Frau Farbissina

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Frau Farbissina is a character from the Austin Powers series of movies, played by Mindy Sterling. She is the attack and defense specialist for Dr. Evil. The character is based on From Russia with Love's Rosa Klebb and On Her Majesty's Secret Service's Irma Bunt. She has a German accent, and founded the militant wing of the Salvation Army. Her name, 'Farbissina' is a take-off of the Yiddish (or German, for that matter) word 'farbissen' ('verbissen') or 'embittered' in other words, sourpuss. Furthermore, "Frau" (German for "Mrs.") actually seems to be her first name. Her appearance and shouting habit are based on a particular female Nazi officer in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade whose only line was to suddenly scream "Alarm" at Jones and his father.

Frau founded the militant wing of the Salvation Army and falls in love with Una Brau, an LPGA golfer with a unibrow. In 1999, in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, she admits this relationship. However, when Dr. Evil went back in time to 1969, he met Frau before she realized she was a lesbian and had sex with her. It turns out that her child is Scott Evil, who was previously thought to be a test-tube baby. Unlike Doctor Evil, she actually loves Scott and only wants him to be happy. In the first film, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (before it was publicly revealed that she was Scott's mother) Doctor Evil is about to press a button that would kill Scott for his insolence by burning him alive, but Frau swats his hand away, then winks at Scott. At the end of the second film, she makes a surprise guest appearance to Scott on the Jerry Springer show and tells him that she is his mother, but she never told him because she didn't want him to be hurt. In the third movie, it is hinted that Dr. Evil and Frau still have a relationship, due to a scene in prison where they make out, although this may just be a cover for Frau to slip Dr. Evil a key to his handcuffs.

Frau Farbissina has many catchphrases, all of which are shouted: "Bring in the Fembots!", "Laser on!", and "Fire the laser!" Particular emphasis is always placed on the last word, it being shouted the loudest.