Line #60 Sandbox/GeneralWicker


1	This check for GeneralRipper is to gauge how much of it would fit better under InsaneAdmiral.
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6	#ContrastingSequelAntagonist: ''Skull Island: The Birth of Kong'': In this Franchise/MonsterVerse graphic novel which serves as a direct sequel to ''Film/KongSkullIsland'', [[Characters/MonsterVerseSkullIslandExpedition Riccio]] is a CSA to Preston Packard from the movie. Both men suffer SanitySlippage after coming to the island which leads to them endangering all the other humans for their own selfish agenda; but whereas Packard was an unstable military man using vengeance and military duty to his country's people as a warped excuse for his '''[[GeneralRipper obsession with killing Kong]]''', Riccio instead is a mythographer who takes revering Kong as a holy deity to a thoroughly insane degree. Also, Packard was ultimately reliant on the support of his squad to pose as much of a threat to the island's balance and the remaining cast as he did, whereas Riccio causes a lot more damage after he strikes out on his own than before.
7	#CorruptCorporateExecutive: ''[[FanFic/JusticeLeagueOfEquestria Mare of Steel]]'' has Alexander Silversmith (basically ComicBook/LexLuthor as a pony); his first appearance has him arranging a bombing to destroy the facilities of one of his competitors, and he is powerful enough that when Rainbow Dash/Supermare foils his plot, he passes it off as third party zealots trying to frame him and stall the economy. And that's ''before'' he puts his resources to work helping '''[[GeneralRipper Steel Wing]]''''s campaign against Supermare, or helping ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} build a bomb capable of destroying Cloudsdale as part of a SadisticChoice designed to [[BreakTheCutie break Rainbow Dash's will]]. [[spoiler:[[KarmaHoudini Neither of which he's punished for in the story]].]]
8	#DeusExitMachina: In Season 8, during the first arc, evil witch Amy traps Buffy in a nightmare while she attacks the Scooby Gang's new castle HQ with an army of zombies. [[spoiler:They are saved by [[DeusExMachina Willow]]. However, this was Amy's plan; she is able to capture Willow for her boyfriend Warren, who wanted revenge on Dark Willow almost killing him, and also to lure Buffy into the grasp of the GeneralRipper hunting her. However, Amy's plan backfires when Buffy is able to use what in the dream Amy trapped her in to defeat Amy.]]
9	#DeusExNukina: In ''Film/MarsAttacks'': '''[[GeneralRipper General Decker]]''' insists using a nuclear missiles to blow up the Martian's head ship. When the president is at his lowest, out of desperation, he agrees to finally shoot them. [[spoiler: The Martians use a bizarre machine that absorbs the explosion into a balloon, brings it back to the ship and the Martian emperor ''inhales the nuclear explosion'' which makes his voice [[HeliumSpeech sound funny]].]] [[GeniusBonus H-bombs fuse hydrogen into helium. He inhales the helium]].
10	#EloquentInMyNativeTongue: GeneralRipper Luca from ''Webcomic/TheMeek'', shows a clear case of SpockSpeak and some minor YouNoTakeCandle issues, although the latter tends to come out more when he's upset. WordOfGod is that's because the language being spoken at the time is Luca's third language, and sure enough, when Luca does speak other languages either in flashbacks or when talking to [[spoiler:[[SpiritAdvisor The Dagre]]]], he uses contractions and doesn't make any speech flubs or grammatical errors.
11	#FireWaterJuxtaposition: ''Manga/OnePiece'': Seen with two of the Admirals; the lazy but righteous [[AnIcePerson Aokiji]] and the ruthless GeneralRipper [[MagmaMan Akainu]].
