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* In ''La Seine no Hoshi'' (an anime [[FollowTheLeader created to cash on the interest over the French Revolution caused by]] ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'') there's Zaral: commander of a French Guards group detached to police Paris, he serves as the primary antagonist, but that's only because it's his job to enforce the orders of the court. As long as you aren't targeted by said orders or don't break the law, the worse he does is a few empty threats. In one occasion he even let the Black Tulip go in spite of him being a wanted criminal and a personal hate for him because the Black Tulip had brought him a much worse criminal, only remarking he was supposed to arrest him too and that it would be easy to do it in the Guards' barracks.

* Three Akatsuki members from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' belong here, believe or not. Itachi, Kakuzu and Konan all had their ulterior motives, besides catching the Tailed Beasts. For Itachi it was challenging and protecting Sasuke, Kakuzu was a part-time Bounty Hunter, for his desire was money. Konan just wanted to protect Nagato, despite the unfortunate outcomes to follow.

** The Saiyans are this for the most part. They are soldiers to Freeza doing everything he wants them to. Like the Ginyu Force they do enjoy all the fighting and killing so it's a job they love. At the same time they're shown to be more than barbarians with the ability to socialize and even joke among themselves like normal people. Bardock in particular stands out for being nurturing to his wife and their children, something that is ''extremely'' rare for Saiyans since most only mate to have kids and then leave their children to fend for themselves.

* ''LightNovel/GoodLuckNinomiyaKun'' has a squad of [[{{mooks}} generic military personnel]] who threaten the cast around Episode 6. In one scene, a soldier who was hunting down Mayu helps her out of a trap she fell into, and has a friendly conversation with her before she [[CuteClumsyGirl trips another trap that knocks him out]]. [[MoodWhiplash In contrast]], similar soldiers were [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown brutalizing]] a [[BoundAndGagged captive]] Shungo just two scenes before that.

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' has Tick Jefferson, sure he may be the [[ShearMenace scissor wielding]] TortureTechnician of the Gandor family, who's so well known and feared that just the mention of his name could force someone to talk, but he's not that bad a person. He just happens to be a guy who's good at his job, and likes scissors more than most. He rarely holds any ill will towards his victims and [[DissonantSerenity keeps up a friendly attitude while working,]] sometimes even talking about himself while he works.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', there's most of the members of Academy City's Dark Side, who mostly just do what they are hired to do and lead fairly normal lives when not on a job. Teitoku Kakine is like this most of the time, but if he runs into Accelerator, he'll abandon his job to try to kill Accelerator or at least make his life a living hell.

* Kyouko, one of the enemy espers in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', has nothing against the protagonist Kyon, and disapproves of [[spoiler: her organization kidnapping Mikuru]], though she still took part in the deed. She's a perfectly congenial person as long as you aren't in favor of letting Haruhi keep her [[spoiler: godlike powers.]]

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Since a majority of the cast are PrivateMilitaryContractors called hunters working for a CyberPunk MegaCorp, the protagonist Akira ends up fighting a number of hunters hired to kill him, for whom it's just a job like any other. Once Akira kills a respected leader of such an expedition, Gerges, some of them decide to go AvengingTheVillain before TheCavalry take them down, and it still causes some bitter feelings from Gerges' surviving teammates like Xellos whom didn't take part.

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': Oboro is the newly appointed head of Tokioka Academy's [[MoralGuardians 'Decency Prefects']], so opposing [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters SOX's]] ero-terrorist activities is literally his job. So it's fortunate that he's friendly and a somewhat of a ditz. But, as SOX soon learns, ''[[LetsGetDangerous do NOT]]'' underestimate him. Ever.

* ''Manga/MegaManMegamix'' interprets [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the eight Robot Masters]] of ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'' as these. While this series was made by [[BigBad Dr. Wily]] specifically to fight for his nefarious schemes, in ''Megamix'', they end up working part-time at an amusement park entirely out of their own volition as [[HarmlessVillain Wily is evidently strapped for cash after several failed attempts at world domination]]. They take their jobs as the "Hourly-Pay Squad Part Timers" with complete sincerity, showing zero antagonism towards the heroes or any of the park guests during their visit -- even Napalm Man, who has grenades on his shoulders and missiles for arms. [[MisappliedPhlebotinum He works the reception table]].

** [=CP9=], surprisingly. Despite the fact that they were the main antagonists at some point, doing horrible things in the name of the government, they were still taught to defend justice and peace. That was also their motivation during the arc, albeit in a twisted way. None of them outright mistreats Robin, aside from their BadBoss, and they were under orders to defend him and her from the Straw-Hats. It is shown during their title-page story that they function well enough in society and defended a port from pirates when they didn't stand to benefit. It just so happens ''One Piece'' has technical (as in, defined by the Govenrment as such) {{Villain Protagonist}}s.

* ''Anime/HunterxHunter'' has the Zoldyk family. They may be a notorious family of assassins, but they do it as a job, not as a hobby.
--->'''Zeno''': Do you think we do this for fun? I'm not risking my life if I'm not getting paid.

** [=CP9=], surprisingly. Despite the fact that they were the main antagonists at some point, doing horrible things in the name of the government, they were still taught to defend justice and peace. That was also their motivation during the arc, albeit in a twisted way. None of them outright mistreats Robin, aside from their BadBoss, and they were under orders to defend him and her from the Straw-Hats. It is shown, during their title-page story, that they function well enough in society, and defended a port from pirates when they didn't stand to benefit. It just so happens One Piece has ''technical'' {{Villain Protagonist}}s.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':

** Beerus in ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of Gods]]'' fits this as well, as while he ''is'' a {{Jerkass}} he doesn't destroy things for evil purposes. He destroys planets in order to keep balance with the Supreme Kais, who create new planets.