History Main / TokenEvilteammate

* While ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'' are mostly ok with trying out a HeelFaceTurn (even if they initially believe it's all an act), [[SnakesAreSinister Mr. Snake]] never really buys into it and would rather stay a bad guy, with only his friendship with Mr. Wolf keeping him in the group. [[spoiler: This makes his fake betrayal more believable.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:One of these things is not like the others...but all of them are necessary.]]

* PsychoSidekick: They have a mutual friendship, or family relationship, with one of the heroes which survives despite their basically evil orientation. But don't expect them to be helpful for anybody else. Sometimes, the friendship is established during the show, at which point the purely money-hungry evil teammate will "tip his hand" and [[FriendOrIdolDecision save his friend rather than get the idol]].

* ''Literature/BestServedCold'' has the MasterPoisoner Morveer play this role in the band of anti-heroes led by revenge-seeking mercenary Monza. While everyone on the team is shady, and Monza starts out as a borderline VillainProtagonist, Morveer is an outright [[TheSociopath sociopath]] totally lacking in morals or a sense of loyalty, and [[InsufferableGenius very unpleasant]] [[SmugSnake to be around]] to boot. His status is made very clear when after tasked to poison a banker, he decides to do so by poisoning ledgers -- and in order to make sure he reaches his target, he decides to poison ''all of the ledgers'' in the bank, killing dozens of innocent people. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood He cannot understand why anyone on the team would have a problem with this]], [[JerkassHasAPoint especially given their overall lack of morality]].

* In ''Literature/TheRook'', [[spoiler:discounting the explicit traitors]], vampire Bishop Alrich is basically this to the rest of the Court; other characters half-seriously observe that they may ask him to eat people they find annoying, and there is an unspoken agreement that Alrich will never rise beyond his current rank of Bishop despite having been in the Court for over a century.

* Lokor in ''Literature/StarTrekKlingonEmpire''. Of all the Klingons who consistently follow Klag's authority and have yet to pull a FaceHeelTurn, Lokor is basically the one guy who has the fewest scruples in screwing people over to get them to toe the line and not buck the system, and most of his methods are disturbing in their effectiveness. On the other hand, he's also unbelievably useful and indispensable to the point that Klag trusts him implicitly.

** For the Wards, this would be Shadow Stalker. For one thing, [[spoiler: she's Sophia Hess, one of the bullies who made Taylor's life at school hell]]. On top of that, she's only on the team because her early career as a vigilante was violent as hell, and it was this or jail. Even ''then'', she's all too willing to use lethal ammo in the field, and her internal monologue in one chapter indicates that she's still happy to take out criminals who won't be missed if she's sure the forensics won't be traced back to her.

* Murdoc Niccals of ''Music/{{Gorillaz}}'' certainly qualifies as this, especially in the earlier Phases, during which he makes a DealWithTheDevil for fame and fortune (which to the surprise of absolutely no one, he tries to get out of as soon as it seems like he'll have to pay up), is consistently [[KickTheDog verbally and physically abusive]] towards the band's singer 2-D (and during the events of Phase 3, even going as far as ''kidnapping him'' when he can't get any of the members to join him for a new album after [[spoiler:Noodle's death]], and constantly uses his celebrity status in order to [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll indulge as many of his hedonistic tendencies as possible.]] Oh, and did we mention that he's literally TheAntiChrist? Yeah. Understandably, even after he mellows out in the later Phases, none of the other band members trust him or even particularly ''like'' him anymore, and even though he's supposedly "turned over a new leaf" it doesn't do anything to keep him from doing things like ''injecting 2-D with a syringe full of truth serum'' while on a motorcycle ride, for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

** In the Literature/BookOfJob {{Satan}} himself is part of God's Court and can speak with him as any other angel.

* ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} King of Trios 2010'', Night I, April 23, 2010 was supposed to have featured a match between Team Mexico (Skayde[=/=][=Turbo=][=/=]El Valiente) and Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes (Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli, Ares and Wrestling/{{Tursas}}. Team Mexico didn't appear due to El Valiente getting double booked and wrestling on the Wrestling/{{CMLL}} show instead. Skayde apparently tried to hold up CHIKARA for more money, leading to the company cutting all ties with him. Names were drawn out of a hat for a replacement team. The first names were [[Characters/WWETagTeams Well Dunn]], but, sadly, Steven Dunn had passed away a year earlier. Then they drew [[Wrestling/TitoSantana Strike]] [[Wrestling/RickMartel Force]], who were not there. Then they drew CHIKARA regulars Wrestling/TheOsirianPortal (Amasis and Ophidian), who, of course, were there and came out to the cheers of the crowd. Then Wrestling/SaraDelRey's name was drawn, meaning the Portal was teamed with a BDK member against three BDK members. During the match, Sara broke up the Ophidian Death Grip on Claudio by [[GroinAttack kicking Ophidian low]]. [[LoopholeAbuse She couldn't be DQ'd because it was her own partner]]. The BDK won, of course, with Ophidian taking Ragnarok for the pin.

