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* ''Film/Pitch2009'': As Belial departs at the end, he drops an offer to Jim to help him switch to the side of the demons.
-->'''Belial:''' If you just happen to be interested in a change of profession, you know where to find me. [[BaddieFlattery I've always known you had a great imagination]]. It'd be nice to see you put it to better use.
-->'''Belial:''' If you just happen to be interested in a change of profession, you know where to find me. [[BaddieFlattery I've always known you had a great imagination]]. It'd be nice to see you put it to better use.
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** Also played with and subverted in ''Film/GoldenEye''. Trevelyan says that he considered making this offer to James, but realised that Bond would never accept it.
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** Also played with and subverted in ''Film/GoldenEye''. Trevelyan The BigBad says that he considered making this offer to James, but realised that Bond would never accept it.it because of his [[MyCountryRightOrWrong loyalty to Queen and Country]].
** James makes a TitleDrop in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', as his family's motto, to reject another such offer by the BigBad in that movie -- you couldn't buy his services even if you offered the world.
** James makes a TitleDrop in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', as his family's motto, to reject another such offer by the BigBad in that movie -- you couldn't buy his services even if you offered the world.
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* ''Film/TheKillingBox'': Elkins repeatedly tries to get Strayn to join the zombie army and lead it like he did their old regiment.
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* In ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' when George becomes a thorn in the side of Potter's evil business empire he tries to hire him away from the building & loan at the rate of $20000/year! (Which seems to be about ten times what he's currently making) with the implication that the building & loan will collapse without him and Potter will take over the whole town.
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** And, again, in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', with Anakin offering to rule the galaxy with Padme as his Empress. As a tireless advocate for democracy, she is naturally appalled. Also earlier in the same film with Palpatine's offer to Anakin, which, unfortunately for the galaxy, he accepts.
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* ''Film/RoadHouse'': After Dalton has established he's not simply going to go away by sending one or two goons after him, Wesley attempts to recruit him, offering to pay him way more than he could ever make at the Double Deuce.
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* ''Film/RoadHouse'': ''Film/RoadHouse1989'': After Dalton has established he's not simply going to go away by sending one or two goons after him, Wesley attempts to recruit him, offering to pay him way more than he could ever make at the Double Deuce.
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* A considerably less credible version of this occurs in the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie: the Green Goblin recommends to Spider-Man that he "join me" -- notwithstanding the extreme improbability of Spider-Man possibly being interested in joining the psychopathic killing spree of a supervillain who tried to murder his girlfriend. This prompts the Goblin to play the UntrustingCommunity card, claiming that in prolonging their feud, Spider-Man will be held responsible for anyone killed as collateral damage. Spidey's not buying any of this, of course.\\\
This offer is particularly bizarre because, at that point in the movie, the Green Goblin had already killed the general who'd wanted to pull Oscorp's funding and the board members who'd wanted to give his alter ego Norman Osborne the boot. Since he'd already settled his scores and secured his position, he had no clear motive to continue operating behind a mask himself, let alone team up with anyone else. What exactly he and Spider-Man would actually ''do'' if Spidey had accepted the offer is an utter mystery. Then again, he [[PsychoSerum isn't really thinking straight]] anyway. To the extent that if Green Goblin's thought processes had any logic at all at this point, he could simply have been thinking that since he and Spidey are both "better" than mere humans, they ought to be on the same side.
This offer is particularly bizarre because, at that point in the movie, the Green Goblin had already killed the general who'd wanted to pull Oscorp's funding and the board members who'd wanted to give his alter ego Norman Osborne the boot. Since he'd already settled his scores and secured his position, he had no clear motive to continue operating behind a mask himself, let alone team up with anyone else. What exactly he and Spider-Man would actually ''do'' if Spidey had accepted the offer is an utter mystery. Then again, he [[PsychoSerum isn't really thinking straight]] anyway. To the extent that if Green Goblin's thought processes had any logic at all at this point, he could simply have been thinking that since he and Spidey are both "better" than mere humans, they ought to be on the same side.
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* A considerably less credible version of this occurs in the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie: the Green Goblin recommends to Spider-Man that he "join me" [him]" -- notwithstanding the extreme improbability of Spider-Man possibly being interested in joining the psychopathic killing spree of a supervillain who tried to murder also nearly murdered his girlfriend. This prompts the Goblin to play the UntrustingCommunity card, claiming that in prolonging their feud, Spider-Man will be held responsible for anyone killed as collateral damage. Spidey's not buying any of this, of course.\\\
This offer is particularly bizarre because, at that point in the movie, the Green Goblin had already killed the general who'd wanted to pull Oscorp's funding and the board members who'd wanted to give his alter ego Norman Osborne the boot. Since he'd already settled his scores and secured his position, he had no clear motive to continue operating behind a mask himself, let alone team up with anyone else. What exactly he and Spider-Man would actually ''do'' if Spidey had accepted the offer is an utter mystery. Then again, he [[PsychoSerum isn't really thinking straight]] anyway. To the extent that if Green Goblin's thought processes had any logic at all at this point, he could simply have been thinking that [[SuperSupremacist since he and Spidey are both "better" than merehumans, humans]], they ought to be on the same side.
This offer is particularly bizarre because, at that point in the movie, the Green Goblin had already killed the general who'd wanted to pull Oscorp's funding and the board members who'd wanted to give his alter ego Norman Osborne the boot. Since he'd already settled his scores and secured his position, he had no clear motive to continue operating behind a mask himself, let alone team up with anyone else. What exactly he and Spider-Man would actually ''do'' if Spidey had accepted the offer is an utter mystery. Then again, he [[PsychoSerum isn't really thinking straight]] anyway. To the extent that if Green Goblin's thought processes had any logic at all at this point, he could simply have been thinking that [[SuperSupremacist since he and Spidey are both "better" than mere
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* ''Film/TheBabysitter'': [[spoiler:Bee makes this offer to Cole towards the end, saying they can claim the other cultists attacked them and let them posthumously take the fall. She explains that she made a DealWithTheDevil because she used to be a frightened child, just like Cole, but now she's strong and powerful, and she seems sincere when she offers to share that power with him. It's implied she does this partially because she does care about him, and also because he reminds her of herself, once upon a time. Either way, he rejects the offer out of hand.]]
