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* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Hyness]]]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' establishes himself as one of these within ''the first 20 seconds he's on screen'' when he, with utter coldness, shoves [[ShockAndAwe Zan Partizanne]] out of the way after she begs for him to help her. In the second phase of his fight, he drains Zan, along with her sisters [[AnIcePerson Francisca]] and [[FieryRedhead Flamberge]], of their energy and uses them as [[GrievousHarmwithaBody weapons]] and a [[HumanShield shield]]. And after Kirby beats them, he mind controls them into [[HumanSacrifice jumping into the]] [[ArtifactofDoom Jamba Heart]] to power it up.
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* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Hyness]]]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' establishes himself as one of these within ''the first 20 seconds he's on screen'' when he, with utter coldness, shoves [[ShockAndAwe Zan Partizanne]] out of the way after she begs for him to help her. In the second phase of his fight, he drains Zan, along with her sisters [[AnIcePerson Francisca]] and [[FieryRedhead Flamberge]], of their energy and uses them as [[GrievousHarmwithaBody [[GrievousHarmWithABody weapons]] and a [[HumanShield shield]]. And after Kirby beats them, he mind controls them into [[HumanSacrifice jumping into the]] [[ArtifactofDoom Jamba Heart]] to power it up. (To give what little credit is due, [[ThanatosGambit he then jumps in himself.]])
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* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Hyness]]]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' establishes himself as one of these within ''the first 20 seconds he's on screen'' when he, with utter coldness, shoves [[ShockAndAwe Zan Partizanne]] out of the way after she begs for him to help her. In the second phase of his fight, he drains Zan, along with her sisters [[AnIcePerson Francisca]] and [[FieryRedhead Flamberge]], of their energy and uses them as [[GrievousHarmwithaBody weapons]] and a [[HumanShield shield]]. And after Kirby beats them, he mind controls them into [[HumanSacrifice jumping into the]] [[ArtifactofDoom Jamba Heart]] to power it up.
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* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Hyness]]]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' establishes himself as one of these within ''the first 20 seconds he's on screen'' when he, with utter coldness, shoves [[ShockAndAwe Zan Partizanne]] out of the way after she begs for him to help her. In the second phase of his fight, he drains Zan, along with her sisters [[AnIcePerson Francisca]] and [[FieryRedhead Flamberge]], of their energy and uses them as [[GrievousHarmwithaBody weapons]] and a [[HumanShield shield]]. And after Kirby beats them, he mind controls them into [[HumanSacrifice jumping into the]] [[ArtifactofDoom Jamba Heart]] to power it up.up.
* Joey Drew, TheGreaterScopeVillain of ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' is described as one of these. Recordings left behind by employees of Joey Drew Studios talk of how he would take their belongings to "Appease the gods", his insistence on using the AwesomeButImpractical Ink Machine even though it made work even harder, and just generally being AllTakeAndNoGive. [[spoiler: Chapter 4 gives us an audio log made by Joey himself reveals that he himself doesn't believe in the "Dreams" rhetoric, only saying whatever he needs to keep people working for him.]]
* Joey Drew, TheGreaterScopeVillain of ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' is described as one of these. Recordings left behind by employees of Joey Drew Studios talk of how he would take their belongings to "Appease the gods", his insistence on using the AwesomeButImpractical Ink Machine even though it made work even harder, and just generally being AllTakeAndNoGive. [[spoiler: Chapter 4 gives us an audio log made by Joey himself reveals that he himself doesn't believe in the "Dreams" rhetoric, only saying whatever he needs to keep people working for him.]]
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* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Hyness]]]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' establishes himself as one of these within ''the first 20 seconds he's on screen'' when he, with utter coldness, shoves [[ShockAndAwe Zan Partizanne]] out of the way after she begs for him to help her. In the second phase of his fight, he drains Zan, along with her sisters [[AnIcePerson Francisca]] and [[FieryRedhead Flamberge]], of their energy and uses them as [[GrievousHarmwithaBody weapons]] and a [[HumanShield shield]]. And after Kirby beats them, he mind controls them into [[HumanSacrifice jumping into the]] [[ArtifactofDoom Jamba Heart]] to power it up.
* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Hyness]]]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' establishes himself as one of these within ''the first 20 seconds he's on screen'' when he, with utter coldness, shoves [[ShockAndAwe Zan Partizanne]] out of the way after she begs for him to help her. In the second phase of his fight, he drains Zan, along with her sisters [[AnIcePerson Francisca]] and [[FieryRedhead Flamberge]], of their energy and uses them as [[GrievousHarmwithaBody weapons]] and a [[HumanShield shield]]. And after Kirby beats them, he mind controls them into [[HumanSacrifice jumping into the]] [[ArtifactofDoom Jamba Heart]] to power it up.
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* [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] is this in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': Immediately after Cuphead and Mugman defeat King Dice, his most loyal employee and the only one who tried to warn him that they might pose a threat, the Devil dismisses him as a "good-for-nothing lackey".
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* [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] is this in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': Immediately after Cuphead and Mugman defeat King Dice, his most loyal employee and the only one who tried to warn him that they might pose a threat, the Devil dismisses him as a "good-for-nothing lackey".lackey".
* The game manual of ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' states that the GiantSpider [[BigBad Queen Cadavra]] not only berates her insect minions, but also ''eats'' them.
--> '''[[AllThereInTheManual Game Manual]]:''' "When she's not eating her minions, she's chewing them out!"
* The game manual of ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' states that the GiantSpider [[BigBad Queen Cadavra]] not only berates her insect minions, but also ''eats'' them.
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* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' sees Doctor Octopus 2099 imprisoning her employees for questioning her sanity and Kraven's willing to shoot his own followers to shoot Spidey--but the worst are the villains from the ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' levels, as all three are horrible as they frequently threatened their lackeys, Hammerhead at one point pistol whips one of his and flat-out tell others he has no faith in them at one point, Vulture threatens his with [[ImAHumanitarian eating them]], and the Goblin won't warn his men before hitting him to hit Spidey.
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* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' sees Doctor Octopus 2099 imprisoning her employees for questioning her sanity and Kraven's willing to shoot his own followers to shoot Spidey--but the worst are the villains from the ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' levels, as all three are horrible as they frequently threatened their lackeys, Hammerhead at one point pistol whips one of his and flat-out tell others he has no faith in them at one point, Vulture threatens his with [[ImAHumanitarian eating them]], and the Goblin won't warn his men before hitting him to hit Spidey.Spidey.
* [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] is this in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': Immediately after Cuphead and Mugman defeat King Dice, his most loyal employee and the only one who tried to warn him that they might pose a threat, the Devil dismisses him as a "good-for-nothing lackey".
* [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] is this in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': Immediately after Cuphead and Mugman defeat King Dice, his most loyal employee and the only one who tried to warn him that they might pose a threat, the Devil dismisses him as a "good-for-nothing lackey".
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** Boethiah, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of Plots, whose sphere covers all manner of high crimes including Murder, Assassination, Treason, and Betrayal, is a major offender, crossing over with YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. Boethiah demands that his ([[GenderBender sometimes "her"]]) followers independently follow their own desires...just as long as those desires are completely in line with his own. The minute a follower fails that balancing act, things turn ugly, with betrayal and murder as legitimate options. Being considered a "champion" of Boethiah practically paints a target on your back, one that Boethiah himself is often all too happy to hit the moment he considers you unworthy or simply ''[[ItAmusedMe gets bored]]''.
** Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric Prince of [[DestroyerDeity Destruction]], is another. He treats everyone under his command as pawns to be sacrificed to further his goals, or simply because they displeased him. The [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] who serve as his LegionsOfHell, being immortal, can take this sort of treatment. If they are slain, they simply reform in Oblivion. Any mortals who voluntarily choose to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' should not expect any other kind of treatment.
** Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]], who sphere also includes Violation, Defilement, and ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Rape]]''. He is probably the closest thing to a true GodOfEvil in the ''ES'' universe, as even the other typically malevolent Princes have some redeeming qualities. (Mehrunes Dagon's sphere also includes ''change'', for example.) Working for Molag Bal ''never'' ends well. Any power he offers or tempts a minion with will immediately disappear the moment that Bal realizes they're [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer useful]], and sometimes even before that point. Those who disobey or disappoint him are often met with a FateWorseThanDeath.
** Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric Prince of [[DestroyerDeity Destruction]], is another. He treats everyone under his command as pawns to be sacrificed to further his goals, or simply because they displeased him. The [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] who serve as his LegionsOfHell, being immortal, can take this sort of treatment. If they are slain, they simply reform in Oblivion. Any mortals who voluntarily choose to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' should not expect any other kind of treatment.
** Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]], who sphere also includes Violation, Defilement, and ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Rape]]''. He is probably the closest thing to a true GodOfEvil in the ''ES'' universe, as even the other typically malevolent Princes have some redeeming qualities. (Mehrunes Dagon's sphere also includes ''change'', for example.) Working for Molag Bal ''never'' ends well. Any power he offers or tempts a minion with will immediately disappear the moment that Bal realizes they're [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer useful]], and sometimes even before that point. Those who disobey or disappoint him are often met with a FateWorseThanDeath.
