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| 13 | Town Girls is a [[{{Ensembles}} trio]] of female characters, consisting of [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl one who is butch, one who is femme]] and one who is neither. Butch and femme are lesbian identities for gender expression; in this case, it is referring to masculinity displayed by a female beyond what would be considered typical of a {{tomboy}} and femininity beyond what would be considered typical of the GirlyGirl. The femme one is like a fashionable uptown girl. The butch one is like someone whose rude behavior could be excused by saying that she is from out of town -- maybe a CountryMouse. The one who is neither butch nor femme is like a StreetSmart girl from downtown. Thus the Town Girls are from uptown, downtown and out of town. Bonus points if the geography is literal. |
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| 15 | The one who is neither butch nor femme is usually the smart, friendly and well-intentioned GirlNextDoor. She can also be more free-spirited, either [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} with her mind]] or [[ReallyGetsAround her body]]. The butch character is likely a tough chick but might be more of a FemmeFatale or be [[MyGirlIsASlut sexually aggressive]]. The Femme one is either [[SpoiledBrat high-maintenance]], [[TheMistress romantically assertive]] or neither. |
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| 17 | If they're love interests, then the easiest one to be with will be the middle one like Betty in BettyAndVeronica. Might overlap with BeautyBrainsAndBrawn (in which the brawn is usually butch, the brains is usually neither, and the beauty is usually femme), BlondeBrunetteRedhead, or BigThinShortTrio (in which the big one is usually butch, the thin one is usually neither, and the short one is usually femme). An exaggerated example would include a PrincessClassic, HotLibrarian, and TheLadette. |
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| 19 | Compare MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio, a configuration of characters of any gender where one member is masculine, one member is feminine, and one member is androgynous or of AmbiguousGender. See FourGirlEnsemble. |
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| 22 | !!Examples: |
| 23 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 26 | * ''Anime/AhMyGoddess'': Out of the three main goddesses, Belldandy is sweet and loving, Urd is a half-demon trickster, and Skuld is an aggressive and tech-savvy. |
| 27 | %%* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' had the spoiled Mayu, the demure Aoi and the loudmouth Tina. |
| 28 | %%* ''Manga/AKB49RenaiKinshiJourei'' has the haughty Ai, the quiet Hiroko and the charismatic Minoru[[note]]who really is a WholesomeCrossdresser[[/note]]. |
| 29 | %%* ''Manga/AlienNine'' has Yuri Otani (femme), Kumi Kawakmura (neither), and Kasumi Tomine (butch). |
| 30 | * ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Ymir (butch) and Krista (femme) are usually a duo, but they can also be seen hanging out with Sasha (neither) from time to time. [[spoiler:By the end of the series, though, Krista/Historia is the only one still alive.]] |
| 31 | %%* ''Manga/BlueExorcist'': |
| 32 | %%** [[CuteClumsyGirl Shiemi]], [[DefrostingIceQueen Izumo]] and [[TheLadette Shura]]. |
| 33 | %%** [[SilkHidingSteel Shiemi]], [[NiceGirl Paku]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Izumo]] is the order. |
| 34 | * ''Manga/CatsEye'': Out of the sisters, Ai is a tech-savvy tomboy, Rui is elegant and fashion forward, and Hitomi is neither. |
| 35 | * In ''{{Anime/Charlotte}}'' Yusa has this dynamic with her twin and friend Nao. She's innocent and cheery (femme), whereas Misa is tomboyish and brash (butch), and Nao is usually stoic and cunning (neither). |
| 36 | * ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': |
| 37 | ** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'''s trio of girls are [[OneOfTheBoys Sora]] (butch), [[SpoiledSweet Mimi]] (femme) and [[AffirmativeActionGirl Hikari]] (neither). |
| 38 | ** The dynamic is repeated in ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' with Ruki, the AloofAlly ActionGirl tomboy (butch), Juri, the girly girl and the hero's LoveInterest (femme) and Shaochung, the TagalongKid who's just too young to be either. |
| 39 | ** The three main girls from ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' also qualify although, in this case, each of them have a more prominent role than the other depending on the season. The story starts out with Akari, the reliable [[GenkiGirl genki]] [[GamerChick gamer chick]], as the butch. It continues with Nene, the mysterious [[AntiHero antiheroine]] who gets a GirlinessUpgrade in seasons 2 and 3 without losing much of her tough edge, as the the neither. The final season introduces Airu, the BitchInSheepsClothing who is only [[CutenessProximity interested in cute]] Digimon and has a way more feminine design than both Akari and Nene, as the femme. |
| 40 | * ''Franchise/DragonBall'': |
| 41 | ** In the original series, Bad Lunch is a violent, trigger-happy criminal (butch), Good Lunch is a naïve ShyBlueHairedGirl (femme), and Bulma is spunky and adventurous (neither). |
| 42 | ** In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Videl is a tomboyish crime-fighter (butch), Bulma is a stylish non-combatant (femme), and Chi-Chi is a housewife but also strong and able to fight (neither). |
| 43 | ** Out of the daughters of the Z fighters, Pan loves martial arts and has a boyish way of dressing (butch), Bra/Bulla gets her ValleyGirl traits from Bulma (femme), and Marron is feminine but less of a ValleyGirl than Bra (neither). |
| 44 | ** To go with the girls above, their respective mothers also fit the trope in the same roles. Videl is a tomboy like Pan (butch), Bulma is a ValleyGirl like Bra (femme), and Android 18 is a serious ActionGirl who also enjoys shopping (neither). |
| 45 | * ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'': Mamimi (femme) is always seen in a dress and spends much of the series just playing hooky and pining for Tasuku who's off in America playing baseball, Haruko (butch) who's very much willing to get rough and physical in going after what she's gunning for and never wears a dress unless she's deliberately playing up her sexuality for some hidden goal, and Eri Ninamori (neither) sort of ends up as a mix of the previous two's extremes between her helplessness at her family situation vis a vis her marriage-in-trouble parents but also a willingness to take initiative in trying to solve them like with the political finagling over the class play. |
| 46 | * In ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', main character Tohru Honda has this dynamic with her two best friends Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. Tohru herself is gentle and traditionally feminine (Femme), Uotani is a tomboyish former delinquent (Butch), and Hanajima is a stoic {{Goth}} (Neither). |
| 47 | * ''Manga/{{Gals}}'': |
| 48 | ** Ran is the Butch. She's the tough, brash, reckless ActionGirl of the show, and has a violent temper. |
| 49 | ** Aya is the Femme. She's intellectual, soft-spoken, and ProneToTears. In the main trio, she's the only one with [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair]] and the only one who is not a fighter. |
| 50 | ** Miyu is the Neither. She's sweet and cute, but like Ran, she [[BadassAdorable can fight]], used to be a violent criminal in the past, and has BoyishShortHair. |
| 51 | %%* In ''Literature/{{Jinsei}}'', we have Fumi as the femme, Ikumi as the butch and Rino, who is neither. |
| 52 | * ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': |
| 53 | ** Rei Miyamoto is a spear martial artist, Saya Takagi is a Brainiac, and Shizuka Marikawa is a ditzy school nurse. |
| 54 | ** Saeko Busujima is more or less a one-woman group of Town Girls, being both a LadyOfWar and the kendo club's captain |
| 55 | %%* ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'' has Seraphim (neither), Maelstrom (butch) and Sarasvati (femme). |
| 56 | * ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' |
| 57 | ** ''Anime/Jewelpet2009'': Aoi is an {{Ojou}}, Minami is a tomboy, and Rinko is shy but snarky. |
| 58 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetSunshine'': Hinata is shy and understanding, Shouko is a delinquent tomboy, and Kanon is haughty. |
| 59 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetHappiness'': Nene is a ProperLady, Ruruka is a tomboy, and Chiari is clumsy and cheerful. |
| 60 | %%* ''Anime/KirarinRevolution'' has this dynamic in [=MilkyWay=] during the third season: newcomers Noel and Kobeni are the Butch and Femme, respectively, and returning character Kilari is the Neither. |
| 61 | * The main characters of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''; Hikaru is a boisterous tomboy (Butch), Fuu is a bookish smart girl (Neither), and Umi is a long-haired, graceful {{Ojou}} (Femme). |
| 62 | %%* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' has [[OneOfTheGuys Kobayashi]] (Butch), [[GenkiGirl Tohru]] (Femme) and [[TheStoic Kanna]] (Neither). |
| 63 | %%* ''{{Manga/Nisekoi}}'' has Kosaki and Marika as the femmes, Tsugumi as the butch and Chitoge as the neither. |
| 64 | * ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'': Out of the original trio, Aiko is the athletic DeadpanSnarker (butch), Hazuki is a shy, rich, and sweet girl (femme), and Doremi is a clumsy GenkiGirl (neither). |
| 65 | * ''Anime/OutlawStar'': Melfina is a sweet and gentle non-fighter bio-android, [[CuteBruiser Aisha Clan Clan]] is a hot-tempered, hard-drinking Ctarl Ctarl CatGirl always looking for a fight, and [[LadyOfWar "Twilight" Suzuka]] is an elegantly dressed and graceful assassin. |
| 66 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 67 | ** Between the Sensational Sisters, Lily is the younger yet assertive butch, Daisy is the BrilliantButLazy neither, and Violet is the beautiful femme. |
| 68 | ** The first three female traveling companions also fall into this with {{Shorttank}} Misty (the youngest in the family that also includes the aforementioned Sensational Sisters) being the butch, optimistic big eater May being the neither, and NiceGirl Dawn being the femme. |
| 69 | ** The female trio in Sun and Moon: short-haired prankster Lana serves as the butch, and [[SupremeChef Mallow]] takes up the role of the TeamMom femme, leaving studious ShrinkingViolet Lillie as the neither. |
| 70 | ** The remaining three girls, two of whom are traveling companions: Iris is an athletic, battle-oriented girl, as shown by her climbing and leaping between trees, and swinging on vines; Serena is an experienced Performer who excels at traditionally feminine things such as cooking and dancing, and yet she has plenty of experience with riding Rhyhorn (which helps her out in a Performance round when one of the challenges was to tame a Rhyhorn); Chloe Cerise is undecided with her goals, while currently attending school. |
