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Normally, when a villain kills off a minion, it is for YouHaveFailedMe or YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness reasons, but not always. Sometimes, the minion in question is a complete psycho, and their superior will off them themselves (or congratulate the heroes if they do). The reasons for doing this vary, but are generally some combination of fear of the psycho becoming TheStarscream, fear that the psycho is so unstable that they will ruin the boss' schemes, and EvenEvilHasStandards.
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* In ''DragonBallZ'', Freeza blew up an entire planet because he was afraid the Saiyans that served as his low class soldiers could grow to overpower him.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[TheSocialDarwinist weren't worth keeping alive]].
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* In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gives D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's partly EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
* In the Literature/VorkosiganSaga- the LawfulEvil Emperor Ezar is believed by those in the know to have deliberately launched an invasion of Escobar which was doomed to fail, so that he could kill his son [[TheCaligula Prince]] [[CompleteMonster Serg]] and discredit the violent nationalists at his court. The sacrifice of numerous innocents during that invasion made it possible for the throne to pass to Ezar's grandson, Gregor, who is a noble and benevolent [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Guy Wearing the Kingly Mask]]
* In Joseph Conrad's novel ''Under Western Eyes'', one character (based on a real person) is a PsychoForHire who has infiltrated the BombThrowingAnarchists. He's a Tsarist agent whose employers basically give him carte blanche to kill his own allies and basically conduct false flag operations to make anarchists look bad. After he severely injures the protagonist, a HeroAntagonist SecretPolice officer lets the anarchists know of the traitor in their midst, and there's a description of the psycho being cornered by anarchists on a train with an implied GoryDiscretionShot.
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* Sigma in [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man Xtreme 2]] thanks X and Zero for taking care of Berkana, saying she went too far and was too greedy with the power she was taking.
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* The EvilOverlordList permits this, but only on the understanding that the Evil Overlord is then forbidden to ask why he is surrounded by idiots.
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* In ''DragonBallZ'', Freeza blew up an entire planet because he was afraid the Saiyans that served as his low class soldiers could grow to overpower him.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[TheSocialDarwinist weren't worth keeping alive]].
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* In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gives D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's partly EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
* In the Literature/VorkosiganSaga- the LawfulEvil Emperor Ezar is believed by those in the know to have deliberately launched an invasion of Escobar which was doomed to fail, so that he could kill his son [[TheCaligula Prince]] [[CompleteMonster Serg]] and discredit the violent nationalists at his court. The sacrifice of numerous innocents during that invasion made it possible for the throne to pass to Ezar's grandson, Gregor, who is a noble and benevolent [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Guy Wearing the Kingly Mask]]
* In Joseph Conrad's novel ''Under Western Eyes'', one character (based on a real person) is a PsychoForHire who has infiltrated the BombThrowingAnarchists. He's a Tsarist agent whose employers basically give him carte blanche to kill his own allies and basically conduct false flag operations to make anarchists look bad. After he severely injures the protagonist, a HeroAntagonist SecretPolice officer lets the anarchists know of the traitor in their midst, and there's a description of the psycho being cornered by anarchists on a train with an implied GoryDiscretionShot.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Sigma in [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man Xtreme 2]] thanks X and Zero for taking care of Berkana, saying she went too far and was too greedy with the power she was taking.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* The EvilOverlordList permits this, but only on the understanding that the Evil Overlord is then forbidden to ask why he is surrounded by idiots.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''DragonBallZ'', Freeza blew up an entire planet because he was afraid the Saiyans that served as his low class soldiers could grow to overpower him.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[TheSocialDarwinist weren't worth keeping alive]].
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* In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gives D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's partly EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
* In the Literature/VorkosiganSaga- the LawfulEvil Emperor Ezar is believed by those in the know to have deliberately launched an invasion of Escobar which was doomed to fail, so that he could kill his son [[TheCaligula Prince]] [[CompleteMonster Serg]] and discredit the violent nationalists at his court. The sacrifice of numerous innocents during that invasion made it possible for the throne to pass to Ezar's grandson, Gregor, who is a noble and benevolent [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Guy Wearing the Kingly Mask]]
* In Joseph Conrad's novel ''Under Western Eyes'', one character (based on a real person) is a PsychoForHire who has infiltrated the BombThrowingAnarchists. He's a Tsarist agent whose employers basically give him carte blanche to kill his own allies and basically conduct false flag operations to make anarchists look bad. After he severely injures the protagonist, a HeroAntagonist SecretPolice officer lets the anarchists know of the traitor in their midst, and there's a description of the psycho being cornered by anarchists on a train with an implied GoryDiscretionShot.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Sigma in [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man Xtreme 2]] thanks X and Zero for taking care of Berkana, saying she went too far and was too greedy with the power she was taking.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* The EvilOverlordList permits this, but only on the understanding that the Evil Overlord is then forbidden to ask why he is surrounded by idiots.
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Normally, when a villain kills off a minion, it is for YouHaveFailedMe or YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness reasons, but not always. Sometimes, the minion in question is a complete psycho, and their superior will off them themselves (or congratulate the heroes if they do). The reasons for doing this vary, but are generally some combination of fear of the psycho becoming TheStarscream, fear that the psycho is so unstable that they will ruin the boss' schemes, and EvenEvilHasStandards.
