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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' marks the debut appearance of Krystal, a scantily-clad NubileSavage[=/=]JunglePrincess with a {{Sexophone}} theme. In later games, she ditches her tribal clothing for a more futuristic, [[SensualSpandex form-fitting outfit]] that ''really'' draws attention to her chest.

* In ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'', Carmelita Fox is the series's MsFanservice, her signature look being a midriff-showing outfit, and eventually wears a miniskirt showing off her legs in the fourth game.

* In the furry comic ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'', foxes are stereotyped as, to put it lightly, sluts. The fox couple of the original cast, Richard and Anne, certainly are horny enough to justify the stereotyping. Worldbuilding filler strips show that it's actually a pretty successful survival strategy in a multi-species society, as despite only going into heat once a year and being incompatible with other species[[note]]which prevented them from being diluted into oblivion like wolves[[/note]], they're the most populous species on Earth and occupy many positions in politics.

* The main plot of ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}'' is about a kitsune [[HumanDisguise disguised as a schoolgirl]] who falls in love with a {{Celibate|Hero}} SecondYearProtagonist who's very shy, which gets him into trouble whenever he's around her, as she's very flirtatious and sexual towards him (bordering on {{hentai}} in certain scenes).

* ''TabletopGame/KitsuneOfFoxesAndFools'' has the players as fox spirits playing tricks on humans guilty of one or another of the SevenDeadlySins, including Lust. Saski and Sareiko in particular get bonuses for tricks on Lusty fools, while their son Kenji has to go for Lust if possible (regardless of [[AnythingThatMoves their target's gender]]).

* ''Webcomic/{{Zoophobia}}'': Fabian the fox is a suave, sultry [[TheCasanova Casanova]] and former NewAgeRetroHippie with a [[ReallyGetsAround wildly adventurous past]]. He doesn't give much of a damn if the person he's seducing [[AnythingThatMoves isn't even the same species as him]], and he gladly hits on the resident TokenHuman multiple times throughout the comic.

* Fiona Fox in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' is an attractive fox who is first seen in a LeotardOfPower with short shorts, then in a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] [[HellBentForLeather leather]] outfit [[EvilCostumeSwitch after turning evil]].

* ''VideoGame/BrutalPawsOfFury'': Foxy Roxy -- [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only playable female character]] -- is a curvy anthropomorphic vixen who wears tight shorts and a form-fitting tank top that [[BareYourMidriff leaves her stomach exposed]], and is the fighter with the least {{Gonk}}ish design of the entire cast of {{Funny Animal}}s.

* In ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'', Carmelita Fox is the series's MsFanservice, her signature look being a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-showing outfit]], and eventually wears a miniskirt showing off her legs in the fourth game.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'': Governor Diane Foxington is a beautiful anthropomorphic vixen with a sultry voice and curvy figure, which is better emphasized in her [[spoiler:Crimson Paw]] outfit. She's also an incredible dancer and enjoys [[TheTease teasing]] Mr. Wolf once they warm up to each other.

* Subverted with Aldonza in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27736435 Zero Context: Taking Out the Trash]]''. While a fox caninoid, and certainly appealing if her comment of "I'm the girl who wakes up pups in the morning with sugar drink ads" is anything to go by, she's hardly fanservice-y. When asked to effect a SexyWalk to the tune of [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends POP/STARS,]] her attempt at sounding seductive only succeeds in getting her closest friend to bust a gut laughing, and she quickly gives up the act.

* A staple of Creator/ShoShibamoto's works; any vulpine FunnyAnimal will almost always be a slender, attractively-drawn vixen who [[MsFanservice provides most of the fanservice]], depicted with either [[BuxomIsBetter big breasts]], revealing outfits, or both.

