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height=340></div></div> </p><p>When a character is <em>primarily</em> a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StereotypicalNerd' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StereotypicalNerd' data-format='W1tTdGVyZW90eXBpY2FsTmVyZCBuZXJkXV0='>nerd</a> (or possibly <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Geek' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Geek' data-format='e3tHZWVrfX0='>Geek</a>), but still manages to pull off feats of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' data-format='e3tBY3Rpb24gSGVyb319aXNt'>Action Heroism</a>, then they are a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TitleDrop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TitleDrop' data-format='W1tUaXRsZURyb3AgTmVyZCBBY3Rpb24gSGVyb11d'>Nerd Action Hero</a>. </p><p>Sometimes this is the result of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDevelopment' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDevelopment' data-format='Q2hhcmFjdGVyRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQ='>Character Development</a>, where the character starts out as a nerd but over time develops heroic skills. In other cases, the character is a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenBadass' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenBadass' data-format='SGlkZGVuQmFkYXNz'>Hidden Badass</a>. </p><p>Sometimes a Nerd Action Hero may be paired with an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' data-format='QWN0aW9uR2lybA=='>Action Girl</a> in a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrongGirlSmartGuy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrongGirlSmartGuy' data-format='U3Ryb25nR2lybFNtYXJ0R3V5'>Strong Girl, Smart Guy</a> duo, and the aforementioned <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDevelopment' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDevelopment' data-format='Q2hhcmFjdGVyRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQ='>Character Development</a> may occur as a result of their interaction. </p><p>There is an overlap with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm' data-format='QmFkYXNzQm9va3dvcm0='>Badass Bookworm</a>, but many of those are badass first and bookworm only as a bonus. There can also be an overlap with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceHero' data-format='U2NpZW5jZUhlcm8='>Science Hero</a>, but a Nerd Action Hero tends to do more ordinary <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' data-format='QWN0aW9uSGVybw=='>Action Hero</a> things (shooting, fighting, jumping, etc.) when the action starts. </p><p>Compare the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperLoser' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperLoser' data-format='U3VwZXJMb3Nlcg=='>Super Loser</a>, an uncool superpowered being, and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperZeroes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperZeroes' data-format='U3VwZXJaZXJvZXM='>Super Zeroes</a>, who are ineffective at heroism. For characters who generally take <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GuileHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GuileHero' data-format='R3VpbGVIZXJv'>Guile Hero</a> or <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSmartGuy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSmartGuy' data-format='VGhlU21hcnRHdXk='>The Smart Guy</a> roles to the point where viewers might even forget they're devastatingly effective at getting physical, they might have <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MinoredInAssKicking' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MinoredInAssKicking' data-format='TWlub3JlZEluQXNzS2lja2luZw=='>Minored In Ass Kicking</a>. Can also be a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorkingClassHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorkingClassHero' data-format='V29ya2luZ0NsYXNzSGVybw=='>Working-Class Hero</a> if the nerdy hero is also from the lower working-class backgrounds. Compare <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PopCulturedBadass' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PopCulturedBadass' data-format='UG9wQ3VsdHVyZWRCYWRhc3M='>Pop-Cultured Badass</a>, who is often this trope. </p><p><hr data-format='——' /> <h2>Examples:</h2> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="toggleAllFolders();">    open/close all folders  </div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder0');">    Anime and Manga </div><div id="folder0" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;">  <ul ><li> Throughout the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9IYXJ1aGlTdXp1bWl5YQ=='>Haruhi Suzumiya</a></em> 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 <em>Disappearance (Vanishment)</em> movie, though, Kyon has the ability to bargain with aliens that have godlike powers. </li><li> Izuku Midoriya from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/MyHeroAcademia' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/MyHeroAcademia' data-format='TWFuZ2EvTXlIZXJvQWNhZGVtaWE='>My Hero Academia</a></em> is a hero <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Otaku' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Otaku' data-format='e3tPdGFrdX19'>Otaku</a> to the nth degree, to the point that he memorizes the favorite foods and <em>trees</em> of the world's most famous heroes. After obtaining One For All, he eventually becomes a brawler who rushes into the middle of the fight to deal serious hurt and overpower his opponents with his <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperStrength' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperStrength' data-format='U3VwZXJTdHJlbmd0aA=='>Super-Strength</a>, going so far as to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicRROD' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicRROD' data-format='W1tIZXJvaWNSUk9EIGJyZWFrIGEgbGltYl1d'>break a limb</a> if he needs to use 100% of his new power. But his greatest strength is his nigh-encyclopedic hero knowledge and knack for strategy.  </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder1');">    Comics </div><div id="folder1" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Valierie from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/DangerGirl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/DangerGirl' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL0Rhbmdlckdpcmw='>Danger Girl</a></em> is a nerd first and an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' data-format='QWN0aW9uR2lybA=='>Action Girl</a> second, so she qualifies. Abbey, on the other hand, is an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' data-format='QWN0aW9uR2lybA=='>Action Girl</a> first and bookworm second. And third comes JC from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/DangerGirl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/DangerGirl' data-format='W1tWaWRlb0dhbWUvRGFuZ2VyR2lybCB0aGUgdmlkZW8gZ2FtZV1d'>the video game</a> adaptation, who's more of a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WrenchWench' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WrenchWench' data-format='V3JlbmNoV2VuY2g='>Wrench Wench</a> who can kick ass as nicely as she can defuse bombs.  </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder2');">    Fan Works </div><div id="folder2" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/AmazingFantasy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/AmazingFantasy' data-format='RmFuZmljL0FtYXppbmdGYW50YXN5'>Amazing Fantasy</a></em>, Izuku is surprised when Bakugou doesn't refer to him as a nerd once in the first ten minutes they're sitting next to each other at the U.A. Entrance Exam. It's immediately lampshaded how pathetic that sounds. <div class='indent'><strong>Izuku:</strong> Oh man, that just sounds sad... </div></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder3');">    Film </div><div id="folder3" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Milo Thatch in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire' data-format='V2VzdGVybkFuaW1hdGlvbi9BdGxhbnRpc1RoZUxvc3RFbXBpcmU='>Atlantis: The Lost Empire</a></em> starts out as an out-and-out nerd, but <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass' data-format='W1tUb29rQUxldmVsSW5CYWRhc3MgbWFucyB1cF1d'>mans up</a> and leads the final assault on the bad guys. </li><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/BrokenArrow1996' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/BrokenArrow1996' data-format='RmlsbS9Ccm9rZW5BcnJvdzE5OTY='>Broken Arrow (1996)</a></em> Terry attacks one of Deakins's henchmen who she assumes is just a computer nerd, but finds out the hard way that he's a former Navy SEAL. Not enough is revealed about him to put him firmly in either this or the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm' data-format='QmFkYXNzQm9va3dvcm0='>Badass Bookworm</a> camp. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/IndianaJones' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/IndianaJones' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL0luZGlhbmFKb25lcw=='>Indiana Jones</a> would probably appear as this to one of his students or neighbors, as college professor = nerd, but since we in the audience mostly get to see him in the field he probably doesn't qualify. <ul ><li> His father from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade' data-format='W1tGaWxtL0luZGlhbmFKb25lc0FuZFRoZUxhc3RDcnVzYWRlIFRoZSBMYXN0IENydXNhZGVdXQ=='>The Last Crusade</a></em>, though, is a more traditional archaeologist and not suited for the antics that Indiana finds himself in. He still manages a few brilliant feats. </li></ul></li><li> All the main characters from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheLastLovecraftRelicOfCthulhu' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheLastLovecraftRelicOfCthulhu' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVMYXN0TG92ZWNyYWZ0UmVsaWNPZkN0aHVsaHU='>The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu</a></em> qualify, but top marks must go to Paul, who leads the bad guys away to save the two remaining heroes, gets knocked out, backflips out a window, and then runs across the desert with two broken arms, before asking for some dynamite be shoved down his pants so he doesn't feel left out. </li><li> The main protagonist