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* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
** Snively, once the comic entered CerebusSyndrome territory. He even had a monologue about all the people he's betrayed over the course of the comics. Interestingly, in an early and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen abandoned]] draft of the comic Snively's HeelFaceTurn was to have been ''genuine''. Not only that, but he was to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice his life]] to help Sonic.
** There's also [[TheBaroness Lien-Da]]. Let's see: first, she and her brother Kragok [[SelfMadeOrphan kill their father]] so that they can take over the Dark Legion (though Kragok then cut her out; guess this trope [[InTheBlood runs in the family]]). Years later, after the Legion's been reorganized into the Dark Egg Legion and being led by Lien-Da's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld distant ancestor]] Dimitri, she eventually destroys his life support system and leaves him for dead so that she can take over. And then, a few issues after that, she tries to betray the current BigBad, the Iron Queen, and become the DragonAscendant... it doesn't go well for her.
** Nack the Weasel also qualifies: He often sells out his comrades to either save his own skin or because they are a hindrance towards his mission. Usually, Sonic and his friends often get him to help them by hinting that they'll put him in jail with his friends (who from what is shown of them, most likely intend to exact revenge on Nack).
** Snively, once the comic entered CerebusSyndrome territory. He even had a monologue about all the people he's betrayed over the course of the comics. Interestingly, in an early and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen abandoned]] draft of the comic Snively's HeelFaceTurn was to have been ''genuine''. Not only that, but he was to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice his life]] to help Sonic.
** There's also [[TheBaroness Lien-Da]]. Let's see: first, she and her brother Kragok [[SelfMadeOrphan kill their father]] so that they can take over the Dark Legion (though Kragok then cut her out; guess this trope [[InTheBlood runs in the family]]). Years later, after the Legion's been reorganized into the Dark Egg Legion and being led by Lien-Da's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld distant ancestor]] Dimitri, she eventually destroys his life support system and leaves him for dead so that she can take over. And then, a few issues after that, she tries to betray the current BigBad, the Iron Queen, and become the DragonAscendant... it doesn't go well for her.
** Nack the Weasel also qualifies: He often sells out his comrades to either save his own skin or because they are a hindrance towards his mission. Usually, Sonic and his friends often get him to help them by hinting that they'll put him in jail with his friends (who from what is shown of them, most likely intend to exact revenge on Nack).
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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
** *** Snively, once the comic entered CerebusSyndrome territory. He even had a monologue about all the people he's betrayed over the course of the comics. Interestingly, in an early and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen abandoned]] draft of the comic Snively's HeelFaceTurn was to have been ''genuine''. Not only that, but he was to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice his life]] to help Sonic.
** *** There's also [[TheBaroness Lien-Da]]. Let's see: first, she and her brother Kragok [[SelfMadeOrphan kill their father]] so that they can take over the Dark Legion (though Kragok then cut her out; guess this trope [[InTheBlood runs in the family]]). Years later, after the Legion's been reorganized into the Dark Egg Legion and being led by Lien-Da's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld distant ancestor]] Dimitri, she eventually destroys his life support system and leaves him for dead so that she can take over. And then, a few issues after that, she tries to betray the current BigBad, the Iron Queen, and become the DragonAscendant... DragonAscendant; it doesn't go well for her.
** *** Nack the Weasel also qualifies: He often sells out his comrades to either save his own skin or because they are a hindrance towards his mission. Usually, Sonic and his friends often get him to help them by hinting that they'll put him in jail with his friends (who from what is shown of them, most likely intend to exact revenge on Nack).Nack).
** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'':
*** [[BigBad Dr. Eggman,]] [[TheSociopath as]] [[BadBoss usual.]] Whoever works with him, [[EnemyMine good]] ''or'' [[VillainTeamUp bad]], is guaranteed to suffer this trope at some point, save for [[TheDragon Metal Sonic]], [[BumblingHenchmenDuo Orbot, and Cubot]]. He even manages to double-cross Sonic and company twice ''even though they knew it was coming''! [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty This ultimately comes back to haunt him]] at the end of the ''Urban Warfare'' StoryArc, where amid a [[VillainousBreakdown frantic]] LastVillainStand against the heroes, his [[AintTooProudToBeg pleas for mercy]] [[CryingWolf understandably fall on deaf ears]].
*** Dr. Starline, Eggman's rogue LoonyFan, is even ''more'' [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] than his idol and thus equally as prone to this trope. His case is especially damning because he ''depends'' on proxies to carry out his plans; all the same, he cares nothing for them and has every intention of [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness betraying them once they serve their purpose(s)]]. Naturally, said proxies ([[HatedByAll none of whom like him any more than the heroes do]], and for [[{{Jerkass}} good reason]]) [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal turn on him]] [[BackstabBackfire upon learning of his deceit]]. Eventually, he [[TheStarscream openly betrays and overthrows Eggman himself]], hoping they can [[WeCanRuleTogether rule the world in tandem as "equal minds"]]; it proves to be a [[CharacterDeath lethal]] miscalculation on his part.
*** Mimic the Octopus ''defines'' himself by this trope, [[PersonalityPowers corresponding with his ability to]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]]. As long as he stands to gain from it, he ''will'' double-cross whoever he aligns himself with, no regrets. He left his old team to die when their cause endangered his life, conspires with Zavok against Starline, and then tries to have the latter two killed by Eggman to [[LeaveNoWitnesses eliminate any who might snitch on his later activities]]. He [[{{Sadist}} takes disturbing amount of pleasure in it]], too.
** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'':
*** [[BigBad Dr. Eggman,]] [[TheSociopath as]] [[BadBoss usual.]] Whoever works with him, [[EnemyMine good]] ''or'' [[VillainTeamUp bad]], is guaranteed to suffer this trope at some point, save for [[TheDragon Metal Sonic]], [[BumblingHenchmenDuo Orbot, and Cubot]]. He even manages to double-cross Sonic and company twice ''even though they knew it was coming''! [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty This ultimately comes back to haunt him]] at the end of the ''Urban Warfare'' StoryArc, where amid a [[VillainousBreakdown frantic]] LastVillainStand against the heroes, his [[AintTooProudToBeg pleas for mercy]] [[CryingWolf understandably fall on deaf ears]].
*** Dr. Starline, Eggman's rogue LoonyFan, is even ''more'' [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] than his idol and thus equally as prone to this trope. His case is especially damning because he ''depends'' on proxies to carry out his plans; all the same, he cares nothing for them and has every intention of [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness betraying them once they serve their purpose(s)]]. Naturally, said proxies ([[HatedByAll none of whom like him any more than the heroes do]], and for [[{{Jerkass}} good reason]]) [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal turn on him]] [[BackstabBackfire upon learning of his deceit]]. Eventually, he [[TheStarscream openly betrays and overthrows Eggman himself]], hoping they can [[WeCanRuleTogether rule the world in tandem as "equal minds"]]; it proves to be a [[CharacterDeath lethal]] miscalculation on his part.
*** Mimic the Octopus ''defines'' himself by this trope, [[PersonalityPowers corresponding with his ability to]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]]. As long as he stands to gain from it, he ''will'' double-cross whoever he aligns himself with, no regrets. He left his old team to die when their cause endangered his life, conspires with Zavok against Starline, and then tries to have the latter two killed by Eggman to [[LeaveNoWitnesses eliminate any who might snitch on his later activities]]. He [[{{Sadist}} takes disturbing amount of pleasure in it]], too.
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* Croc from ''WesternAnimation/DofusKerubsBazaar'' has this as a literal disorder. He is incapable of not betraying anyone he works with even when it harms him too. He does not mean it, and apologizes afterwards, which is probably why Croc's friends do not hold it against him. Also, his betrayals often end up helping his friends inadvertently in the end.
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* Croc from ''WesternAnimation/DofusKerubsBazaar'' has this as a literal an interestingly ''literal'' disorder. He is incapable of not ''not'' betraying anyone he works with with, even when it harms him too. He does not doesn't even mean it, and apologizes afterwards, which is probably why Croc's friends do not hold it against him. Also, his betrayals often end up helping his friends inadvertently in the end.
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** The Predacons of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' were treacherous to an impressive degree despite being such a small crew. Almost all of them made moves to betray Megatron for their own power at some point, especially Trantulas and Blackarachnia. Megatron outright states that he tolerates treachery [[DoWrongRight as long as it's done competently]]. Mostly because he's brilliant enough to [[ManipulativeBastard use betrayals to his advantage]].
