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* ''LightNovel/ExpectingToFallIntoRuinIAimToBecomeABlacksmith'': Eliza struggles between being a {{Tsundere}} and a ProperLady while with Kururi, but when someone threatens him, she is quick to use her political influence as the Prime Minister’s daughter to ''remove'' the offending party, like when the son of a noble who tried to extort Kururi’s father beats Kururi up. Often downplayed with her using things like a DeathGlare instead.

* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': [[{{Tsundere}} Louise]] is [[GroinAttack often violent]] to Saito but is protective of him as well.

* Even though she gave him immortality, Saitohimea of ''LightNovel/ItsukaTenmaNoKuroUsagi'' still couldn't bear to see Taito get hurt for her sake, or when he undergoes TrainingFromHell under a DrillSergeantNasty.

* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'': If you mess with her "Mahiro-san", Nyarko ''will'' turn you into a greasy stain on the pavement. In this case it's pretty well {{justified|Trope}}, since it's [[BodyguardCrush literally her job]] to protect Mahiro and most of the things coming after him are horrible {{Eldritch Abomination}}s from space that either want to kill him or do things like selling him into slavery.

* ''Manga/RokudouNoOnnatachi'': Rokudou used to be a perpetual bullying victim until he accidentally used his grandfather's ancestral demon-binding scroll... which made him a ChickMagnet for, specifically, female delinquents. First among them is Himawari Ranna, a classical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukeban ''sukeban'']] who can and will crush a dozen men without breaking a sweat if they threaten her man. And she's not the last...

** In the pilot, she insulted [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Loona]] and almost launched into a fight with her after she hinted that Moxxie is a coward, easy prey, and has a small penis, later she again leapt to Moxxie's defense when [[BrattyHalfPint Eddie]] calls him a heartless coward

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Nora Valkyrie demonstrates this trope in spades whenever someone makes the mistake of hurting [[ChildhoodFriends Ren]]. She sends [[TheJuggernaut Hazel]] flying through a window when he electrocutes Ren to point of causing him to scream in agony, and in a later episode pelts at a giant mecha that's carried him off with grenades while shouting at it in fury.

** The spin-off ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' introduces us to [[CuteMonsterGirl Millie, a cute demon who is cheerful all the time]]... unless you mess with her husband [[ButtMonkey Moxxie]], if that's the case she will immediately jump to his defense. She insulted [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Loona]] and almost launched into a fight with her after she hinted that Moxxie is a coward, easy prey, and has a small penis, later she again leapt to Moxxie's defense when [[BrattyHalfPint Eddie]] calls him a heartless coward, and in episode three she literally ''launched into attacking'' a ''sea monster'' and ''slaughtered'' it from the inside after it ate Moxxie. In Episode five, when she sees Striker trying to kill Moxxie, she launches into a violent berserker rage (complete with bloodshot eyes) and immediately tries to stab him to death.

* ''Manga/DarwinsGame'' has TheHero Kaname's girlfriend Shuka, a borderline AxCrazy BloodKnight whose first interaction with him was trying to kill him before going a step beyond DefeatMeansFriendship. Ordinarily killing people in the DeadlyGame is just fun for her, but [[BattleCouple when her man is involved it gets personal]].

* In ''Only Blue for You'' (an NFSW ''VideoGame/{{OMORI}}'' fic), Sunny's new girlfriend, Cris, fends off his assailant with one kick to the head on two occasions: during their confrontation with Aubrey, and [[spoiler:to save Sunny from [[EyeScream getting his eye stabbed]] as a result of Basil's psychotic break]].

* Jacuzzi Splot of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', being the timid and [[AllLovingHero all-forgiving]] MartyrWithoutACause he is, puts absolutely no thought into fighting those intent on harming him. Thus, Nice Hollystone sees to the job herself, [[PyroManiac always through the liberal application of explosives to the problem]].
* Senjougahara of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' swore that if Araragi was killed she would [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge do everything in her power to destroy his killer]]. Arguably she did this because Senjougahara becoming a murderer is something that will get ''Araragi'' of all people to not just be a doormat when it comes to certain foes. At the same time, she's serious.