12	#HonestCorporateExecutive: Reeve Tuesti of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is an example of the beleaguered InternalReformist surrounded by CorruptCorporateExecutive types: President Shinra believes in controlling the world [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney with money]], and later his son Rufus prefers ruling through fear. The head of the Science department can only be described as a MadScientist, and the heads of Public Safety (read:military police) and Weapons Development are both [[GeneralRipper General Rippers]]. Reeve himself is the head of Urban Development, not one of the departments that makes the company a great deal of money, and as such he has next to no influence on company policy... [[spoiler:at least until he's ordered to become TheMole in the heroes' party via an animatronic cat he'd built as a hobby, and executes a neat HeelFaceTurn as soon as this is discovered.]]
13	#IgnoredExpert: ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'': Doctor [=McGowan=], General Fortean's head scientist after the previous one suffers Death by Hulk. She repeatedly tries to caution Fortean about what he's doing, and Reggie, being a GeneralRipper of the highest order, just ignores her and carries on with his insane plans, until eventually she reaches her breaking point, takes command from him, and lets Fortean die from the consequences of his own insane stupidity.
14	#MalignedMixedMarriage: In ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander2'', Maddox is a [=UEF=] Commander married to woman from the Illuminate. His parents disowned him, and died before they could reconcile. His commander '''[[GeneralRipper Colonel Rodgers]]''' despised it, as he hates anyone not [=UEF=], and was planning to attack the Illuminate on the planet she is in.
15	#JealousParent: ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Bruce's father Brian was an utter asshole who frequently abused his son while Rebecca adored Bruce, which only made Brian a JealousParent. When Rebecca tried to escape with Bruce, Brian killed his wife [[HarmfulToMinors right in front of little Bruce]], with the trauma spawning Bruce's "Hulk" personality. All of this was established via a fairly late {{retcon}}, but also nicely complements elements dating from the comic's very beginning, with Bruce's love interest Betty Ross doting over him and her father '''[[GeneralRipper General Ross]]''' antagonising him.
16	#PretextForWar: Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen: The final reason for Arendelle and Weselton to go to war is scout shooting incident, which is a result of tensions building up to the point that two armies are less than a mile from each other. Schemers on both sides set the entire situation up (sending armies, choosing GeneralRipper to be one of the commanders) so it would end that way.
17	#QuarantineWithExtremePrejudice: ''Film/{{Outbreak}}'' has the U.S. military using this option to stop the disease, culminating with blowing up the town with a massive blockbuster. Played with because the GeneralRipper behind the quarantine wants the disease as a bio-weapon and this cannot be done if it's publicly known that there is a cure.
18	#QuoteMine: ''Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion'': [[BigBad Secretary Of Defense]] '''[[GeneralRipper General Deckert]]''' has the President at gunpoint as part of the former's plan to overthrow the U.S. Government. The President asks why Deckert is doing this, to which he responds by quoting UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson selectively and gets called out on it by the President. Which, [[FridgeLogic given the context of the rebel speaking to the leader he's overthrowing]], should not be as devastating a retort as it's played as. Shooting himself in the foot really, unless Deckert genuinely thinks of himself as the tyrant in that situation.
19	#RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: '''Hamuul:''' No, '''[[GeneralRipper Warchief]]'''. No one would ever mistake [[ReplacementScrappy you]] for [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Thrall]].
20	#SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: ''Film/DrStrangelove'''s [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} completely insane]] '''[[GeneralRipper Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper]]''' believes that because he feels sleepy after sex, that therefore means women are trying to steal his essence (he also seems to have no concept of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refractory_period_(sex) refractory period]]). However, he still has lots of sex, he just tries to not let them steal his essence.
21	#SquashedFlat: ''Film/KongSkullIsland'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseSkullIslandExpedition Colonel Packard]] is KilledMidSentence near the film's end when [[spoiler:Kong crushes the '''GeneralRipper''' to the ground with his fist in retaliation for Packard's effort to kill him]].
22	#StockQuotes: In ''Videogame/WingCommander IV'', '''[[GeneralRipper Admiral Tolwyn]]''' quotes from the first verse, in a discussion about how the post-war Terran Confederation seems to be falling apart without an enemy for humanity to focus on.