| 71 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'': The pink leaders are not so much a straight example as they are a sliding scale of this. [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Nagisa Misumi]], [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Saki Hyuuga]], [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Hibiki Hojo]] and [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Sora Harewataru]] are on the butch side of the scale; [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Nozomi Yumehara]], [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Miyuki Hoshizora]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Haruka Haruno]], and [[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Nodoka Hanadera]] are on the femme side; and [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Love Momozono]], [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi Hanasaki]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure Mana Aida]], [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Megumi Aino]], [[Anime/HUGttoPrettyCure Hana Nono]], [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Hikaru Hoshina]], [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Manatsu Natsuumi]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Yui Nagomi]] and [[Anime/WonderfulPrettyCure Komugi Inukai]] are all neithers. |
| 72 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': |
| 73 | ** Madoka is a NaiveEverygirl Neither, Hitomi is an {{Ojou}} Femme, and Sayaka is a butch {{Tomboy}}-type with short hair and willingness to get physically rough. |
| 74 | ** There's also a secondary "trio" with Homura as the Neither, Mami as the Femme older sempai-type who fights with elegance, and Kyoko as the Butch rough-talking street rat who [[BigEater eats a lot]] [[spoiler:at the end of the series when those are the three Magical Girls who are left alive.]] |
| 75 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': |
| 76 | ** Out of the Tendo sisters, Akane is a hot-tempered tomboy who likes martial arts (butch), Kasumi is a calm and gentle YamatoNadeshiko (femme), and Nabiki is a snide, sarcastic ManipulativeBitch (neither). |
| 77 | ** Akane herself is the neither of Ranma's three main fiancess. Alongside SweetPollyOliver Ukyo (butch) and the seductive Shampoo (femme). |
| 78 | %%* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' has Rei Ayanami (femme), Mari Illustrious Makinami (neither), Asuka Shikinami Langley (butch). |
| 79 | %%* ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'': |
| 80 | %%** The Marionettes: Lime (neither), Cherry (femme), and Bloodberry (butch). |
| 81 | %%** Also, the Saberdolls: Tiger (neither), Luchs (femme), and Panzer (butch). |
| 82 | * ''Anime/SailorMoon'': |
| 83 | ** The Outer Senshi consist of the crossdressing Haruka (butch), the beautiful and elegant Michiru (femme), and the Setsuna who is not acting as a contrasting counterpart to either of them (neither). |
| 84 | ** Among the Inner Senshi, Usagi plays a different role in each of two such trios: she's the femme to Ami's neither and Rei's butch, and the neither to Makoto's butch and Minako's femme. Rei is herself the neither to Ami's femme and Makoto's butch. Interestingly, in the Usagi-Ami-Rei triad, Usagi is a borderline case: she's more romantic than Ami, but Ami was herself very shy at one time before befriending Usagi, who is the more outgoing of the two. |
| 85 | ** In the manga, Minako is butch, while Rei is femme, and Makoto is neither. |
| 86 | ** Of Usagi's SocialCircleFiller, short-haired, casually-dressed Kuri is butch, long-haired, fashion-loving Yumiko is femme, and average NiceGirl Naru is neither. |
| 87 | * ''Manga/SallyTheWitch'': Out of Sally's best friends, there's {{Shorttank}} Yoshiko "Yocchan" Hanamura (butch) and {{Ojou}} Sumire Hasegawa (femme). Sally herself is the middle ground, being a RebelliousPrincess and a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak. |
| 88 | * Amu's guardian characters in ''Manga/ShugoChara''; Miki is the Butch as she's the most tomboyish of the three despite [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak her interest in art]], Suu is the Femme since she's the most [[ProperLady feminine and ladylike]] out of all of them, and Ran is the Neither as she's girlier than Miki but she's [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak also into sports]]. |
| 89 | * ''Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl'': Of the three main female characters, Tomo is the Butch (being the most tomboyish and athletic of the three), Carol is the Femme (being very girly and often wearing cute, feminine clothing), and Misuzu is the Neither (she's more feminine than Tomo, but unlike Carol she's very aloof and sarcastic). |
| 90 | * ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': |
| 91 | ** Benten is tomboyish, bad-mouthed and violent, Oyuki is calm, demure and feminine, and their best friend, Lum, is neither tomboyish nor girly though she has more girly traits. |
| 92 | ** Out of the three most prominent girls in Ataru's class, Ryuunosuke looks and acts very masculine due to being RaisedAsTheOppositeGender, Shinobu considers herself a responsible and ladylike Japanese girl, and Lum is a feisty GenkiGirl. |
| 93 | * ''Manga/VenusWars'': Miranda is TheLadette, Maggie is a sweet and shy nurse girl, and Sue is rather fashion forward, but more gung ho than Maggie. |
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| 96 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 97 | * ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': |
| 98 | ** Of the original main girls, Midge is a short-haired softball player, Veronica is a LovableAlphaBitch, and Betty is the GirlNextDoor with a mix of tomboyish and girly hobbies. Originally, all three were girly girls, but [[CharacterDevelopment later years]] [[TomboynessUpgrade changed that]]. |
| 99 | ** In the GenderFlip issue (''Archie'' #636), the female counterparts of the three main boys fit. [[{{Jerkass}} Reggie's]] counterpart, Regina, happens to be Reversedale's premier AlphaBitch, while Archie's own ''Archina'' is a rather typical girl, and JJ, female counterpart of Jughead, is some [[BigEater big eating]] SnarkKnight! |
| 100 | ** ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats'': Valerie is a WrenchWench, Melody is a DumbBlonde, and Josie is a StandardizedLeader. |
| 101 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': Out of the girls who are Sonic's three most notable love interests in this continuity, Sally, Amy and Fiona fit. Despite her violent temper, Amy is obsessively romantic when it comes to Sonic, wears a skirt and hair decorations, and enjoys typically girly interests like shopping and fashion when not fighting evil. Sally is a TomboyPrincess whose character is particularly divergent from any female stereotypes and does not hesitate to jump into rough or messy situations, and she has a very boyish appearance despite her regal status. Fiona has a rough attitude and no particularly feminine interests, but she's more girly than Sally, because of her role as the FemmeFatale, the fact that she has a slightly more girly appearance (the bow, skirt, and especially her older design), and also because she is more prone to using her feminine charms to manipulate male characters (like she's done with Tails). |
| 102 | * ''Comicbook/Gen13'': Rainmaker is a LipstickLesbian, Fairchild is a GenericGirl, and Freefall is a StreetUrchin. |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 106 | [[AC:Crossovers]] |
| 107 | * Yolanda, Alice and Collete in ''Fanfic/PrehistoricEarth'': sweet-natured KindlyVet Yolanda as the femme, BrainyBrunette ActionGirl Alice as the neither and aloof ActionGirl Collete as the butch. The latter two are also the Tomboy to Yolanda's Girly Girl. |
| 108 | * ''Fanfic/TransformersMHA'' has three of them: |
| 109 | ** Among the Autobots, Arcee is the femme, Strongarm is the butch, and Windblade is the neither. |
| 110 | ** Among the Decepticons, Swift is the femme, Nightra is the butch, and Shadow Striker is the neither. |
| 111 | ** The girls of Class 1-B, [[spoiler: who later find out about the Cybertronian war]], has Ibara as the femme, Itsuka as the butch, and Setsuna as the neither. |
| 112 | |
| 113 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'']] |
| 114 | * Luca's three most prominent female classmates in ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'': HotBlooded, outspoken and adventurous FieryRedhead Giulia (Butch), [[TheCutie sweet]] and [[ThinksLikeARomanceNovel romantic]] [[TheIngenue ingenue]] Rosa (Femme) and [[SugarAndIcePersonality aloof]], [[OnlySaneWoman level-headed]] and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] Bianca (Neither). |
| 115 | * The three most prominent female characters of ''Fanfic/TooMuchTooMuch'' consist of energetic and brash [[FieryRedhead Giulia]] (Butch), haughty and refined [[AlphaBitch Serafina]] (Femme) and plucky yet sweet and coy [[GirlNextDoor Vallea]] (Neither). |
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| 117 | [[AC:Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse]] |
| 118 | * The "hair club" in ''Fanfic/InfiniteCoffeeAndProtectionDetail'': SilkHidingSteel token civilian Pepper Potts, [[GuileHero psychologically-savvy]] ActionGirl Natasha Romanoff, and {{Ladette}}ish ActionGirl Maria Hill. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']] |
| 121 | * Team Easy Breezy from ''Fanfic/TotalDramaLegacy'' consists of [[PassionateSportsGirl Storm Jackson-Wilkins]] (butch), [[{{Kawaiiko}} Serena McGrady]] (femme), and [[CuteBookworm Katherine Hoffmann]] (neither). |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 125 | * ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': Gender-flipped. Among the group of circus bugs, there's the trio of Francis (butch), Slim (neither), and Heimlich (femme). Francis, being a ladybug, is constantly mistaken for a female by anyone he doesn't know, typically leading to him losing his temper with them and threatening them. Of course, you'd certainly do that if you were burdened with being mistaken for the opposite gender of what you are, so him being the Manly Man is certainly justifiable. Slim, meanwhile, is a snarky, neurotic Butt-Monkey who is used as a prop as a result of being a stick insect, and Heimlich is a plump, soft-hearted caterpillar who is the most emotional of the three and shows a longing to become a "beautiful butterfly". |
