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== Film ==
* The [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] film franchise is famous for its Bond Girls, the [[Disposable Woman|disposable]] companions that Bond acquires in each of his various adventures. Bond Girls have a very high mortality rate, and, with some exceptions, never appear in more than one movie. The only exception is "Trench, Sylvia Trench" from the first two movies, who perhaps was spared for giving Bond his catchphrase (though she never "made it" with Bond, either). Unless of course we count Ms. Moneypenny (and Judi Dench's M, since the actress considers herself a "
** Vesper Lynd, in the 2006 version of ''[[Casino Royale]]'', is the only character to have a direct effect on the plot of a second film (''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', in which she casts a long shadow but appears onscreen for all of two seconds).
** Bond's murdered wife [[The Gwen Stacy|Teresa di Vicenzo]] also gets brought up every now and then, but always indirectly (possibly to hide the [[Continuity Snarl]] of Pierce Brosnan being called upon to mourn a woman George Lazenby married almost thirty years earlier), though this was the unspoken reason Bond was so pissed at Blofeld in the immediate sequel, ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]''.
*** Teresa would have appeared in the film after ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' and be killed early in the film. Before filming of Lazenby's first film ended he had already decided not to do another, so she was killed at the end of the film.
** Maud Adams, meanwhile, has appeared as two different Bond girls: Andrea Anders in ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]'', and the title character in ''[[Octopussy]]''. The former doesn't make it.
** In ''Happy and Glorious'' (which was made especially for the 2012 London Olympics), Her Royal Majesty, Queen [[Elizabeth II]] appeared [[As Herself]] opposite James Bond (played by Daniel Craig). If Judi Dench's M is a Bond Girl, then so is the Sovereign by the same reasoning.
* ''[[Austin Powers]]''. As a Bond spoof, it, too, has its own Bond Girls.
** In the first film, Vanessa Kensington was a [[Love Interest]] with a full back story that made her complex and sympathetic. Because Mike Myers only intended the film to do modestly, Austin learned [[An Aesop]] about how life as a [[Casanova]] was far less satisfying in [[The Nineties]], and underwent significant [[Character Development]] to be with her. After the character became a phenomenon and sequels were planned, the franchise underwent [[Flanderization]] from a quirky, sentimental comedy into [[Denser and Wackier]] [[Farce]]. Vanessa was [[Retcon]]ed out of the picture, and this trope was played straight with Felicity Shagwell, [[Punny Name|Ivana Humpalot, Dixie Normus]] and Foxy Cleopatra.
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*** Although, both Vicki and Catwoman are given an explanation as to where they went. Bruce told Selina that Vicki couldn't handle his double life, and {{spoiler|as far as Batman knows Catwoman is dead}}.
**** A earlier draft of the script for ''Batman and Robin'' had {{spoiler|Poison Ivy killing Julie Madison}}
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