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* ''Film/TheBabysitter'': ''Film/TheBabysitter2017'': [[spoiler:Bee makes this offer to Cole towards the end, saying they can claim the other cultists attacked them and let them posthumously take the fall. She explains that she made a DealWithTheDevil because she used to be a frightened child, just like Cole, but now she's strong and powerful, and she seems sincere when she offers to share that power with him. It's implied she does this partially because she does care about him, and also because he reminds her of herself, once upon a time. Either way, he rejects the offer out of hand.]]
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* ''Film/RoadHouse'': After Dalton has established he's not simply going to go away by sending one or two goons after him, Wesley attempts to recruit him, offering to pay him way more than he could ever make at the Double Deuce and also suggests that Dalton secretly [[BloodKnight enjoys violence]]. While Dalton shuts down his offer hard and fast, he is clearly a bit rankled when Wesley brings up the fact that Dalton once killed a man in Memphis, and [[VillainHasAPoint correctly points out]] that it wasn't entirely self-defense.
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** The animated spinoff '' [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' sees Vader offer amnesty to his old apprentice, [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the ex-Jedi Ahsoka Tano]], in exchange for helping him hunt down any remaining Jedi.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Sith in general are fond of this one, as it fits with their overall theme as tempters, and they seem to take particular pleasure from corrupting Jedi into minions.
** Darth Vader's offer in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' is probably the most heartfelt, if not the {{Trope Maker|s}}, as he offers to take [[LukeIAmYourFather his son Luke]] on as his apprentice so they can destroy the Emperor together and take over the Galactic Empire. Vader goes so far as to point out (concerning teaming up to destroy his master) that "The Emperor has foreseen this," and some of the ExtendedUniverse novels mention that although (of course) he later pretended to Emperor Palpatine that he was just making a false offer to tempt his son to the dark side, they both knew that the offer was wholly credible and that Vader would quite certainly have delivered on it if Luke had accepted.
** In ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', The Emperor also tries to lure Luke to the Dark Side, though he's obviously less than sincere about wanting to be ''replaced''; he actually wants to replace ''Vader''. (It fails partially because the Emperor is far, ''far'' too obvious about it, and partially because of the very different circumstances under which this latter temptation takes place.)
** Happens again in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', with Dooku offering to team up with Obi-Wan to defeat the Sith. Dooku's motives for making this offer are a bit unclear since Dooku himself is a servant of the Dark Lord he claims to be opposed to. Most likely he wants to destroy Darth Sidious and become the new Sith master with Obi-Wan as his apprentice, but the way he frames it makes it seem like he's been infiltrating the Sith to destroy them from within (unlike Anakin to Luke, who makes no bones about the fact that he wants to rule the Empire from the Dark Side).
** And, again, in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', with Anakin offering to rule the galaxy with Padme as his Empress. As a tireless advocate for democracy, she is naturally appalled. Also earlier in the same film with Palpatine's offer to Anakin, which, unfortunately for the galaxy, he accepts.
** The sequel trilogy does this ''again.'' This time it's a [[spoiler: VillainousCrush]] variant with [[spoiler: Kylo Ren and Rey]]:
*** In the climactic scene of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Kylo Ren [[spoiler:offers to be Rey's teacher in the ways of the Force. (She doesn't go for it.)]]
*** In ''Film/TheLastJedi'', [[spoiler:Kylo Ren wants Rey to join him and for them to rule the Galaxy together (in a speech that sounds ''eerily'' similar to [[FoeRomanceSubtext the first terrible proposal Mr. Darcy gave to Elizabeth Bennet]] in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'') after killing Snoke. Instead of agreeing to turn to the Resistance like she had hoped. She refuses, again. The heartbroken look on her face makes it clear that she knows [[DidntSeeThatComing she really should have seen it coming]].]]
---->'''Rey:''' [[spoiler: Please don't do this, Ben. Please don't go this way.]]
*** [[spoiler:Kylo extends several more of these to Rey]] in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with the same results. When he questions why [[spoiler:she rejected him, despite wanting to join him, she replies that she wanted to be with ''Ben'', not Kylo.]]
---->'''Rey:''' [[spoiler: I did want to take your hand. Ben's hand.]]
* A considerably less credible version of this occurs in the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie: the Green Goblin recommends to Spider-Man that he "join me" -- notwithstanding the extreme improbability of Spider-Man possibly being interested in joining the psychopathic killing spree of a supervillain who tried to murder his girlfriend. This prompts the Goblin to play the UntrustingCommunity card, claiming that in prolonging their feud, Spider-Man will be held responsible for anyone killed as collateral damage. Spidey's not buying any of this, of course.\\\
This offer is particularly bizarre because, at that point in the movie, the Green Goblin had already killed the general who'd wanted to pull Oscorp's funding and the board members who'd wanted to give his alter ego Norman Osborne the boot. Since he'd already settled his scores and secured his position, he had no clear motive to continue operating behind a mask himself, let alone team up with anyone else. What exactly he and Spider-Man would actually ''do'' if Spidey had accepted the offer is an utter mystery. Then again, he [[PsychoSerum isn't really thinking straight]] anyway. To the extent that if Green Goblin's thought processes had any logic at all at this point, he could simply have been thinking that since he and Spidey are both "better" than mere humans, they ought to be on the same side.
* Subverted in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': when Inigo Montoya has his father's murderer at his mercy, ''he'' actually ''demands'' the villain try tempting him out of revenge:
-->'''Inigo:''' Offer me money!
