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** ''[[Dominion Tank Police]]'' probably counts. I mean, these are cops... with TANKS. [[Tank Goodness|Really BIG tanks]], at that. And unlike the Patlabor dudes, these fellows DO move against any and all crime, with superior firepower through and through. Unfortunately for the city, they're also all [[Cowboy Cop|Cowboy Cops]]... can you say 'Collateral Damage'?
** ''[[Dominion Tank Police]]'' probably counts. I mean, these are cops... with TANKS. [[Tank Goodness|Really BIG tanks]], at that. And unlike the Patlabor dudes, these fellows DO move against any and all crime, with superior firepower through and through. Unfortunately for the city, they're also all [[Cowboy Cop|Cowboy Cops]]... can you say 'Collateral Damage'?
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', most named members of [[The Federation|the Time-Space Administration Bureau's]] Enforcer division would fall under this. However, special mention goes to {{spoiler|Fate Testarossa-Harlaown}}, who also happens to be [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|a genetically-engineered]] [[Super Soldier|Artificial Mage]].
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', most named members of [[The Federation|the Time-Space Administration Bureau's]] Enforcer division would fall under this. However, special mention goes to {{spoiler|Fate Testarossa-Harlaown}}, who also happens to be [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|a genetically-engineered]] [[Super Soldier|Artificial Mage]].
* The two police forces in ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' qualify: Antiskill has the equipment, while Judgment has the superpowers. Judgment branch office 177 (where two of the regular characters from ''Railgun'' work) is noted even by their opponents for having superlative officers.


== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* The Aurors (and also the poor forgotten Hit Wizards) of [[Harry Potter]] may fit this trope, {{spoiler|or at least Aurors Harry Potter and Ron Weasley do, each being a [[Badass Normal]] in a world where being a wizard is "normal"}}. Certainly Mad-Eye Moody was a legend amongst them.
* The Aurors (and also the poor forgotten Hit Wizards) of [[Harry Potter]] may fit this trope, {{spoiler|or at least Aurors Harry Potter and Ron Weasley do, each being a [[Badass Normal]] in a world where being a wizard is "normal"}}. Certainly Mad-Eye Moody was a legend amongst them.


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Power Rangers]] [[Power Rangers SPD|SPD]]'' and the [[Super Sentai]] original, ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''. Cops... with Zords! And their headquarters is a Zord too.
* ''[[Power Rangers]] [[Power Rangers SPD|SPD]]'' and the [[Super Sentai]] original, ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''. Cops... with Zords! And their headquarters is a Zord too.
** There's also the Blue Senturion in ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'' and his [[Super Sentai]] counterpart, Signalman, from ''[[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]'', which are Super '''Traffic''' Cops.
** There's also the Blue Senturion in ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'' and his [[Super Sentai]] counterpart, Signalman, from ''[[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]'', which are Super '''Traffic''' Cops.
* In his first episode of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]],'' cop Matt Parkman is able to telepathically hear a little girl calling for help. In later episodes and seasons his uses his powers to also try to help people, even when he is no longer a cop.
* In his first episode of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]],'' cop Matt Parkman is able to telepathically hear a little girl calling for help. In later episodes and seasons his uses his powers to also try to help people, even when he is no longer a cop.
* The robot Yoyo from the TV series ''[[Holmes And Yoyo]]''.
* The robot Yoyo from the TV series ''[[Holmes And Yoyo]]''.

== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [[Axe Cop]]

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The animated series ''[[COPS (animation)|COPS]]'' was about a team of these.
* ''[[Inspector Gadget]]''. In the revival series, he gets promoted to a secret agent (and becomes Lieutenant Gadget).
* From ''[[Thundercats]]'', [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Mandora the Evil Chaser.]]


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* Chun-Li of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' is an Interpol agent, always hot on the trail of M. Bison.
* Chun-Li of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' is an Interpol agent, always hot on the trail of M. Bison.
* Lei Wulong of ''[[Tekken]]'', which makes sense since he is an [[Expy]] of [[Jackie Chan]].
* Lei Wulong of ''[[Tekken]]'', which makes sense since he is an [[Expy]] of [[Jackie Chan]].

== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [[Axe Cop]]

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The animated series ''[[COPS (animation)|COPS]]'' was about a team of these.
* ''[[Inspector Gadget]]''. In the revival series, he gets promoted to a secret agent (and becomes Lieutenant Gadget).
* From ''[[Thundercats]]'', [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Mandora the Evil Chaser.]]


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