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{{trope}}
We have heard about them: Lazy, incompetent, always ''passing the buck'' and more than willing to accept a bribe to "speed things up". This character type exists somewhere in the overlap between [[Punch Clock Villain
This type of villain usually does not belong to the [[Aristocrats Are Evil|aristocracy]] or gets his power from [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|money or businesses]], instead his power comes from a position on the government (usually obtained through personal favors rather than merits and/or hard work).
In some variants, he will accept a bribe in order to illegally hasten things or do other "favors."
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== Anime and Manga ==
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== Film ==
* Judge Turpin from ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (
* Louis in [[Casablanca]] is a mild version.
== Literature ==
* [[Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina|Feltipern Trevagg]] created new tariffs to line his own pockets, including on the
* In [[Michael Flynn]]'s ''[[Spiral Arm
** Likewise in ''Up Jim River'', a man offers an official a large demonination
* Cornelius Fudge from [[Harry Potter]] is not above taking bribes from [[Smug Snake|Lucius Malfoy]].
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The RPG game ''[[Paranoia (
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== Western Animation ==
* Senator Wheiner of ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
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[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Corrupt Bureaucrat]]
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