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Simply put, the [[Evil Counterpart]] to [[The Chick]]. Just as the heroic Chick represents diversity and an emphasis on emotion, so, too, does the '''Dark Chick'''. He/she (the gender ratio is fairly evenly split) is the member of the villainous ensemble that adds a certain indescribable quality. How it does this can vary. Most frequent is for the member to be a [[Token Minority]] (relative to their peers; it's not unheard of for this member to be a [[Token White]] or [[The One Guy]]), acting out their status to an excessive degree. For example, if this member is the [[Dark Action Girl]] in a male dominated organization, she'll also base a lot of her actions and dialogue on how she is breaking gender stereotypes. If it's a Scot in an otherwise English group, expect her to be wearing a red plaid kilt and speaking with a [[Violent Glaswegian|thick Glaswegian accent while perpetually drunk]].▼
▲Simply put, the [[Evil Counterpart]] to [[The Chick]]. Just as the heroic Chick represents diversity and an emphasis on emotion, so, too, does the Dark Chick. He/she (the gender ratio is fairly evenly split) is the member of the villainous ensemble that adds a certain indescribable quality. How it does this can vary. Most frequent is for the member to be a [[Token Minority]] (relative to their peers; it's not unheard of for this member to be a [[Token White]] or [[The One Guy]]), acting out their status to an excessive degree. For example, if this member is the [[Dark Action Girl]] in a male dominated organization, she'll also base a lot of her actions and dialogue on how she is breaking gender stereotypes. If it's a Scot in an otherwise English group, expect her to be wearing a red plaid kilt and speaking with a [[Violent Glaswegian|thick Glaswegian accent while perpetually drunk]].
This member is often defined based exclusively on their relative personality beyond ethnic and gender stereotypes, though. If the other members are deadly serious, this is the member that constantly jokes around and pokes fun at the other members, much to their irritation. If all the members of the group are in it for the money or power, this is the person that's just in it for the hell of it. It's fairly frequent that the other members of the organization either don't take this member seriously and/or even actively hate them, but put up with them because they get results or are needed for some facet of the plan.
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However, also as frequent is for this member to be defined by their tactics. If the other members revolve their plans around stealth infiltration to get things done, this is the member whose plan involves a 'distraction' - often involving them and a small explosive device. If the organization involves manipulating people through blackmail, then this is the member that seduces people to further the plans. Also common is for this member to factor emotion into their tactics moreso than the other members. Instead of setting up a [[Batman Gambit]] based on the logical actions and reactions of the parties involved, they instead set up emotional strife that has little to do with their roles but sets up their actions.
This character archetype almost always overlaps with at least one other. Most often, this is an [[Enigmatic Minion]] that is given a large amount of importance. A female Dark Chick will often also be [[The Baroness]], a [[Dark Action Girl]], [[The Vamp]], a [[Femme Fatale]], a [[Perky Female Minion]], or an [[Alpha Bitch]]. Prone to the [[Heel Face Turn]] when they either realize that they just aren't fit for villainy or find that being a hero would be even ''more'' fun. If the
The Dark Chick is an integral part of the [[Five-Bad Band]] dynamic. It's also the predominant type of member that shows up in the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]], where pretty much everybody overlaps with this. It's also not impossible for the Dark Chick to show up in a [[Five-Man Band]] in place of [[The Chick]]. In any case, they are liable to becoming [[The Face]] because of their said difference.
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▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Garma Zabi in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''.
** In ''[[Gundam Seed]]'', Nicol Amalfi is this to the [[Anti-Villain|Antivillainous]] Le Creuset team. Combining [[Nice Guy]] with many traits commonly associated with [[The Evil Genius]], Nicol was definitely the odd one out on a team that consisted of a [[Manipulative Bastard]], his [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[The Dragon|Dragon]], a [[Hot
** In ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'', [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and [[Psychopathic Manchild|Psychopathic Girlchild]] Stella is the
* Ninja heir Kyoichi Kunugi in ''[[Real Bout High School]]''. His nickname, "Kunoichi" (which basically means "female ninja"), drives the point home.
