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''Executive Assistant Iris'', written by David Wohl, is comic book from Aspen MLT (publisher of ComicBook/{{Fathom}}) released in 2009. Entire comic series detailed the titular character named Iris who worked as an [[BodyguardBabes Executive Assistant]], who specialized in espionage and assassination along with being a bodyguard.

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''Executive Assistant Iris'', written by David Wohl, is comic book from Aspen MLT (publisher of ComicBook/{{Fathom}}) released in 2009. Entire comic The series detailed the adventures of the titular character named Iris who worked as an [[BodyguardBabes Executive Assistant]], who specialized in espionage and assassination along with being a bodyguard.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Majority of the employers, especially Mr. Ching, are not known to be moral and will do anything to maintain their power.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Majority The majority of the employers, especially Mr. Ching, are not known to be moral and will do anything to maintain their power.



* DentedIron: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks.

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* DentedIron: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able to injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks.
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* AcademyOfEvil: The Academy trained Iris and other impoverished girls in [[TrainingFromHell rigorous and brutal training]] in order to create security agents with fine etiquette. [[spoiler: They also made lackluster-but-attractive trainees as underage prostitutes and concubines]].

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* AcademyOfEvil: The Academy trained Iris and other impoverished girls in [[TrainingFromHell rigorous and brutal training]] in order to create security agents with fine etiquette. [[spoiler: They also made lackluster-but-attractive [[spoiler:Lackluster-but-attractive trainees as were made into underage prostitutes and concubines]].



* TheUnfettered: As Iris demonstrated in her monologues, the Executive Assistants are trained to show no hesitation in eliminating their targets. [[spoiler: One example being one of Mr. Ching employees who was assassinated by a poison even if Iris overheard him spending time with his wife and daughter.]]

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* TheUnfettered: As Iris demonstrated in her monologues, the Executive Assistants are trained to show no hesitation in eliminating their targets. [[spoiler: One example being one of Mr. Ching Ching's employees who was assassinated by a poison even if poisoned despite Iris having overheard him spending time with his wife and daughter.]]
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* DangerouslyShortSkirt: While dressed in her secretary outfit, Iris wears a business skirt that only covers up to her mid-thigh.

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* ActionGirl [=/=] DarkActionGirl: While the Executive Assistants are capable fighters, their nature of employment to CorruptCorporateExecutive and TheDon tend to make them less-moral.



* DarkActionGirl: While the Executive Assistants are capable fighters, their nature of employment to CorruptCorporateExecutive and TheDon tend to make them less-moral.



* DentedIron: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks.



* RealityEnsues: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks.
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* DangerouslyShortSkirt: While dressed in her secretary outfit, Iris wears a business skirt that only covers up to her mid-thigh.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Just look at the page image. She often wears a business suit with short pencil skirt, playing up the SexySecretary trope, and as a trained assassin she can naturally kick ass with the best of them.
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* RealityEnsues: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay in badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks from amateurs.

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* RealityEnsues: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay in badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks from amateurs.attacks.
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* RealityIssues: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay in badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks from amateurs.

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* RealityIssues: RealityEnsues: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay in badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks from amateurs.
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* RealityIssues: No matter how strong, skill and fast Iris is, she can't stay in badass forever since age and the injuries she has throughout the series will affect her performance. By the 2018 storyline, Iris realizes she might be past her prime after an amatuer kidnapper was able injure her with a throwing knife when she would normally avoid such attacks from amateurs.
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* AcademyOfEvil: The Academy trained Iris and other impoverished girls in [[TrainingFromHell rigorous and brutal training]] in order to create security agents with fine etiquette. [[spoiler: They also made lackluster-but-attractive trainees as underage prostitutes and concubines along with the fact that the owner already build another one]].

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* AcademyOfEvil: The Academy trained Iris and other impoverished girls in [[TrainingFromHell rigorous and brutal training]] in order to create security agents with fine etiquette. [[spoiler: They also made lackluster-but-attractive trainees as underage prostitutes and concubines along with the fact that the owner already build another one]].concubines]].
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* AcademyOfEvil: The Academy trained Iris and other impoverished girls in [[TrainingFromHell rigorous and brutal training]] in order to create security agents with fine etiquette. [[spoiler: They also made lackluster-but-attractive trainees as underage prostitutes and concubines along with the fact that the owner already build another one]].