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** Boethiah, Several of the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] Princes]] qualify. To note:
*** Boethiah, the Daedric Prince of Plots, whose sphere covers all manner of high crimes including Murder, Assassination, Treason, and Betrayal, is a major offender, crossing over with YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. Boethiah demands that his ([[GenderBender sometimes "her"]]) followers independently follow their own desires...just as long as those desires are completely in line with his own. The minute a follower fails that balancing act, things turn ugly, with betrayal and murder as legitimate options. Being considered a "champion" of Boethiah practically paints a target on your back, one that Boethiah himself is often all too happy to hit the moment he considers you unworthy or simply ''[[ItAmusedMe gets bored]]''.
** *** Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric Prince of [[DestroyerDeity Destruction]], is another. He treats everyone under his command as pawns to be sacrificed to further his goals, or simply because they displeased him. The [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] who serve as his LegionsOfHell, being immortal, can take this sort of treatment. If they are slain, they simply reform in Oblivion. Any mortals who voluntarily choose to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' should not expect any other kind of treatment.
** *** Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]], who sphere also includes Violation, Defilement, and ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Rape]]''. He is probably the closest thing to a true GodOfEvil in the ''ES'' universe, as even the other typically malevolent Princes have some redeeming qualities. (Mehrunes Dagon's sphere also includes ''change'', for example.) Working for Molag Bal ''never'' ends well. Any power he offers or tempts a minion with will immediately disappear the moment that Bal realizes they're [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer useful]], and sometimes even before that point. Those who disobey or disappoint him are often met with a FateWorseThanDeath.FateWorseThanDeath.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dragonborn'' DLC, Master Neloth treats all of his employees horribly, often threatening to fire them (or worse) for little reason. He's also a magical MadScientist and InsufferableGenius. Needless to say, few people in Raven Rock are willing to be his steward.
*** Boethiah, the Daedric Prince of Plots, whose sphere covers all manner of high crimes including Murder, Assassination, Treason, and Betrayal, is a major offender, crossing over with YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. Boethiah demands that his ([[GenderBender sometimes "her"]]) followers independently follow their own desires...just as long as those desires are completely in line with his own. The minute a follower fails that balancing act, things turn ugly, with betrayal and murder as legitimate options. Being considered a "champion" of Boethiah practically paints a target on your back, one that Boethiah himself is often all too happy to hit the moment he considers you unworthy or simply ''[[ItAmusedMe gets bored]]''.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dragonborn'' DLC, Master Neloth treats all of his employees horribly, often threatening to fire them (or worse) for little reason. He's also a magical MadScientist and InsufferableGenius. Needless to say, few people in Raven Rock are willing to be his steward.
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* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' sees Doctor Octopus 2099 imprisoning her employees for questioning her sanity and Kraven's willing to shoot his own followers to shoot Spidey--but the worst are the villains from the ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' levels, as all three are horrible as they frequently threatened their lackeys, Hammerhead at one point pistol whips one of his and flat-out tell others he has no faith in them at one point, Vulture threatens his with [[ImAHumanitarian eating them]], and the Goblin won't warn his men before hitting him to hit Spidey.
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** Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]], who sphere also includes Violation, Defilement, and ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Rape]]''. He is probably the closest thing to a true GodOfEvil in the ''ES'' universe, as even the other typically malevolent Princes have some redeeming qualities. (Mehrunes Dagon's sphere also includes ''change'', for example.) Working for Molag Bal ''never'' ends well. Any power he offers or tempts a minion with will immediately disappear the moment that Bal realizes they're [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer useful]], and sometimes even before that point. Those who disobey or disappoint him are often met with a FateWorseThanDeath.
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* Mehrunes Dagon from ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series is the worst Daedric Prince in this regard. He treats everyone who works for him as pawns to be sacrificed for his amusement when they have outlived their usefulness, though the Daedra under his command, being immortal and all, can take it. Anyone who chooses to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' probably shouldn't expect any other kind of treatment.
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* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** Boethiah, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of Plots, whose sphere covers all manner of high crimes including Murder, Assassination, Treason, and Betrayal, is a major offender, crossing over with YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. Boethiah demands that his ([[GenderBender sometimes "her"]]) followers independently follow their own desires...just as long as those desires are completely in line with his own. The minute a follower fails that balancing act, things turn ugly, with betrayal and murder as legitimate options. Being considered a "champion" of Boethiah practically paints a target on your back, one that Boethiah himself is often all too happy to hit the moment he considers you unworthy or simply ''[[ItAmusedMe gets bored]]''.
** MehrunesDagon from ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series is Dagon, the worst Daedric Prince in this regard. of [[DestroyerDeity Destruction]], is another. He treats everyone who works for him under his command as pawns to be sacrificed for to further his amusement when goals, or simply because they have outlived their usefulness, though the Daedra under displeased him. The [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] who serve as his command, LegionsOfHell, being immortal and all, immortal, can take it. Anyone this sort of treatment. If they are slain, they simply reform in Oblivion. Any mortals who chooses voluntarily choose to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' probably shouldn't should not expect any other kind of treatment.
** Boethiah, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of Plots, whose sphere covers all manner of high crimes including Murder, Assassination, Treason, and Betrayal, is a major offender, crossing over with YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. Boethiah demands that his ([[GenderBender sometimes "her"]]) followers independently follow their own desires...just as long as those desires are completely in line with his own. The minute a follower fails that balancing act, things turn ugly, with betrayal and murder as legitimate options. Being considered a "champion" of Boethiah practically paints a target on your back, one that Boethiah himself is often all too happy to hit the moment he considers you unworthy or simply ''[[ItAmusedMe gets bored]]''.
** Mehrunes
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** Nassana Dantius from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', who orders the murders of all of her employees out of paranoia. And it's hinted that if anyone leaves her service before their contract is up, she has them murdered as well.
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** Nassana Dantius from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', who orders the murders of all of her employees out of paranoia. And it's hinted that if anyone leaves her service before their contract is up, she has them murdered as well. It's little wonder that [[spoiler:she's the one who Thane Krios has been assigned to kill in his recruitment mission]].
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--> '''Mad Dummy:''' Hey! Guys! Remember how I said NOT to shoot at me? Well...[[SuddenlyShouting FAILURES! YOU'RE FIRED! YOU'RE ALL BEING REPLACED!!!]]REPLACED!!!]]
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' sees Doctor Octopus 2099 and Kraven's willing to shoot his own followers to shoot Spidey--but the worst are the villains from the ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' levels, as all three are horrible as they frequently threatened their lackeys, Hammerhead at one point pistol whips one of his and flat-out tell others he has no faith in them at one point, Vulture threatens his with [[ImAHumanitarian eating them]], and the Goblin won't warn his men before hitting him to hit Spidey.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' sees Doctor Octopus 2099 and Kraven's willing to shoot his own followers to shoot Spidey--but the worst are the villains from the ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' levels, as all three are horrible as they frequently threatened their lackeys, Hammerhead at one point pistol whips one of his and flat-out tell others he has no faith in them at one point, Vulture threatens his with [[ImAHumanitarian eating them]], and the Goblin won't warn his men before hitting him to hit Spidey.
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* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', the higher-ranked Covenant species (Prophets, Elites, Brutes, and Hunters) tend to treat their subordinates from the lower-ranked species (''especially'' the [[CannonFodder Grunts]]) very poorly, with examples including: ordering Grunts to charge into a minefield, literally flattening a Jackal because it couldn't get out of your way in time, forcibly strapping explosives onto Engineers, literally tearing a [[ButtMonkey Grunt]] to pieces for not cooking your meal right, etc. Even high-ranking members of high-ranking species aren't immune to being executed by their superiors for purely political reasons.
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* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', the higher-ranked Covenant species (Prophets, Elites, Brutes, and Hunters) tend to treat their subordinates from the lower-ranked species (''especially'' the [[CannonFodder Grunts]]) very poorly, with examples including: ordering Grunts to charge into a minefield, literally flattening a Jackal because it couldn't get out of your way in time, forcibly strapping explosives onto Engineers, literally tearing a [[ButtMonkey Grunt]] to pieces for not [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything cooking your your]] [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou meal right, right]], etc. Even high-ranking members of high-ranking species aren't immune to being executed by their superiors for purely political reasons.
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** As revealed in ''[[MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Peace Walker]]'', Zero apparently became this while running the Patriots, to the extent that [[spoiler:Paz/Pacifica Ocean]] was terrified of failing him and openly admitted that she considered incurring his wrath a FateWorseThanDeath.
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** As revealed in ''[[MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Peace Walker]]'', Zero apparently became this while running the Patriots, to the extent that [[spoiler:Paz/Pacifica Ocean]] was terrified of failing him and openly admitted that she considered incurring his wrath a FateWorseThanDeath.
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* It's implied that in ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', Cookie doesn't treat his employees very well.
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* It's implied that in Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He has a penchant for abusing his interns, both verbally ''and'' physically (sometimes even ''during the game'') and generally comes off as TheCaligula on-set, yet the rest of the crew seems either too intimidated or too apathetic to call him out on it. However, they sometimes manage to give Cookie doesn't treat his employees very well.comeuppance from time to time in their own passive-aggressive way (such as the question writers taking off for a picnic with an episode only half done, forcing Cookie to rely on the rest of the staff to finish it, with [[OffTheRails predictable results]]).
