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** Grant Walker (again from Batman), who blackmails Mr. Freeze into trying to make him immortal.

** Maxie Zeus (Batman again) is also depicted as a corporate executive who... well... [[Sanity Slippage|went a little nuts]] after his stock crashed. The reason he became insane was because his success in crime made him think he was untouchable and godlike.

* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' dealt with one willing to commit ''murder'' to make money. After the heroes dealt with a mob of ghosts who attacked a movie set where a film was being made about a ghost-hunter (as Egon explained, ghosts ''hate'' the way ghosts are depicted in movies) the owner of the studio was able to hide three of them and convince them to work for him. He quickly realized he could make a fortune in horror movies with these three ghosts, as they eliminated the cost for makeup, special effects, and best of all, worked for free. Free except ''one'' thing they wanted, the lives of the Ghostbusters. He actually arranged this, kidnapping the four heroes and [[Snuff Film| offering to film it]], confiscating their proton packs so his "stars" could use them themselves. The Ghostbusters survived because Ray, who managed to hang onto his PKG-Meter, used it to send out an SOS call; clearly, not all ghosts are evil, because a few benign spirits of action film stars came to help.

* Eric Raymond from ''[[Jem]]''.

** Subverted by Jerrica 'Jem' Benton herself.

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** Most Laramie Cigarette executives. Their plans often involve using loopholes to avoid government regulations on cigarettes, and often use ads specifically targeting teenagers and children. They once tried buying the rights to Homer's hybrid tomato-tobacco hybrid (as no government laws prohibited the sale of "tomacco") and eventually sole the last specimen, meeting some comeuppence when a tomacco-crazed sheep caused their helicopter to crash. (Fortunately, the sheep survived.)

** Roger Meyers Jr - the CEO of Itchy and Scratchy Studios - is a jaded and selfish businessman who has nothing but contempt for the children who comprise his audience. While not the blatant plagiarist his father was, he still eagerly profited from a stolen manuscript and likely violates several building and zoning laws in his numerous promotions, like [[No OSHA Compliance|Itchy and Scratchy Land]].

* Some episodes of ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' suggest that [[Big Bad|Dr. Claw]] is a shadow owner of some corporations, using them as fronts for smuggling rings. One notable example was when his scheme involved using technology to prevent cows from giving milk so he could sell his own dairy products at inflated prices. Clearly an illegally-run monopoly; he was bold enough to even put the MAD insignia on the milk cartons.

* The Crimson Guard twins Tomax and Xamot are this in ''[[G.I. Joe]]; the CEOs of Extensive Enterprises, they provide much of COBRA's funding.

* Mr. Krabs from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' is a somewhat more lovable example.

* HP, the Head Pixie from ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''. He's voiced by Ben Stein (as are the other pixies) and has got to be ''the most boring creature'' in Fairyworld.