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''She's a brick... house!

''The lady's stacked and that's a fact,

 

A lot of the time, they say [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]. No guy wants a woman physically stronger than he is. Unless she is one of these women.

This character can take her muscularity to [[Heroic Build]] levels. Sometimes starts out as a [[Super Strong Child]], and usually (if not almost always) is an [[Action Girl]]. Almost always has large breasts. And as mentioned above, is pretty much always a [[Hot Amazon]]. Her smaller (and equally dangerous) cousin is the [[Cute Bruiser]]. Given that these girls are often tall to further enhance their presentation of strength, romances with them are likely to result in [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]] and [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]].

 

 

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* Tania from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'', a literal Amazon. She is truly ''gigantic,'' towering over nearly every character in the show. Naturally, she completely blows Bastion's mind and he becomes hopelessly smitten with her (even [[I Choose to Stay|staying with her in her home dimension later]]).

* [[Mighty Glacier|Houmei]] from ''[[Aiki]]''. As the series progresses, however, it turns out that her efforts to keep up with her opponents by pumping up actually [[Crippling Overspecialization|hampers her fighting ability]], so Houmei slims down a bit to remain competitive.

* Casca from ''[[Berserk]]'' is quite well-toned from her career as a mercenary and even admitted that she was embarrassed to wear a [[She Cleans Up Nicely|shoulder-revealing ball gown]] because of her muscles (of course this did not stop love interest Guts from totally gawking at her). After the [[Break the Cutie|trauma she suffered]] from the Eclipse, however, Casca loses a considerable amount of muscle.

 

** Heck, the current images for [[Hot Amazon]] and Shulkie's own page give you a good look at a well-muscled yet gorgeous She-Hulk.

** There's also [[Evil Counterpart|Red She-Hulk]] and [[Ultimate Marvel|the Ultimate Universe version of Shulkie]], who are ''both'' Betty Ross.

* [[Power Girl]] has always been desirable and has the [[Most Common Superpower]] IN SPADES. But she also often has the muscle to actually hold them up.

** [[Up to Eleven|Even moreso]] as [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204083125/http://www.alexrossart.com/galleries/kingdom/full/kingdomcome_sketch11.jpg Power Woman] in Alex Ross' ''[[Kingdom Come]]''. Ross' bio for Power Woman even notes, "It is my contention that she has aged, but not terribly so, and that her physical stature has swelled to impressive bodybuilder-like proportions so that she represents the most aggressive superhuman attitudes from the female side."

* Grace Choi from ''[[Batman and the Outsiders]]'', despite being more [[Alien (franchise)|Vasquez]]-esque than most superheroines, [http://www.comicvine.com/grace-choi/29-3405/ can't exactly be called "unattractive" either.]

* Power Princess from ''[[Squadron Supreme]]'', who is [[Captain Ersatz|essentially]] a more muscular Wonder Woman.

* Giganta, a member of [[Wonder Woman]]'s [[Rogues Gallery]] and the second [[Secret Six]], [[Meaningful Name|is quite the]] [[Statuesque Stunner]] (6'6" by default, and she can [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|grow to several hundred feet tall]]), but is commonly drawn with a muscular build. This is accentuated by her [[Memetic Outfit|usual attire]] of [[Vapor Wear|a leopard print skirt and matching bra]], giving Giganta a very convincing [[Nubile Savage]] vibe. Unfortunately for fans of this trope, ever since DC's ''One Year Later'' storyline, Giganta dons a [[Hell-Bent for Leather|leather]] [[Spy Catsuit|catsuit]] and appears to be much slimmer.

* [[Supergirl]] is drawn with a considerably more [[Heroic Build]] than normal in ''[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5YsHcdKj67c/TOWTksl9WoI/AAAAAAAABaU/elFp05zTdJ4/s1600/ElseworldsFinest-12%2BSupergirl%2526Batgirl.jpg Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl.]''

* Frank Cho seems to like employing this trope with most women he draws. Most women have some sort of exposed musculature while still maintaining feminine proportions such as large breasts and rears. He also tends to employ [[Male Gaze]] to highlight these points.

* Like Big Barda above, Knockout, a supporting character of both [[Superboy]] and the [[Secret Six]], fits this trope quite well. Her main characterization is as a [[Blood Knight]] who enjoys an [[Interplay of Sex and Violence]] and once attempted put Superboy through a long sequence of [[Corrupt the Cutie]] to be her perfect lover.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130112173408/http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/90634-44091-stunner_super.jpg Stunner] is a now mostly-forgotten member of [[Spider-Man]]'s [[Rogues Gallery]]. This, however, is not her true form and is actually some sort of [[Inside a Computer System|solid virtual reality construct]]. Her actual appearance is that of an immobile, morbidly obese woman.

 

* A lot of online work such as [[Doujinshi]] and [[Fan Art]] (see sites like [[Deviant ART]], [[Danbooru]], and Pixiv) tend to produce bulked-up version of women (whether [[Original Generation|original]] [[Self Fanservice|or not]]), usually [[Fan Service|flaunting their heavily-muscled physiques]] and/or [[Charles Atlas Superpower|performing Herculean-feats of might]].

