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* '''Downplayed''': Linda is a cheerful young waitress who always carries a [[HandCannon large handgun that takes up most of the room in her purse]] for self-defence.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Linda is a cheerful young waitress who always carries a [[HandCannon large handgun that takes up most of the room in her purse]] for self-defence.



* '''GenderFlipped''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might [[CompensatingForSomething compensate for something.]]
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* '''GenderFlipped''': '''Gender-Inverted''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might [[CompensatingForSomething compensate for something.]]
* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':



* '''Zig Zagged''': ...But this makes it too heavy for her to lift it al all. So she mounts it on wheels and uses it as a cannon, but ends up being injured when she can't maneuverer with it fast enough.

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** Linda is a [[{{Lilliputians}} miniature human]] who wields a full-sized gun better than any full-sized human.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ...'''Zig-Zagged''': ...But this makes it too heavy for her to lift it al all. So she mounts it on wheels and uses it as a cannon, but ends up being injured when she can't maneuverer with it fast enough.



** ... So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.
** Said wee gun is a derringer or a machine pistol of any kind, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a {{Hidden Weapon|s}} that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Linda is armed all the time, even while waiting tables. This leads to some awkward situations. (On the other hand, people never, ''ever'' forget to tip her.) She also is able to shoot the gun accurately without the recoil ever being present.
* '''Played For Drama''': Something bad happened to Linda recently, and she's taken up arms to protect herself. She's also growing increasingly temperamental and distrusting. Her friends are all worried, but they're too scared of what might happen if they upset her to talk about it.

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** ... So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.
** Said wee gun is a derringer or a machine pistol of any kind, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a {{Hidden Weapon|s}} that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.
kill people by stealth.
* '''Played For for Laughs''': Linda is armed all the time, even while waiting tables. This leads to some awkward situations. (On the other hand, people never, ''ever'' forget to tip her.) She also is able to shoot the gun accurately without the recoil ever being present.
* '''Played For for Drama''': Something bad happened to Linda recently, and she's taken up arms to protect herself. She's also growing increasingly temperamental and distrusting. Her friends are all worried, but they're too scared of what might happen if they upset her to talk about it.



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** Linda is a smaller than average girl who uses an [[CoolGuns/AssaultRifles Assault Rifle]].

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** Linda is a smaller than average girl who uses an [[CoolGuns/AssaultRifles Assault Rifle]].Rifle.
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** Said wee gun is a derringer, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a {{Hidden Weapon|s}} that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.

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** Said wee gun is a derringer, derringer or a machine pistol of any kind, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a {{Hidden Weapon|s}} that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.
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** Said wee gun is a derringer, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a HiddenWeapon that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.

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** Said wee gun is a derringer, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a HiddenWeapon {{Hidden Weapon|s}} that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Because of the size disparity, Linda can hardly hold the gun properly, let alone fight the recoil, and thus she's horribly inaccurate, putting bystanders in danger.
* '''Reconstructed''': ... So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Because of the size disparity, Linda can hardly hold the gun properly, let alone fight the recoil, and thus she's horribly inaccurate, putting bystanders in danger.
** Deconstructing the inversion, Linda gets mocked for having a wee gun as her main weapon, and it's also very tiny and finnicky to use.
* '''Reconstructed''': ... '''Reconstructed''':
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So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.size.
** Said wee gun is a derringer, which is just as lethal with a nice bonus of being a HiddenWeapon that she can draw without anyone noticing and perform stealthy kills.

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** Lina wants to use a large gun, but given that the recoil will blow off her arms without her actually being able to hit anything, she's forced to use a more appropriate smaller gun.



** Linda ignores the orders of her superiors and uses a big gun anyway, consequences be damned or non existent.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Her small frame but ability to use a large gun without any problems, even ones that beefy trained soldiers would encounter, get her conscripted into an elite military force to mow down swarms of enemies that have a hard time hitting said smaller frame.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Linda is armed all the time, even while waiting tables. This leads to some awkward situations. (On the other hand, people never, ''ever'' forget to tip her.)

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Linda is armed all the time, even while waiting tables. This leads to some awkward situations. (On the other hand, people never, ''ever'' forget to tip her.)) She also is able to shoot the gun accurately without the recoil ever being present.

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* '''Subverted''': Linda admits to a friend that the gun's just for show, and she doesn't own any ammo.

