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[[File:akira aria.jpg|link=Aria|frame|Akira from ''[[Aria]]'', who went from pre-teen tomboy to looking this good.]]

{{quote|''"If you're out on a moonlit night
''Be careful of them neighbourhood strays
''Of a lady with long black hair
''Tryin' to win you with her feminine ways"''
|'''Cliff Richard''', "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}2LB5Is06XHA Devil Woman]"}}

She's tall, pretty, aloof, and composed. As a result, she generally attracts quite a following wherever she goes. She [[Long Hair Is Feminine|usually]] has [[Rapunzel Hair|waist-length]] [[Shiny Midnight Black|dark hair]]. If she's unusually pale, she might also have [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]. Usually, but not always, a [[Statuesque Stunner]].

While it might not be fair to say that trouble follows her everywhere, it's accurate for most cases of the type. This sometimes causes an undeserved reputation as a delinquent (a notable example is Madoka Ayukawa from the manga and anime series Kimagure Orange Road).

Often [[Even the Girls Want Her|the target]] of one or more [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]. If she is one herself, expect her to have a more-or-less [[Moe]] or [[Shrinking Violet]] girlfriend.

The term was coined to describe Azuma Hazuki of ''[[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]]'', playing on the old description of a man as "[[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]". '''However, this is not a purely physical characterization'''; the aloofness is a key aspect of the trope.

This character type crosses over rather regularly with the [[Ojou]], [[Kuudere]], and occasionally the [[Tsundere]]. Feel free to compare the examples.