* Both Kanon Maldini and Nina Einstein (mix of this and [[Evil Genius]]) from ''[[Code Geass]]'' fulfill this role for Schneizel El Britannia.
* Tayuya from ''[[Naruto]]''. Foul-mouthed, arrogant, and <s>one of</s> ''the'' least effeminate ninja the Sound village have ever produced (and one of the only females), she hates her teammates at least as much as she hates the enemy. Also a [[Dark Action Girl]], based on the impressively kinetic face-punching she inflicts on the titular character.
** Later on there's Karin, who is part this and [[Evil Genius]]. Her teammates abilities are mostly purely offensive or defensive, but hers are based on tracking and analysis (with some stealth and an emergency healing power). She's also mostly there [[Subordinate Excuse|because she wants to be with Sasuke]] ([[Stalker
** [[Man-Eating Plant|Zetsu]] and [[Paper Master|Konan]] both serve as this for Akatsuki: almost everyone else in the organization is based on offensive power, their role seems to be more on support and reconnaissance (though Konan eventually gets a chance to demonstrate her ''[[Not-So-Harmless Villain|substantial]]'' fighting skills).
*** As did [[Mad Bomber]] Deidara before his untimely death. Unlike the other Akatsuki he had no loyalty to their leaders, and didn't care about their cause either, serving because he was forced to, and because of his desire to practise his [[Mad Artist|explosive art]].
* In ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', this role can either fall to Rizel (a [[Dark Action Girl]] whose tactics depend mainly on [[People Puppets|controlling people like puppets]] while the other warriors in the group are more direct) or to Shader (a [[Perky Female Minion]] who doubles as the team's [[Evil Genius]] and rarely does any
* Soi in ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' fulfills this role for the Seiryuu seishi.
* In ''[[Black Cat (
* Aaronerio Arrurei and Zommari Leroux are the
* Yumi, [[Neutral Female]] and ex-[[Hooker
* Zoisite/Zoycite of the Shittenou in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', especially in the English dub where [[She's a Man In Japan|she]] had some serious schadenfraude.
** Mimete from the Witches 5 in ''[[Sailor Moon]] S''. She was definitely more concerned with meeting celebrities than villainous deeds. {{spoiler|Her constant failures led to Tellu eventually killing her by [[Hoist
** Fisheye from the Amazon Trio.
** PallaPalla of the Amazoness Quartet.
* The [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Ginyu Force]] from [[
* LadyDevimon from both ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' and ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]''.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' gives us Akagi Ritsuko, who, like her mother, is "a woman to the end", {{spoiler|including killing all the clones of Rei because Gendo chose them over her}}.
* Sloth in th first series of [[Fullmetal Alchemist]]. In the second series at least, the second Greed fills the role instead as a male version of the Dark Chick, {{spoiler|complete with a [[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'': Mai Valentine is this to Dartz's following the mental breakdown she suffered at Dark Marik's hands, being the only female member of his gang, as well as totally brainwashed. Among the Big 5, Crump fills this role, having a pathetic backstory and a truly strange obsession with penguins (although he's a [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]] when it comes to actually dueling).
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* Scarlet Witch in the original [[X
** Destiny in Mystique's New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
* The second Trickster in [[The Flash]]'s Rogues. He's a [[Tagalong Kid]] who's one joke away from being freeze-rayed.
* Superboy-Prime never believed in the [[Green Lantern|Sinestro Corps']] cause. This lead to [[The Dog Bites Back|betrayal motivated by revenge]].
* Moonstone / Ms. Marvel in the [[Dark Avengers]] and [[Thunderbolts]].
* Wallace has two in the [[Sin City]] story, ''Hell And Back''. Blue Eyes poses as the friend to [[The Chick]] in order to seduce and kill him. Mariah is more hands-on and simply tries to kill him on the spot. There is also Maxine in that story but she works behind the scenes. All three women work for the same organization and make catty comments about each other quite a bit (Blue Eyes mostly does it in a seperate story).
