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7	->''"My aura has never been pinker!"''
8	-->-- '''Ty Lee''' letting her AxCrazy boss know how she's doing, ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
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10	A good way of applying the humor of TheComicallySerious to villains is by pairing them with the Perky Female Minion. This character is something like the DistaffCounterpart[=/=]{{Foil}} to the EnigmaticMinion; she can range in psyche from PunchClockVillain to [[CuteAndPsycho fairly psychotic]], but have an upbeat, GenkiGirl personality, in sharp contrast to the ([[ARealManIsAKiller usually male]]) BigBad she serves, who will be gloomy, AxCrazy, etc. If the female minion has a crush on her boss, which she often does, it will generally be of the MadLove variety, although this affection isn't a requirement, [[IgnoredEnamoredUnderling nor is its reciprocation]].
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12	However, despite her cheerfulness and energy, she is usually still good at what she does. When this is the case, her employer usually views her as a BunnyEarsLawyer.
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14	Compare SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl for a similar dynamic. Contrasts TheBaroness for the exact opposite, a chilly/chilling and sadistic villainess. Can be a subtrope of VileVillainLaughableLackey.
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17	!!Examples:
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21	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
22	* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has Sonia, Griffith's New Band of the Hawk's MissionControl, who is also infatuated with her boss. Despite being always surrounded by horrible monsters -- known as Apostles -- she is always smiling and welcoming.
23	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Starrk's fraccion, Lilynette Gingerback ([[spoiler:who turns out to be an actual part of him and the key for releasing his Resurrección]], and [[BloodKnight Zaraki]] [[AxCrazy Kenpachi]]'s vice captain Yachiru.
24	* ''Manga/BoardingSchoolJuliet'' has Somali, who would actually be quite likeable if she didn't work for a guy who breaks people's legs. In fact, wanting to ensure her happiness is a big reason why Aby engages in his skulduggery.
25	%%* Shader, the catgirl demon in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade''.
26	%%* ''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara'' has Blood Falcon, [[NerdsAreSexy Death Crow]], and [[IdolSinger Dark Pidgeon]]. All of them are in love with the gloomy villain, and all of them are ''extremely'' perky. They're also [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain completely incompetent]].
27	* Misa Amane towards Light in ''Manga/DeathNote'', in which Light would kill her without a second thought were she not useful to him, and had her MamaBear Shinigami (Rem) not threatened to kill ''him'' if he hurt her.
28	* ''Manga/{{Dorohedoro}}'': Noi is a very downplayed example. She is perky and upbeat compared to her phlegmatic and quieter [[BanteringBaddieBuddies partner]] and Senpai Shin, and Shin occasionally gets annoyed by Noi's attempts [[FriendlyEnemies to make friends with their assassination targets]] or cheering him on when he's busy planting someone's head three feet into solid concrete. Once off the job, the two are shown to have a mutual UndyingLoyalty to each other and view each other as equals, due to both being {{Big Eater}} {{Blood Knight}}s who share a lot of hobbies [[BloodyHilarious and a sense of humour(s)]].
29	* Excel from ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' toward Il Palazzo, although he is more of a jerk than AxCrazy. Though he ''does'' have that disturbing habit of killing her for trivial reasons.
30	* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'':
31	** There's an exception to the AlwaysFemale rule with Warrant Officer Schrödinger. For good measure, he's also a catboy. This being Hellsing though, he does occasionally exhibit a SlasherSmile.
32	** Played straight on the other hand with Rip van Winkle, who is surprisingly [[CloudCuckoolander airheaded]] and [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] for a member of a nazi batallion, in direct contrast to Zorin, who is [[PsychoForHire anything but this]].
33	* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has a few:
34	** During the Ragnarok arc, Loki has Number 20 (real name Touko Amada [[AllThereInTheManual according to the databook]]). Like Loki, she's fond of using underhanded tactics like taking children hostage, and she's most of the time being rather cheery about humiliating their opponents. She's implied to have romantic feelings for Loki, who despite mistreating her seems to reciprocate as he also goes out of his way to protect her from harm, [[spoiler:and after Loki makes a full HeelFaceTurn to the Shinpaku Alliance, she follows him]].
