Discussion History Main / LadyOfWar

** Captain Teletha \\\"Tessa\\\" Testarossa is a {{Moe}} of War. She\\\'s not much physically, but she\\\'s one of the more dangerous tacticians and strategists.
* \\\'\\\'FushigiYuugi\\\'\\\' gives us again a male example: Hotohori, the Emperor of Konan. It certainly helps that [[DudeLooksLikeaLady he looks like one]].
** As the only Miko who is also an ActionGirl, Takiko Okuda aka Genbu no Miko is one of these too. Her WeaponOfChoice is a \\\'\\\'[[BladeOnAStick naginata]]\\\'\\\'.
* The \\\'\\\'{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' series has several.
** \\\'\\\'Anime/MobileSuitGundam\\\'\\\' had one of the very first anime examples in Princess Kycilia Zabi, eldest sister and EvilGenius of the Zabi family. She\\\'s generally considered one of the highest ranked officers in all of Zeon, an excellent strategist and a noteworthy ship captain. Near the end of the series, she [[spoiler: Assassinates her brother and TheStarscream Prince Gihren to usurp command of Zeon, upon the grounds that he had just killed Sovereign Degwin and would\\\'ve been executed anyway. This doesn\\\'t last long, however, before [[CrowningMomentOfAwesomeMechaAnime Char comes by and delivers a headshot with a BAZOOKA,]] through the shield of her flagship.]]
** \\\'\\\'ZetaGundam\\\'\\\' has the character of Haman Karn. Although initially the ManBehindTheMan for the growing powers of Axis, she eventually becomes the full-on leader. She has an impressive mind for military tactics, but her skill truly shines on the battlefield, inside her trusty Quebely, in which she\\\'s able to defeat even [[TheAce Char Aznable.]]
** Note that both of the above are rare \\\'\\\'villainous examples\\\'\\\'. YoshiyukiTomino seemed to really like this trope for his villainesses. Two examples coming from the fields of the good guys would be Lieutenant Emma Sheen, the TeamMom of the AEUG in \\\'\\\'ZetaGundam\\\'\\\', and Cecily Fairchild/Belah Rona from GundamF91.
** \\\'\\\'GundamWing\\\'\\\' has Lady Une, Lucrezia Noin and Dorothy Catalonia. Relena Darlian gets a tiny honorary mention for shooting at Lady Une while [[WomanInWhite wearing a white gown]] and [[http://media.photobucket.com/image/relena%20darlian%20gallery/bunchi_399/Relena-Peacecraft-poster.jpg for wearing a military uniform in both artwork and the second OP]].
** \\\'\\\'GundamSEED\\\'\\\' has Cagalli Yula Athha. She\\\'s the RebelliousPrincess of [[spoiler: Orb]] who first infiltrates Heliopolis to discover evidence of Morgenrate\\\'s double dealing, then travels to war torn North Africa to fight as part of a guerrilla band against [[spoiler: Andrew Waltfeld]]. She later meets [[TheAce Athrun Zala]] and nearly kills him on two occasions before [[spoiler: falling in love with him]]. She pilots the [[CoolPlane Sky Grasper]] when fighting alongside the Archangel and eventually gets the [[spoiler: Strike Rouge]]. After [[spoiler: her father\\\'s death]] she becomes the commander in chief of the remaining Orb forces and fully becomes this trope. During the sequel she tries in-fighting and fails, [[BadassInDistress temporarily becoming]] TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask... but in the second half she [[TheHighQueen resurges and solidifies her power]], facing down [[spoiler: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Durandal]]]] first with her new golden Akastuki Gundam and later with the combined forces of the Terminal and the Orb space fleet. At the end of the series, she and [[spoiler: her close friend Lacus Clyne]] are the most powerful people in Earth and space respectively all at the age of 18. Oh and she is [[spoiler: the twin sister of the Ultimate Coordinator [[TheMessiah Kira Yamato]]]].
* Kikyou and Sango in \\\'\\\'Manga/InuYasha\\\'\\\', particularly impressive in Sango\\\'s case since, rather than any of the usual weapons, her weapon of choice is a pseudo-[[EmpathicWeapon empathic]] PrecisionGuidedBoomerang [[ImprobableWeaponUser bigger than she is]]. She does also have a sword, but seems to use it only as a backup weapon (along with an assortment of hidden blades and other neat tricks). Nevertheless, she is the YamatoNadeshiko to Kagome\\\'s PluckyGirl. Not to mention Kagura, who\\\'s weapon is a pretty fan and her attacks are named after dances.
* Shizuku Sango in \\\'\\\'LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}\\\'\\\'.
