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sent to apprehend, and that she recognized him and knows his mission. Unsuspectingly he drinks the glass of brandy she offers him - whereupon he loses consciousness and wakes up securely bound. Gloating and jeering, the girl mocks Hannay for his sense of chivalry proving to be his undoing. Destined to an ignominious watery death, it is the would be rescuer who is in very big distress; fortunately, his friends show up in the nick of time to save him from the clutches of the
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is faced with his beloved Rakel having been bound and forced to sit on a fast-melting seat of ice; once it has melted she would fall into an infernal device and be torn to pieces. Harry Hole manages to save her, though at the price of suffering some mutilation himself.
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has often examined gender-oriented characterisation and plot, including the common "damsel in distress" trope, as perpetrating regressive and patronizing myths about women. Many modern writers and directors, such as
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requiring rescue by Prince love interest from a witch's evil plan. Scholars have noted the emphasis on youth and femininity in these narratives: with the damsel princess being depicted as youthful and
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in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. These serials sometimes drew inspiration for their characters and plots from adventure novels and comic books. Notable examples include the character
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intended to move a male character's story arc forward. The phrase is used to analyze why such plot devices are used disproportionately on female characters. It refers to an incident in
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in remakes. As journalist Andrew Erish has noted: "Gorillas plus sexy women in peril equals enormous profits". Small screen iconic portrayals, this time in children's cartoons, are
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series - where the protagonist Peter Grant is bound and taken captive by the Queen of the
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theatre, to cause a sensation in this age. Steinmeyer concludes that: "beyond practical concerns, the image of the woman in peril became a specific fashion in entertainment".
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and his minions in order for Mario to rescue her. Peach has been described as the "quintessential damsel in distress" and her repeated abductions as a running joke and
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in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has been kidnapped or placed in other peril. The "damsel" is often portrayed as beautiful, popular and of high
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plot featuring themes of love and murder. Often the good but not very clever hero is duped by a scheming villain, who has eyes on the damsel in distress until
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He trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh,
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Sex and The Slayer: A Gender Studies Primer for the Buffy Fan
2228:
Not One Damsel in Distress: World folktales for Strong Girls
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as a helpless "damsel in distress" threatened by the brutal
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2559:"The 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters of All Time"
2069:"From Bond to ITV's Strangers: why is everyone 'fridging'?"
125:' 1692 poem "Sylvia’s Complaint of Her Sexes Unhappiness."
2127:"How Shrinking perpetuates Hollywood's most sexist cliché"
1964:
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2513:"GameSpy: Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair - Page 1"
2468:"Computer Gamer - Issue 18 (1986-09) (Argus Press) (UK)"
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and Nell Fenwick, who is often rescued by inept Mountie
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Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies
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and often needed to be rescued by the titular turtles.
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1885:"BBC - History - Historic Figures: St George (?–303)"
758:(1942). Additional classic damsels in that mold were
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1966:. William Heinemann/Random House. pp. 277–295.
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450:which lay beneath the damsel-in-distress scenario.
2211:Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies
2205:See, e.g., Alison Lurie, "Fairy Tale Liberation",
509:. According to Michael Booth in his classic study
2244:Singer, Ben (February 1999). Richard Abel (ed.).
2317:Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge
1597:, was cast in the role of damsel in distress in
1534:example. She is repeatedly kidnapped across the
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3221:The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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2751:Chapter 3: 'The Shadow of the Divine Marquis'
2585:"The Princess Is In Another Freakin' Castle?"
2397:"Shigeru Miyamoto and the Damsel In Distress"
2193:"Damsel in Distress (Part 2) Tropes vs Women"
1722:"Damsel in Distress (Part 1) Tropes vs Women"
1084:that break the "damsel in distress" pattern.
221:frequently feature damsels in distress. Evil
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2740:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
2319:(4, Spring). Bowling Green State University.
934:, while their witch captors are older "evil
938:or ugly hags" embodying masculine traits.
578:If you don't give me the deed to your ranch
572:called Salty Sam was chasin' poor Sweet Sue
374:(1748), where she is menaced by the wicked
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16:Trope and stock character in storytelling
2234:, Routledge: New York, 1986 (anthology).
2222:See Jane Yolen, "This Book Is For You",
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814:was repeatedly held captive by the evil
524:Such melodrama influenced the fledgling
272:Emprise de l'Escu vert Ă la Dame Blanche
229:in a tower, cursed Snow White to die in
5458:Fictional hostages and kidnapped people
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1518:called her "the epitome" of the trope.
334:—from three men accusing her of theft.
153:damsel in distress from Greek mythology
2174:Prowse-Gany, Brian (August 12, 2015).
