell Burning Legion]]. |
| 88 | ** ''WebComic/AlmostMagical'' (found [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/almost-magical/list?title_no=606556&page=1 here]]) has at least six of the Winx's daughters as fairies in training at Alfea who stumble upon the reincarnations of evils their mothers once defeated. Added danger as it's the Dark Phoenix's new keeper and the victory cost them Bloom's life. {{Downplayed}} since the Winx's sons also play a role as the next generation of Red Fountain Specialists. |
| 89 | ** In ''Fanfic/{{Venado de Plata}}'' (found [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/186904861-venado-de-plata-%E3%80%90winx-club%E3%80%91 here]]), set in an alternative ending of the first season's finale (the Trix sisters won), the witches of Cloud Tower plus the minor fairies of Alfea are veritable {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s, every bit of useful and powerful as the Winx girls. While the specialists of Red Fountain make an apparition, they are wildly outweighed in both "screen time" and numbers by the girls. |
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| 92 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 93 | * ''Film/The14Amazons'', being set in the aftermath of a war where an entire family of noble heroes were killed, had their spouses, sisters, and daughters - all of them capable warriors - taking up arms and continuing the fight to avenge their loved ones. |
| 94 | * ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' / ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'': The three Angels; Natalie, Dylan and Alex are highly-skilled detectives as well as badass high-kicking women who can defeat many males. Even in the second sequel, their ultimate enemy is [[FallenAngel Madison Lee]] whom even Natalie admits to have always been twice ahead in outsmarting them. Despite they also face [[TheHeavy Seamus O'Grady]], but Madison is the hardest one to beat despite the Angels fight her together. |
| 95 | * ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragonSwordOfDestiny'': ''All'' named female characters are fighters and ass-kickers, including Michelle Yeoh's Yu Shu-lien, the new heroine Snow Vase, one of the wandering warriors Silver Dart Shi, the Blind Enchantress who is a competent fighter in her own right, DarkActionGirl Mantis and the restaurant's cook who happens to know kung fu, which she use to expertly beat up mooks during both minutes of her screentime. |
| 96 | * ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'': Tina, Christie, Helena, Kasumi and Ayane are highly competent ass-kicking female fighters. While they’re assisted by the only competent male fighter, Ryu Hayabusa, but still the girls who team up successfully defeat [[BigBad Donovan]] in the end. |
| 97 | * In ''Film/KillBill'', most of the female characters do some major ass kicking. Notably, Bill's old assassination squad was majority women; the only other man aside from Bill on the team was his brother Budd. |
| 98 | * ''Film/NakedWeapon'': Forty young girls around the world are abducted and go through [[TrainingFromHell a hellish training]] to become [[ProfessionalKiller professional killers]]. When those [[FemmeFatale future assassins]] are graduated, they’re forced to kill each other ([[spoiler: although [[BadBoss Madame M]] eventually changes her mind by sparing the three of them]]). The surviving female assassins are seen capable of defeating many males with both their exceptional combat skills and [[ImprobableWeaponUser using any random objects to kill]], such as; using broken sunglasses to stab or slash their target's neck. |
| 99 | * ''Film/SoClose'': The main characters are highly-skilled hackers as well as ass-kicking sisters, [[SiblingTeam Lynn and Sue]], compete with a highly competent badass detective, [[ActionGirl Kong]]. In the beginning, [[DarkActionGirl Lynn]] defeats the [[BigBad big bad]]’s mooks single-handedly in the field, only [[MissionControl assisted by Sue using their specially-designed high-tech personal computer from their home]]. Later, Kong successfully defeats the armed robbers [[ElevatorActionSequence inside an elevator]] all by herself while protecting her [[DistressedDude assistant, Siu Ma]]. |
| 100 | * In ''Film/SuckerPunch'', the fantasy worlds Baby Doll dreams up are certainly this. Given that they're made to reflect the desire of her and the other female inmates to fight back, it makes sense they'd be badass soldiers. |
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| 103 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 104 | * Due to GenderRarityValue making men ''far'' too few and considered [[NonActionGuy too delicate of temperament]] to ever be involved in conflict or even left out in public, this is the world of ''Literature/ABrothersPrice''. Jerin does reasonably well as a DistressedDude, much better than Cira expected from anyone, let alone a man, but he'd still have been in a lot of trouble without her. |
| 105 | * ''Literature/ChicksInChainmail'': Both the theme of the series (every hero is an ActionGirl) and in many stories, where the societies are dominated by women warriors. |
