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She's tall, pretty, aloof and composed. As a result, she generally attracts quite a following wherever she goes. She usually has [[RapunzelHair waist-length]], [[PaleSkinnedBrunette dark]] hair.

While it might not be fair to say that trouble follows her everywhere, it's accurate for most cases of the type. This sometimes causes an undeserved reputation as a delinquent.

Often [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer the target]] of one or more SchoolgirlLesbians. If she is one herself, expect her to have a more-or-less {{Moe}} or ShrinkingViolet girlfriend.

The term was coined to describe Azuma Hazuki of ''YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'', playing on the old description of a man as "TallDarkAndHandsome". '''However, this is not a purely physical characterization'''; the aloofness is a key aspect of the trope.

This character type crosses over rather regularly with the {{Ojou}} and {{Kuudere}}. Feel free to compare the examples.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* Azuma Hazuki in ''YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'', for whom the term was created, with {{Yuri Fan}}s checking to see if anyone else fits the pattern.
* Tenjou Utena in ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', one of the early incarnations of this character type -- except for her hair, which is pink in the anime and strawberry-blonde in the manga.
* Sakaki in ''AzumangaDaioh'' is a subversion - her apparent aloofness is really the because she's a ShrinkingViolet, in spite of her physical appearance.
* Himemiya Chikane in ''KannazukiNoMiko'', complete with {{Moe}} ShrinkingViolet girlfriend.
* Mima in ''PerfectBlue'' despite having short dark hair.
* Shion, Mion, Rena, Miyo, and arguably Rina (although she is hated, and for good reason) in ''{{Higurashi}}''.
* Majority of the female cast of ''CodeGeass'' in terms of appearance, but proper examples are C.C., Cornelia, Euphemia and Marianne.
* Nico Robin in ''{{One Piece}}''.
* Erika in ''{{Daimos}}''.
* Lucy in ''ElfenLied'' despite having red hair.
* Akira in ''{{ARIA}}'' (pictured).
* Melfina in ''OutlawStar''.
* Momo in ''PeachGirl''.
* Rukia , Nanao and Neliel in ''{{Bleach}}'' (despite Rukia being Short Dark and Bishoujo.)
** And Senna, from the ''Memories of Nobody'' movie.
* Shana and Mergery Daw in ''ShakuganNoShana'' (like Rukia, Shana is Short Dark and Bishoujo, while Mergery is Blond.)
* Kuga Natsuki in ''{{Mai-HiME}}''.
* Zakuro in ''TokyoMewMew''.
* Aoyama Motoko in ''LoveHina''.
* Lieutenant Kanuka Clancy from ''{{Patlabor}}''. Possibly a part of her rivalry with {{Bifauxnen}} Lt. Kumagami.
* Madoka Ayukawa in ''KimagureOrangeRoad''. -- Since KOR was over 20 years ago, she is one of the originals
* Sai in ''KidouTenshiAngelicLayer''.
* Tomoyo in ''{{Clannad}}'', who immediately gained fangirls upon transferring and received gifts from them. Also, compare on how tall she is compared to the other girls by looking at how tall her life-size teddy bear outfit is.
* Shizuma from ''StrawberryPanic''. She has white hair, but otherwise fits this trope just fine.
* Maki Izumi from ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' is something of a subversion of this. Physically speaking, she's quite attractive; however she's always cracking [[IncrediblyLamePun bad puns]], has a habit for playing the ukelele (terribly) and nobody seems sexually interested in her while she never shows any sexual interest in anyone else. [[spoiler:At least not until the episode where everyone's repressed personalities come to the forefront and her sexual side tries to convince both Akito and Akatsuki to have sex with her. Of course, this is also the episode where it's explained that she's repressed her sexual side because both of her fiancees died young and she's convinced if she opens up to anyone they'll inevitably die as well and she'll just be alone and heartbroken again.]]
* Jun Fudo in ''DevilmanLady''.
* Rider in ''FateStayNight'' embraces this trope. [[spoiler:And her true Master was actually a MoeMoe girl.]]
* Asagi from ''[[{{Yotsubato}} Yotsuba&!]]'', only the waist-length hair is brown and she's more troublemaker than troubled.