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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'': Motoko Kusanagi.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'':
** Olivier Mira Armstrong, who is blonde but has all the other aspects.
** Lust, who is tall, aloof, and has the characteristic long, black hair as well.
* Akira in ''[[Aria]]'' (pictured).
* Early example: Reika from ''[[Aim for the Ace!|Aim for The Ace]]'' is the aloof, gorgeous and talented star player of the tennis theme that is the [[Onee-Sama]] for the newbies, and [[Even the Girls Want Her]].
* Azuma Hazuki in ''[[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]]'', for whom the term was created, with [[Yuri Fan]]s checking to see if anyone else fits the pattern.
* Ayla from ''[[Battle Athletes]]''.
* Tenjou Utena in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'', one of the early incarnations of this character type—except for her hair, which is pink in the anime and strawberry-blonde in the manga.
** There's no doubt that she is perceived as this by her schoolmates (with all that [[Even the Girls Want Her]] aura), but she isn't aloof at all. Juri from the same series is a much better example, although she has [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|orange]] [[Princess Curls]].
* Sakaki in ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' is a subversion - her apparent aloofness is really because she's a [[Shrinking Violet]], in spite of her physical appearance.
* Himemiya Chikane in ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]'', complete with blonde and [[Moe]] [[Shrinking Violet]] girlfriend (Himeko).
* Mima in ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', despite having short dark hair.
* Shion, Mion, Rena, and Miyo in ''[[Higurashi]]''.
** Sans the stereotypical brunette hair.
* Majority of the female cast of ''[[Code Geass]]'' in terms of appearance, but proper examples are C.C., Cornelia, and Marianne.
* Nico Robin and Boa Hancock in ''[[One Piece]]''.
* Princess Erika in ''[[Daimos]]''.
* Lucy in ''[[Elfen Lied]]'', despite having red hair, especially evident in contrast to Nyu, who is neither aloof ''nor'' particularly tall. If you pay attention, you'll notice that Nyu is actually about a head shorter than Lucy. They are the same person.
* Suzuka in ''[[Outlaw Star]]''.
* Momo in ''[[Peach Girl]]''.
* ''[[Bleach]]'', for all its fanservice, has very few examples of females that genuinely fit this trope. [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Nemu Kurotsuchi]] is a willowy beauty with long dark hair, has an aloof personality, and is always calm, polite, and reserved. You still wouldn't want her as an enemy, though.
* The three Flame Hazes in ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'', although, like Rukia, Shana is short, while Margery, Wilhelmina, and Pheles are respectively [[Hair of Gold|blond]], [[Rose-Haired Girl|rose haired]], and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green-haired]].
* Natsuki Kuga and her [[Hot Mom]] Saeko in ''[[My-HiME]]''. [[It Runs in The Family]], obviously.
* Zakuro in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]''.
* Aoyama Motoko in ''[[Love Hina]]''.
** And her sister Tsuruko.
* Lieutenant Kanuka Clancy from ''[[Patlabor]]''. Possibly a part of her rivalry with [[Bifauxnen]] Lt. Kumagami.
* Madoka Ayukawa in ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]''—since KOR is over 20 years old, she is one of the originals.
** Same goes to her cousin-in-law, Yukari.
* Sai in ''[[Angelic Layer]]''.
* Tomoyo in ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', who immediately gained fangirls upon transferring and received gifts from them. Also, compare how tall she is to the other girls by looking at how tall her life-size teddy bear outfit is.
* Shizuma from ''[[Strawberry Panic!|Strawberry Panic]]''. She has white hair, but otherwise fits this trope just fine.
* Maki Izumi from ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' is something of a subversion of this. Physically speaking, she's quite attractive; however, she's always cracking [[Incredibly Lame Pun|bad puns]], has a habit for playing the ukulele (terribly), and nobody seems sexually interested in her while she never shows any sexual interest in anyone else. {{spoiler|At least, not until the episode where everyone's repressed personalities come to the forefront and her sexual side tries to convince both Akito and Akatsuki to have sex with her. Of course, this is also the episode where it's explained that she's repressed her sexual side because both of her fiancees died young and she's convinced if she opens up to anyone, they'll inevitably die as well and she'll just be alone and heartbroken again.}}
* Jun Fudo in ''[[Devilman Lady]]''.
* Asagi from ''[[Yotsubato|Yotsuba&!]]'', only the waist-length hair is brown and she's more troublemaker than troubled.
* Setsuna Meioh (AKA Sailor Pluto) and Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', both having various friendship issues, but especially the former, mostly isolated due to being the Guardian of Time.
** The manga version of Rei plays this trope terribly straight, looking much older than her actual age in the process.
* Kikyo and Kagura from ''[[Inuyasha]]''.
** A full-on villainous example is Tsubaki, the Dark Priestess.
* Reki from ''[[Haibane Renmei]]''.
* Akira Ookuchi and Mana Tatsumiya from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''.
* Cynthia from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', despite being blond.
** Don't forget about Gym Leaders Sabrina and Clair, as well as Pike Queen Lucy.
* Kotonoha Katsura in ''[[School Days]]'' looks the part but is a subversion, as she mixes it with [[Shrinking Violet]] and, later, [[Yandere]].
** [[Bokukko|Nanami]] [[Huge Schoolgirl|Kanroji]] ''might'' fit a bit more.
* Ogasawara Sachiko in ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]''.
* Ceres in ''[[Ayashi no Ceres]]''.
* [[Huge Schoolgirl|Paraietta]], [[Christmas Cake|Dominura]], and [[Time Abyss|Onasia]] from ''[[Simoun]]'' apply for this trope, despite their different hair styles (shoulder-length wavy-hair, [[Princess Curls]], and a [[Odango|bun]], respectively).
* Amatsuka Megumi in ''[[Tenshi na Konamaiki]]''. (She has the wrong hair color, however.)
* Kazetsubaki Kuriko in ''[[Maburaho]]''.
* Caren in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' and, later, the other members of the secondary trio.
** Rina was one before any of the mentioned above entered the cast.
* Karen and Komachi in ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Yes! Precure 5]]''. Karen best fits the personality part, though.
* Konoe Tsurugi in ''[[Hanaukyo Maid Tai]]''.
* Simone from ''[[Shiroi Heya no Futari]]'', the first [[Shoujo]] [[Girls Love]] manga ever from way back in the '70s. Yes, this trope has existed ever since the beginning of the genre.
* Maya from ''[[Maya's Funeral Procession]]'', another [[Girls Love]] manga from the '70s.
* Kan'u Unchou in ''[[Ikki Tousen]]''. To be expected, since she's supposed to be a voluptuous schoolgirl version of the resident [[Genius Bruiser]] and [[Gentle Giant]] of ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'', Guan Yu.
** And, likewise, her counterpart from [[Koihime Musou]]
** Also, [[The Strategist|Kaku]] [[The Vamp|Bunwa]] (Jia Xu)
* Ran, titular character of ''[[Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran]]'', is a textbook example of this trope, particularly in that she attracts trouble like a magnet (or is attracted to it?) and has a [[Moe]] [[Chinese Girl]] following her around most of the time. However, she dresses and acts in a masculine way, despite looking quite feminine; if she were ever taken for a boy (oddly, no one makes this mistake), she would be bounced right over into [[Bifauxnen]] territory.