| 106 | * In the ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' women without some form of combat training are few and far between. We've got the [[AmazonBrigade Sisters of Battle]] making multiple appearances, Cain's LoveInterest and editor Amberley Vail is an [[ChurchPolice Inquisitor]], the Valhallan 597th is a coed regiment with multiple female officers including the commander Regina Kasteen, and even Mira, a planetary governor's daughter, trained for the royal guard. And many of the other female characters are Slaaneshi cultists. |
| 107 | * ''Literature/ClockworkCentury''. Not only the female protagonists, but any minor female character who finds themselves in a dangerous situation seems to be able to handle a firearm [[BoomHeadshot with remarkable proficiency]]. That's what you get when you create a SteamPunk [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] AlternateHistory with [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies Zombies]]. |
| 108 | * ''Literature/TheCourtshipOfPrincessLeia'': ''Star Wars'' has lots of {{action girl}}s already-this book features not one but ''two'' different matriarchal cultures here which feature warrior women ''[[AmazonBrigade en masse]]'', the Hapans and Dathomiri. The entire Hapan military is made up of female soldiers, while Crown Prince Isolder's bodyguards are also entirely women. Dathomiri clans meanwhile have Force-using "witches" catch men and also fight each other with their "magic". Only the evil Nightsisters use male soldiers too-Imperial stormtroopers who have been trapped on the planet and obey them out of fear. Leia naturally remains an {{action girl}}, but is largely overshadowed with all the rest. Tenenial Djo, a Dathomiri woman, has the most focus of them. Out of them all, just one or two female characters ''aren't'' {{action girl}}s here. Conversely, even male characters like Luke who are {{action hero}}es are outnumbered (plus beaten at several points) by many degrees. |
| 109 | * ''Literature/DateALive'' fits this; the main hero and the series BigBad are both male, but all the Spirits and AST troops are female. It's implied there [[JustifiedTrope may be a reason for this]]. [[spoiler: The talent to the use the Realizer tech is ''very, very'' rare, which is why they have [[ChildSoldier kids]] like Origami and Mana. Seems like only girls have this talent. This may apply to the spirits also, as only females may be able to host the spirits' energy. Shido's ability to seal them may figure in somehow also.]] |
| 110 | * The challenge in ''Literature/TheFirstDwarfKing'' is finding females who ''aren't'' action girls. |
| 111 | * The world of ''Literature/FrostflowerAndThorn'' is unusual in that ''all'' warriors are female, not just the main characters. Also unusual: the author is adamant, both in the story itself and in the [[WordOfGod author's notes]], that this is not at all a female-dominated society and that it is in fact very patriarchal. |
| 112 | * Downplayed in ''Literature/InCryptid''. The men are just as good at fighting as the women, but the majority of the books are from a female point of view. |
| 113 | * In ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', there are about as many female Heralds as male, and all of them are trained to fight, with or without their BondCreature Companions. This holds true even though society outside the Herald ranks is in some form of MedievalStasis which doesn't always recognize the rights of women. |
| 114 | * ''Literature/MusketeerSpace'' mentions that the Royal Musketeer Fleet ([[AcePilot Ace Pilots]] who fly musket-class [[RecycledInSpace starships]]) is around 75% women, down from a high of 90% a generation or so ago, due to a previous Regence's belief that women make the best pilots. The four protagonists are three women (Aramis, Porthos and d'Artagnan) to one man (Athos), all equally fond of drinking, bar-brawling and duelling with swords. |
| 115 | * ''Literature/MyDarkAndFearsomeQueen'': In the first book there are three {{Amazon Brigade}}s fighting each other. |
| 116 | * ''Literature/ThePower'': Most of the female characters, due to getting [[ShockAndAwe electrical powers]], start using them against men (whether for self-defense, torture, murder or rape), and this extends over the entire world, with society being turned upside down because of it. It's a dark example, at the very center of the book, being the titular power (plus the social control it gives them). |
| 117 | * ''Literature/{{Quarters}}'': The universe features many female guards, soldiers and assassins, with this being a common feature of the countries where the books are set, including many main characters in them. It's portrayed as common and unremarkable, with women no less competent than men. |
| 118 | * In ''Literature/RebornToMasterTheBlade'', though male Knights and competent male fighters ''do'' exist, the series most prominent and most powerful fighters are all female. The most prominent is the protagonist, Inglis, who by virtue of the memories of her past life as the WarriorKing of the same name and being the Goddess' ChosenOne has more power and knowledge than anyone else in the world has. But, several other characters who match her in her strength or in fighting prowess are also female, such as the EquippableAlly Eris, Inglis's cousin and best friend Rafinha, or their mutual friend Leone. The principal of the AcademyOfAdventure they attend is also female, albeit a powerful mage who can warp reality and gravity to her will than a physical fighter. |
