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{{quote|"''I'm proud to say I've written another insane admiral. They must put something in the water at Federation Headquarters.''"
|'''Ronald D. Moore'''}}
In fictional military settings, the brass tend to be a bit unstable. Frequently they become so obsessed with their own pet projects that they endanger [[The Federation|federation security]]. Other times their brazenness and/or [[General Ripper|paranoia]] almost leads to wars breaking out between rival superpowers. They may be a [[Conspiracy Theorist]] with authority investigating the heroes, an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] making hell for the heroes, or they may be covering up for their own good. They could be a [[General Ripper]] obsessed with the enemy, or they could be cowards who fear public exposure of their own wrongdoings.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [[General Ripper|Admi]][[We Have Reserves|ral]] [[Complete Monster|Aka]][[Lack of Empathy|inu]] in ''[[One Piece]]''.
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' (2000's): Admiral Cain, of course.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': Colonel Ari Ben-Zayn.
* Major General Steele from the ''[[
* General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay "Insanity" Melchett from ''[[Blackadder]] Goes Forth'' whose determination to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin inspired many a "Big Push".
* This trope tends to turn up in the ''[[Sharpe]]'' series, probably the most extreme (although far from unique) example from that series is Sir Henry Simmerson.
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