History Main / FlirtyVoicePloy

* ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'' has the titular Ranma frequently using a flirty tone and various [[PaperThinDisguise wigs and costumes]] to try and deceive Ryoga. Ranma once posed as Ryoga's fiance to distract him.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'':

** She does this again, but with Howler this time in "To The Moon and Back," by saying in a somewhat flirty voice that he might want to give his ride a say in the matter while giving him a bedroom eyed look.

This is a trope that can be applied to both genders, but men tend to have a higher failure rate, at least in the realm of fictional works, particularly if they were low on sex appeal to begin with. Once associated with TheVamp and TheTease, these days even a NiceGirl can use the flirty voice to get her way.

** She does this again, but with Howler this time in "To The Moon and Back," by saying in a somewhat flirty voice that he might want to give his ride a say in the matter.

* In WesternAnimation/PJ Masks, Amaya tries to sweet-talk Connor into giving her the extra concert ticket in "Catboy's Tricky Ticket" by saying that she'd loved to help him with his skateboarding tricks any time.

* ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' has the titular Takagi, who will frequently used the teasing voice ploy to distract Nishikata in their ongoing (one-sided) prank war. Interestingy enough, she actually is interested in Nishikata, but she delights in teasing him for his reactions, and counts on him not realizing that there's actually something to her flirting.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''

In manga or comic books this might be indicated by hearts or musical notes in the word balloon.

* In one episode of ''Anime/SpiceAndWolf'', Horo uses a flirty tone to cover her true activities. A group from a rival trading faction are poised right outside of the door to their room at the inn, and they're there with bad intent. Fortunately, Horo's hearing caught them before they could put their plans in motion. She whispers to Lawrence what is going on, then, she throws open the window to facilitate their escape. Knowing that this will alert their foes, she covers it by calling to Lawrence, "Perhaps you should take advantage and admire my body in the moonlight!"

An {{invoked}} form of DistractedByTheSexy, and subtrope to ShowSomeLeg. Compare IHaveBoobsYouMustObey for the more-physical way to get someone's attention. May overlap with HeroicSeductress or HoneyTrap if applied to female archetypes who utilize the flirty voice as one of their seduction methods. If the voice has hypnotic powers, then it's CompellingVoice, though there can be overlap. It can

* ''Small Sacrifices'' has Diane Downs, in custody after being sentenced to three life terms, try to get flirty with one of the deputies in the prison van. Her cooing falls on deaf ears, as the man knows just how depraved and manipulative Diane can be.

->'''Torian Cadera:''' ''(holding the player character at gunpoint)'' Thought you'd be harder to get the drop on.
->'''Female Bounty Hunter:''' ''([Flirt] dialogue option)'' I was just eager to see you again after Dromund Kaas.
->'''Torian:''' ''(starts to lower his blaster)'' You what--?
->'''Female Bounty Hunter:''' ''(grabs his arm and judo-flips him over her shoulder, getting him at gunpoint)'' ''Men...'' Time to tell me what you're doing out here.

--> '''Ryoko''': (coquettish pose) ''Pretty please.''

--> '''Ryoko''': (holding several grocery bags) ''My hands hurt. Carry these for me?''

--> '''Ryoko''': ''Now, now. Don't thrash around. You don't want to smash the eggs.''

* ''[[Anime/RanmaOneHalf Ranma1/2]]'' has the titular Ranma frequently using a flirty tone and various [[PaperThinDisguise wigs and costumes]] to try and deceive Ryoga. Ranma once posed as Ryoga's fiance to distract him.

--> '''Jessica Rabbit''': ''I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.''

---> '''Beckett''': Owe you what?\\
'''Castle''': Whatever I want. (flirty tone) [[HandsomeLech And you know what I want.]] You know '''exactly''' what I want. (whispers in her ear) ''[[BaitAndSwitch Never ever call me "kitten".]]'' (walks off while Beckett bites her lower lip)

---> '''Amy:''' ''Is this really important flirting? Because I feel that I should be higher on the list!''

* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' has grifter Sophie Devereux, who includes a Flirty Voice Ploy in nearly half the characters she plays against the various marks.
** In another episode, Eliot tries to flirt with a police detective to get information that they need. Eliot is usually highly successful with women, but in this instance, it proves to be a case of IncompatibleOrientation, as the detective tells him it would work better if Sophie tried it. Sophie, for her part, seems flattered, and Elliot takes it in stride.

** While the BountyHunter PC is looking for Torian Cadera on Taris, he ambushes them at gunpoint. The female PC has the option to DistractAndDisarm him by flirtatiously telling him they were just eager to see him again after their last meeting--then she grabs his arm the second his blaster is out of line and judo-flips him over her shoulder. "''Men...''"