* ''VisualNovel/ThePiratesFate'', being set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, features a number of beautiful fox women. Notably, whenever someone is [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting transformed]] into one it usually features a certain type of [[BuxomIsBetter beauty upgrade]] that is sometimes commented on. Queen Nakhta is one already, particularly with her borderline CleavageWindow.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-953 SCP-953]], a "Polymorphic Humanoid". SCP-953 is a kumiho, a nine-tailed fox that can take the shape of a beautiful Korean woman and influence people's minds with {{Telepathy}} and the power of suggestion. She's also a SerialKiller who often pretends to be a [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]] to lure victims before [[IAmAHumanitarian eating their livers]].

* In ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'', Carmelita Fox is the series's MsFanservice, her signature look being a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-showing outfit]], and eventually wears a miniskirt [[ShesGotLegs showing off her legs]] in the fourth game.

But when they aren't being portrayed as sneaky, thieving scoundrels, these animals have a major association with another specific, yet entirely different set of characteristics in fiction: attractiveness, sexuality, and feminine beauty. The result is that whenever there is a fox in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals -- or a character with [[AnimalMotifs fox motifs]] in a work where animal motifs are commonplace -- they will more likely than not be the most attractive and/or sexualized character in the work, often with a flirtatious, seductive and/or promiscuous personality. As the title implies, many examples tend to be [[MsFanservice female]] more often than male, but it is also possible to find a fair number of male examples.

The exact origins of this AnimalStereotype are yet unclear. However, there are generally two main influences behind it. The first has to do with everyday slang; in the English language, the word "fox" and "vixen" are figuratively used to describe any person who is particularly attractive or sexy, the latter referring specifically to a female HeadTurningBeauty. This creates a massive potential for a VisualPun when the work features a fox character, and one often too clever for creators to pass up. Meanwhile, the second influence comes from how vulpines, compared to the rest of the canid family, tend to be considered "feminine" animals thanks to their lean appearance, graceful mannerisms, and seemingly dignified demeanor. Not to mention their puffy tails, which can easily bring to mind the image of [[PrettyInMink a beautiful woman in a fur coat]]. This puts foxes in an uncannily similar situation to cats, another family of animals which are [[SexyCatPerson widely sexualized in fiction for the same reasons]]. [[note]] Indeed, foxes are often regarded as oddly cat-like canids, with one {{memetic|Mutation}} way of describing them being "cat software running on dog hardware."[[/note]]

* ''Anime/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'': The titular character's last name, Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, is French for "fox," and is thus a {{bishonen}} whose stunning beauty is likened to that of a gemstone.

* [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. [[spoiler:The Dark Lord Ninetails]] isn't really a looker themselves, being "just" [[spoiler:a nine-tailed fox]], but their disguise as [[spoiler:the priestess Rao]] ''is'' considerably busty, with AbsoluteCleavage abound; [[spoiler:Ninetails's "Evil Rao" guise]] also retains the fanservicey design, plus the addition of [[spoiler:a fox mask]].

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* In Pakistani film ''The Donkey King'', EvilChancellor Fitna [[note]]an Arabic word that can mean "temptation", "trial", or "captivation"[[/note]] is a vixen who favors tight-fitting clothes.

* ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': Crimson Fox -- the shared superhero identity of Vivian and Constance d'Aramis -- has this as her main motif; a gorgeous, fox-themed HeroicSeductress in SensualSpandex who manipulates men using a combination of her own [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey sex appeal]] and the ability to produce [[CharmPerson pheromones]]. Vivian in particular also has a [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench thick French accent]] to top it off.

* One of the marriageable characters in ''VideoGame/HarvestTown'' is Foxy, a centuries-old [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] who wears a [[CleavageWindow revealing, low-cut dress]] and is the sultriest of all the bachelorettes.
* One of the DLC girls in ''VideoGame/CrushCrush'' is Suzu, a [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] represented as a LittleBitBeastly girl with fox ears and a tail. Once she overcomes her ShrinkingViolet tendencies at higher relationship levels, she frequently flirts with Marshmallow and can be romanced like any of the girls.

* ''Webcomic/IslaAukate'': Overlord [[SpeciesSurname Fox]] provides a fair bit of the series' fanservice, and there's hints her MysteriousPast included some time in a [[https://overlordcomic.com/archive/default/pages/758 burlesque show.]]

