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* Rainbow Dash {{Invoked|Trope}} this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', by insisting her pet had to be awesome. It turned out the pet she got, [[spoiler:Tank the tortoise, was like this, as he can lift large rocks with his head]].
** Twilight Sparkle's pet Owlowiscius, an owl, saves Spike from a full grown dragon.

* Panther Lily from ''Manga/FairyTail'' is this to [[ExtraOreDinary Gajeel]]. While the other Dragon Slayers have talking, winged cat as pets, Gajeel has one that turn in a gigantic humanoid panther who wield a {{BFS}}.

* The dog companions in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series (Dogmeat in VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}, [[VideoGame/{{Fallout2}} 2]] (special event), K-9 and Robodog in VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}, the other Dogmeat in VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}} and Rex in VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas
* The TeamPet in Koromaru in {{Persona3}} fought off a shadow with his bare teeth and joined SEES to continue the fight fighting with a knife in his mouth, and also [[spoiler: saves the team from Ikutsushi]]

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a {{badass}} secret agent in an agency where virtually all of the field agents are action pets, and have a FedoraOfAsskicking as their uniform.
* Rainbow Dash {{Invoked|Trope}} this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', by insisting her pet had to be awesome. It turned out the pet she got, [[spoiler:Tank the tortise, was like this, as he can lift large rocks with his head]].
** Twilight Sparkles pet Owloysius, he saves Spike from a full grown dragon.

* Disney/{{Bolt}}, but only in the ShowWithinAShow. In "real life", he's just an ordinary dog.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a {{badass}} SecretAgent in an agency where virtually all of the field agents are action pets, and have a FedoraOfAsskicking as their uniform.

Even in RealLife, pets aren't always timid. They can be dangerous, or helpful (say if people take in attack dogs or rescue dogs as pets). '''But this takes that even further,''' where the pet is made of PureAwesomeness.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' is about making creatures into action pets through [[DefeatMeansFriendship defeating wild ones]].

* A MemeticBadass variation happened in a {{Nickelodeon}} promo for ''{{Lassie}}'' had a kid making his own dog feel bad by trumpeting up what Lassie could do, including bombing {{Godzilla}}.

* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19578_5-most-badass-soldiers-ever-happened-to-be-dogs.html This article about 5 soldier dogs]] in ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' shows this trope can be TruthInTelevision.
* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a {{badass}} SecretAgent in an agency where virtually all of the field agents are action pets, and have a FedoraOfAsskicking as their uniform.
* Rainbow Dash {{Invoked|Trope}} this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', by insisting her pet had to be awesome. It turned out the pet she got, [[spoiler:Tank the tortise, was like this, as he can lift large rocks with his head]].
** Twilight Sparkles pet Owloysius, he saves Spike from a full grown dragon.
* A MemeticBadass variation happened in a {{Nickelodeon}} promo for ''{{Lassie}}'' had a kid making his own dog feel bad by trumpeting up what Lassie could do, including bombing {{Godzilla}}.
* Monkey in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' is secretly a superhero.
* Disney used to have a magazine where they had super-powered pets named the Jet Pets who attacked villains, while also being adorable pets.

* Appa, from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has several BigDamnHeroes moments, and thats before he gets ''plate armor''.
** Naga in SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is more directly so, even saving Korra and Mako when they almost get captured by chi blockers.
* Panther Lily from ''FairyTail'' is this to [[ExtraOreDinary Gajeel]]. While the other Dragon Slayers have talking, winged cat as pets, Gajeel has one that turn in a gigantic humanoid panther who wield a {{BFS}}.
* In the ''DresdenFiles'' series, Harry acquires a very large dog named Mouse which is really [[spoiler:a Foo Dog]]. Said dog is explicitly smarter than a human, VERY resistant to damage, has a bark that can wake everyone in an apartment and innately detects evil.

* Brain of ''InspectorGadget'' is the HyperCompetentSidekick of the bumbling detective, and arguably even Penny as well.
* Albert of ''TheDreamstone'' who is usually more competent and knowledgeable in stopping the Urpneys than the Dream Maker or his assistants.