 

* In ''[[Aces Iron Eagle III]]'', this trope accurately describes the female co-lead, Anna Morales: the beautiful, muscular woman who showed herself as also a [[Determinator]] and a [[Badass]] in her first scene by, while chained, pulling herself up by grabbing those chains, cutting through her wrists, then pulling herself between the ceiling and the rafter, to break them before climbing up to choke a prison guard with it on the way down. She was played by another [[Real Life]] Amazonian Beauty Rachel McLish, who now also doubles as [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]].

* In the movie ''Skin Deep'', John Ritter, a guy who basically hasn't met a woman he hasn't wanted (or in many cases tried) to bang, picks up a hot looking babe and goes home with her. [[Clark Kent Outfit|When they get naked]], he discovers she's a really dedicated bodybuilder, muscles and all. When she asks him what he thinks of her, he says, "I feel like Mrs. [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]." [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X760ffl2pno Said woman] was played by [[Real Life]] female bodybuilder Raye Hollitt, better known to fans of ''[[American Gladiators]]'' as Zap.

* There's a whole genre of films based on this trope. Most of them feature some girl or other flexing, beating up men, and sometimes wrestling with another girl. They generally run from about PG-13 to softcore porn (there are a few who do hardcore porn, however), depending on the girls participating and what their limits were. Some notable examples are Yvette Bova, Renita Harris, Denise Masino, and Autumn Raby.

 

* Beth Halpern from the [[Michael Crichton]] novel ''The [[Sphere]]'', was a very attractive weightlifter. One of the other characters described her as "Mother Nature with muscles".

 

 

* Spoofed mercilessly by Soda Stereo's song "Mi novia tiene biceps" ("My girlfriend's got biceps"), in which the narrator is rather cynical in regards to his girlfriend's obsession with becoming one of these.

* The video for "Manchmal haben Frauen" ("Sometimes women have") by German punk band ''[[Die Arzte]]'' hilariously features this trope, mixed with a lot of [[Fan Disservice]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnSyodM-vAQ See for yourself,] [[Not Safe for Work|although it might not be safe for work]].

 

* [[Beth Phoenix]] embodies this trope. She's nicknamed "The Glamazon".

* Although [[Chyna]] started out as a masculine Brawn Hilda, she gradually drifted into this trope after several plastic surgeries (most notably, a set of breast implants and having her jawbone shaved) and as [[D Generation X]] turned [[Face]]. At the height of her popularity she posed for Playboy; that issue set records, both for sales and in use of airbrush..

* [[Trish Stratus]] and Torrie Wilson were both rather famous fitness models before getting involved in pro wrestling.

 

* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' gives us [[Street Fighter II|Chun-Li]], mainly due to [[She's Got Legs|her famous legs]] that fluctuate from simply well-toned to two massive pillars of muscle in most Capcom games. While her clothing tends to be fairly modest, the official art gets around that by putting her legs front and center. However, it ''should'' be noted that she was depicted with muscular arms and abs in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha|Alpha]]''.

** Other characters like [[Street Fighter II|Cammy]] (somewhat hard to notice at times, considering that [[Male Gaze|the camera tends to focus on her other side]]) and [[Street Fighter IV|Juri]] (mainly her [[Bare Your Midriff|midriff]], although her arms are pretty well-built as well) also fit this trope as they're both extremely toned.

** There's also Aveline Vallen, who fills the role nicely. Unfortunately, you only get to see her feminine figure during the prologue.

* This is a common interpretation of [[Touhou Windows Two/Characters|Yuugi Hoshiguma]], one of ''[[Touhou]]'''s two prominent onis, in fanwork.

* ''[[Dragon's Crown]]'' features the Amazon, a class of [[Red Sonja]]-esque fighters with [[Lightning Bruiser|good speed and attack power]] (but [[Fragile Speedster|low]] [[Glass Cannon|defenses]] and [[Mighty Glacier|sluggish attack speed]]). Accordingly, they're depicted as buff, [[Hair of Gold|blond-haired]] [[Alliteration|beauties]] with [[Boobs of Steel]] who are clad in [[Chainmail Bikini]]s that seem to be one size too small. Seeing as this title was developed by [[Vanillaware]] (the same group responsible for ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' and the aforementioned ''Muramasa''), it seems that this trope, large breasts, and big butts are [[Author Appeal|the personal fetishes of lead designer George Kamitani.]]

* Several games that allow for a [[Character Customization|Create-A-Character]] feature usually provide players with the option to create Amazonian Beauties of their own.

** For example, ''[[Rumble Roses]] XX'' has a character editor that allows the player to determine parameters such as weight by performing certain actions in a match. One of these sliders allowed you to muscle up the girls.

 

* Zona from ''[[The Challenges of Zona]]''. [[Boobs of Steel]], indeed.

