Vanessa Powers

Vanessa Powers's History

Vanessa Powers (née Kensington) was a British secret agent, the daughter of Louis and Marie Kensington, and Austin's ex-wife.

When Austin Powers is unfrozen in 1997, Vanessa is assigned as his partner, both to help him catch Dr. Evil and to serve to help acclimatize him to the 90's. She is at first disgusted by Austin's teeth and politically incorrect, womanizing sensibilities, but soon warms to his good nature and falls in love with him. That love is reciprocated, to the point where Austin vows to be a one-woman man just for her and they get married.

After having sex with Austin on their honeymoon, Vanessa is quickly revealed as a Fembot when Austin inadvertently controls her with his television remote. She soon after attempts to kill him and self-destructs. Austin grieves for 20 seconds before getting over it, realizing that without a monogamous partner to commit to, he's single again and can return to his old lifestyle.

For a while, Vanessa had a stoic, serious personality, always focused on the job. Austin referred to this as her having "a bug up her arse." However, spending time with Austin caused her to loosen up and have more fun.

With the revelation that she's a Fembot, it's implied that she was programmed with a sly and manipulative mind and knew how to gradually and effectively draw in her prey with a complicated, yet subtle, form of seduction.