| 119 | * In the ''Literature/{{Rihannsu}}'' series, Romulan society is quasi-matriarchal, and the first book makes a point of mentioning that there are more women than men in the Romulan military. And while Arrhae in ''Literature/TheRomulanWay'' doesn't get many action scenes she still must've qualified, considering she's actually a Starfleet officer on a {{deep cover|Agent}} assignment. In general if a female character isn't a soldier, she's a high-ranking politician. |
| 120 | * The Literature/TortallUniverse and the Literature/CircleOfMagic Universe, both created by [[Creator/TamoraPierce the same author]], drift into it. While there are quite a few very strong male mages and fighters, nearly all of the protagonists and the majority of their allies (and sometimes enemies) are female, and they can all kick ass. For example, the main cast of Circle of Magic is composed of five girls and three guys, all of whom are some of the greatest mages in the world. It also gets deconstructed in ''The Will Of The Empress'', when Empress Berenene refuses to abolish an ancient custom that allows the men in Namorn to kidnap women and hold them until they sign a marriage contract, because in her opinion strong women should be able to escape as she did, and her empire needs strong women. Sandry points out to her that, as the soon-to-be empress, it's not likely that she was held as strongly as a normal bridenapper would ([[spoiler: Sandry herself was locked in a box]]). |
| 121 | * Almost every single girl in ''Literature/UnlimitedFafnir'' is one, as they all have a "D marking" on them, allowing them to summon antimatter to create weapons with. This comes in very handy against the dragons that attack humanity every now and then. |
| 122 | * Justified in ''Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire'', a companion book to the ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' novels. The city-states of the Bone Mountains only allow women to be warriors due to a cultural belief that only those who can give life should be permitted to take it. |
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| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Live Action TV]] |
| 126 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Aside from the many Slayers including Buffy, there's witches Willow, Tara and Amy, the former demon Anya, and Buffy's little sister Dawn who she trains in Season 7. Buffy's two strongest foes are the PhysicalGod Glorificus/Glory, and the First Evil who is an EldritchAbomination that usually appears in Buffy's form. The only recurring female who doesn't regularly kick ass is Joyce, but even she gets her chance in ''School Hard''. By contrast with the males, only Spike, Angel and Riley are competent fighters, and the latter two are PutOnABus. Otherwise Giles is TheMentor and Xander is just a normal person, they certainly get their moments of badassery but are definitely not as powerful as the women save for Dawn. |
| 127 | * ''Series/{{Intergalactic}}'': Ash is a police officer with the requisite combat skills, and the female convicts she's thrown in among also show varying degrees of prowess. They also make up most of the cast. |
| 128 | * ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'': Kahlan, Nicci, Cara, the Confessors, Sisters of the Dark/Light and Mord Sith are all very skilled women warriors, frequently displaying their skills. These are most of the female characters, and they outnumber the guys in the main cast. |
| 129 | * ''Series/MotherlandFortSalem'': Most of the cast are female, and being soldiers or cadets they frequently engage in combat or at least training for it. |
| 130 | * ''Series/OnceUponATime'' veers into this territory. Although there are competent male fighters in the series ([[PrinceCharming Charming]], [[TheChessmaster Rumplestiltskin]], [[HookHand Captain Hook]]), they are frequently outnumbered by the numerous badass women surrounding them. [[RavenHairIvorySkin Snow White]] and [[TheStoic Emma]] are the most prominent, Snow being an excellent archer and a capable swordswoman, while Emma's good with a gun (despite that being useless against dragons and ogres) and her [[GoodOldFisticuffs fists]], and gets in on the sword action as well. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Regina]] is one of the most powerful characters in the series with her magic, and [[spoiler: her mother]] Cora is even more ridiculously powerful, not to mention [[{{Determinator}} Mulan]] and [[BadassAdorable Little Red Riding Hood]]. Even the non-combat trained [[BrainyBrunette Belle]] steps up and kicks some ass when needed, and [[BadassBookworm uses her love of books]] to great advantage. Plus, Red's [[NeverMessWithGranny Grandmother]] has a crossbow and will take you out to protect her [[MamaBear granddaughter]]. Men in this series are in no way portrayed as comparatively weak, but the female fighters tend to be in the front line more often. |
