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** [[Rebellious Princess|Cagalli Yula Atha]] of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Gundam SEED Destiny]]''. She's a Natural who repeatedly take on Coordinators (genetically altered humans) in combat and gets out alive. At one point she actually goes so far as to attack a mobile suit while armed with an RPG and a ''jeep''. [[Ace Pilot|Ace Pilots]] [[Big Brother Mentor|Mu]] [[The Kirk|La Flaga]] and [[Big Bad|Rau]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Le Creuset]] may also count, as neither has enhanced combat skills, and they both regularly fly grunt mechs against Gundams and come out on top. When all three finally do acquire [[Bigger Stick|Bigger Sticks]], (upgrading to [[Badass Abnormal]]) slaughter ensues.
** [[Rebellious Princess|Cagalli Yula Atha]] of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Gundam SEED Destiny]]''. She's a Natural who repeatedly take on Coordinators (genetically altered humans) in combat and gets out alive. At one point she actually goes so far as to attack a mobile suit while armed with an RPG and a ''jeep''. [[Ace Pilot|Ace Pilots]] [[Big Brother Mentor|Mu]] [[The Kirk|La Flaga]] and [[Big Bad|Rau]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Le Creuset]] may also count, as neither has enhanced combat skills, and they both regularly fly grunt mechs against Gundams and come out on top. When all three finally do acquire [[Bigger Stick|Bigger Sticks]], (upgrading to [[Badass Abnormal]]) slaughter ensues.
* Geronimo from ''[[Kinnikuman]]''. In his first fight, he's just an ordinary person, but manages to not only survive getting crushed and stabbed in the torso, but destroy his opponent by screaming at him, only stopping to make his stopped heart start beating again by reaching into his own chest and massaging it. The fact that he's not even technically a superhero at this point makes this even more amazing. After becoming a superhero, though, he never wins another fight. Apparently, [[Good Is Dumb|super powers make you weak]].
* Geronimo from ''[[Kinnikuman]]''. In his first fight, he's just an ordinary person, but manages to not only survive getting crushed and stabbed in the torso, but destroy his opponent by screaming at him, only stopping to make his stopped heart start beating again by reaching into his own chest and massaging it. The fact that he's not even technically a superhero at this point makes this even more amazing. After becoming a superhero, though, he never wins another fight. Apparently, [[Good Is Dumb|super powers make you weak]].
* Gourry Gabriev of ''[[Slayers]]''. In a show where practically [[Linear Warriors Quadratic Wizards|every hero and villain worth their money can fly, cast devastating spells, and create force-fields]], he is the idiot with the sword who somehow manages to hold his own. Sure it's the [[Laser Blade|Sword of Light]] ({{spoiler|at least until the end of ''Slayers Try''}}), but still.
* Gourry Gabriev of ''[[Slayers]]''. In a show where practically [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards|every hero and villain worth their money can fly, cast devastating spells, and create force-fields]], he is the idiot with the sword who somehow manages to hold his own. Sure it's the [[Laser Blade|Sword of Light]] ({{spoiler|at least until the end of ''Slayers Try''}}), but still.
** Jillas qualifies even better: he has no magic ability nor wields a special weapon, but with his bombs he sometimes manages to be quite [[Badass|badass.]]
** Jillas qualifies even better: he has no magic ability nor wields a special weapon, but with his bombs he sometimes manages to be quite [[Badass|badass.]]
** [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Prince Phillionel]], Amelia's ogrish father, is equally as worthy, as all he has to rely on his is hulk-like strength, which is powerful enough to defeat a lesser demon and even harm a low-ranked Mazoku/Monster.
** [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Prince Phillionel]], Amelia's ogrish father, is equally as worthy, as all he has to rely on his is hulk-like strength, which is powerful enough to defeat a lesser demon and even harm a low-ranked Mazoku/Monster.
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** Worth pointing out that it's been made more or less clear that the S.O.S. Brigade members actually seem to be more loyal to him than Haruhi. Particularly in the case of Yuki who seems to take commands from him more often than Haruhi. Inspiring that kind of loyalty is indeed all kinds of badass.
