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* ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters'': In the 1950s storyline, [[{{Jerkass}} Lieutenant Hatch]] is a smug bigot who oozes condescension, he [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain quite crudely insults the female Japanese doctor Keiko to her face]], and upon being granted control of Project Monarch by [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure General Puckett]], he actively tries to sabotage the organization and get it shut down with a negatively-biased and damning report to Puckett so that he can repurpose its funding toward his own Red Scare tactics. His attitude and behavior leads to the Monarch trio not telling him anything of value and ultimately leads to Shaw pulling out all stops to get him ousted.

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* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' has a perfect example in Nobuyuki Sugou, an insecure creep and sexual deviant who sleazes his way up the business ladder and over-compensates his inadequacies and insecurities with expensive suits and [[GoodHairEvilHair slicked back hair]]. Yeah, he'd be right at home with fellow sleazebags [[Film/{{Aliens}} Carter J Burke]] and Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet.



* ''ComicBook/ActionComics #592-593'' had VillainOfTheWeek [[PunnyName Sleez]], one of the ComicBook/NewGods and a GreenAndMean {{gonk}} who was so vile even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Darkseid couldn't stand him]] and banished him. He used his MindControl powers to rape [[AmazonianBeauty Big Barda]] and try to make her film a porno with ComicBook/{{Superman}}, this being the [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil final straw for Darkseid]] who sics Barda's husband Mr. Miracle on him.

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* ''ComicBook/ActionComics #592-593'' had VillainOfTheWeek ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #592-593 have [[PunnyName Sleez]], one of the ComicBook/NewGods and a GreenAndMean {{gonk}} who was {{Gonk}} who's so vile even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Darkseid couldn't stand him]] and banished him. He used uses his MindControl mind-control powers to rape [[AmazonianBeauty Big Barda]] and try to make her film a porno with ComicBook/{{Superman}}, this being the [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil final straw for Darkseid]] Darkseid]], who sics Barda's husband Mr. Miracle on him.



** The Krask Brothers, a pair of greasy lawyers in the Marvel universe, who typically work for extremely unpleasant people in the smuggest, sneeringest way possible. An introductory caption in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers2013'' even calls them slimeballs.
** Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug, and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even AllLovingHero ComicBook/CaptainAmerica openly dislikes him. ''[[ComicBook/SWORD2020 S.W.O.R.D.]]'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".

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** The Krask Brothers, Brothers are a pair of greasy lawyers in the Marvel universe, who typically work for extremely unpleasant people in the smuggest, sneeringest way possible. An introductory caption in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers2013'' even calls them slimeballs.
** Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucracy]] {{Obstructive Bureaucra|t}}cy in the Marvel universe.MU. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug, and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even AllLovingHero ComicBook/CaptainAmerica openly dislikes him. ''[[ComicBook/SWORD2020 S.W.O.R.D.]]'' ''ComicBook/SWORD2020'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".
meal".



* Jeremy from ''FanFic/BartSimpsonAttorneyAtLaw'' is one nasty piece of work. [[spoiler:He manipulated Alex into seducing married men so he could blackmail them]]. He decides to extort Bart, but thinks it is safer to target ''Maggie'', his younger sister, manipulating her into stealing $700,000 from Bart on the threat [[spoiler: of revealing what Alex did on his behalf. When that plan falls apart, he tries forcing Alex into working for him again and nearly kills Bart. His fate, being beaten and sent to jail, was very satisfying]].

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* Jeremy from ''FanFic/BartSimpsonAttorneyAtLaw'' ''Fanfic/BartSimpsonAttorneyAtLaw'' is one nasty piece of work. [[spoiler:He manipulated Alex into seducing married men so he could blackmail them]]. them.]] He decides to extort Bart, but thinks it is safer to target ''Maggie'', his younger sister, manipulating her into stealing $700,000 from Bart on the threat [[spoiler: of [[spoiler:of revealing what Alex did on his behalf. When that plan falls apart, he tries forcing Alex into working for him again and nearly kills Bart. His fate, being beaten and sent to jail, was is very satisfying]].



* In one sense, the titular character of ''Film/CitizenKane'' is revealed to be something of a slimeball by his best friend after Kane's failed election campaign, who observes that: ''"you just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they oughta love you back!"''.

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* General Ross in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Initially outwardly polite, it pretty quickly turns out that politeness is a very thin veneer hiding a bastard who, while never exactly ''openly'' rude or hostile, has a habit of finger-pointing and blame-shifting, quick to condemn the heroes for any mistake they make while refusing to take any accountability for his own.
* In one sense, the titular character of ''Film/CitizenKane'' is revealed to be something of a slimeball by his best friend after Kane's failed election campaign, who observes that: ''"you that "you just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they oughta love you back!"''.back".



