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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 centrecenter 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 to be amore runner-upof fora thetrue roleexample 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 ambigiousambiguous]]}}.
** L and Near also qualify, as they match Light gambit for gambit. This series is an excellent example of what happens when twoa Magnificent BastardsBastard 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''}}.
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