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2	[[caption-width-right:349:A match made in Hell.]]
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4	->''"Ursa, the only feeling you showed was for your vicious general. Your only wish: to rule at his side."''
5	-->-- '''The Kryptonian Council''', ''Film/SupermanII''
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7	Bob's a villain. He's an evil, cruel, sadistic bastard. But no matter how many [[KickTheDog puppies he kicks]], nuns he throws into open wells, or orphans he starves to death, Bob always has a girlfriend. [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Funny, huh?]]
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9	The villain's paramour is almost always defined [[SatelliteCharacter in terms of]] her ([[MenActWomenAre it’s usually a her]]) [[SatelliteLoveInterest relationship to the villain]]. The role she plays in the plot, however, depends a great deal on how her character is defined. She may be [[LadyMacbeth just as evil as he is and actually share his goals]]. She could be [[TheDitz a ditz]] who doesn't really like evil things, but just isn't bright enough to realize she's in a relationship with a very bad person. In stories where the villain is allowed to be sympathetic on some levels (GreyAndGrayMorality, PunchClockVillain, etc.), she might love him for his better qualities.
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11	Depending on her skill set, she might actually be a valued member of the villain's criminal organization, in which she might overlap with TheBaroness. If not, expect much grumbling from [[EvilMinions his underlings]] about why the boss even bothers to keep her around.
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13	When her boyfriend is brought to justice or when the gang is being dismantled, this character runs a very high risk of being treated as an AccompliceByInaction, regardless of her status in her boyfriend's entourage. And if her boyfriend is being targeted by a RoaringRampageOfRevenge for whatever reason, she will ''at best'' get turned in. However, [[LoveForgivesAllButLust if the boyfriend's eyes start wandering]] she may very well join the heroes [[WomanScorned in taking him down]]. In all other cases, she receives NoSympathy and is very unlikely to survive, even if she has children.
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15	See Also: PerkyFemaleMinion for a similar character (usually) without an explicit relationship and UnholyMatrimony for a couple that are each villains in their own right. A LadyMacbeth is generally older and goads her partner into committing evil acts. Sometimes subject to a HighHeelFaceTurn.
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17	Compare TheMistress, MafiaPrincess, DaddysLittleVillain. Contrast DatingCatwoman when the love interest is on the opposite good/evil side, and UnholyMatrimony where the love interest is a full-blown villain in her own right and presented more as the villain's equal.
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21	!!Examples:
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26	* [[PrincessClassic Princess Charlotte]] from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' is [[SatelliteLoveInterest head over heels]] [[LoveAtFirstSight in love]] with Griffith, who turns into the series BigBad in an [[MoralEventHorizon EPIC WAY]]. Yet [[NaiveEverygirl she still remains in the dark]] about all of the [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter horrific actions he has done]] as well as his true nature. While she's not a big plot device in the story, Charlotte is still of importance to Griffith--not so much as a love interest, but as a MealTicket to the throne of Midland. And holy shit, [[BreakTheCutie does the story break her]].
27	* C.C. in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is ''seen'' as this InUniverse. 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 doesn't care, but C.C. at least attempts to correct Tamaki about this, though he doesn't believe her. In reality, [[SubvertedTrope she doesn't really fit this trope]], having a definite character and ulterior motives beyond helping Lelouch.
28	* Misa Amane from ''Manga/DeathNote'' would be a clearer example. [[KnightTemplar Light]] definitely isn't a [[VillainProtagonist Hero]]. Then again its debatable whether or not she actually counts as his [[MadLove girlfriend]].
29	* ''Literature/DemonKingDaimao'': Played with. Fujiko Etou ''wants'' to be this to Akuto, as becoming the queen to the reigning Demon King is her sole ambition in life. However, Akuto is an AntiAntichrist who despite being destined to be the Demon King [[BadPowersGoodPeople only wants to use his powers for good]].
30	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Depending on your subber or dub, Nico Robin is either explicitly or implied to be Crocodile's bedroom buddy. Considering she still acts similarly, and she seemed far from close with any of the Straw Hat crew (until the Enies Lobby arc, at least), it seems like it's more of an act she learned to put on without actually having any meaning.
31	* Kanae from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. ''Heavily'' deconstructed: her parents barely care about her [[spoiler: and her mom cavorts with her fiance]], it's clear that Akio is only engaged to her to gain control of Ohtori, she's shown as incredibly nervous about their relationship and her dealings with his ''very'' odd younger sister Anthy, [[spoiler: she cracks BADLY once given enough prodding by [[ManipulativeBastard Mikage]] and [[CreepyChild Mamiya]]]], and ultimately [[spoiler: it's implied that Akio and Anthy are slowly poisoning her.]]
