It's important for a villain to have competent subordinates. At least ones competent enough to recognise their own incompetence, if nothing else.

If you're running a villain in a game, for pity's sake, give them competent subordinates.

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Nahdonnis Praji: Lord Vader, the Peace Moon plans are not aboard this ship! And no transmissions were made.
Nahdonnis Praji: An escape pod was jettisoned during the fighting, but no life forms were aboard.
{beat}
Darth Vader: Go on.
Nahdonnis Praji: Um...
Darth Vader: So the plans might be...?
Nahdonnis Praji: In... in the escape pod?
{beat}
Nahdonnis Praji: So we should... um... Find the pod?
{beat}
Nahdonnis Praji: Aaaand retrieve the plans?
{beat}
Nahdonnis Praji: And... execute myself?
Darth Vader: Perfect.
Nahdonnis Praji: I'll join the queue.