35	** Rimi Kokorone is this for Yomi. She's a flirtatious and childish girl who seems fond of dressing in provocative outfits, her preferred attire being a GothicLolita dress. She's also in love with Ryuuto Asamiya, aka Odin, and everything she does is to impress him, and she's no slouch in a fight, being a Satsujinken user.
36	* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
37	** [[{{Cyborg}} Sein and Wendi]] of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Numbers]] in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. Their unprofessional personalities in a team [[SuperSoldier created to be war machines]] is given many a LampshadeHanging by the older cyborgs [[AllThereInTheManual in the manga chapter that featured them]].
38	** Fate's EvilKnockoff [[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable Levi]] is loud, energetic and an airhead, in contrast to Nanoha's EvilKnockoff Stern who is calm, reversed and very intelligent. Though, Hayate's EvilKnockoff Dearche is even louder than Levi, Dearche isn't a minion, she's the king and always serious.
39	** Arnage of the Hückebein family from ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'' has the least dark character portrayal and is actually pretty funny. Like Sein and Wendi, she's a GenkiGirl, and additionally a BigEater.
40	** Curren Hückebein is a Perky Female ''BigBad''. She often acts very childish and puts cute faces, but since she's the BigBad ''and'' a MoodSwinger, she always switch to her dark and creepy persona.
41	** Lolo Endive of the Grendel family, also from ''Force'', is the GenkiGirl in contrast to ColdSniper Mariya Ranevskaya and the NotSoStoic Quinn Garland.
42	* Yuuri in ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' is the perky, suck-up BrattyHalfPint in the first QuirkyMinibossSquad. She and all her teammates also fall under MadLove (except Mimi and Sheshe, [[MinionShipping who are involved with each other]]) but only Yuuri fits the Perky Female Minion description. Alala from the second arc plays the role of Perky Female Minion as well, though she isn't nearly as attached to her respective BigBad.
43	* ''Anime/MonColleKnights'' has Batch and Guuko. Guuko is the most perkiest of the two, if not the most dimwitted one.
44	* Given the world of ''Manga/OnePiece'', this is inevitable.
45	** Porsche is one of Foxy's Vice-Captains, and is very eager to cuddle with Chopper after the Foxy Pirates win him in the Davy Back Fight.
46	** Perona is a PerkyGoth who works for Gecko Moria of the Thriller Bark Pirates. She has a number of zombies made to resemble her stuffed animals. Later, she ends up working with Dracule Mihawk instead, which somehow lets her fit this trope even more.
47	** Ulti is one of the Tobi Roppo (An elite squad of Headliners underneath the All-Stars) who isn't afraid to insult Kaido for making them involve with his family issues and constantly begs attention from her little brother Page One, much to his annoyance. That said, she's also very serious about her work and is one of Kaido's most efficient and devoted enforcers, making her somewhat of a [[ZigZaggingTrope zig-zagging example]].
48	* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', Commander Mars of Team Galactic jumps up and down with joy and gets childishly excited at the thought of blowing up one of Sinnoh's lakes. In her first appearance, she also stops what she's doing to listen to one of Diamond and Pearl's comedy routines.
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52	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
53	** ComicBook/HarleyQuinn was originally a psychiatrist assigned to the Joker but wound up [[MadLove falling in love with him]] and helping him in his crimes. She's an unrepentant murderer, but so cheerful and so absolutely devoted to "Mistah J" that one can't help but pity her when he slaps her around and/or threatens to kill her. Of course, the Joker [[LaughablyEvil is by no means gloomy or deadpan]]. Though Harley has long since realized how rotten the Joker actually treated her, leading to her leaving him and ultimately undergoing a HeelFaceTurn.
54	** After Harley's shift to being an AntiHero, Punchline was created to replace her as Joker's new minion. Aside from being a lot more evil, Joker evidently likes her more and treats her slightly better than he did Harley to the point of teaching her how to make Joker Venom.
55	* ''ComicBook/SinCity'': Mariah, the Colonel's perky assassin, is both fashionable and a DeadpanSnarker.
56	%%* ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'': Doctor Aphra to Darth ''freaking'' Vader.
