
It worked for one of them, who was promptly shot.

He even went as far as performing a striptease in front of a security camera to try and trick the guards into visiting his hospital room by Throwing a blanket over the camera.It factors into his tragic backstory, as it stems from him being a former child prostitute and the sex toy of a mafia don. He frequently uses his charm and good looks to seduce adults (usually middle-aged men) to get information out of them. Banana Fish's protagonist Ash is a rare, intentional male example.Now that she is a teacher, she's more than willing to pass her skills to her students and at least two of them are already on the way to become this trope. Before coming to class 3-E, she was an assassin famous for her Honey Trap method.

Bitch-sensei Irina Jelavic from Assassination Classroom.This item is available from the Trope Co. If the femme fatale also eats the targets of her manipulations, she's a Literal Man Eater. The spy version of this is Femme Fatale Spy. The younger version of this is the Fille Fatale. If she can fight too, then she's really going to be trouble. She's definitely not above using the Kiss of Distraction. The Femme Fatale is one of the female character types that can often be seen wearing High-Class Gloves, especially in conjunction with her sexy evening gowns, and, during the daytime (particularly in old Film Noir movies), is often seen wearing a "fascinator" or "pillbox" hat with a partial- or full-face veil. She's often The Chanteuse or the Lady in Red but possibly dressed like everyone else so as to not be Colour-Coded for Your Convenience. If she's actually a kind-hearted person who puts on this facade just for fun, this is Trickster Girlfriend. Frequently, she is a Wild Card, changing sides according to her own desires and goals she does not often go through a High-Heel≯ace Turn. The Femme Fatale is generally villainous, and heroic exceptions-in an artificial context to snare the bad guy-are closer to Heroic Seductress. Her wiles may include apparent helplessness and distress, and appeals to the man's greed, desire for revenge, or gullibility, as well as the implication of possible romance or sexual rewards, while The Vamp more often relies on raunchy sex or the promise of it sometime real soon. She may imply that you could have sex later, but she'll never promise it, not even say it-that would decrease her air of mystery and power. On a lesser note, the Femme Fatale generally uses sensuality instead of upfront sexual advances. If you know she's dangerous from the start, but she's sexy enough that you don't care, she's likely a Femme Fatale. The main distinction is how she presents herself. While related to The Vamp, the Femme Fatale is not just any seductress she has a distinct look and feel. The hero might decide that she's not worth the trouble she causes, but if he doesn't, then they might become an Outlaw Couple. If the Femme Fatale is vying for the hero's romantic attentions she will likely have a sweeter and purer rival. (In some eras, use of make-up is a tell-tale sign.) He knows that she's walking trouble and knows much more about the bad guys than she should, but damn it if he can't resist her feminine wiles.

Unlike the virginal and sweet Damsel in Distress (or possibly Action Girl), the Femme Fatale exploits with everything she's got to wrap men around her finger. Made famous by Film Noir and hard-boiled detective stories, she manipulates and confuses The Hero with her undeniable aura of sexiness and danger. The Femme Fatale is sexy and she knows it. Rockhammer, you're the only one who can help me find out who killed my extremely wealthy husband." Did she do it? Do I care? Wait, where'd that saxophone music come from? Whatever her story is, whether she did it or not, she's definitely keeping some secrets. Dressed all in black with legs up to here and shady motives, she slinks into the PI's office, sometimes holding a cigarette on a long, long holder, saying "Oh, Mr. The typical client in a Hardboiled Detective story (French for "fatal woman," idiomatically "woman to die for").
