No matter the material nor the bloodshed, the moment they pick up a blade or fire a hand cannon, they are championed as the series best. The break-out star. The show stealers. The [Insert your own moniker]. Perhaps it is because they are instantly viewed as sweet, fragile, and innocent. Readers tend to become instantly hooked, when the veil is pushed aside and said innocence is revealed to be anything but. A topic like this tends to constantly cause a bit of an ethical debate, but for the purpose of just having fun, let’s just take a moment to appreciate the fantastic fiction of the unapologetic kick-ass little ladies that speak like sailors and emote with their fists. You know you have a favorite, everyone does. From comic books, movies, and TV shows; the often rude and violent heavy firecracker character trope will always make anything entertaining. Be it Gertrude of I Hate Fairyland, the E for everyone Buttercup of the Powerpuff Girls, or the hard R Matilda from Leon The Professional, or Logan’s very own X-23. Game of Thrones has two! Arya Stark and Lyanna Mormont, and of course Invincible’s Monster Girl (yeah, I know she’s 24, but the trope still stands.) I’m not even gonna touch anime and doujins — perhaps on a later date. But since I brought this up, I’ll crown my pick first, and without … Read more