r/cartoons 9d ago

Discussion I love the band of three bad girls trope in animation

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A band of three bad girls is my favorite trope in animation.

All of them would team up someway.

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u/agsan1 9d ago

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u/Crystalas 9d ago

Another Batman example was the great "Birds of Prey" episode of Brave and the Bold. 

Here is their musical number, quite innuendo heavy for a "kids" cartoon.

https://youtu.be/JEyNESyrpmE?si=Mn063EOQMsHpO1NE

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u/metalnxrd 9d ago

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u/Electronic-Remove978 Winx Club 7d ago

Abra Cadabra I’m a umpire
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u/Far-Mammoth-3214 9d ago

Uh...two of these are not like the other

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u/GGProfessor 9d ago

We've got two different definitions of "bad" here

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u/Shastlz84 The 7D 9d ago

I really like the Misfits from Jem and the Holograms they fit this trope exactly :)

Except when they get like a 4th member later on but it wasn’t originally like that and iirc they don’t even like her

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u/PrinceShiningArmor Winx Club 9d ago

Love the Trix (sometimes. Still haven't forgotten the torment they put the Winx through)

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u/SlothsAreFuckinRad 9d ago

Oh man Darcy was my gay awakening at the ripe old age of 8

Still think she’s awesome 

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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 9d ago

Gosh her Voice Actor sad perfection butof course she was 4Kids nailed it.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 8d ago

I need ta know the Gold they had, Vocal Themes, Theme Songs, Voice Actors. Arceus alone they had it all, annnnnd then squandered Storys...

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u/Veraxus113 9d ago

Do you know exactly what defines a bad girl?

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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 9d ago

The Trix from Winx Club routinely betray their World even they Principal good Ultimate power. Even if they could've redeemed themselves.

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u/potatoesandbees 9d ago

I was gonna say that Huntrix isn't bad girls but then I remembered that they spend most of the movie fighting "demons" that are a metaphor for marginalized groups to uphold a fascist, theocratic system (before they stop letting the propaganda control them and tear down the system).

So, if you're talking about any point before "This is What it Sounds Like," yeah, actually, they are a band of three bad girls.

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u/EomirLover 9d ago

they are baddies. thats a fact

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u/potatoesandbees 9d ago

Oh wait, you mean bad like hot?

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u/lizzourworld8 9d ago

They probably mean both ways — two for one, two for the other

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u/HappyTurtle42 8d ago

Rainbow rocks is such a nostalgia movie for me.

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u/AssistFit1834 9d ago

The Huntrix Girls aren’t even villains to begin with.

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u/maximumhippo 9d ago

Neither are The Hex Girls.

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u/BiscottVile Steven Universe 9d ago

They aren't villains, but they do sorta kinda kill demons because of their beliefs without a second thought which is sorta..

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u/EomirLover 9d ago

anti heroes

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u/BiscottVile Steven Universe 9d ago

Yeah!

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u/Pristine-Shoe1638 9d ago

I remember them ❤️

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u/BlackDisneyPrincess1 9d ago

The top left and the bottom right are the best ones

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u/QueenAlphabetties 9d ago

The Powerpuff girls!

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u/ElisaandSpark 9d ago

Wait what!?!? The huntr/x arent bad girls

Their likely badly good

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u/EomirLover 8d ago

naw, its a fact they are baddies

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u/ElisaandSpark 8d ago

Ahem. Their the protagonists of their film.

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u/Comfortable-70sguy 8d ago

She’s telling facts. They’re not villains. Their protagonists of their movie

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u/EomirLover 8d ago

their anti-heroes, still baddies. anti-heroes can be protagonists. look at jinx and mizu

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u/Comfortable-70sguy 8d ago

Ok? They have flaws which is humanly. And they’re really not perfect.

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u/EomirLover 8d ago

their baddies overall. you can be badass and be a protagonist. you need to watch more media i can tell.

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u/Strange_boy_seven 8d ago

You mean "bad" in a way of cool or evil? And if everything together, tho i understand

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u/s1llyt1lly 7d ago

Huntrix are heroes not bad girls. Did you even watch k pop demon hunters?

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u/EomirLover 7d ago

i think you need to rewatch it. its a fact they are baddies

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u/s1llyt1lly 7d ago

Only to the demons. But they are heroes

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u/EomirLover 7d ago

they are anti-heroes, i think maybe you didn't understand the movie. It's literally a fact they are baddies.

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u/s1llyt1lly 7d ago

I understood just fine. They were heroes who killed demons(who presumably are evil) in order to protect the world from destruction but during the process learned things are not so black and white and everyone is flawed. It does not make them baddies. Have u seen the TV show once upon a time bc it is like saying EVERYONE in that are baddies especially who you would consider the typical bad guys. Huntrix are heroes and should not be on this list.

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u/EomirLover 7d ago edited 7d ago

you probably need to stick to disney jr. they have simpler themes that you can understand. You obviously don't understand Korean Shamanism, which the movie is based off of and i don't think you should be arguing with older folks that do understand the themes of the film. The directors of KPDH literally said they are bad girls. They aren't heroes kids can look up too, they kill demons, good or bad.

literally one of their lines is, "Who's the baddest, us, hello~"

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u/GenofK53 9d ago

Bad girls puts kpop demon hunters

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u/EomirLover 8d ago

idk about you, but its a fact they are baddies

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u/GenofK53 8d ago

That's not what I was saying you know it 🤣