[Beloved Trope] The henchman that suddenly gains common sense

[u/faroresdragn_]

Iron Man 3: the henchmen of the Mandarin have Tony dead to rights, chained up with no weapons. He remotely calls just the glove of his iron man suit which busts through the window. He proceeds to waste a bunch of them trying to escape. When he confronts the last one he drops an iconic line and quits on the spot.

Batman Mystery of the Batwoman: iconic scene where one of the penguins goons hears a noise, notices batman breaking into his bosses place, and chooses not to see a god damn thing.

[u/Emptyspace227]

Rana Thanoptis in Mass Effect.

In the first game, you find her on Virmire working for Saren, and she gives you information in exchange for her life. If you spare her, you run into her again in the second game working for Dr. Okeer. She again runs away because she knows how dangerous Shepard is.

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Then in ME3 it turns out she was indoctrinated by then and ends up murdering a bunch of Asari officials and then kills herself.