Even in RealLife, pets aren't always timid. They can be dangerous, or helpful (say if people take in attack dogs or rescue dogs as pets). '''But this takes that even further,''' where the pet is made of PureAwesomeness.

And the kind of pet doesn't matter. A parakeet, to an alligator, could count, as long as it does stuff that even amazes people that know what the species can do.

A SubTrope of ActionHero.

Can overlap with CoolPet, BadassAdorable, KillerRabbit, LivingADoubleLife (if the owner is not aware of the pet's action nature), HeroicPetStory, HeroicDog, TeamPet.
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!!Examples:
* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19578_5-most-badass-soldiers-ever-happened-to-be-dogs.html This article about 5 soldier dogs]] in ''{{Website/Cracked}}'' shows this trope can be TruthInTelevision.
* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a {{badass}} {{secret agent}} in an agency where virtually all of the field agents are action pets, and have a FedoraOfAsskicking as their uniform.
* Rainbow Dash {{Invoked|Trope}} this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', by insisting her pet had to be awesome. It turned out the pet she got, [[spoiler:Tank the tortise, was like this, as he can lift large rocks with his head]].
** Twilight Sparkles pet Owloysius, he saves Spike from a full grown dragon.

* Monkey in ''DextersLaboratory'' is secretly a superhero.

* Brain of ''InspectorGadget'' is the HyperCompetentSidekick of the bumbling detective, and arguably even Penny as well.

* The old WB show ''RoadRovers'', about the pets of several world leaders who were secretly a superhero team.

* {{Disney/Bolt}}, but only in the ShowWithinAShow. In "real life", he's just an ordinary dog.

* The dog companions in the ''{{Fallout}}'' series (Dogmeat in Fallout 1, 2 (special event), K-9 and Robodog in Fallout 2, the other Dogmeat in Fallout 3 and Rex in Fallout New Vegas

* Panther Lily from ''FairyTail'' is this to [[ExtraOreDinary Gajil]]. While the other Dragon Slayers have talking, winged cat as pets, Gajil has one that turn in a gigantic humanoid panther who wield a {{BFS}}.

* {{Disney/Bolt}}, but only in the ShowWithinaShow. In "real life", he's just an ordinary dog.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a {{badass}} {{secret agent}} in an agency where virtually all of the field agents are action pets, and have a FedoraOfAsskicking as their uniform.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' is about making creatures into action pets through [[DefeatMeansFriendship defeating wild ones]].

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a {{badass}} {{secret agent}} in an agency where virtually all of the field agents are action pets.

** Naga in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is more directly so, even saving Korra and Mako when they almost get captured by chi blockers.

* Appa, from ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has several BigDamnHeroes moments, and thats before he gets ''plate armor''.
** Naga in ''TheLegendOfKorra'' is more directly so, even saving Korra and Mako when they almost get captured by chi blockers.

* Appa, from ''AvatarTheLastAirbender has several BigDamnHeroes moments, and thats before he gets ''plate armor''.

Can overlap with CoolPet, BadassAdorable, KillerRabbit, LivingADoubleLife (if the owner is not aware of the pet's action nature), HeroicPetStory, HeroicDog.

* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19578_5-most-badass-soldiers-ever-happened-to-be-dogs.html This article about 5 soldier dogs]] in ''{{Cracked}}'' shows this trope can be TruthInTelevision.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' have Perry the Platapus, who is a badass secret agent.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' is about making creatures into action pets through [[DefeatMeansFrienship defeating wild ones]].

Can overlap with CoolPet, BadassAdorable, KillerRabbit, LivingADoubleLife (if the owner is not aware of the pet's action nature), HeroicPetStory.

A SubTrope of ActionHero plus CoolPet.

Can overlap with BadassAdorable, KillerRabbit, LivingADoubleLife (if the owner is not aware of the pet's action nature), HeroicPetStory.