| 131 | * ''Series/ThePower2023'': As women develop the skein around the world, it causes this increasingly since they learn how to use their electrical-generating ability as a weapon. Those in Saudi Arabia revolt first, then also the Carpathian women, as the skein becomes a potent equalizer (and soon a superior attribute). |
| 132 | * ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' is this. Almost all important characters are female and at some point each of the main 6 are either an ActionGirl or DamselInDistress. Examples of action girls include: [[spoiler:Aria karate fighting]] in 4A finale, [[spoiler:Emily killing Lyndon James]], Spencer in all of [[spoiler:3B]] and the season 2 finale, Hanna putting a tire iron to good use on Holbrook. [[spoiler:Mona]] any time she dons a hoodie. Besides this all the other main chess pieces to the overall mystery and plot are female such as [[spoiler: Shana]], [[spoiler: Ali's mom]], Detective Tanner, Cece, and Jenna. |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 136 | * The music video for Music/TaylorSwift's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo Bad Blood]] opens with her fighting people in an office, and swiftly shows off as many action/sci-fi {{Shout Out}}s and {{Celebrity Cameo}}s from that point onward. No prizes for guessing what kind of people said cameos tend to play. |
| 137 | [[/folder]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 140 | * Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling, Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}, and any other women's pro wrestling promotion that emphasizes athleticism over T&A. |
| 141 | * Wrestling/{{WWE}} finally became this in 2016, after years and years of [[CatFight catfights]] and Bra and Panties matches. The current women's division is now being represented from countries such as the United States, Japan, Australia and others. |
| 142 | [[/folder]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 145 | * In the motorsport RPG Roleplay/FormulaRejectsAlternateSeries, female competitors are, unlike in real motorsport, common and extremely successful, having won both minor championships and world championships. |
| 146 | * The GM and players of Roleplay/TheSydneyScroungers are all fond of {{Action Girl}}s and the setting is full of them, all the way down to [[RedShirt random NPCs]]. Notably, the party of five [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] only has one man. |
| 147 | [[/folder]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 150 | * ''TabletopGame/MachoWomenWithGuns'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Obviously]]. Every player character is a woman armed with lots of weaponry, with men being few and far between. |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 154 | * ''VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo'' is possibly the TropeCodifier in gaming, as it's one of the earliest all girl fighting game series. The premise is largely the same as the OVA, which centers on [[NotJustATournament a MMA competition]] for combat waitresses. |
| 155 | * ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' certainly qualifies, as every playable character (and one or two bosses) in its roster is female and capable of holding her own in battle. |
| 156 | * ''VideoGame/BlueArchive'': Kivotos is the GirlsWithGuns type. All playable units are high-school students from female-only schools, [[EveryoneIsArmed they all carry firearms as a requirement,]] and are very competent at handling them. |
| 157 | * ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'': While there are a lot of badasses in the franchise, the women are definitely the ones who make the biggest impacts. However, this is often overshadowed by the fact that the game is BestKnownForTheFanservice. |
| 158 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', whether it was intentional or not, the main NPC protagonist of ''every'' major expansion has been female. [[PirateGirl Lion]] in launch and ''Rise of the Zilart'', [[BareFistedMonk Prishe]] in ''Chains of Promathia'', [[MarionetteMaster Aphmau]] in ''Treasures of Aht Urhgan'', [[DanceBattler Lilisette]] in ''Wings of the Goddess'', [[BadassBookworm Arciela]] in ''Seekers of Adoulin'', and [[TheApprentice Iroha]] in ''Rhapsodies of Vana'diel''. Let alone other fan favorite characters like [[BreakoutCharacter Shantotto]], [[MasterSwordsman Curilla]], and [[{{Samurai}} Ayame]]. |
| 159 | * ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' playthroughs will very often result in this due to StoryAndGameplaySegregation. While not every woman in the game starts off as a certified badass, a good number of them can reclass into female-only Pegasus Knight class and, from there, [[PrestigeClass Dark Fliers]]. Dark Fliers have access to the "Galeforce" skill: which allows them to move again after killing an enemy unit. In short, this makes your female units infinitely more valuable as units than the male ones - since the ability to take two turns in a turn-based game is a complete GameBreaker. |