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** The Predacons of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' were treacherous to an impressive degree despite being such a small crew. Almost all of them made moves to betray Megatron for their own power at some point, especially Trantulas Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. Megatron outright states that he tolerates treachery [[DoWrongRight as long as it's done competently]]. Mostly because he's brilliant enough to [[ManipulativeBastard use betrayals to his advantage]].
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* In ''ComicBook/ABCWarriors'', Blackblood's weapon of choice is listed as "treachery".
* Every ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' villain. The Romans at least, parodying the politics of the Roman Empire.
* Clumsy Foulup -- Lord, [[EmbarrassingNickname Clumsy Foulup]]. The seemingly dimwitted thug made a career of this during the Kree-Skrull War arc of ''ComicBook/SilverSurfer''. He betrays Reptyl to Nenora, betrays Nenora to the pink Kree, betrays the pink Kree to the Contemplator, betrays the Contemplator to the Chitori, and betrays the Chitori in a bid to take over the Kree homeworld. The jury's still out on whether he was [[ObfuscatingStupidity a genius]] or [[SpannerInTheWorks just plain lucky]].
* In ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' Thugboy's former group, the Witless Minions' MO was this (mostly by swiping their stuff for money), though they're not above {{mind screw}}ing an employer until they suffer a nervous breakdown. [[spoiler: This ends BADLY when they made the mistake of trying to dupe Willy [[FluffyTheTerrible Pete]].]]
* Taranto from ''ComicBook/GrooTheWanderer'' is a serial betrayer, aided by the fact that the person he's betraying is Groo.
-->'''Groo:''' Taranto, am I not mad at you for trying to have me killed? Twelve times?\\
'''Taranto:''' Groo! I have been a true friend to you, with only rare exceptions.\\
'''Groo:''' What about those twelve times?\\
'''Taranto:''' Those were the exceptions.
* Suffice it to say that bringing ComicBook/TheJoker along on your evil plan ''du jour'' is ''not a sensible career move''.
** Played with in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' -- Alex Luthor is smart enough to leave the Joker out of his grand scheme but does it ever come back to bite him in the end, especially when he's been defeated and the Joker's got him cornered in a dark alley...
** ComicBook/LexLuthor is smart enough to bring Joker into his villain team-ups without actually trusting him (or anyone else really). Lex knows it's better to let the Joker have his fun while pointing him in the general direction of his enemies. That and Lex actually ''likes'' Joker's sick sense of humor, finding him "strangely compelling company". Lex, on the other hand, ''doesn't'' fit this trope. He does occasionally honor his bargains, which makes the times he doesn't that much harder to expect.
* In ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica: Classified'', the original Ragdoll is portrayed as the kind of guy who will betray anyone for the slightest reason. Thus, nobody in Wizard's gang feels too broken up when [[spoiler:Ragdoll is killed after stealing the Cosmic Key and trying to use it for himself, which has the added bonus of releasing Johnny Sorrow]].
* Marvel's ComicBook/{{Loki}} does this at any given moment, and why his brother Comicbook/TheMightyThor still gives him the time of day is anyone's guess. He knows it, too, and isn't always happy about it: [[ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery Kid!Loki]] was created because his previous incarnation realised that his treacherous nature had made him ''too'' predictable - an unacceptable state for a God of Chaos. [[spoiler:But he also set up a scheme to betray Kid!Loki from the grave, having a copy of himself kill the child and taking over his form in order to pass as the boy, though this didn't work out as expected: In ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' this new Loki realized that they are having trouble being properly evil (and in ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' that they aren't that much of a he either), what with Kid!Loki taunting them for their weakness from the spirit world and all.]]
** He gets a taste of his own medicine whenever he teams up with ComicBook/{{Do|ctorStrange}}rmammu. Or Malekith the Accursed, for that matter.
* Enrico La Talpa from ''Lupo Alberto''. He lives in the [=McKenzie=] farm, but that doesn't prevent him from trying to deceive his neighbours with some scam to get their money. The strange thing is that [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold the same Enrico, in other many stories, actually HELPS the [=McKenzies=], and without claim any reward!]] [[DependingOnTheWriter Then again, in other stories]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk the help is given with the expectation of some personal gain]].
* In ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'', the alternate versions of Dr. Sivana keep betraying each other. In ''Thunderworld #1'', they skimped on Suspendium and left the Earth-5 Sivana to rot. After that, the Earth-42 Sivana is eaten by the Earth-26 Sivana, the Earth-43 is disposed of by the AxCrazy Sivana, and when ''he'' tries to kill the Earth-26 Sivana he ends up dying as well upon meeting the Justice Riders of Earth-18.
* In the ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' story arc called "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue17To20 Reflections]]", Mirror!Celestia possesses this trait. Mirror!Sombra knows that if he takes her up on her "{{deal|WithTheDevil}}" so he and Main!Celestia can be together in his version of Equestria, she won't hold up her end of the deal, and will try and control both worlds. She later betrays and attacks Mirror!Luna in order to lure Main!Celestia to her world.
* ''ComicBook/NewGods'': {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}. Whenever they have to work together with him for the greater good, it's not a question of whether or not he's going to betray them... just when. Darkseid's right-hand-man Desaad is even worse. While most residents of Apokolips revere Darkseid fearfully, the sadistic Desaad dreams of betraying him and becoming ruler. He's smart enough to not try it until the opportune moment, but he still slips up enough for Darkseid to murder him repeatedly. Over and over and over.
* Lulu Romanov in ''Comicbook/NikolaiDante'' has a case of this. Unusually, when all is done, she ends up as one of the good guys.
* Cheshire, a former member of the ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' is very much this, but unfortunately for her The Society catch on and are not idiots.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
** Snively, once the comic entered CerebusSyndrome territory. He even had a monologue about all the people he's betrayed over the course of the comics. Interestingly, in an early and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen abandoned]] draft of the comic Snively's HeelFaceTurn was to have been ''genuine''. Not only that, but he was to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice his life]] to help Sonic.
** There's also [[TheBaroness Lien-Da]]. Let's see: first, she and her brother Kragok [[SelfMadeOrphan kill their father]] so that they can take over the Dark Legion (though Kragok then cut her out; guess this trope [[InTheBlood runs in the family]]). Years later, after the Legion's been reorganized into the Dark Egg Legion and being led by Lien-Da's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld distant ancestor]] Dimitri, she eventually destroys his life support system and leaves him for dead so that she can take over. And then, a few issues after that, she tries to betray the current BigBad, the Iron Queen, and become the DragonAscendant... it doesn't go well for her.
** Nack the Weasel also qualifies: He often sells out his comrades to either save his own skin or because they are a hindrance towards his mission. Usually, Sonic and his friends often get him to help them by hinting that they'll put him in jail with his friends (who from what is shown of them, most likely intend to exact revenge on Nack).
* Doctor Aphra, a supporting character from ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'' who was [[EnsembleDarkHorse popular enough]] to get her [[ComicBook/StarWarsDoctorAphra own series]], is pretty much defined by this, to the point of deconstruction. She's literally double-crossed everyone she's ever worked with, to the point that she's alienated all of the few people she genuinely cares about, and is despised by everyone who knows her, [[SelfDeprecation including herself]]. Of course, that just makes her other [[TheChessmaster defining characteristic]] even more impressive -- despite the fact that everyone ''knows'' she's going to stab them in the back, she still manages to get people to work with her and do exactly what she needs them to for her plans to succeed.
* Marvel's ComicBook/{{Thanos}} isn't the most reliable guy to have on your side either. It's a given considering he's known [[SarcasmMode affectionately]] as '''''[[NamestoRunAwayFromReallyFast the Mad Titan]]'''''.
* [[MeaningfulName Doubledealer]], especially in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'' is a (Power)master of constant, shameless treachery. Sell out his teammates and lead them to their deaths? Scam other Autobots, including Optimus Prime? Short-change the Decepticons by holding off giving up really important pieces of info as well as the all-knowing MacGuffin they're all after? Doubledealer's only loyalty is to himself and he has no qualms about cheating either side of the war. In the IDW run, Hot Rod is finally smart enough to figure out that 'Dealer' isn't all he's cracked up to be and repays Doubledealer's treachery by shooting him off the mountain they're on, just moments before Doubledealer was going to literally shoot him in the back. Doubledealer falls down the ''entire'' height of the mountain and explodes when he hits the bottom.
** In the same continuity, Starscream actually remained uncharacteristically loyal to Megatron early on, only assuming command once Megs was incapacitated and ceding it back with minimal violence. Once the war ended though, Starscream reverted to type, running a series of power grabs and quiet murders to make himself ''the elected ruler of Cybertron''. Eventually, Starscream's absolute rule got nerfed somewhat when a multi-planet council of Cybertronians was formed with lost Transformer colonies. The result is a government where everyone expects Starscream to be treacherous and self-serving and works around it with their own plots. It functions surprisingly well.
