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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedius_Pollio Vedius Pollio]], a wealthy man who governed AncientRome's Province of Asia during the first century BCE, executed slaves who offended him by throwing them into a pool full of lampreys-- bloodsucking, jawless fish. The alternative (due to translation issues) was that they were moray eels, which is possibly even worse. This ended when he tried to execute one slave while Emperor Augustus was a guest in his house simply for breaking an expensive glass. The Emperor, horrified, intervened, halted the execution when the slave begged for clemency, and had the lamprey pool filled in. He also supposedly had all the glasses smashed, demolished Pollio's enormous fancy villa upon his death, and either freed the slave or took him under his protection (one source says freed, the other source simply says that Pollio could not touch him for what Augustus had done - presumably because crossing Augustus was tantamout to suicide).
* When the Spanish started conquering the Americas, they also used dogs to help them out. While the only domesticated dogs known in the Americas were the ancestors of the Chihuahua and hairless dogs which were no larger than their descendants. Spanish conquistadors brought over large hunting dogs, including mastiffs that weighed well over a hundred pounds, and if their size wasn't intimidating enough, the Spanish would often sic their dogs on some unlucky Natives. Once the Natives were mauled to death, the Spanish just sat back and watched their dogs feed on their prey. Accounts claim that Conquistadors weren't just content with feeding adults to their dogs and would often take infants from their mothers and feed them to their hounds.
* When the Spanish started conquering the Americas, they also used dogs to help them out. While the only domesticated dogs known in the Americas were the ancestors of the Chihuahua and hairless dogs which were no larger than their descendants. Spanish conquistadors brought over large hunting dogs, including mastiffs that weighed well over a hundred pounds, and if their size wasn't intimidating enough, the Spanish would often sic their dogs on some unlucky Natives. Once the Natives were mauled to death, the Spanish just sat back and watched their dogs feed on their prey. Accounts claim that Conquistadors weren't just content with feeding adults to their dogs and would often take infants from their mothers and feed them to their hounds.
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedius_Pollio Vedius Pollio]], a wealthy man who governed AncientRome's Province of Asia during the first century BCE, executed slaves who offended him by throwing them into a pool full of lampreys-- bloodsucking, jawless fish. The alternative (due to translation issues) was that they were moray eels, which is possibly even worse. This ended when he tried to execute one slave while Emperor Augustus was a guest in his house simply for breaking an expensive glass. The Emperor, [[EveryoneHasStandards horrified, intervened, halted the execution when the slave begged for clemency, clemency]], and had the lamprey pool filled in. He also supposedly had all the glasses smashed, demolished Pollio's enormous fancy villa upon his death, and either freed the slave or took him under his protection (one source says freed, the other source simply says that Pollio could not touch him for what Augustus had done - presumably because crossing Augustus was tantamout to suicide).
* When the Spanish started conquering the Americas, they also used dogs to help them out. While the only domesticated dogs known in the Americas were the ancestors of the Chihuahua and hairless dogs which were no larger than their descendants. Spanish conquistadors brought over large hunting dogs, including mastiffs that weighed well over a hundred pounds, and if their size wasn't intimidating enough, the Spanish would often sic their dogs on some unlucky Natives. Once the Natives were mauled to death, the Spanish just sat back and watched their dogs feed on their prey. Accounts claim that Conquistadors weren't just content with feeding adults to their dogs and would often [[WouldHurtAChild take infants from their mothers and feed them to theirhounds.hounds]].
* When the Spanish started conquering the Americas, they also used dogs to help them out. While the only domesticated dogs known in the Americas were the ancestors of the Chihuahua and hairless dogs which were no larger than their descendants. Spanish conquistadors brought over large hunting dogs, including mastiffs that weighed well over a hundred pounds, and if their size wasn't intimidating enough, the Spanish would often sic their dogs on some unlucky Natives. Once the Natives were mauled to death, the Spanish just sat back and watched their dogs feed on their prey. Accounts claim that Conquistadors weren't just content with feeding adults to their dogs and would often [[WouldHurtAChild take infants from their mothers and feed them to their
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* Discussed in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''; BigBad Xykon has an otherwise unnamed monster he keeps perpetually in the shadows with only a pair of yellow eyes seen. The idea is that at a suitably dramatic moment, the Monster in the Dark will emerge and eat whatever hero is facing Xykon. Of course, this has never happened due to plot reasons, and the Monster shows himself to be a big kid at heart [[spoiler: and by the final story arc is actively trying to sabotage Team Evil's plans.]]
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* Discussed in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''; ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Discussed: BigBad Xykon has an otherwise unnamed monster he keeps perpetually in the shadows with only a pair of yellow eyes seen. The idea is that at a suitably dramatic moment, the Monster in the Dark will emerge and eat whatever hero is facing Xykon. Of course, this has never happened due to plot reasons, and the Monster shows himself to be a big kid at heart [[spoiler: and by the final story arc is actively trying to sabotage Team Evil's plans.]]]]
** In the Empire of Blood, gladiators who fail to impress (Either by not fighting or not doing a good job of fighting) in the colosseum can be fed to an Allosaurus. Notably, Tarquin tries to avoid using the allosaurus all the time, to keep audiences from being bored with it. In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0746.html #746]] TheOldCon claims that the Empire used to have a [[Series/KuklaFranAndOllie MUCH scarier monster]] in reserve.
** Discussed: BigBad Xykon has an otherwise unnamed monster he keeps perpetually in the shadows with only a pair of yellow eyes seen. The idea is that at a suitably dramatic moment, the Monster in the Dark will emerge and eat whatever hero is facing Xykon. Of course, this has never happened due to plot reasons, and the Monster shows himself to be a big kid at heart [[spoiler: and by the final story arc is actively trying to sabotage Team Evil's plans.
** In the Empire of Blood, gladiators who fail to impress (Either by not fighting or not doing a good job of fighting) in the colosseum can be fed to an Allosaurus. Notably, Tarquin tries to avoid using the allosaurus all the time, to keep audiences from being bored with it. In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0746.html #746]] TheOldCon claims that the Empire used to have a [[Series/KuklaFranAndOllie MUCH scarier monster]] in reserve.
