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** However, [[spoiler:this is ultimately subverted; Pecker accepts the offer... and [[TakeAThirdOption uses the plane to rescue Tugg]] ''[[TakeAThirdOption himself]]'']].

* In ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear: Ghost of the Jedi'', Dannik Jerriko [[spoiler:was hired to take out Vader's assassin before she could kill the Arrandas.]] That's it, that's all, as soon as that's done he's gone and never mind the rest of the danger there, it's what he was paid for.
* The idea that if someone's only interested in the money, you can turn them by offering ''more'' money is explored and deconstructed in ''Last Chance to See''. Creator/DouglasAdams asks some conservationists in Zimbabwe why they don't pay the poachers ''not'' to kill rhinos. The answer is that they would still have to devote all the resources they currently use to stop the poachers towards making sure they weren't killing the rhinos ''anyway'' and claiming two paycheques.

* In Heinlein's ''Literature/TheStarBeast'', the Rargyllians while honest, are like mercenaries. They would sooner let a man die of thirst on an alien world, rather than tell him the native word for "water", unless money was first offered up-front for their services.
* Played straight and discussed in the novelization of ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2'' when Juno Eclipse tries to bribe Boba Fett to her side. While he is only in it for the money, he refuses on the grounds that the Rebel Alliance likely won't be around long enough to pay his first fee, and sticks with the Empire because he knows that their credit is good.

* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'', Lazarus Long claims that one of the (thousands of) jobs he's held was as a mercenary, that he used it to finance his way through college, and never got higher than corporal because he was only doing it to get enough money for another semester, then he'd quit.

[[IncorruptiblePurePureness Some heroes do what they do for honor]], [[GlorySeeker some for glory]], some ForGreatJustice. Others are only looking for the cash. This attitude is held by people who are honestly {{greed}}y, just need a living, or don't want to act like they care. Characters fitting this attitude are often HiredGuns and the BountyHunter. In fact, the EvilOverlordList states that if one must resort to bounty hunters, they should only hire ones that work for money; a bounty hunter that lives for [[InHarmsWay the thrill of the chase]] is too likely to do something to give the prey a chance to escape, in order to prolong the hunt. Of course even this can backfire if TheHero is GenreSavvy and has access to the funds to pay said HiredGuns ''more'' to turn on the villain. EveryManHasHisPrice after all.

** In ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaRockOfAges'', Batman convinces Mirror Master to defect from the Injustice Gang by doubling Lex Luthor's paycheck. This probably inspired the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' example under Western Animation.

* Chilchuck from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon''. He says that his only reason for following Laios and Marcille back into the dungeon is because he agreed to complete the job and was paid in advance; since they didn't slay the Red Dragon, his job isn't complete, and he's bound to Laios via his own terms. That said, it's apparent he actually cares about the rest of the party.

SuperTrope OnlyCaresAboutInheritance. This is a SubTrope of PunchClockHero and NotInThisForYourRevolution. MoneyDearBoy is when it happens in RealLife. Villains who say this are likely to be {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who work for the bad guys because EvilPaysBetter, and might show that EvenEvilHasStandards. On the other hand it might show they're a {{Greed}}y creep who [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care about anyone]] (example: the GreedyTelevangelist). Contrast the PsychoForHire, who while equally villainous, has other motivations. Compare to CareerNotTaken and SignedUpForTheDental.

SuperTrope to PunchClockHero and OnlyCaresAboutInheritance. This is a SubTrope of NotInThisForYourRevolution. MoneyDearBoy is when it happens in RealLife. Villains who say this are likely to be {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who work for the bad guys because EvilPaysBetter, and might show that EvenEvilHasStandards. On the other hand it might show they're a {{Greed}}y creep who [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care about anyone]] (example: the GreedyTelevangelist). Contrast the PsychoForHire, who while equally villainous, has other motivations. Compare to CareerNotTaken and SignedUpForTheDental.

{{SuperTrope}} to OnlyCaresAboutInheritance This is a SubTrope of NotInThisForYourRevolution. MoneyDearBoy is when it happens in RealLife. Villains who say this are likely to be {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who work for the bad guys because EvilPaysBetter, and might show that EvenEvilHasStandards. On the other hand it might show they're a {{Greed}}y creep who [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care about anyone]] (example: the GreedyTelevangelist). Contrast the PsychoForHire, who while equally villainous, has other motivations. Compare to CareerNotTaken and SignedUpForTheDental.

* Punz from the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' is a mercenary, most often hired by [[BigBad Dream]]. He was willing to do pretty much any dirty work for Dream, from helping him in combat to espionage, as long as Dream paid him, and he was TheDragon to Dream for a long time. However, right before the final Disc War, Tommy left him a chest full of valuables in his base, with signs asking him to stay on Tommy's side. Punz took the money, and not only stopped aiding Dream, but rallied together [[TheCavalry a team of]] ''[[TheCavalry fourteen]]'' [[TheCavalry people]] and led them right to Dream's secret vault, [[BigDamnHeroes where they saved Tommy and Tubbo's lives]].

{{SuperTrope}} to OnlyCaresAboutInheritance This is a SubTrope of NotInThisForYourRevolution. MoneyDearBoy is when it happens in RealLife. Villains who say this are likely to be {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who work for the bad guys because EvilPaysBetter, and might show that EvenEvilHasStandards. On the other hand it might show they're a {{Greed}}y creep who [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care about anyone]] (example: the GreedyTelevangelist). Contrast the PsychoForHire, who while equally villainous, has other motivations. Compare to SignedUpForTheDental.

This is a SubTrope of NotInThisForYourRevolution. MoneyDearBoy is when it happens in RealLife. Villains who say this are likely to be {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who work for the bad guys because EvilPaysBetter, and might show that EvenEvilHasStandards. On the other hand it might show they're a {{Greed}}y creep who [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care about anyone]] (example: the GreedyTelevangelist). Contrast the PsychoForHire, who while equally villainous, has other motivations. Compare to SignedUpForTheDental.

This is a sub-trope of NotInThisForYourRevolution. MoneyDearBoy is when it happens in RealLife. Villains who say this are likely to be {{Punch Clock Villain}}s who work for the bad guys because EvilPaysBetter, and might show that EvenEvilHasStandards. On the other hand it might show they're a {{Greed}}y creep who [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care about anyone]] (example: the GreedyTelevangelist). Contrast the PsychoForHire, who while equally villainous, has other motivations. Compare to SignedUpForTheDental.

* Sly Sludge from ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' is, uniquely among the show's villains, motivated solely by profit. His fellow antagonists have a deep, personal hatred of the environment and pollut the world out of sheer spite -- even Looten Plunder, a supposedly wealth-obsessed businessman, sinks what must have been tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars of his personal fortune into wiping out endangered animals. Meanwhile, all the environmental damage Sludge produces is a by-product of his businesses, not a goal in of themselves, and the result of lax environmental policies which he adopts to save costs rather than just to pollute. In one episode, he starts a very profitable venture disposing of nuclear waste, indicating that if he thought he could make more money helping the planet than harming it, he would, which he [[CutLexLuthorACheck ultimately does]]: he eventually realizes how profitable recycling is and [[HeelFaceTurn focuses his efforts on mass producing an efficient means for doing it]].

** In ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaRockOfAges: Rock of Ages'', Batman convinces Mirror Master to defect from the Injustice Gang by doubling Lex Luthor's paycheck. This probably inspired the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' example under Western Animation.

* Rip Taylor freely confesses that the only reason he would have anything to do with Music/TheBloodhoundGang is because they paid him "American cashito, dollareenies, no cheques!", as the MC (of sorts) on Use Your Fingers.