Lanhua in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch, an odd example from an Asian work she's Chinese and part of an Evil Is Sexy-based Quirky Miniboss Squad (along with a crossdressing vampire, a loli Idol Singer, and a Fashionably Evil lesbian couple).

One of these shows up in Darker than Black's interquel OVA, with the added bonus of being a Gravity Master who takes down the seriously badass hero without breaking a sweat.

Unlike many examples, however, she doesn't use her feminine wiles to get at her target, preferring to work with her all-female Battle Harem.

Quanxi of Chainsaw Man is the most sexual of the assassins hired to go after Denji.

A far more Ax-Crazy version is Liang Qi from Canaan.

A Taiwanese assassin who wears qipao and talks in pidgin English (or Japanese depending.) Don't underestimate her because of that if you value your life. Not to be confused with an anthropomorphic female dragon, or a ' Dragon' who is a woman. And they were the personal symbols of the Emperors, after all.Īlso sometimes overlaps with Daddy's Little Villain, especially if the Dragon Lady turns out to be the daughter of a Chinese opium king or corrupt leader.Ĭontrast Anime Chinese Girl, Asian Airhead.

Dragons are revered as fierce, powerful, wise and sensible beings devoted to caring for those under their charge. If a Chinese person is calling you this, it's a compliment. This trope has a very specific look and feel. Nor is it the same thing for a woman of any background to simply be called 'Dragon Lady' just because she's overbearing.

However, please note that just because a villainess is Asian (especially in non-Asian works) doesn't mean she's automatically a Dragon Lady. The Dragon Lady overlaps heavily with The Vamp, the Femme Fatale, and The Baroness, but is set apart by her level of stereotypical Asianness. There's also a solid chance that by the time you figure out what she meant, you would already be dead or unconscious.

To maintain an aura of mystery around herself and keep her (usually male) interlocutors guessing, she would often speak cryptically, using flowery metaphors reminiscent of koans. Is contractually obligated to have legs that would make Tina Turner jealous, to better pull off the dress. If she carries a weapon, it's usually a concealed stabbing or slashing weapon combat hand fans are a perennial favorite. Probably wears a qipao, kimono, or other traditional Asian finery (regardless of her actual ethnicity), often with a dragon on it, and knows martial arts. The Dragon Lady is characterized by her overt sexual and physical aggression, untrustworthiness, and mysteriousness. note You mean the 'Blind Idiot' Translation?

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