** People are often in the dark about her gender until she starts ''talking'', though.
* Hinamori Amu from ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' wears a public persona that makes her appear as an example of this trope to her schoolmates—in reality, she's plagued by self-image issues and hates acting this way.
* Kanae Kotonami from ''[[Skip Beat!]]'' fits this trope—at least the physical description, anyway. Her true personality is a bit more [[Tsundere|fiery]].
* Isayama Yomi from ''Ga-Rei -Zero-''. To certain extent, the main character, Tsuchiyama Kagura, also count.
** The chief of the Environment Ministry special division and her secretary, as well.
** And Natsuki [[Expy|Kasuga]] from the  {{spoiler|unfortunate}} Defense Ministry squad.
** Come to think of it, is there any woman not fitting this trope in ''Ga-Rei -Zero-'' ?
*** There was that one cute brunette in the first episode that got her brain sucked out by a metroid and shot herself.
* Tatsuki from ''[[Hyakko]]'', although it's her blond friend Torako who gets the fangirls.
* Anego from ''[[Dai Mahou Touge]]'' is the full-blown delinquent variety, even though she is nothing compared to the protagonist.
* Ami Kawashima and Sumire Kanou from ''[[Toradora!]]''
* Takane from ''[[Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo]]''.
* Suigintou from ''[[Rozen Maiden]]''...as far as miniature dolls go anyway.
** Despite having WHITE hair.
* This is a major plot point for Yukari Hayasaka from ''[[Paradise Kiss]]'', as she uses her appearance to break into professional modeling.
* Mio from ''[[K-On!]]'', complete with an all-girl fanclub, despite being painfully [[Shrinking Violet|shy]].
* Futaba from ''[[Amanchu]]'' is rather withdrawn, but [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship|as things look now]], she may score cute Hikari as her girlfriend.
** Katori-sensei perhaps qualifies even more, since she has the personality to match.
* Sae from ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'', despite having short hair and being a [[Pettanko]].
* The ''[[Gundam]]'' series has a number of these too:
** Haman Karn from ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Zeta Gundam]]'' and its [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|sequel]].
** Micott Bartsch from ''[[Gundam Unicorn]]''.
** Rain Mikamura and Nastasha Zabikov from ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]''.
** Relena Peacecraft (despite being a blonde), Lucrezia Noin, and Lady/Saint Une from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]''.
** Murrue Ramius, Natarle Badgiruel, and Aisha from ''[[Gundam Seed]]''.
** Meer Campbell from ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]''. {{spoiler|Her hair was really black before undergoing plastic surgery.}}
** Marina Ismail, Sumeragi Lee Noriega, Kati Mannequin, Shirin Bakhtiar, and Kinue Crossroad from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. {{spoiler|Tieria Erde [[Attractive Bent Gender|looked and acted like one]] in his [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] episode. Cue [[Squee]]ing.}}
* Sumika from ''[[Sasameki Koto]]''.
* Mana Kuzunoha and the Natsume sisters, Maya and Aya, in ''[[Tenjou Tenge]]''.
* Nana Osaki from [[Nana]], though of the short-haired variation.
* Arashi Kishu from ''[[X (manga)|X]]'' and ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''.
* Mitsuko Souma and Takako Chigusa from ''[[Battle Royale]]''. {{spoiler|The former kills the latter.}}
* Signum from the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series also suits, even if she has pink hair, being one of the tallest girls in the third season.
** Also, [[Cyborg|Tre]] among the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Numbers]]: short hair aside, she's quite attractive, ''very'' strict and aloof, and she's a whopping six feet tall.
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is a subversion. The reason for her aloofness is [[Not Good with People|her lack of interest in "ordinary" people]]. [[Important Haircut|She cuts]] her [[Rapunzel Hair]], deliberately looks for things out of this world and [[Chew Toy|toys]] with the resident [[Moe]] girl via [[Black Comedy Rape]].
* Rio from ''[[So Ra No Wo To]]''.
* Erza Scarlet from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' is a red-haired variant.
** Urtear as well.
* Yuuko from ''[[xxxHolic]]''.
* Maria Kawai from ''[[Devil and Her Love Song]]''.
* Paife from ''[[The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye|The Third the Girl With The Blue Eye]]''
* Shizuku Sango from ''[[Kämpfer]]''.
* Saeko Busujima from ''[[Highschool of the Dead|High School of the Dead]]''.
* Sunako Nakahara from ''[[The Wallflower]]'', despite being a [[Nightmare Fetishist]].
* Isuzu 'Rin' Sohma from ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' fits this trope to a T. She's tall, has waist length black hair, and severe trust issues courtesy of her emotionally ''[[Abusive Parents]]''. Bonus points for being an ''[[Ill Girl]]'' and a serious ''[[Ms. Fanservice]]''. ''[[Word of God]]'' states that she's the character in charge of sexiness.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'':
** One of the [http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-939.html possible sketches] for Portugal includes a Tall, Dark and Bishoujo [[Lady of War]].
** [http://i51.tinypic.com/w0ro7m.jpg Female!Austria] is a ladylike [[Woman in White]].
** [[Lady of War|Vi]][[Tomboy|et]][[Team Mom|nam]] is definitely one, in contrast to the more [[Moe]] [[Genki Girl|Taiwan]], who is the Girly Girl to her [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Tomboy]].
*** Among the [[Gender Flip|gender flipped]] Asians, [http://i.imgur.com/7nksg.jpg girl!Hong Kong and girl!Macau] fit in the most.
* Hourai Touko from ''[[Aphorism]]''. Tall, beautiful, and Hinata's [[Aloof Big Brother|Aloof Big Sister]].
* Homura Akemi from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. [[Can't Spit It Out|And her circumstance]] [[Locked Out of the Loop|is not unlike]] that of [[Kannazuki no Miko|Chi]][[Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesian|kane]], [[Expy|to boot]].
* Yuuko from ''[[A Channel]]'', though she is a bit of an [[Expy]] of [[K-On!|Mio]].
* Houki and Chifuyu from ''[[Infinite Stratos]]''.
* Seraphim and Saraswati from ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]''.
* Akaba Chizuru from ''[[Student Council's Discretion]]''.
* Kagari Ayaka from ''[[Witch Craft Works]]''.
* Dorothy from ''[[Akazukin Chacha]]'', particularly in the manga where she has black hair—though in either case, Seravy's behavior usually robs her of what composure she has. She's still the tallest female member of the cast.
* Hatori from ''[[Life (manga)|Life]]'', though her hair is lighter than usual.
* Satellizer, Elizabeth, and Creo from ''[[Freezing]]'', despite their hair being a blond/white.
* Yozora from ''[[Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai]]''
* "Mona Lisa" Komabayashi and "Vampanella" Hoshino, membresses of the Sorority in ''[[Oniisama e...]]''. Fukiko are Rei are both Tall ''Blond'' And Bishoujo.
** Mariko has the looks, but she's younger and more...troubled than the standard. Her [[Hot Mom]] Hisako as well as Nanako's mom mix this with [[Yamato Nadeshiko]].  {{spoiler|And [[She's All Grown Up|the grown-up Nanako]] from the last episode of the anime ''strongly'' resembles the archetype.}}
* Kaori Matsumoto from [[Captain Tsubasa]], ''specially'' in the ''Road to 2002'' TV series.


