Tyrant Takes the Helm: Difference between revisions

* One of these is basically the major plot motivator in ''[[The Caine Mutiny]]''

* This happens when Prince John usurps [[Richard the Lion Heart|King Richard]]'s throne in many versions of the ''[[Robin Hood]]'' story.

* In Douglas Coupland's ''[[JPod]]'', this happens twice, although neither of the tyrants is particularly evil. The first one is Steve, who takes over as head of marketing, and promptly attempts to get a cute turtle inserted into the skateboarding game they're designing. He's later {{spoiler|vanished by the Chinese mafia}}, and replaced by Alastair, who turns the game into an edutainment title about a prince and a flying carpet. He frustrates the characters so much that they {{spoiler|find and rescue Steve.}}

* In the third book of the ''[[Septimus Heap]]'' series, Queen Etheldredda the Awful attempts to pull this. She's a ghost, so her ability to do things is somewhat... limited, but she attempts to influence the Princess and her family to various effect. {{spoiler|Those she doesn't like get infected with a dangerous disease via her ugly pet.}}

 

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