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* The heroine and her {{cult}]-sisters in ''TheAssassinsOfTamurin'' are cursed to be tortured by wraiths should they undergo a HeelRealization and turn on their "Mother"... which she, naturally, does, and is why she's so terrified when she realizes how "trapped" she is.
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* The heroine and her {{cult}]-sisters {{cult}}-sisters in ''TheAssassinsOfTamurin'' are cursed to be tortured by wraiths should they undergo a HeelRealization and turn on their "Mother"... which she, naturally, does, and is why she's so terrified when she realizes how "trapped" she is.
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* Murtagh in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''.
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* Murtagh in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''.
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* The heroine and her {{cult}]-sisters in ''TheAssassinsOfTamurin'' are cursed to be tortured by wraiths should they undergo a HeelRealization and turn on their "Mother"... which she, naturally, does, and is why she's so terrified when she realizes how "trapped" she is.
* The heroine and her {{cult}]-sisters in ''TheAssassinsOfTamurin'' are cursed to be tortured by wraiths should they undergo a HeelRealization and turn on their "Mother"... which she, naturally, does, and is why she's so terrified when she realizes how "trapped" she is.
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* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this is the reason Hedge, Guineas, and Vlad stuck with Damien. After his death they immediately made {{Heel Face Turn}}s.
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* Many Contractors in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. They're extremely powerful, [[MutantDraftBoard so they're very in-demand as spies and assassins for various organizations]]; however, if they can't/won't do this, they aren't allowed to live. On their own, most are closer to TrueNeutral.
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* Many Contractors [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Contractors]] in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. They're extremely powerful, [[MutantDraftBoard so they're very in-demand as spies and assassins for various organizations]]; however, if they can't/won't do this, they aren't allowed to live. On their own, most are closer to TrueNeutral.
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* In ''{{Inuyasha}}'' , Kagura's heart is held by Naraku, who enjoys threatening to destroy it if she tries to betray him.
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* In ''{{Inuyasha}}'' , Kagura's heart is held by Naraku, who enjoys threatening to destroy it if she tries to betray him.
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* Many Contractors in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. They're extremely powerful, [[MutantDraftBoard so they're very in-demand as spies and assassins for various organizations]]; however, if they can't/won't do this, they aren't allowed to live. On their own, most are closer to TrueNeutral.
* Many Contractors in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. They're extremely powerful, [[MutantDraftBoard so they're very in-demand as spies and assassins for various organizations]]; however, if they can't/won't do this, they aren't allowed to live. On their own, most are closer to TrueNeutral.
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* [[spoiler:Jeremiah Colt]] of the {{Web Serial Novel}} ''[[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/ The Zombie Knight]]'', when it revealed that his boss is [[IHaveYourWife holding his children hostage]].
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* [[spoiler:Jeremiah Colt]] of the {{Web Serial Novel}} ''[[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/ The Zombie Knight]]'', when it is revealed that his boss is [[IHaveYourWife holding his children hostage]].
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* [[spoiler:Jeremiah Colt]] of the {{Web Serial Novel}} ''[[http://thezombieknight.blogspot.com/ The Zombie Knight]]'', when it revealed that his boss is [[IHaveYourWife holding his children hostage]].
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* The Reapers in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' are mostly [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]], but they do point out that if they don't erase players, then ''they'' get erased instead.
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* The Reapers in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' are mostly [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]], but they do point out that if they don't erase players, then ''they'' get erased instead.
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* ''StarcraftII'': It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place). Raynor shoots him.]]
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* ''StarcraftII'': ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'': It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place). Raynor shoots him.]]
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden all over Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden all over Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to discreetly work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden all over Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep. Without telling the details, Londo hints at his predicament to G'Kar following his coronation:
--> Londo: Isn't it strange, G'Kar? When we first met I had no power and all the choices I could ever want. And now I have all the power I could ever want and no choices at all. No choice at all.
--> Londo: Isn't it strange, G'Kar? When we first met I had no power and all the choices I could ever want. And now I have all the power I could ever want and no choices at all. No choice at all.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden all over Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep. Without telling the details, Londo hints at his predicament to G'Kar following his coronation:\n--> Londo: Isn't it strange, G'Kar? When we first met I had no power and all the choices I could ever want. And now I have all the power I could ever want and no choices at all. No choice at all. \n\n
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep. Without telling the details, Londo hints at his predicament to G'Kar following his coronation:
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on all over Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep. Without telling the details, Londo hints at his predicament to G'Kar following his coronation:
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep. \n Without telling the details, Londo hints at his predicament to G'Kar following his coronation:
--> Londo: Isn't it strange, G'Kar? When we first met I had no power and all the choices I could ever want. And now I have all the power I could ever want and no choices at all. No choice at all.
