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In contrast to the generally sedentary [[Right-Hand-Cat]], this is what happens when the villains' pet plays an active role as a guard/weapon against the heroes. Expect [[Fluffy the Terrible]] in terms of naming and for the villain to be a confirmed [[Fluffy Tamer]]. Typically, villains will either show a [[Nightmare Fetishist]] streak and be oblivious to how savage their pets are, and will treat them kindly, or else, they will use the pets to (perhaps even literally) [[Kick the Dog]], sometimes by [[Fed to
It is, obviously, very prone to [[The Dog Bites Back]]. Contrast with the various heroic [[Loyal Animal Companion|Loyal Animal Companions]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
* In ''[[Ranma ½
* ''[[
** Although he is about as fearsome and "attack dog"-like as the kitten Nagi believes he is, Tama is a White Tiger. He has actually attacked Hayate on several occasions and shown to be quite capable of being a threat if he wants to be.
** In the same theme, Shiranui is honestly a kitten, but shown to be quite evil at times.
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== Films -- Animation ==
* Oddly combined with [[Right-Hand-Cat]] in ''[[
* In ''[[
* The villain of ''[[Up (
* The German Shepherds that attack [[
* Scud from ''[[Toy Story]]''.
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* The Chechen in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' has a pack of attack dogs. The Joker uses them later in the film. {{spoiler|Read between the lines, and it's implied the Joker fed them their former master...}}
* Jabba the Hutt's Rancor in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Return of the Jedi]]''.
* Commander Kruge in ''[[Star Trek III:
== Literature ==
* Voldemort's gigantic pet snake, Nagini in the ''[[Harry Potter (
* The [[Big Bad]] of the ''Andrakis'' series has a pet tiger that sat by his throne. A luckless messenger comes to report the defeat of their armies by the reincarnated hero; he looks up and the last thing he sees are the tiger's jaws closing on his face.
* In the first ''[[
== Live-Action TV ==
* Mederan in the ''[[
== Video Games ==
* While he's not a villain, and therefore doesn't attack the heroes, Interceptor, [[Ninja|Shadow's]] loyal dog in ''[[
* Comic Relief badguy Don Corneo from ''[[
* ''[[Mega Man (
** In the first ''[[
** Subverted in Classic ''[[Mega Man (
** Woodman in ''Mega Man 2'' has two [[Kill It
* ''[[Samurai Shodown]] II'' final boss Mizuki is accompanied by a "dog", which is actually a powerful shapeshifting demon that she uses in a couple of attacks.
* Dog in ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[Batman: The Animated Series
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The Simpsons (
* The ''[[
* In ''The Man Called [[The Flintstones|Flintstone]]'', the Green Goose and his pet sabretooth tiger, Ferocious.
* ''[[
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