* Amora, the Enchantress, a villain of Thor's, particularly when she was in the original incarnation of the Masters of Evil.
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== Film ==
* [[James Bond (
** Miss Taro in ''[[
** Pussy Galore in ''[[
** Fiona Volpe in ''[[
** Helga Brandt in ''[[
** Rosie Carver in ''[[Live and Let Die (
** Xenia Onatopp from ''[[
** Elektra from ''[[
** Frost from ''[[
* Animala, a [[Petting Zoo People|Petting Zoo Person]] of indeterminate animal heritage (she's supposed to be made from four different forest creatures and acts most like a [[Catgirl]]) in ''[[The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra]].''
* In ''[[Back to
== Literature ==
* {{spoiler|Makala}} in the third book of the [[Blade of the Flame]] trilogy is the only villain who isn't a [[Complete Monster]], at least [[Enemy Within|not by choice]]
* Diana Ladris from [[Gone (novel)]] plays this part in Caine's [[Five-Bad Band]]
* Amycus and Alecto Carrow, a pair of sadistic twins who were part of Voldemort's Death Eaters in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. Also Bellatrix Lestrange, as there aren't many fully-fledged female Death Eaters. Her sister Narcissa Malfoy tries to stay on the edges until her son and husband are in trouble.
* Koman, a sociopathic telepath who joined up [[For the Evulz]] in a [[Five-Bad Band]] where everyone else has an objective, is the Dark Chick it [[David Eddings]]' ''[[The Redemption of Althalus]]''. In ''[[The Elenium]]'' [[The Vamp|Princess Arissa]] plays this role to the Five Bad Band headed up by [[Big Bad Wannabe|Annias]] and [[Dragon-in-Chief|Martel]].
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== Live-Action TV ==
* In ''[[
** Scorpina in the original ''[[
** Vypra in ''[[
** Camille in ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]''.
* And in ''[[Super Sentai]]'', they have a lot!(The list is as long as that for [[The Dragon|Dragons]])
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* Drusilla from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', especially as part of The Whirlwind, amongst Angelus, Darla, and Spike.
* While she isn't seen very much, ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'' gives us Amy, who is mostly known for being Sean's rebound and [[Laser-Guided Karma|giving Jay gonorrhea]], which he then gave to Alex and Emma.
* On ''[[Leverage]]'', Parker is the
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== Videogames ==
* Sonia in ''[[Fire Emblem]]''
** ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius
* Scarlet in ''[[
* Axem Pink in ''[[
* Male example: Zexion in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]: Chain of Memories''.
** And Demyx in ''[[
** In the first game, [[The Little Mermaid|Ursula]] served this role.
* Kariya and Uzuki in ''[[
* Veronica in ''[[Shadow Hearts
* Belleza in ''[[
* Shannon in ''[[God Hand]]''.
* Sniper Wolf in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''.
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* Woof in ''[[Batman]]: Return of the Joker''.
* Mz Ruby and Dmitri in the ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' games.
* Mimi in ''[[
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (
** The first game has {{spoiler|Bastila Shan, after her [[Face Heel Turn]]}}.
** The second has Visas Marr, before her [[Heel Face Turn]].
* Wendy O. Koopa in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comics and ''The Adventures of [[Super Mario Bros.]]. 3''.
* Fox, from the first ''[[Bloody Roar]]'' game. A sadistic transvestite in hot pink leather. Also considered his fox beastform "ugly", despite it being one of the most attractive animals to turn
* Barbariccia/Valvalis of the Four Fiends in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|Kefka]]'' was the Dark Chick of the [[Five-Bad Band]], despite the presence of Celes, the female general. {{spoiler|In a twist, he also [[The Starscream|becomes the final]] [[Big Bad]] [[The Starscream|by killing another general and then the Emperor.]]}}
** He takes a similar role in ''[[
** Another Dark Chick in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' is [[Final Fantasy IX|Kuja]], whose flamboyance and inexperience tend to separate him from the rest of the Chaos side.
