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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* {{spoiler|Jack Vessalius}} of ''[[ |
* {{spoiler|Jack Vessalius}} of ''[[Pandora Hearts]]''. |
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* ''[[Pokémon ( |
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' |
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** This trope is used all the times in the anime, with Team Rocket always disguising themselves. |
** This trope is used all the times in the anime, with Team Rocket always disguising themselves. |
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** Other examples exist, like in the movie ''[[Pokémon |
** Other examples exist, like in the movie ''[[Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker]]'', where Butler seems like a good guy, but is actually evil and tries to abuse Jirachi. He does make a [[Heel Face Turn]], however. |
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** And Domino from ''[[Pokémon |
** And Domino from ''[[Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns]]'', who seems like a good-natured ditzy teenage girl but actually a mean, hyper-efficient Team Rocket operative who is working directly under Giovanni. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'', Ken was the evil Digimon emperor all along. This is made ''glaringly obvious'' from his first appearance onwards. |
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* Kabuto from ''[[ |
* Kabuto from ''[[Naruto]]'' actually did manage to pull off the "helpful, harmless stranger" routine pretty well. From his [[Affably Evil|personality]], to his [[Minored in Asskicking|appearance]] there's very little to tip you off to his being a threat. {{spoiler|He was trained from childhood specifically for this, having worked as a spy on behalf of the Hidden Leaf Village from within all of the other major ninja villages.}} |
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* Blackbeard from ''[[ |
* Blackbeard from ''[[One Piece]]'' encourages Luffy to continue to pursue his dreams after he is mocked by another pirate crew. This guy would go on to defeat Luffy's elder brother Ace, and hand him over to the World Government. Once his and Luffy's goals crossed over in Impel Down, he gloated about his in his face, provoking a small fight. |
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* The anime version of ''[[Blue Dragon]]'' has one of these in the form of {{spoiler|Zola}} near the end of the series. Though it appears at first that it's just a simple [[Face Heel Turn]], the characters try to fool themselves into thinking that. Evidence in the last episodes proves otherwise. |
* The anime version of ''[[Blue Dragon]]'' has one of these in the form of {{spoiler|Zola}} near the end of the series. Though it appears at first that it's just a simple [[Face Heel Turn]], the characters try to fool themselves into thinking that. Evidence in the last episodes proves otherwise. |
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* In chapter 50 of ''[[ |
* In chapter 50 of ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'', Akise claims that {{spoiler|Yuno is the actual villain, who used Yukiteru, and plans to drive him to the brink of despair and kill him in order for her to become God. Of course, [[Single-Target Sexuality|Akise]] is the one who said it, so who knows if it's actually true}}. {{spoiler|As of chapter 53, it seems that Akise was right and wrong at the same time. [[Yandere|Yuno wants to kill him, but only so they can be]] ''[[Yandere|together forever]]'' via an endless cycle of [[Peggy Sue|Peggy Sues]]. [[Mind Screw|Maybe.]]}} |
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* In the last minutes of the final episode of ''[[Panty |
* In the last minutes of the final episode of ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' {{spoiler|we find out that Stocking is actually a demon.}} |
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* {{spoiler|Walter}} from ''[[ |
* {{spoiler|Walter}} from ''[[Hellsing]]'' (only in the manga). |
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* ''[[Bleach]]'' |
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** Aizen. |
** Aizen. |
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{{quote| "The Aizen you knew...'''never even existed'''."}} |
{{quote| "The Aizen you knew...'''never even existed'''."}} |
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** {{spoiler|And Ginjo}}. |
** {{spoiler|And Ginjo}}. |
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* Rasati and Lillia's guardian in ''[[ |
* Rasati and Lillia's guardian in ''[[Elemental Gelade]]''. He broadcasts it from a mile away, but Rasati doesn't seem to notice. |
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* {{spoiler|Fuuma Kotarou}} from ''[[ |
* {{spoiler|Fuuma Kotarou}} from ''[[Nabari no Ou]]''. |
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== Films -- Animation == |
== Films -- Animation == |
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* In Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'', Jafar was the bad guy all along. This is fairly obvious to the audience; the characters themselves find out the hard way when Jafar tries to have Aladdin murdered, then steals the lamp and takes over. |
