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Examples of [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] in [[{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] include:
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''. Xykon refuses to allow Redcloak to regenerate his right eye, calling it an "idiot tax" for failing him. He tells him to resurrect his hobgoblin henchman because ''he'' at least shouted a warning before being cut down by a hero.
** Averted earlier by Therkla. She fails in her mission, but is able to deflect the blame to another minion. Her master praises her for weaseling her way out of her responsibilities, but then informs her next time, he will accept no loopholes.
* Parodied in ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'', where Kary kills her minions for no reason at all, thinking that it's [[Contractual Genre Blindness|something villains just "do"]], with the eventual effect that she [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/10/09/episode-468-hey-laughing-boy/ runs out of them].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090719065905/http://antiheroforhire.com/d/20071026.html This] ''[[Antihero for Hire]]'' strip. To the Wizard's defense, he is genuinely insane and the [[Big Bad]] [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|corporation]] made him so.
* Parodied and lampshaded in [http://www.bmoviecomic.com/?cid=266 this strip] of ''[[The B-Movie Comic|The B Movie Comic]]'', titled "What henchmen are good for". See also [[The Rant]], quite instructive.
* In ''[[Concerned]]'', Dr. Breen (in here made a [[Card-Carrying Villain]]) tends to try and pull off a faux Force Chokehold when he's angry at someone, wishing for his minions to at least play along.
* Khrima, from ''[[Adventurers!]]'', [[Minion with an F In Evil|doesn't normally do this]], but [https://web.archive.org/web/20090724152843/http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0057.html this particular minion really had it coming.]
* Subverted in ''[[The Wotch]]''. This villain prefers [http://www.thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-03-20 minions with initiative].
* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' Lord Horribus kills a couple of demons for not doing their part in the hunt for Torg. It's actually somewhat more understandable in this case, since it was less a case of the demons ''failing'' to capture Torg and more that they hadn't even been ''trying''.
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{{quote|'''Assistant:''' You're not trying to catch them, sir?
'''Rayner:''' (Sips his coffee) No. I guess they were right. }}
* The Speaker in ''[[Harkovast]]'' forces a Junlock minion who disrespects The Speaker's religion to drown [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518095219/http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/index.php?p=537197 himself]. He also causes the Junlock's friends to think this was perfectly [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518101110/http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/index.php?p=540580 okay].
* Krystal in ''[[Kid Radd]]'' loves to subvert this trope. Every time one of her subordinates brings bad news, instead of executing them, she just inflicts horrific pain on them.
* In ''[[Soapbox Hill]]'', a Demon-chick gets defeated and cast back into the netherworld. Her overlord whispers in her ear "this is the third time you've failed me..." The look on her face is one of utter terror...
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