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* Stephen King's thriller ''Thinner'' gives us an anti-heroic example: Protagonist Billy Halleck is cursed to die by a pack of traveling Gypsies after accidentally killing the leader's daughter. Billy's best friend, mafioso Richie Ginelli, responds by poisoning their guard dogs, shooting up their camp (without killing anyone), and assaulting the clan leader's granddaughter. The old leader takes the curse off, but Ginelli is killed by said granddaughter in the end. |
* Stephen King's thriller ''Thinner'' gives us an anti-heroic example: Protagonist Billy Halleck is cursed to die by a pack of traveling Gypsies after accidentally killing the leader's daughter. Billy's best friend, mafioso Richie Ginelli, responds by poisoning their guard dogs, shooting up their camp (without killing anyone), and assaulting the clan leader's granddaughter. The old leader takes the curse off, but Ginelli is killed by said granddaughter in the end. |
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* From the novel ''[[Surender]]'', Finnegan is this to Gabriel. |
* From the novel ''[[Surender]]'', Finnegan is this to Gabriel. |
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* In [[John Hemry|Jack Campbell's]] ''[[The Lost Fleet|The Lost Stars]]'', even Colonel Roh Morgan's worst enemies concede that she's totally loyal to General Artur Drakon and works for what she considers his best interests. Things she says and is shown thinking suggest she may, in her twisted way, believe herself to be in love with him, although she never actually uses that word. |
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== Live Action TV == |
== Live Action TV == |
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