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{{quote|"When you're a spy playing the role of spy hunter, the trail of evidence can lead wherever you say it does."|'''Michael Westen''', ''[[Burn Notice]]'', "Seek and Destroy" }}
 
So you're a scheming villain out to inflict some suffering on a poor [[Unwitting Pawn]]. You have the gadgets, the [[Mooks]] and most importantly, the [[Evil Plan]] itself. But wait! Your unsuspecting victim may not be so unsuspecting! Quickly! What do you do?
 
Why, you employ the [[Investigator Impersonation]]! Almost a villanousvillainous form of [[Lampshade Hanging]], you do this by doing the last thing the victim would expect you to do: Outlining your entire plan straight to his face! By posing as a helping party, the villain convinces the victim that his plan is currently being implemented by somebody else. This allows the villain to simultaneously shift the suspicion away from him and get his victim to follow his every command to the letter.
 
A favorite of the [[Manipulative Bastard]] and [[The Chessmaster]] who may use [[The Plan|any variety of plan]] to make this work.
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Compare [[Detective Mole]].
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Lupin III]]'s favorite disguise is Inspector Zenigata.
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