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[[File:JustasPlanned.jpg|link=Death Note|thumbnail|The face of inevitable triumph.]]
{{quote|''"[[All According to Plan|Just As Planned]]."''
▲{{quote|''"[[Exactly As Planned|Just As Planned]]."'' |'''[[Death Note (Manga)|Light Yagami]]''', upon [[Memory Gambit|getting his memories back]]}}
{{quote|"Don't you recall? [[Smart People Play Chess|The two of us used to play chess together as boys]]. [[The Chessmaster|Of course, I would always win]]."|'''[[Code Geass|Lelouch Lamperouge]]'''}}
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== Other Examples ==
* The most impressive and villainous character in ''[[Ashita no Nadja]]''? {{spoiler|A 13-year-old girl. Yes, a teen [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] and Nadja's [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]: Rosemary}}. Said character ''steals'' the spotlight brilliantly by [[Kick the Dog|kicking puppies so well and hard]] that even the local [[Smug Snake]], who thought the kid would be an easy-to-manipulate puppet at first, in the end utterly fears them. And for all that, the punishment amounts to nothing more than a {{spoiler|[[Armor Piercing Slap|slap in her face]] and willingly leaving the mansion.}} [[Karma Houdini]], indeed.
* Balalaika from ''[[
** Series protaganist Rock seems to be turning into a [[Anti Hero|anti-heroic]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] as he becomes steadily more jaded. Whilst he's manipulating everyone around him and with a [[Slasher Smile]] that tells you he's thoroughly enjoying himself, is that his goal is ultimately to ''save'' as many lives as possible.
*** He talked back at Balalaika and ''lived''. That alone shows how much of a [[Magnificent Bastard]] he is.
** Let's not forget Balalaika's biggest [[Rival]] and pretty much the only mafia leader in Roanapur who can more or less constantly keep up with her: Mr. Chang from the Sun-Yee On Triad.
*** With the latest OVA series it is clear that
* ''[[
** One arc is pretty much the struggle between two Magnificent Bastard candidates: Shujuro Tsukishima and Ginjo Kugo. {{spoiler|Then it's revealed they're working together.}}
** Tsukishima manages to become the only other person besides Ichigo to outgambit Byakuya Kuchiki by using his power to insert himself into Byakuya's memories as his fighting mentor, allowing him to learn all of Byakuya's abilities in a single sword strike. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, Tsukishima didn't bank on Byakuya's [[Pillars of Moral Character]] nature hiding both an [[Undying Loyalty]] to Ichigo and such a secret inner [[Blood Knight]] instinct that even Byakuya didn't know he possessed one.}}
* ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion]]'' is full of these, with the [[Anti Hero]] [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Or]] [[Villain Protagonist]] Lelouch being one of the best examples. He turns a weak regional rebellion into a massive world war against his father, all while under the guise of the ''[[Code Geass (Anime)/Memes|fabulously]]'' [[Large Ham|theatrical]] [[Mask Power|masked persona]], [[My Hero Zero|Zero]]. His older brother Schneizel lacks the theatrics, but more than makes up for it in sheer competence, {{spoiler|managing to wipe out all the progress that Lelouch made in over forty episodes in less than four minutes - though admittedly only through Lelouch's inability to kill an unarmed enemy soldier 40 episodes prior, and his unwillingness to use his Geass to erase knowledge of the Geass Research Facility. Without that, Schneizel's words would have just been hot air.}}
** Considering both {{spoiler|Charles and Marianne}}, it's [[In the Blood]], after all.
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** That entire sequence is even more awesome when you realize: He could have done this from the ''start''. This is what Lelouch becomes [[The Unfettered|after you take away his]] friends and [[Bodyguard Crush|love interest]].
** C.C. is one of these as well, seeing as she helps Lelouch with almost everything he does. She may be Lelouch's right-hand woman, but she's never outshined by him.
