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Basic Trope:

  • Straight: James is a master spy who frequently has sex on his missions.
  • Exaggerated: James had bedded every adult who wasn't related to him.
  • Downplayed: James is a handsome.
  • Justified: James sleeps with people to get information relevant to his mission.
  • Subverted: James is talked up, but he is rather ugly when he is actually seen.
  • Double Subverted: It turns out he's a Kavorka Man.
  • Gender-Inverted: Jane is a beautiful spy who enjoys bedding her allies.
  • Inverted:
    • James is a very ugly man who can't seduce anyone but is nonetheless a fantastic spy.
    • James is very handsome but couldn't flirt to save his life.
  • Parodied:
    • James is a retired spy and a Dirty Old Man.
    • James is a prankster who likes tricking women and men (usually criminals) into stripping or exposing themselves in public.
  • Averted: ???
  • Defied: James is a one-partner man (or asexual) and absolutely refuses to have any sexual relationships in his missions, even if that means quitting the very second someone proposes this.
  • Zig-Zagged: Alice flirts with James while on mission, but he turns her down...but when Bob tries it on, James is much more receptive...but Bob discovers James is only flirting with him to get close to his friend Donna, the Big Bad...but once Donna is defeated, James shows up on Bob's doorstep with flowers...
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: ???
  • Played for Laughs: ???
  • Played for Drama: James' philandering is to cover up his Dark and Troubled Past of Abusive Parents, being molested and the death of his beloved wife.
  • Played for Horror: James is a Serial Rapist who uses his charm, spy skills and government connections to avoid punishment.
  • Implied: ???
  • Unparodied: ???
  • Untwisted: ???
  • Deconstructed: James' escapades make him look like a creep.
  • Reconstructed: James is a Chivalrous Pervert who always seeks consent and is protective of his partners.

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