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* The many shinobi in ''[[Manga/{{TokyoShinobiSquad}}]]'' are this, bordering on LiteralMetaphor.

* The many shinobi in ''[[Manga/TokyoShinobiSquad]]'' are this, bordering on LiteralMetaphor.

* In Literature/{{Discworld}}, ScholarshipStudent members of the Assassins Guild often seem to be these. ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'' has Vetinari's clerk Inigo Skinner who turns out to be a badass assassin, and ''Discworld/MakingMoney'' indicates that a whole bunch of "dark clerks" work for Vetinari. On the antagonist side, the villain of ''Making Money'' has an assassin on staff, who when not doing his job is a calm guy who likes to read for pleasure.

* Adam Jensen in ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' serves as such for Sarif Industries[[note]]It's worth noting that Adam specifically doesn't like being in this role, and loudly points out when he is personally against the less-than-legal orders his boss gives him. He's working for Sarif Industries because it's his job, and eventually because it gives him the resources to hunt down and break the conspiracy, but at the end, he specifically gets a chance to defy his boss (and canonically takes it)[[/note]], while the Tyrants (Namir, Barret, Federova) serve as these for the conspiracy[[note]]Eventually revealed to be the Illuminati[[/note]].

* The Specialist from ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' is a quite literal example, a literal samurai mercenary working for various MegaCorp organizations in the future.

* People involved in the conflict diamond trade can be compared to this. Many major corporation do not want to be associated with blood diamonds and will therefore hire middle-men dealers to do business with organizations involved in conflict diamonds as to not raise suspicion. Many of these people are highly versed in everything from gemology, to smuggling to a set of military skills.

* Adam Jensen in ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' serves as such for Sarif Industries, while the Tyrants (Namir, Barret, Federova) serve as these for the conspiracy.

Taken from the Creator/RichardKMorgan's ''Literature/TakeshiKovacs'' novels, and "Market Forces". This trope is found throughout {{Cyberpunk}}, PostCyberpunk (where they're much more likely to be portrayed as heroic) and hard boiled noir, among many other genres.

Often, the Corporate Samurai will be TheDragon, or TheBrute if part of the FiveBadBand.

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%%* Francis Wolcott, the agent of tycoon George Hearst in ''{{Series/Deadwood}}''.

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* A number of governments including the US and China maintain cyberwarfare specialists. During one incident in which the internet of Estonia was shut down, alledgedly by Russia, several of these were sent to clean up the damage.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' has the Turks.

* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' has hints of this. He acts as an enforcer for a government / corporate conspiracy, and firmly believes that his ruthless actions will lead to be a better world - even if [[NoPlaceForMeThere he himself will have no place there.]] He also uses an actual sword, which stands out in the SpaceWestern setting. His EstablishingCharacterMoment involves "suggesting" someone commit {{Seppuku}} for failing - and then killing him when he doesn't take the hint.

* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' has hints of this. He acts as an enforcer for a government / corporate conspiracy, and firmly believes that his ruthless actions will lead to be a better world - even if [[NoPlaceForMeThere he himself will have no place there.]] He also uses an actual sword, which stands out in the SpaceWestern setting. His EstablishingCharacterMoment involves "suggesting" someone commit {{Sepukku}} for failing - and then killing him when he doesn't take the hint.

* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' has hints of this. He acts as an enforcer for a government / corporate conspiracy, and firmly believes that his ruthless actions will lead to be a better world - even if [[NoPlaceForMeThere he himself will have no place there.]] He also uses an actual sword, which stands out in the SpaceWestern setting.

* The Operative in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' has hints of this.

A Corporate Samurai has talents that are in high demand by one or more of the following: {{Mega Corp}}s, TheSyndicate, TheCartel, LawEnforcementInc, warlords, other power brokers or royalty. The Corporate Samurai will associate and interact at the executive level and works for or possibly as a CorruptCorporateExecutive.

* ''{{Traveller}}'': Several Megacorporations, Noble families and the Imperium maintain a number of these. Their nature is up to the taste of the GM and [=PCs=] and not much is told about them. It is told that on occasion Megacorporations will have an interchange of sabotage. One notable example of this is the feud between the Oberlindes and the Tukera FamilyBusiness'

* The Operative in {{Serenity}} has hints of this.

%%* The Operative in {{Serenity}} has hints of this.

* ''Videogame/ShadowWarrior'' is set in a world of corporate ninjas. Lo Wang was once Zilla's most loyal corporate ninja until he learned that his employer was summoning monsters from the netherworld and planning to take over the world and quit, resulting in Zilla taking out a ContractOnTheHitman.