== Fan Fic ==
* This trope is used word for word to describe Homura in ''[[Neon Genesis Madoka Magica]]''.
* In ''[https://www.wattpad.com/story/173566505-final-stand-of-death| Final Stand of Death]'' Fusion Gundam meets this trope despite armor, which adds to their height. Without this, they're normal height, with Redd ({{spoiler|Melanie aka Sporty}}) still being the tallest at 5'6". Hawk ({{spoiler|Victoria aka Posh}}) meets this despite being shorter than Redd, yet still mostly emotionless. However, subverted when it comes to their height, as Redd's human form still has a [[Tomboyish Ponytail]] while Hawk has a bob cut. 


== Film ==
* Silhouette from ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (she even has a cute nurse girlfriend), in spite of her bobbed hairstyle.
* To some extent, [[Hellboy (film)|Liz Sherman]]. She had long hair in the first film; it was cut into a bob by the second.
* [[The Baroness]] from ''[[G.I. Joe]]''.
* Miho (Devon Aoki) from ''[[Sin City]]'', aside from the tall part - she's only 5'6", which is medium to tall for a woman - fits this perfectly. The comic version has shorter hair but is otherwise identical.
* Lady Sif in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''.
* Mo Banjoree in ''[[Lemonade Mouth]]''
* Matsu in the [[Joshuu Sasori|Female Prisoner Scorpion]] series


