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This sudden rush of hormones and pheromones is generally due to the fact that TheVamp is the episode's BigBad and is [[TheVamp using the good guys' sex drives]] to distract them from her dastardly plan.

* On ''TrueBlood'', Maryann has this effect on everyone around her. [[spoiler:She's a maenad, a follower of Dionysus, and almost a god in her own right.]] She uses the orgies she creates around her to disguise her real intention: [[spoiler:bringing Dionysus into physical form]].

* On ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice,'' [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Bee]] has the power to control "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar most men and some women]]." WordOfGod confirms that this basically means its based on sexual attraction.

* In the ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' episode "Hathor", a Goa'uld who has taken over the role of the Egyptian goddess of [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll Fertility, Music, and Inebriation]] finds her way into SG-1's base and turns every man there into crush-addled slave via [[LoveIsInTheAir some unknown brew of pheromones and other stuff]] before using [[CunningLinguist Daniel]]'s DNA (and by "using Daniel's DNA," we mean "making him have sex with her while under her mind control gas," and no, it [[RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale wasn't okay]].) to father her children.

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* Alisha on ''{{Misfits}}'' has this as her superpower; she's able to drive anyone she touches into a state of lust. This is treated as BlessedWithSuck, though, as she can't even carry on a proper relationship with her boyfriend unless she wants to risk things entering rape territory.
* ''StarTrekEnterprise''. The famous Orion slave girls make an appearance, and are somehow able to give all the Earth women headaches and all the men hard-ons. Later the Orion captain admits that actually men like him are the slaves, to these women. Fortunately MindLinkMates T'Pol and Trip are immune and so help take back the ship.

* ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' had Ilia, a Deltan who emits sexual pheromones that can create reactions in other species.

* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', vampires of the White Court can have this effect on humans in proximity. Whether or not they can ''control'' it is another matter entirely. Thomas in particular has a lot of trouble simply holding down a job, since he keeps getting assaulted by the amorous attentions of his coworkers, at which point the DoubleStandard kicks in and he gets fired because his bosses assume ''he'' started it. Their blood has a similar effect, "disabling" a pair of Harry's werewolf allies after they attack her.

* [[AllThereInTheManual According to the backstory,]] [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Makai]]'s succubi, including Morrigan and Lilith, are able to magically generate intense and spontaneous lust in mortal humans (though how much this is magic and how much of them being sexy HornyDevils in {{Stripperiffic}} outfits is up for debate). [[DeathBySex Also, their bodily fluids cause instant death.]]

* More than twice on ''{{Torchwood}}'' there has been an alien from outer space which causes everyone (or at least most of the cast) to have sex.
** Not that they really need the help.

This sudden rush of hormones and pheromones is generally due to the fact that the hot chick is the episode's BigBad and is [[TheVamp using the good guys' sex drives]] to distract them from her dastardly plan.

* Captain Jack Harkness of 'Doctor Who' and 'Torchwood' is a walking talking immortal version of this trope.

* In ''[[H2G2/{{ptitleupr5ogkn}} So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish]]'', the mythical Fuolornis Fire Dragons are said to have had this effect:

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You're in a ScienceFiction and/or military universe. An extraordinarily [[EvilIsSexy hot chick]] shows up. Your base is now in complete disarray because everybody is suddenly trying to do the horizontal lambada, NudgeNudge.

* [[AllThereInTheManual According to the backstory,]] [[{{Darkstalkers}} Makai]]'s succubi, including Morrigan and Lilith, are able to magically generate intense and spontaneous lust in mortal humans (though how much this is magic and how much of them being sexy HornyDevils in {{Stripperiffic}} outfits is up for debate). [[DeathBySex Also, their bodily fluids cause instant death.]]

* ''[[H2G2/{{ptitleupr5ogkn}} So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish]]'':

** This troper always assumed it was {{Take that}} against {{Dragonriders of Pern}}

* As mentioned above, people do get "in the mood" during dragon mating flights in the {{Dragonriders of Pern}} series. All dragons have vast psychic power so during a mating flight their feelings influence anyone near them. This fact of life is why Weyrfolk have such a relaxed attitude towards sexual relations; it's unreasonable to expect people to remain chaste until marriage when they are frequently exposed to a LivingAphrodisiac over the course of their lives.

You're in a ScienceFiction and/or military universe. An extraordinarily [[EvilIsSexy hot chick]] shows up. Your base is now in complete disarray because everybody is suddenly trying to do the horizontal lambada, IfYouKnowWhatIMean.

This trope is when LoveIsInTheAir is caused by the presence of an alien or fantastic creature, and works like a more passive version of AliensMadeThemDoIt. It's generally a first-season ploy by sci-fi shows to get ratings through sex. Can also be {{Fanservice}}.

* StarTrekTheMotionPicture had Ilia, a Deltan who emits sexual pheromones that can create reactions in other species.
** Also: like, twenty other StarTrek examples. Seriously, it runs on this stuff.

* ''StarTrekEnterprise''. The famous Orion slave girls make an appearance, and are somehow able to give all the Earth women headaches and all the men hard-ons. Later the Orion captain admits that actually men like him are the slaves, to these women. Fortunately T'Pol and Trip due to their own psychic love bond are immune and help take back the ship.

* StarTrekTheMotionPicture had Ilia, a Deltan who emits sexual pheromones that can create reactions in other species.

* StarTrekTheMotionPicture had Ilia a Deltan who emits sexual pheromones that can create reactions in other species.

* In the ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' episode "Hathor", a Goa'uld who has taken over the role of the Egyptian goddess of [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll Fertility, Music, and Inebriation]] finds her way into SG-1's base and turns every man there into crush-addled slave via [[LoveIsInTheAir some unknown brew of pheromones and other stuff]] before using [[CunningLinguist Daniel]]'s DNA (and by "using Daniel's DNA," we mean "making him have sex with her while under her mind control gas," and no, it [[RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale wasn't okay]].) to father her children. She's the one pictured above, by the way.

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* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', vampires of the White Court can have this effect on humans in proximity. Whether or not they can ''control'' it is another matter entirely. Thomas in particular has a lot of trouble simply holding down a job, since he keeps getting assaulted by the amorous attentions of his coworkers, at which point the DoubleStandard kicks in and he gets fired because his bosses assume ''he'' started it.

* In the ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' episode "Hathor", a Goa'uld who has taken over the role of the Egyptian goddess of [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll Fertility, Music, and Inebriation]] finds her way into SG-1's base and turns every man there into a sex addict via pheromones, before using [[CunningLinguist Daniel]]'s DNA to father her children. She's the one pictured above, by the way.

* Several characters in Marvel comics have this is a main or secondary power. Including an alien love God named Eros and Wolverine's son Daken. There's also Jessica Drew's Spiderwoman.

* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', vampires of the White Court can have this effect on humans in proximity. Whether or not they can ''control'' it is another matter entirely. Thomas in particular has a lot of trouble simply holding down a job, since he keeps getting assaulted by the amorous attentions of his coworkers.