History Main / SicEm

* In ''WesternAnimation'', after Sonic first comes to Robotnik's attention, he hires bounty hunters Sleet and Dingo

* ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', between chapters

* Saddler dispatching Krauser in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''.

* K. Rool in ''Donkey Kong 64''.
* Most of the cutscenes in the old video game ''VideoGame/{{Karateka}}'' has the BigBad doing this.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' Season Ten has this:

* [[DesignatedVillain Zagato]] from ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' has a whole [[TheWarRoom chamber]] to hold audience with his minions every time the Knights overcome the latest foe, just so he can point at one of them ominously and summon them into service. It first appeared ''immediately'' after the girls arrived on Cephiro, and the narrative takes the time to focus on each and every one of Zagato's subordinates (seen only in silhouette, hidden behind waterfalls) as they dispense with their thoughts on the new development... making the audience wonder why they didn't ''all'' go out at once, and easily [[CurbStompBattle thwart the Knights while they were still inexperienced]], instead of facing them (and get beaten, naturally) one at a time.

* Every time you collect a [[MacGuffin map piece]] in ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge'', [=LeChuck=] is shown chastising Largo [=LaGrande=] for allowing Guybrush to find another map piece and commanding him to go and get him. Possibly subverted in that Largo never shows up. [=LeChuck=] never thinks to go get Guybrush himself, [[FridgeLogic despite his ability to instantaneously teleport around the Caribbean.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBaal'', Sendai sends minions when you invade her lair.

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* Darth Vader assembling bounty hunters in ''Film/StarWars: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.

* The final stage of ''GunstarHeroes'' is a classic sic 'em: the camera is in the Emperor's control room while your efforts are broadcast on a [[TheBigBoard big board]]. You get to watch him [[BossBonanza send his commanders out to face you one by one]] and become increasingly pissed as you keep killing them (in addition to the little off-duty mannerisms of the bosses themselves). It culminates in you walking off-camera to break in there yourself. This scenario was so iconic that Treasure's recycled it in a few of their games since then.

* Most of the cutscenes in the old video game ''{{Karateka}}'' has the BigBad doing this.

* VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation: Bon Bon........ GO GET EM!

* VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation; Bon Bon........ GO GET EM!

After the hero has won a small but significant victory of some kind, the story cuts away to the BigBad, typically in TheWarRoom of the SupervillainLair, [[YouHaveFailedMe punishing his previous underling]] then gazing into the [[PalantirPloy Palantír]] and saying something like:

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* In ''BaldursGate: Throne of Baal'', Sendai sends minions when you invade her lair.

* ''Film/{{Legend}}''. When Darkness first summons Blix he tells him to find and destroy the unicorns, because they are responsible for the sunlight that can destroy him.

Expect them to fail the BigBad again, cue another SicEm scene.

* Darth Vader assembling bounty hunters in ''StarWars''.

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* Subverted in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. A shadowy guy in a throne room tells a minion "You know what must be done." She replies, "My blades shall be bathed in the blood of those responsible." Later, we see him replying with something like, "Actually, I want you to take them here for a lawful trial."

* Every time you collect a [[MacGuffin map piece]] in ''MonkeyIsland2'', [=LeChuck=] is shown chastising Largo [=LaGrande=] for allowing Guybrush to find another map piece and commanding him to go and get him. Possibly subverted in that Largo never shows up. [=LeChuck=] never thinks to go get Guybrush himself, [[FridgeLogic despite his ability to instantaneously teleport around the Caribbean.]]

After the hero has won a small but significant victory of some kind, the story cuts away to the BigBad, typically in TheWarRoom of the SupervillainLair, [[YouHaveFailedMe punishing his previous underling]] then gazing into the [[PalantirPloy Palantir]] and saying something like:

--->'''Karl Stromberg''': [To a minion] James Bond. And the woman is Major Amasova, a Russian agent. Let them get to shore... and then kill them.

--->'''Karl Stromberg''': [To his minions] James Bond. And the woman is Major Amasova, a Russian agent. Let them get to shore... and then kill them.

--->'''Karl Stromberg''': [To TheDragon Jaws] James Bond. And the woman is Major Amasova, a Russian agent. Let them get to shore... and then kill them.

--->'''Drax''': [To TheDragon #1 Chang] Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him.

--->'''Karl Stromberg''': [To his TheDragon Jaws] James Bond. And the woman is Major Amasova, a Russian agent. Let them get to shore... and then kill them.

--->'''Drax''': [To his TheDragon #1 Chang] Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him.

--->'''Osato''': [To SPECTRE Number 11, AKA Miss Brandt] Kill him!

** In ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' the DiabolicalMastermind Kananga does it twice.