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* FeministFantasy: Amidst all the BlackComedy, rampant {{fanservice}}, and general wackiness, the film qualifies as such, with director Rachel Talalay pushing to have the film made in large part because she admired the feminist themes of [[ComicBook/TankGirl the original comic series]]. The title character is [[MsFanservice outrageously sex-positive]], [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority rebellious]], and always has a firm grip on whatever shenanigans she finds herself in [[BunnyEarsLawyer despite her idiosyncrasies]], and several beats in the film are directly about empowering women against various forms of systemic oppression, from Jet Girl's CharacterDevelopment from "meek slave" to "hypercompetent WrenchWench" to [[SlaveLiberation liberating the sex slaves of Liquid Silver. Several modern critics have argued that this movie -- with its female power fantasy narrative and [[TheApunkalypse post-apocalyptic/punk aesthetic]] -- was the prototype for the similarly non-conventional FeministFantasy ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''.

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* FeministFantasy: Amidst all the BlackComedy, rampant {{fanservice}}, and general wackiness, the film qualifies as such, with director Rachel Talalay pushing to have the film made in large part because she admired the feminist themes of [[ComicBook/TankGirl the original comic series]]. The title character is [[MsFanservice outrageously sex-positive]], [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority rebellious]], and always has a firm grip on whatever shenanigans she finds herself in [[BunnyEarsLawyer despite her idiosyncrasies]], and several beats in the film are directly about empowering women against various forms of systemic oppression, from Jet Girl's CharacterDevelopment from "meek slave" to "hypercompetent WrenchWench" to [[SlaveLiberation liberating the sex slaves of Liquid Silver. Silver]]. [[https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/tank-girl-taught-hollywood-representation-matters-25-years-later-message-ncna1172986 Several modern critics have argued argued]] that this movie -- with its female power fantasy narrative and [[TheApunkalypse post-apocalyptic/punk aesthetic]] -- was the prototype for the similarly non-conventional FeministFantasy ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''.
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* FeministFantasy: Amidst all the BlackComedy, rampant {{fanservice}}, and general wackiness, the film qualifies as such, with director Rachel Talalay pushing to have the film made in large part because she admired the feminist themes of [[ComicBook/TankGirl the original comic series]]. The title character is [[MsFanservice outrageously sex-positive]], [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority rebellious]], and always has a firm grip on whatever shenanigans she finds herself in [[BunnyEarsLawyer despite her idiosyncrasies]], and several beats in the film are directly about empowering women against various forms of systemic oppression, from Jet Girl's CharacterDevelopment from "meek slave" to "hypercompetent WrenchWench" to [[SlaveLiberation liberating the sex slaves of Liquid Silver. Several modern critics have argued that this movie -- with its female power fantasy narrative and [[TheApunkalypse post-apocalyptic/punk aesthetic]] -- was the prototype for the similarly non-conventional FeministFantasy ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''.
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GoGoEnslavement: The Madame forces Sam to dress in a {{Stripperific}} [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule schoolgirl uniform]], complete with painted-on YouthfulFreckles, to make her more attractive to pedophiles.

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* GoGoEnslavement: The Madame forces Sam to dress in a {{Stripperific}} [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule schoolgirl uniform]], complete with painted-on YouthfulFreckles, to make her more attractive to pedophiles.
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GoGoEnslavement: The Madame forces Sam to dress in a {{Stripperific}} [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule schoolgirl uniform]], complete with painted-on YouthfulFreckles, to make her more attractive to pedophiles.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Tank Girl punishes The Madame (who was attempting to pimp Sam out to a pedophile) by forcing her to sing a campy song, "Let's Do It" by Music/ColePorter, in public.
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* IdiotBall: Tank Girl deciding to stop for a musical number in Liquid Silver instead of escaping, which leads to Sam being captured.

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* IdiotBall: Tank Girl deciding to stop for a musical number in Liquid Silver instead of escaping, which leads to Sam being captured.captured (again).
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* ClapperGag: A non-lights version. While the little girl Sam is held captive in the Liquid Silver resort she tricks a customer into grabbing a silver ball she has. When she claps her hands twice, the ball sends blades into the customer's hand, incapacitating him.

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* ClapperGag: A non-lights version. While the little girl Sam is held captive in the Liquid Silver resort she tricks a customer [[PaedoHunt customer]] into grabbing a silver ball she has. When she claps her hands twice, the ball sends blades into the customer's hand, incapacitating him.

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Meganekko is no longer a trope. It's a Fanspeak term. Moving wicks to Bespectacled Cutie when appropriate.


* BespectacledCutie: Jet Girl. When first met she's a nice, meek girl who's easily pushed around and is quite smart (an expert mechanic and pilot).



* {{Meganekko}}: Jet Girl. When first met she's a nice, meek girl who's easily pushed around and is quite smart (an expert mechanic and pilot).

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