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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|Punch Clock Villains]]s and [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|Obstructive Bureaucrats]]s. And are only lazy and incompetent up to the point that it [[No Delays for the Wicked|prevents them]] from getting any work done, however, when someone or something threatens their position or privileges, they forget everything about laziness and incompetence and become relentless in abusing their power, as they would not be above committing murder itself, of crossing the [[Moral Event Horizon]]. This can also happen if they have the object of their ambition within grasp.
 
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).
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== Literature ==
* [[Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina|Feltipern Trevagg]] created new tariffs to line his own pockets, including on the water -- onwater—on a kriffing desert planet. {{spoiler|The barve ends up dead with [[Incredibly Lame Pun|delicious]] irony}}.
* In [[Michael Flynn]]'s ''[[Spiral Arm|The January Dancer]]'', running an honest administration causes a revolt because they expect favors, too. (They do insist on your doing the job you accepted a bribe for, though.)
** Likewise in ''Up Jim River'', a man offers an official a large demonination bill -- askingbill—asking his opinion of the engraving.
* Cornelius Fudge from [[Harry Potter]] is not above taking bribes from [[Smug Snake|Lucius Malfoy]].
 
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