32	* Gyokumen Koushu from ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' is the diabolical mistress of the human devouring Gyu-Maoh. Also posing as a main villain throughout the plot for attempts to revive him and bring him back to power.
33	* Kriem is this for Jake Martinez in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''. She believes in his cause (that is, [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals NEXT]] supremacy) and has a power that allows her to help him actively. Bonus points for having a similar visual motif to [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Harley Quinn]].
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37	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is in an [[DomesticAbuse abusive]] [[MadLove relationship]] with ComicBook/{{the Joker}}. It's a connection she can never quite shake off even when ComicBook/PoisonIvy 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 whenever Harley isn't Joker's Dark Mistress, she's Ivy's. In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse it's only after [[spoiler:Joker dies]] that she's finally able to get out of it.
38	* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'': The relationship between Mother Night and the ComicBook/RedSkull. The Skull being who he is, was horribly abusive to her even though she was completely loyal to him.
39	* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The Sisters of Death, aka [[OmnicidalManiac Judge Death]], at least in the past. In the present, they're sort of beyond that stage, considering all three of them are now rotting corpses. In his OriginsIssue, he admits that it was LoveAtFirstSight and that he only spared them execution when the young Judge discovered their crimes because he was already a NightmareFetishist.
40	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
41	** Shriek from Spidey's RoguesGallery is this to her AxeCrazy lover Carnage, even though she has more depth than the usual type.
42	%%** Another example comes from Doc Ock and his lover Stunner.
43	%%** And Norman Osborn and Lily Hollister.
44	* ''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}'': Thanos's love interest is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of [[TheGrimReaper Death]], though [[AboveGoodAndEvil she isn't a villain]].
45	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: The Golden Age series presents an example with "[[CaptainColorbeard Captain Redbeard]]" who secretly serves as the public face of his wife Nifta's criminal organization, with him being knowingly set up to take the fall for her plans and actions while she--until they find themselves facing Wonder Woman--manages to seem like an innocent civilian unaware of her husband's activities despite being the mastermind and actively involved in carrying out her plots.
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49	%%* Miss Tessmacher and Kitty Kowalski from the ''Film/{{Superman\|FilmSeries}}'' movies.
50	%%** To Lex Luthor, not each other.
51	%%* Viper from ''Film/{{Doomsday}}'', her death making Sol even more AxCrazy.
52	%%* Mirage from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''. Does a HeelFaceTurn.
53	* In ''Film/TheBigHeat'', TheDragon's girlfriend starts out as the ditzy type, ignoring her boyfriend's vicious tendencies. Until he turns on her, that is.
54	* Vulnavia in the ''[[Film/TheAbominableDrPhibes Doctor Phibes]]'' movies. Although Phibes (Creator/VincentPrice) isn't really in love with her (he's [[{{Necromantic}} pining for his dead wife]]), she clearly fills this role.
55	* Cara Carozza from ''Film/DrMabuseTheGambler'', but she isn't just a mistress for eponymous Dr. Mabuse; she's also his henchwoman, and resident [[TheVamp vamp]].
56	* ''Film/FaustLoveOfTheDamned'': Good lord, where to begin with M's mistress Claire? She tries to seduce basically anyone in sight and is very clearly a sexual sadist (she proudly calls herself a whore), even torturing the female lead with [[ElectricTorture electroshocks]]. Or as [[WebVideo/DiamandaHagan one reviewer]] described her, "Slutula, Princess Of The Night".
57	* In ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' it's clear Destro wants or even sees {{The Baroness}} as this, but she's having none of it.
58	* In ''Film/Madhouse1974'', film star Paul Toombes (Creator/VincentPrice) plays a character named Dr. Death. Paul is annoyed when the producer insists on giving Dr. Death a pretty assistant, and even more annoyed at how unprofessional the actress (who happens to be sleeping with the producer) is.
59	* Darth Vader ''wants'' Padmé Amidala to [[WeCanRuleTogether be this for him]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', but when she finally realises her husband has turned to the Dark Side, she makes it plain she's [[SubvertedTrope not keen]] on the idea of being his Empress (she fell in love with him while he was still [[FallenHero Anakin Skywalker]] and she even attempts to turn him back to the Light Side). [[NotGoodWithRejection Vader]] [[IfICantHaveYou doesn't take]] [[KickTheMoralityPet this well.]] Tragically, Vader actually [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone deeply regrets]] harming her in a blind rage and is distraught when he is told she died because of him, apparently killing their unborn child too (though we know this [[LukeIAmYourFather isn't actually true]]).