* The first ''Film/DieHard'' has Harry Ellis, the coke-snorting {{yuppie}} asswipe who [[CasanovaWannabe constantly badly flirts with Holly]] and exposes John's identity to the villains, probably hoping to ''finally'' get her in the sack. Sure, he later tries to defuse the whole hostage situation, but he's so bad at it that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he ends up getting shot in the head by Hans for his trouble]].
* ''Film/KillBill'' has lots of guys like this, all minor characters, remarkably enough:
** The worst was likely Buck, [[OrderliesAreCreeps an orderly at the hospital]] where Beatrix was treated while in a coma, who not only raped her while comatose but pimped her out to others for profit. (Not surprisingly, [[AssholeVictim he was one of the first ones to die]] when she woke up.)
** Budd's asshole boss at the strip club he was working at counts too. He's a pervert who harasses his employees, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking hates Budd's hat.]]
* Jack Vincennes from ''Film/LAConfidential'' starts out as a complete {{slimeball}}, arresting people set up by his equally slimy associate, the tabloid owner Sid Hutchens, so that he can look like a hero cop while Hutchens gets prime gossip material. Jack manages to wash the slime off and become a real cop when [[spoiler: his shady operation backfires and gets a young man killed.]]
* Peter Sellers as Clare Quilty in the 1962 adaptation of ''Film/{{Lolita}}'' oozes slime from every pore.

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* The first ''Film/DieHard'' has Harry Ellis, the coke-snorting {{yuppie}} asswipe who [[CasanovaWannabe constantly badly flirts with Holly]] and exposes John's identity to the villains, probably hoping to ''finally'' get her in the sack. Sure, he later tries to defuse the whole hostage situation, but he's so bad at it that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he ends up getting shot in the head by Hans for his trouble]].
* ''Film/KillBill'' has lots of guys like this, all minor characters, remarkably enough:
enough.
** The worst was is likely Buck, [[OrderliesAreCreeps an orderly at the hospital]] where Beatrix was treated while in a coma, who not only raped her while comatose but pimped her out to others for profit. (Not surprisingly, [[AssholeVictim he was he's one of the first ones to die]] when she woke wakes up.)
** Budd's asshole boss at the strip club he was he's working at counts too. He's a pervert who harasses his employees, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking hates Budd's hat.]]
* Jack Vincennes from ''Film/LAConfidential'' starts out as a complete {{slimeball}}, slimeball, arresting people set up by his equally slimy associate, the tabloid owner Sid Hutchens, so that he can look like a hero cop while Hutchens gets prime gossip material. Jack manages to wash the slime off and become a real cop when [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his shady operation backfires and gets a young man killed.]]
killed]].
* Peter Sellers Creator/PeterSellers as Clare Quilty in the 1962 adaptation of ''Film/{{Lolita}}'' oozes slime from every pore.



* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:'' General Ross, come his reappearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Initially outwardly polite, it pretty quickly turns out that politeness is a very thin veneer hiding a bastard who while never exactly ''openly'' rude or hostile has a habit of finger-pointing and blame shifting who is quick to condemn the heroes for any mistake they make, while refusing to take any accountability for his own.



* ''Film/StrangeDays'': The AntiHero of the story is Lenny, the sleazy pusher of illegally recorded memories. He wears obnoxious suits, slicks his hair back, and is constantly hustling everyone to get an edge or a favor or out of trouble. Over the course of the film, however, he's revealed to have HiddenDepths.
* [[LouisCypher Daryl Van Horn]] in ''Film/TheWitchesOfEastwick'' comes off this way to Alexandra when they first meet. He spouts off crass opinions and vulgar jokes at her over lunch, then invites her to his mansion and propositions her for sex on the spot. She gives him such a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech dressing down]] that it would annihilate the soul of any ordinary man. Unfortunately, Daryl is [[DevilInDisguise no ordinary man]] and he's not even fazed.
-->'''Alexandra:''' I think... no, I am positive... that you are the most unattractive man I have ever met in my entire life. You know, in the short time we've been together, you have demonstrated EVERY loathsome characteristic of the male personality and even discovered a few new ones. You are physically repulsive, intellectually retarded, you're morally reprehensible, vulgar, insensitive, selfish, stupid, you have no taste, a lousy sense of humor, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you smell]]. You're [[InsultToRocks not even interesting enough to make me sick]].\\

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* ''Film/StrangeDays'': The AntiHero of the story ''Film/StrangeDays'' is Lenny, the sleazy pusher of illegally recorded memories. He wears obnoxious suits, slicks his hair back, and is constantly hustling everyone to get an edge or a favor or out of trouble. Over the course of the film, however, he's revealed to have HiddenDepths.
* [[LouisCypher Daryl Van Horn]] in ''Film/TheWitchesOfEastwick'' comes off this way to Alexandra when they first meet. He spouts off crass opinions and vulgar jokes at her over lunch, then invites her to his mansion and propositions her for sex on the spot. She gives him such a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech dressing down]] that it would annihilate the soul of any ordinary man. Unfortunately, Daryl is [[DevilInDisguise no ordinary man]] man]], and he's not even fazed.
-->'''Alexandra:''' I think... no, I am positive... that you are the most unattractive man I have ever met in my entire life. You know, in the short time we've been together, you have demonstrated EVERY ''every'' loathsome characteristic of the male personality and even discovered a few new ones. You are physically repulsive, intellectually retarded, you're morally reprehensible, vulgar, insensitive, selfish, stupid, you have no taste, a lousy sense of humor, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you smell]]. You're [[InsultToRocks not even interesting enough to make me sick]].\\



* Peter [[MeaningfulName Pettigrew]] from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' is one. Being TheLoad to his friends at school, he only gravitated around them because they were "the biggest bully on the playground". His Animagus form is a [[YouDirtyRat rat]]. It is revealed that he [[spoiler: betrayed the Potters to Voldemort]] out of [[DirtyCoward fear]]. In an ironic twist, he once called Severus Snape this trope.

