Basic Trope: Younger characters see an older female character as cool.
- Straight: Tommy idolizes his older sister, Alice.
- Exaggerated:
- Alice is a walking Deus ex Machina and Throw the Dog a Bone dispenser; whenever things go wrong for Tommy, Alice is there to help him out.
- Tommy looks up to every older female character in the cast.
- Every character in the primary cast is a younger sibling to someone like this.
- Downplayed: Alice has a relatively small role, but when she appears, she offers sound advice to Tommy and they have fun together.
- Justified:
- Alice is The Ace and Tommy wants to emulate her.
- Alice deeply loves her little brother, and has a strong Big Sister Instinct towards him for that reason.
- Alice is kind and supportive of Tommy, so they make a powerful Sibling Team.
- Inverted:
- Alice admires her younger brother Tommy.
- Alice is a Disappointing Older Sibling.
- Gender Flipped: Aaron is his little sister Tammy's personal hero.
- Subverted: Alice plays the part of a cool big sister, but Beneath the Mask, she's a Big Sister Bully.
- Double Subverted: But Alice and Tommy still have plenty of They Really Do Love Each Other moments.
- Parodied: Alice is undeniably cruel to Tommy, but he's too naive and kind to realize it and admires her anyway.
- Zig Zagged: Depending on the Writer, Alice and Tommy are incredibly close or she's aloof and mean-spirited.
- Averted: Alice and Tommy's relationship is not explored in the work.
- Enforced: "We need an older female character to hold on to that Periphery Demographic. What if we gave Tommy a big sister?"
- Lampshaded: "Wow, Tommy, Alice is the best! I didn't know older sisters like this existed out of TV!"
- Invoked: Alice's parents tell her that they are going to have a new baby soon, and Alice commits to being the most positive influence on the kid's life as possible.
- Exploited: When trouble arises, the first person Tommy turns to is the most level-headed/combat-capable person he knows, Alice.
- Defied: Alice intentionally drives Tommy away, fearful that he might pick up her bad habits.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: "I wish my older sister was as good a person as all these big sister characters are!"
- Implied: Alice is The Ghost, and has already moved out by the time at which the show takes place, but Tommy will often wish she was here when things go awry.
- Deconstructed: Alice is a Broken Ace. She has built her entire sense of self around her brother's mental image of her, and lives in a constant state of fear that she will let him down.
- Reconstructed: But through her Character Development, she realizes she has a lot to appreciate about herself in her own right. She continues to be a model for Tommy, but has a healthier sense of self-image.
- Played For Drama: The activities Tommy wants to pick up from Alice are destructive for both of them, and she is desperately trying to break the cycle for his sake.
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