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* Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He has a penchant for abusing his interns, both verbally ''and'' physically (sometimes even ''during the game'') and generally comes off as TheCaligula on-set, yet the rest of the crew seems either too intimidated or too apathetic to call him out on it. However, they sometimes manage to give Cookie his comeuppance from time to time in their own passive-aggressive way (such as the question writers taking off for a picnic with an episode only half done, forcing Cookie to rely on the rest of the staff to finish it, with [[OffTheRails predictable results]]).
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* Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He has a penchant for abusing his interns, both verbally ''and'' physically (sometimes even ''during the game'') and generally comes off as TheCaligula on-set, yet the rest of the crew seems either too intimidated or too apathetic to call him out on it. However, the rest of the crew manages to give Cookie his comeuppance from time to time in their own passive-aggressive way (such as the question writers taking off for a picnic with an episode only half done, forcing Cookie to rely on the rest of the staff to finish it, with [[OffTheRails predictable results]]).
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* Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He has a penchant for abusing his interns, both verbally ''and'' physically (sometimes even ''during the game'') and generally comes off as TheCaligula on-set, yet the rest of the crew seems either too intimidated or too apathetic to call him out on it. However, the rest of the crew manages they sometimes manage to give Cookie his comeuppance from time to time in their own passive-aggressive way (such as the question writers taking off for a picnic with an episode only half done, forcing Cookie to rely on the rest of the staff to finish it, with [[OffTheRails predictable results]]).
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--> '''Mad Dummy:''' Hey! Guys! Remember how I said NOT to shoot at me? Well...[[SuddenlyShouting FAILURES! YOU'RE FIRED! YOU'RE ALL BEING REPLACED!!!REPLACED!!!]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has a rare minor example in the form of the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage it.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has a rare minor example in the form of the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage it.[[/note]][[/note]]
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--> '''Mad Dummy:''' Hey! Guys! Remember how I said NOT to shoot at me? Well...FAILURES! YOU'RE FIRED! YOU'RE ALL BEING REPLACED!!!
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has a rare minor example in the form of the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage him.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has a rare minor example in the form of the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage him.it.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage him.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has a rare minor example in the form of the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage him.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has the Mad Dummy. It gets so angry at their incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage him.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has the Mad Dummy. It eventually gets so angry at their its mini-dummies' incompetence that it fires them all ''mid-battle.''[[note]]You can't damage the Mad Dummy yourself; you have to lead the mini-dummies' attacks into it to damage him.[[/note]]
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* In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', The Joker is very fond of going on the asylum intercom system to yell at his underlings, threaten their families, and mock them by pointing out that Batman's basically going to wipe the floor with them.
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-->'''The Penguin:''' "I give you one simple task: stick up a couple of freaking machines. And what? You couldn't even get that right? I hope Batman broke every bone in your stupid bodies. I hope you're lying there, desperately trying to breathe through fractured ribs and punctured lungs. If you're not, you'd better summon up whatever strength you've got left and run, 'cause after I'm done with the Bat, you're all next!"
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* Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He has a penchant for abusing his interns, both verbally ''and'' physically (sometimes even ''during the game'') and generally comes off as TheCaligula on-set, yet the rest of the crew seems either too intimidated or too apathetic to call him out on it.
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* Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He has a penchant for abusing his interns, both verbally ''and'' physically (sometimes even ''during the game'') and generally comes off as TheCaligula on-set, yet the rest of the crew seems either too intimidated or too apathetic to call him out on it. However, the rest of the crew manages to give Cookie his comeuppance from time to time in their own passive-aggressive way (such as the question writers taking off for a picnic with an episode only half done, forcing Cookie to rely on the rest of the staff to finish it, with [[OffTheRails predictable results]]).
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* Cookie Masterson from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', especially from ''2011'' onward. He's been known to maim, bludgeon, and even ''kill'' interns (some even ''during the game''), yet most people seem either too scared or too apathetic to call him out on it.
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* All of the antagonistic guardians in ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}''. Dedan openly states that he refuses to help his workers deal with the ghosts infesting their barns because they "don't deserve it," and he threatens to fire one of them just for standing in his way. Japhet went insane due to their paranoia, and outright attacked a town of his people with an army of ghosts because they kept ignoring him. Enoch outright [[spoiler:profits from their deaths -- their bodies are used to make sugar, which is a highly addictive drug in the world of ''OFF'' with severe withdrawal effects.]]
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* Building on ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'', in which the vast majority of players ''will'' become Bad Bosses to their own crew. Multiple stories can most easily or only be advanced by sacrificing crew members to [[ImAHumanitarian being eaten]] or [[AndIMustScream having their brains consumed by bees while still living]]. Even officers can either be dissuaded or encouraged to take extraordinary personal risks; guess which one pays off better for you?
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* Building on ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'', in which the vast majority of players ''will'' become Bad Bosses to their own crew. Multiple stories can most easily or only be advanced by sacrificing crew members to [[ImAHumanitarian being eaten]] or [[AndIMustScream having their brains consumed by bees while still living]]. Even officers can either be dissuaded or encouraged to take extraordinary personal risks; guess which one pays off better for you?you? Sometimes even encouraged in-game; zailors don't enjoy captains who are soft on discipline, and may actually calm down if you feed the occasional troublemaker to a vicious zee-monster.
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* Luca Blight from ''SuikodenII'' sets the bar for this trope, punishing and/or killing any of his men for so much as hesitating in battle or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and having no qualms about needlessly sacrificing his own men. An example of his inhumanity is in the beginning of the game, where he, in order to justify starting a bloody war with a neighboring nation, [[FalseFlagOperation betrays and slaughters his own completely innocent youth brigade]]. The only regret that he has towards this unbelievably heinous act is that he himself didn't participate in the massacre, in order to practise his swordsmanship, and his men are still willing to sacrifice their lives for him, even when Luca Blight faces utter and complete defeat.
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* Luca Blight from ''SuikodenII'' ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' sets the bar for this trope, punishing and/or killing any of his men for so much as hesitating in battle or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and having no qualms about needlessly sacrificing his own men. An example of his inhumanity is in the beginning of the game, where he, in order to justify starting a bloody war with a neighboring nation, [[FalseFlagOperation betrays and slaughters his own completely innocent youth brigade]]. The only regret that he has towards this unbelievably heinous act is that he himself didn't participate in the massacre, in order to practise his swordsmanship, and his men are still willing to sacrifice their lives for him, even when Luca Blight faces utter and complete defeat.
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* In ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'', if you kill enough stormtroopers in the level where you play as Darth Vader, you get the achievement [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Worst]] [[ChadVader Dayshift Manager]] [[ShoutOut Ever]].
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* In ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'', if you kill enough stormtroopers in the level where you play as Darth Vader, you get the achievement [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Worst]] [[ChadVader [[WebVideo/ChadVader Dayshift Manager]] [[ShoutOut Ever]].
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* Every Templar in the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series. The biggest being Cesare Borgia.
** [[spoiler:Abbas]] in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' was one to the Assassins. He wasn't just an evil jerk, he was an ''incompetent'' evil jerk.
* The BigBad of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', [[spoiler:Mithos, or called Yggdrasil by everyone but his companions from the Kharlan War]], does this with Pronyma, almost at the end of the game. You engage in a battle with said minion and wound her pretty bad. Pronyma then begs for help from him. He ignores her plea [[spoiler:as he is too excited from reviving his dead sister, Martel.]] Pronyma then begs again, but this time she calls him [[spoiler:Mithos]], that [[BerserkButton makes him ultra mad for some reason and proceeds to kill Pronyma]] with a ball of mana.
* Luca Blight from ''SuikodenII'' sets the bar for this trope, punishing and/or killing any of his men for so much as hesitating in battle or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and having no qualms about needlessly sacrificing his own men. An example of his inhumanity is in the beginning of the game, where he, in order to justify starting a bloody war with a neighboring nation, [[FalseFlagOperation betrays and slaughters his own completely innocent youth brigade]]. The only regret that he has towards this unbelievably heinous act is that he himself didn't participate in the massacre, in order to practise his swordsmanship, and his men are still willing to sacrifice their lives for him, even when Luca Blight faces utter and complete defeat.
* Kefka Palazzo from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' would gleefully take the chance to kill any of his own men, just for the sake of amusement. This wasn't even just limited to his own henchmen. Even being in the same organization as Kefka was a death sentence, as General Leo and Emperor Gestahl discovered, or being on the same ''planet'' as he is, thanks to his [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Tendencies]].
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has Garrosh Hellscream during his reign as Warchief. The orc race's motto is normally "Victory or death!" as in, "we will succeed or die honorably trying". Garrosh's motto is...also "Victory or death!" but the way he phrases it, it actually means "If you don't succeed, [[YouHaveFailedMe I'LL KILL YOU]]!" This eventually [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal turns the majority of the Horde against him]].
** Lots of big bads and bosses in [=WoW=] do this. The Old Gods are notorious for it. They even got rid of their most powerful ally (Deathwing) simply because he wasn't needed anymore. You DO NOT want to work for these guys. Of course, most people aren't given a choice since they will mind control you or induce insanity with no reservations. Further justified in Deathwing's case since he was still a Dragon Aspect. Deathwing's very existence was an obstacle to them.