-->'''Mung''': No thanks, Chowder.\\
'''Chowder''': Pleeease?\\
'''Mung''': No, Chowder.\\
'''Chowder''': ''(turns into a woman, asks seductively)'' ''Pretty please?''\\
'''Mung''': WHAT THE--?!

This is a trope that can be applied to both genders, but men tend to have a higher failure rate, at least in the realm of fictional works, particularly if they were low on sex appeal to begin with.

Once associated with TheVamp and TheTease, these days even a NiceGirl can use the flirty voice to get her way.

In Manga or Comic Books this might be indicated by hearts or musical notes in the word balloon.

Compare IHaveBoobsYouMustObey for the more-physical way to get someone's attention. May overlap with HeroicSeductress or HoneyTrap if applied to female archetypes who utilize the flirty voice as one of their seduction methods.


If the voice has hypnotic powers, then it's CompellingVoice, though there can be overlap. It can

An {{invoked}} form of DistractedByTheSexy, and subtrope to ShowSomeLeg.

This tactic can fail if the recipient is AboveTheInfluence, of an IncompatibleOrientation, or simply isn't interested in them romantically.

---> '''Beckett''': Owe you what?
---> '''Castle''': Whatever I want. (flirty tone) [[HandsomeLech And you know what I want.]] You know '''exactly''' what I want. (whispers in her ear) ''[[BaitAndSwitch Never ever call me "kitten".]]'' (walks off while Beckett bites her lower lip).

--> '''Amy:''' ''Is this really important flirting? Because I feel that I should be higher on the list!''
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' has recurring foe "Saffron" (Not her real name, but the alias she's known by best). In her debut episode, she played TheIngenue and seduced pretty much half the male crew into a trap, and then, [[DepravedBisexual attempts to seduce Inara]] who sees through her act and tells her that her skills are quite good.

-->'''Insti-Gator:''' I... Your eyes... sparkle like... [[ShapedLikeItself sparkling cider]]...
-->'''Polly:''' [[DeadpanSnarker The eyes behind very dark sunglasses, yes]]. Go on, go on.

-->'''Mung''': No thanks, Chowder.
-->'''Chowder''': Pleeease?
-->'''Mung''': No, Chowder.
-->'''Chowder''': ''(turns into a woman, asks seductively)'' ''Pretty please?''
-->'''Mung''': WHAT THE--?!

--> '''Quinn:''' So, call me, Danny.
--> '''Danny:''' Hello? Uh, Quinn?
--> '''Quinn:''' Danny? Is that you?
--> '''Danny:''' Hi! Quinn?
--> '''Quinn:''' Speak up, Danny, I can't hear you.
--> '''Danny:''' Hi! Quinn? It's me, Danny.
--> '''Quinn:''' I've been thinking about you all day. The way your hair falls over your eyes when you laugh. I can't get it out of my head.
--> '''Danny:''' Really?
--> '''Quinn:''' You gotta speak up, Danny. Listen, do you want to come over tonight? My folks went away for the whole weekend.
--> '''Danny:''' Yeah! I mean, um, s-sure, Quinn.
--> '''Quinn:''' Oh, that's okay, Danny, I understand. I'll see if Pete wants to come over.
--> '''Danny:''' But I said...
--> '''Quinn:''' Bye!
--> '''Danny:''' Wait!
--> '''Quinn:''' Click. See what can happen with bad long distance service, Danny?

** During the Imperial Agent prologue, a pirate the PC encounters threatens to blow their cover identity as the mysterious "Red Blade", saying they know the real one. The female Agent can flirt with him to dissuade him from exposing her, leading to an OptionalSexualEncounter.

* In one episode of ''Anime/SpiceAndWolf''Horo uses a flirty tone to cover her true activities. A group from a rival trading faction are poised right outside of the door to their room at the inn, and they're there with bad intent. Fortunately, Horo's hearing caught them before they could put their plans in motion. She whispers to Lawrence what is going on, then, she throws open the window to facilitate their escape. Knowing that this will alert their foes, she covers it by calling to Lawrence, "Perhaps you should take advantage and admire my body in the moonlight!"

This tactic can fail if the recipient is AboveTheInfluence, of an IncompatibleOrientation, or simple isn't interested in them romantically.

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** Series 5, "Victory of the Daleks", Amy strikes up a flirty tone with Bracewell to stir up the human emotions he has, and thus defusing the Oblivion Continuum that the Daleks had installed in their Android creation.
** Inverted in the Series 6 episode, "Day of the Moon". The Doctor is so involved in flirting with River Song that he's forgetting that he's there to rescue Amy and stop The Silence.

* Pretty much the whole point of the Doris Day song "Sentimental Journey". Particularly when she croons "Kiss me once, and kiss me twice, and kiss me once again."
* "Santa Baby" is Eartha Kitt's flirty song trying to get on Santa's "Nice List".

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