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These characters are generally depicted as slimy merchants of death, making money from brutal wars and providing the means to prolong the conflict. They may be inclined to start a [[War for Fun And Profit]], hoping to make money from selling weapons.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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*** AND during a massive war, talk about Profit!
** What about the ones in the 3? they sold these ''legally'' in the middle of the city.
*** [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|In Singapore]]!
** [[My Friends and Zoidberg|And finally, ordering them from the Internet]], although that last one is implied to be illegal...
* ''[[Wild Arms XF (Video Game)|Wild Arms XF]]'' has Weishiet, who provides the deadly weapons for the Council and is known as the Death Merchant.
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* In most continuities of ''[[Transformers (Franchise)|Transformers]]'', there will be a character named Swindle who is nominally a Decepticon but will happily sell anything to anyone provided they've got the scratch.
** And he's almost always an Intergalactic Arms Dealer only in buisness for himself.
* Although Lexcorp in ''[[Superman:
* Minor ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'' recurring character Ruffington is both the "corporate lobbyist" and "gangland gun runner", being a legitimate government contractor, and selling modified alien weaponry to street gangs such as the Purple Dragons.
* Jack Hench and Hench Co. in ''[[Kim Possible (Animation)|Kim Possible]]'' are a relatively kid-friendly depiction of this trope. Hench fits the "corporate lobbyist" type and treats the sale of hired muscle and gadgets to supervillains as "just business".
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