--> Londo: Isn't it strange, G'Kar? When we first met I had no power and all the choices I could ever want. And now I have all the power I could ever want and no choices at all. No choice at all.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh's shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh's Drakh policy in their shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh's shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the Interstellar Alliance. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh's shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the [[TheFederation Interstellar Alliance.Alliance]]. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* When Londo becomes Emperor of the Centauri in ''{{Babylon 5}}'', he is forced to take on a [[PuppeteerParasite Drakh Keeper]], upon threat of the Drakh detonating fusion bombs they'd hidden on Centauri Prime, which would kill millions of his subjects. He thus spends his 15-odd year reign as Emperor forced to either rubberstamp or stay out of the way of the Drakh's shadow-rule of the Centauri Republic, which they use as a seat of power to subvert and make war on the Interstellar Alliance. Per [[ExpandedUniverse the Centauri Trilogy]] of novels (and the flashforward scene in the episode "War Without End"), Londo does have moments where he manages to work around the Keeper, generally when he's inebriated since alcohol can temporarily put it to sleep.
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* In GameOfThrones Season 2, Theon Greyjoy feels this way (in contrast to the book, where he's ''much'' less sympathetic). He has not outright been threatened with death by his father, but he felt compelled by family loyalty to fight for them against his friends, and though he initially thinks he can be a PunchClockVillain, he finds himself [[KickTheDog kicking dogs]] left and right as he struggles not to lose the respect of his mutinous killers he has for subordinates. When Maester Luwin gently confronts him about the brutal facade he's been putting up, Theon replies that he's "gone too far" to let go of it. [[spoiler: His fear of his underlings proves justified, as they turn on him in a second when he's proven his incompetence and it's their lives or his.]]
** Tyrion is also an essentially decent man who feels compelled to serve his power-hungry and ruthless family, but unlike Theon he ''is'' clever enough to do so without being all that villainous.
** Tyrion is also an essentially decent man who feels compelled to serve his power-hungry and ruthless family, but unlike Theon he ''is'' clever enough to do so without being all that villainous.
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So you've got yourself an AntiVillain. He's a pretty decent guy, and if you were on his side, [[AffablyEvil you'd probably be best buds]]. And yet he constantly wants to kill you. Why? Can't you guys just talk it out? I mean, surely you can come to an understanding. What's the worst that can happen?
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So you've got yourself an AntiVillain. He's a pretty decent guy, and if you were on his side, [[AffablyEvil you'd probably be best buds]]. And yet he constantly wants to kill you. Why? Can't you guys just talk it out? I mean, [[MookFaceTurn surely you can come to an understanding.understanding]]. What's the worst that can happen?
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* Stalin's subordinates. He was notorious for [[YouHaveFailedMe having people who failed or displeased him purged]], not just people who belonged to "enemy" groups as Hitler did.
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* Stalin's subordinates. He was notorious for [[YouHaveFailedMe having people who failed or displeased him purged]], not just people who belonged to "enemy" groups as Hitler did.did.
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* In {{Inuyasha}} , Kagura's heart is held by Naraku, who enjoys threatening to destroy it if she tries to betray him.
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* In {{Inuyasha}} ''{{Inuyasha}}'' , Kagura's heart is held by Naraku, who enjoys threatening to destroy it if she tries to betray him.
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* In "Anime:Inuyasha" {{Inuyasha}} , Kagura's heart is held by Naraku, who enjoys threatening to destroy it if she tries to betray him.
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* In "Anime:Inuyasha" Kagura's heart is held by Naraku, who enjoys threatening to destroy it if she tries to betray him.
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* In ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'', Sam isn't exactly happy being the Ninja Mafia Emperor. He can't just up and retire since the Mafia doesn't have a retirement policy that doesn't involve a bodybag.
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* In one arc of ''WebComic/{{Jack}}'', a man becomes the assistant of a doctor who is working on a new treatment that could save the man's wife from dying of cancer. The man eventually discovers that the doctor is a twisted paedophile who is molesting child patients in his "care". He immediately threatens to go to the authorities, but the doctor reminds him that his research is the only hope his wife has and he is weeks away from completing it. The man reluctantly chooses his wife's life over the well-being of the children. [[spoiler:Becomes a ShootTheShaggyDogStory when the doctor eventually ''murders'' all of the children to cover his tracks, and the man's wife dies of shock when he confesses what he did. The only bright spot is that a hidden camera placed by a suspicious security guard exposed the doctor's crimes and he gets executed via lethal injection while whimpering in fear.]] The powers that be are sympathetic to the man's plight; though his sin denies him entry to Heaven, he is sent to Purgatory instead of Hell.
