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** Subverted in the case of Phil from Season 7: he tries to pull one off a la Richard Hatch from [[Series/{{Survivor}} Survivor: Borneo]], when he quits the final immunity challenge on the assumption that whoever won would take him to the finals with them, [[spoiler: and it fails spectacularly when Ker votes him off and takes Wrecker instead.]]

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* Calvin uses one of these against Thunderstorm in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''. [[spoiler:He acts bizarre, getting Thunderstorm to [[ItMakesSenseInContext let him ride his magic carpet]] [[Series/RedDwarf to the king of the potatoes.]][[hottip:*:Not quite like that - he just had him say yes, and he took control from there.]] After this, he notes how he's insane and has the MTM blast him. He responds by destroying the MTM.]]

* Calvin uses one of these against Thunderstorm in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''. [[spoiler:He acts bizarre, getting Thunderstorm to [[ItMakesSenseInContext let him ride his magic carpet to the king of the potatoes.]][[hottip:*:Not quite like that - he just had him say yes, and he took control from there.]] After this, he notes how he's insane and has the MTM blast him. He responds by destroying the MTM.]]

* ''FanFic/TurnaboutStorm'' has [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix]] accidentally getting [[TrappedInAnotherWorld summoned to Equestria]] by [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] after several failed attempts at finding a lawyer to defend her friend. As the story progresses is revealed that [[spoiler:Phoenix was summoned ''intentionally'' by Twilight, following Princess Celestia's advice, who knows about the titular ace attorney and made her summon him in full confidence that, notwithstanding getting dragged into a completely alien world to him, he would never turn his back on an innocent being accused of a crime]].

* ''FanFic/TurnaboutStorm'' has [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix]] accidentally getting [[TrappedInAnotherWorld summoned to Equestria]] by [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] after several failed attempts at looking for a lawyer to defend her friend. As the story progresses is revealed that [[spoiler:Phoenix was summoned ''intentionally'' by Twilight, following Princess Celestia's advice, who knows about the titular ace attorney and made her summon him in full confidence that, notwithstanding getting dragged into a completely alien world to him, he would never turn his back on an innocent getting accused of a crime. How Celestia knows about Phoenix is something still undisclosed]].

* In ''Fanfic/ThinkingInLittleGreenBoxes'' Harry concocts a couple of plans that just involve having [[SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] and [[ComicBook/ThePunisher the Punisher]] doing what they do naturally when given the incentive.

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* Bluepencil's ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fic ''Fanfic/{{Shinji and Warhammer 40k}}'' is full of both [[BatmanGambit gambits]] and [[GambitRoulette roulettes]]. Made even better by the fact that neither Gendo ''or'' [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness SEELE]] are willing to admit the possibility that ''neither'' is manipulating Shinji. Let alone the fact that he's manipulating ''both them, and the Japanese government'' against each other.
* In another NGE fic, ''FanFic/NeonExodusEvangelion'', [[spoiler:Lucifer (also known as Unit 01)]] absorbs DJ after the final battle in the series, then stays passive afterward so he can be piloted by one of Natlateth's cloned pilots. Asuka almost screws this up by [[spoiler:breaking into the SEELE-controlled Geofront and starting Lucifer up to try and talk to DJ]], but [[spoiler:manages to avoid it by taking over his body directly and piloting him like a production-model Eva]]. The culmination of the plan is [[spoiler:DJ taking over in the middle of the final combat, so Natlateth stabs Lucifer with the Lance of Longinus. Since DJ is Longinus, and Lucifer became Unit 01 after sustaining wounds by the same Lance while trying to redeem himself, the outcome is that the Redemption is finished]]. If [[spoiler:Natlateth hadn't thought Lucifer was truly dead and had left him at the Geofront]], the plan would have failed.
* The ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' fanfiction ''FanFic/SeventyTwoHours'' has [[AxCrazy Damien]] systematically annihilate the cheerleaders (the Brat Pack) by exploiting their mutual distrust for one another. By breaking into their compound and escaping unseen, he's easily able to cause the simmering tension in the group to boil over. Within a couple of hours, every one of them is dead, and they've even [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposed of his redundant lackey for him in the process]].
* ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'' has a couple of these, the first being one hatched by River and Jayne [[spoiler: while being held captive by Niska]], which allows them to [[spoiler: break free by convincing Niska to kill one of his goons and Jayne palming a weapon from his body.]] Later on, River uses one to convince the rest of the crew that she's dangerously unstable, so they leave her behind while going on a job, during which she is able to sneak away and do a job on the side.

