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* Parodied with the "Dragging Lady" from an obscure ''Franchise/{{Popeye}}'' comic about his origin, who subverts the EvilIsSexy aspect by being ''[[FatBastard huge]]''.

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* Parodied with the "Dragging Lady" from an obscure ''Franchise/{{Popeye}}'' comic about his origin, who subverts the EvilIsSexy MsFanservice aspect by being ''[[FatBastard huge]]''.
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* Jun Tao from ''Manga/ShamanKing'' started off as one of these, but CharacterDevelopment quickly brought her out of it and into a more typical AnimeChineseGirl with a Dragon Lady's taste in fashion.


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* Parodied with the "Dragging Lady" from an obscure ''Franchise/{{Popeye}}'' comic about his origin, who subverts the EvilIsSexy aspect by being ''[[FatBastard huge]]''.
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* Myca in ''Film/TheCrow'' played by Bai Ling. The boss villain's Asian half-sister, tattooed, sexually depraved, and has a thing about [[EyeScream young girls' eyes]].

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* Myca in ''Film/TheCrow'' ''Film/TheCrow1994'' played by Bai Ling. The boss villain's Asian half-sister, tattooed, sexually depraved, and has a thing about [[EyeScream young girls' eyes]].
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linked to the trope "The Mistress", which seems unlikely to fit


* A PlayedForLaughs version appears in ''Radio/TheNavyLark'' with the recurring villain by the name of TheMistress.

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* A PlayedForLaughs version appears in ''Radio/TheNavyLark'' with the recurring villain by the name of TheMistress."the Mistress".

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** Lady Lotus from ''ComicBook/{{The Invaders|MarvelComics}}''.

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** Lady Lotus from ''ComicBook/{{The Invaders|MarvelComics}}''.Invaders|MarvelComics}}'' and ''Comicbook/TheMarvels''.


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** Lotus Newmark from ''Comicbook/WonderMan'', later {{retcon}}ned to be the same character as Lady Lotus.
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* General Fang, from the Creator/JackieChan version of ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004 Around the World in Eighty Days]]''.

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* General Fang, from the Creator/JackieChan version of ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004 ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldIn80Days2004 Around the World in Eighty 80 Days]]''.
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* Lanhua in ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', an odd example from an Asian work; she's Chinese and part of an EvilIsSexy-based QuirkyMinibossSquad (along with a {{cr|eepyCrossdresser}}ossdressing [[KissOfTheVampire vampire]], a loli IdolSinger, and a [[FashionableEvil Fashionably Evil]] [[HoYay lesbian]] [[MinionShipping couple]]).

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* Lanhua in ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', an odd example from an Asian work; she's Chinese and part of an EvilIsSexy-based a QuirkyMinibossSquad (along with a {{cr|eepyCrossdresser}}ossdressing [[KissOfTheVampire vampire]], a loli youthful IdolSinger, and a [[FashionableEvil Fashionably Evil]] [[HoYay lesbian]] [[MinionShipping couple]]).



* [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is a less ethnically offensive version of this trope. She has a lot in common with traditional Dragon Ladies, being a cruel, {{a|xCrazy}}ggressive, {{manipulative|Bastard}} {{da|ddysLittleVillain}}ughter of the [[BigBad Fire Lord]]. But pretty much everyone in the series is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy Asian or Inuit]], so the stereotype is balanced by plenty of counter-examples. She's not so much a Dragon Lady as just an EvilIsSexy villainess in a world where practically everyone happens to be Asian.

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* [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is a less ethnically offensive version of this trope. She has a lot in common with traditional Dragon Ladies, being a cruel, {{a|xCrazy}}ggressive, {{manipulative|Bastard}} {{da|ddysLittleVillain}}ughter of the [[BigBad Fire Lord]]. But pretty much everyone in the series is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy Asian or Inuit]], so the stereotype is balanced by plenty of counter-examples. She's not so much a Dragon Lady as just an EvilIsSexy a villainess in a world where practically everyone happens to be Asian.
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TheBaroness [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] YellowPeril. The Dragon Lady is characterized by her overt [[EvilIsSexy sexual]] and [[DarkActionGirl physical aggression]], [[DevilInPlainSight untrustworthiness]], and [[InscrutableOriental mysteriousness]]. Probably [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery wears]] a UsefulNotes/{{qipao}}, UsefulNotes/{{kimono}}, or other traditional Asian finery (regardless of her actual ethnicity), often with a dragon ''on it'', and knows [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts martial arts]]. If she carries a weapon, it's usually a concealed stabbing or [[CoolSword slashing]] weapon; {{combat hand fan}}s are a perennial favorite. She is contractually obligated to have legs that would make Music/TinaTurner jealous, to better [[ShowSomeLeg pull off the dress]].

