History Sandbox / MagnificentBastardDrafts

* ''VideoGame/AGameOfTurnabouts'' ([[https://www.aaonline.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12686 link]]): [[GameMaster Arkus Strater]] is the host of the murder mystery party who has a hidden agenda for his actions. [[PapaWolf Seeking justice for his murdered daughter]], Arkus sets up the party with the exact same circumstances as her murder and invites the four possible suspects to the party, using [[Main/{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] he has on all of them to force them to participate. Knowing of [[CrusadingLawyer Phoenix Wright's]] propensity to solve complex murder cases, Arkus invites him and his fellow lawyer Athena Cykes to the party so that he can find the true culprit. Though dying in the process, Athena manages to find out who murdered his daughter through his murder trial, accomplishing his mission from beyond the grave.

* ''WebVideo/PuppetHistory'': The Genie is a mysterious figure who gave the Professor the ability to time travel. Realizing that the Professor's travels are inadvertently turning objects into puppets, the Genie began pursuing him through time in order to fix his mistake. When Ryan makes a deal with Satan to win an episode of Puppet History, the Genie uses the opportunity to have the Professor possessed and forces him to give up his time travel abilities before banishing him to the Cretaceous Period. All this while simultaneously luring all the puppets to a party where he removes their sentience, leaving the scene victorious. Returning later, the Genie willingly grants Ryan's wish to return the Professor before parting with Ryan on good terms

* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardAnimeAndMangaOToZ to MagnificentBastard/AnimeAndMangaOToZ
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmDToE to MagnificentBastard/FilmDToE
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmFToI to MagnificentBastard/FilmFToI
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmJToN to MagnificentBastard/FilmJToN
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardGundam to MagnificentBastard/{{Gundam}}
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardNinjago to MagnificentBastard/{{Ninjago}}
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardQuotes to Quotes.MagnificentBastard
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardTheVentureBrothers to MagnificentBastard/TheVentureBros
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardVideoGamesMToZ to MagnificentBastard/VideoGamesMToZ
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardVisualNovels to MagnificentBastard/VisualNovels
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardMusic to MagnificentBastard/{{Music}}

* ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'': [[FriendlyGhost Melody]] is a ghost working for [[BigBad Garraka]] in order to move on and reunite with her family. Befriending Phoebe, Melody fakes a haunting in order to follow Phoebe home and learn about the Ghostbusters containment unit. Melody eventually tricks Phoebe into temporarily turning into a ghost so that Garraka can use her body to say the chant to free him. Using Garraka's invasion as a distraction, Melody sneaks into the Ghostbusters' base to release their captured ghosts, only to be talked down by Phoebe. Legitimately bonding with and befriending Phoebe, Melody [[HeelFaceTurn later helps]] Phoebe trap Garraka by lighting her match to aid the Firemaster, before finally moving on and promising to see Phoebe in the "Fabric of the Universe."
* ''Film/KillChain'': [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "Araña"]] is a calm, stoic mastermind who worked as a mercenary for Franco and an unnamed organization. Tasked with eliminating a shipment from a rival organization, when they found it full of [[HumanTrafficking trafficked children]], they decided to free them. After Franco is killed by his organization when seeking revenge for the death of his daughter at the hands of dirty cops, Araña decided to take down the organization himself. Employing Sanchez, he has him betray his partner, before setting him up to be killed by the cops. After Renata, a former prostitute, finds him her, Araña convinces her to talk to her ex-pimp while he poisons her right hand and threatens the pimp at gunpoint. After setting up Renata to kill the pimp, Araña pays a visit to Sanchez's dying partner telling him that even though he didn't kill those girls he didn't stop Sanchez before finishing him off, getting everything he wanted in the end.
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'': [[MadScientist Joachim Mizarhi, father of Realians]], is one of the universe's secret heroes. Lead researcher of the Zohar, Joachim intended to use its secret to save his child, but [[WellIntentionedExtremist later formed U-TIC to counter Yuriev and the Federation's after destroying his planet]]. Learning the Zohar's secrets, he made the Lemegeton, intending to use it to resurrect Sakura, but realizing the danger amends his sins. Overloading the Song of Nephilim after U-TIC decided to activate the Zohar, he intends to banish First Miltia, the Zohar, and Gnosis, before putting the Y-Data in MOMO leaving key data to stop the future disaster after his death, [[ObfuscatingInsanity making himself look mad to hide his true plans]], watching at the Beach of Nothing to see his plan come to fruition. (Put below Wilheim)
* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': [[AmbitionIsEvil Tetsurō Okonogi]] is the guardian of Ange and right-hand of Eva planning to take control of the Ushiromoya Group no matter what. Taking over after Eva's death, Okonogi was to guide her heir, but Ange's unwillingness led discord. Seeing her an obstacles with Kasumi, he plans to have them killed, [[BodyguardBetrayal having Amakusa bodyguard Ange's secretly ordered to kill when the time came]]. Controlling the group [[BatmanGambit he tricked Ange to Rokkenjima using her obsession of the massacre to bring his targets in isolation]] killing them in secret. When Ange travels back in time before the events, she either gives her position to him willing or kills Amakusa escaping him, [[TheBadGuyWins leaving Okonogi in power regardless]]. (Bottom of the tree)
->'''Dean Pelton:''' Dean Spreck?\\
'''Dean Spreck:''' Hello Craig.\\
'''Dean Pelton:''' City College...Now I understand everything, now your whole evil plan is clear as day. But if you need to explain it to your men, I understand.\\
'''Dean Spreck:''' It's simple, Craig. I posed as a fake ice cream company, sponsored your end of the year picnic, and waved enough money under your students' noses to provoke them to destroy their own campus.
-->--''Series/{{Community}}'', "[[Recap/CommunityS2E24ForAFewPaintballsMore For a Few Paintballs More]]"

* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmDToE MagnificentBastard/FilmDToE

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'': [[MadScientist Joachim Mizarhi, father of Realians]], is one of the universes secret heroes. Lead researcher of the Zohar, Joachim intended to use its secret to save his child, but [[WellIntentionedExtremist later formed U-TIC to counter Yuriev and the Federation's after destroying his planet]]. Learning the Zohar's secrets, he made the Lemegeton, intending to use it to resurrect Sakura, but realizing the danger amends his sins. Overloading the Song of Nephilim after U-TIC decided to activate the Zohar, he intends to banish First Miltia, the Zohar, and Gnosis, before putting the Y-Data in MOMO leaving key data to stop the future disaster after his death, [[ObfuscatingInsanity making himself look mad to hide his true plans]], watching at the Beach of Nothing to see his plan come to fruition. (Put below Wilheim)

* ''Manga/OutlawStar'' (1998 anime):
** [[RedBaron "Hot Ice" Hilda]] is a notorious {{outlaw}} hunted by the Kei Pirates for [[GrandTheftPrototype stealing their prototype XGP ship]]. Hiding on Sentinel III, Hilda tricks Gene Starwind and Jim Hawkins into guarding her as she accesses the XGP and its bio android guide Melfina. Seemingly killing Gene after he leads her to Melfina, when he survives to hold her at gunpoint, Hilda calmly cuts a deal with him and Jim and escapes the Kei Pirates. Later hunted to an outlaw colony, Hilda outplays and kills nearly all her foes, even [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing herself]] to kill the Kei Pirate's leader and save the others.
** "The Seven Emerge": The Anten Seven assassin "[[ProfessionalKiller Shimi]]", real name [[AffablyEvil Leilong]], challenges Gene to a duel, dressing his pupil as himself to draw Gene's fire [[CombatPragmatist before he personally attacks]]. Nearly killing Gene, Shimi then [[BadassNormal knocks out Gene's entire crew]] when they come to face him before seemingly dying with his pistol malfunctioning, [[FakingTheDead actually using the opportunity]] to retire and roam the galaxy.