* The VillainProtagonist Tyrin Lieph (in the ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' fanfic The Council Era) successfully [[spoiler: predicts exactly how the Council will respond to his son's death, how the dezba will respond to a dezban high chieftain's execution, and how the public will respond to the dezba's reaction]] in order to massacre the dezba, who he perceives to be a threat to galactic security.
* In ''SurvivorFanCharacters'', Vinnie from Season 2 and 6 is exceptionally well-known for pulling these off, often getting his enemies voted off easily without fail. From Season 5, Gatemaster is also adept at these, although his relies on luck a lot more, and he uses one to get the final four he wants.
** Subverted in the case of Phil from Season 7: he tries to pull one off a la Richard Hatch from [[Series/{{Survivor}} Survivor: Borneo]], when he quits the final immunity challenge on the assumption that whoever won would take him to the finals with them, [[spoiler: and it fails spectacularly when Ker votes him off and takes Wrecker instead.]]
* In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', the four manage to prevail thanks to a series of Batman Gambits that take advantage of the desperation and boredom of the skahs and the paranoia of the Raleka, as well as [[spoiler: Brox's]] overconfidence.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/FeverDreams'' Light tricks all the officers present at [[spoiler: Higuchi]]'s arrest into accepting and giving up ownership of the notebook [[LaserGuidedAmnesia in order to wipe their memories]] by having Rem throw the notebook at every cop, growling out "That's mine, give it back to me" and if "Give it back or IllKillYou" doesn't work [[SecretTestOfCharacter she should tell them they passed the test of bravery]] and that she had selected them to be the next Kira, and if they would just [[PaterFamilicide slaughter their families]] [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten and fifty additional innocent people then they could have the power of Kira.]]

* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/PointOfSuccession'' Light and [[OCStandIn Mr. Junko]] fake a scene where one of them pretends to be injured in order to confirm that [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer Matt isn't a real cop]] because when they shout for help [[WhatTheHellHero he doesn't even stop to look.]]
* In the ''FanFic/CalvinAtCamp'' episode "Jason Fox TheMusical," Eugene tricks the Eds into recruiting kids to help them with scams. Once there is no one to scam, he assumes that the kids will turn on each other in frustration.
* Calvin uses one of these against Thunderstorm in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''. [[spoiler:He acts bizarre, getting Thunderstorm to [[ItMakesSenseInContext let him ride his magic carpet to the king of the potatoes.]][[hottip:*:Not quite like that - he just had him say yes, and he took control from there.]] After this, he notes how he's insane and has the MTM blast him. He responds by destroying the MTM.]]
* In ''Fanfic/KiraSweetheart'' [[DiscreetDiningDisposal Light plans on disposing of his cake]] by putting it front of [[GeniusSweetTooth L]] but to his genuine surprise his plan is foiled when L doesn't even touch it.

** [[OperationBlank Operation Steel Lightning]] is basically one big one of these: [[spoiler: Jade plans on letting the newest mask "accidentally" end up on one of the good guys (it was meant to be Jackie, but ends up on Captain Black instead), forcing them to tap into its powers (which she accomplishes by tossing Black off a tower), hitching a ride into Section 13 in their shadow (with the mask's awakened powers hiding her presence from Uncle's protective wards), then using a spell to fully awaken the General inside and having them distract the agency while she breaks into the Vault and steals the other masks and the Talismans.]] And it almost goes off without a hitch, with only Agent Wisker's [[SpannerInTheWorks unforeseen interference]] preventing a victory.

** Subverted in the case of Phil from Season 7: he tries to pull one off a la Richard Hatch from [[{{Survivor}} Survivor: Borneo]], when he quits the final immunity challenge on the assumption that whoever won would take him to the finals with them, [[spoiler: and it fails spectacularly when Ker votes him off and takes Wrecker instead.]]

* Calvin uses one of these against Thunderstorm in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''. [[spoiler:He acts bizarre, getting Thunderstorm to [[ItMakesSenseInContext let him ride his magic carpet to the king of the potatoes.]][[hottip:*:Not quite like that - he just had him say yes, and he took control from there.]] After this, he notes how he's insane and has the MTM blast him. He responds by destroying the MTM.]]

