History Main / BodyGuardBetrayal

* In the ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[RaceAgainstTheClock 6 Hours]]", a traitorous bodyguard kidnaps the wealthy girl he was protecting because he wanted to have her father pay a ransom or else she will kill him, [[spoiler:even broadcast the murder over the internet]], and the Rangers had [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within that timeframe]] to stop him. Just in the nick of time, Walker finds them [[spoiler:and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard creams the traitor with his own murder weapon]]]].

* In the ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[RaceAgainstTheClock 6 Hours]]", a traitorous bodyguard kidnaps the wealthy girl he was protecting because he wanted to have her father pay a ransom or else she will kill him, [[spoiler:even broadcast the murder over the internet]], and the Rangers had [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within that timeframe]] to stop him.

* In the ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "6 Hours", a traitorous bodyguard kidnaps the wealthy girl he was protecting because he wanted to have her father pay a ransom or else she will kill him, [[spoiler:even broadcast the murder over the internet]], and the Rangers had within [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that timeframe]] to stop him.

* A bodyguard in ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' kidnaps the wealthy girl he was protecting because he wanted to have her father pay a ransom.

* In ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'', Georg Prime is accused of killing the queen and kidnapping you. He really did kill the Queen, but it was a ShootTheDog moment that she and her husband had him agree to [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity so she doesn't blow everything up with the Sun Rune]]. [[YouCantThwartStageOne You also run away with him by choice.]] Straighter examples of this would be Zahhak and Alenia, [[RantInducingSlight filthy Godwin devils]].

'''Other Sligs:''' Yaymans! ''proceeds to aim their guns at the Glukkon bosses''\\

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': At some point in the story, Myne is under the protection of a couple people who are of higher status than her. One of them resents the situation so much that he ends up attacking her out of spite.

* OlderThanDirt: King Amenemhat I, founder of the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt]], is generally accepted to have been assassinated in his bed by members of his royal guard. "Generally accepted", because Amenemhat ruled during the 20th century BCE--4,000 years ago. Understandably, sources are somewhat unreliable. However, even if the king was not in fact assassinated by his bodyguard, the ''Instructions of Amenemhat'', a literary work seemingly composed shortly after his death and written in his voice as a warning to his son and further successors to trust no one, is pretty unequivocal:

* OlderThanDirt: King Amenemhat I, founder of the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt]], is generally accepted to have been assassinated in his bed by members of his royal guard. "Generally accepted", because Amenemhat ruled during the 20th century BCE--4,000 years ago. Understandably, sources are somewhat unreliable. However, even if the king was not in fact assassinated by his bodyguard, the ''Instructions of Amenemhat'', a literary work seemingly written shortly after his death written in his voice as a warning to his son and further successors to trust no one, is pretty unequivocal:

* In the expansion to ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun'', ''Firestorm'', the Inner Circle are murdered by their cybernetic bodyguards via [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill minigun to the face]] when their super-advanced tactical bio-computer, CABAL, betrays them and takes command of the Brotherhood of Nod's Cyborgs. The player character's commanding officer, Anton Slavik, is able to escape because he doesn't have Cyborg bodyguards. Justified by information provided in C&C3: Slavik's chapter of the Brotherhood, the Black Hand, is generally distrustful of advanced machines. CABAL was an exception, and only due to the fact that it possessed knowledge of Kane's plans in the long run... or so it seemed.

->'''President Bartlet:''' I don't need a flu shot.\\
'''Captain Morris Tolliver, MD:''' You do need a flu shot.\\
'''Bartlet:''' How do I know this isn't the start of a military coup? I want the Secret Service in here right away.\\
'''Tolliver:''' In the event of a military coup, sir, what makes you think the Secret Service is gonna be on ''your'' side?\\

* ''Mindstar Rising'' by Creator/PeterFHamilton. TheMole working for the BigBad turns out to be one of Julia Evans' own bodyguards. They belatedly realise he's been off work on the days that the psychic hired by Julia is on duty.

* Inverted, then defied, when Starlight initiates Operation Midnight Longsword, where the Praetorians are all killed and replaced with magi-tech battle droids, who become the new Praetorians.

A character is betrayed by the very ones who are supposed to be protecting him or her. In both RealLife and fiction, pretty much the most effective method for killing a head of state or other highly protected target, since they're the only ones allowed in their presence with weapons. Hence, this usually ends up with the victim dead, but in rare cases (especially if the attempt is on TheHero) they survive to seek their {{revenge}} on the guards, or whoever was manipulating them. Many cases of TheDogBitesBack will involve this, particularly in the case of [[TheDragon Dragons]] who betray their BigBad masters. Often done via BetrayalByInaction or UnfriendlyFire.

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* Bruno from ''Pinball/WHODunnit,'' who is actually Victoria's ex-husband, Tex; after surviving an attempt on his life, he gets plastic surgery, then works as a bodyguard at Tony's Palace while awaiting an opportunity for revenge on Tony and Victoria.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', Yaeminira was the protector-twin of Vy'chriel. When she feels her "twin" has dishonored the clan, she murders Vy'chriel and assumes her name and rank. ([[HumanPopsicle She gets what she deserves in the end]].)

* Oenone Zero in the ''Literature/MortalEngines'' series resurrects the [[{{Cyborg}} Stalker Shrike]] to serve as a bodyguard for Stalker Fang, but she's secretly plotting against Fang and gives Shrike some ManchurianAgent programming so that she can use him as an assassin when the time is right.

* An InvokedTrope in the mini-series ''Shaka Zulu''. The king has been assassinated via witchcraft, so Shaka has the king's bodyguards tortured until they confess to doing the deed, to avoid a panic in his army.

* While not actually used in-game, the background for [[ColdSniper certain]] [[TheCommissar Imperial Guard]] honor guard units implies this to be the case should the general's zeal or competence fail.

** As noted above, the culture of Westeros generally takes a very dim view of this kind of thing, regardless of which side is left writing or singing the histories. There is, however, one other notable exception living solidly in ConflictingLoyalty territory. When the last two members of House Durrandon both decided to defy the Targaryens, their remaining guards (both city and personal) came to the reasonable conclusion that they'd rather ''not'' repeat the lesson learned from [[KillItWithFire Harrenhal]], thanks. After they learned of the defeat last Storm King (and his whole army) on the field, and upon hearing his daughter swearing DefiantToTheEnd vengeance in response, they promptly gave the walled city and keep of Stormsend up to the Targaryen army... after capturing, stripping and then wrapping their [[ItRunsInTheFamily stubbornly defiant]] "Storm Queen", Argella, in chains. They then unceremoniously dumped her at the feet of her future husband, Orys Baratheon, as part of the surrender. Although they're not lauded for these actions, they're conspicuously not condemned for them, either. Because... what ''the hell else'' are you supposed to do against a real, live [[WeaponOfMassDestruction fully-grown, castle-killing dragon]] ''known'' to be capable of melting stone (Meraxes, ridden by Rhaenys Targaryen), [[NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight when all you have is, basically, a pike line]] on top of some suddenly very [[KnowWhenToFoldEm flimsy-feeling walls]], since most of your army buddies have already become mince or charcoal ''and'' you've got a city of civilians to defend? [[RealityEnsues Yeah]].