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== General ==
* Any plot at all involving a [[Jerkass Genie]] is going to have this. No matter how obvious it is that the genie is purposely misinterpreting the requests, someone's greed is going to do him in, with only the smartest and/or wisest hero even ''suggesting'' throwing the lamp away.
* A common problem with an [[Artifact of Doom]] or [[Olympus Mons]]. Characters who use these tend to have little sense of self-control, becoming [[Drunk with Power]] and thinking themselves invincible, not knowing that the biggest danger to him is the very thing that grants him power.
== Anime and Manga ==
* In the [[Anime]] [[OVA]] ''[[Guy Double Target]]'', the [[Big Bad|BigBads]] of both episodes are cruel and sadistic, but they also show this trope, just in case [[Viewers are Morons|it isn't clear they deserve their fates]]. Then again, the heroes are greedy, so this is a bit of a [[Broken Aesop]].
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