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* ''Series/WarriorNun'' -- a case could be made for half the cast, but the best example is Sister Camila, a kind, awkward, and sweet-natured young woman, and a trained holy warrior who will happily beat up a man twice her size, shoot up a church with an assault rifle, or nail an enemy in the head with a crossbow (and then spit on him for good measure).

** It gives us Anna Wu. While she only shows her stuff in one episode, she's such an impressive martial artist that ''Casey'' calls in a background check on her as a potential field agent. And she's certainly cute.
** Chuck qualifies as Badass Dork. ''Especially'' with Intersect 2.0, in which he gains a plethora of new skills that causes him to say, "Uh, guys? IKnowKungFu!"

** Jo Grant. Cute, clumsy and pretty much TheDitz. And yet she's the only companion to have ever resisted the Master's hypnotising, as well as helping Three escape from whatever prison cell or bondage trap he'd got himself in that week.

** [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Forensic Technician]] Abby Sciuto typically bounces between HotScientist and {{Moe}}. Until you threaten her or someone she cares about (''especially'' Gibbs); at which point, she'll thoroughly [[CurbStompBattle kick your ass]], and be totally adorable while doing it. [[OhCrap And kill you without leaving]] '''a single shred of forensic evidence!!'''

** Kala, the kind and girly HotScientist with a knack for improvised explosives.

* Spencer Reid from ''Series/CriminalMinds''. FBI profilers can rarely be described as "adorable", but Reid can rarely be described as anything else... except when he's shooting [=UnSubs=] in the head or slipping messages to his teammates while being tortured. And then he reverts right back to [[SleepCute napping all curled up like a kitten]], [[{{Nerd}} going on rants about Doctor Who]] or [[GeniusSweetTooth having some form of sugar]].

*** Plus, he also punched a police chief, breaking his nose and earning himself an arrest, because the guy called his best friend a "weirdo". But, basically, ''piss him off'' by [[BerserkButton threatening his friend]]-[[BewaretheNiceOnes HE WILL kill you.]]

* In the 2009 remake of ''Series/{{The Day of the Triffids|2009}}'' the main character is fired upon when entering a town. After putting his hands up he realises he's been captured by Susan and Imogen -- two cute little girls in CoolShades, [[CoolHat helmets]] and packing [[MoreDakka automatic weapons]].

** [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Forensic Technician]] Abby Sciuto typically bounces between HotScientist and {{Moe}}. Until you [[WhatAnIdiot threaten her]] or someone she cares about (''especially'' Gibbs); at which point, she'll thoroughly [[CurbStompBattle kick your ass]], and be totally adorable while doing it. [[OhCrap And kill you without leaving]] '''a single shred of forensic evidence!!'''
** Zach, the son of a man who is kidnapped because of his knowledge. He has an incredibly good memory, and when the men that kidnapped his father [[WhatAnIdiot try to kidnap him]], [[GroinAttack Zach punches him in the 'nads]]. Abby nicknames him "Mini-Gibbs".

** Mary and Molly could qualify as well. Mary since she turned out to be an assassin, and Molly because she was able to stand up to Sherlock, CALLS him out for saying terrible things, and not just that-she was also ANNOYED at his idiocy when [[WhatAnIdiot the guy was on drugs.]] IDIOT. Guess how annoyed this chick was? Annoyed to where she slaps him in the face 3 times. [[WhatAnIdiot Way to go, genius. Not]]. Plus, she [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech called him out on betraying the love of his friends]] AND broke up with Moriarty.

* Spencer Reid from ''Series/CriminalMinds''. FBI profilers can rarely be described as "adorable", but Reid can rarely be described as anything else... except when he's shooting [=UnSubs=] in the head or slipping messages to his teammates while being tortured. And then he reverts right back to [[SleepCute napping all curled up like a kitten]], [[HollywoodNerd going on rants about Doctor Who]] or [[GeniusSweetTooth having some form of sugar]].

** Buffy Summers. She has superhuman strength, is a skilled fighter, and incredibly courageous. She's also incredibly {{Adorkable}}, bubbly, jokey, and is played by the absolutely adorable Creator/SarahMichelleGellar.

