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[[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Some heroes do what they do for honor]], [[Glory Seeker|some for glory]], some [[For Great Justice]]. Others are only looking for the cash. This attitude is held by people who are honestly greedy, just need a living, or don't want to act like they care. Characters fitting this attitude are often [[Hired Guns]] and the [[Bounty Hunter]]. In fact, the [[Evil Overlord List]] states that bounty hunters should only be hired for money; those that [[In Harm's Way|love the thrill of the chase]] are too likely to give the prey a chance to get away.
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This is a sub-trope of [[Not in This For Your Revolution]]. [[Money, Dear Boy]] is when it happens in [[Real Life]]. Villains who say this are likely to be [[Punch Clock Villain]]s, and might show that [[Even Evil Has Standards]]. On the other hand it might show they're a [[Greed]]y creep who [[It's All About Me|doesn't care about anyone]]. Contrast the [[Psycho for Hire]], who while equally villainous, has other motivations.
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* While Eisuke of ''[[Stepping on Roses]]'' (''Hadashi de Bara wo Fume'') nobly brings abandoned children home to live with himself and [[Promotion to Parent|his orphaned sister Sumi]], his primary motivation is to have them work for him in his future business schemes when they grow older.
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* In ''[[Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken]]'', [[Gentleman Thief|Phoenix]] ''claims'' to be protecting Honey and her cat Lilly because he doesn't want the valuable ring that Lilly ate to fall into anyone else's hands and repeatedly says that he wants money and only money, but part of this is because the two fall [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|in love]] and he can't stand to admit it.
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* In the Nirvana arc of ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', Hot-Eye of [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Orachion Seis]] initally only ever talks about making money, and about how it's the greatest thing in the world. {{spoiler|Once the effect of Nirvana [[Heel Face Turn|changes his alignment]], however, he reveals that he only wanted money so he could fund a search for his lost brother: Wally, who the protagonists from the eponymous guild had already encountered in the Tower of Heaven arc.}}
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* Fleet Admiral of the Free Planets Alliance [[Legend of Galactic Heroes|Yang Wenli]] expresses it this way:
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* Bleed Kaga from ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' at first wants to get into races for the money, but at the last episode of the TV series, {{spoiler|he refuses Kyoko's offer for the money and instead gets himself out of the race so Hayato, Shinjyo and Randoll would take the top three spots.}}
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* ''[[Gamble Fish]]'' has [[Fat Bastard|Kaoru]] [[Gonk|Gokijima]], a disgusting but cunning hustler who is only willing to help out [[The Hero|Tomu Shirasagi]] as long as he believes there's money in it for him.
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* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Merman swordsman Hyozu makes it quite clear that he's only helping Hody Jones because he's being well-paid for his services.
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* ''[[Naruto]]'': Kakuzu is a villain who is only in it for the money. He doesn't really care about Akatsuki's plans and goals and is only interested in being paid. He's also known to go on side missions involving earning cash on the side, and tends not to want to involve himself in anything that isn't profitable. He feels that money is the only dependable thing in the world, though he does have a [[Freudian Excuse]] involving his village betraying him after losing to the 1st Hokage.
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* [[Buck Godot]] once offered to take down an apparent pirate for free. Someone asked his friend Al if this was normal, and Al replied, "'''Buck'''? Are you kidding? I'm convinced that somewhere there has to be somebody paying him to '''breathe'''!"
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* [[Death's Head|Deaths Head]], Freelance Peacekeeping Agent, doesn't believe in killing if there's no profit involved.
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* In ''[[Justice League of America|JLA]]: Rock of Ages'', Batman convinces Mirror Master to defect from the Injustice Gang by doubling Lex Luthor's paycheck. This probably inspired the Justice League example under Western Animation.
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* Mr. Nobody once explained this concept to [[Spider-Girl]]:
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* An old friend of [[Star Wars|Han Solo's]] sets him up to be captured by Boba Fett in ''[[Dark Empire]]''. Money was not only ''a'' reason, but the ''only'' reason he betrayed Han. It's pretty sad if you read ''[[The Han Solo Trilogy]]'' prequel novels, in which he also appears, and see what a great friend he used to be before his [[Start of Darkness]].