| 126 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': The three females of the dead Rivera relatives include: the fierce, strong-willed Imelda [[ShoeSlap who knows how to wield a shoe]] (butch), the bubbly, kind and good-hearted {{Big Fun}} Rosita who's the only one that wears [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] (femme), and [[TheStoic stoic]] level-headed Victoria (neither). |
| 127 | * ''Franchise/DespicableMe'': Margo as the neither (the oldest, smartest and more level-headed one), Edith as the butch (the middle one who could well be OneOfTheBoys) and Agnes as the femme (the youngest, sickeningly cute one). |
| 128 | * Julieta and AgustÃn's three daughters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''. Oldest sister Isabela is the picture of femininity, as she is beautiful, ladylike, and floral. Middle sister Luisa is characterized by her toughness and strength. Youngest sister Mirabel, the heroine, is the 'normal' AudienceSurrogate; she's klutzy and sweet but also spirited and strong-willed. As a result of Mirabel's intervention, Isabela and Luisa both move away from perpetually being considered pretty and strong respectively by the end. |
| 129 | * ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'': Of Riley's female emotions, Joy is a bossy and fun-loving GenkiGirl with BoyishShortHair who goes barefoot and gets enthusiastic about ice skating (butch), [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak though she does wear a simple dress]]. Disgust is a snotty fashionista with high standards and impeccable taste (femme), while Sadness is a bookish and melancholy DorkInASweater (neither). |
| 130 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGhoulSchool'': The girls attending Miss Grimwood's school -- Elsa and Winnie are the tomboys, Sibella and Tanis are the girly-girls, and Phantasma, having features that qualify for both, is in-between. |
| 131 | %%* The three major female characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'': Jane (femme), Kala (neither), and Terk (butch). |
| 132 | * ''Franchise/ToyStory'': |
| 133 | ** Of the three main female toys, Jessie is a rambunctious BadassAdorable cowgirl (butch), Mrs. Potato Head is a devoted housewife (femme), and Bo Peep is a ProperLady who TookALevelInBadass in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' (neither). |
| 134 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', where Bo is absent, the neither role is covered by Barbie, a fashionista who is also an ActionGirl and GirlyBruiser. |
| 135 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', at first glance it might seem that Abby is the Femme, Priya the Neither and Miriam the Butch, but in reality it is much more complex than that since as indicated in her own character pages, Miriam is [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak externally masculine but internally feminine]], while Abby is [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak outwardly feminine but inwardly masculine]]. However, Priya is clearly in the middle of the two, being into both boy bands and gothic vampire novels. |
| 136 | [[/folder]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 139 | * ''Film/AlienResurrection'' is the only film in the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' series to feature this. Call is the butch -- with BoyishShortHair and being revealed as [[spoiler: a robot]]. Hillard is the femme -- in a relationship with Elgyn and the most delicate of the team. Ripley is the neither -- she's a half human-half Alien hybrid. |
| 140 | * ''Film/{{Bachelorette}}'' has the tomboyish Gena, the over-the-top sexy Katie and the elegant yet intimidating Regan. |
| 141 | * In ''Film/BlackChristmas1974'', there's the snide, snarky, chain smoking and hard-drinking tomboy Barb, the pretty, soft-spoken and [[LongHairIsFeminine long-haired]] Jess and the geeky bespectacled NiceGirl Phyl. |
| 142 | * ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'': Dylan is a reckless FieryRedhead who likes rock music (butch), Natalie is a blonde, GenkiGirl (femme), and Alex is a sophisticated GoGetterGirl (neither). |
| 143 | * ''Film/Crossroads2002'' has Mimi (butch), Kit (femme) and Lucy (neither). |
| 144 | * ''Film/DefinitelyMaybe'': Emily is demanding, April is free-spirited, and Summer is aggressive. |
| 145 | * ''Film/TheDuff'' has sweet-natured fashionista Jess as the femme, tough-as-nails hacker/athlete Casey as the butch, and smart honor student Bianca as the neither. |
| 146 | * ''Film/DumbAndDumber'': Mary Swanson (femme), the "Athletic Beauty" (neither), and JP Shay (butch). |
| 147 | * The three female protagonists of ''Film/TheFaculty''. Snarky goth Stokeley is the butch, AlphaBitch Delilah is the femme, and CountryMouse Marybeth is the neither. |
| 148 | * ''Film/FearStreet'': |
| 149 | ** ''Part One: 1994'' gives us the tomboyish out and out lesbian Deena (butch), her closeted girly-girl of a cheerleader girlfriend Sam (femme), and ambitious drug dealer and HighSchoolHustler Kate (neither). |
| 150 | ** ''Part Two: 1978'' revolves around aggressive, drug taking Alice with BoyishShortHair (butch), responsible goodie-two-shoes Cindy who fusses about her ruined clothes (femme), and "the weird girl from Shadyside" Ziggy (neither). |
| 151 | * The ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' franchise has done this dynamic a few times: |
| 152 | ** In ''Film/Halloween1978'': There is the FinalGirl and her two friends. Laurie is a bookish, soft-spoken responsible girl who prefers to do things like study and babysit who isn’t anything like her two friends personality wise. Annie is a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] smart mouth with a rebellious streak, has significantly shorter hair and a relatively tomboyish wardrobe compared to the other two girls. Lynda is the most glamour-obsessed of the three as she mentions being a cheerleader, normally speaks like a [[ValleyGirl valley girl]] and is first introduced admiring herself in a compact mirror. |
| 153 | ** In ''Film/Halloween2007'', Laurie, Lynda and Annie still fit this trope but change places: Laurie is now the GirlyGirl of the trio, being smart, sweet, put-together, good-natured and responsible. Lynda is much more [[AdaptationalJerkass snide, abrasive, snarky and bitchy in this version]] which makes her the most tomboyish of the three. Annie barely qualifies for either role. |
| 154 | ** ''Film/Halloween2018'': Laurie now forms this dynamic with her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson: Laurie is an alcoholic ActionGirl and TankTopTomboy who has [[TookALevelInBadass taken a major level in badass]] since we last saw her in 1978. Karen could be best described as a motherly, soft-spoken SilkHidingSteel who detests her mother's paranoia and the way she raised her (their relationship makes them form an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] version of FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter, this is most noticeable from their parenting methods). Allyson is an average everyday person and a kind good-natured high school student. |
| 155 | * ''Film/HeroicTrio'': The eponymous trio consists of a young girly girl, a dark AntiHero, and their motherly leader who seems to be somewhere in between in terms of femininity. |
| 156 | * ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'': While all three dress in a feminine manner, Gabriella, Sharpay, and Taylor fit the trope. Taylor is a driven, outspoken SassyBlackWoman who looks down on jocks and cheerleaders (butch), Sharpay is a vain, rich, and spoiled primadonna (femme), and Gabriella is a sweet and nerdy ShrinkingViolet (neither). |
| 157 | %%* The women of the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films: [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Willie Scott]], [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade Dr. Elsa Schneider]], and [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Marion]] [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull Ravenwood]]. |
| 158 | * ''Film/Leviathan1989'' has no-nonsense Olympic runner Williams (butch), sexy redhead secretary Bowman (femme) and CorruptCorporateExecutive Martin (neither). |
| 159 | * ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': |
| 160 | ** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' has ActionGirl Sif (butch), scientist Jane (femme) and PluckyComicRelief Darcy (neither). |
| 161 | ** There have been three females in the Guardians of the Galaxy so far, and they fit this trope. The Femme, Mantis, is the innocent NiceGirl of the team whose power is [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower emotion]]. Gamora, the original female to the team and a DefrostingIceQueen, is the Neither, as she's quite the ActionGirl and is very effective in battle but is also quite [[LadyOfWar graceful]] and becomes the moral compass to the team after emotionally connecting with them. That leaves Nebula the cyborg as the Butch. She's almost always TheStoic, and when she's not that, she's angry, vicious, and even a bit sadistic at times, and usually has motives dominated by her urge for revenge against those who wronged her. |
| 162 | * ''Film/MeanGirls'': |
| 163 | ** [[GirlPosse The Plastics]] (Femme), edgy emo Janis (Butch) and naive wholesome Cady (Neither). Cady's {{Chickification}} becomes one of the major plot points. |
| 164 | ** The Plastics are all {{Alpha Bitch}}es who love hair, make-up, shopping, etc., but even they fit this trope. There's dominant, aggressive, snarky Regina as the Butch (who uses her aggressiveness to become a PassionateSportsGirl at the end), utterly sweet-natured and submissive Karen as the Femme, and in-between Gretchen as the Neither. |
| 165 | * The three main female characters of ''Film/TheNutcrackerAndTheFourRealms''. Sugar Plum is the hyper-feminine, bubbly and high-pitch voiced regent of the Land of Sweets (femme), Mother Ginger is the regent of the fallen Land of Amusement, has a masculine-looking outfit and is a tough heroic rebel who carries around a whip (butch) and the protagonist SpiritedYoungLady Clara is the brainy, strategic, scientifically skilled and book smart leader of the Four Realms (neither). |
| 166 | * ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' appears to have the set-up with UsefulNotes/{{asexual}} Brainiac Velma as the butch, DamselInDistress Daphne as the femme and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mary Jane as the neither. |
| 167 | * ''Film/{{Scream}}'': |
| 168 | ** In ''Film/Scream1996'', there's main character and FinalGirl Sidney [[TomboyishName "Sid"]] Prescott who is a badass ActionSurvivor and GenreSavvy that has engaged in the most combat against the antagonists (butch), attractive blonde Tatum Riley who has the most feminine style and sense of fashion (femme) and career-oriented Gale Weathers, the [[{{Determinator}} determined]] [[IntrepidReporter news reporter]] and [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis author]] who has an obsession with the Woodsboro murders (neither). |