== Literature ==
* Violet Baudelaire from ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''.
* Vidia from the ''[[Disney Fairies]]'' series.
* Bellatrix Lestrange from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
* Susan Pevensie from ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''.
* Polgara the Sorceress from ''[[The Belgariad]]'', oh so very much.
* Blanche Ingram from ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' has the looks, but her personality is more [[Rich Bitch]] than "alluringly aloof".
* Eugenie Danglars from ''The Count of Monte Cristo''.
* Mirtai from ''[[The Elenium]]'' nails ALL the traits of the trope, but still doesn't quite qualify. Why? [[Knife Nut|Her]] [[Hot Amazon|other]] [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|traits...]]
* Susan Sto Helit and Adora Belle Dearheart from [[Discworld]].
* China Sorrows from ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant]]'' is very much this trope: she's tall, beautiful, dark-haired, aloof, and can make men [[Even the Girls Want Her|and women]] fall head-over-heels in love with her.


== Live-Action TV ==
* Romana I from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
* Prue Halliwell from ''[[Charmed]]'', although Shannen Doherty is only 5'3".
* Dr. Lisa Cuddy from ''[[House MD]]'', for certain values of tall, as she's 5'4".
* [[Xena]].
* The titular [[The Hero|heroine]] of the [[South Korea|Korean]] drama ''Queen Seondeok''. [[Big Bad]] Lady Mishil counts as well.
** Princess Cheonmyeong, [[The Hero|the heroine's]] twin sister, count as well.
* A fair number of [[Super Sentai]] girls are these, notably, [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Sakura Nishihori/Bouken Pink]], [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Mele]], and, of course, [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Marika "Jasmine" Reimon/Deka Yellow]].
* Yuri and Megumi Aso of ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]'' count as well.
* Tina from ''[[Glee]]'', although (like [[Azumanga Daioh|Sakaki]]) the apparent aloofness is due to her shyness.
** Shelby Concoran fits the trope to a T. Santana also has a cute girlfriend at hand, though she subverts the tall part.
* Kahlan Amnell from [[Legend of the Seeker]].
* Zoe from ''Firefly'', with Wash helpfully playing the part of her [[Moe]] love interest.
* [[Ice Queen]] Miss Parker from [[The Pretender]]. And [[She's Got Legs|tall she is]]. With her beloved [[Combat Stilettos|high heels]], she's almost as tall as her co-star Michael T. Weiss (who is 6&nbsp;ft 3in/191&nbsp;cm).
* Mary Crawley from ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.


== Music ==
* Megurine Luka, one of the [[Vocaloid]]s, was designed with this image in mind...except her hair, which is pink like that of the previously mentioned [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena]].
* [[Cliff Richard]]'s hit song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LB5Is06XHA Devil Woman]" is about this kind of woman.


== Mythology, Folklores, Legends, etc. ==
* In the ''Heike Monogatari'', an account of the Genpei War, Tomoe Gozen, a female samurai of the Minamoto clan, is described as "especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair, and charming features". She was also recorded as being "a remarkably strong archer, and as a swordswoman she was [[One-Man Army|a warrior worth a thousand]], ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot." She was one of the last warriors standing at the [[Last Stand|Battle of Awazu]], even outliving her master who was struck down by an arrow during the fight.
{{quote|(An excerpt from the Encyclopedia in ''Shogun 2: [[Total War]]'')}}


