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* Rowan Dietrich from Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner becomes this during the last arc.
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* Rowan Dietrich from Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner ''Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner'' becomes this during the last arc.
* ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'': ''The Francis Blake Affair'' involves Francis appearing to have defected, with [=MI6=] and the police looking for him. Naturally, it was a feint to discover the identity of the MoleInCharge, although his nemesis Olrik doesn't buy it for a second.
* The Trickster and the Pied Piper attempted to infiltrate their old friends, Comicbook/TheFlash's RoguesGallery -- an apparent reversal of their {{Heel Face Turn}}s. When they appeared to have been complicit in the murder of Bart Allen, the Flash, they found it impossible to convince people of their sincerity.
* In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'', Scarlett, feeling neglected by Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow in favor of the rest of Ninja Force, walks out on them after a heated argument and defects to Cobra. In reality, she's gone undercover under orders from Hawk in order to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, a scientist recruited by Cobra to build rail guns for them. Snake-Eyes even stabs Scarlett in a confrontation, which would seem to prove that she's defected, except the Cobras aren't convinced - as a [[McNinja ninja master]], Snake-Eyes has perfect control with his swordsmanship, and the stab was surgically precise enough to avoid critical injury. Though Cobra remained suspicious of Scarlett, the arrival of [[ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2 Megatron]] proved a useful distraction, and as it turned out, Biggles-Jones was a FakeDefector herself, working for an unrevealed agency.
* ''ComicBook/HuntersHellcats'': Heller does this in her first appearance. When a mission goes awry and the Hellcats are captured by the Nazis, Heller announces that she abandoning them and starts cosying up to the local Nazi bigwig. Although the Hellcats believe she really has jumped ship, her deception only lasts long enough for her to judo toss the head Nazi into the soldiers guarding the Hellcats, giving them an opportunity to escape.
* Post BadassDecay, Juggernaut (an [[ComicBook/XMen X-Man]] at the time) is ordered to fake-defect to gain intel on the New Bastards on the Block. Unfortunately, Juggernaut's kindred-spirit Squid Boy was not in the loop and, getting caught in the crossfire during a battle, tells Juggernaut he'll never forgive him before promptly expiring. Ouch.
* The Trickster and the Pied Piper attempted to infiltrate their old friends, Comicbook/TheFlash's RoguesGallery -- an apparent reversal of their {{Heel Face Turn}}s. When they appeared to have been complicit in the murder of Bart Allen, the Flash, they found it impossible to convince people of their sincerity.
* In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'', Scarlett, feeling neglected by Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow in favor of the rest of Ninja Force, walks out on them after a heated argument and defects to Cobra. In reality, she's gone undercover under orders from Hawk in order to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, a scientist recruited by Cobra to build rail guns for them. Snake-Eyes even stabs Scarlett in a confrontation, which would seem to prove that she's defected, except the Cobras aren't convinced - as a [[McNinja ninja master]], Snake-Eyes has perfect control with his swordsmanship, and the stab was surgically precise enough to avoid critical injury. Though Cobra remained suspicious of Scarlett, the arrival of [[ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2 Megatron]] proved a useful distraction, and as it turned out, Biggles-Jones was a FakeDefector herself, working for an unrevealed agency.
* ''ComicBook/HuntersHellcats'': Heller does this in her first appearance. When a mission goes awry and the Hellcats are captured by the Nazis, Heller announces that she abandoning them and starts cosying up to the local Nazi bigwig. Although the Hellcats believe she really has jumped ship, her deception only lasts long enough for her to judo toss the head Nazi into the soldiers guarding the Hellcats, giving them an opportunity to escape.
* Post BadassDecay, Juggernaut (an [[ComicBook/XMen X-Man]] at the time) is ordered to fake-defect to gain intel on the New Bastards on the Block. Unfortunately, Juggernaut's kindred-spirit Squid Boy was not in the loop and, getting caught in the crossfire during a battle, tells Juggernaut he'll never forgive him before promptly expiring. Ouch.
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* Post BadassDecay, Juggernaut (an [[ComicBook/XMen X-Man]] at the time) is ordered to fake-defect to gain intel on the New Bastards on the Block. Unfortunately, Juggernaut's kindred-spirit Squid Boy was not in the loop and, getting caught in the crossfire during a battle, tells Juggernaut he'll never forgive him before promptly expiring. Ouch.
* In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'', Scarlett, feeling neglected by Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow in favor of the rest of Ninja Force, walks out on them after a heated argument and defects to Cobra. In reality, she's gone undercover under orders from Hawk in order to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, a scientist recruited by Cobra to build rail guns for them. Snake-Eyes even stabs Scarlett in a confrontation, which would seem to prove that she's defected, except the Cobras aren't convinced - as a [[McNinja ninja master]], Snake-Eyes has perfect control with his swordsmanship, and the stab was surgically precise enough to avoid critical injury. Though Cobra remained suspicious of Scarlett, the arrival of [[ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2 Megatron]] proved a useful distraction, and as it turned out, Biggles-Jones was a FakeDefector herself, working for an unrevealed agency.
* The Trickster and the Pied Piper attempted to infiltrate their old friends, Comicbook/TheFlash's RoguesGallery -- an apparent reversal of their {{Heel Face Turn}}s. When they appeared to have been complicit in the murder of Bart Allen, the Flash, they found it impossible to convince people of their sincerity.
* In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'', Scarlett, feeling neglected by Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow in favor of the rest of Ninja Force, walks out on them after a heated argument and defects to Cobra. In reality, she's gone undercover under orders from Hawk in order to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, a scientist recruited by Cobra to build rail guns for them. Snake-Eyes even stabs Scarlett in a confrontation, which would seem to prove that she's defected, except the Cobras aren't convinced - as a [[McNinja ninja master]], Snake-Eyes has perfect control with his swordsmanship, and the stab was surgically precise enough to avoid critical injury. Though Cobra remained suspicious of Scarlett, the arrival of [[ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2 Megatron]] proved a useful distraction, and as it turned out, Biggles-Jones was a FakeDefector herself, working for an unrevealed agency.
* The Trickster and the Pied Piper attempted to infiltrate their old friends, Comicbook/TheFlash's RoguesGallery -- an apparent reversal of their {{Heel Face Turn}}s. When they appeared to have been complicit in the murder of Bart Allen, the Flash, they found it impossible to convince people of their sincerity.
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* In Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'', Scarlett, feeling neglected by Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow in favor of the rest of Ninja Force, walks out on them after a heated argument and defects to Cobra. In reality, she's gone undercover under orders from Hawk in order to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, a scientist recruited by Cobra to build rail guns for them. Snake-Eyes even stabs Scarlett in a confrontation, which would seem to prove that she's defected, except the Cobras aren't convinced - as a [[McNinja ninja master]], Snake-Eyes has perfect control with his swordsmanship, and the stab was surgically precise enough to avoid critical injury. Though Cobra remained suspicious of Scarlett, the arrival of [[ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2 Megatron]] proved a useful distraction, and as it turned out, Biggles-Jones was a FakeDefector herself, working for an unrevealed agency.
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* The ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'' limited series sees the entire team pretending to be brainwashed into joining the Institute of Evil.
* Martinez turns out to be a mole for the Governor of Woodbury in ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' after he helps them escape the town safely. And gets run over for it.
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* ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'': ''The Francis Blake Affair'' involves Francis appearing to have defected, with [=MI6=] and the police looking for him. Naturally, it was a feint to discover the identity of the MoleInCharge, although his nemesis Olrik doesn't buy it for a second.