* The [[Creepy Crossdresser|villainous]], ruthless [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|crossdresser]] Flea, one of Magus's generals from ''[[
* There's also some examples from ''[[Advance Wars]]''.
** Adder in ''Black Hole Rising''.
** Lash in ''Dual Strike''.
* Whiptail from ''[[Heavenly Sword]]''.
* While there are many examples in ''[[
* Kartikeya from ''[[Wild
* Tamoko from ''[[
* Rare PC example: [[Black Magician Girl|Chloe]] from ''[[Mana Khemia]] 2''.
* Mara Aramov, Elsa Weissenger, and Trinidad in the ''[[Syphon Filter]]'' series.
* Colonel Masako in ''[[Red Faction]]'', and Quill in the second game after her [[Face Heel Turn]].
* [[Pokémon Colosseum|Cipher]] occasionally recruits this kind of character as a "face" (not a Face), to ease the population and divert them from what's going on behind the scenes. [[Rich Bitch|Venus]] and [[Deal
* Enchantress in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]'s'' version of the Masters of Evil.
* Mileena from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', especially in ''[[
* Valara from ''[[Baten Kaitos]] Origins'', who is easily the most ruthless of the [[Five-Bad Band|Machina Vanguard]].
* Another male example: Yun from ''[[Dark Forces Saga|Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight]]''. {{spoiler|If you're on the Light Side path, he [[Redemption Equals Death|sacrifices himself]] to give you a fair chance against his mistress, Sariss (who's more of an Evil Genius herself).}}
* ''[[
** And just like the rest of [[Five-Bad Band]] position, Hazama/Terumi fits here the same way [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka]] fit his former position: In a place where nearly everyone else is all about keeping Order, he's a chaos-loving, blatantly [[Ax Crazy]] psychopath.
== Webcomics ==
* Kusari in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. She's a female costumed assassin on an [[The Omniscient Council of Vagueness|Omniscient Council Of Vagueness]] that consists mostly of male [[Corrupt Corporate Executive
* Candi Shugari in ''[[Angel Moxie]]''.
* The Monster in the Darkness in ''[[The Order of the Stick
** Tsukiko, who's also something of a [[Sixth Ranger]] (and more recently, semi-[[Co-Dragons|Co-Dragon]] with Redcloak), only joined Team Evil because 1) she had a grudge against Azure City for "persecuting" her for her [[I Love the Dead|habits]] (which has evolved to thinking all [[Humans Are
* Mary is this for the [[Anti-Villain|Imperial Guard]] in [[Dubious Company]]. Unlike the other members of the guard, Mary is unable to recognize her behavior as evil. Conquering neighboring [[Take Over the World|countries]]? Killing [[Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!|peasants]]? Kidnapping [[Chained to
* In [[True Villains]], little Mia performs each task she undertakes with ridiculous adorableness. She is also the [[Tagalong Kid]] of the group.
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* Mochi Mochiato in the Legion of Low Tide from ''[[Sushi Pack]]''.
* Sometimes turns up in ''[[Transformers]]''.
** Terrorsaur and Waspinator in ''[[
*** And Blackarachnia, who is both the [[Dark Action Girl]] and the
**** Given the amazing quality of the writing for ''[[
** ''[[
** Cyclonus in ''[[Transformers Armada|Armada]]''.
** Blackarachnia in ''[[Transformers Animated|Animated]]'', and she doesn't pull the [[Heel Face Turn]].
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* Quackerjack in ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', as part of The Fearsome Five with [[The Big Bad|Negaduck]], [[The Dragon|Megavolt]], [[The Brute|The Liquidator]] and [[The Evil Genius|Bushroot]].
* [[The Baroness]] in ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' - seriously, that's what she's called.
* Finn and Chau in ''[[
* Ty Lee in ''[[
* Chameleon in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (
* Crasher in ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]]."
* Samy on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''
* Babette (Darph BoBo's Daughter) on "Tripping the Rift"
* The Scarlet Witch in ''[[X
* Daisy Dingo from [[Blinky Bill]].
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