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{{trope}}
'''Basic Trope''': [[The Mole]] starts to like the surroundings he's infiltrated.
* '''Straight''': [[The Mole|MelvinMolly]], a spy on Evil Inc.'s payroll, infiltrates the [[Five-Man Band]] and pretends to join them. DuringYet hisduring her time with them, heshe starts to warm up to them, legitimately enjoyenjoying their company and the way they do things.
* '''Exaggerated''': Molly was planning to infiltrate the heroes' headquarters for several months, but she is so overwhelmed by the goodness of the Five-Man Band that she does a [[Heel Face Turn]] after just one day.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''': Molly is a spy for a [[Lawful Good]] organization, stationed to simply keep an eye on the [[Chaotic Good]] vigilantes and make sure that they don't cause any trouble. Molly eventually comes to understand that the Five-Man Band are legitimately good guys and, realizing that they don't deserve the suspicion and distrust they've garnered from her employers, resigns in protest and formally joins the band.
** Melvin pretends to join the [[Five-Man Band]] and immediately starts enjoying their company.
* '''Justified''': Molly was dissatisfied with her life as a bad guy. The good guys present her with an opportunity to be happy for once.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''': Molly originally has no beef with the Five-Man Band, and only agrees to spy on them because she's strapped for cash. Once she infiltrates their hideout, what she sees shocks and appalls her, and she becomes much more comfortable with the prospect of destroying them from the inside.
** Melvin really didn't like his life beforehand. The good guys show him that life is worth living.
* '''Subverted''': MelvinMolly didnwasn't really startwarming up to enjoythe things...hisBand; act wasshe's so completegood at acting that heshe was even able to fake a growing sense of camaraderie with hisher victims.▼
** Alternately, Melvin genuinely wanted to join the good guys to begin with, and his job as [[The Mole]] was just an excuse to get out from under his evil employers.
* '''Double Subverted''': At...at least, that's the excuse heshe gives when heshe has to go through with hisher betrayal. [[Tragic Villain|They'd never believe her if she told the truth..]]▼
* '''Inverted''': Melvin questions himself and is on the verge of doing a [[Heel Face Turn]], but after infiltrating the [[Five-Man Band]] and hating them he realises that he was right all along and becomes much more comfortable with his betrayal.
* '''Parodied''': The [[Five-Man Band]] makes Molly do all their cooking and cleaning, because none of the Band possess any kind of independent living skills. She ends up finding it endearing just how hopeless they are without her.
▲* '''Subverted''': Melvin didn't really start to enjoy things...his act was so complete that he was even able to fake a growing sense of camaraderie with his victims.
▲* '''Double Subverted''': At least, that's the excuse he gives when he has to go through with his betrayal...
* '''Parodied''': The [[Five-Man Band]] makes Melvin do all their laundry and cleaning, and treat him with barely-disguised contempt, he still insists he loves it.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** MelvinMolly is forced to go through with hisher betrayal. Since heshe had started legitimately enjoying their companionship, this tears himher up inside.
** MelvinMolly starts suffering from a severe identity crisis as heshe begins to question who is the ''real'' himher.
* '''Reconstructed''': MelvinBecause of the inner conflict sparked within her, she re-evaluates herself and decides that want she wants is to make a [[Heel Face Turn]] and becomesbecome the [[Sixth Ranger]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Molly initially plans to destroy the Five-Man Band from the inside, but eventually grows close enough to them that she starts having second thoughts. Her employers at Evil Inc. catch wind of this, and offer to double her reward if she goes through with it, and she decides to complete her original mission after all. But then, hours before the big betrayal is supposed to go down, she's suddenly consumed by so much guilt, and decides that no amount of money will make it worth it. At this point, Evil Inc. activates the [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] device they implanted in her, causing her to forget her trepidation completely.
* '''Zig Zagged''': There are certain aspects of that life Melvin missed, but overall, he doesn't seem too broken up about it.
* '''Averted''': MelvinMolly keepsnever hisshows distanceany whilesigns of growing closer to the Band, and goes through with the [[Five-Manbetrayal Band]]without remorse.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, I could get used to this." "What was that?" "Uh?! I-I said... I should... let you do this! [[Bad Liar|Yeah.]]"
* '''Invoked''': AtThe first,Five-Man MelvinBand doesn'tsuspect seemthat toMolly beis gettinga alongspy, withbut therather others.than Thenthrow [[Theher Hero|Henry]]out, savesthey himdecide fromto anbe attackingnice enemyto andher hein an startsattempt to growmake fondher ofreconsider theher team..alliance.
* '''Defied''': "They may seem like nice people, but they're still my enemies. My mission remains unchanged."
* '''Discussed''': "[[Majoras Mask|Your true face... What kind of... face is it? I wonder... The face under the mask... Is that... your true face?]]"
* '''Conversed''': "That show was so sad, howespecially thatthe Melvinpart guywhere Molly betrayed the team!"
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Go back to [[Becoming the Mask]], but make sure not to grow too attached...
 
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[[Category:Becoming Thethe Mask]]
[[Category:Playing With]]
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