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'''Jack:''' Ah, I think I'll stand over there with them. }}

* Brittany Murphy's character in ''[[The Prophecy (film)|The Prophecy]] II'' is resurrected because [[Archangel Gabriel|Gabriel]] needs a human familiar with modern technology to help him search for the mother of a [[Half-Human Hybrid|Nephilim]] and prevent its birth.

* In the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' the Timelords try this with The Master, thinking his underhanded deviousness would make him a great soldier. However they forgot his [[Dirty Coward|natural tendency towards self-preservation]] and he legged it.

** Also [[Word of God]] for why the Lord President in "The End of Time" is called 'Rassilon' -- the same thing was done with him, and that didn't work out any better.

* Rimmer in [[Red Dwarf]] was woken up to keep Lister sane. He was deemed fitter for this one purpose than anyone else, even the captain. He succeeds in this mission spectacularly.

* [[Transformers Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] at the end of the original series.

{{quote|[[Badass Boast|"And this time, no force in the Universe can STOP ME!"]]}}

{{quote|Shao Kahn: "Few have ever existed more malevolent than you, Shang Tsung"}}

** He also gave Shang Tsung a good punch in the face for losing Earth Realm in the first place. Actually, it was the very first thing he did.

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