| rdfs:comment | - Ask anybody in the military, what's the most nerve-wracking experience they will ever face? Enemy tanks? Air strikes? Being shot to death? No, you may find they most lament having to deal with The Inquisitor General. Given his role, the Inquisitor General will tend to be Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, or Lawful Evil. This is, of course, very much Truth in Television for many organizations, who use these guys as checks against complacency and corruption. A Sister Trope to Internal Affairs, which is more commonly found in works about the police. Compare and contrast with The Commissar. Examples:
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| abstract | - Ask anybody in the military, what's the most nerve-wracking experience they will ever face? Enemy tanks? Air strikes? Being shot to death? No, you may find they most lament having to deal with The Inquisitor General. This is a character whose job it is to go over everything you do with a fine-toothed comb and an electron microscope, making sure to catalog each of your transgressions, big and small. He could be a Drill Sergeant Nasty, The Neidermeyer, or even Colonel Badass. Assuming that he is a benevolent form of this trope, his goal is to help you become as flawless at what you do as possible, so you'll be less likely to make any mistakes when it counts for real. Of course, it's also possible that he's a Jerkass whose only goal is to make you look like an incompetent fool or get you angry enough to do something you'll regret. Given his role, the Inquisitor General will tend to be Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, or Lawful Evil. This is, of course, very much Truth in Television for many organizations, who use these guys as checks against complacency and corruption. A Sister Trope to Internal Affairs, which is more commonly found in works about the police. Compare and contrast with The Commissar. Examples:
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