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* In ''[[Mega Man (comics)|Mega Man]]'', Dr. Light mentions having designed several military robots early in his career strictly so he could gain the money and noteriaty he needed to work on more benevolent projects.
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* [[Taskmaster]] will work for whoever is willing to pay him the most money.
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* ''[[A New Hope|Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope]]'': Han Solo: "Look, I [[Not in This For Your Revolution|ain't in this for your revolution]], and I'm not in it for you, princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money." [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Or so he says.]]
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* In the [[Film Noir]] ''[[Murder My Sweet]]'', Philip Marlowe perfectly describes this. He outright states that he only did it for the cash.
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* In ''[[The Mechanic]]'', Charles Bronson's character says this is it. His [[Bastard Understudy]] however does it for the thrill of existing outside morals and laws, and kills Bronson's character for not living up to that image.
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* In ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' all of the explorers except for the protagonist are motivated by money.
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* The bath house owner in ''[[And the Band Played On]]''.
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* Dee Jay of the ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]'' movie only worked for M. Bison because he promised him a fortune, and was fully aware that he was a power-mad dictator wannabe unlike the [[Dumb Muscle|clueless Zangief]]. This became a case of {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Karma]] as his "fortune" turns out to be stacks of worthless Bison dollars}}.
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* Juno Skinner in ''[[True Lies]]'' admits to Harold Tasker that she's only helping the terrorists because they are "''well-funded'' raving psychotics."
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* From ''[[Mad Max]]'': "I'm just here for the gasoline."
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* ''[[Hard Rain]]'': Jim, says this almost word-for-word several times in the film. Even in the end, when Tom thinks Jim helped save his life:
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* In the ''[[Disgaea]]'' [[Disgaea Novels|novels]] we meet the [[Disgaea Novels/Characters|Ozonne]], who believe money is the solution to helping people, not love like all the other angels of Celestia. Ironic since her sister [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Flonne]] is the [[Love Freak]].
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* Miles Straume from ''[[Lost]]'', who only joined the freighter crew because he was paid $1.6 million and would be willing to switch sides if he received a better offer.
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* Jayne from ''[[Firefly]]'', this is why he works for Mal. Well, mostly. He is eventually becomes one of Mal's [[True Companions]].
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* Spike at the end of season 4 and the beginning of season 5 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
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* An episode of ''[[Reba]]'' made a reference to this:
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* You know all those hysterically insane [[Conspiracy Theories]] presented on the [[Glenn Beck]] show? Beck's admitted that if they didn't bring in the ratings, he'd dump them in a heartbeat because even he knows how loony they are.
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* In the ''[[Masters of Horror]]'' episode "Cigarette Burns", the search for 'La Fin Absolue du Monde' starts out as this for Kirby, to pay off his enormous debts. Later on he becomes increasingly obsessed with the film itself.
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* Subverted by [[Frank Zappa]] when he released a Mothers of Invention album entitled ''[[Trope Namer|We're Only In It for the Money]]''. The cover featured a parody of [[The Beatles]] and the whole thing was designed to satirize rock stars profiting off the counterculture.
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* In ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'', [[Author Guest Spot|Stephan Pastis]] created a bland, big-eyed, and smiling character named Bippy just so it could be licensed and he could get more bucks. Unfortunately, Rat [[Contractual Purity|got him drunk]].
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* Basic ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventure ''The Keep on the Borderlands''. The ogre in the Caves of Chaos will fight for whoever pays him the most money.
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* Mike the mercenary from the ''[[Jagged Alliance]]'' series. In the first game, he makes it clear to the player he only works for money- in the second game, {{spoiler|Queen Deidrenna has paid Mike to kill the player's troops.}}
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* [[Wario Land|Wario]] in general. Pretty much any time he's trying to do something it's either to get some treasure or the reclaim the stuff stolen from him, and anything else that happens (i.e. saving the world) is a side effect.
