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'''Basic Trope''': A [[Magical Girl]] with a [[Dark and Troubled Past]], who starts out as an [[Evil Counterpart]] to [[The Hero]], but usually [[Heel Face Turn|switches sides]] after being taught [[The Power of Love]], [[The Power of Friendship|Friendship]], and Acceptance [[Defeat Means Friendship|after a big showdown]].
* '''Straight''': [[Strawberry Shorthand|I]][[Playing Withwith Fire|chi]][[Fiery Redhead|go]]'s [[Rival]], serving under [[God Save Us From the Queen|Queen]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Sangria]], is [[Sweet and Sour Grapes|Budou]], an [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] with [[An Ice Person|an ice-centric repertoire]] and a [[Dark and Troubled Past]], with the Queen serving as her [[Parental Substitute]]. Unfortunately for her, the Queen is also obviously a [[Treacherous Advisor]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Budou's past, lovingly detailed and revealed throughout the series, is a [[Trauma Conga Line]] of abuse, angst, suffering, and misery that would take years upon years of therapy to unravel.
* '''Justified''':
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** However, this genkiness is a [[Stepford Smiler|facade]] that Ringo uses to conceal all her issues; she's actually [["Well Done, Son" Guy|seeking either approval]] [[Death Seeker|or death]].
** Turns out, Sangira's [[Kick the Dog|still willing to abandon Budou if necessary]], causing her to [[Freak-Out]] and turn into a standard [[Dark Magical Girl]].
* '''Parodied''': Budou is an obviously blood-crazed psychopath, but after being beaten by Ichigo, she is tied up in a scene reminescent of ''[[A Clockwork Orange (Filmfilm)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' and brainwashed with friendship speeches until she breaks and starts espousing the power of friendship on her own.
* '''Deconstructed''': Budou's emotional scars run so deep that they can't be healed just by [[Defeat Means Friendship|losing a fight with her rival]] and listening to Ichigo's claims of acceptance. Ichigo can ''claim'' to understand all she wants, it doesn't matter to Budou. She continues to antagonize Ichigo until she either [[The Hero Dies|overpowers and defeats her]] or Ichigo is forced to [[Shoot the Dog|take her down]], sending the young heroine into a [[Heroic BSOD]] afterwards.
* '''Reconstructed''': Budou's emotional scars aren't just healed by [[Defeat Means Friendship|losing a fight]] but by [[Reasonable Authority Figure|leaving her with someone who can help while they're defeating Queen Sangria.]] The heroes also visit her regularly, and, by the start of the next series, she recovers.
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