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How on earth is Quaritch a designated villain when he destroyed a Na'vi hometree without batting an eye?

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I think the picture is Just A Face And A Caption.

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Removed some problematic examples that need repair.

This one is disputed. The argument doesn't belong on the main page. If most Artemis Fowl readers can agree that this is an example, please reword it so it isn't arguing with itself:

• Commander Julius Root of Artemis Fowl. While not quite a colonel, he occupies the last real field rank of the LEP and proves himself to be one of the sharpest and toughest characters in the first book.
  • Except for the fact that it's not a field rank. In order for him to participate in a mission lots of paperwork, which most people can never get approved, needs to be filled out. Fortunately, the person responsible for filling out the paperwork is him.

These are Zero Context Examples. Before restoring them, please carefully read the current trope description, make certain these are valid examples, and write descriptions explaining how each character uses the trope.

• Discworld's Commander Samuel Vimes.
• Col. John Christian Falkenberg in Jerry Pournelle's SF stories.
• Col. Fedmahn Kassad in Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos.
• Col. Jack Deadham from The Blue Sword.
• Col. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man.
• The Colonel Badass page welcomes Col. John Casey of the NSA to this list.
• Colonel Xavier Marks of Combat Hospital is a medical version of this trope.

Oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.

So basically a colonel who kicks ass