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* Robespierre gives Chauvelin this ultimatum in ''The Elusive Pimpernel'', one of the sequels to ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'', where Chauvelin epically failed to capture the eponymous vigilante [[Superhero]].
* Recurring villain Overseer Biron in the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] stories is quick to kill off subordinates who fail him. As an Elite Officer-caste Androssi, he is within his rights to kill a Worker at any time. Failure, even relatively minor, often results in instant vaporization and replacement - Workers are considered fully expendable. Ironically, Biron's own boss is rather forgiving on those occasions that Biron himself fails.
* The Klingons are like this throughout the [[Star Trek Novel Verse]], though all but the most unhinged practice restraint. In [[Star Trek: Vanguard]], when Captain Kutal's weapons officer Tonar responds to an order by saying "I'm endeavouring to do just that", Kutal replies: "then endeavour with greater zeal, or I shall find a new weapons officer". In [[Star Trek: Klingon Empire]], General Kriz kills a captain under his command for failing to conquer a planet and ignoring good advice from his underlings.
* In Theodore Cogswell's short story ''Wolfie'', sorcerer Dr. Arsoldi's "colleague" will drag him off to hell if ever a murder he aids and abets fails. {{spoiler|Naturally, there's eventually an insurmountable slip-up.}}
* ''[[In Death]]'': Max Ricker stands out as a crime boss who will ''not'' be happy with employees who fail to carry out their missions. Considering that he is a [[Complete Monster]] combined with [[Ax Crazy]] and [[Bad Boss]], the penalty for failure is undoubtedly unpleasant.
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