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Huh......asides from a few differences, you may actually be onto something. Y-yea, aren't they both practically the same thing? If that's the case, what should be done about it?
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FWIW, Badass Adorable is on Tropes Needing TRS for multiple issues such as subjectivity and a vague definition to begin with. At least one mod
also brought up the duplicate feeling.
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There was some discussion about the potential distinction back when we used the system that's now the Archived Discussion. Given that it's surprising that it never seems to have made the Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions.
Edited by MorganWick on Jan 5th 2024 at 2:49:59 AM
Just going off the names if feels like it should be a supertrope/subtrope description. Badass Adorable would be the super trope and would also cover things like a Glass Cannon Child Mage while a Cute Bruiser would be the sub-trope for examples that focus on physicality and strength alone.
Whether the juxtaposition of the cute image vs strength (which is usually associated with things like size, muscularity and other "not cute" matters) makes it distinct enough as a subtrope is probably a matter of further discussion.
It's hard to tell with the lengthy description but aren't Badass Adorable and Cute Bruiser practically the same trope? It's not just overlapping, if you boil them down to their base nature, they're about the same thing - juxtaposition between timid/endearing appearance and the ability to kick some serious butt.
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