History ActionGirl / VideoGames

* Pretty much ''every'' female character in ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' is this. The most notable examples, though, are [[FragileSpeedster No]][[BadassAdorable el]] [[TheGunslinger Vermi]][[WaifFu llion]], [[LadyOfWar Tsu]][[LightIsNotGood baki]] [[KnightTemplar Yayoi]], [[ChineseGirl Lit]][[MsFanservice chi]] [[HospitalHottie Faye]]-[[KickChick Ling]] and [[LittleBitBeastly Mak]][[HotBlooded oto]] [[GeniusDitz Nan]][[MusclesAreMeaningless aya]].

** [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Sophitia]] [[Anime/CodeGeass "Badass Mother"]] [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Alexandria]]. Fugudsakes, when [[MamaBear she thought her daughter Phyrra was in danger]], she promptly mowed down almost ''every single character in the game'' with ease. Honorable mentions go to the lady ninja Taki, the very talented Ivy Valentine, Sophitia's younger sister Cassandra, ChineseGirl swordswoman Chai Xianghua, PluckyGirl Seung Mina, JeanneDArchetype Hilde, FemmeFatale Setsuka, the [[LittleMissBadass young]] and [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery classy]] Amy, and [[CuteBruiser the tiny but powerful]] Talim. The fifth game has Taki's McNinja apprentice Natsu, [[spoiler: Xianghua's daughter]] and LadyOfWar in training Leixia, and [[spoiler: the aforementioned Phyrra herself after her DarkMagicalGirl stint is over]].

** Lucia, the {{Deuteragonist}} of the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry2 second game]] and first playable female character of the franchise easily qualifies. She is [[spoiler:an artificial demon created by the villain Arius and was adopted into a warrior clan who protect their home from evil with their fighting skills and powers borrowed from the gods they worship.]] Lucia is also the first female character of the series to take on and defeat a final boss of her own in story.

** Lady is introduced in the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening third game]], and she already qualifies by taking out demons with enormous ease using her guns, rockets, and explosives. despite being a normal human being. Like Trish, she's also playable in the ''Special Edition'' of the fourth game.
* Most females from the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series. For example, AxCrazy [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice Princess Sapphire]], who's also part of a BattleCouple.

* By virtue of being a fighting game series, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' features a bunch, which include [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Jigglypuff]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]] (also as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Sheik]]), [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Rosalina]], [[VideoGame/IceClimber Nana]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Palutena]], and VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}. But special mention goes to the ''VideoGame/WiiFit'' Trainer, who attacks opponents with what are basically yoga poses. All those other women had at least ''some'' taste of action in their original franchises; the Trainer's games never featured any action ''at all''.
** Due to [[PurelyAestheticGender their gender being optional]], [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Villager]], [[Franchise/FireEmblem Robin, Corrin, Byleth]], and the Mii Fighters can qualify as this.

** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' has quite a few, including the PlayerCharacter if played as female, CIA agent Rachel Kane, cyber soldier Sarah Hall and a [[DarkActionGirl villainous example]] in Goh Xiulan. The campaign also features female enemy {{Mooks}} in a series first, who are just as common (and brutally dispatched) as male enemies. Multiplayer has several female specialist characters, namely [[ArcherArchetype Outrider]], [[RevolversAreJustBetter Seraph]] and [[DemolitionsExpert Battery]]. The zombies mode has a FemmeFatale-themed example in Jessica.

** Due to [[PurelyAestheticGender their gender being optional]], [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Villager]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Corrin]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Byleth]], and the Mii Fighters can qualify as this.

* By virtue of being a fighting game series, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' features a bunch, which include [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Jigglypuff]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]] (also as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Sheik]]), [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]], [[VideoGame/IceClimber Nana]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Palutena]], and VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}. But special mention goes to the ''VideoGame/WiiFit'' Trainer, who attacks opponents with what are basically yoga poses. All those other women had at least ''some'' taste of action in their original franchises; the Trainer's games never featured any action ''at all''.

** Princess Peach is infamous as a DamselInDistress, but there are a few games where she really gets to shine. The levels in badass she takes in these games don't generally tend to stick in subsequent games, but it's still nice when it does happen. Games where she becomes a proactive hero include ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'', ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRun'', ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder''. She is also able to participate in the torture and chaos that is ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and ''VideoGame/MarioParty'', is just as much of an athlete as everyone else in the various sports games (the ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers'' series in particular make her a sassy and confident LadyOfWar) and is also a very impressive and powerful fighter in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. One really does wonder why she gets kidnapped so frequently and easily when she can hold her own so formidably... though then again the person who frequently kidnaps her is ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction Bowser]]'' so [[FridgeBrilliance perhaps it is justified]].

*** In the first game, we have Bombette, the explosive Bob-omb girl; Bow, the Boo who only needs to arm herself with a her fan and with a slap; Watt, the adorable baby light bulb who purges enemy defenses; and Sushie, the older but definitely not worn out Cheep Cheep.
*** The second game has Goombella, who's always willing to bonk some enemy heads; Vivian, who can set foes on fire with ease; Ms. Mowz, the traveling thief who can steal items for you; and Madame Flurrie, the cloud spirit who can fight by squishing enemies with her boobs and blowing them away with her powerful windy breath.
** Toadette gets her turn to be plenty badass as a playable character in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRun'', ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker'', and the Switch version of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''. She even gets her own exclusive power-up in the latter!