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* Elsa from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. To be fair, she genuinely loved Indy (and... uh... Indy's ''dad'' too, apparently), but she's single-mindedly obsessed with getting her hands on the Holy Grail to the point of working with Nazis.

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* Elsa from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. To be fair, she She ''did'' genuinely loved love Indy (and... uh... Indy's (and his ''dad'' too, apparently), but she's single-mindedly obsessed with getting her hands on the Holy Grail to the point of working with Nazis.
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** Ada Wong in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' starts out as one, manipulating Leon to assist in her mission to steal a sample of the G-Virus. But she ultimately ends up InLoveWithTheMark and seemingly sacrifices her life to protect him. Since then, she's become the Catwoman to Leon's [[DatingCatwoman Batman]].

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** Ada Wong in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' starts out as one, one in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', manipulating Leon to assist in her mission to steal a sample of the G-Virus. But she ultimately ends up InLoveWithTheMark and seemingly sacrifices her life to protect him. Since then, she's become [[DatingCatwoman the Catwoman to Leon's [[DatingCatwoman Batman]].

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This trope is just like it sounds. A particularly insidious type of RomanticFalseLead, this character is built up to be the LoveInterest of the (or a) protagonist, but eventually TheReveal comes that they're EvilAllAlong, and possibly even the BigBad or TheDragon, [[DragonInChief or both!]]

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This trope is just like it sounds. A particularly insidious type of RomanticFalseLead, this character is built up to be the LoveInterest love interest of the (or a) protagonist, but eventually TheReveal comes that they're EvilAllAlong, and possibly even the BigBad or TheDragon, [[DragonInChief or both!]]
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* While he's not a full LoveInterest due to his plot being mostly DummiedOut, Bishop of ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' for a female protagonist. He will always betray her to the King of Shadows at the end of the game, and there is nothing she can do to stop it; at best she can persuade him to walk away from the battlefield, but he won't rejoin her side. [[spoiler:[[RocksFallEveryoneDies And then a bunch of rocks fall on them both]]]].

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* While he's not a full LoveInterest love interest due to his plot being mostly DummiedOut, Bishop of ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' for a female protagonist. He will always betray her to the King of Shadows at the end of the game, and there is nothing she can do to stop it; at best she can persuade him to walk away from the battlefield, but he won't rejoin her side. [[spoiler:[[RocksFallEveryoneDies And then a bunch of rocks fall on them both]]]].



** In ''Manga/ResidentEvilTheMarhawaDesire'', [[spoiler:Bindi Bergara]] is teased as a LoveInterest to protagonist Ricky. Turns out, she's actually a BitchInSheepsClothing and the behind the events plaguing the Academy.
* [[spoiler:Penelope]] of the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' games. [[spoiler:She betrays Bentley]] due to his devotion to his friends over her, and becomes a major antagonist in [[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime the fourth game]].

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** In ''Manga/ResidentEvilTheMarhawaDesire'', [[spoiler:Bindi Bergara]] is teased as a LoveInterest love interest to protagonist Ricky. Turns out, she's actually a BitchInSheepsClothing and the behind the events plaguing the Academy.
* [[spoiler:Penelope]] of the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' games. [[spoiler:She betrays Bentley]] due to his devotion to his friends over her, and becomes a major antagonist in [[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime the fourth game]].



* In ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'' [[spoiler:June/Akane]] is this to [[spoiler:decoy protagonist Junpei]] when [[spoiler:she turns out to be the big bad Zero, who kidnapped him and 8 other people and put them in a deadly game.]] Unlike most examples [[spoiler:her]] affection is genuine (as confirmed by WordOfGod) and the betrayal is more of a case of IDidWhatIHadToDo [[spoiler:since the game was actually designed to save her life in the past]]; when all is said and done, the victim of the betrayal doesn't hold a grudge, and the two get together for real at the end of ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' (where [[spoiler:she]] no longer qualifies as this trope).



** In ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', protagonist Makoto Naegi wastes no time hitting it off with pop idol Sayaka Maizono. [[spoiler:Then she tries to use him as the fall guy for a murder she plans to commit, only for the intended victim Leon Kuwata to turn things around and kill Sayaka. It's later speculated that her dying message may have been a way to apologize for her betrayal. Ironically it's also implied Leon had a crush on her, making her a LoveInterestTraitor to ''two'' boys.]]

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** In ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', protagonist Makoto Naegi wastes no time hitting it off with pop idol Sayaka Maizono. [[spoiler:Then she tries to use him as the fall guy for a murder she plans to commit, only for the intended victim Leon Kuwata to turn things around and kill Sayaka. It's later speculated that her dying message may have been a way to apologize for her betrayal. Ironically it's also implied Leon had a crush on her, making her a LoveInterestTraitor Love Interest Traitor to ''two'' boys.]]



* Played with in ''VisualNovel/FullMetalDaemonMuramasa''. [[spoiler:Chachamaru Ashikaga is first introduced as one of the generals for the ruthless Rokuhara Shogunate but is also presented as the TokenGoodTeammate of the bunch, being the most easygoing of them and routinely helping the heroes with her increasingly being set up as one of the potential love interests for the main lead Kageaki. Turns out she is manipulating just about everyone in favor of her own agenda and even resorts to brainwashing Kageaki when she gets the chance. While her love for him is genuine, her methods and goals means that they ultimately can't see eye to eye]].

