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{{quote|''"Already there used to be six of you and now there are just five. Pretty soon, Jake, it'll be four."''|{{spoiler|'''David'''}}, the Sixth Ranger Traitor of ''[[
You're a [[Power Trio]] or [[Five-Man Band]] who just got themselves a new [[Sixth Ranger]]. Things are looking pretty good right now -- your team is expanding, you're making new friends. Looks like things might change permanently!
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Kaworu from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', although there's enough visual and in-plots hints about people wondering about him that he was deliberately a mysterious character. His character showed up in one episode, which means the time from Introduction to [[The Reveal]] about {{spoiler|his identity as The Last Angel}} was about ''fifteen minutes''. Subsequent versions of the story are even quicker. ''Death & Rebirth'' reveals Kaworu's betrayal before introducing him! The fact that he's first seen in ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' hanging out with Keel Lorentz is a pretty big indication by itself that he's not on NERV's side in the latest iteration of the story, either. <ref>there is subversion in that He's not with SEELE or even the Angels, either in the end. He picks to side with the Lilim, and decides to at least buy some time for Shinji to survive. Not much good that did anyway, but it's the thought that counted.</ref>
* ''[[
* In the second season opening of ''[[
* In ''[[
** It's played with, mind you, in that L, [[Big Good|the leader of the task force]], is never in any doubt that Light is Kira - inviting him to join the task force is just a ploy to attempt to prove his guilt. {{spoiler|It works. Eventually. Not that L's around to see it.}}
* {{spoiler|Genpou Saji}} from ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' starts like this, manipulating both Rakuyou and Nanyou as a [[Man Behind the Man]]. {{spoiler|[[Defeat Means Friendship|After being defeated, though, he becomes a genuine]] [[Sixth Ranger]].}} In the anime, at least. The manga's a bit more involved, but {{spoiler|Saji}} was never evil.
* ''[[Fushigi Yugi]]'''s Chiriko was really a Seiryu Seishi named Amiboshii.
* Team Trinity in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' season 1. {{spoiler|Anew Returner ([[Manchurian Agent|unwillingly]])}} fills the role in season 2.
* Chrona from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' is taken in after turning good, then is manipulated back to Medusa.{{spoiler|Kills her later}}
* {{spoiler|Meowth of Team Rocket}} pretends to become a new ally for the heroes of ''[[Pokémon (
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* [[Marvel Star Wars]] does have regulars added to the cast not infrequently. Most of them work out okay - but [[Heroes Want Redheads|Shira Brie]], Luke Skywalker's [[Wing Man|Wing Guard]] and incipient [[Love Interest]], turns out to have been hand-picked by Darth Vader.
* In an example that would have made fans of the original series cry, {{spoiler|Sven}}, one of the most popular character of the original ''[[Voltron|Voltron: Defender of the Universe]]'' series became this in the 2003-4 Devil's Due [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Continuity Reboot]].
* Shun-Day was this to the [[Les Legendaires
** Later subverted during the Anathos Cycle when Tenebris, [[Daddy's Little Villain|Darkhell's daughter]], joins the team. Her motivations for helping the heroes are selfish, she is known to love her father, and even two of the Legendaries (namely Shimy and Gryf) were expecting her to betray them, to the point Shimy even attempted to [[Murder Is the Best Solution|murder]] her once it appeared she was of no more use. Ironically, it turned out she ''never'' betrayed the team, even when [[Bigger Bad]] Anathos [[We Can Rule Together|gave her the opportunity to join her]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|after he single-handed defeated the other heroes]]. After the Cycle, she has become a full-time member of the group.
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* In ''[[Personality Conflicts]]'', this is Tommy's greatest fear. Also played straight with Drew and [[Bad Future]] Tasha, but subverted with Ryan.
* In ''~72 Hours~'', Bo is this to the wrestlers. When he moves to America, he falls in naturally with the sadistic group, but has no interest in slaughtering innocents with the others; he simply can't escape. During a battle with [[La Résistance|SABRE]], he not only joins the enemy (pulling a complete [[Heel Face Turn]] in the process) but does so in a way that cripples the enemy attack, saving his new friends' lives.
* Miyako in ''[[
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* ''[[The Expendables]]'' - {{spoiler|Gunnar}}.
