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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The armor on Princess Martia's war-gown is actually an activated feature - it retracts and protrudes out.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': [[PoweredArmor The armor on Princess Martia's war-gown is actually an activated feature - it retracts and protrudes out. out.]]
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???The armor on Princess Martia's war-gown is actually an activated feature - it retracts and protrudes out.
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* '''Discussed''': BG: "Vacuous fool! Your steel gown is a hinderance to essential footwork; you've sacrificed movement that could spare your life in the vain name of vanity. Your combat potential weeps, Martia!"

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* '''Discussed''': BG: SB: "Vacuous fool! Your steel gown is a hinderance to essential footwork; you've sacrificed movement that could spare your life in the vain name of vanity. Your combat potential weeps, Martia!"
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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???BG: "Vacuous fool! Your steel gown is a hinderance to essential footwork; you've sacrificed movement that could spare your life in the vain name of vanity. Your combat potential weeps, Martia!"
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* '''Exploited''': During a heated duel, [[BlackKnight Sir Blightgore]] notices that Princess Martia's armored gown goes nearly past her ankles, meaning she'll get caught on it if she doesn't get up properly. He takes maximum advantage of this detail by focusing his strategy on knocking her off her feet, and then attacking.

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* '''Exploited''': During a heated duel, [[BlackKnight Sir Blightgore]] notices that Princess Martia's armored gown goes nearly past down just about to her ankles, meaning she'll get caught on it if she doesn't get up properly. He takes maximum advantage of this detail by focusing his strategy on knocking her off her feet, which makes her waste time and then attacking.effort.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
During a heated duel, [[BlackKnight Sir Blightgore]] notices that Princess Martia's armored gown goes nearly past her ankles, meaning she'll get caught on it if she doesn't get up properly. He takes maximum advantage of this detail by focusing his strategy on knocking her off her feet, and then attacking.
* '''Defied''': ???"People are going to think I take everything too seriously if I show up in such a heavy dress. I'm just going to dress normally."
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???The king make princess Alice wear this large padded ballgown to keep her protected from danger.
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** The dress is enchanted, making it considerably more strong than it looks.

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** The dress is enchanted, making it considerably more strong stronger than it looks.



* '''Deconstructed''': Princess Martia is wearing a ballgown made interlay of thick heavy steel. It weights her down so much she can barely stand in it.
* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy steel ballgown also works as a [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Princess Martia is wearing a ballgown made interlay of thick heavy steel. It weights weighs her down so much she can barely stand in it.
* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy steel ballgown also works as a [[SteamPunk steam powered]] steam-driven]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.
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* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy steel ballgown also works as [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.

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* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy steel ballgown also works as a [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Princess Martia wearing a ballgown made interlay of heavy steel. It weights her down so much she can barely stand in it.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Princess Martia is wearing a ballgown made interlay of thick heavy steel. It weights her down so much she can barely stand in it.
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* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy iron ballgown also works as [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.

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* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy iron steel ballgown also works as [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.
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* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy ballgown also works as [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.

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* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy iron ballgown also works as [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Princess Martia wearing a ballgown made interlay of heavy steel. It weights her down so much she can barely stand in it.
* '''Reconstructed''': But her heavy ballgown also works as [[SteamPunk steam powered]] [[PoweredArmor powered armor]] that allows her to charge into battle.



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* '''Straight''': [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Martia]], Supreme Commander of the Royal Troperian Army, rides onto the battlefield wearing an elegant gown, augmented with [[BlingOfWar an ornate plumed helmet and cuirass.]]

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* '''Straight''': [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Martia]], [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Supreme Commander of the Royal Troperian Army, Army]], rides onto the battlefield wearing an elegant gown, augmented with [[BlingOfWar an ornate plumed helmet and cuirass.]]
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** The dress is enchanted, making it considerably more strong than it looks.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???Princess Martia’s dress just looks like a gown with no armor attached. It it still as impenetrable as a tank.



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* '''Parodied''': ???The princess wears a tutu that has no defensive augmentations whatsoever, and she survives a nuclear explosion.
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* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Princess Martia just wars proper armor, like everyone else.



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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Why do I have to wear this BattleBallgown? It's impractical and ridiculous-looking!"
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** InAWorld which [[DeliberateValuesDissonance runs off]] RuleOfGlamorous over CombatPragmatism, Martia's unofficial motto is "if you're going to die, you might as well look your best."
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* '''Double Subverted''': Or at least that's what she told the Ambassador of Tropleand, where they don't approve of women warriors. To the surprise of her guests, the "costume" held up rather too well against that assassin's dagger.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Or at least that's what she told the Ambassador of Tropleand, Tropeland, where they don't approve of women warriors. To the surprise of her guests, the "costume" held up rather too well against that assassin's dagger.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"Audiences need to see that Princess Martia is a girl or else they'll just get confused, but we don't want to sexualize her either!"
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'''Basic Trope''': An armoured dress.
* '''Straight''': [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Princess Martia]], Supreme Commander of the Royal Troperian Army, rides onto the battlefield wearing an elegant gown, augmented with [[BlingOfWar an ornate plumed helmet and cuirass.]]
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* '''Downplayed''': Princess Martia rides onto the battlefield wearing an elegant surcoat over her otherwise BoringButPractical suit of armour.
* '''Justified''':
** The Princess' role is largely ceremonial, being a woman in her culture she won't be expected to actually take part in the fighting and is simply addressing her troops to raise their morale. As such, she needs to be seen to appear as the right mixture of "respectably feminine" and "means business". Moreover, protection from stray arrows is a must, but such annoyances as being pulled off her horse by her skirt need not concern her.
** Given the constant risk of assassination, Princess Martia needs to wear TwentyFourHourArmour even when attending court functions whilst still looking appropriately stylish.
* '''Inverted''': ChainmailBikini
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that Martia's "armour" is just a costume; she's hosting a fancy-dress ball dressed as an Amazon.
* '''Double Subverted''': Or at least that's what she told the Ambassador of Tropleand, where they don't approve of women warriors. To the surprise of her guests, the "costume" held up rather too well against that assassin's dagger.
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