57	* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': Sabretooth had the very short-lived Birdy, who played this role for him. In the comics it is just a front as she had been unwillingly ReforgedIntoAMinion by him, but in her adaptational appearances in the ''VideoGame/CapcomVs'' games, it is played completely straight. Like most of mutants on Krakoa, she was resurrected.
58	* ''ComicBook/WrongEarth'': Deuce, a cute blonde Harley Quinn expy and ''Series/{{Batman\|1966}}'' henchgirl homage.
59	* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Minordomo, assistant to Majordomo (who is Mojo's assistant himself). She's so {{genki\|Girl}} that she suffers repeated ''heart attacks'' getting worked up over imagined disasters. Since she [[FunnyRobot is also an android]], this typically just requires someone to hit her reset button, rather than having any lasting effect. This makes the two of them a SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl duo.
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62	[[folder:Fan Works]]
63	* ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'': Introduced in Season 2, Nyx serves as this to Zim. She has an upbeat, cheerful personality that completely offsets the fact that she's a BombThrowingAnarchist and a PsychoSupporter to Zim's agenda.
64	* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', [[spoiler:Hilda]] of all people is this to the Bloodline Prince. She's a rather upbeat MadMathematician and freely admits to sleeping with the Prince, but from what is seen, [[SubordinateExcuse he treats her well and clearly enjoys it.]]
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67	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
68	* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', [[spoiler:Doctor Olivia Octavius]] is this in contrast to the more serious enforcers on the Kingpin's payroll like the Scorpion and Tombstone. She has an enthusiastic, upbeat attitude and enjoys quipping as much as killing.
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71	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
72	* While Martin is an AntiHero rather than villain in ''Film/GrossePointeBlank'', Marcella, his SassySecretary fits this trope pretty well. Unsurprisingly, there isn't a romantic relationship between the two (they are played by siblings John and Joan Cusack), and in fact both don't really seem to like so much as ''respect'' each other.
73	* Although in this case, they are both AxCrazy, in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films, Bellatrix Lestrange comes across as one of these, as a contrast to Voldemort. While Voldemort is very cold and doesn't really emote normally, Bellatrix is gleefully psychopathic. Because of her crush on Voldemort, it seems like if this were a (very strange) romantic comedy, Bellatrix would be a ManicPixieDreamGirl.
74	%%* Janice in ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4''.
75	%%* Spann in ''[=ChromeSkull=]: Film/LaidToRest 2''.
76	%%* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
77	%%** Columbia is quite a bit like Harley Quinn.
78	%%** In the sequel, ''Film/ShockTreatment'', Creator/NellCampbell now plays a similar character, Nurse Ansalong.
79	* In ''Film/{{Stiletto}}'', Lee's girlfriend Penny is a young {{streetwalker}} he picked up during his exile in Britain. She gets off on violence, which is especially obvious in the scene where Lee is torturing a guy for information and asks her to pass him the belt sander so he can take the guy's tattoo off.
80	%%* Miss Teschmacher in the ''Film/SupermanFilmSeries'' movies. Kitty takes over this role for ''Film/SupermanReturns''.
81	* In ''Film/TenDeadMen'', TortureTechnician the Projects Manager has a silent female associate who assists him in his tortures, and really gets into it. She has enough moxie to try to take on Ryan single-handed when the Projects Manager scarpers.
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84	[[folder:Literature]]
85	* Juliet Butler of ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', sister to Artemis's BattleButler. She eventually decides that body-guarding isn't her thing and leaves to try out for a wrestling team.
86	-->'''Artemis:''' I can only hope that she fails the audition. Though I doubt it. She is a [[BadassFamily Butler]], after all.
87	* In ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain'', this is basically Claire's official job description. Her villainous costume is a full-body teddy bear costume, which helps enhance her power to [[CutenessProximity cloud minds with cuteness]].
88	* Cindy Wakowski a.k.a. Red Riding Hood fills this role for VillainProtagonist Merciless in ''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga'' as she serves as a constant source of sass and {{Fanservice}} for the villain. Eventually, they get a RelationshipUpgrade.