* In Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', Jafar was the bad guy all along. This is fairly obvious to the audience; the characters themselves find out the hard way when Jafar tries to have Aladdin murdered, then steals the lamp and takes over. |
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* In Disney's ''[[Tarzan (Disney)|Tarzan]]'', in turns out Clayton was planning all along to capture and sell Tarzan's gorilla family. |
* In Disney's ''[[Tarzan (Disney film)|Tarzan]]'', in turns out Clayton was planning all along to capture and sell Tarzan's gorilla family. |
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* Obviously, Ursula was it in Disney's version of ''[[ |
* Obviously, Ursula was it in Disney's version of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', but that one was very much expected. |
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* Scar in ''[[ |
* Scar in ''[[The Lion King]]'' was evil all along, he even killed his brother when he had the chance. |
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* In the movie ''[[ |
* In the movie ''[[Ice Age]]'', Diego is [[Evil All Along]]. He makes a [[Heel Face Turn]] however, and becomes a member of the crew in the sequels. |
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* In the ''[[ |
* In the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' [[The Movie|movie]] ''So The Drama'', the boy for whom Kim falls turns out to be evil. |
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** And a [[Robotic Reveal|robot.]] |
** And a [[Robotic Reveal|robot.]] |
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* In ''[[Atlantis |
* In ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'', Rourke and the other mercenaries (basically, everyone on the expedition ''but'' Milo) were [[Evil All Along]]. Fortunately a [[Downer Ending]] is averted when everyone but Rourke and Helga do a [[Heel Face Turn]]. |
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* {{spoiler|Mr. Sykes, Ernie & Bernie}} from ''[[Shark Tale]]''. |
* {{spoiler|Mr. Sykes, Ernie & Bernie}} from ''[[Shark Tale]]''. |
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* {{spoiler|The Mayor of Dirt}} from ''[[Rango]]''. |
* {{spoiler|The Mayor of Dirt}} from ''[[Rango]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Toy Story]]'' |
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** {{spoiler|Stinky Pete}} from ''Toy Story 2''. |
** {{spoiler|Stinky Pete}} from ''Toy Story 2''. |
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** And {{spoiler|Lotso}} from ''Toy Story 3''. |
** And {{spoiler|Lotso}} from ''Toy Story 3''. |
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== Films -- Live-Action == |
== Films -- Live-Action == |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' |
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** Used in ''[[ |
** Used in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', in which the guide at the beginning runs away with the treasure. |
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** Neither Professor Jones Sr. or Jr. smelled the [[Honey Trap]] in ''[[ |
** Neither Professor Jones Sr. or Jr. smelled the [[Honey Trap]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]''. Was anyone else surprised? |
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** Also in ''[[Indiana Jones and |
** Also in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', Indy's friend {{spoiler|turns out to have lied about being good near the end of the movie, though it's kind of obvious even before he admits it. He's shown having left a trail of beacons for the Soviets to follow.}} |
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* In ''[[Star Wars]] [[Revenge of the Sith |
* In ''[[Star Wars]] [[Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', Senator Palpatine turns out to be Darth Sidious, the head of the Sith. [[The Chessmaster|And he's been playing both the Republic and the Separatists, along with the Jedi, for complete schmucks.]] Of course this was not a surprise to anyone seeing as people knew he'll be the emperor. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* ''[[Harry Potter ( |
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' |
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** Subverted: it appears that {{spoiler|Snape}} was evil all along after {{spoiler|he kills Dumbledore}}. But then it turns out that {{spoiler|it was all part of Dumbledore's [[Gambit Roulette]] and Snape really was good}}. |
** Subverted: it appears that {{spoiler|Snape}} was evil all along after {{spoiler|he kills Dumbledore}}. But then it turns out that {{spoiler|it was all part of Dumbledore's [[Gambit Roulette]] and Snape really was good}}. |
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** A more straight example: Peter Pettigrew, a.k.a. Ron's pet rat Scabbers, who turns out to be the one who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort and concealed himself as a rat for 12 years, leaving his friend Sirus Black to receive the blame. |
