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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Doctor Strange]]'': Baron Mordo was passed over for "Sorcerer Supreme" by the Ancient One in favor of relative newcomer Strange.
** Depends on the version. In the original comics version Mordo was planning to betray The Ancient One all along and Strange arrived in time to prevent it, so he ended up in the position.
* During his formative years in ''[[Start of Darkness]]'', a young Xykon from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' got passed over for a position as one of two [[Co-Dragons]] (and [[Bastard Understudy]]) during his days of minioning for an [[Evil Overlord]]. The Overlord noted that the candidates who actually did get the job did so because they did not "show the strategic ability of a rabid wombat".
== [[Film]] ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the book and [[BBC]] TV series ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'', Francis Urquhart turns to evil when he is passed over for promotion.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* In an episode of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', a human [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] on Hebridan has been passed over for promotion several times, causing him to turn it into a planet-wide conspiracy theory of the Serrakin oppressing humans. Turns out, the real reason is that his bosses found out that he was embezzling and were building a case.
* In London's Burning Sub Officer Hallam applies for a promotion to station officer but is turned down; resulting in him coming under the command of the younger and less experienced Nick Georgiadis. On top of this his wife, believing his career to be at a dead end, begins to pressure him to find another career.
* A recurring story line in early ''[[
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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* ''[[Prep and Landing]]'': Wayne is passed over for the job as Director of the Naughty List despite everyone's expectations.
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]] [[The Movie]]'': The position of manager of the Krusty Krab 2 goes to Squidward, not Spongebob.
* Not exactly a promotion, but involving much the same dynamic, is the episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' where Homer becomes determined to do something remarkable after being passed over for Worker of the Week yet again; it begins with Homer certain he'll get the award this time, because literally everyone else in the company has had their
** The trope does happen in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. In one episode, Homer is describing his assistant to his wife. Later in the episode, she asks about the guy again and Homer says, "You mean my supervisor?" as the assistant was presumably promoted to Homer's equal, then to his supervisor.
* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' does this sadistically to Ed Bighead: His boss invites him alone in his office, and tells him ''personally'' that a higher position just opened, before adding that it's not for him. [[Butt Monkey|Twice in the same episode.]]
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