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Underneath the [[Cheerful Child|irrepressibly cheerful demeanor]], behind the innocent wide-eyed gaze, lies an astonishing capacity for [[Waif Fu|kicking your ass]], leveling a city, or why not,even ''[[Person of Mass Destruction|leveling an entire country]]''. Perhaps you've [[Berserk Button|threatened their loved ones]]. Perhaps you've offended their inviolate sense of justice. [[Kirby|Maybe you took]] [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the last piece of cake]]. No matter what shape the grievance against you takes, expect to be subsequently welcomed into a whole new realm of hurt.

ItselfIt can be considered a [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Moe]].

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* The banana in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTiXZYQNYec Wrigley Gum commercial]. Forget [[James Bond]], this cute little fruit should be the next 007!

* The little girl from this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrftf3ndAw Haribo advert]. I'd have given up as soon as the door opened.

* [[Ninja Maid|Sayoko Shinozaki]] from [[Code Geass]], anyone?.

* PrettyMost muchof the entire main cast of ''[[Gunslinger Girl]].''

* The eponymous character of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. It's the "oro?" The fact that he is the first genuinely sensitive, kind-hearted and ''nice'' anime bloke since [[Dragonball Z|Goku]] and [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]], rather than just another emotionally repressed and cynical [[Jerkass]] [[Nineties Anti-Hero]]. And then you have pretty muchabout half the cast with [[Little Miss Badass|Kaoru, Misao,]] Yahiko and [[Stepford Smiler|Soujiro]] all invoking various flavors of this trope.

** And later he leaped into a freaking volcano and dived in the magma to save Asuka. Even if he was inside his [[Humongous Mecha]] and it was [[Hand Wave|hand waved]] likeby his A TAT Field protecting him, both Unit-02 and Asuka had needed wearingto wear a special suit to not dyingdie, so he was feeling the heat of the magma, and for all what he knew, he could die by attempting rescuing her.

** ''Rebuild'' 2.0 - "GIVE REI BACK!" Commence {{spoiler|reactivating 01 on willpower/rage alone, [[Rocket Punch|rocket punching]] Zeruel (or as close an Eva can get to one), [[Always Save the Girl|saving Rei]] and almost ending the world. There just may be some ''[[Mazinger Z|Kabuto]]'' genes in him.}}

* Since we're talking about '[[Studio Gainax|GainaxDiebuster]], let''{{'}}s not forget about [[Diebuster|Nono]]. Arguably, theThe cutest {{spoiler|robot}} you'll ever meet, is in fact {{spoiler|the seventh Buster Machine and a [[Person of Mass Destruction]] capable of controlling the Buster Corps, slicing one of Saturn's moons in half and kicking the shit out of an [[Eldritch Abomination]] the size of a planet.}} And all of this while being ditzy and having [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Nia's]] voice.

** One of the most prime examples is the 1st gen Pokemon, Mew, which is ''ungodly'' adorable and is always shown to be very playful and childlike, not to mentionand is literally described as being the 'Psychic Kitten' Pokemon. One could hardly take it seriously until you realize that it's capable of using ''every single non-legendary specific move in the entire series''.

** In addition to actual [[mons]]ters, some of the human characters also qualify. [[The Messiah|Ash Ketchum]] has the appearance and mannerisms of a brash, classically adorable little boy. He's also one of few humans to physically put himself on the line for Pokémon in the series, jumps around like a Mankey to rescue said Pokémon, and is even capable of {{spoiler|using Aura}}. DidHe I mention that heeven risks or [[The Messiah|even knowingly sacrifices himself for Pokémon]] regularly?! [[Cute Bruiser|Maylene]], Whitney, and [[Shorttank|Misty]] may also qualify; [[Cute Bruiser|Maylene]] is basically described this way by other characters.

** This [[Trope]]trope also holds true for [[The Protagonist|the human protagonists]] of the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga, as nearly everyone fights alongside their Pokémon. Special mention goes to Sapphire, who at the mere age of 10 is already capable of fighting Pokémon on her own, and is apparently strong enough to rip apart fountains and sprint while carrying a fully-grown man.

** Not to mention Tsukune who is quite the sweet [[Adorkable]] [[Nice Guy]] and a [[Bishonen]] (season II of the manga due to [[Art Evolution]]) and becomes incredibly [[Badass]].

* Kawazoe Tamaki of ''[[Bamboo Blade]].'' Aww, [[I'm Taking Her Home with Me]]!

** Don't forgetAlso the flashback where she {{spoiler|commits her first assassination around the age of ''five''}}! Certain death has never been so cute.

* ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]'': -- Shiki Ryougi. Mixed with a healthy amount of [[Fetish Fuel]], as expected of [[Nasuverse|Nasu]], whenever she gets all [[Tsundere|dere-dere]] toward Mikiya, she's extremely huggable and borders on [[Moe]]. That's, of course, when she isn't slicing up ghosts, zombies, magicians and stuff.

** And don't forget herHer [[Expy|expies]]; even the [[Badass Normal|non-magical ones]] pack a serious punch. The [[Toradora!|palmtop tiger]] is '''not''' to be messed with.

* Subverted a bit with the main character of ''[[.hack//Sign]]''. He's acting all tough and capable of holding things on his own {{spoiler|in the game world, where in the real world [[Wholesome Crossdresser|she's]] in a coma, and [[Abusive Parents|her dad]] [[Offing the Offspring|tries to pull the plug on her]].}}

* The three ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth|]]'': The three titular Magic Knights]] are cute girls who are gutsy and powerful. Hikaru in particular is definitely this.

** And Son Goku, even in his adult self, is an endearingly innocent and kindhearted boy... who has saved the world so many times that he has "lost count" (to be fair, he ''did'' havehad [[Idiot Hero|trouble counting past eleven]] due to brain damage suffered as a baby).

** It's been noted on the ''[[Dragon Ball/Characters|Dragon Ball]]'' page that Badass Adorable must be [[In the Blood]]: not only Goku and his sons, but his wife Chi-Chi, daughter-in-law Videl and granddaughter Pan are all [[Tsundere]] [[Cute Bruiser]]s, too.

** Kotaro Inugami counts too. Heck, mostMost of the characters fall into this trope.

** Though she would threaten to kill you for calling her that, Evangeline could count as well, as she's a 700 year old evil vampire mage... in a body not older than 10, though [[Noble Demon|she's not as evil as she insistinsists toshe beis]]. [[One-Man Army|Definitely]] [[Person of Mass Destruction|badass]], and havehas her adorable moments.