** Worth pointing out that it's been made more or less clear that the S.O.S. Brigade members actually seem to be more loyal to him than Haruhi. Particularly in the case of Yuki who seems to take commands from him more often than Haruhi. Inspiring that kind of loyalty is indeed all kinds of badass.
* Li Meiling from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', who has no magical powers at all, but still helps to take down the cards, even beating one in a straight up fight. Tomoyo would count, but she always stays out of the fights.
* Li Meiling from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', who has no magical powers at all, but still helps to take down the cards, even beating one in a straight up fight. Tomoyo would count, but she always stays out of the fights.
** To fully get the picture on Meiling's Badass Normalness: Sakura is a [[Magical Girl]]. Syaoran is a pint-sized [[Bruce Lee Clone]]. Kerberos, Yue and Rubymoon are magic guardians. Meiling can't even see the Clow Cards properly... but she's still a [[Hot Blooded]] [[Cute Bruiser]], and once she's even ''vital'' in capturing The Twins card: whereas Sakura fails to synch her attacks with Syaoran's own, Meiling does it ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|perfectly]]''.
** To fully get the picture on Meiling's Badass Normalness: Sakura is a [[Magical Girl]]. Syaoran is a pint-sized [[Bruce Lee Clone]]. Kerberos, Yue and Rubymoon are magic guardians. Meiling can't even see the Clow Cards properly... but she's still a [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Cute Bruiser]], and once she's even ''vital'' in capturing The Twins card: whereas Sakura fails to synch her attacks with Syaoran's own, Meiling does it ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|perfectly]]''.
* Kallen Kouzuki from ''[[Code Geass]]'' is one of the few major characters without a Geass or some sort of inhuman skill, and yet she's arguably the best pilot in the series. She's able to pilot the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. after its creator stated that even Suzaku shouldn't be able to, then {{spoiler|narrowly defeats Suzaku in his own custom built Lancelot Albion, despite him using his [[Super Mode|"live on"]] command through all of their fight}}.
* Kallen Kouzuki from ''[[Code Geass]]'' is one of the few major characters without a Geass or some sort of inhuman skill, and yet she's arguably the best pilot in the series. She's able to pilot the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. after its creator stated that even Suzaku shouldn't be able to, then {{spoiler|narrowly defeats Suzaku in his own custom built Lancelot Albion, despite him using his [[Super Mode|"live on"]] command through all of their fight}}.
** Suzaku himself could also qualify at first, even though it verges on [[Charles Atlas Superpower]] at times (like kicking auto-tracking machine guns off ceilings).
** Suzaku himself could also qualify at first, even though it verges on [[Charles Atlas Superpower]] at times (like kicking auto-tracking machine guns off ceilings).
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** Looker and Domino both impressed in their worlds, but it's more common in the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga for trainers to fight against Pokémon on their own, usually out of necessity. You could easily expect such out of Bruno and Chuck, but then there's Sapphire, who is first seen fighting a Seviper ''alongside her Torchic'', and later has her Aron chew off a bit of a fountain ''before breaking it off herself to save another Pokémon trapped inside''!
** Looker and Domino both impressed in their worlds, but it's more common in the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga for trainers to fight against Pokémon on their own, usually out of necessity. You could easily expect such out of Bruno and Chuck, but then there's Sapphire, who is first seen fighting a Seviper ''alongside her Torchic'', and later has her Aron chew off a bit of a fountain ''before breaking it off herself to save another Pokémon trapped inside''!
