| rdfs:comment | - The Honey Trap is one of Poison's special attacks, exclusive to the OMEGA Mode of Ultra Street Fighter IV.
- The Mole sent to gain the trust of a specific person... horizontally. Usually female, sometimes even a heroic Fake Defector, the uniting thread is that there is one target and this one target is to be seduced. The others might be suspicious or even hostile, but that's incidental. Might be a spy who wears a night dress. A variation of this can be seen in Japan, where a female scammer frames up a random guy in the subway for doing The Chikan, and asks for a lot of money in exchange for not telling the cops. One of The Oldest Tricks in The Book. Examples of Honey Trap include:
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| abstract | - The Mole sent to gain the trust of a specific person... horizontally. Usually female, sometimes even a heroic Fake Defector, the uniting thread is that there is one target and this one target is to be seduced. The others might be suspicious or even hostile, but that's incidental. Might be a spy who wears a night dress. In Real Life, this is also a term for a grifter's scam wherein a sexy woman approaches a wealthy married man and gets him into a compromising position (ideally, in bed, though in some cases just in a passionate embrace), while her partner secretly takes pictures. Then the pictures are sent to the man with a demand for money; no money, and the wife gets sent copies of everything. This is the classic form; there are plenty of variations, but they all rely on using sex as bait to get someone to do something unwise, then making them regret it. This can also be done with an Armored Closet Gay if it would ruin his career, he's married, or lives in a time or place where homosexuality is illegal. A variation of this can be seen in Japan, where a female scammer frames up a random guy in the subway for doing The Chikan, and asks for a lot of money in exchange for not telling the cops. It has also been used in espionage, where the trapper gains secrets from the trappee. While the Mata Hari archetype is well-known, men can take this role as well, such as the "Romeo" agents of the East German Stasi during the Cold War, sent to seduce the secretaries of West German ministers. Also the name of special computers made to appear as a desirable targets (typically governments or large corporations); used by cybercrime investigators for trapping playful hackers and crackers to learn their techniques. One of The Oldest Tricks in The Book. Compare The Vamp and Mata Hari, the two character types most effective at this. See also Chained to a Bed. May start with The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction. Also #31 of The Thirty-Six Stratagems. Has nothing to do with actual honey...usually. For extra messiness, can be followed up with In Love with the Mark or High Heel Face Turn. If it's being performed by a policewoman to catch criminals, it's more likely a Dirty Harriet. Examples of Honey Trap include:
- The Honey Trap is one of Poison's special attacks, exclusive to the OMEGA Mode of Ultra Street Fighter IV.
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