History Main / FragileSpeedster

* Lille Skutt, the small white rabbit from the Swedish comic ''ComicBook/{{Bamse}}'', is extremely fast, but also extremely small and fragile. He's ''very'' aware of this, and as a result [[LovableCoward is afraid of most things that move and quite a few things that don't.]]
* All the speedsters in ''ComicBook/TheFlash'' (DC Comics). Depending on the Writer, the Speed Force, and the day of the week, the Flash can be taken out with a well-timed punch from an average woman because their endurance is simply that of a normal peak-level athlete. When his RequiredSecondaryPowers are working properly, Flash is more of a LightningBruiser; able to deal incredible damage and take it, too.
* The speedster interns at the main law firm of ''ComicBook/SheHulk'' have a clause in their contracts that requires their employers to provide hazard pay if circumstances require them to fight, because they do not have combat training and any injuries they suffer could result in accelerated blood loss.
* In ''ComicBook/SinCity'', Kevin is fast but fragile, compared to MightyGlacier Marv. Marv has to handcuff himself to Kevin to land a single punch, but it knocks Kevin out cold.
* [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on who writes him]] the flagship Marvel character [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] is [[MadeOfIron much sturdier than the average non-powered civilian]], but compared to some of his superpowered pals (e.g. Hulk and Thor) he's a lightweight. His fighting style is all about using his speed and reflexes (and his SpiderSense giving him a few crucial seconds' warning of incoming attacks) to dodge around using HitAndRunTactics not to mention [[DeadpanSnarker constantly running his mouth]] to [[IShallTauntYou annoy opponents and break their concentration]]. However, subverted as Spidey has taken powerful blows from the Characters/{{Juggernaut|MarvelComics}} and survived a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Phoenix-Enhanced]] [[Characters/XMen70sMembers Colossus]], and Spider-Man is ''much'' stronger than the likes of Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]], Characters/LukeCage and ComicBook/BlackPanther; so overall Spidey walks the line between this trope and LightningBruiser.

** [[Characters/X23LauraKinney X-23]] is faster, more agile, and more acrobatic than her gene donor Wolverine, frequently utilizing CombatParkour to dodge enemies and bring her [[ArmedLegs foot claws]] into play. However because only her claws are bonded with adamantium she's much more vulnerable to being disabled by broken bones or severed limbs, and a clean head shot can put her down until she heals. Laura therefore relies mainly on just plain ''not getting hit'' in a fight, though she's [[ComicBook/AllNewWolverine recently]] taken to wearing an armored costume to help make up for her lack of durability. She does also ''heal'' faster, as well.

** [[Characters/XMen90sMembers Jubilee]] is pretty speedy and has strong attacks (especially as a vampire) but she's one of the physically weakest X-Men. [[DamselInDistress Especially]] in the 90s.

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* ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'': [[MeaningfulName Dash]] can outrun damn near anything that tries an attempt on his life, but often gets knocked around like a ragdoll if he is involved in physical combat. The latter part is justified in that he's only 10 years old.

* ''Webcomic/ItsWalky'': Robin can probably create a sonic boom if she felt like it. She's only physically fragile compared to super-strong people like Sal or Beef, though, but her main vulnerability is her emotional and mental stability. Hence, still fragile, just in a different way.

The Fragile Speedster is fast. If you blink, they're not there anymore. They appear, strike, and vanish in the blink of an eye. Nine times out of ten, their occupation is a [[LovableRogue thief]], a {{ninja}}, or some other type of TheSneakyGuy or [[SheFu a girl.]] Anyone whose {{Elemental Power|s}} is [[BlowYouAway air or wind]] is almost guaranteed to land in this position.

* ''Webcomic/DragonBallReboot'': The spin-off establishes that Gine could able to move at an impressive speed for a Saiyan but couldn't dish out a lot of damage or take more than a few hits due to her petite and slender build. Also, with her physically weak attacks, Gine often has to strike her opponent in the same spot multiple times before she can inflict any meaningful damage. This is even reflected in her fighting style which consists of HitAndRunTactics that rely on Gine being able to move fast enough to dodge anything her opponent can throw at her.

* ''Film/JurassicPark'': The ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs Gallimimus]]'' are among the fastest dinosaurs in the park, but lack any other defenses against predators and as such are easily killed by the ''UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex'' (who is a LightningBruiser). Similarly the ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptors]]'' are speedy killers towards similarly sized prey, but anything bigger than them are perfectly capable of taking them down (the aforementioned ''T. rex'' and [[spoiler:the ''Indominus rex'']] from [[Film/JurassicWorld the fourth film]]).

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:

* ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'': The Arcee Sisters. Particular emphasis when [[spoiler:in the final battle of ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'', one of them is easily shattered after one hit]]. The same goes for Jazz from [[Film/{{Transformers}} the first movie in the series]]. He's even smaller than Bumblebee, fast, and agile to the point of being able to pull a ColossusClimb on Brawl, but is launched and downed by a single shot [[spoiler: then easily [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath torn]] [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe in half]] by Megatron]]. For the Decepticons themselves, there are also two notable examples: Frenzy and [[TheyLookLikeUsNow Alice]]. Both are comparatively very small for their kind and can as a result move very, very quickly. However, this comes with the downside that when they're actually directly hit, they go down for the fight almost as fast.