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* Khan in ''[[Star Trek]] II: The Wrath of Khan'' escaped exile, stole a starship, and marooned its crew in his place. As his right hand man points out, they can do anything they want. But Khan is determined to have his revenge on Kirk, an agenda which of course leads to his own death.
* The sheriff in ''[[First Blood]]'' could have avoided a lot of death and bloodshed had he simply let the wandering Vietnam veteran get something to eat, but instead chose to throw his weight around and treat the guy like a criminal. Not a smart thing to do to John [[Rambo]]...
** [[Justified]], at least partially. Rambo never mentions that he's a returned Nam vet, so the sheriff literally doesn't know [[Badass|what he's dealing with]]. [[Perma -Stubble|Plus, Rambo doesn't exactly look like]] [[Good Hair, Evil Hair|an upstanding citizen.]] It may be more a case of [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] than anything else.
* In ''[[Dream House (film)|Dream House]]'', {{spoiler|Jack Patterson}} clutches the villain ball during the climax. First, he {{spoiler|shoots his accomplice Boyce}} without making sure that {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]] he was dead}}. Second, he ties up {{spoiler|Ann}} instead of killing {{spoiler|her}}. Not only does {{spoiler|Peter Ward rescue Ann, Boyce pours a flammable liquid onto Jack's escape path, resulting in Jack getting burned}}.
* Willy Bank and Terry Benedict in ''Ocean's Thirteen''. The former's outright betrayal of Reuben leading to Ocean and co. seeking justice is the impetus for the plot; knowing full well their reputation as capable of beating the odds. The latter in his insistence to betray them and get several diamonds.
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* Pick a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' villain. Any ''[[Doctor Who]]'' villain. Special mention must go to [[Evil Counterpart|the Master]] however, who even originally had a [[Beard of Evil]]!
* Every villain on ''[[Supernatural]]''. All of them. Except Crowley who, in his own words, is the only one to not "Underestimate those denim wrapped nightmares!" And is therefore the only one thus far still walking around unharmed.
* ''[[ICarlyiCarly]]'': Missy in ''iReunite With Missy''. Missy tries to her old "best friend" position off Sam, by treating her nicely around people, but indirectly attacking her in ways that force Sam away from Carly. Sam herself is unsure if Missy is trying to hurt her, or if she's jealous of Missy. The evil plot is ruined when Missy gives Sam a [[Motive Rant]] for no reason. This pushes Sam to ask Freddie for help. Carly has no clue until she [[Right Behind Me|overhears]] [[Evil Gloating|Missy gloating]] about the cruise Freddie gave up to get rid of her.
* The ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]'' episode "The Mirror in Darkness" has Dread using a fake Power to trick survivors into unwitting digitization. The first time we see him, it's convincing to ''us''. But the second time, we know the plot, and the real Power is waiting for him. The fake then suddenly yells his head off, and generally acts like a dick, before the real Power shows up.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Peter Fleming]] (AKA Chess) hires a duo of assassins to kill [[The Cape (TV series)|The Cape]]. They fail but find out his [[Secret Identity]]. When one of them meets with Fleming, he is about to give him a flash-drive with their research, when Fleming loses his temper and fires them. Being a professional, the assassin is no longer obligated to help Fleming, so he gives the flash-drive to the Cape. All Fleming had to do was wait 2 seconds, and he would've had the Cape by the balls.