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[[File:televised torture 24.jpg|frame|Better than the Jane Fonda video, for sure]]
{{quote|'''Major Isamu:''' [''in torture chamber''] The general is watching... If you sign this paper, admitting you lied about us, you'll be freed. If you're foolish and refuse, then we will ''persuade''....
'''General Tara:''' [''in private office, smirking''] I hope they refuse....
|''[[The Phantom (comic strip)|The Phantom]]''}}
There are cold-blooded maniacs who prefer to torture their victims with their own hands. There are the bad-asses who must have at least a few henchmen around to help out with the heavy lifting of pain infliction. Then there is the rare breed of villain who prefers to think of him or herself as "above" the common labor of applying crushing physical or psychological agony personally for fear it might put a nick in their nails --- and besides, watching is just a lot more ''fun''.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* While it's not exactly ''torture'', Pegasus in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' definitely enjoys watching security footage of Mokuba wasting away in a jail cell and Yugi facing off against sadistic opponents...all while enjoying a comic book and a glass of "[[Frothy Mugs of Water|fruit juice]]," of course.
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== Film ==
* In ''[[Captivity]]'', a lunatic imprisons a supermodel in an underground dungeon and watches her endure his tortures (though sometimes he executes them himself as well, slightly breaking the trope). The hooded villain is often seen enjoying a glass of fine wine as he monitors her suffering on a bank of video monitors.
* In ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'', Frank D'Amico arranges a webcast of Kick-Ass and Big Daddy being beaten and burned to death.
== Live Action TV ==
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