** A more straight example: Peter Pettigrew, a.k.a. Ron's pet rat Scabbers, who turns out to be the one who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort and concealed himself as a rat for 12 years, leaving his friend Sirus Black to receive the blame. |
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** There's also the matter of Mad-Eye Moody in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]''. Even though it's not really Mad-Eye, but [[Ax Crazy]] Barty Crouch Jr. impersonating him, it's still an [[Evil All Along]] situation. |
** There's also the matter of Mad-Eye Moody in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]''. Even though it's not really Mad-Eye, but [[Ax Crazy]] Barty Crouch Jr. impersonating him, it's still an [[Evil All Along]] situation. |
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* Nicolae Carpathia in the ''[[Left Behind]]'' books, though nobody but the Tribulation Force and those who have once been in Nicolae's close circle of friends really know just how evil Nicolae is under the public persona he projected up to the midpoint of the Tribulation. After he is indwelt by Satan, Nicolae's façade slowly cracks and the public gets to see the true person underneath. Strangely, though, Jesus berated Nicolae in his [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]], saying to him that [[You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good]], which became a point of contention for some readers. |
* Nicolae Carpathia in the ''[[Left Behind]]'' books, though nobody but the Tribulation Force and those who have once been in Nicolae's close circle of friends really know just how evil Nicolae is under the public persona he projected up to the midpoint of the Tribulation. After he is indwelt by Satan, Nicolae's façade slowly cracks and the public gets to see the true person underneath. Strangely, though, Jesus berated Nicolae in his [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]], saying to him that [[You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good]], which became a point of contention for some readers. |
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* In [[Jack Vance]]'s ''The Gray Prince'', the titular Prince was a childhood friend to heroine Schaine; and for most of the book she firmly keeps in mind that, whatever his [[Big Bad Friend|present political views]], he once [[I Owe You My Life|saved her brother's life.]] And then it turns out he in fact hated their family to the point of deliberately allowing her brother to be horribly injured and only claimed credit for the deed later. |
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* Played with, though not exactly subverted, in [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s ''[[Warbreaker]]'', as {{spoiler|Denth the mercenary, who has been leading princess Vivenna in her quest to overthrow the government of T'Telir (under the pretense of following her orders), betrays her, murders her best friend, and tries to steal her [[Life Energy|Breath]].}} She is surprised, but {{spoiler|since he had ''quite literally'' been warning her the entire time that [[Exactly What It Says |
* Played with, though not exactly subverted, in [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s ''[[Warbreaker]]'', as {{spoiler|Denth the mercenary, who has been leading princess Vivenna in her quest to overthrow the government of T'Telir (under the pretense of following her orders), betrays her, murders her best friend, and tries to steal her [[Life Energy|Breath]].}} She is surprised, but {{spoiler|since he had ''quite literally'' been warning her the entire time that [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|he could not be trusted]], she felt kinda stupid, too.}} Best line: {{spoiler|[[Running Gag|"Do you know what I hate most about being a mercenary, Princess?]] Fulfilling the stereotypes. Everyone assumes they can't trust you. The thing is, [[I Warned You|they really can't.]]"}} |
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* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': {{spoiler|Martin}} in ''Changes'' turns out to be a Red Court infiltrator. {{spoiler|[[Subverted]] in the end, as it turns out he performed a [[Heel Face Turn]] long ago and his apparent betrayal of the heroes was actually part of a [[Batman Gambit]] to wipe out the ''entire freaking Red Court'' with their own curse. Only Harry knows the truth.}} |
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== Radio == |
== Radio == |
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* Several times in [[Charles Dickens |
* Several times in [[Charles Dickens|Dickensian]] [[The Parody|parody]] ''[[Bleak Expectations]]'', the person helping Pip Bin with his latest scheme, such as the engineer who Pip employed to build a sewage system under London, is [[Paper-Thin Disguise|blatantly]] his evil nemesis Mr Gently Benevolent (in that case planning to dig out the capital, float it across the Channel with hot air balloons and sell it to the French). |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* In ''[[Dead or Alive |
* In ''[[Dead or Alive|Dead or Alive: Dimensions]]'' Genra is revealed to be a manipulative and power-hungry man, willing to do anything to get revenge for playing second-fiddle to the main branch of the clan. and that his loyalty and honer is just a facade to hide it |
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* In the part in ''[[Mario and Luigi Partners In Time |
