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%%* Ernie Eaglebeak of ''VideoGame/TheSpellcastingSeries''. He's got an atomic dragon and a sea monster on his tally, plus, you know, saving the world a few times.



* Gaige in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' is a Nerd Action AntiHero who is just as capable of running around [[DeathWorld Pandora]] with a huge Torgue rocket launcher or shotgun as Krieg (who's nearly a foot taller than her, with washboard abs that are [[WalkingShirtlessScene permanently on display]]). Of her three skill trees, Ordered Chaos is the most Action Hero-y, with a focus on hurling inaccurate but devastatingly powerful bullets at people, and science is mostly applied for the purpose of making the traditional violence more effective (such as using digistruct technology to create claws with which to rip people's faces off).



* In ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', protagonist Geo Stelar is a 10-year-old astronomy nerd who dreams of being able to venture into outer space one day. Then he meets Omega-Xis and becomes the HenshinHero Mega Man, defending Earth from extraterrestrial invasion, LostTechnology from an ancient civilization, and supernatural terrorist attacks.
%%* Both Lloyd and Jeff from the ''Videogame/{{MOTHER}}'' series are perfectly capable of taking out the bad guys despite not having any Psychic powers like their companions.



%%* Both Lloyd and Jeff from the ''Videogame/{{MOTHER}}'' series are perfectly capable of taking out the bad guys despite not having any Psychic powers like their companions.
* Gaige in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' is a Nerd Action AntiHero who is just as capable of running around [[DeathWorld Pandora]] with a huge Torgue rocket launcher or shotgun as Krieg (who's nearly a foot taller than her, with washboard abs that are [[WalkingShirtlessScene permanently on display]]). Of her three skill trees, Ordered Chaos is the most Action Hero-y, with a focus on hurling inaccurate but devastatingly powerful bullets at people, and science is mostly applied for the purpose of making the traditional violence more effective (such as using digistruct technology to create claws with which to rip people's faces off).

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%%* Both Lloyd Ernie Eaglebeak of ''VideoGame/TheSpellcastingSeries''. He's got an atomic dragon and Jeff from a sea monster on his tally, plus, you know, saving the ''Videogame/{{MOTHER}}'' series are perfectly capable of taking out the bad guys despite not having any Psychic powers like their companions.
* Gaige in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' is
world a Nerd Action AntiHero who is just as capable of running around [[DeathWorld Pandora]] with a huge Torgue rocket launcher or shotgun as Krieg (who's nearly a foot taller than her, with washboard abs that are [[WalkingShirtlessScene permanently on display]]). Of her three skill trees, Ordered Chaos is the most Action Hero-y, with a focus on hurling inaccurate but devastatingly powerful bullets at people, and science is mostly applied for the purpose of making the traditional violence more effective (such as using digistruct technology to create claws with which to rip people's faces off).few times.
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* Rick from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' is the smartest being in existence and is capable of all kinds of action whenever needed. Although he acts too cool to care most of the time, at heart he's a ManChild that mainly applies his super intellect to making awesome fictional things like Voltron mechs real.

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* [[Characters/RickAndMortyRickSanchez Rick Sanchez]] from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' is the smartest being in existence and is capable of all kinds of action whenever needed. Although he acts too cool to care most of the time, at heart he's a ManChild that mainly applies his super intellect to making awesome fictional things like Voltron mechs real.
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* Throughout the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series, due to all the strange things that happen to Kyon, he develops into this. However, after a while, he leaves things to Yuki. After the ''Disappearance (Vanishment)'' movie, though, Kyon has the ability to bargain with aliens that have godlike powers.

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* Throughout the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series, due to all the strange things that happen to Kyon, he develops into this. However, after a while, he leaves things to Yuki. After the ''Disappearance (Vanishment)'' movie, though, Kyon has the ability to bargain with aliens that have godlike powers.
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* In ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'', there is Sydney, the comic-book store owner with a nerd's physique and outlook on life, who becomes one of Maxima's team of superheroines.
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* Space Dread from ''Webcomic/ValAndIsaac'' is the most famous mercenary in the galaxy, a shapeshifting [[BlackMagic black mage]], expert knife thrower, and the one responsible for most of the comic's unironic action sequences (and she's a mercenary in the "only targets serious criminals" school, so she does count as a hero). She ''also'' wears a {{Cosplay}} costume as her work attire, has a non-work wardrobe made up entirely of Music/LemonDemon [[FunTShirt Fun T-Shirts]], does jobs to get graphics cards for her [=MMOs=] or [=DVDs=] of obscure cartoons, and became a mercenary by complete accident due to misunderstanding [[MurderInc what sort of guild]] she was in; she originally wanted to be a ''juggler''.
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When a character is ''primarily'' a nerd (or possibly {{Geek}}), but still manages to pull off feats of {{Action Hero}}ism, then they are a [[TitleDrop Nerd Action Hero]].

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When a character is ''primarily'' a nerd [[StereotypicalNerd nerd]] (or possibly {{Geek}}), but still manages to pull off feats of {{Action Hero}}ism, then they are a [[TitleDrop Nerd Action Hero]].



Sometimes a Nerd Action Hero may be paired with an ActionGirl, and the aforementioned CharacterDevelopment may occur as a result of their interaction.

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Sometimes a Nerd Action Hero may be paired with an ActionGirl, ActionGirl in a StrongGirlSmartGuy duo, and the aforementioned CharacterDevelopment may occur as a result of their interaction.



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