** Hardly your usual example, but [[Team Dad|Ukitake]] is [[Nice Guy|rather]] [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|sweet]] and like Unohana is one of the [[Asskicking Equals Authority|older captains]]. When he teams up with Kyoraku to fight Starrk that mild-mannered niceness suddenly looks a lot less harmless; "Did that guy just fire a cero?"

* ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes|]]'': Julian Mintz]]: starts the series as a little-boy [[Bishonen]], end it as a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|blond haired pretty boy]]. You would never suspect the things he can do [[Ax Crazy|with an axe]], ESPECIALLY''espcially'' if you push his berserk button (like {{spoiler|killing seven guys passing by in fourteen seconds}}, scary...)

** And don't forget Mey-Rin. An [[Adorkable]] [[Meganekko]] {{spoiler|who can snipe you from miles away when [[The Glasses Come Off|her glasses come off]] }}

** And Lucy? Her Nyu persona is the epitome of cuteness but she can also be adorable herself, for a murderous [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]].

** Shion also counts. She's adorable for a seventeen year old, and can be pretty awesome([[Big Brother Complex|and]] [[:Category:Yandere|scary]]). {{spoiler|Rika also counts when she becomes a [[Determinator]].}}

** Don't forget theThe adorable [[The Woobie|Woobie-riffic]] Satoko. While she may not seem [[Badass]] at first there's no denying the awesomeness in her finally calling her abusive uncle out and yelling at him to "GET OUT!" despite being beaten while doing so. And in Meakashi-hen, she absolutely ''refuses'' to cry as {{spoiler|Shion}} tortures her to death, claiming that she's realized how much of a burden she was on Satoshi and not wanting to be [[The Load]] anymore.

** Don't forget howHow he beat the crap out of 2 platoons of green berets after one of them woke him up from a nap. Hunny-sempai is not a morning person...

* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'''s Gasai Yuno. Beautiful, adorably [[Moe]], [[:Category:Yandere|extremely in love]] with Yukiteru, [[Dark Action Girl|is incredibly skilled in combat]], knows her way [[Knife Nut|around a knife]], and is a terrifying [[Ax Crazy|psychopath]].

* Sweet, innocent, adorable little Astro of ''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]'' fame is one of the cutest things on the planet - and equipped with mountain-levelling strength ''before'' you get into his absurd amount of onboard weaponry. Actually, Astro might be said to have ''created'' this trope.

* ''[[Utawarerumono]]''{{'}}s Aruru takes out a small group of soldiers using a tiger! (Granted, the tiger isn't part of her physically, but it might as well be) Did I mention that sheShe is cute enough that {{spoilerSpoiler|''that the [[Big Bad]] (at least, part of him) brings her back to life twice!}}

* Gon from ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]''. Also Killua.:

** To clarify: Gon is very much a [[Bishonen]] [[Friend to All Living Things]] [[Cheerful Child]]. His first shown action is ripping a fish that's about five times his mass out of the water by main force and then carrying it back to town over his head. At a dead run. Some time later, he proceeds to ''break'' the ''arm'' of a superhuman assassin... by grabbing his wrist. With one hand. Why only one hand? It was courtesy of his ''other'' hand being inoperative because Gon got his arm broken the day before after an absolutely brutal [[Determinator]] sequence where it was shown why twelve-year-old boys rarely win fights with top-flight adult ninja.

** Killua, on the other hand... is also a kid-[[Bishonen]]. In his case, though, he knows it, and has more-or-less weaponized it... so that he can get closer to his targets, as he's been trained as one of the world's deadliest assassins pretty much since he could walk. And given that this is a world where [[Training from Hell]] and [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]s actually ''work''... yeah.

* Seras Victoria from ''[[Hellsing]]''. She's very much a [[Moe]] [[The Woobie|Woobie]], but swings around a ''massive'' [[BFG]], and {{spoiler|after she drinks Bernadotte's blood she becomes the second strongest vampire}}. Her absolutely ''epic'' [[Curb Stomp Battle|Curb Stomp]]ing of Zorin Blitz, shortly after Zorin [[Mind Rape]]d and mutilated her, and killed Bernadotte, deserves mention.

* Nina Liebert from ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' is a deconstruction. She's a beautiful and kind-hearted [[The Woobie|Woobie]] who undergoes a [[Break the Cutie]] process repeatedly and yet she goes from being an ever-so-wholesome law student to a worldly, hooker-impersonating, gangster-frightening gunslinger in about one volume, and mostly through her own efforts. However, despite having the skills and the adorable looks, we see that the poor woman has borne a MASSIVE''massive'' [[Trauma Conga Line]] ever since she was a little girl, so her mental fortitude simply can't keep up and at some point {{spoiler|she has to be talked out of committing suicide when she realizes how utterly horrible her life as truly been.}} Just being Badass And Adorable will NOT cut it.

** Let's not forget Kagura Sohma. She's adorably [[Moe]] and is incredibly capable of beating the crap out of Kyou. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N68TUoVftBw Check it out here].

** Oz is also this, when {{spoiler|using Alice's power on his own, even when still under seal.}} {{spoiler|Then, it turns out that HE''he'' is B-Rabbit in Jack's body and his powers bound to Alice's soul.}}

** [[Token Mini-MoeLoli|Lily]] is one of the Baskervilles. She looks right about ten.

** For the guys, there's Misa Amane. She's a tiny, blonde, cheery, squeaky-voiced [[Genius Ditz]] who looks 16 (and is actually 19), but is easily one of the craziest characters ([[Jerkass Woobie|yet also pitiable]]) in the series, and kills innocent people without remorse... in the name of [[:Category:Yandere|the man she loves]]. While wearing [[Perky Goth]] or [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] attires and acting like a [[Dumb Blonde]].

* Momo from ''[[Peach Girl]]''. She's pretty and has huge eyes. Really, sheShe's a really sweet girl so long as you don't rouse her temper. If you do happen to piss her off...you may very well get a foot to the face, a headbutt, or a [[Groin Attack|knee to the groin]] for your trouble. Her crowning moment came when she single-handedly beat up a huge guy who was [[Attempted Rape|trying to rape]] Sae. Other than that she's just a misunderstood girl trying to find true love.

* [[Tsundere|Akane]] of ''[[Ranma ½]]''. Some would say [[Gender Bender|girl]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] fits here too.

