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    The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With this, Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
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  • A notable bunch of audience members outside of the intended (i.e., marketed) demographic.
  • subtle humor that's often over the heads of youngsters
  • nods to the older fans
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  • Justified: The trope has a reason In-Universe to be present where we see it.
  • Inverted: The trope (or its elements) are reversed
  • Subverted: A trope is set up to occur, but then the audience's expectations are thwarted in some way.
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  • Doubly Subverted: Like a subverted trope, but then later it turns out that the apparent subversion was misleading, too.
  • Untwisted: The audience expects a trope to be subverted, but it is played straight instead.
  • Parodied: The form of the trope is twisted and often used in a silly way for comic effect.
  • Deconstructed: The intentional use and exploration of the trope
  • Reconstructed: Reconstructed tropes are the new and improved Played Straight of an often deconstructed trope, taking the best parts of the Deconstruction or reassembling the original trope to strengthen its flaws or improving its feel. In other words, this is the inversion of a Deconstruction.
  • Zig Zagged: None of the above, or more than one of the above; a trope that gets triple subverted, or inverted and played straight at the same time, or, well, just done confusingly.
  • Averted: The trope is simply not used where it could have been.
  • especially surprising
  • known to have been deliberate
  • Enforced: The trope occurs solely because of outside expectations
  • Necessary Weasel: Similar to an Enforced Trope, the trope is included because the genre's audience already expects it to be there.
  • Implied: The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
  • Played for Laughs: The humorous elements of a trope are played up.
  • Exaggerated: The trope is used to an extreme.
  • Downplayed: The trope is used to a far lesser degree than typical.
  • Lampshaded: A trope is played straight but explicitly pointed out, without any further explanation.
  • Invoked: A character is Genre Savvy, and/or uses their knowledge of a trope as a reason for their own actions, hoping that the effect will come through as it does "in fiction".
  • Defied: A character recognizes a trope is about to happen, and takes steps to avoid it.
  • Discussed: The trope is explicitly discussed by Genre Savvy characters in a situation that is directly relevant to the trope. Can overlap with This Is Reality.
  • Conversed: A conversation about tropes the characters have seen
  • used purely to lean on the fourth wall
  • Exploited: A Genre Savvy character, knowing a trope will occur, uses it to their advantage.
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Characters/Fire Emblem Awakening First Generation Females - Television Tropes & Idioms - 0 views

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  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Basilio and the male SpotPass characters.
  • She can be paired with any first generation character, except Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Childhood Friend Romance: If paired with Chrom.
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  • Bodyguard Crush: If paired with Lon'qu or Frederick. In Frederick's supports, she mentions that he was her First Love.
  • Even the Girls Want Her: Sully garners a sizable group of female fans who often bestow her with gifts.
  • First Girl Wins: If paired with Chrom, due to Childhood Friend Romance.
  • The Heart: According to Chrom and Lon'qu, her greatest asset to the Shepherds is her ability to keep the army in high spirits.
  • Little Miss Snarker: She has her moments, especially when characters like Frederick and Virion give her plenty to work with.
  • Mentor Ship: If paired with Frederick.
  • Opposites Attract: In her supports with Libra.
  • sixteen years old in the early stages of the game
  • She's Got Legs: Virion describes her as having shapely legs.
  • That Came Out Wrong: Accidentally says "I'll put you on the table." to Gregor as a Lame Comeback.
  • Protectorate: She is watched over by Frederick, Lon'qu, and even Maribelle gets in on the protecting.
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Never Found the Body: In her conversation with Laurent in Future Past 3, he reveals that her body was never found and he kept hoping that one day he'd find her. Seeing Present!Miriel will allow him to let go and move on.
  • Nice Hat: Minerva even thinks so, according to Miriel's support with Cherche.
  • Show Some Leg: In their C Support, Miriel was able to use her being a woman to exploit Virion's chivalry, forcing him to assist her.
  • Sumia is a novel junkie.
  • Hidden Badass: Don't let her klutziness deceive you. Once she gets on her pegasus, this girl can pack quite a punch.
  • Covert Pervert: She gets quite excited by the idea of Sully entering a cross-dressing pageant (with a rather epic rant about the female body included), and teases Frederick during their own S Support about his... rather strong devotion to Chrom.
  • Her support with Avatar shows she LOVES to read novels.
  • Escapism: The reason why reading is one of her hobbies is because she can pretend to be the protagonist of the novel instead of her usual clumsy self.
  • Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Tries to do this to Chrom, with an Armor-Piercing Slap, but accidentally punches him instead.
