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'''Basic Trope''': [[He-Man Woman Hater]] guys insist that girls can't get the job done and should let the men handle things.
* '''Straight''': [[Knight in Shining Armor|Kelvin]] tells [[Black Magician Girl|Marcy]] that it's too dangerous for her to fight, and she should let him handle the monsters.
* '''Exaggerated''':
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** "Scarlet! Kitchen! Sammich! '''NOW'''! And don't act like you can actually do something else, your purpose in life is to serve me!"
** Anton is a sniper who attacks enemies sneakingly from distance while [[Hot Chick
* '''Downplayed''': [[Knight in Shining Armor|Kelvin]], the [[Lightning Bruiser]] tells [[Black Magician Girl|Mage-in-training Marcy]] that it's too dangerous for her to fight, and she should let him handle the monsters.
* '''Justified''':
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* '''Inverted''': [[Action Girl|Scarlet]] tells [[Distressed Dude|Anton]] to [[Grease Monkey|stay in the workshop]] for once.▼
** Marcy is an [[Little Old Lady Investigates|amateur investigator]] who runs a diner. Where do you think she is when she is solving crimes?
** Marcy's race is [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism|dimorphic]] such that women are generally far less useful in combat than in support roles.
▲* '''Inverted''': [[Action Girl|Scarlet]] tells [[
** Alternately, Anton is a [[Non-Action Guy]] or a [[Fake Ultimate Hero]], and often relies on his [[Action Girlfriend|Action]] (or [[Magical Girlfriend|Magical]]) Girlfriend to bail him out.
** The fight is taking place in a kitchen.
* '''Subverted''': [[Hot Chick
** Alternatively: Kelvin tells Marcy to stay home... Because they need someone they can count on to defend their families should the worst happen.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... but she only says it to flatter and reassure [[Licensed Sexist|Kelvin]]'s ego so she can actually get the job done once he's gone without having to bear with his irrelevant machismo.
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** Kelvin tells Marcy that he will protect her and she won´t fight, Marcy gives him a splendid [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] and go to fight, ignoring Kelvin´s whining.
** Kelvin is making a long speech about why Marcy should really just stay behind let him and the other guys do the fighting. He does not notice the assassin sneaking up behind him, so Marcy quickly plants a throwing knife between the assassin's eyes.
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'''Marcy''': Women can't fight, you say? Tell that to the guy behind you. Oh wait, you can't, ''he's dead!'' }}
* '''Exploited''': [[Dirty Coward|Andy]] [[Wholesome Crossdresser|disguises as Alice]] so that Kelvin would tell him not to fight and risk getting killed in the process.
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* '''Played For Drama:''' Kelvin and Marcy have to work together, but his condenscending attitude and insistance on "protecting" her wear on Marcy's nerves, creating tension between them -- tension they'll have to overcome if they're going to have any chance at surviving.
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