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** In ''[[A New Hope]]'', to his men on Leia's ship: "...and bring me the passengers, I Want Them Alive!"
** In ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', to the bounty hunters:
{{quote|"You are free to use any methods necessary, but I Want Them Alive. [Vader points at Boba Fett] ''[[Noodle Incident|No disintegrations]]''!"
''[Fett looks down dejectedly]'' "As you wish." }}
*** [http://moviepilot.com/posts/2299242 There's] even a [[Wild Mass Guessing|good hypothesis]] as to ''why'' he singled out Boba Fett.
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* Subverted a couple of times in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]:
** In ''[[Shadows of the Empire]]'', the main antagonist Xizor orders the ''Millennium Falcon'' destroyed: "If you can disable it and capture the crew and passengers, that would also be acceptable."
** In ''[[The Thrawn Trilogy|Dark Force Rising]]'', Grand Admiral Thrawn (notable for being [[A Lighter Shade of Grey|less]] [[You Have Failed Me...|cruel to his subordinates]], as well as a [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|big fan]] of the [[Evil Overlord List]]) says of the heroes: "I want them also alive if possible. If not -- If not, I'll understand."
* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s [[Conan the Barbarian]] novel ''The Hour of the Dragon'', Valerius inverts it:
{{quote|''You all know the Countess Albiona. Search for her, and if you find her, kill her and her companion instantly. Do not try to take them alive.''}}
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