History PlayingWith / ActionGirl

* '''Enforced''': AffirmativeActionGirl

** Alice, though not exactly an action hero, is a badass driver and could probably easily beat racing legends such as Michael Schumacher or Mario Andretti in a race.
* '''Justified''':

** Alice grew up in a culture where women do get special treatment for having a vagina. The special treatment is to be put through a [[TheSpartanWay savage martial arts course.]]
** Alice joined the military or became a police officer, etc.
** Alice is the HeirToTheDojo, etc.

** Alice seems like FauxActionGirl. Her resume or reputation speak of her ass-kicking skills, but she doesn't fight much, or gets handed the DistressBall every now and then. When she finally gets her chance to shine, they have to clean up what's left of the villains with a mop.
** Alice acts like a FauxActionGirl to get close to the BigBad, and proceeds to take him out.
** When someone she loves is threatened, she is forced to renounce her pacifism, as violence is the only way to save them.
* '''Parodied''':

** The series is a WorldOfActionGirls, and ''every'' female character is a formidable combatant. Yes, even [[ChurchMilitant the nuns]]. [[LittleMissBadass And the little five-year-old girl]]. [[NeverMessWithGranny And even old ladies]].
** Alice effortlessly overpowers brickhouses of men who are more than twice as heavy as her and tosses them around like ragdolls.
* '''Zig Zagged''':

** Alice's culture is a ProudWarriorRace. The women are supposedly expected to stay home and look [[ProperLady graceful and demure]] while the men are slaughtering the {{Mooks}} of the EvilOverlord. But [[SilkHidingSteel under their elegant exterior]] the women are as much warriors as the men, are often called upon to [[MamaBear defend their homes]], and are [[TheSpartanWay sternly trained]] in UrbanWarfare, by the teachers in [[WomensMysteries female]] [[LadyOfWar warrior sisterhoods]]. They live peacefully caring for their children until an enemy raiding party shows up. At which time they [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale brutally slaughter them]] and are only grieved that their [[TheFashionista nice dresses]] [[BloodSplatteredWarrior are ruined]]. When the men come back from their [[TheEpic heroic]] campaign they rebuke the women, not for fighting([[ProudWarriorRace for no one objects to that]]) but for their inconsiderate behavior in not leaving some alive [[BloodKnight so that the men could share the fun.]] Whereupon all the women [[ProperLady politely and submissively apologize]] while rolling their eyes at male eccentricity. And everyone lives happily until it is time for the next campaign.
* '''Averted''':

** Alternatively, no one fights in the show.[[note]]At least, [[SnarkToSnarkCombat not]] [[BadassPacifist physically]][[/note]]

** "No, ''this'' is fighting like a girl!" -'''WHAM!'''-

** Alice chooses not to fight, so that Bob will not be intimidated by her, [[RescueRomance and so she can be rescued by him.]]

** Alice is equally strong as the male characters, but just the fact that she's a girl causes her trouble. Every month she's incapable of fighting for a week and she's not taken seriously and just dismissed as 'the woman' regardless of her abilities. Having to fight her culture tooth and nail just to keep her career quickly gives her JadeColouredGlasses in addition to the regular WarIsHell trauma.
** In order to successfully compete with her male colleagues and gain an edge over her enemies, Alice must work twice as hard. She finally abuses steroids, which turns her into a BrawnHilda, or is a cause of MuscleAngst.

** People are intimidated by Alice, but she does not let it get to her. They get used to the fact that she is an Action Girl and some [[AmazonChaser admire/lust after her for it.]]
** Despite knowing the disadvantage she is given, Alice knows that the same thing gives her advantages. She can exploit a villain that underestimates her and otherwise use guile to augment her fighting skills.

* '''Played For Laughs''': [[DisproportionateRetribution Alice will kill you for breaking her nails.]]
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice must prove that not everyone is effeminate in a world of [[GirlyGirl Girly Girls]].
* '''Played For Horror''': DarkActionGirl.