** Galvatron has also proven treacherous in this continuity, although his betrayals have been retconned so much that they're hard to keep straight. He's also prone to [[TouchedByVorlons fits of insanity]] that skew his loyalties.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Hank Pym betray the Ultimates and ally himself with the Liberators. Pym tries selling the Liberators out to the Ultimates and pretending to be a Double Agent when it becomes clear that he's on the losing side, but no one buys it.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Violine}}'', Violine reveals through mind-reading that several of the president's ministers are plotting against him, resulting in a chain reaction of ministers declaring their own revolution, plunging the room into chaos as all ministers call on the same soldiers to support them.
* [=JumpStart=] in ''ComicBook/{{Wildstar}}'' constantly flip-flops between aiding Deadstar in trying to kill Wildstar, and helping Wildstar out of hairy situations in the "Sky Zero" Four-Parter.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Ares' alliances tend not to last long regardless of his initial intentions, though given conflict is his major portfolio piece this makes sense. There is a reason Diana calls him "Deceiver".
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': When Diana makes Ares see the error of his initial genocidal plan he makes a truce with her and returns to the Dodekatheon ostensibly making peace with Zeus. He then helps Athena overthrow Zeus, pretends to ally with Zeus and Hades and murders Hades by literally stabbing him in the back, and betrays Athena to invade Themyscira to get his daughter who has been taken there to be raised. He continues the trend in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'' by trying to kill all the Olympians, and in general the only people he will never outright attack and tries to protect regardless of their wishes are his children.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' makes it clear that he can't fully help himself in this regard due to his nature as his attempt become a genuinely good guy turns him into a horrific KnightTemplar. Meaning he's at his best when acting like a SmugSnake and lying backstabber.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** ComicBook/{{Gambit}} has switched sides so many times that it's a wonder that any team, let alone the X-Men, take him-- although the fact that he's pretty consistent in choosing the side with ComicBook/{{Rogue}} on it probably allows whoever his current employers are some degree of peace of mind, if not exactly a high degree of long-term trust.
** ComicBook/{{Mystique}}. In one issue, ComicBook/{{Cable}} (time traveling dude from the future) even mentioned that in his time, "Mystique" was used in much the same way that "Judas" is used now.
** Mister Sinister betrayed ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} immediately after being empowered by him, has betrayed him again in several alternate timelines, and knifed the High Evolutionary and Malice in the back as well.
** {{ComicBook/Daken}}, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s son. In ''ComicBook/WolverineOrigins'', he faces Cyber (whom he was allied with in the past) and chooses to be on Wolverine's side. Then betrays W. and sides with C. because "C. has a better plan". Then comes out that ''there is no freakin' plan!'' Then betrays C. again and says he planned it all with W. from the start... and then he betrays W. too. And the X-Men, for good measure.
** Prior to ''ComicBook/{{AXIS}}'', and after his AXIS HeelFaceTurn wore off, Victor Creed, alias ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, was another shining example. One of the least trusted individuals in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, he viewed people as one of two things: potential kills and potential marks. If you were one of the latter, it's because you fit into one of his many schemes, and he WOULD get you to play your part without even realizing it. Oh, and once you served your purpose, you'd consider yourself ''lucky'' if he completely screwed you over, as his pawns very frequently found themselves dead if he thought that leaving them alive would come back to bite him in the ass later. If he wound up on a team, it's almost always because he either tricked someone into letting him in or because there were no better options for one reason or another, and he would always make sure to cause as much damage as possible when he did depart. In ''ComicBook/XMen2019'', Sabretooth's CBD ensures that he's the ''first'' mutant to break Krakoa's laws. [[spoiler: He's entombed alive inside the island until further notice.]]
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* In ''ComicBook/ABCWarriors'', Blackblood's weapon of choice is listed as "treachery".
* Every ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' villain. The Romans at least, parodying the politics of the Roman Empire.
* Clumsy Foulup -- Lord, [[EmbarrassingNickname Clumsy Foulup]]. The seemingly dimwitted thug made a career of this during the Kree-Skrull War arc of ''ComicBook/SilverSurfer''. He betrays Reptyl to Nenora, betrays Nenora to the pink Kree, betrays the pink Kree to the Contemplator, betrays the Contemplator to the Chitori, and betrays the Chitori in a bid to take over the Kree homeworld. The jury's still out on whether he was [[ObfuscatingStupidity a genius]] or [[SpannerInTheWorks just plain lucky]].
* In ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' Thugboy's former group, the Witless Minions' MO was this (mostly by swiping their stuff for money), though they're not above {{mind screw}}ing an employer until they suffer a nervous breakdown. [[spoiler: This ends BADLY when they made the mistake of trying to dupe Willy [[FluffyTheTerrible Pete]].]]
* Taranto from ''ComicBook/GrooTheWanderer'' is a serial betrayer, aided by the fact that the person he's betraying is Groo.
-->'''Groo:''' Taranto, am I not mad at you for trying to have me killed? Twelve times?\\
'''Taranto:''' Groo! I have been a true friend to you, with only rare exceptions.\\
'''Groo:''' What about those twelve times?\\
'''Taranto:''' Those were the exceptions.
* Suffice it to say that bringing ComicBook/TheJoker along on your evil plan ''du jour'' is ''not a sensible career move''.
** Played with in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' -- Alex Luthor is smart enough to leave the Joker out of his grand scheme but does it ever come back to bite him in the end, especially when he's been defeated and the Joker's got him cornered in a dark alley...
** ComicBook/LexLuthor is smart enough to bring Joker into his villain team-ups without actually trusting him (or anyone else really). Lex knows it's better to let the Joker have his fun while pointing him in the general direction of his enemies. That and Lex actually ''likes'' Joker's sick sense of humor, finding him "strangely compelling company". Lex, on the other hand, ''doesn't'' fit this trope. He does occasionally honor his bargains, which makes the times he doesn't that much harder to expect.
* In ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica: Classified'', the original Ragdoll is portrayed as the kind of guy who will betray anyone for the slightest reason. Thus, nobody in Wizard's gang feels too broken up when [[spoiler:Ragdoll is killed after stealing the Cosmic Key and trying to use it for himself, which has the added bonus of releasing Johnny Sorrow]].
* Marvel's ComicBook/{{Loki}} does this at any given moment, and why his brother Comicbook/TheMightyThor still gives him the time of day is anyone's guess. He knows it, too, and isn't always happy about it: [[ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery Kid!Loki]] was created because his previous incarnation realised that his treacherous nature had made him ''too'' predictable - an unacceptable state for a God of Chaos. [[spoiler:But he also set up a scheme to betray Kid!Loki from the grave, having a copy of himself kill the child and taking over his form in order to pass as the boy, though this didn't work out as expected: In ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' this new Loki realized that they are having trouble being properly evil (and in ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' that they aren't that much of a he either), what with Kid!Loki taunting them for their weakness from the spirit world and all.]]
** He gets a taste of his own medicine whenever he teams up with ComicBook/{{Do|ctorStrange}}rmammu. Or Malekith the Accursed, for that matter.
* Enrico La Talpa from ''Lupo Alberto''. He lives in the [=McKenzie=] farm, but that doesn't prevent him from trying to deceive his neighbours with some scam to get their money. The strange thing is that [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold the same Enrico, in other many stories, actually HELPS the [=McKenzies=], and without claim any reward!]] [[DependingOnTheWriter Then again, in other stories]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk the help is given with the expectation of some personal gain]].
* In ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'', the alternate versions of Dr. Sivana keep betraying each other. In ''Thunderworld #1'', they skimped on Suspendium and left the Earth-5 Sivana to rot. After that, the Earth-42 Sivana is eaten by the Earth-26 Sivana, the Earth-43 is disposed of by the AxCrazy Sivana, and when ''he'' tries to kill the Earth-26 Sivana he ends up dying as well upon meeting the Justice Riders of Earth-18.
* In the ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' story arc called "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue17To20 Reflections]]", Mirror!Celestia possesses this trait. Mirror!Sombra knows that if he takes her up on her "{{deal|WithTheDevil}}" so he and Main!Celestia can be together in his version of Equestria, she won't hold up her end of the deal, and will try and control both worlds. She later betrays and attacks Mirror!Luna in order to lure Main!Celestia to her world.
