History Main / TheBaroness

* [[ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} Madame Hydra]], a.k.a. The Viper, is a sexpot variation of the trope and one of [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]]'s most prominent foes, being one of the primary leaders of the villainous organization ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. Madame Hydra has also had a run-in with Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, along with several other heroes. It's worth noting that when Creator/{{Hasbro}} approached Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} about doing a ''Franchise/GIJoe'' comic book, they simply dusted off an unused proposal for a ComicBook/NickFury vs HYDRA series and changed the names. Thus HYDRA became COBRA and The Viper became The Baroness. The only significant difference between the characters is the color of their leather bodysuits. Black for the Baroness, green for Madame Hydra. And their hair (same colors).

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' with Molotov Cocktease. And Girl Hitler. And a previous Baroness alluded to as a former member of the Cobra-parody organization SPHINX. Her curvy powered-armor-suit finds its way into Hank's hands... he makes good use of it.

** Dr. Elsa Schneider from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''--the hot, blonde, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder double-crossing]] Austrian archaeologist who sucks on Indy's earlobe, played by [[FakeNationality Irish]] actress Alison Doody. Also an example of TheVamp and EvilIsSexy.
** ColonelBadass and DarkActionGirl, Colonel Doctor Irina Spalko in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''"Stalin's favourite scientist"''. And man, being a {{Dirty Communist|s}}, [[EvilIsSexy she's a fox]] (Creator/CateBlanchett, ladies and gentlemen). She tends to the Klebb area of things, although her form-fitting uniform, her use of a well-timed DoubleEntendre, and her prowess with an edged weapon suggest one could call her Irina Spanko. Indy plays the "guess the accent" game and correctly pins it down to Eastern Ukraine.

* Servalan, the BigBad in ''Series/BlakesSeven'', is a military commander, swans about in luxurious frocks, and is about as ruthless and as [[EvilIsSexy sexy]] as you can get. But she '''never''' lets sexual attraction overcome her understanding of what's good for her.

* The '''Rosa Klebb''' (named for the ''Film/JamesBond'' villain) is middle-aged and very much not attractive (perhaps a BrawnHilda and/or an {{Ugly Slavic Wom|en}}an), but is more likely to be the BigBad herself rather than just working for him. She is immune to the hero's charms, and ominous emphasis is placed upon her [[NoLoveForTheWicked utter asexuality]], or upon hints that she [[PsychoLesbian likes the ladies]]. (That is, unless she becomes an AbhorrentAdmirer to the male lead.) She's one of the few female characters who's likely to be an UnsexySadist. Bond-type heroes will be horrified by her, like she had three heads. In 99.99999% of cases, she will be dead as a doornail before the credits roll.

* The '''Rosa Klebb''' (named for the ''Film/JamesBond'' villain) is middle-aged and very much not attractive (perhaps a BrawnHilda and/or an {{Ugly Slavic Wom|en}}an), but is more likely to be the BigBad herself rather than just working for him. She is immune to the hero's charms, and ominous emphasis is placed upon her [[NoLoveForTheWicked utter asexuality]], or upon hints that she [[PsychoLesbian likes the ladies]]. (That is, unless she becomes an AbhorrentAdmirer to the male lead.) She's one of the few female characters who's likely to be an UnsexySadist. Bond-type heroes will be horrified by her, like she had three heads. No matter what, she ''will'' be dead as a doornail before the credits roll. No exceptions.

* The '''Rosa Klebb''' (named for the ''Film/JamesBond'' villain) is middle-aged and very much not attractive (perhaps a BrawnHilda and/or an {{Ugly Slavic Wom|en}}an), but is more likely to be the BigBad herself rather than just working for him. She is immune to the hero's charms, and ominous emphasis is placed upon her [[NoLoveForTheWicked utter asexuality]], or upon hints that she [[PsychoLesbian likes the ladies]]. (That is, unless she becomes an AbhorrentAdmirer to the male lead.) She's one of the few female characters who's likely to be an UnsexySadist. Bond-type heroes will be horrified by her, like she had three heads. No matter what, she ''will'' be dead as a doornail before the credits roll. No exceptions... almost (that is, unless creators want a SequelHook for AvengingTheVillain).

%%*** Yes, but Saxton will do [[AnythingThatMoves anything female.]]

* ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' has Justine Florbelle, a wealthy aristocrat who was put through a series of psychological experiments by her father from an early age (and eventually [[SelfMadeOrphan killed him]]) before setting up her own torture experiments on her three suitors, which involved mutilating and imprisoning them. The game opens with a young woman waking up in one of her "experiments" and having to work through a series of torturous tests and at the very end of the game [[spoiler:the player turns out to be Justine herself, having given herself amnesia as yet another test]]. For bonus points, she's named after the title character of a novel by the Creator/MarquisDeSade himself.

