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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.
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.


Basically, the [[Amazonian Beauty]] is what happens when [[Ms. Fanservice]] [[Hulking Out|hulks out]].
Basically, the [[Amazonian Beauty]] is what happens when [[Ms. Fanservice]] [[Hulking Out|hulks out]].


The [[Amazonian Beauty]] frequently crosses over unsurprisingly with [[Hot Amazon]]. The difference is while a [[Hot Amazon]] is fawned over at least partially because of her [[Action Girl]] status and this is done in-story, the [[Amazonian Beauty]] is beautiful because of her muscles. Additionally, this trope is not necessarily just in-universe.
The [[Amazonian Beauty]] frequently crosses over unsurprisingly with [[Hot Amazon]]. The difference is while a [[Hot Amazon]] is fawned over at least partially because of her [[Action Girl]] status and this is done in-story, the [[Amazonian Beauty]] is beautiful because of her muscles. Additionally, this trope is not necessarily just in-universe.
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A quick litmus test for this trope is:
A quick litmus test for this trope is:


* Is the female character in question muscular?
* Is the female character in question muscular?
* Is her muscularity emphasized (pointed out in-universe or by flexing) or noticeably large?
* Is her muscularity emphasized (pointed out in-universe or by flexing) or noticeably large?
* Is her muscle the integral and dominant physical trait of her bare skin (due to their large mass or detailed definition)? (Example: Most of the skin is sculpted or bulky, rather than smooth--Fairchild at right is an excellent example of both "sculpted" skin ''and'' muscle mass.) Of course, this can be [[Depending on the Artist]].
* Is her muscle the integral and dominant physical trait of her bare skin (due to their large mass or detailed definition)? (Example: Most of the skin is sculpted or bulky, rather than smooth--Fairchild at right is an excellent example of both "sculpted" skin ''and'' muscle mass.) Of course, this can be [[Depending on the Artist]].
* Finally, is she accompanied by [[Fan Service]] tropes? (Examples: [[Stripperific]], [[Male Gaze]], etc.)
* Finally, is she accompanied by [[Fan Service]] tropes? (Examples: [[Stripperific]], [[Male Gaze]], etc.)


If the answer to all four above is "yes", the character qualifies for this trope.
If the answer to all four above is "yes", the character qualifies for this trope.


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]].
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]].


Compare [[Hot Amazon]] and contrast [[Brawn Hilda]], [[Big Beautiful Woman]]. Some of these characters also double as [[Statuesque Stunner|Statuesque Stunners]]. When the female in question worries about the slippery slope between this trope and [[Brawn Hilda]], it usually results in [[Muscle Angst]].
Compare [[Hot Amazon]] and contrast [[Brawn Hilda]], [[Big Beautiful Woman]]. Some of these characters also double as [[Statuesque Stunner|Statuesque Stunners]]. When the female in question worries about the slippery slope between this trope and [[Brawn Hilda]], it usually results in [[Muscle Angst]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* 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]]).
* 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.
* [[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.
* Reiko Ando, a [[Hopeless Suitor]] of [[Camp Gay|Fred Luo's]] in ''[[Outlaw Star]]'', had won the title of [[World's Strongest Man|"Strongest]] [[Gender Flip|Woman]] [[World's Strongest Man|in the Universe"]] four times in a row (and was aiming to win the contest for a fifth so she could marry him) and had the musculature to match.
* Reiko Ando, a [[Hopeless Suitor]] of [[Camp Gay|Fred Luo's]] in ''[[Outlaw Star]]'', had won the title of [[World's Strongest Man|"Strongest]] [[Gender Flip|Woman]] [[World's Strongest Man|in the Universe"]] four times in a row (and was aiming to win the contest for a fifth so she could marry him) and had the musculature to match.
* Cattleya from ''[[Queen's Blade]]'', who has muscular arms and legs, which is in stark contrast to her ''[[Hollywood Pudgy|softer]] [[Boobs of Steel|features]]''. Likewise, there is Risty who, while not quite as bulky as Cattleya, is extremely toned.
* Cattleya from ''[[Queen's Blade]]'', who has muscular arms and legs, which is in stark contrast to her ''[[Hollywood Pudgy|softer]] [[Boobs of Steel|features]]''. Likewise, there is Risty who, while not quite as bulky as Cattleya, is extremely toned.
* In comparison to later depictions, [[Ghost in the Shell|Major Motoko Kusanagi]] in the [[Ghost in The Shell (film)|1995 animated film adaption]] is shown to have some muscle on her bones (such as when trying to rip open the hatch of a tank late in the movie, [[Heroic RROD|although she pushes her cyborg body past its limits, literally pulling herself apart]]). The ''[[Sensual Spandex|extremely]] [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe|tight]]'' [[Spy Catsuit|thermoptic camouflage bodysuit]] doesn't exactly leave much to the imagination either. This sticks pretty close to the manga as author [[Shirow Masamune]] is ''[[Author Appeal|extremely]]'' [[Author Appeal|fond]] of drawing statuesque women with an exquisitely detailed musculature.
* In comparison to later depictions, [[Ghost in the Shell|Major Motoko Kusanagi]] in the [[Ghost in The Shell (film)|1995 animated film adaption]] is shown to have some muscle on her bones (such as when trying to rip open the hatch of a tank late in the movie, [[Heroic RROD|although she pushes her cyborg body past its limits, literally pulling herself apart]]). The ''[[Sensual Spandex|extremely]] [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe|tight]]'' [[Spy Catsuit|thermoptic camouflage bodysuit]] doesn't exactly leave much to the imagination either. This sticks pretty close to the manga as author [[Shirow Masamune]] is ''[[Author Appeal|extremely]]'' [[Author Appeal|fond]] of drawing statuesque women with an exquisitely detailed musculature.
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== [[Card Games]] ==
== [[Card Games]] ==
* The majority of the Amazoness series of cards in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' are a clan of attractive women who are at least athletically built/toned. Their [[Stripperiffic|revealing attire]] doesn't exactly hurt in this regard either.
* The majority of the Amazoness series of cards in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' are a clan of attractive women who are at least athletically built/toned. Their [[Stripperiffic|revealing attire]] doesn't exactly hurt in this regard either.




== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* [[She Hulk]] is ''definitely'' this in a lot of depictions.
* [[She Hulk]] is ''definitely'' this in a lot of depictions.
** 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.
** 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.
** 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.
* [[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 [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."
** [[Up to Eleven|Even moreso]] as [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."
* [[Wonder Woman]]. She's usually tall and lithe, but [[Depending on the Artist|some depictions]] are quite buff as well. For bonus points, she's a ''literal'' Amazon.
* [[Wonder Woman]]. She's usually tall and lithe, but [[Depending on the Artist|some depictions]] are quite buff as well. For bonus points, she's a ''literal'' Amazon.
* 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.]
* 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.
* Power Princess from ''[[Squadron Supreme]]'', who is [[Captain Ersatz|essentially]] a more muscular Wonder Woman.
* As pictured atop the page, Caitlin Fairchild (formerly of the now-defunct ''[[Gen 13]]'' and now a supporting character of ''[[Superboy]]'') wouldn't quite fit at first glance, but when her powers kick in, Caitlin tends to gain a good deal of muscle (in addition to [[Breast Expansion|other perks]]). [[The Movie]] (yes, one existed), [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5k0i7_caitlin-fairchild-fmg-gen-13_sport provides a pretty good example starting at the 2:10 mark.] On top of that, she grows all the way up to [[Statuesque Stunner|6'4"]].
* As pictured atop the page, Caitlin Fairchild (formerly of the now-defunct ''[[Gen 13]]'' and now a supporting character of ''[[Superboy]]'') wouldn't quite fit at first glance, but when her powers kick in, Caitlin tends to gain a good deal of muscle (in addition to [[Breast Expansion|other perks]]). [[The Movie]] (yes, one existed), [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5k0i7_caitlin-fairchild-fmg-gen-13_sport provides a pretty good example starting at the 2:10 mark.] On top of that, she grows all the way up to [[Statuesque Stunner|6'4"]].
* [http://www.lymandally.com/ Lyman Dally] tends to like drawing muscular physiques for women seeing as he was a former bodybuilder himself. In one series of his, ''Max Rep'', there's [http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/5307/quadrablucenterfoldxl010ba.jpg Quadra-Blu,] the most successful female bodybuilder in the galaxy and an [[Will They or Won't They?|on-again, off-again lover]] of the titular character (himself a bodybuilder). However, [http://femalemuscle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Max-Rep-2-Lyman-Dally.jpg at one point] she does consider slimming down and going into fitness because she finds herself to be a bit ''too'' bulky. Max does not enjoy this news.
* [http://www.lymandally.com/ Lyman Dally] tends to like drawing muscular physiques for women seeing as he was a former bodybuilder himself. In one series of his, ''Max Rep'', there's [http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/5307/quadrablucenterfoldxl010ba.jpg Quadra-Blu,] the most successful female bodybuilder in the galaxy and an [[Will They or Won't They?|on-again, off-again lover]] of the titular character (himself a bodybuilder). However, [http://femalemuscle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Max-Rep-2-Lyman-Dally.jpg at one point] she does consider slimming down and going into fitness because she finds herself to be a bit ''too'' bulky. Max does not enjoy this news.
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== [[Fan Work]] ==
== [[Fan Work]] ==
* 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]].
* 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]].




