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Basic Trope: The Mole starts to like the surroundings he's infiltrated.

Straight: Melvin infiltrates the Five-Man Band and pretends to join them. During his time with them, he starts to legitimately enjoy their company and the way they do things.
Exaggerated:
- Melvin pretends to join the Five-Man Band and immediately starts enjoying their company.
Justified:
- Melvin really didn't like his life beforehand. The good guys show him that life is worth living.
- 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.
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.
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:
- Melvin is forced to go through with his betrayal. Since he had started legitimately enjoying their companionship, this tears him up inside.
- Melvin starts suffering from a severe identity crisis as he begins to question who is the real him.
Reconstructed: Melvin decides to make a Heel Face Turn and becomes the Sixth Ranger.
Zig Zagged: There are certain aspects of that life Melvin missed, but overall, he doesn't seem too broken up about it.
Averted: Melvin keeps his distance while with the Five-Man Band.
Enforced: "Alright, let's have the bad guy who's infiltrating the good guys start to like their way of life!"
Lampshaded: "You know, I could get used to this." "What was that?" "I said...I should...let you do this!"
Invoked: At first, Melvin doesn't seem to be getting along with the others. Then Henry saves him from an attacking enemy and he starts to grow fond of the team...
Defied: "They may seem like nice people, but they're still my enemies. My mission remains unchanged."
Discussed: "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, how that Melvin guy betrayed the team!"

Go back to Becoming the Mask, but make sure not to grow too attached...

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 {{trope}}
 '''Basic Trope''': [[The Mole]] starts to like the surroundings he's infiltrated.
-* '''Straight''': [[The Mole|Melvin]] infiltrates the [[Five Man Band]] and pretends to join them. During his time with them, he starts to legitimately enjoy their company and the way they do things.
+* '''Straight''': [[The Mole|Melvin]] infiltrates the [[Five-Man Band]] and pretends to join them. During his time with them, he starts to legitimately enjoy their company and the way they do things.
 * '''Exaggerated''':
-** Melvin pretends to join the [[Five Man Band]] and immediately starts enjoying their company.
+** Melvin pretends to join the [[Five-Man Band]] and immediately starts enjoying their company.
 * '''Justified''':
 ** Melvin really didn't like his life beforehand. The good guys show him that life is worth living.
 ** 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.
-* '''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.
+* '''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.
 * '''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.
+* '''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''':
 ** Melvin is forced to go through with his betrayal. Since he had started legitimately enjoying their companionship, this tears him up inside.
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 * '''Reconstructed''': Melvin decides to make a [[Heel Face Turn]] and becomes the [[Sixth Ranger]].
 * '''Zig Zagged''': There are certain aspects of that life Melvin missed, but overall, he doesn't seem too broken up about it.
-* '''Averted''': Melvin keeps his distance while with the [[Five Man Band]].
+* '''Averted''': Melvin keeps his distance while with the [[Five-Man Band]].
 * '''Enforced''': "Alright, let's have the bad guy who's infiltrating the good guys start to like their way of life!"
 * '''Lampshaded''': "You know, I could get used to this." "What was that?" "I said...I should...let you do this!"