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* The Goblin Alchemist hero in ''[[Warcraft]] 3'' has "[[And This Is For|For the highest bidder!]]" as his warcry.
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* The GLA's hero unit in ''[[Command & Conquer]] Generals'' is implied to work for money rather than to further the cause.
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* Almost averted in the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' series. When the Thug Leader is discussing a service with a client {{spoiler|opposed to their current employer}}, he initially declines until he's offered a lot of money.
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* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series. One particularly good example is Farina from ''Blazing Sword''. The ''only'' way to recruit her is to have Hector pay her 20,000 gold. In fact, contrary to what might have worked elsewhere in the series, ''not even having her sisters talk to her'' will convince her to join your team! Oh, and once she's on your team, expect her to brag about her pay in her support conversations (besides her sisters and Hector). And just to top it off, her quote during the final battle? Making sure you don't forget her bonus pay!
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** Hugh from ''Sword of Seals'', a Mage with a serious itch to line his pockets. For his recruitment, he wants 10,000 gold. Unlike Farina, you can haggle him down to as low as 5,000 - the catch is that the less you pay him, the crappier his stats will be! (If you decline to pay 5,000, he goes back to trying to kill you.) Even at the full 10 thou, though, he's not a particularly good unit and by the time you get to him, you've had the chance to recruit plenty of other magic users.
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** [[Fire Emblem Tellius|Volke]] also charges for his services—as a thief in ''Path of Radiance'', 50 gold per lock picked; as {{spoiler|an assassin in the same game, 50,000 one-time, and all locks picked afterward are free.}} ''Radiant Dawn'' plays with this characterization, however; while he ''does'' cost a 3,000 gold one-time fee for his services for the rest of the game (and you only get him ''very'' late in said game), {{spoiler|he comes with a weapon that, by itself, normally costs about ''four times'' that, ''and'' is a worthwhile fighter in and of himself--in short, he's giving you a bargain.}} Volke also has a [[Running Gag]] along these lines; while he charges reasonable prices for his regular services, he charges far higher prices for "tasks" not part of his regular services (such as eating meals with the rest of the company), or to learn his ''real'' motivations—in other words, things he doesn't ''want'' to do.
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* Tommy Vercetti from ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'' is in theory only for the money, due to his boss's three million dollars getting stolen during a drug deal gone awry. He does builds loyalty with some people, though. In turn, Ray Liotta said he voiced Tommy Vercetti [[Money, Dear Boy|for the money]]. Which is the opposite of irony. Possibly.
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** Jimenez admits outright that he volunteered just because of the pay (he's contrasting himself to the various more idealistic members of the Schwarzwelt expedition). We're not exactly talking the most pleasant human on the planet here...
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* Gobi in ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' joins and stays in your party because Ryu owes him money.
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* While many Champions in ''[[League of Legends]]'' are motivated to fight for their city or for influence and power, [[Action Girl|Sivir]] is motivated solely by material wealth and riches and has become one of the richest people on Valoran. She no longer works for [[Wretched Hive|Noxus]] after objecting to their war on [[Wutai|Ionia]]; not on moral grounds, but simply because she foresaw that the war would end in a stalemate.
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* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'':
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** Initially this may look like [[What an Idiot!|utter stupidity]] on his part since he is explicitly informed that this is for all intents and purposes a ''suicide mission''...until you talk to him on the ship a few times and he reveals that he's been on a number of so-called "impossible missions" before and has always managed to come out in one piece. He's just ''that'' good.
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*** His dossier in the Shadow Broker's ship also shows that he's really unconcerned about survival at this point. One of the retirement plans he considered was buying a ship, packing with explosives, and blowing himself up. Not that he's anything close to suicidal. You just can't go and settle down someplace quietly after a lifetime of kicking ass.
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** Suicide missions? Those are warmups. The man lived through being ''held down and shot in the head from point-blank range!''
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* ''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]'': New angel Vulcanus is in it only for the Zenons. She's called the Angel of [[Greed|Avarice]] for a reason. {{spoiler|Hard to say if it's to fuel the Great Flonnger or not...}}
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