->''"I'm not gonna drain you completely. You're gonna turn for me. You'll be my slave. You'll live for me. You'll eat bugs because I order it. Why? Because I don't think you're worthy of human blood. You'll feed on the blood of stray dogs. You'll be my footstool. And at my command, you'll lick the dog shit from my boot heel. Since you'll be my dog, your new name will be 'Spot'. Welcome to slavery."''

* The '''Sexpot''' is, as you'd expect, young-ish and [[MsFanservice sexy]]. Her sadism or (in milder versions) fervent militarism is presented as at least a bit enticing to our (male) hero, [[VillainessesWantHeroes whom she's likely to be attracted to despite herself]]. Her ice-queen facade is pretty likely to [[DefrostingIceQueen crack a little]] before the story is over. Her chances of surviving the story are variable to good, depending on how much she lets herself [[HighHeelFaceTurn fall for our hero]]. Most sexpot Baronesses like to wield a WhipOfDominance. Being beautiful, classy, and brutally violent, any reasonably combat-competent Sexpot Baroness will almost always be a particularly dark LadyOfWar.

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* Vanica from ''Manga/BlackClover'' is a Sexpot Baroness. She's a relatively young, attractive woman who's usually enthusiastic, but is very cold and indifferent to her subordinates, abusing one without care.

** Olivier Mira Armstrong, iron-fisted queen of the Briggs fortress, is very much a Sexpot Rosa Klebb, being a young, nice-looking lady with immunity to Mustang's charms (deeming him weak and foolish), and not a single instance of using her looks to get what she wants. [[spoiler: Subverted in that she is, at her worst, a [[HeroicNeutral Neutral]] HeroAntagonist. [[AFatherToHisMen She cares about her men]] and, unlike most of the military leaders, isn't tempted by promises of immortality. While [[AmbitionIsEvil ominously ambitious]], she readily lays her own plans aside to save her country from [[EldritchAbomination Father]].]]
* Yuno Gasai from ''Manga/FutureDiary'', who is a blend of both the Sexpot and Rosa Klebb types. She's young and attractive, and yearns for [[TheHero Yukiteru]]. Yuki himself though is downright terrified of her, not helped by the fact that she is one of the biggest {{Yandere}}s the anime world has ever seen, [[spoiler:but she kills herself to let Yuki live]].

** Gundam's original Baroness is ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'''s Kycilia Zabi, an [[TheEvilPrince Evil Princess]] and ice-cold LadyOfWar who isn't afraid of [[KlingonPromotion climbing to power the old fashioned way]]. A capable admiral, she has her own [[TheDragon dragons]] in [[EnigmaticMinion Char Aznable]] and [[LadyAndKnight her Knight]], [[TheStrategist M'Quve]], and [[CainAndAbel competes]] with her [[TheEvilPrince oldest brother]], [[SmugSnake Gihren]] for the title of series BigBad.

* Margery Daw and Bel Peol from ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'', both sexpots. Though the former is initially an antagonist, she [[HeelFaceTurn learns to let go early on]] and becomes an ally to the main characters. The latter is a more straightforward antagonist, [[spoiler:at least until the final arc shows her to be [[WellIntentionedExtremist not all that evil]]]].

[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Gerta Gasch in Creator/GarthEnnis' World War II comic parody ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'' is an over-the-top example of the Nazi sexpot version of this trope.

[[folder:Comic Strips]]

[[folder:Eastern Animation]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'': Superwoman takes the BDSM subtext of the early ComicBook/WonderWoman comics and ramps it up. Just watch her beatdown on [[spoiler:Batman]] (force kissing him and breaking his ribs) while also having a very dominating relationship with Owlman (pinning him down and questioning him in a scene). In addition she seems to be the only one who is on par with Owlman in terms of craziness with nearly 10x the power he wields. The fact that it's been suggested she's more of the alternate universe version of [[Characters/ShazamMarvelFamily Mary Marvel]] adds extra {{squick}} to her, since she may, in fact, be a young girl.

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]

* Nina Strucker from ''Film/BulletproofMonk'' is the head of the "Human Rights Organization" which is actually a Nazi front. Sociopathic and violent Nina seems to go to extreme lengths to satisfy her grandfather, and even dresses in a Nazi uniform for the film's climax.

* A bizarre example is Ksanka in the third part of ''Film/TheElusiveAvengers'': she is a tomboyish attractive black leather-clad Chekist with bossy attitude, but because it is a ''Soviet'' movie, instead of being a typical villainess she is one of the good guys fighting evil capitalists and monarchists.

