History BadassAdorable / ComicBooks

** ComicBook/RocketRacoon is a master tactician, skilled with any and all manner of guns. He also looks like a racoon. Just don't mention he's adorable around him. It... upsets him (though depending on his mood, Rocket is okay with noting how adorable he is.)

* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Galacta, the daughter of ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. An adorable BespectacledCutie who goes by "Galli" who happens to be the daughter of one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe -- and she is almost as powerful as him.

* In ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'', Mr. Nice, part of the criminal Threatening Trio along with Mastermind and the Perfesser, is basically Ned Flanders if his main talent was being a BadassNormal supervillain. He was originally the enthusiastic host for an edutainment kids' show, until an armed group attacked the station, at which point he rolled his sleeves and dispatched every single one of the criminals. Unfortunately, this was broadcast, and the station had to yank him off the air because he now scared the kids. Even as the main muscle for his team, he's still unfailingly polite and moral to everyone he robs (up to offering the officers he just knocked some of the cash) and immaculately groomed.
* Gully from ''ComicBook/BattleChasers''. Not yet nine and half, blonde, green eyed, utterly cute - and wields the Gloves of Aramas which give the wielder the strength of a thousand men. With them, she pwns a pack of werewolves (inadvertently beating one of them to death) and stops a demon at least ten times her size in its tracks long enough for her companion war golem to destroy the containment bracelet, sending it back to Hell permanently.
* From ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', while the "adorable" part is debatable, [[spoiler: Damian]] takes it upon himself to just attack Joker directly. He gets captured, but he put up an interesting fight!
* Mia from ''ComicBook/DeathVigil'' looks and acts like an adorable teenage girl. She's also an ancient EldritchAbomination so powerful that even the other abominations are scared shitless of her. Fortunately, she's one of the heroes.
* Bigby Wolf from ''Comicbook/{{Fables}}'' gets turned into a little girl during ''The Great Fables Crossover'' by [[spoiler: [[RealityWarper Kevin Thorn]]]]. Gary the Pathetic Fallacy would not shut up about how cute Bigby was. This royally pissed off Bigby, who sulked for a couple of issues before sneaking up on a group of enemies that had his friends pinned down and [[BewareTheCuteOnes slaughtering them literally bare-handed]]. This has the side-effect of breaking the spell on him and restoring him to his normal self.
* Franchise/TheFlash: Just because Barry Allen is an extremely optimistic and friendly person doesn't mean he can't kick your ass. He once threatened ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' when the latter insulted the original Wally West.
* Galacta, the daughter of Comicbook/{{Galactus}}. An adorable BespectacledCutie who goes by "Galli" who happens to be the daughter of one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe -- and she is almost as powerful as him.
* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' has Dex-Starr. He's a cute housecat, small, who really loved his owner. Her being murdered and two punks putting him in a sack and throwing him in a river enraged him enough to earn himself a place in the Red Lantern Corps, whose rings give them powers comparable to the Green Lanterns but geared to ''burn down everything''... And ''he's the most sadistic and ferocious of all''.

** Rocket Racoon is a master tactician, skilled with any and all manner of guns. He also looks like a racoon. Just don't mention he's adorable around him. It... upsets him (though depending on his mood, Rocket is okay with noting how adorable he is.)

* Loki when he was reincarnated as Kid Loki. Preteen God of Mischief willing to take on TheDreaded Serpent to save his [[BigBrotherWorship older brother]] and the world too? ''Without'' the magical prowess and memories of his former self? Winning the hearts of Fangirls and the acclaim of Fanboys? Currently the star of one of Marvel's top books in under six issues? The kid does good work.

* Piffany of ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}''. Cleric of fluffy sweetness who draws duckies and bunnies when the GambitPileup she's been diagramming gets too complicated, yet greater demons are TERRIFIED of her.
* ''ComicBook/PowerPack'', especially the modern mangaesque version, has Energizer, a 6 girl who is the team's firepower and cute as a button.
* The main cast of ''ComicBook/PS238'' is composed of cute 10 years olds, with the appropriate mindset and innocence (for most of them anyway). They also have superpowers on par with Franchise/{{Superman}}, Franchise/GreenLantern or ComicBook/PlasticMan, to name but a few.
* ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'': Molly Hayes. A cute hat, a '''giant's''' strength.

