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* There's several in the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', due to a high density of [[Chessmaster|Chessmasters]], [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]], and [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]]. Particularly notable ones include the [[Evil Sorcerer]] Sarl, who tried to {{spoiler|ally with a [[Horde of Alien Locusts]] to bring down his superior}}; Senators Arnos, an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] who ordered a village slaughtered so he had an excuse to dismiss an honest officer who would balk at it; and Kalarus Brencis Minorus, who has a [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] complex to a [[Complete Monster]].

* Ray Scutter of ''[[Blind Lake]]''.

* Tom in ''[[Animorphs]]'', or rather the second Yeerk that controls him. [[The Lancer|Marco]] can approach being a heroic version at times and {{spoiler|David}} spends the third arc of his trilogy as one.

* Depending on who you ask, Senna of [[Everworld]] is either one of these or a [[Magnificent Bastard]]. Her mother is a straight example.