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This character is a quiet smart guy or girl who is physically unimposing and soft-spoken, but with Hidden Depths of formidable physical and practical skills. In other words, Brains and Brawn with the Brains being the key. The trope is the inverse of Genius Bruiser. A Badass Bookworm looks like your standard geek, but then displays a surprising amount of physical prowess, whereas a Genius Bruiser looks tough, then unexpectedly shows off an intellectual side. Examples of Badass Bookworm include:

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  • This character is a quiet smart guy or girl who is physically unimposing and soft-spoken, but with Hidden Depths of formidable physical and practical skills. In other words, Brains and Brawn with the Brains being the key. The trope is the inverse of Genius Bruiser. A Badass Bookworm looks like your standard geek, but then displays a surprising amount of physical prowess, whereas a Genius Bruiser looks tough, then unexpectedly shows off an intellectual side. Examples of Badass Bookworm include:
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  • This character is a quiet smart guy or girl who is physically unimposing and soft-spoken, but with Hidden Depths of formidable physical and practical skills. In other words, Brains and Brawn with the Brains being the key. Their physical abilities might result from applying their genius to solve physical challenges like math problems. Their attention to detail might also result in a Diagnosis From Dr. Badass. While some badass bookworms are surprisingly strong, others might be Weak but Skilled, relying on flawless technique or supernatural abilities. Sometimes a bookworm can lack any special physical traits, but has access to an Impossibly Cool Weapon or enough firepower to make toe-to-toe combat a bit, as they say, academic. A favorite weapon of the bookworm might even be what's always close at hand. Elderly examples are often Old Masters who have spent decades contemplating philosophy and punching trees in half. Another common type is the Adventurer Archaeologist, who spends as much time studying in the University as he does evading the poison-tipped arrows of angry natives. If the bookworm is a bit of a ditz, expect him to be Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass. If they prefer not to fight, doing so only when they must, then they have Minored in Asskicking. (That's not an unusual trait for this character.) They are very likely to wear Specs of Awesome. The trope is the inverse of Genius Bruiser. A Badass Bookworm looks like your standard geek, but then displays a surprising amount of physical prowess, whereas a Genius Bruiser looks tough, then unexpectedly shows off an intellectual side. Note this is a different Trope from the typical Secret Identity superhero like early Peter Spider-Man Parker, as no one suspects the Nerd to be the superhero. As with the Genius Bruiser, in a Five-Man Band specializing in brawn, is definitely The Smart Guy. In a Five-Man Band specializing in brains, is The Big Guy. Examples of Badass Bookworm include:
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