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*** {{spoiler|And she had already succeeded somewhat by having the entire Macross Galaxy fleet under her control. Sure there were [[The Omniscient Council of Vagueness|the other voices]] that she consulted with, but in the end, it was clear that it was her that was in control}}.
* ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]'' has quite a few, but one that really stands out is Adrian Rubinsky, who manipulates both sides of a massive intergalactic war to increase his own profit, and eventually {{spoiler|even outsmarts and kills his own son, who had been studying from him too well and was looking to replace him.}}
* Most of the enemies in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' are either outright [[Eldritch Abomination|monsters]] or have a very tragic element to their existence. However, [[Mad Bomber|Zolf J. Kimbley]] walks the fine line between [[Complete Monster]] and [[Magnificent Bastard]]. Despite his psychopathic tendencies, he has a very strong (if completely [[Blue and Orange Morality|alien]]) moral and warrior code that he follows, one that he is aware of being at odds with society (which is why he takes great lengths to [[Faux Affably Evil|mask it]]). But his [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for this trope was when, in the manga, {{spoiler|he came back ''from a disembodied spirit state'' to help Ed destroy Pride...and that was just because he thought Pride was being a hypocrite}}!
** Perhaps the earliest sign that he had tendencies toward this was during the Ishbalan massacre. Even though he delighted in the genocide, he was one of the very few soldiers present [[Brutal Honesty|willing to acknowledge the full weight of his actions]] and remember those he cut down while others chose to look away.
{{quote| ''"Do not look away from each new death. Look straight ahead, and never forget them. Because they certainly won't."''}}
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