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91	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
92	* Most of the villains in the campy '60s ''Series/{{Batman\|1966}}'' series had at least ''one'', maybe a couple. Exactly big a role they played in the villain's gang and how loyal they were varied. (Not to mention how loyal the villain was to ''her''; the Joker betrayed one Perky Female Minion, who made a HeelFaceTurn as a result.)
93	* Harmony in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is initially this to Spike. Later she takes the same role for ''Series/{{Angel}}'', who, while not evil (most of the time), is gloomy enough to retain the contrast.
94	%%* Elle from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' is sort of both sides: half perky and half psycho.
95	* In ''Series/MonsterWarriors'', BigBad Klaus Von Steinhauer's assistant Missy Gore is unfailingly upbeat and ditzy despite the fact she is helping Klaus create monsters and unleash them on Capital City. Her ditziness makes her as much a hindrance as a help, especially when combined with Klaus' instability.
96	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': Many series have one.
97	** ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' has the cutesy Furabiijo, the lowest ranked of the Seven Dark Spears who behaves with the manner of a disinterested yet extremely energetic child most of the time.
98	** ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' has Shizuka of the Wild, an energetic and childish ninja spy working for Dark Shadow.
99	** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' has Nai and Mea, Vancuria's two PerkyGoth halves.
100	** Mele from ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''. While she could get deep-voiced, if the subject is about her [[TheComicallySerious Rio-sama]], she starts getting perky and lovey-dopey. Also, during the mecha fights, while the commentator would seem to support the Gekirangers' mecha, Mele would cheer on the [=RinJyuKen=] monsters if they're gaining ground. She later develops into a full-fledged LoveMartyr and plays a huge part in redeeming her and Rio.
101	** The ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' version has them too, but in different characters than in ''Sentai''. Mele and Shizuka become the [[FemmeFatale femmes fatale]] Camille and Miratrix, and Necrolai doesn't turn into a pair of {{Perky Goth}}s likely due to budget. However, ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' has Marah and Kapri, the BigBad's perky evil teen nieces.
102	* Jilly Kitzinger from ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'' is an incredibly perky but almost conscienceless corporate shill for the pharmaceutical company [[spoiler:that caused [[DeathTakesAHoliday the Miracle]] as part of a plan to seize power.]]
103	-->'''Vera Juarez:''' This is disgusting. \
104	'''Jilly Kitzinger:''' ''[huge grin on her face]'' I KNOW!!
105	* ''Series/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego'' has Carmen's minion Jacqueline Hyde, whose name is a Jekyll and Hyde pun, and who shifts from this trope to a nasty devil in that style.
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109	* Paula with Professor Nebulous in ''Radio/{{Nebulous}}'' -- although Nebulous isn't evil, he's a humourless jerk of a MadScientist with a God-complex who once blew up the Isle of Wight because he wanted to move it to the right a bit. Despite this, Paula has an incredibly poorly-disguised infatuation with Nebulous, to the point that at one point, when Nebulous breaks his arm, Paula tries to kiss it better, prompting Nebulous to reply "Paula... that's my midriff". This is lampshaded with her surname -- Breeze.
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113	* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'':
114	** As an inversion, Jessa Vanallen is rather perky and upbeat... until she becomes [[DepravedBisexual Melina Frost]]'s minion. [[RapeAsDrama Given the way Melina treats her, though, could you blame her?]]
115	** A more played straight example would be Lizzie Nolan of the Mini site spinoff ''Evolution'', who does the announcements detailing the subjects' horrible deaths in a rather... [[GenkiGirl energetic fashion]].
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119	* Jolistina Susperio, an enemy in the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' module "The Curse of the Crimson Throne," is a cheerfully homicidal (and TooKinkyToTorture in the bargain) VillainousHarlequin who works for a less outgoing necromancer.
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123	%%* Candy from ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' is a ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Expy working for [[WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfBatman Sweet Tooth]], her PracticallyJoker.
124	%%* Columbia from ''Theatre/TheRockyHorrorShow''.
125	%%* ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'' gives Lord Farquaad one called Miss Duloc.
126	* Even Musical Theater does not lack these girls! Mrs. Lovett from ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' is meant to be an outgoing, fun, and lively counterpart to the brooding Sweeney. It makes her later acts of villainy even more horrifying.