* Weapons master Shigure in \\\'\\\'KenichiTheMightiestDisciple\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'KoreWaZombieDesuKa\\\'\\\' has Seraphim, Yuu, Seras and [[spoiler:Kyouko]].
* A number of females in \\\'\\\'MahouSenseiNegima\\\'\\\' could qualify. Princess Arika in particular.
** Kaede is also an excellent example, as is Setsuna.
* Fate Testarossa in \\\'\\\'MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha\\\'\\\', especially in later seasons. In [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs Nanoha A\\\'s]], Signum is even more so. Fate is a FragileSpeedster, while Signum has sufficient defense and attack strength to be a JackOfAllStats or even a LightningBruiser.
** Nanoha herself qualifies, especially in \\\'\\\'NanohaStrikerS\\\'\\\'. A YamatoNadeshiko armed with WaveMotionGun, and when she fights, [[DungeonBypass she]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill fights.]]
** Also, Ginga Nakajima, who is a YamatoNadeshiko in regular life but extremely deadly in a fight. This is especially evident in contrast with her {{Bokukko}} little sister (actually, [[spoiler:a fellow, albeit younger clone of their late mother]]) Subaru.
* Mamoru Nagano. Due to his [[AuthorAppeal aestethic preferences]] most of his female characters are these, especially in \\\'\\\'TheFiveStarStories\\\'\\\'. Almost all females there are both a) {{Action Girl}}s, and b) Ladies of War.
*** Miss Maria Graceburt was this when she was young, wielding a mean rapier and possessing [[SuperSpeed lightning-fast reflexes]].
* Twilight Suzuka in \\\'\\\'OutlawStar\\\'\\\'. She uses a [[NerfArm wooden sword]], but in her hands it performs little differently from a [[LaserBlade LIGHTSABER]].
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Pokemon}}\\\'\\\' has several female trainers who are \\\'\\\'very\\\'\\\' much like this as they command their Pokémon in battlefield. Some of them are: Erika, Jeannette/Kaoruko, Prima/Lorelei, the Kimono Sisters (sans the youngest, Sakura-chan, as she\\\'s too young and inexperienced to fit the trope, but is starting to get there), Katie/Kaede, Clair/Ibuki, Lucy/Azami, Anabel/Reira, Soledad/Saori and Cynthia/Shirona.
* Lady Eboshi in \\\'\\\'PrincessMononoke\\\'\\\'. We actually get to see the warrior part first, when she shoots a giant wolf. Then we meet the lady part, and finally the warrior part emerges again in an attempted invasion of her town, and the fight against San, who was RaisedByWolves.
** Miyazaki is quite fond of ladies of war. Nausicaä and Princess Kushana from \\\'\\\'NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind\\\'\\\' also apply.
* \\\'\\\'RanmaOneHalf\\\'\\\' has Nadoka Saotome, the title character\\\'s mom. A friendly, ladylike, calm woman who seldom \\\'\\\'isn\\\'t\\\'\\\' wearing her sword. However, her actual skill is debatable (and like much else in the series runs on RuleOfFunny.) She\\\'s fumbled it often and nearly accidentally impaled people... and when actually \\\'\\\'wanting\\\'\\\' to do damage, has sliced through walls like butter.
* Ai from \\\'\\\'RealBoutHighSchool\\\'\\\' can be a brutal opponent, and is one of the only characters who can stand up to G... but she\\\'s far too shy and reserved for her own good.
** TheHero, Ryoko Mitsurugi, tries to become one of these throughout the series, longing as she does to be \\\"a great woman.\\\"
** Ryoko\\\'s [[TheRival Rival]] Azumi Kiribayashi is very formal in every situation, and even uses a naginata.
* Lady Oscar from \\\'\\\'RoseOfVersailles\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'All\\\'\\\' of the dolls in \\\'\\\'RozenMaiden\\\'\\\' qualify to some extent, none more so than [[SugarAndIce Shinku]].
* Michiru Kaiou, aka Sailor Neptune, from \\\'\\\'Manga/SailorMoon\\\'\\\'. An elegant, refined, rich, famous, classy, and beautiful violin player who has no problem kicking your ass by whatever means is at her disposal. In fact, in the manga she has a pretty devastating attack in which she \\\'\\\'uses\\\'\\\' said violin to blast enemies to oblivion.
** Ami/Mercury is a bit of this when she gains more water blast-based attacks. In fact, she goes into MusicalAssassin too with the \\\'\\\'Mercury Aqua Rhapsody\\\'\\\'.