* ''ComicBook/HuntersHellcats'': Heller does this in her first appearance. When a mission goes awry and the Hellcats are captured by the Nazis, Heller announces that she abandoning them and starts cosying up to the local Nazi bigwig. Although the Hellcats believe she really has jumped ship, her deception only lasts long enough for her to judo toss the head Nazi into the soldiers guarding the Hellcats, giving them an opportunity to escape.
* Martinez turns out to be a mole for the Governor of Woodbury in ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' after he helps them escape the town safely. And gets run over for it.
* ''ComicBook/HuntersHellcats'': Heller does this in her first appearance. When a mission goes awry and the Hellcats are captured by the Nazis, Heller announces that she abandoning them and starts cosying up to the local Nazi bigwig. Although the Hellcats believe she really has jumped ship, her deception only lasts long enough for her to judo toss the head Nazi into the soldiers guarding the Hellcats, giving them an opportunity to escape.
* Martinez turns out to be a mole for the Governor of Woodbury in ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' after he helps them escape the town safely. And gets run over for it.
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* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6287337/1/The_Chong_Sheng_Trilogy_Revolution The Chong Sheng Trilogy's]]'' third installment, Mai does this in a particularly horrifying example. Subverted slightly in that she's also trying to avoid execution with the rest of Zuko's advisors. In order to prove it, she's [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten forced to torture a captured Zuko]] while Katara is ForcedToWatch. Zuko buys the act completely at first, but Mai lets him know her true intentions by the marks she carves into his arms.
* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Hisagi apparently defected to Aizen during the Fake Karakura Town battle when it became obvious [[TheBadGuyWins that he was going to win]]. He did so at Yamamoto's orders... but with Yamamoto and everyone else who was in on it dead, LaResistance believes he defected for real. Even when he contacts them and offers to help them [[StormingTheCastle invade Hueco Mundo]], they have no way of knowing if he's genuinely on their side... and neither does the reader, until we get a chapter in his POV a while later.
* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Hisagi apparently defected to Aizen during the Fake Karakura Town battle when it became obvious [[TheBadGuyWins that he was going to win]]. He did so at Yamamoto's orders... but with Yamamoto and everyone else who was in on it dead, LaResistance believes he defected for real. Even when he contacts them and offers to help them [[StormingTheCastle invade Hueco Mundo]], they have no way of knowing if he's genuinely on their side... and neither does the reader, until we get a chapter in his POV a while later.
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* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6287337/1/The_Chong_Sheng_Trilogy_Revolution The Chong Sheng Trilogy's]]'' Trilogy]]''[='=]s third installment, Mai does this in a particularly horrifying example. Subverted {{Subverted|Trope}} slightly in that she's also trying to avoid execution with the rest of Zuko's advisors. In order to prove it, she's [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten forced to torture a captured Zuko]] while Katara is ForcedToWatch. Zuko buys the act completely at first, but Mai lets him know her true intentions by the marks she carves into his arms.
* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Hisagi apparently defected to Aizen during the Fake Karakura Town battle when it became obvious [[TheBadGuyWins that he was going to win]]. He did so at Yamamoto's orders... but with Yamamoto and everyone else who was in on it dead, LaResistance believes he defected for real. Even when he contacts them and offers to help them [[StormingTheCastle invade Hueco Mundo]], they have no way of knowing if he's genuinely on their side... and neither does the reader, until we get a chapter in his POV a while later.arms.
* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Hisagi apparently defected to Aizen during the Fake Karakura Town battle when it became obvious [[TheBadGuyWins that he was going to win]]. He did so at Yamamoto's orders... but with Yamamoto and everyone else who was in on it dead, LaResistance believes he defected for real. Even when he contacts them and offers to help them [[StormingTheCastle invade Hueco Mundo]], they have no way of knowing if he's genuinely on their side... and neither does the reader, until we get a chapter in his POV a while later.
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* In ''Fanfic/SometimesIHateTheLifeIMade'', Skye fakes siding with Ultron.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfBleachUnrealSociety'' Orihime joins Cruxis as one of its Seraphim, but in reality, she is on Kratos' side. Considering the person involved and a conversation that happens before this incident, the fact that it's this trope and not a true and tried FaceHeelTurn should be obvious.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfBleachUnrealSociety'' Orihime joins Cruxis as one of its Seraphim, but in reality, she is on Kratos' side. Considering the person involved and a conversation that happens before this incident, the fact that it's this trope and not a true and tried FaceHeelTurn should be obvious.
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* In ''Fanfic/SometimesIHateTheLifeIMade'', Skye fakes siding ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU'': After Lila [[EveryoneHasStandards crosses a line she can't ignore]], Alya has a heart-to-heart with Ultron.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfBleachUnrealSociety'' Orihime joins CruxisMarinette where she apologizes for [[CassandraTruth not believing her warnings]]. She then turns around and apologizes to ''Lila'' as one well, pledging to become a much better friend to the BitchInSheepsClothing. However, this is entirely so she can give Lila ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine, pretending to cater to her whims while secretly aiming to manipulate and undermine while searching for evidence of its Seraphim, but her true nature.
* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': During the heroes' infiltration of Irk, [[RobotBuddy CB]] pretends to revert to the [[AIIsACrapshoot genocidal AI]] that [[IHatePastMe he was based on]] inreality, order to get close to and undermine the Control Brains. This is played for serious drama, as he comes up with this plan on the spur of the moment out of desperation, and doesn't have a chance to warn the others of what he's planning, leaving them feeling betrayed.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862639 If I'm evil, and you're evil, then who's stopping Hawkmoth?]]''. Multimouse/Marinette is captured by Hawkmoth and Mayura and pretends to defect to their side so she can act as a triple agent. However, she ison Kratos' side. Considering spotted by Aspix/Adrien who, knowing her civilian identity and wanting to save her from becoming evil, also becomes a fake defector after using Second Chance. This leads Marinette to continue her fake defector role so she can stop Adrien, who she knows is Aspix, from being evil. So now both of them are pretending to be villains fighting against [[SecondSuperIdentity Ladybug and Chat Noir]] while trying to persuade the person involved other not to be evil.
* In the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/InDreamsYouFollowButIDreamInTheDark'', Kiba is ordered by Tsunade to kill Danzo and defect to the Akatsuki to act as aconversation [[TheMole spy]], and only Tsunade and Genma know that happens before this incident, he's loyal to Konoha - the rest of the village and the Rookie Nine see him as a [[EvilFormerFriend traitor]].
* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
* The climax of Book Three of ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has Superman pretending that he's going to join General Zod on conquering Earth by force, so that he, Power Girl, Supergirl and Krypto can infiltrate Fort Rozz and reprogram its defense systems. What really sells the act is that Superman actually has enough reasons to pull a ThenLetMeBeEvil due to the fact thatit's this trope and not a true and many people have tried FaceHeelTurn should be obvious.to destroy him and his fellow Kryptonians despite all the good they've done, which is enough to convince Zod about it.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfBleachUnrealSociety'' Orihime joins Cruxis
* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': During the heroes' infiltration of Irk, [[RobotBuddy CB]] pretends to revert to the [[AIIsACrapshoot genocidal AI]] that [[IHatePastMe he was based on]] in
* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862639 If I'm evil, and you're evil, then who's stopping Hawkmoth?]]''. Multimouse/Marinette is captured by Hawkmoth and Mayura and pretends to defect to their side so she can act as a triple agent. However, she is
* In the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/InDreamsYouFollowButIDreamInTheDark'', Kiba is ordered by Tsunade to kill Danzo and defect to the Akatsuki to act as a
* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
* The climax of Book Three of ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has Superman pretending that he's going to join General Zod on conquering Earth by force, so that he, Power Girl, Supergirl and Krypto can infiltrate Fort Rozz and reprogram its defense systems. What really sells the act is that Superman actually has enough reasons to pull a ThenLetMeBeEvil due to the fact that
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether]]'', after finding that the new conspiracy is led by her own abusive father, Aster Bellwether, who intends to perform multiple simultaneous terrorist attacks all over Zootopia to make it a prey-only city, and ultimately a sheep-only city, Dawn seems to revert to her old predator-hating ways. However, as soon as the other conspirators are distracted, she sabotages a pump, unleashing the deadly night howler gas upon them [[HeroicSacrifice and herself]], giving her real friends a chance to escape.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether The Rehabilitation ''Blog/MiraculousRewrite'' has Chloe/Chesire pull one of Dawn Bellwether]]'', after finding these, exploiting the way that Scorpion has convinced himself [[TheCorrupter he can manipulate her]]. Unfortunately, since she doesn't ''warn'' their comrades ahead of time about her intentions, [[PoorCommunicationKills this leads to]] Master Fu erasing his memories, believing that she's going to lead the new conspiracy is led by her own abusive father, Aster Bellwether, who intends Old Order straight to perform multiple simultaneous terrorist attacks all over Zootopia to make it a prey-only city, and ultimately a sheep-only city, Dawn seems to revert to her old predator-hating ways. However, as soon as the other conspirators are distracted, she sabotages a pump, unleashing the deadly night howler gas upon them [[HeroicSacrifice and herself]], giving her real friends a chance to escape.him.