| 169 | ** In ''Film/Scream2'', Sidney and Gale are still "Butch" and "Neither" respectively with Hallie [=McDaniel=], who is a SassyBlackWoman who dresses in bright and feminine clothing, taking Tatum's role as the "Femme". |
| 170 | ** In ''Film/Scream3'', the "Femme" position is taken over by Jennifer Jolie, an actress who wears pink and purple outfits, with Sidney and Gale playing the same roles as before. |
| 171 | ** In ''Film/Scream4'', there's [[BoyishShortHair short-haired]] [[TheLadette lad-ette]] Kirby (butch), sexy, stylish and charmingly bitchy Olivia (femme) and Jill, who initially presents herself as a girly high-school student but later turns out to be a cunning, ruthless and murderous BitchInSheepsClothing (neither). |
| 172 | ** ''Film/Scream2022'': Tomboyish and FormerTeenRebel [[TomboyishName Sam]] (butch), her petite and more girly sister Tara who dresses in bright colors (femme) and MetaGirl horror-film buff Mindy (neither). |
| 173 | * ''Film/ZombielandDoubleTap'': Witchia (butch) is a tough-as-nails emotionally mature ActionGirl as well as a snarky [[ConMan con artist]] who dresses in dark masculine clothes, Madison (femme) is a pretty and ditzy [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold blonde]] ValleyGirl who dresses from top to bottom [[PinkMeansFeminine in pink clothes]] and Nevada (neither) is the runner of an Elvis-themed hotel. |
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| 176 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 177 | * ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'': |
| 178 | ** Out of the original neighbors, we have brash PassionateSportsGirl Kristy (butch), boy-crazy fashionista Claudia (femme), and quiet NaiveEverygirl Mary Anne (neither). |
| 179 | ** Mary Anne and her two best friends: Kristy is still the Butch, Mary Anne is the romantic and sensitive Femme, while Dawn is the Neither, a GranolaGirl who is not as ladylike as Mary Anne but not even athletic like Kristy. |
| 180 | * ''Literature/BlackJewels'': SilkHidingSteel [[HouseWife hearth witch]] Marian is the femme, FriendToAllLivingThings GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak Jaenelle is neither, and snarky Surreal is the butch. |
| 181 | * ''Literature/TheCinderSpires'': The three girls in the hero group are an excellent subversion. Bridget, a six foot tall, immensely strong butcher's assistant from TheCityNarrows would usually be the Butch, five foot, doll-faced noblewoman Gwendolyn the Femme and smart, friendly apprentice etherialist Folly the Neither. However, Bridget is a KindheartedCatLover who loves all things cute and hates violence, and Gwendolyn is a HotBlooded soldier and duelist, as well as a WrenchWench who knows what there is to know about airship power cores (her family owns the factory that makes them). Folly, meanwhile, has none of the grounded nature the Neither usually has, being... not quite all there, having the dress sense of Literature/PippiLongstocking and only being capable of communicating with the outside world through a jar of spent light crystals. |
| 182 | * Tamora Pierce's ''Literature/{{Circleverse}}'' series (composed of three series so far: ''A Circle of Magic'', ''The Circle Opens'', and ''The Circle Reforged'') has a trio of Town Girls: [[GirlyGirl girly-girl Sandrilene fa Toren]]; UsefulNotes/{{aromantic}} asexual Tris Chandler, who states openly in the later books that she's not interested in either men or women; and [[ButchLesbian blacksmith Daja Kisubo]], the tallest and physically strongest of the Winding Circle quartet and the one who, initially, has the most experience with physical combat, thanks to [[WanderingCulture Traders]] teaching their kids how to use staffs in fights. |
| 183 | * ''Literature/TheEmberBlade'': Orica is a beautiful Sard lutist and singer with her own personal bodyguard (Femme). Fen is a fiercely independent hunter who is lethal with a bow (Butch). Vika is a druid who is an expert in magic and herbs, but is a seasoned traveller who knows her way around Ossia (Neither). The group is later joined by Mara, a tough as nails teacher of young women, but is more of a strategist than a fighter (also Neither). |
| 184 | * ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' has tomboyish Jordan Baker, girly-girl Daisy, and sexy but hardly girly Myrtle. |
| 185 | * ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' introduces eccentric and spacey Luna to be the neither to goody two-shoes Hermione's femme and athletic Ginny's butch. The three of them remain close friends for the rest of their lives. |
| 186 | * ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'': James's female companions include an ActionGirl of a spider (butch), a TeamMom of a ladybug (femme), and a glowworm and a silkworm who mostly stay out of the picture (neither). |
| 187 | * ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'': The three prominent adult women in Matilda's life. Miss Trunchbull is a brutal, sadistic BrawnHilda (butch), Matilda's mother is a vain, vapid DumbBlonde with an addiction to soap operas (femme), and sweet teacher Miss Honey serves as the levelheaded in-between woman and it's evidenced by her interactions with the other two. |
| 188 | * ''Franchise/NancyDrew'': George, Bess, and Nancy in all incarnations. Also a good example of BlondeBrunetteRedhead ''and'' BeautyBrainsAndBrawn, though not respectively. George's status as the "butch" Town Girl is made [[ButchLesbian rather literal]] in the latest comic adaptation. Not that this hadn't been fanon for decades. |
| 189 | * In ''Literature/{{Phenomena}}'' are the 3 main girls [[HerosMuse Mijam]] (Femme), [[GamerChick Millian]] (neither), and [[AnIcePerson Ilke]] (Butch). |
| 190 | * In ''Literature/RoseDaughter,'' Creator/RobinMcKinley's second ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'' retelling, uses this trope for the three sisters: fiery tomboy Lionheart (butch), feminine yet sharp-witted Jeweltongue (neither), and gentle rose gardener Beauty (femme). This is a contrast to the same author's earlier ''Literature/BeautyARetellingOfBeautyAndTheBeast'', where Beauty is the {{Tomboy}} and her sisters are both [[GirlyGirl Girly Girls]]. |
| 191 | * ''Literature/SpyHigh'': Lori, Cally, and Bex. |
| 192 | * ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' gives Rand one each in his harem: [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Aviendha]] is butch, [[IJustWantToBeNormal Min]] is neither (or rather, both), [[PrincessClassic Elayne]] is femme. |
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| 195 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 196 | * ''Series/SeventhHeaven'': NaiveEverygirl Lucy (femme), tomboy Mary (butch) and the youngest sister Ruthie is in-between. |
| 197 | * In season one of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', TheTeam has [[TheCutie sweet]] GenkiGirl biologist Jemma Simmons (femme), [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] hacker Skye (neither), and [[TheStoic stoic badass]] Melinda May (butch). |
| 198 | * On ''Series/TheAmandaShow'', there was a sketch called Bridget's Slumber Party. The sketch had sweet, soft-spoken [[TheIngenue Ingenue]] Gail (Femme), tough, scary [[{{Goth}} Goth]] Claudia (Butch), and outspoken, [[HormoneAddledTeenager boy-crazed]], GenkiGirl Bridget (Neither). |
| 199 | * ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' has the three main girls during Seasons 3-5: Tomboy Kiki who does not like dresses or shopping (butch), Samantha who has the boys crazy for her and tells the more girl-centered stories (femme) and Betty Ann who is a NiceGirl and NightmareFetishist (neither). Before Kristen was replaced by Sam, she filled the femme role -- she frequently dressed up for her stories and was referred to as "Miss Perfect" by the other characters. |
| 200 | * ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': The three prominent female Team Arrow members plays with this. Thea Queen is a {{Socialite}}, effectively making her the femme. However, the middle class born Lance sisters are both [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak feminine tomboys]] making them literally more butch than neither, while the formerly {{Goth}} Felicity Smoak who came from RagsToRiches is now more feminine (and richer) than Thea to even qualify as a butch. |
| 201 | * ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has adorable girly Bernadette (femme), BrainyBrunette Amy (neither) and TheLadette Penny (butch). |
| 202 | * ''Series/BombGirls'' has tomboyish Betty, [[GirlNextDoor girl-next-door]] Kate, and uptown Gladys. |
| 203 | * ''Series/TheBoys2019'': in Season 2, when there are now three females on The Seven, they correspond to these roles. Stormfront has a partially shaved head, is abrasive and ball-busting, and has a very tomboyish image (butch). Starlight is the former pageant queen, with beautiful blonde hair and a very wholesome persona (femme). Queen Maeve is an ActionGirl, but leans closer to a LadyOfWar and is also bisexual - later facing Vought's pressure to make her the femme in a MasculineFeminineGayCouple with her girlfriend Elena. |
| 204 | * ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': The three Brady daughters -- Marcia is the most feminine, Jan is the most tomboyish and Cindy is somewhere in-between. This is most noticeable in Seasons 2 through 4. |
| 205 | * ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' has AlphaBitch dance enthusiast Gina Linetti (femme), GoGetterGirl Amy Santiago (neither), and [[PerpetualFrowner grumpy]] BadassBiker Rosa Diaz (butch). |
| 206 | * ''Series/{{Bunkd}}'': |
| 207 | ** In seasons 1-2, there is the three most prominent female counselors of Camp Kikiwaka: Lou is a thrill-seeking and hard-working [[CountryMouse country girl]] who grew up on a farm and has mostly [[{{Tomboy}} tomboyish]]/[[OutdoorsyGal outdoorsy]] interests, Emma is an upper-class city girl who loves [[TheFashionista fashion]], [[FashionMagazine magazines]], [[ProudBeauty personal grooming]], [[SelfieFiend selfies]] and [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry jewelry]] and Hazel is a nutty aggressive StalkerWithACrush who can hardly be considered a "Tomboy" or a "Girly Girl". |
| 208 | ** In season 4, there is the three girls living in Woodchuck Cabin: Destiny (a [[BeautyContest pageant girl]] who dresses in clothes that are [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]], [[TheFashionista fashionable]], [[EverythingsBetterwithSparkles glittery]] or all of the above), Ava (a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] [[StreetSmart street smart]] girl who grew up in a rough neighborhood in a big city, [[TheCynic hates socializing with people]], lives with multiple older brothers and has ragged on typical feminine interests on more than one occasion) and Gwen (an {{Outdoorsy Gal}} who has been [[HomeschooledKids homeschooled]] and [[NoSocialSkills tries to fit in with other kids in modern society]]). |
