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* Governor Aubert of [[David Weber]]'s ''[[In Fury Born]]'' is a subversion. When we first meet him, he's ignoring the warnings of the elite Marines stationed on Gyangtse, instead listening to the advice of his even stupider advisor, Salgado, which results in a major uprising by separatist forces. However, when said uprising occurs, Aubert realizes his stupidity, fires his advisor, and aids the Marines in resolving the conflict.

* In [[Hell's Gate]], we have (Commander of) Fifty (roughly equivalent to a lieutenant, I believe) Shevan Garlath, whose stupidity promptly leads to the first Arcanan/Sharonan bloodbath. He died in said bloodbath, fittingly enough.

* In the [[Dale Brown]] novel ''Edge of Battle'', Zakharov criticises the prison-breaking illegal immigrants as this, saying that if they had ran for the border rather than trying to take on a [[Mini-Mecha]] they would still be alive.

** The Yemeni in ''Executive Intent''. After the Chinese prove they're not going to be soft-hearted like the West with their [[Disproportionate Retribution]] takeover of Mogadishu, the Yemeni still bomb a Chinese frigate. No prizes for guessing whose shit is going to get wrecked.