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* 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, as well as her sheer power and style, puts her squarely here in this trope. Particularly in the manga, where her agency is her own rather than of the [[Bigger Bad]] Chaos.
* 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]].
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