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* The "Book Men" of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' are shown towards the end of the series in this way—a group of members with their faces hidden by cloaks, gathering in a torch-lit room to gasp and worry over the "awakening" of a mysterious someone. {{spoiler|They're talking about Fakir remembering his [[Reality Warper]] powers. It turns out they're an Ancient Conspiracy that cut off Drosselmeyer's hands...and will do the same to any of his descendants who abuse their powers.}}
* The "Book Men" of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' are shown towards the end of the series in this way—a group of members with their faces hidden by cloaks, gathering in a torch-lit room to gasp and worry over the "awakening" of a mysterious someone. {{spoiler|They're talking about Fakir remembering his [[Reality Warper]] powers. It turns out they're an Ancient Conspiracy that cut off Drosselmeyer's hands...and will do the same to any of his descendants who abuse their powers.}}
* ''[[Death Note]]'' Inverted this a bit in the Yotsuba arc, where there is a shadowy council of eight people at the top of an organization, secretly killing enemies of the corporation—and our main characters spy on, [[Batman Gambit|manipulate]], suspect, and use them as pawns in in their own investigation while the council mostly has no idea they're being spied on.
* ''[[Death Note]]'' Inverted this a bit in the Yotsuba arc, where there is a shadowy council of eight people at the top of an organization, secretly killing enemies of the corporation—and our main characters spy on, [[Batman Gambit|manipulate]], suspect, and use them as pawns in in their own investigation while the council mostly has no idea they're being spied on.
* Initially done in ''[[Naruto]]'' with Akatsuki before they were shown at which point some of them were killed, one quit, and rest quickly fell in line with the secret leader.
* The first we see of the Akatsuki in ''[[Naruto]]'' are Itachi and Kisame in or near Konoha. A while after Sasuke defects to Orochimaru, we get a page and a half of this featuring the Akatsuki.
* The closest thing ''[[One Piece]]'' has is the Gorosei. They're just a bunch of old men who allegedly run the World Government, but between the Council of Kings handling international affairs, and Sengoku controlling the Navy, there's really no telling what they do.
* The closest thing ''[[One Piece]]'' has is the Gorosei. They're just a bunch of old men who allegedly run the World Government, but between the Council of Kings handling international affairs, and Sengoku controlling the Navy, there's really no telling what they do.
** The Gorosei really are the heads of government, with authority over everything and everyone under them, including the Kings and Sengoku. They have the larger goals which include ensuring that the government remains in control and continues to grow, dealing with those that seek to topple the government, and covering up their own history.
** The Gorosei really are the heads of government, with authority over everything and everyone under them, including the Kings and Sengoku. They have the larger goals which include ensuring that the government remains in control and continues to grow, dealing with those that seek to topple the government, and covering up their own history.
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** [[Rave Master]] has the Oracion Six of the Demon Card.
** [[Rave Master]] has the Oracion Six of the Demon Card.
** [[Sonic X]] has the Metarex Army
** [[Sonic X]] has the Metarex Army



== Comics Books ==
== Comics Books ==