* ''ComicBook/NewGods'': {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}. Whenever they have to work together with him for the greater good, it's not a question of whether or not he's going to betray them... just when. Darkseid's right-hand-man Desaad is even worse. While most residents of Apokolips revere Darkseid fearfully, the sadistic Desaad dreams of betraying him and becoming ruler. He's smart enough to not try it until the opportune moment, but he still slips up enough for Darkseid to murder him repeatedly. Over and over and over.
* Lulu Romanov in ''Comicbook/NikolaiDante'' has a case of this. Unusually, when all is done, she ends up as one of the good guys.
* Cheshire, a former member of the ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' is very much this, but unfortunately for her The Society catch on and are not idiots.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
** Snively, once the comic entered CerebusSyndrome territory. He even had a monologue about all the people he's betrayed over the course of the comics. Interestingly, in an early and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen abandoned]] draft of the comic Snively's HeelFaceTurn was to have been ''genuine''. Not only that, but he was to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice his life]] to help Sonic.
** There's also [[TheBaroness Lien-Da]]. Let's see: first, she and her brother Kragok [[SelfMadeOrphan kill their father]] so that they can take over the Dark Legion (though Kragok then cut her out; guess this trope [[InTheBlood runs in the family]]). Years later, after the Legion's been reorganized into the Dark Egg Legion and being led by Lien-Da's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld distant ancestor]] Dimitri, she eventually destroys his life support system and leaves him for dead so that she can take over. And then, a few issues after that, she tries to betray the current BigBad, the Iron Queen, and become the DragonAscendant... it doesn't go well for her.
** Nack the Weasel also qualifies: He often sells out his comrades to either save his own skin or because they are a hindrance towards his mission. Usually, Sonic and his friends often get him to help them by hinting that they'll put him in jail with his friends (who from what is shown of them, most likely intend to exact revenge on Nack).
* Doctor Aphra, a supporting character from ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'' who was [[EnsembleDarkHorse popular enough]] to get her [[ComicBook/StarWarsDoctorAphra own series]], is pretty much defined by this, to the point of deconstruction. She's literally double-crossed everyone she's ever worked with, to the point that she's alienated all of the few people she genuinely cares about, and is despised by everyone who knows her, [[SelfDeprecation including herself]]. Of course, that just makes her other [[TheChessmaster defining characteristic]] even more impressive -- despite the fact that everyone ''knows'' she's going to stab them in the back, she still manages to get people to work with her and do exactly what she needs them to for her plans to succeed.
* Marvel's ComicBook/{{Thanos}} isn't the most reliable guy to have on your side either. It's a given considering he's known [[SarcasmMode affectionately]] as '''''[[NamestoRunAwayFromReallyFast the Mad Titan]]'''''.
* [[MeaningfulName Doubledealer]], especially in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'' is a (Power)master of constant, shameless treachery. Sell out his teammates and lead them to their deaths? Scam other Autobots, including Optimus Prime? Short-change the Decepticons by holding off giving up really important pieces of info as well as the all-knowing MacGuffin they're all after? Doubledealer's only loyalty is to himself and he has no qualms about cheating either side of the war. In the IDW run, Hot Rod is finally smart enough to figure out that 'Dealer' isn't all he's cracked up to be and repays Doubledealer's treachery by shooting him off the mountain they're on, just moments before Doubledealer was going to literally shoot him in the back. Doubledealer falls down the ''entire'' height of the mountain and explodes when he hits the bottom.
** In the same continuity, Starscream actually remained uncharacteristically loyal to Megatron early on, only assuming command once Megs was incapacitated and ceding it back with minimal violence. Once the war ended though, Starscream reverted to type, running a series of power grabs and quiet murders to make himself ''the elected ruler of Cybertron''. Eventually, Starscream's absolute rule got nerfed somewhat when a multi-planet council of Cybertronians was formed with lost Transformer colonies. The result is a government where everyone expects Starscream to be treacherous and self-serving and works around it with their own plots. It functions surprisingly well.
** Galvatron has also proven treacherous in this continuity, although his betrayals have been retconned so much that they're hard to keep straight. He's also prone to [[TouchedByVorlons fits of insanity]] that skew his loyalties.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Hank Pym betray the Ultimates and ally himself with the Liberators. Pym tries selling the Liberators out to the Ultimates and pretending to be a Double Agent when it becomes clear that he's on the losing side, but no one buys it.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Violine}}'', Violine reveals through mind-reading that several of the president's ministers are plotting against him, resulting in a chain reaction of ministers declaring their own revolution, plunging the room into chaos as all ministers call on the same soldiers to support them.
* [=JumpStart=] in ''ComicBook/{{Wildstar}}'' constantly flip-flops between aiding Deadstar in trying to kill Wildstar, and helping Wildstar out of hairy situations in the "Sky Zero" Four-Parter.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Ares' alliances tend not to last long regardless of his initial intentions, though given conflict is his major portfolio piece this makes sense. There is a reason Diana calls him "Deceiver".
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': When Diana makes Ares see the error of his initial genocidal plan he makes a truce with her and returns to the Dodekatheon ostensibly making peace with Zeus. He then helps Athena overthrow Zeus, pretends to ally with Zeus and Hades and murders Hades by literally stabbing him in the back, and betrays Athena to invade Themyscira to get his daughter who has been taken there to be raised. He continues the trend in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'' by trying to kill all the Olympians, and in general the only people he will never outright attack and tries to protect regardless of their wishes are his children.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' makes it clear that he can't fully help himself in this regard due to his nature as his attempt become a genuinely good guy turns him into a horrific KnightTemplar. Meaning he's at his best when acting like a SmugSnake and lying backstabber.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** ComicBook/{{Gambit}} has switched sides so many times that it's a wonder that any team, let alone the X-Men, take him-- although the fact that he's pretty consistent in choosing the side with ComicBook/{{Rogue}} on it probably allows whoever his current employers are some degree of peace of mind, if not exactly a high degree of long-term trust.
** ComicBook/{{Mystique}}. In one issue, ComicBook/{{Cable}} (time traveling dude from the future) even mentioned that in his time, "Mystique" was used in much the same way that "Judas" is used now.
** Mister Sinister betrayed ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} immediately after being empowered by him, has betrayed him again in several alternate timelines, and knifed the High Evolutionary and Malice in the back as well.
** {{ComicBook/Daken}}, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s son. In ''ComicBook/WolverineOrigins'', he faces Cyber (whom he was allied with in the past) and chooses to be on Wolverine's side. Then betrays W. and sides with C. because "C. has a better plan". Then comes out that ''there is no freakin' plan!'' Then betrays C. again and says he planned it all with W. from the start... and then he betrays W. too. And the X-Men, for good measure.
** Prior to ''ComicBook/{{AXIS}}'', and after his AXIS HeelFaceTurn wore off, Victor Creed, alias ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, was another shining example. One of the least trusted individuals in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, he viewed people as one of two things: potential kills and potential marks. If you were one of the latter, it's because you fit into one of his many schemes, and he WOULD get you to play your part without even realizing it. Oh, and once you served your purpose, you'd consider yourself ''lucky'' if he completely screwed you over, as his pawns very frequently found themselves dead if he thought that leaving them alive would come back to bite him in the ass later. If he wound up on a team, it's almost always because he either tricked someone into letting him in or because there were no better options for one reason or another, and he would always make sure to cause as much damage as possible when he did depart. In ''ComicBook/XMen2019'', Sabretooth's CBD ensures that he's the ''first'' mutant to break Krakoa's laws. [[spoiler: He's entombed alive inside the island until further notice.]]
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* Nicky in ''Film/TheArtOfTheSteal'' seems genuinely unable to stop himself. He sells out his half-brother Crunch to the police after the job in Warsaw goes sour; knocks out Sunny and abandons him (leaving behind a mocking apology card) so he doesn't have to pay him the $30,000 his is owed for his part in TheHeist; and plans to double-cross the rest of the CaperCrew and abscond with the loot from TheCon. Nicky says he just doing what everyone else would do if they thought they could get away with it. Crunch says he doesn't blame Nicky for his behaviour, but he does hate him for it.
* In ''Film/BigGame'', Morris ends up betraying both -- or all three, depending on how you look at it -- sides.
* Ward Abbott from ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' is a fine example -- he first betrayed his superiors to form a black ops squad with Conklin, then betrayed his black ops squad to use it for personal gain and finally betrayed Conklin as well.
* Eric Qualen of ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' ''might'' have actually pulled off his elaborate scheme if he had assembled a team of henchmen that actually liked and trusted each other.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': The opening sequence has a long chain of henchmen backstabbing each other, with the Joker killing the final henchman. At least the last one sees it coming. The Joker manages to avert the MexicanStandoff. The Joker later reveals that he doesn't care one bit about money, and goes to show just how much he truly doesn't care about it by [[spoiler: setting the half of the Mob's money that he earned by retrieving Lau on fire]], meaning that the backstab was most likely instigated by the Joker [[ForTheEvulz solely for the laughs.]]