* Setsuna Meioh (AKA Sailor Pluto) and Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) from ''SailorMoon''. (At least Rei is Short, Dark and Bishoujo...)
** The manga version of Rei plays this trope terribly straight, looking much older than her actual age in the process.
* Kikyo and Kagura from ''{{Inuyasha}}''.
* Reki from ''HaibaneRenmei''.
* Akira from ''MahouSenseiNegima''
*** Also from the same series, Mana Tatsumiya.
* Cynthia from ''{{Pokemon}}'', despite being blond.
** Don't forget about Gym Leaders Sabrina and Clair, as well as Pike Queen Lucy.
* Kotonoha Katsura in ''SchoolDays''.
* Ogasawara Sachiko in ''{{Maria-sama Ga Miteru}}''.
* Ceres in ''AyashiNoCeres''.
* Amatsuka Megumi in ''TenshiNaKonamaiki''. (She has the wrong hair color, however.)
* Kazetsubaki Kuriko in ''{{Maburaho}}''.
* Caren in ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', and later, the other members of the secondary trio.
* Karen and Komachi in ''[[YesPrecure5 Yes! Precure 5]]''. Karen best fits the personality part, though.
* Konoe Tsurugi in ''HanaukyoMaidTai''.
* Simone from ''ShiroiHeyaNoFutari'', the first {{shoujo}} GirlsLove manga ever from way back in the '70s. Yes, this trope has existed ever since the beginning of the genre.
* Kan'u Unchou in ''IkkiTousen''. To be expected since she's supposed to be a voluptuous schoolgirl version of the resident GeniusBruiser and GentleGiant of ''RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', Guan Yu.
** Also, [[TheStrategist Kaku]] [[TheVamp Bunwa]] (Jia Xu)
* Ran, titular character of ''KazemakaseTsukikageRan'', is a textbook example of the trope, particularly in that she attracts trouble like a magnet (or is attracted to it?) and has a {{Moe}} ChineseGirl following her around most of the time. However, she dresses and acts in a masculine way, despite looking quite feminine; if she were ever taken for a boy (oddly, no one makes this mistake) she would be bounced right over into {{Bifauxnen}} territory.
** People are often in the dark about her gender until she starts ''talking'', though.
* Hinamori Amu from ''ShugoChara'' wears a public persona that makes her appear as an example of this trope to her schoolmates -- in reality, she's plagued by self-image issues and hates acting that way.
* Kanae Kotonami from ''SkipBeat'' fits this trope--at least the physical description, anyway. Her true personality is a bit more [[{{Tsundere}} fiery]].
* Isayama Yomi from ''Ga-Rei -Zero-''. To certain extent, the main character Tsuchiyama Kagura also count.
** The chief of the Environment Ministry special division and her secretary, as well.
** And Natsuki [[{{Expy}} Kasuga]] from the [[spoiler: unfortunate]] Defense Ministry squad.
** Come to think of it, is there any woman not fitting this trope in ''Ga-Rei -Zero-'' ?
* Tatsuki from ''{{Hyakko}}'', although it's her blond friend Torako who gets the fangirls.
* Anego from ''DaiMahouTouge'' is the full-blown delinquent variety, even though she is nothing compared to the protagonist.
* Ami Kawashima and Sumire Kanou from ''{{Toradora}}''
* Takane from ''SoraWoKakeruShoujo''.
* Suigintou from ''RozenMaiden''... as far as miniature dolls go anyway.
** Despite having WHITE hair.
* This is a major plot point for Yukari Hayasaka from ''ParadiseKiss'', as she uses her appearance to break into professional modeling.
* Akiha Tohno from ''{{Tsukihime}}''.
* Mio from ''{{K-ON}}'', complete with an all-girl fanclub, despite being painfully shy.
* Futaba from ''[=~Amanchu!~=]'' is rather withdrawn, but [[RomanticTwoGirlfriendship as things look now]] she may score cute Hikari as her girlfriend.
* Sae from ''HidamariSketch'', despite having short hair and being a {{pettanko}}.
* Maya from ''[=~Maya's Funeral Procession~=]'', another GirlsLove manga from the '70s.