* In the part in ''[[Mario and Luigi Partners In Time|Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' where Princess Peach gets a purple mushroom on her face -- it's not Peach. It was Princess Shroob the whole time, trying to take over the future castle. |
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* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' |
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** In ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'', this happens to Lyon. Of course, everyone knows he's being devoured by the demon king, but that doesn't stop the main characters from believing he's still good. |
** In ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'', this happens to Lyon. Of course, everyone knows he's being devoured by the demon king, but that doesn't stop the main characters from believing he's still good. |
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** Lyon is an [[Fighting From the Inside|interesting case]] where he actually [[Genre Savvy|invokes this trope]] to get [[The Hero|Ephraim]] motivated to [[Death Seeker|kill him]] so that he [[Cannot Self Terminate|could]] [[Dying |
** Lyon is an [[Fighting From the Inside|interesting case]] where he actually [[Genre Savvy|invokes this trope]] to get [[The Hero|Ephraim]] motivated to [[Death Seeker|kill him]] so that he [[Cannot Self Terminate|could]] [[Dying as Yourself|die]] before the [[Big Bad|Demon King]] brings about the end of the world. He claims that all of their time they spent together as children he was pumping the siblings for information for the invasion of their kingdom just to make Ephraim angry enough to actually kill him. |
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** Also, Orson appears to be evil all along too, but unlike Lyon, you can actually play him as a character. Later he appears as a boss. |
** Also, Orson appears to be evil all along too, but unlike Lyon, you can actually play him as a character. Later he appears as a boss. |
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* In ''[[Another Code]]'' for the DS, Ashley's father's old coworker was evil all along, having killed Ashley's mother and stuff. |
* In ''[[Another Code]]'' for the DS, Ashley's father's old coworker was evil all along, having killed Ashley's mother and stuff. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Eternal Darkness]]'': At the start of Lindsey's chapter, a friendly patron by the name of Paul Augustine leads him to the Cambodian temple where Mantorok is entombed. Then it turns out that Augustine was actually Pious using an illusion spell. |
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* In the Nintendo DS version of ''[[ |
* In the Nintendo DS version of ''[[Drawn to Life]]: The Next Chapter'', you get a new Raposa to join the gang, named Sock. You find him in a town where he doesn't live, and he goes with you to find his real home. Well, you're supposed to believe that. Near the end of the game Sock asks for a valuable item, gets it from Jowee, and throws it away. He then appears to be Wilfre all along. It also goes for Mari a bit, although she just thought she would help everyone by it (she worked with Wilfre). |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'', the mayor of Phenac city is actually the head of Cipher. In ''Pokémon XD'', the same goes for Mr. Verich. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'' an old man you help, named Gordon, is actually the head if the Go-Rock squad. In ''Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia'', a teacher in the ranger school, Mr. Kincaid, actually works for an evil organisation Team Dim Sun. Also The organisation Altru and their leader Blake Hall are evil, while you don't know that till the end of the game. |
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* In the first two ''[[Professor Layton]]'' games, the antagonist Don Paolo disguises himself as other people. He's disguised as Inspector Chelmey in ''The Curious Village'' and as Flora in ''Pandora's box''. |
* In the first two ''[[Professor Layton]]'' games, the antagonist Don Paolo disguises himself as other people. He's disguised as Inspector Chelmey in ''The Curious Village'' and as Flora in ''Pandora's box''. |
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* The mysterious wizard who occasionally helps you out in ''[[ |
* The mysterious wizard who occasionally helps you out in ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' is eventually revealed as [[Big Bad|Julius]], who's been using you the entire time to get his hands on the girl and her Mana Pendant. [[Retcon|Retconned]] out in the ''[[Sword of Mana]]'' remake. |
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* In her ''[[ |
* In her ''[[Blaz Blue]]: Calamity Trigger'' story mode, Noel is accompanied by a mild-mannered pacifist intelligence officer named "Hazama." [[Late Arrival Spoiler|If you've seen trailers for ''Continuum Shift'']], you'll recognize him as Terumi, the [[Complete Monster]] [[Hidden Villain|behind the events of ''Calamity Trigger'']]. What did he want from Noel? To [[Mind Rape]] her to take Nu-13's place as a living weapon of mass destruction. |