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* In the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic series ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/722013 in dreams you follow (but I dream in the dark)]]'', Kiba is ordered by Tsunade to kill Danzo and defect to the Akatsuki to act as a [[TheMole spy]], and only Tsunade and Genma know that he's loyal to Konoha - the rest of the village and the Rookie Nine see him as a [[EvilFormerFriend traitor]].
* ''Blog/MiraculousRewrite'' has Chloe/Chesire pull one of these, exploiting the way that Scorpion has convinced himself [[TheCorrupter he can manipulate her]]. Unfortunately, since they don't ''warn'' their comrades ahead of time about their intentions, [[PoorCommunicationKills this leads to]] Master Fu erasing his memories, believing that she's going to lead the Old Order straight to him.
* The climax of Book Three of ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has Superman pretending that he's going to join General Zod on conquering Earth by force, so that he, Power Girl, Supergirl and Krypto can infiltrate Fort Rozz and reprogram its defense systems. What really sells the act is that Superman actually has enough reasons to pull a ThenLetMeBeEvil due to the fact that many people have tried to destroy him and his fellow Kryptonians despite all the good they've done, which is enough to convince Zod about it.
* ''Blog/MiraculousRewrite'' has Chloe/Chesire pull one of these, exploiting the way that Scorpion has convinced himself [[TheCorrupter he can manipulate her]]. Unfortunately, since they don't ''warn'' their comrades ahead of time about their intentions, [[PoorCommunicationKills this leads to]] Master Fu erasing his memories, believing that she's going to lead the Old Order straight to him.
* The climax of Book Three of ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has Superman pretending that he's going to join General Zod on conquering Earth by force, so that he, Power Girl, Supergirl and Krypto can infiltrate Fort Rozz and reprogram its defense systems. What really sells the act is that Superman actually has enough reasons to pull a ThenLetMeBeEvil due to the fact that many people have tried to destroy him and his fellow Kryptonians despite all the good they've done, which is enough to convince Zod about it.
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* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': During the heroes' infiltration of Irk, [[RobotBuddy CB]] pretends to revert to the [[AIIsACrapshoot genocidal AI]] that [[IHatePastMe he was based on]] in order to get close to and undermine the Control Brains. This is played for serious drama, as he comes up with this plan on the spur of the moment out of desperation, and doesn't have a chance to warn the others of what he's planning, leaving them feeling betrayed.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862639 If I’m evil, and you’re evil, then who’s stopping Hawkmoth?]]''. Multimouse/Marinette is captured by Hawkmoth and Mayura and pretends to defect to their side so she can act as a triple agent. However, she is spotted by Aspix/Adrien who, knowing her civilian identity and wanting to save her from becoming evil, also becomes a fake defector after using Second Chance. This leads Marinette to continue her fake defector role so she can stop Adrien, who she knows is Aspix, from being evil. So now both of them are pretending to be villains fighting against [[SecondSuperIdentity Ladybug and Chat Noir]] while trying to persuade the other not to be evil.
* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids, and making it worse, Class 1-A kids are on the traffickers’ radar. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862639 If I’m evil, and you’re evil, then who’s stopping Hawkmoth?]]''. Multimouse/Marinette is captured by Hawkmoth and Mayura and pretends to defect to their side so she can act as a triple agent. However, she is spotted by Aspix/Adrien who, knowing her civilian identity and wanting to save her from becoming evil, also becomes a fake defector after using Second Chance. This leads Marinette to continue her fake defector role so she can stop Adrien, who she knows is Aspix, from being evil. So now both of them are pretending to be villains fighting against [[SecondSuperIdentity Ladybug and Chat Noir]] while trying to persuade the other not to be evil.
* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids, and making it worse, Class 1-A kids are on the traffickers’ radar. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
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* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': During In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether]]'', after finding that the heroes' infiltration of Irk, [[RobotBuddy CB]] pretends new conspiracy is led by her own abusive father, Aster Bellwether, who intends to perform multiple simultaneous terrorist attacks all over Zootopia to make it a prey-only city, and ultimately a sheep-only city, Dawn seems to revert to her old predator-hating ways. However, as soon as the [[AIIsACrapshoot genocidal AI]] that [[IHatePastMe he was based on]] in order to get close to other conspirators are distracted, she sabotages a pump, unleashing the deadly night howler gas upon them [[HeroicSacrifice and undermine the Control Brains. This is played for serious drama, as he comes up with this plan on the spur of the moment out of desperation, and doesn't have herself]], giving her real friends a chance to warn the others of what he's planning, leaving them feeling betrayed.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862639 If I’m evil, and you’re evil, then who’s stopping Hawkmoth?]]''. Multimouse/Marinette is captured by Hawkmoth and Mayura and pretends to defect to their side so she can act as a triple agent. However, she is spotted by Aspix/Adrien who, knowing her civilian identity and wanting to save her from becoming evil, also becomes a fake defector after using Second Chance. This leads Marinette to continue her fake defector role so she can stop Adrien, who she knows is Aspix, from being evil. So now both of them are pretending to be villains fighting against [[SecondSuperIdentity Ladybug and Chat Noir]] while trying to persuade the other not to be evil.
* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids, and making it worse, Class 1-A kids are on thetraffickers’ traffickers' radar. Aizawa understands when it’s it's explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.guilt-racked.
* In ''Fanfic/SometimesIHateTheLifeIMade'', Skye fakes siding with Ultron.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfBleachUnrealSociety'' Orihime joins Cruxis as one of its Seraphim, but in reality, she is on Kratos' side. Considering the person involved and a conversation that happens before this incident, the fact that it's this trope and not a true and tried FaceHeelTurn should be obvious.
* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Hisagi apparently defected to Aizen during the Fake Karakura Town battle when it became obvious [[TheBadGuyWins that he was going to win]]. He did so at Yamamoto's orders... but with Yamamoto and everyone else who was in on it dead, LaResistance believes he defected for real. Even when he contacts them and offers to help them [[StormingTheCastle invade Hueco Mundo]], they have no way of knowing if he's genuinely on their side... and neither does the reader, until we get a chapter in his POV a while later.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862639 If I’m evil, and you’re evil, then who’s stopping Hawkmoth?]]''. Multimouse/Marinette is captured by Hawkmoth and Mayura and pretends to defect to their side so she can act as a triple agent. However, she is spotted by Aspix/Adrien who, knowing her civilian identity and wanting to save her from becoming evil, also becomes a fake defector after using Second Chance. This leads Marinette to continue her fake defector role so she can stop Adrien, who she knows is Aspix, from being evil. So now both of them are pretending to be villains fighting against [[SecondSuperIdentity Ladybug and Chat Noir]] while trying to persuade the other not to be evil.
* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids, and making it worse, Class 1-A kids are on the
* In ''Fanfic/SometimesIHateTheLifeIMade'', Skye fakes siding with Ultron.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfBleachUnrealSociety'' Orihime joins Cruxis as one of its Seraphim, but in reality, she is on Kratos' side. Considering the person involved and a conversation that happens before this incident, the fact that it's this trope and not a true and tried FaceHeelTurn should be obvious.
* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Hisagi apparently defected to Aizen during the Fake Karakura Town battle when it became obvious [[TheBadGuyWins that he was going to win]]. He did so at Yamamoto's orders... but with Yamamoto and everyone else who was in on it dead, LaResistance believes he defected for real. Even when he contacts them and offers to help them [[StormingTheCastle invade Hueco Mundo]], they have no way of knowing if he's genuinely on their side... and neither does the reader, until we get a chapter in his POV a while later.
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** In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', Gill appears to betray the team to the machine mutants. Only Trunks is in on the plan.
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** In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', Gill Giru appears to betray the team to the machine mutants. Only Trunks is in on the plan.
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* In ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Ulic Qel-Droma pretends to be a [[FallenHero fallen Jedi]] in order to take down a cult of darksiders. Unfortunately, he [[BecomingTheMask adopted the persona a bit too well.]]
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* In ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Ulic Qel-Droma pretends to be a [[FallenHero fallen Jedi]] in order to take down a cult of darksiders. Unfortunately, he [[BecomingTheMask adopted the persona a bit too well.]]]] This is an innate risk whenever Jedi (or other light side users) attempt to infiltrate dark side groups: [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide the dark side is highly addictive]].
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** Uryu Ishida pretends to join the Vandenreich in an attempt to assassinate their leader, Yhwach. However, Yhwach sees through the ploy immediately and [[KickedUpstairs appoints him his successor, meaning everybody's eyes will be on him and an assassination attempt will be all but impossible]]. While Uryu's assassination attempt was on a far bigger scale than merely a sneak attack on Yhwach (namely, spreading the innocuous-looking components of a ''FantasticNuke'' all over Yhwach's palace to wipe out the entire Vandenreich, to be triggered while Yhwach is sleeping), [[TheDragon right-hand-man Haschwalth]] figures out his plan anyway.
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** Uryu Ishida pretends to join the Vandenreich in an attempt to assassinate their leader, Yhwach. However, Yhwach sees through the ploy immediately and [[KickedUpstairs appoints him his successor, meaning everybody's eyes will be on him and an assassination attempt will be all but impossible]]. While Uryu's assassination attempt was on a far bigger scale than merely a sneak attack on Yhwach (namely, spreading the innocuous-looking components of a ''FantasticNuke'' all over Yhwach's palace to wipe out the entire Vandenreich, to be triggered while Yhwach is sleeping), [[TheDragon right-hand-man Haschwalth]] figures out his plan anyway. [[spoiler:Uryu ''also'' had a plan to assassinate Yhwach personally, involving a PowerNullifier negate Yhwach's omnipotence. Haschwalth exposing Uryu's true loyalties required him to use this in direct combat instead of by sneak attack.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms'': In order to recover the Book of Dragons from the BigBad Buzzsaw, Alex spends most of the episode pretending to have left the Dragon Riders and that she wants to help Buzzsaw find the dragon he is seeking. She even has [[ShootYourFriend her dragon Feathers attack the other Riders]] when they come to save her. This earns her Buzzsaw's trust and allows her to successfully recover the Book of Dragons.
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* The beginning of ''VideoGame/WildArmsMillionMemories'' suggests [[IdealHero Rudy, of all people]] betrays the entire world and sides with Mother. The final chapter reveals the act of betrayal was part of a deal with [[TheStarscream Siegfried]] to take Mother down together and then revive the world using the Memory Maze.
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* ''Film/AcrossThePacific'': At the beginning of the movie, Rick Leland is dishonorably discharged from the army for embezzling funds, and gets on a Japanese boat on its way to Panama. Among the passengers on the boat is Lorenz, a doctor who is an admirer of the Japanese. When the boat docks in New York, we discover the dishonorable discharge and the embezzling charge were a ruse - Leland is still working for the military to join Lorenz and his group of Japanese spies to find out what they're up to.
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* ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'': Kurata rolls out the red carpet Touma to do this. Touma goes so far as to get into a fistfight with Masaru and nearly kills Ikuto and Yatagaramon.
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* ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'': Thomas H. Norstein pretends to go over to Kurata's side after Kurata rolls out promises to cure Thomas's sickly sister Relena and offer him the red carpet Touma to do this. Touma goes so far as to get into intellectual stimulation a fistfight genius of his caliber deserves. To sell the deception, he attacks his friends with Masaru and seemingly lethal intent, nearly kills Ikuto killing Keenan and Yatagaramon.indirectly causing Agumon's temporary death. All the while, Thomas is patiently waiting for an opportunity to sabotage Kurata's plans and free Relena from [[ExplosiveLeash the bomb strapped to her throat]]; once it arises, he takes it and goes straight back to his friends, leaving Kurata utterly flatfooted.
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* Season 6 opens with a terrorist apparently turning traitor on the leader of his organization, offering his location to CTU so he can be assassinated. In fact, the "leader" has forsaken terrorism, and the traitor, the new mastermind of his organization, is trying to have him eliminated to further consolidate his power.
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* In an episode of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Michael and Gob formulated a plan to get back at Oscar for his cruel pranks on them as children which drove the two brothers apart. Gob immediately went to Oscar and told him the plan, or so it seemed. Gob's defection was fake and part of the plan from the beginning. It was believable because Gob would have had no qualms about betraying Michael for real.
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* In an episode of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Michael and Gob formulated a plan to get back at Oscar George Sr. for his cruel pranks on them as children which drove the two brothers apart. Gob immediately went to Oscar George and told him the plan, or so it seemed. Gob's defection was fake and part of the plan from the beginning. It was believable because Gob would have had no qualms about betraying Michael for real.
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* ''ComicBook/BlackDynamite'': Black Dynamite plays along with The Man's offer of joining TheIlluminati right up until he gets his hands on a rocket launcher, whereupon he starts blowing up Illuminati soldiers left and right.
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* ''VideoGame/BladeRunner'': The protagonist Ray [=McCoy=], as one of several of MultipleEndings, can align with the Replicants he's supposed to hunt down, and just when they're about to all escape, gun them all down.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids, and makingit worse, Class 1-A kids are on the traffickers’ radar. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids, and makingit making it worse, Class 1-A kids are on the traffickers’ radar. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids.kids, and makingit worse, Class 1-A kids are on the traffickers’ radar. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13257950/1/Someone-You-Trust Someone You Trust]]'', a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fic, has this presented as a late-story plot twist. Eraser Head is captured and tortured and both he and the reader have no idea why ''Present Mic'' is doing said torture. Turns out, Mic was infiltrating the group, which was trafficking kids with strong quirks, and Aizawa went into a different area than usual patrolling and got caught. Mic is being constantly watched with a hidden camera and has no choice but to cooperate if he wants to save the kids. Aizawa understands when it’s explained post-rescue, but Mic is guilt-racked.