* After Donovan Dijak joined the The House Of Truth's Wrestling/RingOfHonor branch, it slowly underwent a collective HeelFaceTurn to the point every HOT member in ROH, including Wrestling/TruthMartini himself, was pretty much a face, except for Wrestling/TaelerHendrix, who basically [[MotiveDecay abandoned her original mission]] in favor of stunting Mandy Leon's career, something even the appointed enforcer Joey Daddiego stopped getting involved with.

* In ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars'', The [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Merchant]] counts as one for the Group but he didn't really cause a major amount of trouble, regardless of his alignment. [[VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} Caim]] is the other Token Evil Teammate, being a HeroicComedicSociopath that often gets [[WhatTheHellHero called out]] for his violent approach to... well, just about anything.

* In ''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil'', this is the Hat of the Ashwood Abbey Compact. Originating as a Hellfire Club[[note]]an elite social club for bored ultra-rich hedonists who organized partaking in the most morally shocking and transgressive acts they could, both for pleasure and to show off their wealth[[/note]], they only got worse when they found out that monsters exist. Most other Compacts and Conspiracies hunt out of some semblance of honor, nobility or righteousness. The Ashwood Abbey hunts monsters because its ''fun'', especially since, by the logic that [[FantasticRacism "human laws only protect humans"]], there's literally no limit beyond their imagination to what they can do to the monsters they hunt. The sourcebooks openly describe the Abbey as some of the Vigil's most sadistic and depraved hunters, frequently engaging in drugging, raping, torturing and even cannibalizing their victims.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer Age of Sigmar}}'' has this in the Daughters of Khaine. While they're all vicious, blood obsessed Aelves who worship the god of murder, they hate Chaos and the undead with a burning passion, and fight on the side of Order. Most of the time. It should also be noted that many of the other Order factions are little better (such as the Idoneth Deepkin, Aelven raiders from beneath the ocean who steal people's souls to extend their lifetimes) and many of the most emblematic Order faction, the Stormcast Eternals, are 100% on board with how brutal and vicious the Daughters of Khaine can be.

* Repugnus in ''Franchise/TheTransformers'' G1 was this according to his bio. While totally devoted to the Autobot cause, he didn't bother trying to uphold the moral values part. He thought things like assassination and sabotage were great. Sometimes he was kicked off the team for going too far, but sooner or later he'd be back on it because like it or not, they needed someone willing to carry out the dirty assignments. Note that this characterization was never actually shown in any media. The closest was his appearance in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMaximumDinobots'', where he agreed to help Grimlock in exchange for money and had no loyalty to the Autobot cause at all.

* Creator/GavinFree used to be considered this for Creator/AchievementHunter, often trolling the others regularly in an effort to make videos more entertaining. Since then, however, Ryan Haywood (aka "[[TheCaligula Mad King Ryan]]") had surpassed him (and in fact [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor got kicked out due to]] ''[[RoleEndingMisdemeanor actual]]'' [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor sexual misconduct]]), regularly making sadistic challenges for the others, imprisoning animals for petty reasons and constantly betraying the others ForTheEvulz. Pretty much ''all'' of the Achievement Hunter group will slip into being a {{troll}} because ItAmusedMe, meaning this role alternates.

** This is Jane Douglas's persona in the team as the token MadScientist. PlayedForLaughs of course.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[MageKiller Dr. Clef]] is arguably this to the Foundation, given he was a former [[UnitedNationsIsASuperpower Global Occult Coalition]] operative (a group dedicated to the eradication of the paranormal instead of the containment and study of it). He is also a [[ConsummateLiar pathological liar]] who hates {{Reality Warper}}s and thus has a dangerous obsession with [[WouldHurtAChild killing SCP-239]], an 8-year-old girl with powerful RealityWarper abilities he believes to be a danger to the Foundation and society. Oh and [[MultipleChoicePast one of his possible origins]] is that he might be '''{{Satan}}'''.

These characters are often PlayedForLaughs as the HeroicComedicSociopath. A lot of the humor they provide is of the CrossesTheLineTwice variety, doing obscenely wrong things because it's shocking and unexpected, as well as a form of escapism. On the other side of the fence, a very serious character that fills this role might see it as DirtyBusiness, and [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork do what they have to]] on behalf of the hero.

