History Main / IgnoredEnamoredUnderling

** In the second season Sherlock undergoes a bit of CharacterDevelopment to show he genuinely cares about her, in his own way.

* In BuffyTheVampireSlayer, it's [[HomoeroticSubtext heavily implied]] that [[SycophanticServant Andrew]] was this to Warren. It was pretty much made canon with Andrew's LastSecondWordSwap.

* In BuffyTheVampireSlayer, it's [[Homoerotic Subtext heavily implied]] that [[SycophanticServant Andrew]] was this to Warren. It was pretty much made canon with Andrew's LastSecondWordSwap.

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* In ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' Olga is fanatically loyal to Deus even when he telekinetically slams her into the ceiling, preferring the traitorous Yasha to her.
* Silvaria from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', towards Maximilian. She realized Maximillion wasn't in love with her, but she at least had value as a soldier. But after [[spoiler: [[CurbstompBattle losing twice]] [[InstantExpert to Alicia]]]], Maximillion [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer saw a use for her]], especially since he had found a way [[spoiler: to artficially harness the Valkyria's power.]] So he ordered her to use the 'Final Flame', which was ordering her to die, and he knew it. Silvaria went through with it out of loyalty, and because she had lost the will to live, now that Maximillion had [[YouHaveFailedMe turned his back on her.]]
* Courtney Gears from ''RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'' is a good example, almost perfectly mirroring the usual relationship between Harley Quinn and The Joker.

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* In ''ElGoonishShive'', Mr. Verres's assistant Lavender [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-01-12 seems to be this]]. So far he appears oblivious.

* Page in ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'' is non-romantically fanatically devoted to General Tessler, which is understandable since she believes he [[spoiler:saved her life from ISO's, when in fact he was responsible for the massacre that killed her friends.]]

This character can be PlayedForLaughs and written as a [[FlatCharacter one note]] MadLove, who will ''never'' [[StaticCharacter waver from her devotion]] or allow rejection to dampen her {{Perk|yFemaleMinion}}iness. More positiveñy she can be PlayedForDrama as a misguided and intelligent woman who, once she sees how little she's cared for (abuse optional), is quick to reasses her (romantic) loyalties. Of course, she can be played for tragedy by getting betrayed or even killed by the man she loves, without ever getting a chance to learn from her mistakes. Should the hero kill their boss, (or the boss blatantly betray her) expect WomanScorned to follow.

* In ''CucumberQuest'', Lettuce to Tomato. For once, she just wants her beloved to be happy. The problem arises in that she doesn't care that he's harrassing a helpless prisoner who's in love with someone else; she thinks Princess Parfait should be honored by his attentions.

If her boss is enamored with another woman, she will be positively livid with jealousy and may attempt sabotage or even [[MurderTheHypotenuse to murder her rival.]] If he finds out he will severely punish or kill her. In fact, as minions go she will frequently be the target of YouHaveFailedMe, YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness and general abuse by her boss when he needs to let off steam. This is played as a sort of KickTheDog, while she's no dove, the mistreatment's undertones of domestic abuse will make most audiences uncomfortable.

* In ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', the Enchantress's [[TheDragon Dragon]], Skurge the Executioner. He eventually despairs of ever receiving a sign of her respect, let alone love, and volunteers for a HeroicSacrifice; she's been paying so little attention to him that she doesn't find out he's dead for another four issues.

* In the fanfic ''Twilight Sparkle: History's Greatest Monster'', Twilight is transported to an AlternateUniverse where she apparently rules with an iron hoof as the Lord Librarian, with Trixie as her enamoured underling. While trying to keep appearances while avoiding actually doing evil, she pretends to return Trixie's affection and is briefly horrified at what she might have just set in motion.

* On ''Series/{{Whitechapel}}'', Emerson Kent is (increasingly transparently) in love with his boss, Joseph Chandler. To the point that he [[spoiler:accuses Joe's love interest de jure of conspiracy to commit murder]]

* In ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', Molly Hooper is infatuated with Sherlock, but he ignores and often insults her, only being nice to her when he need s favor from her (e.g. complimenting her hair when he needs to see a body from the morgue where she works).

