History Main / EffortlessAmazonianLift

* In issue #540 of ''ComicBook/Superman'' , Catwoman [[https://ibb.co/b3Rx82L lifts a heavy looking man by the neck and comments on how light he feels to her.]]

* In certain communities, there's an "[[RuleThirtyFour interest]]" in women who are able to lift and carry men. Put it down to a [[AmazonChaser fondness for Amazons]].

''Anime/AttackOnTitan''

* ''Anime/LoveHina'',
* ''Anime/LovelyComplex'',
* ''Anime/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'',
* ''Anime/MaidSama'':


''Anime/SailorMoon''
''Anime/WitchCraftWorks''

[[folder:Comic Books]]
* In one of the ComicBook/ArchieComics, there is a couples surfing competition where the man lifts the woman up while on a surfboard on the ocean, but when Archie is too weak to pick up Betty, Betty carries Archie!
* In ''Franchise/TheDCU'', being the BigGal, [[ComicBook/NewGods Big Barda]] is often portrayed carrying around other heroes, including her husband, Mr. Miracle.
* The ComicBook/SheHulk does this regularly, often for [[RuleOfFunny an easy gag.]]
* [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] carrying Kevin in one of the ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' [[http://cnn.captainn.net/scans/cn1-22.jpg comics.]] It's a rather clear image of her being in charge. Kevin's protests only add to that demonstration.
* Bravura does this several times to ComicBook/{{Asterix}} in ''Recap/AsterixAndTheSecretWeapon''. It helps that he's about half her size.
* The title heroine of ''ComicBook/AmazonGazonga'', despite her diminutive height and (mostly) petite build compared to the other Amazons, frequently picks her much taller love interest up, slings him over her shoulder, and then runs long distances carrying him.
* Batwoman carries a larger man at least half a mile up a sizable hill without strain in ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth''.
* ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' features a rare female-to-female example when [[DarkActionGirl Scandal Savage]] casually carries her girlfriend [[AmazonianBeauty Knockout]] over her shoulder [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6404/3dba32addcfa65a465d3a1342c9e60acd8205747_hq.jpg when rescuing her from Hell]]. What makes it qualify is that [[StatuesqueStunner Knockout]] is way bigger and heavier than Scandal, who outside of her HealingFactor, has normal human strength.
* ComicBook/{{Vampirella}} frequently displays that she’s 700,000 times stronger than the average man (yes, this is canon) by, despite her petite yet fit and athletic build, lifting up males and either seducing them or forcing them into submission. She shows no physical strain while doing this and often explains that she cannot feel said human. You can see one of the many examples of this at [[https://imgur.com/a/pubvE1a this moment where she's performing a throatlift]].
* In issue #540 of ''ComicBook/Superman'' , Catwoman [[https://ibb.co/b3Rx82L lifts a heavy looking man by the neck and comments on how light he feels to her.]]
* Linda does this frequently throughout the Supergirl comics, often taunting the men she lifts. [[https://ibb.co/ryp546h here is one of many examples]]
* HeroicSeductress ComicBook/{{Elektra}} does [[https://ibb.co/9hJFBhn this]] to a dude, and manages to look hot doing it.

* Mikasa Ackerman from ''Anime/AttackOnTitan''