| 209 | * In ''{{Series/Charmed|1998}}'' when the sisters are turned into the Greek Goddesses, they fall into these roles (which they don't normally). Paige is now Goddess of War (butch), Phoebe Goddess of Love (femme) and Piper Goddess of Earth (neither). |
| 210 | * ''Series/CobraKai'': Season's two and three utilise this trope through its three most prominent young female characters. Daniel Larusso's daughter Sam is the neither. She's an accomplished Karate expert, can get quite aggressive when provoked, and she's part of the school soccer team, but she also indulges in various girly pasttimes (particularly in the earlier seasons) and is a bit of a [[SpoiledSweet spoiled rich girl]]. Her main rival Tory (butch) is a bit of a [[TheLadette ladette]], given her [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl drinking habits]], rebellious streak, and generally rough and aggressive personality. Moon is Sam's closest friend but she is not a Karate student. In fact, she completely detests violence and would rather everyone on both sides would just get along. She is easily the most feminine of the three, given her [[NiceGirl soft, peaceful and loving]] ideology. This extends to the way they dress. Tory generally wears jackets, pants, and sneakers. Moon (femme) wears pretty dresses and a lot of jewelery and accessories. Sam does have feminine highlights in her wardrobe (like her fashionable high heel boots) but she does tend to dress practically for the most part, and certainly a lot more modestly than Moon (usually a shirt or vest combined with pants/jeans, but she may wear the occassional dress). |
| 211 | * ''Series/{{Community}}'': Confrontational and rebellious activist Britta (butch), dedicated housewife and TeamMom Shirley (femme), and innocent, studious, PluckyGirl Annie (neither). |
| 212 | * ''Series/CruelSummer'': Out of the three main girls, Mallory is alternative and rebellious (butch), Kate is the rich, pretty, and popular girl (femme), and Jeanette is a BespectacledCutie who wants to be popular (neither). Their dynamic can be seen as a DarkerAndEdgier version of ''Film/MeanGirls'', with Mallory being an {{Expy}} of Janis, Kate being a nice version of Regina, and Jeanette being [[spoiler:an evil version of Cady]]. |
| 213 | * ''Series/DawsonsCreek'': In early seasons, Joey is a snarky tomboy who always hangs out with guys (butch), Jen is the hot blonde DudeMagnet with many boyfriends (femme), and Andie is a quirky GoGetterGirl (neither). |
| 214 | * Season one of ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' has queen Bee Paige, nice girl Terri, and top dog Ashley. Although Ashley was fairly feminine in the first season, but starts being much less girly in season 2 after she stops hanging out with Terri and Paige, cuts her hair, and becomes a goth. |
| 215 | * ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': Debra is TheLadette ActionGirl (butch), Rita is TheHeart and TheIngenue (femme), and MarriedToTheJob [=LaGuerta=] is neither. |
| 216 | * ''Series/TheFlash2014'': The three female Team Flash members also play with this. Iris is the tough chick daughter of a cop (butch), Caitlin is the levelheaded scientist (neither), and Jesse is the {{Ojou}} (femme). However, Iris dresses neither too feminine nor tomboyish, Caitlin wears the more elegant clothes, and Jesse immediately ditches her elegant dress for {{Shorttank}} outfits after escaping from Earth-2. |
| 217 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'' has spoiled rich girl Rachel (femme), bossy HotBlooded Monica (butch), and in-between GranolaGirl Phoebe. |
| 218 | * ''Series/FullHouse'': Middle sister Stephanie is nosy, sarcastic, and tomboyish (butch), oldest sister D.J. is the mature and popular good girl (femme), and youngest sister Michelle is the mischievous but cute CheerfulChild (neither). |
| 219 | * ''Series/FullerHouse'': Even as adults, D.J. and Stephanie keep their respective roles, with D.J. being a stable and feminine mother (femme), and Stephanie being TheLadette who used to work as an international DJ (ironically, given her sister's name). Since Michelle is AdaptedOut, fun-loving GenkiGirl Kimmy serves as the neither. |
| 220 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The three main young girl characters throughout the show fit this. Arya is a tomboy and a trained fighter/assassin (butch), Sansa is a beautiful NaiveEverygirl who evolves into a SilkHidingSteel (femme), Daenerys rides dragons, and is very tough and powerful but usually not involved in physical fights, being a tactician rather than a swordswoman, and is a classic feminine beauty but doesn't go much in for frills except to impress (neither). |
| 221 | * ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'': Snarky, tomboyish {{Tsundere}} Maya (Butch), sweet, naive, girly, and innocent WideEyedIdealist Riley (Femme), and brainy, PluckyComicRelief Smackle (Neither). |
| 222 | * ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Eleanor is TheLadette (butch), Tahani is the ProudBeauty socialite (femme), and Janet is the bubbly HyperCompetentSidekick (neither). |
| 223 | * ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'': |
| 224 | ** The first two seasons have sweet naive Cleo (femme), level-headed Emma (neither) and rebellious tomboy Rikki (butch). |
| 225 | ** In season 3, Rikki is still the butch, IdolSinger Bella takes over the femme role, and Cleo becomes the neither. |
| 226 | * ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'' has sweet fashionista Amber (femme), level-headed Nina (neither), and hot-tempered Patricia (butch). |
| 227 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' has RaisedAsTheOppositeGender Robin (butch), shopping-holic Lily (femme) and the nerdy mother as the in-between. |
| 228 | * ''Series/{{Jessie}}'': Jessie Prescott is a [[FieryRedhead fiery]] ActionGirl who was raised by a military dad. Emma Ross is completely obsessed with things like fashion and make-up. Zuri Ross is started off as a [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals stuffed animal loving]] GenkiGirl but later became a money hungry and [[SassyBlackWoman sassy]] preteen. |
| 229 | * ''Series/LastManStanding'' has girly girl Mandy, in-betweener Kristin, and tomboy Eve. |
| 230 | * ''Series/LittleLunch'' has NaiveEverygirl Melanie (femme); TheSmartGuy Debra-Jo (neither); and LovableJock Tamara (butch). |
| 231 | * ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'': Kate is a stereotypically high-maintenance AlphaBitch (Femme), Miranda is a very blunt DeadpanSnarker with a deep voice and a punk style (Butch), and Lizzie is a [[NiceGirl nice]] NaiveEverygirl who also likes flag football and doesn't mind getting dirty (Neither). |
| 232 | * ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': Lined up chronologically, the three main female agents consist of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]] but dutiful and business-like [[OnlySaneWoman Kate Todd]] (femme); seasoned DefrostingIceQueen [[BadassIsraeli Ziva David]] (butch); and brilliant blonde Eleanor Bishop (neither). |
| 233 | * ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': |
| 234 | ** Moze is OneOfTheBoys (butch), Suzie is the trendy popular girl (femme), and nerdy Lisa is the neither. |
| 235 | ** Out of Ned's three main love interests, Moze is the butch, AlphaBitch Missy is the femme, and girly yet athletic Suzie is the neither. |
| 236 | * ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'': Devi's best friends make up the first two: prosaic robotics captain Fabiola (Butch) and excitable drama club member Eleanor (Femme). They both dress very differently; Fabiola dresses like "the janitor's nephew" while Eleanor is always in eclectic, colorful, patterned outfits. Devi herself is the Neither, not fitting in either extreme, with her dress style too intermediate between them. |
| 237 | * ''Series/OnceUponATime'''s three female leads only in the first season. Tough cookie bail bondsperson Emma Swan (butch), sweet wholesome school teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard (femme) and the mayor Regina Mills (neither). This is only the latter two's Storybrooke personas. |
| 238 | * ''Series/OneTreeHill'': Despite being all cheerleaders, the three main girls fit this in early seasons. Peyton is an angsty EmoTeen who listens to punk and rock music (butch), Brooke is a bubbly, boy-crazy LovableAlphaBitch (femme), and Haley is a smart, studious GirlNextDoor (neither). |
| 239 | * ''Series/OrphanBlack'': |
| 240 | ** The original Clone Club trio has FemmeFatale [[ConMan Con Artist]] Sarah (butch), cultured Suburban Soccer mom Alison (femme) and scientist Cosima (neither). |
| 241 | ** The official Clone Club additional trio are {{Tykebomb}} PsychopathicManChild Helena (neither), fashionable ValleyGirl Krystal (femme) and elusive hacker M.K. (butch). |
| 242 | * ''Series/{{Pixelface}}'' has the bubbly dance host Kiki (femme), aristocratic ActionGirl Alexia (neither), and the SurvivalHorror waitress turned zombie killer Claireparker (butch). |
| 243 | * ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' has {{Tomboy}} Vida as the butch (though ironically also the [[PinkMeansFeminine Pink Ranger]]), ShrinkingViolet Madison as the femme and TheMentor Udonna as the neither. |
| 244 | * ''Series/PunkyBrewster'' has Punky, a tomboy who wants to be an astronaut and loves her big dog (butch) and her two female friends: NiceGirl Cherie who has both tomboy and girly girl traits (neither) and LovableAlphaBitch Margaux who loves pink frilly clothes and jewelry (femme). |
| 245 | * ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'': |
| 246 | ** In the first season, NaiveEverygirl Sabrina is the neither to Jenny's butch (a rebel who prides herself on being different from other girls) and Libby's femme (AlphaBitch). Averted in seasons 2-4 that lack the butch character, after Jenny is replaced by shy wannabe cheerleader Valerie. |
| 247 | ** Seasons 5-7 have sorority girl Morgan (femme), well adjusted Sabrina (neither) and punk Roxy (butch). |
| 248 | * ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': |
| 249 | ** The three girls in Zack Morris's life: Kelly (femme) Nickie (neither) and Tori (butch). |
| 250 | ** Among the main characters, Jessie is butch, Lisa takes the femme role and Kelly slots into neither. |
| 251 | * In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', Lana Lang is the femme, Chloe Sullivan is in between and ComicBook/LoisLane is the butch. |
| 252 | * ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' has narcissistic Tawni (femme), optimistic Sonny (neither) and dangerous Zora (butch). |
