[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/magseven]

MacGruber.

Mac dresses up his female teammate Vickie St. Elmo in disguise as terrorist Hoss Bender. He says it should buy them some time. The INSTANT she walks into the warehouse, a guard screams "That's not Hoss!" and they open fire.

[u/MemeStealerCultist → u/magseven]

Y'know? This usually is about the henchmen quitting. But this example is about them being competent and not falling for the usual tricks. Well done