Ooooh, I just thought of another fun example: on _The Simpsons_, while Montgomery Burns isn't *always* the Big Bad, he is definitely a villain. Mr. Smithers is definitely his right-hand man. But also, very definitely *not* a Dragon.

(I mean, I could see them doing a bit where Smithers knows ninjutsu or something, and is a total badass. But it'd be a one-off. And I suspect it'd be hilarious.) #tropes #FunWithTropes #TVTropes