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* The ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' franchise is full of them. {{spoiler|Manfred von Karma}} and {{spoiler|Kristoph Gavin}} are quite worthy of this status for playing magnificent long-term [[Gambit Index|gambits]] to ruin other people's lives. {{spoiler|Matt Engarde}} also deserves a special mention for being able to pull a brandy sifter out of ''nowhere'' during his [[The Reveal|Reveal]]. Whilst in police custody, no less! Sure, all the villains in this series get their comeuppance, but some of them were just better at getting their evil ways before their eventual [[Villainous Breakdown]].
** {{spoiler|Luke Atmey}} manages to {{spoiler|set himself up as an Ace Detective while at the same keeping afloat and benefiting from the thief he's hunting.}} He then {{spoiler|falsely gets himself indicted for ''being'' the thief to keep from being convicted for his ''real'' crime of murdering a CEO.}} Then the only reason he's even caught is {{spoiler|a slip of the tongue}} and this is after {{spoiler|successfully having four of the five crimes he was on trial for has been proven to have not been his doing.}}
** {{spoiler|Calisto Yew}}'s interrogation behavior firmly puts her in this trope. She's able to slide off most accusations with either a bored stare or a fit of laughter, and even though she eventually breaks down, she doesn't really ''break''. In fact, rather then surrender after her confession, as every other villain does, she {{spoiler|pulls a gun out to escape}}. ''Twice''. She was the one who {{spoiler|infiltrated the Yatagarasu and destroyed the group from the inside out.}}
* The CO "Hawke" from the [[Nintendo Wars|Advance Wars series]]. He is extremely manipulative and twists his circumstances to achieve his ultimate goals, which are not always obvious. In Advance Wars 2 he {{spoiler|fakes his own death}} and {{spoiler|kills his former commander, Sturm, after he is weakened by the final battle with the player.}} so that he can {{spoiler|take over command of the Black Hole army,}} and in Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Hawke {{spoiler|joins the players side}} after Von Bolt {{spoiler|decides Hawke and Lash are no longer useful and tries to kill them}}, with the ultimate result of {{spoiler|placing him in control of Von Bolt's life-sapping device, which he vanishes with.}} He is calm, reserved, and ruthless, but his CO abilities, which heal his own units while damaging those of his opponents, reflect a surprising trait for a Magnificent Bastard: he cares about the fate of his own troops, and acts with his own brand of honor, making him also an [[Anti-Villain]].
* In ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'', {{spoiler|''Mike Thorton himself''}} can become one of these if you play your cards right, build up your contacts, and manipulate your opponents correctly, effectively allowing {{spoiler|Mike}} to [[Take Over the World]].
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