* Light Yagami of ''[[Death Note]]'' zig-zags this trope, only to end up being a deconstruction of this trope. Yeah, he employs [[Memory Gambit|Memory Gambits]], [[Batman Gambit|Batman Gambits]] and [[Gambit Roulette|Gambit Roulettes]] left, right and center while [[Mundane Made Awesome|eating potato chips and wielding his pen like a sword]] to [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]. But he's also an [[Smug Snake|arrogant]], [[Psychopathic Manchild|thin-skinned manchild]] whose overly inflated ego leads to him making stupid mistake after stupid mistake, ultimately {{spoiler|setting the events that culminate in his downfall in place by nearly blowing his cover over an insult. And when he's ultimately cornered and marked for death by Ryuk, he doesn't die with dignity. He cries and screams like a little bitch, begging for help before dying the same way most of his victims did: a fatal heart attack}}. While he may have been crafty enough to run circles around the police, build up a cult following, and kill many of his enemies through manipulation and mind games, his surprisingly frequent moments of self-sabotaging stupidity keep him from fully making the mark.
** Mello might be more of a true example since {{spoiler|[[My Death Is Just the Beginning|his death sets the final piece in place for Light's downfall; it all depends whether or not he knew what he was doing with this, which is purposely left ambiguous]]}}.
** L and Near also qualify, as they match Light gambit for gambit. This series is an excellent example of what happens when a Magnificent Bastard and a [[Smug Snake]] that ''borders'' on being a Magnificent Bastard are pitted against each other.
** [[Donald Trump]]. Yes, [[Sincerity Mode|you read that right]]. Appearing in the one-shot sequel chapter as the current president of the United States, Trump wins the Death Note through an auction, only to learn that thanks to a new rule added by the Shinigami King, he'll die if he accepts it. Instead of letting Ryuk butter him up into taking it for the sake of empowering the United States, [[It's All About Me|he decides that his life is more important than his country]] and declines... only to lie to the public about having the power of Kira anyway, ensuring that he can remain president, keep threats to his country at bay, keep his promise to the world that he would never use the Death Note for evil, ''and'' give himself a PR boost in the process. He does what Light failed to do and pulls a fast one on ''Ryuk'', leaving the Shinigami genuinely impressed by Trump's shrewdness.
* Jean-Luc LeBlanc, [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] and [[Evilutionary Biologist]], of ''[[Divergence Eve]]''.
* {{spoiler|Proxy One}} in ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'', who is even referenced to be "the winner at the end of the world" (with good reason). Not only is he the [[The Chessmaster|master manipulator of nearly everything that happens in the course of the series]], but he {{spoiler|''wins''}}.
* Hiruma, the team captain and quarterback for the Devil Bats, of ''[[Eyeshield 21]]''. Scarily enough, he's also the [[Team Dad]].
* The Count from ''[[
* ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' has {{spoiler|Byakuran}} the third major [[Big Bad]] of the series.
** But the true mastermind of the whole Future Arc was {{spoiler|TYL!Tsuna. Yes,}} '' {{spoiler|[[Butt Monkey|that Tsuna.]]}}''
** The Inheritance Ceremony Arc [[Big Bad]], {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Daemon]] [[Master of Illusion|Spade]]}}, is showing signs of this.
* Saralegui from ''[[
* Johan Liebert - the ''[[Monster (
* Tobi from ''[[Naruto]]'' fits this trope. He's got the [[The Chessmaster|plans]], [[Affably Evil|the style]], and [[Manipulative Bastard|the nerve]] for it. He even manages {{spoiler|to win over Sasuke, despite having a hand in the slaughter of his clan and ''not even denying it'', while [[Dead Person Impersonation|his use of Madara Uchiha's name]] was enough to instill fear in the five leading countries of the world}}.
** Arguably, the closest to [[Magnificent Bastard]] in [[Naruto]] is {{spoiler|Kabuto Yakushi. Yes, THAT Kabuto,}} who has {{spoiler|raised the most powerful zombie army in the history of that world... including the aforementioned ''real'' Madara Uchiha among his sort-of members.}} '''Holy CRAP!'''
