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* Dogbert from ''[[Dilbert]]'' and Rat from ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' frequently do terrible things for their own gain and/or amusement and rarely suffer any punishment for their actions. Of course, this is [[Rule of Funny|played for laughs]]. |
* Dogbert from ''[[Dilbert]]'' and Rat from ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' frequently do terrible things for their own gain and/or amusement and rarely suffer any punishment for their actions. Of course, this is [[Rule of Funny|played for laughs]]. |
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** Lampshaded, justified and/or generally [[Playing |
** Lampshaded, justified and/or generally [[Playing with a Trope|played with]] by Dogbert himself at least once, in the Aug. 6, 2005 strip. |
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{{quote| '''Dogbert:''' I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it.}} |
{{quote| '''Dogbert:''' I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it.}} |
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* [[Garfield]] is a constant offender of this trope. He regularly bullies Odie and makes Jon's life hell, yet almost ''never'' receives comeuppance. |
* [[Garfield]] is a constant offender of this trope. He regularly bullies Odie and makes Jon's life hell, yet almost ''never'' receives comeuppance. |
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