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%%* OlderThanRadio: Milady De Winter in ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers''.
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* In one ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'' strip in ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'', the heroes find what appears to be a little girl lost in the woods and, since little girls lost in the woods in a D&D world are ''always'' shapeshifted monsters or petulent gods, send Nodwick to ask her if there's any way of getting out of this alive. She agrees to let them live in exchange for all their loot, bemoaning that mortals have got wise to the trick. [[spoiler: the final panel reveals that, while she ''is'' a decoy damsel, she's not the kind they think -- she's a LittleMissConArtist [[ExploitedTrope exploiting]] the trope.]]
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* Ava in ''Film/ExMachina''. Caleb comes to see her as a DamselInDistress, but while she is certainly imprisoned and abused she is far less helpless than she lets on – having played this card to convince Caleb to free her. The twist is, [[spoiler:Nathan expects her to do this, as doing so is the ultimate test to see if she can perform the human act of deception]]. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works]].
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* Ava in ''Film/ExMachina''. Caleb comes to see her as a DamselInDistress, but while she is certainly imprisoned and abused she is far less helpless than she lets on – – having played this card to convince Caleb to free her. The twist is, [[spoiler:Nathan expects her to do this, as doing so is the ultimate test to see if she can perform the human act of deception]]. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works]].
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[[caption-width-right:"And as if that wasn't bad enough, [[SkewedPriorities you're not even my type]]!"]]
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* In ''Literature/{{Replica}}'', the evil Annie Perraut was able to fool Andy just by ClarkKenting (as all characters are clones, she ''looks'' like the prisoners). Basically, he wanted a helpless Amy who would see him as her savior, rather than the proud one who was his girlfriend once.
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* In ''Literature/{{Replica}}'', ''Literature/{{Replica|MarilynKaye}}'', the evil Annie Perraut was able to fool Andy just by ClarkKenting (as all characters are clones, she ''looks'' like the prisoners). Basically, he wanted a helpless Amy who would see him as her savior, rather than the proud one who was his girlfriend once.
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* In the HTTYD/Encanto crossover ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly'', the Madrigals fight the Vikings of Berk over the unconscious Hiccup (ItMakesSenseInContext). Mirabel convinces Camilo to do this, with him shifting into Hiccup while she gets the real Hiccup to safety.
* The protagonist of ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'' finds Nylor Truggs in a warehouse, bound and guarded by The Brain and a number of metahuman thugs. Upon going to the rescue, he soon collapses under the influence of the telepathic weapon Truggs was using (disguised as The Brain), and Truggs steals his power ring.
* The protagonist of ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'' finds Nylor Truggs in a warehouse, bound and guarded by The Brain and a number of metahuman thugs. Upon going to the rescue, he soon collapses under the influence of the telepathic weapon Truggs was using (disguised as The Brain), and Truggs steals his power ring.
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* In the HTTYD/Encanto crossover ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly'', the Madrigals fight the Vikings of Berk over the unconscious Hiccup (ItMakesSenseInContext). Mirabel convinces Camilo to do this, with him shifting into impersonate Hiccup while she gets the real Hiccup to safety.
* The protagonist of ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'' finds Nylor Truggs in a warehouse, bound and guarded by The Brain and a number of metahuman thugs. Upon going to the rescue,he Paul soon collapses under the influence of the telepathic weapon Truggs was using (disguised as The Brain), and Truggs steals his power ring.
* The protagonist of ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'' finds Nylor Truggs in a warehouse, bound and guarded by The Brain and a number of metahuman thugs. Upon going to the rescue,
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* ''Anime/CrossAnge'': In Episode 7, Ange receives (thanks to Momoka) a message from her younger sister Sylvia calling for her help. Ange escapes from Arzenal and heads to rescue her, only to find out on arrival it was a trap and her sister was in league with their brother Julio the whole time.
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* In one ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story, the [[SuperheroTeam Apollo Eleven]] rescue a family whose boat capsized in stormy weather off the coast of South Carolina. Unfortunately, it's a ploy by [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Pyramid]] to infiltrate their base with {{Spy Bot}}s and steal their secrets.
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* In one ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story, the [[SuperheroTeam [[SuperTeam Apollo Eleven]] rescue a family whose boat capsized in stormy weather off the coast of South Carolina. Unfortunately, it's a ploy by [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Pyramid]] to infiltrate their base with {{Spy Bot}}s and steal their secrets.
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* In one ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story, the [[SuperheroTeam Apollo Eleven]] rescue a family whose boat capsized in stormy weather off the coast of South Carolina. Unfortunately, it's a ploy by [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Pyramid]] to infiltrate their base with {{Spy Bot}}s and steal their secrets.
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* ''Series/Numb3rs'': One shows up in "Tabu". At first she appears to be kidnapped by an environmental group as leverage against her businessman father, but then she starts shooting up the FBI with the gang and it's revealed that she co-opted the gang as part of a giant tantrum against her father.
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This is when a seeming DamselInDistress is luring the hero in for her own ends, usually by [[TheDulcineaEffect playing on his heroism (and sometimes his lust for her).]] Just about AlwaysFemale. Isn't always regulated to the damsel pulling this, could be the mastermind was a monster and converted them before being reached or just an illusion in general. Compare DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel, FemmeFatale, FalseInnocenceTrick, HoneyTrap, LuringInPrey, WoundedGazelleGambit and LiteralManeater. Also see UsingYouAllAlong.
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This is when a seeming DamselInDistress is luring the hero in for her own ends, usually by [[TheDulcineaEffect playing on his heroism (and sometimes his lust for her).]] Just about AlwaysFemale. Isn't always regulated to Note the damsel pulling this, could doesn't need to be the mastermind was a monster and converted them before being reached behind this, or just an illusion in general.even existant (illusions count). Compare DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel, FemmeFatale, FalseInnocenceTrick, HoneyTrap, LuringInPrey, WoundedGazelleGambit and LiteralManeater. Also see UsingYouAllAlong.
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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': [[spoiler:Zola]]. Apparently helpless, fluttery, bird-brained, and a trouble magnet. In reality, pragmatic, grounded, a con artist, very capable with her gun and at hand-to-hand, and intelligent enough to out-think several players in Der Kastle.
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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': [[spoiler:Zola]]. Apparently [[spoiler:Zola's modus operandi]]. Appears helpless, fluttery, bird-brained, and a trouble magnet. In reality, Actually is a pragmatic, grounded, a grounded con artist, very capable both with her a gun and at hand-to-hand, and intelligent enough to out-think several players in Der Kastle.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Widdershins}}'', Sidney and Harry are tasked [[spoiler: by Sidney's friend with finding his missing assistant. He thinks she's been kidnapped, but she's actually the mastermind behind the evil plot of the day]].