* ''LightNovel/DenpaTekiNaKanojo'': Ame Oshibana is very devoted to Juu Yuzawa and so protective of him it borders on {{Yandere}}. Making use of a Metal Bat or a Stun Gun are all viable options to protect him. Considering that [[DysfunctionJunction their entourage]] happen to be full of [[CuteAndPsycho cute psychos]] and [[BitchInSheepsClothing the like]], this comes in handy on more than one occasion.

* Celty of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' develops this for Shinra after volume 8, after he [[spoiler: is tortured almost to the point of death]].

* Considering that NiceGuy Kokuto Mikiya from ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' is the {{Love Interest|s}} and MoralityPet to {{Tsundere}} CuteAndPsycho PsychoKnifeNut RealityWarper [[MagicalEye with-eyes-capable-of-seeing-]][[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu how-to-kill-even-Cthulhu]] Ryougi Shiki, harming him is generally '''NOT''' [[TooDumbToLive a good idea]]. In the final film, [[spoiler: Lio Shirazumi]] was under the impression that if he [[MurderTheHypotenuse got rid of him]], she'd revert to her innate murderous nature and be just as crazy as he was. [[spoiler:He was only right insofar as she would resolve to kill him after [[AnArmAndALeg severing all his limbs]].]]

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxd'': Most of the members of Issei's harem are {{Action Girl}}s by default, but the ones who fit this trope the best are with no doubt Rias and Akeno, as they're usually the first ones to fly into a rage whenever Issei gets hurt to vaporize/electocute to death the one responsible.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'':

* An extremely rare gay case is Shion from ''LightNovel/No6''. His boyfriend Nezumi is completely off-limits. This is rather interesting because Shion is a [[NiceGuy overwhelmingly pleasant and friendly person]] and is the more passive, non-violent, and less physically threatening of the couple, while Nezumi is pretty much an experienced assassin and cold killer. These are also the only scenarios where he shows his {{Yandere}} side and even simple insults towards Nezumi can get him violent. [[spoiler: This hits an extreme when Nezumi is non-fatally shot, causing Shion to coldly shoot the attacker in the leg, slowly approach him while creepily muttering ''how dare you hurt him'' and blast his brains out point-blank. Nezumi is understandably horrified by this and begs Shion to stop. When Nezumi finally asks him why, Shion responds it was ''punishment'' for hurting him. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness This so out of the blue]] for Shion that he has a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone small breakdown]] when he comes to his senses.]]

* Rem from ''LightNovel/ReZero'' is polite, nice and calm. But if someone poses a serious threat to Subaru, she immediately beats the shit out of them, even kill unless told not to do so by Subaru. As a superhumanly strong [[{{Oni}} oni]], you shouldn't underestimate her.

* ''LightNovel/RollOverAndDie'': A Yuri example, whenever Milkit is in danger or kidnapped, Flum will not rest until she is safe. She will not hesitate to use ColdBloodedTorture to find her or deliver a KarmicDeath to those that do Milkit harm. Likewise, while Milkit lacks any combat experience, she will put herself in danger to save Flum.

* In episode 10 of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', a [[SlasherSmile gloating]] Kuradeel kills one of his guildmates, then starts to torture Kirito, who [[CurbStompBattle soundly defeated]] him in an earlier duel. Were it not for the timely arrival of Asuna who had been following them, it's likely Kuradeel would have also killed Kirito, then made up some random excuse as to why the two guildmates were dead to their guild leader Heathcliff.

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': In the AlternateTimeline ''Marie Route'', Marie gets really angry over people insulting Leon, at one point going into an UnstoppableRage when Leon being called ugly for his DuelingScar pushes Marie past her RageBreakingPoint into delivering ExtremeMeleeRevenge to the offending AlphaBitch and GirlPosse.

