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* '''Parodied''': ???A legion of enormous, muscular barbarians defend their leader, a caterpillar.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Hey minions! You're all way stronger than your boss! Why don't you just kick their butt and make your own rules?"
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* '''Discussed''': ???"These minions are pretty strong, considering how weak their boss is. I guess a weak ruler needs strong underlings to protect them."
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* '''Defied''': AuthorityGrantsAsskicking.
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* '''Defied''': AuthorityGrantsAsskicking.PositionOfLiteralPower.
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Adding examples who not include robots.
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* '''Straight''': Alice is a MadScientist who produces bots to mine resources for her inventions. The bots can shoot laser beams to cut stuff and have superhuman strength. She has complete control of them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient Humoungous Mecha who can ravage entire cities.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient Humoungous Mecha who can ravage entire cities.
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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
** Alice is a MadScientist who produces bots to mine resources for her inventions. The bots can shoot laser beams to cut stuff and have superhuman strength. She has complete control of them.
** Bob is a Emperor, who is not a fighter, so his elite minions do all the hard work for him.
*'''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient Humoungous Mecha who can ravage entirecities.cities.
** Bob is an old emperor who can't even stand up, his elite minions are the best warriors in the entire empire.
** Alice is a MadScientist who produces bots to mine resources for her inventions. The bots can shoot laser beams to cut stuff and have superhuman strength. She has complete control of them.
** Bob is a Emperor, who is not a fighter, so his elite minions do all the hard work for him.
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** Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient Humoungous Mecha who can ravage entire
** Bob is an old emperor who can't even stand up, his elite minions are the best warriors in the entire empire.
** Bob knows how to use a sword, but he is not at the level of his best soldiers.
** Bob doesn't need to fight so he has no combat experience.
** Bob got his position as emperor due to his leadership skills combined with his wealth, so he didn't need physical strength to get his position.
** Bob got his position as emperor due to his leadership skills combined with his wealth, so he didn't need physical strength to get his position.
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* '''Subverted''': Shortly after perfecting her bots, Alice builds a PoweredArmor for herself. Since the suit is combat-oriented, she's way stronger and more durable than her bots -- she can fly and has a wide repertoire of weapons.
* '''Double Subverted''': Seeing that her bots get easily destroyed by her enemies and that she has better things to do than guard them in her suit, Alice decides to create an elite squad of combat bots. They are an enhanced, automated version of her suit, as well as way bigger than a person.
* '''Double Subverted''': Seeing that her bots get easily destroyed by her enemies and that she has better things to do than guard them in her suit, Alice decides to create an elite squad of combat bots. They are an enhanced, automated version of her suit, as well as way bigger than a person.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Shortly after perfecting her bots, Alice builds a PoweredArmor for herself. Since the suit is combat-oriented, she's way stronger and more durable than her bots -- she can fly and has a wide repertoire of weapons.
** Bob turns out to be a skilled warrior.
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** Seeing that her bots get easily destroyed by her enemies and that she has better things to do than guard them in her suit, Alice decides to create an elite squad of combat bots. They are an enhanced, automated version of her suit, as well as way bigger than aperson.person.
** Even if he is a skilled warrior, he is still weaker than his elite minions.
** Shortly after perfecting her bots, Alice builds a PoweredArmor for herself. Since the suit is combat-oriented, she's way stronger and more durable than her bots -- she can fly and has a wide repertoire of weapons.
** Bob turns out to be a skilled warrior.
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** Seeing that her bots get easily destroyed by her enemies and that she has better things to do than guard them in her suit, Alice decides to create an elite squad of combat bots. They are an enhanced, automated version of her suit, as well as way bigger than a
** Even if he is a skilled warrior, he is still weaker than his elite minions.
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** Alice is easily capable on her own in terms of combat but her mooks are clearly on another whole level
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** Alice is easily capable on her own in terms of combat but her mooks are clearly on another whole levellevel of skill
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on ZergRush.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice '''Downplayed''':
**Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely onZergRush.ZergRush.
**Alice is easily capable on her own in terms of combat but her mooks are clearly on another whole level
**Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on
**Alice is easily capable on her own in terms of combat but her mooks are clearly on another whole level
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* '''Defied''': ???AuthorityGrantsAsskicking.
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Alice can take her own bots in a fight but neither is stronger.
* '''Enforced''':???Conservative executives don't want a smart female protagonist who is also an ActionGirl, so they forced the show's producer to make Alice this trope or to make her dumb and put someone else in charge.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient HumoungousMecha who can ravage entire cities.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on ZergSwarming.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on ZergSwarming.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient HumoungousMecha Humoungous Mecha who can ravage entire cities.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely onZergSwarming.ZergRush.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???Seeing that her bots get easily destroyed by her enemies and that she has better things to do than guard them in her suit, Alice decides to create an elite squad of combat bots. They are an enhanced, automated version of her suit, as well as way bigger than a person.
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'''Basic Trope''': The boss is significantly weaker than their minions.
* '''Straight''': Alice is a MadScientist who produces bots to mine resources for her inventions. The bots can shoot laser beams to cut stuff and have superhuman strength. She has complete control of them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient HumoungousMecha who can ravage entire cities.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on ZergSwarming.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice's robots are powered by a hydraulic system, something that inherently grants strength above what human beings can accomplish.
** Alice's engineering endeavors have left her with little time to train and get a CharlesAtlasSuperpower to keep up with her creations.
* '''Inverted''': RankScalesWithAsskicking.
* '''Subverted''': Shortly after perfecting her bots, Alice builds a PoweredArmor for herself. Since the suit is combat-oriented, she's way stronger and more durable than her bots -- she can fly and has a wide repertoire of weapons.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': The boss is significantly weaker than their minions.
* '''Straight''': Alice is a MadScientist who produces bots to mine resources for her inventions. The bots can shoot laser beams to cut stuff and have superhuman strength. She has complete control of them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is an elderly, DelicateAndSickly woman. Meanwhile, her masterpiece is a sentient HumoungousMecha who can ravage entire cities.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not particularly fit or combat-trained, but she's not entirely defenseless if an emergency arises. Her bots are specialized in resource-mining, so they do have superhuman strength but they are small and, in combat situations, rely on ZergSwarming.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice's robots are powered by a hydraulic system, something that inherently grants strength above what human beings can accomplish.
** Alice's engineering endeavors have left her with little time to train and get a CharlesAtlasSuperpower to keep up with her creations.
* '''Inverted''': RankScalesWithAsskicking.
* '''Subverted''': Shortly after perfecting her bots, Alice builds a PoweredArmor for herself. Since the suit is combat-oriented, she's way stronger and more durable than her bots -- she can fly and has a wide repertoire of weapons.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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