| 160 | ** ...With three to four exceptions: Owain, Inigo, Brady, and (if you're playing as a female Avatar) your son Morgan (If you play as a male Avatar, Morgan will be your ''daughter'' instead), who are boys who can inherit galeforce from their mothers. In fact, they're often considered superior to girls with galeforce since they also have access to Aggressor, another extremely powerful skill, this one exclusive to men and which, unlike Galeforce, is DLC exclusive and ''cannot'' be passed down. |
| 161 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gekido}}'' is full of these, from the playable heroines Michelle and Angela, a kunoichi boss Kioki, and legions upon legions of henchwomen enemies who can put up a better fight compared to the male mooks. |
| 162 | * ''VideoGame/TheGladiator'', befitting it's {{wuxia}} setting, has a whole plethora of action-girls in it's cast, from the three playable heroines, Huang-he, Qian-Qian and Shangguan-Jin, as well as Shangguan-Jin's sister Shangguan-Xue as one of the bosses (using a PaletteSwap from Jin's sprite) and legions of women enforcers among the enemy mooks. |
| 163 | * The Major Action Girls of ''VideoGame/GravityRush'' are all female, while males in the game have largely a supporting role and rarely get in on the action. |
| 164 | * {{Justified|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''. To fight Honkai, Valkyries need Stigmata which are [[GenderRestrictedAbility far more common among females]]. Men with Stigmata are a very rare occurrence. |
| 165 | * The Nora tribe in ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' is fully egalitarian when it comes to gender, including in combat, and while we do meet male Braves (most notably Varl, who accompanies Aloy to the west in [[VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest the sequel]]), their war chief Sona is female, as are the three High Matriarchs who lead the tribe. And of course, there's the protagonist Aloy, who, while technically raised as an outcast from the tribe, still grew up around them. The Carja Sundom, an empire that hews to more patriarchal gender roles, is known to [[CulturalPosturing look down on the Nora]] for this and other reasons. The Banuk are also egalitarian, though the game shows us more of their men alongside their women, so they're not an example. |
| 166 | * ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' focuses on an almost all female ass-kicking team of heroines, who are strong, powerful, and can beat the tar out of everyone. There are only two male heroes, with eight female heroines.[[note]] Of course that's only in the base game. Once you factor in all the villains and DLC characters, it's a much more even split.[[/note]] |
| 167 | * The cast of ''{{VideoGame/Moonrise}}'' is a CastFullOfGay and mostly supernatural women who have the power to kill the PlayerCharacter. Thankfully, they choose not to, [[spoiler: until they don't]]. |
| 168 | * ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' has ''every'' single playable character as a female and would kick anyone's ass in their fight against [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil piracy]]. By the way, Piracy's female too, and tries to indulge in being an OmnicidalManiac. |
| 169 | ** Later games in the series add a handful of male villains. Of them, one's a rat, one's an old mad ([[TheChessmaster albeit a shrewd one]]), and several are robots. The last one is implied to be attractive, but it never seen outside his PoweredArmor. The BigBad and enemy power players are still female. |
| 170 | * ''VideoGame/{{Otomedius}}'', being a spinoff of ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', is ironically this. Complete with {{Fanservice}} and [[CoolBike flying motorbikes with lasers and missiles]], the entire cast are girls who are [[BadassBiker Badass Flying Bikers]]. (Though there are a few males too.) [[spoiler:Well, many villains are females too.]] |
| 171 | * ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' is a ''Franchise/MegaMan'' clone where most of the cast is female, and they happen to be a bunch of [[BadassAdorable cutesy]] magic-user girls who are all more than capable of holding their own in battle. The members of the titular RKS military organization and the members of the rival Schwarzkreuz are mostly women. One such prime example happens to be found in [[DarkIsNotEvil Grolla Seyfarth]], who owns her late grandfather and mentor's legendary sword and is more than willing to protect her colleagues and cut down those who stand against them at any cost. The fact that she's one of two characters who share similarities with ''VideoGame/MegaManX'''s Zero alongside the likes of [[AntiVillain Pamela Arwig]] also helps. There are important male characters- the respective BigBad of both games is a man (Count Michael Zeppelin and the Pope, respectively), as is TheDragon to the former (Raimund Seyfarth), and Kahl Palesch is a fairly important character [[spoiler:who serves as a boss in the sequel]], while the founder of RKS was the unseen man Rosenkreuz; but the protagonists, {{Fairy Companion}}s, normal stage bosses, and [[spoiler:[[TheWomanBehindTheMan true villain]] of [[HijackedByGanon both games]]]] are all female. |