* The Baroness from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' and ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''. Unlike her comic book counterpart, here Ana [=DeCobray=] (née Lewis) was once the blond-haired fiancée of Duke four years prior to the events of the first film. Her one condition of the engagement was that Duke watch over her brother Rex and promise nothing bad will happen to him during their upcoming tour of duty. However, Rex was presumably killed in battle after Duke sends him into a building to retrieve valuable intel and an air strike he ordered bombs the building too early. Duke, feeling too much guilt, could not face Ana and left her. Unknown to her, Rex was alive and he injected her with nanomites to alter her behaviour and make her join Cobra. She got trained by Storm Shadow to become a highly skilled operative. In addition to her [[HellBentForLeather tight leather suit]], her equipment includes [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual high-tech glasses]] and carrying pulse weapons.
* Music/RobZombie's ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' is a [[RealTRailerFakeMovie faux trailer]] included as part of ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}''. Heavily inspired by ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'', Nazi and GirlsBehindBars exploitation films, Zombie's segment portrays the ardent desire of the demented SS official, Franz Hess, and his loyal scientist, Dr Heinrich Von Strasser, to create the ultimate super-weapon. Is there an escape from the claws of the blood-thirsty werewolf-women?

** Dr Elsa Schneider from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''--the hot, blonde, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder double-crossing]] Austrian archaeologist who sucks on Indy's earlobe, played by [[FakeNationality Irish]] actress Alison Doody. Also an example of TheVamp and EvilIsSexy.
** ColonelBadass and DarkActionGirl, Colonel Doctor Irina Spalko in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''"Stalin's favourite scientist"''. And man, being a {{Dirty Communist|s}}, [[EvilIsSexy she's a fox]] (Creator/CateBlanchett, ladies and gentlemen). She tends to the Klebb area of things, although her form-fitting uniform, use of a well-timed DoubleEntendre, and prowess with an edged weapon suggests one could call her Irina Spanko. Indy plays the "guess the accent" game and correctly pins it down to Eastern Ukraine.

[[folder:Folklore]]

[[folder:Literature]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]

** [[spoiler:TheMaster]] becomes one in the eighth series, with the middle-aged appearance of a Rosa Klebb but the sensual flirtatiousness of a Sexpot.

* Commandant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Farscape_characters#Mele-on_Grayza Grayza]] from ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' has a gland implanted in her body that secretes a substance that lets her "influence" males. Niem, Scorpius's personal TortureTechnician in his first couple of appearances, also fit the bill.

* Irene Adler from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is a straight-up sexpot. She's literally a dominatrix, and also, [[spoiler:she falls in love with Sherlock]].

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]

[[folder:Radio]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]

** Any female Dark Eldar who's attained any significant rank will be a Sexpot Baroness by default, since that's just what happens when you put the sexy, scary BDSM torture aliens in charge. The MadScientist Haemonculi lean more towards the Rosa Klebb side of things due to their abandonment of most conventional beauty standards in pursuit of the deeper art and science of BodyHorror.

[[folder:Toys]]

[[folder:Video Games]]

** Mileena is an EvilKnockoff and clone of Kitana - she has the body of the Edenian princess, but actually has the jaw of a Tarkatan and uses a veil to cover it up. Being an AxCrazy CuteAndPsycho [[PsychopathicWomanchild girl with the mind of a twelve-year-old]] certainly makes her lean on the Sexpot side.

** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': D'Vorah leans on the Rosa Klebb side, as [[spoiler:she is nominally Kotal Kahn's chief advisor, but is actually working for Quan Chi in order to steal back Shinnok's amulet and helps the necromancer succeed in freeing the former Elder God. But her arcade ending implies that she plans to betray Shinnok -- truly indicating her true loyalties are to herself]].

[[folder:Visual Novels]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]

** Agatha's mother, Lucrezia Mongfish, fits this trope to a T, especially since she [[spoiler:is the "[[BigBad Other]]" herself]]. She is also known to [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041208 revel in her]] dark side. In most of her ... manifestations (for lack of a better word), she falls under the Sexpot version (including her first appearance in Klaus' flashback), though something of a "Rosa Klebb" appears in a flashback [[spoiler:[[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20181223 by Queen Albia]], thanks to [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul cybernetic changes]] and time travel]].

[[folder:Web Original]]

* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', the half-elven mage Shyralis holds King Marcus under a tight leash, going so far as to mind-rape him if he tries to break free from her control. [[spoiler:Vaetris]] also shows a rather sinister and kinky side when she is revealed as the demonic Duchess of the Eastern Horde.

[[folder:Western Animation]]

** Sexpot: Amora is beautiful and seductive in both her appearance and the way she speaks to others. Her power over men is shown in many ways whether its manipulating powerful villains to do her dirty work, or simply enslaving people.

[[folder:Real Life]]

* Rozalia Zemlachka, [[UsefulNotes/RedOctober Russian Civil War]] [[ThePoliticalOfficer Commissar]], was this before it was cool. Definitely a Rosa Klebb before there was a Rosa Klebb. Presided over a bloody purge of ex-White officers and just unfortunate poor schmucks in Crimea in 1920, and played an important role in the better known Great Purge of 1937-39. Died peacefully in her bed of old age.
* [[CommieLand Bulgaria under communist rule]] has Julia 'Pretty Julka' Ruzhgeva as a type 1 who served as a guard in the country's most dreaded [[TheGulag political prisoner camp]]. In her 20s, she is reported by numerous survivors to show extreme sadism, in one case eviscerating a woman by impaling her with a wooden stick, and racking up a body count of at least 40 people.