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* ''WebAnimation/ChiknNuggit'': Slushi is a platonically pretty version of this trope. Whereas the rest of the CivilizedAnimal characters are small, pudgy critters with neotenous designs, Slushi is a [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife light-blue vixen]] with a [[NonStandardCharacterDesign far more slender frame]] and an elegant, feminine appearance, whose beauty mesmerizes the series's two main characters in her debut short. However, she lacks the usual personality traits associated with the trope, and is instead characterized as a dorky GenkiGirl with geeky hobbies.
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* The {{mascot}} of the anime-themed Website/YouTube channel ''WebVideo/LostPause'' is a beautiful, busty fox girl named Lily who is usually depicted in a belly-baring halter top.

* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'': Katie Dodd is a vixen and an AdventurerArchaeologist who is depicted as a HumanoidFemaleAnimal, being far more feminine-looking than Rebeccaa Cunningham with her red FurryFemaleMane, more prominent eyelashes, and red lipstick.

* ''WesternAnimation/NewLooneyTunes'': Claudette Dupri is a vixen and an international spy with FemmeFatale tendencies, whose design features [[HartmanHips wide hips]] and a SpyCatsuit with a furred collar.
* Vixen from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', while not a fox, does have many AnimalMotifs and is jaw-droppingly gorgeous.

For this trope's feline equivalent, see SexyCatPerson; it is not uncommon for both tropes to appear in a work simultaneously because of the reasons mentioned above. See also SnakesAreSexy and SeductiveSpider for more examples of specific animals being interpreted as sexy. Not related to SilverFox, which is about attractive-looing old people, although that trope's name also comes from the association between foxes and good looks. A subtrope of FoxFolk.

The association between vixens, sexuality, and femininity is stronger in East Asian countries such as Japan, albeit for somewhat different reasons. The {{Kitsune}} and its cultural counterparts share a reputation as {{Shapeshifting Seducer}}s who tempt mortals by transforming into beautiful women (or [[{{Bishonen}} handsome pretty boys]]), and women with pointed chins and slanted eyes forming a "V" -- often called "kitsune-faced" -- are regarded as sexy in Japan. Because of this, there is frequently significant overlap between portrayals of kitsune and this trope.

* Invoked with ''Manga/LoveHina'''s character Mitsune Konno, the elder girl of Keitaro Urashima's UnwantedHarem, who's known for being flirtatious with men, especially Keitaro himself. Because of this, the word play, and the fact that she [[EyesAlwaysShut rarely opens her eyes]], she has the PunnyName of "Kitsune", and is shown in SuperDeformed mode and {{fanart}}s alike with fox ears and tail.

* Discussed in ''Series/TeenWolf'', when Lydia tries to encourage [[{{Kitsune}} Kira]] to use her sex appeal as part of the Pack's latest scheme.

* OlderThanTheyThink: The Chinese ''huli jing'' and its Japanese and Korean counterparts, the ''{{kitsune}}'' and ''kumiho'' respectively, are fox spirits known for being classic [[TheTrickster Tricksters]] who mess with mortals ForTheLulz, including [[ShapeshiftingSeducer disguising themselves as human women]] to seduce men and young boys. In fact, calling a woman "kitsune-faced" (a face shaped like a heart/inverted triangle) in Japan is considered a ''very'' sultry compliment, as this kind of face is generally considered more attractive than those with "{{Tanuki}}-faces" (square/round-faced).
** [[http://yokai.com/tamamonomae/ Tamamo-no-Mae]] is a famous {{kitsune}} appearing in diverse texts who is probably one of the most powerful {{youkai}} known to legend. Her story is long and [[DependingOnTheWriter varies between works]], but in general is about a powerful ''kyuubi'' (a nine-tailed kitsune) from China who would constantly take the form of a beautiful young woman in order to seduce emperors and make them to commit terrible atrocities (ranging from torturing loyal subjects to devouring children) until their subjects would inevitably revolt and drive her out. This pattern continued sporadically for about two thousand years, until she was slain in Japan after being caught draining the life of Emperor Toba. As a side note, her legend seems to have been based on transmitted Chinese tales claiming that the infamous Shang Dynasty concubine [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daji Daji]] was actually possessed by a huli jing.