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* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', [[spoiler:Akechi]] drops [[spoiler:his]] opposition to the Phantom Thieves in the face of intense public pressure, and when the public turns on them after [[spoiler:Kunikazu's death]], [[spoiler:he]] joins them in their attempt to change [[spoiler:Sae]]'s heart, halt the rigged police investigation, and prove they're being set up by a conspiracy. [[spoiler:It turns out Akechi is part of said conspiracy... but in a subversion, it also turns out that the protagonists knew that ''the whole time'', and have just OutGambitted him.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', [[spoiler:Akechi]] drops [[spoiler:his]] opposition to the Phantom Thieves in the face of intense public pressure, and when the public turns on them after [[spoiler:Kunikazu's death]], [[spoiler:he]] joins them in their attempt to change [[spoiler:Sae]]'s heart, halt the rigged police investigation, and prove they're being set up by a conspiracy. [[spoiler:It turns out Akechi is part of said conspiracy... but in a subversion, it also turns out that conspiracy and the protagonists knew that ''the the whole time'', time and have just OutGambitted him.]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}'s'' first minor antagonist, Janus Cascade, does this fairly early on in the game by supposedly wanting to help Virginia find the Eternal Sparkle in hopes of redeeming himself for the scuffle on the train, but it turns out he just wanted one of the 3 masks that's the key to getting the Eternal Sparkle for himself. Well, more like the Prophets, but still...
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* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}'s'' 3}}'': The first minor antagonist, Janus Cascade, does this fairly early on in the game by supposedly wanting to help Virginia find the Eternal Sparkle in hopes of redeeming himself for the scuffle on the train, but it turns out he just wanted one of the 3 masks that's the key to getting the Eternal Sparkle for himself. Well, more like the Prophets, but still...
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* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE21MadLove "Mad Love"]], Harley Quinn sends a message saying that she's turned against the Joker because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he's gone too far]] and plans to kill everyone in Gotham City. It's actually a trap intended to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Batman]] so that Mistah J will [[FoeYay give up his obsession]] and start paying attention to her.
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* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE21MadLove "Mad Love"]], Harley Quinn sends a message saying that she's turned against the Joker because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he's gone too far]] and plans to kill everyone in Gotham City. It's actually a trap intended to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Batman]] so that Mistah J will [[FoeYay give up his obsession]] obsession and start paying attention to her.
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** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'' series, there is an arc where Meowth and travels with Ash and co. on their way to Nimbasa City. Naturally, it turns out this was all part of another scheme.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Best Wishes'', [[spoiler:Meowth joins Ash's group, after claiming to have been fired from Team Rocket, for several episodes in order to lure them into a trap set by Team Rocket at Nimbasa City]]. Ash's Pikachu didn't buy it for a second, glaring at him constantly. There are several episodic cases he tries this again in ''XY'' whenever he gets separated from Jessie and James, though by this point Ash and friends are ''much'' more skeptical, even preemptively betraying him first in the final instance when it became blindingly obviously what his intentions were.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Best Wishes'', [[spoiler:Meowth joins Ash's group, after claiming to have been fired from Team Rocket, for several episodes in order to lure them into a trap set by Team Rocket at Nimbasa City]]. Ash's Pikachu didn't buy it for a second, glaring at him constantly. There are several episodic cases he tries this again in ''XY'' whenever he gets separated from Jessie and James, though by this point Ash and friends are ''much'' more skeptical, even preemptively betraying him first in the final instance when it became blindingly obviously what his intentions were.
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** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'' series, ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'', there is an arc where Meowth and travels with Ash and co. on their way to Nimbasa City. Naturally, it turns out this was all part of another scheme.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Best Wishes'', [[spoiler:Meowthscheme. Meowth joins Ash's group, after claiming to have been fired from Team Rocket, for several episodes in order to lure them into a trap set by Team Rocket at Nimbasa City]].City. Ash's Pikachu didn't buy it for a second, glaring at him constantly.
** There are several episodic caseshe where Meowth tries this again in ''XY'' ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'' whenever he gets separated from Jessie and James, though by this point Ash and friends are ''much'' more skeptical, even preemptively betraying him first in the final instance when it became blindingly obviously what his intentions were.
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* [[spoiler:Constable Neyla]] from ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves'' is an interesting case. She pretends to be a double-agent who is slipping hints to the Cooper Gang behind Interpol's back, only to betray the Cooper Gang to Interpol. However, she later betrays Interpol, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder so she's really just looking out for herself]].
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* ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves'': [[spoiler:Constable Neyla]] from ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves'' is an interesting case. She pretends to be a double-agent who is slipping hints to the Cooper Gang behind Interpol's back, only to betray the Cooper Gang to Interpol. However, she later betrays Interpol, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder so she's really just looking out for herself]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}'s'' first minor antagonist, Janus Cascade, does this fairly early on in the game by supposedly wanting to help Virginia find the Eternal Sparkle in hopes of redeeming himself for the scuffle on the train, but it turns out he just wanted one of the 3 masks that's the key to getting the Eternal Sparkle for himself. Well, more like the Prophets, but still...* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'':
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* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}'s'' first minor antagonist, Janus Cascade, does this fairly early on in the game by supposedly wanting to help Virginia find the Eternal Sparkle in hopes of redeeming himself for the scuffle on the train, but it turns out he just wanted one of the 3 masks that's the key to getting the Eternal Sparkle for himself. Well, more like the Prophets, but still...* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'':
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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', [[MagicKnight Briss]] betrays the Grand Alliance and escorts one of the heroes' enemies to Trinity Gask where he hopes to meet with BigBad [[DarkMessiah Glaurung]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist Losstarot]] and gain her trust. However, it's only an act on Briss's part because he's still secretly loyal to the heroes and see his defection as the only means to appear to genuinely join the villains and gain their trust so that he can proceed with his plan to gather intel. Things get a bit more complicated for him when he is reunited with his old fling Tiyana in the city and learns that she is working for the villains ''and'' is pregnant with his child.
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** [[MagicKnight Briss]] betrays the Grand Alliance and escorts one of the heroes' enemies to Trinity Gask where he hopes to meet with BigBad [[DarkMessiah Glaurung]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist Losstarot]] and gain her trust. However, it's only an act on Briss's part because he's still secretly loyal to the heroes and see his defection as the only means to appear to genuinely join the villains and gain their trust so that he can proceed with his plan to gather intel. Things get a bit more complicated for him when he is reunited with his old fling Tiyana in the city and learns that she is working for the villains ''and'' is pregnant with his child.
** [[ManipulativeBastard Ferron]] defects to the Alliance's side after the Yamatian Invasion because his superiors in the dark clergy betrayed him and he wants revenge. Although he helps the heroes deal with his former colleagues and befriends many people in the Alliance, he has a far more sinister agenda in mind. He almost [[BecomingTheMask switches sides for real]] because of all the friends he has gained, but eventually decides to subvert his {{character development}} and betrays the heroes at a crucial moment because his lust for power overshadows his growing friendship with the heroes.
** [[OverlordJr Xerathas]], [[AntiVillain Varalia]], and [[EnigmaticMinion the Shadow]] also join the Alliance's heroes during the Vanna arc and claim they'll help the Alliance so that they can atone for their actions as well as prevent a greater threat from rising. Knowing what they're dealing with, the heroes don't buy the excuse, but decide to let them tag along while keeping an eye on them. To the heroes' surprise, the trio are surprisingly helpful during many encounters, which makes many Alliance members question whether the trio have finally seen the light. Everything changes during the battle of Vanna, however, when the three antagonists reveal the extent of their plan and betray the heroes at the Alliance's most vulnerable moment while the Alliance is busy dealing with another threat.[[/folder]]
** [[MagicKnight Briss]] betrays the Grand Alliance and escorts one of the heroes' enemies to Trinity Gask where he hopes to meet with BigBad [[DarkMessiah Glaurung]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist Losstarot]] and gain her trust. However, it's only an act on Briss's part because he's still secretly loyal to the heroes and see his defection as the only means to appear to genuinely join the villains and gain their trust so that he can proceed with his plan to gather intel. Things get a bit more complicated for him when he is reunited with his old fling Tiyana in the city and learns that she is working for the villains ''and'' is pregnant with his child.
