Sycophantic Servant: Difference between revisions

** Although he's [[The Dragon]], one might consider [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] to be this also.

* ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' features several, in the form of the ghouls. Knox Harrington (a reference to Knock of ''Nosferatu''), [[Ascended Fanboy|a hyperactive fanboy]] was recruited by the Nosferatu agent Betram Tung, mainly because he was [[We Need a Distraction|able to divert attention away from Betram's less palatable schemes]]. Vandal Cleaver is Therese Voerman's ghoul and works the desk at the local blood bank, selling to vampires; unusually for a [[Sycophantic Servant]], Vandal is [[Sarcastic Devotee]], bitter (referring to his master as "the Queen Bitch,") and actually quite dangerous to humans, though he's too cowardly to attack a vampire and can easily be intimidated by the PC. Romero, Isaac's ghoul, lives in a cemetery in Hollywood and isn't even allowed to take a break for five minutes to seek out human contact, but is completely content so long as he gets to shoot zombies. Then there's Mercurio, who is totally dedicated to [[La Croix]], but is very much aware that this is because of the ghouling process, and accepts the situation because there are no better options.

** The player character can get a [[Sycophantic Servant]] of their own, if they feel so inclined (and choose the right dialogue options early on); if you learn about ghouling from Mercurio or Knox, you can use your blood to save and enslave Heather, the woman in the hospital who was hit by a car. No matter how badly you treat her, she stays devoted to you, bringing you fresh prey, a useful item, and even trying to give you her college fund. {{spoiler|If you don't get rid of her, she'll get killed by your enemies}}.

*** Only Heather is a good example of this trope. The rest are actually modest examples of this trope at best and better fit other side-kick roles; they are generally quite competent in their tasks, provided one doesn't ask too much from them. Heather, on the other hand, isn't that useful, though she adds some [[Fan Service]] and [[Fetish Fuel]] to a game already swimming in those tropes.

* Lugnut of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' is a borderline case, though it's more fanaticism than slavishness: in some episodes he seems to practically worship Megatron... and in others, there's no "practically" about it. He's also more [[Badass]] than most [[Sycophantic Servant]], ever ready to use his [[Macross Missile Massacre|hundreds of missiles]], his [[Drop the Hammer|warhammer]], and [[Rocket Punch|The Punch]] [[Fan Nickname|of Kill]] [[Sure Why Not|Everything]] to level Autobots (and the entire city block they happen to be in) in the name of '''the grand and glorious MEGATRON!'''

** Lugnut definitely fits here.

* In G1 ''[[Transformers]]'', Cyclonus is Galvatron's [[Sycophantic Servant]]. His exact level of competence is plot-reliant, but generally he's described as quite powerful and skilled--he could even lead the Decepticons if he weren't so devoted to Galvatron.

** Ditto for Shockwave's relationship to Megatron, before [[The Movie]].