** Rei Hino/Sailor Mars would also count as one, at least in the manga. In the anime, she\\\'s more HotBlooded, but her favorite attack as of the Super S series is the very graceful \\\'\\\'Mars Flame Sniper\\\'\\\', in which she elegantly summons a bow and arrow made of fire.
** Setsuna Meiou/Sailor Pluto, owner of the pretty spiffy Garnet Rod.
* Takane Shishidou, from \\\'\\\'SoraWoKakeruShoujo\\\'\\\'.
* Koon Maschenny Zahard from \\\'\\\'TowerOfGod\\\'\\\'.
* Astharoshe \\\"Asta-san\\\" Asran from \\\'\\\'TrinityBlood\\\'\\\'.
* While Reiha and Miyu from \\\'\\\'VampirePrincessMiyu\\\'\\\' are [[LadyOfBlackMagic Ladies Of Black Magic]], Miyu\\\'s rival from the second OAV, Ranka, lands herself a spot here due to being both a [[MarionetteMaster puppeteer]] \\\'\\\'and\\\'\\\' a RazorFloss user.
* Angel Salvia from \\\'\\\'Manga/WeddingPeach\\\'\\\'.
* Reina Sohou from \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Witchblade}}\\\'\\\', at least in terms of ass kicking. Otherwise, she\\\'s a laconic HotScientist with some serious social interaction problems. [[spoiler: She\\\'s also an ActionMom by the way]].
* Karen/Cure Aqua from \\\'\\\'YesPrecure5\\\'\\\'. She even occasionally uses a sword: it\\\'s not a rapier, mind you, but since the standard for PrettyCure is \\\'\\\'fists\\\'\\\', it\\\'s reasonably the local equivalent.
** \\\'\\\'HeartcatchPrettyCure\\\'\\\' has Yuri/Cure Moonlight, who fights in a considerably more graceful manner than her younger teammates and wears a flowing, elegant gown rather than a MiniDressOfPower when transformed.
* \\\'\\\'YumekuiMerry\\\'\\\' has Engi Threepiece.
* Ishizu Ishtar of \\\'\\\'YuGiOh\\\'\\\'. She may fight using card games, but she definitely fits in here.

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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Lady Chian, from \\\'\\\'ArionLordOfAtlantis\\\'\\\', captain of King D\\\'Tilluh\\\'s royal guard,.
* Lady Quark from \\\'\\\'CrisisOnInfiniteEarths\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'L.E.G.I.O.N\\\'\\\'.
* Alice from \\\'\\\'Lullaby\\\'\\\', who is also the Hand of the Queen and TheHero of the series, in addition to being the most competent fighter in the group. She also single-handedly won a tremendous war.
* [[{{Samurai}} Katana]], from \\\'\\\'Outsiders\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'BatmanAndTheOutsiders\\\'\\\' (who actually [[KatanasAreJustBetter Is Just Better]], thanks for asking) of the various series.
** Also from the DC/Batman universe is Lady Shiva.
* Sorceress-Major [[DeterminedWidow Maya Antares]] from \\\'\\\'TheRedStar\\\'\\\'. Her best friend Captain Goncharova is more of a CuteBruiser.
* Most of the Angels that appear in \\\'\\\'{{Spawn}}\\\'\\\'.
* The main cast of \\\'\\\'SisterhoodOfSteel\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'WonderWoman\\\'\\\', in her most recent incarnation.
* [[TheHighQueen Storm]] from the \\\'\\\'{{X-Men}}\\\'\\\'.
* Miho from \\\'\\\'SinCity\\\'\\\'.
* Princess Kavatah from \\\'\\\'ComicBook/{{Megalex}}\\\'\\\'. She wears elegant - if revealing - dresses and also leads her troops to war.
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[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
* In \\\"[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/facetiousnights/night4_fable1.html Costanza / Costanzo]]\\\", Costanza combines all the ladylike graces, and great learning, with this. It helps when she\\\'s SweetPollyOliver.
-->\\\'\\\'And over and above all these excellencies she mastered completely the art of war in learning how to gentle horses, and to handle arms, and to run in the lists as if she had been a strong and well-trained man-at-arms and not a damsel. In jousting, indeed, she was so skilled that she ofttimes came out of the contest victorious, just as if she had been one of those valorous knights who are held worthy of the highest honour\\\'\\\'
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[[folder:Fanfiction]]
* Rarity in \\\'\\\'FanFic/TheImmortalGame\\\'\\\'. As she puts it, she is easily capable fighting the best when it comes to [[MasterSwordsman bladecasting]]... and she looks \\\'\\\'fabulous\\\'\\\' while doing it.

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