Recommendations Brainless female characters

CheertheSecond

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Looking for stories that revolve around female characters that are no brain and all brawn.

It's fine if they are intelligent but are too lazy to think about stuff and just focus on how to do things the easiest way.
 

CharlesEBrown

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Looking for stories that revolve around female characters that are no brain and all brawn.

It's fine if they are intelligent but are too lazy to think about stuff and just focus on how to do things the easiest way.
Why female characters?

In @ThatAdamGuy's Henry Rider novels, SHE sees herself that way (both not smart AND too lazy to think) yet really is not. Not sure if that would count?
 

SuperMushroom

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Looking for stories that revolve around female characters that are no brain and all brawn.

It's fine if they are intelligent but are too lazy to think about stuff and just focus on how to do things the easiest way.
I think my story could be a decent fit!
 

MasterY001

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Self-plug time! The way I wrote Valerie Star in Heroines* fits your request. However, she's more annoying and reckless than lazy.
 

StoneInky

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Edenc2708

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? I Was Reincarnated Into a Dice

Yeah… not a sword, not a slime. A literal dice. ?

The story centers around Lyra, who definitely fits what you’re looking for all brawn, no brakes. She’s not dumb, just too chaotic (and maybe lazy) to overthink anything. Punch first, question reality later.


It’s a slowburn fantasy isekai set in a medieval-style world no cheat skills, no UI menus. Just real magic, emotional worldbuilding, and a mystery that unfolds over time.


The early chapters lean into slice-of-life comedy and chaotic childhood training, but it builds up into something deeper (and weirder).


If you're in the mood for something unexpected and a little unhinged, I hope you’ll give it a shot!


Thanks for reading!

 

NeverSayNether

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So I saw the “brainless” bit of the title and immediately thought of “Atzi”

Now, the main character, Atzi, doesn’t exactly fit the “brawn” part of your request, but I’m going to just ignore that and hyperfixate on the dumb lizard.

Because that’s what this story is about. Atzi is a lizard person who has less intelligence than she does money… and she can’t even afford a meal.

At first it’s funny seeing the dumb protag bumble around and introduce us to the fascinating worldbuilding about gods, empires, and how the world’s deities show up in person regularly… but then something extreme happens.

She dies.

And then she wakes up.

Yup it’s a time loop novel! Despite me going on about how dumb Atzi is, she isn’t frustratingly so. She is very capable when it comes to sneaking around and stealing things, and she grows more confident in herself as the loops go on.


it’s not actually on SH, so you’d need to hop over to royal road… but that’s probably not too big of a deal. I hope. Is someone gonna call me a heretic for that? /s lol
 
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