* The tyrannical Mrs. Tweedy from ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' serves as a Rosa Klebb to the birds on her farm. Which is fitting, since the movie is a GenreThrowback to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-related media like ''Film/TheGreatEscape'' and ''Series/HogansHeroes'', with human farmers [[ANaziByAnyOtherName standing in]] for ThoseWackyNazis.

* The Baroness from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' and ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''. Unlike her comic book counterpart, here Ana [=DeCobray=] (née Lewis) was once the blond-haired fiancée of Duke four years prior to the events of the first film. Her one condition of the engagement was that Duke watch over her brother Rex and promise nothing bad will happen to him during their upcoming tour of duty. However, Rex was presumably killed in battle after Duke sends him into a building to retrieve valuable intel and an air strike he ordered bombs the building too early. Duke, feeling too much guilt, could not face Ana and left her. Unknown to her, Rex was alive and he injected her with nanomites to alter her behaviour and make her join Cobra. She got trained by Storm Shadow to become a highly skilled operative. In addition to her [[HellbentForLeather tight leather suit]], her equipment includes [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual high-tech glasses]] and carrying pulse weapons.

** Dr Elsa Schneider from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''--the hot, blonde, double-crossing Austrian archaeologist who sucks on Indy's earlobe, played by Irish actress, Alison Doody. Also an example of TheVamp and EvilIsSexy.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': Amora The Demon Queen (formerly the Enchantress) is manipulative, cold, and powerful. She is the ultimate combination of the Sexpot and the Rosa Klebb since she is extremely attractive while being the big bad.

** Rosa Klebb: She only ''tries'' to sexually seduce a man once, and [[NoSocialSkills that doesn't turn out well at all]]; even then, it's implied that she only wanted to seduce Chan as another way of establishing her superiority in the face of Ty Lee's effortless gathering of admirers. To date, she's still the one female character who has shown the ''least'' interest in the opposite sex and romance altogether; the closest person she has for a ''friend'' (let alone a love interest) is Ty Lee, and even then Azula's affection for her is pretty muddled with her manipulations to keep Ty Lee on her side. None of the heroes are attracted to her because her insanity and ruthlessness are off-putting.

[[caption-width-right:259:[-CO-BRA-]!!!]]

* The '''Sexpot''' is, as you'd expect, young-ish and [[MsFanservice sexy]]. Her sadism or (in milder versions) fervent militarism is presented as at least a bit enticing to our (male) hero, [[VillainessesWantHeroes whom she's likely to be attracted to despite herself]]. Her ice-queen facade is pretty likely to [[DefrostingIceQueen crack a little]] before the story is over. Her chances of surviving the story are variable to good, depending on how much she lets herself [[HighHeelFaceTurn fall for our hero]]. Most sexpot Baronesses like to whip. Being beautiful, classy, and brutally violent, any reasonably combat-competent Sexpot Baroness will almost always be a particularly dark LadyOfWar.

%%* ''VideoGame/{{SiN}}'' features [[TheVamp Vamp]][=/=]Baroness combo Elexis Sinclaire.

* ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'': Female Ventrue give off this vibe, since most of them are [[IronLady ruthless]], [[AmbitionIsEvil power-hungry]] {{Magnificent Bitch}}es that are able to use ''[[HypnoticEyes Dominate]]'', their clan ''[[PowerPerversionPotential discipline]]'', but, once again, which flavor (or even if this trope is evoked at all) depends on what the player is aiming for.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': All female Commissars are this trope, thanks to their Russian-inspired military uniforms and habit of shooting cowards (on their side!) in the back of the head.

** Also Sadi-chan, who finds extreme pleasure in bringing pain to the prisoners of ''[[TheAlcatraz Impel Down]]''. She's even got the [[WhipItGood whip.]]

* Zigzagged with Ilia Amitola in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Preference for black leather? Check. [[WhipItGood A whip]] as the weapon? Check. Close affiliation with [[WesternTerrorists an antagonistic militant group]] that uses animalistic symbolics and has an ideology amounting to ANaziByAnyOtherName? Check. An unrequited crush on one of the heroines? Check. A dominating personality? Well... this is where things get sketchy, as under the mask of confidence and faith in Faunus supremacy hides a frightened, misguided girl who could not find a better life than that of the White Fang assassin. Eventually, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight the attempts of Blake to get through to her conscience]] (though being saved by Blake's father from an almost certain death also played part) resulted in Ilia defecting and assisting the heroes... and [[GoodCostumeSwitch ditching her White Fang outfit]] in process.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': "[[WaxingLyrical An agate terrifies]]," and [[WhipItGood Holly]] [[BadBoss Blue]] [[TheDreaded Agate]] is a combination of Rosa Klebb, DrillSergeantNasty, and [[DeanBitterman overly strict boarding school principal]], although her obsequiousness toward her superiors in the Gems' FantasticCasteSystem kills some of the menace.