* The ''BattleRoyale'' fanfiction ''FanFic/SeventyTwoHours'' has [[AxCrazy Damien]] systematically annihilate the cheerleaders (the Brat Pack) by exploiting their mutual distrust for one another. By breaking into their compound and escaping unseen, he's easily able to cause the simmering tension in the group to boil over. Within a couple of hours, every one of them is dead, and they've even [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposed of his redundant lackey for him in the process]].

* In the ''FanFic/CalvinAtCamp'' episode "Jason Fox TheMusical," Eugene tricks the Eds into recruiting kids to help them with scams. Once there is no one to scam, he assumes that the kids will turn on each other in frustration.

* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/PointOfSuccession'' Light and [[OCStandIn Mr. Junko]] fake a scene where one of them pretends to be injured in order to confirm that [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer Matt isn't a real cop]] because when they shout for help [[WhatTheHellHero he doesn't even stop to look.]]

* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/PointOfSuccession'' Light and Mr. Junko fake a scene where one of them pretends to be injured in order to confirm that [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer Matt isn't a real cop]] because when they shout for help [[WhatTheHellHero he doesn't even stop to look.]]

* In ''Fanfic/FutariWaPrettyCureBlueMoon'', Kainatrol likes to do this when she isn't outright using MindControl. In one mini-arc, she starts one up by controlling Mia and using her to lure Asa and Yoko to one roof so that Tachimany can ambush them, which they do, leaving the Cures badly beaten. Kainatrol is then outsmarted by Dawn's own Batman Gambit, though, relying on Kainatrol's sadism and her tendency to go DrunkOnTheDarkSide when she's getting her way (or [[VillainousBreakdown blow up]] if she's not). [[spoiler:She hands over a fake Moon Piece, slipping Mia the real one to break the mind control and letting Kainatrol jump on the chance to mind-control Dawn/Kirei herself. This also buys time for Asa and Yoko when Ami shows up and Kainatrol can't resist making the two of them fight each other instead.]]

** [[OperationBlank Operation Steel Lightning]] is basically one big one of these: [[spoiler: Jade plans on letting the newest mask "accidentally" end up on one of the good guys (it was meant to be Jackie, but ends up on Captain Black instead), forcing them to tap into its powers (which she accomplishes by tossing Black off a tower), hitching a ride into Section 13 in their shadow (with the mask's awakened powers hiding her presence from Uncle's protective wards), then using a spell to fully awaken the General inside and having them distract the agency while she breaks into the Vault and steals the other masks and the Talismans.]] And it almost goes off without a hitch, with only Agent Wisker's [[SpannerInTheWorks unforeseen interference]] preventing a victory.

* ''FanFic/TurnaboutStorm'' has [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix]] accidentally getting [[TrappedInAnotherWorld summoned to Equestria]] by [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] after several failed attempts at looking for a lawyer to defend her friend. As the story progresses is revealed that [[spoiler:Phoenix was summoned ''intentionally'' by Twilight, following Princess Celestia's advice, who knows about the titular ace attorney and made her summon him in full confidence that, notwithstanding getting dragged into a completely alien world to him, he would never turn his back on an innocent getting accused of a crime. How Celestia knows about Phoenix is something still undisclosed]].

* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/FeverDreams'' Light tricks all the officers present at [[spoiler: Higuchi]]'s arrest into accepting and giving up ownership of the notebook [[LaserGuidedAmnesia in order to wipe their memories]] by having Rem throw the notebook at every cop, growling out "That's mine, give it back to me" and if "Give it back or IllKillYou" doesn't work [[SecretTestOfCharacter she should tell them they passed the test of bravery]] and that she had selected them to be the next Kira, and if they would just [[PaterFamilicide slaughter their families]] [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten and fifty additional innocent people then they could have the power of Kira.]]

* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/FeverDreams'' Light tricks all the officers present at [[spoiler: Higuchi]]'s arrest into accepting and giving up ownership of the notebook [[LaserGuidedAmnesia in order to wipe their memories]] by having Rem throw the notebook at every cop, growling out "That's mine, give it back to me" and if "Give it back or IllKillYou" doesn't work [[SecretTestOfCharacter she should tell them they passed the test of bravery]] and that she had selected them to be the next Kira, and if they would just [[PaterFamilicide slaughter their families]] [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten and fifty additional innocent people they could have the power of Kira.]]

* In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', the four manage to prevail thanks to a series of Batman Gambits that take advantage of the desperation and boredom of the skahs and the paranoia of the Raleka, as well as [[spoiler: Brox's]] overconfidence.