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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': Uriah Heep is a smarmy villain with sanctimonious "umble" mannerisms, inspiring loathing from most other characters. On their first meeting, David tries to be polite but is repulsed by Uriah's clammy handshake. It turns out his scheme is to use {{Gaslighting}} to manipulate Wickfield into giving him control of his fortune and [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe letting him marry the innocent Agnes]], which qualifies on so many levels. Uriah even manages to take any fun out of it when David finally [[VeryPunchableMan clobbers him one]], merely looking hurt and saying he was too generous of a man to hit back.
* Peter [[MeaningfulName Pettigrew]] from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' is one. Being TheLoad to his friends at school, he only gravitated around them because they were "the biggest bully on the playground". His Animagus form is a [[YouDirtyRat rat]]. It is revealed that he [[spoiler: betrayed [[spoiler:betrayed the Potters to Voldemort]] out of [[DirtyCoward fear]]. In an ironic twist, he once called Severus Snape this trope.



** Depending on who you ask in-world, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish comes across as a mostly benign one of these: sure, he's a [[SleazyPolitician bit of a sleaze]], but he ''is'' in the business of moneymaking, after all -- and, whorehouses ''are'' a predictably profitable money-spinner, so it just stands to reason he has his fingers in those pies, too. Besides, what he is in the corrupt, he more than makes up for in the useful charm, right? [[spoiler: He's not benign. At all. Just ask Jeyne Poole and Sansa Stark. Both girls find out about his bad side in heartbreaking ways.]]
* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': Uriah Heep is a smarmy villain with sanctimonious "umble" mannerisms, inspiring loathing from most other characters. On their first meeting, David tries to be polite but is repulsed by Uriah's clammy handshake. It turns out his scheme is to use {{gaslighting}} to manipulate Wickfield into giving him control of his fortune and [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe letting him marry the innocent Agnes]], which qualifies on so many levels. Uriah even manages to take any fun out of it when David finally [[VeryPunchableMan clobbers him one]], merely looking hurt and saying he was too generous of a man to hit back.

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** Depending on who you ask in-world, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish comes across as a mostly benign one of these: sure, he's a [[SleazyPolitician bit of a sleaze]], but he ''is'' in the business of moneymaking, after all -- and, whorehouses ''are'' a predictably profitable money-spinner, so it just stands to reason he has his fingers in those pies, too. Besides, what he is in the corrupt, he more than makes up for in the useful charm, right? [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's not benign. At all. Just ask Jeyne Poole and Sansa Stark. Both girls find out about his bad side in heartbreaking ways.]]
* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': Uriah Heep is ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' has a smarmy villain perfect example in Nobuyuki Sugou, an insecure creep and sexual deviant who sleazes his way up the business ladder and over-compensates his inadequacies and insecurities with sanctimonious "umble" mannerisms, inspiring loathing from most other characters. On their first meeting, David tries to be polite but is repulsed by Uriah's clammy handshake. It turns out his scheme is to use {{gaslighting}} to manipulate Wickfield into giving him control of his fortune expensive suits and [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe letting him marry the innocent Agnes]], which qualifies on so many levels. Uriah even manages to take any fun out of it when David finally [[VeryPunchableMan clobbers him one]], merely looking hurt and saying he was too generous of a man to hit back.[[GoodHairEvilHair slicked back hair]].



* ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'': DCI Keats is an example of the ObstructiveBureaucrat version and is completely covered in slime throughout his tenure on the show, at least until the end when the gloves come off and he reveals his nature. None of this is surprising anyway, as [[spoiler: it is all but stated directly that he's really {{Satan}}.]]

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* ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'': DCI Keats is an example of the ObstructiveBureaucrat version and is completely covered in slime throughout his tenure on the show, at least until the end when the gloves come off and he reveals his nature. None of this is surprising anyway, as [[spoiler: it [[spoiler:it is all but stated directly that he's really {{Satan}}.]]{{Satan}}]].



** An episode introduces us to the very rare female Slimeball in the form of the station's first political officer, Julie Musante. She even tries to seduce Sheridan to influence him.

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** An One episode introduces us to the very rare female Slimeball in the form of the station's first political officer, Julie Musante. She even tries to seduce Sheridan to influence him.



* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': Dr. Chilton, a colleague of Doctor Lecter, is a smarmy creep who manipulated a patient into confessing to a series of unsolved murders so that he could boast that he had a famous murderer in his asylum. [[spoiler: It backfires when both the ''real'' murderer and the patient figure it out and decide to make sure he won't do it again.]]

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* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': Dr. Chilton, a colleague of Doctor Lecter, is a smarmy creep who manipulated a patient into confessing to a series of unsolved murders so that he could boast that he had a famous murderer in his asylum. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It backfires when both the ''real'' murderer and the patient figure it out and decide to make sure he won't do it again.]]