-->'''Rugen:''' Yes.
-->'''Inigo:''' Power too, promise me that!
-->'''Rugen:''' All that I have, and more. Please...
-->'''Inigo:''' Offer me everything I ask for.
-->'''Rugen:''' ''Anything you want''. [[ILied *attacks Inigo again*]]
-->'''Inigo:''' *jabs Rugen in his heart* I want my father back, [[PrecisionFStrike you son of a bitch]]. [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice *drives the blade home*]]
* At the end of ''Film/ThreeHundred'' [[GodEmperor Emperor Xerxes]] offers the Spartan King Leonidas the opportunity to serve him as Warlord of Greece, by simply kneeling before him, or else die in a hail of arrows. Leonidas responds by wordlessly removing his helmet, dropping his spear and shield, and kneeling before Xerxes...the better to aim as he hurls a spear at Xerxes' ''face'' and proves "that even a God-King can ''bleed.''"
* In the sequel ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'', Artemisia is looking for a man to be at her side, and as her Generals prove to be totally incompetent. She summons Themistokles to her ship, gives him a We Can Rule Together speech, and tries to kiss him. [[spoiler: He falls for the temptation and they proceed to have [[DestructoNookie sex so violent]] that it's more like a "Who's raping who" contest. Just at the climax, when she shows her satisfaction for finally finding a real man up to her status, he simply replies "No".]]
* In ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', the Borg Queen invites Data to join her, causing him to actually consider the offer. (For a total of 0.68 seconds - almost an eternity for an android with a supercomputer in his head.)
** [[FakeDefector All part of the plan.]]
* In ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|1980}}'', Ming offers Flash rulership of the Earth in his name at one point. However it's pointed out earlier that Ming is clever regarding this trope: by giving troublemakers their own lesser kingdoms, they'll fight each other and [[WeAREStrugglingTogether not cooperate to overthrow him]].
* In Creator/DavidCronenberg's ''Film/{{Scanners}}'', Revok has been tracking down Vale for the whole movie specifically to offer him to lead his new empire together, because [[spoiler: [[LongLostRelative they're brothers]]]]. He seems to feel genuinely hurt and betrayed when the offer is refused. He also has a more roundabout way to force Cameron to comply: by devouring his mind.
* ''Film/DickTracy'' (1990). Big Boy Caprice captures Tracy and offers him $15,000 to join Big Boy's organization.
-->'''Big Boy Caprice''': ''Welcome to new waters, Dick! We're gonna run one hell of a ship with you aboard. There's a big world out there, and it's up for sale. All of it. All we gotta do is make sure that the people know I'm the one big enough to run it.''
-->'''Dick Tracy''': ''And that you are guilty of attempting to bribe an officer of the law.''
* Long John Silver offers Jim Hawkins a chance to join him and the pirates in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''.
* ''Film/DamienOmenII'': Damian Thorn, the adolescent antichrist, offers to let his beloved cousin join him. Unlike in most stories, when the young idealist refuses and vows to stop him, Damian has an attack of "real life" and just kills him.
* ''Film/JudgeDredd''. Rico makes the offer to Judge Dredd after capturing him.
* ''Film/TheAvengers1998''. DiabolicalMastermind Sir August tells Mrs. Peel, "Join me, Emma, and we have the world."
* [[spoiler: Adrian]] sort of makes this offer to Jon in ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''. He explains that the plan was Jon's achievement as much as it was his own and that without Jon's interference, a united humanity could create a perfect world. Jon [[spoiler: leaves Earth.]]
* In ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', the BigBad makes this kind of an offer to TheMole, though it's not so much "join me" and more "stick around a while longer". TheMole declines -- not out of any particular moral code or personal conviction, but simply because he doesn't think it's worth the effort. He's been around long enough to see other empires crumble, and so knows that the BigBad's is going to follow suit eventually.
* In ''Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse'', Major Cain is hopeful in getting ActionGirl Alice to join him: "With my help, just imagine what [we] can achieve!"
* ''Film/XMenFirstClass'':
** At the climax, [[BigBad Sebastian Shaw]] offers Magneto a chance to join him so that together they can ensure mutant supremacy, a goal that Magneto actually agrees with. Unfortunately, Shaw was the one who [[YouKilledMyFather killed Magneto's mother]] in the concentration camp, so Magneto kills him and takes up his "mutant vs. human" crusade [[ICanRuleAlone himself]]. Later, he tells Xavier that he wants him by his side in the cause, but Xavier refuses.
** When Shaw introduces himself to the kids, this is his main pitch. [[spoiler:Angel actually takes up the offer, as she feels humans will never respect mutants. Darwin also claims to defect, but that's only a ploy to give his teammate Havok a clear shot at the villains (and also to shield Angel). [[TheWorfEffect Not that it does him any good]].]]
** Also implied between Magneto and Mystique.
* In the first scene of ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', as Jor-El is about to sentence Zod and his followers to the Phantom Zone, Zod tries to sway him with this trope. "Yours will be a powerful voice in the new order, second only to my own." Jor-El just walks away, prompting [[KneelBeforeZod Zod to create a trope]]; "[[LargeHam YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME, JOR-EL! BOTH YOU, AND THEN ONE DAY, YOUR HEIRS!]]"
* JustifiedTrope in ''Film/ManOfSteel'' due to the FantasticCasteSystem on Krypton. General Zod and his followers are genetically engineered to be soldiers, so don't have the natural skills or temperament to rebuild their world. Jor-El was created to be a scientist, and Kal-El (Superman) is his son, so Zod tries to enlist both men to his cause. When they refuse, however, he's [[WellIntentionedExtremist fully prepared to continue regardless]].
