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* Jack Sparrow of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' has betrayed every other character in the series at least once, but he's so motivated by self-interest ([[Wild Card|usually]]) that he can still find allies.
* In ''[[Superman]] II'', {{spoiler|Superman's plan to defeat General Zod hinges completely on Lex Luthor selling him out after learning how he can be depowered. He had earlier altered the device so that the only safe place was inside it.}}
* Melanie in [[Jackie Brown]].
{{quote|''"You can't trust Melanie, but you can trust Melanie to be Melanie."''|''Ordell Robbie''}}
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* Colonel Thomas Blood in ''[[The Pyrates]]''. He even warns the hero of this, when he first signs on. Later, when Blood runs out on the hero, he leaves a note which actually says:
{{quote|Ye mind I warned you I might play false. Well, this is it, ould joy, and if I said it grieved me I'd be a liar, which I am, but that's naught to the matter.}}
* Diana from ''[[Gone (novel)]]'' is very open about the fact that she can't be trusted.
{{quote|'''Caine''': Whose side are you on, Diana?
'''Diana''': I'm on my side. }}
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* Subverted in ''[[Firefly]]'' with Jayne. Everyone fully expects him to turn on them if given enough (monetary) incentive and are prepared for it, however not only is Jayne far more loyal than even ''he'' realises but the time he ''does'' betray them isn't suspected at all, and Mal is far more furious than he would be if he expected it.
* ''[[Supernatural]]'' has one of the Winchesters point out that the Trickster/{{spoiler|Gabriel}} is playing a trick on them. His response? "Hello, Trickster?"
** The demon Crowley starts out like this, before heading sharply into [[Magnificent Bastard]] territory.
* The ''[[Leverage]]'' team can only beat Sterling when Sterling wins too.
{{quote|'''Sterling:''' Your entire plan relied on me being an arrogant, self-serving bastard.
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'''Harmony''': Oh, is that right? I'll have you know I am damn loyal, dumbass.
'''Angel''': You betrayed me. You are betraying me ''now'', even as we are talking! }}
* A few castaways throughout the seasons of ''[[Survivor]]'' have fit the bill, but the most straightforward example is ''Cook Island's'' Jonathan Penner. After mutinying from the Aitu Tribe when the opportunity presented itself, he later turned on his new alliance to help the tribe he left behind conquer a numbers disadvantage during the Tribal Merge. The reason? Yul Kwon, (Aitu's de facto leader) threatened Jonathan with his hidden immunity idol, knowing that Jonathans' interest in self-preservation was greater than his loyalty to the Raro Tribe.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* In [[Whateley Universe]], half of the campus security is made of these. EVERYONE is spying on EVERYONE for SOMEBODY, but it all cancels out, so everyone ends up working as reliable cops. Some are more snarky and bickering then others, though.
** There was that one guy with Humans First, who tried to kill Tennyo... {{spoiler|Ayla successfully manipulated him into this trope.}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** Yet ''another'' example is Rampage, who openly has no loyalty to Megatron, but is kept in line by routine reminders of the [[Restraining Bolt]] and the upside of opportunities to terrorize and demolish.
* On the subject of ''[[Transformers]]'', this was the exact reason why the [[Trope Namer]] for [[The Starscream]] was not destroyed. He was a capable scientist and the leader of the best fighters in Megatron's army and therefore inexpendable. This has been remedied in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', where he does not have such luck and {{spoiler|is promptly killed the moment Megatron gets his hands on him. [[Back From the Dead|he came back a lot.]] Five times in one episode of ''Animated''. [[Death Is Cheap]] (for Starscream at any rate).}}
** Ironically, this occurred to the original Starscream as well, who came back as a ghost.
** In ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', Megatron admitted he kept Starscream around because [[It Amused Me|his repeated failures were entertaining]]. {{spoiler|When Airachnid let Starscream be captured, Megatron was furious because as second-in-command, Starscream had valuable knowledge.}}
*** Granted, ''Prime'' also demonstrates that Megs is probably well aware ''his entire crew'' except for Soundwave would off him if they thought they could get away with it. Starscream's just the only traitor with the guts to be proactive about it, which kept Megatron entertained until Starscream started becoming too predictable to be of any use to him.
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** And at the end of the third movie, he [[Take a Third Option|takes a third option]] and flies off with Aladdin's father, the King of Thieves. "You're a nice guy, Kazim. But not ''too'' nice."
* Capt. Barca in ''[[Exo Squad]]''.
* ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'' had Doyle's girlfriend betray him for Van Rook in her second major appearance. What makes her this trope is that she {{spoiler|betrays Van Rook next!}}
== [[Real Life]] ==
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