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* '''Averted''': Marie isn't particularly nicer or more religious than anyone else.

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Marie isn't particularly nicer or more religious than anyone else.else.
** There are no characters named Mary of variations/derivatives thereof.

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* '''Invoked''': Marie's parents were very religious and raised her the same way. They named her with the Virgin Mary in mind.

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Marie's parents were very religious and raised her the same way. They named her with the Virgin Mary in mind.mind.
** When posing as a saintly young woman for a mission, Alice uses the alias Marie.

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* '''Implied''': Marie is TheGhost, but everyone constantly says good things about her.



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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
There are several Maries, all of whom are IncorruptiblePurePureness.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
Marie is the TokenGoodTeammate among the villains.
* '''Justified''': ???Marie's parents named her after the Virgin Mary, and raised her to live up to her namesake.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Marie is very nice, but Mary is the BigBad, and Maria is an AntiHero...



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???When Marie threatens a FaceHeelTurn after some trauma, Bob talks her down by reminding her of her namesake.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character named Mary or a variant/derivative of it is pure, angelic, goodhearted, or has otherwise religious motifs, often alluding to the Virgin Mary.
* '''Straight''': Marie is the TokenReligiousTeammate and an extremely kind and motherly person.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Marie is a mean-spirited villainess who spurns the Church.
* '''Subverted''': Marie is a BitchInSheepsClothing, playing up the image of a sweet and nice girl in order to fool everybody into doing her bidding...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...That was someone else impersonating Marie; the real Marie really is as nice as she initially appears.
* '''Parodied''': Naming your daughter some variant of "Mary" instantly ensures they'll grow up nice.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Marie isn't particularly nicer or more religious than anyone else.
* '''Enforced''': The editor tells the writer that the religious character isn't obviously religious enough, and that the writer should rename her.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Marie's as nice as her name sounds."
* '''Invoked''': Marie's parents were very religious and raised her the same way. They named her with the Virgin Mary in mind.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "I'm not going to act nice just because my name is ''Marie''!"
* '''Discussed''': "If we were in a movie, Marie would be that nice religious girl based on her name."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, who's the new character in ''Troper City''"? "It's a girl named Marie." "Ah. I bet she's nice based on her name."
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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