* One of the marriageable characters in ''VideoGame/HarvestTown'' is Foxy, a centuries-old {{Kitsune}} who wears a [[CleavageWindow revealing, low-cut dress]] and is the sultriest of all the bachelorettes.
* One of the DLC girls in ''VideoGame/CrushCrush'' is Suzu, a {{Kitsune}} represented as a LittleBitBeastly girl with fox ears and a tail. Once she overcomes her ShrinkingViolet tendencies at higher relationship levels, she frequently flirts with Marshmallow and can be romanced like any of the girls.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-953 SCP-953]], a "Polymorphic Humanoid". SCP-953 is a kumiho, a nine-tailed fox that can take the shape of a beautiful Korean woman and influence people's minds with {{Telepathy}} and the power of suggestion. She's also a SerialKiller who often pretends to be a {{kitsune}} to lure victims before [[IAmAHumanitarian eating their livers]].

* The North Korean propaganda cartoon ''Animation/SquirrelAndHedgehog'' features the American Lt. Fox Vixen as one of the antagonists. She's a combination of GorgeousGaijin, SexySpectacles, and EvilIsSexy, symbolizing American women as being sly and too sexual.

The association between vixens, attractiveness, and femininity is stronger in East Asian countries such as Japan, albeit for somewhat different reasons. The {{Kitsune}} and its cultural counterparts share a reputation as {{Shapeshifting Seducer}}s who tempt mortals by transforming into beautiful women (or [[{{Bishonen}} handsome pretty boys]]), and women with pointed chins and slanted eyes forming a "V" -- often called "kitsune-faced" -- are regarded as sexy in Japan. Because of this, there is frequently significant overlap between portrayals of kitsune and this trope.

But when they aren't being portrayed as sneaky, thieving scoundrels, these animals have a major association with another specific, yet entirely different set of characteristics in fiction: attractiveness, sexuality, and feminine beauty. The result is that whenever there is a fox in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals -- or a character with [[AnimalMotifs fox motifs]] in a work where animal motifs are commonplace -- that character will more likely than not be ''the'' MsFanservice of the cast and display a seductive, flirtatious, and/or promiscuous personality, or at least be particularly good-looking by the standards of the work. As the title implies, many examples tend to be female more often than male, but it is also possible to find a fair number of male examples.

The exact origins of this AnimalStereotype are yet unclear. However, there are generally two main influences behind it. The first has to do with everyday slang; in the English language, the word "fox" and "vixen" are figuratively used to describe any person who is particularly attractive or sexy, the latter referring specifically to a female HeadTurningBeauty. This creates a massive potential for a VisualPun when the work features a fox character, and one often too clever for creators to pass up. Meanwhile, the second influence comes from how vulpines, compared to the rest of the canid family, tend to be considered "feminine" animals thanks to their lean appearance, graceful movements, and seemingly dignified demeanor. Not to mention their puffy tails, which can easily bring to mind the image of [[PrettyInMink a beautiful woman in a fur coat]]. This puts foxes in an uncannily similar situation to cats, another family of animals which are [[SexyCatPerson widely sexualized in fiction for the same reasons]]. [[note]] Indeed, foxes are often regarded as oddly cat-like canids, with one {{memetic|Mutation}} way of describing them being "cat software running on dog hardware."[[/note]]

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* Maid Marian from the 1973 Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' fits right in here, and Robin himself counts as well. There's a reason the film was an early gateway drug for the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'': Angelique the fox is the SexySecretary of Mayor Tortoise John. Compared to [[LoveInterests Bean]], she is noticeably curvier in appearance, even boasting HartmanHips.