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* Baron Front de Boeuf in [[Ivanhoe]] is one of the nastiest characters there. Aside from being brave he has no redeeming qualities.
* The only good baron in ''Otto of the Silver Hand'' by Howard Pyle is the title character and he is mostly a [[Living MacGuffin]]. In general barons spend their time feuding and robbing peaceful travelers(the term "Robber Baron" originally meant "baron who is a robber", not "capitalist" and was very much [[Truth in Television]] ). Otto's father at least has the redeeming traits of [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|loving his wife and son.]]
* John Mannering, jewel thief turned antique dealer and [[Amateur Sleuth]] in several novels by John Creasey is only '''[[Sobriquet|nicknamed]]''' "the Baron," so this may not count as a subversion. When the character was adapted in a TV series, he became an American who'd never been a criminal and was working with a branch of British Intelligence.
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