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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice's armor even changes her voice... When she's in her armor, she speaks with BassoProfundo.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice's armor even changes her voice... When she's in her armor, she speaks with BassoProfundo.[[MediaNotes/VoiceTypes basso profundo]].

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* '''Justified''': Alice's armor suit is either designed for men or designed in a very unisex manner.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice's armor suit is either designed for men or designed in a very unisex manner.manner.
** Practical armour is typically cumbersome and not designed in a manner so as to identify its wearer as female, unlike most fantasy "female armour". "Boobplate" armour, for example, is likely to direct force inwards and towards the sternum, not away from the body; the ChainmailBikini offers little protection of vital organs, a helmet and visor obscures the face, etc.
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* '''Implied''': A mysterious knight in full suit of armor encounters a succubus, and the latter's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.

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* '''Implied''': A mysterious knight in full suit of armor encounters a succubus, and the latter's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent. Because we never find out the knight's gender, its left ambiguous of whether its IncompatibleOrientation or being female.
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** The warrior never takes off its helmet.

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** The warrior never takes off its their helmet.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice proves herself as a much more than capable warrior in a TakeThat to the men who doubted her.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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Alice proves herself as a much more than capable warrior in a TakeThat to the men who doubted her.her.
** Bob and/or other characters are actually more impressed and defend her with said achievements.
** Alice never meant for it to be a false identity and is able to point out how that was their own assumptions.
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** Or, more simply, Alice, while very clearly female, later turns out to also be an important and/or famous person within the setting that everyone genuinely believed was male simply because there was no reason to assume otherwise.

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** Or, more simply, Alice, while very clearly female, later turns out to also be an important and/or famous person within the setting that everyone genuinely believed was male simply because there no one was no ever given a reason to assume otherwise.
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** Or, more simply, Alice, while very clearly female, later turns out to also be an important and/or famous person within the setting that everyone simply ''assumed'' would be male.

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** Or, more simply, Alice, while very clearly female, later turns out to also be an important and/or famous person within the setting that everyone genuinely believed was male simply ''assumed'' would be male.because there was no reason to assume otherwise.
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** Or, more simply, Alice, while very clearly female, later turns out to also be an important and/or famous person within the setting that everyone simply ''assumed'' would be male.
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** Even though Bob is never told about the identity of the savior at first, there're enough clues for him to assume this warrior is in fact a female, like her feminine voice, body type, etc.

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** Even though Bob is never told about the identity of the savior at first, there're enough clues for him (and/or audience) to assume this warrior is in fact a female, like her feminine voice, body type, etc.

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* '''Invoked''': [[YouGoGirl Alice's peers are sexist, so she disguises herself in a bulky suit of armor, kicks ass, then intentionally reveals herself in order to prove a point.]]

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* '''Invoked''': [[YouGoGirl Alice's peers are sexist, so she disguises herself in a bulky suit of armor, kicks ass, then intentionally reveals herself in order to prove a point.]]point]].



* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has never before been seen without her armor, thus does all her work with everyone under the assumption she is a man. After TheReveal, the supporting characters take her less seriously, and feel she is "less up for the task" while ignoring her previous achievements to the contrary.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Alice has never before been seen without her armor, thus does all her work with everyone under the assumption she is a man. After TheReveal, the supporting characters take her less seriously, and feel she is "less up for the task" while ignoring her previous achievements to the contrary.



Wait a minute, {{Samus Is A Girl}}?

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Wait a minute, {{Samus Is A Girl}}?SamusIsAGirl?

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is saved by one of a clan of ninja. He only finds out the identity later, much less the fact that it's Alice, a female.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob is saved by one of a clan of ninja. He only finds out the identity later, much less the fact that it's Alice, a female.female.
** Even though Bob is never told about the identity of the savior at first, there're enough clues for him to assume this warrior is in fact a female, like her feminine voice, body type, etc.
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** Bob angrily insists that he is ''not'' sexist for presuming someone named an obviously masculine name like "Dave" is a man.
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** It turns out the PoweredArmor Alex has been wearing is a character on her own: an advanced AI named Alice.

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** It turns out the PoweredArmor Alex has been wearing [[AnimatedArmor is a character on her own: own]], as she's an advanced AI named Alice.
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** It turns out the PoweredArmor Alex has been wearing is a character on her own: an advanced AI named Alice.
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** The GenreSavvy heroes are ''shocked'' to find out that the {{Badass}} named Alex in the face-concealing helmet who just saved their lives is actually a ''man'', because they've watched enough TV to ''expect'' a girl to be under there.

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** The GenreSavvy heroes are ''shocked'' to find out that the {{Badass}} badass named Alex in the face-concealing helmet who just saved their lives is actually a ''man'', because they've watched enough TV to ''expect'' a girl to be under there.

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* '''Enforced''': The author thinks the book needs GirlsNeedRoleModels.

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* '''Enforced''': The author thinks the book needs GirlsNeedRoleModels.role models for girls.
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** Alice gets put under hot water for putting up a false identity.
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* '''Implied''': A mysterious knight in full suit of armor encounters a succubus, and the later's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.

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* '''Implied''': A mysterious knight in full suit of armor encounters a succubus, and the later's latter's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.

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* '''Defied''': Alice deliberately uses one of the aversions of this trope to make sure that nobody mistakes her for a guy.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Alice deliberately uses one of the aversions of this trope to make sure that nobody mistakes her for a guy.guy.
** Bob quickly learns that women can be just as capable as men on the battlefield, and only uses gender-neutral pronouns until they reveal their identity.
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** The GenreSavvy heroes are ''shocked'' to find out that the {{Badass}} named Alex in the face-concealing helmet who just saved their lives is actually a ''man'', because they've watched enough TV to ''expect'' a girl to be under there.
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* '''Implied''': A mysterious warrior in full armor-suit encounters an succubus, and the later's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.

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* '''Implied''': A mysterious warrior knight in full armor-suit suit of armor encounters an a succubus, and the later's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.
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* '''Implied''': A mysterious warrior in a full armor suit encounters an succubus, and the later's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.

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* '''Implied''': A mysterious warrior in a full armor suit armor-suit encounters an succubus, and the later's sexy charm doesn't seem to work on her opponent.

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