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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 [[Dark Chick]] is female and romantically linked with the main villain this chance rises to [[High Heel Face Turn|a near certainty.]]

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.

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.

[[The Chick]] + [[Dark Chick]] = [[Designated Girl Fight]]

== 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 Blooded]] [[Jerkass]], and a [[Deadpan Snarker]], none of whom would know "subtle" if it up and bit them.

** 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 Blooded]] [[Jerkass]], and a [[Deadpan Snarker]], none of whom would know "subtle" if it up and bit them.

** In ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'', [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and [[Psychopathic Manchild|Psychopathic Girlchild]] Stella is the [[Dark Chick]] of the Extended trio. Just contrast her behaviour with that of [[Sociopathic Soldier|icy-cold]] [[Evil Genius|Sting]], [[Axe Crazy]] [[The Brute|Auel]], or [[Manipulative Bastard]] [[The Dragon|Neo Roanoke]].

* Ninja heir Kyoichi Kunugi in ''[[Real Bout High School]]''. His nickname, "Kunoichi" (which basically means "female ninja"), drives the point home.

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* 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 With a Crush|a lot]]).

** [[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).

** [[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 fighting--and, in fact, doesn't seem to even ''like'' fighting in the manga).

* Soi in ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' fulfills this role for the Seiryuu seishi.

* In ''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]'' Echidna Parass, [[Villain Teleportation|Villainous Teleporter]] and [[Love Martyr]] to [[The Big Bad]] serves this role among the [[Five Bad Band|leadership]] of The Apostles Of The Stars. The only girl among the leaders, and present due to her crush on Creed, she's definitely the odd one out.

* In ''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]'' Echidna Parass, [[Villain Teleportation|Villainous Teleporter]] and [[Love Martyr]] to [[The Big Bad]] serves this role among the [[Five-Bad Band|leadership]] of The Apostles Of The Stars. The only girl among the leaders, and present due to her crush on Creed, she's definitely the odd one out.

* Aaronerio Arrurei and Zommari Leroux are the [[Dark Chick|Dark Chicks]] of Aizen's army in [[Bleach]]. Both are [[Token Minority|Token Minorities]] ([[Eldritch Abomination]] and [[Scary Black Man]] respectively) both are far less than stable, even for Arrancar, and both are definitely weird.

* Yumi, [[Neutral Female]] and ex-[[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]] is only a member of [[Big Bad]] Shishio's group in [[Rurouni Kenshin]] because she's in love with the psycho (who does, in fact, reciprocate). She's more or less an [[Anti Villain]] is a group of villainous fighters, and serves as a [[Cool Big Sis]] to [[The Dragon]] during most of her on screen appearances.

* Yumi, [[Neutral Female]] and ex-[[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]] is only a member of [[Big Bad]] Shishio's group in [[Rurouni Kenshin]] because she's in love with the psycho (who does, in fact, reciprocate). She's more or less an [[Anti-Villain]] is a group of villainous fighters, and serves as a [[Cool Big Sis]] to [[The Dragon]] during most of her on screen appearances.

* 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 By His Own Petard|shutting the power off from a television program]] that increased her powers. [[Nightmare Fuel|Yikes]].}}

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* ''[[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).

* ''[[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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== 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]] plays this part in Caine's [[Five Bad Band]]

* Diana Ladris from [[Gone]] 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]].

* 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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* Mio Kuroki from ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]''.

* 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.

* 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 [[Dark Chick]] of the [[Anti Villain]] [[Villain Protagonist|Protagonists.]] The team all have, by season 2 at least, the desire help people for its own sake. But most of the crew are very sane and, although they enjoy the thrill of the chase, they really, ''really'' enjoy spending their earnings and living the high life. They also tend to be able to lead relatively normal lives aside from the addiction to con-jobs. Parker, meanwhile, is the loon who enjoys having and fondling money itself, rather than spending any of it. She enjoys the job itself more than any vacation and she has no understanding of any kind of life outside of committing crimes for their own sake.

