The Lad-ette Narrator

Basic Trope: A woman with the personality of a frat boy. Straight: Alice is a woman with long blonde hair, wears a tanktop, jean shorts, and naught else, has a athletic figure, doesn't shower often, enjoys drinking, sex, guns, and sports, and has a very wry, crude sense of humor including Cluster F-Bomb. She fits right in with her brother, Bob's, friends. Exaggerated: On top of that, she spends a large amount of her free time gaming, exercising, and eating out. This causes Bob's friends to think of Alice as being more "one of the guys" than they do of Bob. Butch Lesbian Downplayed: Alice is relatively conventional... but she appreciates a good dirty joke and a beer. Tomboy Justified: Alice grew up with five brothers and no mother. Alice comes from a rough background. Alice is either military or works in a blue-collar job and has picked up her coworkers' habits. Alice is transgender and doesn't bother changing her personality to pass, just her appearance. Inverted: Alice is a Proper Lady or a Yamato Nadeshiko. Alice is a complete Girly Girl with no stereotypically masculine interests or habits. Alice is a refined suit wearing Bifauxnen. Gender Inverted: Bob has the personality of what you'd expect from a sorority girl. Subverted: Alice was only acting this way so Bob would want to hang out with her more, in hopes of getting along better with her brother. The truth is, she's fairly girly. Double Subverted: After she tells Bob the truth, he offers to take her out to do whatever she wants to do that day. Cut to the siblings playing paint ball, Alice handing Bob's ass over to him. Parodied: Bob and his friends occasionally forget Alice is, in fact, female, much to her frustration. Or not. What makes Alice fit in with the guys is beating them in a farting contest. Zig Zagged: Alice acts like a guy... to get along better with her brother. She kicks his ass at paintball, though... but she still prefers knitting. At home and with friends Alice is One of the Boys, dominating and extroverted, but during social events She Cleans Up Nicely, wears extremely feminine clothing and is unwaveringly polite to everyone. Averted: Despite being Raised by Dudes or working in a stereotypically male job, Alice doesn't act particularly masculine. Enforced: "Carly needs a Foil." "Maybe we could introduce a character who's a girl, but acts more like a guy?" Lampshaded: "I don't normally like having a girl around when I hang out with the guys, but Bob's sister is pretty cool. She's practically one of us." Invoked: Alice explores more boyish interests in hopes of fitting in better with Bob and his friends. Exploited: Alice decides to use her tomboyishness as a fighting skill against feminine villains. Defied: "I'd like to try shooting sometime, but guys are all over those places... They kind of freak me out, to be honest." Discussed: Bob: My friends like you. They say you're one of the guys. Alice: Cool! Hey, could you pass me that beer? Conversed: "I like Alice as a character. It's not very often I see a female character guys can really relate to." Implied: We never see Alice act as The Lad-ette, but scattered across her room are mountains of beer cans and generic sports magazines. Deconstructed: Alice's tendency to hang around with boys leaves her unable to identity with other girls, mainly her female friends who are put off by her interests Alice's mannish behavior means her options for committed romance are limited, and also means she can't put up with more feminine women. Reconstructed: Her female friends learn to accept her for who she is and they deal with this pretty quickly. Alice catches the attention of Bob's friend Dave, who, up until that point, had trouble in the romance department due to his poor housekeeping skills, perverted tendencies, and rather limited and simplistic vocabulary. They soon grow attracted to one another thanks to their similar interests and personalities. Played For Laughs: Alice is by far the most manly person around, with actual males regularly going to her for advice. Played For Drama: Alice lives in a restrictive society, which punishes her for not acting as a woman "should" there.

