KA. Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 I have been thinking of trying out a Pulp Hero campaign for my players. Thanks to comic reprints, they are familiar with some of the genre staples: Mad Scientists Oriental Masterminds Evil Mystics But I can't find a good example of the "Dragon Lady" type. The mysterious Oriental beauty that can go from stealing the Hero's secret plans, to becoming his love interest, to trying to poison him, all in one adventure. I know I could probably dig up some books eventually, but players are never all that patient, so can anyone recommend any films or TV shows that might be available on video with a decent Dragon Lady? Thanks in advance, KA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. I seem to remember that there is a Japanese "Dragon Lady" type featured in "Tales Of The Gold Monkey", complete with samurai sidekick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. If what you're looking for is an example of the character type that you can show around to your players so they know what to expect, the one that comes to my mind would be Fah Lo Suee (sp?), the daughter of Fu Manchu in Sax Rohmer's novel series. She was introduced and was the central character in Daughter of Fu Manchu. IIRC there was an old Hammer Studios film starring Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu in which Fah Lo Suee featured prominently. That might be on video somewhere. Now if you want a character like that for your campaign, and you have or don't mind buying Digital Hero #2, you'll find the perfect one: Ma Lin Yao, the Jade Dragon Queen. She's exactly the kind of character you describe, designed to be a mastermind in a pulp-era campaign, and fully statted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campa the madame from the brothel in big trouble in little china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campa the madame from the brothel in big trouble in little china stretching a little, but the naga in "the golden Child"? I can't remember, was there a dragon lady type in Hawaii five o or Magnum PI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldorn Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. You also might want to track down copies of Terry and the Pirates reprints. They had a character called the Dragon Lady who was the basis for that character type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldorn Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. You also might want to track down copies of Terry and the Pirates reprints. They had a character called the Dragon Lady who was the basis for that character type. I also beleve that there was a Terry and the Pirates serial, but do not remember if the Dragon Lady was one of the characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. The evil princess from the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century show is basically a dragon lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. Maybe Bai Ling's character in "Sky Captain"? 'Mysterious Lady', I think she was. Might be a reach. "Terry and the Pirates" (both a comic strip and a serial in the 30s/40s) had a character named "The Dragon Lady". The serial sucked, but the comic was way cool. Lastly, I'd go with Lucy Liu's character in "Kill Bill Vol. 1". Not fully developed as a traditional plot device, and maybe a bit of a reach genre-wise, but she certainly fits the (potential) character type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campa as a modern western dragon lady if such a thing can exist, the character of Miss Parker from the Pretender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. For a humorous version, check out Angie Dickinson in "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campa It's not far east, and comic books/cartoons to boot, but Talia from Batman comes close to qualifying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. The titular character from 'Bride With The White Hair' would fit the bill nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwolf Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. The character played by Ketherine Zeta Jones in "The Phantom" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. Lady de Winter in "The Three Musketeers". Amoral, beautiful, seductive, subtle, manipulative...she's got it all, baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraxxx Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. "the lizard lady"--from the TROUBLE WITH GIRLS tpb--funny, but fits the bill nicely.... and VIPER, from MARVEL comics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. Let's see... some examples of Dragon Lady-type characters that come to mind right now: The Sarah Douglas character from Conan The Destroyer. Princess Aura from the original Flash Gordon movie serials. The Tia Carerra (not sure about the spelling) character from Kull The Conqueror (at least until she turned into that butt-ugly demon toward the end of the movie). Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campa If you're willing to look to sci-fi for an example, consider Servalan of Blakes 7. She fills all the characteristics to a tee, complete with a massive case of sexual tension between her and one of the lead characters (Avon) which is legendary to this day. If the Doctor Who villainess the Rani had any sort of interest in men, she'd qualify. Star Wars would have been improved immesnely by the addition of a character like that on the side of the Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. Having looked at the collection of names that have been put forward causes mr to wonder . What is the collective noun for Dragon Lady's ? A slink perhaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Evil DM Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. do a google image search of Anna May Wong and you will find your Dragonlady. http://us_asians.tripod.com/features-am-wong.html http://silentladies.com/PWong.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Re: Looking for an example of a Dragon Lady character from TV/Movies for a Pulp campaign. Not a pulp movie, but "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" may give you some ideas. I guess I should warn you about the language, violence and (implied) sexuality in the link. http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/16/pcat.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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