** "The Seven Emerge": The Anten Seven assassin "[[ProfessionalKiller Shimi]]", real name [[AffablyEvil Leilong]], challenges Gene to a duel, dressing his pupil as himself to draw Gene's fire [[CombatPragmatist before he personally attacks]]. Nearly killing Gene, Leilong then [[BadassNormal knocks out Gene's entire crew]] when they come to face him before seemingly dying with his pistol malfunctioning, [[FakingTheDead actually using the opportunity]] to retire and roam the galaxy.

* * ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': [[AmbitionIsEvil Tetsurō Okonogi]] is the guardian of Ange and right-hand of Eva planning to take control of the Ushiromoya Group no matter what. Taking over after Eva's death, Okonogi was to guide her heir, but Ange's unwillingness led discord. Seeing her an obstacles with Kasumi, he plans to have them killed, [[BodyguardBetrayal having Amakusa bodyguard Ange's secretly ordered to kill when the time came]]. Controlling the group [[BatmanGambit he tricked Ange to Rokkenjima using her obsession of the massacre to bring his targets in isolation]] killing them in secret. When Ange travels back in time before the events, she either gives her position to him willing or kills Amakusa escaping him, [[TheBadGuyWins leaving Okonogi in power regardless]]. (Bottom of the tree)

* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardImages to ImageLinks/MagnificentBastard
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardAnimatedFilms to MagnificentBastard/AnimatedFilms
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardAnimeAndManga to MagnificentBastard/AnimeAndManga
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardComicBooks to MagnificentBastard/ComicBooks
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmDToE to MagnificentBastard/FilmDToE
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmFToI to MagnificentBastard/FilmFToI
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFilmOToS to MagnificentBastard/FilmOToS
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardFinalFantasy to MagnificentBastard/FinalFantasy
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardGrandTheftAuto to MagnificentBastard/GrandTheftAuto
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardHunterXHunter to MagnificentBastard/HunterXHunter
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardImages to ImageLinks.MagnificentBastard
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardLiteratureKToZ to MagnificentBastard/LiteratureKToZ
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardLiveActionTVHToZ to MagnificentBastard/LiveActionTVHToZ
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardQuotes to Quotes.MagnificentBastard
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardScoobyDoo to MagnificentBastard/ScoobyDoo
* Sandbox/MagnificentBastardVideoGamesAToL to MagnificentBastard/VideoGamesAToL

* Mystery Inc:
** the mayor
** Marcie "Hot Dog Water" Fleach is the unofficial SixthRanger of Mystery Incorporated and a deceptively cunning schemer. Introduced as a rival of Velma's who is arrested after pulling a Manticore hoax for a convoluted scheme to sell "super helium", Marcie is later released from prison by Mr. E to work for him. Marcie proves to be exceedingly competent at this new role, from nearly stealing a piece of the Planispheric Disc all the way in Russia to spying on the gang for Mr. E, and even genuinely befriends Velma while priming her for manipulation. When sent after another piece of the disc, Marcie elects to lure in Fred to navigate the multitude of traps guarding her prize, repurposing her old costume to craft the legend of the demonic Dark Lilith--only to then hand the piece over to Velma despite having a clean getaway, valuing their relationship over any treasure. Later aiding the gang in stealing the rest of the disc pieces from the original Mystery Incorporated, Marcie sacrifices herself in the finale to stall her friends' villainous predecessors from reaching the cursed treasure, proving herself one of the gang's most stalwart allies.
** "[[Recap/ScoobyDooMysteryIncS1E6TheLegendOfAliceMay The Legend of Alice May]]" & "[[Recap/ScoobyDooMysteryIncS1E25PawnOfShadows Pawn of Shadows]]": "Alice May", real name unknown, is a teenage mercenary in the frequent employ of Mr. E, aiding him in his manipulations of the new Mystery Incorporated. Initially hired to pose as the vengeful daughter of their old enemy the Creeper, Alice May harasses the gang as the Ghost Girl and seduces Fred under the guise of targeting him for revenge, ensuring enough variables line up that they believe her cover story while she subtly leaves them an important clue on Mr. E's behalf. Returning as a bona fide badass assassin, the Obliteratrix, Alice May begins relentlessly hunting Mystery Incorporated with a veritable trove of advanced weaponry and cloaking technology as a means of drawing out Professor Pericles, outwitting their traps and faking the destruction of the Mystery Machine to lure the gang into her clutches.


* VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned: [[CorruptPolitician Thomas Stubbs III]] is a corrupt member of the Liberty City of Parliament who uses cares about boosting his political career by any means necessary. Blackmailing Johnny Klebitz into helping him commit crimes, he has Johnny kill his uncle for his inheritance, before having him blackmail and murder his competitors and release a gang of convicts and his supporters, all the while he orchestrates these plots to boosts his publicity. [[CardCarryingEvil Completely straightforward on his immorality]], Stubbs nevertheless proves to be completely loyal and [[NobleDemon willing to pay his dues]], giving Johnny the tip about Billy Grey's corruption and helping him and his gang break into prison to take him down.







-> ''"Of course not, my wooly friend. You can'' cheat. ''[...] Nudge die rolls, palm cards, "forget" penalties... but you have to sit down and play the game first. As long as the people at the table see a fellow player across from them, they'll tolerate you. A crooked player is a pain in the ass, but someone who refuses to play makes them question their own lives-- --and people HATE to think. They'd rather lose to a cheater than dwell too long as to why they're playing in the first place."''
--> --'''Lord Shojo''', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

* ''ComicBook/SebastianO'' by Creator/GrantMorrison: [[BigBad Lord Theo Lavender]] is the master manipulator pulling the strings of everyone and everything in an alternate {{steampunk}} London. Formerly a member of ''Club de Paradis Artificiel'', a society of amoral hedonists, Theo has fellow member Sebastian O'Leary committed to BedlamHouse when Sebastian discovers his plans to place the entire city's population into a [[LotusEaterMachine VR paradise]]; he also threatens the other members into submission, poisoning one of them to show he is not bluffing. When Sebastian escapes and comes after him, Theo is able to constantly keep him on his toes, knowing him well enough to even correctly guess the exact person he'd go to for a change of clothes. Though ultimately killed, Theo reveals Sebastian's crusade was AllForNothing, as he'd already put London into his artificial paradise with the populace none the wiser.


* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1225349_farscape_scorpius_1_cvr_b.jpg Scorpius]] from ''Series/{{Farscape}}: Scorpius''.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' & ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'': [[BadassInANiceSuit Tseng]] is the calm and collected leader of the Turks, a master of infiltration, interrogation, and assassinations, training his Turks to work together yet be prepared to sever those ties of duty calls for it. Tasked with keep watch of the Cetra Aerith and take her back into Shinra custody [[LoopholeAbuse without the use of force]], [[OpportunisticBastard he takes advantage of the Sector 7 plate fall to force Aerith to make deal to save Marlene in return to coming back to Shinra]]. Later serving as President Rufus Shinra's right hand man, he tracks Cloud and CO's progress via having Cait Sith serve as a mole and having him steal the Keystone to the Temple of the ancients. After suffering a near fatal injury via a Sephorith clone he finds the strength to kill the clone to protect Aerith and after confirming his mission ensuring his safety. calmly walks away to file a report. A true professional that follows any order regardless of feelings and [[BenevolentBoss a stalwart exemplar to his underlings]], Tseng will always fulfill his duty as a Turk.

