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{{quote|''Big men often tremble
''As they step aside
''I thought I was big once
''She changed my mind''
|[[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]]|"She's Actual Size"}}
{{quote|''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine!
'''Agent 99''': ''[Outraged]'' I'm not feminine?
''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': No.
'''Agent 99''': ''[[Berserk Button|I'm not feminine]]''?! ''[Kicks him in the face]''
|''[[Get Smart]]''}}
{{quote|''"Look, sir, I know Angua. She's not the useless type. She doesn't [[Screaming Woman|stand there and scream helplessly.]] She [[Mugging the Monster|makes other people do that.]]"''
|'''Captain Carrot'''|''[[Jingo]]''}}
{{quote|''"Where ya gonna find another girl who can shoot the eye out of a Bug at two hundred meters?"''
|'''Dizzy Flores'''|''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]''}}
{{quote|''"I don't like your attitude, mister! I can be every bit as heroic as some guy!"''
|'''Sheba''', ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age''}}
{{quote|''"Now where did you get'' her?"
|'''{{spoiler|Victor}}''' on '''Fiona Glenanne'''|''[[Burn Notice]]''.}}
{{quote|''"It was a performance. It was like the culmination of a lifetime's observation of martial arts tapes, cheap ones, the kind Case had grown up on. For a few seconds, he knew, she was every bad-ass hero, Sony Mao in the old Shaw videos, Mickey Chiba, the whole lineage back to Lee and Eastwood. She was walking the way she talked it."''
|'''[[Neuromancer]]'''}}
{{quote|''Clobberella beats you up!''
''Clobberella beats you up!''
''Who does she beat up? '''You'''!''
''Clobberella!''
|''[[Futurama]]'', "Less Than Hero"}}
{{quote|'''Aragorn:''' You have some skill with a blade.
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'''Aragorn:''' What do you fear, my lady?
'''Eowyn:''' A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.
'''Aragorn:''' You are a daughter of kings, a shield maiden of Rohan. I do not think that will be your fate.
|''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers''}}
{{quote|''You know I'm a super girl
''Yes, I'm a spunky gal
''I never say die
''No one can stop me
''{{'}}Cuz I
''Like to FIGHT! (Fight!)''
|[[Shonen Knife]]|"Super Girl" }}
{{quote|''I'm a big haymaker in a title fight.
''I'm a cute black kitten with a nasty bite.
''I'm an action double-feature on a Friday night!
''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|I'm me!]]
|"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}}
{{quote|"Unhand that gentleman, knaves!"
|Niko from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' in one of her [[Big Damn Heroes]] moments}}
{{quote|"Leave saving the world to the men? I don't think so!"
|Elastigirl in ''[[The Incredibles]]''}}
{{quote|"Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman... make sure she's got balls".
|''Gunnery Sergeant Buck, [[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}
{{quote|"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy."
|Arcee to a dead Decepticon, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}
{{quote|''I'm a warrior woman, forget the prophecies''
''As a warrior woman, I'll do exactly as I please...''
|'''Jex Thoth''', "Warrior Woman"}}
{{quote|"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!"
|'''Suki''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
{{quote|'''Kowalski:''' What the colonel is trying to say is, have you ever pulled out of a simulated bombing run in an F-16 at 8+ g-s?
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'''O'Neill:''' Well, with all due respect doctor, I-
'''Carter:''' It is appropriate to refer to someone by their rank, not their salutation. You should call me ''captain'', not ''[[Badass Bookworm|doctor]]''. I'm an Air Force officer, like you are, colonel. [[Establishing Character Moment|And just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of outside doesn't mean I can't handle whatever you can handle.]]
'''O'Neill:''' Oh, this has nothing to do with you being a woman. I like women. [[Obfuscating Stupidity|I just got a little problem with scientists.]]
'''Carter:''' Colonel, I logged over a hundred hours in enemy airspace during the Gulf War. [[Sarcasm Mode|Is that tough enough for you?]] ''([[Beat]])'' Or we're gonna have to arm-wrestle?
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', pilot episode}}
{{Quote|'''Hudson:''' Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
'''Vasquez:''' No, have you?
|''[[Aliens]]''}}
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 3 August 2023
Big men often tremble —They Might Be Giants, "She's Actual Size"
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Agent 23: See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine! |
"Look, sir, I know Angua. She's not the useless type. She doesn't stand there and scream helplessly. She makes other people do that." —Captain Carrot, Jingo
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"Where ya gonna find another girl who can shoot the eye out of a Bug at two hundred meters?" —Dizzy Flores, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
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"I don't like your attitude, mister! I can be every bit as heroic as some guy!" —Sheba, Golden Sun: The Lost Age
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"Now where did you get her?" —Victor on Fiona Glenanne, Burn Notice.
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"It was a performance. It was like the culmination of a lifetime's observation of martial arts tapes, cheap ones, the kind Case had grown up on. For a few seconds, he knew, she was every bad-ass hero, Sony Mao in the old Shaw videos, Mickey Chiba, the whole lineage back to Lee and Eastwood. She was walking the way she talked it." |
Clobberella beats you up! —Futurama, "Less Than Hero"
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Aragorn: You have some skill with a blade. —The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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You know I'm a super girl —Shonen Knife, "Super Girl"
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I'm a big haymaker in a title fight. —"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb
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"Unhand that gentleman, knaves!" —Niko from Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers in one of her Big Damn Heroes moments
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"Leave saving the world to the men? I don't think so!" —Elastigirl in The Incredibles
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"Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman... make sure she's got balls". —Gunnery Sergeant Buck, Halo 3: ODST
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"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy." —Arcee to a dead Decepticon, Transformers: War for Cybertron
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I'm a warrior woman, forget the prophecies —Jex Thoth, "Warrior Woman"
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"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!" —Suki, Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Kowalski: What the colonel is trying to say is, have you ever pulled out of a simulated bombing run in an F-16 at 8+ g-s? —Stargate SG-1, pilot episode
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Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? |
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