* On ''[[Leverage]]'', Parker is the [[Dark Chick]] of the [[Anti-Villain]] [[Villain Protagonist|Protagonists.]] The team all have, by season 2 at least, the desire help people for its own sake. But most of the crew are very sane and, although they enjoy the thrill of the chase, they really, ''really'' enjoy spending their earnings and living the high life. They also tend to be able to lead relatively normal lives aside from the addiction to con-jobs. Parker, meanwhile, is the loon who enjoys having and fondling money itself, rather than spending any of it. She enjoys the job itself more than any vacation and she has no understanding of any kind of life outside of committing crimes for their own sake.

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== Videogames ==

* Sonia in ''[[Fire Emblem]]''

** ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius (Video Game)|Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance]]'' has General Petrine, a [[Pyromaniac|Pyromaniacal]] [[Lady of War]] who is utterly devoted to [[Axe Crazy|Mad]] [[The Caligula|King]] [[Big Bad|Ashnard]]. In theory she is [[Co Dragons]] along with General Bryce and The Black Knight, but she is clearly subordinate to both of them, making her this instead.

** ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius (Video Game)|Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance]]'' has General Petrine, a [[Pyromaniac|Pyromaniacal]] [[Lady of War]] who is utterly devoted to [[Axe Crazy|Mad]] [[The Caligula|King]] [[Big Bad|Ashnard]]. In theory she is [[Co-Dragons]] along with General Bryce and The Black Knight, but she is clearly subordinate to both of them, making her this instead.

* Scarlet in ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]''.

* Axem Pink in ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]''.

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* 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 into -- especially compared to the gorilla and boar.

* 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.]]}}

* 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 ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy (Video Game)|Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. In a cast of villains mainly consisting of cold schemers and [[Tin Tyrant|Tin Tyrants]], he stands out as a giggling, unserious, destruction-loving maniac that none of the villains seem to take seriously.

** 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.

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* Enchantress in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]'s'' version of the Masters of Evil.

* Mileena from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', especially in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', where her pre-battle quotes show that she takes a childlike joy in inflicting pain and is clearly insane.

* Valara from ''[[Baten Kaitos]] Origins'', who is easily the most ruthless of the [[Five Bad Band|Machina Vanguard]].

* 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).}}

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' has two, post Continuum Shift. The first is Tsubaki Yayoi, who used to be good friends with Noel, but becomes a victim of [[Mind Rape]] and ended up [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], while still struggling to maintain her sanity. The other one is {{spoiler|Litchi Faye-Ling, being the [[Token Good Teammate]] who's in only for curing herself and Arakune, and [[Forced Into Evil|is not really happy on her position]]. While many would peg her as an [[Evil Genius]] due to her doctorate, she is a woman who's more moved by emotions rather than intellect, thus putting her as the [[Dark Chick]].}}

** 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.

** 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 ==

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* Candi Shugari in ''[[Angel Moxie]]''.

* The Monster in the Darkness in ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'' gets pushed into this role after Redcloak took over as [[The Dragon]]. Actively scorned by the other members of Xykon's organization, the MitD is set apart from the rest by [[Minion With an F In Evil|not actually being that evil.]]

** 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 Bastards]]) and 2) she's [[Mad Love|in love with Xykon]].

** 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 Bastards]]) and 2) she's [[Mad Love|in love with Xykon]].

* 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 A Rock|and sacrificing]] [[Living MacGuffin|Sal]] so that the Emperor can [[A God I Am|become a god]] of war? Clearly acts of good. After all, she used [[The Power of Love]] during all of them.

* 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 A Rock|and sacrificing]] [[Living MacGuffin|Sal]] so that the Emperor can [[A God I Am|become a god]] of war? Clearly acts of good. After all, she used [[The Power of Love]] during all of them.

* 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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