| 253 | * The first season of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' had butch head of security Lt. Tasha Yar, Dr. Beverly Crusher (neither), and Counselor Deanna Troi (who was required by the showrunners to wear custom-made, cleavage-baring outfits until a one-shot guest character required her to dress more professionally). |
| 254 | * Seasons 1 through 3 of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' have the sweet unofficial nurse and aspiring botanist Kes, the maternal and protective Captain Janeway, and the conflict-prone half-Klingon engineer Lt. Torres. |
| 255 | * ''Series/StepByStep'' has ValleyGirl Karen (femme), athletic tomboy Al (butch), and intellectual StrawFeminist Dana (neither). |
| 256 | * ''Series/{{Supergirl| 2015}}'' has no-nonsense DEO agent Alex (butch), fashionable media mogul Cat Grant (femme) and alien Kara/Supergirl (neither). |
| 257 | * ''Series/{{Taina}}'' had high-maintenance attention hog Maritza (Femme), loud, tough, aspiring comedian/rapper Renee (Butch), and the eponymous title character Taina as the [[NiceGirl sweet]] but [[SpicyLatina feisty]] NaiveEverygirl Neither. |
| 258 | * ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills'' brought use rich girl Nicole, tough girl Drew, and in-betweener, Lori. |
| 259 | * ''Series/That70sShow'': Donna is OneOfTheBoys and often mocked by Jackie for being too masculine (butch), Jackie is a rich, vain, and prissy cheerleader (femme), and slutty BitchInSheepsClothing Laurie is the neither. |
| 260 | * ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' has the sweet, naive and innocent Cat (femme), the creative, responsible, and friendly Tori (neither), and the dark, sarcastic and rude Jade (butch). |
| 261 | * ''Series/TheWonderYears'' had the three female characters in [[TheAllAmericanBoy All-American Boy]] Kevin Arnold's life--his mom, Norma, his sister, Karen, and his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Winnie. Norma is the maternal, traditional Femme, Karen is the rebellious, combative Butch, and Winnie is the average, everyday GirlNextDoor (literally) Neither. |
| 262 | * ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'' |
| 263 | ** The first season has boy-crazy Nicole (femme), bright and friendly Zoey (neither), and aggressive tough girl Dana (butch). |
| 264 | ** In Season 3 and 4, aspiring actress Lola takes over the femme role, BunglingInventor Quinn can qualify as the butch, and [[TheAce Zoey]] is still the neither. |
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| 267 | [[folder:Newspaper Comics]] |
| 268 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Peppermint Patty is a tomboyish PassionateSportsGirl (butch), Lucy is vain, cares about her appearance, and is the only one who wears a dress (femme), and Marcie is a soft-spoken bookworm (neither). Also seen in the way they act towards the boy they have a crush on: Peppermint Patty would never admit she likes Charlie Brown, Lucy is ''very'' open about her MadLove for Schroeder, and Marcie occasionally shows her feelings for Charlie Brown but not obsessively like Lucy. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 272 | * The 2015 Divas Revolution storyline saw three sets of alliances forming in the women's division, each of them slotting into one of the archetypes. PCB represent the Butch - as all three members are tomboys, with hard-hitting wrestling styles. Team Bella represent the Femme - all three are model-turned-wrestlers leaning towards SheFu moves. And Team BAD represent the Neither - the stable is not particularly masculine nor feminine. |
| 273 | ** Notably within Team BAD itself, the members fit the archetypes. Tamina the BrawnHilda is the Butch, Sasha Banks the 'ratchet' is the Femme and Naomi is the Neither. |
| 274 | ** Team Bella could also fit the trope. Despite the trio being generally more feminine than Team BAD, relatively speaking the girls fit. Brie is Femme, considering she is the girly twin out of the Bellas and dresses very femininely. Nikki is the most Butch of the three, being a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak with a tendency to wear more casual clothing, and has a power based offence compared to her sister's aerial one. Alicia Fox is in the middle, since she has had a history of being part of GirlPosse groups and playing a BetaBitch and has her fair share of feminine qualities, but she isn't as outright girly as Brie Bella. |
| 275 | ** Team PCB is a more debatable example, as you could argue Paige and Becky could possibly swap. Charlotte is obviously the Femme of the three, as despite being a tall and bulky lady and quite aggressive in her own right, she is still the most feminine in appearance and tries her best to look quite glamorous when coming out to the ring. Paige is the Neither, as despite being the brawn in the BeautyBrainsAndBrawn dynamic between the three and having a dark, edgy look and personality, she also has plenty of girly qualities like being a perky goth, and having a fondness for make-up and cute animals. She also plays the role of AlphaBitch in the group, constantly trying to scheme behind Charlotte and Becky's backs after she became jealous that Charlotte became the champion and the centrepiece of the women's division instead of her, only liking it when she's leading the charge against the Bellas. Becky Lynch is therefore the Butch, as she is the one with the least girly traits, and she's just a fun loving steampunk/rocker girl who enjoys being there and kicking ass. However, the latter two zig-zag a little because of Paige's rough attitude and brutal fighting style, and Becky's relative meekness back then (years later, she would become much more aggressive and dominant with her "The Man" gimmick). |
| 276 | * On NXT, the Beautiful Fierce Females were designed like a sorority, but ultimately fell into these roles. Wrestling/CharlotteFlair, with her more muscular build and focus on athleticism and submission skill was the butch. Wrestling/SummerRae was the glamorous Diva and also appearing as Fandango's dance partner, making her the femme. Wrestling/SashaBanks had not fully adopted the colourful hair or sparkly accessories of 'The Boss' persona yet, making her an underling to both, and the neither. |
| 277 | [[/folder]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 280 | * In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Noel, Tsubaki and Makoto were in the NOL academy and even fit the geographic part. Noel was adopted into a minor noble family, Tsubaki came from a noble family, and Makoto was a squirrel {{beast|Man}}kin who came from the countryside outside the cities. |
| 281 | * Siskier (femme), Aegina (neither), and Medoute (butch) in ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion''. |
| 282 | * ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'': |
| 283 | ** Neither: Emi and Rena. |
| 284 | ** Femme: Yuni, Alice and Jun. |
| 285 | ** Butch: Jenny. |
| 286 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 287 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'': Freya is a Burmecian dragon knight, Garnet is a PrincessClassic, and Eiko is a BrattyHalfPint. |
| 288 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': Fran is a ProudWarriorRaceGirl, Penelo is a soft-spoken dancer, and Ashe is the leader of LaResistance. |
| 289 | %%** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'': Out of the three main playable characters; Rikku (neither), Yuna (femme), and Paine (butch). |
| 290 | %%** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': Out of three female playable characters, Fang is the butch, Vanille is the femme, and Lightning is neither. It also helps that there is a lot of {{Subtext}} in [[HideYourLesbians Fang and Vanille's relationship]]. |
| 291 | * Out of the 3 main ladies from ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', Jessica is the Femme, Lucia is the Butch, and Maki is the Neither. |
| 292 | * ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': |
| 293 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': Out of the Greil Mercenaries' female members, Mist (femme), Mia (neither), and Titania (butch). |
| 294 | ** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', Sumia (Femme), Sully (Butch) and Cordelia (Neither). |
| 295 | * ''[[VideoGame/FightersHistory Karnov's Revenge]]'' added Yungmie as the neither to Feilin's femme, and Ryoko's Butch. |
| 296 | * ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'': |
| 297 | ** The original Women's Team has Mai Shiranui as the Femme, King as the Butch, and Yuri Sakazaki as the Neither. Most of the other incarnations of the team has someone else replacing Yuri as the Neither, such as Kasumi Todoh (''96'') and Blue Mary (''2003''). |
| 298 | ** In ''97'', Mai becomes the Neither, with Chizuru Kagura being the Femme of the team. Likewise, in ''XV'' Athena Asamiya is the Femme, with Yuri becoming the Butch and Mai becoming the Neither. |
| 299 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
| 300 | ** The Zeldas serve as an example of this. Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Spirit Tracks serve as the butch, Breath of the Wild, Twilight Princess, and Minish Cap are the neither, and the rest all fall into the femme category. |
| 301 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Princess Zelda is the nerdy, gentle neither to Mipha's graceful femme and Urbosa's strong-willed butch. |
| 302 | * ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'' has Katy Kat (neither), Sunny Funny (femme) and Lammy (butch). |
| 303 | * ''VideoGame/SnowboardKids'': |
| 304 | ** The three girls of Snowboard Kids 2 are Linda as the AlphaBitch (femme), Nancy as shy and adorkable (neither), and Wendy as a tech savvy WrenchWench (butch). |
| 305 | ** The Snowboard Kids Plus trio has Nicole as the RichBitch (femme), Pamela as the NaiveEverygirl (neither), and Kaede as the Ninja girl (butch) |
| 306 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has an interesting example with Ibuki, a girly ninja who has two different eras of gal pals. Her SFIV trio consist of Makoto and Elena (Elena sometimes substituted for Sarai, a fellow ninja). Ibuki herself is the girly girl of the group, liking cute objects and being a love seeker. Makoto is the tomboy in this case, often her clothes style make her gender ambiguous (although she hates being mistaken as a boy). Elena is the in between, she is friendlier than even Ibuki but her clothing style and speaking pattern is more unisex, she is also much taller than both Ibuki and Makoto. Sarai is more down to height to the first two girls and is a more down to earth than both other girls, isn't as feminine as Ibuki but still more than Makoto and enjoys mental activities and climbing trees. The sequel game has Ibuki in a new girl trio in its story mode with Karin and R. Mika. Karin is a very feminine character and R. Mika being a Tomboy with a girly streak still does most of the heavy lifting (and is taller than Karin and Ibuki), Ibuki herself plays the in-between role. |