== Film ==
== Film ==
* 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 ''[[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.
* 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.
* In the film, ''My Lucky Stars'' featuring [[Jackie Chan]] and Sammo Hung, the Japanese model who turned out to be a muscular martial artist when she took off her robe, during her [[Designated Girl Fight]]. Said woman was played by [[Real Life]] [[Amazonian Beauty]]/[[Hot Mom]] Michiko Nishiwaki, who's also a stuntwoman.
* In the film, ''My Lucky Stars'' featuring [[Jackie Chan]] and Sammo Hung, the Japanese model who turned out to be a muscular martial artist when she took off her robe, during her [[Designated Girl Fight]]. Said woman was played by [[Real Life]] [[Amazonian Beauty]]/[[Hot Mom]] Michiko Nishiwaki, who's also a stuntwoman.
* [[Rosario Dawson]] gets a dose of this for one scene in ''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]''.
* [[Rosario Dawson]] gets a dose of this for one scene in ''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]''.
* Spice Williams, an actress and stunt woman, often played roles like this when she was younger. Nowadays she's almost 60 and while still an arguable case of [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]], is more often a stunt choreographer. She actually was responsible for choreographing the infamous Miller Lite "Tastes Great/Less Filling" catfight commercial.
* Spice Williams, an actress and stunt woman, often played roles like this when she was younger. Nowadays she's almost 60 and while still an arguable case of [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]], is more often a stunt choreographer. She actually was responsible for choreographing the infamous Miller Lite "Tastes Great/Less Filling" catfight commercial.
* 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.
* 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.




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== Music ==
== Music ==
* 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.
* 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]].
* 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]].




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* [[Beth Phoenix]] embodies this trope. She's nicknamed "The Glamazon".
* [[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..
* 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.
* [[Trish Stratus]] and Torrie Wilson were both rather famous fitness models before getting involved in pro wrestling.


== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
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** Sarah also had a bit of this going on in ''4'', too, in the form of biceps. Like Vanessa, she was slimmed down in ''5'', and muscle tone and definition vanished.
** Sarah also had a bit of this going on in ''4'', too, in the form of biceps. Like Vanessa, she was slimmed down in ''5'', and muscle tone and definition vanished.
* From [[SNK]], we have [[Fatal Fury|Blue Mary]], who is a borderline example thanks to defined biceps (this applies almost exclusively to her appearances in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'').
* From [[SNK]], we have [[Fatal Fury|Blue Mary]], who is a borderline example thanks to defined biceps (this applies almost exclusively to her appearances in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'').
* Shina from ''[[Bloody Roar]]'' tends to be buffer than her fellow ladies but still quite attractive.
* Shina from ''[[Bloody Roar]]'' tends to be buffer than her fellow ladies but still quite attractive.
* In ''[[F-Zero]] X'', a grand total of 26 characters were added to the original four to bump the roster number up to a grand total of [[Loads and Loads of Characters|30]]. One of the three females introduced in this game, Mrs. Arrow, [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071107035112/fzero/images/0/09/Mrsarrow.jpg had a noticeably muscular build.] ''GX'' shows that she's an ardent bodybuilder through her [[Idle Animation|Idle Animations]] at the Settings screen, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MsdjhC7EPI her post-race interviews,] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyfymoXQx_o her ending,] but she's also [[Impossible Hourglass Figure|quite curvy]]. Characters like [[Action Girl|Jody]] and [[Idol Singer|Kate]] are of an athletic body type, but it's nowhere close to that of Mrs. Arrow's.
* In ''[[F-Zero]] X'', a grand total of 26 characters were added to the original four to bump the roster number up to a grand total of [[Loads and Loads of Characters|30]]. One of the three females introduced in this game, Mrs. Arrow, [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071107035112/fzero/images/0/09/Mrsarrow.jpg had a noticeably muscular build.] ''GX'' shows that she's an ardent bodybuilder through her [[Idle Animation|Idle Animations]] at the Settings screen, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MsdjhC7EPI her post-race interviews,] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyfymoXQx_o her ending,] but she's also [[Impossible Hourglass Figure|quite curvy]]. Characters like [[Action Girl|Jody]] and [[Idol Singer|Kate]] are of an athletic body type, but it's nowhere close to that of Mrs. Arrow's.
* [[Samus Is a Girl|Retroactively]], Black Widow from ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters|Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II]]'' (a game in the [[Shared Universe|same universe]] as ''[[Street Fighter]]'' and ''[[Final Fight]]''). At first, she's thought to be an [[Ambiguous Gender|androgynous]] [http://capcomdatabase.wikia.com/wiki/File:SM2BlackWidow.png male] with great flexibility. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_12ODyoqU#t=8m55s Upon beating her storyline,] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|she reveals herself to be]] a [[She's Got Legs|tall]], muscular, ''[[Impossible Hourglass Figure|full-figured]]'' woman ([[Stripperiffic|in nothing more than a]] [[Leotard of Power]] [[Bare Your Midriff|cut to resemble]] [[Chainmail Bikini|a training bra and thong]], [[Fan Service|by the way]]) who is undeniably feminine looking and sounding. In fact, she's [[Statuesque Stunner|the largest woman]] in all of ''SF'' mythos at 6'6", 209lbs. [[Foreign Fanservice|She's German]], [[The Smurfette Principle|and by virtue of being the only female on the roster]], the aforementioned scene makes her [[Ms. Fanservice]] by default.
* [[Samus Is a Girl|Retroactively]], Black Widow from ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters|Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II]]'' (a game in the [[Shared Universe|same universe]] as ''[[Street Fighter]]'' and ''[[Final Fight]]''). At first, she's thought to be an [[Ambiguous Gender|androgynous]] [http://capcomdatabase.wikia.com/wiki/File:SM2BlackWidow.png male] with great flexibility. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_12ODyoqU#t=8m55s Upon beating her storyline,] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|she reveals herself to be]] a [[She's Got Legs|tall]], muscular, ''[[Impossible Hourglass Figure|full-figured]]'' woman ([[Stripperiffic|in nothing more than a]] [[Leotard of Power]] [[Bare Your Midriff|cut to resemble]] [[Chainmail Bikini|a training bra and thong]], [[Fan Service|by the way]]) who is undeniably feminine looking and sounding. In fact, she's [[Statuesque Stunner|the largest woman]] in all of ''SF'' mythos at 6'6", 209lbs. [[Foreign Fanservice|She's German]], [[The Smurfette Principle|and by virtue of being the only female on the roster]], the aforementioned scene makes her [[Ms. Fanservice]] by default.
{{quote|'''Black Widow:''' "My web has snared them all, none can hope to escape it, ''[[Accidental Innuendo|or me]]''!" }}
{{quote|'''Black Widow:''' "My web has snared them all, none can hope to escape it, ''[[Accidental Innuendo|or me]]''!" }}
* ''Breakers'' (a [[Fighting Game]] with a [[Cult Classic|cult following]] by Visco for the [[Neo Geo]] in 1996) features [[Wild Man|Rila]] [[Nature Hero|Estansia]], a [[Redheaded Hero]], [[Genki Girl|bubbly]], [[Foreign Fanservice|Brazilian]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|bombshell]] best described as the [[Captain Ersatz|lovechild]] of [[Street Fighter|Blanka]] and [[Darkstalkers|Felicia]]. Rila only fights in a [[Leotard of Power]] and greaves, which shows off her buff physique and [[Boobs of Steel]].