23	#StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: '''Kikitik-27-Tikhak-Tikkukit''': Abnormality it is communication with [The Enemy Forces] when the situation is shown to be abnormal by '''[[[GeneralRipper The Storm-Witch]]]''' known to us that does not retreat when attacked which is abnormal and the existence of [The Object In Question] that cannot be obtained by direct action which is abnormal... We do not expect success of communication however there is nothing to be lost by communication when the time becomes irrevocable as it has...
24	#ThrillerOnTheExpress: ''Film/TheCassandraCrossing'': A terrorist breaks into a NATO lab in Geneva, accidentally infects himself with an artificial virus, and escapes on a transcontinental express train. A US GeneralRipper finds out about this incident and orders the train not only sealed but rerouted to Poland and dropped into a gorge, all thousand passengers aboard killed, and any evidence of this top-secret biological weapon outside the lab destroyed that way.
25	#VillainByProxyFallacy: In ''Manga/OnePiece'', '''[[GeneralRipper Admiral Akainu]]''' destroys an escape vessel that the other Marines had promised to spare on his suspicions that there possibly might be someone who could read the Poneglyphs.
26	#XanatosSpeedChess: ''[[Fanfic/JusticeLeagueOfEquestria Mare of Steel]]'': ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} is constantly updating and modifying his plan against Rainbow Dash/[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Supermare]]; for example, when he deems '''[[GeneralRipper Steel Wing]]''' more trouble than he's worth and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness leads the authorities to him]], choosing to ally with [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Silversmith]] instead.
27	#{{Xenafication}}: ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Betty Ross was a pretty standard Lois Lane-esque figure when she first appeared, being the sweet LoveInterest and [[DamselInDistress Damsel]] for Bruce and a foil to her ruthless father '''[[GeneralRipper General Ross]]'''. Things changed for Betty in TheSeventies however as she got her own transformation [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Harpy]] who could match the Hulk in strength, and even when she lost that transformation she was still more badass than before [[CallingTheOldManOut standing up to her father at her wedding with Bruce]]. In modern comics Betty became Red She-Hulk who was strong enough to destroy an [[EarthShatteringKaboom entire freaking planet]] with a clash with her former love Bruce, which is a far cry from the harmless DaddysGirl of the 60s.
28	#AlternateCompanyEquivalent.ComicBooks: [[ComicBook/CaptainAtom Wade Eiling]] and [[ComicBook/RedHulk Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross]]. Both are GeneralRipper characters who serve an antagonistic role to superheroes whose origins involve [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers nuclear power]]. Ross's transformation into the Red Hulk also mirrors Eiling's becoming the Shaggy Man and the General.
29	#Animorphs.TropesQToZ:
30	** ShockingDefeatLegacy: The way the Visser uses his Andalite host's morphing power backs Jake up on this. The Animorphs themselves shapeshift into all manner of animals, both powerful and subtle. '''[[GeneralRipper Visser Three]]''', by contrast, exclusively uses it to turn into [[OneWingedAngel terrifying alien monsters.]]
31	** WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: The Yeerk victory on the Hork-Bajir homeworld was this for the Andalite military, who failed to keep the planet or the Hork-Bajir from falling under Yeerk control. This is even after they resorted to [[spoiler:a SyntheticPlague that decimated the Hork-Bajir to keep them from falling into Yeerk hands]]. For his actions there, Alloran gained a GeneralRipper reputation, since he was TheScapegoat for the aforementioned atrocities when they failed to turn the tide (he ''was'' responsible for the [[spoiler:Hork-Bajir genocide]], but he was by no means the ''only'' one responsible).
32	#Awesome.ExoSquad: '''[[GeneralRipper Captain Marcus]]''' deciding to go down with the first "Resolute", ship's guns blazing all the while and buying time for evacuation. Whatever else can be said about him, the man knew how to FaceDeathWithDignity.
33	#ComicBook.VagrantQueen: GeneralRipper: Lazaro was one of the nastier and more vicious members of the rebellion, and now that he's a Commander in the Admiralty, he's become obsessed with killing Elida in order to ensure that her family never retakes the throne.