** [[ManipulativeBastard Ferron]] defects to the Alliance's side after the Yamatian Invasion because his superiors in the dark clergy betrayed him and he wants revenge. Although he helps the heroes deal with his former colleagues and befriends many people in the Alliance, he has a far more sinister agenda in mind. He almost [[BecomingTheMask switches sides for real]] because of all the friends he has gained, but eventually decides to subvert his {{character development}} and betrays the heroes at a crucial moment because his lust for power overshadows his growing friendship with the heroes.
** [[OverlordJr Xerathas]], [[AntiVillain Varalia]], and [[EnigmaticMinion the Shadow]] also join the Alliance's heroes during the Vanna arc and claim they'll help the Alliance so that they can atone for their actions as well as prevent a greater threat from rising. Knowing what they're dealing with, the heroes don't buy the excuse, but decide to let them tag along while keeping an eye on them. To the heroes' surprise, the trio are surprisingly helpful during many encounters, which makes many Alliance members question whether the trio have finally seen the light. Everything changes during the battle of Vanna, however, when the three antagonists reveal the extent of their plan and betray the heroes at the Alliance's most vulnerable moment while the Alliance is busy dealing with another threat.[[/folder]]
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* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE21MadLove "Mad Love"]], Harley Quinn sends a message saying that she's turned against the Joker because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he's gone too far]] and plans to kill everyone in Gotham City. It's actually a trap intended to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Batman]] so that Mistah J will [[FoeYay give up his obsession]] and start paying attention to her.
* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE21MadLove "Mad Love"]], Harley Quinn sends a message saying that she's turned against the Joker because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he's gone too far]] and plans to kill everyone in Gotham City. It's actually a trap intended to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Batman]] so that Mistah J will [[FoeYay give up his obsession]] and start paying attention to her.
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** In the manga adaptation of ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'', it turns out Storm Eagle was still loyal. Unfortunately, he had to keep up appearances, and X was too strong. Zero only tells X after Storm Eagle is fatally wounded.
** In the manga version of ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', the Repliforce announces their intention to secede from humanity and launch an independent Reploid nation as part of a coup d'etat against the human governments, resentful over the fact they were accused of being Mavericks and ordered to turn in their weapons. Zero pretends to go along with Repliforce's rebellion in order to find Colonel and goes [[https://lh4.ggpht.com/-812ewIGv9lQ/U8-UMIK8G1I/AAAAAAAAIFo/u11n8PK6ju8/s2000/x4_01_079.jpggoes as far as to slash X with his saber to sell the act]].
** In the manga adaptation of ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'', it turns out Storm Eagle was still loyal. Unfortunately, he had to keep up appearances, and X was too strong. Zero only tells X after Storm Eagle is fatally wounded.
** In the manga version of ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', the Repliforce announces their intention to secede from humanity and launch an independent Reploid nation as part of a coup d'etat against the human governments, resentful over the fact they were accused of being Mavericks and ordered to turn in their weapons. Zero pretends to go along with Repliforce's rebellion in order to find Colonel and goes [[https://lh4.ggpht.com/-812ewIGv9lQ/U8-UMIK8G1I/AAAAAAAAIFo/u11n8PK6ju8/s2000/x4_01_079.jpggoes as far as to slash X with his saber to sell the act]].
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* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** It is implied at the beginning of the Manaphy movie that Jack Walker had to pull off a fake defection in order to get close to Phantom and retrieve Manaphy's egg to prevent him from accessing the Samiyan Sea Temple.
** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'' series, there is an arc where Meowth claims to have been fired from Team Rocket and travels with Ash and co. on their way to Nimbasa City. Naturally, it turns out this was all part of another scheme.
** It is implied at the beginning of the Manaphy movie that Jack Walker had to pull off a fake defection in order to get close to Phantom and retrieve Manaphy's egg to prevent him from accessing the Samiyan Sea Temple.
** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'' series, there is an arc where Meowth claims to have been fired from Team Rocket and travels with Ash and co. on their way to Nimbasa City. Naturally, it turns out this was all part of another scheme.
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** In the main story proper, Brook pretends to enjoy Giolla's "art" in order to trick her into changing his cane and violin back to normal so he can cut her up.
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** In the main story proper, Brook pretends to enjoy Giolla's "art" in order to trick her into changing his cane and violin back to normal so he can cut her up.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** It is implied at the beginning of the Manaphy movie that Jack Walker had to pull off a fake defection in order to get close to Phantom and retrieve Manaphy's egg to prevent him from accessing the Samiyan Sea Temple.
** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'' series, there is an arc where Meowth and travels with Ash and co. on their way to Nimbasa City. Naturally, it turns out this was all part of another scheme.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Best Wishes'', [[spoiler:Meowth joins Ash's group, after claiming to have been fired from Team Rocket, for several episodes in order to lure them into a trap set by Team Rocket at Nimbasa City]]. Ash's Pikachu didn't buy it for a second, glaring at him constantly. There are several episodic cases he tries this again in ''XY'' whenever he gets separated from Jessie and James, though by this point Ash and friends are ''much'' more skeptical, even preemptively betraying him first in the final instance when it became blindingly obviously what his intentions were.
** It is implied at the beginning of the Manaphy movie that Jack Walker had to pull off a fake defection in order to get close to Phantom and retrieve Manaphy's egg to prevent him from accessing the Samiyan Sea Temple.
** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'' series, there is an arc where Meowth and travels with Ash and co. on their way to Nimbasa City. Naturally, it turns out this was all part of another scheme.
* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Best Wishes'', [[spoiler:Meowth joins Ash's group, after claiming to have been fired from Team Rocket, for several episodes in order to lure them into a trap set by Team Rocket at Nimbasa City]]. Ash's Pikachu didn't buy it for a second, glaring at him constantly. There are several episodic cases he tries this again in ''XY'' whenever he gets separated from Jessie and James, though by this point Ash and friends are ''much'' more skeptical, even preemptively betraying him first in the final instance when it became blindingly obviously what his intentions were.
* In ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'', the Decepticon subgroup claims that they want to defect from the Predacons and join the Autobots. (Since the Decepticons, in this continuity, are actually reprogrammed Autobots, this isn't as unlikely as it sounds.) Optimus Prime welcomes them happily, but their leader's acting abilities aren't quite up to the job, and he reveals that it's a scam just before the Decepticons can find out where the Autobots' secret base is.
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* In the manga adaptation of ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'', it turns out Storm Eagle was still loyal. Unfortunately, he had to keep up appearances, and X was too strong. Zero only tells X after Storm Eagle is fatally wounded.
* In the manga version of ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', the Repliforce announces their intention to secede from humanity and launch an independent Reploid nation as part of a coup d'etat against the human governments, resentful over the fact they were accused of being Mavericks and ordered to turn in their weapons. Zero pretends to go along with Repliforce's rebellion in order to find Colonel and goes [[https://lh4.ggpht.com/-812ewIGv9lQ/U8-UMIK8G1I/AAAAAAAAIFo/u11n8PK6ju8/s2000/x4_01_079.jpggoes as far as to slash X with his saber to sell the act]].