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* In ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'', the novelization implies this is pretty much the only reason why Bujin still hangs out with Bokack.
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* In ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'', the novelization implies this is pretty much the only reason why Bujin still hangs out with Bokack.
Bokack.
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* ''WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged'' gives us a fairly strong hint that [[TheDragon Zarbon]] and at least some of Freeza's other men are this.
-->'''Freeza:''' You know, Zarbon, I'm starting to think my people don't understand what I pay them for.\\
'''Zarbon:''' You don't pay us-\\
'''Freeza:''' -allow them to live for.
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* ''WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged'' gives us a fairly strong hint that [[TheDragon Zarbon]] and at least some of Freeza's other men are this.
-->'''Freeza:''' You know, Zarbon, I'm starting to think my people don't understand what I pay them for.\\
'''Zarbon:''' You don't pay us-\\
'''Freeza:''' -allow them to live for.
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* In ''AdventureTime'' episode "Jake vs. Me-Mow", Me-Mow forces Jake into killing Wildberry Princess with the threat of death.
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* There's a GilbertAndSullivan opera with this premise, ''Theatre/Ruddigore''. There's a baron who is curse so that he has to commit a crime daily or die. The resolution is [[spoiler:he reasons that, by the terms of the curse, if he refuses to commit a crime, he is courting death by his own act, that is to say, attempting suicide. [[LogicBomb But attempting suicide is a crime.]] [[LoopholeAbuse So he fulfils the terms of the curse by refusing to do so.]]]]
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* There's a GilbertAndSullivan opera with this premise, ''Theatre/Ruddigore''.''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}''. There's a baron who is curse so that he has to commit a crime daily or die. The resolution is [[spoiler:he reasons that, by the terms of the curse, if he refuses to commit a crime, he is courting death by his own act, that is to say, attempting suicide. [[LogicBomb But attempting suicide is a crime.]] [[LoopholeAbuse So he fulfils the terms of the curse by refusing to do so.]]]]
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* HarryPotter has Draco Malfoy who, for the first five books, is just [[StarterVillain a nuisance for Harry to deal with at school]]. Once he joins the Death Eaters, however, things change. He's given the job to [[spoiler:kill Dumbledore]], which seems simple enough in theory. But once Draco realizes that [[spoiler:he can't follow through with murder]], he remains hesitant throughout the next book, and only stays in Voldemort's service because he's ''terrified'' of the man.
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* HarryPotter ''Literature/HarryPotter'' has Draco Malfoy who, for the first five books, is just [[StarterVillain a nuisance for Harry to deal with at school]]. Once he joins the Death Eaters, however, things change. He's given the job to [[spoiler:kill Dumbledore]], which seems simple enough in theory. But once Draco realizes that [[spoiler:he can't follow through with murder]], he remains hesitant throughout the next book, and only stays in Voldemort's service because he's ''terrified'' of the man.
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* There's a GilbertAndSullivan opera with this premise, "Ruddigore". There's a baron who is curse so that he has to commit a crime daily or die. The resolution is [[spoiler:he reasons that, by the terms of the curse, if he refuses to commit a crime, he is courting death by his own act, that is to say, attempting suicide. [[LogicBomb But attempting suicide is a crime.]] [[LoopholeAbuse So he fulfils the terms of the curse by refusing to do so.]]]]
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* There's a GilbertAndSullivan opera with this premise, "Ruddigore".''Theatre/Ruddigore''. There's a baron who is curse so that he has to commit a crime daily or die. The resolution is [[spoiler:he reasons that, by the terms of the curse, if he refuses to commit a crime, he is courting death by his own act, that is to say, attempting suicide. [[LogicBomb But attempting suicide is a crime.]] [[LoopholeAbuse So he fulfils the terms of the curse by refusing to do so.]]]]
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* ''StarcraftII'': It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place. Raynor shoots him.]]
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* ''StarcraftII'': It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place.place). Raynor shoots him.]]
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* In the first season finale of ''TeenTitans'', Slade forces Robin to become his apprentice and turn on his comrades, or else they will die.
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* In the first season finale of ''TeenTitans'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Slade forces Robin to become his apprentice and turn on his comrades, or else they will die.