34	#ContrastingSequelAntagonist.LiveActionFilms
35	** Zaius returns in ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' but is basically a FriendlyEnemy at this point, and he's really just along for the ride. The real villains of that film are '''[[GeneralRipper General]]''' Ursus - a warmongering KillerGorilla [[TheBrute brute]] - and Mendez XXVI, a mutated human and the leader of a bomb-worshipping CargoCult. Zaius and Ursus are motivated by a [[HumansAreBastards reasonable]] mistrust of humans and our destructive tendencies, and Mendez represents an embrace of every human trait they fear, together with mistrust of the apes, which is also pretty reasonable: as Zaius and Ursus both show, apes can be jerks too. Notably, the apes' [[SacredScripture Sacred Scroll]] warns of man's tendency to "kill for sport" and willingness to "murder his brother to possess his brother's land", and Ursus invades the mutants' city for [[{{Hypocrite}} that exact reason]]: he thinks their land might be worth something, though presumably he's able to justify it since his targets are humans, [[MoralMyopia whom he does not consider his brothers]].
36	** Colonel Preston Packard was a hot-headed BloodKnight GeneralRipper who commanded a small US Army unit and whose motive was revenge against Kong, rather than any grander scheme. Aside from Kong, he regarded the Titans as little more than additional targets to destroy.
37	#Fanfic.{{Conquest}}: GeneralRipper: Halsey. He's somewhat sympathetic, given that he's absolutely right that the Federation won't survive without his less-than-ideal methods, but he also starts the war in the first place, despite it being blatantly obvious that the Federation is going to lose very badly.
38	#Fanfic.FalloutEquestriaEmptyQuiver: GeneralRipper: [[spoiler: What little we see of Cerberus' seems to emphasize a very war-like attitude among their kind.]]
39	#Fanfic.RequiemUniversus
40	** EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: The Star Hunters, including '''[[GeneralRipper Moria]]''', who are willing at this point to destroy the Earth to kill Kirito and Yhmos, are disgusted by Project Alicization, seeing it as ultimate proof that HumansAreBastards deserving to be wiped out.]]
41	** GeneralRipper: Moria of the Star Hunters who is all out unpleasant, and the most willing to take drastic measures [[spoiler: culminating with him deciding to destroy the Earth and its inhabitants just to kill Kirito and Yhmos.]]
42	#Fanfic.TheSaviorKingTheMasterTacticianAndTheQueenOfLiberation
43	** BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler: Edelgard]] thinks that they're a [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is using [[spoiler: Agartha]] to their own ends, and that they're a noble revolutionary who is reclaiming stolen land for their kingdom and 'saving' humanity from [[spoiler: the Nabateans]]. [[spoiler: Edelgard]] does succeed in starting a war of reunification, but their ruthlessness alienates their fellow students, their use of DirtyBusiness and [[spoiler: [[WasOnceAMan demonic beasts]]]] turn their people against them to the point of open revolt, [[spoiler: '''[[GeneralRipper Maximus Varley]]''', who she released under the assumption she could control him, attacks Hrym and slaughters hundreds of her own people]], and they repeatedly underestimate Claude and Dimitri even as they invade deeper and deeper into Adrestia. Finally, despite thinking that [[spoiler: she's TheStarscream to Thales]], they're actually just an UnwittingPawn whose actions have only served [[spoiler: Agartha's goal of destroying Fódlan.]] '''(Pothole on a character name)'''
44	** GeneralRipper: In an interlude, Edelgard describes Count Varley as such. [[spoiler:Not that it stops her from unleashing him to suppress her rioting citizens.]]
45	--->'''Edelgard:''' [E]ven in small matters, the man had no concept of collateral damage. Blood, slaughter and ruin would follow him should he be put at the head of an army against foes who were encroaching on what he considered 'his land'.