* ''[[Sucker Punch]]'': {{spoiler|Blondie}}.
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'': {{spoiler|Sentinel Prime}}.
* ''[[X
* Lando Calrissian acts as this at in [[Star Wars|The Empire Strikes Back]] but he quickly makes a [[Heel Face Turn]] and becomes a regular [[Sixth Ranger]]
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== Literature ==
* ''[[Dragonlance]]'' - {{spoiler|Eben Shatterstone}}.
* ''[[
* Also by K. A. Applegate, Senna from [[Everworld]].
* [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]
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** ''[[Power Rangers]]'' uses this inversion as a popular way to introduce the [[Sixth Ranger]] - have them fight against the Rangers before defecting to their side. Ryan/The Titanium Ranger in ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue|Lightspeed Rescue]]'', Merrick/the Wolf Ranger in ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force|Wild Force]]''...
** Zhane in ''[[Power Rangers in Space|In Space]]'' actually disguised himself as a "Sixth Psycho Ranger" in order to confuse the [[The Psycho Rangers|Psycho Rangers]].
* The ''[[
* ''[[
** In season 3, Faith is introduced as a second Slayer and hedonistic [[Shadow Archetype]] to Buffy. It takes a few episodes, but a fatal accident sets her on a spiral into a [[Face Heel Turn]]. She eventually makes a [[Heel Face Turn]] and goes back to being one of Buffy's most important allies, though.
** Rather amusingly, Spike plays the [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]] role in season 4 -- selling out Buffy and the Scoobies to Adam - despite the fact that he makes no bones about being evil and hating the Scoobies the whole time:
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== Web Comics ==
* ''[[
== Video Games ==
* This is how {{spoiler|Bass}} was introduced in ''[[Mega Man (
* ''[[
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series
** In ''[[
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* [[Hercules (Disney film)|Hades]], Axel, and Xigbar, all from the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. Hades starts out as part of the Disney villain coalition, but eventually abandons Maleficent's plan for universal conquest so he can keep taking potshots at Hercules. Judging by the fate of his co-workers, he had the right idea. Axel and Xigbar are both part of the Organization; the former eventually makes a sort-of [[Heel Face Turn]], while the latter turns out to be a serious case of [[Obfuscating Stupidity]].
* Khunag of ''[[Albion]]'' joins the party quite literally as the sixth ranger. He has little role for awhile. Then at one point, the player must infiltrate the cult he once belonged to, and he's the only guide available. He 'guides' the player into declaring war on the cult, slaughtering their best warriors and eventually killing the leader, with whom he had a score to settle.
* In ''[[Alternate Universe|Another Day]]'', the bonus chapter of ''[[
* {{spoiler|Yoshimo}} from ''[[
* Harle in ''Chrono Cross'', twice, betraying Lynx for you because {{spoiler|you are Lynx}} and then betraying you for {{spoiler|the Dragons}} after you beat FATE.
* Aydana Kozlova in ''[[Ghost Recon|Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars]]'' is a subversion of this trope. {{spoiler|She seemed to betray the team and released the enemy that [[The Squad]] had just captured. It turns out that she only released him so the team would be able to track him down and lead them to the [[Big Bad]]. Then she joined back your team and was [[Easily Forgiven]].}}
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== Western Animation ==
* Terra from ''[[Teen Titans (
* William from ''[[Code Lyoko]]''. Although he is not evil, he got cocky to the point where XANA succeeded in taking him over. The surprise factor was actually legitimate, because the build-up was so long.
* ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]'' provides somewhat of a twist on this with Mandarin, because he was originally introduced as "The Sixth Monkey," but it's explained in the beginning of the episode that he was actually the leader of the Hyperforce before Chiro, but they had to get rid of him because he turned evil.
* In ''[[G.I. Joe: Sigma 6]]'', {{spoiler|Firefly}} ends up betraying the team to Cobra.
* {{spoiler|Longarm Prime}} from ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', who is later revealed to be Shockwave in disguise.
* Foxglove from ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' helped the Rangers mainly so she could steal the episode's [[Plot Coupons]] they found, and give them to the villain/goons she worked for... and also because of an affection for Dale, which lead to her [[Face Heel Turn]] back to the Rangers.
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