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* Ephemural orchestrates one of these in ''[http://2kinds.com/ TwoKinds]''. He/she/it erased Trace Legacy's memories in order to prevent him from killing a young Keidran girl named Flora, and then incited a number of incidents where Trace's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] emerged, generating mistrust between them, in order to eventually force Flora to return to her people and complete an arranged marriage with the prince of the Wolf Clan, thus uniting the Tiger and Wolf Clans into a force strong enough to resist the expansionistic human empire. The only thing that saved him/her/it from crossing over into [[Gambit Roulette]] territory, is the fact that he/she/it has displayed literally divine powers, and could thus conceivably have arranged every apparently coincidental incident. Unfortunately for him/her/it, [http://twokinds.comicgenesis.com/d/20050413.html somebody else had a stake in the Xanatos Gambit as well]...
* In ''[[Looking for Group]]'', it has been suggested that Cale's trials from his time in Kethenecia of the past to his return to the now-abandoned city with a group of followers is apparently a Gambit executed by the Archmage in order to create a new age for the city and prepare Cale to be a proper king. Technically speaking, it was supposed to be a [[Xanatos Gambit]], but [[Spanner in the Works|a few things went wrong]]. {{spoiler|He confirmed it. And ditto for Richard.}}
** Assaracus [https://web.archive.org/web/20171013083623/http://www.lfg.co/page/978/ takes credit].
* In ''[[Freefall]]'', Sam's Gambit is [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff400/fv00396.htm NOT having a Gambit], knowing that the people he's scamming will [[Paranoia Gambit|think he DOES have one]], ergo thinking one up for him, in which he'll just have to show up to reap the rewards of.
* In Chapter 3 of ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', most of the... somewhat unlikely events early on are orchestrated by {{spoiler|Fox News}}, in order to get [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075330/http://www.drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=42&issue=3 some interesting stories]. However, their plans are thwarted by another Batman Gambit, carried out by a {{spoiler|Fox News weatherman}} that [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075340/http://www.drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=43&issue=3 doesn't want] raptor-riding banditos and whatnot distracting people from {{spoiler|the fantastic weather they're going to have this coming weekend.}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075345/http://www.drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=44&issue=3 The title main character is not pleased.]
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* ''[[Buck Godot]]'' manages a most excellent one at the end of the PSmith storyline.
* In ''[[Oglaf]]'' (very NSFW comic, generally), this is parodied expertly by an [http://oglaf.com/chasm/ overly clever man].
* One of the main characters of ''[[Blur the Lines]]'' (also a very NSFW comic), Rick (who is a chubby chaser), is very good at luring overweight straight men into sexual encounters without making them realize he is doing so, such as when he {{spoiler|convinced a straight man to give him oral sex to get back at his girlfriend}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140613165126/http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=140
* Lampshaded in ''[[Goblins]]''. When Thaco challenges Dellyn to a duel, ''both of them'' know that Thaco has some sort of trap planned. Nonetheless, Dellyn accepts when Thaco points out that the only alternative is for Dellyn to order his soldiers to kill Thaco, and bear the reputation of not being able to kill a single old, frail goblin.
* [[The Dragon|Doc Scratch]] on ''[[Homestuck]]'' is a [[Manipulative Bastard]] whose chosen MO involves "nudging" characters down paths they most likely would've taken anyways. For example, he exploits Vriska's spiteful nature and suggests that she {{spoiler|kill Aradia in revenge for summoning the spirits of Vriska's victims to haunt her.}}
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