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== Films -- Live Action ==
* In an attempt to make her an actual character (and cut down on the [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]), Arwen from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was given a big chase scene on horseback that Glorfindel did in the book. She was originally intended to fight at Helm's Deep as well, in order to allow her and Aragorn to actually interact, but it was cut in favor of sticking closer to the books. By that point, however, fans had already dubbed her Xenarwen. Liv Tyler even comments on this in the extended version's behind the scenes, saying she had done months of swordplay training to prepare for Helm's Deep, before the fans caught wind and dubbed her "Liv Tyler, Warrior Princess", and the idea was scrapped.
* Hermione Granger was plenty proactive in the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' books, but a lot of it was mental work that apparently doesn't "count". The [[Harry Potter (film)|films]], ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' especially, have made her into what fans call the
* Daphne was played by [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Sarah Michelle Gellar]] in the [[Scooby
** Though that was given some reason (she was sick of being a [[Damsel in Distress]]) and years passed while she gained her skills. Plus, she retained a lot of her valley girl ways.
* Susan Pevensie in the ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]'' series of movies. In ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'', she has a scene devoted to training, while she's never seen fighting in the book (despite being stated in ''Prince Caspian'' that she ''was'' already trained in bowmanship). In fact, when she is given her bow by Santa Claus in the book, she is expressly told not to use it, because "''[[Stay in the Kitchen|battles are ugly when women fight]]''". Also, in the scene when the wolf attacks, she gives herself and Lucy time to escape by throwing a blanket at it. In the book, she just climbed up a tree and nearly fainted—though it's understandable, because would '''you''' be super coolheaded when a [[Big Badass Wolf]] who doubles as [[The Dragon]] is chasing you? Surely you wouldn't, kids.
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