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Off duty, they're frequently romantically [[Pair the Spares|paired with minor characters]], or can be the [[Girl of the Week]]. They're invariably female, although a token male junior bridge officer may be sufficiently intimidated by them to serve as [[Plucky Comic Relief|Comic Relief]]. Token males in this position will also likely be [[Ho Yay|swinging their bat the other way]], unless someone else on the crew fills that role. |
Off duty, they're frequently romantically [[Pair the Spares|paired with minor characters]], or can be the [[Girl of the Week]]. They're invariably female, although a token male junior bridge officer may be sufficiently intimidated by them to serve as [[Plucky Comic Relief|Comic Relief]]. Token males in this position will also likely be [[Ho Yay|swinging their bat the other way]], unless someone else on the crew fills that role. |
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Less common in Western shows these days, where bridge personnel are more likely to be competent professional officers of ''both'' sexes. Women on the bridge aren't necessarily [[Bridge Bunnies]] ''per se'', nor are junior officers doing menial jobs... but [[Improbably |
Less common in Western shows these days, where bridge personnel are more likely to be competent professional officers of ''both'' sexes. Women on the bridge aren't necessarily [[Bridge Bunnies]] ''per se'', nor are junior officers doing menial jobs... but [[Improbably-Female Cast|a bridge]] ''[[Improbably-Female Cast|full]]'' [[Improbably-Female Cast|of young, pretty female junior officers, and on which all of the senior officers with real authority are male]], is a textbook example of the trope (compare [[Office Lady]]). |
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A specialized version of [[Mission Control]], with all the twists therein possibly applicable. They occasionally serve as [[Those Two Guys|Those Two Girls]], [[Greek Chorus|commenting on the action]] and what's going to happen next. |
A specialized version of [[Mission Control]], with all the twists therein possibly applicable. They occasionally serve as [[Those Two Guys|Those Two Girls]], [[Greek Chorus|commenting on the action]] and what's going to happen next. |
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* ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'': the lone female bridge bunny (Miriallia Haw aka Milly who was also one in the previous series) plays a relatively large role in the story. In the original ''[[Gundam Seed]]'', after going from [[Rich Bitch]] to [[Fallen Princess]], Fllay Alster becomes a bridge bunny under Natarle Badgiruel's orders in the ''Dominion''. The Archangel, meanwhile has the female (acting) captain Murrue, Milly herself, and a group of male bridge bunnies leaded (sorta) by Sai Argyle. {{spoiler|All of the Dominion bunnies, along with Natarle and including Fllay, get killed in the final battle when Le-Creuset blows up their escape pod for the kicks. The Archangel ones survive.}} |
* ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'': the lone female bridge bunny (Miriallia Haw aka Milly who was also one in the previous series) plays a relatively large role in the story. In the original ''[[Gundam Seed]]'', after going from [[Rich Bitch]] to [[Fallen Princess]], Fllay Alster becomes a bridge bunny under Natarle Badgiruel's orders in the ''Dominion''. The Archangel, meanwhile has the female (acting) captain Murrue, Milly herself, and a group of male bridge bunnies leaded (sorta) by Sai Argyle. {{spoiler|All of the Dominion bunnies, along with Natarle and including Fllay, get killed in the final battle when Le-Creuset blows up their escape pod for the kicks. The Archangel ones survive.}} |
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* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' had Sayla Mass, Frau Bow, and Mirai Yashima (who actually was the pilot of the ship, making her [[The Lancer]] to [[The Captain]] Bright Noa). Sayla eventually gets promoted from Bridge Bunny to fighter pilot. Subverted in ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', where the bridge bunnies that helped Captain [[Gentle Giant|Henken Beckner]] and later Captain Bright are ''male''. |
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' had Sayla Mass, Frau Bow, and Mirai Yashima (who actually was the pilot of the ship, making her [[The Lancer]] to [[The Captain]] Bright Noa). Sayla eventually gets promoted from Bridge Bunny to fighter pilot. Subverted in ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', where the bridge bunnies that helped Captain [[Gentle Giant|Henken Beckner]] and later Captain Bright are ''male''. |
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* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'': Amy Limietta for the Asura in the first two seasons. The third season has Shario Fineeno, Alto Claette and Lucino Lilie for [[Mission Control|Long Arch]]. In both cases, the commanding officer is also female, along with [[Improbably |
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'': Amy Limietta for the Asura in the first two seasons. The third season has Shario Fineeno, Alto Claette and Lucino Lilie for [[Mission Control|Long Arch]]. In both cases, the commanding officer is also female, along with [[Improbably-Female Cast|almost everyone else in the show]]. |