* The '''Sexpot''' is, as you'd expect, young-ish and [[MsFanservice sexy]]. Her sadism or (in milder versions) fervent militarism is presented as at least a bit enticing to our (male) hero, [[VillainessesWantHeroes whom she's likely to be attracted to despite herself]]. Her ice-queen facade is pretty likely to [[DefrostingIceQueen crack a little]] before the story is over. Her chances of surviving the story are variable to good, depending on how much she lets herself [[HighHeelFaceTurn fall for our hero]]. Most sexpot Baronesses like to WhipItGood. Being beautiful, classy, and brutally violent, any reasonably combat-competent Sexpot Baroness will almost always be a particularly dark LadyOfWar.

Baronesses tend to come in one of two flavours: Sexpot or Rosa Klebb. Despite being mostly female, male examples exist.

* Aversion: The "Baroness" in ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'' is in her sixties, and not evil so much as in a different faction.
* Margery Daw and Bel Peol from ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'', both sexpots. Though the former is initially an antagonist, she [[HeelFaceTurn learns to let go early on]] and becomes an ally to the main characters. The latter is a more straightforward antagonist, [[spoiler:at least until the final arc shows her to be [[WellIntentionedExtremist not all that evil]]]].

* Cornelia from ''Anime/CodeGeass''. The PictureDrama even featured her wearing a BDSM-fetishistic swimsuit.
** Villetta as well, who, for bonus points, actually IS a baroness.
** In the AlternateUniverse manga, ''[[Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally Nightmare of Nunnally]]'', there's ''[[LittleMissSnarker Anya.]]''
* Lucy from ''Manga/ElfenLied'' is a blend of both types with her young appearance and her massive [[TheDreaded fear factor]].

* Agent D from ''ComicBook/DocDare'' is a Nazi sexpot version.
* Contessa in the second volume of ''Manga/DogbyWalksAlone''.
* Lady Luger, the ace saboteur of Adolf Hitler, in ''ComicBook/{{Femforce}}''.

* In ''Radio/TheNavyLark'', a played for laughs version appears in the form of Natasha Snogitoff, a spy for the {{Commieland}} nation of Forbodia.

* [[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Loviatar Loviatar]] in the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' campaign setting is a LawfulEvil deity with decided elements of this trope, focusing on the dominatrix aspects.
* Gretel Von X from the game ''TabletopGame/{{Incursion}}'' is a particularly tarted-up version of this trope.
* ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds''' TabletopGame/FreedomCity setting has an AlternateUniverse EvilTwin of the DistaffCounterpart of a Franchise/{{Batman}} CaptainErsatz, the Raven. Known as Madame Sin, she falls very much into this trope.
* Erinyes devils in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' have shades of this: they're tall, beautiful, female, LawfulEvil {{winged humanoid}}s who often work as [[DarkActionGirl warriors]] and torturers. This sets them apart from their less militant counterparts, the succubi and erodaemons, who work primarily through [[TheVamp seduction]] and [[ManipulativeBitch manipulation]].
** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Popular NPC]] Laori Vaus can be seen as a subversion. She's LawfulEvil, she [[DarkActionGirl can fight]], she runs around in form-fitting armor, and, as a high-ranking cleric of the Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}esque god of pain, she even provides a touch of sadomasochistic subtext--but she's {{Affably Evil}} and really rather cheery.

* The [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen female Ventrue]] from ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' give off this vibe, since most of them are [[IronLady ruthless]], [[AmbitionIsEvil power-hungry]] {{Magnificent Bitch}}es that are able to use ''[[HypnoticEyes Dominate]]'', their clan ''[[PowerPerversionPotential discipline]]'', but, once again, which flavor (or even if this trope is evoked at all) depends on what the player is aiming for.
* All female Commissars in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are this trope, thanks to their Russian-inspired military uniforms and habit of shooting cowards (on their side!) in the back of the head.
* In ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'', female Shadow Lords tend to have this vibe, which flavor depends on what the player is aiming for.
** The Black Spiral Dancer signature character Zhyzhak also carries certain elements of this mixed with the [[AxCrazy general batshit]] that is the Black Spiral Dancers--she's attractive (if bedraggled), wears bondage gear (while seemingly unaware of the sexual overtones), will kill with no provocation and seems to be "running hot" all the time (to the point that she has a derangement that leaves her unintentionally shrieking most of the time).