** Don't forgetAlso {{spoiler|post-[[Time Skip]] Nia.}}

** Don't forgetAlso poor cute Kumo! He may be adorable, but he kicks so much ass that he {{spoiler|can break into [[La Résistance|the Comodeen]]'s [[Elaborate Underground Base]] using only a twig he picked up from outside and his breath of Mist.}}

* ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh!|Kyo Kara Maoh]]'' has [[The Pollyanna|Shi]][[Idiot Hero|buya]] [[Stupid Good|Yuu]][[Love Freak|ri]], who sometimes becomes a [[Person of Mass Destruction]] if his loved ones or [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|country]] are threatened.

* The titular ''[[Steel Angel Kurumi]]''. Not to mentionAlso Saki and Karinka.

* Aoi Futaba from ''[[Asobi ni Iku yo!|Asobi Ni Iku Yo]]''.

* Shion from ''[[No. 6]]'', the [[Adorkable]] [[Nice Guy]] [[Bishonen]] with big eyes and a huge heart. However, [[Beware the Nice Ones|get him pissed off enough]], usually by messing with Nezumi, and [[:Category:Yandere|take cover]].

* [[Little Miss Badass|Veronica]] from ''[[Franken Fran]]''.

* No mention of ''[[Unico]]'': yet? An adorable baby unicorn who has the power to bring happiness to whoever he befriends but is still able to fight against enemies and is capable of growing to a giant adult sized winged unicorn as necessary? For shame! Bonus points since, like Astro Boy and Kimba, he was created by Osamu Tezuka.

* [[Kirby]], of course, in the anime ''Hoshi no KaabiiKirby/Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''.

** Fumu/Tiff, too. She's the cute little Cappy girl who cares for Kirby and usually tries to end conflicts without employing violence. But in the second Dedede Elementary School episode, she [[Took a Level in Badass|takes a level in badass]] and singlehandedly beats up large armed thugs ''without even touching them''.

* From ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', we have Sasami. Adorable, pre-teen princess, darn good cook, most down-to-earth member of the entire cast that wasn't actually born on said planet. And depending on the series: has a hairband that turns into a staff for serious [[Waif Fu]] action, can use [[Barrier Warrior|Juraian magic]] on par with anyone else, can summon a ''mini-mecha'' battle suit, oh and she just happens to be {{spoiler|the incarnation/host of one of the three [[Reality Warper|8th-dimensional goddesses]] that pretty much created the universe as we know it, as little more than a science experiment}}.

* It's quite hard to remember that Akira from ''[[Ai Ore Love Me]]'' is a badass when he's so small and cute that [[Even the Guys Want Him]].

* The casts of the ''Black★Rock Shooter'' [[Black★Rock Shooter (bandOVA)|OVA]] and [[Black★Rock Shooter (anime)|series]]'' are so adorable in a way that [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] are darkly adorable, but with added [[Badass]]ery. Especially the eponymous character, who has [[Stoic Woobie]] charm on her.

* The Anarchy and Demon sisters in ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'', especially [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Stocking]].

* Naoya from ''[[Lotte no Omocha]]''. He's shown to be able to effortlessly throw Sigurd—a [[Warrior Prince]] with a lifetime of military training—aside using the momentum of [[Use Your Head|his flying headbutt]], implying skill in either Aikido or Judo. This is further justified by a photo of him that Lotte happened upon in his album, of him in a ''gi'' (Japanese Martial Arts Uniform) with a green belt, but four steps away from a '''black''' belt, as a child.

* Gerda, from the animated adaptation of ''[[The Snow Queen]]''. She is aan 11-years year-old Danish [[Genki Girl]] that can take on boys much bigger than her (she apologizes, though), she is the one that persuades the others to go to a forest nobody went before and, when her best friend is taken by The Snow Queen, she goes in a journey to find him, alone, and the stunts she can pull in the journey, few people can.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Molly Hayes from ''[[Runaways]]''. A cute hat, a '''giant's''' strength. A group of Marvel staff ("The Secret Cabal") couldn't put her on their list of "Top Ten Teen Heroes" because she technically isn't a teenager yet, but they stuck her on the list anyway. The picture they put on the list for her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Gut-punching ''the Punisher.'' She's eleven years old, goes by the moniker "Princess Powerful,", thinks it's important that every burglar wear stockings during a crime (even if they do give her "waffle-face") and she's ''punching the Punisher.'' Yes, '''that''' Punisher. Molly, we are each and every one of us awesomed by you .

** It's worth noting that Molly felt terrible about the incident with [[Badass Normal|the Punisher]] afterwards, since she had assumed the the Punisher had actual powers and could take the hit. This, of course, only makes it more adorable.

* Piffany of ''[[Nodwick]]''. Cleric of fluffy sweetness who draws duckies and bunnies when the [[Gambit Pileup]] she's been diagramming gets too complicated, yet greater demons are TERRIFIED''terrified'' of her.

** Bunnie Rabbot/D'Coolette (basically a cute little rabbit with the addition cyborg limbs and super strength) may also apply.

* [[Power Pack]], especially the modern mangaesque version, has Energizer, a 6six-year-old girl who is the team's firepower and cute as a button.

* [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] from DC Comics arguably counts. As someone who is really just an adorable kid (between 12 and 16 years old depending on the writer), and the epitome of 'nice guy' in the DCU (even moresomore so than Superman), he often comes off as a very sweet, kind hero who is easily flustered when women show interest in him or when he does things like befriending sick children at a hospital in Power of Hope. Despite that, he will take on any opposition, up to and including DC's version of Satan and [[The Spectre]] (aka the Wrath of God), to save innocent lives. One story actually involved him getting an ancient possessive spirit to leave a woman, which he did simply by ''glaring'' at the spirit and telling it "Get out of her. NOW." Said spirit promptly did.

* [[Fables|Bigby Wolf from ''[[Fables]]'' gets turned into a little girl during ''The Great Fables Crossover'' by {{spoiler|[[Reality Warper|Kevin Thorn]]}}. Gary the Pathetic Fallacy would not shut up about how cute Bigby was. This royally pissed off Bigby, who sulked for a couple of issues before sneaking up on a group of enemies that had his friends pinned down and [[Beware the Cute Ones|slaughtering them literally bare-handed]]. This has the side-effect of breaking the spell on him and restoring him to his normal self.

== [[Fan Works]] ==

* Charlene "Shar" Mack from ''[[The Secret Return of Alex Mack]]'', better known as "Pyre", is an adorable 9nine-year-old girl and the most powerful pyrokinetic on the planet.