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* [[Playing with a Trope|Played with]] in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'', when it turns out that {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror|YOU, THE PLAYER are]] Darth Revan, former [[Big Bad]] of the setting, bud didn't know it thanks to [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] from the [[A Wizard Did It|Jedi Council]], leading to an [[Inverted Trope|Inverse]] of [[Criminal Amnesiac]] if you decide to return to [[The Dark Side]]}}. |
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* Maria in ''[[ |
* Maria in ''[[Silent Hill 2]]''. To add insult to injury, you spend a lot of her "good guy" time trying to keep her alive. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Paladins Quest]]'', the student who goes with you to the forbidden tower on the academy grounds and goads you into accidentally freeing Dal Gren at the very beginning of the game is revealed at the end of it to be the [[Big Bad]] [[Evil Overlord]] Zaygos in disguise. |
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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts ( |
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'': Ansem, the researcher who was studying [[The Heartless]] whose reports the player has been running all across the worlds to find. Turns out, he's the [[Big Bad]] and [[The Man Behind the Man]]. {{spoiler|And both directly and indirectly responsible for everything that's been going wrong in the worlds for the past ten years or so! In a subversion, it turns out that the guy we were calling "Ansem" was actually the Heartless of the guy who stole Ansem's name. The real Ansem is more of an [[Anti-Hero]].}} |
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* In ''[[Bomberman |
* In ''[[Bomberman|Bomberman 64]]'', {{spoiler|Sirius}} presents himself as Bomberman's ally and even aids him in reaching Altair's fortress and battling its guardians only so that he could steal the Omni Cube from Altair and use its power to conquer the universe. When his plan succeeds, he thanks Bomberman by putting "Destroy Planet Bomber" first on his list of things to do. |
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* We also have {{spoiler|Marx}} from ''[[ |
* We also have {{spoiler|Marx}} from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' & ''Ultra''. |
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* The Soda Poppers from ''[[Sam |
* The Soda Poppers from ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'' want revenge in season 2 of the game series. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[OFF]]'', {{spoiler|The Batter}} intended to destroy the world all along. |
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* {{spoiler|1=LeChuck}} in ''[[ |
* {{spoiler|1=LeChuck}} in ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]''. {{spoiler|1=From the moment that Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently [[Humanity Ensues|turns him into a human]] who acts like a [[Harmless Villain]] and helps out on Guybrush and Elaine from Chapter 2 up to Chapter 4 (all the while wearing his [[Glamour|charming]] [[Instant Allegiance Artifact|belt buckle]]), then [[In the Back|kills Guybrush in a clever ambush]] as soon as our hero cures everyone of the [[Hate Plague|Pox of LeChuck]]; Elaine sees that "with or without all that voodoo, [LeChuck is] still nothing but an evil sack of scumm".}} |
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* In the alternate timeline of ''[[ |
* In the alternate timeline of ''[[Dead Rising 2]]: Off the Record'', it's revealed that {{spoiler|Stacey}} was the [[Big Bad]] all along. As soon as the reveal occurs {{spoiler|her personality jumps straight from [[Girl Next Door]] to cruel and sadistic [[The Baroness|Baroness]]}}. |
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* ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' |
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** ''Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean'' does a very unusual form of this. {{spoiler|You know Kalas, ''the main character?'' He's actually been working for [[The Man Behind the Man]] this whole time.}} |
** ''Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean'' does a very unusual form of this. {{spoiler|You know Kalas, ''the main character?'' He's actually been working for [[The Man Behind the Man]] this whole time.}} |
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** ''Origins'' does a more standard version: {{spoiler|Quaestor Verus is far worse than Lord Baelheit could ever be...}} |
** ''Origins'' does a more standard version: {{spoiler|Quaestor Verus is far worse than Lord Baelheit could ever be...}} |
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* The ''[[ |
* The ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' "Lost Archives" DLC reveals that {{spoiler|Lucy had switched to the Templar's side before the first game's beginning. She even allowed Subject 16 to die from the bleeding effect when he discovered her betrayal. Everything she did throughout the games was a ploy she and Vidic devised to use Desmond to obtain the Apple of Eden. It would have worked too, [[Spanner in the Works|if Juno hadn't programmed the Apple to force Desmond to kill Lucy.]] She's a particularly unusual example in that she gets killed before getting a chance to reveal her evil side.}} |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Bioshock]]'', this is part of the main plot twist that occurs about 2/3rds of the way through the game. ( {{spoiler|Turns out Atlas, your main ally and [[Mission Control]], was criminal mastermind Frank Fontaine all along.}}) |
