History Main / RageWithinTheMachine

* [[SchindlersList Oskar Schindler.]]
* Preston from ''{{Equilibrium}}''. Unlike many of these, he succeeds in taking down the local tyranny.
* Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz from ''InglouriousBasterds''. As an enlisted man, he killed 13 Gestapo officers, plus he has the honor of dying while doing what he loved best - stabbing an already dead Nazi in the back of the head with a large knife.
* John Anderton from ''MinorityReport'', who starts to doubt the justice of his mission around the time he gets framed.

* Happens at at some point to every judge in ''JudgeDredd''. Dredd himself notably lost faith and resigned from his post just before the events of "Necropolis."

* The ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse novel ''Literature/DeathStar'' has a loyal Imperial agent assigned to firing the planet-destroying superlaser begin to question his faith in the {{Empire}} after the destruction of Alderaan. Eventually, this leads him to a crucial moment of indecision when he is ordered to fire on the rebels on one of Yavin IV's moons which gives the rebels time to fire the fatal shot which destroys the eponymous station. This also serves to explain why the laser fires more quickly on Alderaan than during the climax of the movie.

* The ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse novel ''DeathStar'' has a loyal Imperial agent assigned to firing the planet-destroying superlaser begin to question his faith in the {{Empire}} after the destruction of Alderaan. Eventually, this leads him to a crucial moment of indecision when he is ordered to fire on the rebels on one of Yavin IV's moons which gives the rebels time to fire the fatal shot which destroys the eponymous station. This also serves to explain why the laser fires more quickly on Alderaan than during the climax of the movie.

* Inspector (later Watch Commander) Carmichael of JoWalton's AlternateHistory ''Literature/SmallChange'' trilogy has been [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse blackmailed]] into becoming DaChief of what is effectively a [[DayOfTheJackboot British]] [[StateSec gestapo]]. Although [[ZeroApprovalGambit publicly feared and hated]], he uses the resources and privileges he now has to his advantage to secretly move as many innocents as he can safely out of the country.

* Juliet from ''{{Lost}}'' is an example of this...particularly in the episode ''I Do''.

* [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060203 Alluded]] to in The Other's [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100705 backstory]] in ''GirlGenius''.

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* The City Watch in general and Vimes in particular in the {{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/NightWatch''. ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'' is an arguable case, since they never had any loyalty to Rust, but to the ruler he deposed.

* In ''TheBible'', Judas started to doubt Jesus and, in the end, betrayed him, leading to the crucifixion. It is debatable whether it counts, though.

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* Cecil Harvey from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' doubts the [[FakeKing King of Baron]]'s intentions when he's ordered to attack Mysidia and steal their crystal, and finally leaves his service after being unwittingly used to burn the Village of the Mist to the ground.

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* The ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse novel ''DeathStar'' has a loyal Imperial agent assigned to firing the planet-destroying superlaser begin to question his faith in the {{Empire}} after the destruction of Alderaan. Eventually, this leads him to a crucial moment of indecision when he is ordered to fire on the rebels on one of Yavin IV's moons which gives the rebels time to fire the fatal shot which destroys the eponomous station. This also serves to explain why the laser fires more quickly on Alderaan than during the climax of the movie.

* Winston Smith in ''[[NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'' has to be one of the most famous examples who secretly rebels against Big Brother [[spoiler: and is psychologically crushed for it. The last line is "He loved Big Brother".]]

* Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz from ''{{Inglourious Basterds}}''. As an enlisted man, he killed 13 Gestapo officers, plus he has the honor of dying while doing what he loved best - stabbing an already dead Nazi in the back of the head with a large knife.

* Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson from ''Literature/BraveNewWorld''. Unlike his fellow citizens, Bernard wishes for more solitude and dislikes taking soma. Helmholtz wants to create {{true art}}.

* Equality 7-2521 from ''Anthem'' by AynRand.
* The City Watch in general and Vimes in particular in the {{Discworld}} novel ''[[Discworld/NightWatch Night Watch]]''. ''[[Discworld/{{Jingo}} Jingo]]'' is an arguable case, since they never had any loyalty to Rust, but to the ruler he deposed.

* Deep Throat of ''TheXFiles'' fed Mulder information from his position in authority.
* In ''{{Series/Nikita}}'' Nikita rebels right away when Division kills her boyfriend. Micheal on the other hand stays loyal even though he had doubts for a long time.

* ''VideoGame/{{Devil Survivor}}''. Izuna knows that the government is planning to [[spoiler: eliminate Tokyo to get rid of all the demons]], but will follow through with the plan "for the good of the country". Of course, she'd rather not resort to this option, and as a result, will help the main characters in some of the endings.

* In ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', Kat Donlan was raised in the Court and is a very strong supporter of its scientific worldview... until she discovers a conspiracy that the Court's founders pulled off. She loses all respect for the Court's organization and current leadership, even though she remains a firm believer in the power of science.

* Cloud Strife in ''FinalFantasyVII''.
* Cecil Harvey from ''FinalFantasyIV'' doubts the [[FakeKing King of Baron]]'s intentions when he's ordered to attack Mysidia and steal their crystal, and finally leaves his service after being unwittingly used to burn the Village of the Mist to the ground.
* ''{{Devil Survivor}}''. Izuna knows that the government is planning to [[spoiler: eliminate Tokyo to get rid of all the demons]], but will follow through with the plan "for the good of the country". Of course, she'd rather not resort to this option, and as a result, will help the main characters in some of the endings.

* In ''GunnerkriggCourt'', Kat Donlan was raised in the Court and is a very strong supporter of its scientific worldview... until she discovers a conspiracy that the Court's founders pulled off. She loses all respect for the Court's organization and current leadership, even though she remains a firm believer in the power of science.

* Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson from ''BraveNewWorld''. Unlike his fellow citizens, Bernard wishes for more solitude and dislikes taking soma. Helmholtz wants to create {{true art}}.

* Inspector (later Watch Commander) Carmichael of JoWalton's AlternateHistory Small Change trilogy has been [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse blackmailed]] into becoming DaChief of what is effectively a [[DayOfTheJackboot British]] [[StateSec gestapo]]. Although [[ZeroApprovalGambit publicly feared and hated]], he uses the resources and privileges he now has to his advantage to secretly move as many innocents as he can safely out of the country.

* ''DeusEx''. [[spoiler: JC Denton starts out as a UNATCO (United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition) Agent, but he rebels after a few missions when his brother shows him proof that his bosses are corrupt and serving a CorruptCorporateExecutive.]]

* D-503 in Yevgeny Zamyatin's ''{{We}}'' - but at first he cannot grasp the fact that he feels the urge to rebel...and considers it a sickness.

* In ''Nikita'' Nikita rebels right away when Division kills her boyfriend. Micheal on the other hand stays loyal even though he had doubts for a long time.

He refuses to participate in Percy's private operation and even helps Nikita from time to time. In the end [[he rebels when he finds out that Percy had his family killed]]. He remains loyal to the ideas behind Division but hates what Percy is doing as its head.

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* General Crozier and Cardinal Ravenwood from ''{{Metalocalypse}}''.

*John Anderton from ''MinorityReport'', who starts to doubt the justice of his mission around the time he gets fired.

*Cecil Harvey from ''FinalFantasyIV'' doubts the King of Baron's intentions when he's ordered to attack Mysidia and steal their crystal, and finally leaves his service after being unwittingly used to burn the Village of the Mist to the ground.

*Preston from {{Equilibrium}}. Unlike many of these, he succeeds in taking down the local tyranny.
*Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz from {{Inglourious Basterds}}. As an enlisted man, he killed 13 Gestapo officers, plus he has the honor of dying while doing what he loved best - stabbing an already dead Nazi in the back of the head with a large knife.
*John Anderton from MinorityReport, who starts to doubt the justice of his mission around the time he gets fired.

*Winston Smith in [[NineteenEightyFour 1984]] has to be one of the most famous examples who secretly rebels against Big Brother [[spoiler: and is psychologically crushed for it. The last line is "He loved Big Brother".]]

*Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson from [[BraveNewWorld Brave New World]]. Unlike his fellow citizens, Bernard wishes for more solitude and dislikes taking soma. Helmholtz wants to create {{true art}}.
*Guy Montag in [[{{Fahrenheit451}} Fahrenheit 451]] is curious about the books he is paid to burn and takes one home.