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[[File:TyLeePFM_6004.jpg|link=Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|frame|See, I told you I could do it!]]
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{{quote|''"My aura has never been pinker!"''|'''Ty Lee''' letting her [[Ax Crazy]] boss know how she's doing, ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
{{quote|''"My aura has never been pinker!"''|'''Ty Lee''' letting her [[Ax Crazy]] boss know how she's doing, ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}


A good way of applying the humor of [[The Comically Serious]] to villains is by pairing them with the [[Perky Female Minion]]. This character is something like the [[Distaff Counterpart]]/[[Foil]] to the [[Enigmatic Minion]]; they can range in psyche from [[Punch Clock Villain]] to [[Cute and Psycho|fairly psychotic]], but have an upbeat, [[Genki Girl]] personality in sharp contrast to the villain they serve who will be gloomy, [[Ax Crazy]], etc. If the female minion has a crush on the other villain, it will generally be of the [[Mad Love]] variety, although this affection isn't a requirement.
A good way of applying the humor of [[The Comically Serious]] to villains is by pairing them with the [[Perky Female Minion]]. This character is something like the [[Distaff Counterpart]]/[[Foil]] to the [[Enigmatic Minion]]; they can range in psyche from [[Punch Clock Villain]] to [[Cute and Psycho|fairly psychotic]], but have an upbeat, [[Genki Girl]] personality in sharp contrast to the villain they serve who will be gloomy, [[Ax Crazy]], etc. If the female minion has a crush on the other villain, it will generally be of the [[Mad Love]] variety, although this affection isn't a requirement.
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* ''[[Mon Colle Knights]]'' has Batch and Guuko.
* ''[[Mon Colle Knights]]'' has Batch and Guuko.
* ''[[Berserk]]'' has Sonia, Griffith's New Band Of The Hawk's [[Mission Control]] who is also infatuated with her boss. Despite being always surrounded by horrible monsters - known as Apostles - she is always smiling and welcoming.
* ''[[Berserk]]'' has Sonia, Griffith's New Band Of The Hawk's [[Mission Control]] who is also infatuated with her boss. Despite being always surrounded by horrible monsters - known as Apostles - she is always smiling and welcoming.
* Excel from ''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]'' toward Il Palazzo, although he is more of a jerk than [[Ax Crazy]]. Though he ''does'' have that disturbing habit of killing her for trivial reasons.
* Excel from ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'' toward Il Palazzo, although he is more of a jerk than [[Ax Crazy]]. Though he ''does'' have that disturbing habit of killing her for trivial reasons.
* Misa toward Light in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'', in which Light would kill her without a second thought were she not useful to him, and had her [[Mama Bear]] Shinigami (Rem) not threatened to kill ''him'' if he hurt her.
* Misa toward Light in ''[[Death Note]]'', in which Light would kill her without a second thought were she not useful to him, and had her [[Mama Bear]] Shinigami (Rem) not threatened to kill ''him'' if he hurt her.
* Shader, the catgirl demon in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]''.
* Shader, the catgirl demon in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]''.
* [[Bleach]]: Stark's fraccion, Lilinette Gingerback.
* [[Bleach]]: Stark's fraccion, Lilinette Gingerback.
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== [[Comics]] ==
== [[Comics]] ==
* Harley Quinn was originally a psychiatrist to [[The Joker]], but wound up [[Mad Love|falling in love with him]] and helping him in his crimes. She's an unrepentant murderer, but so cheerful and so absolutely devoted to "Mistah J" that one can't help but pity her when he slaps her around and/or threatens to kill her.
* Harley Quinn was originally a psychiatrist to [[The Joker]], but wound up [[Mad Love|falling in love with him]] and helping him in his crimes. She's an unrepentant murderer, but so cheerful and so absolutely devoted to "Mistah J" that one can't help but pity her when he slaps her around and/or threatens to kill her.
* Minordomo, assistant to Majordomo (who is Mojo's assistant himself) in [[X Men|X-Men]]. She's so genki she suffers repeated ''heart attacks'' getting worked up over imagined disasters. Since she is also a robot, this typically just requires someone to hit her reset button, rather than having any lasting effect.
* Minordomo, assistant to Majordomo (who is Mojo's assistant himself) in [[X-Men]]. She's so genki she suffers repeated ''heart attacks'' getting worked up over imagined disasters. Since she is also a robot, this typically just requires someone to hit her reset button, rather than having any lasting effect.
* Mariah is the Colonel's perky assassin in ''[[Sin City]]'' that is both fashionable and a [[Deadpan Snarker]].
* Mariah is the Colonel's perky assassin in ''[[Sin City]]'' that is both fashionable and a [[Deadpan Snarker]].