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* Played with in ''VisualNovel/FullMetalDaemonMuramasa''. [[spoiler:Chachamaru Ashikaga is first introduced as one of the generals for the ruthless Rokuhara Shogunate but is also presented as the TokenGoodTeammate of the bunch, being the most easygoing of them and routinely helping the heroes with her increasingly being set up as one of the potential love interests for the main lead Kageaki. Turns out she is manipulating just about everyone in favor of her own agenda and even resorts to brainwashing Kageaki when she gets the chance. While her love for him is genuine, her methods and goals means that they ultimately can't see eye to eye]].eye.]]
* In ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'', [[spoiler:June/Akane]] is this to [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist Junpei]] when [[spoiler:she turns out to be the BigBad Zero, who kidnapped him and 8 other people and put them in a deadly game]]. Unlike most examples, [[spoiler:her]] affection is genuine (as confirmed by WordOfGod) and the betrayal is more of a case of IDidWhatIHadToDo [[spoiler:since the game was actually designed to save her life in the past]]; when all is said and done, the victim of the betrayal doesn't hold a grudge, and the two get together for real at the end of ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' (where [[spoiler:she]] no longer qualifies as this trope).
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* In ''VisualNovel/ParanormasightTheSevenMysteriesOfHonjo'', the mastermind behind all the deaths and curses overtaking Honjo is Yoko Fukunaga, Shogo's friend who he has a crush on and was willing to kill others to revive in the prologue timeline.

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* In ''VisualNovel/ParanormasightTheSevenMysteriesOfHonjo'', the mastermind behind all the deaths and curses overtaking Honjo is Yoko [[spoiler:Yoko Fukunaga, Shogo's friend who he has a crush on and was willing to kill others to revive in the prologue timeline.timeline. This one is particularly surprising because, besides looking like an innocent {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Yoko [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dies in the very beginning of the prologue timeline]] and barely appears in the main timeline]].
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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]]]].

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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]]]].sky]].
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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor]]), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]]]].

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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor]]), traitor), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]]]].
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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor]]), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]].

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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor]]), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]].sky]]]].
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* ''Fanfic/ColdReception'': [[spoiler:Rachel T. [=McKenzie=], the former Numbuh 362 and the girl Nigel loves, is the TND traitor he's been sent to hunt down. When Nigel learns this (after a brief period of believing his best friend Abby is the traitor]]), [[HeroicBSOD he completely shuts down]] and can't even bring himself to scream as Rachel pushes him and Abby out of an airlock while they're still in the sky]].
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* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra is far, ''far'' nastier than [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 the cartoon one]]: while cartoon Terra is a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics Terra is a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch and so psychopathtic that ''Deathstroke'' is afraid of her.

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* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra is far, ''far'' nastier than [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 the cartoon one]]: while cartoon Terra is a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics Terra is a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch and so psychopathtic psychopathic that ''Deathstroke'' is afraid of her.
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* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra is far, ''far'' nastier than the cartoon one: while cartoon Terra is a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics Terra is a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch and so psychopathtic that ''Deathstroke'' is afraid of her.

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* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra is far, ''far'' nastier than [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 the cartoon one: one]]: while cartoon Terra is a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics Terra is a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch and so psychopathtic that ''Deathstroke'' is afraid of her.

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* Jezebel Jet dated Bruce Wayne while trying to break him on behalf of the Black Glove in ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman RIP]]''.
* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'' arc of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra was far, ''far'' nastier than the cartoon one: while cartoon!Terra was a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics!Terra was a ManipulativeBitch and so psychotic that ''[[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade]]'' was afraid of her.

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* ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'': Jezebel Jet dated dates Bruce Wayne while trying to break him on behalf of the Black Glove in ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman RIP]]''.
* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'' arc of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra was far, ''far'' nastier than the cartoon one: while cartoon!Terra was a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics!Terra was a ManipulativeBitch and so psychotic that ''[[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade]]'' was afraid of her.
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* In ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'', Terra is set as this to Beast Boy. Noticeable in that this original Terra is far, ''far'' nastier than the cartoon one: while cartoon Terra is a sort of DarkMagicalGirl, comics Terra is a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch and so psychopathtic that ''Deathstroke'' is afraid of her.



* A twist on this in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverines}}'': Lady Deathstrike starts a relationship with Shogun, who is one body shared by the personalities of Sharp and Ogun. [[spoiler:The Ogun personality is actually a former lover, and Deathstrike is playing the Sharp side for an opportunity to betray and "kill" him, so Ogun can fully take control of their body]].

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* A twist on this in ''ComicBook/{{Wolverines}}'': Lady Deathstrike starts a relationship with Shogun, who is one body shared by the personalities of Sharp and Ogun. [[spoiler:The Ogun personality is actually a former lover, and Deathstrike is playing the Sharp side for an opportunity to betray and "kill" him, so Ogun can fully take control of their body]].body.]]



* [[TheEvilPrince Prince Hans]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' is a RareMaleExample. He pretends to fall in LoveAtFirstSight with [[ThePollyanna Princess Anna]], planning to marry her and then arrange an [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "accident"]] for her older sister [[TheHighQueen Queen Elsa]], and thereby become the King of Arendelle.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Megara is already working for Hades because of having [[DealWithTheDevil made a deal with him]], so when Hades discovers that Hercules is still around, he uses her as a pawn to get at him. Also a rare example in which [[InLoveWithTheMark she]] ''[[InLoveWithTheMark does]]'' [[InLoveWithTheMark fall in love with him]]; she undergoes a HighHeelFaceTurn and the two end up together.

