History PlayingWith / Xenafication

** [[DaydreamSuprise The fight ends with zooming out of Alice's head]], seems she was just having a PowerFantasy.

* '''Straight''': Alice was normally a non-violent civilian who let the FiveManBand handle crises up until now. However, her [[ChekhovsSkill previously-mentioned archery hobby]] suddenly [[LetsGetDangerous comes in handy]] when the {{Mooks}} attack.

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

** Princess Charlotte, who was raised in a convent and whose most frequently used line up to this point was "Save me, Bob!" picks up a sword for the first time in her life, and engages in a duel to the death with TheDragon (which she ''wins'') while Bob takes on the BigBad... and dies. Charlotte then avenges him with ease.

** Alice refuses to learn combat skills because she's an ActualPacifist who prefers nonviolent solutions.

* '''Defied''': [[DamselScrappy Alice refuses to learn any combat skills on the grounds that it's not ladylike.]]

** The new execs have decided GirlsNeedRoleModels and want to develop Alice as an ActionGirl.

'''Basic Trope''': A DamselInDistress or other non-action woman abruptly TakesALevelInBadass or even evolves into an ActionGirl.

** Alice has been a fighter from the start of ''this'' show, but the [[AdaptationalBadass first version of Alice wasn't.]]
** Sometimes Alice can suddenly bust out ninja skills, sometimes she remains a DistressedDamsel, [[NegativeContinuity depending on the plot of the episode]]. People trying to stat Alice out for role-playing games get very frustrated.

** "Hey, I dropped a bunch of money on those fencing lessons. Any chance my character Princess Charlotte could, say, [[TheCastShowOff use a sword]] in this movie?" "Okay, Alice, but it will have to be pretty late in the story, we've already got the early scenes storyboarded."
** "Alice is turning into {{The Scrappy}} because people are sick of seeing her get captured every episode. So how about, next episode, she actually takes down the {{Monster Of The Week}} on her own?"

* '''Straight''': Alice, normally a non-violent civilian who lets the FiveManBand handle crises, has her [[ChekhovsSkill previously-mentioned archery hobby]] suddenly [[LetsGetDangerous come in handy]] when the {{Mooks}} attack when she has access to a hunting bow and appropriate arrows.
* '''Exaggerated''': Princess Charlotte, who was raised in a convent and whose most frequently used line up to this point was "Save me, Bob!" picks up a sword for the first time in her life, and engages in a duel to the death with TheDragon (which she ''wins'') while Bob takes on the BigBad... and dies. Charlotte then avenges him with ease.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice has been a fighter from the start of ''this'' show, but the [[AdaptationalBadass first version of Alice wasn't.]]

* '''Subverted''': The mook Alice just beat up? Paid to take a dive.
* '''Double Subverted''': But when she stiffs him on the bill, his attack is easily dealt with by her genuine hidden combat abilities.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice can suddenly bust out ninja skills, sometimes she remains a DistressedDamsel, [[NegativeContinuity depending on the plot of the episode]]. People trying to stat Alice out for role-playing games get very frustrated.

* '''Invoked''': Alice takes self-defense classes at the Y so she's not as defenseless the next time the bad guys attack.
* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "Hey, this ain't gonna be one of those things where the dame suddenly can toss me around like a sack of potatos, is it? 'Cause I hate that."

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice's fluke success in battle makes her overconfident and think she's ready to fight evil full-time. She isn't, and the next fight she's in gets Alice severely wounded or killed.
** Alice's sudden competence gets called into question with regards of her prior inaction or if something is amiss.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice learns her lesson from that experience and buckles down to real training to improve her skills.

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

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's fluke success in battle makes her overconfident and think she's ready to fight evil full-time. She isn't, and the next fight she's in gets Alice severely wounded or killed.
** Alice ends up gaining a HeroicBSOD because she has never killed before and unable to cope with the psychological consequences.
** Alternately, she ends up becoming a BloodKnight after a taste.
** Alice's sudden competenacy gets called into question with regards of her prior inaction or if something is amiss.

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

* '''Justified''':
** Alice has been taking self-defense classes at the Y. Or she lives in a CrapsackWorld where you'd better [[TookALevelInBadass level up]] or die.
** Or the old "adrenaline gives you great strength" line.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has been a fighter from the start of ''this'' show, but the [[AdaptationalBadassery first version of Alice wasn't.]]

* '''Downplayed''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': A DistressedDamsel or other non-action woman abruptly TakesALevelInBadass or even evolves into an ActionGirl.

* '''Inverted''':
** {{Chickification}}.

* '''Parodied''': Princess Charlotte goes from damsel in distress to army-destroying warrior whenever she cracks her knuckles.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's fluke success in battle makes her overconfident and think she's ready to fight evil full-time. She isn't, and the next fight she's in gets Alice severely wounded or killed.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice learns her lesson from that experience and buckles down to real training to improve her skills.

** A NonActionGuy or DistressedDude TookALevelInBadass

* '''Justified''': Alice has been taking self-defense classes at the Y. Or she lives in a CrapsackWorld where you'd better [[TookALevelInBadass level up]] or die.

* '''Inverted''': {{Chickification}}.

* '''Averted''': No characters show suddenly improved fighting skills; any ActionGirl types are well-established as such from the beginning.

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, I dropped a bunch of money on those fencing lessons. Any chance my character Princess Charlotte could, say, [[TheCastShowOff use a sword]] in this movie?" "Okay, Alice, but it will have to be pretty late in the story, we've already got the early scenes storyboarded."

* '''Conversed''': "They hired [[JossWhedon Writer X]] on ''Generic Fantasy Show'', I see. Five gets you ten Princess Charlotte gets a lot better at combat, because he [[AuthorAppeal loves that sort of thing]]."

* '''Justified''': Alice has been taking self-defense classes at the Y. Or she lives in a CrapsackWorld where you'd better [[ToolALevelInBadass level up]] or end up dead.

* '''Justified''': Alice has been taking self-defense classes at the Y.

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, I dropped a bunch of money on those fencing lessons. Any chance my character Princess Charlotte could, say, [[TheCastShowOff use a sword]] in this movie?" "[[SureWhyNot Okay]], Alice, but it will have to be pretty late in the story, we've already got the early scenes storyboarded."

** A NonActionGuy or JamesBondage TookALevelInBadass

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice can suddenly bust out ninja skills, sometimes she remains a DistressedDamsel, depending on the plot of the episode. People trying to stat Alice out for role-playing games get very frustrated.

'''Basic Trope''': A DistressedDamsel or other non-action woman abruptly TookALevelInBadass or even evolves into an ActionGirl.

* '''Exaggerated''': Princess Charlotte, who was raised in a convent and whose most frequently used line up to this point was "Save me, Bob!" picks up a sword for the first time in her life, and engages in a duel to the death with TheDragon (which she ''wins'') while Bob takes on the BigBad.