Category:Damsel in Distress

Damsel in Distress (or Distressed Damsel) is the classical beautiful and helpless maiden waiting for her hero to come and save her from the villain.

While it is a very old and still actively occuring character type, in modern times, the stereotype of damsel in distress is highly attacked by the feminists.

However, the most recent damsels don't merely wait for their heroes and do try to fight for themselves, earning a more positive light.

Also, many damsel in distress grow tired of being always saved by their men, and would work themselves out to become stronger.

Being a Damsel in Distress usually involves these occurrences:


 * The heroine lands in a perilous situation or circumstance that the hero or another character has to help her out of that raises the stake
 * The heroine constantly finds herself in certain situations where she needs rescuing (Gosalyn Mallard from Darkwing Duck, Ann Darrow from King Kong, Amy Rose and Sally Acorn from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Lois Lane from the Superman franchise, Mary Jane Watson from Spider-Man, Daphne Blake from the Scooby-Doo franchise, Princess Peach from the Super Mario franchise)
 * The heroine gets caught up in danger and must save herself (Rey from Star Wars, La Petite Ballerina from Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale, Kayley from Quest for Camelot)