60	* ''Film/VeronicaGuerin''. Despite his infidelity, his possible abuse (he threatens to hit her in one scene, though it's not clear if he has before), and the fact that he's a heroin dealer, drug baron's John Gilligan's wife is clearly quite content with him, as evidenced by the way she smiles as he beats up the titular reporter when she shows up at their house.
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64	* Irma in ''Literature/BulldogDrummond'' is probably this, although she doesn't seem to actually do anything except lounge about on the villain's sofa being glamorous. Irma does more things in the later books, and in the fifth, TheFemaleOfTheSpecies, she becomes the Big Bad in her own right.
65	* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Bellatrix Lestrange is the lover of the BigBad Voldemort. Bellatrix actually has a husband named Rodolphus, but they married out of BlueBlood tradition [[ArrangedMarriage rather than love]], and Rodolphus is [[SatelliteCharacter mentioned only briefly]] in the books and AdaptedOut of the movies. ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'' reveals that [[spoiler:Voldemort and Bellatrix had a daughter named Delphini Riddle]].
66	* ''Literature/LeftBehind'': When Hattie Durham is introduced to BigBad Carpathia, she's extremely enamored of him. She kind of sours on him when he has her put in a women's prison after she gets pregnant (with his child).
67	* Armida in the ''Literature/NightfallSeries'' is the BigBad's lover, and is just as evil as him, if not more so.
68	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Falia Flowers falls for Euron Greyjoy and seems to share some of his sadism, using her position with Euron to get revenge on her father, stepmother and half-sisters, who she claims treated her like dirt for being an illegitimate child. In ''The Winds of Winter'' excerpt, she turns out to be a subversion. [[spoiler:While she wants to be Euron's salt wife [[note]]in the Iron Islands, a man can have a rock wife or principal wife and any number of salt wives[[/note]], she learns the hard way that Euron cares nothing for her: once he gets her pregnant, he cuts her tongue out and ties her to the Silence's prow to die]].
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72	* Harmony in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' took a turn as this after becoming a vampire, dating Spike. She was pretty much TheLoad to his group, and she eventually broke up with him for treating her as an annoying nuisance but got back together with him several times. Her attempts to go [[BigBadWannabe solo as a villain]] were feeble enough that she eventually got an office job instead.
73	* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', Lucy Saxon is an unusual example. She's not just The Master's companion and girlfriend; she's his ''wife''. She insists that she's to stand by him for better or for worse at first, even though he's evil. Later, their relationship becomes more empty. Eventually it becomes clear that the Master doesn't care about her, and even becomes emotionally, physically, and even (it is strongly implied) sexually abusive. By the end, she's well past blind, doe-eyed admiration. In fact, sometimes it seems she ''loathes'' him for how he's broken her spirit. So it's not surprising when [[spoiler: she fatally shoots him, while giving a vacant look.]]
74	* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' featured Danko's mistress, who didn't seem to know he was a villain but broke it off with him when she found out what a complete psycho he is.
75	* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Ramsay Snow has several girlfriends, but his favourite is Myranda, a kennelmaster's daughter at the Dreadfort who he [[ChildhoodFriendRomance grew up around.]] She is just as much as a sadistic psycho as he is; she gleefully helps him torture people and accompanies him while he [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunts down girls he gets bored with]]. She actually persuaded him to kill one girl because she was [[ClingyJealousGirl jealous of her.]] She even hoped that Ramsay would marry her someday, which Sansa Stark mocks her for because she's lowborn and offers him no lands or titles. When she finds out he's intending to marry Sansa, she's not happy, but Ramsay tells her to quit whining because he finds it boring and she [[ImpliedDeathThreat knows what happens to girls who bore him]]. Myranda herself never seems ''that'' intimidated though - Ramsay states that she was one of the few people who was never afraid of him - and they continue their relationship. [[spoiler: After she's killed, Ramsay actually seems a bit upset about it...then orders her body be fed to the dogs so as not to waste good meat, indicating she wasn't really as important to him as she thought]].
76	* GenderFlipped on ''Series/{{Merlin 2008}}'', in which Morgana was calling the shots, and Agravaine was her thoroughly whipped gofer.
77	* ''Series/{{Queenmaker}}'': Ji-yeon. She was Do-hee's assistant who eventually takes her job (head of PR for Eunsung Group) because Ji-yeon doesn't have a drop of conscience--Do-hee quit after she learned that Jae-min raped a woman, who then killed herself. Ji-yeon becomes Jae-min's mistress and partner in evil, going so far as to cover up the evidence showing that actually, the woman Jae-min raped didn't commit suicide, but instead was murdered by Jae-min.