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So you've got yourself an AntiVillain. He's a pretty decent guy, and if you were on his side, [[AffablyEvil you'd probably be best buds]]. And yet he constantly wants to kill you. Why? Can't you guys just talk it out? I mean, surely you can come to an understanding. What's the worst that can happen?
Oh wait, that's right: ''[[YouHaveFailedMe his boss will kill him]]''.
See, many a BigBad rules through fear, and that includes his subordinates. As such, they'll often threaten their [[{{Mook}} Mooks]], their QuirkyMinibossSquad, and even their [[TheDragon Dragon]], with death ([[FateWorseThanDeath or some other severe punishment]]) should they fail in their tasks. That doesn't seem too bad to a villain if they see themselves working for the BigBad indefinitely, but if they have a HeelFaceTurn, a HeelRealization, or realize that they dug themselves too deep, what are they to do? Defy the BigBad and get killed for it? Or keep on doing the villain's dirty work, even if that means just digging themselves even deeper into their disastrous situation? It's quite a conundrum.
Sometimes, a villain will find protection from the BigBad ([[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil or those higher up on the food chain than him]]) by [[HeelFaceTurn joining up with the good guys]] and using them as his shields. However, this isn't quite as easy if [[IHaveYourWife the villain is stuck in a hostage situation]], or if their boss has the power to remotely kill off the former villain should they ever hesitate to perform the duties. But their strongest weapon is, again, fear. Even if it would be ridiculously easy to join the heroes ([[HonorBeforeReason clinging onto their honor aside]]), sometimes a BigBad will have such a strong grip of ''fear'' over his minions, that they don't even dare to try to betray their master.
The "oppressive force" in question doesn't always have to be a BigBad, or even a villainous character. The former villain may have wielded a dark power, and failure to continue doing their job will cause the power to turn on them. This may be brought on by HorrorHunger, if an evil character has to feast on something...unpleasant, and after deciding he doesn't want to be evil anymore, will remain incapable of fighting his urges (at the risk of death).
See AntiVillain for other forms of non-evil villainy. Compare with PunchClockVillain, where the villain does their evil deeds just because it's a job, and hey, they have to be paid (but they don't feel anywhere near as much remorse for it). This often occurs due to a character who is DrivenToVillainy, but then wants to get out. Contrast JustFollowingOrders, since that is used as an excuse after the fact, and in most cases they didn't have much of a problem following orders at the time.
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!!Examples
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* Black Ghost in ''{{Cyborg 009}}'' is fond of picking a hero, then going out and getting a nice and sympathetic guy (or tracking down the hero's loved ones if Black Ghost is feeling particularly mean), forcibly augmenting them with cybernetic parts, and ordering them to go kill said hero or the self-destruct mechanism in them will explode. He does this so often that it's practically his modus operandi.
* Played with in ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'': after [[spoiler:becoming TheEmperor]], Lelouch instructs his most faithful followers (particularly, [[spoiler:Sayoko]]) to surrender to his enemies and to claim that they only obeyed him out of fear. But then again, he is not [[ALighterShadeOfGrey exactly a villain]].
[[AC:Film]]
* In ''Film/BloodForDracula'', we get perhaps the most sympathetic version of the count: a sickly, dying vampire that needs the blood of a virgin in order to avoid a very painful death. He considers this a curse and doesn't seem to enjoy killing.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* HarryPotter has Draco Malfoy who, for the first five books, is just [[StarterVillain a nuisance for Harry to deal with at school]]. Once he joins the Death Eaters, however, things change. He's given the job to [[spoiler:kill Dumbledore]], which seems simple enough in theory. But once Draco realizes that [[spoiler:he can't follow through with murder]], he remains hesitant throughout the next book, and only stays in Voldemort's service because he's ''terrified'' of the man.
* In ''TheHidingPlace'', Corrie Ten Boom, as a prisoner, is interrogated by a Nazi, who at one point comments that he is "less free" than she is, and is generally shown to be quite human but forced into what he does by his superiors.
* Murtagh in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* In an episode of ''{{Series/Bones}}'' the Perp[=/=]VictimOfTheWeek was strapped into a bomb vest and forced to rob a bank or else the bomb would be set off.
* [[spoiler:Rebecca]] in ''BurnNotice''. The only reason she was working for [[spoiler:Anson was because he had her brother captive]].
[[AC:Mythology and Folk-Tales]]
* Vampires have to drink blood, either killing the victim outright or Turning their victim, like it or not or they starve to death.