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130	* ''VideoGame/AtlasReactor'' has Kara St. James, [[CatGirl aka NEV:3]], who is the perky lab assistant of her boss Dr. Finn. In a departure, Kara is just as perky as most examples of this trope but her boss is a FunPersonified PungeonMaster himself: The two get along swimmingly because they're so similar.
131	* ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt2'': Copen tends to hover between antihero and VillainProtagonist, and generally [[TheComicallySerious never lightens up.]] The AI for his attack drones, Lola, is playful, energetic, and expressive.
132	%%* SexyJester, Harle from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' is this to Lynx.
133	%%* Flea of the Mystical Knights in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' is a CreepyCrossdresser who fits the part.
134	* ''VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERStarResistance'': Nemuri is a protagonist example of the GenkiGirl type. Minion of Malice-sama, a high ranking ruler of the Demon World, sent to the Shakun Star to observe and report the Dark Force invasion. Her idea of stealth is to go on a full assault and is cheerful in her encounter with each new boss.
135	* ''VideoGame/Grandia1'' has ''[[QuirkyMinibossSquad three]]'' of these; Nana, Saki, and Mio are ALL in love with the Colonel, and only fight with any effectiveness as a team. They are comically annoying even to their own side, but ultimately seem to be well-intentioned... Or at least intentioned alongside their boss. Who doesn't especially care for them.
136	* Another heroic example, [[AntiHero loosely]], is post-HeelFaceTurn Harley Quinn in ''VideoGame/Injustice2''. The Joker's final demise [[TookALevelInKindness did wonders for Harley's morality]] ([[CloudCuckoolander though not sanity by any conventional definition]]), but she serves BigGood Batman with the same bonkers cheer and deranged ([[ThouShaltNotKill though no longer murderous]]) energy she gave the Joker while he was alive. While Batman [[TheComicallySerious remains Batman]].
137	* ''VideoGame/Klonoa2LunateasVeil'': Tat, a cat, is upbeat and a mischief maker compared to her boss Leorina. She even gets flirty with Klonoa at one point.
138	* As of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', Mileena counts. Her pre-match quote and some other lines display a childlike enthusiasm for violence, and she seems genuinely excited on fighting for her "father", the ObviouslyEvil Shao Kahn. One of the challenge tower missions involves her attempts to force [[AntiHero Scorpion]] to accept a teddy bear that she made for him. She's still psychopathically AxCrazy though.
139	* Lash in ''VideoGame/NintendoWars''. She plays it to the hilt when paired with TheStoic EnigmaticMinion Hawke in ''Dual Strike''.
140	* ''VideoGame/PilgrimRPGMaker'': [[{{Cyclops}} Nekaneminorpe]] is pretty quirky and gets along with Akemi and Suu, wanting the former to be her 'sister'. She also likes listening to Japanese children's songs. Her boss, Master Alice, ''acts'' pretty cutesy but is a sadistic HumanoidAbomination.
141	* Cipher Admins Venus and Lovrina from ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'' respectively. Venus styles herself as a pop diva and practically rules an entire town through broadcasted propaganda, while Lovrina has the appearance and mannerisms of a cute, ditzy ValleyGirl type, but is in fact a [[CuteAndPsycho psychotic]] EvilGenius. Both tend to favor conventionally 'cute' or 'pretty' Pokémon.
142	* ''VideoGame/RivalSchools''' ''Project Justice'' has this in [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Momo]], who serves BigBad Kurow [[spoiler:until he betrays her because of his failures]]. She's not all fun and rainbows, though, as she does show quite an evil streak.
143	* Tira from ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'' is this to the grim and brutal [[BigBad Nightmare]]. Granted, she's pretty creepy and insane as well. Bonus points since he feeds her soul to Soul Edge in his story.
144	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has Vette, who is the Sith Warrior's slave and a smart-mouthed Twi'lek who usually has a quip on hand. Depending on how you play your character, you can either develop an actual friendship (or if you're male, a possible romance) or you activate her shock collar whenever she gets too mouthy.
145	%%* Aside from not wanting to work for him Ibuki [[https://i.imgur.com/CLRraQg.jpg is this]] to Rolento in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken''.