* Both played straight and subverted in ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}''. Prinnies, in the Netherworld at least, are treated as easily replaceable slaves/cannon fodder that face horrible work conditions for minimum wage (this is how it's supposed to work, though, as Prinnies are usually in Hell for being rat bastards). The subversion is with Kricheveskoy and Laharl; accounts from the vassals, particularly Etna, imply that King Kricheveskoy was actually a very good boss, which is part of the reason why [[CardCarryingVillain Laharl's]] Bad Boss tendencies don't to go over very well with them - Well, and because they know that Laharl [[NobleDemon doesn't really have the heart]] to do worse than snark at them for it.
** Etna, on the other hand, has no such issues. She can - and, as any of the Prinny Squad can tell you, WILL - abuse her Prinnies for any reason at all. [[spoiler:When her level tanks as a result of a summoning she helped botch, the Prinnies take that as the perfect opportunity to seek new management. Yukimaru even points out how badly they're willing to fight just to stay out from under Etna's heel.]]
** And if you thought she was bad, Void Dark from ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}}'' is even worse. The Lost run on a principle of "obey or die" when conquering Netherworlds, but even obedience isn't enough to sate his madness; by the time you first see him, he's on his ''eighty-third secretary'', who speaks for him just before he splatters a slime for delivering bad news regarding Blood Parch. And the kill count only rises from there. [[spoiler:Citing another instance, Brutall Beast Overlord Gradrius VI and his ilk attack Void Dark directly while his eighty-fifth secretary addresses him; his response is to charge a death ball, sucking said secretary into it, before flinging it at the enemy, obliterating them and their Netherworld, and he doesn't give a damn about the secretary or any Lost forces garrisoned on Brutall Beast.]]
* If you don't immediately kill every Helghast you come across in ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}} 2'', you'll hear from some soldiers about how [[TheDragon Colonel]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Radec]] executed some of his own men for ''dress code violations''.
** Somewhat averted by the fact that one of the Higs agrees with him, saying something like "The uniform is the base of every form of discipline."
* In ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'', if you kill enough stormtroopers in the level where you play as Darth Vader, you get the achievement [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Worst]] [[ChadVader Dayshift Manager]] [[ShoutOut Ever]].
* Saren in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' exhibits no concern whatsoever for his friends or allies, to the point of ''feeding'' an underling to [[spoiler:a sapient, telepathic plant to foster communication]]. Justified because [[spoiler:his ship has mind control powers]], but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:he's gotten HoistByHisOwnPetard, since the ship itself is sapient, controlling him, and every bit the Bad Boss itself.]]
** The [[EldritchAbomination Reapers]] as a whole fit this trope. Look at what they did to [[spoiler:The Collectors]]. There's also the horror of [[FateWorseThanDeath indoctr]][[AndIMustScream ination]], which is how they become bosses in the first place.
** Nassana Dantius from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', who orders the murders of all of her employees out of paranoia. And it's hinted that if anyone leaves her service before their contract is up, she has them murdered as well.
** Zaeed [[spoiler: when he was the Blue Suns commander]] is perfectly willing to send his comrades to the grinder or sacrifice ''a lot'' of civilians because he don't care about anything but himself, [[ICallItVera Jessie]] and his paycheck. It's implied in the Shadow Broker's profile on him that his willingness to get his men killed and his complete lack of charisma was directly responsible for [[spoiler:the Blue Suns betraying him]]. However, his talent for throwing his allies into the grinder is implied to be a major part of how he's [[SoleSurvivor been able to survive deadly situations]].
** And Shepard can be played a bad boss as well. At one end of the spectrum, you can play favorites with crew, date (fraternization) within military ranks, and/or just be an ass with whoever speaks to you. On the other end of the spectrum, you can promote the belief that EVERYONE is expendable, not care about anyone except yourself and your mission, and kill certain members when the opportunity arises because you don't like them.
* ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' has Reed and Roger, a pair of magician psychopaths (the game's bosses). Reed berates Roger throughout their intro cutscene, calling him incompetent and blaming him for messing up their "trick" (which involved sawing a woman in half, killing her). He also implies that if the pair ever became famous magicians, then he would hog all the glory and leave Roger in the dust. [[spoiler: Roger gets his revenge in their death cutscene, where he uses the last of his strength to crawl over to his dying partner and finish the job himself by stabbing him repeatedly with one of his swords. He then rolls over on his back and says "I've always wanted to do that." before dying with a smile on his face.]]
* The Apes in ''[[VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon The Legend of Spyro]]'' worked their butts off as Malefor's army and trying to free him, though only because he was giving them power. How does he reward all their hard work? By turning them into walking skeletons that are cursed to forever remain in the dark.
* Lieutenant Hootingham-Gore of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' acts this way in his introductory scene by incinerating the subordinate that [[YouHaveFailedMe was sent to destroy your team but failed to do so]].
* The ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series has several:
** Colonel Volgin is known to get off on torture, even more so than Ocelot, who himself (ironically) [[EvenEvilHasStandards also hated Volgin's use of torture]], despite becoming a TortureTechnician in the future- its implied that even for Ocelot, though, Volgin took things way too far. After he captured Snake, it is also implied that he threatened to kill any guards who fail to keep Snake alive before he does a second torture (that is, died from ''the torture Volgin himself had inflicted on him''). He overworked the scientists/maintenance staff to complete the Shagohod, and it is also implied that he intended to execute them simply to keep them silent after the tests were completed. After being defeated by Naked Snake, he also ends up taking the Shagohod for a joyride, and... well, long story short, he killed/destroyed anyone and anything that was in his way.
** Raikov, Volgin's second in command, and the only one that Volgin legitimately cares for, is also no different. Apparently, he used his title of Major to beat up personnel, or [[GroinAttack crush their joolies]]. This eventually came back to bite him later on in Portable Ops when the Soviet Military, [[EvenEvilHasStandards not liking his abuse of power]], [[ReassignedToAntarctica shipped him off to a Soviet Missile Base on the San Hieronymo Peninsula, a missile base that just so happens to have been conveniently abandoned by the Soviet Military for Detente along with its personnel]], and is later imprisoned, all before Gene and FOX arrived. It's also implied that the only reason why he was even allowed to continue to beat up personnel prior to Operation Snake Eater was because of Volgin's influence. Presumably, the exiling of Raikov had him deeply reconsider his treatment of his soldiers.
** Gene can use his voice to have his men have an increase in morale. However, he also is just as likely to use his voice to have his own men kill each other, as evidenced by what happened after Gene makes off with the ICBMG.
** Hot Coldman shoved a paraplegic down the stairs (a paraplegic who also called Coldman out on trying to launch a live nuke from Peace Walker), and was implied to have intended to kill off his own unit, the Peace Sentinels, after the tests are completed. Apparently, he (if not the entirety of the CIA) also pocketed a large percentage of The Boss's sleeper agent's pay. Then we have the whole issue about his setting The Boss up.
** And then.... [[MagnificentBastard Ocelot]]. Oh, my, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Ocelot]]. Work under him, hell, work ''with'' him and you might as well as [[KilledOffForReal calling your undertaker]] or [[GoMadFromTheRevelation prepare]] [[VillainousBSOD for]] [[HeroicBSOD bedlam]] to save time. Case in point: in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Guns of the Patriots]]'', when preparing for his SOP hacking test in Act 2, Vamp warns him that they don't know what could happen, only for him to nonchalantly state that he's "willing to make a few sacrifices"; the end result is that several of his mooks suffer brain damage and become {{Technically Living Zombie}}s. During the Act 3 mission briefing, Naomi states that Ocelot in fact knew from the very beginning that said test would be a failure, and yet he chose to go through with it anyway.
** As revealed in ''[[MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Peace Walker]]'', Zero apparently became this while running the Patriots, to the extent that [[spoiler:Paz/Pacifica Ocean]] was terrified of failing him and openly admitted that she considered incurring his wrath a FateWorseThanDeath.
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'': King K. Rool, who keeps his minions in a constant state of misery, rules through fear, and is perfectly willing to sic Klaptraps on his already overworked engineers to speed things up.
* Elijah in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas: Dead Money''. Fits his underlings with explosive collars in order to force them to co-operate with him, and each other, then encourages them to kill each other [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness as soon as their role in his plans has ended.]]
** Elijah is one of these even back when he was still a Brotherhood of Steel Elder. He almost gets his chapter massacred when he ordered them to hold a power station despite being outnumbered 15 to 1. However, the Brotherhood does catch on, which is why they sent [[spoiler:Christine]] after him. According to his former apprentice Veronica, Elijah despised backtalk and expected machine-like obedience from subordinates.
** From the same series, [[TheDragon Legate Lanius]] qualifies. A constant radio report is that, when faced with fixing an underperforming squad, [[YouHaveFailedMe he beat the commander to death]] [[MakeAnExampleOfThem in front of his troops]], then ordered 9/10ths of the squad to kill the other 1/10th. In all fairness, this is [[ShownTheirWork consistent with Roman treatment of their soldiers]], but still...
** Caesar had Joshua Graham, his battlefield commander before Lanius, set on fire and thrown into the Grand Canyon in full view of his men for losing at the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Simply mentioning Graham or the loss at Hoover Dam carries the death penalty, and groups allied with the Legion are exterminated or enslaved when they are no longer useful. At the first sign of disobedience, Caesar threatens to torture the Courier for his own amusement. There's no such thing as respect from Caesar; no matter how much he likes or admires someone he'll kill them if they stop being slavishly deferential.
