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** Said commanding officer is Valin Hess, a ridiculously ''creepy'' high-ranking Imperial who is just as ruthless as Grand Moff Tarkin but with none of his wit and Peter Cushing's natural charisma. When talking with Din and Mayfeld, he shows no remorse in sending thousands of his troops to their deaths and is downright smug about outliving them, then goes on to boast about willing to commit the atrocity that killed all those men on a grander scale. Viewers have been known to ''cheer'' when {{spoiler|Mayfeld shuts his smug ass up by plugging him in the head with a blaster bolt.}} |
** Said commanding officer is Valin Hess, a ridiculously ''creepy'' high-ranking Imperial who is just as ruthless as Grand Moff Tarkin but with none of his wit and Peter Cushing's natural charisma. When talking with Din and Mayfeld, he shows no remorse in sending thousands of his troops to their deaths and is downright smug about outliving them, then goes on to boast about willing to commit the atrocity that killed all those men on a grander scale. Viewers have been known to ''cheer'' when {{spoiler|Mayfeld shuts his smug ass up by plugging him in the head with a blaster bolt.}} |
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** Morgan Elsbeth is the tyrannical magistrate of Corvus, who rules over the planet with an iron fist and gleefully tortures and orders the deaths of innocent civilians as easily as breathing, all the while overseeing an operation to strip mine the planet of everything it's worth. It's hard not to sympathize with Ahsoka's deep, ''seething'' hatred of the bitch due to her being as unlikable as humanly possible with every bit of screentime that's afforded to her. |
** Morgan Elsbeth is the tyrannical magistrate of Corvus, who rules over the planet with an iron fist and gleefully tortures and orders the deaths of innocent civilians as easily as breathing, all the while overseeing an operation to strip mine the planet of everything it's worth. It's hard not to sympathize with Ahsoka's deep, ''seething'' hatred of the bitch due to her being as unlikable as humanly possible with every bit of screentime that's afforded to her. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* The tutorial adventure in the original ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' featured an evil wizard ([[Insistent Terminology|eh, sorry, Magic-User]]) named Bargle the Infamous who seemed to be set up as an intentional hate Sink. In the story, he murders the beautiful cleric Aleena, and because the story is almost completely scripted, there's nothing the player can do to save her, and only a slim chance of preventing Bargle's escape, potentially setting him up as the player's [[Arch Enemy|hated enemy]]. GenCon 2005 even marketed a module from an Indy publisher called "Kill Bargle" ([https://cf.geekdo-images.com/sHzMUyjj7O2DcFkMqncIAg__medium/img/zQqaGcSkFZqpoqVOzTr3dtPF_UM=/fit-in/500x500/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2221210.jpg note the cover], obviously a homage to [[Kill Bill| another famous revenge story]]), the [[Best Served Cold|clear intent being hunting down Bargle to avenge poor Aleena]], and it's ''still'' available for download for players with long memories. |
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== [[Theatre]] == |
== [[Theatre]] == |
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