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5!!The Girls
6
7[[folder:Babydoll]]
8[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeBabyDoll_1419.jpg]]
9[[caption-width-right:350:''"I lost everyone I loved. And then they locked me away... With nowhere to hide from the pain."'']]
10->'''Played By''': Creator/EmilyBrowning
11->'''Voiced By''': Karla Falcón (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/MinakoKotobuki (Japanese)
12
13* AccidentalMurder: She accidentally shot her sister when she tried to shoot their abusive stepfather.
14%%* ActionGirl
15%%* AdrenalineMakeover
16* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: In relation to her relationship with Sweet Pea.]]
17* BewareTheQuietOnes: Generally shy and reserved but can be very dangerous when pushed.
18* BewareTheNiceOnes: She pulls a gun on her step father in the opening scenes.
19* BigSisterInstinct: She was perfectly willing to kill her stepfather to protect her sister from him.
20* BreakTheCutie: The poor girl goes through some pretty bad shit, to put it simply. In short order, her mother dies, her stepfather attacks her and moves on to her younger sister when she fights him off, and said sister is killed by a ricocheting bullet when Babydoll tries to defend her. From there, she's set up as having gone insane with grief and taken to the asylum, where she overhears her stepfather bribing the corrupt administrator to lobotomize her within days of her arrival.
21* TheChosenOne: "Only you can find it".
22* CoolBigSis : She pulled a gun on her abusive stepfather to keep him away from her younger sister. Doesn't get much cooler than that.
23* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her evil step father wants to hurt her and steal her inheritance, she loses both her sister and a mother all within weeks of one another, and that's only the bits we see.
24* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler: Sweet Pea ends up as the lead at the end]].
25%%* DespairEventHorizon: Often
26* TheDeterminator: Just doesn't take no for an answer.
27* DullSurprise: Considering she lost her family, her life and her sanity, this is a rare Justified Trope.
28* EmotionlessGirl: Shows shades of this early on, as she's likely gone numb with grief, but takes it to a whole new level [[spoiler: after the Lobotomy.]]
29%%* EyeScream: [[spoiler: The Lobotomy.]]
30%%* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Realist.
31%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric.
32* FromNobodyToNightmare: For Blue. He saw her as just another girl to be abused, until she "finds her fight" and stabs him.
33* GirlishPigtails: How her hair is kept throughout all three levels.
34* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's sweet, innocent, and self sacrificing even if she is a bit crazy.
35* TheHero: She's the main character of the story.
36* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Gets herself captured so Sweet Pea can escape.]]
37* IconicOutfit: Her midriff baring outfits.
38* IJustWantToBeFree: Her ultimate goal is to escape the asylum/brothel.
39* JackOfAllStats: The most balanced fighter of the girls.
40* JeanneDArchetype: Sweet Pea continues on their plan.
41* LadyOfWar: Definitely even if it's a small war.
42%%* MadDreamer
43* MessianicArchetype: She is portrayed as a savior, she then endures a massive personal sacrifice as the means of bringing that salvation about for others; this sacrifice is a fate she does not deserve up to and including death. She finds a group of devoted followers, then is being betrayed by one of these followers, and heavily persecuted by nonbelievers. She ticks most if not all of the boxes.
44* MsFanservice: Her midriff baring outfits certainly play into this trope. She's also this in-universe, as her dancing leaves anyone who witnesses it absolutely floored.
45* NonIndicativeName: Not that much of a baby or a doll. The same is true of all the girls.
46* OlderThanTheyLook: With her name, pigtails, headbands and SailorFuku, she looks like she could be about 16. In fact, she is 20.
47* OneManArmy: She's able to take down many mooks all on her own.
48* PluckyGirl: Definitely. Nothing will keep her down.
49%%* TheQuietOne
50%%* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Sweet Pea's Blue, Blue to Rocket's Red.
51%%* SanitySlippage
52* ShatteredSanity: In the first montage.
53%%* SmallGirlBigGun
54* SwordAndGun: She wields a beautifully crafted katana in tandem with an equally pimped-out Colt [=M1911=] as her weapons of choice. The castle assault fantasy is the only instance that shows her using another gun (an [=HK MP7=]).
55%%* TookALevelInBadass
56%%* TranquilFury
57* WrongfullyCommitted: She was institutionalized by her abusive stepfather; he intends to have her lobotomized so she cannot tell the authorities about his involvement in her sister's death and gain the girls' inheritance.
