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* ''[[Mean Girls]]'' |
* ''[[Mean Girls]]'' |
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** Regina in the first movie. Her [[Meaningful Name]] is Latin for "queen", and, despite being feared by every person in the school, every single one of them wants to ''be'' like her or be ''liked'' by her. The movie is a deliberate embodiment and analysis of this trope. Our protagonist eventually becomes the new Alpha Bitch in true Macbethian fashion after Regina becomes a [[Fallen Princess]], and quickly realizes that, despite thinking Regina was an unholy monster for the way she manipulated people, she herself cannot resist the temptation of raw power and admiration that the "Queen Bee" commands. |
** Regina in the first movie. Her [[Meaningful Name]] is Latin for "queen", and, despite being feared by every person in the school, every single one of them wants to ''be'' like her or be ''liked'' by her. The movie is a deliberate embodiment and analysis of this trope. Our protagonist eventually becomes the new Alpha Bitch in true Macbethian fashion after Regina becomes a [[Fallen Princess]], and quickly realizes that, despite thinking Regina was an unholy monster for the way she manipulated people, she herself cannot resist the temptation of raw power and admiration that the "Queen Bee" commands. |
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** Her successor in the sequel is Regina without |
** Her successor in the sequel is Regina without any redeeming qualities. She even goes as far as stealing from a charity in order to frame the protagonist. |
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* Jessica Sanders in ''[[The Hot Chick]]''. |
* Jessica Sanders in ''[[The Hot Chick]]''. |
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* ''[[Clueless]]'' |
* ''[[Clueless]]'' |
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* Melissa from ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]] VII'' was such an uncompromisingly straight example of this that audiences ''cheered'' when she became Jason's [[Asshole Victim]]. |
* Melissa from ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]] VII'' was such an uncompromisingly straight example of this that audiences ''cheered'' when she became Jason's [[Asshole Victim]]. |
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* Kathryn from ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''. |
* Kathryn from ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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