* ''Breakers'' (a [[Fighting Game]] with a [[Cult Classic|cult following]] by Visco for the [[Neo Geo]] in 1996) features [[Wild Man|Rila]] [[Nature Hero|Estansia]], a [[Redheaded Hero]], [[Genki Girl|bubbly]], [[Foreign Fanservice|Brazilian]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|bombshell]] best described as the [[Captain Ersatz|lovechild]] of [[Street Fighter|Blanka]] and [[Darkstalkers|Felicia]]. Rila only fights in a [[Leotard of Power]] and greaves, which shows off her buff physique and [[Boobs of Steel]].
* In [[Japanese Mythology]], [[Shock and Awe|Thunder]] [[Powers That Be|God]] Raijin [[wikipedia:File:Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg|is shown to be]] an oni with [[Stout Strength]]. In ''[[Muramasa: The Demon Blade|Muramasa the Demon Blade]]'', [[Hot God|Raijin]] [[Attractive Bent Gender|is instead presented as a woman]]. She loses the "Stout", keeps the muscle size and tone (if said aspects aren't increased), and is a [[Cute Monster Girl|Hot Oni Woman]]. She also has [[Boobs of Steel|the complimentary bust size]], [[Male Gaze|a huge rear]], [[Just for Pun|thunder thighs]] that would make Chun-Li's look like a twig, and [[Stripperiffic|little clothing]] to help showcase it. [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl|By comparison]], her [[God Couple|romantic partner]] [[Blow You Away|Fujin]] is a cute and adorable little imp.
* In [[Japanese Mythology]], [[Shock and Awe|Thunder]] [[Powers That Be|God]] Raijin [[wikipedia:File:Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg|is shown to be]] an oni with [[Stout Strength]]. In ''[[Muramasa: The Demon Blade|Muramasa the Demon Blade]]'', [[Hot God|Raijin]] [[Attractive Bent Gender|is instead presented as a woman]]. She loses the "Stout", keeps the muscle size and tone (if said aspects aren't increased), and is a [[Cute Monster Girl|Hot Oni Woman]]. She also has [[Boobs of Steel|the complimentary bust size]], [[Male Gaze|a huge rear]], [[Just for Pun|thunder thighs]] that would make Chun-Li's look like a twig, and [[Stripperiffic|little clothing]] to help showcase it. [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl|By comparison]], her [[God Couple|romantic partner]] [[Blow You Away|Fujin]] is a cute and adorable little imp.
* Akiko Daimon. She appeared in ''Taisen Hot Gimmick Forever'', an obscure game about mahjong. Despite this, she has many followers of her muscular physique.
* Akiko Daimon. She appeared in ''Taisen Hot Gimmick Forever'', an obscure game about mahjong. Despite this, she has many followers of her muscular physique.
* Meryl Silverburgh, as of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots|Metal Gear Solid 4]]''. Her [[Sexy Backless Outfit|wedding dress]], in particular, shows off quite a bit of back.
* Meryl Silverburgh, as of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots|Metal Gear Solid 4]]''. Her [[Sexy Backless Outfit|wedding dress]], in particular, shows off quite a bit of back.
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== Webcomics ==
== Webcomics ==
* Zona from ''[[The Challenges of Zona]]''. [[Boobs of Steel]], indeed.
* 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]], [[Added Alliterative Appeal|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.
* ''[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]], [[Added Alliterative Appeal|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.
* In ''[[The Magnificent Milkmaid]]'', Martina, [[Shrinking Violet|Serafina]], and {{spoiler|Chastity}} are all able to [[Hulking Out|Hulk Out]]. While the former two (respectively as [[Cute Monster Girl|Sweater]] [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Puppy]] and The Incredible Cunt) play this trope straight, {{spoiler|Chas ([[Jekyll and Hyde|or should we say]], [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Prixen]]) becomes a [[Hermaphrodite|futanari]]}}, so it either [[Fetish Fuel|adds more fuel to the fire]] or [[Squick|completely snuffs]] [[Fetish Retardant|out the flame]].
* In ''[[The Magnificent Milkmaid]]'', Martina, [[Shrinking Violet|Serafina]], and {{spoiler|Chastity}} are all able to [[Hulking Out|Hulk Out]]. While the former two (respectively as [[Cute Monster Girl|Sweater]] [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Puppy]] and The Incredible Cunt) play this trope straight, {{spoiler|Chas ([[Jekyll and Hyde|or should we say]], [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Prixen]]) becomes a [[Hermaphrodite|futanari]]}}, so it either [[Fetish Fuel|adds more fuel to the fire]] or [[Squick|completely snuffs]] [[Fetish Retardant|out the flame]].
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] and somewhat [[Subverted Trope]] in [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/05/12/05122010/ this strip] of ''[[Spinnerette]]''. The main character, [[Butt Monkey|Heather]], wants to show her [[Heroic Build|Super Physique]], among [[Super Strength|other]] [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|mutations]] she got from a [[Freak Lab Accident]], but that idea is shutdown by her roommate, who makes her wear a fat suit so not to raise suspicion.
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] and somewhat [[Subverted Trope]] in [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/05/12/05122010/ this strip] of ''[[Spinnerette]]''. The main character, [[Butt Monkey|Heather]], wants to show her [[Heroic Build|Super Physique]], among [[Super Strength|other]] [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|mutations]] she got from a [[Freak Lab Accident]], but that idea is shutdown by her roommate, who makes her wear a fat suit so not to raise suspicion.
* Fang Lin in ''[[How I Killed Your Master]]'', as emphasized by her bicep flex in one of her first handful of panels.
