No Better Words Describe Christina Cater in Hostile Takeover. A femme fatale (/fm ftl/ or /fm ftl/; French: [fam fatal]) is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to entrance and her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or demon, having power over men.The ph... Show more