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** Played with in ''Film/DrNo''. Dr. No says that he was impressed by Bond's skills and was considering offering him a job. Unfortunately, Bond has pissed him off way too many times, so instead he's going to have him tortured and imprisoned. In fairness, Bond also offered Dr No the opportunity of working for the West, only for Dr No to inform Bond that both sides of the Cold War had already rejected his services.
** Also played with and subverted in ''Film/GoldenEye''. Trevelyan says that he considered making this offer to James, but realised that Bond would never accept it.
** In ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', Silva had first tried to persuade Bond to ally with him against M.
-->'''Silva:''' You see, we are the last two rats. We can either eat each other... [[HomoeroticSubtext mmm...]] or eat everyone else.
* In ''Film/PrinceValiant1997'', Morgan le Fay tries to convince Valiant to join her and kill everyone, so they can rule together as King and Queen. She even shapeshifts into his beloved Princess Ilene. The real Ilene arrives and snaps him out of it.
* ''Film/WildWildWest''. After Jim and Gordon attack Loveless' spider tank with a flying machine, they're captured. Loveless then compliments them on their ingenuity and offers them to come work for him. West tells him to shove it.
* After Cmdr. Shaw is captured by the rogue Chinese in ''Battle Beneath the Earth'', General Lu offers him a position as [[PuppetKing a puppet leader]] to the soon-to-be-demolished-with-atom-bombs United States.
* ''Film/Wishmaster4TheProphecyFulfilled'': The Djinn offers Lisa to rule beside him as his queen, and offers her immortality and eternal bliss along with it. The contents of her wish ("I wish I could love you for who you really are", not knowing that he's an evil Djinn at the time) dictate that his offer of ruling beside him be sincere.
* In ''Film/{{Ben 10 Alien Swarm}}'', the Queen attempts this on Ben and fails.
* In ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' ''2'', [[spoiler:Osric regains his dragon form]] and asks Drake to join him in his campaign to wipe out humanity. Drake is initially overjoyed to find a fellow dragon, but his human friend Geoff reminds him that [[spoiler:Osric tried to steal Drake's heart to change into a dragon again and only stopped because he found another heart instead.]] Drake angrily declares that Geoff is his true brother, not [[spoiler:Osric]]. Cue the final battle.
* In ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth'', Pinhead promises Monroe a place by his side for helping him. [[spoiler:When Monroe fails, he makes the same offer to Terri, and she gives in. He "rewards" them both by turning them into lesser Cenobites.]]
* In ''Film/MacheteKills'', Voz says he sees Machete as the ultimate warrior and tries to recruit him, or at the very least, get him to consent to being cloned. Machete refuses both requests.
* In ''Film/EndOfDays'', Satan offers Jericho to forget his mission to protect the chosen girl from Satan and to bring back his dead wife and child in exchange and come work for him in his new hellworld. Jericho is genuinely tempted by the offer because of his grief, but he ultimately rejects.
* In ''Film/GoodBurger'', Kurt tries to get Ed to quit his job at Good Burger and work for him in order to gain his ultra-popular sauce recipe.
* In ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'', the human villain Paul Sarone suggests to Owen Wilson's character that they should become partners so he can help him catch the Anaconda. Wilson looks forward to getting rich off it and filming the whole thing. [[spoiler:He gets bitten for his troubles, with Sarone sacrificing him without a second care.]]
* Implied in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' when Aragorn leads his ragtag army to assault Mordor in order to buy time for Frodo to complete his mission. Aragorn looks into the Great Eye atop Barad-dûr and hears the Black Voice whispering his Quenya Elvish name, Elessar, in the same seductive tone that has been previously heard [[ArtifactOfAttraction from the Ring]]. After taking [[{{Beat}} a moment]] to compose himself, Aragorn's only response is to whisper "[[AndThisIsFor For Frodo]]"... and [[LastStand charge]]
* In ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', TheMole offers [[TheHero Eggsy]] the chance to join him and Valentine in honour of [[spoiler:[[MentorOccupationalHazard Harry]]'s memory]]. Eggsy says he'd rather [[spoiler:join Harry]].
* ''Film/TheRunningMan'': A variation. After Ben Richards kills several stalkers, [[BigBad Killian]] offers him a job as a Stalker. Having had to [[spoiler: close the eyes of his friend who was just killed by a Stalker]], Ben strongly refuses in a way that even ''Cinema Sins'' admired.
--> '''Ben Richards''': You cold-hearted bastard! I'll tell what I think about it. I live to see you eat that contract! But I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and BREAK YOUR GODDAMN SPINE!
* In ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', John offers his parents a chance to be assimilated willingly, so they can become one BigBadassFamily of cyborgs. They don't agree to it.
* ''Film/DoctorMordrid'': Kabal gives Mordrid the standard "join me and we'll rule this world together" offer, though with more cause than most examples as [[RivalTurnedEvil they used to be sworn brothers]]. Mordrid naturally refuses, pointing out that wizards have no right to rule humanity.
* ''Film/KullTheConqueror'': After arranging Kull's fake death on their wedding night to usurp the throne from him, Akivasha wakes up Kull in the dungeons. Since he was so good in the bedroom she offers him to rule by her side. He instantly refuses.
* ''Film/{{Nemesis}}'': Commissioner Farnsworth offers Alex to join forces with the other cyborgs late in the movie. Alex shoots him in the face while delivering a PrecisionFStrike in response.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'': Ego wants Peter to willingly join him in his plan to [[spoiler:[[AssimilationPlot convert every planet into an extension of himself]]]]. When Peter realizes what Ego has done to reach this point he refuses.
** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Loki makes an offer like this to Thor while he's imprisoned on Sakaar. As Hela is more powerful than both of them put together, Loki reasons that they may as well forget about saving Asgard, get in good with the Grandmaster, and wait until they can arrange an "accident" for him [[TheStarscream and take over.]]
* ''Film/{{Vampirella}}'': From the moment they meet, Vlad tries to get Vampirella to join his side.
