Line #17 PlayingWith/NinjaMaid


1	'''Basic Trope''': The maid is a badass fighting machine.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice's maid Lucy breaks out some kung fu moves.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Lucy is a black belt in karate, runs her own dojo, and is the best fighter in the story.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Lucy has taken enough self-defense courses to know how to fight off some muggers.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Alice needed an inconspicuous, female bodyguard, so she hired kung fu expert Lucy to pretend to be her maid.
7	** Lucy is a martial artist who takes a job as a maid because she can't find any other work, for some reason.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** Alice breaks out the martial arts skills to protect her maid, Lucy.
10	** The badass bodyguard with the mad kung-fu skills is revealed to be surprisingly adept at housework.
11	* '''Gender-Flipped''': Lucius, the butler, is a [[BattleButler skilled martial artist]].
12	* '''Subverted''':
13	** Alice thought Lucy knew kung fu, but when an enemy appears Lucy cowers in terror.
14	** Lucy is a ninja first and a maid somewhere third- The only reason she's wearing [[FrenchMaid the maid outfit]] is [[HumiliatingWager because she lost a bet with Alice,]]
15	* '''Double Subverted''':
16	** It turns out Lucy was just pretending and pounced when the enemy their turned their back.
17	** Lucy loses another bet with Alice, and becomes her WagerSlave permanently-which naturally includes the normal maid tasks.
18	* '''Parodied''':
19	** All maids are expected to know kung fu, and part of the standard job interview involves defeating other household servants in a fight. Young girls are taught martial arts in school to be better suited to the job of domestic workers.
20	** There are several flashbacks to Lucy's maid training school, which is basically a boot camp except with maids instead of soldiers. References to popular works set in the military are a must.
21	** "Ah yes, Lucy. Great ninja, but a ''horrible'' maid."
22	* '''Zig Zagged''': Lucy fights off an enemy, but later it turns out that was just luck. Later still, she reveals "just lucky is a ruse for her fighting style, "DeadlyDodging," and later ''still'' it turns out she is simply BornLucky.
23	* '''Averted''': The maid has no fighting skills.
24	* '''Enforced''': The writers want to give a lower-class character a achievement to prove they're not elitist, so they let Lucy fight off the enemies.
25	* '''Lampshaded''':
26	** "Wow, I'd never have expected that from a maid, Lucy."
27	** "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to clean up this blood before it stains the carpet."
28	* '''Invoked''':
29	** Alice is looking for a maid because she needs someone to protect her.
30	** Lucy learns domestic skills and etiquette in order to diversify her employment options
31	* '''Exploited''': Lucy makes some extra money on the side teaching martial arts at a local dojo.
32	* '''Defied''':
33	** When planning his attack on Alice, Bob waits for Lucy's day off.
34	** When Evulz attacks Alice's mansion, he orders his snipers to shoot the maids first, correctly guessing they're warriors.
35	* '''Discussed''': "So, Lucy, any chance you have mad fighting skills?"
36	* '''Conversed''': "Just you wait. The maid always knows kung fu in anime."
37	* '''Deconstructed''':
38	** After a violent episode in young Lucy's life, she began to study martial arts to ensure that she would never be a victim again. She's poor, so she takes a job as a domestic servant. When Alice is attacked, Lucy protects her, to everyone's amazement. However, none of Lucy's co-workers can look at her the same way after this, including the butler who once crushed on her but is no longer interested because NoGuyWantsAnAmazon.
39	** While skilled, Lucy is still outmatched against an armed assailant, as she can't carry her weapons to work and her broom isn't made to withstand being used as a melee weapon.
40	* '''Reconstructed''':
41	** However, Alice is immensely grateful and officially employs Lucy as her personal bodyguard, keeping the maid attire just so she'll remain undercover. Lucy's co-workers gradually adjust to this new situation, and she gains the attention of Daniel, an AmazonChaser.
42	** Lucy's skills include ImprobableWeaponUser and thereby makes everything in arm's reach a potential weapon. Additionally, her broom is also a SwordCane.
43	** Lucy's employer allows her to carry weapons as she is assigned the roles of both a guard and a maid.
44	* '''Implied''': The broom closets in Alice's house contain [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]] for some reason.
45	* '''Played For Laughs''': Lucy treats fighting {{Mooks}} as just another casual cleaning task, and by the time she's done fighting, you'd swear nothing happened.
46	* '''Played For Drama''': Lucy's last employer died on her watch, making her feel very guilty, so she trained herself in combat so this won't happen again.
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49	Allow me to escort you back to NinjaMaid, Master, and rest assured: I [[{{Deadly Euphemism}} cleaned up]] the assassins and booby traps myself.
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