* Pop is one of the most depraved of ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' and can barely restrain himself from assaulting any nearby females including his son's love interest during dinner, whom he still misses no opportunity at sexually harassing. His gross and animalistic behaviour which includes growling and whispering in his target's ears can only be controlled by his desire for their money. That's why he settles for peeking under one of his tenants' covers in bed and later enjoying a dish of past while watching his tenants having sex through his secretly installed cameras.
%%* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': Lord Agravaine, particularly toward Morgana and Guinevere.
* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' Has the perpetually sleazy Robert California, played by Creator/JamesSpader. While he oscillates between being a PointyHairedBoss and ManipulativeBastard, he regards almost everything in terms of sex. Whenever he talks to his staff one-on-one, they usually go away with a vague feeling that they've somehow been sexually harassed regardless of the topic of discussion. He even tries to start a naked pool orgy at a party he hosts at his house, much to the extreme discomfort of the guests who all work for him.

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* Pop is one of the most depraved of ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' and can barely restrain himself from assaulting any nearby females including his son's love interest during dinner, whom he still misses no opportunity at sexually harassing. His gross and animalistic behaviour which includes growling and whispering in his target's ears can only be controlled by his desire for their money. That's why he settles for peeking under one of his tenants' covers in bed and later enjoying a dish of past pasta while watching his tenants having sex through his secretly installed cameras.
%%* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': ''Series/Merlin2008'': Lord Agravaine, particularly toward Morgana and Guinevere.
* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' Has has the perpetually sleazy Robert California, played by Creator/JamesSpader. While he oscillates between being a PointyHairedBoss and ManipulativeBastard, he regards almost everything in terms of sex. Whenever he talks to his staff one-on-one, they usually go away with a vague feeling that they've somehow been sexually harassed regardless of the topic of discussion. He even tries to start a naked pool orgy at a party he hosts at his house, much to the extreme discomfort of the guests who all work for him.



* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Robert Kinsey, the Senator who alternates between trying to shut down the Stargate program or seize control of it in his ambition to become President. He later briefly serves as Vice-President under President Hayes, who finally has enough of his antics and accepts his "resignation", after he [[DirtyCoward attempted]] [[VillainousBreakdown to]] [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flee]] during the Battle of Antarctica.
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Dr. Peter Kavanagh is this to a T. When we first meet him, he accuses Dr. Weir of castrating him when she disagrees with his idea in front of his team. When Atlantis is under attack by the Wraith and everyone is recording personal greetings to send back home, he uses his video time to go on a whiney and petty rant criticizing her leadership.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': The Ferengi are a PlanetOfHats of Slimeballs, always trying to suck up to anyone who they think they can profit from. It's always raining on their home planet Ferenginar, thus the planet itself is always muddy and wet -- making it a literal giant ball of slime. In the expanded universe, the most popular soft drink on Ferenginar is Slug-o-Cola, a disgusting drink that looks and tastes like slime. The Ferengi are an entire race of Slimeballs who live on a giant Slimeball and even drink slime.

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* ''Franchise/StargateVerse'':
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''Series/StargateSG1'': Robert Kinsey, the Senator who alternates between trying to shut down the Stargate program or seize control of it in his ambition to become President. He later briefly serves as Vice-President under President Hayes, who finally has enough of his antics and accepts his "resignation", "resignation" after he [[DirtyCoward attempted]] [[VillainousBreakdown to]] [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere attempts to flee]] during the Battle of Antarctica.
* ** ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Dr. Peter Kavanagh is this to a T. When we first meet him, he accuses Dr. Weir of castrating him when she disagrees with his idea in front of his team. When Atlantis is under attack by the Wraith and everyone is recording personal greetings to send back home, he uses his video time to go on a whiney and petty rant criticizing her leadership.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': ''Franchise/StarTrek'': The Ferengi are a PlanetOfHats of Slimeballs, always trying to suck up to anyone who they think they can profit from. It's always raining on their home planet Ferenginar, thus the planet itself is always muddy and wet -- making it a literal giant ball of slime. In the expanded universe, the most popular soft drink on Ferenginar is Slug-o-Cola, a disgusting drink that looks and tastes like slime. The Ferengi are an entire race of Slimeballs who live on a giant Slimeball and even drink slime.



* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict]]'' has [[MayorPain the Mayor]], an EntitledBastard who set himself up over a small village of apocalypse survivors in a position of authority solely so he could leech off of their supplies to sustain himself. He never does a damn thing to benefit anyone else, blaming absolutely everything that goes wrong on the soldiers who are the only reason his village survives at all. He eventually crosses into full-on {{Jerkass}} territory when he [[spoiler:sells Isabelle out to Caulder in exchange for medicine... which he then ''uses himself'' instead of having it replicated. Thankfully, [[AssholeVictim this is the end of his jackassery]], as Caulder figured he'd do that and gave him poison instead]].



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** Likewise, ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' features Benny, the leader of the Chairmen gang of New Vegas. He is the SmugSnake first and foremost, but what makes him truly slimy is [[spoiler: that as a female protagonist, you can seduce and sleep with him towards the end of the first act, and this is ''after'' he shot and buried you at the beginning! Benny is so enthusiastic about getting laid that only once does he consider that you might be trying to get close to him to take revenge, and all it takes is your assurance to the contrary to [[TooDumbToLive persuade him otherwise]]]].
* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', Esme describes Sebastian as a slimeball since she knew him as a bully and a creep in school. She says that he's still scummy to this day, and Amelia has every reason to suspect him for attacking her café because he acts unusually nice to her while abusing his daughter, Edwina, and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive running his company with an iron fist.]] Amelia is also shocked to find that Sebastian's in cahoots in her mother, Freya, while Esme thought they hated each other.

