Topic on Category talk:Badass Servant
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The difference should be:
Submissive: They would totally kick ass and take names, but only under certain orders or conditions as defined by their superiors.
Hidden: Submissive is a but a subtrope since some might fall under the Submissive type, some are only badass under another type of situation like being in distress, seeing someone they love in danger, when under the influence of a drug/spell/technology, etc.