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** And in "The Ducky Tie" it's revealed that Barney actually uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlovian_conditioning Pavlovian conditioning] on his friends so he can con them more easily in the future.
** And let's not forget [http://www.lorenzovonmatterhorn.com Lorenzo von Matterhorn].
* ''[[Breaking Bad]]'': Gustavo
** {{spoiler|Gus further cemented his Magnificent Bastard status by singlehandedly decapitating the Mexican drug cartel who was disrupting his business, and whose Don had killed his business partner 20 years ago. He does this through his gift bottle of tequila to poison the Don and the rest of the upper management of the cartel. To get them to drink, he ''poisons himself first'' and then excuses himself to meticulously vomit out the poison. Do not screw with Gus Fring.}}
** Gus' right hand man, Mike Ehrmantraut, is almost just as good. Every bit as cool-headed and pragmatic as his boss, he's also an expert marksman and infiltrator capable of clearing out entire rooms of gunmen by himself and slipping in and out of highly secure areas without raising any eyebrows.
** Walter White has an interesting, complicated relationship with this trope. On one hand, he's ''way'' out of his depth in the world of narcotics and is regularly outwitted and humiliated, as well as prone to screwing things up due to being a hot-headed egomaniac. But when he's got the entire deck stacked against him and ends up pushed against a wall, he has the ''uncanny'' ability to worm his way out of trouble while looking like a total chessmaster in the process. Whether it's poisoning a pair of dangerous gunmen by discreetly cooking red phosphorous, {{spoiler|making himself Gus' only option for a meth cook by tricking Mike into letting him order the execution of his replacement}}, or {{spoiler|poisoning a child to turn Jesse against Gus before killing the latter by using his hatred of Hector Salamanca against him}}, there's a ''reason'' why many fans consider him to be a genuine badass.
* Jim Keats of ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]''. Starts out as a nerdy [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] obsessed with rules and regulations, charming his way into CID, and at the end of 3.01, pulls one of the fastest (practically nonverbal) [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turns]] in history. He continues to gain the trust of the team - particularly Alex - and all seems well until the end of 3.04, where he {{spoiler|cradles the dying Louise in his arms and seemingly acts as an Angel of Death for her.}} He gets a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hell]] of a lot darker and more sinister in 3.06, when {{spoiler|he lets Viv die alone and frightened, cheerily whistling as Viv - who has sinned in allowing a gun into a prison and covering it up, thus facilitating a riot - screams in terror.}} It's finally revealed in 3.08 that Keats is {{spoiler|quite possibly [[Satan|the Devil himself]], and when the truth of the world is revealed - that everyone is dead and Gene is supposed to help them move on - [[Villainous Breakdown|loses his shit in fairly spectacular fashion.]] He ''breaks the world''. He even manages to [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|headbutt Gene]] and proceed to deliver a terrifying [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]] to him. While he doesn't win - Alex fixes the world by helping Gene believe in himself and his team again, then crosses over instead of joining Keats - he does slink off into the night promising Gene they'll meet again.}}
* {{spoiler|Brian Moser}}, the Ice Truck Killer, in ''[[Dexter]]''. He finds Dexter, leaves little notes and messages for him via his kills, and even {{spoiler|gets engaged to his sister}}, all in order have a beer with him.
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