| 172 | * ''VideoGame/RumbleRoses'': every female characters are strong, tough, and are not afraid to get down and dirty. And it only has [[TheOneGuy one]] playable guy. |
| 173 | * The whole premises of ''VideoGame/ScarletBlade'' the game only features female classes, who all wear {{Stripperific}} outfits, and pilot PoweredArmor mechs. |
| 174 | * ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' has a cast composed entirely of [[JigglePhysics bouncy]] female ninjas, every one of them a badass. In-story, it's not like men can't become Shinobi (in fact two retired men are important support characters, Ikaruga's adoptive brother is a ([[JokeCharacter rather]] [[WhatTheFuAreYouDoing incompetent]]) Shinobi, and the recurring BigBad is male), it's just that the handful of focus students for each school happen to be female. |
| 175 | * ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'': The hero, villain and supporting cast are almost exclusively female and all kick ass. |
| 176 | * ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' qualifies; not only is its playable cast almost exclusively female (with the two male characters being DLC), but even non-playable women have a tendency to be tough, and only women can become [[HumanoidAbomination the titular Skullgirl]]. |
| 177 | * ''VideoGame/SuperHeroineChronicle'' is a ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' style game featuring characters from various female-led anime series. |
| 178 | * Gensokyo, the primary setting of the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series, is filled to the brim with girls who will unleash BulletHell on you. It seems there's exactly one humanoid male character to be found in Gensokyo, and he's a NonActionGuy who appears only in side-stories, not the games themselves. |
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| 180 | |
| 181 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 182 | * ''VisualNovel/ChuSinGura46Plus1'' involves the retelling of UsefulNotes/The47Ronin but with almost every major character of the epic as a woman, with very few male warriors left. |
| 183 | * ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'' also counts as a WorldOfBadass, but on average the best fighters are female, much more emphasis is put onto the fights between the female characters than the male ones and the player character himself is mostly a non-combatant who does very little fighting. |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 187 | * ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy'' focuses almost entirely on the female cast of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' duking it out with the women of ''[[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Fantasy]]''. The only males of note, so far, have been Hayate, [[spoiler:[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Cloud Strife]], and [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]].]] |
| 188 | * Likewise, ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'' focuses on the main female characters of the DCU. |
| 189 | * ''WebAnimation/GothamGirls'' is mainly focused on Batgirl and her foes, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman. |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 193 | * ''Webcomic/TheDreadful'': Kit, Liz, and Erin are all skilled gunslingers, and Jeanne has no problem bringing her fists to a gunfight. The only males to demonstrate badassery thus far are Burke [[spoiler:(who's killed early on)]] and much later [[spoiler:El Sabueso]] (who first appeared as a total goofball in a side comic). |
| 194 | * ''Webcomic/{{Driftbreak}}'' has a almost all-female cast and all of them are fully capable action girls decked with IconicItem weapons and magic. |
| 195 | * ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' has several badass male characters and several non-badass females, but mainly features the loads and loads of amazons. Justified in that elven sexual dimorphism is the reverse of human: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=474 females are taller and stronger]]. The dominant culture values fertility, strength in combat, and [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1071 honor]]. Thus, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=14 princesses are expected to grow up to be military commanders]]. |
| 196 | * ''Webcomic/ErikaAndThePrincesInDistress'' : To put it mildly, Erika, who has been shown able to knock a bear unconscious with a mere two punches, is considered a '''weakling''' by the standards of the Kingdom of Brutes. |
| 197 | * The world of ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' revolves around furry fighting. However, most of the story focuses on Combagals, female pro-wrestlers. Later in the story, some male fighters start to appear. |
| 198 | %% * ''Webcomic/TheGreenEyedSniper'' has two badass female {{Main Character}}s, Shanti and Sekhmet. Shanti is a sniper assassin of untouchable criminals, and Sekhmet is a conflicted war criminal who's rumored to kill anyone, if sufficiently enraged. |
