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Author: bulmabriefs144

Nov 9th 2011 at 8:31:20 PM

This is sometimes a SisterTrope to AuthorityEqualsAsskicking.And arguably the opposite of OrcusOnHisThrone.

ComicBooks
* MarvelComics superspy NickFury was nominally the ''director'' of a covert agency called S.H.I.E.L.D., but from the SilverAge to the DarkAgeOfComicBooks he behaved more like the main field agent. Despite S.H.I.E.L.D. having dozens or hudnreds of agents DependingOnTheWriter, Fury was typically depicted working solo on commando missions, infiltrations, and so forth. This has become an AvertedTrope in recent years, especially with his UltimateUniverse incarnation.
** IronMan did much the same during the brief period when he became Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' villain [[ConquerorFromTheFuture Kang the Conqueror]] has untold legions from across all time at his disposal, but he's enough of a BloodKnight that he often turns up alone to take on entire teams of superheroes.His older, more ccautious counterpart Immortus, on the other hand, has learned to hide behind minions.

Live Action TV
* Used towards the end of ''{{Dollhouse}}, when the viewer learns that [[spoiler: Rossum's chief executive officer has been HidingInPlainSight as Boyd the entire time]], despite this nearly getting [[spoiler: him]] killed repeatedly and despite having thousands of people around the world capable of acting on [[spoiler: his]] orders.