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TheBaroness [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] YellowPeril. The Dragon Lady is characterized by her overt [[EvilIsSexy [[SexyVillainsChasteHeroes sexual]] and [[DarkActionGirl physical aggression]], [[DevilInPlainSight untrustworthiness]], and [[InscrutableOriental mysteriousness]]. Probably [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery wears]] a UsefulNotes/{{qipao}}, UsefulNotes/{{kimono}}, or other traditional Asian finery (regardless of her actual ethnicity), often with a dragon ''on it'', and knows [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts martial arts]]. If she carries a weapon, it's usually a concealed stabbing or [[CoolSword slashing]] weapon; {{combat hand fan}}s are a perennial favorite. She is contractually obligated to have legs that would make Music/TinaTurner jealous, to better [[ShowSomeLeg pull off the dress]].
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TheBaroness [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] YellowPeril. The Dragon Lady is characterized by her overt [[EvilIsSexy sexual]] and [[DarkActionGirl physical aggression]], [[DevilInPlainSight untrustworthiness]], and [[InscrutableOriental mysteriousness]]. Probably [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery wears]] a UsefulNotes/{{qipao}}, UsefulNotes/{{kimono}}, or other traditional Asian finery (regardless of her actual ethnicity), often with a dragon ''on it'', and knows [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts martial arts]]. If she carries a weapon, it's usually a concealed stabbing or [[CoolSword slashing]] weapon; {{combat hand fan}}s are a perennial favorite. Is contractually obligated to have legs that would make Music/TinaTurner jealous, to better [[ShowSomeLeg pull off the dress]].

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TheBaroness [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] YellowPeril. The Dragon Lady is characterized by her overt [[EvilIsSexy sexual]] and [[DarkActionGirl physical aggression]], [[DevilInPlainSight untrustworthiness]], and [[InscrutableOriental mysteriousness]]. Probably [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery wears]] a UsefulNotes/{{qipao}}, UsefulNotes/{{kimono}}, or other traditional Asian finery (regardless of her actual ethnicity), often with a dragon ''on it'', and knows [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts martial arts]]. If she carries a weapon, it's usually a concealed stabbing or [[CoolSword slashing]] weapon; {{combat hand fan}}s are a perennial favorite. Is She is contractually obligated to have legs that would make Music/TinaTurner jealous, to better [[ShowSomeLeg pull off the dress]].
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WTH Casting Agency was renamed to Questionable Casting per TRS. Removing snarky edit.


* A forgettable kids' movie ''Film/{{Alec to the Rescue}}'' cast... [[WTHCastingAgency Nicaraguan Barbara Carrera]] (best known from ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'') in such a role.

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* A forgettable kids' movie ''Film/{{Alec to the Rescue}}'' cast... [[WTHCastingAgency [[QuestionableCasting cast]]... Nicaraguan Barbara Carrera]] Creator/BarbaraCarrera (best known from ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'') in such a role.
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** ComicBook/{{Superboy}} faced an opponent called--wait for it--Lady Dragon, the leader of the Silicon Dragons, who seems to fit in this trope. Like Roulette, the untrustworthiness is somewhat reduced by her obsession with fair play, or as Lady Dragon calls it, "equal measure."
** ComicBook/{{Robin}} foe Lynx, who for bonus points runs a gang called the Ghost Dragons. Her successor in ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' also pretends to be an over-the-top Dragon Lady villainess, but claims to be in actuality an undercover cop from Hong Kong.

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** ComicBook/{{Superboy}} ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} faced an opponent called--wait for it--Lady Dragon, the leader of the Silicon Dragons, who seems to fit in this trope. Like Roulette, the untrustworthiness is somewhat reduced by her obsession with fair play, or as Lady Dragon calls it, "equal measure."
** ComicBook/{{Robin}} ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} foe Lynx, who for bonus points runs a gang called the Ghost Dragons. Her successor in ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' also pretends to be an over-the-top Dragon Lady villainess, but claims to be in actuality an undercover cop from Hong Kong.
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* ''[[https://youtu.be/hJSShnkTcKo Kung Fu Chivalry]]'' for Macintosh computers has a [[AmazonianBeauty muscular]] qipao-wearing femme fatale as its fourth(and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only female]]) boss.
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* ''Anime/TheMysticalLaws'' features Leika Chan, who is [[BigBad Tathagata Killer's]] mysterious right-hand woman. She provides the Godom Empire with advanced weaponry and is almost always shown wearing [[LadyInRed red qipao dresses]] in the scenes featuring her. However, this is subverted by the reveal that [[spoiler:she's actually not Chinese nor from planet Earth, but an alien princess named Theta, who hails from the dying planet Vega; she only aided the Godom Empire in order to find a new home for her people.]]

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