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* Most of Kaiba's monitoring staff during the Battle City tournament and Kaiba Corp Grand Prix arcs (and they All. Looked. The. Same. Except for their [[Hair Colors]]). Hilariously lampshaded in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'': |
* Most of Kaiba's monitoring staff during the Battle City tournament and Kaiba Corp Grand Prix arcs (and they All. Looked. The. Same. Except for their [[Hair Colors]]). Hilariously lampshaded in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'': |
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{{quote| '''Mokuba''': You have a harem big bro?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Mokuba''': You have a harem big bro?<br /> |
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** Itsuki's ship is staffed with ''[[Henohenomoheji]]'', actually a simple drawing exercise using hiragana characters to make a face. |
** Itsuki's ship is staffed with ''[[Henohenomoheji]]'', actually a simple drawing exercise using hiragana characters to make a face. |
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** Mikuru's ship is staffed by stuffed animals - [[Throw It In|which really originated from doodles that Haruhi's voice actor Aya Hirano left on her scripts]]. |
** Mikuru's ship is staffed by stuffed animals - [[Throw It In|which really originated from doodles that Haruhi's voice actor Aya Hirano left on her scripts]]. |
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** Yuki, the unimaginative one, has staffed her ship with nothing but [[Captain Ersatz|clones]] [[Shout |
** Yuki, the unimaginative one, has staffed her ship with nothing but [[Captain Ersatz|clones]] [[Shout-Out|of]] [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|herself]]. |
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** Only Kyon's ship has the more traditional Bridge Bunnies if you ignore their uniforms. |
** Only Kyon's ship has the more traditional Bridge Bunnies if you ignore their uniforms. |
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* Belvedere Coco, Celtic Midori, and Amarone Slantheav from ''[[Vandread]]''. Subverted to a certain extent, because the only male on the bridge is the ship's navigator. In a further subversion, most of the female bridge crew are wearing relatively conservative outfits (one is pregnant, one dresses in a full-body bear outfit, and the captain is an old woman), whilst the ''guy'' is obliged to be naked in quite a number of scenes. Finally, {{spoiler|the most scantily-clad woman on the bridge is later revealed to be a man in drag.}} |
* Belvedere Coco, Celtic Midori, and Amarone Slantheav from ''[[Vandread]]''. Subverted to a certain extent, because the only male on the bridge is the ship's navigator. In a further subversion, most of the female bridge crew are wearing relatively conservative outfits (one is pregnant, one dresses in a full-body bear outfit, and the captain is an old woman), whilst the ''guy'' is obliged to be naked in quite a number of scenes. Finally, {{spoiler|the most scantily-clad woman on the bridge is later revealed to be a man in drag.}} |
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** Uhura started under this trope. Short skirt and the old-timey phone operator headset. In the [[Star Trek the Animated Series (Animation)|animated version]] her character started to show signs of breaking out of this role, handing off her [[Bridge Bunny]] duties to M'ress, the Bridge Kitty; and once the movies roll around, she ditches this completely and [[Took a Level In Badass|takes multiple levels in badass]]. |
** Uhura started under this trope. Short skirt and the old-timey phone operator headset. In the [[Star Trek the Animated Series (Animation)|animated version]] her character started to show signs of breaking out of this role, handing off her [[Bridge Bunny]] duties to M'ress, the Bridge Kitty; and once the movies roll around, she ditches this completely and [[Took a Level In Badass|takes multiple levels in badass]]. |
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* ''[[Quark]]'': The Bettys, played by two of the Doublemint Gum twins. One of them was a clone (the pretty one) and they both lusted after [[The Captain]] Quark. |
* ''[[Quark]]'': The Bettys, played by two of the Doublemint Gum twins. One of them was a clone (the pretty one) and they both lusted after [[The Captain]] Quark. |
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic |
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]'' - Flight Corporal Rigel (played by Sarah Rush), though Athena tends to work in the bridge as well. |
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined |
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica-2003]]'' |
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** The three main bridge operators are a woman and two men, Dualla, Gaeta, and Hoshi, respectively. The male bridge officers, Gaeta and Hoshi, are eventually revealed to be in a relationship . . . with each other. Fans of these three characters have enthusiastically claimed the "bridge bunny" moniker. |
** The three main bridge operators are a woman and two men, Dualla, Gaeta, and Hoshi, respectively. The male bridge officers, Gaeta and Hoshi, are eventually revealed to be in a relationship . . . with each other. Fans of these three characters have enthusiastically claimed the "bridge bunny" moniker. |
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** Lt. Dualla is a classic [[Bridge Bunny]] being young pretty and subordinate. |
** Lt. Dualla is a classic [[Bridge Bunny]] being young pretty and subordinate. |
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