History PlayingWith / EvilMatriarch

* '''Justified''': Alice's parents live in an UnholyMatrimony and her mother is just as bad as her father, if not worse.

* '''Subverted''': Betty might seem to be in league with the villains, except that she's a ReverseMole there, to keep them from harming her daughter.

* '''Enforced''': [[FreudianExcuse The author is estranged from his or her mother, and can't help but portray mother figures in his or her story as monstrous]].

* '''Discussed''': "Your mother is Queen Betty? Of course she is, mothers are always evil in movies."
* '''Conversed''': "Is it that show about Alice?" "Yeah, it's the episode with her evil mom." "Of course she's evil, moms are always the villain in these things."

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's mother, [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Betty the Terrible]], wants to kill her along with all of her siblings because she can't stand her children.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': "If you think my father was an asshole, wait before you meet my bitch of a mother."

* '''Subverted''': Betty might seem to be in league with the villains, except that she's TheReverseMole there, to keep them from harming her daughter.

* '''Parodied''': A first-time pregnant girl reads a book labeled "From nubile to EvilOverlord: a mother's guide".
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ??

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'''Basic Trope''': The mother of a character makes his or her life a living hell.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's mother, [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Betty the Terrible]], is the ultimate BigBad.
* '''Justified''':
** Betty has a serious FreudianExcuse which resulted in a power-complex, and refuse to acknowledge that Alice might have better ideas than her.
** Betty is trying to discourage Alice from the dangerous 'hero life'.

** Betty is the closest thing to a BigGood Alice and co has.
** Alice treats her mother badly.
** Betty goes out of her way to ruin Alice's life and foil her plans...but [[AntagonisticOffspring Alice]] is TheBigBad, and Betty TheHero.
* '''Subverted''': Betty might seems to be in league with the villains, except that she's TheReverseMole there, to keep them from harming her daughter.
* '''Double Subverted''': That's what she says, while in reality she's just in it for the power and doesn't give a damn about Alice's heroic ideals.
* '''Parodied''': a first-time pregnant girl reads a book labeled "From nubile to EvilOverlord: a mother's guide".

* '''Zig Zagged''': One day Betty wholeheartedly supports Alice, the other day she actively sabotages Alice's every effort. Maybe she has multiple personalities, or something.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Takes the definition of 'bad mother' to another whole new level, she is."
* '''Invoked''': [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] try to convince Queen Betty that it's better for Princess Alice to stay in the castle.
* '''Exploited''': Evulz allies himself with Betty to ruin Alice's life.
* '''Defied''': Betty does her best to support Alice.

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* '''Justified''': Betty has a serious FreudianExcuse which resulted in a power-complex, and refuse to acknowledge that Alice might have better ideas than her.

* '''Inverted''': Betty is the closest thing to a BigGood Alice and co has.

* '''Parodied''': ???

** Betty goes out of her way to ruin Alice's life and foil her plans...but Alice is TheBigBad, and Betty TheHero.

* '''Double Subverted''': That's what she says, while in reality she's just in it for the power and doesn't give a dam about Alice's heroic ideals.

* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':