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This trope has no inherent connection to [[Manly Gay]] or [[Agent Peacock]]. Sure there is some overlap, but you don't ''have'' to be muscular, macho or pretty to be a badass. Lesbian characters on this trope tend to avoid macho/butch stereotypes as well as the [[Ms. Fanservice|lesbianism intended for a male audience]] stereotypes, being feminine yet both proper and cool.
In recent years, with LGBT relationships becoming more accepted and characters in fiction being open about it, this Trope can easily overlap with [[Battle Couple]].
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* Bon Clay, Ivankov, and his followers from ''[[One Piece]]'' are probably among the gayest characters yet they seem kick a whole ton of ass.
* ''[[Air Gear]]'' has Yasuyoshi Sano, otherwise known as "Aeon Clock" who fights on par with King-level Storm Riders despite not having any form of Regalia.
* Kunzite and Zoisite from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', quite possibly the first LGBT anime couple that the dub translators had no problem with. In fact, the only real complaints fan had was that it was a [[Relationship Upgrade]] from how it was in the manga, little more.
== Comic Books ==
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== Literature ==
* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Achilles and Patroclus from ''[[The Iliad]]'' were more like [[Blood Knight|Blood Knight Gay]] and a [[Battle Couple]] to boot. The entire reason the two are made cousins in the 2003 movie ''[[Troy]]'' was because it was the only way the producers could think of [[Hide Your Gays| to avoid any LGBT connotations.]] Achilles's desire to enter battle with Hector is ignited when Hector accidentally kills Patroclus (thinking him to be Achilles). Note that the ancient Greek culture didn't divide people into heterosexual and homosexual but instead into active/dominant and receiving/submissive. One can assume that Achilles was the active/dominant in the relationship, although the general Trope still applies to Patroclus.
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* In ''[http://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=9163330075 Prinsessan Kristalla]'', the titular Princess Crystallia and her girlfriend have several badass moments, like when they save the dragon from all the [[Knight Templar]] "[[Windmill Crusader|heroes]]".
* In the final novel of the ''[[Slave World]]'' series, two female protagonists have to go on a daring rescue mission behind enemy lines - infiltrating the timeline they once belonged to, {{spoiler|as England is on the edge of getting psychopaths as their new rulers and the cold war between the timelines threatens to erupt into a full scale war between the worlds.}} The queen trust these women with this mission not only because of their well known intelligence and skill, but also because of the one thing that make her certain that they will never betray England at this crucial point in history: Their [[Property of Love|undying devotion]] to Lady Isobel and Lady Abigail respectively.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Dragon Age]]''. In all games, the protagonist can be gay or bi (or for that matter, an [[Anything That Moves]] type) if the player wants him or her to be.
** In Origins, [[Bi the Way|Leliana]]. We really ought to invent a [[Badass French Person]] trope just for her. [[Tranquil Fury|For]] [[The Archer|many]] [[Game Breaker|reasons]]. [[Latin Lover|Zevran]], as well, though he is a bit [[Depraved Bisexual|depraved]], he's still pretty badass.
** In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' there are five romance options among party members (Anders, Fenris, Isabela, Merrill, and Sebastian) and all except Sebastian are bi.
** In ''[[Dragon Age: The Last Court]]'' both the romance options - The Elegant Abbess and The Wayward Bard - are bi.
** ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]'' takes this a step further, with two romance options - Dorian and Sera - who are openly gay, and only accept the advances of a protagonist of the same gender. Cullen, Josephine, and Iron Bull are bi, and the last one may well be the most badass of the whole crew.
* The ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series gives us the entire Asari race. All omnisexual, all biotics, all prepared to fling you across the room telekinetically if you piss them off.
** Worthy of mention: [[Adorkable|Liara]], [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|barely a hundred years old]] but already a more powerful biotic than most Matriarchs. If you [[Berserk Button|mess with Shepard]], [[Disproportionate Retribution|you will die. Your friends will die. Your allies will die. Everything you ever built will be torn down. And nobody will ever remember your name]]. Also, if you don't pay her back she will flay you alive. With her mind.
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== Web Original ==
* Mille Chanteau of ''[[Ilivais X]]'' is incredibly strong-willed, consistently enthusiastic (unless [[Empathic Weapon|X is screwing with her temperament]]), superbly hammy, and head-over-heels for Iriana. While she is [[Bi the Way|interested in men as well]], the story undeniably is focused on their relationship. Similarly, Iriana, while nowhere near as tough and optimistic, at least TRIES to make people think she's a cold-blooded badass, and while she tends to fail, she does have her moments.
* Angel Dust from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', mostly in the prequel comic and "Addict" music video. He was a brutal mobster while alive, and as a demon becomes [[Mad Bomber|Cherri Bomb's]] partner in gang wars against Sir Pentious.
== Western Animation ==
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* Sapphire and Ruby from ''[[Steven Universe]]''; one could say they were pioneers or a sort, being the first LGBT couple to have their actual wedding ceremony onscreen in Western Animation, and ''yes'', that included a [[Big Damn Kiss]] at the end.
* While ''[[Archer]]'' is a show where [[Everyone Is Bi]], sort of, Ray Gillette is openly gay, and also arguably the [[Only Sane Man]] among the cast.
* [[Word of God|Robert Smigel]] claims that ''one'' of the ''Ambiguously Gay Duo'' from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' is indeed gay, but refused to say which.
* While not officially confirmed, it is strongly implied that Olympia Hill (aka Majestica) and Barbara Keynes (aka Nightowl) from the ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]'' special Miraculous New York are a lesbian couple; they certainly have the "badass" part, Majestica being a [[Distaff Counterpart]] [[Expy]] of [[Superman]], and Nightowl being the same to [[Batman]].
* Princess Bubblegum and her girlfriend Marceline from ''[[Adventure Time]]''; their feelings towards each other had been hinted for a long time before being confirmed in the episode "Come Along With Me".
* Luz and Amity in ''[[The Owl House]]'', both of them overlapping with [[Little Miss Badass]].
* Velma Dinkley of ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' fame; this was rumored to be the case for a long time, eventually confirmed in ''[[Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo]]''.
* Variation, Quagmire's father Dan - later Ida - on ''[[Family Guy]]'' is a Badass ''Trans''. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the only facet of her personality, making her sort of one-dimensional as a character.
== Real Life ==
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