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* '''Subverted''': Linda '''Subverted''':
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admits to a friend that the gun's just for show, and she doesn't own any ammo.ammo.
**Linda is a smaller than average girl who uses an [[CoolGuns/AssaultRifles Assault Rifle]].


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** Linda has been seen using a rocket launcher.
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** Linda is of average height or ''slightly'' shorter, and is often seen at the shooting range with a four-foot-long tricked-out SniperRifle.
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* '''Conversed''': Linda sure likes boasting about her gun, and that she "Likes 'em big". Mere FetishFuel or GettingCrapPastTheRadar?

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* '''Conversed''': Linda sure likes boasting about her gun, and that she "Likes 'em big". Mere FetishFuel or GettingCrapPastTheRadar?
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** Linda has SuperStrength because AWizardDidIt, PsychicPowers, or similar, and is an ActionGirl, so using the heaviest weapon she could wield seemed a logical idea. And since the world she lives in has invented guns, using a {{BFG}} supposed to be vehicle mounted makes more sense than using a {{BFS}}

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* '''Justified''': Linda lives in a dangerous part of town, and feels safer if she's obviously armed.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Linda lives in a dangerous part of town, and feels safer if she's obviously armed.armed.
** Linda is a cyborg whose body has been engineered to handle the force of such hefty firepower.
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* '''GenderFlipped''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might [[CompensatingForSomething compensates for something.]]

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* '''GenderFlipped''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might [[CompensatingForSomething compensates compensate for something.]]
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* '''GenderFlipped''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might have [[CompensatingForSomething compensates for something.]]

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* '''GenderFlipped''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might have [[CompensatingForSomething compensates for something.]]

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* '''Inverted''': Butch, a huge, tattooed biker, has a LittleUselessGun so tiny that it's barely visible past his huge hand.

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* '''Inverted''': Butch, Linda, a huge, tattooed butch biker, has a LittleUselessGun so tiny that it's barely visible past his her huge hand.hand.
* '''GenderFlipped''': Alex, the scrawny boy, uses a big rifle that might have [[CompensatingForSomething compensates for something.]]
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* '''Straight''': Linda, a cheerful young waitress, has a gun that takes up most of the room in her purse.
* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a {{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''' ork, even when she's just waiting tables.
* '''Downplayed''': Linda is a smaller than average and good looking FriendlySniper wielding a Barrett M82.

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* '''Straight''': Linda, a cheerful young waitress, has a gun that takes up most of the room in her purse.
* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a {{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''' ork, even when she's just waiting tables.
* '''Downplayed''':
Linda is a smaller than average and good looking FriendlySniper wielding armed with a Barrett M82.large rifle.
* '''Exaggerated''': Linda is a teenage girl who fights armed with a gun that's big and scary enough to make [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Arnie]] brown his trousers, and spits out massive amounts of bullets, lasers and/or missiles when the trigger is pulled.
* '''Downplayed''': Linda is a cheerful young waitress who always carries a [[HandCannon large handgun that takes up most of the room in her purse]] for self-defence.



* '''Reconstructed''': ...So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.

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* '''Reconstructed''': ... So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a {{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ork, even when she's just waiting tables.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a {{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''' ork, even when she's just waiting tables.



* '''Double Subverted''': Linda ''claims'' she has no ammo for the huge gun, but was lying to put her friend at ease.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Linda ''claims'' she has no ammo for the huge gun, but was lying to put her friend at ease.



* '''Parodied''': Linda has a zillion guns, but can never decide which one goes with her shoes.
** Or: Ichigo, eight years old, has a [[{{BFG}} ludicrously huge gun]]. It's pink and [[BlingBlingBang glittery.]] [[ICallItVera She calls it Mister Sparkles.]] "I like [[StuffBlowingUp fireworks]], and Mister Sparkles does too!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Because of the size disparity, Linda can hardly hold the gun properly, let alone fight the recoil, and thus she's horribly inaccurate, putting bystanders in danger.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ...But this makes it too heavy for her to lift it al all. So she mounts it on wheels and uses it as a cannon, but ends up being injured when she can't manoeuvre with it fast enough.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Linda has a zillion guns, but can never decide which one goes with her shoes.
** Or: Ichigo, eight years old, has a [[{{BFG}} ludicrously huge gun]]. It's pink and [[BlingBlingBang glittery.]] [[ICallItVera She calls it Mister Sparkles.]] "I like [[StuffBlowingUp fireworks]], and Mister Sparkles does too!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Because of the size disparity, Linda can hardly hold the gun properly, let alone fight the recoil, and thus she's horribly inaccurate, putting bystanders in danger.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ...But this makes it too heavy for her to lift it al all. So she mounts it on wheels and uses it as a cannon, but ends up being injured when she can't manoeuvre maneuverer with it fast enough.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Because of the size disparity, Linda can hardly hold the gun properly, let alone fight the recoil, and thus she's horribly inaccurate, putting bystanders in danger.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...So she gets a gun with a built-in bipod, further increasing its size.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a GrenadeLauncher, even when she's waiting tables.
** Linda has a {{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ork.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a GrenadeLauncher, even when she's waiting tables.
** Linda has a
{{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ork.ork, even when she's just waiting tables.
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* '''Inverted''': Butch, a huge, tattooed biker, has a gun so tiny that it's barely visible past his huge hand.