* In the manga version of ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'', the Repliforce announces their intention to secede from humanity and launch an independent Reploid nation as part of a coup d'etat against the human governments, resentful over the fact they were accused of being Mavericks and ordered to turn in their weapons. Zero pretends to go along with Repliforce's rebellion in order to find Colonel and goes [[https://lh4.ggpht.com/-812ewIGv9lQ/U8-UMIK8G1I/AAAAAAAAIFo/u11n8PK6ju8/s2000/x4_01_079.jpggoes as far as to slash X with his saber to sell the act]].
* Martinez turns out to be a mole for the Governor of Woodbury in ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' after he helps them escape the town safely. And gets run over for it.
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* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom.
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* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom. Love trusts her, though Tarte is more suspicious.
* In ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-26870-91/RubyPaladin%2bThe%2bBunny%2bHutch.htm Mortal Kombat]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Jenny Calendar]] helps two soldiers escape from Outworld to warn Earth of Xander's impending invasion, but afterwards it's shown that it was simply to allow Xander's forces to easily find the right Earth. Said soldiers had the strongest ties back to their Earth, making them the easiest to send, and with a couple of tracking spells Outworld's forces can follow.
** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Loki [[spoiler: pretends to betray the Grandmaster after falling from his grace. He leads Thor, Bruce Banner and Valkyrie to the Grandmaster's ships only to activate the alarms so as to get the reward for Thor's capture. Thor sees through it early enough to thwart his attempt.]]
* In one of the earliest ''Literature/BabysittersClub'' books, the girls are losing clients to the Baby-Sitters Agency (mainly because their members are older than twelve), so Kristy tries to find some new members. The two she gets are Janet and Leslie, who apparently quit the Agency because they didn't like how it was being run. So they're promptly booked for jobs with two new clients who saw the club's advertising for new, older sitters who could stay out later. Imagine the girls' shock at the Monday evening meeting, when their "defectors" don't show up, and the new clients call to complain that they were stood up. Kristy was absolutely devastated when she confronted them and learned that they did it deliberately to sabotage the [=BSC=]'s reputation.
* Also subverted in ''Literature/{{Flashman}} and the Angel of the Lord''. [[spoiler:Joe Simmons]] was supposed to sabotage John Brown, but [[BecomingTheMask ended up following him for real]].
* Season 6 opens with a terrorist apparently turning traitor on the leader of his organization, offering his location to CTU so he can be assassinated. In fact, the "leader" has forsaken terrorism, and the traitor, the new mastermind of his organization, is trying to have him eliminated to further consolidate his power.
** In Season 8, the traitorous Chief of Security to Omar Hassan has his daughter held hostage, but ultimately, his feelings for her turn out to be genuine and he dies saving her life. Or not, since it was all an act to help her escape and deliver a bomb wired with an EMP to the offices of CTU.
** Harmony joins, betrays, and rejoins Angel's team, against his strong oppositions. And then she betrays him again. All those resisted urges to stake her, to no good end!
---> '''Gunn:''' ''(irritated)'' Don't we kill 'em anymore?
---> '''Gunn:''' ''(irritated)'' Don't we kill 'em anymore?
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* In an episode of ''Series/GetSmart'', Max is "fired" from CONTROL and becomes a drunk, all part of a scheme to get him approached by KAOS so he can learn their latest evil plan. It turns out to be somewhat pointless, as the KAOS unit was long defunct and [[FlockOfWolves being run by infiltrators]] from various government agencies.
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* ''Series/GetSmart'':
** Siegfried attempts to "defect" to CONTROL, going so far as to turn in several KAOS agents, including ''his own sister''. Eventually, he gives them fake data to divert security away from the CONTROL Chief's Banquet so he can use sleeping gas to kidnap all of CONTROL's leadership in one fell swoop, only to be foiled by [[ItMakesSenseInContext Max's lapel flower]]. [[note]]Siegfried had claimed said flower smelled good despite it being artificial. Max deduced Siegfried's sense of smell was being blocked by a nose gas filter, so he decided to secretly wear one as well, pretend to be knocked out, and then catch Siegfired by surprise and hold him at gunpoint.[[/note]]
** In anepisode of ''Series/GetSmart'', episode, Max is "fired" from CONTROL and becomes a drunk, all part of a scheme to get him approached by KAOS so he can learn their latest evil plan. It turns out to be somewhat pointless, as the KAOS unit was long defunct and [[FlockOfWolves being run by infiltrators]] from various government agencies.agencies.
* From ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Jesse St. James, who seemingly gave up his UCLA scholarship and position as [[OpposingSportsTeam lead male of]] [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Vocal Adrenaline]] for Rachel. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, we'll give you a second to get over that shocking revelation.]] [[spoiler:Subverted, though, as it's revealed he was never a spy or a saboteur and reuniting Rachel and her mother was definitely not the motive anybody expected.]]
** Siegfried attempts to "defect" to CONTROL, going so far as to turn in several KAOS agents, including ''his own sister''. Eventually, he gives them fake data to divert security away from the CONTROL Chief's Banquet so he can use sleeping gas to kidnap all of CONTROL's leadership in one fell swoop, only to be foiled by [[ItMakesSenseInContext Max's lapel flower]]. [[note]]Siegfried had claimed said flower smelled good despite it being artificial. Max deduced Siegfried's sense of smell was being blocked by a nose gas filter, so he decided to secretly wear one as well, pretend to be knocked out, and then catch Siegfired by surprise and hold him at gunpoint.[[/note]]
** In an
* From ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Jesse St. James, who seemingly gave up his UCLA scholarship and position as [[OpposingSportsTeam lead male of]] [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Vocal Adrenaline]] for Rachel. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, we'll give you a second to get over that shocking revelation.]] [[spoiler:Subverted, though, as it's revealed he was never a spy or a saboteur and reuniting Rachel and her mother was definitely not the motive anybody expected.]]
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* ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' has an episode where Goren is forced on leave and ends up working with some bad cops, and his partner nearly shoots him. Yeah, it was all planned by Goren and the captain.
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* On an episode of ''Series/LawAndOrder'', a Mafia boss arranges for two of his underlings to turn stoolie and feed false information about a murder he ordered to the police, so his attorney can reveal the deception at trial and get the case thrown out of court. As a result, when the cops find real evidence linking him to the crime, they can't do anything about it because of double jeopardy.
* ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'':
** On an episode of [[Series/LawAndOrder the original show]], a Mafia boss arranges for two of his underlings to turn stoolie and feed false information about a murder he ordered to the police, so his attorney can reveal the deception at trial and get the case thrown out of court. As a result, when the cops find real evidence linking him to the crime, they can't do anything about it because of double jeopardy.
** ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' has an episode where Goren is forced on leave and ends up working with some bad cops, and his partner nearly shoots him. Yeah, it was all planned by Goren and the captain.
* ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'':
** On an episode of [[Series/LawAndOrder the original show]], a Mafia boss arranges for two of his underlings to turn stoolie and feed false information about a murder he ordered to the police, so his attorney can reveal the deception at trial and get the case thrown out of court. As a result, when the cops find real evidence linking him to the crime, they can't do anything about it because of double jeopardy.
** ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' has an episode where Goren is forced on leave and ends up working with some bad cops, and his partner nearly shoots him. Yeah, it was all planned by Goren and the captain.
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* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' examples:
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* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' examples: ''Series/ResurrectionErtugrul'': [[spoiler: Marya]] from the fourth season counts as this. [[spoiler: While she ''did'' hate living with Ares, she only associates herself with Ertugrul in order to gain information that could help [[AntagonisticGovernor Tekfur Kritos]] gain the upper hand and later reveals she never even liked being around Muslims, period]].
* Kashyk, the charming Devore inspector from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'''s "Counterpoint", defects from his species and seeks asylum aboard Voyager, romancing Janeway to get her to trust him. [[spoiler:She doesn't.]]
