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* Acibek in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''. Interestingly, Acibek was crafted from pure Law magic, and the asshat it turned against was [[Lawful Stupid]] to a degree that made Miko from [[Order of the Stick]] look good by comparison. He also employed [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|the immortal souls]] of several hundred [[Human Sacrifice|elven sacrifices]] in the process, and while this admittedly didn't result in the eternal torment you'd expect those two tropes to entail, Acibek had all their memories and was not best pleased about the fact that nobody had bothered to gain their informed consent. On this occasion this trope didn't involve going against his intended purpose, at least [[From a Certain Point of View]]:
* Acibek in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''. Interestingly, Acibek was crafted from pure Law magic, and the asshat it turned against was [[Lawful Stupid]] to a degree that made Miko from [[Order of the Stick]] look good by comparison. He also employed [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|the immortal souls]] of several hundred [[Human Sacrifice|elven sacrifices]] in the process, and while this admittedly didn't result in the eternal torment you'd expect those two tropes to entail, Acibek had all their memories and was not best pleased about the fact that nobody had bothered to gain their informed consent. On this occasion this trope didn't involve going against his intended purpose, at least [[From a Certain Point of View]]:
{{quote|'''Acibek:''' ... to at last bring peace and order to this land... (seizes his creator by the lapels)... by getting rid of ''him''.}}
{{quote|'''Acibek:''' ... to at last bring peace and order to this land... (seizes his creator by the lapels)... by getting rid of ''him''.}}
* This is one possible explanation for the [http://mountaincomics.com/2011/06/13/last-igloo-on-the-moon/ Techno Rabbit Apocalypse] in ''[[Mountain Time]]'', albeit one that raises questions about the motivation for creating the Techno Rabbits to begin with.
* This is one possible explanation for the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120112193146/http://mountaincomics.com/2011/06/13/last-igloo-on-the-moon/ Techno Rabbit Apocalypse] in ''[[Mountain Time]]'', albeit one that raises questions about the motivation for creating the Techno Rabbits to begin with.
* In ''[[Skinhorse]]'', ultra-groovy super-hip [[Mad Scientist]] Tigerlily Jones has her robot army revolt. In the cruelest way. They decide they want to learn to be square. One even wants to learn ''accounting and polka''. Oh, the humanity!
* In ''[[Skinhorse]]'', ultra-groovy super-hip [[Mad Scientist]] Tigerlily Jones has her robot army revolt. In the cruelest way. They decide they want to learn to be square. One even wants to learn ''accounting and polka''. Oh, the humanity!
* Subverted in ''[[Questionable Content]]'', where the robots were ''planning'' to do this, but realized it would mean they'd end up with actual responsibility and stuff.
* Subverted in ''[[Questionable Content]]'', where the robots were ''planning'' to do this, but realized it would mean they'd end up with actual responsibility and stuff.