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* Columbia in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. She's quite a bit like Harley Quinn.
* Columbia in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. She's quite a bit like Harley Quinn.
* While Martin is an [[Anti-Hero]] rather than villain in ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'', Marcella, his [[Sassy Secretary]] fits this trope pretty well. Unsurprisingly, there isn't a romantic relationship between the two (they are played by siblings John and Joan Cusack), and in fact both don't really seem to like so much as ''respect'' each other.
* While Martin is an [[Anti-Hero]] rather than villain in ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'', Marcella, his [[Sassy Secretary]] fits this trope pretty well. Unsurprisingly, there isn't a romantic relationship between the two (they are played by siblings John and Joan Cusack), and in fact both don't really seem to like so much as ''respect'' each other.
* Miss Teschmacher in the ''[[Superman (Film)|Superman]]'' movies.
* Miss Teschmacher in the ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' movies.
** Kitty takes over this role for ''Superman Returns''.
** Kitty takes over this role for ''Superman Returns''.
* Although in this case, they are both [[Ax Crazy]], in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' films, Bellatrix Lestrange comes across as one of these, as a contrast to Voldemort. While Voldemort is very cold and doesn't really emote normally, Bellatrix is gleefully psychopathic. Because of her crush on Voldemort, it seems like if this were a (very strange) romantic comedy, Bellatrix would be a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]].
* Although in this case, they are both [[Ax Crazy]], in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' films, Bellatrix Lestrange comes across as one of these, as a contrast to Voldemort. While Voldemort is very cold and doesn't really emote normally, Bellatrix is gleefully psychopathic. Because of her crush on Voldemort, it seems like if this were a (very strange) romantic comedy, Bellatrix would be a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]].
* Spann in ''ChromeSkull: [[Laid to Rest]] 2''.
* Spann in ''ChromeSkull: [[Laid to Rest]] 2''.
* Janice in ''Initiation: [[Silent Night Deadly Night]] 4''.
* Janice in ''Initiation: [[Silent Night, Deadly Night]] 4''.




== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* Juliet Butler of ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]'', niece to Artemis's [[Battle Butler]]. She eventually decides that body-guarding isn't her thing and leaves to try out for a wrestling team.
* Juliet Butler of ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'', niece to Artemis's [[Battle Butler]]. She eventually decides that body-guarding isn't her thing and leaves to try out for a wrestling team.
{{quote| '''Artemis:''' I can only hope that she fails the audition. Though I doubt it. She is a [[Badass Family|Butler]], after all. }}
{{quote| '''Artemis:''' I can only hope that she fails the audition. Though I doubt it. She is a [[Badass Family|Butler]], after all. }}




== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* Elle from ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' is sort of both sides: half perky and half psycho.
* Elle from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' is sort of both sides: half perky and half psycho.
* Harmony in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' is initially this to Spike. Later she takes the same role for ''[[Angel]]'', who, while not evil (most of the time), is gloomy enough to retain the contrast.
* Harmony in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' is initially this to Spike. Later she takes the same role for ''[[Angel]]'', who, while not evil (most of the time), is gloomy enough to retain the contrast.
* Mele from ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]''. While she could get deep-voiced, if the subject is about her [[The Comically Serious|Rio-sama]], she starts getting perky and lovey-dopey. Also, during the mecha fights, while the commentator would seem to support the Gekirangers' mecha, Mele would cheer on the RinJyuKen monsters if they're gaining ground. She later develops into a full-fledged [[Love Martyr]] and plays a huge part in redeeming her and Rio.
* Mele from ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]''. While she could get deep-voiced, if the subject is about her [[The Comically Serious|Rio-sama]], she starts getting perky and lovey-dopey. Also, during the mecha fights, while the commentator would seem to support the Gekirangers' mecha, Mele would cheer on the RinJyuKen monsters if they're gaining ground. She later develops into a full-fledged [[Love Martyr]] and plays a huge part in redeeming her and Rio.
** Many [[Super Sentai]] series have one. Mele was preceded by Shizuka, who was preceded by [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Nai and Mea.]]
** Many [[Super Sentai]] series have one. Mele was preceded by Shizuka, who was preceded by [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Nai and Mea.]]
* Jilly Kitzenger from ''[[Torchwood Miracle Day (TV)|Torchwood Miracle Day]]'' is an incredibly perky but almost conscienceless corporate shill for the pharmaceutical company {{spoiler|that caused the Miracle as part of a plan to seize power.}}
* Jilly Kitzenger from ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' is an incredibly perky but almost conscienceless corporate shill for the pharmaceutical company {{spoiler|that caused the Miracle as part of a plan to seize power.}}




