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* The majority of the plot of ''[[Atelier Iris 3]]'' concerns three quirky teenagers trying to find [[Mineral MacGuffin|eight gemstones]] so they can open a book which will grant any wish, while helping the even-more-quirky townsfolk with their problems. What could go wrong? {{spoiler|How about nearly causing [[The End of the World as We Know It]] because you were manipulated by an evil spirit from (almost) the very beginning into wasting the only wish you get?}}
* After slaughtering his own people and eventually letting one of his closest friends die, [[Warcraft|Prince Arthas]] {{spoiler|becomes a servant of the Lich King}}. He also becomes the new Lich King.
** Not to mention ''you'' are always an Unwitting Pawn in this game. Abercrombie in Duskwood, Myzrael in Arathi Highlands, Kalaran the Deceiver in Searing Gorge, Teron Gorefiend in Shadowmoon Valley, Drakuru in Grizzly Hills, Loken in the Storm Peaks, Athissa in the Azsuna questline and Xal'atath of Stormsong Valley are just a few examples of villains who have used Azeroth's biggest sucker - aka, your character - as an Unwitting Pawn. Seeing as being the Unwitting Pawn is part of zone progression each time, a [[Violation of Common Sense]] rule seems to be enforced. Worth noting, however, than in most of these cases, you get a chance later to go back and get revenge against whoever was behind it.
** This is also the reason Vanessa VanCleef spares you in the Westfall storyline, as you've inadvertently helped her, but she promises it won't be the case the second time.
* The main characters in ''[[Persona 3]]'' spend a good portion of the game fighting a series of [[Monster of the Week|powerful bosses that appear once a month]] only to discover that {{spoiler|Ikutsuki}} tricked them into doing so {{spoiler|by doctoring video footage of Yukari's father}} so that he could {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abomination|summon Nyx]]}}. {{spoiler|His plan fails when he forgets about [[Spanner in the Works|the dog]].}}
* ''[[Persona 4]]'': {{spoiler|If the player doesn't choose to immediately kill him (and get the Bad Ending), Taro Namatame is revealed to be a [[Tragic Hero]] with genuinely good intentions misguided by Adachi, the [[Man Behind the Man]]. Later on he has a [[My God, What Have I Done?]] moment upon learning that the TV World was not the shelter he thought it was. But then it turns out there's an even BIGGER [[Man Behind the Man]]...}}
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** To make it worse, [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|this speeds up The Void]], to the point where it [[The End of the World as We Know It|destroys the multiverse]]; it's hardly a spoiler to say that everything turns out all right in the end, though.
* The Player Character is this in ''[[Dark Souls]]''. No matter what you do, by beating the game you're just a pawn in an [[Ancient Conspiracy]] and [[Forever War]] regarding whether the Age of Fire should continue or end.
* [[Pirate Girl| Risky Boots]] from the ''[[Shantae]]'' series; from ''Risky's Revenge'' onward, manipulating others to meet her goals has pretty much been her MO in every one of her schemes.
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