2162:. Fanzing. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
1812:. London: Richard Baldwin. p. 12.
1366:A similar role reversal is evident in
3149:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
2272:Visitor Reviews: From Venus With Love
2226:, v. 14, n. 1 (2000) (essay); Yolen,
1751:Lowbrow, Yeoman (December 28, 2014).
1732:from the original on October 30, 2016
1593:In 1989, another Nintendo character,
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1925:The History of Sir Charles Grandison
1763:from the original on January 2, 2015
1540:series, beginning with her debut in
1465:Gender representation in video games
1039:, in a French World War I caricature
810:TV series, the television newswoman
486:The World as Will and Representation
381:The History of Sir Charles Grandison
303:The theme also entered the official
1428:(2017), the chivalrous protagonist
634:Barney Oldfield's A Race for a Life
21:Damsel in Distress (disambiguation)
4110:LGBT themes in speculative fiction
3436:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
1485:character in the 1981 arcade game
1164:with an updating of the legend of
1010:Critical and theoretical responses
582:And then he grabbed her (and then)
14:
2699:"Prince of Persia Classic Review"
2313:"Buffy Wars: The Next Generation"
2018:Wohlwend, Karen E. (2009-01-03).
1665:Portrayal of women in video games
1233:to "post feminist" icons such as
1182:, where the story is told in the
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2369:Kaitlin Tremblay (1 June 2012).
2151:Condon, Michael (October 2002).
1987:Erish, Andrew (8 January 2006).
1861:"Chivalry or The Chivalric Code"
1405:(1997), written and directed by
1353:) is captured by Queen Narissa (
4730:(self styled captain, braggart)
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3120:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
2674:"Page 2 | The History of Mario"
1836:"Unga Fakta - Grekisk mytologi"
1373:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
1193:in the 1960s television series
921:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
768:, and Ann Darrow, as played by
475:. According to the philosopher
311:—most famously in the story of
205:is also pursued in the myth of
2176:"Rise of the Female Superhero"
986:vol. 3 #54 (1994), written by
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2395:Stephen Totilo (2013-06-20).
1793:The Waning of the Middle Ages
1787:The Waning of the Middle Ages
701:" illusion. In 1921 magician
615:Jungle girl Nyoka, played by
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113:, which includes a notion of
2330:Gough, Kerry (August 2004).
2300:. Wesleyan University Press.
2207:The New York Review of Books
1660:Portrayal of women in comics
1655:Missing white woman syndrome
1399:Another role reversal is in
807:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
347:In the 17th century English
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5101:Elderly martial arts master
4796:Hooker with a heart of gold
3138:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
2583:John, Tracey (2009-11-16).
1922:Richardson, Samuel (1754).
1630:Feminist literary criticism
1357:) in her dragon form. In a
1172:" genre, particularly with
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998:had killed his girlfriend,
683:Keep the Home Fires Burning
149:chained to the rock—a late-
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2616:Knight, Gladys L. (2010).
2100:Sauer, Emma (2022-03-16).
2067:Seale, Jack (2018-09-21).
2024:Reading Research Quarterly
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1339:In the final scene of the
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644:Pulp Science Fiction hero
322:Obscure outside Norway is
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2230:(anthology); Jack Zipes,
1273:Marvel Cinematic Universe
1160:(1967) Ann Boyd compared
1158:The Devil with James Bond
1076:, have revisited classic
584:He tied her up (and then)
580:I'll saw you all in half!
556:, burning buildings, and
539:The Adventures of Kathlyn
536:. Early examples include
169:, also contains helpless
3441:World Fantasy Convention
2622:. ABC-CLIO. p. 62.
1962:Steinmeyer, Jim (2003).
1635:Feminist science fiction
1491:. The gameplay involves
1240:Buffy the Vampire Slayer
914:The protagonists of the
722:made by studios such as
417:The Mysteries of Udolpho
5453:Female stock characters
5438:17th-century neologisms
3509:Fire-breathing monsters
2760:McFarland & Company
2737:Encyclopædia Britannica
1947:Booth, Michael (1965).
1934:2027/inu.30000115373627
1690:Strong female character
1524:throughout much of the
1300:series of the same name
1281:series of the same name
884:The World Is Not Enough
4828:Manic Pixie Dream Girl
4252:By ethics and morality
3260:Dungeons & Dragons
2489:"Dragon's Lair Review"
2359:, London 2017, p. 147.
2311:Graham, Paula (2002).
2294:Jowett, Lorna (2005).
2276:. The Avengers Forever
2153:"The Fanzig Challenge"
1806:Ames, Richard (1692).
