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Fred Perry also began working on an independent OVA based on the original "Time Raft" pilot story since 1999. He basically did ''[[Dancing Bear|everything]]'' except for the voice acting and music composition, while still producing the main series. The last part of story was finally completed and released in 2010.
Not to be confused with the (completely different) [[Gold Digger|character archetype]] - even though that very trope ''is'' a derisive (and largely undeserved) [[In
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** Peebri, however, wraps around to this trope again, in much the same way a childish Brianna would act.
* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Gina and Brittany especially, but females in this series tend to gravitate towards the aggressive side when it comes to guys.
* [[Always Someone Better]]: A [[Lawyer
* [[Animation Bump]]: A couple shots in the first part of the OAV were redone for the final version, and they really stand out against the original footage.
* [[Animesque]]: Among the oldest examples still being produced.
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* [[Breast Expansion]]: Britanny, when she [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|goes from human form to hybrid form]]. This is also a major reason why she prefers to stay in Hybrid form as much as possible. (Well, actually because she's taller, stronger and faster, but this side benefit comes with the rest.)
* [[Brooklyn Rage]]: Roxy Rabinowitz (AKA Dark Bird), leader of the Night Flight airborne mercenaries, has a strong Brooklyn accent and a BIG chip on her shoulder, especially when dealing with Ace. She also {{spoiler|recently took over a country led by her estranged sister}}, who was a large source of the aforementioned rage.
* [[Buffy
* [[Burger Fool]]: Penny forces Gina to work at one of these before she'll loan her enough money to avoid bankruptcy.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: The [[Voltron|Vaultron]] force, the [[Thunder Cats|Edge Guard]], and [[Rocky and Bullwinkle|Dr. Peachbody]].
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** Brianna still had concerns about this for a long time, though. Charlotte [[The Ditz|...not so much]].
* [[The Commies Made Me Do It]]: Crush; although somewhat justifiable, she notably refused a [[Get Out of Jail Free Card]] and chose to do the time for the crimes she committed, proving she did have moral fiber.
* [[Creepy Twins]]: Montara; they are also [[Half
* [[Cute Machines]]: The Peebos
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Just about everybody, even the ''males''; Crescens was when she was young, but is now kind of [[Nightmare Fuel]].
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: numerous including Link and Zelda, two of Talon's employees.
** G'Nolga, Julia Digger's archrival in Jade.
* [[Dark
* [[Dark
* [[Demon Head]]: Theodore's "Flaming Skull Bit."
* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Pretty much the entire cast is guilty of this one, but Gina takes the cake: in Issue 105, she and a male colleague nearly ''destroyed the world'' by daydreaming about each others' naughty bits instead of the [[Doomsday Device]] they were supposed to be disarming.
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* [[Fake Crossover]]: The series really skirts the line of this, such as when Gina mentions receiving a [[Inspector Gadget|computer book from a girl with a weird uncle]]. Mind you the girl in question eventually became a full-fledged character).
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]
* [[Feminist Fantasy]]: Probably one of the most tolerant and evenhanded comics around. The female characters are smart, capable, funny, goofy, distinctive, well-rounded, and memorable, in a diverse and amusing manner reminiscent of ''[[Tenchi Muyo! (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'' or ''[[Urusei Yatsura (Manga)|Urusei Yatsura]]'', and avoid the bland and forced "[[Girls Need Role Models|Strong Female Characters]]" pitfalls. Fred makes a continuous effort to represent different body types and give female readers evenhanded "beefcake" treatment.
* [[Flying Brick]]: Agent M
* [[French Maid]]: Link is an [[Amazonian Beauty]] who wears rather ... undersized french maid outfits on missions.
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* [[Girls Behind Bars]]: ''Gold Digger'' #82
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Natasha, ruler of the undead, who would rather let her kingdom be wiped out than be humiliated by a higher power.
* [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]: A lot of elderly characters certainly age gracefully, despite all the action they go through{{spoiler|, including Gina herself}}.
* [[Half
* [[Heel Realization]]: Madrid has a moment of clarity when she realizes that her [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]] needlessly ruined a chance to escape capture and imprisonment.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Redemption is a major running theme in this comic. Many of Gina and Britanny's enemies become their best friends and allies. Mesha, Tark, Brianna, Penny, Charlotte, Jetta...{{spoiler|Pee Wee, Madrid, Lich King...}}
* [[Hive Mind]]: Array is a variant; each [[
* [[Hot Amazon]]: many, including actual Amazons.
* [[Hot Librarian]]: Kahn, librarian of the Library of Time.
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* [[Kudzu Plot]]: A pretty bad case, highlighted by the fact that the websites hawking the comic often contain cover previews and summaries for upcoming issues… but then Fred gets an itch to go growing the plot in some other direction entirely, and the previewed issues often have completely different covers and subjects, with the original plots dropped to be completed off-camera, if that.
** Lately, however, a good portion of those storylines have begun to be tied together to the [[Myth Arc]]. (See below.)
* [[Lawyer
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Team Noob]], ridiculously over-armed leprechauns with no idea where they are, what they are doing, what their mission is, how to operate their equipment, or how to not blow themselves up in 5 seconds, but using binoculars and bazookas backwards hasn't slowed down their enthusiasm yet. The ''GD Tangent'' [[Web Comic]] has a similar setup as the [[Trope Namer]], with a [[Shout Out]] as well.