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* [[TheEvilPrince Prince Hans]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' is a RareMaleExample.[[GenderInvertedTrope rare male example]]. He pretends to fall in LoveAtFirstSight with [[ThePollyanna Princess Anna]], planning to marry her and then arrange an [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "accident"]] for her older sister [[TheHighQueen Queen Elsa]], and thereby become the King of Arendelle.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Megara is already working for Hades because of having [[DealWithTheDevil made a deal with him]], so when Hades discovers that Hercules is still around, he uses her as a pawn to get at him. Also a rare example in which [[InLoveWithTheMark she]] ''[[InLoveWithTheMark does]]'' she ''does'' [[InLoveWithTheMark fall in love with him]]; she undergoes a HighHeelFaceTurn and the two end up together.together.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', Eric romances Kim and takes her to the Junior Prom. When Kim and Ron rescue him from Dr. Drakken, he reveals that he's a syntho-drone and has been working for Drakken all the time. When Ron consoles Kim and reveals his own feelings for her, [[RelationshipUpgrade the show's real romance finally begins]].
* This happened to varying degrees in all three of the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries'' movies that are generally considered "the good ones;" in fact, it may be part of the reason they're regarded so highly that they give the gang other characters to play off of:
** ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland Zombie Island]]'', the first, plays it straight, with Fred developing feelings for a {{Moe}} Cajun chef named Lena, with hints dropped that she may like him, too. Nope, turns out she's a [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld centuries-old]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot soul-devouring cat monster]]...
** ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost Witch's Ghost]]'' has Velma's (again, implied to be mutual) crush on horror novelist Ben Ravencroft, who turns out to be using the gang in an attempt to free his EldritchAbomination ancestor (the title character).
** Finally, in ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders Alien Invaders]]'', Shaggy's girlfriend Crystal isn't a traitor, exactly, but she is connected to the film's haunting; she's an alien. A real one. She and Shaggy part on amicable enough terms, but she ultimately has to go back to her home planet.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming believes the character Siu-Jyu in the ShowWithinAShow ''Jade Palace Diaries'' to be this.
-->'''Ming:''' She'll probably stab him on their wedding night.



* This happened to varying degrees in all three of the animated ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies that are generally considered "the good ones;" in fact, it may be part of the reason they're regarded so highly that they give the gang other characters to play off of:
** ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland Zombie Island]]'', the first, played it straight, with Fred developing feelings for a {{Moe}} Cajun chef named Lena, with hints dropped that she may like him, too. Nope, turns out she's a [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld centuries-old]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot soul-devouring cat monster]]...
** ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost Witch's Ghost]]'' had Velma's (again, implied to be mutual) crush on horror novelist Ben Ravencroft, who turns out to be using the gang in an attempt to free his EldritchAbomination ancestor (the title character).
** Finally, in ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders Alien Invaders]]'', Shaggy's girlfriend Crystal isn't a traitor, exactly, but she is connected to the film's haunting; she's an alien. A real one. She and Shaggy part on amicable enough terms, but she ultimately has to go back to her home planet.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming believes the character Siu-Jyu in the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Jade Palace Diaries]]'' to be this.
-->'''Ming:''' She'll probably stab him on their wedding night.



* In the 1966 ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', Bruce falls in love with Kitka only to find out she's Catwoman (and definitely a villain in this incarnation).
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' have Bruce romance his business associate Miranda Tate, who is later revealed to be Talia al'Ghul, and also the BigBad of the movie.

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* In the 1966 ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', Bruce falls in love with Kitka only to find out she's Catwoman (and definitely a villain in this incarnation).
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' have has Bruce romance his business associate Miranda Tate, who is later revealed to be Talia al'Ghul, and also the BigBad of the movie.



* ''Film/GetOut2017'' has this as one of the big reveals. [[spoiler:Rose, the girlfriend of protagonist Chris, has been in on the Arimitage family's bodyjacking and brainwashing legacy the entire time, and has led ''several'' other black lovers to that horrifying fate. She fully intended on Chris being used the same way, and in the climax was even willing to kill him]].
* Something similar to this trope happened in [[Film/HarryPotter the film version of]] ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', resulting from the adaptation combining the characters Cho Chang and Marietta Edgecombe. In the movie, it's implied poor Cho was under a TruthSerum, but that doesn't stop Harry from dumping her (in the novel, ''she'' dumps ''him'' over realising that they simply didn't work out, since [[spoiler:Cho was still ''massively'' hurting over the death of her boyfriend Cedric, murdered by Voldemort in front of Harry]]).
* Elsa from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. To be fair, she genuinely loved Indy (and...uh...Indy's ''dad'' too, apparently), but she's single-mindedly obsessed with getting her hands on the Holy Grail to the point of working with Nazis.

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* ''Film/GetOut2017'' has this as one of the big reveals. [[spoiler:Rose, the girlfriend of protagonist Chris, has been in on the Arimitage family's bodyjacking and brainwashing legacy the entire time, and has led ''several'' other black lovers to that horrifying fate. She fully intended on Chris being used the same way, and in the climax was even willing to kill him]].
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* Something similar to this trope happened happens in [[Film/HarryPotter the film version of]] ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', resulting from the adaptation [[CompositeCharacter combining the characters Cho Chang and Marietta Edgecombe. Edgecombe]]. In the movie, it's implied that poor Cho was under a TruthSerum, but that doesn't stop Harry from dumping her (in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the novel, novel]], ''she'' dumps ''him'' over realising that they simply didn't work out, since [[spoiler:Cho was still ''massively'' hurting over the death of her boyfriend Cedric, murdered by Voldemort in front of Harry]]).
* Elsa from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. To be fair, she genuinely loved Indy (and...uh... uh... Indy's ''dad'' too, apparently), but she's single-mindedly obsessed with getting her hands on the Holy Grail to the point of working with Nazis.



* ''Film/{{Phoenix|2014}}'': Nelly survives a concentration camp and yearns to be with her husband Johnny again. However, Johnny doesn't recognize her and instead hires her to impersonate the wife he believes is dead so he can collect her inheritance. That gives a pretty good hint that Johnny is really a scumbag, but Nelly goes along with it out of love anyway, hoping he'll recognize her eventually. In the end, Nelly learns that Johnny was the one who sold her to the Nazis and had her put in the concentration camp, and that's when she decides to leave him.