* [[BigBad Ares]] offers Diana a chance to work together at the climax of ''Film/WonderWoman2017'', the two using their powers to destroy humanity and return Earth to the natural state it was before Zeus created Man. [[spoiler:After all, [[CainAndAbel she's his sister]], as well as the only person able to kill him.]] Even after having her idealism shattered by the hell that was UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Diana refuses to take part in mass genocide.
* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', the scene in which Marcia finally realizes that Lonesome Rhodes is utterly DrunkWithPower and must be stopped at all costs is the one in which he tells her, "I'm gonna be the power behind the President and you'll be the power behind me."
* In ''Film/TragedyGirls'', Lowell tries to persuade [=McKayla=] to let him go, in exchange for making her his partner in crime, claiming that [=McKayla=]'s current partner Sadie is only holding her back. [=McKayla=] laughs in his face, since Sadie is ''also'' her best friend; she confidently claims that nothing could ever get between them. [[spoiler:After the girls have a falling out, [=McKayla=] ''does'' team up with Lowell... but she was prepared for his sudden, but inevitable betrayal. The second he threatens Sadie, she shoots him dead, and the two girls make up.]]
* In TheFilmOfTheBook of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia: Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'', although he is not a villain, Edmund is still an AntiHero tempted by evil who actually tries to convince his little sister, Lucy, to gain power along with him.
-->'''Edmund:''' Lucy, we'd be so rich...''no one'' could tell us what to do. Or to live with.
* ''{{Film/Mythica}}'': Szorlok makes this offer to Marek, which she seriously considers since he promises to save the rest, but ultimately rejects.
* ''Film/TheBabysitter'': [[spoiler:Bee makes this offer to Cole towards the end, saying they can claim the other cultists attacked them and let them posthumously take the fall. She explains that she made a DealWithTheDevil because she used to be a frightened child, just like Cole, but now she's strong and powerful, and she seems sincere when she offers to share that power with him. It's implied she does this partially because she does care about him, and also because he reminds her of herself, once upon a time. Either way, he rejects the offer out of hand.]]
* ''Film/JurassicCity'': After confessing how he engineered the disaster to begin a hero, LaFranco tells Tolbert that he can take part of it too. Tolbert isn't interested and based on how quickly LaFranco went for his gun, he may have simply been lulling him into a false sense of security anyway.
* ''Film/GodToldMeTo'': [[spoiler:The murderous, mind-controlling HalfHumanHybrid Phillips explains to fellow hybrid Pete that his alien genes are dominant, but Pete's are recessive. He invites Pete to [[MrSeahorse impregnate him]] so they can create a race of hybrids, all of whom will be alien-dominant.]]
* In ''Film/Mulan2020'', [[DragonWithAnAgenda Xianniang]] offers this to Mulan after the Chinese forces have expelled her for being a woman. Mulan doesn't take her up on it, and [[spoiler:eventually Xianniang has a HeelFaceTurn]].
* ''Film/RoadHouse'': After Dalton has established he's not simply going to go away by sending one or two goons after him, Wesley attempts to recruit him, offering to pay him way more than he could ever make at the Double Deuce and also suggests that Dalton secretly [[BloodKnight enjoys violence]]. While Dalton shuts down his offer hard and fast, he is clearly a bit rankled when Wesley brings up the fact that Dalton once killed a man in Memphis, and [[VillainHasAPoint correctly points out]] that it wasn't entirely self-defense.
* Zigzagged in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. The handsome President of Corto Maltese offers his hand in marriage to Harley Quinn. Harley being well...nuts, quite likes the idea and they have DestructoNookie sex. [[spoiler:But when President Luna talks of having the children of his political opponents FedToTheBeast Harley just shoots him on the spot, having become wise to the perils of boyfriends who are even more psychotic than she is.]]
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** Darth Vader's offer in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' is probably the most heartfelt, if not the {{Trope Maker|s}}, as he offers to take [[LukeIAmYourFather his son Luke]] on as his apprentice so they can destroy the Emperor together and take over the Galactic Empire. Vader goes so far as to point out (concerning teaming up to destroy his master) that "The Emperor has foreseen this," and some of the ExtendedUniverse novels mention that although (of course) he later pretended to Emperor Palpatine that he was just making a false offer to tempt his son to the dark side, they both knew that the offer was wholly credible and that Vader would quite certainly have delivered on it if Luke had accepted.
** In ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', The Emperor also tries to lure Luke to the Dark Side, though he's obviously less than sincere about wanting to be ''replaced''; he actually wants to replace ''Vader''. (It fails partially because the Emperor is far, ''far'' too obvious about it, and partially because of the very different circumstances under which this latter temptation takes place.)
** Happens again in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', with Dooku offering to team up with Obi-Wan to defeat the Sith. Dooku's motives for making this offer are a bit unclear since Dooku himself is a servant of the Dark Lord he claims to be opposed to. Most likely he wants to destroy Darth Sidious and become the new Sith master with Obi-Wan as his apprentice, but the way he frames it makes it seem like he's been infiltrating the Sith to destroy them from within (unlike Anakin to Luke, who makes no bones about the fact that he wants to rule the Empire from the Dark Side).
** And, again, in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', with Anakin offering to rule the galaxy with Padme as his Empress. As a tireless advocate for democracy, she is naturally appalled. Also earlier in the same film with Palpatine's offer to Anakin, which, unfortunately for the galaxy, he accepts.
** The sequel trilogy does this ''again.'' This time it's a [[spoiler: VillainousCrush]] variant with [[spoiler: Kylo Ren and Rey]]:
*** In the climactic scene of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Kylo Ren [[spoiler:offers to be Rey's teacher in the ways of the Force. (She doesn't go for it.)]]