* ''Film/TheDeparted'' has this as a pervasive ambiance as opposed to a single character.
* Simon Gruber in ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'' (played by Creator/JeremyIrons, who voiced Scar, another backstabber). He betrays his Middle Eastern clients by stealing the gold they hired him to destroy and then screws over some of his accomplices to make sure he gets as large a share as possible. In the alternate ending, which takes place a few months after a successful heist, he has even eliminated his girlfriend to rob her.
* ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' -- At the end, Blondie backstabs Tuco by ''not'' backstabbing him.
* In ''Film/TheGreatWhiteHype'', Mitchell Kane performs a FaceHeelTurn and betrays his documentary team. Even though his new boss, The Sultan is very happy with him, Mitchell can't help but try to plunge the knife in again. Sultan is not bothered in the least, even before Kane's betrayal backfires.
* In ''Film/HighPlainsInvaders'', Rose is quick to turn on the others for the chance of a profit or means to make her own survival more likely.
* ''Franchise/IndianaJones:''
** Mac in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. First, he's Indy's friend, then he betrays him to the Russians, then he pretends to betray the Russians to get back on Indy's side, and then betrays Indy again.
--->'''Indy:''' Wait, so you're a ''triple'' agent?\\
'''Mac:''' No, I was just lying about being a double.
** Also applies to Dr. Elsa Schneider in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. First, she worked for Indiana's father to help him find the grail and then helped Indiana once his father disappeared. However, she turns out to be a spy working with the Nazis and betrays Indiana to steal the all-important grail diary, which contains vital intel on the grail's location. Later on, in the grail's temple, Donovan needs to choose the real grail from a variety of fake ones. Elsa purposely selects a grail unlikely to be the real thing. Donovan drinks from it and ages to death. Finally, once Indiana's father has been healed, Elsa tries to take the grail from the temple with catastrophic consequences. Despite Indiana’s attempt to save her, [[DeathByMaterialism she’s punished with a long plunge down a chasm when she reaches for the grail instead of taking his hand]].
* ''{{Film/Interstellar}}'': [[spoiler:Dr. Mann]] is so desperate to [[ItsAllAboutMe save himself]] that he steadily backstabs every single one of his friends and allies. First, he [[spoiler:manipulates his loyal RobotBuddy KIPP into falsifying data before killing him and rigging his body to explode to cover it up]]. Then he betrays the ''Endurance'' crew and tries to abandon them to die on the ice planet. And on top of it all, his obsession with staying alive no matter what is a direct betrayal of ''[[{{Hypocrite}} his own mission and beliefs]]'', especially given that literally everyone else was willing to make the necessary sacrifices for the mission.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** ''Film/IronMan1'': Stane plotted from the beginning of the movie to eliminate Tony so he could seize the company and engage in any sort of weapon deals he wanted. However, he also turns his back on [[spoiler:the terrorists who he was paying]] later in the film to get his hands on the Mk. 1 suit they recovered from the desert. They had mildly backstabbed him also when they learned their captive was Tony Stark, causing them [[spoiler:to keep him alive so he could build them a missile instead of killing him]] like they'd been ordered to.
** Like the comic book character he is based upon, Loki from ''Film/{{Thor}}'' is prone to this sort of behavior. In the first film in which he appears, he [[spoiler: lets enemies into his family's weapons' vault, attempts to kill his adoptive brother, and tricks an enemy king (who is also his biological father) into trying to kill his adoptive father, only to kill him in order to prove his loyalty to said adoptive father]]. Ironically, in that first movie, he seemed to be motivated, at least in part, by [[WellIntentionedExtremist loyalty towards Asgard,]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds and desperation to prove that he was a good son.]] In ''[[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld The Dark World]]'', Thor takes it as a given that Loki will eventually betray him and so do Lady Sif and the Warriors Three. He doesn't (unless you count a FakeDefector trick) but he ''does'' fake his own death in order to usurp and impersonate Odin. By ''[[Film/ThorRagnarok Ragnarok]]'', he's become ''so'' predictable that Thor is able to turn his latest betrayal against him effortlessly. In ''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Infinity War]]'' [[spoiler: Loki has still not learned his lesson, and pays for it with his life because Thanos can see right through his ruse.]]
*** Taken to its logical extreme with ''Series/Loki2021''. The [[AlternateSelf Variant]] Loki who serves as the show's protagonist struggles to get Mobius to trust him because Mobius is well aware of this trait and expects to be betrayed any second. He's outright embarrassed at seeing a whole army of Variant Lokis who constantly betray each other and finally decides he needs to grow past this habit.
** Black Widow has this (or the appearance of it) as one of her preferred MO's. She's pretty consistently on Nick Fury's side but otherwise, she has no problem not doing what her allies want, even if she genuinely likes them. In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', Steve gets angry at her for [[spoiler:going off mission to get the Lemurian Star data, which we later learn counts as backstabbing SHIELD]] and in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Civil War]]'', Tony accuses her of [[spoiler:being this on a fundamental level after she switches sides during the airport fight and lets Steve and Bucky get away, though after the events of ''Winter Soldier'' it comes across [[ConflictingLoyalty more sympathetically]] to the audience]].
* ''Film/{{Nixon}}'':
-->'''E. Howard Hunt:''' John, sooner or later, sooner, I think, you're gonna learn a lesson that's been learned by everyone who's ever gotten close to Richard Nixon. [[TragicVillain That he's the darkness reaching out for the darkness]]. '''And eventually, it's either you or him.''' [[YourDaysAreNumbered Your grave's already been dug, John.]]
* Jack Sparrow from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''; and his case is ''contagious'', too. Jack and his more-or-less friends betray each other constantly, yet always end up on the same side again in the end.
-->'''Elizabeth:''' Whose side is Jack on?\\
'''Will:''' At the moment?
* The Largo siblings from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' are vying for a place as their father's heir, and are pretty damn vicious about it.
* Dr. Moriarty from ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''. Besides eliminating many of his henchmen after they serve his purpose (Doctor Hoffmanstahl, Claude Ravache, Rene Heron) or show signs of decreasing utility (Irene Adler), he also means to betray the prime ministers and ambassadors, who had trusted his advice on the increasingly foreboding political climate, by instigating war.
* ''Film/SpyKids1'' -- The real BigBad, Mr. Alexander [[MeaningfulName Minion]], made a business out of this. He was a [[TheDragon Dragon]] for hire that always ended up betraying his master and hijacking their {{Evil Plan}}s for his own purposes.
* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'':
** Admiral Marcus and Section 31, who betray both the ''Enterprise'' and their own ruthless superhuman agent to try and [[spoiler:start a war with the Klingons]].
** Khan, too. The ''Enterprise'' was incapable of threatening him, he had the most powerful ship in Starfleet, and theoretically, his crew returned. He doesn't even bother to check on that last bit before deciding to [[spoiler:blow up the ''Enterprise'', even though he'd have been untrackable if he'd simply left]].
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** The Sith use betrayal and treachery as their ''modus operandi''. If you're able to keep what you take, you deserved it. If the Master can't keep his subordinates in line, then he shouldn't be the Master. If an apprentice manages to kill his master and take his place, the apprentice deserved to take it by virtue of [[MightMakesRight being strong enough]]. Palpatine gets Anakin to kill off Dooku, then later tries to get Luke to kill off Vader and become his newest apprentice. While at the same time, Vader tries to get Luke to kill off Palpatine so they can "rule the galaxy as father and son."
** In the ExpandedUniverse, it is common among Sith to backstab anyone and everyone in order to better themselves. The final test of a Sith apprentice is killing his own master. At the same time, it's a test to see if the master still has it to deserve his title. [[FridgeLogic So why do Sith Masters take apprentices?]] [[OrcusOnHisThrone So he can]] sit [[TheChessmaster around plotting]], while [[TheDragon someone else runs around and fights]].
--->'''[[MagnificentBastard Palpatine]]''', as the gatekeeper of the Telos Holocron: "Choose someone as successor and you will inevitably be succeeded. Choose someone hungrier and you will be devoured. Choose someone quicker and you won't dodge the blade at your back. Choose someone with more patience and you won't block the blade at your throat. Choose someone more devious and you'll hold the blade that kills you. Choose someone more clever and you'll never know your end. Despite these cautions, an apprentice is essential. A Master without an apprentice is a Master of nothing."