| 199 | * ''Webcomic/JetDream'' stars a team of male badasses who become {{Action Girl}}s after exposure to GenderBender AppliedPhlebotinum. Not only are many of their adversaries female, but the various processes used to turn men into women in the series also provide BioAugmentation, enhancing the new woman's strength, agility, and endurance. It's implied that after a generation or two, many of the world's men will voluntarily become women (and most of the remainder will become {{Wholesome Crossdresser}}s). |
| 200 | * ''WebComic/MagickChicks'' is set at Artemis Academy: an [[AllGirlSchool all girls military school]] [[DemonSlaying for monster hunters]] in training, where the student body consists of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], espers, {{ninja}}, witches, and a MagicalGirl. |
| 201 | * ''Webcomic/{{Marilith}}'' is less extreme, as Marshall does get his share of the spotlight, but Valentino, Marilith, and even the barely-trained Kimiko overshine him. |
| 202 | * ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' takes place in a city where monsters roam the streets by night, and the city's superpowered {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s are the only ones capable of fighting them off. Even girls whose powers are non-combat still have above-average physical strength and a baseline HealingFactor, and some like Mindful Eye have on occasion managed to substitute what they lack in combat strength with [[{{Determinator}} sheer bravery and determination]]. The single known male character to even come close to their level is Mark, a MysteriousStranger from the outside who's somehow acquired a set of magical grenades; how he got them (and what his deal is more generally) remains to be seen. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 206 | * ''WebVideo/BAMFGirlsClub'' features [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin several badass action girls]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg ...and Bella Swan]]. |
| 207 | * ''Literature/StellarRangerDarkStar'': Being a MagicalGirlWarrior series, this is a given. The main Stellar Rangers are all female, and many of the minor ones are also female. There are male Stellar Rangers, but the only major one is [[TheMentor Mr. Vember]]. Male characters tend to be minor civilians, side characters, or villains (such as [[EvilOverlord Baron Stellos]] and his army). There are also several {{Dark Action Girl}}s like the Puppetrix, General Layon of the Savage Stars, [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Lanessa de Vran Sie]]]], and [[CreepyTwins Vanra and Zanra]]. |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 211 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince:'' Xadia is full of capable women fighters, the most notable being the young but talented Rayla, the powerful General Amaya, along with her [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] sister, Sarai, and the Golden Knight Janai. |
| 212 | * In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', most female characters can put up a fight, even those who've never been in a fight before, like Kim's school friend Monique. The male characters tend to be klutzes, though ridiculous experts in non-combatant fields such as rocket science. While plenty of male fighters exist, most of the fight scenes are between the girls. |
| 213 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', every tough or powerful hero is female while the male "heroes" are [[FauxActionGirl Faux Action Boys]] (Shining Armor), [[MilitariesAreUseless useless buffoons]] (the Royal Guards, although the last two seasons showed the just as useless female guards), or [[IJustWantToBeSpecial envious of the women and dream of being magical girls]] (Big Macintosh). One episode that pits Rainbow Dash against Big Macintosh even has her tell him "Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're a stallion!" Pretty much the only exception is Spike, who's managed to save the day a handful of times, but he's normally a NonActionGuy and CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass whose otherwise [[ButtMonkey constantly on the receiving end of slapstick]]. |
| 214 | * On ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse,'' the title character is both TheOneGuy and the NonActionGuy of an otherwise [[OneGenderRace all-female species]] of {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s. Among the human characters, the two biggest {{Badass Normal}}s are both girls, [[NiceGirl Sadie]] and [[MuggleBestFriend Connie]]. |
| 215 | * ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' universe the [[ExtranormalInstitute three best schools]] in the Magical Dimension are all single sex: all female witch school Cloudtower, all female fairy school Alfea, and all male Redfountain, training [[BadassNormal heroes]]. While there are wizards, paladins, and other male magic users mentioned or featured in the show, they're far outnumbered by the female witches and fairies. |
| 216 | ** Subverted in the occasional situation where they [[TheTeam team up]] with their romantic counterparts, at which point there is an equal split of [[BadassNormal Specialists]] to [[MagicalGirlWarrior Winx girls]]. |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
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