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has Gendo Ikari, the leader of the NERV organization. While far from his only ploy, the greatest reason he is on this page is for his involvement in {{spoiler|the Human [[Assimilation Plot|Instrumentality]] Project}}, even though he wasn't the one in charge. He was enough of a key factor to be considered the one most responsible for it, and he even had his own motive for manipulating its execution: {{spoiler|to be reunited with his dead wife Yui.}}
** ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' took his badassery to new heights. If you think back to it, {{spoiler|it's obvious he scheduled Unit 03's activation test onto the same day as Rei's meal party on purpose so that Asuka would volunteer for Shinji and Rei's sake. Once Unit 03 was overtaken by Bardiel and Shinji refuses to fight out of fear, Unit 01's dummy plug was activated so that Asuka will be severely injured (putting her away for a while) and Shinji [[Heroic BSOD|necessarily traumatized for him to resign from NERV and leave the city]]. Cue Zeruel's arrival to abort his departure, him emerging from the shelter just in time to see Unit 00 get eaten by Zeruel and [[The Power of Love|finally getting the motivation]] to [[Always Save the Girl|grab Unit 01 and kick Zeruel's ass, saving Rei and infusing the Angel into Unit 01, "awakening" it without thinking about]] [[The End of the World As We Know It|the consequences]]. Cue Gendo remarking that "[[Gambit Roulette|just a little more until our project is complete]]".}} Hoo-lee shit, is this guy awesome or what?!
** Recommend studying of his entry on the [[Memetic Badass]] page as well.
* Manning from ''[[Orguss 02]]'' is a perfect example of the trope. Perfect quote, when he's on a plane with two others that's under attack by an enemy Giant Robot:
{{quote| '''Manning''': ''"When I give you the signal I want you to push that button. That's not so hard."''<br />
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'''Lean''': ''"You mean the only person who's going to get out of this alive is you?"''<br />
'''Manning''': <Shrugs> ''"Beats everyone dying, doesn't it?"'' }}
*
** Everything Kyouya did had a purpose that would benefit him in the long run (with one or two notable exceptions). {{spoiler|He even used the Host Club profit to buy out his father's company unbeknownst to his dad, who thought of him as a loser because of the Club itself.
*** Considering that many of his manipulations turn out to be more or less benevolent ''and'' that he comes to really care for the Host Club people ( {{spoiler|i.e., in the manga he searches for Tamaki's [[Missing Mom]] all over the French countryside}}), Kyouya might belong more in [[Guile Hero]].
* Akio Ohtori from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''. He seduces multiple women including {{spoiler|Utena, his sister Anthy, and his fiancee's mother}} as well as some guys {{spoiler|Touga}}. He also: rigs {{spoiler|the entire series of duels}}; creates {{spoiler|a false timeline}}; convinces {{spoiler|his own sister to stab Utena}}; and runs a private school in his spare time. [[Karma Houdini|And he gets away with all of that.]] ( {{spoiler|Well, ''almost'' all. Anthy ''does'' shake off his mind control in the end and leaves him to find Utena.}}
* Lord Laertes Van Di Montague from [[Romeo X Juliet]], who {{spoiler|pretty much [[Self Made Man|rose from the slums]] after the death of his prostitute mother, infiltrated himself in the Montague clan as a kid, killed its leader when he was of age, slaughtered the rival clan of the Capulets both to gain power and as revenge for his destitute origins, and ruled Neo Verona with a hand of steel for almost 15 years.}} And that's just the beginning...
* Kunzite from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. After over a season of [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]], most of the Shitennou repeatedly showing themselves to be incompetent, and Usagi continuing to win and even gain ground against the Dark Kingdom, it was a breath of fresh air to see Beryl's [[The Dragon|Dragon]] set clever traps, catch the entire team and almost finish them off (and only fail because of [[Didn't See That Coming|a scout he didn't know about]]), tear through Usagi's obvious [[Out Gambitted]] ploy like it was made of wet paper, and finally go down fighting against Sailor Moon instead of getting the [[You Have Failed Me]] treatment. Even if he's not as awesome as some of the examples on this page and went through a five episode period of [[Badass Decay]], the series could have used more like him.
** Also, Sailor Galaxia. Her super effective manipulations of all of her soldiers (and Queen Nehelenia, in the anime) as well as her sheer power
* Xellos for ''[[The Slayers]]'' fits this bill quite nicely, even moreso in the original novels.
** Jillas from ''Slayers TRY'', likewise. You would normally think a [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] member would be unable to [[Batman Gambit|manipulate the entire party against their actions]]. [[Not So Harmless Villain|Think again]].