* ''Fanfic/TheDragonOfTheSeventhHeaven'' sees [[LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD Raynare]] make a second attempt to kill Issei Hyoudou after [[VideoGame/FateExtra Tamamo-no-Mae]] stopped her first attempt. Tamamo's response was to slowly and painfully burn and then rip off Raynare's wings, leaving the Fallen Angel no better than the humans that she despised so much.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' has a villainous example with Devastation after she hooks up with Psimon between ''Invasion'' and ''Outsiders''. Hurting Psimon will guarantee she will smash through everything between her and him, then take him to safety. Fortunately it ''doesn't'' automatically trigger a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Susan Richards for Reed Richards, after she TookALevelInBadass and became the most powerful member of the Fantastic Four. (In fact, word to the wise: [[MamaBear Don't threaten her son,]] [[BigSisterInstinct her little brother,]] or [[TrueCompanions any of her friends]] if you value your life).

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Betty Ross was protective of her {{Love Interest|s}} and future husband Bruce Banner when she was a normal sweet girl. When she became Red She-Hulk she takes this [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]] and will go on a particularly extreme UnstoppableRage at seeing Bruce get hurt whether in human form or when he's Hulked out. In ''Incredible Hulks (2010)'' #23 [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/cmx-images-prod/Item/507368/Previews/99de27407dcbe8bf75f8d9d66753a616._SX1280_QL80_TTD_.jpg she attacks the sorceress Umar with a massive piece of rubble]] when the latter ensnares Hulk [[ItMakesSenseInContext with a demonic tongue]].

** In ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' Betty as Red Harpy actually takes on the whole goddamn ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' when they once again decide to be [[ConflictBall antagonistic jerks]] to her big green husband.

** Gwen Stacy is this to her best friend/boyfriend, Peter Parker, in most mediums and even timelines. This is best displayed in one issue of ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'', where she intervenes when two bullies are attacking him on a football field.
-->'''Gwen:''' Touch him again and you won't like how I touch '''you'''.

** The spin-off ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' introduces us to [[CuteMonsterGirl Millie, a cute demon who is cheerful all the time]]... unless you mess with her husband [[ButtMonkey Moxxie]], if that's the case she will immediately jump to his defense. She insulted [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Loona]] and almost launched into a fight with her after she hinted that Moxxie is a coward, easy prey, and has a small penis, later she again leapt to Moxxie's defense when [[BrattyHalfPint Eddie]] calls him a heartless coward, and in episode three she literally ''launched into attacking'' a ''sea monster'' and ''slaughtered'' it from the inside after it ate Moxxie. In Episode five, when she sees Striker trying to kill Moxxie, she launches into a violent berserker rage (complete with bloodshot eyes) and immediately tries to stab him to death, and then resorts to using her teeth and claws when she's disarmed.

* ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'':
** [[AntiHero Shinji]] is a violently protective boyfriend. Very violent and very protective. Hurt [[HeroesWantRedheads Asuka]] -or [[SurpriseIncest Rei]] or [[ParentalSubstitute Misato]] for that matter- at any way, shape or form and your agony will be ''endless''. Asuka finds his attitude... [[InLoveWithYourCarnage arousing.]]
** In turn, [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] [[{{Tsundere}} Langley]] [[AcePilot Sohryu]] also gets very violent when someone threatens [[LoveInterests Shinji]]. How violent? She is a ''[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Khornate]]'' ''[[TheBerserker berserker]]''.

* In one continuum of ''Discworld'' fanfic, wizard Ponder Stibbons, the first to describe himself as weedy and ineffectual, ends up with a girlfriend who thinks the world of him. She is a sinewy, athletically graceful, hard as nails product of Filigree Street and her native [[AmoralAfrikaner Howondaland]] and she is prepared to deal a world of pain to anyone spoiling his day. In fact, she is a career Assassin. Ponder considers being with her is quite restful compared to the HEM and dealing with the Faculty. Ponder's love life with a trained killer may be found in the stories of Creator/AAPessimal on FanFic.Net.
** Elsewhere, when a disgruntled prisoner made the error of saying to Tanty prison governor Peter Bellamy "I know where you live", Peter Bellamy merely confirmed the well-connected con had got his address correct, then mentioned it to his wife over dinner the same night. Mrs Bellamy - a trained Assassin - then dealt with the threat to her husband and family.