  • Graceful in Their Element
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Cordelia.
  • Hidden Depths: In her A rank support with Cordelia. she affirms that, in fact, she doesn't care whether her flower fortunes are correct or not. She just uses them to motivate herself to create the best possible future. Cordelia responds by saying that's "the most reasonable nonsense she's ever heard".
  • Opposites Attract: She's kind, sweet and unassuming. Henry is creepy, snarky and weird. Of course, the game allows you to pair them if you want to.
  • Cultured Badass: Well versed in the art of tea and beating up brigands.
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Basilio and the male SpotPass characters.
  • Freudian Slip: In her S Rank with Chrom, she wonders if he'll ever find a place for her in his heart. While he's right there."...Wait. Did I Just Say That Out Loud?"
  • Maribelle angrily retorts that it's because she loves him."Oh, my stars and garters. Did I really say that out loud?"
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She can be cold to be people, but she tends to warm up to people in decent time. Discussed amongst the Shepherds when first introducing her to the Avatar.
  • Luminescent Blush: While every character has it at one point or another, special mention goes to her S Rank supports with Chrom and Henry, where after the above mentioned Freudian Slips, her entire face turns completely red.
  • she became a magistrate who worked to reform Ylissean law and make it more equitable
  • Proper Lady: All the virtues of one, with a side order of hubris.
  • Rescue Romance: Possible, if paired with Ricken.
  • Sophisticated as Hell: Maribelle has the Avatar teach her slang to broaden her vocabulary. The result is Maribelle enthusiastically spouting phrases like "No skin off my arse!" and "I'll shut me north and south!"
  • Those who get past her frosty facade will have her eternal loyalty.
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Friendly Rivalry: Instigates one with Donnel when Panne becomes determined to overcome his hunting traps.
  • Speaks Fluent Animal: She talks to Cordelia's pegasus
  • Super Hearing: She can hear people's heartbeats.
  • You Remind Me of X: Panne will have an easier time warming up to certain characters like Olivia, who she reminds Panne of her late younger sister.
  • friends with Sumia since childhood
  • Kellam
  • Gregor
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except her first crush Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Hates Being Alone: She's so outgoing because her greatest fear is being all alone.
  • Nowi is actually a lot more savvy than she lets on.
  • Manic Pixie Dream Girl: In her supports with Libra.
  • "Turn my back one minute and you're married. The next minute? A baby!"
  • One of the Kids: She's at least a thousand years old and she likes to play with kids a lot, and she's very child-like in behavior. If she romances Henry, he says he's giving her kids to give her Manakete playmates.
  • "Who do you think I am?"
  • Her S support with Libra is a good example, when he manages to completely catch her off guard with his "confession".
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Deadpan Snarker: "Yay, danger."
  • Her supports with Kellam show she cares about her family
  • Odd Friendship: She has a platonic support with Nowi, and the two get along surprisingly well.
  • Redemption Equals Death: Future Tharja sacrificed herself to protect Noire
  • Her Stalker with a Crush relationship towards the Avatar doesn't change regardless of their gender
  • Even if she falls for someone else, the Avatar will be her first and foremost love
  • However she is clearly smitten by some men, in particular Donnel, of whom she doesn't mention the Avatar whatsoever in their supports (even S-rank) and she is actually the one who proposes to him.
  • Warrior Therapist: In her supports, when she's not obsessing over hexes or the Avatar, she's willing to lend an unjudging ear to the problems of others.
  • Odd Friendship: She has a platonic support with Tharja, and they get along pretty well, at least by Tharja's standards.
  • Badass: She gained her vicious mount wyvern Minerva by defeating her and surviving her fire breath. She only got a burn scar on her shoulder from the encounter. While nine years old.
  • Battle Couple: She can be paired with any first generation character, except Chrom and Basilio as well as the male SpotPass characters.
  • Birds of a Feather: With Frederick. They're both completely loyal to their lords, Workaholics that do all the menial chores said lords can't be bothered with without a single complaint, they're both quite well-spoken and abide by strict knightly virtues.
  • Deadpan Snarker: For such a sweet and ladylike Yamato Nadeshiko, she's got a wicked sense of humor.
  • Cherche will mention that she would only marry someone who Minerva also accepts.
  • Servile Snarker: To Virion.
  • Lon'qu
  • In Female Avatar's support with her, she says she wants to adopt the Avatar because she looks so lonely even in the midst of the army. But the proposal ends up sounding a lot like a love confession; hilarity ensues.
  • Shipper on Deck: For Chrom and Sumia, after seeing her punch him.
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