* [[TheChessmaster Motonari Mori]] from ''Videogame/SengokuBasara''. Despite calling his troops [[LightIsNotGood "children of the sun"]], he has no compulsion of sending waves of them to their deaths, or even killing them himself, if it furthers his own ambition. Not only could he originally attack his allies in earlier games, he can summon archers and smack them towards his enemies as [[GrievousHarmWithABody human missiles]] essentially. His victory quote in the third game sums it up perfectly:
-->''"I'll soak the earth with the blood of subordinates. Then I shall hunt down the strays"''.
** Mitsunari has tendencies of this, being an [[HairTriggerTemper incredibly volatile person]] who as a believer of blind loyalty above all else expects this from his allies and subordinates. His usual way of reaffirming loyalty is to either threaten them with painful death or to beat them into submission.
* The Phase Commanders, Armacham's field commanders, in ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R. 3]]'' will routinely threaten their subordinates if their orders aren't carried out to the letter. At one point, you hear one threatening to dismember the soldiers under his command to keep them from retreating.
* In ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X]]'', Flame Mammoth often enjoyed picking on his subordinates in the 4th Land Battalion for being small and weak. This also resulted in LaserGuidedKarma, as it also meant that his subordinates did not follow Flame Mammoth to participate in Sigma's rebellion.
* Mehrunes Dagon from ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series is the worst Daedric Prince in this regard. He treats everyone who works for him as pawns to be sacrificed for his amusement when they have outlived their usefulness, though the Daedra under his command, being immortal and all, can take it. Anyone who chooses to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' probably shouldn't expect any other kind of treatment.
* The Magog Cartel in the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' series run a variety of [[NoOSHACompliance spectacularly unsafe]] industries, and treat their Mudokon employees little better than slaves. Mistreatments of their Mudokon employees throughout the series include proposing plans to butcher them for meat when one of their meat factories stopped bringing in profits, sewing their eyes shut to keep them from realising they're mining a sacred Mudokon burial ground, and subjecting them to ElectricTorture in order to harvest their tears, one of the key ingredients in the drink Soulstorm Brew.
* Gru'ul in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'' runs an ice quarry in Cania, the eighth layer of Hell. When one of his imps deliberately jams an ice grinder with his own hand in order to have an excuse to take a break, he orders you to feed the imp through the grinder as punishment for laziness, since imps are [[WeHaveReserves 'ten-a-penny']]. If you learn the [[IKnowYourTrueName True Name]] of one of your followers, he'll try and barter knowledge of the True Name away from you, so he can employ your followers as slaves for the rest of eternity.
* [[spoiler: Ghetsis]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' is hinted to be this towards his Pokemon. His strongest Pokemon, Hydreigon, knows Frustration, an attack that gets more powerful the more the user dislikes its trainer, and it's at maximum attack power. A big contrast with the {{Big Bad}}s from the previous games who usually have a Crobat [[PetTheDog which can only evolve from Golbat by having a good relationship with its owner]].
** [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cyrus]] is nice to his Crobat, but lousy to most of his human minions. In ''Platinum'', he makes a speech to his followers about how Team Galactic will make the world a better place without human strife, but later admits to the player character that he was lying to them because his true goals are... [[OmnicidalManiac not in their best interests]].
---> You heard my speech, I presume? *snicker* A big lie...
* The big bad [[spoiler:Downy]] in ''VideoGame/DuelSaviorDestiny'' has a tendency to leave minions to die or kill them outright. Not because they've really done anything wrong, but just because he feels like absorbing their power.
* [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] from the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series. Heck, in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'' (the game in which he made his first appearance), he almost has [[TheDragon Shang Tsung]] [[YouHaveFailedMe executed for failing to win the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament]], only sparing his life because Tsung came up with a new plan of Kahn to conquer Earthrealm. And that's just the first example.
* Ghirahim from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''. At one point, he sends several platoons of mooks after Link and tells them they will suffer greatly if they fail to kill him.
* Apparently the player character is one in the TranslationTrainWreck infamous bootleg version of Pokemon Crystal Version, ''JustForFun/PokemonVietnameseCrystal''. Whenever a pokemon is switched out in battle, instead of being sent to its pokeball, it is sent to a pillory (an old public humiliation device similar to stocks).
* ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'': Fitting her Dominatrix-themed personality, Cia constantly berates her subordinates and conscripts Wizzro and Volga through brainwashing after beating the stuffing out of them, and Zant and Ghirahim through sheer force. Ghirahim is the only one to willingly go with her, though it's heavily implied he only does so because he knows he's outmatched. Could also be that he sensed Ganondorf's energy on her and intended to use her to find his way back to his master.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', Cave Johnson made Aperture Science with the mindset that [[NoOSHACompliance safe science is for sissies]], kept employees in their cubicles with death lasers, and finally killed the survivors by making them go through the [[MadScientist test chambers]]. On a less...overtly lethal level, he was in the habit of firing employees for reasons ranging from "ramps are expensive" to "was insufficiently gung-ho about MadScience".
-->'''Cave''': Science isn't about "why?" It's about "why not?" Why is so much of our science dangerous? Why not marry safe science if you love it so much? In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the butt on the way out because you are fired! Not you, test subject. You're doing fine. Yes, you! Box your stuff! Out the front door. Parking lot. Car. Goodbye.
* [[BoisterousBruiser Brick]] is this to his Slabs in ''{{Videogame/Borderlands 2}}''. Though in-game this is mostly shown as him treating his men with utter contempt and freely acknowledging them as psychotic morons.
-->'''Brick:''' My slabs'll probably still try to kill ya, cause they're friggin' idiots. Don't feel bad about killin' em. I never do.
** Even worse is [[BigBad Handsome Jack]], President of Hyperion. He treats all of his workers abysmally and is not above having their kids killed [[EvilIsPetty just for pointing out the flaws of his great city of Opportunity.]] He even treats his Vice-President Jeffery Blake more like his butler than anything else, and also [[MaliciousMisnaming constantly calls him Jimmy]]. Jack at least has a FreudianExcuse, as before he took over the company, his own boss treated him exactly the same way, including calling him by the wrong name (John).
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' actually averts this with [[BigBad Bowser]]. While he's frequently short-tempered with his soldiers, he's nonetheless considered AFatherToHisMen by the Koopa Troop, as evidenced by the genuine respect they show him throughout the series and the times he gives them direct praise for succeeding in furthering his EvilPlan (or even when they do a good job despite failing against the Mario Bros., as in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'').
** Foreman Spike of ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'' plays this straight. Despite hiring the Mario Bros. to tear down the various sites, he sends out Eggplant Men and Gotcha Wrenches to chase them around and even goes onto the field to directly impede them.
** In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', [[spoiler:Elder Princess Shroob deliberately knocks down her Shroob minions' {{Flying Saucer}}s in order to use them as projectiles against the Bros.]]
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'': In the Allied "Last Chance" mission, upon the player's success an enraged General Vladimir will nuke Chicago with his own troops still inside the city.
* ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' has a few examples:
** Dr. M of ''[[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves Sly 3]]'', in his [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first scene]], poisons one of his subordinates simply because he forgot to change the searchlight password.
** There's also Sheriff Toothpick of ''[[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime Thieves in Time]]'', who enjoys overworking his mooks to the point where he makes time off illegal and overtime mandatory. He's also prone to IJustShotMarvinInTheFace.
* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'': In [=CloudRunner=] Fortress, while Fox is confronting General Scales and shooting at him, Scales promptly {{Neck Lift}}s a nearby [=SharpClaw=] soldier to use as a HumanShield, and then [[FastballSpecial throws him at Fox]]. Needless to say, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing the entire SharpClaw tribe celebrates his defeat]] at the end of the game.
* It's implied that in ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', Cookie doesn't treat his employees very well.
* ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'': While Lara is escaping the Solarii fortress, Mathias promptly orders his men to blow the bridge. When one soldier objects, pointing out they'll be killing their own people, Mathias responds by grabbing a gun off said soldier and shooting him dead before asking the others if there are any other "non-believers."
* In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', The Joker is very fond of going on the asylum intercom system to yell at his underlings, threaten their families, and mock them by pointing out that Batman's basically going to wipe the floor with them.
** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' has a few different varieties and also provides some justification as to why people would work for them in the first place. Penguin is a big fan of YouHaveFailedMe and makes potential members fight to the death for his amusement. He also is the richest man in Arkham City and his gang members get all the perks that implies. ComicBook/TheJoker is absurdly wild and unpredictable, fond of killing people in 'funny' ways and working for him is no guarantee of your safety. His gang mostly consist of insane convicts and those that are amused by his antics rather than scared shitless by them. Lastly there's Strange, who sends his Tyger guards on suicide missions and gives them fatal overdoses of TruthSerum just to get accurate reports. He's also brainwashed all of them into UndyingLoyalty.
-->'''The Penguin:''' "I give you one simple task: stick up a couple of freaking machines. And what? You couldn't even get that right? I hope Batman broke every bone in your stupid bodies. I hope you're lying there, desperately trying to breathe through fractured ribs and punctured lungs. If you're not, you'd better summon up whatever strength you've got left and run, 'cause after I'm done with the Bat, you're all next!"