* ''[http://www.polymer-city.com/ Polymer City Chronicles]'' has a ton of buff and beautiful women. [http://www.gamezero.com/team-0/comics/053095b.html Andrah],is a [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|blue]], [[Boobs of Steel|busty]], [[Alliteration|and buff beauty]] [[Statuesque Stunner|and stands at over 7 feet tall]]. [http://www.polymer-city.com/characters_files/lynn_deanna_jones.jpg Lindy] is [[Captain Ersatz|basically]] ''[[Tomb Raider]]'''s Lara Croft after working out for a decade or so. [[Lady of War]] [http://www.polymer-city.com/characters_files/artias.gif Artias] is also very buff and even turns the [[Moe]] Sheeri [http://www.gamezero.com/team-0/comics/2003_01_05.html into a very muscular woman] via [[Grand Theft Me]] and a lot of weights.

* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] [[Cute Monster Girl|Baalah]] from ''[[Pawn]]'', most prominently in her [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giantess form]].

* From ''[[Grrl Power]]'', we have [[Chrome Champion|Maxima]] and [[Dark-Skinned Redhead|Anvil]].

* The Tiger girls from ''[[Draconia Chronicles]]'' Especially the "Big Cats" who are noticeably larger and more muscular than other Tigers.

 

* [http://www.dcmstudiosonline.com/ David C. Matthews] has [http://www.dcmstudiosonline.com/more_char/index.html quite a few of 'em.] For starters, check out [http://www.dcmstudiosonline.com/tetsuko/index.html Tetsuko,] [http://www.dcmstudiosonline.com/satinsteele/index.html Satin Steele,] and [http://www.dcmstudiosonline.com/dyna/ Dyna the Damsel Dynamo.]

* Zuzana Spears aka [http://www.youtube.com/user/charliejames1975 "The Bodyrock Chick".] While her clothing style isn't outside the realm of athletic gear, you'd be hard pressed to find her wearing anything that doesn't show off her [[Bare Your Midriff|abs]] and sizable cleavage and that isn't [[Sensual Spandex|extremely snug]] from the waist down. Couple that with the [[Male Gaze|provactive angles]] all of her videos are shot in.

 

* While the [[Classy Cat Burglar|Black Cat]] is usually traditionally femininely shaped, ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'''s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Kbh4bcCII version made her] simultaneously this and a [[Badass Abnormal]]. Thanks to [[Super Serum]] similar to the one used in the creation of [[Captain America (comics)]], Felicia Hardy gains the ability to morph into a taller, buffer, uninhibited [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] [[Femme Fatale]] with increased human reflexes and strength clad in a [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe|skin-tight]] [[Spy Catsuit]] (and of course, [[Dating Catwoman|there was chemistry between her and Spider-Man]]). It [[Sarcasm Mode|didn't help]] that [[Jennifer Hale]] gave her an extremely seductive voice while in Black Cat form.

* ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' features Mary Marvel's [[Evil Counterpart]] from an [[Alternate Universe]], Superwoman, who is shown with a muscular yet curvaceous build. Between this, [[Leotard of Power|her]] [[Combat Stilettos|outfit]], [[The Baroness|the dominatrix-like attitude]], her [[Faux Affably Evil|unrepentant]] [[Ax Crazy|insanity]], [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|UST]]-''[["Take That!" Kiss|oozing]]'' [[Foe Yay|scenes]] with [[Batman]], the [[Designated Girl Fight]] with Wonder Woman, and [[Hey, It's That Voice!|Gina Torres well-known for playing]] [[Firefly|two other]] [[Justice League (animation)|warrior women]], she's a bona-fide Amazonian Beauty.

* Given the ''[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|lusty]]'' look on his face, [[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Kru'll the Eternal]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv0lhEH6arU seemed to enjoy transforming his girlfriend into a hulking cavewoman.]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBHfvIWRxe4 The] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uktOkpqtL3o episode] "Beef" from ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' has Princess Candy trying to woo away a potential suitor from the tall and muscular [[Meaningful Name|Bicepia]] the Warrior Woman by eating [[Applied Phlebotinum|magic broccoli]] to gain a similar figure. However, this begins to go out the window as Candy digests more and more broccoli; she grows more and more buff, but her [[Gonk|beauty]] and [[Dumb Muscle|brains]] quickly get thrown onto the backburner.

* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Homer buys a valuable weight-lifting set from a garage sale, and Marge develops anxiety problems due to an encounter with a mugger. Marge eventually starts using the weight-lifting set and gains not only her confidence back, but also a nice muscular body. Homer approves of it at first ("It's like I'm married to [[Shaft]]!"), but then Marge gets hooked on steroids and grows obsessed with getting stronger, turning her into a violent [[Brawn Hilda]].

* In ''[[Eek! The Cat]]'', Sharky has a crush on a female "Patriotic Warrior" named "Platinum".

** Then the muscle guy she liked and even saved in said episode dumps her because [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|he doesn't date girls who are stronger than him]]. [[What Could Have Been|If only her friends didn't stop Alex's rage at this time]].

 

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