in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheLibrarian' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheLibrarian' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVMaWJyYXJpYW4='>The Librarian</a></em> starts out as an overage student who doesn't know when it's time to stop accumulating degrees and get a job instead—quite nerdy. Then he gets a job which requires him to be the hero. </li><li> The <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL01hcnZlbENpbmVtYXRpY1VuaXZlcnNl'>Marvel Cinematic Universe</a></em> has Spider-Man, who uses battle strategies from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVFbXBpcmVTdHJpa2VzQmFjaw=='>The Empire Strikes Back</a></em> and <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Aliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Aliens' data-format='RmlsbS97e0FsaWVuc319'>Aliens</a></em>. He also compliments Falcon and Winter Soldier on their tech <em>while fighting them.</em> </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder4');">    Literature </div><div id="folder4" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Although in his own narration, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheDresdenFiles' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheDresdenFiles' data-format='W1tMaXRlcmF0dXJlL1RoZURyZXNkZW5GaWxlcyBIYXJyeSBEcmVzZGVuXV0='>Harry Dresden</a> portrays himself as a hardboiled detective, narration from his friends in side stories reveals <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnreliableNarrator' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnreliableNarrator' data-format='W1tVbnJlbGlhYmxlTmFycmF0b3IgaGUmIzAzOTtzIHJlYWxseSBtb3JlIHRoaXMgdHJvcGVdXQ=='>he's really more this trope</a>. Karrin Murphy in particular makes note of how things like his height can be either "awkward" or "imposing" and his pop-culture knowledge can come off as clever quips or like a fact-checking nerd. She figures that being the kid who grew too tall before he got coordination is what made him such a stalwart defender of the weak: he's a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BullyHunter' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BullyHunter' data-format='QnVsbHlIdW50ZXI='>Bully Hunter</a> at heart. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/InCryptid' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/InCryptid' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9JbkNyeXB0aWQ='>InCryptid</a></em>: Antimony is an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl' data-format='QWN0aW9uR2lybA=='>Action Girl</a>, skilled in combat, and pretty socially adept (plus she has <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayingWithFire' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayingWithFire' data-format='W1tQbGF5aW5nV2l0aEZpcmUgZmlyZSBwb3dlcnNdXQ=='>fire powers</a>), and also a <em>huge</em> geek. Her first mission as leader was to a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanConvention' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanConvention' data-format='W1tGYW5Db252ZW50aW9uIGNvbWljIGNvbnZlbnRpb25dXQ=='>comic convention</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NealStephenson' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NealStephenson' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9OZWFsU3RlcGhlbnNvbg=='>Neal Stephenson</a> is fond of these: <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Cryptonomicon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Cryptonomicon' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS97e0NyeXB0b25vbWljb259fQ=='>Cryptonomicon</a></em>: Randy Waterhouse spends most of the book as a pretty ordinary computer programmer, even though the fact that much of his company's business is in the Philippines brings some travel. At the end however, <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >he gets thrown in prison for a while</span>, develops some badass, and comes out as a fully-capable action hero just in time for the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalBattle' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalBattle' data-format='RmluYWxCYXR0bGU='>Final Battle</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/SnowCrash' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/SnowCrash' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9Tbm93Q3Jhc2g='>Snow Crash</a></em>: Hiro Protagonist is a programmer who in real life is pretty close to broke (after having failed his pizza delivery job) and lives in a self-storage facility, although he also own a pretty large chunk of prime real-estate in cyberspace (think IP address block) on account of having been one of the guys who created it. As it happens, he is <em>also</em> the greatest swordfighter in the world (though he mostly gets to demonstrate it in cyberspace) and turns out to be good at other acts of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' data-format='e3tBY3Rpb24gSGVyb319aXNt'>Action Heroism</a> as well. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Zodiac1988' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Zodiac1988' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS97e1pvZGlhY3wxOTg4fX0='>Zodiac</a></em>: Sangamon Taylor is an analytical chemist who spends most of his time (most of the words in the book, anyway) looking for traces of compounds with covalent chlorine (and other toxins), and talking to people about these issues. He <em>also</em> engages in a lot of spy-like activities (covert intelligence gathering, sabotage, misdirection, etc.) <em>before</em> the action gets really hot. </li></ul></li><li> The main premise of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/NERDS' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/NERDS' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS97e05FUkRTfX0='>N.E.R.D.S.</a></em> is that a bunch of nerds with braces, glasses and horrible fashion senses are secretly <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidHero' data-format='W1tLaWRIZXJvIGNoaWxkIHN1cGVyc3BpZXNdXQ=='>child superspies</a> tasked with saving the world. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Sourcery' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Sourcery' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS97e1NvdXJjZXJ5fX0='>Sourcery</a></em> has Nijel, a weedy kid who's taking a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CorrespondenceCourse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CorrespondenceCourse' data-format='Q29ycmVzcG9uZGVuY2VDb3Vyc2U='>Correspondence Course</a> in heroism (of the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicFantasy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicFantasy' data-format='W1tIZXJvaWNGYW50YXN5IGJhcmJhcmlhbiB2YXJpZXR5XV0='>barbarian variety</a>) and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass' data-format='W1tUb29rQUxldmVsSW5CYWRhc3MgZW5kcyB1cCBiZWluZyBwcmV0dHkgZ29vZCBhdCBpdF1d'>ends up being pretty good at it</a>. Good enough to run off with Conina, daughter of the Disc's most famous hero.  </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder5');">    Live-Action TV </div><div id="folder5" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Wesley's character development across <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Angel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Angel' data-format='U2VyaWVzL3t7QW5nZWx9fQ=='>Angel</a></em> tracks his development from pure book nerd to wannabe badass to actual badass... who is still happiest when buried in books.  </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ScottWolter' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ScottWolter' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9TY290dFdvbHRlcg=='>Scott Wolter</a> of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/AmericaUnearthed' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/AmericaUnearthed' data-format='U2VyaWVzL0FtZXJpY2FVbmVhcnRoZWQ='>America Unearthed</a></em> fame is often described as a "real-life Indiana Jones", being a Forensic Geologist investigating archeological mysteries. </li><li> Harry Sullivan of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/DoctorWho' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/DoctorWho' data-format='U2VyaWVzL0RvY3Rvcldobw=='>Doctor Who</a></em> is mostly an awkwardly old-fashioned <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoardingSchool' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoardingSchool' data-format='W1tCb2FyZGluZ1NjaG9vbCBleC1wdWJsaWMgc2Nob29sXV0='>ex-public school</a> medical doctor, although with a military past. He is, however, mostly useful in his stories when he and the Doctor sneak up on two aliens and punch them in the back of the neck, and other such feats. (He was originally supposed to be a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm' data-format='QmFkYXNzQm9va3dvcm0='>Badass Bookworm</a> to compliment a frail and elderly Doctor but <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TomBaker' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TomBaker' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9Ub21CYWtlcg=='>Tom Baker</a> was unexpectedly cast instead, and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CastSpeciation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CastSpeciation' data-format='Q2FzdFNwZWNpYXRpb24='>Cast Speciation</a> forced Harry into focusing primarily on his old-fashioned doctor traits while still providing backup for the Doctor in action scenes.) </li><li> This trope is all over the place in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheFlash2014' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheFlash2014' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1RoZUZsYXNoMjAxNA=='>The Flash (2014)</a></em>, especially in Team Flash. Cisco is a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GadgeteerGenius' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GadgeteerGenius' data-format='R2FkZ2V0ZWVyR2VuaXVz'>Gadgeteer Genius</a> who has some combat training (and picks up metahuman powers as well), <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > <em>both</em> versions of Harrison Wells are pretty badass</span>, and Patty Spivot is a dorky police detective who enjoys reading Barry's lab reports <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > and leaves to become a CSI herself</span>. Barry Allen himself evenly splits the difference between being a nerd and an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero' data-format='QWN0aW9uSGVybw=='>Action Hero</a> — he catches