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== Theater ==
== Theater ==
* Even Musical Theater does not lack these girls! Mrs. Lovett from ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' is meant to be an outgoing, fun, and lively counterpart to the brooding Sweeney. It makes her later acts of villainy even more horrifying.
* Even Musical Theater does not lack these girls! Mrs. Lovett from ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' is meant to be an outgoing, fun, and lively counterpart to the brooding Sweeney. It makes her later acts of villainy even more horrifying.
* Columbia from ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''.
* Columbia from ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''.




== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* Uzuki from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'' is a good example when paired with the composer, especially when she giggles.
* Uzuki from ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is a good example when paired with the composer, especially when she giggles.
* Lash in ''[[Advance Wars]]''. She plays it to the hilt when paired with [[The Stoic]] [[Enigmatic Minion]] Hawke in ''Dual Strike''.
* Lash in ''[[Advance Wars]]''. She plays it to the hilt when paired with [[The Stoic]] [[Enigmatic Minion]] Hawke in ''Dual Strike''.
* ''[[Grandia (Video Game)|Grandia]]'' (1) has ''[[Quirky Miniboss Squad|three]]'' of these; Nana, Saki, and Mio are ALL in love with the Colonel, and only fight with any effectiveness as a team. They are comically annoying even to their own side, but ultimately seem to be well-intentioned... Or at least intentioned alongside their boss. Who doesn't especially care for them, of course.
* ''[[Grandia (video game)|Grandia]]'' (1) has ''[[Quirky Miniboss Squad|three]]'' of these; Nana, Saki, and Mio are ALL in love with the Colonel, and only fight with any effectiveness as a team. They are comically annoying even to their own side, but ultimately seem to be well-intentioned... Or at least intentioned alongside their boss. Who doesn't especially care for them, of course.
* ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Project Justice]]'' has this in [[Deliberately Cute Child|Momo]], who serves [[Big Bad]] Kurow {{spoiler|until he betrays her because of his failures}}. She's not all fun and rainbows, though, as she does show quite an evil streak.
* ''[[Rival Schools|Project Justice]]'' has this in [[Deliberately Cute Child|Momo]], who serves [[Big Bad]] Kurow {{spoiler|until he betrays her because of his failures}}. She's not all fun and rainbows, though, as she does show quite an evil streak.
* Tira from ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' is this to the grim and brutal [[Big Bad|Nightmare]]. Granted, she's pretty creepy and insane as well. Bonus points since he feeds her soul to Soul Edge in his story.
* Tira from ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' is this to the grim and brutal [[Big Bad|Nightmare]]. Granted, she's pretty creepy and insane as well. Bonus points since he feeds her soul to Soul Edge in his story.
* An inversion (albeit almost certainly accidental) is Nastasia from ''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]''. Her boss, Count Bleck, is cheerful in embracing his over-the-top villainy and magician-like looks and personality, while Nastasia, the minion, is gloomy, precise, and organizes most of the actual plans.
* An inversion (albeit almost certainly accidental) is Nastasia from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Her boss, Count Bleck, is cheerful in embracing his over-the-top villainy and magician-like looks and personality, while Nastasia, the minion, is gloomy, precise, and organizes most of the actual plans.
** Because of that she is more of the villainess version of a [[Girl Friday]].
** Because of that she is more of the villainess version of a [[Girl Friday]].
** Count Bleck has three other minions, one of them being Mimi, a perky female one to contrast the more enigmatic Dimentio. The third, a stereotypically Scottish big dumb guy called O'Chunks, is the comic relief of the trio.
** Count Bleck has three other minions, one of them being Mimi, a perky female one to contrast the more enigmatic Dimentio. The third, a stereotypically Scottish big dumb guy called O'Chunks, is the comic relief of the trio.
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* Although most of the "leaders" in ''[[Touhou Project]]'' are fairly "perky" goofballs of [[Crazy Awesome]] calibur who have [[Battle Butler]] [[The Archer|archers]] dedicated to cleaning up the messes they create, the more deadpan characters, like Satori, have [[Genki Girl]] "pets" or "minions" like Okuu and Orin.
* Although most of the "leaders" in ''[[Touhou Project]]'' are fairly "perky" goofballs of [[Crazy Awesome]] calibur who have [[Battle Butler]] [[The Archer|archers]] dedicated to cleaning up the messes they create, the more deadpan characters, like Satori, have [[Genki Girl]] "pets" or "minions" like Okuu and Orin.
** Byakuren, a woman often described as "[[Friend to All Living Things|Gensokyo Ghandi]]", similarly has utter goofball underlings, like Nazrin... [[Memetic Mutation|because she's Nazrin!]]
** Byakuren, a woman often described as "[[Friend to All Living Things|Gensokyo Ghandi]]", similarly has utter goofball underlings, like Nazrin... [[Memetic Mutation|because she's Nazrin!]]
* As of ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', Mileena counts. Her pre-match quote and some other lines display a childlike enthusiasm for violence, and she seems genuinely excited on fighting for her "father", the [[Obviously Evil]] Shao Kahn. One of the challenge tower missions involves her attempts to force [[Anti-Hero|Scorpion]] to accept a teddy bear that she made for him. She's still psychopathically [[Axe Crazy]] though.
* As of ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'', Mileena counts. Her pre-match quote and some other lines display a childlike enthusiasm for violence, and she seems genuinely excited on fighting for her "father", the [[Obviously Evil]] Shao Kahn. One of the challenge tower missions involves her attempts to force [[Anti-Hero|Scorpion]] to accept a teddy bear that she made for him. She's still psychopathically [[Axe Crazy]] though.




