What am I looking at?: Perky Female Minion

I've deduced that it's from Avatar (as is the quote), but to me they just look like a Red Oni, Blue Oni pair settling some kind of bet. And what IS with the money anyway?

(Kind of new to these forums so bare with me if I screw this up.)

I don't watch the show, but it seems pretty obvious—the woman on the right is evil, and she looks it. The woman on the right is her minion, and she is smiling and acting goofy. The leader bet her she couldn't do whatever gymnastic trick she's doing, and she lost. Seems pretty clear to me.

However, better could be done. Harley Quinn would be an iconic example, but I'm not finding a good picture for it.

But what does the bet have to do with the trope? It seems like an unnecessary implication.

Also, I'm not familiar with quasi-ancient chinese dress codes so I can't tell if the woman on the right is a higher rank, or just a fancy dresser.

It appears to be fanart and a bet.

The girl on the right has Shouldpads Of Doom. I'll check the history to see if we've got someone pimping art though.

edited 10th Jul '11 1:19:20 PM by Deboss

Makes sense to me, but certainly if we can find a better image, I'd be all for it.

This was picked in a previous Image Picking Thread because it was the one that best showed all the elements of the trope.

Feel free to make new suggestions, I remember Harley Quinn was heavily suggested last time, but none of her pictures had all of the trope in it.

edited 10th Jul '11 8:45:56 PM by Sackett

We can probably do better, but it's not bad enough to pull.

Is that IPD thread still around? I'm not a huge fan of the current either, but I'd like to see the discussion.

Nope. It's gone.

A possibility, though:

edited 18th Aug '11 11:14:21 AM by Madrugada

Heh, I like that.

Here's the other Perky Female Minion of Girl Genius, Snaug:

I think that's better. Requires less context. But why are the last two panels blurry?

Also, I think the current one is fine.

edited 18th Aug '11 3:29:26 PM by Discar

I don't know. I built that composite three times, three different ways, and every time the bottom two panel came out blurry in the composite even though they're sharp in the original.

Can I get the pages to make a crack at it?

Have at it: With my blessings.

edited 18th Aug '11 4:56:55 PM by Madrugada

I hoped whatever ever cause yours to blur does not affect mine.

Looks good.

Here's one other possibility:

Panels 2 and 3 here might also work...

You kinda have to assume she is his minion in that one.

I don't get "perky" off that pic like the first GG one.

The Snaug one doesn't work for me, but the other Girl Genius one isn't bad.

What about Excel froom Excel Saga?

Give us a picture.

I like Girl Genius, but all of those examples require multiple panels with a lot of text to explain what is happening. (Also, the examples are all subversions: Bang isn't really perky in the normal sense of the trope- she's only perky when she gets to kill, maim, or destroy. The other girl is only perky because she gets a Mindwipe every year as her birthday present).

The current one expresses the trope in a single image without text, and is a straight example.

edited 18th Aug '11 8:22:36 PM by Sackett

I think Girl Genius might be subject to Entry Pimping right now. Almost every image picking I look into seems to have a suggestion from that series. I'm not saying it's wrong that they're just SUGGESTING them for images, but I still seem to come across it quite often on pages.

Anyways, Excel Excel, from Excel Saga. She'll do anything for her Lord Illpalazzo... he's had to kill her numerous times because of how hyper-actively annoying she is.

Lord Illpalazzo: Ahh, Excel. Wastefully cheerful as always, I see..."

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