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* In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fic, ''They Just Don't Care Anymore'', the character Alien spends a lot of time being criticized as a minor character who won't get to do anything important and will inevitably be the first to die when a horde of undead attacks... until a horde of undead actually attacks. In a MomentOfAwesome, she announces that she's sick of being called a minor character, whips out a pair of kukris and single handedly takes down everything in her path, after which she proceeds to throw a guy into a quarry because he annoyed her.

** Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova [[LongLived (to an extent)]] and Carol Danvers prior to [[spoiler: her super soldier heritage being activated and her temporarily becoming the new Green Lantern),]] every single one of whom can kick all of the ass without explicit superpowers.

In ''FanFic/ABridgeOnceBroken'', [[Film/{{Avengers}} Natasha]]. SuperWeight of 1 in a story that has [[PhysicalGod Norse gods, fantasy gods]], [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]], (several) [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Asian-type]] dragons, [[WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}} elia]][[ThinkingUpPortals tropes]], [[SealedEvilInACan shushu]], [[MechanicalLifeforms freakin' enormous robots]] and a [[Film/IronMan genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist]]. Thinking on her feet and some ''serious'' audacity (as well as careful picking her fights) gets her far. Clint Burton, on the other way, does more brooding than actual work.

* In the ''{{Transformers}}'' fic, ''They Just Don't Care Anymore'', the character Alien spends a lot of time being criticized as a minor character who won't get to do anything important and will inevitably be the first to die when a horde of undead attacks... until a horde of undead actually attacks. In a MomentOfAwesome, she announces that she's sick of being called a minor character, whips out a pair of kukris and single handedly takes down everything in her path, after which she proceeds to throw a guy into a quarry because he annoyed her.
* [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen]] manages to pull this off in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6095074/11/Takamachi_Nanoha_of_2814 this chapter]] of ''Fanfic/TakamachiNanohaOf2814'' (keeping in mind that this is the rose only version of the character) when he goes toe to toe with [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Signum]] using a sword-cane. To put this in context, Signum and the other Wolfenkritter had previously managed to stand up to the combined forces of every other character, including some big names like the Sailor Senshi, [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Negi Springfield and co.]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Sakura Kinimoto and Syaoran Lee]], [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and the combined might of the TSAB]] and Superman. Yeah.

* [=BlackDragon6=]'s ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' story ''Guardian'' features a character named Ken "Snake" Yakata, a Jewish gun nut who is routinely billed as the most deadly fighter in the Department of Abnormal Phenomenae Containment with the sole exception of Ranma. This is in spite of the fact his other officers are: a powerful psychic psycho capable of cutting the heads off powerful vampires, a superhuman capable of going toe to toe with cyborgs and the worst boss enemies in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series, and a bloody [[{{Starcraft}} Zergling]]. All Snake has is a shotgun. And lots and lots of firepower. (The man somehow have a working ICBM silo in his house)

** Uhtred is this by Asgardian standards, to the point where [[GodOfWar Sif]] picked him out to be her protégé.

* PokeWars has Samurai, a Pokémon trainer who lost his Pokémon early on in the war. Yet, he is more than capable of holding his own in a fight against them with only his [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]].
** Lt. Surge also counts. He was able to hold off a group of Electivire and Scizor with only a combat knife.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova [[LongLived (to an extent)]] and Carol Danvers prior to [[spoiler: her super soldier heritage being activated and her temporarily becoming the new Green Lantern),]] every single one of whom can kick all of the ass without explicit superpowers.

* Gwenith Cousland and Theron Mahariel in the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fanfiction [[DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns]] qualify, although the latter's very sharp hearing could be seen as a CharlesAtlasSuperpower in its own right. Of course, seeing as how everyone else, especially Kallian Tabris, either came with or gained some power or another over the course of the story, it is unclear if this status will last for the human noble and Dalish. Leliana and Zevran still fit perfectly though,

* [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen]] manages to pull this off in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6095074/11/Takamachi_Nanoha_of_2814 this chapter]] of ''Fanfic/TakamachiNanohaOf2814'' (keeping in mind that this is the rose only version of the character) when he goes toe to toe with [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Signum]] using a sword-cane. To put this in context, Signum and the other Wolfenkritter had previously managed to stand up to the combined forces of every other character, including some big names like the Sailor Senshi, [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Negi Springfield and co.]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Sakura Kinimoto and Syaoran Lee]], [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and the combined might of the TSAB]] and Superman. Yeah.

* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' has several, but the one that stands out the best is [[MyLittlePonyTales Patch]] from the 7 Dreams/Nightmares Gaiden story. After she TookALevelInBadass in her quest for the [[DismantledMacGuffin Shards of the Rainbow of Light]], she becomes an [[ActionGirl Action Mare]] capable of taking on a full grown dragon and freaking [[HeroKiller Grogar]] by herself and ''winning''. The only 'superpower' she has is an extremely slow aging process caused by the Shards. Besides that she uses guns, and when those die out, a sword.

* Fanfic/EquestriasFirstHuman: Connor, the human who ends up in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]] is beat up by [[spoiler: a pair of traitorous royal guards, and still has the strength to take down a ragtag group of rebels with makeshift weapons alongside Spike, and ''then'' he overpowers and defeats Hellfire-the BigBad and a deranged unicorn stallion powerful enough to ''slay a dragon''- singlehandly]]

* [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen]] manages to pull this off in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6095074/11/Takamachi_Nanoha_of_2814 this chapter]] of ''Fanfic/TakamachiNanohaOf2814'' (keeping in mind that this is the rose only version of the character) when he goes toe to toe with [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Signum]] using a sword-cane. To put this in context, Signum and the other Wolfenkritter had previously managed to stand up to the combined forces of every other character, including some big names like the Sailor Senshi, [[MahouSenseiNegima Negi Springfield and co.]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Sakura Kinimoto and Syaoran Lee]], [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and the combined might of the TSAB]] and Superman. Yeah.

* In the MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover fic ''Fanfic/BloodAndRevolution'', Saitou (from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'') is interacting with, fighting with, hunting, and working to control or integrate youkai, vampires, incubi, and kami, all while refusing to get any supernatural upgrades himself.

* General Ty Jun from ''FanFic/KyoshiRising''; the man who invented [[AntiMagic Chi Blocking]], he is the only Non-Bender who have ever taken Avatar Kuruk in a fight and win, and routinely trounces Kyoshi in their sparring matches.
* In hte MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover fic ''Fanfic/BloodAndRevolution'', Saitou (from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'') is interacting with, fighting with, hunting, and working to control or integrate youkai, vampires, incubi, and kami, all while refusing to get any supernatural upgrades himself.

* General Ty Jun from ''FanFic/KyoshiRising''; the man who invented [[AntiMagic Chi Blocking]], he is the only Non-Bender who have ever taken Avatar Kuruk in a fight and win, and routinely trounces Kyoshi in their sparring matches.

** Likewise Applejack, who is a powerhouse even before joining the team. Best shown when she mows down large numbers of the Infestation swarm with just her fists and some {{Improvised Weapon}}s.

* The protagonist of ''Fanfic/MiddleOfNowhere'' arrives in Fereldan as a middle-aged and dinged up Army sergeant. He relies on his wits and only just survives his first encounter with some live darkspawn, but levels up over the course of the story. Still, he does lament not being "an all-powerful mage."

** [[spoiler: In the sequels, he still qualifies as an Earth Pony, an example being able to survive a battle with Queen Chrysalis who at that point was strong enough to defeat [[PhysicalGod Princess Celestia.]] ]]

* [=BlackDragon6=]'s ''RanmaOneHalf'' story ''Guardian'' features a character named Ken "Snake" Yakata, a Jewish gun nut who is routinely billed as the most deadly fighter in the Department of Abnormal Phenomenae Containment with the sole exception of Ranma. This is in spite of the fact his other officers are: a powerful psychic psycho capable of cutting the heads off powerful vampires, a superhuman capable of going toe to toe with cyborgs and the worst boss enemies in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series, and a bloody [[{{Starcraft}} Zergling]]. All Snake has is a shotgun. And lots and lots of firepower. (The man somehow have a working ICBM silo in his house)
** To further emphasise the extent of this, it should be mentioned that Snake terrifies every single one of his fellow officers, save Ranma. To an extent, anyway. They know he can't shoot them and thus they feel somewhat secure around him, but around his evil clones they are terrified.

* [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen]] manages to pull this off in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6095074/11/Takamachi_Nanoha_of_2814 this chapter]] of Takamichi Nanoha of 2814 (keeping in mind that this is the rose only version of the character) when he goes toe to toe with [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Signum]] using a sword-cane. To put this in context, Signum and the other Wolfenkritter had previously managed to stand up to the combined forces of every other character, including some big names like the Sailor Senshi, [[MahouSenseiNegima Negi Springfield and co.]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Sakura Kinimoto and Syaoran Lee]], [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and the combined might of the TSAB]] and Superman. Yeah.