* ''ComicBook/SheHulk'': Titania may be a DarkActionGirl and quite TheBrute, but she [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes genuinely loves and adores her hubby]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Crusher Creel the Absorbing Man]]. Seeing him get hurt despite the fact he’s got NighInvulnerability most of time or even threatened him makes her(as several Marvel heroes like Spidey and She-Hulk discovered) incredibly angry.

* Hurting Lawrence in ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'' is the best way to get Holo mad. And as she's a PhysicalGod whose true form is of a [[CanisMajor wolf large enough to devour a man in a single bite]], and making her really mad brings out her predatory side... Not a bright move. Especially given the implications she's [[ImAHumanitarian eaten humans in the past]].

** Ginny Weasley is this towards Harry Potter, she deeply loves him and will stand up to anyone who tries to hurt him. In the ''Deathly Hallows'' Part 2 film, when Resident AlphaBitch Pansy Parkinson tries to give Harry up to Voldermort, Ginny goes straight to Harry and stands in front of him shield him.

* Yuno Gasai of ''Manga/FutureDiary'' is devilishly sweet and quirkily insane]], and the poster girl of the {{Yandere}} archetype. Anyone who she even thinks is getting in the way of her and Yukiteru will receive a bloody, violent death.

* [[MadLove Misa]] [[{{Yandere}} Amane]] of ''Anime/DeathNote'' is a particularly dark example, but killing for her beloved MagnificentBastard boyfriend is ''far'' from beneath her.

* How does one describe Yuno Gasai of ''Manga/FutureDiary''? Devilishly sweet, perhaps? [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Quirkily insane]], even? Or maybe... just maybe... a little [[{{Yandere}} overly possessive]] of Yukiter-- [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Hey. Wait, what're you doin--]] [[KilledMidSentence OH, DEAR SWEET MOTHER OF--...]]

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' tragically deconstructs this. After becoming an OfficialCouple with David, Lucy develops the tendency to become this whenever David is in danger. Lucy deliberately botches the job with Tanaka Sr. [[spoiler:once she finds information concerning Arasaka's plans for David to become their lab rat]], which unfortunately leads to a Trauma Team being called to the gang's hideout and directly leads to Maine and Dorio's deaths]]. Consequently, David has to step up as leader of the group unbeknownst to him about her hand in it, all while she goes on [[LeaveNoSurvivors a whole murderous rampage]] through any Arasaka's netrunners who try to decipher the info she deliberately destroyed. [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom This crusade gets the full attention of Arasaka]], leading to her being captured. Her behavior in the long term [[SelfFulfillingProphecy spells the death she was trying to avoid all along]] as David ends up installing the cyberskeleton and ultimately sacrificing himself to save Lucy from Arasaka's clutches.]]

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' tragically deconstructs this. After becoming an OfficialCouple with David, Lucy develops the tendency to become this whenever David is in danger. [[spoiler: Lucy deliberately botches the job with Tanaka Sr. once she finds information concerning Arasaka's plans for David, which unfortunately leads to a Trauma Team being called to the gang's hideout and directly leads to Maine and Dorio's deaths. Consequently, David has to step up as leader of the group unbeknownst to him about her hand in it, all while she goes on [[LeaveNoSurvivors a whole murderous rampage]] through any Arasaka's netrunners who try to decipher the info she deliberately destroyed. This rampage [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom gets the full attention of Arasaka]], which in the long term [[SelfFulfillingProphecy also spells the death she was trying to avoid all along]] as David feels too committed to ensuring everyone else is safe, including Lucy, that he ends up sacrificing himself to save Lucy from Arasaka's clutches.]]