Line #20 Pinball/MataHari

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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mata-hari_9862.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:"The secret map, Baron."]]
3	->Glamorous eye appeal! Sizzling action!
4	-->--''Advertising flyer''
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6	''Mata Hari'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/JimPatla with artwork by Creator/DaveChristensen. it was released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1978, just as the company was switching over from electro-mechanical pinballs to solid state.
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8	Inspired by the RealLife UsefulNotes/MataHari, the game depicts the exotic dancer and spy performing her duties. The pinball backglass shows her lounging in her chambers, handing a small folded map to a gentleman identified only as The Baron. On the playfield, Mata Hari is passing off documents stamped Top Secret, and is featured stepping out from behind a gigantic knife while framed by oversized feathers and snakes. The sides of the cabinet eschew all subtlety, with Hari pointing at a silhouette of the skull and crossbones while preparing to strike with her dagger.
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11	!!The ''Mata Hari'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:
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13	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The RealLife Mata Hari was executed in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, so there's no reason for her to have a dagger with an SS inscription. She is also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking nowhere near as buxom]] as the illustration suggests.
14	* CharacterTitle: ''Mata Hari'' focuses on the German spy Mata Hari.
15	* DiamondsInTheBuff: Mata Hari's primary outfit is a gold-plated ChainmailBikini covered with rubies.
16	%%* EvilRedhead
17	%%* FemmeFataleSpy: Mata Hari has a small dagger discretely clutched in her right hand on the backglass, and is shown holding it on the cabinet sides.
18	%%* FluffyFashionFeathers
19	%%* HoneyTrap
20	%%* NoPlotNoProblem
21	%%* PublicDomainCharacter
22	%%* TheThemeParkVersion: Compared to the real-life figure.
23	%%* TuxedoAndMartini: The Baron on the backglass.

Context Pinball / MataHari