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** Likewise, ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' features Benny, the leader of the Chairmen gang of New Vegas. He is the SmugSnake first and foremost, but what makes him truly slimy is [[spoiler: that [[spoiler:that as a female protagonist, you can seduce and sleep with him towards the end of the first act, and this is ''after'' he shot and buried you at the beginning! Benny is so enthusiastic about getting laid that only once does he consider that you might be trying to get close to him to take revenge, and all it takes is your assurance to the contrary to [[TooDumbToLive persuade him otherwise]]]].
* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', Esme describes Sebastian as a slimeball since she knew him as a bully and a creep in school. She says that he's still scummy to this day, and Amelia has every reason to suspect him for of attacking her café because he acts unusually nice to her while abusing his daughter, Edwina, and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive running his company with an iron fist.]] fist]]. Amelia is also shocked to find that Sebastian's in cahoots in her mother, Freya, while Esme thought they hated each other.



* Junya Kaneshiro of ''VideoGame/Persona5''. A greedy FatBastard mafioso who embodies the [[ConspicuousConsumption gaudy materialism]] of the NouveauRiche and gleefully tries to blackmail both Niijima sisters into prostitution and sex slavery, saying it's [[StrawMisogynist all they're worth as women.]] Makoto aptly sums him up as a "money-grubbing asshole" and "filthy fly on dirty money".
* Dane Vogel, of ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' is the quintessential CorruptCorporateExecutive variant. He allows, and encourages, the leader of the Saints to wipe out all the other gangs in Stillwater so his company Ultor can move in on their territory, and then sics the Saints on Ultor's own board of directors when they disapprove of his methods before trying to destroy the Saints themselves. When the main character brutally retaliates and confronts Vogel in his own headquarters, he tries to weasel his way out of trouble by claiming that it was the board's idea to go after the Saints and that he tried to stop them. [[spoiler: The protagonist doesn't buy it, and an execution ensues.]]
* Captain Raems T. Quirk of the fifth installment of the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series begins as the standard figurative Slimeball before [[spoiler: becoming a literal one due to a mutating virus]].
* Pigma Dengar from ''Franchise/StarFox''. Not only is he really sleazy and gross, he has absolutely no sense of loyalty (which eventually leads Star Wolf to [[EvenEvilHasStandards kick him out.)]]

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* ''VideoGame/NintendoWars'': [[MayorPain The Mayor]] from ''Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict'' is an EntitledBastard who set himself up over a small village of apocalypse survivors in a position of authority solely so he could leech off of their supplies to sustain himself. He never does a damn thing to benefit anyone else, blaming absolutely everything that goes wrong on the soldiers who are the only reason his village survives at all. He eventually crosses into full-on {{Jerkass}} territory when he [[spoiler:sells Isabelle out to Caulder in exchange for medicine... which he then ''uses himself'' instead of having it replicated. Thankfully, [[AssholeVictim this is the end of his jackassery]], as Caulder figured he'd do that and gave him poison instead]].
* Junya Kaneshiro of ''VideoGame/Persona5''. A ''VideoGame/Persona5'' is a greedy FatBastard mafioso who embodies the [[ConspicuousConsumption gaudy materialism]] of the NouveauRiche and gleefully tries to blackmail both Niijima sisters into prostitution and sex slavery, saying it's [[StrawMisogynist all they're worth as women.]] Makoto aptly sums him up as a "money-grubbing asshole" and "filthy fly on dirty money".
* Dane Vogel, of ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' is the quintessential CorruptCorporateExecutive variant. He allows, and encourages, the leader of the Saints to wipe out all the other gangs in Stillwater so his company Ultor can move in on their territory, and then sics the Saints on Ultor's own board of directors when they disapprove of his methods before trying to destroy the Saints themselves. When the main character brutally retaliates and confronts Vogel in his own headquarters, he tries to weasel his way out of trouble by claiming that it was the board's idea to go after the Saints and that he tried to stop them. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The protagonist doesn't buy it, and an execution ensues.]]
* Captain Raems T. Quirk of the fifth installment of the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestVTheNextMutation'' begins as the standard figurative Slimeball before [[spoiler: becoming [[spoiler:becoming [[BlobMonster a literal one one]] due to a mutating virus]].
* Pigma Dengar from ''Franchise/StarFox''. Not only is he really sleazy and gross, he has absolutely no sense of loyalty (which eventually leads Star Wolf to [[EvenEvilHasStandards kick him out.)]]out]]).



* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}: Jacques Schnee is a [[SmugSnake smug]] CorruptCorporateExecutive whose only goal is to increase his profits and make himself look good, so he hosts charities events to try to boost his PR [[PhotoOpWithTheDog uses his own family as props]] and runs for a seat on the Atlas council to end an embargo that is hurting his profits. [[FauxAffablyEvil He can be superficially charming]], buts it all an act to try get people to do what he wants.

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* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}: ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Jacques Schnee is a [[SmugSnake smug]] CorruptCorporateExecutive whose only goal is to increase his profits and make himself look good, so he hosts charities events to try to boost his PR [[PhotoOpWithTheDog uses his own family as props]] and runs for a seat on the Atlas council to end an embargo that is hurting his profits. [[FauxAffablyEvil He can be superficially charming]], buts it all an act to try get people to do what he wants.



