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[[File:liquidocelot_848.jpg|link=Metal Gear Solid|frame|[[Metal Gear Solid|Behold,]] [[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty|the unequaled]] [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|master]] [[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater|of this]] [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots|trope.]]]]
A [[Dragon with an Agenda]] is a character serving as [[The Dragon]] to the [[Big Bad]], but having different goals from him. For example, if this character [[Dragon Their Feet|encounters the heroes immediately after the death or defeat of his boss]], he won't try to complete his master's [[Evil Plan]], but will instead go on to pursue his own plans.
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* The ''[[Doctor Who]]''/''[[Jem]]'' crossover fancomic ''[[Rich's Comix Blog|Outrage]]'' reveals that Eric Raymond's toady Techrat was actually one of these.
* In ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', the Raleka have a completely different agenda than {{spoiler|Brox and Co.}}, but they have to work together to take the Vasyn pieces from the four.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The man in the trope picture, Ocelot. {{spoiler|In [[Metal Gear Solid]], [[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]], and [[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]], Ocelot has been seemingly working for the [[Big Bad]], but working behind their backs, and usually the backs of the people he's supposedly really working for. The portrayal of him in [[The Last Days of Foxhound]] even named the trope [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]. The only MGS game he ISN'T this trope is the one where he's the [[Big Bad]] himself, [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]], where his agenda comes to fruition.}}
* In [[Star Wars]]: [[The Force Unleashed]], it is revealed that Darth Vader has been Palpatine's Dragon with an Agenda much earlier than the "I am Your Father" Scene in Episode V mentioned under Film. Vader tries pulling off a similar speech to the young Starkiller, but proves unable to sway him.
** In the "Dark Side" DLC available for some versions of the game, Starkiller actually becomes a Dragon with an Agenda appealing to Luke Skywalker.
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