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* ''{{Duumvirate}}'', by necessity, is chock-full of these. There is always a cleanup crew. Always.
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** It seems to be more a case of 'don't leave bodies lying around, its bad form to not clean up after yourself.'. The police chief seems more bothered about the commotion that criminals cause than the crimes themselves.
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* The first ''SinCity'' story actual depicts corrupt cops and federal agents as clean up crews. They pop up in two scenes and are promptly beaten down by the protagonist.
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* {{Batman}} expects a cleanup crew when he discoveres the bodies of [[spoiler: John Hartigan and the Yelow Bastard]] in ''ADarkKnightOverSinCity''. They arrive a few moments later, interrupting his fight with Kevin.
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* StephenKing played one in a guest spot on ''SonsOfAnarchy''.
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* The The United Network Command for Law and Enforcement apparently had insurance to cover any collateral dammage done in the course of an 'Affair'. In one novelization Napoleon offers a dismayed homeowner a card for UNCLE's special insurance adjustors.
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* The The [[TheManFromUNCLE United Network Command for Law and Enforcement Enforcement]] apparently had insurance to cover any collateral dammage damage done in the course of an 'Affair'. In one novelization Napoleon offers a dismayed homeowner a card for UNCLE's special insurance adjustors.adjusters.
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* The The United Network Command for Law and Enforcement apparently had insurance to cover any collateral dammage done in the course of an 'Affair'. In one novelization Napoleon offers a dismayed homeowner a card for UNCLE's special insurance adjustors.
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* Jimmy Natale, the sixth Vulture from ''Spider-Man'', used be a villainous example, but got tired of cleaning up sloppy mistakes. He found someone with the technology to manufacture supervillains and approached his bosses with the idea of creating someone to "thin the herd" a bit. Unfortunately, he failed to notice that he himself had all the qualities he suggested they look for. Next thing you know, he's a flying, acid-spitting monster.
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* Marvel's various ''DamageControl'' limited series were about the wacky misadventures of a CleanupCrew. Their job was to clean up the aftermath of the various (and numerous) super-battles in the MarvelUniverse; HilarityEnsues when abandoned bits of AppliedPhlebotinum are picked up, superweapons are accidentally activated, and super-villains won't pay their bills. Averts this trope throughout, despite being (at various times) co-owned by The Kingpin and a CorruptCorporateExeutive.
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* Marvel's various ''DamageControl'' limited series were about the wacky misadventures of a CleanupCrew. Their job was to clean up the aftermath of the various (and numerous) super-battles in the MarvelUniverse; HilarityEnsues when abandoned bits of AppliedPhlebotinum are picked up, superweapons are accidentally activated, and super-villains won't pay their bills...bills. Averts this trope throughout, despite being (at various times) co-owned by The Kingpin and a CorruptCorporateExeutive.
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*The Ministry of Magic in HarryPotter; if there's a break in the Masquerade they'll swoop in to hide all evidence and wipe the memories of any muggles. A anecdote in the tie-in novel 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' also shows that civilians will get in on the act, and did so when a dragon attacked a muggle beach.
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** In other words, the police leave a crime scene more or less the way they found it, minus whatever evidence they collect. Blood and other tissue might be left behind after an assault or murder, and the owner of the property is responsible for cleaning up, which they probably aren't qualified or equipped to do.
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* Charmed had the supernatural Cleaners who were powered by holy & evil together to keep magic a secret.
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* ''{{Film/Munich}}''. Carl, the most experienced member of the group, works as "sweeper" -- his job is to remove any evidence (such as cartridge cases, though not bodies because the hits are made publicly) left behind by the Mossad hit team.
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* Alien invaders carrying out TheInfiltration find these people very useful. Check out the garbagemen in ''InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' (1978) and the gardeners in ''The Arrival'' (1996).
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* ''LaFemmeNikita'' is the TropeCodifier, with Jean Reno playing the cleaner.
