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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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* Cattleya from ''[[Queens Blade (Anime)|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 ''[[Queens Blade (Anime)|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 (Anime)|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 (Anime)|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.
* Sandra Guts from the ''[[Dirty Pair (Anime)|Dirty Pair]]'' episode "Revenge of the Muscle Lady". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaMppQQAv08 At one point,] she's [[Growing Muscles Sequence|seen muscling up even more]] due to an injection of Hard Muscle--or "Hustle" for short--(a performance-enhancing drug), which causes her [[Leotard of Power]] [[Clothing Damage|to rip to shreds]] ([[Male Gaze|the viewer only gets to see]] [[Toplessness From the Back|her back]], [[Nipple and Dimed|obviously]]). She gets a [[Brawn Hilda]]/[[Viewer Gender Confusion]] reaction from most of the cast, though.
* Sandra Guts from the ''[[Dirty Pair (Anime)|Dirty Pair]]'' episode "Revenge of the Muscle Lady". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaMppQQAv08 At one point,] she's [["Growing Muscles" Sequence|seen muscling up even more]] due to an injection of Hard Muscle--or "Hustle" for short--(a performance-enhancing drug), which causes her [[Leotard of Power]] [[Clothing Damage|to rip to shreds]] ([[Male Gaze|the viewer only gets to see]] [[Toplessness From the Back|her back]], [[Nipple-and-Dimed|obviously]]). She gets a [[Brawn Hilda]]/[[Viewer Gender Confusion]] reaction from most of the cast, though.
* Most [[Claymore (Anime)|Claymores]] begin to qualify for this trope when they tap into their Yoma power, as they start [[Hulking Out]] with their [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] (at the cost of [[Gonk|some of]] [[Fan Disservice|their beauty]]). This creates a slippery slope between their "Amazon-ness" and "Sexiness", except for one Claymore in particular: Undine, who plays this trope straight. {{spoiler|Until it's revealed that she's using her Youma power to fake having such huge muscles and they're part of a bluff she puts on to psyche herself up and overcome her own fear.}}
* Most [[Claymore (Anime)|Claymores]] begin to qualify for this trope when they tap into their Yoma power, as they start [[Hulking Out]] with their [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] (at the cost of [[Gonk|some of]] [[Fan Disservice|their beauty]]). This creates a slippery slope between their "Amazon-ness" and "Sexiness", except for one Claymore in particular: Undine, who plays this trope straight. {{spoiler|Until it's revealed that she's using her Youma power to fake having such huge muscles and they're part of a bluff she puts on to psyche herself up and overcome her own fear.}}
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead|Genie]], the resident [[Hot Chick With a Sword|swordswoman]] of ''[[Rune Soldier Louie (Anime)|Rune Soldier Louie]]'', is shown to be pretty built in both the arms and [[Boobs of Steel|chest]] department and is [[Statuesque Stunner|quite tall]]. She also strides into battle with [[Stripperiffic|little clothing]] other than what appears to be a [[Bare Your Midriff|midriff-barring]] bikini with a loincloth and cowl worn over that.
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead|Genie]], the resident [[Hot Chick With a Sword|swordswoman]] of ''[[Rune Soldier Louie (Anime)|Rune Soldier Louie]]'', is shown to be pretty built in both the arms and [[Boobs of Steel|chest]] department and is [[Statuesque Stunner|quite tall]]. She also strides into battle with [[Stripperiffic|little clothing]] other than what appears to be a [[Bare Your Midriff|midriff-barring]] bikini with a loincloth and cowl worn over that.
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* 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.
* 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.]''
* [[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.]''
* Big Barda, a former member of Darkseid's [[Amazon Brigade|Female Furies]], is a bruiser who makes ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Supes]]'' [[Tiny Guy Huge Girl|look like a midget in comparison]]. She's considered extremely beautiful in-universe, despite her humongous size and muscle tone.
* Big Barda, a former member of Darkseid's [[Amazon Brigade|Female Furies]], is a bruiser who makes ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Supes]]'' [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl|look like a midget in comparison]]. She's considered extremely beautiful in-universe, despite her humongous size and muscle tone.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
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{{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 (Video Game)|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 (Video Game)|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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg is shown to be] an oni with [[Stout Strength]]. In ''[[Muramasa the Demon Blade (Video Game)|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 (Video Game)|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.
** Also from ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid'': [[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty|Fortune]], who doubles as a [[Statuesque Stunner]].
** Also from ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid'': [[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty|Fortune]], who doubles as a [[Statuesque Stunner]].
* [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/untitledL.JPG Rachel] from ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]] 3''. She's Tracy's [[Separated At Birth|long lost twin sister]] but aside from [[Ambiguously Brown|skin color]] both fighters look radically different. Tracy is lanky and petite while Rachel is very bulky ([[Top Heavy Guy|least her upper body]]), and [[Boobs of Steel|sports a pair of breasts]] that are on the verge of spilling out of her [[Stripperiffic|one-size-too-small]] [[Of Corsets Sexy|bustier]].
