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Codename: Diablo!

Codename: Diablo!

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2017

Director

Aaron Barsky, Andre Young Snell

Runtime

0 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Codename: Diablo! successfully challenges traditional action clichés by focusing on women as the primary agents of conflict and resolution. It shifts the hero archetype from the masculine norm to a trio of female secret agents and a formidable female villainess. However, the film’s diversity impact is limited due to a lack of specific character details regarding race, ethnicity, and disability. While it effectively disrupts gender hierarchies, it remains silent on other multi-layered identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Codename: Diablo! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film features an ensemble cast led by women in a high-stakes espionage scenario. However, there is no explicit indication of the characters' sexual orientations.

How does Codename: Diablo! portray gender?

Good

The film centers its plot around female agents and a powerful female antagonist, shifting the traditional hero archetype away from masculine norms and placing women in positions of primary ability to act.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Codename: Diablo!?

Minimal

No information is available about the racial or ethnic makeup of the cast, so the diversity of the characters cannot be assessed.

How does Codename: Diablo! represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film creates a stylized, high-concept setting that prioritizes escapism and a global threat, allowing for a subjective moral landscape within an abstract framework.

Does Codename: Diablo! include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

  • The film places women in roles of professional authority, disrupting conventional gender hierarchies.
  • Female characters are the primary agents of both conflict and resolution.
  • It shifts the traditional action hero archetype away from masculine norms.

Limited or Absent

  • The film lacks verifiable information about the racial and ethnic diversity of the cast.
  • There is no evidence of characters with disabilities.
  • Specific character identities regarding LGBTQ+ orientation remain unconfirmed.

Official Synopsis

A trio of female secret agents are hired to stop an ultra sadistic villainess and her all in latex S.C.U.B.A Squad frogmen take over the world with the stolen Diablo Death Ray Gun.

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