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ARIA: Akira is an interesting case; she definitely used to be this way in her childhood (to the point where Akatsuki briefly suspects she is actually a transvestite), but her public personality could hardly be more feminine. When not taking customers, however, aspects of this shine through. She's tough-as-nails as an instructor, and prone to competitiveness, but ironically she doesn't drink as much as Alicia (in the manga, anyways).The sex part is unconfirmable, though, due to No Hugging, No Kissing. Black Clover: Mereoleona Vermillion is an aggressive, powerful warrior with a love for sake. Unlike most mages, she fights using her fists by focusing an incredible amount of magical power in her arm. She spends most of the year in the wilderness hunting wild animals because she hates the stuffiness of the Royal Capital. Black Lagoon: Revy has elements of this, minus the sex — at least as far as we know. Eda is an even better example, while not as much as a hardass like Revy, she drinks more then Revy, sleeps around more (as in a little) than Revy, and still kicks copious amounts of ass. Revy's lad-ette nature is quite explicitly due to her, frankly, rather messed up psyche and a reaction to the vicious, soul-crushing life she's led. Eda, however, is just naturally that way. Bleach: Kuukaku Shiba, to the point where she uses the assertive masculine pronoun "ore" when referring to herself. Nearly every girl in Chainsaw Man, but most of all Power, who dresses sloppily, never showers , pays no mind to etiquette when speaking, only cares about her appearance for using her attractiveness to get what she wants out of her male teammates. City Hunter has Kaori Makimura, whose fashion sense and language are distinctly masculine. Code Geass: Kallen Kozuki is a great example of this. She pilots a Knightmare Frame in the first episode, can hold her own against opponents even when not wearing any clothing, and she even beats up someone while wearing a dress. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Aoi Asahina was already one in previous installments (see below), but she takes it further in this sequel where she has developed fighting skills, is pretty much a bodyguard for Naegi for the entire season and she ends up in a typical Short Tank outfit early on. She ditches her ruined suit top and her unstained tights and runs around in a sleeveless top and her trademark shorts she's wearing since the beginning while also carrying a guy on her back. And since the anime tends to make boobs look even bigger than they are, Asahina's already gigantic pair are much more prominent once she's wearing that top. Denki-gai no Honya-san: Sensei is the most serious and dedicated of the girls about work and manga, lives like a complete slob, prefers a tracksuit and sweats to any other outfit, and is the most comfortable when talking about sexual situations, though she still blushes fairly easily. She actually doesn't like that she's so incredibly unfeminine, and worries that it'll affect her chances of getting a boyfriend. Detroit Metal City: The band's manager is a violent leather-clad, chain-smoking, hard-drinking thug who constantly beats them up and vocally rates all their work by how much it sexually arouses her. Dirty Pair: Kei loves to drink, fights in underground fighting rings, and is more sexually aggressive than her partner Yuri. In Dragon Quest: Your Story, Bianca Whitaker is quite rowdy and even more outgoing and adventurous than the Hero is. There are several in Food Wars!, but the cake is undoubtedly taken by Mito Ikumi, who, ironically, manages to be The Ojou as well. She's the heiress to a major meatpacking corporation, and her masculine traits were cultivated by her father, who was grooming her to survive in the frat-houselike atmosphere of the meat industry. Galaxy Angel: Forte is an obsessed Gun Nut. Ghost in the Shell: Major Kusanagi fits this trope perfectly when she's not working. She likes beer, drives very aggressively, likes girls, loves to scare the shit out of people, and is well known to the owners of some less reputable bars. She's also living with her boyfriend, who's also a cop. At one point, Batou even asks her if she'd ever consider switching to a male cybernetic body (which she winds up doing at the end of the original manga, even though it's a Dude Looks Like a Lady body). In Great Pretender, Abigail "Abbie" Jones is a strong and taciturn con woman who is skilled in many kinds of combat, has an angry way of speaking, and whose "catchphrase" is Flipping the Bird at whoever's pissing her off. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun: Seo is not very feminine, is incredibly blunt and abrasive, and she constantly has teachers running after her for some kind of trouble she caused. Members from the boys' basketball team are also in constant fear over how aggressively she plays. In Neon Genesis Evangelion, Misato Katsuragi owns a sports car she's quite fond of, is a Captain in a special military force, enjoys beer enough to have a fridge full, and is indisputably the alpha male — in this case female — of the entire show. She even nails the poor hygiene down, given the state of her apartment when Shinji first arrives. She is also a Cool Big Sis figure for Shinji and Asuka. As with Kitara (see Literature), it's strongly implied that this is just an expression of her inherently messed up