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* The ''[[Dragaera]]'' novel ''Jhegaala'' appears to be inspired by ''[[Red Harvest]]'' and involves former-assassin Vlad returning to his hometown and finding it a nasty, corrupt place. The two groups responsible for this are a coven of witches and a merchant's guild, and Vlad ultimately plays the two against each other to destroy them both.

* ''A Civil Campaign'': Byerly Vorrutyer in this ''[[Vorkosigan Saga]]'' novel is conspiring with both the Richars, and Dono sides in the struggle for who inherits the Vorrutyer Countship, (and telling both sides that he's their spy in the enemy camp.) Whose side he's really on doesn't really become clear until the end.

* The title character of ''[[Mara Daughter of the Nile]]'' decides to do this when she finds herself being maneuvered into being a agent of two opposing sides. Then she starts [[Becoming the Mask]] and everything starts falling apart.

* [[Complete Monster|The Gentleman]] from Adam-Troy Castro's [[Spider-Man|Sinister Six]] trilogy has spent most of his life doing this, calling himself an investor in chaos.

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== Tabletop games ==

* Chaos God Tzeentch from ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' definitely qualifies. Although all 4 Chaos gods want to destroy the Imperium, enslave all life, and so on, Tzeentch will often hatch schemes through his followers, then betray said followers. Just because it's fun.

* Chaos God Tzeentch from ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' definitely qualifies. Although all 4 Chaos gods want to destroy the Imperium, enslave all life, and so on, Tzeentch will often hatch schemes through his followers, then betray said followers. Just because it's fun.

** Genesteeler cults too: They usually infiltrate and manipulate both the government and dissident groups to cause a continuous world-wide civil war until the hive-fleet arrives.

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