What is the Work?[]
Invincible Fight Girl is an animated series running in Adult Swim. In a world where professional wrestling matters in the world, a young girl named Andy wishes to become the greatest wrestler of all time.
Who is the Candidate?[]
Andronicus Dependent Smith, simply known as Andy and Fight Girl, is the titular main protagonist of Invincible Fight Girl. She is voiced by Sydney Mikayla.
What Makes Her a Shonen Hero?[]
- Heroic/Honorable: Andy saves her hometown Accountant Isle from being terrorized by the Perm Gang by defeating its leader Immaculate in a wrestling match.
- Courageous/Reckless: Andy is willing to put her life on the line to save innocent people from threats.
- Energetic: Andy is extremely excitable and fairly hot-blooded.
- Stubborn: Andy wants to be a wrestler despite her parents wanting her to be an accountant like them and the rest of their hometown.
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: Inspired by her favorite wrestler Quesa Poblana, Andy wants to become the greatest wrestler of all time.
- Hard-Working: Andy spends most of her life training her wrestling skills in secret from her parents.
- Unintelligent: Though a proficient combatant, Andy is book-dumb, naive and impulsive.
- Despite growing up in Accountant Isle, Andy is unaware of the importance of Tax Day and has the worst marks in the isle's accounting academy. She is even terrible at typing on a keyboard.
- Andy is terrible at judging character, as she perceived the Perm Gang as cool despite them harassing a junior accountant.
- Andy is quick to charge into situations without realizing the consequences, such as fighting Immaculate without considering her parents' reaction.
- Optimistic: Andy often maintains a cheerful disposition.
- Idealistic: Andy believes that people should not give up on their dreams without trying.
- Determined: No matter how much is standing in her way, Andy continues to persevere.
- Confident: Andy believes in her ability to be a wrestler.
- Possesses Plot Armor: Andy manages to defeat Immaculate in spite of her injuries from the match.
- Spiky Hair/Unnatural Hairstyle: Andy's bangs and ponytail are rather spiky.
- Short-Tempered: Though a nice person, Andy can lose her patience, yells out when frustrated and sometimes get violent when pushed too far, particularly with her encounters with Craig, though these moments are understandable, considering that the latter intentionally broke her cell phone.
- Has an Idol: Andy looks up to Quesa Poblana.
- Rebellious: Andy continues to pursue her dream of being a wrestler in spite of her parents' expectations of her following their footsteps as an accountant.
- Is a Blood Knight: Given her passion for wrestling, Andy enjoys the heat of battle that comes with it.
- Is a Challenge Seeker: Andy challenges any wrestler to fight her despite being much less experienced than her opponent.
- Is a Primary-Color Champion: Andy's wrestling outfit is composed of a red, yellow and white suit and a white cape. She also wears a pair of blue shoes with accents of white and yellow as well as blue earrings and ponytail holder.
- Is an Underdog: Despite being less skilled in wrestling, Andy manages to defeat her opponents in the end.
- Is a True Hero: Andy saves her hometown from the Perm Gang out of the goodness of her heart.
- Is a Mascot with Attitude: Andy has a hot-blooded and rebellious attitude and enjoys wrestling.
Verdict?[]
Easy yes. Given that Invincible Fight Girl takes influence from various battle shonen anime, both in art style and in storytelling, Andy's character arc is reminiscent of a typical battle shonen hero.