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* Lampshaded in ''[[Half-Life]] 2'' when Breen notes Gordon Freeman's tendency to plow through enemy forces like a weedwhacker. At the moment of his apparent defeat, he reveals he's aware that ''somebody'' wanted Gordon to be there, and to do what he did.
** Whether this trope actually applies is still an open question. Yes, the G-Man sent Gordon in alone to take down the Combine (presumably), but his perspective and resources are, well... ''unusual'', to say the least.
* [[Justified]] in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'', where a Navy SEAL team is sent into Big Shell and promptly slaughtered by one of the villains. {{spoiler|1=Even worse, the SEAL team was sent in as a decoy, so that Raiden would be able to infiltrate undetected. High Command didn't just know the SEALs were in danger, they purposely sent them to their deaths.}}
** Actually subverted in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', at first, it may seem like the government's putting a lot of faith in Snake's abilities, but in the end, it's revealed {{spoiler|the entire point of sending him was to spread a biological weapon and kill everyone}}.
* Commandos in ''[[Command and Conquer]]''. Made quite explicit in the [[FPS]] ''Renegade''.
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