History Main / DragonLady

** The [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Robin]] foe Lynx, who for bonus points runs a gang called the Ghost Dragons. Her successor in ''Comicbook/RedRobin'' also pretends to be an over-the-top Dragon Lady villainess, but claims to be in actuality an undercover cop from Hong Kong.

* In the MarvelUniverse:

** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} archenemy Lady Deathstrike plays this so painfully it hurts.

** Yi Yang an immortal Chinese drug lord from the ComicBook/BlackWidow and ComicBook/NickFury story ''Death Duty''. Her arch enemy Night Raven even refers to her as a "the Dragon Lady" at one point.

* Shamelessly parodied as the "Lizard Lady" in ''TheTroubleWithGirls''.

* Anna Sui Hark, from Warren Ellis's ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'', is a rare good version. Like the classic Dragon Lady, she comes off for a long time as morally ambiguous - but is ultimately revealed to be aiding the bad guys solely out of fear of losing everything her father had worked to accomplish.

** Lady Lotus from ''ComicBook/TheInvadersComicBook''.

** Lady Lotus from ''ComicBook/TheInvaders''.

* ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' have the Iron Queen, though current writer Ian Flynn made her a [[TechnoWizard Technomage]] and less a traditional spellcaster.

To maintain an aura of mystery around herself and keep her (usually male) interlocutors guessing, [[ProverbialWisdom she would often speak cryptically]], [[TalksLikeASimile using flowery metaphors]] reminiscent of {{koan}}s. There's also a solid chance that by the time you figure out what she meant, [[YouAreAlreadyDead you would already be dead]] or knocked out unconscious.

[[ValuesDissonance If a Chinese person is calling you this, it's a compliment.]] Dragons are revered as fierce, powerful, wise and sensible beings devoted to caring for those under their charge. And they were the personal symbols of the Emperors, after all.

Contrast AnimeChineseGirl, AsianAirhead. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] a [[TheDragon Dragon]] who is a woman.

* Princess Azula of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is the fantasy equivalent of a Dragon Lady, as the Fire Nation is based on Imperial Japan.

* Princess Azula of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is the fantasy equivalent of a Dragon Lady.

* Princess Azula of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is a less ethnically offensive version of this trope. She has a lot in common with traditional Dragon Ladies, being a cruel, {{a|xCrazy}}ggressive, {{manipulative|Bastard}} {{da|ddysLittleVillain}}ughter of the [[BigBad Fire Lord]]. But pretty much everyone in the series is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy Asian or Inuit]], so the stereotype is balanced by plenty of counter-examples. She's not so much a Dragon Lady as just an EvilIsSexy villainess in a world where practically everyone happens to be Asian.

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* At the end of the movie ''Film/{{Bowfinger}}'', Bobby Bowfinger(Steve Martin) and Jiff Ramsey(Eddie Murphy) star in a kung fu movie called "Fake Purse Ninjas" where Christine Baranski plays a Dragonlady type ordering a horde of ninjas to attack them.

TheBaroness [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] YellowPeril. The Dragon Lady is characterized by her overt [[EvilIsSexy sexual]] and [[DarkActionGirl physical aggression]], [[DevilInPlainSight untrustworthiness]], and {{mysterious|Woman}}[[InscrutableOriental ness]]. Probably [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery wears]] a {{qipao}} or UsefulNotes/{{kimono}} often with a dragon ''on it'' (even if she's not Chinese or Japanese), and knows [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts martial arts]]. If she carries a weapon, it's usually a concealed [[KnifeNut stabbing]] or [[CoolSword slashing]] weapon; folding metal fans are a perennial favorite. Is contractually obligated to have [[ShesGotLegs legs that would make Tina Turner jealous]], to better [[ShowSomeLeg pull off the dress]].

* The [[CatsAreMean Siamese cats]] in Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' exhibit most of these stereotypes during their VillainSong and following WoundedGazelleGambit.

* Yu Han-Sung from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' appears to be this and is quite the scheming [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]]. She is heavily Korean-themed, however she is not presented as sexy, because ''Tower Of God'' just isn't that type of manhwa. [[spoiler: And fifty chapters in you discover that [[DudeLooksLikeALady she... is a he]].]]

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To maintain an aura of mystery around herself and keep her (usually male) interlocutors guessing, [[ProverbialWisdom she would often speak cryptically]], [[SpeaksLikeASimile using flowery metaphors]] reminiscent of {{koan}}s. There's also a solid chance that by the time you figure out what she meant, you would already be dead or knocked out unconscious.

** The villainess Roulette isn't Asian, but is the sort of person who [[ForeignCultureFetish wishes she were]]. She does wear a qipao, has Chinese tattoos (including one of a dragon), wears chopsticks in her hair etc. When it came time for her to appear in an episode of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', she was indeed played by an actress of Asian heritage. Lois even refers to her as a dragon lady! Her outfit she refers to as a 'bigger RedScare than UsefulNotes/ColdWar Russia.'