1695:Women in refrigerators
1450:. Nesbø's protagonist
1254:Xena: Warrior Princess
1109:What Happened to Mary?
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1469:Women and video games
1099:The Perils of Pauline
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5448:Stereotypes of women
4130:Supernatural fiction
3207:Fantastic Adventures
2655:on February 22, 2017
2353:The Thirty-One Kings
1784:remarks in his book
1625:Feminist film theory
1574:Female Action Heroes
1530:franchise is also a
1426:The Thirty-One Kings
1341:Walt Disney Pictures
1209:From Venus with Love
1179:The Spy Who Loved Me
842:The Spy Who Loved Me
798:Sweet Polly Purebred
744:Edgar Rice Burroughs
545:The Hazards of Helen
458:John Everett Millais
324:Hallvard Vebjørnsson
19:For other uses, see
5433:Damsels in distress
5042:Princess and dragon
4940:Princesse lointaine
4440:(servants, clowns:
4410:Gentleman detective
3431:Tolkien's influence
3144:Fantasy Masterworks
3097:Television programs
2905:Fairy tale parodies
2754:Robert K. Klepper,
2224:Marvels & Tales
1865:webpages.uidaho.edu
1675:Princess and dragon
1569:The Legend of Zelda
1220:Romancing the Stone
1170:princess and dragon
878:You Only Live Twice
678:The Rape of Belgium
203:princess and dragon
5463:Women and the arts
5327:Identity formation
5117:American mappillai
5029:Damsel in distress
4811:Magical girlfriend
4716:(wealthy old men,
3653:Damsel in distress
3421:Mythopoeic Society
3022:Paranormal romance
2937:Historical fantasy
2922:Fantasy of manners
2876:Children's fantasy
2749:The Romantic Agony
2515:. Xbox.gamespy.com
2158:2011-07-10 at the
2036:10.1598/RRQ.44.1.3
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1726:Feminist Frequency
1670:Predicament escape
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2866:Alternate history
2854:Sword and sorcery
2845:Action-adventure
2731:"Andromeda"
2629:978-0-313-37612-2
2213:v.14, n.1 (2000).
1993:Los Angeles Times
1949:English Melodrama
1720:(March 7, 2013).
1718:Sarkeesian, Anita
1543:Super Mario Bros.
1121:Republic Pictures
736:Universal Studios
732:Republic Pictures
724:Columbia Pictures
511:English Melodrama
462:The Knight Errant
420:, and Antonia in
394:Gothic literature
366:Samuel Richardson
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1088:Empowered damsel
1066:Anita Sarkeesian
1037:Imperial Germany
1000:Alexandra DeWitt
860:Live and Let Die
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927:Sleeping Beauty
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902:Licence to Kill
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4105:Horror fiction
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4100:Gothic fiction
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3154:List of novels
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2728:, ed. (1911).
2726:Chisholm, Hugh
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2125:Jones, Ralph.
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1914:
1909:"Spanish Lady"
1900:
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1825:, p. 975.
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1782:Johan Huizinga
1774:
1759:. Alum Media.
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1698:
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1650:Literary trope
1647:
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1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1595:Princess Daisy
1564:Princess Zelda
1522:Princess Peach
1460:
1459:In video games
1457:
1430:Richard Hannay
1411:master-at-arms
1355:Susan Sarandon
1334:Rachel McAdams
1259:Sydney Bristow
1129:Linda Stirling
1089:
1086:
1049:Harry R. Hopps
1011:
1008:
970:literary trope
695:Jim Steinmeyer
646:Captain Future
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489:, Vol. I, §68)
402:Horace Walpole
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338:Modern history
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159:ancient Greeks
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111:chivalric code
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69:mad scientists
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5403:Village idiot
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5180:Knight-errant
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5142:Little Johnny
5140:
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5127:Ivan the Fool
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5088:Father figure
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4904:Woman warrior
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4774:Love interest
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4651:Swamp monster
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4603:Mad scientist
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4402:Lovable rogue
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4372:Super soldier
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4283:Christ figure