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* CorporateWarfare: Majority of the stories in the comics involve espionage, assassination, and extortions between corporations and syndicates with Executive Agents being the main conductor of these actions.


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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Mr. Ching died at the hand of vengeful Iris for killing her lover and breaking their loyalties.]]


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** NotSoStoic: Iris later fell in love with Dennis Rucker, [[spoiler: who turned out to be an undercover agent along with conflicting loyalty with Mr. Ching. Sadly, Dennis was killed and set Iris on RoaringRampageOfRevenge]].

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''Executive Assistant Iris'', written by David Wohl, is comic book from Aspen MLT (publisher of [[ComicBook/Fathom]]) released in 2009. Entire comic series detailed the titular character named Iris who worked as an [[BodyguardBabes Executive Assistant]], who specialized in espionage and assassination along with being a bodyguard.

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[[caption-width-right:325:Bodyguard. Assassin. The Executive Assistant is all of the above rolled into one.]]
''Executive Assistant Iris'', written by David Wohl, is comic book from Aspen MLT (publisher of [[ComicBook/Fathom]]) ComicBook/{{Fathom}}) released in 2009. Entire comic series detailed the titular character named Iris who worked as an [[BodyguardBabes Executive Assistant]], who specialized in espionage and assassination along with being a bodyguard.



* ActionGirl [=/=] DarkActionGirl: While the Executive Assistants are capable fighters, their nature of employment to CorruptCorporateExecutive and TheDon tend to make them less-moral.



* DirtyOldMan: Mr. Ching is old enough to be Iris' father, yet he still showed his lust towards her in "bedtime".
* DragonLady: Iris's nationality as a Chinese woman emphasized this trope with her seductive beauty and combat training.



* SilkHidingSteel: One of the traits as an Executive Assistant is to show cultural sophistication that hide their more deadly skills in combat.

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* SensualSpandex: Her combat outfit tends to be form fitting SpyCatsuit.
* SilkHidingSteel: One of the traits as an Executive Assistant is to show a cultural sophistication that hide hides their more deadly skills in combat.combat.
* TheUnfettered: As Iris demonstrated in her monologues, the Executive Assistants are trained to show no hesitation in eliminating their targets. [[spoiler: One example being one of Mr. Ching employees who was assassinated by a poison even if Iris overheard him spending time with his wife and daughter.]]
* TykeBomb: All of the Executive Assistants are recruited from children, even up to infants, who would be trained in fighting and social etiquettes.
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* CorrupteCorporateExecutive: Majority of the employers, especially Mr. Ching, are not known to be moral and will do anything to maintain their power.

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* CorrupteCorporateExecutive: CorruptCorporateExecutive: Majority of the employers, especially Mr. Ching, are not known to be moral and will do anything to maintain their power.
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''Executive Assistant Iris'', written by David Wohl, is comic book from Aspen MLT (publisher of [[ComicBook/Fathom]]) released in 2009. Entire comic series detailed the titular character named Iris who worked as an [[BodyguardBabes Executive Assistant]], who specialized in espionage and assassination along with being a bodyguard.
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* BodyguardBabes: Executive Assistants are highly trained and well-endowed women trained from childhood to act as protector and saboteur.
* CorrupteCorporateExecutive: Majority of the employers, especially Mr. Ching, are not known to be moral and will do anything to maintain their power.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Iris grew up in a slum before the academy took her in. Unfortunately, the Academy happened to provide TrainingFromHell that broke her and her fellow recruits to be molded as cold-blooded bodyguards who would obey their employers.
* FemmeFatale: Iris and Executive Assistants are generally attractive-looking assassin/spy/bodyguards who are also known to seduce their targets.
* MsFanService: Iris seems to provide an eye catcher for the audience.
* SilkHidingSteel: One of the traits as an Executive Assistant is to show cultural sophistication that hide their more deadly skills in combat.

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