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* The Dalek Inquisitor General from ''[[A Hero (fan work)|A Hero]]'' is this. It is implied that Daleks are more terrified of him than they are of ''[[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]''.
* All Keepers from ''[[Dungeon Keeper Ami]]'' in spades, being set in the ''[[Dungeon Keeper]]''-verse and all. [[Hero with Bad Publicity|Ami]], former [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Mercury]] turned Keeper through unusual circumstances, subverts this by being herself, but has to occasionally put up appearances lest any of her harder minions get funny ideas.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'': "I am Marik Ishtar, I like to take control of people's minds and dress in highly effeminate clothing. Also I have an irrational hatred for Gummi Bears. I'm pretty much the worst boss ever."
* In the ''[[Disgaea]]'' fic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea_Jewel_of_the_gods Disgaea: Jewel of the gods]'' Laharl hacked the game into making Adell, and Mao his vassals. And, as one would expect, he's not nice to them.
* Brute High-Chieftain Torikus of ''[[Enemy of My Enemy (Fanfic)|Enemy of My Enemy]]'', what with casually (and ''brutally'') killing those who [[You Have Failed Me...|fail him]] or even [[Shoot the Messenger|bring him bad news from the front]]. Note that it's been established in canon ''[[Halo]]'' works that most Brutes are like this.
* [[Exclusively Evil|Nagas]] {{spoiler|and later Tensombrek}} in the ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' fanfic ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20190710172018/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3485389/1 Tasks of Spirit]''. Oh MAN they are bad. It is impressive. Though to be fair, the latter does not kill useful minions. Just everyone else. And the innocents.
* Hilariously Lampshaded in ''Arithmancy'', a ''[[Doctor Who]]''/''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' crossover - the Master, while possessing (for want of a better word) Draco, has most of the nasty bits of his original personality gone, due to his original body being long dead. But in a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] about Voldemort, he says this sort of behaviour was not the way to reward loyal minions. Since he is possibly one of the most successful villains in fiction, you could say he has a point.
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* [[The Chessmaster|Motonari Mori]] from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' mixes this with [[The Neidermeyer]]. Despite calling his troops [[Light Is Not Good|"children of the sun"]], he has no compulsion of sending waves of them to their deaths, or even killing them himself, if it furthers his own ambition. A true [[Jerkass]] through and through. His victory quote sums it up perfectly:
{{quote|''"I'll soak the earth with the blood of subordinates. Then I shall hunt down the strays"''.}}
* The Phase Commanders in ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R. 3]]'' will threaten their subordinates with dismemberment if they disobey orders and try to retreat.
* In ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]: Maverick Hunter X'', Flame Mammoth often enjoyed picking on his subordinates in the 4th Land Battalion for being small and weak. This also resulted in [[Laser-Guided Karma]], as it also meant that his subordinates did not follow Flame Mammoth to participate in Sigma's rebellion.
* Mehrunes Dagon from ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' series is the worst Daedric Prince in this regard. He treats everyone who works for him as pawns to be sacrificed for his amusement when they have outlived their usefulness, though the Daedra under his command, being immortal and all, can take it. Of course, anyone who chooses to worship a deity of ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|Omnicidal Mania]]'' probably shouldn't expect any other kind of treatment.
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