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Sometimes women go for the strongest, the bravest, the most competent badass in town, on duty at all times to rescue them from supervillains, fight off potential love rivals with extreme prejudice, and carve their face on the moon on Valentine's day.
...And sometimes they just want the normal guy.
Thus, the [[Non -Action Guy]] or male [[The Chick|chick]] of a group will very often have the most luck with the opposite sex, and it may be their most obvious quality. This may be to make them seem manlier in lieu of their companions' capacity for violence, to take advantage of the fact that viewers will identify more with more normal characters, or merely to give the audience a good reason to root for them.
If the series has an active fandom, this character is the one with the [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|widest variety]] of pairings in evidence.
 
May be paired with his opposite, the [[Hot Amazon]].
 
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== [[Advertising]] ==
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]''. [[Action Girl|Revy]] (who, [[Opposites Attract|it is worth noticing]] is one of the [[Badass|best fighters on the show]], has had several guys make passes at her. Admittedly none of the ones we ''see'' try to chat her up are action guys, but given her appearance and the general population of Roanapur some [[Badass]] guy must have made a move. The only guy she's ever shown the slightest interest in is [[Non -Action Guy|Rock]].
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Film]] ==
* In the movie ''[[Van Helsing]]'', the [[Plucky Comic Relief]] (and [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?|Q]]) <s> monk</s> friar manages to pick up a woman more or less by accident. By comparison the titular character {{spoiler|kills his [[Love Interest]] by accident}}.
* [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]:
{{quote| '''Jessica:''' My honey-bunny was never very good behind the wheel.<br />
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Punch Out|"I'm a hugger, not a fighter.]] [[Canada, Eh?|Take off, eh!"]]
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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