History Main / YesMan

TheDragon is sometimes the Yes Man, though just as often goes to the opposite extreme. The ProfessionalButtKisser is almost indistinguishable from the Yes Man, except their devotion is to the ''position'' rather than the boss, so they'll treat anyone who gets, steals, or kills for the job the same as their old boss.

** In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30763544/chapters/75931718 King of the Misfits]], his repeated defense of Bakugou costs him Mina's friendship as well as makes it immensely difficult for him to make any friends in 1A or 1B. The author of the fanfic admits he doesn't outright hate Kirishima if he's not defending Bakugou, but when it's that, he can't stand him.

** General Keitel was this to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. He knowingly approved pretty much every single immoral and outright illegal order Hitler gave, always claiming he was JustFollowingOrders. His nickname among some of the other generals around Hitler was 'the nodding ass'.

* This is also a problem in some families, where a son or daughter is never allowed to say no to their parents[[note]]Either both parents, or one parent or the other.[[/note]], even when they know they're wrong about something.[[note]]In the worst case scenario, this can even be one part of an [[AbusiveParents abusive]] relationship.[[/note]] It has also been known to tie in to the (now-discredited) idea that parents (and other grown-ups) are "always right".

* This can also happen in schools as well, where students can be made to feel that they must agree with anything and everything that the teachers and faculty say[[note]]This can include, but may not be limited to, being forced to accept a punishment that they know is unfair, or otherwise unjust, with the student being punished further if they object.[[/note]], or they'll get punished in some way.[[note]]This, of course, doesn't teach anything except BlindObedience.[[/note]]

* Baby 5 from ''Manga/OnePiece'' ''never'' turns down a request, both from her boss and virtually anyone else, due to believing it'll make her useful. At first, it's a RunningGag that's PlayedForLaughs, [[spoiler: [[CerebusRetcon then we realize]] that's she's ''psychologically incapable'' of turning down requests, due to being abandoned by her mother as a child for being "useless". [[BigBad Doflamingo]] and the rest of the [[WithFriendsLikeThese Donquixote Pirates]] find the prospect of someone who'll do anything for them delightful, and don't even attempt to fix this negative aspect of hers.]] Oh, did we mention one of said requests includes [[spoiler: '''''ATTEMPTING TO KILL HERSELF?''''']]

* As of 2023,[[note]]It's hard to write this in a way that doesn't instantly get outdated, but this wording was at least true at some point[[/note]] the year when AI chatbots like [=ChatGPT=] started becoming really intelligent-seeming, at least [=ChatGPT=] would not only keep obeying whatever commands they were given (unless these violated its prudish built-in limitations), but would also agree about and rationalise anything you told it. Well, it might be better than when another prototype chatbot started arguing angrily about the current date...

* As of 2023, the year when AI chatbots like [=ChatGPT=] started becoming really intelligent-seeming, at least [=ChatGPT=] would not only keep obeying whatever commands they were given (unless these violated its prudish built-in limitations), but would also agree about and rationalise anything you told it. Well, it might be better than when another prototype chatbot started arguing angrily about the current date...

* On ''Series/TheFallAndRiseOfReginaldPerrin'' whenever the boss suggests something ThoseTwoGuys respectively say "Great!" and "Super!".

* General Keitel was this to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. He knowingly approved pretty much every single immoral and outright illegal order Hitler gave, always claiming he was JustFollowingOrders.
** His nickname among some of the other generals around Hitler was 'the nodding ass'.
** Similarly, Joachim von Ribbentrop's epithet amongst the Nazi high command was "Ambassador Rubberstamp".

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* Koizumi from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' happily agrees with everything Haruhi says, even things like shooting photos of Mikuru in embarrasing poses and outfits (much to Mikuru's dismay) ''and'' kisses her ass like a pro to boot. He will however, try to convince Haruhi of other possibilities, if the situation gets too serious. Because Haruhi is GenreSavvy, he compares it to other fictional happenings, but [[WrongGenreSavvy it doesn't always work out good for him]].

* Subverted with Anne in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''. Her mother raised her to always defer to authority figures since, as the illegitimate daughter of a baron, her best chance for a good life would have been to curry her father's favor and either be named his heir or be given to a good husband in a political marriage (only for her father to discard her when the burn scars she got from a house fire made the latter option impractical). Of course, someone as nutty and random as Catarina is pretty much impossible to suck up to and it allowed Anne to just be herself and become more of a ServileSnarker.

* Siegfried Kircheis is this to his childhood friend, Reinhard von Lohengramm in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''. Parodied to the fullest extent in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ZE1wA4tc8 bonus video]]. Unlike most examples of this trope, both Reinhard and Siegfried are highly intelligent and competent men who complement each other very well, [[spoiler:making the latter's early death a major blow for Reinhard]].