* Miho from ''ComicBook/SinCity''. She's very small and cute but will decapitate you at the drop of a hat.
* Hefty Smurf in ''Franchise/TheSmurfs'', though arguably more badass than adorable.

* Peter Parker from ''Franchise/SpiderMan''. Despite being incredibly agile and a super-powered daredevil, he's just so damn cute and fun when being in any situation with his life as a hero and a normal guy. The guy defines [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Moral Pureness]] for the entire Marvel community.
* ComicBook/SquirrelGirl. Absurdly cute with the power to talk to squirrels... and has beaten the likes of Comicbook/DoctorDoom and Comicbook/{{Thanos}}.
* Pre-Crisis Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} is a cute-as-a-pie, sweet, innocent, smiling fifteen-year-old girl. She's also one of the most powerful beings in the ''galaxy''.
* Alopex in Comicbook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW, [[DependingOnTheArtist at least when drawn by Sophie Campbell]] (then using the name Ross Campbell). [[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130808215560/tmnt/images/1/16/3183479-1374191433053.jpg So fluffy]], [[http://retconpunchdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/alopex-gives-weapons-to-her-enemies-and-blindfolds-herself.jpg so deadly]].
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''. A [[VagueAge youthful]], well-coiffed, baby-faced reporter who doesn't drink, talks to his pet dog, and upholds himself and the world to high moral standards. If you try to violate said standards in front of him, ''he will punch you through a wall.''
* Miles Morales of Comicbook/UltimateSpiderMan is a short, baby-faced, adorkable thirteen year old boy. He's also Spider-Man, with the associated power set.
* Lord Noriyuki in ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo''. He rarely has to fight personally (his soldiers do it for him, plus he's about 10-11 years old), but he's good at throwing knives.
* Li Li Stormstout, the main character in the ''Franchise/WarcraftExpandedUniverse'' story Pearl of Pandaria definitely qualifies. On the adorable side, she's a young pandaren (which speaks for itself), heavily stylized on cute design, and much of a dreamer/adventurer character type. On the badass side, she is very proficient monk-style fighter and repeatedly handles her own mess, including stunts like returning thrown concoctions back to the sender with her staff. She also tends to end up on top in verbal arguments by means of intimidation or smart planning, and [[spoiler:knocks an ogre captor unconscious by fooling him into drinking her entire jug of homebrew beer]].
* Comicbook/WonderWoman may be [[AmazonianBeauty incredibly strong]], [[MultiMeleeMaster a formidable warrior]] and [[StatuesqueStunner imposingly tall]], she is, in many of her incarnations, [[NiceGirl kind]], [[AllLovingHero compassionate]], and just so charming in her happy moments and how she reacts [[IntriguedByHumanity with awe]] to [[FishOutOfWater new experiences]] in "Man's World".

* ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels'' turns ''the entire MarvelUniverse'' into this.

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* ''ComicBook/PeterWheat'': The titular protagonist is a cute little [[{{Lilliputians}} Lilliputian]] boy who, when danger rears its ugly head, draws his sword and charges headfirst into battle.

* ''ComicBook/PeterWheat'': The titular protagonist is a cute little [[{{Lilliputians}} Lilliputian]] boy who, when danger rears its ugly head, draws his sword and charges headfirst into battle.

* Galacta, the daughter of Comicbook/{{Galactus}}. An adorable {{Meganekko}} young woman who goes by "Galli" who happens to be the daughter of one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe -- and she is almost as powerful as him.

* Loki when he was reincarnated as [[FanNickname Kid!Loki]]. Preteen God of Mischief willing to take on TheDreaded Serpent to save his [[BigBrotherWorship older brother]] and the world too? ''Without'' the magical prowess and memories of his former self? Winning the hearts of Fangirls and the acclaim of Fanboys? Currently the star of one of Marvel's top books in under six issues? The kid does good work.

