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{{quote|''The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?''|''[[Bad Dudes]] vs. Dragon Ninja''}}
:The direct opposite of President Action; this President is just the hapless target of whatever assassination attempt, kidnap attempt, assaulted-by-ninjas attempt, blackmail attempt, or otherwise evil conspiracy the bad guys have planned. Often has [[Evil Chancellor|an evil deputy]] or [[Government Conspiracy|members of his own government]] gunning for him/her. Can have elements of the other Presidents attached to him (for example, [[Let's Get Dangerous|becoming President Action out of necessity at the last minute]]), but President Targets are often [[Flat Character|ciphers]], with little information provided about them other than their status as President -- which means they might as well have a ''big'' target sign on their backs. This President basically exists for countless [[Action Hero|action heroes]] to answer this question: Are ''you'' [[Badass|a bad enough dude]] to rescue the president? Sometimes, it's [[The President's Daughter]] who [[
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'''President Personable'''
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* [[Gurren Lagann]]'s second half {{spoiler|makes Simon the leader of Kamina City, who rules as Commander-in-Chief Action, of course.}}
** {{spoiler|Rossiu would be President Strawman, not even aware that he's taking his former village leader's tactics down a destructive path, though it's made clear to the audience. Though not a strawman for any real life politics, his defining characteristic is that he's acting out of an ideology completely at odds with the series' themes.}}
* President [[Irony|Funny Valentine]] from ''[[
* Trun Union President Mission Routh in ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'' has a Grand Slam -- he's a President Personable, President Action, and President Playboy<ref>Apparently, Megara tolerated his relentless skirt-chasing only due to being a [[Artificial Human|Fatima]] and thus a subject to mind control.</ref> to the point of being a President Buffoon sometimes. Fortunately, he has much more responsible friends and allies to bail him out when his escapades turn South.
* The ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' sequel novel ''Frozen Teardrop'', set 22 years after the end of the anime, has Dorothy Catalonia as the Earth Sphere President, with the nickname "The Neo-Titanium Lady", presumably making her a President Iron. However, the Martian President {{spoiler|a brainwashed Relena Peacecraft}} is decidedly a [[President Evil]], considering they apparently ordered the assassination of the previous President {{spoiler|Milliardo Peacecraft, her own brother}}. ''Endless Waltz'' has an unnamed President who doesn't really factor into the plot, but looks kinda like Andy Griffith.
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{{quote|'''President Taylor:''' "I want that sonofabitch ''found''."}}
** And now President Hassan of [[Hollywood Atlas|Kamistan]] has gotten in on the action, mostly as President Target but now edging into {{spoiler|President Action territory after ''saving Jack Bauer.''}}
* Francis Urquhart in the ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'' trilogy of books and TV serials is a Prime Minister Corrupt.
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'s'' President Hayes is a President Personable, replacing an [[Invisible President]] in season 7. Of course his {{spoiler|first}} VP is the resident Corrupt Politician and corporate stooge, (ex-Senator) Kinsey.
** Hayes is also a President Iron. This shows most when he confronts {{spoiler|a holographic projection of Anubis}}.
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* Two examples in ''[[Guilty Gear]]'': President Gabriel of the [[Floating Continent|floating]] military nation of Zepp, who took power in the successful staging of a coup-d-état; and the President of a nation {{spoiler|implied to be a heavily-weakened United States of America}}, who is a young girl and a puppet of [[The Syndicate|The Assassin's Guild]].
* President Richter Karst of the Republic of Bastok in ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' is President Jerkass. {{spoiler|At least until you so later missions and find out that he isn't that much of a [[Jerkass]]. He has a (very) gruff persona, but did a lot for the citizens of Bastok that few people actually know about.}}
* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops|Call of Duty Black Ops]]'''s zombie level that takes place in the Pentagon ("Five") makes [[John F. Kennedy|President Kennedy]] a President Action via the player. As the level can be 4-player co-op, it also allows for a Cuban President Action (Fidel Castro), a Secretary of Defense Action (Robert
* President Baelheit in [[Baten Kaitos Origins]] is a blatant President Evil despite being a President Personable as well. Despite being the villain for the entirety of the game, {{spoiler|you still can't stop him from being fairly elected because the people of his home continent love him so much.}}
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