* Medusa the Witch in ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Manipulates her [[Ambiguous Gender|daughter... son... child]] into becoming a [[Dark Magical Girl|Dark Magical Child]]... but subverts the usual [[Heel Face Turn]] {{spoiler|so that "s/he" would be [[The Mole]]}} instead. Blackmails other witches, like Eruka, into working for her by planting parts of her body in them that ''explode'' whenever she wills it. Matches the best Technician and Death Scythe in Shibusen in battle, {{spoiler|resurrects the monster}}, gives [[The Corruption]] to the main heroine/hero duo, comes [[Back From the Dead]] by stealing the body of a little girl with the promise of returning it later (a promise she actually ''keeps'' {{spoiler|but only when she finds a better body, as mentioned below}}) but still fully using said little girl's body as an advantage so no one can attack her, drives the best tech crazy, frames him for murder, drives out a good witch who wanted to defect, and {{spoiler|''convinces Shibusen to let her lead them in an assault against her Rival Older Sister.''}}
** Then she proves herself to be an [[Magnificent Bastard|Uber Magnificent Bitch]] when she reveals that {{spoiler|she had lied about Arachnaphobia kidnapping Chrona, gets Maka to defeat her sister Arachne, then leaves Rache's body as she promises and then ''steals Arachne's body
*** The last point is arguable, as {{spoiler|she only manages to fool Maka, while Shinigami sees her scheme from the beginning, and in turn using Medusa to completely destroy seemingly-invulnerable Arachnophobia, then countering her predictable backstabbing attempt.}} [[Xanatos Speed Chess|Let's see how it works out...]]
** In the manga, Medusa may be even more of a [[Magnificent Bitch]], {{spoiler|via using '''her own death''' at the hands of a Crona whom she drove even more [[Ax Crazy]], to fully make him/her a slave to the Black Blood.}} What would normally be {{spoiler|a [[Kick the Son of A Bitch]] and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for ''[[Calling the Old Man Out|Crona]]''}}... becomes {{spoiler|a nightmarish [[Thanatos Gambit]]}} in Medusa's hands. Hoooo Leee Sheeeeet.
* Askeladd Olafson from ''[[Vinland Saga]]'' has pulled off damn near every gambit there is, kicked the dog, and kicked ass all with style. It's very easy to forget how much of a bastard he can be.
** There is actually quite a suprising number of Magnificent Bastards for a manga about blood thirsty vikings.
*
▲* Sakyo from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. Even before his main role in the Dark Tournament arc, he effortlessly used Yusuke's team to cause the downfall of one of his rivals. Yoko Kurama is also a protagonist example.
** And later, we have the only living being able to [[Out Gambit]] {{spoiler|Kurama}} ''and'' get away with it: {{spoiler|King Yomi}}. Not only he did that, but {{spoiler|he ''forced Kurama to work with and for him!''}} Fucking awesome.
** There's also Shinobu Sensui, who expertly manipulated disadvantaged superpowered youths into heinous acts in an attempt to stall the good guys, {{spoiler|forced Kurama into a situation where he would have to kill a young child in order to proceed, tricked Makihara/Gourmet into eating Elder Toguro, who took control of him and killed him, and kidnapped Kuwabara so that Gourmet/Toguro could eat him and absorb his newfound dimension cutting powers in order to destroy a powerful barrier}}. Later, after {{spoiler|killing Yusuke}}, Sensui manipulates Kuwabara into {{spoiler|cutting down the Kekkai barrier, which is the only thing preventing not only Sensui's plan, but also preventing Kurama and Hiei from crossing over to try and exact revenge}}.
* Although she is one of the good guys, [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Haruna Saotome]] [[Chaotic Neutral|herself]] is this in regards to pactios, or anything involving magic. Ships everyone with Negi, DRAGS Negi to ''Comiket'', and makes plans to conquer the entire Magic World.
* A ton of characters in [[Mirai Nikki]] count. It looks like the biggest one of all is {{spoiler|Yuno Gasai}}
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*** {{spoiler|And she had already succeeded somewhat by having the entire Macross Galaxy fleet under her control. Sure there were [[The Omniscient Council of Vagueness|the other voices]] that she consulted with, but in the end, it was clear that it was her that was in control}}.
* ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]'' has quite a few, but one that really stands out is Adrian Rubinsky, who manipulates both sides of a massive intergalactic war to increase his own profit, and eventually {{spoiler|even outsmarts and kills his own son, who had been studying from him too well and was looking to replace him.}}
* Most of the enemies in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' are either outright [[Eldritch Abomination|monsters]] or have a very tragic element to their existence. However, [[Mad Bomber|Zolf J. Kimbley]] walks the fine line between [[Complete Monster]] and [[Magnificent Bastard]]. Despite his psychopathic tendencies, he has a very strong (if completely [[Blue and Orange Morality|alien]]) moral and warrior code that he follows, one that he is aware of being at odds with society (which is why he takes great lengths to [[Faux Affably Evil|mask it]]). But his [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for this trope was when, in the manga, {{spoiler|he came back ''from a disembodied spirit state'' to help Ed destroy Pride...and that was just because he thought Pride was being a hypocrite}}!
** Perhaps the earliest sign that he had tendencies toward this was during the Ishbalan massacre. Even though he delighted in the genocide, he was one of the very few soldiers present [[Brutal Honesty|willing to acknowledge the full weight of his actions]] and remember those he cut down while others chose to look away.
{{quote| ''"Do not look away from each new death. Look straight ahead, and never forget them. Because they certainly won't."''}}
* Amusingly, ''[[
▲* Amusingly, ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has a character who straddles the line between this and [[Guile Hero]]. Miki Hanabishi is known for her plots to make trouble for Hinagiku, in fact it's clearly stated in her profile that she enjoys it, but generally seems to be using such tactics to push Hina to the forefront of the competition for [[Unwanted Harem|Hayate's]] [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|affection]]. While at the same time pursuing Hinagiku with her own romantic interest.
** A possible example is Mikado Sanzennin, Nagi's grandfather. A pretty much fearless [[Tsundere]] like Nagi is ''terrified'' of him, and with good reason.
* ''[[Durarara!!]]'' has Orihara Izaya. Everything that happens in Ikebukuro is a result of his massive game of [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]. Except in book four, but he makes up for it in five and six because he felt left out.
* ''[[Black Butler (
** Even more of a worthy choice is {{spoiler|Hannah. She [[Out Gambit|OutGambitted]] everyone in the show by having Alois take over Ciel's body and then she took Ciel's soul. Beating both Claude and Sebastian to the punch.}}
*** Ciel Phantomhive himself is basically a [[Magnificent Bastard]] in training (if he's not already one). He's a [[Badass Adorable]] [[Deadpan Snarker]] [[The Chessmaster|Chessmaster]] who's arguably even more dangerous than his demonic [[Battle Butler]].
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* Vincent Nightray from ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' also fits this title pretty well.
** Xerxes Break too; he and Vincent each appear to have the upper hand on the other at points, and it's unclear who is actually the master manipulator between them.
** TONS of characters are getting in on the game. Isla Yura (though there's nothing admirable about him), [[Token Evil Teammate|Duke Barma]], and
* Souma Saiki from ''[[Sakura Gari]]'' is mostly a [[Broken Ace]], but shows shades of this -- ''specially'' when he {{spoiler|deals a spectacular [[Karmic Death|and fatal]] [[Humiliation Conga]] to his ex-lover [[Yandere|Katsuragi]] [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|for raping/torturing Masataka]], his [[Morality Pet]].}}
* Kanako from [[Star Driver]], you are fighting against the Ginga Bishounen who has beaten everyone else and you are ineveitably next on the chopping block? Why you betray your call to be "professional" (Splitting real life from your life in the Crux) and steal the first kiss of the Ginga Bishounen (without using a glass wall to make it innocent).
* {{spoiler|Kyuubey}} from ''[[
** However, he gets screwed over by someone else at the last moment... {{spoiler|Turns out you can turn Madoka into a mixture of [[Physical God|Physical Goddess]] and [[Guile Hero|Guile Heroine]] by giving her so many awful truths to work with. [[Out Gambitted|Suck on that, Kyuubey]].}}
*** Even then, he doesn't exactly 'lose.' {{spoiler|Madoka recreates the world and eliminates all witches. So instead Puellae Magi fight demons, and harvest energy from them.}} It's not as efficient a method of harvesting energy, but it still allows {{spoiler|Kyuubey}} to accomplish his mission, just in a somewhat more modest way.
