'''Basic Trope''': A zany girl makes TheEveryman's life more
interesting. * '''Straight''': Bob's life is pretty typical
until he meets Alice, [[CloudCuckoolander a happy-go-lucky
artist with a wacky sense of humor]]. * '''Exaggerated''': Bob
is a RidiculouslyAverageGuy and Alice is an outright
MagicalGirlfriend. * '''Downplayed''': Instead of a whirlwind
girlfriend who sweeps Bob off his feet, Alice comes into his
life as a new friend who helps him think outside the box, and
doesn't fix all of his life's problems, but gives him a bit of
perspective -- and he can return the favor, because Alice has a
life outside of Bob. * '''Justified''': ** Bob actually has
HiddenDepths that Alice manages to detect and bring out. **
Alice has a zany personality because she's a child. ** Alice
''is'' a manic pixie dream girl, who often helps Bob out, but
she does get her own story line and development so no one can
say her character exists solely for Bob. * '''Inverted''': **
Bob used to be a {{Badass}} whose life was filled