*** In ''Film/TheLastJedi'', [[spoiler:Kylo Ren wants Rey to join him and for them to rule the Galaxy together (in a speech that sounds ''eerily'' similar to [[FoeRomanceSubtext the first terrible proposal Mr. Darcy gave to Elizabeth Bennet]] in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'') after killing Snoke. Instead of agreeing to turn to the Resistance like she had hoped. She refuses, again. The heartbroken look on her face makes it clear that she knows [[DidntSeeThatComing she really should have seen it coming]].]]
---->'''Rey:''' [[spoiler: Please don't do this, Ben. Please don't go this way.]]
*** [[spoiler:Kylo extends several more of these to Rey]] in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with the same results. When he questions why [[spoiler:she rejected him, despite wanting to join him, she replies that she wanted to be with ''Ben'', not Kylo.]]
---->'''Rey:''' [[spoiler: I did want to take your hand. Ben's hand.]]
* A considerably less credible version of this occurs in the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie: the Green Goblin recommends to Spider-Man that he "join me" -- notwithstanding the extreme improbability of Spider-Man possibly being interested in joining the psychopathic killing spree of a supervillain who tried to murder his girlfriend. This prompts the Goblin to play the UntrustingCommunity card, claiming that in prolonging their feud, Spider-Man will be held responsible for anyone killed as collateral damage. Spidey's not buying any of this, of course.\\\
This offer is particularly bizarre because, at that point in the movie, the Green Goblin had already killed the general who'd wanted to pull Oscorp's funding and the board members who'd wanted to give his alter ego Norman Osborne the boot. Since he'd already settled his scores and secured his position, he had no clear motive to continue operating behind a mask himself, let alone team up with anyone else. What exactly he and Spider-Man would actually ''do'' if Spidey had accepted the offer is an utter mystery. Then again, he [[PsychoSerum isn't really thinking straight]] anyway. To the extent that if Green Goblin's thought processes had any logic at all at this point, he could simply have been thinking that since he and Spidey are both "better" than mere humans, they ought to be on the same side.
* Subverted in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': when Inigo Montoya has his father's murderer at his mercy, ''he'' actually ''demands'' the villain try tempting him out of revenge:
-->'''Inigo:''' Offer me money!
-->'''Rugen:''' Yes.
-->'''Inigo:''' Power too, promise me that!
-->'''Rugen:''' All that I have, and more. Please...
-->'''Inigo:''' Offer me everything I ask for.
-->'''Rugen:''' ''Anything you want''. [[ILied *attacks Inigo again*]]
-->'''Inigo:''' *jabs Rugen in his heart* I want my father back, [[PrecisionFStrike you son of a bitch]]. [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice *drives the blade home*]]
* At the end of ''Film/ThreeHundred'' [[GodEmperor Emperor Xerxes]] offers the Spartan King Leonidas the opportunity to serve him as Warlord of Greece, by simply kneeling before him, or else die in a hail of arrows. Leonidas responds by wordlessly removing his helmet, dropping his spear and shield, and kneeling before Xerxes...the better to aim as he hurls a spear at Xerxes' ''face'' and proves "that even a God-King can ''bleed.''"
* In the sequel ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'', Artemisia is looking for a man to be at her side, and as her Generals prove to be totally incompetent. She summons Themistokles to her ship, gives him a We Can Rule Together speech, and tries to kiss him. [[spoiler: He falls for the temptation and they proceed to have [[DestructoNookie sex so violent]] that it's more like a "Who's raping who" contest. Just at the climax, when she shows her satisfaction for finally finding a real man up to her status, he simply replies "No".]]
* In ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', the Borg Queen invites Data to join her, causing him to actually consider the offer. (For a total of 0.68 seconds - almost an eternity for an android with a supercomputer in his head.)
** [[FakeDefector All part of the plan.]]
* In ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|1980}}'', Ming offers Flash rulership of the Earth in his name at one point. However it's pointed out earlier that Ming is clever regarding this trope: by giving troublemakers their own lesser kingdoms, they'll fight each other and [[WeAREStrugglingTogether not cooperate to overthrow him]].
* In Creator/DavidCronenberg's ''Film/{{Scanners}}'', Revok has been tracking down Vale for the whole movie specifically to offer him to lead his new empire together, because [[spoiler: [[LongLostRelative they're brothers]]]]. He seems to feel genuinely hurt and betrayed when the offer is refused. He also has a more roundabout way to force Cameron to comply: by devouring his mind.
* ''Film/DickTracy'' (1990). Big Boy Caprice captures Tracy and offers him $15,000 to join Big Boy's organization.
-->'''Big Boy Caprice''': ''Welcome to new waters, Dick! We're gonna run one hell of a ship with you aboard. There's a big world out there, and it's up for sale. All of it. All we gotta do is make sure that the people know I'm the one big enough to run it.''
-->'''Dick Tracy''': ''And that you are guilty of attempting to bribe an officer of the law.''
* Long John Silver offers Jim Hawkins a chance to join him and the pirates in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''.
* ''Film/DamienOmenII'': Damian Thorn, the adolescent antichrist, offers to let his beloved cousin join him. Unlike in most stories, when the young idealist refuses and vows to stop him, Damian has an attack of "real life" and just kills him.
* ''Film/JudgeDredd''. Rico makes the offer to Judge Dredd after capturing him.
* ''Film/TheAvengers1998''. DiabolicalMastermind Sir August tells Mrs. Peel, "Join me, Emma, and we have the world."
* [[spoiler: Adrian]] sort of makes this offer to Jon in ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''. He explains that the plan was Jon's achievement as much as it was his own and that without Jon's interference, a united humanity could create a perfect world. Jon [[spoiler: leaves Earth.]]
* In ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', the BigBad makes this kind of an offer to TheMole, though it's not so much "join me" and more "stick around a while longer". TheMole declines -- not out of any particular moral code or personal conviction, but simply because he doesn't think it's worth the effort. He's been around long enough to see other empires crumble, and so knows that the BigBad's is going to follow suit eventually.