146	* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'':
147	** An inversion is Nastasia. Her boss, Count Bleck, is cheerful in embracing his over-the-top villainy and magician-like looks and personality, while Nastasia, the minion, is gloomy, precise, and organizes most of the actual plans.
148	** Count Bleck has three other minions, one of them being Mimi, a perky female one to contrast the more enigmatic Dimentio. The third, a stereotypically Scottish big dumb guy called O'Chunks, is the comic relief of the trio.
149	** The [[VideoGame/PaperMario64 first]] [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor two]] games had Kammy Koopa, who is much, ''much'' older than most examples of this character type.
150	* While [[BeleagueredAssistant Miss Pauling]] from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has yet to appear in-game, the official comics reveal her to be the CloudcuckoolandersMinder to the [[PsychoForHire mercenaries]] and the MoralityPet for [[CardCarryingVillain The Administrator]].
151	%%* Ratchet from ''VideoGame/ThousandArms,'' right down to being a Harley Quinn {{Expy}}.
152	* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has an all-female cast and most characters are introduced in an antagonistic role, so this shows up on occasion. The best example is probably Futo-- Cheerful, dumb, likes fire, devoted to a supervillain...
153	* Both played straight and (knowing the game, deliberately) inverted with Undyne and King Asgore of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', Undyne being the [[BloodKnight severe and aggressive warrior]] to Asgore's [[TheGoodKing calm, genuinely sweet and caring role as the king]]. Also counts as a straight example, as Undyne is way more unhinged and zany compared to her boss, whose [[spoiler: [[WouldHurtAChild past deeds]] makes him feel like he should never be able to act lightheaded again, even if he wasn't actually the one to carry out the deed (which Undyne, apparently unflinchingly, carried out.)]]
154	* Uzuki from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is a good example when paired with the composer, especially when she giggles.
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157	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
158	* [[InvertedTrope Despite being the hero]], Phoenix Wright of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series and his cohorts seem to attract these like moths to a light. Notables include [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Maya Fey, Ema Skye]], [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Trucy Wright]], [[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations Kay Faraday]], and [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Athena Cykes]].
159	* ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' has [[spoiler:an ''inversion'' with Izuru Kamukura, a dark, gloomy, and emotionless (but very powerful) [[TheDragon henchman]] to his perky female ''[[BigBad boss]]'', Junko Enoshima]].
160	* [[TokenGoodTeammate Beatrice]] fills this role for the Longinus Dreizehn Orden in ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' when compared to her direct superior Eleonore. She was the only officer who is not intimidated by Eleanor and had a plucky carefree air about her, something that exasperated the Crimson Knightess. Nonetheless Eleanor still ultimately treated her with integrity. Being a bubbly female officer in the Third Reich also makes her this by default.
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164	* Mizuna of ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' is the sister of one of the ActionGirl protagonists and works for the BigBad as her EvilCounterpart. She takes an upbeat, cheerful tone and seems excited at the opportunity to be a villain (she's been practicing! She kicked a kitten just a few days ago!), although even her boss thinks she's more misguided than evil -- and this from a guy who's close to HarmlessVillain territory on his own.
165	* Bangladesh [=DuPree=] from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', who is an energetic airship-captain in the service of the stern Baron Klaus Wulfenbach. However, in a bit of an inversion, ''she's'' the AxCrazy one while her boss is a WellIntentionedExtremist.
166	* Five Wave Fury from ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation.'' She's so adorable you can almost forget that she's a [[AnimalMotifs shark-totem]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Full Moon Caste]] [[ShapeShifting Lunar]] who's in love with [[OmnicidalManiac an Abyssal]] working for [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the First and Forsaken Lion]]. And she has ''no'' problem with that.
167	* Mel Kelly of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' is another perky minion who's more evil than the boss. Helen kills ForScience, and occasionally for {{Revenge}}, and in the main story it's really easy to talk her out of it. Mel kills because it's so much ''fun''! [[spoiler:It has also been shown that Mel is ready and willing to [[TheStarscream betray Helen]] and take power for herself if it'll allow her to kill more people. On the other hand, she does mellow out a bit in one possible future . . .]]
