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This will go one of two ways. First, she will get noticed by someone higher up on the food chain, get a makeover and learn to show confidence which gets her noticed (and thus become a [[Romance Genre Heroines|Romance Genre Heroine]]). Or, second (and much more common these days), she'll forever remain the [[Plucky Comic Relief]], with only the occasional [[Day in The Limelight]] episode concentrating on her and her problems, wants, and dreams. |
This will go one of two ways. First, she will get noticed by someone higher up on the food chain, get a makeover and learn to show confidence which gets her noticed (and thus become a [[Romance Genre Heroines|Romance Genre Heroine]]). Or, second (and much more common these days), she'll forever remain the [[Plucky Comic Relief]], with only the occasional [[Day in The Limelight]] episode concentrating on her and her problems, wants, and dreams. |
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They're almost always [[Hollywood Homely]], too. |
They're almost always [[Hollywood Homely]], too. |
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Overlaps with [[The Woobie]] if the [[Plucky Office Girl]] is the lead character. In [[Black Comedy|black comedies]], this often overlaps with the [[Chew Toy]]. [[Always Female]], because the same behavior and treatment in a man [[Double Standard|comes across differently]]. In Anime, the [[Office Lady]] tends to be a [[Plucky Office Girl]]. Related to [[Badass Bureaucrat]]. |
Overlaps with [[The Woobie]] if the [[Plucky Office Girl]] is the lead character. In [[Black Comedy|black comedies]], this often overlaps with the [[Chew Toy]]. [[Always Female]], because the same behavior and treatment in a man [[Double Standard|comes across differently]]. In Anime, the [[Office Lady]] tends to be a [[Plucky Office Girl]]. Related to [[Badass Bureaucrat]]. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* Sachiko in the "Koi no Dance Site" level of [[Osu Tatakae Ouendan|the first Ouendan Game]]. Whether she has the first or second kind of ending is whether you win or lose the level. |
* Sachiko in the "Koi no Dance Site" level of [[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan|the first Ouendan Game]]. Whether she has the first or second kind of ending is whether you win or lose the level. |
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* [[Gaia Online]]'s Meredith is one. She mentions during Ian's trial that she graduated from college at the age of fifteen, proving that she has the intelligence and motivation to do greater things, but after all these years she's still just a half-forgotten bank teller. Much to the dismay of her [[Ensemble Darkhorse|multitude of fans]]. |
* [[Gaia Online]]'s Meredith is one. She mentions during Ian's trial that she graduated from college at the age of fifteen, proving that she has the intelligence and motivation to do greater things, but after all these years she's still just a half-forgotten bank teller. Much to the dismay of her [[Ensemble Darkhorse|multitude of fans]]. |
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** When the bank had a store setup and Meredith was effectively a [[Shop Keeper]], she had a line indicating that carrying large amounts of gold around had given her [[Super Strength]]. This received a [[Call Back]] when... |
** When the bank had a store setup and Meredith was effectively a [[Shop Keeper]], she had a line indicating that carrying large amounts of gold around had given her [[Super Strength]]. This received a [[Call Back]] when... |
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