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* Marvel's Loki does this at any given moment, why his brother Thor still gives him the time of day is anyones guess.

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* The {{Resident Evil}} series gives us Albert Wesker, a man who seems to have betrayed every superior, subordinate, and partner he has ever worked with.

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* Gambit from ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' has switched sides so many times that it's a wonder that any team, let alone the X-Men, take him.

** Fifth Doctor companion/would-be assassin Turlough originally met the Doctor after the Black Guardian offered him a left off planet Earth in return for killing the Doctor. He abandoned and betrayed the Doctor pretty much anytime things got too dangerous, even after Fivey forgave him for the whole, you know, attempted murder thing. However, he always seemed to redeem himself by doing something heroic, especially in his last episode, Planet of Fire.

The {{Resident Evil}} series gives us Albert Wesker, a man who seems to have betrayed every superior, subordinate, and partner he has ever worked with.

** Isn't that more [[HanlonsRazor incompotence than treachery]]?

** Miles (the series' protagonist) himself seems to suffer from a variant of this disorder (which is lampshaded in the series, especially ''The Vor Game'' and ''Memory''). Rather than intentionally betraying allies and neutrals, he makes commitments (implicit or explicit) which he later can't fulfil or can't fulfil without breaking another commitment. (He doesn't want to betray people and he generally manages to juggle responsibilities and deceive people until he finds a solution. However, his skill at avoiding following through with the final outright backstab doesn't prevent the lead-up from being its own form of betrayal.) The pattern is most clearly (and avoidably) showcased in the first book ''The Warrior's Apprentice''.

* The Betrayal gamemode in ''[[{{Unreal}} Unreal Tournament 3]]'' is basically CBD: The Game. Since the fraglimits tend to be high and the two most effective methods of garnering points is through backstabbing your teammates and gunning down said backstabber repeatedly, playing Betrayal is basically looking over your shoulder for teammates as well as enemies. Successful betrayals are also tallied up against your name on the scoreboard, and next to your name on the team roster, so everyone can see how much of a bastard you've been.

Frequently happens when a MagnificentBastard plays the EnigmaticMinion. See ReliableTraitor for a possible reason why the character can continue to find work. Related to TheStarscream, except that that character type ''doesn't'' succeed. These characters are also commonly ChaoticNeutral, TrueNeutral, or StupidEvil.

**** "Choose someone as successor and you will inevitably be succeeded. Choose someone hungrier and you will be devoured. Choose someone quicker and you won't dodge the blade at your back. Choose someone with more patience and you won't block the blade at your throat. Choose someone more devious and you'll hold the blade that kills you. Choose someone more clever and you'll never know your end. Despite these cautions, an apprentice is essential. A Master without an apprentice is a Master of nothing." ?Palpatine, as gatekeeper of the Telos Holocron

** Blackbeard on the other hand plays this straight. He betrayed Whitebeard, killed one of his own crewmates, and later [[spoiler: captured Ace to deliver him to the World Government]] so that he could join the Shichibukai. When the Shichibukai are later recalled to Marine Headquarters to defend it [[spoiler: from Whitebeard's expected attack in retaliation for Ace's capture]], Blackbeard then betrays ''them'' by heading for [[spoiler:Impel Down]] instead. His motivation for these betrayals, and indeed for everything he does, is to fulfill his dream of becoming the Pirate King.

** Blackbeard on the other hand plays this straight. He betrayed Whitebeard, killed one of his own crewmates, and later [[spoiler: captured Ace to deliver him to the World Government]] so that he could join the Seven Warlords of the Sea. When the Warlords are later recalled to Marine Headquarters to defend it [[spoiler: from Whitebeard's expected attack in retaliation for Ace's capture]], Blackbeard then betrays ''them'' by heading for [[spoiler:Impel Down]] instead. His motivation for these betrayals, and indeed for everything he does, is to fulfill his dream of becoming the Pirate King.

* {{Bleach}}. [[spoiler: Who KNOWS what side Gin's on?!]] [[superspoiler: Rangiku's]]

* {{Bleach}}. [[spoiler: Who KNOWS what side Gin's on?!]]

-->[[spoiler: '''Mac''': "No, I was just lying about being CIA."]]

** Another loveable example from the same game is [[spoiler: Saemon Havarian. He first appears as a captain hired to take you to Spellhold, where he immediately betrays you to Irenicus and he poisons you if Yoshimo is not in the party. He then helps you to boot Irenicus out of Spellhold and rewards you with a Githyanki Silver Sword... And when the Gith shows up to claim it he abandons you to them! You also encounter him in [=ToB=], where as soon as he sees you he tricks some local thugs into attacking you to get himself off the hook and later he offers to show you a hidden path... Only to immediately betray you. Again. Although he is kind enough not to poison you this time]]

Named for [[MetalGearSolid Revolver Ocelot]]'s "[[http://www.gigaville.com/comic.php?id=6 condition]]" in ''TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND'', which is his proclivity for this deliberately [[CharacterExaggeration exaggerated]] into a physical compulsion for comedy value.

Frequently happens when a MagnificentBastard plays the EnigmaticMinion. See ReliableTraitor for a possible reason why the character can continue to find work. Related to TheStarscream, except that that character type ''doesn't'' succeed. These characters are also commonly TrueNeutral or StupidEvil.

** Blackbeard on the other hand plays this straight. He betrayed Whitebeard, killed one of his own crewmates, and later [[spoiler: captured Ace to deliver him to the World Government]] so that he could join the Shichibukai. When the Shichibukai are later recalled to Marine Headquarters to defend it [[spoiler: from Whitebeard's expected attack in retaliation for Ace's capture]], [[spoiler: Blackbeard then betrays ''them'' by heading for Impel Down instead]]. His motivation for these betrayals, and indeed for everything he does, is to fulfill his dream of becoming the Pirate King.