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* [[Bastard Boyfriend]]: The man is cold or cruel toward his more delicate lover, but the relationship is played for titillation. |
* [[Bastard Boyfriend]]: The man is cold or cruel toward his more delicate lover, but the relationship is played for titillation. |
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* [[Broken Bird]]: Life has been harsh, and the delicate girl has been shattered. |
* [[Broken Bird]]: Life has been harsh, and the delicate girl has been shattered. |
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* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Because women are delicate, they must be protected and rescued. |
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** [[Beautiful Slave Girl]]: She's enslaved by evil, but she's beautiful enough to invoke [[The Hero]]'s (and the audience's) sympathy. |
** [[Beautiful Slave Girl]]: She's enslaved by evil, but she's beautiful enough to invoke [[The Hero]]'s (and the audience's) sympathy. |
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** [[Chickification]]: When the [[Action Girl]] becomes defanged just to become today's [[ |
** [[Chickification]]: When the [[Action Girl]] becomes defanged just to become today's [[Damsel in Distress]]. |
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** [[Faux Action Girl]]: She wants, or claims, to be an [[Action Girl]], but her actions subvert it. |
** [[Faux Action Girl]]: She wants, or claims, to be an [[Action Girl]], but her actions subvert it. |
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** [[Final Girl]]: Enforced in Hollywood because a last surviving female will seem more vulnerable and less likely to survive than a last surviving male. |
** [[Final Girl]]: Enforced in Hollywood because a last surviving female will seem more vulnerable and less likely to survive than a last surviving male. |
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* [[Overprotective Dad]]: He always believes this trope wholeheartedly. Obviously, his daughter can't be trusted to make up her own mind. |
* [[Overprotective Dad]]: He always believes this trope wholeheartedly. Obviously, his daughter can't be trusted to make up her own mind. |
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** [[Dating What Daddy Hates]] |
** [[Dating What Daddy Hates]] |
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** [[Farmer's Daughter]]: She's a simple, sexy flower who can't seem to resist the exotic city men who wander onto Daddy's farm. Possibly uneducated, and always emphasizes the [[Madonna-Whore Complex]] (she's either a naive virgin the city man seduces or a jezebel man-trap). |
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** [[The General's Daughter]]: She's typically seduced by the [[Military Maverick]] and daddy will fiercely protect his little girl. |
** [[The General's Daughter]]: She's typically seduced by the [[Military Maverick]] and daddy will fiercely protect his little girl. |
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** [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: She's ripe for a [[High Heel Face Turn]] after she meets our strong, heroic protagonist. |
** [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: She's ripe for a [[High Heel Face Turn]] after she meets our strong, heroic protagonist. |
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* [[The Fake Cutie]] |
* [[The Fake Cutie]] |
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** [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: She appears delicate, but only to hide her teeth. |
** [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: She appears delicate, but only to hide her teeth. |
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** [[Decoy Damsel]]: When the [[ |
** [[Decoy Damsel]]: When the [[Damsel in Distress]] is really just a trap. |
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** [[Mata Hari]]: The beautiful seductress who is a spy under the enemy's very noses. |
** [[Mata Hari]]: The beautiful seductress who is a spy under the enemy's very noses. |
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** [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: In this trope, a woman uses her delicacy (whether actual or feigned) to fool others. |
** [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: In this trope, a woman uses her delicacy (whether actual or feigned) to fool others. |