| 307 | ** ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha 2]]'' has Sakura (Butch), Rose (Femme) and Chun-Li (Neither). |
| 308 | * ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'': The 4th game gives us returning classic character Blaze Fielding, who wears a red dress and is the most outwardly feminine of the three (femme), Adam Hunter's daughter Cherry, who is a punk rock chick but still likes to dye her hair [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] (neither), and DLC unlockable and boss character Estel who is a tall and muscular, tough cop (butch). |
| 309 | * In ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', there is the sweet, comforting and prissy diva [[PrincessClassic Peach]] who is obsessed with beauty, [[TheHighQueen Rosalina]] who is the mature and headstrong queen of the Lumas and [[TomboyPrincess Daisy]] who is the sassy, smart, affectionate and brash tomboy. |
| 310 | [[/folder]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 313 | * Out of the heroines of the three routes in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Sakura is shy and domestic Femme, Rin is a competitive overachiever Neither, and Saber is a stoic fighter Butch. |
| 314 | [[/folder]] |
| 315 | |
| 316 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 317 | * ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': From the cheerleaders, we have the ditzy kindhearted Trisha Cappelletti (Femme), snarky part-time model Mackenzie Zales (Nether), and the grudge-holding violent Brittnay Matthews (Butch). |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 321 | * ''Webcomic/MeganKearneysBeautyAndTheBeast'' uses this trope with the three sisters: sweet, motherly, problem-avoidant Virtue (femme), brutally honest intellectual Temperance (butch), and Beauty herself (neither), who serves as the family peacemaker by striking a balance between her sisters' temperaments. |
| 322 | [[/folder]] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 325 | %%* ''{{Literature/Worm}}'': [[TheTeam the Undersiders]], with [[SherlockScan Tattletale]], [[PestController Skitter]], and [[TheBeastmaster Bitch]] as the Femme, Neither, and Butch respectively. As time goes on and the Undersiders gain more members, a second girl gets added to each category respectively, [[MindOverMatter Parian]], [[BadassNormal Cozen]], and [[ArmorPiercingAttack Foil]]. |
| 326 | * ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Out of the three female Freelance Good Guys, Linde is a feminine fashionista who prefers to fight with magic (Femme), Elska is a strong and stoic warrior with not that many feminine features (Butch), and Alaine is a skilled physical fighter, but also a musician and collects jewelry (Neither). |
| 327 | [[/folder]] |
| 328 | |
| 329 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 330 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'': Caitlin is a fashionable girly girl, Jen is a smart, sensible girl, and Nikki is a sarcastic punk-rocker. Interestingly, while Caitlin acts more like the uptown girl and Nikki the out of town girl, Caitlin is the one who is technically from out of town since she is the newest member of the group. |
| 331 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': Out of the three girls in Finn's life, Princess Bubblegum as the Femme, Marceline as the Butch, and Flame Princess as the Neither. |
| 332 | * Out of the Chipettes from ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', Brittany is vain, Eleanor is athletic, and Jeannette is a CuteBookworm. |
| 333 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' includes three female characters with flight ability (two of which are the girlfriends of the main duo, and one was a faux girlfriend briefly in season one), and they fit this trope. Carrie, Darwin's girlfriend, is a floating ghost who's also a punk rock chick who likes hardcore music, gross smells, pranks and haunted house parties (Butch). Masami the cloud is a [[CaptainObvious flying cloud]] who was initially a RichBitch and an AlphaBitch before character development who is into romances and is a typical popular school girl (Femme). That leaves Penny (Gumball's love interest), the rational, relatively level-headed LovableJock [[TheEveryman every girl]] as the Neither. |
| 334 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The Calamity Trio consists of sassy LovableAlphaBitch Sasha as the femme, [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] GamerChick Marcy as the butch, and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold feisty yet caring]] Anne as neither. |
| 335 | * ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'': Angela is a wild and tough tomboy with a morbid imagination (butch), Nanette is a spoiled rich girl (femme), and Gina is a nerdy and responsible BigEater (neither). |
| 336 | * Of the 3 main female characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'', Vi is a very masculine, athletic tomboy with BoyishShortHair (butch), Caitlyn is a GirlyGirl who was literally raised "uptown" in the upper city of Piltover (femme), and Powder/Jinx had a similar upbringing to Vi and is still mostly a tomboy but also wears makeup and nail polish (neither). |
| 337 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' has the athletic tomboy Francine (butch), prissy rich girl Muffy (femme), and mischievous snarker D.W. (neither). |
| 338 | * ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' has two trios of girl characters that fit the trope: |
| 339 | ** There's Ginger and her friends, Dodie and Macy. Peppy, boy-crazy, MotorMouth GenkiGirl Dodie is the Femme. Short-haired, frumpy, DeadpanSnarker Macy is the Butch (in a subtle sense since she's quite mousy and also the TeamMom of the trio), and pony-loving but awkward, nerdy GirlNextDoor Ginger is the Neither. |
| 340 | ** There's also the show's GirlPosse: Courtney, Miranda, and Mipsy. Sheltered, pampered Courtney is the Femme, aggressive, caustic [[SassyBlackWoman Sassy Black Girl]] Miranda is the Butch, and in-between JewishAmericanPrincess Mipsy is the Neither. |
| 341 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': |
| 342 | ** [[TeamMom Katara (Femme)]], [[TheLadette Toph (Butch)]] and Suki (Neither). |
| 343 | ** The quiet Mai is the Neither, the ruthless Azula is the Butch, and the perky Ty Lee is the Femme. |
| 344 | * ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'': Lola is an athletic girl who loves basketball and badminton (butch) , Petunia is a quiet and sweet girly girl (femme), and Melissa is blunt, outspoken and a bit bossy, but not as sporty as Lola (neither). |
| 345 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'': |
| 346 | ** Bianca is spoiled and snobbish (femme), Larke is friendly and easygoing (neither), and Shanelle is athletic and sly (butch). |
| 347 | ** Another trio of girls involves Blaze as the rough and tumble [[{{Cowboy}} cowgirl]] (butch), Tara as a sweet and delicate SouthernBelle (femme), and Nikki as a lover of fitness who is also [[TheFashionista fashion forward]] (neither). |
| 348 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels'': Out of all the Teen Angels, Dee Dee is a gutsy GoGetterGirl (butch), Brenda is a [[LovableCoward cowardly]] ShrinkingViolet (femme), and Taffy is extremely [[TheFashionista fashionable]], but nowhere as meek as Brenda (neither). |
| 349 | * ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Numbuh 3 is sweet, cheerful, Rainbow Monkey loving GenkiGirl (Femme). Numbuh 5 is a DeadpanSnarker with little interest in anything girly (Butch). Numbuh 86 is a FieryRedhead, outwardly loud and mean but has a secret passion for the same girly things as Numbuh 3 (Neither) |
| 350 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'': |
| 351 | ** Out of the three main characters, Jane is an edgy [[{{Goth}} Goth]] artist (Butch), Quinn is a [[TheFashionista Fashionista]] (Femme), and Daria is brainy and plainly dressed (Neither). |
| 352 | ** As for minor characters, we have Brittany as the bubbly cheerleader (Femme), Jodie as the hard working TeenGenius (Neither), and Andrea as the EmoTeen (Butch). |
| 353 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' features Princess Clara as femme, Foxxy Love as butch, and Toot Braunstein as neither. |
| 354 | * ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': Nazz is a sweet, pretty cheerleader. Sarah enjoys playing with dolls but is also very tough. All three [[AbhorrentAdmirer Kanker Sisters]] live outside the Cul-de-sac and are very aggressive. |
| 355 | * ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'': Nara Burns is a pacifist soldier, Maggie Weston is a WrenchWench, and Rita Torres is a [[DrillSergeantNasty bad girl sergeant]]. Although Rita doesn't have a [[spoiler:skinhead haircut]] like Maggie, the nose ring made a statement. |
| 356 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': [[ActionGirl Leela]] is the Butch, [[ValleyGirl Amy]] is the Femme, and La Barbara is the Neither. |
| 357 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has Mabel and her two friends Grenda and Candy (introduced in "Double Dipper"), who are Femme, Butch, and Neither respectively. We also have Wendy, Pacifica, and Mabel: In this dynamic, athletic, axe-wielding, [[TheLadette Ladette-ish]] Wendy is the Butch, vain AlphaBitch (later LovableAlphaBitch) Pacifica is the Femme, and hardy, adventurous GirlyBruiser Mabel is the Neither. |
| 358 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'', there's the three main female characters: The bratty, [[AlphaBitch popular]], diary-writing and boy-crazy ValleyGirl Trina Riffin who loves all things cute, pink and girly; the rough, spunky, fearless and [[BoyishShortHair short-haired]] LittleMissSnarker Laney Penn who is part of a garage band [[OneOfTheBoys of mostly boys]]; and the [[ExtremeDoormat submissive]] nerdy DorkInASweater Mina Beff. |
| 359 | * ''WesternAnimation/HarveyStreetKids'' has Audrey as the butch, Lotta as the femme, and Dot as the neither. |
| 360 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' has Helga, Phoebe, and Lila. CuteBruiser Helga is Butch, nerdy Phoebe is Neither, and ProperLady Lila is Femme. |
| 361 | * The Misfits from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' initially consisted of Stormer (femme), Pizzazz (neither), and Roxy (butch). In season 2 SixthRanger Jetta was added to the group, and she's another 'neither'. |
| 362 | * ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'': [[RichBitch Jez]] is the Femme, [[CuteBruiser Saffi]] is the Butch, and [[MadScientist Heloise]] is the Neither. |
