glutton
Inkling
BTW, when saying 'best of the best' I'm talking about someone who actually be portrayed as an even match or the favorite in a fight against a monster like Gregor Clegane or Conan, not someone who could pull a win over them as an underdog. In a world with a somewhat realistic approach to combat and no tricks, that would require some significant stats, she wouldn't need to be as strong but 'strong enough' at least. 'Best of the best' implies that the character is a heavy favorite over a large majority of her competitors, if she has a significant physical disadvantage against most of them then why are they so far behind in skill that it doesn't matter? Does the men's training suck, do they all have no talent? XD
BTW if a male character is presented as the best of the best melee fighter, I would also usually assume he has some good strength and if not the strongest, at least stronger than the average man.
I'm pretty sure I've read stuff where a female warrior is shown to not even be strong enough to lift an average man, yet she's portrayed as this awesome fighter even in hand to hand against men without any additional explanation. THAT is annoying. Just give her more strength.
BTW if a male character is presented as the best of the best melee fighter, I would also usually assume he has some good strength and if not the strongest, at least stronger than the average man.
I'm pretty sure I've read stuff where a female warrior is shown to not even be strong enough to lift an average man, yet she's portrayed as this awesome fighter even in hand to hand against men without any additional explanation. THAT is annoying. Just give her more strength.
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