Reassignment Backfire: Difference between revisions

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In this plot, a hero in an organization like the military is reassigned by a vindictive superior who seeks to ruin the hero by [[Reassigned to Antarctica|transferring him to a nothing post]], in hopes that the hero's career will dead end—or worse.

 

 

Often happens after a character has been [[Reassigned to Antarctica]]. Compare [[Busman's Holiday]]. And some commanders may not be unhappy at the prospect of [[Surprisingly Elite Cannon Fodder|cannon fodder they wouldn't miss, but who actually get the job done.]]

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* ''[[801 TTS Airbats]]''.

* Mihoshi from ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', who seemingly only ''has'' a job in the Galaxy Police because [[Nepotism|her grandfather is the Grand Marshall]], gets assigned to patrol Earth's solar system. After all, a planet that barely even has space travel could hardly have any trouble for her to get into, and there'd be nothing to report so her superiors wouldn't have to deal with her anymore. Naturally, she promptly gets involved in taking down the most notorious criminal in the universe.

** Ironically, the winner ''would'' become captain during [[The Movie]].

 

* Traditionally, the origin of ''[[The Mighty Thor]]'' involves Odin sending the character to Earth in order to teach him humility before he ascends the throne as his heir. It works, but Thor ends up liking Earth so much that he is often extremely reluctant to return to Asgard, and even more to becoming its ruler.

** This is due to Thor being the son of Mother Earth herself, Gaea.

* When [[Wonder Woman]] died, the Amazons made her mother, Queen Hippolyta, take up the mantle in her stead, as a form of penance for indirectly causing Diana's death. Hippolyta enjoyed being a superhero so much that she kept at it even after Diana came back from the dead, and eventually abolished the monarchy entirely.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[Batman Begins]]'', Lucius Fox was assigned as head of the Applied Sciences division of Wayne Enterprises because Richard Earle, the CEO after Thomas Wayne died, wanted him out of the board and in a place where he won't have any influence over the company. However, Fox's prototypes caught the attention of Bruce Wayne, who after taking control of Wayne Enterprises fired Earle and appointed him as CEO.

* ''[[Under Siege]]'' Chief Casey Ryback ([[Steven Seagal]]) is [[Artistic License Military|reassigned as a cook for striking one of his superior officers]]. This proves invaluable when terrorists take control of his ship, as he's in the kitchen, away from them when they take the crew hostage.

 

== Literature ==