[[AC: TabletopGames]]
* ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': Prior to his apotheosis, the mercenary Kelemvor Lyonsbane would transform into a dangerous werepanther due to a family curse if he did something out of kindness.
[[AC:{{Theater}}]]
* There's a GilbertAndSullivan opera with this premise, "Ruddigore". There's a baron who is curse so that he has to commit a crime daily or die. The resolution is [[spoiler:he reasons that, by the terms of the curse, if he refuses to commit a crime, he is courting death by his own act, that is to say, attempting suicide. [[LogicBomb But attempting suicide is a crime.]] [[LoopholeAbuse So he fulfils the terms of the curse by refusing to do so.]]]]
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Dr. Cossack from ''MegaMan4''. Sure, he's not threatened to death, but what about his daughter?
* ''StarcraftII'': It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place. Raynor shoots him.]]
* The Reapers in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' are mostly [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]], but they do point out that if they don't erase players, then ''they'' get erased instead.
* During the events of ''[[SoulCalibur Soul Calibur IV]]'', Sophitia Alexandra is threatened with the death of her daughter Pyrrha by the Soul Edge, and ends up fighting anyone who would destroy it.
[[AC:WebComics]]
* In ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'', the novelization implies this is pretty much the only reason why Bujin still hangs out with Bokack.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' most of the Urpneys are [[MinionWithAnFInEvil impersonal dim wits]] who only follow [[BigBad Zordrak's]] orders because of his tendency to turn {{Mooks}} [[TakenForGranite into stone]] or feed them to his carnivorous pets should they annoy him. Granted it's not so much they have a conscience as much as they'd just prefer not to be sent out on dangerous missions with ridiculous gadgets in tow to steal from angry Noops and Wuts.
* In the 2002 version of ''HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'', Skeletor traps He-Man with a gem that forces him to be evil or else die. The heroes eventually reverse-engineers this to get Skeletor to only be good, but in the end, both devices break, as nothing would really change from this.
* In the first season finale of ''TeenTitans'', Slade forces Robin to become his apprentice and turn on his comrades, or else they will die.
* In ''AdventureTime'' episode "Jake vs. Me-Mow", Me-Mow forces Jake into killing Wildberry Princess with the threat of death.
[[AC:RealLife]]
* Stalin's subordinates. He was notorious for [[YouHaveFailedMe having people who failed or displeased him purged]], not just people who belonged to "enemy" groups as Hitler did.
Oh wait, that's right: ''[[YouHaveFailedMe his boss will kill him]]''.
See, many a BigBad rules through fear, and that includes his subordinates. As such, they'll often threaten their [[{{Mook}} Mooks]], their QuirkyMinibossSquad, and even their [[TheDragon Dragon]], with death ([[FateWorseThanDeath or some other severe punishment]]) should they fail in their tasks. That doesn't seem too bad to a villain if they see themselves working for the BigBad indefinitely, but if they have a HeelFaceTurn, a HeelRealization, or realize that they dug themselves too deep, what are they to do? Defy the BigBad and get killed for it? Or keep on doing the villain's dirty work, even if that means just digging themselves even deeper into their disastrous situation? It's quite a conundrum.
Sometimes, a villain will find protection from the BigBad ([[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil or those higher up on the food chain than him]]) by [[HeelFaceTurn joining up with the good guys]] and using them as his shields. However, this isn't quite as easy if [[IHaveYourWife the villain is stuck in a hostage situation]], or if their boss has the power to remotely kill off the former villain should they ever hesitate to perform the duties. But their strongest weapon is, again, fear. Even if it would be ridiculously easy to join the heroes ([[HonorBeforeReason clinging onto their honor aside]]), sometimes a BigBad will have such a strong grip of ''fear'' over his minions, that they don't even dare to try to betray their master.
The "oppressive force" in question doesn't always have to be a BigBad, or even a villainous character. The former villain may have wielded a dark power, and failure to continue doing their job will cause the power to turn on them. This may be brought on by HorrorHunger, if an evil character has to feast on something...unpleasant, and after deciding he doesn't want to be evil anymore, will remain incapable of fighting his urges (at the risk of death).
See AntiVillain for other forms of non-evil villainy. Compare with PunchClockVillain, where the villain does their evil deeds just because it's a job, and hey, they have to be paid (but they don't feel anywhere near as much remorse for it). This often occurs due to a character who is DrivenToVillainy, but then wants to get out. Contrast JustFollowingOrders, since that is used as an excuse after the fact, and in most cases they didn't have much of a problem following orders at the time.
