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* '''Invoked''': ???Aerith is a big fan of ''Alice and Bob'' who intentionally styled herself after Alice. However, she's GenreSavvy enough to notice that Alice gets punished for her meanness and decides to act nicer than the character.

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** Sophia had a similar programming to HAL 9000, but she's actually nice

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** Sophia had a similar programming to HAL 9000, but she's actually nicenice.
** [[SuperiorSuccessor Sophia's]] programmers learned from their mistakes with [[FlawedPrototype HAL]] and added an extra layer of safeties.
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** Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while [[AlphaBitch Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique]], Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.
** Sophia, [[ArtificialIntelligence an AI computer that is really, really smart]], is an obvious expy of HAL 9000 and has a similar design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.

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** Aerith is an obvious expy {{expy}} of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while [[AlphaBitch Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique]], Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.
** Sophia, [[ArtificialIntelligence an AI computer that is really, really smart]], is an obvious expy {{expy}} of HAL 9000 and has a similar design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.
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** Sophia, [[ArtificialIntelligence an AI computer that is really, really smart]], is an obvious parody of HAL 9000 and has a similar design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.

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** Sophia, [[ArtificialIntelligence an AI computer that is really, really smart]], is an obvious parody expy of HAL 9000 and has a similar design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.
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** Sophia, an AI computer that is really, really smart, is an obvious parody of HAL 9000 and has a similar design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.

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** Sophia, [[ArtificialIntelligence an AI computer that is really, really smart, smart]], is an obvious parody of HAL 9000 and has a similar design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.
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** Sophia, an AI computer that is really, really smart, is an obvious parody of HAL 9000 and has a similar design. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans.]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL.]]

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** Sophia, an AI computer that is really, really smart, is an obvious parody of HAL 9000 and has a similar design. design and voice. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans.]] humans,]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL.]]HAL,]] and while she thinks she's right all the time, she doesn't go crazy.
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** Sophia, an AI computer that is really smart, is an obvious parody of HAL 9000. But Sophia actually likes humans.

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** Sophia, an AI computer that is really, really smart, is an obvious parody of HAL 9000. 9000 and has a similar design. [[BenevolentAI But Sophia actually likes humans.]] [[AIIsACrapshoot unlike HAL.]]



** "What if HAL 9000 actually was not a killer?

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** "What if HAL 9000 was not a [[AIIsACrapshoot killer]] and [[BenevolentAI actually was not a killer?good?]]

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* '''Straight''': Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while [[AlphaBitch Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique]], Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.

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* '''Straight''': Aerith '''Straight''':
**Aerith
is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while [[AlphaBitch Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique]], Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.kids.
**Sophia, an AI computer that is really smart, is an obvious parody of HAL 9000. But Sophia actually likes humans.



* '''Justified''': Aerith is a fan of ''Alice and Bob'', and thinks the character Alice is interesting, but doesn't approve of her cruel tendencies.

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* '''Justified''': Aerith '''Justified''':
**Aerith
is a fan of ''Alice and Bob'', and thinks the character Alice is interesting, but doesn't approve of her cruel tendencies.tendencies.
**Sophia had a similar programming to HAL 9000, but she's actually nice



* '''Lampshaded''': "That's Aerith, she kinda runs this school like Alice from ''Alice and Bob'' but not a jerk."

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**"What if HAL 9000 actually was not a killer?
* '''Lampshaded''': "That's '''Lampshaded''':
**"That's
Aerith, she kinda runs this school like Alice from ''Alice and Bob'' but not a jerk.""
**"Sophia seems a lot like a nicer HAL 9000 who likes humans*



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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Conversed''': ???"Sophia seems so similar to HAL, but is so much nicer"
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** Overlord Alice is a standard EvilOverlord and BigBad with no sympathetic qualities, while Aerith is still the BigBad but does display clear sympathetic qualities and is more of an AntiVillain of some sort.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is the devil incarnated who bullies even her friends, while [[ClassPrincess Aerith]] doesn't have a mean bone in her body.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Overlord Alice is the devil incarnated BigBad of her story and a CompleteMonster who bullies even her friends, commits every crime imaginable, while [[ClassPrincess [[PrincessClassic Princess Aerith]] is the BigGood who doesn't have a mean bone in her body.
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* '''Straight''': Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique, Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is the devil incarnated who bullies even her friends, while Aerith doesn't have a mean bone in her body.

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* '''Straight''': Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while [[AlphaBitch Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique, clique]], Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is the devil incarnated who bullies even her friends, while Aerith [[ClassPrincess Aerith]] doesn't have a mean bone in her body.



** Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice, but only saves it for those who deserve it.

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** [[LovableAlphaBitch Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice, but only saves it for those who deserve it.it]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Aerith moves to a new school where everyone's spent their whole lives watching movies or TV Shows that depict teenage girls who are tall, blond, athletic, conventionally attractive or extroverted as spoiled, narcissistic bullies and expect her to conform to stereotypes. As a result she is excluded by her new peers and constantly made out to be a {{Jerkass}} over honest mistakes or simple misunderstandings.



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* '''Exploited''': In a crossover between the two franchises, Aerith is chosen to be the one who takes down Alice because they have a similar skillset and way of thinking.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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In a crossover between the two franchises, Aerith is chosen to be the one who takes down Alice because they have a similar skillset and way of thinking.thinking.
** Aerith's [[TheRival rival]] wants to endear themselves to the NaiveNewcomer while keeping them away from her, so they use [[WrongGenreSavvy common negative depictions of popular girls in media such as Alice from "Alice and Bob"]] to convince them Aerith is a BitchInSheepsClothing.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???
In a crossover between the two franchises, Aerith is chosen to be the one who takes down Alice because they have a similar skillset and way of thinking.
* '''Defied''': ???Aerith is a CardCarryingJerkass who idolizes Alice, and get's really mad when people tell her she's to nice to be like her.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"That's Aerith, she kinda runs this school like Alice from ''Alice and Bob'' but not a jerk."

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* '''Downplayed''': Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice, but only saves it for those who deserve it.
* '''Justified''': The writers of ''Troperz'' liked Alice in ''Alice and Bob'' and wanted to base a character off her, but didn't want to carry over her negative traits into ''Troperz''.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice, but only saves it for those who deserve it.
** Alice is definitely a hero, but has her occasional flaws. Aerith doesn't have these flaws.
* '''Justified''': The writers Aerith is a fan of ''Troperz'' liked Alice in ''Alice and Bob'' Bob'', and wanted to base a thinks the character off her, Alice is interesting, but didn't want to carry over doesn't approve of her negative traits into ''Troperz''.cruel tendencies.



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* '''Enforced''': ???'''Enforced''':
** The writers of ''Troperz'' liked Alice in ''Alice and Bob'' and wanted to base a character off her, but didn't want to carry over her negative traits into ''Troperz''.
** "You know Alice from ''Alice and Bob'', right? What if she was a NiceGirl instead?"
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'''Basic Trope''': An {{expy}} of a character is nicer and more genuine than the character they're based on.

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'''Basic Trope''': An {{expy}} of a character who is nicer and more genuine than LighterAndSofter, unambiguously good, or otherwise a nicer, positive contrast to the character they're based on.
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* '''Double Subverted''': As it turns out, her supposed "darker side" was actually an InformedFlaw or a rumor - she's really a NiceGuy.

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* '''Double Subverted''': As it turns out, her supposed "darker side" was actually an InformedFlaw or a rumor - she's really a NiceGuy.
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* '''Straight''': Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids, Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique.

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* '''Straight''': Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids, Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique.clique, Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids.



* '''Downplayed''': Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice but only saves it for those who deserve it.

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* '''Downplayed''': Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice Alice, but only saves it for those who deserve it.



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': ???
Aerith looks like a more nicer version of Alice, but she's actually a BitchInSheepsClothing who is no better than her inspiration.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
As it turns out, her supposed "darker side" was actually an InformedFlaw or a rumor - she's really a NiceGuy.
* '''Parodied''': ???Aerith is an IncorruptiblePurePureness with zero negative qualities who [[AllLovingHero is a friend to practically everyone, even the ones who get on her nerves]].
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'''Basic Trope''': An {{expy}} of a character is nicer and more genuine than the character they're based on.
* '''Straight''': Aerith is an obvious expy of Alice, a popular high school girl in the series ''Alice and Bob''. But while Aerith is nice to less fortunate kids, Alice is mean to everyone who isn't in her popular clique.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is the devil incarnated who bullies even her friends, while Aerith doesn't have a mean bone in her body.
* '''Downplayed''': Aerith does have a mean streak like Alice but only saves it for those who deserve it.
* '''Justified''': The writers of ''Troperz'' liked Alice in ''Alice and Bob'' and wanted to base a character off her, but didn't want to carry over her negative traits into ''Troperz''.
* '''Inverted''': CorruptedCharacterCopy
* '''Subverted''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some expies in their series are nicer than their counterparts while others are meaner.
* '''Averted''':
** All expies in the series have the same personalities and flaws as their original counterparts.
** There are no expies in the series.
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