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* ''Film/{{Phoenix|2014}}'': ''Film/Phoenix2014'': Nelly survives a concentration camp and yearns to be with her husband Johnny again. However, Johnny doesn't recognize her and instead hires her to impersonate the wife he believes is dead so he can collect her inheritance. That gives a pretty good hint that Johnny is really a scumbag, but Nelly goes along with it out of love anyway, hoping he'll recognize her eventually. In the end, Nelly learns that Johnny was the one who sold her to the Nazis and had her put in the concentration camp, and that's when she decides to leave him.



* ''Film/SpyKids 3D: Game Over'' had [[KidHero Juni's]] girlfriend in the virtual world, [[LittleMissBadass Demetra]], turn out to be a program inserted into it to trick players into freeing the BigBad (who's also trapped there). In all fairness, she didn't ''want'' to do it, and ends up rebelling against her programming and holding open the virtual reality's physical exit(!?) so the human characters can escape. She's never mentioned again after this. [[FridgeHorror One can only hope the agency didn't delete the virtual reality with her still in there]]...

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* ''Film/SpyKids 3D: Game Over'' had ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'' has [[KidHero Juni's]] Juni]]'s girlfriend in the virtual world, [[LittleMissBadass Demetra]], turn out to be a program inserted into it to trick players into freeing the BigBad (who's also trapped there). In all fairness, she didn't ''want'' to do it, and ends up rebelling against her programming and holding open the virtual reality's physical exit(!?) so the human characters can escape. She's never mentioned again after this. [[FridgeHorror One can only hope the agency didn't delete the virtual reality with her still in there]]...



* ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue'' (also known as "that one with the ninja kangaroos") did this, too, with the girl joining up with the [[HamAndCheese hamalicious]] BigBad to avenge her brother, who had been accidentally killed by a kangaroo ninja. She's ultimately killed by her boss when she has a change of heart and helps the hero escape.

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* ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue'' (also known as "that one with the ninja kangaroos") did this, too, does this with the girl joining up with the [[HamAndCheese hamalicious]] BigBad to avenge her brother, who had been accidentally killed by a kangaroo ninja. She's ultimately killed by her boss when she has a change of heart and helps the hero escape.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', Eric romances Kim and takes her to the Junior Prom. When Kim and Ron rescue him from Dr. Drakken, he reveals that he's a syntho-drone and has been working for Drakken all the time. When Ron consoles Kim and reveals his own feelings for her, [[RelationshipUpgrade the show's real romance finally begins]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'', Dolph's lover Alex betrays him during the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', Eric romances Kim initial heist, shooting him and takes her to the Junior Prom. When Kim and Ron rescue leaving him from Dr. Drakken, he reveals that he's a syntho-drone and has been working for Drakken all the time. When Ron consoles Kim and reveals his own feelings for her, [[RelationshipUpgrade the show's real romance finally begins]].dead.



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** This trope was revisited in the next season when Raven falls for a handsome magician trapped in a book--who turns out to actually be an evil dragon that tried to use her as the key to return to the world, and whom Raven must re-seal and defeat. Notably, Beast Boy is the one who consoles her afterwards.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'', Dolph's lover Alex betrays him during the initial heist, shooting him and leaving him for dead.

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** This trope was is revisited in the next season when Raven falls for a handsome magician trapped in a book--who book -- who turns out to actually be an evil dragon that who tried to use her as the key to return to the world, and whom Raven must re-seal and defeat. Notably, Beast Boy is the one who consoles her afterwards.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'', Dolph's lover Alex betrays him during the initial heist, shooting him and leaving him for dead.
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* Megan Reed plays with this trope in the ''Franchise/DeusExUniverse'' prequel games. In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' she is the protagonist Adam Jensen’s ex and is kidnapped in the beginning of the game. Adam spends almost the entire game trying to find her, only to find her being treated rather comfortably in an Illuminati facility. Adam can also discover evidence that she might’ve gotten close to him, only for the purpose of [[DoubleEntendre obtaining a genetic sample]]. And the post-credits stinger shows Megan conversing with Bob Page, the BigBad of the original ''VideoGame/DeusEx''. And in ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'', Adam can find a data pad in a Versa-Life[[note]]BobPage’s biotech company[[/note]] vault, stating that Megan is continuing to use his DNA to build superior bonding processes for mechanical augmentations, but the process can also be used as a particularly nasty bioweapon against augmented people. It is an AmbiguousSituation whether she is being used, or is in on Bob Page’s schemes.

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* Megan Reed plays Played with this trope in the ''Franchise/DeusExUniverse'' prequel games. In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' she is the games, with Megan Reed, protagonist Adam Jensen’s ex and Jensen's ex. She is kidnapped in the beginning of the game. ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', and Adam spends almost the entire game trying to find her, her only to find her being treated rather comfortably in an Illuminati facility. Adam can also discover evidence that she might’ve might've gotten close to him, him only for the purpose of [[DoubleEntendre obtaining a genetic sample]]. And the The post-credits stinger [[TheStinger stinger]] shows Megan conversing with Bob Page, the BigBad of the original ''VideoGame/DeusEx''. And in In ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'', Adam can find a data pad in a Versa-Life[[note]]BobPage’s Versa-Life[[note]]Bob Page's biotech company[[/note]] vault, vault stating that Megan is continuing to use his DNA to build superior bonding processes for mechanical augmentations, but the process can also be used as a particularly nasty bioweapon against augmented people. It is an AmbiguousSituation whether she is being used, used or is in on Bob Page’s Page's schemes.
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* ''Series/TotalRecall2070'': After a passenger transport blows up, Dr. Olham is visited by her former husband, whose brother was killed in the explosion. She even [[SexWithTheEx has sex him again]]. He later turns out to be working with the people who assassinated his brother.