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4094:Ghost stories
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3877:Fantasy races
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3850:Shapeshifting
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3546:Shapeshifters
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3366:World Fantasy
3364:
3362:
3361:Tähtifantasia
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3342:
3339:
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3334:
3332:
3331:Japan Fantasy
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3855:Thaumaturgy
3830:Incantation
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3341:Méliès d'Or
3242:Weird Tales
2995:Dying Earth
2974:Mythopoeia‎
2952:Low fantasy
2917:Fantastique
2180:Yahoo! News
1552:pop culture
1537:Super Mario
1488:Donkey Kong
1447:The Snowman
1332:(played by
1330:Irene Adler
1139:C. L. Moore
1125:cliffhanger
1104:Pearl White
1078:fairy tales
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992:Kyle Rayner
990:, in which
978:plot device
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827:Ian Fleming
790:Naomi Watts
760:Jane Porter
749:Jungle Girl
691:stage magic
668:During the
515:sensational
500:caricatured
410:, Emily in
305:hagiography
297: 1470
219:fairy tales
151:Renaissance
5427:Categories
5388:Town drunk
5337:Innamorati
5037:Final girl
5019:Gamer girl
4722:Il Dottore
4694:Folk devil
4636:Killer toy
4631:Evil clown
4551:False hero
4492:Air pirate
4454:Pulcinella
4140:Tokusatsu‎
4089:Fairy tale
4032:Dreamworld
3930:Hobgoblins
3865:Witchcraft
3835:Necromancy
3815:Divination
3810:Demonology
3773:Magic ring
3763:Magic item
3746:Ceremonial
3635:Characters
3556:Werewolves
3494:Elementals
3398:Filk music
3346:Mythopoeic
3181:Publishers
3107:Literature
3067:television
3039:Weird West
2979:Omegaverse
2849:Lost world
2820:Literature
2745:Mario Praz
2708:2024-02-13
2684:2024-02-13
2659:2024-02-14
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2086:2024-06-16
1894:2024-06-18
1870:2022-05-10
1846:2022-05-10
1702:References
1640:Final girl
1463:See also:
1452:Harry Hole
1386:, part of
1318:Scooby-Doo
1312:Scooby-Doo
1290:Terminator
1214:Goldfinger
1201:Diana Rigg
1162:James Bond
1116:magazine.
1094:filmmaking
1082:folk tales
1074:Jane Yolen
1061:literature
964:in 1999, "
960:Coined by
872:Goldfinger
825:novels of
823:James Bond
570:gunslinger
568:... A bad
558:explosions
232:Snow White
98:demoiselle
54:fairy tale
5398:Truck-kun
5302:Barbarian
5236:Otokonoko
5189:Primitive
5065:Harlequin
5056:Masculine
5011:Geek girl
4996:Columbina
4932:Queen bee
4718:Pantalone
4689:Archenemy
4598:Dark lord
4580:Terrorist
4575:Evil twin
4446:Brighella
4442:Harlequin
4420:Trickster
4367:Cyberhero
4346:Man alone
4318:Superhero
4293:Folk hero
4238:Archetype
4135:Superhero
4120:Mythology
4017:Lost city
3925:Halflings
3845:Shamanism
3840:Runecraft
3825:Evocation
3683:Magicians
3658:Dark lord
3643:Barbarian
3603:Skeletons
3526:Gargoyles
3504:Familiars
3464:Creatures
3200:Fantastic
3191:Magazines
3034:New weird
2839:Subgenres
2597:0040-781X
2406:8 October
2380:8 October
2375:Gamasutra
2081:0261-3077
2054:0034-0553
2045:2022/3463
1767:August 9,
1736:August 9,
1475:objective
1360:King Kong
1346:Enchanted
1292:franchise
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1271:from the
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1230:Star Wars
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1191:Emma Peel
1168:and the "
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866:Moonraker
848:Octopussy
831:Bond girl
775:King Kong
507:melodrama
504:Victorian
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243:blindness
217:European
179:Andromeda
167:goddesses
147:Andromeda
143:Rembrandt
91:Etymology
5383:Tokenism
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5363:Redshirt
5358:Pop icon
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5147:Nice guy
4894:Tsundere
4846:Cat lady
4766:Feminine
4656:Vampires
4646:Skeleton
4618:Monsters
4534:Villains
4333:Antihero
4288:Everyman
4180:Category
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3801:Schools
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3728:Elements
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3620:Unicorns
3608:Vampires
3551:Werecats
3393:Fanspeak
3301:Crawford
3271:Podcasts
2984:Romantic
2967:Mythpunk
2898:Grimdark
2886:Bangsian
2703:GameSpot
2493:GameSpot
2156:Archived
2137:31 March
1761:Archived
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1730:Archived
1613:See also
1483:Nintendo
1442:Jo Nesbø
1174:Dr. No's
988:Ron Marz
974:fridging
947:Superman
816:Shredder
794:Underdog
770:Fay Wray
591:—
562:Sawmills
502:form in
427:The Monk
398:sadistic
384:(1753):
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268:Petrarch
264:Griselda
227:Rapunzel
225:trapped
191:Poseidon
119:nobility
65:monsters
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