** Several villains in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' have just as little in the way of respect for their underlings. The most notable is probably Deadshot, who repeatedly threatens his {{Mooks}} with death for any hint of slackness; when you take him down, his minions are as eager to flee as his hostage is, and chatter during the fight makes it clear they're only there because he'd shoot them if they tried to make a run for it.
* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades]], in direct contrast to Palutena and [[AFatherToHisMen Viridi]]. After his commander Thanatos is slain by Viridi's commander Phosphora, he elects to simply let his minions keep fighting while leaderless, leading to this exchange:
-->'''Palutena''': Are you saying it makes no difference whether your troops have a leader?\\
'''Hades''': They're all idiots. Seriously. I don't even know if any of them have actual brains.
* Jean-Luc, the "Boss" of ''VideoGame/BarOasis'' is frequently seen slacking off, leaving the bar to Vic and Carla. This comes to bite him in the ass when he gets arrested for [[spoiler:spreading John [=MacDuff=]'s ashes into the sea. Those ashes were stolen from his family.]]
* The management of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''. They never tell you about the killer animatronics, will pay you $4 an hour to watch over said animatronics, and clean up your dead body if you don't survive your shifts.
* [[spoiler: Murakumo]] turns out to have been this to [[spoiler: Akatsuki]] in the backstory of ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'', [[spoiler: knowingly sending him into a mission to the Arctic Pole that should have been fatal. When Akatsuki [[HumanPopsicle "revives" 50 years later]] and finds out about Murakumo's actual goals and intentions, he's ''not'' happy.]]
* As if [[BigBad Megatron]] wasn't already the king of bad bosses, in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' [[GeneralFailure Starscream]] manages to be an even worse leader over the Decepticons [[spoiler: when Megatron dies.]] He forces all of his troops to divert resources for the war into rebuilding the capitol in [[{{Egopolis}} his own image]]. Then, [[spoiler: when [[BackFromTheDead Megatron returns]] he demands his loyalists to defend him from the former leader. Naturally, the troops side with the LesserOfTwoEvils.]] It's actually mind-blowing that the troops thought Megatron as a saint compared to Starscream.
* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'': Mr Fires combines the abusive nature of an Industrial Revolution factory boss with the disregard for human well-being of a Master of the Bazaar, and ends up being one of the outright nastier Masters of the group. The pay is crappy and is almost always late, the hours are completely horrible (helped by the fact there isn't a sun to keep up a better schedule), he'll have agents spying on you constantly and meddling in your affairs (even your love affairs), and if you dare protest he'll bring in his strikebreakers, who will club the shit out of you until you get back to work.
* Building on ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'', in which the vast majority of players ''will'' become Bad Bosses to their own crew. Multiple stories can most easily or only be advanced by sacrificing crew members to [[ImAHumanitarian being eaten]] or [[AndIMustScream having their brains consumed by bees while still living]]. Even officers can either be dissuaded or encouraged to take extraordinary personal risks; guess which one pays off better for you?
* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', the higher-ranked Covenant species (Prophets, Elites, Brutes, and Hunters) tend to treat their subordinates from the lower-ranked species (''especially'' the [[CannonFodder Grunts]]) very poorly, with examples including: ordering Grunts to charge into a minefield, literally flattening a Jackal because it couldn't get out of your way in time, forcibly strapping explosives onto Engineers, literally tearing a [[ButtMonkey Grunt]] to pieces for not cooking your meal right, etc. Even high-ranking members of high-ranking species aren't immune to being executed by their superiors for purely political reasons.
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** [[spoiler:Abbas]] in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' was one to the Assassins. He wasn't just an evil jerk, he was an ''incompetent'' evil jerk.
* The BigBad of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', [[spoiler:Mithos, or called Yggdrasil by everyone but his companions from the Kharlan War]], does this with Pronyma, almost at the end of the game. You engage in a battle with said minion and wound her pretty bad. Pronyma then begs for help from him. He ignores her plea [[spoiler:as he is too excited from reviving his dead sister, Martel.]] Pronyma then begs again, but this time she calls him [[spoiler:Mithos]], that [[BerserkButton makes him ultra mad for some reason and proceeds to kill Pronyma]] with a ball of mana.
* Luca Blight from ''SuikodenII'' sets the bar for this trope, punishing and/or killing any of his men for so much as hesitating in battle or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and having no qualms about needlessly sacrificing his own men. An example of his inhumanity is in the beginning of the game, where he, in order to justify starting a bloody war with a neighboring nation, [[FalseFlagOperation betrays and slaughters his own completely innocent youth brigade]]. The only regret that he has towards this unbelievably heinous act is that he himself didn't participate in the massacre, in order to practise his swordsmanship, and his men are still willing to sacrifice their lives for him, even when Luca Blight faces utter and complete defeat.
* Kefka Palazzo from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' would gleefully take the chance to kill any of his own men, just for the sake of amusement. This wasn't even just limited to his own henchmen. Even being in the same organization as Kefka was a death sentence, as General Leo and Emperor Gestahl discovered, or being on the same ''planet'' as he is, thanks to his [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Tendencies]].
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has Garrosh Hellscream during his reign as Warchief. The orc race's motto is normally "Victory or death!" as in, "we will succeed or die honorably trying". Garrosh's motto is...also "Victory or death!" but the way he phrases it, it actually means "If you don't succeed, [[YouHaveFailedMe I'LL KILL YOU]]!" This eventually [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal turns the majority of the Horde against him]].
** Lots of big bads and bosses in [=WoW=] do this. The Old Gods are notorious for it. They even got rid of their most powerful ally (Deathwing) simply because he wasn't needed anymore. You DO NOT want to work for these guys. Of course, most people aren't given a choice since they will mind control you or induce insanity with no reservations. Further justified in Deathwing's case since he was still a Dragon Aspect. Deathwing's very existence was an obstacle to them.
* Both played straight and subverted in ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}''. Prinnies, in the Netherworld at least, are treated as easily replaceable slaves/cannon fodder that face horrible work conditions for minimum wage (this is how it's supposed to work, though, as Prinnies are usually in Hell for being rat bastards). The subversion is with Kricheveskoy and Laharl; accounts from the vassals, particularly Etna, imply that King Kricheveskoy was actually a very good boss, which is part of the reason why [[CardCarryingVillain Laharl's]] Bad Boss tendencies don't to go over very well with them - Well, and because they know that Laharl [[NobleDemon doesn't really have the heart]] to do worse than snark at them for it.
** Etna, on the other hand, has no such issues. She can - and, as any of the Prinny Squad can tell you, WILL - abuse her Prinnies for any reason at all. [[spoiler:When her level tanks as a result of a summoning she helped botch, the Prinnies take that as the perfect opportunity to seek new management. Yukimaru even points out how badly they're willing to fight just to stay out from under Etna's heel.]]
** And if you thought she was bad, Void Dark from ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}}'' is even worse. The Lost run on a principle of "obey or die" when conquering Netherworlds, but even obedience isn't enough to sate his madness; by the time you first see him, he's on his ''eighty-third secretary'', who speaks for him just before he splatters a slime for delivering bad news regarding Blood Parch. And the kill count only rises from there. [[spoiler:Citing another instance, Brutall Beast Overlord Gradrius VI and his ilk attack Void Dark directly while his eighty-fifth secretary addresses him; his response is to charge a death ball, sucking said secretary into it, before flinging it at the enemy, obliterating them and their Netherworld, and he doesn't give a damn about the secretary or any Lost forces garrisoned on Brutall Beast.]]
* If you don't immediately kill every Helghast you come across in ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}} 2'', you'll hear from some soldiers about how [[TheDragon Colonel]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Radec]] executed some of his own men for ''dress code violations''.
** Somewhat averted by the fact that one of the Higs agrees with him, saying something like "The uniform is the base of every form of discipline."
* In ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'', if you kill enough stormtroopers in the level where you play as Darth Vader, you get the achievement [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Worst]] [[ChadVader Dayshift Manager]] [[ShoutOut Ever]].
* Saren in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' exhibits no concern whatsoever for his friends or allies, to the point of ''feeding'' an underling to [[spoiler:a sapient, telepathic plant to foster communication]]. Justified because [[spoiler:his ship has mind control powers]], but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:he's gotten HoistByHisOwnPetard, since the ship itself is sapient, controlling him, and every bit the Bad Boss itself.]]
** The [[EldritchAbomination Reapers]] as a whole fit this trope. Look at what they did to [[spoiler:The Collectors]]. There's also the horror of [[FateWorseThanDeath indoctr]][[AndIMustScream ination]], which is how they become bosses in the first place.
** Nassana Dantius from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', who orders the murders of all of her employees out of paranoia. And it's hinted that if anyone leaves her service before their contract is up, she has them murdered as well.
** Zaeed [[spoiler: when he was the Blue Suns commander]] is perfectly willing to send his comrades to the grinder or sacrifice ''a lot'' of civilians because he don't care about anything but himself, [[ICallItVera Jessie]] and his paycheck. It's implied in the Shadow Broker's profile on him that his willingness to get his men killed and his complete lack of charisma was directly responsible for [[spoiler:the Blue Suns betraying him]]. However, his talent for throwing his allies into the grinder is implied to be a major part of how he's [[SoleSurvivor been able to survive deadly situations]].
