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** Bob pretends to be friendly but he's really the Devil.

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** [[DevilInDisguise Bob pretends to be friendly but he's really the Devil.]]
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** Bob was [[{{Jerkass}} unpleasant]] even before he was revealed to be evil.
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** JerkWithAHeartOfAJerk
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** JerkWithAHeartOfAJerk
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** Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a [[FauxAffablyEvil ploy]] for one of his evil deeds.

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** Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a [[FauxAffablyEvil [[BitchInSheepsClothing ploy]] for one of his evil deeds.



** Basically Straight Example Number 1, but Bob is actually a [[AffablyEvil genuinely nice dude in spite of his dastardly decisions.]]

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** Basically Straight Example Number 1, Bob turns out to be a bad person but Bob is actually a [[AffablyEvil genuinely nice dude in spite of his dastardly decisions.]]

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* '''Justified''': Bob had to pretend to be good so that the people he's manipulating wouldn't suspect anything until it was too late to stop him.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob had to pretend to be good so that the people he's manipulating wouldn't suspect anything until it was too late to stop him.him.
** Bob needs to understand Alice's personal problems, relationships, and motivations in order to gain an advantage over her.
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** [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bob]] at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually [[BitchInSheepsClothing turns out]] he's a {{Jerkass}}.

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** [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bob]] at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually [[BitchInSheepsClothing turns out]] out he's a {{Jerkass}}.

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** Bob at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually [[BitchInSheepsClothing turns out]] he's a {{Jerkass}}.

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** Bob [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bob]] at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually [[BitchInSheepsClothing turns out]] he's a {{Jerkass}}.



** Basically Straight Example Number 1, but Bob is actually a [[AffablyEvil genuinely nice dude in spite of his dastardly decisions.]]
** Bob turns out to be part of a group of villains, but he is more or less the TokenGoodTeammate of that bunch of bad apples.



* '''Defied''': Alice has a lie detector with her at all times so she can tell whether anyone claiming to be on her side is telling the truth or simply trying to manipulate her with lies.

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* '''Defied''': Alice has a lie detector with her at all times (or is a LivingLieDetector) so she can tell whether anyone claiming to be on her side is telling the truth or simply trying to manipulate her with lies.
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** Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy for one of his evil deeds.

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** Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy [[FauxAffablyEvil ploy]] for one of his evil deeds.
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** Bob seems like a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness paragon of goodness]] at first, but turns out to be nothing short of [[CompleteMonster pure evil]].
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** Bob turns out to be ObliviouslyEvil.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob convinces everyone to help him in his supposed goal to bring about world peace, but it turns out his real intentions are to make everyone get into a massive war that will result in all life being wiped out.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob convinces everyone to help him in his supposed goal to bring about world peace, but it turns out his real intentions are to make everyone get into a massive war that will result in all life being wiped out.






We gotta stop the person we thought was our ally now that it turns out he was EvilAllAlong.

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We gotta stop the person we thought was our ally now that it turns out he was EvilAllAlong.EvilAllAlong.
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** Bob pretends to be friendly but he's really the Devil.
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** At first, Bob appears to be a standard HeroProtagonist, but he turns out to be a VillainProtagonist.

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** At first, Bob appears to be a standard HeroProtagonist, but he turns out to be the BigBad (or a VillainProtagonist.VillainProtagonist).

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** At first, Bob appears to be an ally for the good guys, but he's later revealed to be a henchman of the BigBad (or the real Big Bad).

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** At first, Bob appears to be an ally for the good guys, but he's later revealed to be a henchman of the BigBad (or the real Big Bad).BigBad).
** At first, Bob appears to be a standard HeroProtagonist, but he turns out to be a VillainProtagonist.
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** At first, Bob appears to be an ally for the good guys, but he's later revealed to be a henchman of the BigBad.

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** At first, Bob appears to be an ally for the good guys, but he's later revealed to be a henchman of the BigBad.BigBad (or the real Big Bad).

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* '''Straight''': Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy for one of his evil deeds.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy for one of his evil deeds.deeds.
** At first, Bob appears to be an ally for the good guys, but he's later revealed to be a henchman of the BigBad.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually turns out he's a {{Jerkass}}.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually [[BitchInSheepsClothing turns out out]] he's a {{Jerkass}}.
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** Bob turns out to still have pretty strong [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]].
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* '''Straight''': Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy for one of his evil deeds.

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* '''Straight''': Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy for one of his evil deeds.deeds.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob convinces everyone to help him in his supposed goal to bring about world peace, but it turns out his real intentions are to make everyone get into a massive war that will result in all life being wiped out.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob at first seems to be a NiceGuy, but it eventually turns out he's a {{Jerkass}}.
* '''Justified''': Bob had to pretend to be good so that the people he's manipulating wouldn't suspect anything until it was too late to stop him.
* '''Inverted''':
** GoodAllAlong
** For some reason, the genuinely benevolent Bob starts convincing everyone that he's actually the bad guy.
* '''Subverted''': When Alice comes to the conclusion that Bob is actually evil, she turns out to be mistaken.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob actually was evil and simply tricked Alice into thinking she misjudged him.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is a DevilInPlainSight and yet everyone he's deceived act surprised when he finally admits to being the bad guy.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some hints are dropped that Bob might not be as good as he seems. He gives a reasonable explanation for the signs that he might be evil, but it's not clear whether he's telling the truth or simply using lies to continue the deception that he's good.
* '''Averted''': All good characters actually are good and are not villains pretending to be benign as their cover.
* '''Enforced''': "We need a good twist to end this season on, so how about we reveal that one of the heroes was actually a bad guy the whole time?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "I can't believe we were tricked into thinking that a psychotic despot was a benevolent ruler!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob knows that the best way to get Alice to help him in his schemes is to convince her that he's on her side, so he pretends to be a good guy to manipulate her into helping him.
* '''Defied''': Alice has a lie detector with her at all times so she can tell whether anyone claiming to be on her side is telling the truth or simply trying to manipulate her with lies.
* '''Discussed''': "How could you trick me like this, Bob? Villains are bad enough as they are without manipulating people by pretending to be good guys!"
* '''Conversed''': "Man, it's getting ridiculously easy for the bad guys to trick the heroes into thinking they're on their side."

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* '''Straight''': Bob saves Alice's life, but later puts it in danger again.

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* '''Straight''': Bob saves Alice's life, but later puts it in danger again.Bob's pleasant approach toward Alice is just a ploy for one of his evil deeds.
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'''Basic Trope''': A good-guy character is revealed to be not good at all later on.
* '''Straight''': Bob saves Alice's life, but later puts it in danger again.

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