* Fang Lin in ''[[How I Killed Your Master]]'', as emphasized by her bicep flex in one of her first handful of panels.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] [[Cute Monster Girl|Baalah]] from ''[[Pawn]]'', most prominently in her [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giantess form]].
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] [[Cute Monster Girl|Baalah]] from ''[[Pawn]]'', most prominently in her [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giantess form]].
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* [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.]
* [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.]
** This trope is actually [[Deconstructed Trope]] in the case of Tetsuko and Satin Steele. Despite being the titular characters and [[Ms. Fanservice]] of their respective comics, not everyone finds either protagonist very attractive, [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|especially their love interests]]. Tetsuko's boyfriend threatens to leave her because [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|she's more muscular than him]], while Satin's boyfriend likens having sex with her to "[[Brawn Hilda|fucking a man with tits]]". Though, it's common in the genre to cast the first boyfriend as a [[Straw Critic]] who doesn't find women with muscles appealing.
** This trope is actually [[Deconstructed Trope]] in the case of Tetsuko and Satin Steele. Despite being the titular characters and [[Ms. Fanservice]] of their respective comics, not everyone finds either protagonist very attractive, [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|especially their love interests]]. Tetsuko's boyfriend threatens to leave her because [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|she's more muscular than him]], while Satin's boyfriend likens having sex with her to "[[Brawn Hilda|fucking a man with tits]]". Though, it's common in the genre to cast the first boyfriend as a [[Straw Critic]] who doesn't find women with muscles appealing.
* 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.
* 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.
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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* 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]], 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.
* 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|warrior women]], she's a bona-fide [[Amazonian Beauty]].
* ''[[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|warrior women]], she's a bona-fide [[Amazonian Beauty]].
* [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Plucky Duck]] was pretty overjoyed to be the judge of a [[Beauty Contest|beauty pageant]]... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ-JypP7x3E nefore getting pummeled by everyone in the body-building round.]
* [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Plucky Duck]] was pretty overjoyed to be the judge of a [[Beauty Contest|beauty pageant]]... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ-JypP7x3E nefore getting pummeled by everyone in the body-building round.]
* 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.]
* 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.
* [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.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKTUtZtZgk "Worth Her Weight In Gold"] from the ''[[Police Academy]]'' [[Animated Adaptation|cartoon]] gives us the the aptly-named [[Punny Name|Phoenix Amazona]], [[World's Strongest Man|The World's Strongest]] [[Gender Flip|Woman]]. Also pulls quadruple-duty as a [[Genius Bruiser]], [[Hot Amazon]], and [[Statuesque Stunner]]. [[Evil Is Sexy|Oh, and she's a criminal.]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKTUtZtZgk "Worth Her Weight In Gold"] from the ''[[Police Academy]]'' [[Animated Adaptation|cartoon]] gives us the the aptly-named [[Punny Name|Phoenix Amazona]], [[World's Strongest Man|The World's Strongest]] [[Gender Flip|Woman]]. Also pulls quadruple-duty as a [[Genius Bruiser]], [[Hot Amazon]], and [[Statuesque Stunner]]. [[Evil Is Sexy|Oh, and she's a criminal.]]
* ''[[Futurama]]'' features the planet of Amazonian women, all muscular and [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giant]].
* ''[[Futurama]]'' features the planet of Amazonian women, all muscular and [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giant]].
* Remember the famed [[wikipedia:Venus de milo|Venus de Milo]] sculpture? The one that's missing arms? According to ''[[Bill and Ted|Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'', the ''real'' Venus de Milo was apparently giving out free tickets to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ11qtcwMIs gun show.]
* Remember the famed [[wikipedia:Venus de milo|Venus de Milo]] sculpture? The one that's missing arms? According to ''[[Bill and Ted|Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'', the ''real'' Venus de Milo was apparently giving out free tickets to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ11qtcwMIs gun show.]
* 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 ''[[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".
* In ''[[Eek the Cat]]'', Sharky has a crush on a female "Patriotic Warrior" named "Platinum".
* Alex from ''[[Totally Spies]]'' becomes one, but then gets more muscle and becomes to much of a good thing by the end.
* Alex from ''[[Totally Spies]]'' becomes one, but then gets more muscle and becomes to much of a good thing by the end.
** 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]].
** 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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"She's a brick... house!
She's mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick... house!
The lady's stacked and that's a fact,