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* '''Inverted''': Butch, a huge, tattooed biker, has a gun LittleUselessGun so tiny that it's barely visible past his huge hand.
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** Linda has a BFG with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ork.

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** Linda has a BFG {{BFG}} with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ork.
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** Linda has a [[KillSat Kill]] [[MahouSenseiNegima Sat]].

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** Linda has a [[KillSat Kill]] [[MahouSenseiNegima Sat]].BFG with MoreDakka than a {{Warhammer 40000}} ork.

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* '''Downplayed''': Linda is a smaller than average and good looking FriendlySniper wielding a Barrett M82.



* '''Played For Drama''': Something bad happened to Linda recently, and she's taken up arms to protect herself. She's allso growing increasingly temperamental and distrusting. Her friends are all worried, but they're too scared of what might happen if they upset her to talk about it.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Something bad happened to Linda recently, and she's taken up arms to protect herself. She's allso also growing increasingly temperamental and distrusting. Her friends are all worried, but they're too scared of what might happen if they upset her to talk about it.
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* '''Enforced''': Guys think girls with guns are hot, so, how about we give em' "bigger boomsticks"?

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* '''Enforced''': Guys think girls with guns are hot, so, how about we give em' 'em "bigger boomsticks"?
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* '''Enforced''': Guys think girls with guns are hot, so, how about we give em' rocket launchers?

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* '''Enforced''': Guys think girls with guns are hot, so, how about we give em' rocket launchers? "bigger boomsticks"?
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Zagged''': ...But this makes it too heavy for her to lift it al all. So she mounts it on wheels and uses it as a cannon, but ends up being injured when she can't manoeuvre with it fast enough.
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** Alternatively, the size of Linda's gun [[GirlWithAGun isn't very big.]]
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** Alternatively, the size of Linda's gun [[GirlWithGun isn't very big.]]

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** Alternatively, the size of Linda's gun [[GirlWithGun [[GirlWithAGun isn't very big.]]
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** Alternatively, the size of Linda's gun [[GirlWithGun isn't very big.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a grenade launcher, even when she's waiting tables.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Linda carries around a grenade launcher, GrenadeLauncher, even when she's waiting tables.



* '''Inverted''': Butch, a huge, tattooed biker, has a gun so tiny that its barely visible past his huge hand.

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* '''Inverted''': Butch, a huge, tattooed biker, has a gun so tiny that its it's barely visible past his huge hand.



** Linda admits to a friend that the big gun's just for show... then pulls out a second piece and says that ''this'' one is not.



**Or: Ichigo, eight years old, has a [[{{BFG}} ludicrously huge gun]]. It's pink and glittery. [[ICallItVera She calls it Mister Sparkles.]] "I like [[StuffBlowingUp fireworks]], and Mister Sparkles does too!"

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**Or: Ichigo, eight years old, has a [[{{BFG}} ludicrously huge gun]]. It's pink and glittery. [[BlingBlingBang glittery.]] [[ICallItVera She calls it Mister Sparkles.]] "I like [[StuffBlowingUp fireworks]], and Mister Sparkles does too!"



* '''Conversed''': Linda sure likes boasting about her gun, and that she "Like's em' big". Mere FetishFuel or GettingCrapPastTheRadar?

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* '''Conversed''': Linda sure likes boasting about her gun, and that she "Like's em' "Likes 'em big". Mere FetishFuel or GettingCrapPastTheRadar?

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