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* Thief from ''[[Webcomic/EightBitTheater 8-Bit Theater]]'' is an extreme example of this, forcing his comrades into signing usurious contracts that grant him all of their income (as well as stealing every GP that isn't nailed to their bodies for good measure.)
** Who are you kidding? If they nailed GP to themselves, the blood wouldn't have stopped flowing before he ripped the nails out again.
--->'''Black Mage:''' Didn't the pirates take everything already?
--->'''Thief:''' They left everything that was nailed down. I did not.

* ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'': Besides the fact that the {{MMORPG}} in which the story is set is extremely difficult to get through while playing solo, Gaea's main motivitation for being part of the titular guild seems to be mooching off the guild's common funds and swindling even more game currency out of her guildmates.

* ''WesternAnimtion/DuckTales2017'' has the Buzzards, who are the only people greedier then Scrooge. [[spoiler:Their reason for being so greedy? They're criminal masterminds.]]

* ''WesternAnimtion/Ducktales2017'' has the Buzzards, who are the only people greedier then Scrooge. [[spoiler:Their reason for being so greedy? They're criminal masterminds.]]

* Ducktales2017 has the Buzzards, who are the only people greedier then Scrooge. [[spoiler: Deconstructed. Turns out? They are CRIMINAL SUPERVILLAINS.]]

* In volume 8 ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'', Kyousuke infiltrates a fancy cruise ship to save the world. While he's there, he steals food from the buffet and repackages it to make an apology gift for someone he's inconvenienced.
-->“If I take six small packages and arrange them in a paulownia box to look like a luxury item… Eh heh heh. I hope Rachel likes it.”

* Haley from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is like this too, though it's later revealed that this is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by her [[JustifiedCriminal having to pay a huge ransom for her father]]. However, it's acknowledged that she'd still have behaved somewhat similarly even if she didn't desperately need the money -- she IS a rogue, after all.

The Miser Advisor is a sub trope of MrViceGuy, in that their main motivation for being part of some [[TrueCompanions circle of friends]] is to [[{{Greed}} wring a little money]] out of them now and then. Theyh will often lament their target's lack of wealth, or berate them for spending even a little bit. After all, "a penny saved is a penny earned," and the Miser needs every little bit of cash they can scrounge up.

The Miser Advisor is a sub trope of MrViceGuy, in that a character's main motivation for being part of the main character's [[TrueCompanions circle of friends]] is to [[{{Greed}} wring a little money]] out of him/her now and then. Said character will often lament the hero's lack of wealth, or berate them for spending even a little bit. After all, "a penny saved is a penny earned," and the Miser needs every little bit of cash he/she can scrounge up.

Neither the main character nor the Miser Advisor has to be [[RichBitch obscenely rich]] to fall under this trope, and it's a lot better if they don't. Otherwise, they just come off as [[{{Jerkass}} petty and mean.]]

* Money Bags of the SpyroTheDragon series.

* ''{{Tommy}}'' has Uncle Ernie. The movie also makes his adoptive dad one.

* In ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' Robert characterizes his advisers as being too fond of what he calls "counting coppers" and what they consider "not bankrupting the kingdom". Turns out they're right, and when Eddard arrives and reviews the financial situation he's shocked to discover that they owe massive debts to the church, the [[FictionFiveHundred Lannisters]], and the [[LoanShark Iron Bank.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'': Besides the fact that the {{MMORPG}} in which the story is set is extremely difficult to get through while playing solo, Gaea's main motivitation for being part of the titular guild seems to be smooching off the guild's common funds and swindling even more game currency out of her guildmates.

* Becky the [[KnowledgeBroker Nose]] from ''GunsmithCats''. [[BountyHunter Rally]] constantly owes her a lot of money, and Becky sometimes refuses to part with the information Rally needs unless our heroine buys her a pizza and a bottle of her favourite champagne.
* Mana Tatsumiya, the unreasonably frugal [[HiredGuns mercenary]] from ''MahouSenseiNegima'', who gets sketchy over 200 yen (very roughly $2.00). Her main victim is Setsuna, who she bills for her services in DemonSlaying, though she's willing to charge anyone on [[TrueCompanions the team]] for any amount of time spent fighting.

The MiserAdvisor is a sub trope of MrViceGuy, in that a character's main motivation for being part of the main character's [[TrueCompanions circle of friends]] is to [[{{Greed}} wring a little money]] out of him/her now and then. Said character will often lament the hero's lack of wealth, or berate them for spending even a little bit. After all, "a penny saved is a penny earned," and the Miser needs every little bit of cash he/she can scrounge up.

Neither the main character nor the MiserAdvisor has to be [[RichBitch obscenely rich]] to fall under this trope, and it's a lot better if they don't. Otherwise, they just come off as [[{{Jerkass}} petty and mean.]]

Contrast ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney, where the MiserAdvisor already has the one thing they're looking for, and uses it against others.

* Aahz from Robert Asprin's ''Literature/MythAdventures'' series is a tightwad of the first order, even once the M.Y.T.H. Inc. crew has become successful and obscenely rich. Supposedly, this is because his mother squandered the family's money on bad investments. Unusually, doubles as TheObiWan.

-->-- ''PushingDaisies''

* Lemina, the BlackMagicianGirl from ''[[Lunar2EternalBlueComplete Lunar 2: Eternal Blue]]''. That she also has golden hair is likely a coincidence.
* Alys Brangwin from ''PhantasyStarIV'' also starts out like this, trying (and succeeding several times!) to get a little extra cash from her clients during seemingly mundane missions.

* Tear, the fairy accountant in ''{{Recettear}}'', berates Recette for throwing a coin in a fountain and all her other generally unsound financial practices.

*** Larry Gonick's ''ComicBook/CartoonHistoryOfTheUniverse'' runs with this latter interpretation.

* Neeshka from ''NeverwinterNights2''.

* [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls "Grunkle" Stan Pines]], to the point of getting himself and the kids implicated in ''a basement counterfeiting ring'' the previous summer.

* James from ''FromEroicaWithLove'' is an extreme example of this. He once haggled down the price of a pair of underwear.

* Revy from ''BlackLagoon''. When it comes to her priorities, making money is a close third, being barely beaten out by her [[BloodKnight love of gratuitous violence]] and her desire to protect [[MoralityPet Rock]].

-->--''PushingDaisies''

*** Larry Gonick's ''CartoonHistoryOfTheUniverse'' runs with this latter interpretation.

* Haley from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is like this too, even though it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]].
** A [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0765.html very recent strip]] shows that, no, she does that out of plain old greed. She IS a rogue, after all.

* Money Bags of the games ''[[SpyroTheDragon Spyro]] 2'' and ''3''.