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* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'''s [[Big Bad|Shishio Makoto]] came up with the plan to burn Kyoto right to the ground {{spoiler|as a ''DISTRACTION'' while he and his minions [[False Flag Operation|sailed a warship into Tokyo]] and let sheer panic rip the government apart}}. This is just his biggest, most expensive example though. He practically lives for this trope.
* Ukyo, the [[Big Bad]] of [[Samurai 7]].
* The main point of Iason Mink's character in ''[[
* Kokujo, of [[Duel Masters]], uses his phenomenal skills in psychological warfare to completely destroy the hero in their first duel. The [[Gag Dub|dub]] furthers his status by having him shamelessly call himself "an evil genius."
* Toua Tokuchi, the protagonist of ''[[One Outs]]'', definitely qualifies.
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* [[Knight Templar]] Lieutenant Colonel Dewey Novak of [[Eureka Seven]].
* The latest ''[[Bakugan]]'' [[Big Bad]] Mag Mel. The guy managed to effortlessly trick the heroes into giving him the power to free himself [[Sealed Evil in A Can|from his prison]] ''before they even know he existed''. He proves to be a [[Manipulative Bastard]] and [[Chessmaster]] so cunning that he's always several steps ahead of the group and even the one time thus far he's lost, he ''still'' got half of what he wanted ''and'' the Brawlers find out while they were fighting his forces on one of their ally's homeworlds, Mag Mel had ''utterly demolished'' Bakugan Interspace with another attack that cripples the transporters so no one can get out ''except'' his minions, who are free to get in and out at will. While he's not exactly charming, he realized this and made ([[Artificial Human|literally]]) his [[Co Dragons]] extremely charismatic and planted them in Bakugan Interspace to raise followers and generally cause chaos.
* Millions Knives from the [[Trigun]] manga. A [[Superpower Lottery|frighteningly superpowered]] [[Badass Abnormal]] with [[Large Ham|charisma]] to spare and the [[Tragic Villain|flaws]] of a Shakespearean character.
** [[The Dragon|Legato Bluesummers]] from the anime. An utterly terrifying, [[Nietzsche Wannabe|nihilistic]], relentless agent of death with the ability to mentally control any [[Innocent Bystander|villager--man, woman, or child]]--to their deaths. His first appearance absolutely ''terrifies'' Vash, whom he makes his mission to completely ''break.'' {{spoiler|And by forcing Vash to kill him, as far as he knows, ''he wins.''}}
** Or the manga for that matter. And in that version, {{spoiler|he actually spent most of it ''crippled'' and still managed to remain nightmare-inducing for its entire run}}.
* [[Card Carrying Villain|Yuto Kigai]] and [[Professional Killer|Seishiro Sakurazuka]] from [[
* While it's still a little earlier, it looks like {{spoiler|Masako Natsume}} from [[
** {{spoiler|Sanetoshi Watase}} has some inklings of this too. In his quest to {{spoiler|regain contact with his lost "soulmate"}}, he has managed to {{spoiler|stylishly appear to Himari in a dream, give her a new Penguin Hat, and almost get away with giving her a kiss.}} Later {{spoiler|he brings Himari [[Back From the Dead]] with a mysterious serum, managing to rope her protector/brother/[[Brother Sister Incest|possible love interest]] Kanba into a [[Deal With the Devil]] to keep her alive}}. And later it's revealed that some time ago {{spoiler|he actually forced Masako into the same [[Deal With the Devil]] so she could keep her young brother Mario alive as well.}} Thus, he has almost completely {{spoiler|outgambitted ''both'' Kanba and Masako to different degrees}}, all while looking fabulous in that coat and {{spoiler|pink}} hair of his, and specially in {{spoiler|now hospital-confined Himari}}'s eyes. Hmmmm!
* Semmerling from ''[[Riding Bean]]''. She does begin to lose her cool somewhat {{spoiler|when Bean survives a point-blank shot to his forehead (good thing he wears that Kevlar headband) and proceeds to tear the door off of her car with his bare hands}} but then, who wouldn't?