* The Butcheress from ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'', but she's also a MadScientist.
* Commander Steele in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', complete with a Russian accent and a squad of DemonicSpiders at her command.
* Countess Crey (usually just "The Countess"), in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''. Unusual in that she manages to be the Baroness and a VillainWithGoodPublicity at the same time; in fact, [[spoiler: along with Nemesis she's the only one who ever manages to damage your heroic reputation, though, in practice, this doesn't affect anything much outside of its own arc]].
* Killian Qatar from ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer3TiberiumWars'' is hinted to be this. She definitely shows the conviction to be one. She is also a surprisingly sympathetic example of this trope.
* Anna Navarre from ''VideoGame/DeusEx''.
* Salvatore the Great from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'', right down to the black leather military wear.
* The ''Dragon Age'' expansion ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'' has...well, ''The Baroness''. She's one of the very few characters in the game whose name is never mentioned, even though she is one of the bosses.
** Knight Commander Meredith from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' is very much of the Rosa Klebb variety, especially after the events during the game cause her to place Kirkwall under military rule. She appears 50-something, and while she is fairly attractive she has no hint of any sort of sexuality, sadistic or otherwise.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** '''''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII ELLONE! WHERE?]]'''''
** Rosso in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Dirge of Cerberus'' covers most of the requirements of this trope.
** "Most" being "a textbook example of the sexpot variety with the sole exception of the 'enticing to our hero' part"...
** Jihl Nabaat from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.

** Hilda, from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'': evil, cold personality, and perpetrator of BreakTheCutie. Baroness might be her actual title, too.
** Sonia of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' is a younger, more attractive version of Hilda.
** Aversa in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' is the young sexpot variant and turns out to be only brainwashed to be evil, immediately doing a HighHeelFaceTurn and lusting after the protagonist.
* I-No in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is a mysterious witch and a combination of these two types: she is a phenomenally sexy woman (Sexpot) that happens to be an ultra-bitch (Rosa Klebb).

* Both ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' have [[AdaptationalVillainy the Wonder Woman of the Injustice universe]], who chose to become a manipulative LadyMacbeth to [[FallenHero Superman]]. Even before the Joker nuked Metropolis, she had an abrasive personality, something which grew once she joined the Regime in the aftermath.
* Larxene from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. As a Nobody, her only source of pleasure appears to be the pain of others, whether that involves emotional torment or kicking the stuffing out of them. The remake's 3D cutscenes also show her invading Axel's personal space to get under his skin.
* [[TheDragon Matriarch Benezia]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect1''. [[spoiler:Well, until she snaps out of it.]]
* [[spoiler: Morinth]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' is a combination of the two archetypes. She's physically attractive, has a lust for power and dominance, and initially gives off a DatingCatwoman vibe. Despite that, personality-wise, she's a Rosa Klebb, who is ultimately immune to Shepard's charm and has no sympathy or regret for any of her actions.
* Ferham from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' fits the sexpot example perfectly, showing a sadistic loyalty to her commander, using a whip, walking on stiletto high-heels, and having a design of a harpy. She even has an attack that hurts all of the characters ''and'' herself, making her comment, "[[CombatSadomasochist That felt good!]]". As if to drive the point home, her appearance in ''VideoGame/MegaManXDive'' gives her [[SexySantaDress an alternate Christmas skin]], but rather than a Santa's Hat, she's given a CommissarCap to fit with her theme.

** [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX D'Vorah]] leans on the Rosa Klebb side, as [[spoiler:she is nominally Kotal Kahn's chief advisor, but is actually working for Quan Chi in order to steal back Shinnok's amulet and helps the necromancer succeed in freeing the former Elder God. But her arcade ending implies that she plans to betray Shinnok - truly indicating her true loyalties are to herself]].
** [[ReforgedIntoAMinion After being revived as a revenant for Quan Chi]] at the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', [[spoiler:[[FallenHero Kitana]] [[DarkActionGirl begins to]] [[EvilFeelsGood assert herself as an evil revenant]] of the Sexpot variety in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', as it enables her to be a sadistic perpetrator who's willing to lash out at her former allies, and believes that Raiden was the one who led to her downfall. She and Liu Kang (who was accidentally killed by the thunder god) willfully choose to become Quan Chi and Shinnok's CoDragons, and their EvilCostumeSwitch reflects their willingness in going down TheDarkSide. Jax, who returned to the side of good after being revived by Raiden, even [[SympathyForTheDevil laments at how Quan Chi's magic has slowly corrupted the remaining revenants to the point of extreme anger and hatred, and turned them into brainwashed killing machines]]. And after Shinnok's downfall at the end of ''MKX'', [[DragonAscendant she and Liu Kang]] become [[HellHasNewManagement the Netherrealm's co-rulers]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen with her becoming its revenant empress]]. Her ''MKX ''ending reveals that she is shown a vision of the original timeline by the mysterious female entity that possessed Jade in her ''[=MK9=]'' Arcade Ladder ending. In it, Kitana miraculously managed to survive Armageddon and defeat Shao Kahn, the victor of the conflict who had absorbed the god-like power held within Blaze, becoming [[TheHighQueen Edenia's next queen in the process]]. Learning of what could have been, Kitana is understandably dismayed by the revelation and her current predicament, and blamed Raiden for the damage he caused by his TimeyWimeyBall]].
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': [[spoiler:The FinalBoss does a DemonicPossession of Princess Peach, [[EvilMakeover transforming her]] into [[FemmeFatale Shadow Queen Peach]], complete with an EvilCostumeSwitch and having a cold, ruthless and icy demeanor, becoming a Baroness of the Sexpot type]].
* Meg from ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' fulfills surprisingly many requirements for this trope, probably by accident: her fervent loyalty to the authority of the Aristocrats, which is embodied by her pseudo-romantic attraction to Diana, and her status as the group's TortureTechnician. She even has the round glasses and ''the title itself''! The main distinction from the standard examples of this trope is that she isn't even in her teens yet.
* The ''VideoGame/{{SiN}}'' series features [[TheVamp Vamp]] / Baroness combo Elexis Sinclaire.
* [[TheVoice The Announcer]] from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. It's hard to picture her as anything other than a Rosa Klebb.
** The promos for the new Demoman/Soldier update include a comic showing the Announcer, a decidedly sinister female officially known as... [[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/ The Administrator.]]
*** She does avert the sexual part, though--Saxton Hale referred to her as a "chain smoking seductress".
*** Yes, but Saxton will do [[AnythingThatMoves anything female.]]
** If it's even possible for men to be the Baroness, Medic could be considered a Rosa Klebb type.
* Izebel of ''VideoGame/TearsToTiara2''. Her first appearance is stepping on her subordinate Laelius. Your first in-game fight with her she'll be able to kill any member of your party in at most 2 hits. She's prone to EvilLaugh and [[{{Pun}} in general]] beating you up and getting in your way. [[spoiler: She's half playing the personality. The other half is a FallenHero {{Deathseeker}}.]]

