![]() Spy strips is a glamorous young woman who always plays on the Black and White Spies' sense of chivalry in order to defeat them both. The Grey Spy in Antonio Prohias' Spy vs. ![]() Can lead to a When Harry Met Svetlana plot. Can be averted via The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction. See also Gentleman Thief, Classy Cat-Burglar, Honey Trap, Femme Fatale, The Vamp and Spy Catsuit. Spies Are Lecherous may serve as an example of a gender-inversion of this trope. Much more common is the case where a weak-willed political leader will reveal secrets to an ordinary prostitute who will then reveal it to the press or others, fulfilling the trope retroactively.įinally, one doesn't need to actually get the target to reveal secrets directly photographs or other embarrassing evidence of the encounter can be used to blackmail the target into giving you what you want (the classic Honey Trap). However, this trope is rarely Truth in Television.ĭespite its popularity in media, this trope is not usually Truth in Television for the reason that most political and military leaders know better than to blab state secrets to women they get to know in private company. Lack of self-control + misplaced trust = Loose Lips. The biological basis for this trope is quite sound: orgasm tends to shut off the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for, among other things, controlling behavior and impulses, and even simple kissing releases oxytocin, which is known to make people more trusting. There must clearly be incidences of fraternizing with the enemy as The Mole. This trope however does not apply to women who are merely secret agents. ![]() She can be a member of La Résistance or The Empire, be idealistic, motivated by revenge, or Only in It for the Money and personal gain, as long as it's an attractive female spy, it fits this trope. To qualify as this trope, the character must be a young attractive woman who uses her "charms" (sexual, emotional manipulation, or both) to work in a capacity for espionage specifically under a guise of innocence. Among this image is the concept of a beautiful and irresistible young woman charming male officers into revealing military secrets with her feminine wiles. The same depiction goes for its practitioners. Espionage has long been depicted as a glamorous and exciting profession.
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