History Main / MookLieutenant

Compare MookCommander for the gameplay equivalent of this: Someone who gives benefits for the mooks in the battlefield while also participating on the field himself, and TheBrute, who's typically relegated to this role. See also MiddleManagementMook.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': The Captain of the Guards.

* ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' has Chidi, who commands the Marquis' EliteMooks.

** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': For some good guy examples, Anakin has Captain Rex and Obi-Wan has Commander Cody. There are also other, less frequently seen clone officers assigned to other Jedi, such as Commander Wolffe for Plo Koon. The T-series tactical droids serve this purpose for the Separatists.

** The [[Film/JohnWick first film]] has Kirill, who leads Viggo's goons and is [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the toughest of the bunch]].

** Supreme Daleks fill this role within the overall Dalek command structure, leading larger groups of Daleks and overseeing individual operations, but still reporting to the Dalek Supreme Council and/or Dalek Emperor. It's also shown that Daleks have ranks below Supreme such as section leaders, although unlike Supreme Daleks they don't usually have unique casings.
** Cyber-Leaders seem to occupy a similar position to Supreme Daleks within the Cybermen hierarchy, commanding groups of Cybermen but still being ranked below the [[KingMook Cyber-Controller]]. Episodes which feature Cyber-Leaders also tend to have a Cyber-Lieutenant, although there don't appear to be any differences between them and regular Cybermen.

* ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'': There are special, speaking blue MechaMooks who command the standard silver ones. In ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce,'' there are a few isolated incidences of lone Styxoids (talking, staff-wielding ZombieMooks) leading Hidiacs (babbling, hatchet-wielding standard ZombieMooks, though their acid-spitting power was a force to be reckoned with for about one episode.) but mostly those were a separate squad of EliteMooks.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]", General Staal has his army on the ground led by Commander Skorr. Who promptly removes his helmet when he arrives.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' has the [[MauveShirt named Zeon officers]], like Denim and Darota, who command Zeon troops on the field and give the higher-ranked and more prominent Zeon characters, like Char Aznable, someone to talk and convey orders through.

* ''Series/ChouseiKantaiSazerX'': The uniformed Neo Descal officers that appear as MonstersOfTheWeek in the second arc, who have some unique abilities but mostly command squads of [[MechaMooks Deathmeid]] soldiers.

** The Mogriffs loyal to Phobos are led by one named Windblade.

It's not very leader-like to give mundane, routine orders to minions when you're [[TakeOverTheWorld trying to rule the world]]. Whilst you leave the hunting of the MacGuffin to your [[TheDragon champion]] and the creation of the [[DoomsdayDevice world-ending device]] to your MadScientist, who's leading your legions of terror in day-to-day StateSec purging ? That's where the {{Mook}} Lieutenant comes in.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In the anime, the Unova region's Team Plasma has Aldith, who all of the Plasma grunts defer to and who is the apparent [[TheDragon second-in-command]] to [[ForScience Colress]]. Her uniform is identical to that of a regular grunt, however she's different in that she's the only female grunt and it's clear that the others are taking orders from her.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': The Captain of the Guards.

%%* ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' has [[PunnyName Colonel Sandurz]].

%%* Cray from ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.
%%* ''Literature/ThePowerOfFive'': Commander Strake and Field Marshall Akkad in ''Oblivion''.

%%* ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'': The Rank Lieutenant.

%%* ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'': Bruce Moriatos.

%%* Hargon from ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria''.

* The Koopa General in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' serves as a leader for Bowser's Koopas, leading them in the hectic drive through Rainbow Road and [[spoiler:turning into a Spiny Shell and knocking Mario and Donkey Kong off the road]].

* ''FanFic/ThePowersOfHarmony'': Behemoth-type Changelings appear to be this, due to them being larger and stronger than other variants and the fact that the one named Veraxi was apparently in charge of the attack on Gallopfrey.

* Commander Peepers from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' is this and TheDragon to [[GalacticConqueror Lord Hater]]. While he belongs to the same alien species as the rest of Hater's AdorableEvilMinions, [[SurroundedByIdiots he's more clever and competent than all of them and Hater put together]].

"Lieutenant" here refers to the position of right hand man in general, rather than a specific rank. That said, on the SlidingScaleOfVillainThreat he'll tend to be [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking above]] the rank and file, but can be anywhere from weaker than, on par with, or even stronger than the EliteMooks.

** Mal'Ganis from ''[[=WarCraft=] III''.
** Morbent Fell and Rass for Balnazzar.
** The Blademasters for Magtheridon.
** Rage Winterchill for Archimonde.
** Captain Thornby for Admiral Proudmoore.
** The Naga sea witches and royal guards for Illidan.

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** Lieutenant Gillette is Norrington's second in command in the first film, ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''. Later, he appears alongside Groves in the fourth one, ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]''.

* ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'': Sergeant Simon in TheMovie. First appears as just a booking officer at the police station, but later serves more proper Mook Lieutenant functions like being Koopa's flamethrower-toting bodyguard and reminding him that humans evolved from apes, not mice.
* ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973'': Jussac is an officer in the Cardinal's guard and attempts to arrest the musketeers at the convent.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': James Wesley is the right-hand of Wilson Fisk and also is the one who gives orders to Fisk's underlings. He's always careful to remind them that he's not the one actually in charge of his organization.

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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick,'' Jirix is the hobgoblin that [[DragonWithAnAgenda Redcloak]] trusts as his lieutenant, and he becomes Prime Minister of their new country when Redcloak departs with [[BigBad Xykon]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': For some good guy examples, Anakin has Captain Rex and Obi-Wan has Commander Cody. There are also other, less frequently seen clone officers assigned to other Jedi, such as Commander Wolffe for Plo Koon. The T-series tactical droids serve this purpose for the Separatists.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
** [[StateSec ISB]] Agent Kallus was explicitly described by the showrunners as representing the mid-level Imperial officers who run the Empire on a day-to-day basis.
** There's also Lieutenant Lyste, who's in charge of a lot of the normal activities of the Imperial military on the planet Lothal.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': General Traag, commander of Krang's Rock Soldiers.

* ''Film/SuperMarioBros'': Sergeant Simon in TheMovie. First appears as just a booking officer at the police station, but later serves more proper Mook Lieutenant functions like being Koopa's flamethrower-toting bodyguard and reminding him that humans evolved from apes, not mice.

It's not very leader-like to give orders yourself when you're [[TakeOverTheWorld trying to rule the world]]. Whilst you leave the hunting of the MacGuffin to your [[TheDragon champion]] and the creation of the [[DoomsdayDevice world-ending device]] to your MadScientist, who's leading your legions of terror? That's where the {{Mook}} Lieutenant comes in.

* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberiumWars'' Nod Militas have an upgrade which adds a Confessor in their unit which increases their combat abilities. The Black Hand sub-faction has Confessor sqauds in place of Militias.

** Unnamed but high-level Covenant commanders such as Elite Generals and Brute Chieftains can occasionally be encountered (and killed) directing their forces, distinguished by their [[BlingOfWar ornate armor.]]