* In ''Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse'', Major Cain is hopeful in getting ActionGirl Alice to join him: "With my help, just imagine what [we] can achieve!"
* ''Film/XMenFirstClass'':
** At the climax, [[BigBad Sebastian Shaw]] offers Magneto a chance to join him so that together they can ensure mutant supremacy, a goal that Magneto actually agrees with. Unfortunately, Shaw was the one who [[YouKilledMyFather killed Magneto's mother]] in the concentration camp, so Magneto kills him and takes up his "mutant vs. human" crusade [[ICanRuleAlone himself]]. Later, he tells Xavier that he wants him by his side in the cause, but Xavier refuses.
** When Shaw introduces himself to the kids, this is his main pitch. [[spoiler:Angel actually takes up the offer, as she feels humans will never respect mutants. Darwin also claims to defect, but that's only a ploy to give his teammate Havok a clear shot at the villains (and also to shield Angel). [[TheWorfEffect Not that it does him any good]].]]
** Also implied between Magneto and Mystique.
* In the first scene of ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', as Jor-El is about to sentence Zod and his followers to the Phantom Zone, Zod tries to sway him with this trope. "Yours will be a powerful voice in the new order, second only to my own." Jor-El just walks away, prompting [[KneelBeforeZod Zod to create a trope]]; "[[LargeHam YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME, JOR-EL! BOTH YOU, AND THEN ONE DAY, YOUR HEIRS!]]"
* JustifiedTrope in ''Film/ManOfSteel'' due to the FantasticCasteSystem on Krypton. General Zod and his followers are genetically engineered to be soldiers, so don't have the natural skills or temperament to rebuild their world. Jor-El was created to be a scientist, and Kal-El (Superman) is his son, so Zod tries to enlist both men to his cause. When they refuse, however, he's [[WellIntentionedExtremist fully prepared to continue regardless]].
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** Played with in ''Film/DrNo''. Dr. No says that he was impressed by Bond's skills and was considering offering him a job. Unfortunately, Bond has pissed him off way too many times, so instead he's going to have him tortured and imprisoned. In fairness, Bond also offered Dr No the opportunity of working for the West, only for Dr No to inform Bond that both sides of the Cold War had already rejected his services.
** Also played with and subverted in ''Film/GoldenEye''. Trevelyan says that he considered making this offer to James, but realised that Bond would never accept it.
** In ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', Silva had first tried to persuade Bond to ally with him against M.
-->'''Silva:''' You see, we are the last two rats. We can either eat each other... [[HomoeroticSubtext mmm...]] or eat everyone else.
* In ''Film/PrinceValiant1997'', Morgan le Fay tries to convince Valiant to join her and kill everyone, so they can rule together as King and Queen. She even shapeshifts into his beloved Princess Ilene. The real Ilene arrives and snaps him out of it.
* ''Film/WildWildWest''. After Jim and Gordon attack Loveless' spider tank with a flying machine, they're captured. Loveless then compliments them on their ingenuity and offers them to come work for him. West tells him to shove it.
* After Cmdr. Shaw is captured by the rogue Chinese in ''Battle Beneath the Earth'', General Lu offers him a position as [[PuppetKing a puppet leader]] to the soon-to-be-demolished-with-atom-bombs United States.
* ''Film/Wishmaster4TheProphecyFulfilled'': The Djinn offers Lisa to rule beside him as his queen, and offers her immortality and eternal bliss along with it. The contents of her wish ("I wish I could love you for who you really are", not knowing that he's an evil Djinn at the time) dictate that his offer of ruling beside him be sincere.
* In ''Film/{{Ben 10 Alien Swarm}}'', the Queen attempts this on Ben and fails.
* In ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' ''2'', [[spoiler:Osric regains his dragon form]] and asks Drake to join him in his campaign to wipe out humanity. Drake is initially overjoyed to find a fellow dragon, but his human friend Geoff reminds him that [[spoiler:Osric tried to steal Drake's heart to change into a dragon again and only stopped because he found another heart instead.]] Drake angrily declares that Geoff is his true brother, not [[spoiler:Osric]]. Cue the final battle.
* In ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth'', Pinhead promises Monroe a place by his side for helping him. [[spoiler:When Monroe fails, he makes the same offer to Terri, and she gives in. He "rewards" them both by turning them into lesser Cenobites.]]
* In ''Film/MacheteKills'', Voz says he sees Machete as the ultimate warrior and tries to recruit him, or at the very least, get him to consent to being cloned. Machete refuses both requests.
* In ''Film/EndOfDays'', Satan offers Jericho to forget his mission to protect the chosen girl from Satan and to bring back his dead wife and child in exchange and come work for him in his new hellworld. Jericho is genuinely tempted by the offer because of his grief, but he ultimately rejects.
* In ''Film/GoodBurger'', Kurt tries to get Ed to quit his job at Good Burger and work for him in order to gain his ultra-popular sauce recipe.
* In ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'', the human villain Paul Sarone suggests to Owen Wilson's character that they should become partners so he can help him catch the Anaconda. Wilson looks forward to getting rich off it and filming the whole thing. [[spoiler:He gets bitten for his troubles, with Sarone sacrificing him without a second care.]]
* Implied in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' when Aragorn leads his ragtag army to assault Mordor in order to buy time for Frodo to complete his mission. Aragorn looks into the Great Eye atop Barad-dûr and hears the Black Voice whispering his Quenya Elvish name, Elessar, in the same seductive tone that has been previously heard [[ArtifactOfAttraction from the Ring]]. After taking [[{{Beat}} a moment]] to compose himself, Aragorn's only response is to whisper "[[AndThisIsFor For Frodo]]"... and [[LastStand charge]]
* In ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', TheMole offers [[TheHero Eggsy]] the chance to join him and Valentine in honour of [[spoiler:[[MentorOccupationalHazard Harry]]'s memory]]. Eggsy says he'd rather [[spoiler:join Harry]].