** And Shepard can be played a bad boss as well. At one end of the spectrum, you can play favorites with crew, date (fraternization) within military ranks, and/or just be an ass with whoever speaks to you. On the other end of the spectrum, you can promote the belief that EVERYONE is expendable, not care about anyone except yourself and your mission, and kill certain members when the opportunity arises because you don't like them.
* ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' has Reed and Roger, a pair of magician psychopaths (the game's bosses). Reed berates Roger throughout their intro cutscene, calling him incompetent and blaming him for messing up their "trick" (which involved sawing a woman in half, killing her). He also implies that if the pair ever became famous magicians, then he would hog all the glory and leave Roger in the dust. [[spoiler: Roger gets his revenge in their death cutscene, where he uses the last of his strength to crawl over to his dying partner and finish the job himself by stabbing him repeatedly with one of his swords. He then rolls over on his back and says "I've always wanted to do that." before dying with a smile on his face.]]
* The Apes in ''[[VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon The Legend of Spyro]]'' worked their butts off as Malefor's army and trying to free him, though only because he was giving them power. How does he reward all their hard work? By turning them into walking skeletons that are cursed to forever remain in the dark.
* Lieutenant Hootingham-Gore of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' acts this way in his introductory scene by incinerating the subordinate that [[YouHaveFailedMe was sent to destroy your team but failed to do so]].
* The ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series has several:
** Colonel Volgin is known to get off on torture, even more so than Ocelot, who himself (ironically) [[EvenEvilHasStandards also hated Volgin's use of torture]], despite becoming a TortureTechnician in the future- its implied that even for Ocelot, though, Volgin took things way too far. After he captured Snake, it is also implied that he threatened to kill any guards who fail to keep Snake alive before he does a second torture (that is, died from ''the torture Volgin himself had inflicted on him''). He overworked the scientists/maintenance staff to complete the Shagohod, and it is also implied that he intended to execute them simply to keep them silent after the tests were completed. After being defeated by Naked Snake, he also ends up taking the Shagohod for a joyride, and... well, long story short, he killed/destroyed anyone and anything that was in his way.
** Raikov, Volgin's second in command, and the only one that Volgin legitimately cares for, is also no different. Apparently, he used his title of Major to beat up personnel, or [[GroinAttack crush their joolies]]. This eventually came back to bite him later on in Portable Ops when the Soviet Military, [[EvenEvilHasStandards not liking his abuse of power]], [[ReassignedToAntarctica shipped him off to a Soviet Missile Base on the San Hieronymo Peninsula, a missile base that just so happens to have been conveniently abandoned by the Soviet Military for Detente along with its personnel]], and is later imprisoned, all before Gene and FOX arrived. It's also implied that the only reason why he was even allowed to continue to beat up personnel prior to Operation Snake Eater was because of Volgin's influence. Presumably, the exiling of Raikov had him deeply reconsider his treatment of his soldiers.
** Gene can use his voice to have his men have an increase in morale. However, he also is just as likely to use his voice to have his own men kill each other, as evidenced by what happened after Gene makes off with the ICBMG.
** Hot Coldman shoved a paraplegic down the stairs (a paraplegic who also called Coldman out on trying to launch a live nuke from Peace Walker), and was implied to have intended to kill off his own unit, the Peace Sentinels, after the tests are completed. Apparently, he (if not the entirety of the CIA) also pocketed a large percentage of The Boss's sleeper agent's pay. Then we have the whole issue about his setting The Boss up.
** And then.... [[MagnificentBastard Ocelot]]. Oh, my, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Ocelot]]. Work under him, hell, work ''with'' him and you might as well as [[KilledOffForReal calling your undertaker]] or [[GoMadFromTheRevelation prepare]] [[VillainousBSOD for]] [[HeroicBSOD bedlam]] to save time. Case in point: in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Guns of the Patriots]]'', when preparing for his SOP hacking test in Act 2, Vamp warns him that they don't know what could happen, only for him to nonchalantly state that he's "willing to make a few sacrifices"; the end result is that several of his mooks suffer brain damage and become {{Technically Living Zombie}}s. During the Act 3 mission briefing, Naomi states that Ocelot in fact knew from the very beginning that said test would be a failure, and yet he chose to go through with it anyway.
** As revealed in ''[[MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Peace Walker]]'', Zero apparently became this while running the Patriots, to the extent that [[spoiler:Paz/Pacifica Ocean]] was terrified of failing him and openly admitted that she considered incurring his wrath a FateWorseThanDeath.
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'': King K. Rool, who keeps his minions in a constant state of misery, rules through fear, and is perfectly willing to sic Klaptraps on his already overworked engineers to speed things up.
* Elijah in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas: Dead Money''. Fits his underlings with explosive collars in order to force them to co-operate with him, and each other, then encourages them to kill each other [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness as soon as their role in his plans has ended.]]
** Elijah is one of these even back when he was still a Brotherhood of Steel Elder. He almost gets his chapter massacred when he ordered them to hold a power station despite being outnumbered 15 to 1. However, the Brotherhood does catch on, which is why they sent [[spoiler:Christine]] after him. According to his former apprentice Veronica, Elijah despised backtalk and expected machine-like obedience from subordinates.
** From the same series, [[TheDragon Legate Lanius]] qualifies. A constant radio report is that, when faced with fixing an underperforming squad, [[YouHaveFailedMe he beat the commander to death]] [[MakeAnExampleOfThem in front of his troops]], then ordered 9/10ths of the squad to kill the other 1/10th. In all fairness, this is [[ShownTheirWork consistent with Roman treatment of their soldiers]], but still...
** Caesar had Joshua Graham, his battlefield commander before Lanius, set on fire and thrown into the Grand Canyon in full view of his men for losing at the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Simply mentioning Graham or the loss at Hoover Dam carries the death penalty, and groups allied with the Legion are exterminated or enslaved when they are no longer useful. At the first sign of disobedience, Caesar threatens to torture the Courier for his own amusement. There's no such thing as respect from Caesar; no matter how much he likes or admires someone he'll kill them if they stop being slavishly deferential.
* [[TheChessmaster Motonari Mori]] from ''Videogame/SengokuBasara''. Despite calling his troops [[LightIsNotGood "children of the sun"]], he has no compulsion of sending waves of them to their deaths, or even killing them himself, if it furthers his own ambition. Not only could he originally attack his allies in earlier games, he can summon archers and smack them towards his enemies as [[GrievousHarmWithABody human missiles]] essentially. His victory quote in the third game sums it up perfectly:
-->''"I'll soak the earth with the blood of subordinates. Then I shall hunt down the strays"''.
** Mitsunari has tendencies of this, being an [[HairTriggerTemper incredibly volatile person]] who as a believer of blind loyalty above all else expects this from his allies and subordinates. His usual way of reaffirming loyalty is to either threaten them with painful death or to beat them into submission.
* The Phase Commanders, Armacham's field commanders, in ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R. 3]]'' will routinely threaten their subordinates if their orders aren't carried out to the letter. At one point, you hear one threatening to dismember the soldiers under his command to keep them from retreating.
* In ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X]]'', Flame Mammoth often enjoyed picking on his subordinates in the 4th Land Battalion for being small and weak. This also resulted in LaserGuidedKarma, as it also meant that his subordinates did not follow Flame Mammoth to participate in Sigma's rebellion.
* Mehrunes Dagon from ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series is the worst Daedric Prince in this regard. He treats everyone who works for him as pawns to be sacrificed for his amusement when they have outlived their usefulness, though the Daedra under his command, being immortal and all, can take it. Anyone who chooses to worship a deity of ''[[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Mania]]'' probably shouldn't expect any other kind of treatment.
* The Magog Cartel in the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' series run a variety of [[NoOSHACompliance spectacularly unsafe]] industries, and treat their Mudokon employees little better than slaves. Mistreatments of their Mudokon employees throughout the series include proposing plans to butcher them for meat when one of their meat factories stopped bringing in profits, sewing their eyes shut to keep them from realising they're mining a sacred Mudokon burial ground, and subjecting them to ElectricTorture in order to harvest their tears, one of the key ingredients in the drink Soulstorm Brew.
* Gru'ul in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'' runs an ice quarry in Cania, the eighth layer of Hell. When one of his imps deliberately jams an ice grinder with his own hand in order to have an excuse to take a break, he orders you to feed the imp through the grinder as punishment for laziness, since imps are [[WeHaveReserves 'ten-a-penny']]. If you learn the [[IKnowYourTrueName True Name]] of one of your followers, he'll try and barter knowledge of the True Name away from you, so he can employ your followers as slaves for the rest of eternity.
* [[spoiler: Ghetsis]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' is hinted to be this towards his Pokemon. His strongest Pokemon, Hydreigon, knows Frustration, an attack that gets more powerful the more the user dislikes its trainer, and it's at maximum attack power. A big contrast with the {{Big Bad}}s from the previous games who usually have a Crobat [[PetTheDog which can only evolve from Golbat by having a good relationship with its owner]].
** [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cyrus]] is nice to his Crobat, but lousy to most of his human minions. In ''Platinum'', he makes a speech to his followers about how Team Galactic will make the world a better place without human strife, but later admits to the player character that he was lying to them because his true goals are... [[OmnicidalManiac not in their best interests]].
---> You heard my speech, I presume? *snicker* A big lie...
* The big bad [[spoiler:Downy]] in ''VideoGame/DuelSaviorDestiny'' has a tendency to leave minions to die or kill them outright. Not because they've really done anything wrong, but just because he feels like absorbing their power.
