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* A number of females in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' could qualify. Princess Arika in particular.
** Kaede is also an excellent example, as is Setsuna.
* Fate Testarossa in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', especially in later seasons. In [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha AsA's|Nanoha A's]], Signum is even more so. Fate is a [[Fragile Speedster]], while Signum has sufficient defense and attack strength to be a [[Jack of All Stats]] or even a [[Lightning Bruiser]].
** Nanoha herself qualifies, especially in ''[[Nanoha Striker S]]''. A [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] armed with [[Wave Motion Gun]], and when she fights, [[Dungeon Bypass|she]] [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|fights.]]
** Also, Ginga Nakajima, who is a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] in regular life but extremely deadly in a fight. This is especially evident in contrast with her [[Bokukko]] little sister (actually, {{spoiler|a fellow, albeit younger clone of their late mother}}) Subaru.
* Mamoru Nagano. Due to his [[Author Appeal|aestethic preferences]] most of his female characters are these, especially in ''[[The Five Star Stories]]''. Almost all females there are both a) [[Action Girl]]s, and b) Ladies of War.
* Balsa in ''[[Moribito Guardian of the Spirit]]''. She's able to read the situation and assess the battle, uses a [[Blade on a Stick|spear]] as her [[Weapon of Choice]], prefers to fight her opponents honorably (even if they don't), looks quite graceful while doing it, and '''[[Thou Shalt Not Kill|ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT KILL HER OPPONENTS!!!]]''' If she loses her spear though, [[Inverted Trope|she becomes quite the brawler and fights dirty.]] [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|She's not above smashing your face in]] with a [[Improvised Weapon|rock]].
* In ''[[MaiMy-HiME]]'', Shizuru Fujino is always ever-so-graceful, even when holding a giant naginata in her hands. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Just don't make her angry]], [[Psycho Lesbian|or win her affection]].
** Her counterpart from ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', Shizuru Viola, is probably an even better example. Everything Fujino has, she has too, ''without'' the whole '[[Love Makes You Evil|goes batshit insane]]' thing. On the other hand, she's [[Good Bad Girl|a bit more sexualized]] as well.
*** Miss Maria Graceburt was this when she was young, wielding a mean rapier and possessing [[Super Speed|lightning-fast reflexes]].
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** Alusair Nacacia Obarskyr, also known as "Steel Princess" and later "Steel Regent" of Cormyr. While her father still ruled, she wrote the "[[Big Book of War|Field Guide to Tactics]]" for her army—backed up by lots of personal experience. About from the age when she was able to ride she was largely absent in the palace except on official occasions... which was good for everyone involved.
{{quote|Hell on horseback, all ego and fury, with talent to match. Every time she comes home, bets are heavy among the kitchen staff as to how long it'll be before she and her father get into a row about politics that breaks half the goblets and platters!}}
* In ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'', female Inquisitors and Imperial Guard officers tend to fall into this category, as do some Sisters of Battle and most female Eldar (their dwindling numbers mean that all Eldar must be able to take up arms if their Craftworld is threatened, if not as a full fledged Aspect Warrior then as part of a Guardian militia). The Sisters as a whole, however, like to avoid this, as they tend to be scarred, muscular, and carry the same heavy weapons into battle as the all-male Space Marines.
* ''[[Legend of the Five Rings]]'' is all over this trope. There are entire schools dedicated to turning out Lady of War samurai, most notably in the Unicorn and Lion clans.
* ''Exalted'' has, among many other exemples, [http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs12/i/2006/270/f/0/Exalted__the_BLessed_Isle_by_kunkka.jpg Tepet Ejawa] the Roseblack, Dragon-Blooded general and member of House Tepet. Loved by her troops, popular in the Realm and considered a threat in the bid for succession.
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** ''[[Fire Emblem]]: [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Sword of Seals]]'' has Igrene, Miledy, Princess Guinevere (in the Trial Maps only) and Yuuno. Sue, Wendy, Thite and Thany can be promoted into this.
** ''[[Fire Emblem]]: [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Blazing Sword]]'' has Lyndis, Fiora, Louise, Isadora, Falcoknight!Florina and Sniper!Rebecca.
** ''[[Fire Emblem: theThe Sacred Stones]]'' has Princess Eirika, Syrene, Princess Tana, Vanessa, Marisa and Selena Fluospar. {{spoiler|And Ismaire, if you unlock her.}}
** In [[Fire Emblem Tellius|both games of the Tellius canon]], Lucia, Tanith, Sigrun, Astrid, and Titania. [[Badass Princess|Elincia]] becomes one by ''Radiant Dawn'', although she's definitely a [[White Magician Girl]] in ''Path of Radiance''.
