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A series centered around the premise of [[Hot Amazon]]. It starts with an ordinary guy living an ordinary life. But then he [[Blithe Spirit|meets a woman who changes his life forever]]. But unlike a typical [[Magical Girlfriend]], the series is more about her [[Action Girl|kicking butt and taking names]] than causing [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity to ensue]]. The story might be told [[POV Boy, Poster Girl|through the guy's eyes]], but as often as not it's [[Hot Amazon|she]] who's the real star. If they are both badasses, they would be a [[Battle Couple]].
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But fortunately for the guy, this doesn't mean she's completely out of his league. In fact, meeting her usually means the [[Ordinary High School Student]] isn't so ordinary himself. That first fateful encounter will probably end up granting him special powers, or unlocking powers he didn't know he had. Or maybe he did know, but didn't have a reason to use them.
In shows where [[Anyone Can Die]], an
Contrast: [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]. Compare [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The title character of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'', who helps Yuji discover that he bears the spiritual treasure Reiji Maigo.
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* Matsuri in ''[[Sola]]''.
* Oliva Soldana in ''Destiny's Hand''.
* Ennis in ''[[Baccano!]]!''. Granted, Firo's life was [[The Mafia|pretty interesting]] before the life-changing encounter. but the addition of [[Immortality]] and alchemy is still pretty sweet.
* [[Mirai Nikki]] certainly has fun with this trope. Almost immediately after stumbling into {{spoiler|The Game}}, Yukiteru encounters Yuno Gasai, a beautiful girl in his class who makes it her top priority to protect him from harm ([[Action Girl|and does pretty damn well, to boot]]). The catch? She's [[Yandere
* Makina of ''[[Shikabane Hime]]'', though Ouri does [[Take a Level In Badass]] in series 2.
* Kagura in ''[[Ga-Rei]]''.
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* Merry to Yumeji from ''[[Yumekui Merry]]'' could count; according to Isana, Merry does indeed like Yumeji, she just isn't fully aware of it.
* Yuu and Haruna of ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]''. The former revives Ayumu as a zombie and the latter inadvertently turns him into a [[Magical Girl|Masou]] [[Dragged Into Drag|Shoujo]].
* ''[[Change 123]]'' offers an interesting case where the girlfriend of the [[Non-Action Guy]] protagonist has three [[Split Personalities]] which are, each on her own way, [[Action Girl
* In ''[[Black Butler]]'', {{spoiler|Elizabeth}} is revealed to be one. {{spoiler|Wife of the Queen's Watchdog}}, indeed.
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* DC Comics also has Big Barda and Mr. Miracle, two [[New Gods]] from the planet Apokolips. While Mr. Miracle isn't a pushover (the man regularly escaped deathtraps designed by Darkseid), Barda used to run the Female Furies, an all-female Apokoliptan strike team. [[Hot Amazon|Oh, and she's canonically almost as strong as Superman]].
* As seen below, Fox to Wesley in ''Wanted''. Portrayed differently in the comics, where the characters are DC supervillain pastiches, and Fox is quite clearly [[Hilarious in Hindsight|Halle Berry cosplaying Catwoman]], sent by {{spoiler|Wesley's not-quite-dead father}} to make a man out of the geek.
* The [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Invisible Woman]] has graduated to this, after being introduced as a rather... young love interest for Mr. Fantastic. Now that Reed Richards has evolved into [[Cloudcuckoolander|the absent-minded superprofessor]], Sue Storm has become the definition of [[Team Mom|Team]] [[Mama Bear]].
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* Yuki, from ''[[Tales of the Otori]]''.
* Molly Millions, from [[William Gibson]]'s ''[[Sprawl Trilogy]]''.
* Ludmilla Leonovna, in David Weber's ''[[The Apocalypse Troll]]'', fits this trope to an extent, though as with Leeloo (above), her male love interest was a bad-ass himself before they
* Rachel in ''[[Animorphs]]'' to bird-boy Tobias.
* In [[Time Scout]] Margo Smith is ''not'' out of Margo's league.
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* Cameron, from ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.
* Sarah, from ''[[Chuck]]''.
** At least until Chuck [[Took a Level
* ''[[Farscape]]''. Aeryn Sun, with John Crichton as the ordinary guy, at least until he [[Took a Level
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]], to whoever dates her, whether he's a sensitive poet, a super-tough soldier, or even a master vampire.
* ''[[Firefly]]'' has tough soldier Zoe married to sensitive pilot Wash.
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== Web Original ==
* [[Whateley Universe]] example: Bladedancer. Gateway and Chain Lightning may both have mutant powers, but they're both having to step up their game to be the significant other of the Handmaid of the Tao.
* {{spoiler|Salem}} from "[[What Is This Black Magic You Call Science]]?", though he's pretty harsh to said girlfriend, especially in her [[Training
* Athlete, a student at the [[Super-Hero School|Hyperion Academy]] in the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', is dating fellow-student Ideal. She has all his powers and abilities, and then some.
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