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Remember, this isn't a trope for describing characters who become tyrants, but for describing a plot point of when (and possibly how) a character takes over for someone else and institutes new rules that are generally disliked by the majority of those affected. '''Be aware of spoilers!'''
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* Makoto Isshiki in ''[[Rah Xephon]]'', who later becomes an [[Unwitting Pawn]].
* One episode of [[Ranma One Half]] had Tatewaki Kuno taking over his father's role as school principal. Needless to say, many preferred his father.
* ''[[Love Hina]]'' (either the OAV or vol 11 of the Manga): Kanako Urashima, Keitaro's [[Emotionless Girl|creepy]], [[Brother
** In a way its more or less Karma catching up to the girls for mistreating Keitaro (despite the fact that they all eventually got along.)
* ''[[.hack|.hack//Legend Of the Twilight]]'' had the Cerulean Knights taking over after Balmug is fired from System Administration. They ruthlessly hunt down gamers even remotely accused of hacking or of minor offenses (changing the color of the avatar's clothes etc)
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== Literature ==
* Dolores Umbridge of ''[[Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix]]'', who is the former [[Trope Namer]]. She came to the school as a teacher imposed by the Ministry of Magic, becomes High Inquisitor, fires perfectly lovable teachers, dictates stupid rules aimed at abolishing the students' civil liberties, ''literally'' [[Cold
** She doesn't even try to ''fire'' Hagrid. She tries to ''subdue him as if he were a wild beast'', using a team of Stunners. [[Politically
* When Saruman and Lotho take charge in the "Scouring of the Shire" chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
** Then it ends up being just Saruman, since he had Wormtongue murder Lotho. He even insinuates that Lotho became [[I'm a Humanitarian|Wormtongue's dinner]].
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* Steve Fleming in ''[[The Thick of It]]''. At first his colleagues are happy to see the back of [[Magnificent Bastard|Malcolm Tucker]] but when they realize how creepy, charmless and bad-tempered his replacement is they decide [[We Want Our Jerk Back|they want their jerk to come back]] from his [[Ten Minute Retirement]].
* Arguably, Keith Mars when he {{spoiler|regains the position of sheriff}} in ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. While generally a good guy, his {{spoiler|response to underage drinking was way out of proportion to the actual problem}}.
* Mr Howard and Ms. Briggs from ''[[I Carly]]'' turn the school into something out of [[Nineteen Eighty
* This trope could almost be called The Snyder, after Armin Shimerman's role on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Snyder replaced Principal Flutie after Flutie was eaten by students possessed by hyenas. While he openly despised pretty much all teenagers, he targeted Buffy and the Scoobie Gang; it was theorized in Season Two that he was working for Mayor Wilkins, but by Season Three [[Aborted Arc|he turned out to be as much in the dark]] [[Weirdness Censor|as the rest of the adult population of Sunnydale]].
* In the ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' episode "Picture of Innocence'', Barnaby is taken off a case when he becomes one of the suspects and is replaced by the pencil-pushing bureaucrat Martin Spellman, much to Jones' disgust.
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** Also Emperor Cartagia, who turns out to be batshit insane and kills most of his advisers for trivial reasons (and keeps their heads to talk to them). His final plan? To become a god by {{spoiler|letting the Vorlons destroy Centauri Prime}}. The worst part is that Londo helped put him in power, as he and Lord Refa believed they could control him. Boy, did that plan backfire.
* [[I Claudius|Claudius]] plans to use this gambit by naming Nero his successor; the intent being to let Rome see how dreadful an Emperor can be. Strangely, they all seem to have forgotten how bad things were under Tiberius and Caligula, who preceded Claudius. Once Nero has ruined everything, Claudius's ''true'' chosen successor is to return to reinstate the Republic. [[Foregone Conclusion|Needless to say,]] this does not work out.
* In one episode of [[Even Stevens]], Principal Wexler leaves to pursue a modeling career and is replaced by incompetent pushover Vice Principal Landau. After the school descends into anarchy, [[Teachers Pet|Ren]] gives him a pep talk and tells him to [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|be more assertive]]. He takes it to heart, and a few days later the school has turned into ''[[Nineteen Eighty
* An episode of ''[[Primeval]]'' had the imperious Christine Johnson take control of the ARC and force the team into hiding. She was removed from her post by the end of the episode though.
** After the return of Abby and Connor after their 1-year hiatus in the past, they find out that things have changed in the ARC. While James Lester (who is much more caring that he pretends to be) is still formally in charge of day-to-day activities, it's now partly a privately-funded operation with a tycoon named Philip Burton having a lot of say. While he's not exactly a tyrant, he's much more concerned with the anomalies themselves than protecting the people from all the creatures that come through. After he nearly dies thanks to Rex escaping his cage, he orders that all creatures in the ARC be put down, no exceptions. Lester has to blackmail him to reverse the order.
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* In ''[[Fable III (Video Game)|Fable III]]'', if you're an evil player this is what happens when you usurp your older brother Logan as King. You can be just as bad or even worse of a tyrant than him.
* ''[[Starcraft]]'' provides Arcturus Mengsk, who fills this role as the Emperor of the Dominion. Has not yet been dethroned, even in the sequel.
** The point in ''Starcraft'' is not that Mengsk is worse than the government he overthrew, but that he is just as bad: that the only thing changed between the Confederacy and the Dominion was the label. Well, and he has a [[
* His dad was certainly not a charmer, but Rufus Shinra of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' made it quite clear from his [[New Era Speech]] ('The old man ruled through money, I'll rule through fear') that he was going to be worse. Although {{spoiler|President Shinra destroyed an entire sector of his city, killing untold numbers, just to wipe out a terrorist hideout. Rufus 'died' defending the same city from WEAPON and then resurfaced alive and repentant, if still manipulative, in Advent Children}} ...YourMileageMayVary on whether he was actually worse or not.
** Indeed, Rufus's cruelty, which is mentioned several times throughout the game, seems to come off as [[Informed Ability]] when the most "evil" thing we see him do is order the execution of Tifa and Barret, though [[Smug Snake|Heidegger and Scarlett]] seemed to push the whole "create a scapegoat" aspect of it. Compare this to the ordered deaths of quite possibly several thousands of civilians and watching said Holocaust from the window of your office while opera is playing in the background.
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== Western Animation ==
* In Season 2, Episode 24 of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], Diamond Tiara is chosen as the new editor-in-chief for Ponyville's school's newspaper. She goes so far as to call her role a "new regime" while describing it.
* Francine in the [[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]] episode ''Francine Frensky, Superstar!''.
* "That Guy", the unfrozen '80s CEO of Planet Express and Morgan Proctor, Hermes' replacement bureaucrat from the "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" episode of ''[[Futurama]]''.
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