psyche, caused by the mental scars she received on the day of Second Impact. One Piece: Nami skirts the edge of this trope. She's very feminine in her dress, cute in her mannerisms (when she wants something), and knows how to manipulate men (read: Sanji, not that that takes much) with her looks. On the other hand, she can out-drink Zoro, who is a bit of an alcoholic, drops the sweet talk when she isn't trying to scam you out of your money going for insults instead, and shows no fear playing hardball with men much stronger than her (even if she's just doing the negotiations, and intends to step back and let the stronger crew members do the actual beating). Of all the pirates, she probably comes the closest to "raping, pillaging and stealing." Zoro often comments that Sanji's attentions to her (and Robin, but whatever) are ridiculous taking into account that Nami is usually more of a man than the cook himself. Even if she does like to look pretty. Jewelry Bonney is a straighter example. She is a glutton on par with the main protagonist, uses rude and vulgar language (even Nami's manner of speech is still very feminine), and holds the view that pirates should be selfish and ruthless. PandoraHearts: Alice the B-rabbit is not only the most powerful Chain in the Abyss, she also insults everyone she meets, likes to eat meat and fight, can win arm-wrestling matches. Her idea of greeting someone is by "biting" them on the cheek, and she loves to fight. When she was human, she was also this. She liked to wear dark dresses as opposed to her sister, who is lady-like in every way. She also likes to sit down on and beat up her plushies. Lacie is also this too. She sneaks out of her tower at every opportunity, does whatever the heck she wants, and even runs away to PISS her brother off when he lets her win a match. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt: At first glance, Panty appears fairly feminine given her occasional choice of clothing and accessories, but is depicted as a promiscuous and dominating sex partner who at one point set the ambitious goal of having sex with a thousand men before returning to Heaven. Panty is also a pottymouth with a rude demeanor, and is a slob at home, a trait which Stocking points out to contrast her more orderly lifestyle. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Kyouko Sakura is the poster child for this in a Magical Girl Warrior series. She eats food without manners and at a fast rate, curses constantly, and loves to start fights. This is in contrast with the other Tomboy of the series, Sayaka Miki, who has her moments of girlishness. RahXephon has Elvy Hadhiyat. Not only is she an Ace Pilot and the leader of TERRA's airforce, but she also loves to get drunk and she even attempts to seduce Ayato while drunk despite being over 10 years his senior. Elvy: You wanna lock on? Dogfight 'til morning, cutey? School Rumble has Mikoto Suo, who's basically 'the guy' in her group of friends. Not only is she the most athletic girl at their school, she's been studying Kenpo alongside Hannai, since childhood, and they spar regularly. She's also a drinker, though she only does it in moderation. Tenchi Muyo!: Ryoko develops a taste for alcohol and space piracy sometime after escaping from her mother, Washu's, laboratory. But the way she carries on, you'd think she's been doing it all her life. She's also a shameless flirt (especially when drunk) and very aggressive in her pursuit of Tenchi. Tomo-chan Is a Girl! has Tomo, much to Jun's chagrin, who sees her as more of a dude than a girl and becomes extremely confused and flustered when her femininity surfaces. It really doesn't help that she's as physically strong as Jun and can beat him in a fight if he drops his guard. Urusei Yatsura plays the trope straight with Benten and zigzags it with Ryuunosuke Fujinami. Benten is an aggressive, blunt-spoken alien girl whose biggest hobbies are fighting and riding her spacefaring anti-gravity bike. Although she's based on the "biker babe" archetype, she's as much a Boisterous Bruiser as she is sexy, and she displays no interest in guys, preferring instead to focus on picking fights and tinkering with her space-bike. Her macho antics, combined with her strong loyalty to Lum and her friendship with Ryuunosuke, have lead to fans speculating about her sexual preferences. Ryuunozuke is a hard-as-nails, foul-mouthed and highly scrappy fighter who doesn't hesitate to brutally beat down people who get her angry and once tried to rip off Shinobu's clothes so she could steal the other girl's bra for herself. However, the zigzagging comes in two forms. Firstly, Ryuunosuke is normally a very polite and well-mannered individual — still "boyish", but not in the crude sense of the traditional lad-ete. Secondly, Ryuunosuke resents her masculine attributes, which are the result of being Raised as the Opposite Gender by her psychotic father, and actively wants to become more conventionally feminine. Unfortunately, between her father's campaign to sabotage her efforts and the meddling of Ataru Moroboshi and Shutaro Mendou, who hope to exploit this drive for their own perverse ends, her efforts are doomed to failure. Variable Geo: Jun Kobuta is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and spends time knockin' back brewskies like a pro. But she loves a good scrap, more than anything, which is part of the reason she's competing in the VG tournament.