* [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/untitledL.JPG Rachel] from ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]] 3''. She's Tracy's [[Separated At Birth|long lost twin sister]] but aside from [[Ambiguously Brown|skin color]] both fighters look radically different. Tracy is lanky and petite while Rachel is very bulky ([[Top-Heavy Guy|least her upper body]]), and [[Boobs of Steel|sports a pair of breasts]] that are on the verge of spilling out of her [[Stripperiffic|one-size-too-small]] [[Of Corsets Sexy|bustier]].
* The female Barbarian from ''[[Diablo]] 3'' who, [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080813052237/diablo/images/c/cd/Fem_barbarian.jpg at least] [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100216225545/diablo/images/c/c4/Female_Barbarian.jpg in concept art], looks like a more beefed up version of [[Red Sonja]]; she even wears the trademark [[Chainmail Bikini]].
* The female Barbarian from ''[[Diablo]] 3'' who, [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080813052237/diablo/images/c/cd/Fem_barbarian.jpg at least] [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100216225545/diablo/images/c/c4/Female_Barbarian.jpg in concept art], looks like a more beefed up version of [[Red Sonja]]; she even wears the trademark [[Chainmail Bikini]].
* Almost every MMORPG or [[High Fantasy]] [[Role Playing Game]] that features female orcs as a playable characters will usually depict them in the concept art as extremely muscular, usually [[Boobs of Steel|busty]], and wearing more or less ([[Stripperiffic|usually less]]) clothing than their human counterparts. The downside being that they usually have [[Butter Face|faces that may]] detract some people. The prominent examples come from ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' ([http://img600.imageshack.us/i/femaleorcwar800x600.jpg/ see here]) and ''[[Lineage 2]]'' ([http://img412.imageshack.us/i/225390.jpg/ see here]).
* Almost every MMORPG or [[High Fantasy]] [[Role Playing Game]] that features female orcs as a playable characters will usually depict them in the concept art as extremely muscular, usually [[Boobs of Steel|busty]], and wearing more or less ([[Stripperiffic|usually less]]) clothing than their human counterparts. The downside being that they usually have [[Butter Face|faces that may]] detract some people. The prominent examples come from ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' ([http://img600.imageshack.us/i/femaleorcwar800x600.jpg/ see here]) and ''[[Lineage 2]]'' ([http://img412.imageshack.us/i/225390.jpg/ see here]).
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** There's also Aveline Vallen, who fills the role nicely. Unfortunately, you only get to see her feminine figure during the prologue.
** 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 (Video Game)|Touhou]]'''s two prominent onis, in fanwork.
* This is a common interpretation of [[Touhou Windows Two/Characters|Yuugi Hoshiguma]], one of ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou]]'''s two prominent onis, in fanwork.
** [[Memetic Mutation]] has also produced Cho-[[Touhou PC 98/Characters|Marisa]], a highly muscular version of ''Touhou'''s resident [[Cute Witch]] created by [http://inthedragonsden.sakura.ne.jp/ Wi-Z GARAGE] ([http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Wi-Z_GARAGE see here]). Wi-Z kept her quite feminine despite her muscular frame (and a [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]/[[Brawn Hilda]] reaction from [[Touhou PC 98/Characters|Reimu]]), but other fan depictions try to up the [[Rated M for Manly|manly]] and/or [[Badass|GAR]] factors (and usually cross over into [[Testosterone Poisoning]]) by decking her out in stuff like a full [[Badass Beard|beard]]-[[Badass Mustache|mustache]] combo.
** [[Memetic Mutation]] has also produced Cho-[[Touhou PC 98/Characters|Marisa]], a highly muscular version of ''Touhou'''s resident [[Cute Witch]] created by [http://inthedragonsden.sakura.ne.jp/ Wi-Z GARAGE] ([http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Wi-Z_GARAGE see here]). Wi-Z kept her quite feminine despite her muscular frame (and a [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]/[[Brawn Hilda]] reaction from [[Touhou PC 98/Characters|Reimu]]), but other fan depictions try to up the [[Rated "M" for Manly|manly]] and/or [[Badass|GAR]] factors (and usually cross over into [[Testosterone Poisoning]]) by decking her out in stuff like a full [[Badass Beard|beard]]-[[Badass Mustache|mustache]] combo.
* ''[[Dragons 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]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|beauties]] with [[Boobs of Steel]] who are clad in [[Chainmail Bikini|Chainmail Bikinis]] 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.]]
* ''[[Dragons 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]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|beauties]] with [[Boobs of Steel]] who are clad in [[Chainmail Bikini|Chainmail Bikinis]] 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.
* 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.
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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]], 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 (Animation)|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 (Animation)|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 (Animation)|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 (Animation)|Kru'll the Eternal]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv0lhEH6arU seemed to enjoy transforming his girlfriend into a hulking cavewoman.]
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* [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 (Animation)|Futurama]]'' features the planet of Amazonian women, all muscular and [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|giant]].
* ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'' features the planet of Amazonian women, all muscular and [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|giant]].
* Remember the famed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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".
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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