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What Sort of Villain Subordinate Would You Be? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think I'd be a Hired Goon. A bit more specific in purpose to Hired Thug but not so committed to be a Henchman.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Um, excuse me, sir? Is it really a good idea to attack the Rebel Alliance with just this battle station? Shouldn't we gather a full complement of escort craft for the attack?

Excuse me, sir? If we want to prevent them from escaping, why 'disable' the hard drive on their ship? Why not just take the ship, or put a bunch of our guys guarding it?

Sir? Excuse me, but with the ongoing war, should we really be guarding the energy shield base with one squad at the door? Why not do regular sweeps of the forest nearby with all of our manpower?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Elite contempt.

They don't want to just win, they want to win and show just how much disgust they have for the good guys. Moreover they don't need to try to win, they think they simply deserve to win based on how morally and technically superior they are. And sadly, IRL it happens all too often. They're right, they win and rub the loser's nose in it on the way out. They then go home and feel like a million bucks and the corporate media writes fawning stories about how great they are.

The only reason Tarkin lost was because it was a work of fiction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Voice of Reason Underling is a legit career path. Weirdly safe as long as you keep the tone dry as well, Villains only kill subordinates for talking back if they don't make a dry enough delivery.