* ''Film/TheRunningMan'': A variation. After Ben Richards kills several stalkers, [[BigBad Killian]] offers him a job as a Stalker. Having had to [[spoiler: close the eyes of his friend who was just killed by a Stalker]], Ben strongly refuses in a way that even ''Cinema Sins'' admired.
--> '''Ben Richards''': You cold-hearted bastard! I'll tell what I think about it. I live to see you eat that contract! But I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and BREAK YOUR GODDAMN SPINE!
* In ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', John offers his parents a chance to be assimilated willingly, so they can become one BigBadassFamily of cyborgs. They don't agree to it.
* ''Film/DoctorMordrid'': Kabal gives Mordrid the standard "join me and we'll rule this world together" offer, though with more cause than most examples as [[RivalTurnedEvil they used to be sworn brothers]]. Mordrid naturally refuses, pointing out that wizards have no right to rule humanity.
* ''Film/KullTheConqueror'': After arranging Kull's fake death on their wedding night to usurp the throne from him, Akivasha wakes up Kull in the dungeons. Since he was so good in the bedroom she offers him to rule by her side. He instantly refuses.
* ''Film/{{Nemesis}}'': Commissioner Farnsworth offers Alex to join forces with the other cyborgs late in the movie. Alex shoots him in the face while delivering a PrecisionFStrike in response.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'': Ego wants Peter to willingly join him in his plan to [[spoiler:[[AssimilationPlot convert every planet into an extension of himself]]]]. When Peter realizes what Ego has done to reach this point he refuses.
** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Loki makes an offer like this to Thor while he's imprisoned on Sakaar. As Hela is more powerful than both of them put together, Loki reasons that they may as well forget about saving Asgard, get in good with the Grandmaster, and wait until they can arrange an "accident" for him [[TheStarscream and take over.]]
* ''Film/{{Vampirella}}'': From the moment they meet, Vlad tries to get Vampirella to join his side.
* [[BigBad Ares]] offers Diana a chance to work together at the climax of ''Film/WonderWoman2017'', the two using their powers to destroy humanity and return Earth to the natural state it was before Zeus created Man. [[spoiler:After all, [[CainAndAbel she's his sister]], as well as the only person able to kill him.]] Even after having her idealism shattered by the hell that was UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Diana refuses to take part in mass genocide.
* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', the scene in which Marcia finally realizes that Lonesome Rhodes is utterly DrunkWithPower and must be stopped at all costs is the one in which he tells her, "I'm gonna be the power behind the President and you'll be the power behind me."
* In ''Film/TragedyGirls'', Lowell tries to persuade [=McKayla=] to let him go, in exchange for making her his partner in crime, claiming that [=McKayla=]'s current partner Sadie is only holding her back. [=McKayla=] laughs in his face, since Sadie is ''also'' her best friend; she confidently claims that nothing could ever get between them. [[spoiler:After the girls have a falling out, [=McKayla=] ''does'' team up with Lowell... but she was prepared for his sudden, but inevitable betrayal. The second he threatens Sadie, she shoots him dead, and the two girls make up.]]
* In TheFilmOfTheBook of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia: Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'', although he is not a villain, Edmund is still an AntiHero tempted by evil who actually tries to convince his little sister, Lucy, to gain power along with him.
-->'''Edmund:''' Lucy, we'd be so rich...''no one'' could tell us what to do. Or to live with.
* ''{{Film/Mythica}}'': Szorlok makes this offer to Marek, which she seriously considers since he promises to save the rest, but ultimately rejects.
* ''Film/TheBabysitter'': [[spoiler:Bee makes this offer to Cole towards the end, saying they can claim the other cultists attacked them and let them posthumously take the fall. She explains that she made a DealWithTheDevil because she used to be a frightened child, just like Cole, but now she's strong and powerful, and she seems sincere when she offers to share that power with him. It's implied she does this partially because she does care about him, and also because he reminds her of herself, once upon a time. Either way, he rejects the offer out of hand.]]
* ''Film/JurassicCity'': After confessing how he engineered the disaster to begin a hero, LaFranco tells Tolbert that he can take part of it too. Tolbert isn't interested and based on how quickly LaFranco went for his gun, he may have simply been lulling him into a false sense of security anyway.
* ''Film/GodToldMeTo'': [[spoiler:The murderous, mind-controlling HalfHumanHybrid Phillips explains to fellow hybrid Pete that his alien genes are dominant, but Pete's are recessive. He invites Pete to [[MrSeahorse impregnate him]] so they can create a race of hybrids, all of whom will be alien-dominant.]]
* In ''Film/Mulan2020'', [[DragonWithAnAgenda Xianniang]] offers this to Mulan after the Chinese forces have expelled her for being a woman. Mulan doesn't take her up on it, and [[spoiler:eventually Xianniang has a HeelFaceTurn]].
* ''Film/RoadHouse'': After Dalton has established he's not simply going to go away by sending one or two goons after him, Wesley attempts to recruit him, offering to pay him way more than he could ever make at the Double Deuce and also suggests that Dalton secretly [[BloodKnight enjoys violence]]. While Dalton shuts down his offer hard and fast, he is clearly a bit rankled when Wesley brings up the fact that Dalton once killed a man in Memphis, and [[VillainHasAPoint correctly points out]] that it wasn't entirely self-defense.
* Zigzagged in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. The handsome President of Corto Maltese offers his hand in marriage to Harley Quinn. Harley being well...nuts, quite likes the idea and they have DestructoNookie sex. [[spoiler:But when President Luna talks of having the children of his political opponents FedToTheBeast Harley just shoots him on the spot, having become wise to the perils of boyfriends who are even more psychotic than she is.]]
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