* In the tenth ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' novel, [[spoiler: Kimidori revives AxCrazy Ryoko Asakura]] because "Your potential usefulness was marginally greater than the threat you present."

** In the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' videos, ''The Oxventure'', Prudence the Tiefling Warlock stands out as the only adventurer who is actually evil, being a warlock that openly serves Cthulhu and favours [[MurderIsTheBestSolution killing any resistance]] first and foremost. Fittingly enough, [[AuthorAvatar Jane plays Prudence as an exaggeration of her onscreen persona]].
** In the ''Oxventure'' spin-off for ''TabletopGame/BladesInTheDark'', the role is shared between Casimir Jones (played by Johnny Chiodini) and Barnaby "the Butcher" Fortescue III (played by Mike Channell). On the one hand, Kasimir is a career criminal and has the fewest moral qualms with committing crimes that actively harm someone else. On the other hand, Barnaby became a criminal by choice unlike the rest of the gang, including Kasimir who is implied to have become one to survive, and is actively antagonistic and largely selfish to anyone in the gang or outside it.

* The PoisonousFriend is the WellIntentionedExtremist of the party, willing to do [[TheUnfettered anything]] for his buddy's ideals.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[MageKiller Dr. Clef]] is arguably this to the Foundation, given he was a former [[UnitedNationsIsASuperpower Global Occult Coalition]] operative (a group dedicated to the [[KillEmAll eradication]] of the paranormal instead of the containment and study of it). He is also a [[ConsummateLiar pathological liar]] who hates {{Reality Warper}}s and thus has a dangerous obsession with [[WouldHurtAChild killing SCP-239]], an 8-year-old girl with powerful RealityWarper abilities he believes to be a danger to the Foundation and society. Oh and [[MultipleChoicePast one of his possible origins]] is that he might be '''{{Satan}}'''.

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* Myth/KingArthur:
** In [[Myth/ArthurianLegend the Arthurian romances]] Sir Kay appears to embody this along with TheFriendNobodyLikes as all the other knights of the round table are constantly presented and described as the archetypal KnightInShiningArmor. Sir Kay is instead known for his acid tongue and bullying, boorish behaviour, oftentimes being [[CurbStompBattle dehorsed]] in a joust by other better knights in their stories. This is actually something that came about in later literature as in earlier accounts he was one of King Arthur's premier warriors, and Arthur trusts Kay enough to make him seneschal of Camelot's castle.

* Many of the characters from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' can occupy this role depending on their current motivation. Sometimes Church; most often, Tex. After season 2, when the teams are frequently allied against a greater threat, Sarge views the Blues as a collective Evil Teammate, though he's probably closer to this.

* In the ''LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}'' series ''[[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries Cornerstone]]'', the participants such as Duncan, LetsPlay/HannahRutherford, LetsPlay/{{Sjin}}, LetsPlay/KimRichards and LetsPlay/{{Rythian}} are largely capable of cooperation, although most factions have built a secret base or two and arguments tend to crop up. This is not the case with LetsPlay/HatFilms, who generally antagonise the other seven players, stole a lot of gold all to build a "Mile High Club" base, steal jetpacks, found a cult to a golden hand and try murdering the others when their own secret base is ravaged. This applies to a lesser extent with LetsPlay/{{Strippin}}, who essentially acts as their muscle.

* ''LetsPlay/HatFilms'' has Smiffy (Alex Smith), although "evil" might be an exaggeration. While (at least when playing ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'') the Sirs are mostly ''immoral'' and ended up being [[BigBadDuumvirate the biggest threat to the rest of the]] LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} [[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries server]] before it was deactivated, they have some limits. Smiffy, on the other hand, regularly [[PyroManiac sets things on fire]], [[ForTheEvulz does cruel things for his own amusement]], tries to weaponise anything that the trio makes (up to and including making nukes), [[{{Griefer}} trolls others on the public server]] and kills tamed animals for petty reasons.

* They have a [[ItsPersonal grudge]] against the BigBad, or they may want to put a stop to them because EvenEvilHasStandards.
* Sometimes they're just in it ForTheEvulz. The hero is on an exciting, heroic quest that will save the world, but it also involves a lot of killing {{mooks}}, and they've got nothing better to do right now. They want to cause chaos and rain down carnage, and this is the best way to do it.

