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* Dr. Johann Krauss from ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]''. He initially comes across as very by-the-book, but eventually joins Hellboy and the others in finding Prince Nuada, as well as {{spoiler|quitting the BPRD afterward}}.
{{quote|'''Krauss''': ''"Dr. Manning, suck my ectoplasmic schwanzstucker! "''}}
* Gregory Peck's character in ''[[Twelve O'Clock High]]'' takes over a B-17 bomber group, formerly led by the ineffective Colonel Davenport. His efforts to instill discipline and order on the group are not well-received initially, but the men eventually recognize his competence, and the improvements in success rate and morale are evident.
** In this case, an [[Invoked Trope]]. His orders were to essentially be a [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] in order to whip the demoralized unit into shape, knowing full-well that they would probably hate him for it.
* ''Reach For The Sky'', biopic of RAF ace and [[Disabled Badass]] Douglas Bader, has a similar plot to the above example: Bader is assigned to a fighter squadron that took a severe battering during the Battle of France, escaping back to England with little more than their aircraft and the clothes they stand up in. He makes a rather poor first impression on his new command by handing out reprimands for not being in proper uniform in the Officers Mess, before having it pointed out to him that they have yet to be issued replacements for everything that had to be abandoned in place when their airfield was overrun, then goes on to redeem himself by kicking up a fuss about the fact they haven't been issued the tools and spare parts to keep their aircraft operational until something is done about it. This may or may not be [[Truth in Television|Truth In Television]], as the film is based directly on Bader's own memoirs, and some of the men who served under him have given [[No Hero to His Valet|less flattering accounts]].
* In ''D3: The Mighty Ducks'', the Ducks are accepted to a prestigious academy. However, their new coach, Ted Orion, initially makes many changes to the team roster and traditions to the point where the entire team loathed him. However, their previous coach manages to convince them that Orion isn't such a terrible coach, but just has a stricter coaching style than the Ducks are used to. The Ducks eventually accept Orion as their coach and Orion in turn eases up on his restrictions on them.
** It should be noted that many of the changes he instigated, such as moving Golburg from goalie to a defensive field player, proved to improve the team as a whole.
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* [[Sports Night]] : Sam Donovan. As the new ratings consultant, he arrives suddenly and makes changes to the show while seeming to have no respect for the producers and on-air talent. But he quickly redeems himself when he shows his fanatical devotion to [[Cool Old Guy|Isaac]] [[Bald Black Leader Guy|Jaffe]] and makes it clear that his no-nonsense tactics are about making the show better, not abusing his own power.
* Cam Saroyan on [[Bones]] began this way, threatening to fire Brennan for the first few episodes after she was introduced whenever Brennan would get upset about the new rules. However, she found middle ground over time and became a valued member of the team without letting the team forget that she is still in charge.
* ''London's Burning:'' Station Officer Nicholas Georgiadis goes through this trope when he takes over from Sid Tate, having quite a tough act to follow as his now-retired predecessor was a very experienced and skilled firefighter and a well-loved Benevolent Boss. The rest of Blue Watch take a while to warm up to him, as his leadership style is a bit more formal and stand-offish than Tate's, but he proves himself early on by insisting the he be the one to carry out a very risky and rule-bending improvised rescue plan to save a young child who's fallen down a well.
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