Line #44 ComicBook/Natacha


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7	''Natacha'' is a [[FrancoBelgianComics Franco-Belgian]] comic created in 1970 by François Walthéry.
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9	The title character is a SexyStewardess for a fictional airline (BARDAF) whose adventures tend to revolve, fittingly, around commercial aviation.
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11	Her {{Sidekick}} is a bumbling and gaffe-prone male flight attendant named Walter.
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14	!!Provides examples of:
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16	* ActionGirl: Natacha knows how to defend herself and doesn't hesitate to attack if her life is at stake.
17	* BerserkButton: Walter may be a comic relief goofball, but if anyone ever harm Natacha, he'll go into his UnstoppableRage and deliver a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to the one foolish enough to harm her.
18	* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: The 25th-century human rebels against robot rule use vintage weapons from the 20th century, pilfered from museums.
19	* TheCameo: Natacha has made cameos in ''ComicBook/BillyAndBuddy'', ''Doctor Poche'', ''Jeannette Pointu'' and ''Rubine''.
20	* CharacterCatchphrase: Commandant Turbo, who pilots most of the planes Natacha works on, is always saying ''"J'ai déjà vu ça"'' ("I've seen that before"). You know a situation is unprecedented when he admits he has ''not'' seen that before.
21	* ChewToy: Walter.
22	* CreatorCameo: Walthéry appears as himself--along with many other cartoonists of the Dupuis publishing company--in "Les Petits Miquets".
23	* DamselInDistress: Natacha occasionally need rescuing from Walter.
24	* DeceptivelyHumanRobot: With their clothes on, the robots in "Instantanés pour [=CalTech=]" and "Les Machines incertaines" are wholly undistinguishable from human beings. However, perhaps as a hardwired throwback to their distant origins as mere machines, all of them have an On/Off switch in the middle of the back.
25	* DesertIsland: Natacha and Walter are stranded on one for several months following a plane crash in "L'Ile d'outre-monde".
26	* {{Fanservice}}: During the series' run, you'll see Natacha in her undergarments or in a bikini more than once.
27	* TheGeneralissimo: In "Les Nomades du Ciel", a general-like dictator of an unknown country has been toppled in a popular revolution. All because he made some democratic reforms that proved unpopular. Surprisingly, the general is actually reasonable and kind, if a little eccentric.
28	* IdenticalGrandson: Walter's grandfather looked exactly like him when he was the same age, and likewise Natacha's grandmother.
29	* JustFriends: Natacha's relationship with Walter remains stubbornly platonic, even though they behave in all other respects like an old couple.
30	* TheKlutz: Walter is prone to many accident because of his low dexterity score.
31	* LoonyFan: The two bratty little girls in "Les Petits Miquets". They had their rich father abduct their favorite comic book authors and force them to produce an album for each of them. Naturally, they also have a say in the content and demanded a rework more than once.
32	* LostWorld: Natacha and Walter discover a lost valley in Papua New Guinea populated by dinosaurs of various eras and prehistoric mammals.
33	* MarilynManeuver: The album cover of [[http://amazoniebd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/num%C3%A9risation0040.jpg the 20th anniversary issue]] features Natacha both in a MarilynManeuver as well as a ShoutOut to ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer''[='s=] ''The Yellow M''.
34	* MeanwhileInTheFuture: In ''Les machines incertaines'', Walter is sent 500 years to the future while Natacha stays in the 20th century. The plot alternates between them, with captions showing "meanwhile, in the 20th century".
35	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: When tracking down Natacha and Walter, one of Mahmoud Zarrad's soldier fell into a torrent. The mahradjah ordered his men to leave him behind and continue the pursuit. The soldier survived and [[HeelFaceTurn later help our duo escape]].
36	* MoodWhiplash: Natacha and Walter are both trapped abroad an airplane that hops around the globe non-stop. [[ItMakesSenseInContext When Natacha sees Walter dressed in Hawaiian traditional clothes]], she start laughing uncontrollably. Walter calls her out as their situation is dire. Natacha then start crying out of desperation.
37	* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: This happened to Natacha when she was tired and accidentally got out of her hotel room while naked. With no way back inside, she banged on Walter's door for help.
38	* NotQuiteDead: In the end of "L'Ile d'outre-monde", [[spoiler:the evil ape that was pursuing Natacha and Walter get blown away in an explosion and is eaten by sharks. At the very last page, we hear his roar, hinting that he may yet be alive.]]