ain't holding nothing back."
The Commodores

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.

Basically, the Amazonian Beauty is what happens when Ms. Fanservice hulks out.

The Amazonian Beauty frequently crosses over unsurprisingly with Hot Amazon. The difference is while a Hot Amazon is fawned over at least partially because of her Action Girl status and this is done in-story, the Amazonian Beauty is beautiful because of her muscles. Additionally, this trope is not necessarily just in-universe.

Often times, such as in fighting video games like Street Fighter, a lot of beautiful women are jacked but no one comments on it, since to the characters it is the norm for them to see characters like that, despite the fact that they are still Ms Fanservices who go above and beyond the call of duty in some cases.

A quick litmus test for this trope is:

  • Is the female character in question muscular?
  • Is her muscularity emphasized (pointed out in-universe or by flexing) or noticeably large?
  • Is her muscle the integral and dominant physical trait of her bare skin (due to their large mass or detailed definition)? (Example: Most of the skin is sculpted or bulky, rather than smooth--Fairchild at right is an excellent example of both "sculpted" skin and muscle mass.) Of course, this can be Depending on the Artist.
  • Finally, is she accompanied by Fan Service tropes? (Examples: Stripperific, Male Gaze, etc.)

If the answer to all four above is "yes", the character qualifies for this trope.

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.

Compare Hot Amazon and contrast Brawn Hilda, Big Beautiful Woman. Some of these characters also double as Statuesque Stunners. When the female in question worries about the slippery slope between this trope and Brawn Hilda, it usually results in Muscle Angst.


Examples:


Anime and Manga


Card Games

  • The majority of the Amazoness series of cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! are a clan of attractive women who are at least athletically built/toned. Their revealing attire doesn't exactly hurt in this regard either.


Comic Books


Fan Work


Film

  • 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. 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." Said woman was played by Real Life female bodybuilder Raye Hollitt, better known to fans of American Gladiators as Zap.
  • In the film, My Lucky Stars featuring Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, the Japanese model who turned out to be a muscular martial artist when she took off her robe, during her Designated Girl Fight. Said woman was played by Real Life Amazonian Beauty/Hot Mom Michiko Nishiwaki, who's also a stuntwoman.
  • Rosario Dawson gets a dose of this for one scene in The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
  • Spice Williams, an actress and stunt woman, often played roles like this when she was younger. Nowadays she's almost 60 and while still an arguable case of Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!, is more often a stunt choreographer. She actually was responsible for choreographing the infamous Miller Lite "Tastes Great/Less Filling" catfight commercial.
  • 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.


Literature

  • 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".


Meta

  • Occasionally, an ad on this wiki will appear showcasing Jillian Michaels, a woman with some impressive guns and some impressive... er, guns.


Music

  • 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. See for yourself, although it might not be safe for work.


Professional Wrestling

  • 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.

Video Games

Black Widow: "My web has snared them all, none can hope to escape it, or me!"


Webcomics


Web Original


Western Animation