58[[/folder]]
59
60[[folder:Sweet Pea]]
61[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeSweetpea_7492.jpg]]
62[[caption-width-right:350:''"All that gyrating and moaning... a dance should be about more than titillation. Mine is personal, it says who I am. What the heck does yours say?"'']]
63->'''Played By''': Creator/AbbieCornish
64->'''Voiced By''': Carla Castañeda (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/YukoKaida (Japanese)
65
66* ActionGirl: One of a cast of them.
67* AmazonianBeauty: Compared to the other girls, she is notably taller and more ripped. She's also the "star" of the brothel, implying that she was the most sought-after by clients until Babydoll's arrival.
68* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: In regards to Babydoll and the Real Narrator.]]
69* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: Would die for Rocket, and followed after her after she ran away, despite Sweet Pea not having the same issues at home.]]
70* ChainmailBikini: Her fantasy mission outfit.
71* CoolBigSis: To Rocket.
72* TheCynic: She has a pretty dim view of their chances of escaping, flatly reminding the group of the likeliness that they'd just be killed in the attempt.
73* DarkAndTroubledPast: We know a little bit about what went on: both she and Rocket had troubles (though Rocket indicates her sister had it a bit easier) which led to Rocket running away from home, and Sweet Pea followed after her to protect her.
74* DeadpanSnarker: She's quite sarcastic. It's basically the only way she can cope with her situation.
75* DeathWail: [[spoiler: When Rocket dies in her arms, she lets out a long scream of anguish.]]
76* DefrostingIceQueen: Intially towards Baby Doll.
77%%* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Cynic.
78%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic.
79* InTheHood: Wears a hood during some of the action sequences.
80* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When we first meet her, she seems to be like a prima donna and is not very nice to Baby Doll. However, she does care about the girls and warms up to Baby Doll at the end.
81* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Which is appropriate given her [[ChainmailBikini costume]].
82* TheLancer: To [[TheHero Baby Doll]].
83* MsFanservice: Wears the same revealing clothes as the other girls.
84* MultiformBalance: She's a MightyGlacier in melee, but a LightningBruiser in guns.
85* NarratorAllAlong: [[spoiler: She's the woman narrating at the prologue and in the end.]]
86* NonIndicativeName: Not that sweet initially.
87* RefusalOfTheCall: She doesn't want to risk escaping.
88%%* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to both Baby Dolls and Rocket's Red.
89* SiblingYinYang: With Rocket, who is noticeably more friendly and optimistic.
90* StatuesqueStunner: The tallest of the girls. Her actress stands 5'8.
91%%* TookALevelInBadass
92%%* TranquilFury
93* TeamMom: Of the imprisoned girls.
94[[/folder]]
95
96[[folder:Rocket]]
97[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeRocket_3110.jpg]]
98[[caption-width-right:350:''"Don't worry, I don't bite very hard."'']]
99->'''Played By''': Creator/JenaMalone
100->'''Voiced By''': Christine Byrd (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/HarukaTomatsu (Japanese)
101
102* ActionGirl: She can hold her own in combat.
103%%* AnimeHair
104* AttemptedRape: The cook was trying to rape her when Babydoll intervened.
105* BoyishShortHair: Averted. She has the shortest hair of the group but she's still overtly feminine.
106
107* DarkAndTroubledPast: We know a little bit what went on: she and her sister had troubles at home, which led to her running away. She implies that she feels guilty for Sweet Pea following her and also being imprisoned despite not being as troubled.
108%%* DiesWideOpen
109%%* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Optimist.
110%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine.
111* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She is the first to befriend Babydoll and is the kindest of all the girls.
112* TheHeart: Easily the kindest and most idealistic of the girls.
113* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: How she died in the last fantasy mission.]]
114* MsFanservice: Just like the rest of the girls.
115* MultiformBalance: She's a FragileSpeedster in melee, but a GlassCannon in guns.
116* NiceGirl: She's the friendliest and most pleasant to Baby Doll.
117* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: According to WordOfGod, she, Amber and Blondie didn't die in reality.]]
118* PluckyGirl: The most positive of the bunch.
119%%* TheRunaway
120%%* RedOniBlueOni: Red to both Sweet Pea's and Baby Doll's Blue.
121* SiblingYinYang: With Sweet Pea, who is considerably colder and more cynical.