== [[Film -- Live Action]] ==

** Ahem. Yoda?.

** Anakin Skywalker in ''[[The Phantom Menace]]''. Born of the Immaculate Conception, incredibly sensitive to the Force, a mechanical genius on his spare time and one of the best podracer pilots in the galaxy, not to mentionwith his instant mastery when it comes to pilot a Naboo royal starfighter, destroying the Trade Federation's mothership thus putting an end to the conflict on Naboo in the process. And he was only 9 years old.

* Leeloo from ''[[The Fifth Element]]'': cute, innocent and perfectly capable of breaking every bone in your body without breaking a sweat.

* [[Monica Keena]] has played this character from time to time, like when she [[Freddy vs. Jason|decapitated Freddy Krueger with a machete]]. Ditto [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], like when she [[The Dark Knight|kneed The Joker in the balls]]. Oh, also,Also [[Elliot Page]], who totally pwned [[X-Men (film)|The Juggernaut]], [[Memetic Mutation|bitch]]!

* From ''[[Master and Commander]]'', [[Plucky Middie|Midshipman Blakeney.]] He's this utterly adorable curly-haired twelve-year-old, who... [[Handicapped Badass|gets his right arm amputated]] ''but doesn't let it slow him down,'' becomes something of a "fighting naturalist," and leads a group of men more than twice his age into battle, thus helping secure a decisive victory over the ''HMS Surprise''{{'}}s archenemy, the ''Acheron.'' His inspiration is Lord Nelson, also missing an arm.

* EVE from ''[[WALL-E]].''

* TheCoraline, eponymousfrom characterthe of ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coralinefilm of the same name]]''., with Aa look that invokes [[Big Brother Instinct]]? Check. Underfed?She's Check.underfed and Havingshe has more balls than most healthy adult males? Um... check.

** It's all in the eyes. When he's happy to see you and wants to play, his pupils are HUGE''huge'', making him look adorable. If he doesn't like you or if you present a danger to him or his rider, those pupils will narrow to vertical slits and will make you instantly regret becoming the target of his wrath.

* The Archive from ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' is a prepubescent girl who shows her Badassitude when she's attacked by Red Court vampires while she's moderating a duel. {{spoiler|She grabs a piece of anti-life being used and, with sheer force of will, thrusts it into the vamps' heads and torsos, vaporizing them}}. In a later book she's attacked by a dozen fallen angels in an area cut off from magic. Using the little magic she could store in her tiny body she starts taking them down, two at a time, even while Harry carries her away. She even makes a point of trash talking the angels, although she's not that good at it. {{spoiler|She's only captured because the demons take advantage of her low body weight and gas the whole area.}} She's also very fond of [[Cuteness Proximity|cats]] and renders official documents in crayon.

** How can we forget theThe series' ''original'' Badass Adorable, Karrin Murphy?. Blond, five foot nothing, with a cute little button nose, and she's proven so ''incredibly'' badass so very many times that she'd need her own subpage to list all the examples.

* ''[[Redwall]]'''s cute fluffy animal [[Kid Hero]] characters. D'awww, fwuffy ickle mousey. Who just happens to be wielding a BFS[[Blade of Fearsome Size]].<ref>Big for a mousey, anyway. From our perspective, it'd be about the size of a kitchen knife at best.</ref>

* Mr. Nutt, from ''[[Discworld/Unseen Academicals|Unseen Academicals]]''. [[The Woobie]], [[Ugly Cute]], [[No Social Skills]], uses hilarious [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]] ("We must be bursting with machismo!"), starts out as an [[Extreme Doormat]], and could snap a person's neck with his bare hands. He never actually does anything of the sort, and one gets the impression he probably never would, but just threatening it is enough.

** Tiffany Aching, aged 9, invaded the kingdom of the borderline-[[Eldritch Abomination]] [[Fair Folk|Elf Queen]] armed only with a [[Frying Pan of Doom|frying pan]] and a gang of [[Violent Glaswegian]] [[Smurfs]] in ''[[Discworld/The Wee Free Men|The Wee Free Men]]''.

* [[Pippi Longstocking]] is a cute, quirky eleven-year-old... with incredible super-strength. Given that she lives in an otherwise mostly mundane world, we never really get to see just where the limits to her strength isare, but she is perfectly capable of overpowering stampeding bulls, angry tigers and fierce sharks without the slightest difficulty.

** Heck, Daniel can qualify too once he [[Took a Level in Badass|takes his level in badass]]. Sweet and attractive, [[The Woobie|suffers adorably]], and has been known to kick more than a little ass.

* Castiel from ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', who combines an unearthly and no-nonsense badassery with huge blue eyes, a slender frame and, a nerdy trenchcoat, not to mentionand an escalating [[The Woobie|Woobieness]] and humanization as season 5 went on.

* In the [[The Day of the Triffids (2009 TV series)|2009 mini-series remake of ''[[The Day of the Triffids]]'']], the main character is fired upon when entering a town. After putting his hands up he realises he's been captured by Susan and Imogen—two cute little girls in [[Cool Shades]], [[Cool Hat|helmets]] and packing [[More Dakka|automatic weapons]].

* ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O|Hana]]'': Hana after getting aged down from a time travel occurence is a cute little kid who, if you're not doing anything to tick her off, is pretty sweet. However, this little girl has been known to wield a bazooka, [[Super Strength|have enough strength to manhandle the series kaijin with her bare fists]], and thoroughly trashed a bunch of Yakuza thugs singlehandedly, and some of them may have been [[Kamen Rider Kiva|Fangire]].

* ''[[Glee|]]'': Becky Jackson]] wants chocolate, or she will cut you. Don't mess with her. She's the only person in the school [[Crazy Awesome|Sue Sylvester]] considers worthy of [[The Dragon|Dragon]] status.

* Rory Williams from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' basically has two settings: [[Adorkable]] ([[Doctor Who/Recap/S31/E06 The Vampires of Venice|eg. fighting vampires with a broom]]) and [[Badass]] ([[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E07 A Good Man Goes to War|eg. facing down an entirea Cyberlegion]]), and frequently overlaps the two ([[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E10 The Girl Who Waited|eg. smashing a killer robot over the head with the Mona Lisa]]).

* [[Ugly Cute|For a given value of cute]], kobold player characters may qualify in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.