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The average Slimeball is usually not competent enough to handle the reins of power on his own, should he find himself in a position of real authority -- he often becomes DrunkWithPower and embraces the role of CorruptBureaucrat. Depending on his position, he will usually be a GeneralFailure or PointyHairedBoss; but if a group of Slimeballs have banded together to share power, then they become a DecadentCourt.

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The average Slimeball is usually not competent enough to handle the reins of power on his own, should own. Should he find himself in a position of real authority -- authority, he often becomes DrunkWithPower and embraces the role of CorruptBureaucrat. Depending on his position, he will usually be a GeneralFailure or PointyHairedBoss; PointyHairedBoss, but if a group of Slimeballs have banded together to share power, then they become a DecadentCourt.
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* The first ''Film/DieHard'' has Harry Ellis, the coke-snorting yuppie asswipe who [[CasanovaWannabe constantly badly flirts with Holly]] and exposes John's identity to the villains, probably hoping to ''finally'' get her in the sack. Sure, he later tries to defuse the whole hostage situation, but he's so bad at it that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he ends up getting shot in the head by Hans for his trouble]].

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* The first ''Film/DieHard'' has Harry Ellis, the coke-snorting yuppie {{yuppie}} asswipe who [[CasanovaWannabe constantly badly flirts with Holly]] and exposes John's identity to the villains, probably hoping to ''finally'' get her in the sack. Sure, he later tries to defuse the whole hostage situation, but he's so bad at it that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he ends up getting shot in the head by Hans for his trouble]].



* Jack Vincennes from ''Film/LAConfidential'' starts out as a complete {{Slimeball}}, arresting people set up by his equally slimy associate, the tabloid owner Sid Hutchens, so that he can look like a hero cop while Hutchens gets prime gossip material. Jack manages to wash the slime off and become a real cop when [[spoiler: his shady operation backfires and gets a young man killed.]]

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* Jack Vincennes from ''Film/LAConfidential'' starts out as a complete {{Slimeball}}, {{slimeball}}, arresting people set up by his equally slimy associate, the tabloid owner Sid Hutchens, so that he can look like a hero cop while Hutchens gets prime gossip material. Jack manages to wash the slime off and become a real cop when [[spoiler: his shady operation backfires and gets a young man killed.]]



** The members of House Frey live and breathe this trope. Even before the infamous [[spoiler:Red Wedding]], nobody else liked them. Walder Frey was a spoiled little brat since the age of four whom time has not improved one bit, and most of his family takes after him. Walder himself thinks the best way to rise in the ranks of Westerosi nobility is to backstab and kill other nobles who looked down their nose at him, while not even bothering to try to be noble of character which is what put his betters above him in the first place. The Freys all look the part too; Walder is a VillainousGlutton, wears clothes that appear to be weaved out of mildew, has permanently greasy hair and a weasel-like appearance that most of his family inherited.

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** The members of House Frey live and breathe this trope. Even before the infamous [[spoiler:Red Wedding]], [[HatedByAll nobody else liked them.them]]. Walder Frey was a spoiled little brat since the age of four whom time has not improved one bit, and most of his family takes after him. Walder himself thinks the best way to rise in the ranks of Westerosi nobility is to backstab and kill other nobles who looked down their nose at him, while not even bothering to try to be noble of character which is what put his betters above him in the first place. The Freys all look the part too; Walder is a VillainousGlutton, wears clothes that appear to be weaved out of mildew, has permanently greasy hair and a weasel-like appearance that most of his family inherited.

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* The Krask Brothers, a pair of greasy lawyers in the Marvel universe, who typically work for extremely unpleasant people in the smuggest, sneeringest way possible. An introductory caption in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers2013'' even calls them slimeballs.
* Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even Captain America, ''Captain America'', openly dislikes him. ''[[ComicBook/SWORD2020 S.W.O.R.D.]]'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".

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* ''ComicBook/ActionComics #592-593'' had VillainOfTheWeek [[PunnyName Sleez]], one of the ComicBook/NewGods and a GreenAndMean {{gonk}} who was so vile even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Darkseid couldn't stand him]] and banished him. He used his MindControl powers to rape [[AmazonianBeauty Big Barda]] and try to make her film a porno with ComicBook/{{Superman}}, this being the [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil final straw for Darkseid]] who sics Barda's husband Mr. Miracle on him.
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The Krask Brothers, a pair of greasy lawyers in the Marvel universe, who typically work for extremely unpleasant people in the smuggest, sneeringest way possible. An introductory caption in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers2013'' even calls them slimeballs.
* ** Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug smug, and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even Captain America, ''Captain America'', AllLovingHero ComicBook/CaptainAmerica openly dislikes him. ''[[ComicBook/SWORD2020 S.W.O.R.D.]]'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".
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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' has a perfect example in Nobuyuki Sugou, an insecure creep and sexual deviant who sleazes his way up the business ladder and over-compensates his inadequacies and insecurities with expensive suits and [[GoodHairEvilHair slicked back hair]]. Yeah, he'd be right at home with fellow sleazebags [[Film/{{Aliens}} Carter J Burke]] and Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet.

