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* Ninjette from ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' is a true MasterOfDisguise- she once disguised herself as the groom who was arranged to marry her enemy's daughter, and even somehow managed to ''consummate the marriage'', all to steal a forbidden scroll of power.

* ''The Ghost Squad''. The episode "The Necessary Means" opens with DC Amy Harris in bed with another female police officer she's investigating for corruption. When reporting to her superior, the latter casually mentions that Amy has been 'profiled' and judged likely to 'hit it off' with the target in question.

* ''Film/TheMechanic2011''. For his first assignment as a hitman, Arthur Bishop gives Steve [=McKenna=] the job of seducing and poisoning a ManlyGay hitman.

* ''Literature/{{Friday}}'': A former courtesan turned into a spy for a private agency, had no compulsions against sleeping with both males and females if needed to further her goals.

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. All of the [[HighClassCallGirl Companions]] are functionally bisexual and regularly service clients of both sexes. It becomes this due to the amount of power and prestige given to Companions because of their various high-ranking clients.
** This is explicitly seen in "War Stories", in which the Companion Inara services a female client who also happens to be a powerful councilor.

* In ''VisualNovel/SpeakeasyTonight'', Sofia is primarily interested in women (contradictory WordOfGod statements have her listed as both lesbian and bi) but she flirts with anyone who might help her gather information, and practically speaking that usually means men.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', there are perks that allow the player to seduce male and female characters (Confirmed Bachelor and Lady Killer for male PC[=s=], Black Widow and Cherchez La Femme for female [=PC=]s). Naturally taking both gives the player an advantage for both genders (although the GayOption applies to different {{NPC}}s).

The character may be attracted to both genders anyway, or they may be willing to overlook their preferences for the sake of the job. That is the most important thing for this trope: they don't have to be pansexual for them to count. In fact, not being pansexual would make this trope even more applicable.

See also SuddenlySexuality.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': According to an "in-character ask session", Angel Dust will sleep with women for money, but as far as actual attraction goes, he is gay only, not bisexual.

* In ''Literature/NightWatch'', one of the eponymous organization's agents, Ignat, is revealed to be an incubus who works for the good guys to use his seduction powers for good. When another agent erroneously refers to him as a "succubus", their boss corrects him but makes an offhand remark that Ignat doesn't really care about his targets' gender, anyway.

** Also from ''Franchise/DragonAge'' there's the entire nation of Orlais, where most nobles are bisexual to some degree since sleeping with other nobles is a great way to advance one's self in the aristocracy.

* In ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'', top agents of the Family are expected to use seduction and sex in pursuit of the organization's goals and are trained to seduce targets of any gender. Case in point: the Princess' seduction instructor is another woman. In a subversion, however, the Princess very rarely encounters women later in the game who can be of much assistance to her even if seduced, compared to a large number of men in power.

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* Practically a requirement in ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei''. To successfully recruit demons, you have to resort in anything and everything, and that includes seducing them. Keep in mind that most of them are beast-like or deeply in UncannyValey, or both.

See ButNotTooBi if the character [[InformedAttribute supposedly]] sleeps with targets of any gender, but primarily only flirts with or kisses targets of one gender. Compare SituationalSexuality, where the character has a preference but makes do with what's available, and IfItsYouItsOk, where a single character is an exemption to a preference. If it's a woman who uses sex to achieve their goals, but only goes after men, it's FemmeFatale.

'''No real life examples, please.'''

-->'''Matron:''' Must have been some boy in a field behind your house. A girl in a rainy bus stop? We'd like to think it makes a difference. But it doesn't. It's just flesh.

* By Vorrutyer from ''Literature/TheVorkosiganSaga'' is a well known libertine, who doesn't let details like gender interfere with his affairs. This turns out to be part of his job as part of Barrayaran Imperial Security.