* Gamemaster Konishi from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is AnthropomorphicPersonification of this trope. And she [[KickTheDog kicks the dog]], for good measure.

* Franziska von Karma from the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series is usually like this, although she becomes more sympathetic over the course of the series.
** The same goes for mob princess Viola Cadaverini.
* Rider from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has aspects of this, being a vicious but seductive antagonist, although she's much, much nicer than the average Baroness once you get to know her, and is mostly being used for evil ends rather than being especially evil herself. She actually has more disdain for her HateSink Master than her enemies and, more than once, considers just offing him, despite the consequences to herself.

* [[NaziNobleman Eleonore von Wittenburg]], the burn-scarred Crimson Knightess from ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' is among [[BigBad Reinhards]] most fanatical followers with a downright chilling disposition that conceals a [[TranquilFury quiet rage]] and is ready to rain hellfire on her opposition at moments notice.

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Butterfly of ''Webcomic/{{Collar 6}}'' is called "The Sadist from Hell" and is, so far, the closest thing the strip has to a BigBad, and in a society where consensual BDSM is the norm, she's seen as sadistic and evil for not getting the consent of her partners and using MindRape on them. To top it off, [[spoiler:she's also a literal baroness from Eastern Italy]].

* Vriska Serket from ''WebComic/{{Homestuck}}'' is only thirteen, but she's established as a domineering sadist from the very start: killing countless [[OurTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], crippling her {{Love Interest|s}} while mocking his dream to fly, and blinding her (former) partner, and generally being an all-around creeptastic ManipulativeBitch. ''This is all before her first appearance''. She's even descended (well, cloned, sort of) from the Marquise, another noblewoman title. She's almost invincible with her luck powers and mind manipulation, even before achieving God Tier-- introduction to [[ReplacementGoldfish John]] and later HeelFaceDoorSlam aside, after which she started becoming less of a [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing]] [[AttentionWhore Attention Whoring]] {{Jerkass}} and more of a [[ByronicHero particularly hardcore]] AntiHero.
** This is one of the names given to [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the Condesce]], while still keeping the eight-letter rule.

* Meiko in ''[[http://web.archive.org/web/20161117050803/http://strangeaeons.comicdish.com/ Strange Aeons]]'' is overtly this, possibly to a parodic level. A chain-smoking, whip-wielding dominatrix type in service to the Nazi BigBad.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': Amora The Demon Queen (formerly the Enchantress) is the ultimate combination of the Sexpot and the Rosa Klebb since she is extremely attractive while being the big bad. In the episode Powerless (after she breaks Surtur's control and starts her own plans) the way she dominates and uses a helpless Loki combined with her new dominatrix-esque outfit proves this. There are also leaks that claim that in future seasons she would have overthrown Surtur and been the only big bad.

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Lust is this.

* Kalifa from ''Manga/OnePiece'' (sexpot variation).

