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* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'': In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Horus Heresy]]'' novel ''Galaxy In Flames'', {{spoiler|Lucius}} motivated by [[Green-Eyed Monster|envy]] of how {{spoiler|Tarvitz}} took command, betrays {{spoiler|the last survivors of Horus's treacherous attack}}.
* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|Chessmen of Mars]]'', the ancient I-Gos is perpetually praising his days. So thorough is his admiration that he [[Turncoat|changes his loyalties]] on realizing who is [[The Hero]].
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* In ''[[Discworld]]'', Nobby Nobbs is famous in times of war for exactly this. He hovers around the edge of the battlefield, swiping boots off the fallen soldiers and will just move in with whoever he thinks is winning. The generals used his uniform as an indicator to tell who was winning.
* In Mercedes Lackey's ''The Black Griffon'', two of Urtho's generals seem to be carrying the [[Idiot Ball]] for most of the book; they're constantly losing troops of all species by attempting flashy, dangerous tactics which would lead to glorious victories, if only they actually worked; it later comes to light that these losses are intentional, as they have been working for the enemy for some time.
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** In "[[The Scarlet Citadel]]" Amalrus, who lured Conan into an inverted [[Cavalry Betrayal]].
* Happens in [[John Le Carre]], along with [[The Mole|moles]], with regularity, since that's the whole point of having agents and double agents. As one character put it:
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* In ''[[Harald]]'', the leader of [[Royal Brat|King James]]'s secret police betrays him when {{spoiler|James makes a [[Heel Face Turn]].}}
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