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[[File:ClockKing.jpg|link=Batman the Animated Series (Animation)|right|<small>"It will take you precisely three minutes and seventeen seconds to read through this article; [[Ludicrous Precision|2.63 seconds longer]] than it will take for me to rob you blind."</small> ]]
[[File:ClockKing.jpg|link=Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|right|<small>"It will take you precisely three minutes and seventeen seconds to read through this article; [[Ludicrous Precision|2.63 seconds longer]] than it will take for me to rob you blind."</small> ]]




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See also [[Creature of Habit]], who also likes punctuality, although rarely for nefarious plans.
See also [[Creature of Habit]], who also likes punctuality, although rarely for nefarious plans.
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
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== Tabletop Games ==
== Tabletop Games ==
* It's hard to think of any ''[[Shadowrun]]'' group which ''hasn't'' done this at one point. Everything, from the layout of the building to how many insects invade the facility on a regular basis, is carefully and overwhelmingly mapped out and planned, to the point where you'd expect your average 'runner to time herself on the composition of a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome|peanut butter and jelly sandwich]] made to exact specification. Not that it's likely to help; the actual run will, in a best case scenario, turn into [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]. More often, it'll devolve straight into an [[Indy Ploy]]. That is, if you even ''had'' a plan in the first place.
* It's hard to think of any ''[[Shadowrun]]'' group which ''hasn't'' done this at one point. Everything, from the layout of the building to how many insects invade the facility on a regular basis, is carefully and overwhelmingly mapped out and planned, to the point where you'd expect your average 'runner to time herself on the composition of a [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|peanut butter and jelly sandwich]] made to exact specification. Not that it's likely to help; the actual run will, in a best case scenario, turn into [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]. More often, it'll devolve straight into an [[Indy Ploy]]. That is, if you even ''had'' a plan in the first place.