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Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#1: Jan 14th 2011 at 11:18:32 PM

She looks evil not cute also the trope states that the weapon of choice is usually Good Old Fisticuffs.

My suggestion for a new image is This.. Nothing says Cute and Bruiser than a girl with cute kitty boxing gloves in an actual stance ready to beat the crap of of ya.

edited 14th Jan '11 11:31:13 PM by Raso

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VayneCoyote Since: Jan, 2011
#2: Jan 14th 2011 at 11:20:57 PM

Agree. The new picture is actually, you know, CUTE

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#3: Jan 14th 2011 at 11:57:31 PM

I'm kinda meh on both. I don't like the current on Cute Bruiser because she looks like an adult, rather than a ten year old (or however old she's supposed to be]]. I don't like the suggestion, it get's "cute" but really doesn't say "bruiser" to me.

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Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#4: Jan 15th 2011 at 12:04:36 AM

The stance and look alone doesn't say she is ready to rumble?

Anyway here is her actually striking someone.

edited 15th Jan '11 12:07:55 AM by Raso

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#5: Jan 15th 2011 at 12:06:54 AM

Less cute in action. Her face is doing some funny things in those shots. Pity.

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Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#6: Jan 15th 2011 at 12:12:03 AM

Damn the one time she is actually sparing at a Gym she isnt using the kitty boxing gloves and just using normal ones ><. (I still dont see a problem with the first image though...)

edited 15th Jan '11 12:12:46 AM by Raso

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#8: Jan 15th 2011 at 1:53:08 AM

It's more than just being a fighter, it implies a preference toward Mighty Glacier and brawler style combat.

Fight smart, not fair.
suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#9: Jan 15th 2011 at 7:58:20 AM

It's also supposed to be, specifically, a kid (a lot of the examples seem to forget this part and have grown women.) Not sure how young Raso's example is supposed to be exactly, but she looks young enough, probably (I prefer the image from the OP.) Bubbles is good too.

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#10: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:01:40 AM

It needs to be a kid, or a very small young woman. So it can be an adult woman, but she's got to be noticeably smaller and younger-looking than the rest of the cast. Bubbles isn't the bruiser on the team. That would be Buttercup and she's the least cute of the three. She's the only one with a bruiser fighting style at all though.

edited 15th Jan '11 8:02:43 AM by shimaspawn

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#11: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:04:13 AM

She is in high school (I think first year) and decided to toughen up after an attempted rape in middle school via boxing but still is Tsundere for cute animals and the main guy. But is very good in a brawl (the main guy usually supports her from a distance via some hand slingshot thingy.) Easily the toughest girl in a school where everyone is based off a Fairy Tale.

Her Fairy Tale Motif is that she is the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood (red is her BFF) and the main guy is the hunter.

edited 15th Jan '11 8:14:32 AM by Raso

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#12: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:14:21 AM

Why not have all 3 Powerpuff Girls? Buttercup is The Big Guy, but I think all of them are capable of being bruisers.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#13: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:16:24 AM

They're capable of it, but that's not how they fight. Just because a character is theoretically capable of fighting in a bruiser style doesn't make them a bruiser.

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#14: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:29:43 AM

? They're flying bricks who use good old fisticuffs. I didn't see anything in the description that would disqualify them.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#15: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:33:30 AM

First off, Flying Brick != Bruiser. The Bruiser fighting style is not fly at someone at high speed, which is how most of their unarmed attacks work. Second off, they fight just as much if not more with Beam Attacks, which really aren't this trope.

edited 15th Jan '11 8:34:17 AM by shimaspawn

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#16: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:36:06 AM

What series is she from anyway? A girl using super cute boxing gloves like that is not something you see everyday. Now you've got me interested.

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#17: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:41:01 AM

Bah knew I was forgetting something she is from Ookami-San.

Don't watch if you don't like Tsundere types.

edited 15th Jan '11 8:54:36 AM by Raso

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SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#18: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:41:45 AM

Actually, Bubbles is totally a bruiser if you get her angry enough.

edited 15th Jan '11 8:42:25 AM by SalFishFin

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#19: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:45:02 AM

Thanks for just proving that she's not. That's not bruiser fighting. That's more flying around at high speed to hit things. Yes, she packs a punch. But she's not a bruiser.

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#20: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:49:07 AM

Bruisers tend to melee combat focused on punches and blocks

In short, she deals out the blunt trauma very well.

I haven't found anything that says "flying around at high speed to deliver damage" disqualifies someone from being a bruiser.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#21: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:54:44 AM

You're right, this particular trope doesn't define Bruiser as well as the rest of the Bruiser family of tropes. From the definitions on the other pages, it's a generally a strength over speed fighting style, more boxing than high speed martial arts. It's far more what you'd expect of the big guy. She's a bit more erratic flailing. It's effective. It's just not Bruiser.

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Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#22: Jan 15th 2011 at 8:59:21 AM

And Ryoko in the top image is in a full boxing stance with the Neko Neko Gloves ready to kick ass (which is why I support the image so much)

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#23: Jan 15th 2011 at 9:01:18 AM

She is. I just wish there were better ones of her looking cute in action. It's one thing to have her in a fighting pose. It's another to manage to be cute while fighting.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#24: Jan 15th 2011 at 9:11:03 AM

The Power Puff Girls just don't fit the trope. Using lightning fast speed to convey the power of your punches doesn't make you a bruiser. If it did, then The Flash would qualify for any of the Bruiser tropes.

Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#25: Jan 15th 2011 at 9:16:41 AM

I will see if I can grab a scene from the OP when I get home from work tonight then. (I still think the stance is perfect)

edited 15th Jan '11 9:28:51 AM by Raso

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