* [[Leprechaun|Leprechauns]]: <small>WITH TANKS AND [[Mobile Suit Human|MECHA]]!!</small>
* [[Load
* [[Lions and Tigers And Humans Oh My]]: Mostly whenever the story takes place on Jade, as many anthropomorphic characters co-exist with other humans or humanoid species in that dimension. On Earth, they usually work under a [[The Masquerade|masquerade]], save for a few special places around the globe.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: …and loads. There's a tie-in comic with one-to-three page write-ups on the characters that have appeared in the series. There have been ''23'' issues published so far (though only the first 17 are on the characters; the rest focus on locations). The first 17 issues of this Guide to the GD Universe have now been collected into [[Doorstopper|a two-inch-thick tome]].
** [[Cast Herd]]: The characters tend to come in sub-groups—the Edge Guard, Lord Talon and minions, Agency Zero—who can hold down arcs or even mini-series by themselves.
** Array personifies this trope [[
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Britanny (until her marriage), and Gina. Ironically, the latter used to be a [[Geek|Geeky]] [[Shrinking Violet]], until her [[The Ladette|more outgoing]] sister Britanny had enough of her reclusive attitude and, to make a long story short, broke her out of her box. The result? Gina became "boy-crazy" ''[[Up to Eleven|by "boy-crazy extraordinaire" Britanny's personal standards]]''. The latter doesn't know whether or not she should regret "helping" her sister.
{{quote| '''Britanny:''' '''You've gotta be joking!!!''' You're '''gorgeous'''! Look at you! Look at '''''these'''''! <{{smallcaps|[[Skinship Grope|HOIST]]}}><br />
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'''Britanny:''' Do you know how many gals would '''kill''' for [[Buxom Is Better|a nice, firm set]] like '''yours'''??? What man wouldn't fall all over himself just to get to '''talk''' to you? From now on, when you think of guys, think of broad, masculine chests...! ''(Gina looks "bewildered")'' Strong, handsome buns!! Hard, rugged muscles...! ''(A small smile graces Gina's lips)''And all of the warm, yummy things you can do with them...! ''(Gina's face breaks into a full-blown, "Uh-oh"-worthy [[Cheshire Cat Grin]].)''<br />
'''Brianna (narrating):''' I remember a sharp change in Gina's attitude toward men that moment. (And her being '''boy-crazy''' ever since.) }}
** Brianna may have gained both of their sex drives combined, as [[Crowning Moment of Funny|she used to chain her panicked boyfriend to the bed to have her way with him]]. [[Rule of Funny|Xane is the most extreme of all, as she regularly drools while taking concealed clothes-removing x-ray photographs of any attractive male within sight]]. She is getting some [[Laser
* [[Magic From Technology]]: Gina eventually gains a working knowledge of draconic magic by analyzing extradimensional technology.
* [[Meat O Vision]]: Britanny experiences this when Tark's [[Charm Person]] spell misfires in the "Time Raft" OVA.
* [[Meganekko]]: Gina, for more than several issues now.
* [[
* [[Military Mashup Machine]]
* [[Missing Mom]]: several examples, including Gina's [[Action Mom]] Julia {{spoiler|and until recently, Britanny herself}}.
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** Also Jetta, [[Heel Face Turn|at first]].
* [[Rousseau Was Right]]: The story has a very sympathetic tone; no matter how heinous the acts somebody has done, if they were simply misguided without direction, they are usually afforded compassion and given a new chance to start over and do good.
* [[Rule
* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: During her trip with Gina to explore Dreadwing's mymior (treasure trove, re: knowledge, spells, etc.), Brianna plays it straight and lampshades Fauntleroy's sarcastic clapping at the same time.
* [[Sassy Black Woman]]: Penny; Britanny's voiced like this in the "Time Raft" OVA.
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* [[Shout Out]]: To just about every [[The Eighties|'80s]] or classic [[Western Animation|cartoon]], many, many [[Video Games]], and [[Humongous Mecha]] anime.
** In fact, the shout-outs have become so common, numerous, and a close to the source material that some critics feel it's led to a bit of [[Seasonal Rot]], that the homages have come a little too close to crossing the line into just yanking whatever he likes from other canon and using it directly. (Example: Gina basically just builds herself an exact copy of the Lagann, complete with similar abilities to hijack whatever it attaches to.)
*** It wouldn't be so bad if these things were just done as gags all the time, but often they're ''plot relevant'' in working just like the original reference material. Gina's [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Lagann]] knockoff's ability to, well, act just like the Lagann is extremely important in the storyline. Same with the [[Transformers|Matrix of Leadership]] [[Expy]] the Edge Guard have (which was transferred in a [[Whole
* [[Spot the Imposter]]: Madrid was [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] about this.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: Tirant, Dreadwing, the Lich King
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* [[Troperrific]]: One can argue that all of ''Gold Digger'' is Fred Perry's parody/homage to comics, novels, RPGs, video games, tropes, cliches and genres of all stripes.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Britanny loves tuna. Charlotte the harpy, meanwhile, is obsessed with peanuts and pretzels; if enough are available, she'll [[Big Eater|stuff her face]] almost to the point of killing herself.
* [[
{{quote| Gina: Oogh... Mental note: Marathon sessions at "TV Tropes" and "Know Your Meme" are ''not'' conducive to proper sleep!}}
* [[Valley Girl]]: Moisha, like, totally!
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: Dreadwing and Ancient Gina are playing a rather slow version of this {{spoiler|via their own competing versions of Infinity}}.
* [[Web Comics]]: The "Ayane" and "Northern Edge" Tangent webcomics; both are currently on hiatus. Also, "Level UP!", a ''Final Fantasy XI'' webcomic by the same author.
* [[What Do You Mean
* [[What Measure Is a Non
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Stripe. Just...Stripe. Despite a massive-power up halfway through the B&W series making him one of the two most powerful good guys, he is infamous for being hit by surprise, dropping his guard, and so on. Outside his first battles post-power up, it's rare he doesn't end up knocked out at least for a while during a fight. No wonder Agent M thought he needed training despite his skill and strength.
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