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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' has a perfect example in Nobuyuki Sugou, an insecure creep and sexual deviant who sleazes his way up the business ladder and over-compensates his inadequacies and insecurities with expensive suits and [[GoodHairEvilHair slicked back hair]]. Yeah, he'd be right at home with fellow sleazebags [[Film/{{Aliens}} Carter J Burke]] and Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet.
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** The members of House Frey live and breathe this trope. Even before the infamous [[spoiler:Red Wedding]], nobody else liked them. Walder Frey was a spoiled little brat since the age of four whom time has not improved one bit, and most of his family takes after him. They look the part too; Walder Frey has a weasel-like appearance that most of his family inherited.

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** The members of House Frey live and breathe this trope. Even before the infamous [[spoiler:Red Wedding]], nobody else liked them. Walder Frey was a spoiled little brat since the age of four whom time has not improved one bit, and most of his family takes after him. They Walder himself thinks the best way to rise in the ranks of Westerosi nobility is to backstab and kill other nobles who looked down their nose at him, while not even bothering to try to be noble of character which is what put his betters above him in the first place. The Freys all look the part too; Walder Frey is a VillainousGlutton, wears clothes that appear to be weaved out of mildew, has permanently greasy hair and a weasel-like appearance that most of his family inherited.
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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': Uriah Heep is a smarmy villain with sanctimonious "umble" mannerisms, inspiring loathing from most other characters. On their first meeting, David tries to be polite but is repulsed by Uriah's clammy handshake. Uriah even manages to take any fun out of it when David finally [[VeryPunchableMan clobbers him one]], merely looking hurt and saying he was too generous of a man to hit back.

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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': Uriah Heep is a smarmy villain with sanctimonious "umble" mannerisms, inspiring loathing from most other characters. On their first meeting, David tries to be polite but is repulsed by Uriah's clammy handshake. It turns out his scheme is to use {{gaslighting}} to manipulate Wickfield into giving him control of his fortune and [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe letting him marry the innocent Agnes]], which qualifies on so many levels. Uriah even manages to take any fun out of it when David finally [[VeryPunchableMan clobbers him one]], merely looking hurt and saying he was too generous of a man to hit back.
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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': Uriah Heep is a smarmy villain with sanctimonious "umble" mannerisms, inspiring loathing from most other characters. On their first meeting, David tries to be polite but is repulsed by Uriah's clammy handshake. Uriah even manages to take any fun out of it when David finally [[VeryPunchableMan clobbers him one]], merely looking hurt and saying he was too generous of a man to hit back.

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* ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou'' has Tanzo Kubo, who's smug, obnoxious, and condescending from the moment he's introduced, and Rindo and Fret become very uncomfortable around him when they first meet. [[spoiler:In truth, he' ''much'' worse than his initial behavior implies, having been responsible for Shinjuku's destruction and planning to do the same to Shibuya]].



* ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou'' has Tanzo Kubo, who's smug, obnoxious, and condescending from the moment he's introduced, and Rindo and Fret become very uncomfortable around him when they first meet. [[spoiler:In truth, he' ''much'' worse than his initial behavior implies, having been responsible for Shinjuku's destruction and planning to do the same to Shibuya]].
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* ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorlEndsWthYou'' has Tanzo Kubo, who's smug, obnoxious, and condescending from the moment he's introduced, and Rindo and Fret become very uncomfortable around him when they first meet. [[spoiler:In truth, he' ''much'' worse than his initial behavior implies, having been responsible for Shinjuku's destruction and planning to do the same to Shibuya]].

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* ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'': Trent Terrell is obnoxious, arrogant, not nearly as smart as he thinks and rather sexist. Virtually everyone who's known him for any amount of time ends up disliking him, and he's even repulsive enough to disgust an AmoralAttorney.
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* Gaspen Payne from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' is a [[AmoralAttorney crooked prosecutor]] who proudly calls himself "the Defendant Humiliator" because he enjoys seeing people squirm. He is very slimy and his "genteel-man" politeness is [[FauxAffablyEvil as fake as they come]]. At the end of the game, he gets fired by Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth for his [[{{Jerkass}} misconduct]]. [[spoiler:Gaspen then immigrates to [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice the Kingdom of Khura'in]], where he goes from this trope to an outright HateSink. Since defense attorneys in Khura'in [[LoonyLaws receive the same sentence as guilty defendants]], Gaspen tries to subject Phoenix Wright to the death penalty when he unwittingly defends a [[WouldHurtAChild nine-year-old boy]] accused of murder.]]

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* Gaspen Payne from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' is a an incompetent, [[AmoralAttorney crooked prosecutor]] who proudly calls himself "the Defendant Humiliator" because he enjoys seeing people squirm. He is very slimy and his "genteel-man" politeness is [[FauxAffablyEvil as fake as they come]]. At the end of the game, he gets fired by Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth for his [[{{Jerkass}} misconduct]]. [[spoiler:Gaspen then immigrates to [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice the Kingdom of Khura'in]], where he goes from this trope to an outright HateSink. Since defense attorneys in Khura'in [[LoonyLaws receive the same sentence as guilty defendants]], Gaspen tries to subject Phoenix Wright to the death penalty when he unwittingly defends a [[WouldHurtAChild nine-year-old boy]] accused of murder.]]

