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* Mousy lawyer [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter Jennifer Walters]] becomes the 6'6" green supermodel superhero ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', though it's not adrenaline that does it so much as [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers deadly radiation]]. It's played with in more recent stories, where she starts taking her normal meek persona more seriously and comes out of her shell as Jen as well, ''without'' letting her hair down or taking off the glasses.
* After rejoining the Reds in ''Red Lanterns,'' Guy Gardner eventually grows out his hair as well as a mustache.

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* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': After rejoining the Reds in ''ComicBook/RedLanterns,'' Guy Gardner eventually grows out his hair as well as a mustache.
* ''ComicBook/SheHulk'':
Mousy lawyer [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter Jennifer Walters]] Walters becomes the 6'6" green supermodel superhero ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', She-Hulk, though it's not adrenaline that does it so much as [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers deadly radiation]]. It's played with in more recent stories, where she starts taking her normal meek persona more seriously and comes out of her shell as Jen as well, ''without'' letting her hair down or taking off the glasses.
* After rejoining the Reds in ''Red Lanterns,'' Guy Gardner eventually grows out his hair as well as a mustache.
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** [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsHiccupHorrendousHaddockIII Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III]] in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

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** [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsHiccupHorrendousHaddockIII Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III]] III in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.
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* Mousy lawyer Jennifer Walters becomes the 6'6" green supermodel superhero ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', though it's not adrenaline that does it so much as [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers deadly radiation]]. It's played with in more recent stories, where she starts taking her normal meek persona more seriously and comes out of her shell as Jen as well, ''without'' letting her hair down or taking off the glasses.

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* Mousy lawyer [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter Jennifer Walters Walters]] becomes the 6'6" green supermodel superhero ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', though it's not adrenaline that does it so much as [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers deadly radiation]]. It's played with in more recent stories, where she starts taking her normal meek persona more seriously and comes out of her shell as Jen as well, ''without'' letting her hair down or taking off the glasses.



** Hiccup in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

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** [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsHiccupHorrendousHaddockIII Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III]] in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.



** Arya Stark is seen wearing dresses in the same style as her sister Sansa and has an intricate hairstyle. At the end of the first season, her hair is cut short and she is forced to dress as a boy, but for the rest of the series is a fully-fledged ActionGirl.
** Daenerys Targaryen starts out in the series as a meek little girl under the thumb of her cruel brother and is dressed like a doll in flowing gowns. However, after her marriage to Khal Drogo, she begins to embrace her status as Khaleesi of the Dothraki and dresses in their fashion with leathers and BraidsOfAction. In the books, it is explicitly stated that her brother Viserys was killed off because of his refusal to change his ways to adapt to the Dothraki.

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** [[Characters/GameOfThronesAryaStark Arya Stark Stark]] is seen wearing dresses in the same style as her sister Sansa and has an intricate hairstyle. At the end of the first season, her hair is cut short and she is forced to dress as a boy, but for the rest of the series is a fully-fledged ActionGirl.
** [[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysTargaryen Daenerys Targaryen Targaryen]] starts out in the series as a meek little girl under the thumb of her cruel brother and is dressed like a doll in flowing gowns. However, after her marriage to Khal Drogo, she begins to embrace her status as Khaleesi of the Dothraki and dresses in their fashion with leathers and BraidsOfAction. In the books, it is explicitly stated that her brother Viserys was killed off because of his refusal to change his ways to adapt to the Dothraki.



* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Over the entire fourth season, Ron slowly worked toward becoming cool enough to be Kim Possible's boyfriend. In the finale, when a threat downs the girl who can do anything, the sidekick steps up and embraces his Monkey Kung Fu.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Connie gets this in the opening titles. In the first season, when she was mostly defined as Steven's adorkable best friend, she was shown with a dress and big floppy hat, carrying ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime''. In the revised second season titles, starting with "Sworn to the Sword" (in which Pearl trains her in swordfighting), she's wearing shorts, a sleeveless top, no hat, and the book is replaced with Rose Quartz's sword, which is nearly as large as Connie herself.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Over the entire fourth season, [[Characters/KimPossibleRonStoppable Ron Stoppable]] slowly worked toward becoming cool enough to be Kim Possible's boyfriend. In the finale, when a threat downs the girl who can do anything, the sidekick steps up and embraces his Monkey Kung Fu.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Characters/StevenUniverseConnieMaheswaran Connie Maheswaran]] gets this in the opening titles. In the first season, when she was mostly defined as Steven's adorkable best friend, she was shown with a dress and big floppy hat, carrying ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime''. In the revised second season titles, starting with "Sworn to the Sword" (in which Pearl trains her in swordfighting), she's wearing shorts, a sleeveless top, no hat, and the book is replaced with Rose Quartz's sword, which is nearly as large as Connie herself.
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Cleanup; trope does not qualify for new name of Tragically Disabled Love Interest


* ''Film/TheSaint1997'': Emma is a shy, nervous nuclear physicist who is brilliant enough to have invented Cold Fusion. She meets Simon in one of his aliases, and it's LoveAtFirstSight. Once she gets over being astonished that a man like him would notice her, she's so worked up she has to take [[DisabledLoveInterest her heart medication]] before they go to bed. But he betrays her. Incensed, Emma throws off the meek mouse persona and tracks him down. Along the way, they're pursued by the Russian Mafia, and by the end of the movie, she can do a 100-yard dash and doesn't need her pills anymore. In the original ending, she was going to die of heart problems, but test audiences didn't like it.

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* ''Film/TheSaint1997'': Emma is a shy, nervous nuclear physicist who is brilliant enough to have invented Cold Fusion. She meets Simon in one of his aliases, and it's LoveAtFirstSight. Once she gets over being astonished that a man like him would notice her, she's so worked up she has to take [[DisabledLoveInterest her heart medication]] medication before they go to bed. But he betrays her. Incensed, Emma throws off the meek mouse persona and tracks him down. Along the way, they're pursued by the Russian Mafia, and by the end of the movie, she can do a 100-yard dash and doesn't need her pills anymore. In the original ending, she was going to die of heart problems, but test audiences didn't like it.
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* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. This is a JustifiedTrope with Triela (already a badass cyborg ActionGirl) reflecting her changing relationship with her handler, former German police officer Victor Hilshire. All the cyborgs have been brainwashed to obey their handlers and this strongly influences the way they dress and act. [[GermanicDepressives Hilshire]] however doesn't know how to relate to his cyborg child killer, so keeps an emotional distance. Therefore Triela starts the series wearing frumpy clothes and {{Badass Longcoat}}s. Later Hilshire works to bridge the gap between them, so Triela [[BadassInANiceSuit dresses the same as he does]] as if she's his police partner. When Triela starts thinking of Hilshire as a ParentalSubstitute, she ends up wearing a pleated schoolgirl skirt as if she's his daughter.

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* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. This is a JustifiedTrope with Triela (already a badass cyborg ActionGirl) reflecting her changing relationship with her handler, former German police officer Victor Hilshire. All the cyborgs have been brainwashed to obey their handlers and this strongly influences the way they dress and act. [[GermanicDepressives Hilshire]] however doesn't know how to relate to his cyborg child killer, so keeps an emotional distance. Therefore Triela starts the series wearing frumpy clothes and {{Badass Longcoat}}s. Later Hilshire works to bridge the gap between them, so Triela [[BadassInANiceSuit dresses the same as he does]] as if she's his police partner. When Triela starts thinking of Hilshire as a ParentalSubstitute, she ends up wearing a pleated schoolgirl skirt as if she's his daughter.
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** Hiccup in ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

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** Hiccup in ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'' ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

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