* ''Literature/WhitbyWitches'': Rosalyn Crozier, better known by her alias of Rowena Cooper, is the High Priestess of the Coven of the Black Sceptre and the [[TheDragon second-in-command]] of her husband, [[CompleteMonster Nathaniel Crozier]]. When her master sends her to the seaside town of Whitby to find what he is looking for, she instead pursues her own ends. Quickly befriending the majority of Whitby with her [[FauxAffablyEvil charisma]] and [[TheCharmer charm]], she discreetly murders everyone who [[HeKnowsTooMuch suspects her true motivations]]. Realising that the Aufwader race native to the local caves can lead her to what she wants, [[TheChessmaster she allows them to find Moonkelp]], the stolen treasure of the gods which can be used to demand a wish from them and when Benjamin Laurenson finds it, she uses her power to take control of him and force him to make a wish on her behalf, revealing the lost Staff of Hilda which she uses to free herself from her abusive husband's power, nearly [[TakeOverTheWorld seizing control of the world]] in the process. In death, Rowena learns that the rest of her Coven of witches have made a pact with the Lord of the Frozen Wastes to bring Nathaniel back from the dead so she too makes a pact with the Deep One to raise her from the dead to kill her former husband when he is restored to life. Having been raised from the dead with the power to become a terrifying EldritchAbomination, Rowena painfully absorbs and kills her husband, taking revenge for her years of abuse and control at his hands before embracing her eternal life as an enforcer of the gods of the sea. [[DeadpanSnarker Witty]], [[AwesomeEgo confident]] and [[TheDeterminator determined]], Rowena was remembered as a WorthyOpponent by her enemies.

* ''Comicbook/SebastianO'' by Creator/GrantMorrison: [[BigBad Lord Theo Lavender]] is the master manipulator pulling the strings of everyone and everything in an alternate {{steampunk}} London. Formerly a member of ''Club de Paradis Artificiel'', a society of amoral hedonists, Theo has fellow member Sebastian O'Leary committed to BedlamHouse when Sebastian discovers his plans to place the entire city's population into a [[LotusEaterMachine VR paradise]]; he also threatens the other members into submission, poisoning one of them to show he is not bluffing. When Sebastian escapes and comes after him, Theo is able to constantly keep him on his toes, knowing him well enough to even correctly guess the exact person he'd go to for a change of clothes. Though ultimately killed, Theo reveals Sebastian's crusade was AllForNothing, as he'd already put London into his artificial paradise with the populace none the wiser.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda4'': Zhen is a wily thief who proves herself to be far more cunning and complex than the majority of Po's allies. Introduced trying to steal Po's staff from the Jade Palace, Zhen quickly twists things in her favor even after she's been arrested by offering Po advice and assistance in tracking down the villainous Chameleon. Though playing as Po's partner through their journey, Zhen reveals it was a ploy to lure him into the Chameleon's clutches and steal his staff, as Zhen is the Chameleon's top student. However, as Zhen comes to terms with her genuine kinship with Po and tires of her abuse at the Chameleon's hands, she betrays her master and amasses an army of fellow thieves to lay siege to the Chameleon's lair, giving Po the ability to escape near-death. Zhen then works with Po to defeat the Chameleon once and for all, and earns herself the title of the new Dragon Warrior.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'': The Chronicler is an ancient, wise dragon that has long prepared for the return of Malefor. Using a variety of visions and magics to test Spyro's power, the Chronicler slowly helps Spyro unlock abilities he will need in the fight against Malefor, even at risk of Spyro's own life. Though offering Spyro the chance to hide in safety and leave the world to Malefor's machinations, the Chronicler offers useful assistance when Spyro chooses to save Cynder from the Well Of Souls, and it is the Chronicler's wisdom that guides Spyro to "ride out the storm" leading to an ultimate victory against his foe.

* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':

* Film/{{Renfield}}: [[TheQueenpin Bellafrancesa Lobo]] is the aging head of the powerful Lobo Crime Family, which have dominated New Orleans for years through [[TheDreaded fear]] and money, paying off the entire police department to keep her agents and her son, Teddy Lobo, out of prison. After Renfield kills several of her agents, Bellafrancesa tracks his last whereabouts down using satellite imagery and when she assumes Teddy Lobo was killed, sends her goons her band of corrupt cops after him and Officer Quincy. When she is met with Count Dracula by Teddy Lobo, she works with him to rule to rule the world together, having Quincy's sister kidnapped and tortured so she can lead her and Renfield to their base before promptly separating the two. Sophisticated and ruthless in her goals, Bellafrancesa [[GracefulLoser keeps her head high]] as she arrested, showing to be impressed with Officer Quincy's efforts as she is lead away.