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 Tom is generally in some kind of superior position. He can be the boss, [[The Captain]], etc. Or he can just be more powerful, as in a better swordsman. And he is at least heroic, if not [[The Hero]].
-Jack finds himself in a situation where he could kill Tom -- either at all, or [[What You Are in the Dark|without reprisal]]. Usually, Tom knows that Jack wants to kill him and has [[Batman Gambit|set this up]], although this can sometimes be [[Obfuscating Stupidity|hard to establish]]. Always, he is expressing [[Power of Trust|some degree of trust]] in his safety with Jack, and always, Jack has not planned to kill him there.
+Jack finds himself in a situation where he could kill Tom—either at all, or [[What You Are in the Dark|without reprisal]]. Usually, Tom knows that Jack wants to kill him and has [[Batman Gambit|set this up]], although this can sometimes be [[Obfuscating Stupidity|hard to establish]]. Always, he is expressing [[Power of Trust|some degree of trust]] in his safety with Jack, and always, Jack has not planned to kill him there.
 They both get through it alive. Jack never tries to kill Tom. Though the exact degree of loyalty this inspires can vary widely. Generally indicates a moral improvement on Jack's part, all the way up to a full [[Heel Face Turn]].
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 * In [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Shards of Honor]]'', Aral Vorkosigan deals with a mutineer by giving him a gun and sitting down with his back to him.
 ** "I told him I couldn't work with a man who made my shoulder blades itch, and this was the last chance I was going to give him for [[Klingon Promotion|instant promotion]]." The man is ''badass''.
-* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] novel ''Ghostmaker'', Major Rawne and Gaunt are alone in the wintry wilderness. At one point, Rawne stands over him with a knife, ready to cut his throat; he hears Gaunt mutter in [[Bad Dreams]] (about, incidentally, the ''reason'' he wants Gaunt dead) and instead kills an ork sneaking up on them. Later, when Gaunt is about to slip into the sea of boiling hydrocarbons and drown, Rawne sacrifices his prized silver knife to afford Gaunt a hand-hold. Though he professes a desire to kill Gaunt later -- even to Gaunt's own face -- he never attempts it.
+* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] novel ''Ghostmaker'', Major Rawne and Gaunt are alone in the wintry wilderness. At one point, Rawne stands over him with a knife, ready to cut his throat; he hears Gaunt mutter in [[Bad Dreams]] (about, incidentally, the ''reason'' he wants Gaunt dead) and instead kills an ork sneaking up on them. Later, when Gaunt is about to slip into the sea of boiling hydrocarbons and drown, Rawne sacrifices his prized silver knife to afford Gaunt a hand-hold. Though he professes a desire to kill Gaunt later—even to Gaunt's own face—he never attempts it.
 ** Unusually, Rawne had made an actual attempt to kill Gaunt earlier, on a battle field. Gaunt had knocked him unconscious and then, [[Embarrassing Rescue|despite his own injuries]], [[Turn the Other Cheek|carried Rawne to safety]].
 * Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade, whose final command from the Emperor was to kill Luke, in [[The Thrawn Trilogy]].