bad guys both as a CSI tech and as the Flash. </li><li> Billy, the Blue Ranger of the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers' data-format='U2VyaWVzL01pZ2h0eU1vcnBoaW5Qb3dlclJhbmdlcnM='>Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers</a></em>. A walking stereotype of a nerd, complete with a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Technobabble' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Technobabble' data-format='e3tUZWNobm9iYWJibGV9fQ=='>Technobabble</a> way of speaking, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NerdGlasses' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NerdGlasses' data-format='TmVyZEdsYXNzZXM='>Nerd Glasses</a>, and overalls. Becoming a Ranger actually improves his nerd cred, since now he gets to tinker with the super-advanced technology of the Command Center and and thus is able to create a horde of impressive machines, as well help make minor upgrades to their Zords, that aid in their fight against the forces of evil. In subsequent seasons, he gets much less stereotypically nerdy, reducing his technobabble speech, and wearing less baggy clothes<span class="notelabel" onclick="togglenote('note0z4i2');"><sup>note </sup></span><span id="note0z4i2" class="inlinefolder" isnote="true" onclick="togglenote('note0z4i2');" style="cursor:pointer;font-size:smaller;display:none;">subsequently revealing the actor's impressive physique that the overalls only mostly hid</span>, as a result of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDevelopment' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDevelopment' data-format='Q2hhcmFjdGVyRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQ='>Character Development</a> and becoming a much more confident fighter. </li><li> Rodney <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>McKay</span> of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StargateAtlantis' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StargateAtlantis' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1N0YXJnYXRlQXRsYW50aXM='>Stargate Atlantis</a></em>, who started out ejecting the clip from his gun while attempting to fire it to carrying and effectively wielding a P-90 and acting just as physically competent as Sheppard, the Lt. Colonel team leader. </li><li> Daniel Jackson of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StargateSG1' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StargateSG1' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1N0YXJnYXRlU0cx'>Stargate SG-1</a></em> eventually developed into this. He started out as the bookish archaeologist / linguist of the team, usually wielding only a sidearm and having to be defended by others while he translated the inscriptions on whatever ruins they investigated. He continued <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass' data-format='W1tUb29rQUxldmVsSW5CYWRhc3MgbXVsdGljbGFzc2luZyBpbnRvIGJhZGFzc11d'>multiclassing into badass</a> thorough the series, becoming as competent with weapons and military tactics as the soldiers on the team. This becomes extremely obvious in the season 8 two-parter finale <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StargateSG1S8E19MoebiusPart1' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StargateSG1S8E19MoebiusPart1' data-format='W1tSZWNhcC9TdGFyZ2F0ZVNHMVM4RTE5TW9lYml1c1BhcnQxIE1vZWJpdXNdXQ=='>Moebius</a> in which we get a peek into an alternate timeline where he didn't gain said badass levels and remained a meek nerd. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder6');">    Video Games </div><div id="folder6" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Gaige in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Borderlands2' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Borderlands2' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0JvcmRlcmxhbmRzMg=='>Borderlands 2</a></em> is a Nerd Action <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiHero' data-format='QW50aUhlcm8='>Anti-Hero</a> who is just as capable of running around <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathWorld' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathWorld' data-format='W1tEZWF0aFdvcmxkIFBhbmRvcmFdXQ=='>Pandora</a> with a huge Torgue rocket launcher or shotgun as Krieg (who's nearly a foot taller than her, with washboard abs that are <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingShirtlessScene' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingShirtlessScene' data-format='W1tXYWxraW5nU2hpcnRsZXNzU2NlbmUgcGVybWFuZW50bHkgb24gZGlzcGxheV1d'>permanently on display</a>). 