*** Nephenee uses a [[Blade on a Stick]], has enough speed and skill to described as graceful easily, and according to Ike, looks like she's "about to keel over". ([[Farm Girl|She ain't]])
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** [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|The Last Handmaiden]] And Visas Marr in the sequel. Both can be [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]. Visas is also a [[Broken Bird]].
* In ''[[Mega Man X|Mega Man X8]]'', one could say Layer fits in this category, not only for how she {{spoiler|wields a rapier when you unlock her}} but also for how her style of navigation focuses on tactics and strategy against your opponents.
* Raquel Applegate in ''[[Wild ArmsARMs 4]]''. A [[Mighty Glacier]] with a tragic past, a cool demeanor, and a quest for beauty and friendship.
** Princess Alexia from ''[[Wild ArmsARMs XF]]'' also falls into this trope as a [[Mighty Glacier]] with a tragic past. Her [[Pimped-Out Dress]] even features armor.
* Mazzy Fentan from ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' is a Lawful Good halfling lass with a posh accent. She is ''dangerous''. To a lesser extent, this also applies to fighter/druid Jaheira.
* The Boss from ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''. Grace, reserve, and quick, efficient bone-breaking CQC.
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* ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' gives us Kat.
* Gwendolyn from ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' uses a magic spear rather than any kind of sword, but considering her noble warrior attitude and the fact that her battle outfit is based on a ''ballerina costume,'' she definitely qualifies.
* Several characters from ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'', most notably the Valkyries themselves. The only times they get defeated in-story are either by other Valkyries, Freya (the patroness of the Valkyries), a party headed up by a [[Black Magician Girl]], or [[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume|an angry anti-hero empowered by the goddess of the underworld]]. And the last one is implied to be because {{spoiler|Lenneth ''let him win'' because she felt guilty.}}
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' and the other Koei hack and slash titles have a few, including Yue Ying and Zhen Ji.
* Jenna from ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age''. She is the only female character in the series who can use a bladed weapon (a rapier).
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* Eris from ''[[Drakengard]] 2''. She wields a [[Blade on a Stick|spear]], is decked out in [[Knight in Shining Armor|full plate mail]], and before her [[Character Development]], had some [[Knight Templar]] tendencies.
* Millia Rage from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' has a quiet and completely non-brazen demeanor, and her fighting style reflects that. Her animate golden hair flows gracefully, tends to incorporate flower and wing motifs into its strikes, plus it leaves the rest of her body free to contribute to the trope with dance-like movements.
* In ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'', Tsubaki Yayoi uses quite some dignity when fighting with her sword. However, the more appropriate title seems to go to Litchi Faye-Ling as not only she's the adult female, her moves has quite the emphasis on fluid, graceful, classy movements, reserved chi control, and she supports it with having a nice and motherly personality to back the 'Lady' part up.
* The ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series. Chun-Li also really counts. While most would associate her with straight-on [[Action Girl]], she moves gracefully and fluidly in each of her attacks. Her fighting style does also quite resemble Tai Chi Quan, and she possesses chi control as shown in her Kikouken or Kikoushou.
** Rose could fit this trope as well.
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** Hilariously enough, she's become the poster girl for the [[Real Women Never Wear Dresses]] faction of the [[Fan Dumb|fandom]]. Were they even ''paying attention?''
* ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' has Tear, Legretta and Natalia.
* The Zerg queen from ''[[StarcraftStarCraft]]'' certainly projects an air of graceful power that is absolutely deadly.
* Rynn from ''[[Drakan]]''.
* Lady Opéra from ''[[Solatorobo]]''.
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* Sikelgaita, second wife of Robert Guiscard, accompanied her husband on his conquests in full armor and is credited for rallying the troops during a battle against the Byzantines.
* [[wikipedia:Fu Hao|Fu Hao]] was one of the wives of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty (circa 1200 BC) and also served as a military general and high priestess. She is reported to have commanded powerful generals and over 13,000 troops in various extended campaigns.
* Artemisia, Queen of Halicarnassus in the [[Greco -Persian Wars]] sailed in the Battle of Salamis in her own trieme. She was cunning and ruthless but at the same time she had a streak of [[Magnificent Bastard|style]] that makes it easy to see why sailors would [[Magnetic Hero|follow her]] even though she was a [[Values Dissonance|Woman of Antiquity]]. Xerxes later remarked that during the battle the men had become women and the women men.
** During the Achaemenid and Sassanid periods, Persia had a fair number of female warriors and commanders. Some women remained in positions of military authority as late as the Safavid period.
* Albert-Barbe d'Ernecourt, a seventeenth-century French aristocrat who lead the local militia on over two dozen outings in defense of her village and the surrounding area during the [[Thirty Years' War]].
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