Cassandra Dupont (Hard Edge)

Cassandra Dupont (カサンドラ・デュポン) is a villainess from the 1998 Sony Playstation video game Hard Edge (ハードエッジ) aka T.R.A.G: Tactical Rescue Assault Group: Mission Of Mercy.
She is a mercenary working for a terrorist leader who has taken over a large corporate building and taken hostages inside, including the father of one of the protagonists, Professor Howard. The evil woman dresses in a short skirted suit with high heels and is armed with a deadly claw which she enjoys using to kill people. When the player eventually faces her in a boss fight, she switches attires to a dominatrix like outfit that has wings, allowing her to hover around the room.
She is first seen intimidating and threatening a female employee of the building, demanding a system disk that she believes the woman has hidden. The woman claims she doesn't know anything about the disk, so the evil Cassandra slowly extends her claw and slashes the woman to death with it. Cassandra then lets out an evil laugh, showing she thoroughly enjoyed her kill.
She is later seen with the hostage Professor Howard lying in agony at her feet. She demands that the protagonists trade the system disk for the Professor. They agree and the trade is made, however after this the main villain appears and shoots the Professor in the back, injuring him. Some of the heroes take the Professor away to be looked at medically, and the remaining hero must do battle with the evil Cassandra, who switches into her dominatrix attire for the fight.
Cassandra's methods of attack during the boss battle include summoning monsters, creating clones of herself, having tentacles attack from under the floor and firing beams of energy that deflect around the room. She is ultimately killed once the boss fight is won by the hero.
==Notes==
Cassandra is never addressed by any given name during the game itself, meaning some sources just list her as "Woman with Claw". The name Cassandra Dupont is listed for her in other official game material though, such as the soundtrack and player's guide.
== Gallery==
Cassandra Hard Edge 01.jpg|Cassandra threatens a woman and demands the system disk
Cassandra Hard Edge 02G.gif|Cassandra enjoys slaughtering the woman and lets out a wicked laugh
Cassandra Hard Edge 03.jpg|The woman's corpse lying before Cassandra
Cassandra Hard Edge 04.jpg|Professor Howard on the floor in agony at Cassandra's feet
Cassandra Hard Edge 05.jpg|Cassandra holds the Professor hostage as a trade is made
Cassandra Hard Edge 06.jpg|The dominatrix outfit Cassandra likes to wear when she does battle
Cassandra Hard Edge 07.png|Concept art A
Cassandra Hard Edge 08.png|Concept art B
Cassandra Hard Edge 09.JPG|The player's guide showing her name as "Cassandra Dupont"
Category:1990s
Category:Business Suit
Category:Callous
Category:Catfight
Category:Computer-Generated Villainess
Category:Dominatrix
Category:Evil Laugh
Category:Freud Buster
Category:Glasses
Category:Henchwoman
Category:High Heels
Category:Lawful Evil
Category:Low Cut Top
Category:Miniskirts & Minidresses
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Stabbing
Category:Sadist
Category:Stockings or Nylons
Category:Unnatural Hair Color
Category:Video Game Villainess
Category:Would Hurt a Child
Category:Demise: Video Game Variance
Category:Fate: Deceased