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** Alice often takes out a whole bunch of {{Mooks}}, {{Quirky Miniboss|Squad}}es, [[TheBrute Brutes]], {{Evil Genius}}es,[[TheDragon Dragons]], and {{Big Bad}}s with nothing but the sheer power of {{Awesomeness|IsAForce}}.

** Alice often takes out a whole bunch of {{Mooks}}, {{Quirky Miniboss|Squad}}es, [[TheBrute Brutes]], {{Evil Genius}}es. [[TheDragon Dragons]], and {{Big Bad}}s with nothing but the sheer power of {{Awesomeness|IsAForce}}.

* '''Straight''': Alice can take out a whole bunch of Mooks and even the BigBad with her physical combat skills.

** Alice often takes out a whole bunch of Mooks and Big Bads with {{Awesomeness|IsAForce}}.

* '''Straight''': Alice can take out a whole bunch of Mooks and even the Big Bad with her physical combat skills.

* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice must prove that not everyone is effeminate in a world of [[GirlyGirl Girly Girls]].
** Because of how violent Alice is, [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon it drives away everyone she knows from her]], giving her {{de|Spair event horizon}}pression as a result.
** [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Alice gets bullied by everyone]] because of either [[RealWomenDontWearDresses the fact that she fights means that she lacks traditional femininity]] or [[DoubleStandard she’s a girl so she isn’t supposed to fighting]] and instead [[StayInTheKitchen belong in the kitchen]].

** Because of how violent Alice is, [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon it drives everyone she knows from her]], giving her {{de|Spair event horizon}}pression as a result.

** Because of how violent Alice is, [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon it drives everyone she knows every from her]], giving her {{de|Spair event horizon}}pression as a result.

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice must prove that not everyone is effeminate in a world of [[GirlyGirl Girly Girls]].

* '''Played For Drama/Horror''': DarkActionGirl.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice will kill you for breaking her nails.
* '''Played For Horror''': DarkActionGirl.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

** Alice's culture is a ProudWarriorRace. The women are supposedly expected to stay home and look [[ProperLady graceful and demure]] while the men are slaughtering the {{Mooks}} of the EvilOverlord. But [[SilkHidingSteel under their elegant exterior]] the women are as much warriors as the men, are often called upon to [[MamaBear defend their homes]], and are [[TheSpartanWay sternly trained]] in UrbanWarfare, by the teachers in [[WomensMysteries female]] [[LadyOfWar warrior sisterhoods]]. They live peacefully caring for their children until an enemy raiding party shows up. At which time they [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale brutally slaughter them]] and are only grieved that their [[TheFashionista nice dresses]] [[BloodSplatteredWarrior are ruined]]. When the men come back from their [[TheEpic heroic]] campaign they rebuke the women, not for fighting([[ProudWarriorRace for no one objects to that]]) but for their inconsiderate behavior in not leaving some alive [[BloodKnight so that the men could share the fun.]] Whereupon all the women [[ProperLady politely and submissivly apologize]] while rolling their eyes at male eccentricity. And everyone lives happily until it is time for the next campaign.

'''Basic Trope''': A female action hero.

* Alice, though not exactly an action hero, is a badass driver and could probably easily beat racing legends such as Michael Schumacher or Mario Andretti in a race.

** In Alice's culture [[labelnote:For example]] Scythians, vikings [[/labelnote]] it is not unusual for women to go to war.

** Alternatively, no one fights in the show.[[note]]At least, [[SnarkToSnarkCombat not]][[BadassPacifist physically]][[/note]]

** Alternatively, no one fights in the show.[[note]]At least, not [[BadassPacifist physically]][[/note]]

** alice is a superhuman with near world destroying powers

** Alice grew up in a rough neighborhood where women got no special treatment for having a vagina. She would have learn how to defend herself unaided to survive.