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* Eve in ''NorthByNorthwest''.

* Harley Quinn from ''Comicbook/{{Batman}}'' is in an [[MadLove abusive relationship]] with the Joker. It's a connection she can never quite shake off even when Poison Ivy shows her she can be a supervillain without him, and Batman shows her she doesn't have to be a supervillain at all. In fact, it seems that every time Harley isn't Joker's Dark Mistress, [[LesYay she's Ivy's]]. In the {{DCAU}} [[spoiler:it's only after Joker dies that she's finally able to get out of it]].

* Harley Quinn from ''Comicbook/{{Batman}}'' is in an [[MadLove abusive relationship]] with the Joker. It's a connection she can never quite shake off even when Poison Ivy shows her she can be a supervillain without him, and Batman shows her she doesn't have to be a supervillain at all. In fact, it seems that every time Harley isn't Joker's Dark Mistress, [[LesYay she's Ivy's]]. [[spoiler: It's only after Joker dies that she's finally able to get out of it]].
** That only applies to the {{DCAU}}

* C.C. in ''CodeGeass''. Her role is somewhat muddled by the fact that while she is directly behind Zero's actions, none of the Black Knights actually know what her real role is, and assume she's Zero's mistress. Zero and C.C. never bother to correct them when they make this assumption.
** C.C does but Tamaki never believes her.

* Spike and Drusilla could be counted in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer.]] Or more so, Harmony.

** And let's not forget that said sorceress is his [[spoiler: [[ParentalIncest foster mother]]. [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Or so it seems.]]]]

* Harley Quinn from ''Comicbook/{{Batman}}'' is in an [[MadLove abusive relationship]] with the Joker. It's a connection she can never quite shake off even when Poison Ivy shows her she can be a supervillain without him, and Batman shows her she doesn't have to be a supervillain at all. [[spoiler: It's only after Joker dies that she's finally able to get out of it]]. In fact, it seems that every time Harley isn't Joker's Doctor Girlfriend, [[LesYay she's Ivy's]].

** And let's not forget that said sorceress is his [[spoiler:ParentalIncest foster mother]]. [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy Or so it seems.]]

* Although prominent in many Batman comics today,it was in ''Batman:The Animated Series''that Harley Quinn was introduced as Joker's girlfriend/henchman in an abusive relationship

** [[spoiler:And let's not forget that said sorceress is his [[ParentalIncest foster mother]]. [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Or so it seems.]]

** Of course, Bellatrix is married (her husband got hit with ChuckCunninghamSyndrome shortly after being introduced), but she probably wouldn't mind cheating much being evil and all (and it probably helps that it's a loveless marriage according to WordOfGod).

* ''{{Gargoyles}},'' where Xanatos ''does'' marry his girlfriend, Fox. May count as UnholyMatrimony, because she was sort-of a villain in her own right before their relationship started. Results in a [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face]] ''[[HeelFaceTurn Half]]'' [[HeelFaceTurn Turn]] for the both of them, especially when their son Alexander is born. They basically become [[AntiVillain Anti Villains]]. They're still technically evil, but they know the Gargoyles have helped them in the past and occasionally return the favor.

* In ''The Big Heat'', the {{Dragon's}} girlfriend starts out as the ditzy type, ignoring her boyfriend's vicious tendencies. She ends up changing her mind though.

* Both Overlord games play this trope very straight, with the evil player character getting the chance to actually choose between several mistresses who pledge themselves to you, ranging from relatively normal women with inexplicable crushes on you, to extremely narcissistic yet beautiful women who enjoy the power and attention.

** He has ''two''! Aforementioned Yoshimo's sister is a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Gal]], while Cythandria with her hench-ogres is a villainous example.
** Is Yoshimo's sister Tamoko? In the ending to Throne of Bhaal, [[spoiler:Sarevok is said to have buried her]], and she is called "his one true love".