History Main / IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure

* It's also the reason that people in show trials confess to imaginary crimes -- if they don't, their families pay the price.

However, in the long run this situation can hardly be good for morale or loyalty to the BigBad. The target may and [[JumpedAtTheCall likely will]], perform a HeelFaceTurn, should the opportunity present itself and it will, in a desperate bid to save their family and themselves from their circumstances.

* The yes-it-exists-and-the-world-is-more-awesome-for-it ''MetalWolfChaos'' people Richard find to be Metal Wolf sympathizers are killed along with their family members within four separations, their old classmates AND their friends and coworkers. Kevin Bacon is understandably concerned.

Compare EvenMooksHaveLovedOnes, where the Big Bad doesn't directly target his underlings' loved ones but merely shows callous disregard for them. If you actually punish his friend for his failure, that's a form of RevengeByProxy.

* Combined with IHaveYourWife, this is the reason the characters do most of what they do in PrisonBreak.

* in " The Shamer's Signet", Dina is forced to use her Shamer powers on anyone her captor sees fit, for trivial things. If She refuses, he'll kill Tavis, the random kid who was with her when she was kidnapped.

* In ''[[Film/X-Men X-Men Origins:Wolverine]]'' Stryker forces [[spoiler:Kayla Silverfox]] to conspire with him this way by threating to kill [[spoiler:her sister, Emma Frost]].

However, in the long run this situation can hardly be good for morale or loyalty to the BigBad. The target may and likely will, perform a HeelFaceTurn, should the opportunity present itself and it will, in a desperate bid to save their family and themselves from their circumstances.

However, in the long run this situation can hardly be good for morale or loyalty to the BigBad. The target may perform a HeelFaceTurn in a desperate bid to save their family and themselves from their circumstances.

Compare EvenEvilHasLovedOnes, where the Big Bad doesn't directly target his underlings' loved ones but merely shows callous disregard for them. If you actually punish his friend for his failure, that's a form of RevengeByProxy.

* In ''RedDeadRedemption'' this becomes John Marston's primary motivator after his wife and son are kidnapped.

* This is sometimes a feature in polyamorous [=BDSM=] play when there are two or more submissives.

However, in the long run this situation can hardly be good for morale or loyalty to the BigBad. The target may perform a HeelFaceTurn in a desperate bid to save their familiy and themselves from their circumstances.

Compare EvenEvilHasLovedOnes, where the Big Bad doesn't directly target his underlings' loved ones but merely shows callous disregard for them.

[[AC: ((Literature))]]

A particularly cruel trick from a villain. Sometimes, the quickest way to turn someone to your side and motivate him to stay there, or to strengthen the "loyalty" of existing minions, is to threaten to hurt someone he cares about, be that his best friend, a love interest or even just some random person if the target is the kind who would never let someone die. A sign of a BadBoss, these villains prefer to guilt trip their minions by taking away or hurting someone the minion cares about rather than just punishing the minion. [[KickTheDog One of the cruelest things a villain can do]].

A form of VillainousDemotivator, as minions who have their friends and loved ones under constant threat should they fail might be driven to greater efforts, but this situation can hardly be good for morale or loyalty to the BigBad. Many minions may perform a HeelFaceTurn in a desperate bid to save their families and themselves from their circumstances. This is closely related to EvenEvilHasLovedOnes where the Big Bad doesn't directly target his underlings' loved ones, but shows callous disregard for them.

A particularly cruel trick from a villain. Sometimes, the quickest way to turn someone to your side and motivate him to stay there, or to strengthen the "loyalty" of existing minions, is to threaten to hurt someone he cares about, be that his best friend, a love interest or even just some random person if the target is the kind who would never let someone die. A sign of a BadBoss, these villains prefer to guilt trip their minions by taking away or hurting someone the minion cares about rather than just punishing the minion. One of the cruelest things a villain can do.

A form of VillainousDemotivator, as minions who have their friends and loved ones under constant threat should they fail might be driven to greater efforts, but this situation can hardly be good for morale or loyalty to the BigBad. Many minions may perform a FaceHeelTurn in a desperate bid to save their families and themselves from their circumstances. This is closely related to EvenEvilHasLovedOnes where the Big Bad doesn't directly target his underlings' loved ones, but shows callous disregard for them.