* ''Anime/LoveHina'', [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon wasn't exactly willing to marry her.]]
* In ''Manga/LovelyComplex'', [[HugeSchoolgirl Koizumi]] carries Otani in her arms after he failed to escape her. She manages to carry him quickly into a changing room while he struggles to get down. It's obvious who wears the pants in this ralationship.
* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'', there's a RunningGag of Morgiana doing this to Alibaba.
* ''Manga/MaidSama'': Misaki is unusually strong; In one episode, she crossdresses to enter a competition for a ButlerCafe; the first challenge is a race in which one partner must carry the other piggyback the whole way. Most of the other (male) competitors can't finish the course; Misaki comes in second.
* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', 10-year-old WildChild Sapphire can carry three fully-grown adults on her back. While ''sprinting''.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' plays with this.
** While Ranma won't allow Akane to carry him as a guy, he lets her carry him piggyback when in girl form, emphasizing how Ranma thinks of himself according to his gender. Not that Akane would have any trouble carrying his guy form -- she's sometimes seen dragging him ''by the pigtail'' while running (with Ranma trying to keep a cool composure all along).
** In a straighter example, [[ActionGirl Shampoo]] demonstrates the strength to catch [[BadassInDistress Mousse]] in her arms after she saves him from a villain, continuing the trend of her being the dominant one in their "[[UnresolvedSexualTension relationship]]".
** Hinako-sensei in adult form is once seen carrying the unconscious bodies of ''three'' girls (Shampoo, Ukyo and Kodachi) at the same time. It seems her energy-draining power is also boosting her strength.
* Makoto Kino of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' is the group's BigGuy and physically the strongest of the Inner Senshi. In her debut, she lifts a guy over her head, with no signs of physical strain. She also does this during an ice-skating scene, and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/makoliftsami_6389.JPG in a dancing scene,]] demonstrates the strength to lift Ami by the waist and single-handedly over her head. And she does that without transforming into Sailor Jupiter. In the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]], Makoto's strength is also shown by lifting Usagi onto her shoulder to save her from a speeding car.
* [[HotWitch Kagari]] from ''Manga/WitchCraftWorks'' [[BridalCarry bridal carries]] the [[NonActionGuy male protagonist]] all the time. Although this may have more to do with magic rather than strength, it signifies her power and ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend status.
* Natsumi of ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' has no problem beating up thugs and carrying them over her shoulder. The epitome of a CuteBruiser police officer.
* Tsukiko of ''Manga/SamuraiHighSchool'' can easily walk while carrying three people. She can even chase a thief while carrying them.
* ''Manga/HitomiChanIsShyWithStrangers'': Combined with BridalCarry when Hitomi catches Himari from falling down some steps.
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A DistaffCounterpart to BridalCarry, this refers to a woman visually displaying the strength to lift and carry someone similar-sized or heavier than herself in her arms. This trope is used in an attempt to subvert gender expectations, and show that the woman in question has unusual physical strength. When involving a couple, [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy it can also be used to show who wears the pants in the relationship]]. Usually displayed by a CuteBruiser or a BigGal. When done by someone with no such characteristics, it is even more notable.

Note that this does not refer to a woman simply carrying ''something''. The action must always emphasize her prodigious strength.

[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Mikasa Ackerman from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' does this on occasion. At one point, she breaks up an argument between Eren and Jean by throwing Eren over her shoulder and walking away. In a flashback later in the series, she's shown to have once thrown [[HeroicBuild 210-pound Reiner]] ''across'' the training yard at [[TheRival Annie]].
* ''Manga/CaseClosed'':
** Ran carries her father through the streets after he drank too much without any effort.
** In an earlier episode she kicks in a door of a burning house, grabs an unconscious woman and carries her out, saving her life.
* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', [[ShockAndAwe Shizuri]] [[EnergyWeapon Mugino]] can casually NeckLift a full-grown man (even if he is obese) and then throw or punch him across the room despite being a skinny teenage girl. It is noted that she doesn't have super strength. She prides herself in that her natural strength allows her to kick a guy's ass without even using her powers.
* Kei from ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'' easily lifts a grown man and swings him over her shoulder to rescue him from heavy enemy fire. It's meant to emphasize her position as the "muscle" and {{tomboy}} of the TomboyAndGirlyGirl duo she forms with Yuri.
* ''Anime/EarthMaidenArjuna'': Juna carries Tokio in her arms to protect him from a monster in the second episode. She doesn't even seem to be aware of any strain, despite being in her human form.
* Played for laughs in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' when dainty WholesomeCrossdresser [[SuperStrength Nuriko]] sees a weightlifting contest in progress, effortlessly picks up and holds the current contestant ''and'' the weight ''overhead'', and walks away with the prize.
** Also, at Nuriko's first appearance, when Nuriko was believed to be an imperial harem girl by the name of Kourin, "Kourin" effortlessly picks up a piece of rubble that had fallen on Tamahome and Miaka, and rescues them as if she were just rummaging through a pile of clothes.
* In ''Manga/GirlsBravo'', Kosame attempts to kidnap [[NonActionGuy Yukinari]] for Lisa. So she knocks him out, pulls him over her shoulder and starts ''kicking Kirie while holding him''. Her strength is attributed to her status as a professional hitwoman.
* Shown twice in very short order in Episode four of ''Anime/IsekaiQuartet'', once with [[LightNovel/ReZero Rem carrying Subaru]] and [[LightNovel/KonoSuba Darkness carrying Kazuma]]
* In the tenth episode of ''Manga/LoveHina'', Amalla Su, Kaolla Su's elder sister tries to force Keitarō to marry her and ''runs away'' carrying him tied up. Keitarō [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon wasn't exactly willing to marry her.]]