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* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
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* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
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* In the ''{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's partly EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
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* In the ''{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's partly EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
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* In the VorkosiganSaga- the LawfulEvil Emperor Ezar is believed by those in the know to have deliberately launched an invasion of Escobar which was doomed to fail, so that he could kill his son [[TheCaligula Prince]] [[CompleteMonster Serg]] and discredit the violent nationalists at his court. The sacrifice of numerous innocents during that invasion made it possible for the throne to pass to Ezar's grandson, Gregor, who is a noble and benevolent [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Guy Wearing the Kingly Mask]]
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* In the VorkosiganSaga- Literature/VorkosiganSaga- the LawfulEvil Emperor Ezar is believed by those in the know to have deliberately launched an invasion of Escobar which was doomed to fail, so that he could kill his son [[TheCaligula Prince]] [[CompleteMonster Serg]] and discredit the violent nationalists at his court. The sacrifice of numerous innocents during that invasion made it possible for the throne to pass to Ezar's grandson, Gregor, who is a noble and benevolent [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Guy Wearing the Kingly Mask]]
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* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so, he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[TheSocialDarwinist weren't worth keeping alive]].
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* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so, so he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[TheSocialDarwinist weren't worth keeping alive]].
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* In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gies D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
* In the ''{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's party EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
* In the ''{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It's party EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
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* In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gies gives D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
* In the ''{{Discworld}}/Hogfather'', the head of the Assassins' Guild, Lord Downey is shown considering the possibility of offing the PsychoForHire assassin student, Jonathan Teatime. It'sparty partly EvenEvilHasStandards, but also practically speaking, Downey knows that Teatime is stealthy enough to sneak into his study undetected and crazy enough to kill him if the whim should take him.
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* In Joseph Conrad's novel ''Under Western Eyes'', one character (based on a real person) is a PsychoForHire who has infiltrated the BombThrowingAnarchists. He's a Tsarist agent whose employers basically give him carte blanche to kill his own allies and basically conduct false flag opperations to make anarchists look bad. After he severely injures the protagonist, a HeroAntagonist SecretPolice officer lets the anarchists know of the traitor in their midst, and there's a description of the psycho being cornered by anarchists on a train with an implied GoryDiscretionShot.
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* In Joseph Conrad's novel ''Under Western Eyes'', one character (based on a real person) is a PsychoForHire who has infiltrated the BombThrowingAnarchists. He's a Tsarist agent whose employers basically give him carte blanche to kill his own allies and basically conduct false flag opperations operations to make anarchists look bad. After he severely injures the protagonist, a HeroAntagonist SecretPolice officer lets the anarchists know of the traitor in their midst, and there's a description of the psycho being cornered by anarchists on a train with an implied GoryDiscretionShot.
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* Sigma in [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man Xtreme 2]] thanks X and Zero for taking care of Berkana, saying she went too far and was too greedy with the power she was taking.
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* In ''{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
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* In ''{{Baccano}}'', ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
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* In ''TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gies D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
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* In ''TheThreeMusketeers'', ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Richelieu is happy for this reason when the heroes kill Milady and gies D'Artagnan a promotion/job as a reward. While the Cardinal was willing to use her services, he's AffablyEvil, whereas she was a psycho [[TheVamp vamp]] and thus he was happy to be rid of her.
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* In ''{{Baccano}}!'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
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* In ''{{Baccano}}!'', ''{{Baccano}}'', [[TheMafia Mafia]] Don Bartolo Runorata sets Gustavo Bagetta up against the [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Gandor Family]] in order to get rid of him after Gustavo becomes more trouble than he's worth. In the anime, Don Bartolo ends up blowing Gustavo away personally as a gesture of good faith to Eve Genoard; in the LightNovels, [[NobleDemon Luck Gandor]] does the honors, but not before pointing out to Gustavo that Don Bartolo is aware of his shenanigans and will be glad to be rid of him.
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* In ''DragonBallZ'', Freeza blew up an entire planet because he was afraid the Saiyans that served as his low class soldiers could grow to overpower him. It's not exactly due to them being psychotic, but hey, he was definitely afraid of them, per the original submission.
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* In ''DragonBallZ'', Freeza blew up an entire planet because he was afraid the Saiyans that served as his low class soldiers could grow to overpower him. It's not exactly due to them being psychotic, but hey, he was definitely afraid of them, per the original submission.
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* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so, he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[{{Darwinist}} weren't worth keeping alive]].
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* Kind of twisted example in ''BlackLagoon''. A MagnificentBastard NaziAristocrat tires of the incompetence of his Neo-Nazi followers, so, he sends them on an assignment which leads to their coming in conflict with the protagonists. After the Neo-Nazis are all killed by the protagonists (well, mainly Revy and Dutch), the leader congratulates [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Dutch]] and tells him YouAreACreditToYourRace. He wasn't necessarily planning on their deaths, but more as a test, which if they didn't succeed, they [[{{Darwinist}} [[TheSocialDarwinist weren't worth keeping alive]].