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). </li><li> Gordon Freeman from the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HalfLife' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HalfLife' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0hhbGZMaWZl'>Half-Life</a></em> series. He's a theoretical physicist who, in the course of an experiment, accidentally opens a portal through which aliens start pouring out, devastating the laboratory he's stuck in. He quickly becomes an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionSurvivor' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionSurvivor' data-format='QWN0aW9uU3Vydml2b3I='>Action Survivor</a>, fighting his way through the aliens and the human military sent there as a cover-up operation. </li><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/MegaManStarForce' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/MegaManStarForce' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL01lZ2FNYW5TdGFyRm9yY2U='>Mega Man Star Force</a></em>, 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 <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HenshinHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HenshinHero' data-format='SGVuc2hpbkhlcm8='>Henshin Hero</a> Mega Man, defending Earth from extraterrestrial invasion, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LostTechnology' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LostTechnology' data-format='TG9zdFRlY2hub2xvZ3k='>Lost Technology</a> from an ancient civilization, and supernatural terrorist attacks.  </li><li> Judging by their quotes (such as Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt), Taser <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EliteMooks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EliteMooks' data-format='W1tFbGl0ZU1vb2tzIFNwZWNpYWxzXV0='>Specials</a> from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/PAYDAY2' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/PAYDAY2' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL3t7UEFZREFZIDJ9fQ=='>PAYDAY 2</a></em> are a mix between this, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NominalHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NominalHero' data-format='Tm9taW5hbEhlcm8='>Nominal Hero</a>, and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroAntagonist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroAntagonist' data-format='SGVyb0FudGFnb25pc3Q='>Hero Antagonist</a>.   </li><li> The two playable characters from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Videogame/WolfensteinYoungblood' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Videogame/WolfensteinYoungblood' data-format='VmlkZW9nYW1lL1dvbGZlbnN0ZWluWW91bmdibG9vZA=='>Wolfenstein: Youngblood</a></em> fit in this category. Despite being trained early on to fight if needed, they really just start out as nerds without actual combat experience, owing their combat prowesses entirely to a pair of powersuits. Their rooms are what you'd expect: posters, personal computers, toys, books, all with the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties' data-format='W1tNYWluL1RoZUVpZ2h0aWVzIDgwJiMwMzk7cyBhdG1vc3BoZXJlXV0='>80's atmosphere</a> the game is known for. Their banter and attitude, if a little questionnable, also reflects the tone as well. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder7');">    Webcomics </div><div id="folder7" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/GrrlPower' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/GrrlPower' data-format='V2ViY29taWMvR3JybFBvd2Vy'>Grrl Power</a></em>, 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. </li><li> John from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Homestuck' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Homestuck' data-format='V2ViY29taWMve3tIb21lc3R1Y2t9fQ=='>Homestuck</a></em> is quite the geek through and through (mostly about <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMovieBuff' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMovieBuff' data-format='W1tUaGVNb3ZpZUJ1ZmYgdGVycmlibGUgbW92aWVzXV0='>terrible movies</a>, but also generally) and is generally something of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFool' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFool' data-format='VGhlRm9vbA=='>The Fool</a>, but as the comic evolves, he manages some pretty damn badass stuff. <ul ><li> Then there's his <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >ectobiological father</span>, Jake English, who <em>thinks</em> he's a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodActionHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodActionHero' data-format='SG9sbHl3b29kQWN0aW9uSGVybw=='>Hollywood Action Hero</a> but is let down by such traits as his massive enthusiasm for every movie that has ever been made and his bizarre fusion of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiquatedLinguistics' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiquatedLinguistics' data-format='QW50aXF1YXRlZExpbmd1aXN0aWNz'>Antiquated Linguistics</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SophisticatedAsHell' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SophisticatedAsHell' data-format='W1tTb3BoaXN0aWNhdGVkQXNIZWxsIHJhbmRvbSBwcm9mYW5pdHldXQ=='>random profanity</a>. </li></ul></li><li> Space Dread from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/ValAndIsaac' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/ValAndIsaac' data-format='V2ViY29taWMvVmFsQW5kSXNhYWM='>Val and Isaac</a></em> is the most famous mercenary in the galaxy, a shapeshifting <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackMagic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackMagic' data-format='W1tCbGFja01hZ2ljIGJsYWNrIG1hZ2VdXQ=='>black mage</a>, 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). 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