== Video Games ==
* Due to the setting, everyone in ''[[Jade Empire]]'' has black hair, but personality-wise, the closest to this trope is probably Silk Fox.
* [[Dark Magical Girl|Morrigan]] in ''[[Dragon Age]]''.
* Hatsune in ''[[Atlach=Nacha]]''.
* Maria Kain from [[Pathologic]].
* [[Bayonetta]].
* Saki Tsuzura of ''[[Arcana Heart]]''. The fact that she [[Expy|looks like Chikane]] may just be a coincidence, really.
* Shanoa from ''[[Castlevania]]: Order of Ecclesia'', some of the women she rescues flirt with her, even.
* Also, Tear Grants from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''
** Legretta as well.
* Uzuki from ''[[Akai Ito]]''.
* Julia Chang and Zafina from ''[[Tekken]]''. Nina Williams from the same game is a blond example.
* [[Final Fantasy]]:
** Tifa Lockheart and Aerith Gainesborough from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' with a twist. Tifa has the looks, but not the aloof demeanour. Aerith has the attitude but gentler looks.
** Quistis Trepe from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' is another blond example.
** Lulu from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', although people generally leave her alone because of her sardonic nature. NPC Dona is pretty much the same, with an emphasis on [[Humans Are White|"dark"]].
** Fran (despite being [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|white haired]]) and Ashe (despite being blond) from ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''
** Oerba Yun Fang from ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' fits this trope to a T. Even funnier is Fang's best friend, Vanille, who is <s>[[Les Yay|considered by many fans to be]]</s> [[Les Yay|very obviously]] her [[Moe]] girlfriend. Also, Lightning from the same game, except she has strawberry blonde hair.
* ''[[Authority Equals Asskicking|Brigadier General]]'' Selvaria from [[Valkyria Chronicles]] is a tall, dark [[Person of Mass Destruction]].
* Lana Skye from ''Phoenix Wright: [[Ace Attorney]]''.
* [[Tomb Raider|Lara Croft]].
* Lita Halford from [[Brutal Legend]].
* Ayra from [[Fire Emblem Jugdral]], and how.
* Miranda Lawson from [[Mass Effect 2]]


== [[Visual Novels]] ==
* Miku in ''[[A Profile]]''. She appears to be fairly popular with guys because of it, but is largely uninterested in them since she already loves someone else.
* Kaya from ''[[Aoi Shiro]]'', as well as a milder version in [[The Ojou|Ayashiro]].
* Tsugumi Komachi in ''[[Ever 17]]''.
* Misaki in [[Canvas 2]].
* Sena from ''[[Chaos;Head]]''.
* Rider in ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' embraces this trope. {{spoiler|And her true Master was actually Sakura, a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] girl.}}
** As does Rin Tohsaka, who, despite being a bit on the shorter side, more than makes up for it with the rest of her reputation, personality, and appearance.
* Orihime in ''[[Kara no Shoujo]]'' who is tall, elegant, aloof, and refined. {{spoiler|She's also highly repressed and ends up starting a prostitution ring involving herself and girls that she knows who feel the same way.}}
* Natsuhi from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]''. Would probably be an adult counterpart to [[The Ojou]] if she didn't have a tendency to get upset and yell at people so easily.
* Mai in ''[[Kanon]]'' is the "undeserved delinquent reputation" variant.
* Shion in ''[[Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru]]''.
* As mentioned above, Kotonoha Katsura and Nanami Kanroji from the original ''[[School Days]]'' VN.


== Webcomics ==
* Maaya Chiaki from ''[[Red String]]''.
* Susan of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' eventually evolved into a flawless clone of Sakaki, and more or less fits this trope.


== Web Original ==
* ''[[Sapphire]]'' has Khina Sabiri (although her hair is in a ponytail and medium-length) and Morgana Rubanenko.
* Shandala, heroine of ''[[Broken Saints]]'', fits the physical type (until her haircut in Chapter 6), and trouble does tend to [[Trauma Conga Line|follow her around.]]


== Western Animation ==
* Raven from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', despite having short hair. In two episodes, she grew waist length hair.
* Ember from ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', though she really IS a delinquent.
* Mai, Princess Ursa, and Azula from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.
** Asami Sato from ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''
* Princess Tenko from ''[[Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic]]''.
* [[Kim Possible|Shego]].
* Heather in ''[[Total Drama Island]]'', at least in the first season, before [[Break the Haughty|she lost her hair]].

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