* [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] from the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series. Heck, in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'' (the game in which he made his first appearance), he almost has [[TheDragon Shang Tsung]] [[YouHaveFailedMe executed for failing to win the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament]], only sparing his life because Tsung came up with a new plan of Kahn to conquer Earthrealm. And that's just the first example.
* Ghirahim from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''. At one point, he sends several platoons of mooks after Link and tells them they will suffer greatly if they fail to kill him.
* Apparently the player character is one in the TranslationTrainWreck infamous bootleg version of Pokemon Crystal Version, ''JustForFun/PokemonVietnameseCrystal''. Whenever a pokemon is switched out in battle, instead of being sent to its pokeball, it is sent to a pillory (an old public humiliation device similar to stocks).
* ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'': Fitting her Dominatrix-themed personality, Cia constantly berates her subordinates and conscripts Wizzro and Volga through brainwashing after beating the stuffing out of them, and Zant and Ghirahim through sheer force. Ghirahim is the only one to willingly go with her, though it's heavily implied he only does so because he knows he's outmatched. Could also be that he sensed Ganondorf's energy on her and intended to use her to find his way back to his master.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', Cave Johnson made Aperture Science with the mindset that [[NoOSHACompliance safe science is for sissies]], kept employees in their cubicles with death lasers, and finally killed the survivors by making them go through the [[MadScientist test chambers]]. On a less...overtly lethal level, he was in the habit of firing employees for reasons ranging from "ramps are expensive" to "was insufficiently gung-ho about MadScience".
-->'''Cave''': Science isn't about "why?" It's about "why not?" Why is so much of our science dangerous? Why not marry safe science if you love it so much? In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the butt on the way out because you are fired! Not you, test subject. You're doing fine. Yes, you! Box your stuff! Out the front door. Parking lot. Car. Goodbye.
* [[BoisterousBruiser Brick]] is this to his Slabs in ''{{Videogame/Borderlands 2}}''. Though in-game this is mostly shown as him treating his men with utter contempt and freely acknowledging them as psychotic morons.
-->'''Brick:''' My slabs'll probably still try to kill ya, cause they're friggin' idiots. Don't feel bad about killin' em. I never do.
** Even worse is [[BigBad Handsome Jack]], President of Hyperion. He treats all of his workers abysmally and is not above having their kids killed [[EvilIsPetty just for pointing out the flaws of his great city of Opportunity.]] He even treats his Vice-President Jeffery Blake more like his butler than anything else, and also [[MaliciousMisnaming constantly calls him Jimmy]]. Jack at least has a FreudianExcuse, as before he took over the company, his own boss treated him exactly the same way, including calling him by the wrong name (John).
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' actually averts this with [[BigBad Bowser]]. While he's frequently short-tempered with his soldiers, he's nonetheless considered AFatherToHisMen by the Koopa Troop, as evidenced by the genuine respect they show him throughout the series and the times he gives them direct praise for succeeding in furthering his EvilPlan (or even when they do a good job despite failing against the Mario Bros., as in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'').
** Foreman Spike of ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'' plays this straight. Despite hiring the Mario Bros. to tear down the various sites, he sends out Eggplant Men and Gotcha Wrenches to chase them around and even goes onto the field to directly impede them.
** In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', [[spoiler:Elder Princess Shroob deliberately knocks down her Shroob minions' {{Flying Saucer}}s in order to use them as projectiles against the Bros.]]
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'': In the Allied "Last Chance" mission, upon the player's success an enraged General Vladimir will nuke Chicago with his own troops still inside the city.
* ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' has a few examples:
** Dr. M of ''[[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves Sly 3]]'', in his [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first scene]], poisons one of his subordinates simply because he forgot to change the searchlight password.
** There's also Sheriff Toothpick of ''[[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime Thieves in Time]]'', who enjoys overworking his mooks to the point where he makes time off illegal and overtime mandatory. He's also prone to IJustShotMarvinInTheFace.
* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'': In [=CloudRunner=] Fortress, while Fox is confronting General Scales and shooting at him, Scales promptly {{Neck Lift}}s a nearby [=SharpClaw=] soldier to use as a HumanShield, and then [[FastballSpecial throws him at Fox]]. Needless to say, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing the entire SharpClaw tribe celebrates his defeat]] at the end of the game.
* It's implied that in ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', Cookie doesn't treat his employees very well.
* ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'': While Lara is escaping the Solarii fortress, Mathias promptly orders his men to blow the bridge. When one soldier objects, pointing out they'll be killing their own people, Mathias responds by grabbing a gun off said soldier and shooting him dead before asking the others if there are any other "non-believers."
* In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', The Joker is very fond of going on the asylum intercom system to yell at his underlings, threaten their families, and mock them by pointing out that Batman's basically going to wipe the floor with them.
** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' has a few different varieties and also provides some justification as to why people would work for them in the first place. Penguin is a big fan of YouHaveFailedMe and makes potential members fight to the death for his amusement. He also is the richest man in Arkham City and his gang members get all the perks that implies. ComicBook/TheJoker is absurdly wild and unpredictable, fond of killing people in 'funny' ways and working for him is no guarantee of your safety. His gang mostly consist of insane convicts and those that are amused by his antics rather than scared shitless by them. Lastly there's Strange, who sends his Tyger guards on suicide missions and gives them fatal overdoses of TruthSerum just to get accurate reports. He's also brainwashed all of them into UndyingLoyalty.
-->'''The Penguin:''' "I give you one simple task: stick up a couple of freaking machines. And what? You couldn't even get that right? I hope Batman broke every bone in your stupid bodies. I hope you're lying there, desperately trying to breathe through fractured ribs and punctured lungs. If you're not, you'd better summon up whatever strength you've got left and run, 'cause after I'm done with the Bat, you're all next!"
** Several villains in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' have just as little in the way of respect for their underlings. The most notable is probably Deadshot, who repeatedly threatens his {{Mooks}} with death for any hint of slackness; when you take him down, his minions are as eager to flee as his hostage is, and chatter during the fight makes it clear they're only there because he'd shoot them if they tried to make a run for it.
* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades]], in direct contrast to Palutena and [[AFatherToHisMen Viridi]]. After his commander Thanatos is slain by Viridi's commander Phosphora, he elects to simply let his minions keep fighting while leaderless, leading to this exchange:
-->'''Palutena''': Are you saying it makes no difference whether your troops have a leader?\\
'''Hades''': They're all idiots. Seriously. I don't even know if any of them have actual brains.
* Jean-Luc, the "Boss" of ''VideoGame/BarOasis'' is frequently seen slacking off, leaving the bar to Vic and Carla. This comes to bite him in the ass when he gets arrested for [[spoiler:spreading John [=MacDuff=]'s ashes into the sea. Those ashes were stolen from his family.]]
* The management of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''. They never tell you about the killer animatronics, will pay you $4 an hour to watch over said animatronics, and clean up your dead body if you don't survive your shifts.
* [[spoiler: Murakumo]] turns out to have been this to [[spoiler: Akatsuki]] in the backstory of ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'', [[spoiler: knowingly sending him into a mission to the Arctic Pole that should have been fatal. When Akatsuki [[HumanPopsicle "revives" 50 years later]] and finds out about Murakumo's actual goals and intentions, he's ''not'' happy.]]
* As if [[BigBad Megatron]] wasn't already the king of bad bosses, in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' [[GeneralFailure Starscream]] manages to be an even worse leader over the Decepticons [[spoiler: when Megatron dies.]] He forces all of his troops to divert resources for the war into rebuilding the capitol in [[{{Egopolis}} his own image]]. Then, [[spoiler: when [[BackFromTheDead Megatron returns]] he demands his loyalists to defend him from the former leader. Naturally, the troops side with the LesserOfTwoEvils.]] It's actually mind-blowing that the troops thought Megatron as a saint compared to Starscream.
* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'': Mr Fires combines the abusive nature of an Industrial Revolution factory boss with the disregard for human well-being of a Master of the Bazaar, and ends up being one of the outright nastier Masters of the group. The pay is crappy and is almost always late, the hours are completely horrible (helped by the fact there isn't a sun to keep up a better schedule), he'll have agents spying on you constantly and meddling in your affairs (even your love affairs), and if you dare protest he'll bring in his strikebreakers, who will club the shit out of you until you get back to work.
* Building on ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'', in which the vast majority of players ''will'' become Bad Bosses to their own crew. Multiple stories can most easily or only be advanced by sacrificing crew members to [[ImAHumanitarian being eaten]] or [[AndIMustScream having their brains consumed by bees while still living]]. Even officers can either be dissuaded or encouraged to take extraordinary personal risks; guess which one pays off better for you?
* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', the higher-ranked Covenant species (Prophets, Elites, Brutes, and Hunters) tend to treat their subordinates from the lower-ranked species (''especially'' the [[CannonFodder Grunts]]) very poorly, with examples including: ordering Grunts to charge into a minefield, literally flattening a Jackal because it couldn't get out of your way in time, forcibly strapping explosives onto Engineers, literally tearing a [[ButtMonkey Grunt]] to pieces for not cooking your meal right, etc. Even high-ranking members of high-ranking species aren't immune to being executed by their superiors for purely political reasons.
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