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** Gen. Millhouse

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** Gen. MillhouseMillhouse is only seen in command once and that is before the Troperian Forces [[CurbStompBattle get stomped]].



* '''Played For Laughs''': It's not that Millhouse is bad, it's that it's impossible for him to win a battle, but everything gets pinned on him, including soldiers taking breaks, defying orders, or incredibly random items like a plane suddenly crashing on an allied building.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': It's not that Millhouse is bad, bad; it's that it's impossible for him to win a battle, but everything gets pinned on him, including soldiers taking breaks, defying orders, or incredibly random items like a plane suddenly crashing on an allied building.

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** Millhouse's should have retired in 1995, now he's just a ScatterbrainedSenior.

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** Millhouse's Gen. Millhouse should have retired in 1995, now he's just a ScatterbrainedSenior.ScatterbrainedSenior.
** Gen. Millhouse's tactics are outdated and being a firm believer in OlderIsBetter, he refuses to keep up with the times.



* '''Implied''': In the strategy game ''Tropian Wars'', your first few missions as a commander have you taking over for Millhouse. As you get further into the game, the player learns strategy and only then can realize what a mess the troops were in during the first level.
* '''Deconstructed''': Gen. Millhouse's stupidity gets his men and everyone around him into deep trouble, and he's called out for his idiocy before he's stripped of command or court marshalled...

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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
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In the strategy game ''Tropian Wars'', your first few missions as a commander have you taking over for Millhouse. As you get further into the game, the player learns strategy and only then can realize what a mess the troops were in during the first level.
** Gen. Millhouse
* '''Deconstructed''': Gen. Millhouse's stupidity gets his men and everyone around him into deep trouble, and he's called out for his idiocy before he's stripped of command or court marshalled...martialed.
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** … or when the whole army's IQ is in that range.
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** (from Averted) Brightest doesn't say a lot when [[ImprobablyLowIQ Company D's IQ totals 55]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Gen. Millhouse of Company D is known for being a decent general. Unfortunately, his battles are all fought against [[invoked]]MaryTzu–type generals, who often seem to know his plan before he came up with it.

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* '''Downplayed''': Gen. Millhouse of Company D is known for being a decent general. Unfortunately, his battles are all fought against [[invoked]]MaryTzu–type generals, [[OvershadowedByAwesome hyper-competent foes]], who often seem to know his plan before he came up with it.
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** Gen. Millhouse is actually the brightest general on the whole army.

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** [[FourStarBadass Gen. Millhouse is actually the brightest general on the whole army.]]
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* '''Downplayed''': Gen. Millhouse of Company D is known for being a decent general. Unfortunately, his battles are all fought against MaryTzu–type generals, who often seem to know his plan before he came up with it.

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* '''Downplayed''': Gen. Millhouse of Company D is known for being a decent general. Unfortunately, his battles are all fought against MaryTzu–type [[invoked]]MaryTzu–type generals, who often seem to know his plan before he came up with it.
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** ..with more emphasis on moron.
** ..who's a ModernMajorGeneral; he can [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking fight better than his subordinates]] but is completely incompetent at commanding an army.

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** ..** ...with more emphasis on moron.
** ..** ...who's a ModernMajorGeneral; he can [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking [[RankScalesWithAsskicking fight better than his subordinates]] but is completely incompetent at commanding an army.
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** Millhouse's should have retired in 1995, now he's just a ScatterbrainedSenior.
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** with more emphasis on moron.
** who's a ModernMajorGeneral; he can [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking fight better than his subordinates]] but is completely incompetent at commanding an army.

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** ** ..with more emphasis on moron.
** ** ..who's a ModernMajorGeneral; he can [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking fight better than his subordinates]] but is completely incompetent at commanding an army.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Gen. Millhouse's stupidity gets his men and everyone around him into deep trouble, and he's called out for his idiocy before he's stripped of command...

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* '''Deconstructed''': Gen. Millhouse's stupidity gets his men and everyone around him into deep trouble, and he's called out for his idiocy before he's stripped of command...command or court marshalled...
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** Gen. Millhouse of Company D ''doesn't understand the concept of winning''.

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** Gen. Millhouse of Company D ''doesn't understand the concept of winning''.winning or losing''.



* He's in a high position because of his [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections who his friends and/or family are]], not because of his skills or experience.

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* ** He's in a high position because of his [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections who his friends and/or family are]], not because of his skills or experience.
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* He's in a high position because of his [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections who his friends and/or family are]], not because of his skills or experience.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Gen. Millhouse is not a bad general and tries his best; unfortunately, the surroundings he works in are a Kafkaesque hell where [[FinaglesLaw nothing ever goes right]], and Millhouse is eventually stripped of command after one too many of his soldiers [[DiabolusExMachina die to random strokes of misfortune]] [[HeroicBSOD and he suffers a nervous breakdown]].

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