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** For that matter, the Desert Fox himself - the original [[Magnificent Bastard]] - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
** It should be pointed out that the "shooting a pistol at a passing plane mid-strafe" scene was completely written for the movie. However, Patton's son, a consultant for the movie, stated that if put in that position the General ''absolutely'' would have done the exact same thing. The immediately following line was also completely plausible: "Hell, I wish he'd land so I could give him a medal!"
***While that does indeed sound plausible for Patton, it was quite common for people on the ground to work off their frustration shooting at planes with small arms. Standing out in front of the plane's path as if one was a matador is a bit much though.
* Admiral James T. Kirk in the first four ''[[Star Trek]]'' movies. Naturally.
** And his TOS crew is [[Genre Savvy]] enough to know it. When a new ensign protests Kirk's last minute command orders in ''The Motion Picture'', Uhura coolly and effectively shuts him down with one sentence:
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