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{{quote|''"I showed up here in this swamp with these nasty weird toad dudes. |
{{quote|''"I showed up here in this swamp with these nasty weird toad dudes. |
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[[General Ripper| Their boss Grime]] threw me in jail [[Bad Boss| with only bugs for food!]] |
''[[General Ripper| Their boss Grime]] threw me in jail [[Bad Boss| with only bugs for food!]] |
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But then I helped fight these monster herons and taught [[Heel Realization| Grime to be a charmer.]] |
''But then I helped fight these monster herons and taught [[Heel Realization| Grime to be a charmer.]] |
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I gave up despairing. |
''I gave up despairing. |
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Coz Grime made me lieutenant, with this dope armor. |
''Coz Grime made me lieutenant, with this dope armor. |
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I trained the toad army, [[Tough Love| I overworked them till they cried!]] |
''I trained the toad army, [[Tough Love| I overworked them till they cried!]] |
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Every morning I would teach them tai-chi and do frog jumps till it hurt! |
''Every morning I would teach them tai-chi and do frog jumps till it hurt! |
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[[Lima Syndrome| All the toads adored me!]] |
''[[Lima Syndrome| All the toads adored me!]] |
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We even made these custom t-shirts! |
''We even made these custom t-shirts! |
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I got my own palace! |
''I got my own palace! |
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With this much-improved cuisine! |
''With this much-improved cuisine! |
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[[Discussed Trope| Now the toads all treat me like their queen!'']] |
''[[Discussed Trope| Now the toads all treat me like their queen!'']] |
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|Sasha's [[Villain Song]] from ''[[Amphibia]]'' practically a demonstration on discovering this Trope.}} |
|Sasha's [[Villain Song]] from ''[[Amphibia]]'' practically a demonstration on discovering this Trope.}} |
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Revision as of 20:51, 11 January 2021
Whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with... —Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter 17
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Azula: The thing I don't understand is why? Why would you do it? You know the consequences. —Avatar: The Last Airbender, Boiling Rock Part 2"
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"You thought that just having strength is enough to be king of the jungle. Now you see it isn't. You have no friends, but Kimba has many because he's good and kind; he doen't rule by bullying, but by setting an example."
—Dan'l Baboon to Claw, Kimba the White Lion
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"I showed up here in this swamp with these nasty weird toad dudes. —Sasha's Villain Song from Amphibia practically a demonstration on discovering this Trope.
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