** A group of Marvel staff ("The Secret Cabal") couldn't put her on their list of "Top Ten Teen Heroes" because she technically isn't a teenager yet, but they stuck her on the list anyway. The picture they put on the list for her SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Gut-punching ''the Punisher.'' She's eleven years old, goes by the moniker "Princess Powerful," thinks it's important that every burglar wear stockings during a crime (even if they do give her "waffle-face") and she's ''punching the Punisher.'' Yes, '''that''' Punisher. It's worth noting that Molly felt terrible about the incident with [[BadassNormal the Punisher]] afterwards, since she had assumed the the Punisher had actual powers and could take the hit. This of course, only makes it more adorable.

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* ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'':
** Julie-Su. A fearless and cunning cyborg experienced in hand-to-hand combat and capable of [[WaifFu knocking down crocodiles twice her size]]. In addition to that, she’s one of the few good guys in the series who has no qualms about carrying a laser and using it. [[http://archiesonic.wikia.com/wiki/File:Juliesusecondthoughts.jpg She’s also absolutely adorable.]]
** Amy Rose, wielder of the Piko Piko hammer, is also [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]], and adorably in love with the protagonist, Sonic.
** And then there's Cream, while an ActualPacifist, will get ''really angry'' and stare down bullies. When she flipped out over how Team Hooligan (Nack the Weasel, Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear) were making their search for the Sol Emerald even tougher, even they had to recoil back in shock.

* Peter Parker from Franchise/SpiderMan. Despite being incredibly agile and a super-powered daredevil, he's just so damn cute and fun when being in any situation with his life as a hero and a normal guy. The guy defines [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Moral Pureness]] for the entire Marvel community.

* ''Franchise/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': The eponymous duo, especially Max. Max varies from being cute to psychotic at the drop of a hat. Sam is more reserved but can be aggressive if the time is right. And both can (and will) shoot people if they mess with them.
* ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'': Molly Hayes. A cute hat, a '''giant's''' strength.
** A group of Marvel staff ("The Secret Cabal") couldn't put her on their list of "Top Ten Teen Heroes" because she technically isn't a teenager yet, but they stuck her on the list anyway. The picture they put on the list for her SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Gut-punching ''the Punisher.'' She's eleven years old, goes by the moniker "Princess Powerful," thinks it's important that every burglar wear stockings during a crime (even if they do give her "waffle-face") and she's ''punching the Punisher.'' Yes, '''that''' Punisher. It's worth noting that Molly felt terrible about the incident with [[BadassNormal the Punisher]] afterwards, since she had assumed the the Punisher had actual powers and could take the hit. This of course, only makes it more adorable.
** Molly did the exact same thing to Wolverine, only hard enough to send him flying about fifty yards.
* ComicBook/SquirrelGirl. Absurdly cute with the power to talk to squirrels... and has beaten the likes of Comicbook/DoctorDoom and Comicbook/{{Thanos}}.
* Piffany of ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}''. Cleric of fluffy sweetness who draws duckies and bunnies when the GambitPileup she's been diagramming gets too complicated, yet greater demons are TERRIFIED of her.
* Gully from ''ComicBook/BattleChasers''. Not yet nine and half, blonde, green eyed, utterly cute - and wields the Gloves of Aramas which give the wielder the strength of a thousand men. With them, she pwns a pack of werewolves (inadvertently beating one of them to death) and stops a demon at least ten times her size in its tracks long enough for her companion war golem to destroy the containment bracelet, sending it back to Hell permanently.
%% * The ''ComicBook/MouseGuard''.

%% ** Bunnie Rabbot/D'Coolette (basically a cute little rabbit with the addition cyborg limbs and super strength) may also apply.

* Lord Noriyuki in ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo''. He rarely has to fight personally (his soldiers do it for him, plus he's about 10-11 years old), but he's good at throwing knives.