** And in ''Best Wishes'' both of Ash's traveling companions, [[Little Miss Badass|Iris]] and [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Cilan]] prove that they can battle a Pokémon without the need of using one. Iris has demonstrated many ninja-like movements being incredibly fast compared to other Pokémon, has shown to dodge many attacks coming to her and was able to {{spoiler|befriend Drilbur that later evolved into her powerful Excadrill because of it}}. As for Cilan, while he does more thinking than actual battling, he's shown to be a pro at fishing. He battled a Stunfisk just using his fishing rod {{spoiler|and caught it after Ash caught his Palpitoad.}}
** And in ''Best Wishes'' both of Ash's traveling companions, [[Little Miss Badass|Iris]] and [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Cilan]] prove that they can battle a Pokémon without the need of using one. Iris has demonstrated many ninja-like movements being incredibly fast compared to other Pokémon, has shown to dodge many attacks coming to her and was able to {{spoiler|befriend Drilbur that later evolved into her powerful Excadrill because of it}}. As for Cilan, while he does more thinking than actual battling, he's shown to be a pro at fishing. He battled a Stunfisk just using his fishing rod {{spoiler|and caught it after Ash caught his Palpitoad.}}
* Hareta from ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]''. He's abnormally athletic, and unusually strong, which blends well with his [[Hot Blooded]] personality. He's fought against Pokemon essentially trying to murder him on various occasions.
* Hareta from ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]''. He's abnormally athletic, and unusually strong, which blends well with his [[Hot-Blooded]] personality. He's fought against Pokemon essentially trying to murder him on various occasions.
* Yumi of ''[[Saki (Manga)|Saki]]''. She entered the last match of the finals without any of the insane hacks most other characters have ([[Evil Eye]], [[Photographic Memory]], [[Invisibility|Stealth Mode]], etc), so many people assumed that she'd get steamrollered since her table included Saki and Koromo, two characters with the [[Born Lucky|supernatural luck of a god or demon]]. Instead, we have Yumi being [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] enough to realize that supernatural stuff was going on, whereupon she not only stops Saki's third [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_yaku#Going_out_on_a_supplemental_tile_from_the_dead_wall Rinshan Kaihou] [[Finishing Move|in a row]] by changing her strategy to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_yaku#Robbing_a_quad_to_go_out rob Saki out of her kan] even if she knows that the chance of that happening is usually a [[Million-to-One Chance]], but she was also able to put a stop to Koromo's [[Winds of Destiny Change]] powered winning streak by intentionally playing into Saki's hand before Koromo gets yet another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_yaku#Last_tile_from_the_wall Haitei Raoyue]. Compare her to Kana, the other normal in the table, who in the meanwhile could only watch in horror as her points dwindled to nothingness in the face of the two Mahjong demons
* Yumi of ''[[Saki (Manga)|Saki]]''. She entered the last match of the finals without any of the insane hacks most other characters have ([[Evil Eye]], [[Photographic Memory]], [[Invisibility|Stealth Mode]], etc), so many people assumed that she'd get steamrollered since her table included Saki and Koromo, two characters with the [[Born Lucky|supernatural luck of a god or demon]]. Instead, we have Yumi being [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] enough to realize that supernatural stuff was going on, whereupon she not only stops Saki's third [[wikipedia:Japanese Mahjong yaku#Going out on a supplemental tile from the dead wall|Rinshan Kaihou]] [[Finishing Move|in a row]] by changing her strategy to [[wikipedia:Japanese Mahjong yaku#Robbing a quad to go out|rob Saki out of her kan]] even if she knows that the chance of that happening is usually a [[Million-to-One Chance]], but she was also able to put a stop to Koromo's [[Winds of Destiny Change]] powered winning streak by intentionally playing into Saki's hand before Koromo gets yet another [[wikipedia:Japanese Mahjong yaku#Last tile from the wall|Haitei Raoyue]]. Compare her to Kana, the other normal in the table, who in the meanwhile could only watch in horror as her points dwindled to nothingness in the face of the two Mahjong demons
* Jubei of ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'', facing various mutants and mystical opponents with nothing but a sword and his skill with it.
* Jubei of ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'', facing various mutants and mystical opponents with nothing but a sword and his skill with it.