78	* In ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'', [[BeautifulSlaveGirl Kore]] is this to Crassus, the BigBad of Season 3. She herself is not evil and serves as a MoralityPet to Crassus, who genuinely loves her and treats her as an equal, actually seeming to prefer her to his wife (making Kore a [[TheMistress near-literal example]]). [[spoiler: This [[TraumaCongaLine doesn't work out]] [[KickTheMoralityPet so well for her]] in the end, though]].
79	%%* Stefan and Damon were the male versions of this for Katherine when they were human in ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''
80	%%* Reverend Steve Newlin becomes this to EvilOverlord Russell Edgington in Season 5 of ''Series/TrueBlood''
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84	* Polly Peachum in ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. Interestingly, she's the main character and spends much of the play (and the novel) wondering how she got into this situation. It's essentially Marxist commentary on the inability of young women to realize they can live independently of men, and to realize that there's other ways of being financially secure than (a) a criminal life or (b) a life as a sex object. (Later on in the play, Lucy is a straighter example of the trope. She's replaced by Fanny in the novel.)
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88	* Sarevok in ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' has Tamoko, who shows up as the penultimate battle in the game. She can be talked out of it, but canonically she dies during the fight.
89	* A ''very'' rare gender-flipped version of the trope is seen in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': Seifer's entire goal in life is to be a sorceress' Knight (protector/henchman/plaything). He ends up being lured in by the villainess almost instantly, being reduced to her lackey for the rest of the plot. Whether or not there's a sexual element to it is left unexplored. Said sorceress is also his [[spoiler: [[WifeHusbandry foster mother]]. [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Or so it seems.]]]]
90	* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'': Lady Comstock, at first. She took on a new philosophy based on Comstock's religion, where sins are basically raw divinity and must be tempered into virtues. Despite her insane husband planning a campaign of city-razing. It took a while, but eventually the hypocrisy got to her and she called her husband out; BIG mistake.
91	* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Nisha, the girlfriend of Handsome Jack and a tyrant who rules Lynchwood with an iron fist.
92	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem''
93	** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'', Almedha is revealed as the Dark Mistress to the deceased BigBad of ''Path of Radiance'', Ashnard. Fits perfectly in that they were never married, though really she wasn't "together" with him long, as after their child was born and [[spoiler: she lost her powers, he claimed to hold that child hostage to keep her contained, despite the fact that he dumped the child as an orphan long ago. Her son's identity factors heavily into the plot.]]
94	** Princess Ishtar of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]''. As the fiancee of the evil Prince Julius, she fights the protagonists despite a case of [[MyMasterRightOrWrong My Lover Right or Wrong]] and partially knowing Julius, despite caring for her in his {{yandere}} ways, is using her.
95	* Both ''VideoGame/{{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.
96	* Excella Gionne, from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''. The CEO of a major multinational corporation, she is a valid threat in her own right and overlaps with TheBaroness. Unfortunately for her, she made the mistake of attaching herself to [[BigBad Wesker]] and believes that they will rule the world together. The moment she's [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer useful to him]], he deals with her [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder in his usual fashion]].
97	* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' plays this straight in one case and subverts it in another. The straight example is a teenage version in the game's backstory, where [[spoiler:the original Ion]] had Arietta. She was utterly devoted to him, even though he was a NietzscheWannabe with a complete LackOfEmpathy. The subversion is in the main game, where it seems like [[spoiler:Legretta]] is this (specifically the LadyMacbeth kind, since she truly believes in her love's ideals and does whatever she can to further them) but Van Grants is ObliviousToLove.
98	** More to the point, [[spoiler:Legretta only loves [[BigBad Van Grants]] BecauseDestinySaysSo. The Score determined she would fall in love with him; she knows this (and also that he's incapable of loving her back), and hates that she has no control over whom she loves]].
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102	* Alice Evanson in ''Webcomic/EvilPlan''. As the number two to supervillain Dr. Kinesis, their relationship seemed pretty platonic [[spoiler: until he literally took her home to meet the parents]].
103	* In ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'', Betsy Loring is Gen. Howe's mistress.
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107	* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', Gizmatic's wife, the mother of Jobe Wilkins. Whenever Jobe meets a particularly ditzy girl, he may tell her she reminds him of his mother.
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111	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
112	** Averted by Azula. She may be a brilliant [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] and a highly skilled {{Manipulative B\|astard}}itch, but she is too unfamiliar with ''everyday'' social skills to form a relationship. The one guy who could have been closer to her was driven away by her loud declaration of WeCanRuleTogether.