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* ''Series/TotalRecall2070'': After a passenger transport blows up, Dr. Olham is visited by her former husband, whose brother was killed in the explosion. She even [[SexWithTheEx has sex with him again]]. He later turns out to be working with the people who assassinated his brother.
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-->-- ''WebVideo/{{Badman}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enOHraf3LEk&list=PLAEB286C039A1A25E&index=9&t=0s "Batman Can’t Stop Thinking About Sex"]]

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-->-- ''WebVideo/{{Badman}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enOHraf3LEk&list=PLAEB286C039A1A25E&index=9&t=0s "Batman Can’t Can't Stop Thinking About Sex"]]



* Saruhiko and Misaki's backstory in ''Anime/{{K}}'', as shown in the prequel novel ''Lost Small World''. [[spoiler:Subverted in that they do become friends again, and [[HoYay probably more]], once Misaki realizes that Saruhiko really just belongs in the Blue Clan, not the Red - Misaki's myopic loyalty to the Red King made him think Saruhiko was just a power-hungry JerkAss, and [[JerkassWoobie Saruhiko]] [[ThenLetMeBeEvil went with it]] until the end of the second season. It doesn't help that Saruhiko has a lot of issues left over from his AbusiveDad that others took advantage of to split Saruhiko away from the Red Clan and PoorCommunicationKills as a result. It takes until the second season for Saruhiko and Misaki to both be in the position to make up.]] Another same-sex example.

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* Saruhiko and Misaki's backstory in ''Anime/{{K}}'', as shown in the prequel novel ''Lost Small World''. [[spoiler:Subverted in that they do become friends again, and [[HoYay probably more]], once Misaki realizes that Saruhiko really just belongs in the Blue Clan, not the Red - -- Misaki's myopic loyalty to the Red King made him think Saruhiko was just a power-hungry JerkAss, {{Jerkass}}, and [[JerkassWoobie Saruhiko]] [[ThenLetMeBeEvil went with it]] until the end of the second season. It doesn't help that Saruhiko has a lot of issues left over from his AbusiveDad that others took advantage of to split Saruhiko away from the Red Clan and PoorCommunicationKills as a result. It takes until the second season for Saruhiko and Misaki to both be in the position to make up.]] Another Notable for being a same-sex example. example.



* [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kaworu]] [[EnigmaticMinion Nagisa]] in the original ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' anime. He arrives at NERV HQ as a new pilot who immediately takes an interest in poor, depressed Shinji [[HopeSpot when everyone else had either died or become estranged from him]], but turns out to be [[ApocalypseMaiden the final Angel.]] Since he genuinely cares for Shinji despite all of this, Kaworu ultimately goes with the HeelFaceTurn option and performs a HeroicSacrifice to save both Shinji and humanity via allowing Shinji to kill him. Notable for being [[HoYay a same-sex example]].

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* [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kaworu]] [[EnigmaticMinion Kaworu Nagisa]] in the original ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' anime. He arrives at NERV HQ as a new pilot who immediately takes an interest in poor, depressed Shinji [[HopeSpot when everyone else had either died or become estranged from him]], but turns out to be [[ApocalypseMaiden the final Angel.]] Angel]]. Since he genuinely cares for Shinji despite all of this, Kaworu ultimately goes with the HeelFaceTurn option and performs a HeroicSacrifice to save both Shinji and humanity via allowing Shinji to kill him. Notable for being [[HoYay a Another same-sex example]].example.



* Akio Ohtori from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is a male example. He came to Utena's rescue when she was a child, she became infatuated with him, and years later they eventually consummate a relationship. In reality, he was just grooming her the entire time so he could use her Soul Sword to open the Rose Gate and regain his long lost powers. Utena is completely blindsided by his betrayal in the anime, but in the manga she says she knows he's ObviouslyEvil but she loves him and will go to him anyways.

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* Akio Ohtori from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is a male example. He came to Utena's rescue when she was a child, she became infatuated with him, and years later they eventually consummate a relationship. In reality, he was just grooming her the entire time so he could use her Soul Sword to open the Rose Gate and regain his long lost long-lost powers. Utena is completely blindsided by his betrayal in the anime, but in the manga manga, she says that she knows he's ObviouslyEvil but she loves him and will go to him anyways.



* On ''Series/The100'', Lexa kisses Clarke and asks her to come away with her to the Grounder capital, but soon afterwards betrays Clarke to Mount Weather. Unlike most examples of this trope, Lexa had no intention of betraying Clarke when she made those romantic overtures; she just felt that the deal Mount Weather offered her was more important than her personal feelings towards Clarke.

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* On In ''Series/The100'', Lexa kisses Clarke and asks her to come away with her to the Grounder capital, but soon afterwards betrays Clarke to Mount Weather. Unlike most examples of this trope, Lexa had no intention of betraying Clarke when she made those romantic overtures; she just felt that the deal Mount Weather offered her was more important than her personal feelings towards Clarke.



* On ''Series/BlakesSeven'', Avon discovers that his old love Anna was an undercover Federation officer assigned to betray him. This being ''Blake's 7'', he shoots her dead and then [[CradlingYourKill tenderly cradles her body]].

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* On In ''Series/BlakesSeven'', Avon discovers that his old love Anna was an undercover Federation officer assigned to betray him. This being ''Blake's 7'', he shoots her dead and then [[CradlingYourKill tenderly cradles her body]].



* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride "The Runaway Bride"]], Donna Noble discovers that her fiancé Lance only offered her coffee to begin with so he could dose her with huon particles to benefit the evil alien empress he was secretly working for. He only accepted her marriage proposal because he couldn't risk her running off.
* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'': "Mrs. Rosco P. Coltrane," where a bank robber named Sue Ann – who happens to be married – pulls a computer dating scam, and Rosco is lured into the trap. The two actually fall in love and are planned to be wed, but the Duke boys confirm that Sue Ann is a part of a criminal gang of robbers and ride to Rosco's rescue when she turns on him. In the end, Sue Ann (as she is being taken into custody) admits she actually started having feelings for Rosco.
* Saffron on ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. An episode has Mal being (unintentionally) married to her for a reward, but she turns out to be a con artist, intent on killing the crew (by leaving them to die) and selling their ship. Her appearance in a later episode reveals this to be her standard operating procedure: seduce (and/or marry), steal, leave 'em for dead, repeat...