122%%* TookALevelInBadass
123* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Takes a kitchen knife to the gut for Sweet Pea in the cabaret world.]]
124[[/folder]]
125
126[[folder:Blondie]]
127[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeBlondie_5756.jpg]]
128[[caption-width-right:350:''"Take that, you ugly [[CurseCutShort motherf...]]"'']]
129->'''Played By''': Creator/VanessaHudgens
130->'''Voiced By''': Creator/AdelineChetail (European French), Leyla Rangel (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/AkiToyosaki (Japanese)
131
132* ActionGirl: Even in a cast of them, she still stands out due to being the most aggressive.
133* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her background is never stated. Her actress Vanessa Hudgens has mixed Irish, Native American and Filipino ancestry. Fittingly in the "Love is a Drug" sequence, she performs in a BedlahBabe outfit (associated with the Middle East), suggesting she's viewed this way in-universe too.
134* {{BFG}}: She always lugs the largest, heaviest guns onto the battlefield, starting with a squad support weapon and escalating from there. Her actress' size only makes them look even bigger in her hands.
135* TheBigGirl: She's the most aggressive and efficient in combat. Ironically she's the shortest of the girls.
136* BloodKnight: The most battle-hungry of all the girls.
137* CurseCutShort: When shooting the dragon, "take that you ugly mother--"
138* DarkAndTroubledPast: We never find out why she got put in the asylum in the first place, but from her presence there and her being so easily broken by Blue's threats clearly indicate she has one.
139* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Was able to apologize before dying.]]
140%%* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Conflicted.
141%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Leukine.
142* GogglesDoNothing: She wears goggles on her head in her fantasy mission outfit, but never equips them.
143* MsFanservice: Noticing a trend yet?
144* MultiformBalance: She's a LightningBruiser in melee, but a MightyGlacier in guns.
145* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: She feels guilty instantly for betraying the girls, apologising to them and screaming in horror when Amber is killed]].
146* NonIndicativeName: She's a brunette.
147* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: According to WordOfGod, she, Rocket and Amber didn't die in reality.]]
148* PintSizedPowerhouse: She's played by the 5'1 Vanessa Hudgens and is easily the most combat capable.
149* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:In the cabaret world Blue shoots her for revealing the escape plan and betraying the other girls. "We hate snitches" as he puts it.]]
150%%* SacrificialLamb
151* SixthRangerTraitor: Albeit a reluctant one.
152* SmallGirlBigGun: In the extended version of the World War I sequence, she singlehandedly wipes out all the mooks in No Man's Land with a huge machine gun.
153* TooManyBelts: In her fantasy mission outfit.
154* TookALevelInKindness: She's cynical and won't trust anyone at the start, but she quickly warms to Baby Doll and wants to help her once she hears of the plan. She offers vital information about Blue's key, confirming it'll help them escape.
155[[/folder]]
156
157[[folder:Amber]]
158[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeAmber_5391.jpg]]
159[[caption-width-right:350:''"Here we go, ladies."'']]
160->'''Played By''': Creator/JamieChung
161->'''Voiced By''': Mireya Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/AyahiTakagaki (Japanese)
162
163* AcePilot: She gets to drive several cool planes in the fantasy sequences.
164* ActionGirl: To a lesser extent, since she's usually a pilot. But in the extended cut, she does get to shoot a couple of soldiers in the WWI world.
165* AerithAndBob: Amber is a pretty average name alongside the likes of Sweet Pea and Baby Doll.
166* BigDamnHeroes: In the WWI fantasy sequence, she drops her mecha on top of a bunch of soldiers to rescue Baby Doll.
167* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: How Blue killed her.]]
168%%* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Apathetic.
169%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic.
170* FrenchMaidOutfit: She wears one as her costume during the "Love Is A Drug" sequence.
171* MsFanservice: In addition to wearing the same style of outfits as the rest of the girls, she also wears a revealing french maid outfit at one point.
172%%* NervesOfSteel
173* NiceGirl: Along with Rocket, she's the nicest of the girls. She wants to be friendly with Baby Doll when she arrives, is among the first to agree to the plan and can be seen sympathising with Rocket when she talks about getting assaulted by the cook.
174* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: According to WordOfGod, she, Rocket and Blondie didn't die in reality.]]
175* OralFixation: In the fantasy scenes, she can be seen sucking on a lollipop.
176* PluckyGirl: Is one of the first to accept the plan.
177* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Her death at Blue's hands is used to deliver a GutPunch]].