168	* ''Webcomic/{{Nimona}}'' is all about one, the titular character who seeks to fill the role of evil sidekick to a man she sees as the textbook EvilOverlord. Fortunately, despite her attempts to fit the mold, both of them are more nuanced than that.
169	* [[{{Necromancer}} Tsukiko]] from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is the PerkyGoth version of this. She hates living things and expects them to betray her at any opportunity, but she claims that TheUndead are [[AdmiringTheAbomination nice when you get to know them]], and often acts like a MisplacedKindergartenTeacher towards them (except for [[BigBad her boss]], [[OurLichesAreDifferent Xykon]], who she's [[MadLove in love with]] despite all the evidence he cares nothing for her).
170	* [[GravityMaster Greta Gravity]] from ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'', assistant to the arch-villain [[MadScientist Doctor Universe]]. [[MostCommonSuperpower Perky]] in more ways than one.
171	%%* Mia in ''Webcomic/TrueVillains'' is on the more adorable side of this trope.
172	%%* Aimee to Lord Sykos in ''Webcomic/TheWotch'', although really, they're ''both'' pretty perky.
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176	* Khita from ''Literature/TheIronTeeth'' web serial. She's a young woman who is part of Herad's group of bandits. She has a perky personality and her actions are usually used as comic relief. No-one really takes her all that seriously, but she's also far from useless in a fight. She really likes her knives.
177	* Snarky, rude supervillainess Vamp, to her boss The Necromancer in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''. You ''know'' no one named The Necromancer is going to be a comedian.
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181	* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' had a group of Valkyries led by a no-nonsense warrior woman and her cheerful bumbling BrawnHilda sidekick as a FatAndSkinny duo.
182	* The bubbly Ty-Lee of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', created specifically to serve as comedic foil to both [[EmoTeen Mai]] and [[AxCrazy Azula]]. Unlike most examples, she doesn't follow Azula out of respect, but out of fear of her childhood friend.
183	%%* Harley Quinn towards ComicBook/TheJoker in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse.
184	%%* Major Doctor Ghastly in ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''.
185	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Green Eggs and Ham\|2019}}'', Gluntz of the BADGUYS is a hyperactive, often {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, contrast to her stoic boss [=McWinkle=]. [[spoiler:Subverted in that the BADGUYS are not actually bad guys]].
186	* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': Like many portrayals, [[Characters/HarleyQuinn2019TheCharacter Harley]] initially served the role of the Joker's adoring moll and henchwoman. After finally being clued into the fact that the Joker never really cared about her at all and was just using her as a means to an end by an exasperated Poison Ivy, she sets out to defy this role and become an independent villainess in her own right.
187	* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Niffty is a tiny adorable demon who is [[GenkiGirl hyper, excitable]] and also the trusted minion of [[TheDreaded Alastor]], one of the most feared and powerful Overlords of the Pride Ring.
188	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' has an example in the form of Tammy. The Space Bikers attack Jenny's favorite place to hang out and introduce themselves in a very intimidating manner, but Tammy just gleefully says her name in a cheerful manner that [[{{Beat}} causes everyone to pause.]] The leader sheepishly says "She's new..."
189	* Once she joins the LegionOfDoom in season 9 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', young pegasus [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicCozyGlow Cozy Glow]] is quite perky and upbeat in comparison to her co-conspirators, especially the brooding Tirek (whom she most often hangs around with) and the overly serious [[spoiler:BigBad Grogar]].
190	* The vivacious [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerEntrapta Princess Entrapta]] becomes this after Season 1 of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' to [[spoiler:the Horde's humorless leader, Hordak.]]
191	* Mochi Mochiato from ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'', although this only showed up in the episode "Deep Freeze". Unlike the other members of the Legion of Low Tide, she is quite perky, a girly-girl through and through.
192	%%* Thunderblast from ''Anime/TransformersCybertron''.
193	* Demencia from ''WesternAnimation/{{Villainous\|CartoonNetwork}}''. Her boss Black Hat absolutely despises her tendency to flirt with him, but reluctantly views it as a necessary trade-off considering she's also his most powerful and loyal operative as a result.
194	* Ezor from ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' to the other more serious generals working with Lotor. The fans don't refer to her as "Space Ty-Lee" for nothing!
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