39	* ObfuscatingStupidity:
40	** In "Un Brin de panique", a terrorist infiltrates the staff onboard the Concorde by pretending to be a klutzy flight attendant.
41	** Walter himself. He may be just a goofy flight attendant, but he once served in the army and knows how to use firearms.
42	* PersonaNonGrata: In "Les Nomades du Ciel", [[TheGeneralissimo a fallen dictator has been exiled from his country.]] As a result, he is forced to roam the world on his private airplane as no country wants him in their territory. Everywhere he goes, the general is only allowed to land for refueling and restock his food supply before been forced out of the country at gunpoint.
43	* RobotReligion: In the 25th century, robots worship Babbage, [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Asimov]], and other prophets of artificial intelligence.
44	* SanDimasTime: When Walter returns from an involuntary trip to the 25th century, his absence has lasted the same amount of time he's spent in the future.
45	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In "Le Treizième apôtre", a goon working for an artifact smuggler decide to leave hastily after Natacha and Walter prove too much for them.
46	* ShoutOut:
47	** in A special strip of ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'' in which Fanny interviews characters from other comic strips, ''Bij Fanny Op Schoot'' has her talking to ''ComicStrip/{{Nero}}'', Cordelia, Natacha, ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'', Cowboy Henk, [[ComicBook/{{Agent 327}} IJzerbroot and Olga Lawina]], ''ComicBook/DeRodeRidder'', ''Series/FCDeKampioenen'' and ''ComicBook/{{Urbanus}}'', among others.
48	** The founder of BARDAF has an uncanny resemblance to French comedian, Creator/LouisDeFunes. His name is also Louis.
49	** In "L'ange blond", Walter has [[NightmareSequence a nightmare]] where he is found guilty of a crime. The jury is composed of [[ComicBook/BillyAndBuddy Bill]], [[ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer Benoit]], [[ComicBook/LeonardLeGenie Léonard]], [[Franchise/{{Tintin}} Thompson & Thomson]], [[ComicBook/TifEtTondu Choc]], [[ComicBook/TheScrameustache Scrameustache]], [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs Papa Smurf]], [[ComicBook/{{Papyrus}} Papyrus]], [[ComicBook/LuckyLuke a Dalton brother]], [[ComicBook/GastonLagaffe Gaston]], [[ComicBook/{{Cubitus}} Cubitus]] and several other characters from various FrancoBelgianComics.
50	** In "L'Épervier bleu", Jane look exactly like Rubine from the series of the same name. Not surprisingly, since both Natacha and Rubine were created by Walthéry.
51	* SexyStewardess: Natacha. She even provides the page image.
52	* SkewedPriorities: [[ItMakesSenseInContext While a young child is under attack from ferocious dinosaurs]], Walter is too busy filming the whole scene with his camcorder. Natacha calls him out as he should have been picking his rifle and start shooting at the predators.
53	* SpoiledBrat: In "Les Petits Miquets", a doting billionaire father indulges his spoiled and bratty daughters by hijacking a planeload of comic book authors, and forcing them at gunpoint to draw a full-length album each for his little darlings. In "Instantanés pour [=CalTech=]", Natacha and Walter have to put up with the spoiled sons of an obnoxious passenger. In both instances, the brats get a good spanking.
54	* SuperDickery: [[spoiler:One album started with Natacha acting like a plane hijacker. She had no choice, as someone has forced her to perform a heist.]]
55	* TimeTravel: "Instantanés pour [=CalTech=]" involves UFO's who turn out to be time-travelling spaceships from the 25th century.
56	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: The robots initially created as servants for humans eventually took over every productive aspect of life, leaving a dwindling human population to live in brainwashed idle bliss.
57	* UnderwaterBase: In "Le Treizième apôtre", relic smugglers have set up a hidden base in the wreck of a [=WW2=]-era submarine.
58	* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The exiled General is based of Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived at Charles De Gaulle airport for 18 years.
59	* WeirdnessMagnet: The pair attract terrorists, pyromaniacs, smugglers, UFO and other weirdos normal flight attendants wouldn't run into in their regular shift and even during their time off.
60	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Walter is dead afraid of spiders. He isn't phased at all by scorpions however.
61	* YankTheDogsChain: At the end of "L'Ile d'outre-monde", Natacha and Walter are finally rescued by a passing ship. [[spoiler:Then the ship, an oil tanker, is set ablaze by a pyromaniac fellow rescuee, and everyone ends up stranded again on the island.]]

Context ComicBook / Natacha