*** The Sith had it so bad that they were almost destroyed by the Jedi simply because they couldn't stop backstabbing each other while the more unified Jedi picked them off one by one. Darth Bane eventually had to create the RuleOfTwo (only two Sith -- one master and one apprentice -- can exist at the same time) just to make sure the Sith wouldn't backstab themselves into oblivion.
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' gives us a glimpse of Sith motivations, since it has two Sith class storylines. Both the Warrior and the Inquisitor are eventually forced to supplant their former masters, though in their case [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness their masters struck first]]. Both cases get somewhat out of hand even by Sith standards since masters and apprentices alike have powerful allies; the result is ''two'' Sith civil wars right in the middle of a major battle with the Republic.
*** Even by Sith standards, the Warrior's master, Darth Baras, seems to have a very big problem with this. Baras betrays an entire fleet of ships to the Jedi when it suited his needs, and Baras sends his apprentice to kill his own spies, contacts, underlinings, and then a member of the Dark council all before the Baras eventually turns on his apprentice.
** Ironically, Darth Sidious's own master, Darth Plagueis, attempted to avert the trope by having himself and Palpatine/Darth Sidious form a genuine bond. Unfortunately for him, Sidious still managed to [[TheStarscream do it onto him anyway]].
** Lampshaded, overlapping with {{Foreshadowing}} in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheForceUnleashed'' when Shaak Ti talks to Starkiller.
--->'''Shaak Ti:''' Poor boy... The Sith ''always'' betray one another. But I'm sure you'll learn that soon enough.
*** Darth Vader does, in fact, betray Starkiller shortly later. Despite the fact that it would've been very much in Vader's best interest ''not'' to.
* In ''Film/SupermanII'', Superman's plan to ultimately defeat Zod depends on Lex Luthor's undependability. When it seems Lex is about to become the victim of Zod's own CBD, Superman pretends to confide in Lex a way to take away the evil Kryptonians' powers. Lex, of course, betrays Superman in one last bid to get on Zod's nonexistent good side, only to have Superman reveal that [[BatmanGambit he was counting on Luthor betraying him in order for his plan to work]].
* ''Film/Tetris2023'': Robert Stein betrays everyone he comes across including his main employers, the Maxwells (though this is {{justified|Trope}} because they don't pay him his due royalties). When Henk Rogers offers to pay him 25K to get the handheld rights to Tetris (handhelds being something Stein didn't even know ''existed'' at the time), he realizes that something big is afoot and goes behind Henk's back to attempt to sell them to Atari for '''100K'''. Henk realizes Stein can't be trusted and heads to Russia to secure the rights himself kickstarting the plot.
* ''Film/War2007'': "Rogue Assassin" is betraying everyone he works with. That must be how he got the name. [[spoiler:Subverted as it turns out he is not actually Rogue.]]
* A theme of the entirety of ''Film/WildThings''. After the "false rape accusation" scam is revealed, every character resorts to backstabbing their partners to get the money after more people are shown to have been in on it, then turn on them as well. Most of the cast end up murdering each other, while [[spoiler:Suzie ends up betraying everyone else and getting away rich]].
* In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', '70s Magneto turns on both Xavier and Mystique the second it's convenient, trying to [[spoiler:kill Mystique, his former lover and NumberTwo, for her part in setting up the BadFuture]]. He then tries to [[spoiler:use the Sentinels to kill Nixon]], making a potentially ''worse'' future until he's stopped.
* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' -- Wichita and Little Rock. First, they [[spoiler:fake a zombie bite on Little Rock as part of a scheme to steal Columbus and Tallahassee's weapons and vehicle]]. Then [[spoiler:when the guys catch up to them, they hijack their new vehicle, holding them up with their own weapons]]. At least they let them come along this time, and eventually, the group builds a grudging rapport. Next morning, however, [[spoiler:they steal the truck again]]. Finally, after the guys they've repeatedly betrayed rescue them from certain, messy doom, [[spoiler:they drive off again. They were joking this time, knowing that the guys would be all too willing to take them seriously]].
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* Nicky in ''Film/TheArtOfTheSteal'' seems genuinely unable to stop himself. He sells out his half-brother Crunch to the police after the job in Warsaw goes sour; knocks out Sunny and abandons him (leaving behind a mocking apology card) so he doesn't have to pay him the $30,000 his is owed for his part in TheHeist; and plans to double-cross the rest of the CaperCrew and abscond with the loot from TheCon. Nicky says he just doing what everyone else would do if they thought they could get away with it. Crunch says he doesn't blame Nicky for his behaviour, but he does hate him for it.
* In ''Film/BigGame'', Morris ends up betraying both -- or all three, depending on how you look at it -- sides.
* Ward Abbott from ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' is a fine example -- he first betrayed his superiors to form a black ops squad with Conklin, then betrayed his black ops squad to use it for personal gain and finally betrayed Conklin as well.
* Eric Qualen of ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' ''might'' have actually pulled off his elaborate scheme if he had assembled a team of henchmen that actually liked and trusted each other.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': The opening sequence has a long chain of henchmen backstabbing each other, with the Joker killing the final henchman. At least the last one sees it coming. The Joker manages to avert the MexicanStandoff. The Joker later reveals that he doesn't care one bit about money, and goes to show just how much he truly doesn't care about it by [[spoiler: setting the half of the Mob's money that he earned by retrieving Lau on fire]], meaning that the backstab was most likely instigated by the Joker [[ForTheEvulz solely for the laughs.]]
* ''Film/TheDeparted'' has this as a pervasive ambiance as opposed to a single character.
* Simon Gruber in ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'' (played by Creator/JeremyIrons, who voiced Scar, another backstabber). He betrays his Middle Eastern clients by stealing the gold they hired him to destroy and then screws over some of his accomplices to make sure he gets as large a share as possible. In the alternate ending, which takes place a few months after a successful heist, he has even eliminated his girlfriend to rob her.
* ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' -- At the end, Blondie backstabs Tuco by ''not'' backstabbing him.
* In ''Film/TheGreatWhiteHype'', Mitchell Kane performs a FaceHeelTurn and betrays his documentary team. Even though his new boss, The Sultan is very happy with him, Mitchell can't help but try to plunge the knife in again. Sultan is not bothered in the least, even before Kane's betrayal backfires.
* In ''Film/HighPlainsInvaders'', Rose is quick to turn on the others for the chance of a profit or means to make her own survival more likely.
* ''Franchise/IndianaJones:''
** Mac in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. First, he's Indy's friend, then he betrays him to the Russians, then he pretends to betray the Russians to get back on Indy's side, and then betrays Indy again.
--->'''Indy:''' Wait, so you're a ''triple'' agent?\\
'''Mac:''' No, I was just lying about being a double.
** Also applies to Dr. Elsa Schneider in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. First, she worked for Indiana's father to help him find the grail and then helped Indiana once his father disappeared. However, she turns out to be a spy working with the Nazis and betrays Indiana to steal the all-important grail diary, which contains vital intel on the grail's location. Later on, in the grail's temple, Donovan needs to choose the real grail from a variety of fake ones. Elsa purposely selects a grail unlikely to be the real thing. Donovan drinks from it and ages to death. Finally, once Indiana's father has been healed, Elsa tries to take the grail from the temple with catastrophic consequences. Despite Indiana’s attempt to save her, [[DeathByMaterialism she’s punished with a long plunge down a chasm when she reaches for the grail instead of taking his hand]].
* ''{{Film/Interstellar}}'': [[spoiler:Dr. Mann]] is so desperate to [[ItsAllAboutMe save himself]] that he steadily backstabs every single one of his friends and allies. First, he [[spoiler:manipulates his loyal RobotBuddy KIPP into falsifying data before killing him and rigging his body to explode to cover it up]]. Then he betrays the ''Endurance'' crew and tries to abandon them to die on the ice planet. And on top of it all, his obsession with staying alive no matter what is a direct betrayal of ''[[{{Hypocrite}} his own mission and beliefs]]'', especially given that literally everyone else was willing to make the necessary sacrifices for the mission.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** ''Film/IronMan1'': Stane plotted from the beginning of the movie to eliminate Tony so he could seize the company and engage in any sort of weapon deals he wanted. However, he also turns his back on [[spoiler:the terrorists who he was paying]] later in the film to get his hands on the Mk. 1 suit they recovered from the desert. They had mildly backstabbed him also when they learned their captive was Tony Stark, causing them [[spoiler:to keep him alive so he could build them a missile instead of killing him]] like they'd been ordered to.