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride "The "[[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride The Runaway Bride"]], Bride]]", Donna Noble discovers that her fiancé Lance only offered her coffee to begin with so he could dose her with huon particles to benefit the evil alien empress he was secretly working for. He only accepted her marriage proposal because he couldn't risk her running off.
* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'': In "Mrs. Rosco P. Coltrane," where Coltrane", a bank robber named Sue Ann -- who happens to be married -- pulls a computer dating scam, and Rosco is lured into the trap. The two actually fall in love and are planned to be wed, but the Duke boys confirm that Sue Ann is a part of a criminal gang of robbers and ride to Rosco's rescue when she turns on him. In the end, Sue Ann (as she is being taken into custody) admits she actually started having feelings for Rosco.
* Saffron on in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. An episode has Mal being (unintentionally) married to her for a reward, but she turns out to be a con artist, intent on killing the crew (by leaving them to die) and selling their ship. Her appearance in a later episode reveals this to be her standard operating procedure: seduce (and/or marry), steal, leave 'em for dead, repeat...



* Subverted and PlayedForLaughs on ''Series/{{Haven}},'' when Jennifer, under the influence of a substance that induces paranoia, loudly and abruptly accuses Duke of seducing her for her supernatural abilities the episode after their RelationshipUpgrade. This comes right the hell out of nowhere for Duke, who was ''not'' aware she had been affected, and his response [[StunnedSilence is]] [[JawDrop priceless]].

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* Subverted and PlayedForLaughs on ''Series/{{Haven}},'' in ''Series/{{Haven}}'' when Jennifer, under the influence of a substance that induces paranoia, loudly and abruptly accuses Duke of seducing her for her supernatural abilities the episode after their RelationshipUpgrade. This comes right the hell out of nowhere for Duke, who was ''not'' aware she had been affected, and his response [[StunnedSilence is]] response]] is [[JawDrop priceless]].



* ''Series/{{Homecoming}}'': In 2022, as she's trying to make sense of her missing memories from Homecoming, Heidi kindles a brief romance with "Hunter", a divorced veteran who's willing to listen to her problems; he even drives her back to Tampa when she decides to return to the Homecoming facility to investigate. It's actually her [[CorruptCorporateExecutive old boss, Colin,]] trying to find out what she knows and steer her away from remembering the truth about Homecoming - she just [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who he is.]]

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* ''Series/{{Homecoming}}'': In 2022, as she's trying to make sense of her missing memories from Homecoming, Heidi kindles a brief romance with "Hunter", a divorced veteran who's willing to listen to her problems; he even drives her back to Tampa when she decides to return to the Homecoming facility to investigate. It's actually her [[CorruptCorporateExecutive old boss, Colin,]] Colin]], trying to find out what she knows and steer her away from remembering the truth about Homecoming - -- she just [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who he is.]] is]].



-->'''O'Laughlin:''' (''after the revelation; his last words'') Sorry about this, Grace. Truly. I've grown genuinely fond of you.

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-->'''O'Laughlin:''' (''after ''[after the revelation; his last words'') words]'' Sorry about this, Grace. Truly. I've grown genuinely fond of you.



* One of the big elements in the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad of ''VideoGame/LiveALive''. [[spoiler: In the unlockable Medieval Age, the player Oersted is motivated by his love of Princess Alethea during the first part of the chapter, even getting married to her after saving the kingdom. Towards the chapter's end, however, it's revealed that she was seduced by Oersted's treacherous rival, Streibough, who framed Oersted for regicide and destroyed his reputation with her help. When she sees Oersted has cut Streibough down, she is horrified, denouncing Oersted for killing her "true love" and then committing suicide rather than live without Streibough. This last betrayal pushes Oersted over the edge, causing him to become [[MaouTheDemonKing Odio]] and then create incarnations of himself throughout time to punish humanity for her and Streibough's treachery.]]

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* One of the big elements in the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad of ''VideoGame/LiveALive''. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the unlockable Medieval Age, the player Oersted is motivated by his love of Princess Alethea during the first part of the chapter, even getting married to her after saving the kingdom. Towards the chapter's end, however, it's revealed that she was seduced by Oersted's treacherous rival, Streibough, who framed Oersted for regicide and destroyed his reputation with her help. When she sees Oersted has cut Streibough down, she is horrified, denouncing Oersted for killing her "true love" and then committing suicide rather than live without Streibough. This last betrayal pushes Oersted over the edge, causing him to become [[MaouTheDemonKing Odio]] and then create incarnations of himself throughout time to punish humanity for her and Streibough's treachery.]]
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* In ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', an extended retelling of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "A Canterlot Wedding"]], Prince Jewelius is this to Twilight Sparkle. As she ends up on bad terms with her brother, friends, and mentor as per canon, Jewelius acts like a perfect gentleman and patient listener around her, even singing "Love is in Bloom" and dancing with her. However, after he helps her [[ForWantOfANail stop the Changelings herself]] and [[TheUsurper steals Equestria's throne]] by [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste using the other heroes' mistakes to denigrate and exile them]], he [[CorruptTheCutie manipulates Twilight into losing all trust in her brother, friends, and mentor]]. In just one week, Equestria's fresh king convinces her to accept his proposal, but he wants to marry her only because [[DarwinistDesire he believes that the powerful unicorn mare will bear him powerful offspring who'll continue his legacy]]. He even [[JustBetweenYouAndMe privately admits]] to Twilight's imprisoned friends and brother that if he happened to discover an even more powerful unicorn mare, he might [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident stage an "accident" for Twilight]] so that he can marry the other mare.

