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* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'': Paige is Tesler's loyal {{Dragon}} because she was tricked into believing the Isos slaughtered all her friends and patients at the medical center where she worked, blaming herself for the deaths because she treated their injuries instead of turning them in. The reality is that Quorra knocked Paige out when the Occupation troops arrived so she would be spared while ''Tesler's'' troops were the ones who marched through and killed everyone.

-->'''Dee Jay:''' [[MoneyDearBoy Because he paid me a freakin' fortune, moron!]]\\

* In ''[[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Slayers: The Motion Picture]]'', Naga momentarily ends up on the wrong side; unaware she's working for bandits until Lina spells it out for her. [[GoodIsNotNice Though Lina's hardly got room to talk.]]

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* ''FanFic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness'':

* Bobo and Uncle Deadly in ''Film/TheMuppets'', at least initially, as indicated by the page quote.

-->-- '''Bobo''', ''Film/TheMuppets''

* The Freelancers in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' think for the longest time that they're fighting the good fight, their boss the Director is a good guy, and the Insurrection are the bad guys. Not quite. Some of the Freelancers do eventually experience a ConspiracyRedemption.

* ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'': Nova's campaign has her carry out a few missions for the Defenders of Man, unaware they're actually using her for {{False Flag Operation}}s that will kick Arcturus' son Valerian from power, seeing him as an usurper. Fortunately she manages to find out the truth rather fast and overturn them.

* Becomes a ConversedTrope in ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', where the characters have a spirited debate about whether the contractors building the [[StarWars Death Star]] were Ignorant Minions whom the Rebel Alliance murders or knowing parts of the villainous Empire.

* ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'': Nova's campaign has her carry out a few missions for the Defenders of Man, unaware they're actually using her for FalseFlagOperations that will kick Arcturus' son Valerian from power, seeing him as an usurper. Fortunately she manages to find out the truth rather fast and overturn them.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Homer takes a job with an [[AffablyEvil affable]] [[BenevolentBoss new boss]], completely unaware that he's a Bondian supervillain trying to TakeOverTheWorld (and partly succeeds), not even noticing when he quits in the middle of a firefight. The real clincher is arguably that Homer helps recapture a Film/JamesBond expy, and he STILL doesn't realize what his boss is up to. He is even in the room when said boss was giving his evil speech, but is occupied with the candy machine.

* ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'': Nova's campaign has carry out a few missions for the Defenders of Man, unaware they're actually using her for FalseFlagOperations that will kick Arcturus from power. Fortunately she manages to find out the truth rather fast and overturn them.

* Every human law enforcement officer in ''Film/TheMatrix'' is this, uncomfortably overlapping with WhatMeasureIsAMook

* Kronk from ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' and its spin-offs.

Compare PunchClockVillain.

* Knuckles in ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic 3]]'', [[IdiotBall as well as other times Robotnik/Eggman manages to trick him]].

* Knuckles in ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic 3]]'', [[IdiotBall as well as other times Robotnik/Eggman manages to trick him]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'': Paige is Tesler's loyal {{Dragon}} because she was tricked into believing the Isos slaughtered all her friends and patients at the medical center where she worked, blaming herself for the deaths because she treated their injuries instead of turning them in. The reality is that Quorra knocked Paige out when the Occupation troops arrived so she would be spared while ''Tessler's'' troops were the ones who marched through and killed everyone.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': It's eventually revealed that both Dogpound and Karai have been tricked by the Shredder that Splinter was the one who betrayed Shredder, rather than the opposite.

* Every human law enforcement officer in ''Film/TheMatrix'' is this, uncomfortably overlapping with WhatMeasureIsAMook.

** Mr Endawi of EarthForce intelligence comes aboard B5 to ask questions about the siteing of a shadow vessel unaware that EarthGov has been suborned and that he is being used indirectly by the shadows to find out what their enemies know. None of the actions he takes or the questions he asks are unreasonable and he would have no possibility of knowing what he is being used for.