History Main / AntiMutiny

* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'': The Blood Ravens chapter as a whole are implied to be a result of this: their progenitor is believed to be Magnus the Red, Primarch of the Thousand Sons, who fell to Chaos during the Literature/HorusHeresy. This suggests that the Blood Ravens originated from Thousand Sons who defected back to the Emperor.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':

The scenario leading up to an Anti-Mutiny usually goes as such: the crew of the CoolShip has a mission or goal that the captain is entrusted with. Usually it is a goal with extreme implications, such as an AlienInvasion that will destroy a planet or race. Then, for one reason or another, TheCaptain decides that he does not want to go through with the mission given by his higher powers. This is when the mutineer takes over, often by force, with the goal of making the crew resume the mission they were given by the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking higher powers]] in the first place. ConflictingLoyalty often ensues.

* ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'': Captain Grompf of the Kuvasz Guild has to be restrained by his crew after [[BadBoss ordering them to open fire on a transport]] they're supposed to be ''escorting''. A transport that is carrying a number of important documents, and a MacGuffin that Grompf's boss has no doubt gone to a ''lot'' of trouble to acquire.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': In the ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' novel ''The Flight of the Eisenstein'', Nathaniel Garro convinces ''Eisenstein''[='s=] master Baryk Carya to commit barratry (it's not mutiny when the captain does it, as Carya points out) instead of following the order to fire on Isstvan III. ''Eisenstein''[='s=] communications officer Tirin Maas informs ''Terminus Est'' of his captain's betrayal. When confronted, Maas clings to his oath of loyalty to the Warmaster.
** The events of Istvaan III as a whole were an attempt to prevent this - by placing the known loyalist elements of every traitor chapter in one place, it was hoped that they could be taken out quickly and relatively quietly. However, the AntiMutiny forces caught wind earlier than expected and dragged the fight out long enough to prevent the traitors from killing both them and the unrelated Loyalists at Istvaan V before word spread of the betrayal.

** The Nightwatch, under the direct orders of [[spoiler:President Clark, in what's essentially Hitler's "Night of the Long Knives" {{IN SPACE}}]] attempt to seize control of the station, because they question the command staff's loyalty to Earth. Sheridan renders the takeover illegal with some judicious {{Rules Lawyer}}ing.[[note]]The orders came to B5 via the Political Office, which is not in the chain of command and therefore didn't have the authority to issue them.[[/note]]

* ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'': At the climax of the webisode miniseries ''[[WebVideo/FearTheWalkingDeadDeadInTheWater Dead in the Water]]'', the crew of the ''U.S.S. Pennsylvania'' receive orders to nuke Chicago to try and contain the spread of the ZombieApocalypse. While the captain is willing to follow those orders, the rest of the crew refuse. And since the captain was previously bit and is dying, he can't force the issue; he stands down so that he can be [[MercyKill put out of his misery]].

* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' has a rare example of the anti-mutineers being right. When a BrainwashedAndCrazy Archer decides protecting a Xindi hatchery is more important than their mission, the other main characters organise an Anti-Mutiny, while the MACO squad obey the captain's orders unquestioningly.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
** In [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E11ThePegasus "The Pegasus"]] we learn that, while an ensign, Riker attempted to help his then-Captain put down an Anti-Mutiny on the eponymous vessel ([[spoiler: as in ''Enterprise'' above, the anti-mutineers were right]]), but when they failed, they were forced to abandon ship together.
** In [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E8TheBattle "The Battle"]], the Ferengi [=DaiMon=] Bok engages in a mission of personal vendetta against Picard for [[spoiler:killing his son in battle years before]]. [[NumberTwo Riker]] tries to get Kazago, Bok's second-in-command, to stop Bok. Eventually, Kazago arrests Bok [[BlueAndOrangeMorality for engaging in a non-profitable venture, a heinous crime by Ferengi standards]]. That's the reason Kazago ''gives'', at least; he already knew that there was no money to be made, and only acted after Riker presented evidence that Bok was insane.
** In [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E14Conundrum "Conundrum"]], the crew get amnesia. They find out from the computer that they're at war with another race and are being sent to attack their homeworld. After easily penetrating the "enemy"'s defenses Picard decides that there's something wrong, since a war against this species would've been over in about 5 minutes instead of the years the computer tells them. Picard's second in command, [[RememberTheNewGuy who isn't Riker but some guy named MacDuff whom we've never seen before]], tries to force the rest of the crew into obeying their original orders. It turns out of course that a third race, which is at war with the second, had orchestrated the events and [=MacDuff=] is one of them.
** In [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E6LonelyAmongUs "Lonely Among Us"]], Picard is possessed by an EnergyBeing. The senior officers discuss attempting an anti-mutiny when he abandons the mission at hand, but decide that they do not have enough evidence to legally relieve him of command. When Picard's possession becomes apparent and Dr. Crusher attempts to deem him medically unfit, the EnergyBeing immobilizes the bridge crew long enough to carry out his plan.
* In the final original ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' episode, "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E24TurnaboutIntruder Turnabout Intruder]]", Spock begins an Anti-Mutiny against Kirk who has undergone a BodySwap with an old girlfriend. By the end of the episode, all the main characters side with Spock.
** While in the mirror universe, Kirk's actions, giving the planet's populace a chance to reconsider rather than blowing them away for refusing the Empire at all, causes Mirror-Spock to receive orders to kill him and finish the mission as the new captain of the ISS Enterprise. Luckily for Kirk, M-Spock would rather not be such an obvious target and warns him.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', the relationship between the Outcasts and the Brotherhood of Steel is this. The Brotherhood's mission is to preserve and catalog technology, but the batch that went east decided instead to focus on protecting civilians and killing mutants. The Outcasts broke off to concentrate on the original mission. Neither group is villainous, but the Outcasts tend towards [[JerkAss douchebaggery]] and the game's creation kit tags their CharacterAlignment as Evil (further evidenced by the fact that you'll be rewarded for killing them if you have the Lawbringer perk).
* It's possible to instigate a variation of this in ''Videogame/FalloutNewVegas'', where you convince Benny's second-in-command Swank to help you deal with his boss by convincing him that he's planning to go against Mr House. Since Swank both fears House and likes his current lifestyle, he'll not only give you full access to your weapons but make sure Benny's guards are away. If you do end up killing Benny, Swank ends up as leader of the Chairmen, to which he responds with "[[JiveTurkey Ring-a-ding!]]"
** During the Brotherhood of Steel questline, it is possible to help Paladin Hardin to replace and depose Elder [=McNamara=] by finding evidence that he is unfit for command. Upon doing so, Hardin takes over as Elder while [=McNamara=] is demoted to a Knight. This will also affect the ending for the Brotherhood, [[spoiler:as Hardin is a much more militant leader than [=McNamara=], which will lead to problems down the line]].

* During the 1961 putsch in French Algeria by military officers wanting Algeria to remain French, most conscripted soldiers, after hearing Charles de Gaulle ordering them to absolutely disobey to mutineed officers, mutinied against the putschists. In at least one case, an unit arrested their officer!

* Magneto pulls one of these in the [[ComicBook/XMen "Age of X"]] storyline; Suspecting that something is not quite right, he rebels against his own rule, sending Shadowcat and Rogue to investigate their situation, and protects them when they are attacked by their former comrades.

