Badass on Paper: Despite her supposed proficiency in heavy armor, sword skills and fire magic, Malty is pathetically weak and incapable of thinking up battle strategies besides Attack! Attack! Attack!. She's wiped out just as often as the Three Cardinal Heroes and unlike them, does not bother to learn her lesson and get stronger. Best exemplified when she gets her hands on the stolen Vassal Whip and plans on unleashing it on Naofumi's party. Once Rino reveals she's a spy for the Queen, she effortlessly steals the Whip and uses it to beat Malty to a pulp, showing just how horrible the ex-Princess is in actual combat or controlling a Vassal Weapon.
Would this trope apply to Malty?