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* Admiral Tolwyn in ''VideoGame/WingCommanderIV'', indirectly. He claims to favor peace while the Black Lance forces under his command carry out a FalseFlagOperation to incriminate the Border Worlds.

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* Admiral Tolwyn in ''VideoGame/WingCommanderIV'', ''VideoGame/WingCommanderIVThePriceOfFreedom'', indirectly. He claims to favor peace while the Black Lance forces under his command carry out a FalseFlagOperation to incriminate the Border Worlds.
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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'':
** The antagonist of the first season is Finé, Chris's abusive guardian and the progenitor of the Noise attacks who has been trying to get her hands on the various relics the Disaster Relief Squad has in their custody. However, near the end of the season it is revealed that [[spoiler:Ryoko, the Disaster Relief Squad's Chief Scientist, is in fact Finé in disguise, who has been manipulating the Disaster Relief Squad and their research into the relics to fulfill her own master plan]].
** The conflict of the final season is revealed to be instigated by [[spoiler:Fudo Kazanari, Genjuro's father and superior, who has been employing Noble Red and the remnants of the Bavarian Illuminati to acquire the Bracer of Shem-Ha and other relics for him so that he can reassert Japan's hegemony in the wider world]].
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* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', following [[spoiler:L's death,]] [[VillainProtagonist Light]] [[BigBad Yagami]] takes control of both the Japanese task force and his own EvilPlan to [[TakeOverTheWorld rule the world]]. He intended to let the task force be the losing side. [[spoiler:[[OutGambitted It fails spectacularly.]]]]

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* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', following [[spoiler:L's death,]] [[VillainProtagonist Light]] [[BigBad [[Characters/DeathNoteLightYagami Light Yagami]] takes control of both the Japanese task force and his own EvilPlan to [[TakeOverTheWorld rule the world]]. He intended to let the task force be the losing side. [[spoiler:[[OutGambitted It fails spectacularly.]]]]
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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy, [[TheChessmaster Darth Sidious]] orchestrates the Clone Wars, with himself in ultimate control of both sides; he is the leader of the Republic as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and the Separatists are led by his Sith Apprentice Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus, meaning the ultimate authority over the Separatists secretly lies with him as well. As Chancellor, the conflict is his means of securing total and eternal power and destroying the Jedi Order, while Dooku and the Separatists provides the external threat used to justify his expansion of government power. Given he ran both sides of the conflict, this effectively means [[XanatosGambit the outcome of the war was completely irrelevant]], as no matter who won he'd rule the galaxy and wipe out the Jedi, the war itself was just a means to an end. Once the Jedi are defeated, he ends the Clone Wars by calling a meeting of the Separatist council on Mustafar and then sending the newly anointed Darth Vader there [[BoardToDeath to slaughter them]].

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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy, [[TheChessmaster [[Characters/StarWarsEmperorPalpatine Darth Sidious]] orchestrates the Clone Wars, with himself in ultimate control of both sides; he is the leader of the Republic as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and the Separatists are led by his Sith Apprentice Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus, meaning the ultimate authority over the Separatists secretly lies with him as well. As Chancellor, the conflict is his means of securing total and eternal power and destroying the Jedi Order, while Dooku and the Separatists provides the external threat used to justify his expansion of government power. Given he ran both sides of the conflict, this effectively means [[XanatosGambit the outcome of the war was completely irrelevant]], as no matter who won he'd rule the galaxy and wipe out the Jedi, the war itself was just a means to an end. Once the Jedi are defeated, he ends the Clone Wars by calling a meeting of the Separatist council on Mustafar and then sending the newly anointed Darth Vader there [[BoardToDeath to slaughter them]].
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* UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars:
** UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames: MIPS made the [=CPUs=] for both the Platform/PlayStation and Platform/Nintendo64.
** UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames: IBM made the [=CPUs=] for ''all 3'' of the major competitors this time, with the Platform/Xbox360, Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/{{Wii}} all using [=PowerPC=] chips designed by them. The Xbox 360's CPU was actually derived from main core of [=PlayStation 3's=] Cell Processor; Microsoft approached IBM asking for a multicore chip to use in their console, and IBM looked at their contract with Sony and realized that there was no clause prohibiting them from selling part of the Cell technology to another console manufacturer. ATI/AMD also backed two of the competitors, making the [=GPUs=] for both the Wii and Xbox 360.

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* UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars:
MediaNotes/ConsoleWars:
** UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames: MediaNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames: MIPS made the [=CPUs=] for both the Platform/PlayStation and Platform/Nintendo64.
** UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames: MediaNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames: IBM made the [=CPUs=] for ''all 3'' of the major competitors this time, with the Platform/Xbox360, Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/{{Wii}} all using [=PowerPC=] chips designed by them. The Xbox 360's CPU was actually derived from main core of [=PlayStation 3's=] Cell Processor; Microsoft approached IBM asking for a multicore chip to use in their console, and IBM looked at their contract with Sony and realized that there was no clause prohibiting them from selling part of the Cell technology to another console manufacturer. ATI/AMD also backed two of the competitors, making the [=GPUs=] for both the Wii and Xbox 360.

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