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* In ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', an extended retelling of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "A Canterlot Wedding"]], Prince Jewelius is this to Twilight Sparkle. As she ends up on bad terms with her brother, friends, and mentor as per canon, Jewelius acts like a perfect gentleman and patient listener around her, even singing "Love is in Bloom" and dancing with her. However, after he helps her [[ForWantOfANail stop the Changelings herself]] herself and [[TheUsurper steals Equestria's throne]] by [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste using the other heroes' mistakes to denigrate and exile them]], he [[CorruptTheCutie manipulates Twilight into losing all trust in her brother, friends, and mentor]]. In just one week, Equestria's fresh king convinces her to accept his proposal, but he wants to marry her only because [[DarwinistDesire he believes that the powerful unicorn mare will bear him powerful offspring who'll continue his legacy]]. He even [[JustBetweenYouAndMe privately admits]] to Twilight's imprisoned friends and brother that if he happened to discover an even more powerful unicorn mare, he might [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident stage an "accident" for Twilight]] so that he can marry the other mare.

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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Galadriel and Halbrand form an unlikely friendship, with her encouraging him to seek power and fulfill his destiny and him counseling her to be more manipulative and savvy in her dealings with humans. Although nothing physical happens, there's copious ShipTease and when he finally reveals himself to be her sworn enemy and the embodiment of evil, Sauron, he proposes they rule as King and Queen of Middle Earth.



* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Galadriel and Halbrand form an unlikely friendship, with her encouraging him to seek power and fulfill his destiny and him counseling her to be more manipulative and savvy in her dealings with humans. Although nothing physical happens, there's copious ShipTease and when he finally reveals himself to be her sworn enemy and the embodiment of evil, Sauron, he proposes they rule as King and Queen of Middle Earth.

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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Galadriel and Halbrand form an unlikely friendship, with ''Series/TheOrville'': In "[[Recap/TheOrvilleS2E1Jaloja Ja'loja]]", Captain Mercer starts dating a female ''Orville'' officer named Janel Tyler. Then in "[[Recap/TheOrvilleS2E4NothingLeftOnEarthExceptingFishes Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes]]", they're both taken prisoner by the Krill, who threaten her encouraging life to get him to seek power and fulfill his destiny and him counseling her to be more manipulative and savvy in her dealings with humans. Although nothing physical happens, there's copious ShipTease and when he finally hand over intelligence. Afterwards, he's visited by Krill {{recurrer}} Teleya, who reveals himself to be Ed's dismay that "Janel Tyler" was her sworn enemy and the embodiment of evil, Sauron, he proposes they rule as King and Queen of Middle Earth. cover identity.
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* [[spoiler:Soeraja]] turns out to be this in ''Literature/CigaretteGirl'', as he [[spoiler:leaked his ex-fiancée Dasiyah's cigarette formula to her family's largest business rival, Soedjagad]].

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* [[spoiler:Soeraja]] turns out to be this in ''Literature/CigaretteGirl'', as he [[spoiler:leaked his ex-fiancée Dasiyah's cigarette tobacco sauce formula to her family's largest business rival, Soedjagad]].
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*** Averted for the Iron Bull should you romance him, since he tells you straight up when you first meet that he's a spy for the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Qunari]] and will be sending reports back to them (and them to you) as-needed. Subverted in the ''Trespasser'' DLC if [[spoiler:you had Iron Bull reaffirm his loyalty to the Qunari in his personal quest. The Qunari reveal they were always planning on betraying you and had sent him as a [[JustForPun sleeper agent]]. If you convinced him to stay loyal to the Qun, then when his commanding officer orders him to kill you he coldly tells you "[[BlatantLies Nothing]] [[ItsPersonal Personal]], ''[[ItIsDehumanizing Bas]]''[[note]]Qunlat for "thing", also used to mean "outsider"[[/note]]", forcing you to kill him. To be fair, you have sacrificed his TrueCompanions which is implied to be his rock when he was KickedUpstairs by the Qun in order to secure the alliance so one could say that the player deserved Bull's reprisal. If you had convinced him to leave the Qunari and save his men instead, then he basically tells his former commanding officer to shove it when she orders him to kill you.]]

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* One of the big elements in the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad of ''VideoGame/LiveALive''. [[spoiler: In the unlockable Medieval Age, the player Oersted is motivated by his love of Princess Alethea during the first part of the chapter, even getting married to her after saving the kingdom. Towards the chapter's end, however, it's revealed that she was seduced by Oersted's treacherous rival, Streibough, who framed Oersted for regicide and destroyed his reputation with her help. When she sees Oersted has cut Streibough down, she is horrified, denouncing Oersted for killing her "true love" and then committing suicide rather than live without Streibough. This last betrayal pushes Oersted over the edge, causing him to become [[MaouTheDemonKing Odio]] and then create incarnations of himself throughout time to punish humanity for her and Streibough's treachery.]]

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* In ''VisualNovel/ParanormasightTheSevenMysteriesOfHonjo'', the mastermind behind all the deaths and curses overtaking Honjo is Yoko Fukunaga, Shogo's friend who he has a crush on and was willing to kill others to revive in the prologue timeline.



* In ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', [[spoiler:Kohaku]] has this role on their route. The two [[spoiler:stay together afterward]].

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* In ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', [[spoiler:Kohaku]] has this role on their route. Kohaku is both one of the five love interests for Shiki Tohno with her own route, and the real BigBad of the Far Side routes who masterminds the destruction of the Tohno family. The two [[spoiler:stay stay together afterward]].afterward.
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* Megan Reed plays with this trope in the ''Franchise/DeusEx'' prequel games. In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' she is the protagonist Adam Jensen’s ex and is kidnapped in the beginning of the game. Adam spends almost the entire game trying to find her, only to find her being treated rather comfortably in an Illuminati facility. Adam can also discover evidence that she might’ve gotten close to him, only for the purpose of [[DoubleEntendre obtaining a genetic sample]]. And the post-credits stinger shows Megan conversing with Bob Page, the BigBad of the original ''VideoGame/DeusEx''. And in ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'', Adam can find a data pad in a Versa-Life[[note]]BobPage’s biotech company[[/note]] vault, stating that Megan is continuing to use his DNA to build superior bonding processes for mechanical augmentations, but the process can also be used as a particularly nasty bioweapon against augmented people. It is an AmbiguousSituation whether she is being used, or is in on Bob Page’s schemes.

