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* New Series/DoctorWho: Happens in ''The Sound Of Drums'', where the Master kills the entire [[BritishPoliticalSystem Cabinet]] in his role as Prime Minister. In something of a subversion that plays even more to office fantasies, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKT_sE4B7WI he doesn't explain anything; he just insults them (hilariously) and then kills them.]]

* Ba'al did this to all (OrIsIt?) his clones in the second-to-last episode of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. They had all been cooperating surprisingly well until that point; it seems he only did it because the writers had to figure out a way for him to be [[KilledOffForReal killable for real]].

-->'''The Master:''' [muffled] [[YourTropeIsBroken Well, because of the gas.]]

-->'''Albert Dumfries:''' ''Excuse me, Prime Minister. Do you mind my asking...what is that?''
-->'''The Master:''' ''[muffled] It's a gas mask.''
-->'''Albert Dumfries:''' ''I beg your pardon?''
-->'''The Master:''' ''[takes off the mask] It's a gas mask.''
-->'''Albert Dumfries:''' ''Yes, but, um, why are you wearing it?''
-->'''The Master:''' ''[muffled] [[YourTropeIsBroken Well, because of the gas.]]''
-->'''Albert Dumfries:''' ''I'm sorry?''
-->'''The Master:''' ''[takes off the mask again] Because of the gas.''
-->'''Albert Dumfries:''' ''What gas?''
-->'''The Master:''' ''[muffled]'' This ''gas.''

* The assassination of the Romulan Senate after they refuse Schinzon's proposal in the beginning of StarTrekNemesis probably counts.

* Ozymandius does this with his lab assistants in ''{{Watchmen}}''. In a subversion of the trope, his speech reveals nothing about the plan itself (which is saved for TheReveal to the heroes themselves) and is merely a partial retracing of how they've come to this stage and a praise to his subordinates for the integral part they played in it -- after which they are killed off painlessly because [[HeKnowsTooMuch they knew too much]] and not because Ozymandias felt the need to tell them what they already knew. Furthermore Ozymandias clearly considers the deed DirtyBusiness and explains (to their drugged and soon to be frozen to death bodies) that he feels ashamed at having to reward his faithful retainers with "such an inadequate a reward".

-->--''DoctorWho'', "The Sound of Drums"

* New DoctorWho: Happens in ''The Sound Of Drums'', where the Master kills the entire [[BritishPoliticalSystem Cabinet]] in his role as Prime Minister. In something of a subversion that plays even more to office fantasies, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKT_sE4B7WI he doesn't explain anything; he just insults them (hilariously) and then kills them.]]

* New DoctorWho: Happens in ''The Sound Of Drums'', where the Master kills the entire [[BritishPoliticalSystem Cabinet]] in his role as Prime Minister. In something of a subversion that plays even more to office fantasies, he doesn't explain anything; he just insults them (hilariously) and then kills them.

-->'''The Master:''' ''It's a gas mask.''

-->'''The Master:''' ''Because of the gas.''

* In ''{{Dogma}}'', Loki lists off the various sins of Mooby Inc.'s board of directors before executing them in general for idolatry - with the exception of [[CloserToEarth one woman, whom he declares to be an innocent]] and leaves unharmed. Bartleby does has to stop him from killing her, too, because she didn't say "God bless you" when he sneezed.

* In the ''RoboCop'' mini-series, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Damien]] spearheads the project for developing a fully-functional AI. However, the [=OCP=] board decides to shut down the project and fire Damien. Furious, Damien goes to the AI control console and orders the prototype AI to gas the board room. He later gets his comeuppance when the AI [[AIIsACrapshoot turns on him]] and cuts him in half with FrickinLaserBeams.

* Ba'al did this to all (OrIsIt?) his clones in the second-to-last episode of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. They had all been cooperating surprisingly well until that point; it seems he only did it because the writers had to figure out a way for him to be killable for real.

* Ba'al did this to all (OrIsIt?) his clones in the second-to-last episode of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. They had all been cooperating surprisingly well until that point; it seems he only did it was because the writers had to figure out a way for him to be killable for real.

* PlayedForLaughs in the Russian comedy ''Balls of Fate''. The BigBad of the movie is an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive oligarch]] in possession of the titular [[McGuffin artefact]] that allows him to warp reality in his favor. Of course, he can't resist showing off such an asset to his guests, but at the same time can't allow anybody to know. The solution? He invites some people, [[DoubleEntrende brags about his Balls]] to them, and then has his [[TheDragon Dragon]] kill them all.

-->'''The Master:''' ''[muffled] Well, because of the gas.''

* The first ''{{Film/Spider-Man}}'' movie. In this case, the board members are all decent guys and are only killed because they were trying to oust Osborn from the company. It was a straight out revenge killing.

* In ''DeathNote'', the Yotsuba group all suffer this fate.

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** Done again in ''AViewToAKill.'' One of the boardroom guys objects to the plan and is escorted from the board room. Too bad for him the board room happens to be on an ''airship.'' "Anyone else want to drop out?"