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* Principal Caplan of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', despite being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure most of the time, could be this at times. He is especially quick-tempered when the episode needs a reason for (some of) the rangers to be unable to fight. Sometimes just accidentally bumping into him could warrant a detention.

* In ''Literature/TheSagaOfTuck'' we meet the high school's Principal Nickerson, who thinks a suicide attempt is no reason to skip class and [[spoiler:assigns detention accordingly]].
* From the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, we have Amelia Hartford, who -- despite not having the ''central'' administrative position -- still influences quite a few student affairs, trying to get some of the protagonists expelled, and clearly giving the Alphas preferential treatment. A genuine smile from her managed to seriously creep out her student assistant. And she seems to be in a 'vice principal' position at Whateley Academy.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Principal Bump appears to be a Downplayed version one in his appearances, while he was pretty ok with threatening to [[WouldHurtAChild dissect a child and throwing his students into a detention pit to be brainwashed into behaving better]] and [[AdultsAreUseless dismissive of his school's bullying problem and seemingly unaware the faculty's incompetence]], he isn't doing it out of malice, but rather amorality and a [[BlueAndOrangeMorality skewed view on what's right or wrong]]. Later episodes show him to be something of a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who actually cares about his students and their education, [[SoftSpokenSadist in his own off-putting way]]; his predecessor Principal Faust (seen in “Them’s the Breaks, Kid”), however, is a straight example, as he’s a tyrant who will expel students for even the most minor infractions, like chewing too loudly, squeaky shoes, or shoes that aren’t squeaky ''enough''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': While Principal Bump appears to be one in his first appearance, later episodes show him to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who actually cares about his students and their education; his predecessor Principal Faust (seen in “Them’s the Breaks, Kid”), however, is a straight example, as he’s a tyrant who will expel students for even the most minor infractions, like chewing too loudly, squeaky shoes, or shoes that aren’t squeaky ''enough''.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'''s Principal Strickland (Creator/JamesTolkan), this Trope's image example, has reached the zen apotheosis of this, to the point that he looks and acts exactly the same across a thirty-year timeframe. Apparently, a sufficiently single minded hate of students is the key to immortality. It runs in the family since ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'' stars his sister Edna, a stuck-up prude and CrazyCatLady that goes on to turn Hill Valley into a police state in another timeline.

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[[caption-width-right:350:You got a real attitude problem. You're a troper! [[LoserSonOfLoserDad You remind me of your father when he went here.]] [[GenerationXerox He was a troper, too!]]]]

-> ''"Marge, somebody's sucked all of the life out of these kids! And unless movies and TV have lied to me, it's a crusty, bitter old Dean!"''