* Kodachi Kuno from ''[[Ranma One Half]]'', who is considered one of the most dangerous characters, despite being arguably the weakest character of the semi-regular cast as it comes to martial skill (even Akane is regularly able to divert her direct attacks). She combines levels of [[Manipulative Bastard]], [[Fighting Dirty]] and [[Crazy Prepared]]. Often she makes use of her [[The Dragon|pet alligator]] and [[Faceless Goons|fellow St. Hebereke Gymnasts]] to wear down Ranma and others and keep them running around in her [[Batman Gambit|plots]]. Usually, she gets out of her storylines with little to no damage to herself and Ranma and Akane feel lucky to be alive.
* Kodachi Kuno from ''[[Ranma One Half]]'', who is considered one of the most dangerous characters, despite being arguably the weakest character of the semi-regular cast as it comes to martial skill (even Akane is regularly able to divert her direct attacks). She combines levels of [[Manipulative Bastard]], [[Fighting Dirty]] and [[Crazy Prepared]]. Often she makes use of her [[The Dragon|pet alligator]] and [[Faceless Goons|fellow St. Hebereke Gymnasts]] to wear down Ranma and others and keep them running around in her [[Batman Gambit|plots]]. Usually, she gets out of her storylines with little to no damage to herself and Ranma and Akane feel lucky to be alive.
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* Fans of ''[[Voltron]]'' would know that Sven, the original Blue Lion pilot, is one. He survives being nailed in personal combat by a robeast, {{spoiler|and survived a plunge from the heights of Castle Doom}}. Even after that, he was in good enough condition to fly Blue Lion again.
* Fans of ''[[Voltron]]'' would know that Sven, the original Blue Lion pilot, is one. He survives being nailed in personal combat by a robeast, {{spoiler|and survived a plunge from the heights of Castle Doom}}. Even after that, he was in good enough condition to fly Blue Lion again.
* Makoto's father in ''[[Sacred Seven]]'' is a ([[Battle Butler|sorta]]) ordinary butler in a series populated by extremely powerful monsters called Dark Stones. Any character who has ever fought one needed special powers of their own, a [[Mini Mecha]], or a [[Frickin' Laser Beams|big laser]] [[BFG|gun]]. Yet, he managed to hold his own against one, however briefly, with only his barehands and two [[Hidden Weapons]]. {{spoiler|He later managed to defeat it by [[Heroic Sacrifice|blowing himself up]].}}
* Makoto's father in ''[[Sacred Seven]]'' is a ([[Battle Butler|sorta]]) ordinary butler in a series populated by extremely powerful monsters called Dark Stones. Any character who has ever fought one needed special powers of their own, a [[Mini-Mecha]], or a [[Frickin' Laser Beams|big laser]] [[BFG|gun]]. Yet, he managed to hold his own against one, however briefly, with only his barehands and two [[Hidden Weapons]]. {{spoiler|He later managed to defeat it by [[Heroic Sacrifice|blowing himself up]].}}
* In the manga ''[[Medaka Box]]'', Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, one of the normal main characters, is able to hold own his against an Abnormal(one who has a special ability caused by their personality) and a Minus(similar to an abnormal but a minus is morally corrupt).
* In the manga ''[[Medaka Box]]'', Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, one of the normal main characters, is able to hold own his against an Abnormal(one who has a special ability caused by their personality) and a Minus(similar to an abnormal but a minus is morally corrupt).
* Yahiko Myojin from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. While his idol, Kenshin is a master of a Sword Style that grants both [[Super Speed]] and [[Super Strength]] to the user and is a [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]], and [[The Bruiser|Sanosuke]] is a bullet timer brawler whose skin is so tough he can shrug off a direct stab from a normal human being with no damage, Yahiko is a 10/11 year old boy who ''took down a Juppongatana'' by riding the blast wave of his own bomb and smashing him with his shinai!
* Yahiko Myojin from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. While his idol, Kenshin is a master of a Sword Style that grants both [[Super Speed]] and [[Super Strength]] to the user and is a [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]], and [[The Bruiser|Sanosuke]] is a bullet timer brawler whose skin is so tough he can shrug off a direct stab from a normal human being with no damage, Yahiko is a 10/11 year old boy who ''took down a Juppongatana'' by riding the blast wave of his own bomb and smashing him with his shinai!
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