** Buffy. She has superhuman strength, is a skilled fighter, and incredibly courageous. She's also incredibly Adorkable, bubbly, jokey, and is played by the absolutely adorable Creator/SarahMichelleGellar.
** Willow. Starts of the series as a shy, insecure outcast. Later becomes a super powerful Wicca. [[spoiler: Even becomes the Big Bad of Season Six]].

%%* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Dawn becomes one much later on, though she does have her moments earlier in the show as well.
%% ** Willow
%% ** Buffy. When Buffy got her hair cut, Willow describes it as adorable.

%%Note: Examples need to have more than just the character's name and the work they are from. Please include a description of how they fit the trope.

** Chuck qualifies as Badass ''{{Adorkable}}''. ''Especially'' with Intersect 2.0, in which he gains a plethora of new skills that causes him to say, "Uh, guys? IKnowKungFu!"

** Rory Williams has basically two settings: {{Adorkable}} ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice e.g. fighting vampires with a broom]]) and badass ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar e.g. facing down an entire Cyberlegion]]), and frequently overlaps the two ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited e.g. smashing a killer robot over the head with the Mona Lisa]]).

** Merlin is a sweet, [[{{Adorkable}} adorably clumsy boy with large blue eyes and adorably large ears.]] [[OhCrap He can also blast you six ways to Sunday with his awesome magical powers,]] [[WhatAnIdiot especially if you]] [[BerserkButton threaten anyone he cares about]]!

** [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Forensic Technician]] Abby Sciuto typically bounces between HotScientist and {{Moe}}. Until you [[WhatAnIdiot threaten her]] or someone she cares about (''especially'' Gibbs); at which point, she'll thoroughly [[CurbStompBattle kick your ass]], and be totally [[{{Adorkable}} adorable]] while doing it. [[OhCrap And kill you without leaving]] '''a single shred of forensic evidence!!'''

** Dr. John Watson. He's played by Creator/MartinFreeman, [[{{Adorkable}} wears cuddly jumpers, types with one finger from each hand, 5'7, and spends most of the series being the most caring friend in the world.]] He's also an [[RetiredBadass ex-soldier,]] [[spoiler: [[ImprobableAimingSkills shot a bad guy in the head in one building....from the other building,]] one handed. And while [[CombatPragmatist tied to]] a chair at the time, [[TooDumbToLive killed the Chinese gangster]] that tried to kill both Sarah and Sherlock]], has stared down the most dangerous man in England, [[spoiler: [[AloofBigBrother Mycroft Holmes]],]] and was prepared to do a TakingYouWithMe to the most psychotic one [[spoiler: [[AxeCrazy Jim]] [[BewaretheSillyOnes Moriarty]]]] and [[BewaretheQuietOnes threatened ACTUAL DEATH]] on a professional killer that had Sherlock in a headlock in attempt to strangle him or snap his neck, while remaining calm, cool and collected while doing it -- but it's DEFINITELY effective and downright scary. Here's the threat: '''John''': [[TranquilFury "Let him go,]] or I ''will'' [[BewaretheQuietOnes kill you.]]"

-->'''Jamie:''' "You take the piss out of [Al] Jolson again, and I will remove your iPod from its tiny nano-sheath and push it up your cock. Then I'll put some speakers up your arse and put it on to shuffle with my fucking fist! Then, every time I hear something that I don't like, which will be every time that something comes on, I will skip to the next track by crushing your balls."

-->'''Ollie Reeder:''' When I met you this morning I thought you were the ''nice'' Scot.\\
'''Jamie:''' SHUT IT, ''LOVE ACTUALLY''! WANT ME TO HOLEPUNCH YOUR FACE!!?

* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor is a gentle soul who's innocent to the ways of the galaxy (even lying is extremely confusing to him) outside of the Qowat Milat monastery where he grew up. He's [[TheCutie very endearing in a child-like manner]], and he sometimes gets to be the adorable PluckyComicRelief in otherwise serious scenes. Oh, and did we mention that he can single-handedly kill three highly-trained Romulan soldiers armed with disruptors in a few seconds with only a ''sword''? When Evan Evagora was asked in [[https://www.facebook.com/CBS/videos/454834418759203/ this interview]] to describe his character in only three words, his answer was: