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* In {{Cypher}}, the protagonist is the [[ThisLoserIsYou plaything]] in a ThirtyXanatosPileup. He ends up a hex-tuple spy, ultimately working for [[spoiler: himself. He pulled a Memory Gambit before the movie began, so he could pass lie-detectors.]]
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* In {{Cypher}}, the protagonist is the [[ThisLoserIsYou plaything]] in a ThirtyXanatosPileup. He ends up a hex-tuple spy, ultimately working for [[spoiler: himself. He pulled a Memory Gambit before the movie began, so he could pass lie-detectors.one set of lie-detectors to get into one agency, then fail the same set of lie-detectors to get into the rival agency.]]
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* Irina Direvko, Jack Bristow, and Arvin Sloane on ''{{Alias}}'' who vacillate between working for terrorists, the CIA, the [[strike:KGB]] K Directorate, SD-6, Authorized Personnel Only, themselves, each other...
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* Irina Direvko, Derevko, Jack Bristow, and Arvin Sloane on ''{{Alias}}'' who vacillate between working for terrorists, the CIA, the [[strike:KGB]] K Directorate, SD-6, Authorized Personnel Only, themselves, each other...
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* [[AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Black Widow]]. ..[[WildMassGuessing Maybe.]] [[EpilepticTrees Maybe not.]] [[TheMole Or...]] [[TheReverseMole I just don't know, okay.]]
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* [[AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Black Widow]]. ..[[WildMassGuessing Maybe.]] [[EpilepticTrees Maybe not.]] [[TheMole Or...]] [[TheReverseMole [[ReverseMole I just don't know, okay.]]
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* FireEmblem has [[MemeticBadass Naesala]], Raven King of Kilvas. He works for Daein as a mercenary leader (the rest of the mercenaries are Kilvans), and he seemingly betrayed Reyson for Oliver, but later he betrays Daein to protect Reyson and Leanne from Ashnard. ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, anyone?
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* [[AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Black Widow]]. ..[[WildMassGuessing Maybe.]] [[EpilepticTrees Maybe not.]] [[TheMole Or...]] [[TheReverseMole I just don't know, okay.]]
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* [[spoiler: Severus Snape]] in ''HarryPotter'', who is working for Lily by working for Dumbledore by pretending to work for Voldemort by pretending to work for Dumbledore.
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* [[spoiler: Severus Snape]] Snape in ''HarryPotter'', who is working for Lily [[spoiler:Lily]] by working for Dumbledore [[spoiler:Dumbledore]] by pretending to work for Voldemort [[spoiler:Voldemort]] by pretending to work for Dumbledore.[[spoiler:Dumbledore]].
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* ''{{Bionicle}}'' has a rather simple one, as these things go: Roodaka worked for both the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters, but she played them off of each other and her true allegiance is to herself. Eventually both sides found out and started targeting her; at which point a third faction, the Order of Mata Nui, caught her and made her a BoxedCrook.
* ''{{Bionicle}}'' has a rather simple one, as these things go: Roodaka worked for both the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters, but she played them off of each other and her true allegiance is to herself. Eventually both sides found out and started targeting her; at which point a third faction, the Order of Mata Nui, caught her and made her a BoxedCrook.
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** The soldier in Meet The Spy did think the spy was a spy from the other team.
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** And as a testament to JK's writing ability, this is easier to follow than it sounds.
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* Fully and hilariously possible in ''{{Paranoia}}'': secret societies often have agents infiltrate other secret societies, who in turn might use the very same person to spy on yet another secret sciety, ''ad nauseum''. The rulebook even acknowledges the (very remote) possibility of spying on all of Alpha Complex at once. "[[DeadpanSnarker Try to keep your cover stories straight.]]"
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* Fully and hilariously possible in ''{{Paranoia}}'': secret societies often have agents infiltrate other secret societies, who in turn might use the very same person to spy on yet another secret sciety, society, ''ad nauseum''. The rulebook even acknowledges the (very remote) possibility of spying on all of Alpha Complex at once. "[[DeadpanSnarker Try to keep your cover stories straight.]]"
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** The end result of this is a secret society called The Wobblies. The Computer heard about this and sent a Troubleshooter to spy on it. Problem was, it didn't exist, and when the Troubleshooter reported this, he was swiftly executed for insubordination. This cycle repeated until one group got smart and actually founded the society just so they had something to spy on. This attracted the attention of other groups, who sent in their own spies, resulting in a group made up entirely of spies from other groups.
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** The end result of this is a secret society called The Wobblies. The Computer heard about this it and sent a Troubleshooter team of Troubleshooters to spy on it. Problem was, it didn't exist, exist (the RealLife Wobblies had died out long before Alpha Complex was created), and when the Troubleshooter Troubleshooters reported this, he was they were swiftly executed for insubordination. This cycle repeated until one group got smart and [[TakeAThirdOption actually founded the society just so they had something to spy on. on]]. This attracted the attention of other groups, who sent in their own spies, resulting in [[FlockOfWolves a group made up entirely of spies from other groups.
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* The ''{{Transformers}}'' Autobot Doublepunch was originally portrayed as a DoubleAgent (an Autobot who pretended to be a Mole for the Decepticons). Later interpretations of the character sometimes depict him as a DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent, often due to prolonged effects of BecomingTheMask.
* The ''{{Transformers}}'' Autobot Doublepunch was originally portrayed as a DoubleAgent (an Autobot who pretended to be a Mole for the Decepticons). Later interpretations of the character sometimes depict him as a DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent, often due to prolonged effects of BecomingTheMask.
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* Kaji in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'', appearing to work for Nerv, Seele, the Japanese Ministry of the Interior, and against another one of them, in varying configurations.
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* Kaji in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'', appearing to work for Nerv, Seele, the Japanese Ministry of the Interior, and against another one of them, in varying configurations.
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* In {{Cypher}}, the protagonist is the [[ThisLoserIsYou plaything]] in a ThirtyXanatosPileup. He ends up a hex-tuple spy, ultimately working for [[spoiler: himself, but he'd performed a MindRape on himself to forget that, so he could pass lie-detectors.]]
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* In {{Cypher}}, the protagonist is the [[ThisLoserIsYou plaything]] in a ThirtyXanatosPileup. He ends up a hex-tuple spy, ultimately working for [[spoiler: himself, but he'd performed himself. He pulled a MindRape on himself to forget that, Memory Gambit before the movie began, so he could pass lie-detectors.]]
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* In {{Cypher}}, the protagonist is the plaything in a ThirtyXanatosPileup. He ends up a hex-tuple spy, ultimately working for [[spoiler: himself, but he'd performed a MindRape on himself to forget that, so he could pass lie-detectors.]]
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** The end result of this is a secret society called The Wobblies. The Computer heard about this and sent a Troubleshooter to spy on it. Problem was, it didn't exist, and when the Troubleshooter reported this, he was swiftly executed for insubordination. This cycle repeated until one group got smart and actually founded the society just so they had something to spy on. This attracted the attention of other groups, who sent in their own spies, resulting in a group made up entirely of spies from other groups.
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* Fully and hilariously possible in ''{{Paranoia}}'': secret societies often have agents infiltrate other secret societies, who in turn might use the very same person to spy on yet another secret sciety, ''ad nauseum''. The rulebook even acknowledges the (very remote) possibility of spying on all of Alpha Complex at once. "[[DeadpanSnarker Try to keep your cover stories straight.]]"
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* TropeNamer is the original description of [[{{Characters/TeamFortress2}} the Spy]] in ''TeamFortress2''. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation In game]], you can disguise yourself as a spy disguised as a spy.
* Revolver Ocelot in ''MetalGearSolid'' has, at various points in the series, apparently been working for the CIA, NSA, KGB, GRU, Colonel Volgin, FOXHOUND, rogue FOXHOUND, Colonel Gurlukuvich, Solidus Snake and the Patriots. In ''MetalGearSolid4'', we learn that [[spoiler:he was truly faithful to Big Boss, and the entire ''Solid'' series was a plot by him to recover Naked Snake's remains]].
** [[MindScrew Apparently]].
* [[spoiler: Severus Snape]] in ''HarryPotter'', who is working for Lily by working for Dumbledore by pretending to work for Voldemort by pretending to work for Dumbledore.
* Revolver Ocelot in ''MetalGearSolid'' has, at various points in the series, apparently been working for the CIA, NSA, KGB, GRU, Colonel Volgin, FOXHOUND, rogue FOXHOUND, Colonel Gurlukuvich, Solidus Snake and the Patriots. In ''MetalGearSolid4'', we learn that [[spoiler:he was truly faithful to Big Boss, and the entire ''Solid'' series was a plot by him to recover Naked Snake's remains]].
** [[MindScrew Apparently]].
* [[spoiler: Severus Snape]] in ''HarryPotter'', who is working for Lily by working for Dumbledore by pretending to work for Voldemort by pretending to work for Dumbledore.
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* [[spoiler: Severus Snape]] in ''HarryPotter'', who is working for Lily by working for Dumbledore by pretending to work for Voldemort by pretending to work for Dumbledore.
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* Professor Tiktoffen in ''GirlGenius''. Everyone seems to think they are the ones he is really working for.
* The Green Lady from ''{{Exalted}}'' is working for four different Deathlords--one of whom [[VillainousCrossdresser is convinced she's secretly a man]]--as well as the Bureau of Destiny, and playing every last one of them off of the others. In fact, she's pulling such a convoluted, multilayered MemoryGambit that even ''she'' doesn't know whose side she's really on. [[spoiler: Her true loyalties lie with Heaven, but she may well end up helping to destroy the world before her gambit resolves itself.]]
* ''CalvinAndHobbes'' did this in one strip where they're playing football. Then they try to justify why why the other didn't score (I'm actually a double agent, triple agent, your goal is on top of mine so anytime you score it's a point for me, I'm actually a badminton player disguised as a football player, et.) until it turns into a game of {{Calvinball}}.