* ''Fanfic/MegamiNoHanabira'': [[spoiler: Despite Lucifer's interference putting in motion a cascading series of failures for The Flock, Father Phillips stubbornly sticks to his original schemes of making the Flock [[MonsterProtectionRacket look like demon-hunting heroes]] even as his plans continue to crash down around him. Once his lieutenant Ethan is killed by the heroes, however, Phillips [[VillainousBreakdown finally snaps]] and orders the destruction of Kazamino and the slaughter of everyone in it, while he plans to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere ascend to angelhood and fuck off to heaven while Earth is destroyed by demons]]. His second-in-command Colette and a small group of Flock members promptly turn on him, forming their own subsidiary still loyal to the remains of the original plans: they plan to stop Phillips's rampage, defeat the other Demon Tamer factions, and try to create their originally-envisioned world theocracy in their own way.]]
* ''Fanfic/ChangelingSpaceProgramAndTheMaretian'': After the Hab breach of Sol 88, Cherry Berry, who feels she has failed as leader of the pony crew, attempts to resign as mission commander. The others aren't having it, not even Spitfire, who up to this point has felt awkward about being the lowest-ranking member of the crew after being commander of Equestria's most elite military unit.
-->“Is it a mutiny when the crew is forcing the captain to keep giving orders?” Dragonfly asked.
-->“Yes!!” Cherry Berry snapped.

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[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]

* Essentially the entire plot of ''Film/CrimsonTide'' is whether the XO is attempting this or TheMutiny.
* ''Film/DownPeriscope'''s [=1LT=] Pascal attempts to foment a mutiny against Captain Dodge when Dodge makes the decision to ignore Admiral Graham's (patently unfair) changes to the engagement area mid-wargame. Since Pascal is an uptight JerkAss and TheNeidermeyer extraordinaire, his effort at rallying the crew to his side is met with a resounding silence, and no one complains too much when Dodge subsequently forces him to WalkThePlank [[spoiler:onto a waiting fishing boat whose crew is in on the joke]].

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' after [[spoiler: HYDRA has successfully infiltrated SHIELD, Cap informs the loyal agents who carry out this trope and attempt to stop the HYDRA plot from succeeding.]]
** In ''Film/{{Eternals}}'', [[spoiler:[[TheLeader Ajak]] decides to go against [[GreaterScopeVillain Arishem]]'s orders and prevent the emergence of Tiamut (which would destroy the Earth and kill everything on it), justifying herself with the belief that HumansAreSpecial. Unfortunately, the first Eternal she tells is [[KnightTemplar Ikaris]], who throws her to the Deviants and tries to use their escape to distract the other Eternals from Earth's impending doom.]]

* In ''VideoGame/KaiserreichLegacyOfTheWeltkrieg'', if UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur seizes power in the run-up to the Second American Civil War, the Pacific States of America revolt against him, seeking to uphold American Constitutional values in the face of radical syndicalists, dictatorial nationalists, and a military junta all subverting those values while claiming themselves the rightful American government.
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'': The Blood Ravens chapter as a whole are implied to be a result of this: their progenitor is believed to be Magnus the Red, Primarch of the Thousand Sons, who fell to Chaos during the Literature/HorusHeresy. This suggests that the Blood Ravens originated from Thousand Sons who defected back to the Emperor.

* ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'': At the climax of the webisode miniseries ''Dead in the Water'', the crew of the ''U.S.S. Pennsylvania'' receive orders to nuke Chicago to try and contain the spread of the ZombieApocalypse. While the captain is willing to follow those orders, the rest of the crew refuse. And since the captain was previously bit and is dying, he can't force the issue; he stands down so that he can be [[MercyKill put out of his misery]].

* Played with during the ''Literature/{{Succession}}'' series when Captain Laurent Zai refuses to commit suicide as expected of him due to a failure to rescue the Emperor's sister. A mutiny plot arises on the ship in order to correct that failure as this course of action endangers the crew.

* ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'': At the climax of the webisode miniseries ''Dead in the Water'', the crew of the ''U.S.S. Pennsylvania'' receive orders to nuke Chicago to try and contain the spread of the ZombieApocalypse. While the captain is willing to follow those orders, the rest of the crew refuse. And since the captain was previously bit and is dying, he can't force the issue; he stands down so that he can be [[MercyKilled put out of his misery]].