* Miho from ''ComicBook/SinCity''. She's very small and cute but will decapitate you at the drop of a hat.

* Franchise/TheFlash: Just because Barry Allen is an extremely optimistic and friendly person doesn't mean he can't kick your ass. He once threatened ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' when the latter insulted the original Wally West.
* Bigby Wolf from ''Comicbook/{{Fables}}'' gets turned into a little girl during ''The Great Fables Crossover'' by [[spoiler: [[RealityWarper Kevin Thorn]]]]. Gary the Pathetic Fallacy would not shut up about how cute Bigby was. This royally pissed off Bigby, who sulked for a couple of issues before sneaking up on a group of enemies that had his friends pinned down and [[BewareTheCuteOnes slaughtering them literally bare-handed]]. This has the side-effect of breaking the spell on him and restoring him to his normal self.
* ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels'' turns ''the entire MarvelUniverse'' into this.
* Loki when he was reincarnated as [[FanNickname Kid!Loki]]. Preteen God of Mischief willing to take on TheDreaded Serpent to save his [[BigBrotherWorship older brother]] and the world too? ''Without'' the magical prowess and memories of his former self? Winning the hearts of Fangirls and the acclaim of Fanboys? Currently the star of one of Marvel's top books in under six issues? The kid does good work.
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''. A [[VagueAge youthful]], well-coiffed, baby-faced reporter who doesn't drink, talks to his pet dog, and upholds himself and the world to high moral standards. If you try to violate said standards in front of him, ''he will punch you through a wall.''
* From ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', while the "adorable" part is debatable, [[spoiler: Damian]] takes it upon himself to just attack Joker directly. He gets captured, but he put up an interesting fight!

* Li Li Stormstout, the main character in the ''Franchise/WarcraftExpandedUniverse'' story Pearl of Pandaria definitely qualifies. On the adorable side, she's a young pandaren (which speaks for itself), heavily stylized on cute design, and much of a dreamer/adventurer character type. On the badass side, she is very proficient monk-style fighter and repeatedly handles her own mess, including stunts like returning thrown concoctions back to the sender with her staff. She also tends to end up on top in verbal arguments by means of intimidation or smart planning, and [[spoiler:knocks an ogre captor unconscious by fooling him into drinking her entire jug of homebrew beer]].
* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' has Dex-Starr. He's a cute housecat, small, who really loved his owner. Her being murdered and two punks putting him in a sack and throwing him in a river enraged him enough to earn himself a place in the Red Lantern Corps, whose rings give them powers comparable to the Green Lanterns but geared to ''burn down everything''... And ''he's the most sadistic and ferocious of all''.

* Mia from ''ComicBook/DeathVigil'' looks and acts like an adorable teenage girl. She's also an ancient EldritchAbomination so powerful that even the other abominations are scared shitless of her. Fortunately, she's one of the heroes.
* The main cast of ''ComicBook/PS238'' is composed of cute 10 years olds, with the appropriate mindset and innocence (for most of them anyway). They also have superpowers on par with Franchise/{{Superman}}, Franchise/GreenLantern or ComicBook/PlasticMan, to name but a few.
* Pre-Crisis Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} is a cute-as-a-pie, sweet, innocent, smiling fifteen-year-old girl. She's also one of the most powerful beings in the ''galaxy''.
* Peter Parker from Franchise/SpiderMan. Despite being incredibly agile and a super-powered daredevil, he's just so damn cute and fun when being in any situation with his life as a hero and a normal guy. The guy defines [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Moral Pureness]] for the entire Marvel community.

* Comicbook/WonderWoman may be [[AmazonianBeauty incredibly strong]], [[MultiMeleeMaster a formidable warrior]] and [[StatuesqueStunner imposingly tall]], she is, in many of her incarnations, [[NiceGirl kind]], [[AllLovingHero compassionate]], and just so charming in her happy moments and how she {{adorkabl|e}}y reacts [[IntriguedByHumanity with awe]] to [[FishOutOfWater new experiences]] in "Man's World".