* Meowth of [[Team Rocket]], of all people, attempts to be this in the ''[[
* Michio Yuki from ''[[
▲* Meowth of [[Team Rocket]], of all people, attempts to be this in the ''[[Pokemon Anime/Best Wishes|Best Wishes]]'' series. During the journey to Nimbasa City, he [[Heel Face Mole|played the gang like a fiddle by pretending to be fired from Team Rocket and wanting to join with them instead]], and nearly got away with their Pokemon along with the other members of Team Rocket, who were operating a surprisingly well thought out plan. Unfortunately for them, it's another situation where [[Failure Is the Only Option]].
* [[Nightmare Fetishist|Miyo]] [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds|Takano]] from ''[[
▲* Michio Yuki from ''[[MW (Manga)|MW]]''. He kidnaps his victims in order to extract money from the corrupt politicians who covered up the titular chemical warfare that took away his conscience. He even impersonates the women he killed as part of his plan.
▲* [[Nightmare Fetishist|Miyo]] [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds|Takano]] from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'' certainly counts. She masterminded the events of the first six arcs, and loves frightening people with tales of Hinamizawa's past. Definitely a [[Magnificent Bitch]]. Also manages to be ''[[Complete Monster|COMPLETELY EVIL]]'' (but mostly because of what the orphanage leader, Nomura, and Tokyo did to her).
** Interestingly, Takano's magnificence is heavily influenced by a [[Bigger Bad]] and fellow [[Magnificent Bitch]], her employer, Nomura, who, like Takano, also manages to be a [[Complete Monster]] at the same time. She demonstrated a plan to close up a company by tricking Takano into helping her and manipulating everything in order to cause the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, and nobody even seemed to notice that she was behind it all (which makes her a [[Karma Houdini]] as well). Another perfect example. Helps that she has a great evil voice provided by [[Rie Tanaka]].
** Similarly, ''[[
** Bernkastel counts as well. {{spoiler|Using Ange, Erika, and most other people as pawns for her plans}}, and {{spoiler|planning to keep Beatrice in the game and torture her for all eternity}}? She definitely deserves a praise for those. Notably, {{spoiler|Bern manages to be a [[Complete Monster]] at the same time}}.
** And what about Lambdadelta? Her plan is to "trap" Bernkastel by making the battle between Battler and Beatrice last for eternity. Another perfect example of a [[Magnificent Bitch]] that can also be considered very likely to be ''[[Complete Monster|truly evil]]''.
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* Perhaps the most impressive and villainous character in ''[[Mon Colle Knights]]'' happens to be Redda, the [[Big Bad]] and final villain. He has a deviously cruel sense of [[The Chessmaster|chessmastery]] and [[Manipulative Bastard|mastery of manipulation]], is [[Bishounen]] in appearance (especially behind that scary mask of his), and shows a nice [[Xanatos Gambit]] {{spoiler|starting with the part where he uses Rockna as bait to lure Mondo and all his monster friends to him, forcing him to give up all of his collected Monster Items so far and handing over to him a fake Rockna that was actually a rat in disguise. Then he summons Dread Dragon and traps Rockna within its neck, and tells Mondo that he can either destroy it and Rockna with it, or get killed himself while trying to save her without harming Dread Dragon, and orders Dread Dragon to create a wormhole that sucks up all of Mondo's monster friends. And, even when Gabriolis shows up and helps him save her so the two can fuse with him to destroy Dread Dragon, this still provides enough of a distraction so Redda can get the last Monster Item, and he succeeds in collecting it so he can finally summon Oroboros to destroy everything and create in their place a world made of nothingness, which was his ultimate goal all along. And if that's not enough, since Oroboros needs a new body in order to be resurrected, Redda revives Dread Dragon and fuses Oroboros with it to create Doomsday Dragon}}. Another perfect example of a villain that happens to be both this and a [[Complete Monster]], so much that even the [[Laughably Evil]] [[Terrible Trio]] of [[Villains Out Shopping]] fear him.
** Now, {{spoiler|had he focused his attention on Gabriolis siding with the heroes and the darkness monsters stepping in to help them and give their power to them and the Golden Dragon so they can destroy Doomsday Dragon, and had Gabriolis not killed him in order to stop him from interrupting their [[The Power of Friendship|Power of Friendship moment]] by killing them, [[The Bad Guy Wins|Redda would've succeeded with his plot to destroy all worlds and make his own plane of empty souls and nothingness in their place]]}}.
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