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* Happens practically [[Once Per Episode]] in the ''[[Dead Space ( |
* Happens practically [[Once Per Episode]] in the ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' series. {{spoiler|1=Kendra in ''Dead Space'', Diana and Marker-Nicole in ''[[Dead Space 2]]'', Tyler in ''Dead Space Mobile'', and Colonel Bartlett in ''Dead Space 2: Severed'' are all revealed to be secretly evil bastards after spending a large amount of time as your primary ally/[[Mission Control]].}} |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ys]] SEVEN'' plays around with a lot of JRPG tropes. One of the major plot twists is that the [[Big Bad]] of the game is actually, of all people, {{spoiler|Tia, the flower girl who you meet early on and who seemingly takes the role of potential main love interest. Unlike, say [[Lunar|Luna]] or [[Lufia]], Tia was secretly evil from the start instead of being forced into a [[Face Heel Turn]] midway through the game.}} |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Dead Island]]'', {{spoiler|Colonel Ryder White, the [[Mission Control]] that leads you through most of the game, turns out to be secretly evil (although this actually doesn't come as much of a surprise to most of the characters, due to their strong anti-authority attitude). He betrays your group near the end, steals the experimental cure for the zombie virus, and ends up being the final boss of the game.}} This is complicated even further in the single-player DLC where you actually play as Ryder White, and {{spoiler|it's revealed he was never the [[Mission Control]] at all, and it was really Kevin (another supposed ally) who was impersonating Ryder the whole time over the radio, and who manipulated Ryder and the original 4 heroes into fighting each other.}} |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance]]'', several seemingly heroic characters such as [[The Mole|Cain]], [[Lady of Black Magic|Desdemona]], [[Tin Tyrant|Mordecai]] and [[Fiery Redhead|Vaetris]] end up having been evil all along during the Godslayer era. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* In ''[[Totally Spies]]'', Terrance and Dean first seem like Dean was evil all along. Then Dean turned out to be good all along. The same goes for the episode in which Tim Scam was introduced. It also applies for a lot of "villains of the day". |
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* In one episode of ''[[ |
* In one episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', Plankton pretends he's going to help SpongeBob to become more assertive. He actually wanted everyone away from the beach, which all the viewers already knew. |
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* In season two of ''[[ |
* In season two of ''[[Winx Club]]'', the new teacher appears to be an evil impostor in the end. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Alpha Teens On Machines]]'' has an interesting example of this trope. {{spoiler|In the first season, industrialist Mr. Lee seems to be the team's mentor. In the second season, [[The Reveal]] is that he's been a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] ''and'' a [[Mad Scientist]] all along. He uses [[Lego Genetics|DNA samples]] from the Alpha Teens to create the Mu-Team, an evil, superpowered group of [[Psycho Rangers]].)}} |
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* Joe Tabootie from ''[[Chalk Zone]]'' in season 2,3 & 4 |
* Joe Tabootie from ''[[Chalk Zone]]'' in season 2,3 & 4 |
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* The Angry Cop from ''[[The Goode Family]]'' episode "Gerold's Way or The Highway". |
* The Angry Cop from ''[[The Goode Family]]'' episode "Gerold's Way or The Highway". |
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* Gobsmack in ''[[ |
* Gobsmack in ''[[Pearlie]]''. |
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* Vlad, the Russian teacher from ''[[Shuriken School]]'' was the main antagonist in the episode "Class Photo". |
* Vlad, the Russian teacher from ''[[Shuriken School]]'' was the main antagonist in the episode "Class Photo". |
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* Peppermint Larry from ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'. |
* Peppermint Larry from ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'. |
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* {{spoiler|Cheif}} and {{spoiler|Lok}} from ''[[Tak and |
* {{spoiler|Cheif}} and {{spoiler|Lok}} from ''[[Tak and the Power of Juju]]''. |
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* In his first appearance on ''[[ |
* In his first appearance on ''[[Kim Possible]],'' Kim doesn't realize that Monkey Fist is a villain. |
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* In season 2 of ''[[ |
* In season 2 of ''[[Wakfu]]'', Qilby appears to be a friendly mentor to Yugo. He's actually an insane [[Omnicidal Maniac]] scheming to claim the Eliacube so he can go back to draining entire worlds of their wakfu. |
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