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Basic Trope: A minor character who only exists for fanservice.

  • Straight: An unnamed woman is seen in skimpy clothing throughout the game.
  • Exaggerated:
    • The woman appears in the background of every cutscene dancing naked.
    • A naked woman appears handcuffed to a lamppost in every scene.
  • Downplayed: The woman is fully clothed, but noticeably buxom.
  • Justified:
    • The woman is an underwear model.
    • The woman is a streaker.
  • Gender-Inverted: A hunky shirtless man repeatedly appears throughout the game.
  • Inverted:
    • The skimpily-dressed woman is the main character of the game.
    • The naked woman is the main character of the game, revolving around her quest to find clothes.
    • In a game where all the other female characters are naked, the unnamed woman is dressed in a suit and glasses.
    • The woman is a fan disservice extra.
  • Subverted: The unnamed woman becomes an Ascended Extra.
  • Double Subverted: ...For only one episode.
  • Parodied:
    • Whenever she appears, the woman always tries to introduce herself and talk about her life, but her audio is drowned out by the action sequence.
    • Alice talks to the woman, who admits she doesn't know her own name.
    • The woman is a Classically-Trained Extra, who frequently recites Shakespeare and complains that the game doesn't give her anything good to do.
  • Zig Zagged:
  • Averted: Fanservice is only given to named or relevant characters in a story.
  • Enforced: Ms. Fanservice was an attempt to boost the ratings by the executives.
  • Lampshaded: Alice asks Bob about who the extra is, and Bob admits he doesn't know anything about her.
  • Invoked:
  • Exploited:
    • The woman is heavily featured in the advertising.
    • The woman promises to do a striptease for the player if they win.
  • Defied:
    • The woman puts clothes on.
    • Alice insists on talking to the woman finding more about her.
    • Alice gets the woman more conservative clothes.
  • Discussed:
  • Conversed:
  • Implied: While giving the game a scathing review, Brittany complains that the female characters are used for fanservice.
  • Played For Laughs: The woman is a crime boss.
  • Played For Drama: The woman is an evil sorceress.
  • Played For Horror: The woman is the Serial Killer the police are looking for.


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