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Of all the sea creatures in the world, alongside dolphins, [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods|octopuses]], [[Playful Otter|sea otters]], and whales, the sneakiest sea creature alongside the [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|shark]] would be the moray eel. In nearly every form of media, eels are depicted as being sneaky creatures that have a propensity for tricking other sea creatures. It's a sure sign that they cannot be trusted.

Not to be confused with: [[Psycho Electric Eel]]

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[One Piece]]'' there's Hammond, a villainous [[Small Name, Big Ego]] character who's also a Daggertooth Pike Conger fishman.

== [[Film]] ==
* [[Meaningful Name|Flotsam and Jetsam]] from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' are a prime example of this trope.
* There's an eel in ''The Water Babies'' film who's the lackey of the evil shark king. Don't recall if he was particularly sneaky in the trickster sense, but he was certainly a sycophantic brown-noser.
* According to the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (animation)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', the Grinch is actually "cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel."
* [[Robin Hood (Disney film)|"You eel in snake's clothing!"]]

== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Freddi Fish]]'', Eddie the Eel is depicted as a trickster who prevents Freddi and Luther from trying to go where they needed to, unless he is bribed.

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