* David from ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' is the most unpleasant of the main gang, being cocky and trying to upstage Shaun. He is a borderline FetishizedAbuser to Dianne, who he only dates to get closer to Liz. [[spoiler:Things get worse from there as he has a LackOfEmpathy response to Shaun's mother getting killed and almost ''[[MoralEventHorizon shoots]]'' Shaun in a fit of rage. Appropriately, [[AssholeVictim he receives the least pitiful death in the entire film]].]]

* David from ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' is the most unpleasant of the main gang, being cocky and trying to upstage Shaun. He is a borderline BastardBoyfriend to Dianne, who he only dates to get closer to Liz. [[spoiler:Things get worse from there as he has a LackOfEmpathy response to Shaun's mother getting killed and almost ''[[MoralEventHorizon shoots]]'' Shaun in a fit of rage. Appropriately, [[AssholeVictim he receives the least pitiful death in the entire film]].]]

* ''Film/{{Rakka}}''. Deconstructed with Nosh, a PyroManiac and MadBomber. He's glad the AlienInvasion happened because now he can burn or blow up whatever he wants, whenever he wants. He's good at [[ScavengerWorld scavenging electronic junk]] and using it to build brain-blockers to fend off the aliens' MindControl, but the Resistance regard him as a NecessaryEvil who would be locked up in any sane world. Part of this evil is providing him with TheBait to set bigger booby traps; people who are too sick to fight so can be expended in {{suicide attack}}s.

* The ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' are an AntiHeroTeam, but Rocket stands out as the most bloodthirsty and amoral.

** In the same vein, ''TabletopGame/TempleOfElementalEvil'' (or at least Troika's [[VideoGame/TempleOfElementalEvil computer adaptation]]) features many joinables, the majority of them are evil aligned (a few good joinables and several neutrals exist though).

** In the ''TabletopGame/NentirVale'' setting, the Evil gods as a whole are tolerated amongst the divine community because they only survived the apocalyptic Dawn War against the [[ElementalEmbodiment Primordials]] through forming a united front -- in contrast, the ChaoticEvil deities stand apart because they are too unreliable. In particular, Bane, God of War and Tyranny, has a very strong representation of Unaligned or sometimes even LawfulGood followers, since a deity of martial prowess, discipline and strong authority governs aspects that are quite appealing in an AdventureFriendlyWorld. It's actually quite common for otherwise benevolent local faiths to incorporate Bane into their personalized pantheons by focusing on his more admirable, pro-civilization qualities. Vecna, the malevolent god of secrets and necromancy, also has a large cult of Unaligned worshippers who revere him as a kind of protector deity, seeking to suppress [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow the darkest and most obscene knowledge]] for the good of the world... which, in a world where AngelsDemonsAndSquid is a major cosmic conflict, is a pretty heroic thing to do.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer Age of Sigmar}}'' has this in the Daughters of Khaine. While they're all vicious, blood obsessed Aelves who worship the god of murder, they hate Chaos and the undead with a burning passion, and fight on the side of Order. Most of the time. It should also be noted that many of the other Order factions are little better (such as the Idoneth Deepkin, Aelven raiders from beneath the ocean who steal people's souls to extend their lifteimes) and many of the most emblematic Order faction, the Stormcast Eternals, are 100% on board with how brutal and vicious the Daughters of Khaine can be.

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''
** [[BloodKnight Grog]] from campaign one leans ''hard'' on his chaotic nuetral alignment. He relishes violence and fighting, and is perfectly comfortable torturing enemies, though between his HiddenHeartOfGold and his low intelligence modifier, he usually falls more into the HeroicComedicSociopath role,
** Campaign 2 has [[spoiler: Essek]] when he joins the party in Aeor as an EleventhHourRanger. His initial lack of remorse for [[spoiler:his role in igniting the war between the Empire and the Dynasty]] left the Mighty Nein very hesitant to trust him again. Doubly so from a meta perspective, since the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount lists his official allignment as Neutral Evil.

* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'':
** In their ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign, Prudence is an enthusiastically ChaoticEvil warlock who worships Cthulhu, actively seeks to cause destruction and views hunting for dark magic as a fun hobby. At one point she gets a surprisingly touching moment where she expresses how grateful she is that [[TrueCompanions the group]] has accepted her for who she is, even though she's an unrepentant murderer.
** In the spinoff ''TabletopGame/BladesInTheDark'' campaign, this role is shared between Kasimir (a ruthless, calculating and thuggish professional criminal who has mentioned some unfamiliarity with the concept of guilt, but at least looks after the group) and Barnaby (a self-infatuated, very wealthy dilettante who's blundered into a life of crime because he thinks it'll be fun).