* Karin from ''Franchise/{{Naruto}},'' she [[spoiler: use to be]] part of Taka (or Hebi), a group leaded by [[ChickMagnet Sasuke]] merely out of her infatuation for him, not only [[CelibateHero couldn't he care any less]] for her (or his other teammates for that matter), but also [[spoiler: he didn't doubt to sacrifice her for one second in order to get to Danzo]]

* Featherstone to Herr Starr in ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}''. However, though she declares her love for him he doesn't care, and says so outright. Only at the very end does she finally realize what a CompleteMonster he is.

* In ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', Voldemort has used MindControl ''and'' MoreThanMindControl to make Bellatrix Black the psycho we all know and fear. [[AllTakeAndNoGive She is utterly and helplessly in love with him, and he doesn't reciprocate one bit]]. After her stay in Azkaban drained her of every happy memory she ever had, one of the few things she still remembered that she loved him. And '''he did it ForTheEvulz.'''

* Karin from ''Franchise/{{Naruto}},'' she [[spoiler: use to be]] part of Taka (or Hebi), a group leaded by [[ChickMagnet Sasuke]] merely out of her infatuation for him, not only, [[CelibateHero couldn't he care any less]] for her (of his other teammates for that matter), but also [[spoiler: he didn't doubt to sacrifice her for one second in order to get to Danzo]]

* Lakshmi in ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}'' is incredibly devoted to the Chotun, even as he becomes increasingly condescending to her due to her failures.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Thor}}'', the Enchantress's [[TheDragon Dragon]], Skurge the Executioner. He eventually despairs of ever receiving a sign of her respect, let alone love, and volunteers for a HeroicSacrifice; she's been paying so little attention to him that she doesn't find out he's dead for another four issues.

* ''Anime/ValkyriaChronicles:'' [[LadyOfWar Silvaria]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction Bles]] toward [[BigBad Prince]] [[{{Jerkass}} Maximillion.]] She's feels deeply indebted to him, and eventually fell in love with him, for [[spoiler: saving her from the research facility that was turning her and the other Valkyria into [[TykeBomb living weapons]]]], so she thought. In truth, he uses for the exact same purposes. What makes it even more tragic is that Silvaria is fully aware Maximillion cares nothing for her, and only sees her as a tool. At the same time, [[spoiler: it's also implied that [[ChilvalrousPervert Jaeger]] is in love with her, though she's either unaware of it, or chooses to ignore it.]] Despite all this, [[MyMasterRightOrWrong she served Maximillion faithfully.....]] even when he [[LoveMartyr ordered her to die]] [[YouHaveFailedMe for failing him.]]

* Wuya to Chase Young in ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'', for a while. Then she lost interest in him and betrayed him.

This character can be PlayedForLaughs and written either as a [[FlatCharacter one note]] MadLove, who will ''never'' [[StaticCharacter waver from her devotion]] or allow rejection to dampen her {{Perk|yFemaleMinion}}iness. More positiveñy she can be PlayedForDrama as a misguided and intelligent woman who, once she sees how little she's cared for (abuse optional), is quick to reasses her (romantic) loyalties. Of course, she can be played for tragedy by getting betrayed or even killed by the man she loves, without ever getting a chance to learn from her mistakes. Should the hero kill their boss, expect HellHathNoFuryLikeAWomanScorned to follow.

SisterTrope and contrast to GirlFriday, who is an aide or secretary to the hero. Compare SubordinateExcuse, when the underling is using the position to be near their object of affection while avoiding rejection.

* DependingOnTheWriter, HarleyQuinn is this to SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker.

* In ''AmericanPsycho'' Patrick Bateman has a relationship a bit like this with his secretary. She isn't aware that he's a serial killer but he makes very rude comments to her and she still seems to carry a torch.

* ''PushingDaisies'' subverts it with Olive and Ned, who as a hero is simply too oblivious, nice and timid (it alternates) to tell Olive he doesn't love her. He later mans up and tells her very explicitly, but she continues to carry a torch for him (despite her own wishes) until she meets a travelling potion salesman (no LovePotion was involved).

* Page in ''TronUprising'' is non-romantically fanatically devoted to General Tessler, which is understandable since she believes he [[spoiler:saved her life from ISO's, when in fact he was responsible for the massacre that killed her friends.]]
* Smithers to Mr. Burns in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* Wuya to Chase Young in ''XiaolinShowdown'', for a while. Then she lost interest in him and betrayed him.

* In ''AsurasWrath'' Olga is fanatically loyal to Deus even when he telekinetically slams her into the ceiling, preferring the traitorous Yasha to her.