* In the [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 first]] and [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 third]] ''Franchise/MassEffect'' games, a female Shepard can just pick Kaidan up to carry him into the ''Normandy'' if he can't walk even with assistance. Completely justified in that Shepard a super-strong, hyper-resilient cyborg by the third game, and of course in the first she is an Alliance marine, of whom receive top-notch training and gene mods that enhance their abilities far beyond those of the average person. And the armor that she's wearing has strength enhancement capabilities built into it.

* [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Samus]] carrying Kevin in one of the ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' [[http://cnn.captainn.net/scans/cn1-22.jpg comics.]] It's a rather clear image of her being in charge. Kevin's protests only add to that demonstration.

* In issue #540 of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderman'' , Catwoman [[https://ibb.co/b3Rx82L lifts a heavy looking man by the neck and comments on how light he feels to her.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'': Mirabel's sister Luisa has the gift of SuperStrength, and she's shown effortlessly carrying things like livestock, furniture, and even ''a church''.

* Ran in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' carries her father through the streets after he drank too much and this without any effort.
** In an earlier episode she kicks in a door of a burning house, grabs an unconscious woman and carries her out, saving her life.

* The training Creator/EmilyBrowning, Creator/AbbieCornish, Creator/JenaMalone, Creator/JamieChung, and Music/VanessaHudgens did to prepare for ''Film/SuckerPunch'' left them able to deadlift about 200 pounds.

* The highly sexualised Stripperiffic Vampirella frequently displays that she’s 700,000 times stronger than the average man (yes, this is canon) by, despite her petite yet fit and athletic build, lifting up males and either seducing them or forcing them into submission. She shows no physical strain while doing this and often explains that she cannot feel said human. You can see one of the many examples of this at [[https://imgur.com/a/pubvE1a this moment where she's performing a throatlift]]

* HeroicSeductress Elektra does [[https://ibb.co/9hJFBhn this]] to a dude, and manages to look hot doing it.

Obviously a form of DoubleStandard. A man carrying someone is considered [[OmnipresentTrope omnipresent]], since men are expected to excel in the physical department. Related to MusclesAreMeaningless.

* The highly sexualised Vampirella frequently displays that she’s 700,000 times stronger than the average man (yes, this is canon) by, despite her petite yet fit and athletic build, lifting up males and either seducing them or forcing them into submission. She shows no physical strain while doing this and often explains that she cannot feel said human. You can see one of the many examples of this at [[https://imgur.com/a/pubvE1a this moment where she's performing a throatlift]]

* Elektra does [[https://ibb.co/9hJFBhn this]] to a dude, and manages to look hot doing it.

* Electra does [[https://ibb.co/9hJFBhn this]] to a dude

* The highly sexualised ''ComicBook/Vampirella'' frequently displays that she’s 700,000 times stronger than the average man (yes, this is canon) by, despite her petite yet fit and athletic build, lifting up males and either seducing them or forcing them into submission. She shows no physical strain while doing this and often explains that she cannot feel said human. You can see one of the many examples of this at [[https://imgur.com/a/pubvE1a this moment where she's performing a throatlift]]

* The [[Stripperiffic]] ''ComicBook/Vampirella'' frequently displays that she’s 700,000 times stronger than the average man (yes, this is canon) by, despite her petite yet fit and athletic build, lifting up males and either seducing them or forcing them into submission. She shows no physical strain while doing this and often explains that she cannot feel said human. You can see one of the many examples of this at [[https://imgur.com/a/pubvE1a this moment where she's performing a throatlift]]

* The [[https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=006443654034974345143:kc4pt9dnkle&q=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Stripperiffic&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiP9Y6Bn-TuAhUPxBQKHfzSCaAQFjAAegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw08ye5O--r01JSLSALpnkRc Stripperiffic]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampirella Vampirella]] frequently displays that she’s 700,000 times stronger than the average man by, despite her petite yet fit and athletic build, lifting up males and either seducing them or forcing them into submission. She shows no physical strain while doing this and often explains that she cannot feel said human. You can see one of the many examples of this at [[https://imgur.com/a/pubvE1a this moment where she's performing a throatlift]]

* In issue #540 of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderman'' , Catwoman [[https://ibb.co/Bsn72Xd lifts a heavy looking man by the neck and comments on how light he feels to her.]]