== [[Video Games]] ==

* [[Kirby]], the little {{color|pink#ff0077|pink}} puffball of kickass, what with all the [[Eldritch Abomination|horrors]] he regularly crushes.

** And {{spoiler|Meta Knight, when you break his mask}}. In fact, mostMost characters in this series fit this [[Trope]].

** "Evil" Overlord is a bit fuzzy, his reasons are morally sound, the only reason it remotely comes close to fuzzy is because of [[God|who he's taking down]]. Either way, he's a savior,; itsit's just which method he chooses.

* ''[[Bomberman]]'' with his cute face and outfit, and oh did I mention BOMBS.

** [[Beware the Nice Ones|Amy]] [[Drop the Hammer|Rose]], at least when not leaning too much into [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]] territory.

** What about [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_spo0AXB2EY Cream and Cheese]?.

** Sonic himself in his Genesis incarnation. ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' just bumps it [[Up to Eleven]].

** Argument could be made for mostMost of the cast, including [http://media.sonicscanf.org/gallery/shadow-the-hedgehog-5/sonic-battle.png Shadow]. The resident badass [[Anti-Hero]] is three feet tall and fluffy.

* Child Link and both Toon [[Heroic Mime|Links]] from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise. Even adult Link tends to get a "d'aww" out of fans when he gets his cute on.

** [[Lampshaded]] by [[Chuggaaconroy]] in his [[Let's Play]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''. "Cuteness never looked so badass."

** And argueably Zelda herself, especially in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]'' where she can take over a giant walking suit of armor while still retaining a cute/innocent personalty.

** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'': Midna as well, at least in her "imp" form.

* ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time|]]'': Baby Mario and Baby Luigi]] are about as effective in battle as their male counterparts, especially when they use Bros. Attacks. Though their stats are generally inferior, they're faster than their adult counterparts as well.

** Also, the various assistants from ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' - Bombette, Goombario, Bow and, of course, Watt.

* ''[[Super Mario Brothers|Yoshi]]'': Yoshi. The adorable dinosaur that can swallow anything whole, turn said anything into eggs, and THEN use them as ammo. He took on a super-sized Bowser Junior while at the exact same time keeping a baby on his back and running an obstacle course, all the while trying to keep the baby from being kidnapped!

** Heck, Mario himself qualifies, though perhaps he's not as adorable as Yoshi and Luigi on account on being more masculine than them.

** Pippi of ''[[MOTHER 1|EarthBound ZeroBeginnings]]'' in particular is based off of the above-mentioned Pippi Longstocking, right down to the name.

** Everyone from ''[[Mother 3]]'' belongs here.

* Starfy and Starly from the ''[[The Legendary Starfy|Starfy]]'' series. This should require no explanation.

* Taokaka from ''[[BlazBlue]]'' may not look adorable, and she can be pretty deadly in combat, but just look at the way she talks and acts in her story mode in a game full of psychos, monsters, and jaded veterans, is just too damn cute.

** How has Noel Vermillion not been mentioned?.

** Also, Makoto Nanaya. A squirrel girl ([[I Thought It Meant|No,]] [[Squirrel Girl|not THAT one]]), with cute ears and a big bushy tail that some find [[Fetish Fuel|quite sexy]]. However, messing around with her is a bad idea. [[Muscles Are Meaningless|She's a small girl who can punch people]] [[Blown Across the Room|and send them flying]].

* ''[[Xenogears]]'' has Chu-Chu., Adorable?adorable Check?and Badassbadass enough to {{spoiler|transform into a gear-sized pink.... thing...... who fights to}} support the man she loves? Double check.

* ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]'s'{{'}}s Sackboy. Powers of a god. Time manipulation, matter control, creation and destruction, and immortality (If you're playing the level editor). And as Yahtzee put it, he "looks like the result of a sinister experiment to concentrate cuteness to a weaponised level for use against angry girlfriends".

* ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]'': Never has [[A God Is You|divinity]] been so... so... fluffy. Unless you're a goblin (or some other disposable monstrosity), you can ignore Amaterasu's '''other''' [[Big Badass Wolf|defining characteristic]]. Seriously, she won't even mind if you walk right up to pet her; Kushinada does this ''every'' time she sees Ammy. It helps that [[Invisible to Normals|half the cast thinks she's just an ordinary dog]] [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|even after she saves them]], calling her Fluffy, Poochie, Fido, Wolfy, Furball, Snowy, Mutt, ''Powderpuff''...

** And if you thought Amaterasu couldn't get any more adorable, theThe [[Gaiden Game]] ''[[Ōkamiden|Okamiden]]'' one-ups the original by making the player character (named ''Chibi''terasu) [http://www.destructoid.com/okamiden-s-little-wolf-puppy-is-the-cutest-thing-ever-147254.phtml a tiny puppy dog instead]. For an added bonus ([[Ridiculously Cute Critter|if one was necessary]]), he spends most of the game carrying around kids on his back, most of whom are at least ''some'' degree of Badass Adorable in and of themselves. And, like his mother, Chibi [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|can't catch a break in the name department]], being variously referred to as Mutt, Pooch, [[Totally Radical|Dude]], and Squiddy.

** Perhaps the best example here: [[Our Vampires Are Different|Flandre Scarlet]]. A [[Cheerful Child]], who loves her sister so much that she really ''doesn't mind'' having been locked in the basement for the past 495 years. And she canonically has the [[Person of Mass Destruction|power to destroy]] [[Informed Ability|absolutely anything]] at all. That's on top of enough firepower to [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|utterly annihilate]] most humans she tries to play with. And you would never know it by [http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/Lyco_7/akibakko-119366801257386.jpg looking at her].

** Princess Sapphire Rhodonite is a relatively straight example, as most fans find her [[Ax Crazy|psychotic outbursts]] amidst the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] demeanor make her even ''more'' adorable... in a [[:Category:Yandere|deranged and troubling sort of way]].

** Raspberyl, a [[Fun Size]] [[Token Mini-MoeLoli|loli]], number one delinquent, and self-proclaimed badass who shows it with her magical prowess.

** Selphie is willing to blow up a whole missile base, and that's just one of her moments. Not to mention sheShe possesses the strongest Limit Break ''in the entire game'', called [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The End]], which will ''wish the enemy into the flower fields'' in a one-hit KO. Worst of it all? ''It works on the final boss.''

