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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* {{spoiler|Corrector Haruna}} from ''[[
* Akito Tenkawa's replacement in ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' gets herself killed in her first battle. (I'd put that in spoilers, but the fact that she [[Nominal Importance|doesn't even have a name]] makes the outcome pretty obvious from the get-go.)
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Jean Paul Valley, better known as [[Azrael]], served as the [[Suck Sessor]] to [[
** This trope was then immediately inverted, when Bruce took back the mantle of Batman back he had to leave town, so he temporarily had Dick Grayson ([[Nightwing]]/the 1st Robin) take over as Batman, who did an exemplary job until Bruce's return.
* This is the premise of ''[[The Big Guy and Rusty
* Judge Kraken from the [[Judge Dredd]] story arc "Necropolis."
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* Valeris, the Suck Sessor to Spock in ''[[Star Trek]] VI''.
* Harvey Dent in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' is a particularly tragic example; his success as District Attorney would have enabled Batman to retire and leave Gotham in the hands of competent law enforcement, but his [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Two-]][[Face Heel Turn]] ends that possibility.
* This is more or less what happens to ''[[
* Skynet replacing [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] with newer [[Terminator]] models designed to kill Sarah or John Connor may sound like a good idea, but the original model keeps proving itself the best.
** Well, original model wasn't so much effective in killing Sarah Connor.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'', when McLaggen fills in for Ron's keeper position. Sure, he's technically a better Keeper, but that's sort of offset by his [[A Midsummer
* Brian Clevinger's ''[[Nuklear Age]]'' has Superion, who takes over when Nuklear Man is decried as a public menace. He is, of course, evil.
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* In the fifth season of ''[[Angel]]'', {{spoiler|Spike is briefly set up as taking over Angel's "help the helpless" job. This being [[Joss Whedon]], it was a villainous ploy all along - though not by Spike.}}
** However, this is partially subverted, as {{spoiler|Spike is pretty much as good a person and fighter Angel is, and although it's eventually revealed that Angel is indeed [[The Chosen One]], he and Spike end up fighting alongside each other as equals (even if they will never admit to being equals)}}.
* Happened on ''[[
** And also with Queeg, Holly's non-senile, but [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]-ish "back-up" (although this is a [[Double Subversion]]; {{spoiler|Queeg seems to defeat Holly and take his place permanently, but then Holly reveals the whole thing was a practical joke to remind them to appreciate him.}})
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'''s "Accession" is another example of this, sort of. A 200-year-old ship emerges form the wormhole, and the Bajoran poet on board, Akorem Laan, claims to be the Emissary. Sisko didn't care for the title to begin with and steps down. Akorem then brings back an ancient caste system and throws Bajoran society into chaos, forcing Sisko to challenge Akorem.
* Averted in ''[[MASH|M*A*S*H]]''; when Radar leaves, Klinger at first appears to be his [[Suck Sessor]], but his skills at wheeling, dealing and stealing eventually get him accepted as company clerk.
** Inverted in the same series with Frank Burns replacement Charles Emerson Winchester III, who, though stuffy, annoying, arrogant, and somewhat bigoted, was a far more competent surgeon than Frank, and not nearly as cowardly or power-mad. But then, Frank could never have qualified as a hero outside his own delusions.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* An episode of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' introduced Major Man, who managed to beat the titular superheros to the scene of every disaster, saving the day first. Of course, that's because {{spoiler|he was ''setting up'' the crises that he was averting...}}
* Same deal with the ''[[Fantastic Four:
* ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'': June meets a witch who is nice, cheerful, knowledgable, and ''[[Stop Helping Me!|annoying]]''. Eventually, she can't bear working with her anymore and shoves [[The Hero|her]] duties on her. Things go downhill when she feeds a human cookie (yes, the distinction is important) to a troll that, when it eats human food, grows twelve feet tall and everything it touches turns to stone.
* An episode of the Sunbow ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon had COBRA hack the Department of Defense computers while all the top-ranked Joes were absent, to promote the three worst candidates to command positions: [[Actual Pacifist|Lifeline]], [[Playful Hacker|Dialtone]], and [[Rant-Inducing Slight|Shipwreck]].
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