113	** Played with in the relationship between Zuko and Mai. He's former main antagonist (on the cusp of a HeelFaceTurn), and she's the DarkActionGirl who came along on the villainous ride because she was bored and had nothing else to do. In the end, though, she is one of the few positive things Zuko has to turn his back on when he leaves the Fire Nation. They even share a cheesy scene where they both agree how they hate just about everything...except each other.
114	* Although prominent in many Batman comics today, it was in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' that Harley Quinn was introduced as Joker's girlfriend/henchman in an abusive relationship.
115	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' has a {{Gender Flip}}ped example, sort of--female MadScientist Dr. Blight, whose seems to be positively flirting with her computerized [[TheDragon Dragon]], MAL, in many episodes. (They often call each other "MAL baby" and "Doctor Dearest"...)
116	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'': [[EvilTwin Anti-Cosmo]] has Anti-Wanda. It's a slight variation, as the two ''are'' explicitly married.
117	* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}},'' Fox starts out as this to Xanatos, but their relationship quickly evolves into more of an UnholyMatrimony. Their love for each other (and eventually their new baby, Alexander) is a major aspect of their eventual {{Heel Face\|Turn}} ''[[HeelFaceTurn Half]]'' [[HeelFaceTurn Turn]] into an AntiVillain couple.
118	* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' the theme continues with Harley breaking free of the Joker and going solo, a process with a lot of hiccups and ups and downs.
119	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
120	** [[BombThrowingAnarchists The Red Lotus]] is led by [[WarriorPoet Zaheer]], while [[HavingABlast P'Li]] is his girlfriend. The two clearly care about each other, especially since [[spoiler:her death was enough to eliminate his last earthly tether and activate his ability to fly]].
121	** GenderFlipped in the final season: [[TheConqueror Kuvira]] is the BigBad, while [[AntagonisticOffspring Bataar Jr.]] is her fiancé and devoted second-in-command.
122	* Perhaps meant to be parodied on ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb,'' where MadScientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz ''tries'' to get a girlfriend, but it never works out, even when he once met a girl [[UnholyMatrimony as evil as he is]]. He's also divorced [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter with a child]], though his ex-wife apparently never found out what he did for a living.
123	* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', [[DesignatedEvil Plankton]] has a computerized wife named Karen, who serves primarily as a voice of sense he never listens to.
124	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': Dr. Girlfriend. She was previously {{Trope Namer\|s}} for good reason: her character is a keen exploration and {{Deconstruction}}. She is introduced as The Monarch's girlfriend, but it's quickly clear that she's also his HypercompetentSidekick. Other savvy villains question why she's playing second-fiddle when she's fit to be a supervillain in her own right. The answers to that question are discovered as the show progresses and her character develops.
125	** In the past (as revealed by flashbacks and mentions) she has a go at being her own supervillain: Lady Au Pair (with her Murderous Moppets). She is not confident or happy in the leader role, so she tries acting as NumberTwo for others, including Truckules. Eventually she joins Phantom Limb as Queen Etherea, which is where she meets The Monarch.
126	** At one point during Season 2, Dr. Girlfriend and the Monarch break up, and she reunites with her OldFlame Phantom Limb, who has her don the Queen Etherea persona again. We see how [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain ineffectual]] The Monarch is without her beside him as the voice of reason. Dr. Girlfriend doesn't fare much better either, as Phantom Limb reminds her why she left him in the first place: he is a tedious UpperClassTwit who simply wishes to have her prance around his mansion in skimpy outfits, as opposed to The Monarch, who treasures her intelligence and is enthralled by her "heat incarnate". With The Monarch, she is second-in-command; with Phantom Limb, she serves drinks to house guests.
127	** At the end of Season 2 she returns to The Monarch and the two are joined in UnholyMatrimony. She also stands against PsychoEx Phantom Limb after he reveals himself as TheUsurper in The Guild. This raises her VillainCred and erases any doubt that she is equal to The Monarch. She also takes a new name: Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.
128	** In later seasons, her competence is rewarded when she [[spoiler:becomes a councilwoman of the Guild of Calamitous Intent]]. Meanwhile, The Monarch loses his wealth (and with it most of his [[WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys Wonderful Toys]]). Even though later The Monarch [[spoiler:becomes a level 10 Guild Villain (the absolute highest rank that any supervillain could attain)]], Dr. Mrs. The Monarch still outclasses him in power and villainy, but never belittles or disrespects him for it. Instead, she is happy when he works hard enough to improve own his standing in the Guild. Theirs might be the healthiest relationship in the show.
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