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* Aimee to Lord Sykos in ''[[The Wotch]]'', although really, they're ''both'' pretty perky.
* Aimee to Lord Sykos in ''[[The Wotch]]'', although really, they're ''both'' pretty perky.
* Mizuna of ''~Adventurers!~''
* Mizuna of ''~Adventurers!~''
* [[Necromancer|Tsukiko]] from ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'' is the [[Perky Goth]] version of this. She hates living things and expects them to betray her at any opportunity, but she claims that [[The Undead]] are nice when you get to know them, and often acts like a [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]] towards them (except for [[Big Bad|her boss]], [[Our Liches Are Different|Xykon]], who she's [[Mad Love|in love with]] despite all the evidence he cares nothing for her.)
* [[Necromancer|Tsukiko]] from ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' is the [[Perky Goth]] version of this. She hates living things and expects them to betray her at any opportunity, but she claims that [[The Undead]] are nice when you get to know them, and often acts like a [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]] towards them (except for [[Big Bad|her boss]], [[Our Liches Are Different|Xykon]], who she's [[Mad Love|in love with]] despite all the evidence he cares nothing for her.)
* Mel Kelly of ''[[Narbonic]]'' is another perky minion who's more evil than the boss. Helen kills [[For Science!]], and occasionally for [[Revenge]], and in the main story it's really easy to talk her out of it. Mel kills because it's so much ''fun''! {{spoiler|It has also been shown that Mel is ready and willing to [[The Starscream|betray Helen]] and take power for herself if it'll allow her to kill more people. On the other hand, she does mellow out a bit in one possible future . . .}}
* Mel Kelly of ''[[Narbonic]]'' is another perky minion who's more evil than the boss. Helen kills [[For Science!]], and occasionally for [[Revenge]], and in the main story it's really easy to talk her out of it. Mel kills because it's so much ''fun''! {{spoiler|It has also been shown that Mel is ready and willing to [[The Starscream|betray Helen]] and take power for herself if it'll allow her to kill more people. On the other hand, she does mellow out a bit in one possible future . . .}}
* Five Wave Fury from ''[[Keychain of Creation]].'' She's so adorable you can almost forget that she's a [[Animal Motifs|shark-totem]] [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Full Moon Caste]] [[Shapeshifting|Lunar]] who's in love with [[Omnicidal Maniac|an Abyssal]] working for [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|the First and Forsaken Lion]]. And she has ''no'' problem with that.
* Five Wave Fury from ''[[Keychain of Creation]].'' She's so adorable you can almost forget that she's a [[Animal Motifs|shark-totem]] [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Full Moon Caste]] [[Shapeshifting|Lunar]] who's in love with [[Omnicidal Maniac|an Abyssal]] working for [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|the First and Forsaken Lion]]. And she has ''no'' problem with that.
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* Snarky, rude supervillainess Vamp, to her boss The Necromancer in the [[Whateley Universe]]. You ''know'' no one named The Necromancer is going to be a comedian.
* Snarky, rude supervillainess Vamp, to her boss The Necromancer in the [[Whateley Universe]]. You ''know'' no one named The Necromancer is going to be a comedian.
* As an inversion, Beth Vandelinder of ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' was rather perky and upbeat...until ''[[Rape As Drama|She]] [http://s10.zetaboards.com/SOTF_V2/topic/602526/1/ Bop]'' ([[NSFW]]), where she became [[Villain Sue|Melina Frost's]] minion.
* As an inversion, Beth Vandelinder of ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' was rather perky and upbeat...until ''[[Rape as Drama|She]] [http://s10.zetaboards.com/SOTF_V2/topic/602526/1/ Bop]'' ([[NSFW]]), where she became [[Villain Sue|Melina Frost's]] minion.
** A more played straight example would be Lizzie Nolan of the Mini site spinoff ''Evolution'', who does the announcements detailing the subjects' horrible deaths in a rather... [[Genki Girl|energetic fashion]].
** A more played straight example would be Lizzie Nolan of the Mini site spinoff ''Evolution'', who does the announcements detailing the subjects' horrible deaths in a rather... [[Genki Girl|energetic fashion]].