46	** HumiliationConga: First [[spoiler:she loses [[TheSiege the Battle for Garreg Mach]] despite having heavy advantages, when TheCavalry arrives.]] Secondly, thanks to [[spoiler:Atra and Glenn, [[NumberTwo Rodrigue]] is forewarned about [[TheMole Cornelia's]] presence in Faerghus's court and manages to capture her beforehand]]; the students also [[spoiler:warn their Lord parents about upcoming conflict, so both kingdoms are better prepared for war than she planned.]] Then their attempt to [[spoiler: assassinate Dimitri and Rodrigue to [[FalseFlagOperation tear apart the alliance between Faerghus and the Leicester Alliance]] fails due to Acheron botching it, Byleth's divine pulse abilities, and Claude keeping the army from panicking and strategizing a victory against bad odds.]] As the allied army begins to march [[spoiler: into Adrestia proper, Edelgard attempts to trap them in Fort Merceus and uses [[FantasticNuke the Javelins of Light]] in an attempt to wipe out the army's leaders - however, [[TimeMaster Byleth]] sees the attack coming and evacuates the fort in time, meaning she only succeeded in [[FriendlyFire killing her own troops and destroying her most defensible fortress.]]]] As Dimitri, Claude and Byleth continue to win victory after victory, [[spoiler: information about the javelins and [[WasOnceAMan demonic beasts]] starts spreading through the common people via Imperial soldiers who [[KnightInShiningArmor Dimitri]] spared.]] This leads to [[spoiler:a protest in Enbarr; when Edelgard tries to [[{{Hypocrite}} lie her way out]], they call her out on it and a riot is triggered when one of her guards stabs a young boy who'd thrown a brick at her.]] This triggers further unrest, riots and desertion from their army (with those who stay in the guard often apathetic to stopping it), [[spoiler: making her desperate enough to let '''[[GeneralRipper Maximus Varley]]''' out of house arrest and order him to quell the riots. As soon as he's out of reach of any of her loyal men, Maximus promptly usurps Ferdinand's authority and leads a bloody suppression in Hrym that results in massive civilian casualties, Ferdinand's defection, and turns all but her most fanatical loyalists against her.]] '''(Pothole on a character name)'''
47	#Film.AllQuietOnTheWesternFront2022
48	** BaldOfEvil: General Friedrichs, the fanatic GeneralRipper who sends his men on an insane last attack fifteen minutes before the Armistice, is totally bald.
49	** GeneralRipper: After the French and German delegations sign the treaty that officiates that the ceasefire will begin at 11:00 am, on November 11, 1918, General Friedrichs is furious that Germany accepted defeat. In a last ditch effort to recapture some land from the French and spite the "social Democrats" that he believes will "ruin mankind", he orders his men to march towards no-man's land and achieve at least one last victory in the hours before the war officially ends, and orders any soldier who refuses to fight to be executed as a deserter and a traitor.
50	#Film.SantaClausConquersTheMartians: AdvancedCivilizationHollowImagination: Mars' child portion of their civilization has becomes this, according to Chochem. Their knowledge is fed directly into their brain by machines, but are distracted by Earth television broadcasts because of how uninteresting and fun-lacking their culture is. To bring some into their lives, a few martian explorers travel to Earth and kidnap Santa Claus. Voldar, one of them, is more of a GeneralRipper and a traditionalist, thinking that this would undermine their glory.
51	#Film.TheSuicideSquad
52	** AssholeVictim: No one's too upset when Starro takes over [[spoiler:'''[[GeneralRipper General]]''' [[AxCrazy Suarez]]]] and turns him into a mindless MouthOfSauron.
53	** AxCrazy: '''[[GeneralRipper General Suarez]]''' is a violent sadist with a penchant for brutal torture. [[spoiler:After becoming President, he immediately starts making plans to use Starro to destroy countless nations as a show of force.]]
54	** GeneralRipper: Suarez is a sadistic brute who loves torture a little too much.
55	#Funny.JusticeLeagueOfEquestria: The GilliganCut in the beginning of Part 2: '''[[GeneralRipper Steel Wing]]''' is ranting about how Supermare is away in her secret base plotting Celestia's downfall... cue Rainbow Dash waking up from a nap.