* In different ''{{Gundam}}'' series:
** Matilda Ajan in [[MobileSuitGundam the original series]]
** Haman Karn in ''ZetaGundam'' and its [[GundamZZ sequel]]
** Aina Saharin in ''The08thMSTeam''.
** Relena Peacecraft (despite being a blonde) and Lucrezia Noin in ''GundamWing''.
** Marrue Ramius and Aisha in ''GundamSEED''.
** Meer Campbell in ''GundamSeedDestiny''. [[spoiler: Her hair color was really black prior to her operation.]]
** Marina Ismail and Sumeragi Lee Noriega in ''{{Gundam 00}}''. [[spoiler: Tieria Erde, [[WholesomeCrossdresser while dressed as a woman]], looked and acted like one. Complete with fangirls.]]
* Sumika from ''SasamekiKoto''.
* Mana Kuzunoha and the Natsume sisters, Maya and Aya in ''TenjouTenge''.
* Nana Osaki from {{Nana}} though of the short hair variation
* Arashi Kishu from ''{{X}}'' and ''{{Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle}}''.
* Takako Chigusa from ''BattleRoyale''
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[[folder:Film]]
* Silhouette from ''{{Watchmen}}'' (she even has a cute nurse girlfriend) in spite of her bobbed hairstyle.
* To some extent, [[{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]]. She had long hair in the first film; it was cut into a bob by the second.
* TheBaroness from ''GIJoe''.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Violet Baudelaire from ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents''.
* Vidia from the ''DisneyFairies'' series.
* Bellatrix Lestrange from ''HarryPotter''.
* Susan Pevensie from ''ChroniclesOfNarnia''.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Megurine Luka, one of the {{Vocaloid}}s, was designed with this image in mind. ... Except her hair, which is pink like that of the previously mentioned [[RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Tsugumi Komachi in ''{{Ever17}}''.
* Hatsune in ''AtlachNacha''.
* Saki Tsuzura of ''ArcanaHeart''. The fact that she [[{{Expy}} looks like Chikane]] may just be a coincidence, really.
* Shanoa from ''{{Castlevania}}: Order of Ecclesia'', some of the women she rescues flirt with her, even.
* Also Tear Grants from ''TalesOfTheAbyss''
* Uzuki from ''AkaiIto'', something that may have contributed to her [[EnsembleDarkHorse popularity]].
* Kaya from ''AoiShiro'' as well as a milder version in [[TheOjou Ayashiro]].
* Natsuhi from ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi''. Would probably be an adult counterpart to TheOjou if she didn't have a tendency to get upset and yell at people so easily.
* Sena from ''ChaosHead''.
* Mai in ''{{Kanon}}'', with the "undeserved delinquent reputation" variant.
* Shion in ''OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru''.
* Arguably, Yuugi Hoshiguma (despite her blond hair), Mima (green), Yuka Kazami (also green), and Eirin Yagokoro ([[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl white]]) would be the ''{{Touhou}}'' series' closest examples.
* Lulu from ''FinalFantasyX'', although people generally leave her alone because of her sardonic nature. NPC Dona is pretty much the same, with an emphasis on [[LeastCommonSkinTone "dark"]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Maaya Chiaki from ''RedString''.
* Susan of ''ElGoonishShive'' eventually evolved into a flawless clone of Sakaki, and more or less fits this trope.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''{{Sapphire}}'' has Khina Sabiri (although her hair is in a ponytail, and is medium-length besides) and Morgana Rubanenko.
* Shandala, heroine of ''BrokenSaints'', fits the physical type (until her haircut in Chapter 6), and trouble does tend to [[TraumaCongaLine follow her around.]]
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Raven from ''TeenTitans'' despite having short hair. In two episodes she grew waist length hair.
* Ember from ''DannyPhantom'', though she really IS a delinquent.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* AngelinaJolie.
* Even though it's not really clear if she was tall or not, Anne Boleyn was definitely dark and bishoujo.
* Tilda Swinton.
* YuuAsakawa. In fact, [[PigeonHoledVoiceActor she voiced majority of the characters seen in the anime section]]!
* Monica Bellucci
* Catherine Zeta-Jones
* Lee Young Ae
* RomiPark
*Many a character of Suzie Plakson's (best known [[MostTropersAreYoungNerds around here]] as Worf's eventually [[StuffedIntoTheFridge fridged]] LoveInterest in StarTrekTheNextGeneration.)
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