Later, he was recruited into Magneto's original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, becoming Magneto's sycophantic 'toady'. Media within countries are sometimes seen as being sycophantic or unquestioning about the country's government. The report called BuzzFeed's coverage of Obama "creepy" and "almost uniformly uncritical and often sycophantic". The report called Buzzfeed's coverage of Obama "creepy" and "almost uniformly uncritical and often sycophantic". Mr William Collins, a sycophantic dimwitted clergyman, visits his cousins, the Bennets. In "Cadence", he played a sycophantic "spineless corporal" to the stockade's commanding officer. Januarie, a vain man, hears only the flattery of his sycophantic friend Placebo. While probably efficient in his function, his personality is shown to be sycophantic and cowardly. He was variously criticized for being rude, a weak leader, selfish, sycophantic, and quarrelsome. Smithers is an obedient and sycophantic assistant to Mr. Burns. Andy demonstrates a sycophantic attitude toward his superiors as well as severe anger management issues. His portraits of royalty, nobility, and women, however, were over-sympathetic, if not sycophantic. Upon tasting Keenan's wine, Suckling's reaction is enthusiastic "though not sycophantic". Hua's sycophantic loyalty to Mao thus ensured his political future. Darling is the sycophantic adjutant to Stephen Fry's General Melchett.