** One of Vanille's "battle sayings" is "I'm not all flowers and sunshine!" In a sickeningly cute, sweet, sing-song voice. You could hear the jaws hit the floor when it was learned that [[Moe Moe|cute and cheery]] she had a summon that was a ''[[Small Girl, Big Gun|walking war machine]]''. Not to mention that sheShe's also {{spoiler|the harbinger of the apocalypse. [[Badass]] indeed}}.

** '''Vivi''' from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. I mean, come on. The little cutie is the [[The Woobie|freakin' Woobie]], but if he gets angry and/or determined, he will own you.

** '''Terra,'''! [[Mysterious Waif]] of [[Half-Human Hybrid|exotic ancestry]]? Check., [[Person of Mass Destruction]]?, Check.and [[Mama Bear]]? Oh so very, very check. (There is's [[God Mode Sue|actually more]], but you get the idea). And in case you don't, Dissidia Final Fantasy sets Terra up as the girl who snuggles moogles, then frightens Kefka into shutting up.

* Aaaaaaaaaaaaand now we have ''[[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy]]'', turning the [[World of Badass]] seen in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' into a World Of Badass Adorable.

* Sora, Roxas, Ven and Xion from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. Still, the absolute best example is none other than '''[[Kingdom Hearts|Mickey Mouse]]''', who they managed to turn into freaking ''[[Star Wars|Yoda]]'', of all things. Seriously, don't fuck with Mickey.

* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' gives us several examples. There's Latooni, [[The Woobie]] who is also arguably the best pilot in the [[Original Generation]] games; Mai Kobayashi, [[Tyke Bomb]], one-time end-game boss, and adorable in the extreme; Ibis Douglas, the luckless but tenacious flat chested girl; and even the villain of the second [[Original Generation]] game Einst Alfimi, ridiculously [[Moe]] and ridiculously broken once you manage to recruit her.

* ''[[Tales (series)]]'' Examples:

** ''[[Tales of Rebirth]]''—Surprise, surprise... —[[Panthera Awesome|Eugene Gallardo]]. Though not in the main game, but is described in ''[[Tales of the World|Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology]]'' as "big, fluffy, cute, huggable" by [[Tales of the Abyss|Tear]]. Mao could qualify, asqualifies welltoo.

** ''[[Tales of Innocence]]''—Ruca Milda

** ''[[Tales of Xillia]]''—Elise Lutus. Quite possibly, the most adorable out of all the examples.

** [[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|Amelia]] can take this to an absurd degree if you make her into a General. Basically, sheShe remains an adorable teenage girl in all of the cutscenes, but on the battlefield she's seven feet tall, covered from head to toe in plate mail, and wields weapons that make Cloud's Buster Sword look like a toothpick. Combine this with positively absurd stat-growth and you have what is basically a walking wall of certain death. An adorable, shy wall of certain death. Ross is a [[Hot-Blooded]] boy who idolizes his [[Retired Badass]] dad but is quite the sweetheart to others, and Ewan is a cheery prankster with a talent for magic. Raise them well and promote the first one into either a [[Boisterous Bruiser|Berserker or a Warrior]], while making the other [[Black Magic|a Summoner or a Druid]]. The ''three'' trainees absolutely [[Moe]] killing machines - and double if you [[Relationship Values|get any of the boys to A Support level with Amelia.]]

* A web video portrays Moon from ''[[Pokemon Sun and Moon]]'' this way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUVVdvnRmOk

* ''[[Ninjabread Man]]''—A cute, little cookie that so happens to know self -defense. Too bad the game blows.

* A few characters from ''[[Cave Story]]''. King is a Mimiga (a rabbit-man) who takes out [[Recurring Boss|Balrog]] with a single swordstroke. Then there's Quote and Curly who... well, just look at [[mediaMedia:cavestoryCavestory-storminghell.gif|this in-game art]], depicting them in the act of [[Brutal Bonus Level|storming]] [[Planet Heck|Hell]].

** Also thanks to her [[BFS]] in her [[Limit Break]].

* [[Ratchet and Clank]] from the series of the same name. A cute little fuzzy alien with big round eyes, an incredibly expressive face, and enough weaponry to take down a dozen intergalactic armies..... literally, and his cute little robot friend, a secret agent who can grow into a Godzilla sized living weapon and control time. Saving all of time and space while looking incredibly cute.

** Which is arguably even cuter than its Land Forme^{[''is that sic or not?'']}.

** This is pretty much their [[Planet of Hats|species hat]] in fact, to the point that their planet's constitution reads more like a warrior code.

* VillainousA villainous example: where {{spoiler|<s>Sirus</s> Dark Emperor Griffon}} from ''[[Dark Cloud]] 2'' is {{spoiler|a child-sized [[Petting Zoo People|anthropomorphic bunny rabbit]] from the Moon with adorable eyes and ears and who only got into this mess [[Start of Darkness|because he loved flowers so much]].}} He is also able to kick your ass 10 times over even ''without'' the power of the [[MacGuffin|Atlamillia]].

* ''[[Tekken]]:'' has Asuka Kazama.

** On that same note,Also Ling Xiaoyu.

* Dog from ''[[Dragon Age]]'': he is a [[Big Friendly Dog]]... and also a Mabari: a breed of dogs who are basically part of [[The Kingdom|Ferelden's]] elite troops and are used among other things to stop charging knights. While traveling with the Warden, Dog will jump headfirst intpinto the fray, tear his ennemies to pieces, then will come back, covered in blood, wagging his short tail and looking at his master with puppy eyes waiting for him or her to scratch Dog behind the ears

** And in ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' there is Merrill. She's a thin, naive, innocent, sweet-natured, easily distracted, practicing blood mage and Demon Summoner who becomes a [[Motor Mouth]] when nervous. She also has only offensive magic and vicious combat buffs, not even the slightest healing spell, and fearsome drive to revive the glory of Arlathan for which she is willing to sacrifice her life. Absolutely ''[[Adorkable]]'' and she can a-splode you from half a mile away with her mind.

* The Pet Dragon from ''[[KingsKing's Bounty|King's Bounty]]: Armored Princess]]''. Basically,He's a winged technicolored [[Lilo and Stitch|Stitch]], who likes to play with a little snail and dance around his pot tree ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSBQReA4tn0 check him out]). Oh, look, he's summoning fountains of lava to engulf the enemies in searing agony, conjures lightning balls and finishes the surviviorssurvivors off with a somersault kick. Awww!