178* SatelliteCharacter: Among the girls, she's the least developed.
179* TheSmartGirl: She's the non-action girl of the group and flies the plane. Her shy, timid demeanor is also typical for this role.
180* SquishyWizard: She's practically the weakest combatant outside her machines.
181* TokenMinority: As an Asian woman, she's the only fully non-white member of the team (Vanessa Hudgens is mixed race).
182* TookALevelInBadass: Outside the fantasy sequences, Amber takes initiative to save the girls twice - successfully robbing the Mayor's lighter and keeping her head when [[spoiler: Rocket is stabbed]], stealing the knife that they need.
183[[/folder]]
184
185!!Lennox House Staff
186
187[[folder:Madame Vera Gorski / Dr Vera Gorski]]
188[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeVeraGorski_9953.jpg]]
189[[caption-width-right:350:''"You control this world. Let the pain go, let the hurt go, let the guilt go."'']]
190->'''Played By''': Creator/CarlaGugino
191
192* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: She is apparently Polish, yet speaks in a very heavy Russian accent.
193* DareToBeBadass: She delivers one to an insecure Babydoll right before her first dance/fight sequence, encouraging her to use it to empower herself.
194-->'''Gorski:''' You have all the weapons you need. Now fight!
195* DarkAndTroubledPast: Blue implies that Madam Gorski herself used to be one of the "performers" in the brothel.
196* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: All her clothes, both in the real and cabaret worlds, are violet.
197* HerrDoktor: She's Polish but still fits the stereotype of this trope.
198* HospitalHottie: It's Creator/CarlaGugino.
199* MamaBear: She's absolutely furious when she finds out [[spoiler: Blue had Babydoll lobotomized in the asylum]], as well as when [[spoiler: he shoots Amber and Blondie in the brothel]].
200* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Baby Doll initially views her as an aloof advisor who is powerless to help them against Blue. It turns out that she's a kind, caring psychiatrist who wants to help the girls recover.
201%%* MotherlyScientist
202* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: For the hospital.
203* SensualSlavs: In the brothel reality where she's the madam. She speaks more seductively there than she does in the real world.
204%%* SinkOrSwimMentor
205* TeamMom: She's warm and encouraging to the girls both as their doctor and madam. In the asylum, she's genuinely trying to help the girls open up about their troubles and help them heal, while in the brothel she encourages them to use their dance as a way to make themselves feel more powerful, and in her own words "teaches them to survive [Blue]".
206[[/folder]]
207
208[[folder:Blue Jones]]
209[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeBlueJones_549.jpg]]
210[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's too late to play the good guy!"'']]
211->'''Played By''': Creator/OscarIsaac
212
213* AttemptedRape: On both layers. [[spoiler:In the brothel world, he decided to make Baby Doll his instead of giving her away. In the real world, he tries to have his way with her after she's lobotomized.]]
214* BigBad: He's the main threat of the film.
215* ControlFreak: He's obsessed with feeling powerful and in charge.
216* DeadpanSnarker: He has his moments such as his negotiation with Baby Doll's step father.
217* DirtyCoward: He's pretty full of himself when harassing girls under his control. It disappears the instant he's faced with an actual threat.
218* DoesntLikeGuns: Then again, he only claims this ''after'' shooting somebody in the face, so who knows.
219* FauxAffablyEvil: In the brothel world, it's almost like he wants to get caught.
220* GoodHairEvilHair: Check the creepy-ass pencil mustache. He's a [[Music/TheLonelyIsland bonafide creeper.]]
221* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Kills Amber and Blondie in the cabaret world.]]
222* OrderliesAreCreeps: [[spoiler:More evident when he attempts to rape Baby Doll after she was lobotomized. He even claimed that he looked after the girls as he was being dragged away by the police.]]
223* PsychopathicManchild: He's more unstable and insane than most of the inmates!
224* RefugeInAudacity: Towards the end of the brothel part, yes.
225* SharpDressedMan: On the brothel layer.
226* {{Slimeball}}: Both in fantasy and the real world. The pencil thin mustache really sells it.
227* SmugSnake: Imagines himself to be a powerful and charming man rather than the oily, smarmy coward he truly is.
228* VillainousBreakdown: He has a truly epic one after [[spoiler: Babydoll is lobotomized, leaving him unable to exert power over her]].
229* WouldHitAGirl: More evident in the cabaret world.
