Warrior princess
The concept of warrior princesses is relatively new in fiction but it became increasingly popular with the feminist movement's successes in female empowerment, gradually pushing the stereotype of a "damsel in distress" to the background. A warrior princess usually incorporates a strong female personality determined in pursuit of her goals and unabashed by the typical "man's work" like fighting wars or performing manual labour.
A trait that often distinguishes a warrior princess from tomboys and femme fatales is that she can stay clearly feminine and, since she usually is a literal princess and a good person (taking the role of heroine), she often reflects her social rank's ideal with noble principles and pursuit of some higher goal, which makes her even more sympathetic to the audience or the reader. Many warrior princesses have indeed become tomboyish or a femme fatale, splitting the presentation of the genre.
While princesses may often temporarily and unexpectedly escape a passive role by indulging in violence in emergencies to save themselves or the hero, they do not warrant the title 'warrior princess' unless they engage in battle on a regular enough and skilled enough basis to be considered a warrior.
- Wikipedia article: Warrior princess
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