Plea of Personal Necessity: Difference between revisions

The nature of this plea can vary greatly. It may just refer to the hero(es) personally (such as villain being [[Load -Bearing Boss|the only thing keeping their lair intact]]), or it may involve the world as a whole (when removing the villain will result in an [[Evil Power Vacuum]], for example). The ''reality'' of the claim varies as well; it may just be a villainous ploy to throw the hero off his game. In any case, these pleas are rarely successful.

If the villain really is directly responsible in some sense for the well-being of the world, he is a [[Load -Bearing Boss]]. If, after he is cast down, worse forces arise, it may be a case of [[Better the Devil You Know]], or the chaos of an [[Evil Power Vacuum]]. Whatever the reason, if he's telling the truth, killing him would be a clear case of [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]].

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* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', after Bart and Lisa proved Sideshow Bob rigged the election to win his [[Engineered Public Confession|Engineered Public]] [[Rant -Inducing Slight|Rant]] ends with one of these. Essentially making this statement the ''source'' of his downfall.