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* Megan Reed plays with this trope in the ''Franchise/DeusEx'' ''Franchise/DeusExUniverse'' prequel games. In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' she is the protagonist Adam Jensen’s ex and is kidnapped in the beginning of the game. Adam spends almost the entire game trying to find her, only to find her being treated rather comfortably in an Illuminati facility. Adam can also discover evidence that she might’ve gotten close to him, only for the purpose of [[DoubleEntendre obtaining a genetic sample]]. And the post-credits stinger shows Megan conversing with Bob Page, the BigBad of the original ''VideoGame/DeusEx''. And in ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'', Adam can find a data pad in a Versa-Life[[note]]BobPage’s biotech company[[/note]] vault, stating that Megan is continuing to use his DNA to build superior bonding processes for mechanical augmentations, but the process can also be used as a particularly nasty bioweapon against augmented people. It is an AmbiguousSituation whether she is being used, or is in on Bob Page’s schemes.
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* [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kaworu]] [[EnigmaticMinion Nagisa]] in the original ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' anime. He arrives at NERV HQ as a new pilot who immediately takes an interest in [[HurtingHero poor, depressed Shinji]] [[HopeSpot when everyone else had either died or become estranged from him]], but turns out to be [[ApocalypseMaiden the final Angel.]] Since he genuinely cares for Shinji despite all of this, Kaworu ultimately goes with the HeelFaceTurn option and performs a HeroicSacrifice to save both Shinji and humanity via allowing Shinji to kill him. Notable for being [[HoYay a same-sex example]].

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* [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kaworu]] [[EnigmaticMinion Nagisa]] in the original ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' anime. He arrives at NERV HQ as a new pilot who immediately takes an interest in [[HurtingHero poor, depressed Shinji]] Shinji [[HopeSpot when everyone else had either died or become estranged from him]], but turns out to be [[ApocalypseMaiden the final Angel.]] Since he genuinely cares for Shinji despite all of this, Kaworu ultimately goes with the HeelFaceTurn option and performs a HeroicSacrifice to save both Shinji and humanity via allowing Shinji to kill him. Notable for being [[HoYay a same-sex example]].

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* ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' features a generally dorky NiceGuy named Will going out with an older girl named Gwen, whose role is basically [[SenpaiKohai showing him the ropes of superhero school in between being sweet on him]]. Turns out she just wanted the weaponized FountainOfYouth in his basement...

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', Eric romances Kim and takes her to the Junior Prom. When Kim and Ron rescue him from Dr. Drakken, he reveals that he's a syntho-drone and has been working for Drakken all the time. When Ron consoles Kim and reveals his own feelings for her, [[TheyDo the show's real romance finally begins]].

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', Eric romances Kim and takes her to the Junior Prom. When Kim and Ron rescue him from Dr. Drakken, he reveals that he's a syntho-drone and has been working for Drakken all the time. When Ron consoles Kim and reveals his own feelings for her, [[TheyDo [[RelationshipUpgrade the show's real romance finally begins]].
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* In the ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'' series, Captain Kayto Shields falls in love with his kind-hearted chief engineer Chigara, and they enter a relationship in the second game. But unbeknownst to [[ManchurianAgent either]] of them, Chigara is really a [[ArtificialHuman Prototype]] spy sent to seduce and manipulate Kayto. Chigara gets activated during the [[PeaceConference Liberation Day ceremony]] and massacres the attendees, singlehandedly undoing everything Kayto had fought to achieve up until that point. This betrayal still haunts Kayto six years later, as does [[DiedInYourArmsTonight her subsequent death]].
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* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Zoom in his Jay Garrick persona strengthened his façade by posing as a love interest to Caitlin. He is just using Team Flash to cure his deadly condition by robbing Barry's speed and be free to commit more atrocities across the multiverse. After being unmasked, Zoom kidnaps Caitlin, imprisons and threatens her ''and'' her doppleganger from his world. All because, in his sick twisted way, he'd grown attached to her like he had to Barry, wanting both of them to embrace villainy like he (and Caitlin's doppleganger) had and thus validate his dark world-view.

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* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Zoom in his Jay Garrick persona strengthened his façade by posing as a love interest to Caitlin. He is just using Team Flash to cure his deadly condition by robbing Barry's speed and be free to commit more atrocities across the multiverse. After being unmasked, Zoom kidnaps Caitlin, imprisons and threatens her ''and'' her doppleganger doppelganger from his world. All because, in his sick twisted way, he'd grown attached to her like he had to Barry, wanting both of them to embrace villainy like he (and Caitlin's doppleganger) doppelganger) had and thus validate his dark world-view.



** In addition to being a SixthRangerTraitor, the series's version of Terra was this to Beast Boy. It was implied that (unlike the original Terra), she ''did'' like Beast Boy back, trying to save him from the rest of the Titans' fate, but not enough to choose him over Slade. [[spoiler:She ultimately rebelled against Slade when Beast Boy confronted her upon her deeds, and then performed a HeroicSacrifice to save the whole city as well as the Titans themselves.]]

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** In addition to being a SixthRangerTraitor, the series's series' version of Terra was this to Beast Boy. It was implied that (unlike the original Terra), she ''did'' like Beast Boy back, trying to save him from the rest of the Titans' fate, but not enough to choose him over Slade. [[spoiler:She ultimately rebelled against Slade when Beast Boy confronted her upon her deeds, and then performed a HeroicSacrifice to save the whole city as well as the Titans themselves.]]

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