History Main / EstrogenBrigade

* Peter Capaldi of ''TheThickOfIt'' has a sizeable Estrogen Brigade, including plenty of women who [[TooKinkyToTorture want to be bollocked by Malcolm Tucker]]. Most of them seem to be around half his age, and many are also fans of [[BadassAdorable Jamie]]. [[ViolentGlaswegian Angry Scots]] seem to be very attractive [[EvilIsSexy for some reason]].

* ''AdolfHitler'' actually had quite the female following during his initial campaign for office.

* '''[[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel. Cinematic. Universe.]]'''

** Thor has fans, but Loki's (and by extension, Tom Hiddleston's) Estrogen Brigade is incredibly vocal and devoted. They call themselves "Hiddlestoners." You can read a ([[ClusterFBomb very profane]]) AffectionateParody of their behavior [[http://gofuckyourselftomhiddleston.tumblr.com/ here]]. Tom Hiddleston's fanbase just ''exploded'' into existence after Thor, even though the film mostly [[ShirtlessScene presented]] Chris Hemsworth as the default [[FemaleGaze hunk totty]]. However, thanks to Loki's characterisation and his ''Bishonen'' looks (and Hiddleston's MeanCharacterNiceActor personality), Hiddleston became the ''EnsembleDarkHorse'' at least where the ladies were concerned. To the point where it took Marvel and the rest of the world by surprise. At the NYC ComicCon 2011, with plenty of stars and producers from the Avengers attending a panel, 99% of the audience questions were directed at Hiddleston, with audible gushing from the lady fans. And with plenty of awkwardness for the hosts and the rest of the panel members. It's notable because the hosts and the co-stars were clearly not expecting it, and even Hiddleston himself seems to have been overwhelmed by it. See it yourself, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr-IqGfqGps here]].
** In the previews for ''CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', Chris Evans was already acquiring an estrogen brigade.
** ''Film/{{The Avengers}}''. ''All'' of them. Special mention goes to Mark Ruffalo's ShirtlessScene, who already won the Estrogen Brigade over with his StoicWoobie performance. It's almost unfair -- the guys just get Scarlett Johansson, while the girls get an entire team of strong, muscular, virile men in either tight-fitting or sleeveless costumes. Kudos to Paramount for shattering the comic book hero fanservice gender barrier!
*** Although cynics would point out that's the ''DEFAULT'' position of Hollywood anyway. But that's another can of worms.

Not to be confused with AmazonBrigade. Its SpearCounterpart is the TestosteroneBrigade, which, [[GirlsShowGhetto while rarer]], does exist.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' has many female fans. Part of the reason could be the [[HeterosexualLifePartners close relationship]] between the main characters and also because the show has many romance moments in some episodes.

* Most modern Anime and Manga have at least one Bishonen character, and usually much more then that. In contrast, a lot of older anime had a more traditional style for its male characters, with less androgeny and more ruggedness. Some fans feel, like the page image suggests, that this has not been a positive development, but apparently it brings in the money and makes many women, and some men, happy, so its not going away anytime soon.

* Vincent D'Onofrio has acquired a brigade based on his work in ''LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', though his weight gain seems to have caused a lot of internal friction among them. The beard has also led to raised eyebrows.

* One of the earliest {{Estrogen Brigade}}s was David [=McCallum=]'s, which sprang to life when the 60s spy series ''TheManFromUNCLE'' introduced us to minor character Illya Kuryakin. Kuryakin almost immediately [[EnsembleDarkhorse caught the attention of (mostly) female fans]], and [=McCallum=] went from mere RecurringCharacter to series regular to second billing (behind series lead Robert Vaughn) in the first season alone. By the second season, [=McCallum=] shared equal billing with Vaughn.

* ''ThePrinceOfTennis'' has a huge EstrogenBrigade following, but that's more or less its only following. The show is a convoluted mess used to display {{Bishonen}}s to [[InvokedTrope invoke this trope]].

* Back when the show was airing on ''Toonami'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' gathered up an EstrogenBrigade larger than the rest of the North American fanbase.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' introduced the EstrogenBrigade to RealRobot anime.
* While ''{{Durarara}}'' is [[{{shonen}} targeted to young males]], the series is infamous for the the huge EstrogenBrigade that congregates around [[TroubledButCute Shizuo]] and [[EvilIsSexy Izaya]]. [[{{Moe}} Mikado]] and [[HandsomeLech Kida]], too. Heck, most of the male cast is [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys pretty]]!

* A rather unconventional EstrogenBrigade, but Music/{{Rammstein}} has one as well.

* Some historians credit ElvisPresley with advancing the feminist movement because his concerts were places that female fans could go crazy and it was totally okay.

** ... although not as much as Chris Emsworth's ShirtlessScene.

* In ''Series/OnceUponATime'', both Robert Carlyle and (in a rare [[FanYay female example]]) Lana Parilla have developed sizeable, occasionally combative, Estrogen Brigades.

** Apollo and Starbuck each have quite a fangirl following as well during {{BattlestarGalacticaClassic|the original show}}'s run.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Have you ''seen'' the [[YaoiFangirl fangirl hordes?]] Mere death is no [[ShipSinking obstacle]] to [[SlashFic Remus/Sirius]]. Then there's Draco Malfoy, the TropeNamer for DracoInLeatherPants (mainly upon the release of the [[HalfBloodPrince sixth]] movie) and of course Severus Snape, at least after [[DeathlyHallows the seventh book]]. And let's not forget the Weasley twins, Ron (sometimes), and Harry himself. Hell, no male character is safe from this.

* Pictured is the cover to a ''FoxTrot'' collection, showing how a good portion of ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' viewers were fangirls oogling OrlandoBloom (many others differed chiefly in that they preferred Viggo Mortensen). Then there was the embarrassing fawning over an extra that female fans christened "[[FlightOfTheConchords Figwit.]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' has many female fans. Part of the reason could be the [[HeterosexualLifePartners close relationship]] between the main characters and also because the show have many romance moments in some episodes.

* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'':
** Though the article says it is rare, it has a substantial male following for two main reasons -- [[RuleOfFunny it's very funny]], and [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruhi]] is [[{{Moe}} cute]].
** There's also an in-show EstrogenBrigade for each and every male character, as well as an IRL one.

* The female ''{{Batman}}'' fandom is still very small, but type any combination of male characters into the search bar on DeviantART some time, if you dare. With all the FoeYay, the fact Bruce Wayne is generally depicted as a rather handsome fellow, ass-kicking female characters, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Nightwing]], and a huge cast of interesting villains, many of whom are just begging for DracoInLeatherPants treatment… it's sort of a wonder the Estrogen Brigade for Batman isn't bigger.

* ''ComicBook/{{X-Men}}'': Nightcrawler and Gambit are probably the two most popular Marvel characters for fangirls.

* Back when the show was airing on ''Toonami'', ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' gathered up an EstrogenBrigade larger than the rest of the North American fanbase.

* [[KnightTemplar Robespierre]] is [[DracoInLeatherPants SOOO hot]]!
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Saint-Just Saint-Just]] fans. Enough said. Show up for the KnightTemplar, stay for the PrettyBoy. Saint-Just was so pretty, [[OniisamaE they named a]] {{Bifauxnen}} [[OniisamaE after him]]!