* ''Series/StargateSG1'': The Goa'uld Tanith, who defects to the Tok'ra. They have apparently had the rare Goa'uld defector before, so they accept him, but SG-1, and most especially Teal'c, do not trust him. It soon comes to light that he's a spy for Apophis, but the Tok'ra at the same time reveal that they were well aware of this from the start: they're planning to FeedTheMole.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
** Seasons 3 and 4 had Ruby, a demon who appeared to be fighting alongside the Winchesters (or, more specifically, Sam) whilst on the run from her own kind. Except in the S4 season finale, [[spoiler:she turned out to have been the linchpin of Lilith's plan to break Lucifer out of Hell, and as she described herself, "the best of [the demons], the most loyal!"]]
** The Season 10 episode "About a Boy" has the Winchesters discovering that the witch they're after is the same one from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', and the large man who they thought was the witch is Hansel himself. He claims he hates the witch for making him and Gretel her servants, and when they tried to escape, she tortured Hansel and then forced him to eat Gretel's heart. Then he offers to help the Winchesters kill her. [[spoiler:It's a trick. He works for the witch willingly. Also, he didn't make up that part about him eating his sister's heart. What he did make up was the part where he was ''forced'' to do it.]]
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
* Kashyk, the charming Devore inspector from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'''s "Counterpoint", defects from his species and seeks asylum aboard Voyager, romancing Janeway to get her to trust him. [[spoiler:She doesn't.]]
* ''Series/StargateSG1'': The Goa'uld Tanith, who defects to the Tok'ra. They have apparently had the rare Goa'uld defector before, so they accept him, but SG-1, and most especially Teal'c, do not trust him. It soon comes to light that he's a spy for Apophis, but the Tok'ra at the same time reveal that they were well aware of this from the start: they're planning to FeedTheMole.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
** Seasons 3 and 4 had Ruby, a demon who appeared to be fighting alongside the Winchesters (or, more specifically, Sam) whilst on the run from her own kind. Except in the S4 season finale, [[spoiler:she turned out to have been the linchpin of Lilith's plan to break Lucifer out of Hell, and as she described herself, "the best of [the demons], the most loyal!"]]
** The Season 10 episode "About a Boy" has the Winchesters discovering that the witch they're after is the same one from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', and the large man who they thought was the witch is Hansel himself. He claims he hates the witch for making him and Gretel her servants, and when they tried to escape, she tortured Hansel and then forced him to eat Gretel's heart. Then he offers to help the Winchesters kill her. [[spoiler:It's a trick. He works for the witch willingly. Also, he didn't make up that part about him eating his sister's heart. What he did make up was the part where he was ''forced'' to do it.]]
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
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* Constable Neyla in ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves'' pretends to be defecting from Interpol before her true intentions are revealed.
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* Constable Neyla in [[spoiler:Constable Neyla]] from ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves'' is an interesting case. She pretends to be defecting from Interpol before her true intentions are revealed.a double-agent who is slipping hints to the Cooper Gang behind Interpol's back, only to betray the Cooper Gang to Interpol. However, she later betrays Interpol, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder so she's really just looking out for herself]].
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Every so often, a hero (usually a police officer or spy) will pretend to go to TheDarkSide in order to reach the BigBad. This is not the same as TheInfiltration; in this case, the hero keeps his true identity but convinces the bad guys that his loyalties have switched. Frequently many of the good guys end up believing it too.
The hero will often have to persuade the bad guys of his authenticity by [[ShootYourMate attacking one of his 'old' comrades]] or [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten doing something else evil]]. Another frequent tactic is for the hero ''not'' to contact the bad guys, but instead, just arrange for his life to fall apart -- get fired from his job, start to drink, and so on -- and wait for his enemies to contact him.
The audience is usually told in advance that the hero is doing this, but occasionally [[{{Superdickery}} they are not.]] Often it is subject to a sort of UnspokenPlanGuarantee: if the audience knows, the bad guys are more likely to know as well.
The hero will often have to persuade the bad guys of his authenticity by [[ShootYourMate attacking one of his 'old' comrades]] or [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten doing something else evil]]. Another frequent tactic is for the hero ''not'' to contact the bad guys, but instead, just arrange for his life to fall apart -- get fired from his job, start to drink, and so on -- and wait for his enemies to contact him.
The audience is usually told in advance that the hero is doing this, but occasionally [[{{Superdickery}} they are not.]] Often it is subject to a sort of UnspokenPlanGuarantee: if the audience knows, the bad guys are more likely to know as well.
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Every so often, a hero (usually a police officer or spy) character will pretend to go to TheDarkSide switch sides in order to reach the BigBad. enemy. This is not the same as TheInfiltration; in this case, the hero character keeps his true identity but convinces the bad guys enemy that his loyalties have switched. Frequently many of the good guys end up believing it too.
Thehero character will often have to persuade the bad guys enemies of his authenticity by [[ShootYourMate attacking one of his 'old' comrades]] or [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten doing something else evil]]. Another frequent tactic is for the hero ''not'' to contact the bad guys, enemies, but instead, just arrange for his life to fall apart -- get fired from his job, start to drink, and so on -- and wait for his enemies to contact him.
The audience is usually told in advance that thehero character is doing this, but occasionally [[{{Superdickery}} they are not.]] Often it is subject to a sort of UnspokenPlanGuarantee: if the audience knows, the bad guys enemies are more likely to know as well.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Komorebi}}'' is all about Shinsou pretending to become a villain so he can infiltrate the League of Villains, and figure out who TheMole they have in U.A. is. Given how many people thought his [[MindControl powers]] made him destined for villainy, it's not a hard act to sell; hence why Nezu chose him for it in the first place.
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* In the ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU'', after [[BrokenPedestal the pedestal completely shatters]] and she apologizes to Marinette, Alya decides... to mend fences with Lila and be a better friend. Only, it's an act to set up the liar by trapping her between her lies and [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor getting what she claims to want in the most inconvenient ways possible]].
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* During the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, a Serbian knight named Miloš Obilić pretended to defect to the Ottomans. He was brought before Murad I, at which point he took out a concealed blade and killed the sultan before the sultan's bodyguards killed him in turn. It didn't really help the Serbs much, though.
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* In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]] pretends to defect from Labyrinth to search for Infinity inside of the Precure Kingdom.
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*** Wyman Manderly, ever loyal to the Starks]], pretends to defer to the Freys and Boltons when it's really all a ruse to [[{{Pun}} dish up]] some revenge of his own.
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** Uryu Ishida pretends to join the Vandenreich in an attempt to assassinate their leader, Yhwach. However, Yhwach sees through the ploy immediately and [[KickedUpstairs appoints him his successor, meaning everybody's eyes will be on him and an assassination attempt will be all but impossible. While Uryu's assassination attempt was on a far bigger scale than merely a sneak attack on Yhwach (namely, spreading the innocuous-looking components of a ''FantasticNuke'' all over Yhwach's palace to wipe out the entire Vandenreich, to be triggered while Yhwach is sleeping), [[TheDragon right-hand-man Haschwalth]] figures out his plan anyway.
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** Uryu Ishida pretends to join the Vandenreich in an attempt to assassinate their leader, Yhwach. However, Yhwach sees through the ploy immediately and [[KickedUpstairs appoints him his successor, meaning everybody's eyes will be on him and an assassination attempt will be all but impossible.impossible]]. While Uryu's assassination attempt was on a far bigger scale than merely a sneak attack on Yhwach (namely, spreading the innocuous-looking components of a ''FantasticNuke'' all over Yhwach's palace to wipe out the entire Vandenreich, to be triggered while Yhwach is sleeping), [[TheDragon right-hand-man Haschwalth]] figures out his plan anyway.