* [[Ecco the Dolphin]], of course, being both a [[Captain Obvious|dolphin]] and the protagonist of an adventure game series, would obviously qualify as this, but it tends towards [[Fridge Brilliance]] when you consider that the label Badass Adorable arguably applies to real-life dolphins as well. Then again, real dolphins tend towards [[Killer Rabbit|a more sinister variety of badass adorable]].

** Otacon, too, for that matter. Combine his male-[[Meganekko]]-osity, shyness, niceness, and nerdiness with his genius hacker-dom, the fact that he's the creator of freakin' Metal Gear Rex, and his [[Heroic Sacrifice]] tendencies, and you get one true Badass Adorable.

** Really, almostAlmost the entire cast qualifies. Yes, even [[Badass in Distress|Bandage Girl.]]

* ''[[Golden Sun]]'': games adore this trope, and usuallyUsually at least one playable member is a young, adorable teenager with [[Squishy Wizard]] and/or [[Glass Cannon]] tendencies at the ''least''.

** And let's not forget that thirtyThirty years before being a snarky pirate in Dark Dawn, Eoleo was a [[Adorkable|dorky toddler]] with [[Blinding Bangs]] who could wrap his [[Never Mess with Granny|great-grandma]] [[Cuteness Proximity|around his little finger]] and ''[[Goo-Goo Godlike|blew up Alhafra's prison with his mind]]'' to rescue his daddy. D'awwwwww!

* ''[[Klonoa]]'', anybody? He'sis an adorable cat-like creature with big long ears. He could also throw you across the screen.

* T3-M4 from ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' and its sequel. ParticularlyHe particularly [[Took a Level in Badass|takes a level in badass]] in the sequel, where at one point he casually shuts down [[Ax Crazy|HK-47]] when he starts getting too snoopy.

** NotHe to mentionalso single-handedly demolishingdemolishes ''three'' HK-50 droids at once on Nar Shaddaa. In one-on-one combat.

** Also, ED-E the [[Super Prototype]] Eyebot, a floating little robot that plays a catchy little tune when flying into combat armed with a laser and a perk that practically gives you max Perception.

* [[Lego Adaptation Game]]s are known to do this: first we have. ''[[Lego Star Wars]]'', that allows the player to re-live ''all'' the series' [[Awesome Moments]] while playing as Lego minifigures. Then came ''[[Lego Batman]]'', that is just this side of ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' in terms of sheer badassnessbadassery. And now we got ''[[Lego Harry Potter]]'' and ''[[Lego Pirates of the Caribbean]]''... you name it, really.

** Sagi probably counts as well.

* Despite being an online golf game Kooh from ''[[Pangya]]''. The 11 year old [[Token Mini-MoeLoli]] is also a pirate captain who hauls around a cannon and rides a giant bomb.

** The twins, March and Salsa. A pair of a adorable 8eight-year-old girls, one sweet and polite, the other something of a hothead. They wield twin chakrams, have access to powerful moves, and... are those ''sharp teeth'' and miniature ''skulls'' on those necklaces? On the other hand, their headgear is reminiscent of bunnies.

** Beat, an 8eight-year-old boy who is sort of like a younger brother to Allegretto. He wields a repeating rifle with precision.

=== [[Visual Novels]] ===

** Arguably, Ambassador Colias Palaeno from ''Investigations'', who manages to really grow on a lot of players, and who {{spoiler|shows up with a small army near the end and pressures the [[Big Bad]] into staying put with thinly veiled threats. And he ''keeps smiling while doing it''.}}

** Ilya is probably the most prominent there. Of course, sheShe also happens to be a complete (but intensely sympathetic) psychopath loli who [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|isn't as young as she looks]].

* Bridget the Zombie from ''[[Far Out There]]''. Especially in [https://web.archive.org/web/20160826020223/http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1072504/page-256-pwnage/ this comic].

* The Racconans from ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' are an entire nation of tiny Raccoon-like humanoids... ...Nearly all of which can unleash powerful magics in self-defence, have perfected magical engineering to the point they're nearly an industrial power in an age of knights and castles, and most Racconan communities have huge militias. Add to that an attitude of [[Combat Pragmatist|combat pragmatism]] and an insidious cunning, and you have a nation of 2 foot tall critters that has thus far squashed every invasion thus attempted on it'sits territory. The Racconans could teach the Ewoks a few lessons.

* Generally speaking, ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''{{'}}s Reynardine is either a [[Big Badass Wolf]] or a not-so-nice (or cute) stuffed animal. However, but just look at the fourth panel of [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=847 this comic] and tell me that ancient, powerful, [[Demonic Possession|body-snatching]] demon isn't one of the cutest things you've ever seen.

* ''[[The Oswald Chronicles]]''{{'}}s eponymous Oswald, a mouse with pince-nez glasses, a bow-tie and a vest. Also, enough magical mojo to go toe to toe with the greatest sorcerer alive.

* The animal forms of ''[[But I'm a Cat Person]]''{{'}}s shapeshifting Beings include an adorable puppy and a fluffy pink rabbit. Some of their human appearances [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710173819/http://www.bicatperson.com/comic/chapter-three-page-two/ are pretty cute too].

* Morty of ''[[Suppression]]'' is described as a walking sphere of primal, powerful magic energy. He has (in teaming up with Kirk) devastated demons much larger than him and taken out an entire row of houses after turning into a BFG{{Context|reason=A Big Freaking Gun, a Big Friendly Giant or something else?}}. And he is absolutely adorable.

* Jack Hawkin from ''[[Zokusho Comics]]'' is a foot shorter than anyone else on his team and considerably younger. He is obviously extremely pleased by a simple compliment on his chess playing abilities. Just a few pages later he's calling down lightning to fry the enemies he isn't just setting on fire.

* Let's take ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', give it a grimdark spin, and make it into a [[Play By Post]] forum. [[Equestria Chronicles|This is what you get.]]

== [[Western Animation]] ==

** Specifically [[The Kirk|Bubbles]] who is far and away the most adorable of all of them. Only one time does she ever truly get angry. After [[Took a Level in Badass|taking a level in badass]] she becomes more than a match for both sisters, easily beating them up by herself.{{Context|reason=where?}}

* [[Opposite Gender Clone|Danielle]] from ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' who looks like an adorable little tomboy and constantly in danger due to her [[Unstable Genetic Code|unstable form]] proves even if she doesn't possess as much power as Danny himself, she can still dish out the damage when promptprompted. Not many people can go and one up [[Big Bad|Vlad Plasmius]] after all (though it may be justified as Vlad potentially may have trained her).