230%%* {{Yandere}}
231[[/folder]]
232
233[[folder:The Doctor / The High Roller]]
234[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeHighRoller_248.jpg]]
235[[caption-width-right:350:''"I've seen some tortured souls..."'']]
236->'''Played By''': Creator/JonHamm
237
238* ALadyOnEachArm: He arrives to the cabaret flanked by two attractive women.
239* AntiVillain: All in all, he's not an evil person. On the "real" layer, he admits distaste for taking brains out of young ladies, and then in the director's cut wants to know a person for themselves and give them total freedom for once in their lives. In the dream world, he's a gentleman who wants to give Baby Doll a mutually pleasurable experience.
240* TheCharmer: In the brothel world. Comes with being played by Jon Hamm.
241%%* ChekhovsGunman
242* ChivalrousPervert: On the brothel layer. He wanted Baby Doll for himself, but he wasn't going to force himself onto her if she wasn't willing. [[spoiler:This is a parallel with the real doctor; he wants to do his job, but he doesn't want to force the lobotomy on her.]]
243* DeadlyDoctor: A non-malicious version as he is there to perform lobotomies.
244* TheDreaded: Given what he does, the girls are naturally frightened of him even if he is personally [[PunchClockVillain not malicious]].
245%%* GlassesPull
246* HospitalHottie: He's a doctor and played by the very handsome Jon Hamm.
247* IntimateOpenShirt: When he and Baby Doll are about to make love.
248* NiceGuy: In the brothel, he's a charming and friendly man who shows Baby Doll some much needed kindness.
249* NoNameGiven: His real name is never revealed, in the fantasy or the real world.
250* PunchClockVillain: His job is to lobotomize people but he's a professional who simply goes where's ordered.
251* SharpDressedMan: On the brothel layer.
252* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's a doctor who wears thick black-rimmed glasses.
253* TallDarkAndHandsome: It's Jon Hamm who is basically this trope incarnate.
254[[/folder]]
255
256!!Other Characters
257
258[[folder:The Wise Man / The General / The Bus Driver]]
259[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeWiseMan_5077.jpg]]
260[[caption-width-right:350:''"Oh, and one more thing..."'']]
261->'''Played By''': Creator/ScottGlenn
262
263* AFatherToHisMen: He's a kind and friendly presence to the girls, giving them encouragement on every level. He also defends the fugitive [[spoiler: Sweet Pea]] at the end, telling the State Troopers hounding her she's not only one of his passengers, but "an absolute delight" before sending her to rest in the back of the bus.
264* AlmightyJanitor: As the Bus Driver, he lets [[spoiler: Sweet Pea]] board his bus despite her not having a ticket, helping her evade a pair of State Troopers trying to question her by claiming she'd been on his bus for the whole trip, then shoos them away so he can get back to his route.
265* CoolOldGuy: Of the mentor variety. He fights alongside the girls despite his age.
266* CoolShades: Dons a pair at the end of his briefing in the fourth fantasy world.
267%%%* HermitGuru: In his first form.
268* TheMentor: To the girls, especially Babydoll.
269* SinkOrSwimMentor: Doesn't even give them much time to think about their missions before sending them out on them.
270[[/folder]]
271
272[[folder:The Stepfather / The Priest]]
273[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeStepfather_2039.jpg]]
274[[caption-width-right:350:''"I don't want her to remember a thing."'']]
275->'''Played By''': Creator/GerardPlunkett
276
277* AbusiveParent: It's strongly implied he [[spoiler:was sexually abusing Babydoll's sister, and maybe Babydoll as well.]]
278* BaldOfEvil: He's bald and an absolute bastard.
279* GoldDigger: He was only married to Babydoll's mother for her money. He flies into a rage when he learns she left everything to her daughters and not him.
280* HateSink: While Blue is the main villain, he's too entertaining to truly hate. But this guy is just an utter scumbag through and through.
281* KarmaHoudini: He's never seen being brought to justice on screen, but [[spoiler: as the police are dragging Blue off at the end it's implied Blue will name him as an accomplice.]]
282* NoNameGiven: Only ever known as the Stepfather or the Priest.
283* OffscreenKarma: He's never brought to justice on screen but the ending all but states he will be soon.
284* SinisterMinister: In his dream form.
285* WickedStepmother: He's a Wicked Stepfather to Babydoll and her sister, abusing them both and using underhanded methods to steal their inheritance.
286[[/folder]]

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