The young-looking but centuries-old vampire/wizardess Evangeline A.K. Mc Dowell of Mahou Sensei Negima! was a mostly played-for-laughs villain in an earlier arc, but shows her badassery in the Kyoto and Tournament arcs - her earlier weakness was explained away as affection for the hero.
A (much) later chapter has a character draw a humorous "Strength Table". The Demon God sitting at the very top? Evangeline (with Chachamaru's help) took him down in a little over a minute [and most of that minute was telling everyone around to make sure to watch her kill it]. Basically, after 22 volumes, the author is still saying, "She's really strong, so I can't actually have her fighting seriously yet. What is the name of this demon god?
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I found it here: http://negima.wikia.com/wiki/Chigusa_Amagasaki
Is Holo from Spice And Wolf actually a good example? She's not all that young even in portrayal, is she?
Hide / Show RepliesWould you refer to this trope as "Little Mister Badass" or "Badass Tyke" if the character happens to be male? Just wondering...
What happened to the former photograph for 'Little Miss Badass'? It fit better than Mathilda from The Professional. Where is it located in images?
Hide / Show RepliesIs anyone else here a CHERUB fan? (you know the books?) James's little sister Lauren is one of the youngest agents to EVER earn a black shirt, and is repeatedly beating him in fights. Kerry is also the best fighter on campus with more trophies than anyone and broke bruce's leg in seven places!
As I mentioned in my edit of the article, (in such a way as not to appear on the article page, of course) the thread on the image was locked before I could mention Maggie. I didn't replace the picture, but I put a couple ones of Maggie there as alternatives. (Again, in such a way as not to appear on the page.) Namely, these◊ two.◊
Edited by neoYTPism Hide / Show RepliesIf you really think these images fit, I suggest you create a ImageLinks/LittleMissBadass page for this trope.
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Is skitter from Worm an example