* [[spoiler:Tony Almeida]] in Season 7 of ''[[TwentyFour 24]]''. He initially seems to be working for David Emerson and his mercenaries, until it's revealed that he's working with Bill and Chloe to take down the people (General Benjamin Juma and Jonas Hodges) Emerson. But then it's revealed he was evil and working for a cabal of rival {{Big Bad}}s who wanted Juma and Hodges taken down all along, then eventually we find out he's trying to gain the trust of the cabal's leader so he can kill him in revenge for [[spoiler: ordering the death of his wife back in Season 5.]]
* The Green Lady from ''{{Exalted}}'' is working for four different Deathlords--one of whom [[VillainousCrossdresser is convinced she's secretly a man]]--as well as the Bureau of Destiny, and playing every last one of them off of the others. In fact, she's pulling such a convoluted, multilayered MemoryGambit that even ''she'' doesn't know whose side she's really on. [[spoiler: Her true loyalties lie with Heaven, but she may well end up helping to destroy the world before her gambit resolves itself.]]
* ''CalvinAndHobbes'' did this in one strip where they're playing football. Then they try to justify why why the other didn't score (I'm actually a double agent, triple agent, your goal is on top of mine so anytime you score it's a point for me, I'm actually a badminton player disguised as a football player, et.) until it turns into a game of {{Calvinball}}.
* [[spoiler:Tony Almeida]] in Season 7 of ''[[TwentyFour 24]]''. He initially seems to be working for David Emerson and his mercenaries, until it's revealed that he's working with Bill and Chloe to take down the people (General Benjamin Juma and Jonas Hodges) Emerson. But then it's revealed he was evil and working for a cabal of rival {{Big Bad}}s who wanted Juma and Hodges taken down all along, then eventually we find out he's trying to gain the trust of the cabal's leader so he can kill him in revenge for [[spoiler: ordering the death of his wife back in Season 5.]]
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* ''CalvinAndHobbes'' did this in one strip where they're playing football. Then they try to justify why why the other didn't score (I'm actually a double agent, triple agent, your goal is on top of mine so anytime you score it's a point for me, I'm actually a badminton player disguised as a football player, et.) until it turns into a game of {{Calvinball}}.
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* Dr. Jill Roberts (Jordana Brewster) in several episodes of ''{{Chuck}}''. Her apparent loyalty switches back and forth in a dizzying manner.
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* ''CalvinAndHobbes'' did this in one strip where they're playing football. Then they try to justify why why the other didn't score (I'm actually a double agent, triple agent, your goal is on top of mine so anytime you score it's a point for me, I'm actually a badminton player disguised as a football player, et.) until it turns into a game of {{Calvinball}}.
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* The Green Lady from ''{{Exalted}}'' is working for four different Deathlords--one of whom [[VillainousCrossdresser is convinced she's secretly a man]]--as well as the Bureau of Destiny, and playing every last one of them off of the others. In fact, she's pulling such a convoluted, multilayered MemoryGambit that even ''she'' doesn't know whose side she's really on. [[spoiler: Her true loyalties lie with Heaven, but she may well end up helping to destroy the world before her gambit resolves itself.]]
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* TropeNamer is the original description of [[{{Characters/TeamFortress2}} the Spy]] in ''TeamFortress2''. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation In game]], you can disguise yourself as a spy disguised as a spy.
* Revolver Ocelot in ''MetalGearSolid'' has, at various points in the series, apparently been working for the CIA, NSA, KGB, GRU, Colonel Volgin, FOXHOUND, rogue FOXHOUND, Colonel Gurlukuvich, Solidus Snake and the Patriots. In ''MetalGearSolid4'', we learn that [[spoiler:he was truly faithful to Big Boss, and the entire ''Solid'' series was a plot by him to recover Naked Snake's remains]].
** [[MindScrew Apparently]].
* [[spoiler:Zelos]] of ''TalesOfSymphonia'' works for Lloyd by working for Kratos while working for [[spoiler:Yggdrasil]] by pretending to pretend to be helping Lloyd in one ending. He also passes information to [[spoiler:the Renegades]] at some point.
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* Revolver Ocelot in ''MetalGearSolid'' has, at various points in the series, apparently been working for the GRU, Colonel Volgin, the CIA, FOXHOUND, rogue FOXHOUND, Solidus Snake and the Patriots. In ''MetalGearSolid4'', we learn that [[spoiler:he was truly faithful to Big Boss, and the entire ''Solid'' series was a plot by him to recover Naked Snake's remains]].
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* Revolver Ocelot in ''MetalGearSolid'' has, at various points in the series, apparently been working for the CIA, NSA, KGB, GRU, Colonel Volgin, the CIA, FOXHOUND, rogue FOXHOUND, Colonel Gurlukuvich, Solidus Snake and the Patriots. In ''MetalGearSolid4'', we learn that [[spoiler:he was truly faithful to Big Boss, and the entire ''Solid'' series was a plot by him to recover Naked Snake's remains]].
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* Severus Snape in ''HarryPotter'', who is working for Lily by working for Dumbledore by pretending to work for Voldemort by pretending to work for Dumbledore.
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