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* Again, Harley Quinn toward [[The Joker]].
* Again, Harley Quinn toward [[The Joker]].
* Mochi Mochiato from ''Sushi Pack'', although this only showed up in the episode "Deep Freeze". Unlike the other members of the Legion of Low Tide, she is quite perky, a girly-girl through and through.
* Mochi Mochiato from ''Sushi Pack'', although this only showed up in the episode "Deep Freeze". Unlike the other members of the Legion of Low Tide, she is quite perky, a girly-girl through and through.
* Major Doctor Ghastly in ''[[Evil Con Carne (Animation)|Evil Con Carne]]''.
* Major Doctor Ghastly in ''[[Evil Con Carne]]''.
* The bubbly Ty Lee of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', created specifically to serve as comedic foil to both [[Emo Teen|Mai]] and [[Ax Crazy|Azula]]. [http://www.sollicitus-somnium.com/images/avatar/avatar_03x05_001.jpg Guess which one she is?]
* The bubbly Ty Lee of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', created specifically to serve as comedic foil to both [[Emo Teen|Mai]] and [[Ax Crazy|Azula]]. [http://www.sollicitus-somnium.com/images/avatar/avatar_03x05_001.jpg Guess which one she is?]
** Here's a hint. Main picture above.
** Here's a hint. Main picture above.
* Thunderblast from ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]''.
* Thunderblast from ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]''.
* One episode of ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]: [[The Animated Series]]'' had a group of Valkyries led by a no-nonsense warrior woman and her cheerful bumbling [[Brawn Hilda]] sidekick as a [[Fat and Skinny]] duo.
* One episode of ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]: [[The Animated Series]]'' had a group of Valkyries led by a no-nonsense warrior woman and her cheerful bumbling [[Brawn Hilda]] sidekick as a [[Fat and Skinny]] duo.


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