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* Lord Malvolio, the son of a Terran woman and an extraterrestrial [[Green Lantern]] Corps member, who had his father's ring, tricked Green Lantern Hal Jordan into taking his ring. After Jordan had thought that he defeated him, Malvolio simply got back up again. While Jordan may have had Malvolio's ring through Emerald Twilight, Malvolio only returned in prose.
* In [[Green Lantern]]'s ''[[Sinestro Corps War]]'', Sinestro gloats that although his corps is losing the battle {{spoiler|he's already won, because by forcing the Green Lanterns to use lethal force against his troops he's proved that he can use fear to effect change, even when it comes to the most sacred principles of the Corps.}}
* In the ''[[New Gods]]'', [[Darkseid]] and Highfather exchanged their sons as part of a cease-fire treaty between Apokolips and New Genesis. Darkseid immediately handed Highfather's son over to Granny Goodness and ordered her to put him through twice the torture that the other orphans on Apokolips endure under her "care". Darkseid knew that the increased torment would push the newly christened Scott Free (the future Mr. Miracle) to escape Apokolips at any cost. This would violate the terms of the treaty and give Darkseid an excuse to retaliate. In the meantime, Darkseid is secure in the knowledge that his hated enemy's son is going through hell. Ultimately, however, this may be a subversion, for Darkseid didn't count on both Mr. Miracle and Orion, his son who he had given to Highfather, along with Barda, another of Granny's students who falls in love with Scott, later becoming
* All of the events within the first 12 issues of ''Red Robin'' were in fact one massive Gambit by {{spoiler|Ra's Al Ghul, who was testing Tim Drake's worthiness as a potential father to his next heir apparent}}.
** Which ended up an [[Aborted Arc]] when the universe rebooted before it could be finished.
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