| 363 | * ''WesternAnimation/LadyLovelyLocks'': While Maiden Fair Hair is sweet and gentle, Maiden Curly Crown is brave and energetic, leaving the title character in the neither category. |
| 364 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'': |
| 365 | ** Barbara is the [[FantasyForbiddingFather fantasy forbidding mother]] (femme), Juniper is the sworn in Te Xuan Ze who would rather live a normal life (neither), and Jasmine is the [[CoolOldLady elderly baddass]] who enjoys extreme sports and riding dragons (butch). |
| 366 | ** June still becomes neither when contrasted to her friends: the super chatty GenkiGirl, Jody (femme), and the gothic DeadpanSnarker, Ophelia (butch). |
| 367 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': The three main love interests. Tina is tough, snarky, and not into girly things (butch), Lola is an obsessessively romantic, rich girl (femme), and Petunia is a sweet, generic GirlNextDoor (neither). |
| 368 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': |
| 369 | ** Femme: [[PhoneaholicTeenager Lori]], [[BrainlessBeauty Leni]] and [[SpoiledBrat Lola]]. |
| 370 | ** Butch: [[TheRockStar Luna]], [[PassionateSportsGirl Lynn]] and [[ThePigPen Lana]]. |
| 371 | ** Neither: [[PungeonMaster Luan]], [[{{Goth}} Lucy]], [[ChildProdigy Lisa]] and [[BrainyBaby Lily]]. |
| 372 | ** Out of the other three girls, Jordan is a more or less typical GirlyGirl, Stella is OneOfTheBoys but also rather nice and wears a skirt, and Ronnie Anne is a rough and tough tomboy. |
| 373 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'': Among the teenage characters, there's the energetic, fearless and athletic, lacking in 'Femergy' Melissa Chase as the Butch, the neurotic perfectionist Amanda Lopez as the Neither, and the cheerful, drama loving ValleyGirl Lydia as the Femme. |
| 374 | * ''Toys/MonsterHigh'': Abbey is a sarcastic exchange student (butch), Cleo is a royal super diva (femme), and Frankie is an average, everyday girl (neither). |
| 375 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' includes the following: |
| 376 | ** The Mane Six, with Fluttershy as a submissive, shy and animal-loving femme, Rarity as a [[TheFashionista fashion-loving]], elegant lady, Pinkie Pie as a party-loving GenkiGirl, Twilight Sparkle as just a bookworm, Applejack as a hard-working farm girl, and Rainbow Dash as a snarky and brash butch. |
| 377 | ** The Cutie Mark Crusaders, with Sweetie Belle as kindhearted, Apple Bloom as plucky, and Scootaloo as tough. |
| 378 | ** The Princesses, with the peaceful and serene BigGood Celestia as the femme, all-loving RebelliousPrincess Cadance as neither, and Luna as the butch because she has a violent streak with HairTriggerTemper. |
| 379 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[BoyishShortHair Luz]] is butch, [[LipstickLesbian Amity]] is femme, and [[BadassAdorable Willow]] is neither (at least initially— by the end of the series Willow ''really'' straddles the line between butch and neither). |
| 380 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Out of three main teenage girls, Stacy loves shoes and shopping at the mall, Candace has plenty of feminine qualities but is also loud mouthed, aggressive, rude and usually prefers busting her brothers, and Vanessa is a snarky, dark clothed goth who doesn't really have a lot of girly interests. |
| 381 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': The girls serve as this in different aspects: |
| 382 | ** Activities: Bubbles loves playing with stuffed animals, primarily her Octi (femme); Buttercup who enjoys playing rough and loves sports (butch); and Blossom (the "smart" one) who is usually more into education-oriented activities (neither). |
| 383 | ** Hairstyle: Bubbles wears pigtails (a female-dominant hairstyle), Buttercup wears a short bob cut (a male-dominant hairstyle), and Blossom wears a ponytail (a gender-neutral hairstyle). |
| 384 | ** Color: Played with, as Bubbles wears blue/cyan (color(s) that is/are traditionally feminine, yet could also represent softer masculinity), Buttercup wears lime green (a color not often associated with femininity or masculinity), and Blossom wears red/pink (color(s) that is/are traditionally masculine, yet could also represent stronger femininity). |
| 385 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRaggyDolls'': Princess wears a ragged dress and dreams of being the royal figure she was intended to be (Femme). Dotty wears dungarees, is splattered with paint and tends to boss the other dolls around (Butch). Lucy wears a plain dress with an apron and tends to be shy and nervous due to her stitching meaning it is all too easy for her to literally fall apart (Neither). |
| 386 | * ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' has three love interests for its main duo: Margaret, CJ, and Eileen. Margaret, who's giggly, somewhat demure, and seen dressing up the most often, is the Femme. CJ, who's aggressive and competitive, plays dodgeball and video games, likes making gross dares, and used to race motocross, is the Butch. Right in the middle as the Neither is nerdy, science-loving Eileen, who isn't as giggly or girly as Margaret yet not as aggressive as CJ. |
| 387 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Lil is ThePigPen who likes mud and insects, Angelica is spoiled and likes dolls, and Susie is a smart and nice girl. A similar case applies for the mothers, Betty (Butch), Charlotte (Femme) & Didi (Neither). |
| 388 | * From ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'', we have four main female characters; Megan Sparkles, Belle Pepper, Chido, and Sam Lastnamè. |
| 389 | ** Between Megan, Belle and Chido, Chido is the [[TheLadette boorish and aggressive]] Butch, Belle is the [[NiceGirl sweet]] Femme, and Megan is the [[GirlyBruiser girly but hotheaded and tough]] Neither. |
| 390 | ** Then there's the dynamic of Megan, Chido, and Sam; Chido is the Butch, while Megan is the [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak pageant-loving, but fiery and strong]] Femme, and Sam is the [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak sports-loving, yet tender and emotional]] Neither. |
| 391 | * ''WesternAnimation/SkyDancers'': Jade is a ballerina raised by successful parents, Camille likes Jazz and is a creative thinker, and Angelica is a Southern rocker with sarcastic demeanor. |
| 392 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', this applies with Sandy as the Texas tough Butch, Pearl as the GirlyGirl Femme, and Mrs. Puff as the caring but stern Neither. |
| 393 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Star (femme), Jackie Lynn (neither) and Janna (butch). |
| 394 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': |
| 395 | ** The "main 3" Crystal Gems: Pearl (Femme), Amethyst (Neither), and Garnet (Butch) |
| 396 | ** The Crystal Gem "B-team": Lapis Lazuli (Femme), Peridot (Neither), and Bismuth (Butch) |
| 397 | ** The living members of the Great Diamond Authority: Blue Diamond (Femme), White Diamond (Neither), and Yellow Diamond (Butch). |
| 398 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Stoked}}'' is the {{Expy}} of 6teen, with Emma as Downtown, Lo as Uptown, and Fin as, well, Out-of-Town. |
| 399 | * In ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'', Raspberry Torte is TheFashionista, Lemon Meringue is a beautician, Orange Blossom is a country store workaholic, and Plum Pudding is a practical jokester, leaving the title character with Blueberry Muffin in the neither group. |
| 400 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeddyTrucks'': |
| 401 | ** The series has truck driver Bella (Butch), cafe owner Rosie (Femme) and Dusty the company's {{Sassy Secretary}}. |
| 402 | ** There is a gender inversion with the male drivers. Gerry is a LovableCoward and FriendToAllLivingThings (Femme). Jacko is a football fanatic with a dash of MenAreUncultured on the side (Butch). Wilson is plays football with Jacko but also likes music and ballet (Neither). |
| 403 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Starfire is sweet, naive, and girly, Raven is a level-headed bookworm, and Terra is a tomboyish new girl. |
| 404 | * ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In the main female trio, Babs is a sassy and energetic trickster (butch), Fifi is very flirty and romantic (femme), and Shirley is a GranolaGirl with PsychicPowers (neither). |
| 405 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': |
| 406 | ** The girls on the Mutant Maggots team in ''Revenge of the Island'' are the masculine Jo, the feminine Anne Maria, and Zoey, who is in-between the other two. |
| 407 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'', there is the final three female competitors in the race: The roguish impulsive [[TheLadette lad-ette]] [=MacArthur=] (butch), her partner Sanders (neither) is smart, law-abiding, level-headed and well-meaning and one of their main enemies Josee (femme) is a skirt wearing ice dancer and snobby {{Attention Whore}} who dresses in flamboyant pink-and-purple colors and wears brightly-colored eyeshadow. |
| 408 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': The Butch, Femme, Neither trio are represented by [[PassionateSportsGirl Alex]], [[LovableAlphaBitch Clover]], and [[GoGetterGirl Sam]]. |
| 409 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'': In Team Prime, there are 3 female characters who vaguely fit. Arcee is the tough robot girl of the team, is quite emotionally repressed and stoic (at least at first, before CharacterDevelopment), is very serious and is quite prone to rushing in and dishing out brutal beatings to her enemies in battle. She also objects to the idea of having more pink in her colour scheme in one episode (Butch). Miko is the first human girl to join the team, and shows quite the enthusiasm for getting stuck into the action and fighting alongside the Wreckers, and is very boisterous and loud to boot. But she wears a lot of pink, can sometimes be brought to tears when placed in dire situations and has some hidden emotional fragility. She's also a bit of a PhoneaholicTeenager and KindheartedCatLover (Neither). That leaves June Darby, Jack's mother, who is a nurse and serves as the protective (or as Arcee and Miko sometimes view it, overprotective) moral figure of the team, being the one least involved in the action and most concerned about the safety of the young children getting involved in robotic warfare (Femme). |
| 410 | * ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': Out of the initial X-girls, Rogue is an EmoTeen, Kitty is a ValleyGirl and Jean Grey is TheAce. |
| 411 | * The three main female characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheZhuZhus'', Frankie, Pipsqueak, and Num Nums are neither, butch, and femme respectively. |
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