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!!Examples
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* Black Ghost in ''{{Cyborg 009}}'' is fond of picking a hero, then going out and getting a nice and sympathetic guy (or tracking down the hero's loved ones if Black Ghost is feeling particularly mean), forcibly augmenting them with cybernetic parts, and ordering them to go kill said hero or the self-destruct mechanism in them will explode. He does this so often that it's practically his modus operandi.
* Played with in ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'': after [[spoiler:becoming TheEmperor]], Lelouch instructs his most faithful followers (particularly, [[spoiler:Sayoko]]) to surrender to his enemies and to claim that they only obeyed him out of fear. But then again, he is not [[ALighterShadeOfGrey exactly a villain]].
[[AC:Film]]
* In ''Film/BloodForDracula'', we get perhaps the most sympathetic version of the count: a sickly, dying vampire that needs the blood of a virgin in order to avoid a very painful death. He considers this a curse and doesn't seem to enjoy killing.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* HarryPotter has Draco Malfoy who, for the first five books, is just [[StarterVillain a nuisance for Harry to deal with at school]]. Once he joins the Death Eaters, however, things change. He's given the job to [[spoiler:kill Dumbledore]], which seems simple enough in theory. But once Draco realizes that [[spoiler:he can't follow through with murder]], he remains hesitant throughout the next book, and only stays in Voldemort's service because he's ''terrified'' of the man.
* In ''TheHidingPlace'', Corrie Ten Boom, as a prisoner, is interrogated by a Nazi, who at one point comments that he is "less free" than she is, and is generally shown to be quite human but forced into what he does by his superiors.
* Murtagh in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* In an episode of ''{{Series/Bones}}'' the Perp[=/=]VictimOfTheWeek was strapped into a bomb vest and forced to rob a bank or else the bomb would be set off.
* [[spoiler:Rebecca]] in ''BurnNotice''. The only reason she was working for [[spoiler:Anson was because he had her brother captive]].
[[AC:Mythology and Folk-Tales]]
* Vampires have to drink blood, either killing the victim outright or Turning their victim, like it or not or they starve to death.
[[AC: TabletopGames]]
* ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': Prior to his apotheosis, the mercenary Kelemvor Lyonsbane would transform into a dangerous werepanther due to a family curse if he did something out of kindness.
[[AC:{{Theater}}]]
* There's a GilbertAndSullivan opera with this premise, "Ruddigore". There's a baron who is curse so that he has to commit a crime daily or die. The resolution is [[spoiler:he reasons that, by the terms of the curse, if he refuses to commit a crime, he is courting death by his own act, that is to say, attempting suicide. [[LogicBomb But attempting suicide is a crime.]] [[LoopholeAbuse So he fulfils the terms of the curse by refusing to do so.]]]]
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Dr. Cossack from ''MegaMan4''. Sure, he's not threatened to death, but what about his daughter?
* ''StarcraftII'': It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place. Raynor shoots him.]]
* The Reapers in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' are mostly [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]], but they do point out that if they don't erase players, then ''they'' get erased instead.
* During the events of ''[[SoulCalibur Soul Calibur IV]]'', Sophitia Alexandra is threatened with the death of her daughter Pyrrha by the Soul Edge, and ends up fighting anyone who would destroy it.
[[AC:WebComics]]
* In ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'', the novelization implies this is pretty much the only reason why Bujin still hangs out with Bokack.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' most of the Urpneys are [[MinionWithAnFInEvil impersonal dim wits]] who only follow [[BigBad Zordrak's]] orders because of his tendency to turn {{Mooks}} [[TakenForGranite into stone]] or feed them to his carnivorous pets should they annoy him. Granted it's not so much they have a conscience as much as they'd just prefer not to be sent out on dangerous missions with ridiculous gadgets in tow to steal from angry Noops and Wuts.
* In the 2002 version of ''HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'', Skeletor traps He-Man with a gem that forces him to be evil or else die. The heroes eventually reverse-engineers this to get Skeletor to only be good, but in the end, both devices break, as nothing would really change from this.
* In the first season finale of ''TeenTitans'', Slade forces Robin to become his apprentice and turn on his comrades, or else they will die.
* In ''AdventureTime'' episode "Jake vs. Me-Mow", Me-Mow forces Jake into killing Wildberry Princess with the threat of death.
[[AC:RealLife]]
* Stalin's subordinates. He was notorious for [[YouHaveFailedMe having people who failed or displeased him purged]], not just people who belonged to "enemy" groups as Hitler did.
