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* '''Exaggerated''': Angela is a vicious borderline sociopath who, once she's Amazing Girl, performs the role in a psychotic [[Knight Templar]] fashion.
* '''Justified''': Angela [[Freudian Excuse|suffered through a more difficult upbringing]] than Alice, punctuated with violence, poverty and abuse, and has as a result developed a more cynical, hard-edged and ruthless view of the world than Alice.
* '''Inverted''': Angela Anderson, the [[Anti-Hero]] Dark Blood, is severely injured in the line of duty and replaced by Alice Ashley, an optimistic young woman who transforms the identity into [[The Cape (trope)]].
* '''Subverted''': Although she disagrees with Alice's views on the world, Angela deeply admires her predecessor's courage and ability and pledges to uphold her views while acting as Amazing Girl as a mark of respect.
* '''Double Subverted''': Angela is unable to live up to Alice's standards and eventually starts acting in a darker, more ruthless fashion.
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** Alice does not need to surrender the role of Amazing Girl.
** Angela does not become Amazing Girl, the writer instead creating a whole new superheroic identity for her.
* '''Enforced''': The story is written [[Dark Age|at a time]] when [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]] are popular, and the producers want to replace [[The Cape (trope)|an old-fashioned hero]] with a newer, [[Nineties Anti-Hero|more ruthless]] model in order to get a piece of the action.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I'm your newer, darker replacement, Alice!"
* '''Invoked''': Angela challenges Alice to trial by combat in an attempt to steal her identity.
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