* [[ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} Madame Hydra]], a.k.a. The Viper, is a sexpot variation of the trope and one of ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'''s most prominent foes, being one of the primary leaders of the villainous organization ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. Madame Hydra has also had a run-in with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, along with several other heroes. It's worth noting that when Creator/{{Hasbro}} approached Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} about doing a ''Franchise/GIJoe'' comic book, they simply dusted off an unused proposal for a ComicBook/NickFury vs HYDRA series and changed the names. Thus HYDRA became COBRA and The Viper became The Baroness. The only significant difference between the characters is the color of their leather bodysuits. Black for the Baroness, green for Madame Hydra. And their hair (same colors).
* The Queen Bee, dictatrix of Bialya, was this for ComicBook/CaptainAtom and [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational Justice League Europe]]. Played much the same role in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. She had a penchant for sending men who displeased her to the headsman, had mind control powers, was devious and seductive, and was the absolute ruler of her own country.

* Madame Masque from ''ComicBook/IronMan'' was one of these, a leader in the Mafia-esque Maggia operation. In a rare twist, she was obviously of the sexpot variety (given her typical superheroine knockout figure), but her face was horribly scarred, thus leading to her adoption of the metal face mask from which her moniker derives. ComicBook/TheHood doesn't seem to mind the face.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'': Superwoman takes the BDSM subtext of the early Franchise/WonderWoman comics and ramps it up. Just watch her beatdown on [[spoiler:Batman]]. Also, the fact that it's been suggested she's more of the alternate universe version of ComicBook/MaryMarvel adds extra {{squick}} to her, since she may, in fact, be a young girl.

* Creator/RobZombie's ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' is a [[RealTRailerFakeMovie faux trailer]] included as part of ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}''. Heavily inspired by ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'', Nazi and GirlsBehindBars exploitation films, Zombie's segment portrays the ardent desire of the demented SS official, Franz Hess, and his loyal scientist, Dr Heinrich Von Strasser, to create the ultimate super-weapon. Is there an escape from the claws of the blood-thirsty werewolf-women?

* Creator/TildaSwinton provides one of the Rosa Klebb variety in ''Film/{{Snowpiercer}}''.
* General Kala from ''Film/FlashGordon1980'' wears a uniform more in line with the Sexpot, but acts like the Rosa Klebb.

* ''Franchise/KamenRider''

* Wrestling/LunaVachon as a manager. As a wrestler, she was mostly like the rest of her [[WrestlingFamily family]]([[AxCrazy loud, erratic and violent]]) but as a manager she tended to grow out her hair and nails, gleefully scratching whatever was near as she watched her clients beat and stretch people. And if she was wrestling a man she'd be sure to pull him in close when happy or when giving orders about what to do once the wrestling was done.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'': Superwoman is a nearly perfect example of the Baroness because she embodies the traits described. She is shown to treat Batman as her toy (force kissing him and breaking his ribs) while also having a very dominating relationship with Owlman (pinning him down and questioning him in a scene). In addition she seems to be the only one who is on par with Owlman in terms of craziness with nearly 10x the power he wields.

* The version of The Baroness (The TropeNamer)that appears in the original cartoon ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' is a [[{{Bowdlerise}} cleaned-up-for-cartoons]] version of the type, although her heavily accented portrayal by Morgan Lofting would influence other iterations of the character. Hama had originally conceived the character's background as an American who grew disaffected when she studied abroad, but after her cartoon debut, her official background was updated to state that she was the spoiled daughter of European aristocrats, and it was this information that appeared on her first toy's file card. While most versions of the character have used this background, the LiveActionAdaptation version played by Creator/SiennaMiller gave her the American background Hama originally intended, although her reason for joining Cobra was significantly changed.

* Zigzagged with Ilia Amitola in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Preference for black leather? Check. [[WhipItGood A whip]] as the WeaponOfChoice? Check. Close affiliation with [[WesternTerrorists an antagonistic militant group]] that uses animalistic symbolics and has an ideology amounting to ANaziByAnyOtherName? Check. An unrequited crush on one of the heroines? Check. A dominating personality? Well... this is where things get sketchy, as under the mask of confidence and faith in Faunus supremacy hides a frightened, misguided girl who could not find a better life than that of the White Fang assassin. Eventually, [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight the attempts of Blake to get through to her conscience]] (though being saved by Blake's father from an almost certain death also played part) resulted in Ilia defecting and assisting the heroes... and [[GoodCostumeSwitch ditching her White Fang outfit]] in process.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': Amora The Demon Queen (formerly the Enchantress) is the ultimate combination of the Sexpot and the Rosa Klebb since she is extremely attractive while being the big bad. In the episode Powerless (after she breaks Surtur's control and starts her own plans) the way she dominates and uses a helpless Loki combined with her new dominatrix-esque outfit proves this. There are also leaks that claim that in future seasons she would have overthrown Surtur and been the only big bad.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'': Superwoman takes the BDSM subtext of the early Franchise/WonderWoman comics and ramps it up. Just watch her beatdown on [[spoiler:Batman]]. Also, the fact that it's been suggested she's more of the alternate universe version of ComicBook/MaryMarvel adds extra {{squick}} to her, since she may, in fact, be a young girl.