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* ''GunslingerGirl'' - Bruno, a PunchClockVillain [[VillainsOutShopping with a loving family]] whose job it is to dispose of the victims and stolen cars of the Pandina terrorist organisation.
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* Eliot pretends to be this twice in {{Leverage}}, both times to scare a mark into panicking and doing something stupid.
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* The Centre in ''ThePretender'' had "Cleaners" and "Sweepers": Sweepers seemed to be low-level {{mooks}} who cleared the bodies out after a shootout. Cleaners seemed to be active assassins who were sent in to eliminate threats. Interestingly enough, two of the main females on the show - Miss Parker and Brigitte - were at one time Cleaners.
* ''{{Nikita}}'', like [[LaFemmeNikita its predecessor]] has Cleaners, who kill and dispose of bodies on Division's orders, but it also has Reapers, Cleaners meant to deal with Division personnel. In episode 6, we learn that [[spoiler: Owen was once a Reaper, and one of his assignments was the murder of Nikita's fiance.]]
* The Centre in ''ThePretender'' had "Cleaners" and "Sweepers": Sweepers seemed to be low-level {{mooks}} who cleared the bodies out after a shootout. Cleaners seemed to be active assassins who were sent in to eliminate threats. Interestingly enough, two of the main females on the show - Miss Parker and Brigitte - were at one time Cleaners.
* ''{{Nikita}}'', like [[LaFemmeNikita its predecessor]] has Cleaners, who kill and dispose of bodies on Division's orders, but it also has Reapers, Cleaners meant to deal with Division personnel. In episode 6, we learn that [[spoiler: Owen was once a Reaper, and one of his assignments was the murder of Nikita's fiance.]]
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* Though, given it was a civil war where both sides felt the other were illegitimate and his side won and wrote history, it is slightly debatable as 'crime scene,' [[PoisonousFriend Iizuka]] was this for [[RurouniKenshin Kenshin]] for pretty much his whole assassin career. (Roughly ages fourteen to sixteen.) Once he switched to 'free swordsman and general rearguard' he didn't need one anymore, which is good, [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves because...]]
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* Sawyer the Cleaner from ''BlackLagoon''. Not nearly as subtle as most Cleaners in this page; but then [[WretchedHive Roanapur]] doesn't really care that people die.
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* The cleaners in ''MaxPayne 2'' (Mafia-type cleaners who masquerade as janitor-type cleaners- somebody high up has a sense of humor).
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-->'''Cleaner:''' Kaufman's waiting in the van. The hardware's been bagged. Soon as the guys get Jackie Brown in there taken care of, we're done.
-->'''Cleaner 2:''' Okay, I'll round up the crew, make sure the clean-up's done: bodies, blood, prints, hair, mags, empty brass... When we're out of here, there won't be a shred of evidence for the cops to find. Just a ghost story.
-->'''Cleaner:''' Kaufman's waiting in the van. The hardware's been bagged. Soon as the guys get Jackie Brown in there taken care of, we're done.
-->'''Cleaner 2:''' Okay, I'll round up the crew, make sure the clean-up's done: bodies, blood, prints, hair, mags, empty brass... When we're out of here, there won't be a shred of evidence for the cops to find. Just a ghost story.
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* Richard Nixon's "plumbers" essentially were this, with the role of stealing or suppressing incriminating information and dead-agenting people who could prove trouble to the Nixon White House.
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* In the StephenKing novel ''Firestarter'' the hero muses that these people must have showed up at his home shortly after he found the dead body of his wife (murdered by a sinister GovernmentAgencyOfFiction) and then left his home forever to chase after his powerfully pyrokinetic daughter (kidnapped by the aforementioned sinister GovernmentAgencyOfFiction).
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* In the MercyThompson novels by Patricia Briggs, most werewolf packs retain the services of a witch to clean up their messes.
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* In the MercyThompson novels by Patricia Briggs, most werewolf packs retain the services of a witch to clean up their messes.
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