Line #19 PlayingWith/BlackMagicianGirl


1	'''Basic Trope''': An ActionGirl with a forceful personality who uses offensive magic.
2	* '''Straight''': Marcy is a {{Tsundere}}ish HotWitch who fights [[PlayingWithFire with fire]] and is contrasted with [[WhiteMage healer]] [[MysteriousWaif Melody.]]
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Marcy is a DarkActionGirl who fights by [[StuffBlowingUp blowing things up with her mind.]] [[SociopathicHero Cackling gleefully the whole time.]]
4	* '''Downplayed''': Marcy is a literal IceQueen (who does not suffer [[SurroundedByIdiots "fools"]] lightly) and ''can'' use her powers constructively (such as by building temporary bridges or cover), but prefers to fight with them.
5	* '''Justified''': PersonalityPowers are a rule of the universe.
6	* '''Inverted''':
7	** The healer is the feisty one, while Marcy is [[TheIngenue sweet]] and [[ShrinkingViolet shy.]]
8	** WhiteMagicianGirl
9	** Alex is a GentlemanWizard, who is calm and cool even when he fights [[PlayingWithFire with fire]].
10	* '''GenderInverted''': Alex is a HotBlooded guy who fights [[PlayingWithFire with fire]].
11	* '''Subverted''': You'd think with [[{{Tsundere}} Marcy's]] [[HotBlooded personality]] and [[{{Stripperiffic}} looks]] she'd be the attack mage, but she's a BarrierWarrior instead.
12	* '''Double Subverted''':
13	** ...until [[MagikarpPower she gains experience and becomes the magic powerhouse]].
14	** Marcy can crush, bludgeon, or otherwise attack enemies with her barriers.
15	* '''Parodied''': Marcy attacks with her MagicWand. By hitting people with it, that is.
16	* '''Zig Zagged''': Marcy has mood swings. Sometimes, she is sweet and friendly, other times, she is rather rude.
17	* '''Averted''':
18	** The designated BlackMage of the team is Heinrich the [[BlackKnight dark knight]] who [[MagicKnight fights with a hammer]] and is noticeably male.
19	** Marcy is an ActionGirl who fights with her fists.
20	* '''Enforced''':
21	** "We need [[AnAdventurerIsYou a nuker in the player's party]] and we need [[AffirmativeActionGirl more female characters.]] How about a female mage?
22	** The creators want an ActionGirl, but ExecutiveMeddling has a [[WouldNotHitAGirl no woman-hitting policy.]] This trope is an easy compromise because as a GlassCannon, she is dish out a lot of damage while her frail body means someone else has to take the hit instead.
23	* '''Lampshaded''':
24	** "What, do I look like the healing type to you?"
25	** "Oh, come on, when have I been irrationally violent? I mean, within the last... um... Half an hour?"
26	* '''Invoked''': Marcy exists in a world populated with PersonalityPowers and intentionally cultivates her forceful personality to gain access to her superior [[PlayingWithFire firepower]]
27	* '''Exploited''': The {{Leader}} of the group especifically looks for a short and HotBlooded mage because that will mean she is the better suited for TheBigGuy role.
28	* '''Defied''':
29	** Marcy is an ActualPacifist and refuses to learn magic meant to hurt people.
30	** Otherwise, [[TheQuietOne Ro]][[GeniusBruiser ma]][[TheBigGuy ji]] is ordered by the no-nonsense Hiro to choke her to near unconsciousness to let her know that this team isn't for fucking around.
31	--> [[TheLeader Hiro]]: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk... Day one and already starting shit? Not a good impression.\
32	Marcy: Ack! I... I get it!\
33	Hiro: Good. Don't you dare do it ever again. Romaji, put her down.
34	* '''Discussed''':
35	** "Ah -- she blew up the dragon. Don't get on her bad side, boys."
36	** Romaji is seen being more aloof and cold around her, seemingly despising her. This conversation comes into play:
37	--> [[TheLancer Lance]]: Romaji? You uh... Alright?\
38	Romaji: ...\
39	Lance: Shit, he's always been like this ever since we got Marcy on board.\
40	Hiro: Ah, don't worry. [[DefrostingIceQueen Romaji's definitely gonna warm up to her]]. [[TemptingFate Right Romaji]]?
41	* '''Conversed''': "Holy crap, did she just turn Evulz into a toad?" "Yup."
42	* '''Implied''': Marcy is a side character who is not shown fighting, but she recalls a NoodleIncident where she blew a dragon up.
43	* '''Deconstructed''': Marcy can destroy towns with little effort, and she has an extremely short temper. She leaves a wake of ruin wherever she goes, and no one has the nuts to call her out. Then, after a particularly bad outburst, she's out of energy when the army of Emperor Evulz attacks.
44	* '''Reconstructed''':
45	** Marcy is extremely destructive and short tempered, but her friends are always there to remind her to save her powers for the real bad guys.
46	** See Defied 2.
47	* '''Played For Laughs''': A couple of {{Mooks}} [[AmusingInjuries learn the hard way]] that it'd be a bad idea to [[MuggingTheMonster attack Marcy.]]
48	* '''Played For Drama''': Marcy is a GlassCannon due to her abilities, which puts her in a lot of danger if she's left vulnerable in combat.
49	* '''Plot Foundation''': Marcy using PersonalityPowers makes her a much easier character to comprehend, since she uses a visual metaphor every time her magic comes into play.
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