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* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict]]'' has [[MayorPain the Mayor]], an EntitledBastard who set himself up over a small village of apocalypse survivors in a position of authority solely so he could leech off of their supplies to sustain himself. He never does a damn thing to benefit anyone else, blaming absolutely everything that goes wrong on the soldiers who are the only reason his village survives at all. He eventually crosses into full-on {{Jerkass}} territory when he [[spoiler:sells Isabelle out to Caulder in exchange for medicine... which he then ''uses himself'' instead of having it replicated. Thankfully, [[AssholeVictim this is the end of his jackassery]], as Caulder figured he'd do that and gave him poison instead]].
* Stanley Poole from ''VideoGame/BioShock2'' is a [[BadLiar transparent liar]], [[OpportunisticBastard shameless opportunist]], and [[DirtyCoward reprehensible coward]] with a [[SmallNameBigEgo grotesquely overinflated sense of self-worth]], a ludicrously hedonistic lifestyle, and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder a habit of betraying everyone who gets too close to him]].



* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', Esme describes Sebastian as a slimeball since she knew him as a bully and a creep in school. She says that he's still scummy to this day, and Amelia has every reason to suspect him for attacking her café because he acts unusually nice to her while abusing his daughter, Edwina, and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive running his company with an iron fist.]] Amelia is also shocked to find that Sebastian's in cahoots in her mother, Freya, while Esme thought they hated each other.



* Stanley Poole from ''VideoGame/BioShock2'' is a [[BadLiar transparent liar]], [[OpportunisticBastard shameless opportunist]], and [[DirtyCoward reprehensible coward]] with a [[SmallNameBigEgo grotesquely overinflated sense of self-worth]], a ludicrously hedonistic lifestyle, and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder a habit of betraying everyone who gets too close to him]].
* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict]]'' has [[MayorPain the Mayor]], an EntitledBastard who set himself up over a small village of apocalypse survivors in a position of authority solely so he could leech off of their supplies to sustain himself. He never does a damn thing to benefit anyone else, blaming absolutely everything that goes wrong on the soldiers who are the only reason his village survives at all. He eventually crosses into full-on {{Jerkass}} territory when he [[spoiler:sells Isabelle out to Caulder in exchange for medicine... which he then ''uses himself'' instead of having it replicated. Thankfully, [[AssholeVictim this is the end of his jackassery]], as Caulder figured he'd do that and gave him poison instead]].
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* {{Satan}} himself may be the trope codifier as his role in the Christian religion is to tempt humanity and convince us that we should be on his side.
* [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyOlympians Zeus]] of the Olympian gods was this according to myth. It was practically his mission statement to sleep with any beautiful mortal woman he fancied at the time [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal whether she wanted it or not]], much to the rage of Hera, his wife and queen of the gods. Usually Zeus's consorts and their children would suffer a particularly nasty fate because of his actions, although many of his children became demigods like [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyMortalsAndDemigods Hercules and Perseus]].
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* Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even Captain America, ''Captain America'', openly dislikes him. ''[[ComicBook/SWORDMarvelComics S.W.O.R.D.]]'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".

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* Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obscrutive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even Captain America, ''Captain America'', openly dislikes him. ''ComicBook/{{Sword}}'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".

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* Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obscrutive Obstructive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even Captain America, ''Captain America'', openly dislikes him. ''ComicBook/{{Sword}}'' ''[[ComicBook/SWORDMarvelComics S.W.O.R.D.]]'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".
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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Sheldon Cooper counts, because just about half of everything he says is either about him or how he is smarter than everyone.
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* The Krask Brothers, a pair of greasy lawyers in the Marvel universe, who typically work for extremely unpleasant people in the smuggest, sneeringest way possible. An introductory caption in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers2013'' even calls them slimeballs.
* Henry Gyrich, the king of [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obscrutive Bureaucracy]] in the Marvel universe. Even when he's not being an officious asshat (which is not often), or even out-and-out evil, he's just generally rude, smug and unpleasant, knowing he's got government connections that will allow him to avoid consequences for his behavior (or failing that, that he's dealing with heroes who, being heroes, won't do anything to him). Even Captain America, ''Captain America'', openly dislikes him. ''ComicBook/{{Sword}}'' has Abigail Brand describe him as "a weasel looking for an easy meal".

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* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:'' General Ross, come his reappearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Initially outwardly polite, it pretty quickly turns out that politeness is a very thin veneer hiding a bastard who while never exactly ''openly'' rude or hostile has a habit of finger-pointing and blame shifting who is quick to condemn the heroes for any mistake they make, while refusing to take any accountability for his own.
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He is often attracted to sales as a career, for whatever reason, and may be found peddling [[HonestJohnsDealership used cars]], {{Snake Oil|Salesman}}, [[TheCon the Brooklyn Bridge]], or other such wares. He can also be discovered working as a CrookedContractor, ShadyRealEstateAgent, [[SleazyPolitician politician]], or [[AmoralAttorney lawyer]].

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He is often attracted to sales as a career, for whatever reason, and may be found peddling [[HonestJohnsDealership used cars]], {{Snake Oil|Salesman}}, [[TheCon the Brooklyn Bridge]], or other such wares. He can also be discovered working as a CrookedContractor, ShadyRealEstateAgent, [[SleazyPolitician politician]], or [[AmoralAttorney [[AmbulanceChaser lawyer]].

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