56	#Headscratchers.PsychicSquad: You know what? I've finally come to the realization that out of everything in this series, the only thing that bugs me is the Major, and this is a troper who is a massive fanboy of [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Kane]], [[Series/TheXFiles The Cigarette-Smoking Man]] and '''[[GeneralRipper Col. Quaritch]]'''. I don't know what it is, but it's just that something about the way he acts just makes me want to wring his neck! I just...I need help understanding why.
57	#Heartwarming.JusticeLeagueOfEquestria: Supermare willingly surrendered to a GeneralRipper just to show her willingness to cooperate.
58	#OnePiece.TropesQToS: While this series isn't in a superhero setting (except for the ''Chopperman'' specials), the Straw Hats do face a number of colorful and varied adversaries (some with superpowers, some [[BadassNormal without]]) who show up in two or more arcs, including arcs that may fall within the same overall saga, and who oppose them in at least two of those appearances. To date, foes who fit the bill include...'''[[GeneralRipper Akainu]]'''...
59	#PonyPOVSeries.TropesQToZ: WeirdnessMagnet: Shining Armor in his own Arc. So far he's attracted the attention of an insane GeneralRipper and SuperSoldier ...
60	#Recap.LegendsOfTomorrowS6E4BayOfSquids: GeneralRipper: General Kilgore is hellbent on wiping out the Cubans and Russians.
61	#Recap.TheReviewTeamS1E12AelitaQueenOfMars: GeneralRipper: In one alternate scene, one military guy takes the alien message to planet busting extremes...
62	#Roleplay.EquestriaChronicles: AxCrazy: [[SerialKiller Azure Blade]], Tanner, and '''[[GeneralRipper Hammer Fell]]''' are examples of this trope.
63	#StatusQuoIsGod.VideoGames: ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}'' features C.E.L.L, a group of ObviouslyEvil PrivateMilitaryContractors responsible for gunning down the innocent New York [[TheVirus plague victims]] they were supposed to be protecting. By the end of the second game they have been thoroughly crushed by the player character, the aliens, and the US Marine forces, with both their '''[[GeneralRipper field commander]]''' and their [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure CEO]]...
64	#VideoGame.AquaNavalWarfare: GeneralRipper: Emperrea's [[AlliterativeName Admiral Alderdice]] appears to be this, as he does not realize the real threat when he orders the fleet into action against Gothea. [[spoiler: He turns out to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Goodfellow let him on why Grey went rogue, and in response, he brings the ''whole damn Emperrean fleet'' in for a BigDamnHeroes moment, holding off the Gothean Fleet while Grey fights Cerbera.]]
65	#VideoGame.QueenAtArms: GeneralRipper: Commander Bryce has no problem with sacrificing dozens of men if it means victory.
66	#WesternAnimation.JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures: ReassignedToAntarctica: In "Without a Trace", a GeneralRipper type character says that this has happened to ally Colonel Bennett. Ironically, at the end of the episode, he himself meets the same fate after his persecution of the Quests almost allows Jeremiah Surd to assassinate the President.
67	#YMMV.TheSaviorKingTheMasterTacticianAndTheQueenOfLiberation: MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Edelgard]] has a number of moments that might qualify; including using the Demonic Beasts despite knowing their origin and starting a massive war out of the belief that [[spoiler:she]] alone can save Fódlan. Claude personally believes that [[spoiler:Edelgard]] crossed the line [[spoiler:when she unleashed '''[[GeneralRipper Maximus]]''' [[AbusiveParents Varley]] on the city of Hrym because they were fed up with her lies and refusing to cooperate with her any further]].
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76	#VorkosiganSaga.TropesAToI: GeneralRipper: Stanis Metzov.
77	#WesternAnimation.ExoSquad: GeneralRipper: Also Captain Marcus.
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84	#AxCrazy: See also...GeneralRipper '''See also link.'''

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