* Meap from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''. He's an intergalactic cop who roams the universe busting people who do stuff they're not supposed to do. Did I mention heHe's two feet tall, doe-eyed, pink, and without his translator all he can say is "Meap!"?

** Arguably, Phineas and Ferb themselves. If they wanted, they could probably invent a [[Kill Sat]] or [[Humongous Mecha]] in their free time.

** This might also relate to Loopy, though her temper isn't as fireyfiery.

** Rudy can also be one to an extent. I mean, heHe's got the magic chalk! Whichwhich can do anything!

* The eponymous ''[[Kim Possible]]'', Rufus and evenalso Ron, though he falls more into the adorkable category.

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|MaggieThe Simpson.Simpsons]]'':

** Maggie Simpson. {{spoiler|She shot Mr. Burns. Also, when the whole town failed to confront the mobsters who were threatening to murder Homer Simpson, Maggie shot all of them from her bedroom when they arrived at the house. Homer didn't see her do it, but when he heard those gunshots and saw those mobsters fall to the ground, he said "I must have a guardian angel with a rifle." The irony is, this approach might have put her into some sort of [[Enfante Terrible]] [[Anti-Hero]] category if not for how obvious it was that [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|her targets deserved it]].}}

* [[Bugs Bunny]]. Seriously, how many bunny rabbits do you know whoHe can stare down the barrel of a shotgun and casually ask "What's up, Doc?".

* Arguably oneOne of the best aspects of ''[[Bambi|Bambi II]]'' is evolving Disney's icon of cutesiness into a resourceful guardian for his herd, taking out an entire pack of hunting dogs by himself (par one which is desposed of by the equally adorable Thumper and Flower).

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has loads of this to go around, what with how cute, tiny, multi-coloured ponies are living in a world full of monsters. It applies to practically all the main characters.

** Fluttershy is normally a quiet, timid pegasus who is a [[Friend to All Living Things]], but '''DOdo NOT'not'' hurt or otherwise threaten her friends.!

** Also of note, Rainbow Dash for [[Leeroy Jenkins|rushing in at every possible threat]], plusand being the only pony who can break the sound barrier.

** ''The Great and Powerful'' Trixie -- [[The Lord of the Rings|Saruman]] as a pony! A subversion in that her magic is almost entirely looks; the only thing she seems to be good at is putting on a show and telling tall tales.

* Wasp from ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]''. She's an adorable, spunky [[Moe]]/ActionGirl who isn't afraid to fly right up to ultra-powerful [[Big Bad]]s and blast them in the face while [[Deadpan Snarker|smack-talking]] them.

* The main six kids in ''[[Recess]]'', and they all [[Took a Level in Badass|take a level in badass]] in ''[[Recess: School's Out]]''. Spinelli is one of the most triumphant examples in the series, as she's a small, adorable nine-year-old girl with her hair in [[Girlish Pigtails]], yet she's the toughest kid in school.

** Then you have [[Naive Newcomer]] Gus Griswald, who arguably, is one of the cutest kids among the main six, being the [[adorkable]] [[The Messiah|sweetheart]] of the gang. He can be a bit of a fraidy cat at times, though when he stands up for what he believes in, he's extremely badass.

** Heck, outsideOutside his Quailman fantasies, Doug certainly qualifies when he causes a CMOA

* ''The [[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011 series)]]|2011 reboot of ''ThunderCats'']] has a few:

* All main 6six kids in the''[[The Adventures Ofof Blinky Bill]]'' become this after the Extraordinary Excursion in seasion 2. How they survived all that despite being kids. Just so badass.

* ''[[Metalocalypse|]]'': Toki Wartooth]] is a rather dark take on this, overlapping with [[Cute and Psycho]]. He's a [[Mr. Fanservice|handsome]] young [[Funny Foreigner|Norwegian]] with an [[Moe|adorably]] [[Man Child|childlike]] personality and interests and a very [[Woobie]]ish backstory, who also plays guitar for the most brutal death metal band on the planet. He's also capable of [[Beware the Nice Ones|seriously messing up]] someone who wears past his usual cheerful demeanor.

== [[Real Life]] ==

* Far, ''far'' too many individual examples to list, but chances are that a good percentage of mammalian, reptilian, and avian predators (in their infancy, at least) are strong candidates. Realize that, cuteness aside, any animal that hasn't lived a completely domesticated life has to survive in nature, fighting for food (not to mentionand having to kill it), protecting its young, and every once in a while, beating the hell out of something thaththat wants to eat ''it''.

* Cats, at leastespecially [[wikipedia:Cats in ancient Egypt|according to ancient Egypt]].

** Ancient Egypt nothing, cats ARE badass adorable. Humans just notice the adorable part more often than the badass part.

** There's a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sAF8gMN9c0 youtubeYouTube video] of a cat playing with a kid when suddenly an alligator shows up... and the cat scares him off. What does the gator do? ''He comes back with a buddy.'' What does the cat do? ''He swipes at both of them.''

* Alexis Goggins. Just to put it in perspective, thisThis is a six-year-old girl who saved her mother's life from a gunman--[http://www.cracked.com/article_16497_p2.html by stopping bullets.]

* [http://www.graciekyra.com Kyra Gracie] anyone?is Cuteas cute as a button, and could take anyone of us in a grappling contest and walk away still looking perfect.

* Dogs. They are adorable with their big eyes, ears, droopy/smiling faces and wagging tails aren't they? Well, some have been bred for herding livestock, hunting, rodent control, guarding, helping fishermen with nets, and pulling loads, in addition to their roles as companions. They can also serve as service dogs such as guide dogs, utility dogs, assistance dogs, hearing dogs, rescue dogs, and psychological therapy dogs provide assistance to individuals with physical or mental disabilities. Not to mention thereThere are some pretty capable police dogs out there who sniff for bombs/drugs, chase after suspects, and can sniff out decomposing corpses.

** Not to mentionAlso the [[Honey Trap|real purpose of most of the prostitutes.]]

* [[wikipedia:Lycaon pictus|Painted wolves]] actually base their pack hierarchies around submission, resulting in puppy-like antics from just about the entire pack. What makes them noteworthy separate from other canines? ''90%'' of their hunts end in kills - even lions only manage a measly 30%.

* Tasmanian devils. They're pudgy, fuzzy little black critters with a perma-scowl who are infamous for their frenzied screeching and the sheer ferocity that they display when eating,. notThey toalso mention havinghave the strongest proportional bite of any living mammal.