* In a long sketch on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' Benny is a courier with a vital message sent from the king to Edinburgh. Along the way he has changed into women's clothes to sneak through. He comes across some guards and acts coquettishly towards them one by one, so they'll come over to him and he can knock them unconscious. The third one sees "her" calling him over and dismisses her. Benny thinks for a moment, then disappears BehindTheBlack and reappears dressed as himself and does the same thing again, at which point the guard comes over.
* Jack Harkness of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', particularly in his first appearance in Doctor Who, when he is still a conman. In his first episode, he rescues Rose, flirts with her as part of a con, then half an hour later flirts with a male guard to get into a gated area. In later episodes he is still bi, but seems to have eased up using sex to manipulate people.

* While she certainly seems to swing both ways by default, Bo of ''Series/LostGirl'' has some pragmatic bisexuality. Since she feeds of the sexual energy of others (tending to kill them if they're human), she tends to care less about a given "meal's" gender and more about how easily she can drink their chi. She also has hyper-seduction powers she can use just by touching someone, and will use them against both men and women to get what she wants.
* In an episode of ''Series/NYPDBlue'' a recently released ex-con is suspected in the murder of his former cellmate/prison lover. During the course of the interview the cop suggests that the man had gotten so used to homosexual relationships while in prison that he couldn't get it up with women any more. The ex-con replies that in prison you do what you have to to survive, and it has no bearing on what happens on the outside.
* Ellis from ''Series/{{Smash}}'' has a girlfriend, but is all too ready to sleep a guy if it'll advance his career. Interestingly, the guy overhears Ellis talking to his GF about him dismissively and figures it out, dumping Ellis and putting his boss' plans at risk.

* The (thus far) minor character Eloise from ''WebComic/SandraOnTheRocks'' is in the process of trying to sleep her way to the top of the modeling field, in part to cover for a rather notable [[http://www.sandraontherocks.com/strips-sotr/legacy_character lack of professionalism]] the one time we've seen her in a modeling gig. To do this she frequently sleeps with men, but also uses [[http://www.sandraontherocks.com/strips-sotr/your_heart_belongs_only_to_me her live in girlfriend Nadine]], a rich DaddysGirl whose powerful and influential father can get modeling and spokeswoman jobs for Eloise.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': According to a "in-character ask session" Angel Dust will sleep with women for money, but as far as actual attraction goes, he is gay only, not bisexual.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel:'' According to a "in-character ask session" Angel Dust will sleep with women for money, but as far as actual attraction goes, he is gay only, not bisexual.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' According to a "in-character ask session" Angel Dust will sleep with women for money, but as far as actual attraction goes, he is gay only, not bisexual.

* WordOfGod (namely actor Creator/DanielCraig) says that Franchise/JamesBond would have no qualms "using" a man in the same way he [[TheCasanova uses a woman]]. In ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', Bond implies that he's been with men before while being hit on by DepravedBisexual villain Raoul Silva.

* In ''VisualNovel/SpeakeasyTonight'', Sofia is primarily interested in women (contradictory WordOfGod statements have her listed as both lesbian and bi) but she flirts with anyone who might help her gather information, and practically speaking that usually means men.

* In ''Anime/{{Berserk}}'', Griffith spends a night with a noble named Gennon, who is a notorious homosexual and pederast, in order to receive financial compensation to fund Griffith's army. This event demonstrates Griffith's willingness to do anything to accomplish his goals. Later, Griffith seduces a princess, and it's implied that his motivation is based on a genuine attraction in addition to using the princess's status to further his own aims.

Pragmatic Pansexualy is when a character [[HoneyTrap seduces]] or [[ShowSomeLeg flirts with]] both men and women (or [[BizarreAlienSexes anyone else]]) as a means to achieve their goals. Especially prevalent in works dealing with professionally [[FemmeFataleSpy seductive spies]] and assassins who use sex to gather intelligence and/or make their kill, but can include any character who has sex with both genders for [[SleepingTheirWayToTheTop pragmatic reasons]]. Common among DepravedBisexual villains, but increasingly popular for heroes.