** Like the comic book character he is based upon, Loki from ''Film/{{Thor}}'' is prone to this sort of behavior. In the first film in which he appears, he [[spoiler: lets enemies into his family's weapons' vault, attempts to kill his adoptive brother, and tricks an enemy king (who is also his biological father) into trying to kill his adoptive father, only to kill him in order to prove his loyalty to said adoptive father]]. Ironically, in that first movie, he seemed to be motivated, at least in part, by [[WellIntentionedExtremist loyalty towards Asgard,]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds and desperation to prove that he was a good son.]] In ''[[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld The Dark World]]'', Thor takes it as a given that Loki will eventually betray him and so do Lady Sif and the Warriors Three. He doesn't (unless you count a FakeDefector trick) but he ''does'' fake his own death in order to usurp and impersonate Odin. By ''[[Film/ThorRagnarok Ragnarok]]'', he's become ''so'' predictable that Thor is able to turn his latest betrayal against him effortlessly. In ''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Infinity War]]'' [[spoiler: Loki has still not learned his lesson, and pays for it with his life because Thanos can see right through his ruse.]]
*** Taken to its logical extreme with ''Series/Loki2021''. The [[AlternateSelf Variant]] Loki who serves as the show's protagonist struggles to get Mobius to trust him because Mobius is well aware of this trait and expects to be betrayed any second. He's outright embarrassed at seeing a whole army of Variant Lokis who constantly betray each other and finally decides he needs to grow past this habit.
** Black Widow has this (or the appearance of it) as one of her preferred MO's. She's pretty consistently on Nick Fury's side but otherwise, she has no problem not doing what her allies want, even if she genuinely likes them. In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', Steve gets angry at her for [[spoiler:going off mission to get the Lemurian Star data, which we later learn counts as backstabbing SHIELD]] and in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Civil War]]'', Tony accuses her of [[spoiler:being this on a fundamental level after she switches sides during the airport fight and lets Steve and Bucky get away, though after the events of ''Winter Soldier'' it comes across [[ConflictingLoyalty more sympathetically]] to the audience]].
* ''Film/{{Nixon}}'':
-->'''E. Howard Hunt:''' John, sooner or later, sooner, I think, you're gonna learn a lesson that's been learned by everyone who's ever gotten close to Richard Nixon. [[TragicVillain That he's the darkness reaching out for the darkness]]. '''And eventually, it's either you or him.''' [[YourDaysAreNumbered Your grave's already been dug, John.]]
* Jack Sparrow from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''; and his case is ''contagious'', too. Jack and his more-or-less friends betray each other constantly, yet always end up on the same side again in the end.
-->'''Elizabeth:''' Whose side is Jack on?\\
'''Will:''' At the moment?
* The Largo siblings from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' are vying for a place as their father's heir, and are pretty damn vicious about it.
* Dr. Moriarty from ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''. Besides eliminating many of his henchmen after they serve his purpose (Doctor Hoffmanstahl, Claude Ravache, Rene Heron) or show signs of decreasing utility (Irene Adler), he also means to betray the prime ministers and ambassadors, who had trusted his advice on the increasingly foreboding political climate, by instigating war.
* ''Film/SpyKids1'' -- The real BigBad, Mr. Alexander [[MeaningfulName Minion]], made a business out of this. He was a [[TheDragon Dragon]] for hire that always ended up betraying his master and hijacking their {{Evil Plan}}s for his own purposes.
* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'':
** Admiral Marcus and Section 31, who betray both the ''Enterprise'' and their own ruthless superhuman agent to try and [[spoiler:start a war with the Klingons]].
** Khan, too. The ''Enterprise'' was incapable of threatening him, he had the most powerful ship in Starfleet, and theoretically, his crew returned. He doesn't even bother to check on that last bit before deciding to [[spoiler:blow up the ''Enterprise'', even though he'd have been untrackable if he'd simply left]].
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** The Sith use betrayal and treachery as their ''modus operandi''. If you're able to keep what you take, you deserved it. If the Master can't keep his subordinates in line, then he shouldn't be the Master. If an apprentice manages to kill his master and take his place, the apprentice deserved to take it by virtue of [[MightMakesRight being strong enough]]. Palpatine gets Anakin to kill off Dooku, then later tries to get Luke to kill off Vader and become his newest apprentice. While at the same time, Vader tries to get Luke to kill off Palpatine so they can "rule the galaxy as father and son."
** In the ExpandedUniverse, it is common among Sith to backstab anyone and everyone in order to better themselves. The final test of a Sith apprentice is killing his own master. At the same time, it's a test to see if the master still has it to deserve his title. [[FridgeLogic So why do Sith Masters take apprentices?]] [[OrcusOnHisThrone So he can]] sit [[TheChessmaster around plotting]], while [[TheDragon someone else runs around and fights]].
--->'''[[MagnificentBastard Palpatine]]''', as the gatekeeper of the Telos Holocron: "Choose someone as successor and you will inevitably be succeeded. Choose someone hungrier and you will be devoured. Choose someone quicker and you won't dodge the blade at your back. Choose someone with more patience and you won't block the blade at your throat. Choose someone more devious and you'll hold the blade that kills you. Choose someone more clever and you'll never know your end. Despite these cautions, an apprentice is essential. A Master without an apprentice is a Master of nothing."
*** The Sith had it so bad that they were almost destroyed by the Jedi simply because they couldn't stop backstabbing each other while the more unified Jedi picked them off one by one. Darth Bane eventually had to create the RuleOfTwo (only two Sith -- one master and one apprentice -- can exist at the same time) just to make sure the Sith wouldn't backstab themselves into oblivion.
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' gives us a glimpse of Sith motivations, since it has two Sith class storylines. Both the Warrior and the Inquisitor are eventually forced to supplant their former masters, though in their case [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness their masters struck first]]. Both cases get somewhat out of hand even by Sith standards since masters and apprentices alike have powerful allies; the result is ''two'' Sith civil wars right in the middle of a major battle with the Republic.
*** Even by Sith standards, the Warrior's master, Darth Baras, seems to have a very big problem with this. Baras betrays an entire fleet of ships to the Jedi when it suited his needs, and Baras sends his apprentice to kill his own spies, contacts, underlinings, and then a member of the Dark council all before the Baras eventually turns on his apprentice.
** Ironically, Darth Sidious's own master, Darth Plagueis, attempted to avert the trope by having himself and Palpatine/Darth Sidious form a genuine bond. Unfortunately for him, Sidious still managed to [[TheStarscream do it onto him anyway]].
** Lampshaded, overlapping with {{Foreshadowing}} in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheForceUnleashed'' when Shaak Ti talks to Starkiller.
--->'''Shaak Ti:''' Poor boy... The Sith ''always'' betray one another. But I'm sure you'll learn that soon enough.
*** Darth Vader does, in fact, betray Starkiller shortly later. Despite the fact that it would've been very much in Vader's best interest ''not'' to.
* In ''Film/SupermanII'', Superman's plan to ultimately defeat Zod depends on Lex Luthor's undependability. When it seems Lex is about to become the victim of Zod's own CBD, Superman pretends to confide in Lex a way to take away the evil Kryptonians' powers. Lex, of course, betrays Superman in one last bid to get on Zod's nonexistent good side, only to have Superman reveal that [[BatmanGambit he was counting on Luthor betraying him in order for his plan to work]].
* ''Film/Tetris2023'': Robert Stein betrays everyone he comes across including his main employers, the Maxwells (though this is {{justified|Trope}} because they don't pay him his due royalties). When Henk Rogers offers to pay him 25K to get the handheld rights to Tetris (handhelds being something Stein didn't even know ''existed'' at the time), he realizes that something big is afoot and goes behind Henk's back to attempt to sell them to Atari for '''100K'''. Henk realizes Stein can't be trusted and heads to Russia to secure the rights himself kickstarting the plot.
* ''Film/War2007'': "Rogue Assassin" is betraying everyone he works with. That must be how he got the name. [[spoiler:Subverted as it turns out he is not actually Rogue.]]
* A theme of the entirety of ''Film/WildThings''. After the "false rape accusation" scam is revealed, every character resorts to backstabbing their partners to get the money after more people are shown to have been in on it, then turn on them as well. Most of the cast end up murdering each other, while [[spoiler:Suzie ends up betraying everyone else and getting away rich]].
* In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', '70s Magneto turns on both Xavier and Mystique the second it's convenient, trying to [[spoiler:kill Mystique, his former lover and NumberTwo, for her part in setting up the BadFuture]]. He then tries to [[spoiler:use the Sentinels to kill Nixon]], making a potentially ''worse'' future until he's stopped.
* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' -- Wichita and Little Rock. First, they [[spoiler:fake a zombie bite on Little Rock as part of a scheme to steal Columbus and Tallahassee's weapons and vehicle]]. Then [[spoiler:when the guys catch up to them, they hijack their new vehicle, holding them up with their own weapons]]. At least they let them come along this time, and eventually, the group builds a grudging rapport. Next morning, however, [[spoiler:they steal the truck again]]. Finally, after the guys they've repeatedly betrayed rescue them from certain, messy doom, [[spoiler:they drive off again. They were joking this time, knowing that the guys would be all too willing to take them seriously]].
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* ''[[WebVideo/SpeedSilverCivilizationExperiments I [[WebVideo/SpeedSilverCivilizationExperiments "I Made 100 Players Simulate Medieval Civilization In Minecraft]]'' Minecraft"]] saw [=SpeedSilver=] set up a server where 100 players are divided into Dwarves, Giants, and Elves. The Elves and Giants (especially the giants), backstabbed each other alot, seeing multiple [[AssassinationAttempt Assassination Attempts]] being conducted both before and during their leadership elections, such as [[spoiler: Seawatt attempting to assasinate Ize on the giants, Ize assassinating Seawatt instead, and 5aitama and Invictable colluding with Ize to then assasinate Starkiller on the elves]]. This [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard blows up in their face]], as the Dwarves {{Averted}} this by getting along well together, and by the endgame had more surviving members than both the other races ''combined''.
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* ''[[WebVideo/SpeedSilverCivilizationExperiments I Made 100 Players Simulate Medieval Civilization In Minecraft]]'' saw [=SpeedSilver=] set up a server where 100 players are divided into Dwarves, Giants, and Elves. The Elves and Giants (especially the giants), backstabbed each other alot, seeing multiple [[AssasinationAttempt Assassination Attempts]] being conducted both before and during their leadership elections, such as [[spoiler: Seawatt attempting to assasinate Ize on the giants, Ize assassinating Seawatt instead, and 5aitama and Invictable colluding with Ize to then assasinate Starkiller on the elves]]. This [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard blows up in their face]], as the Dwarves {{Averted}} this by getting along well together, and by the endgame had more surviving members than both the other races ''combined''.
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* ''[[WebVideo/SpeedSilverCivilizationExperiments I Made 100 Players Simulate Medieval Civilization In Minecraft]]'' saw [=SpeedSilver=] set up a server where 100 players are divided into Dwarves, Giants, and Elves. The Elves and Giants (especially the giants), backstabbed each other alot, seeing multiple [[AssasinationAttempt [[AssassinationAttempt Assassination Attempts]] being conducted both before and during their leadership elections, such as [[spoiler: Seawatt attempting to assasinate Ize on the giants, Ize assassinating Seawatt instead, and 5aitama and Invictable colluding with Ize to then assasinate Starkiller on the elves]]. This [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard blows up in their face]], as the Dwarves {{Averted}} this by getting along well together, and by the endgame had more surviving members than both the other races ''combined''.
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** [[spoiler:Unalaq is revealed to be this. He betrays his brother to become Chief of the Water Tribes, he betrays his niece Korra after she refuses to open the other spirit portal, especially after screwing over his brother a second time, and he betrays his kids by treating them as mere stooges and destroying the world they inhabit. In Season 3 it is also revealed that he was a member of the Red Lotus and orchestrated a plan to kidnap a young Korra when he found out she was the Avatar, but when the Red Lotus was foiled, he betrayed them and even helped construct one of their prisons in order to continue his goal in becoming the Dark Avatar. Of course, the only being he doesn't betray is Vaatu]].
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** [[spoiler:Unalaq is revealed to be this. He betrays his brother to become Chief of the Water Tribes, he betrays his niece Korra after she refuses to open the other spirit portal, especially after screwing over his brother a second time, and he betrays his kids by treating them as mere stooges and destroying the world they inhabit. In Season 3 it is also revealed that he was a member of the Red Lotus and orchestrated a plan to kidnap a young Korra when he found out she was the Avatar, but when the Red Lotus was foiled, he betrayed them and even helped construct one of their prisons in order to continue his goal in becoming the Dark Avatar. Of course, the only being he doesn't betray is Vaatu]].Vaatu.]]
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** Interestingly, this gets {{Inverted}} against [[spoiler:Belos by Luz, once he's chronologically aware of her true identity as another human. Twice he attempts to make a deal for her aid and cooperation in enacting his plans, and actually sincerely seems to be willing to uphold his end, even if it inconveniences him, and both times, ''Luz'' is the one to ultimately 'betray' him and renege on her end of the deal, causing him significant trouble.[[labelnote:*]]She accepts his deal to trade the portal door for Eda's life, but booby-traps the portal with fire glyphs, and makes a deal with him to spare her and her friends for supporting his claims of 'protecting humanity' only to get close enough to brand him with a sigil[[/labelnote]] In both occasions, it seems to be a combination of Belos's perception of Luz as [[UnderestimatingBadassery a mere child]] and inability to accept that [[FantasticRacism a human would turn against him to protect monsters]] that blinds him to her intentions.]]
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* [[Characters/Ben10Vilgax Vilgax]] in the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' franchise. Practically every time he's formed an alliance with someone, he betrays them.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': [[Characters/Ben10Vilgax Vilgax]] in the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' franchise. Practically every time has practically almost betrayed everybody he's formed an alliance with. With the exception of Kevin, Zs’Skayr (both of whom betrayed him first), and Dr. Animo in the first series (since it was a one-sided alliance on Animo’s part and Vilgax pretty much ignores him to focus on Ben), every villain he has teamed up with someone, ends up being double-crossed by him. Vilgax pulls off a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on Albedo and Eon (''twice'' in the former’s case) and feigns submission to Dagon and successfully [[spoiler:[[DidYouJustHijackCthulhu absorbs his power]]]]. This, along with being a BadBoss, is the reason why he betrays them.usually has to rely on MechaMooks; most people are aware of how he treats his allies, and as such are unwilling to work with or for him. It's implied that he's been doing for a very long time in ''Omniverse'', stating that he got exiled from his homeworld for "ambitious disobedience."
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* Roger from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', mostly [[ItAmusedMe For The Lulz]], but also due to his BizarreAlienBiology, he has a biological ''need'' to be a total asshole, otherwise it will build up and kill him.
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* [[Characters/AmericanDadRogerSmith Roger Smith]] from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', mostly [[ItAmusedMe For The Lulz]], but also due to his BizarreAlienBiology, he has a biological ''need'' to be a total asshole, otherwise it will build up and kill him.
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* Azula in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is considered this. Her father is no exception either. He was willing to do whatever he had to when he wanted something, including [[spoiler:disposing of his own family by either killing them, banishing them or setting their own needs aside and replacing them with his own]]. What's there to say? Ruthlessness and steadfast ambition run in the family.
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* Azula [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is considered this. Her father is no exception either. He was willing to do whatever he had to when he wanted something, including [[spoiler:disposing of his own family by either killing them, banishing them or setting their own needs aside and replacing them with his own]]. What's there to say? Ruthlessness and steadfast ambition run in the family.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Dale Gribble is a paranoid, gun-toting idiot who only trusts a handful of people, and even those people get the shit-end of the stick from his behavior quite often. It's difficult to count the number of times he has sold out his friends for personal gain or even threatened/attempted (horribly) to kill them at various points. How anyone puts up with him is a mystery.
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** Varrick is a repeat offender of this trope. Varrick allied with Team Avatar against Unalaq, but he [[spoiler:went behind their backs and endangered a peace march by Southern Water Tribe sympathizers, bankrupted Asami's company and seized control of it, then framed Mako. He backed Raiko during the first election, only for him to attack him months later. All that was part of his plan to start a war and make money off of it. Varrick later betrays Suyin Beifong by joining Kuvira, who went against the latter's wishes. After Varrick finds out how evil Kuvira really is, he's done betraying others altogether and pulls a HeelFaceTurn]].
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** Varrick [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraVarrickAndZhuLi Varrick]] is a repeat offender of this trope. Varrick allied with Team Avatar against Unalaq, but he [[spoiler:went behind their backs and endangered a peace march by Southern Water Tribe sympathizers, bankrupted Asami's company and seized control of it, then framed Mako. He backed Raiko during the first election, only for him to attack him months later. All that was part of his plan to start a war and make money off of it. Varrick later betrays Suyin Beifong by joining Kuvira, who went against the latter's wishes. After Varrick finds out how evil Kuvira really is, he's done betraying others altogether and pulls a HeelFaceTurn]].
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* Aku from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' loves to spread misery and pain, and what better way than to betray a close ally at an inopportune moment? A standout example is "Jack and the Ultra-Robots"; Aku forces a scientist to build a new line of killbots in exchange for the safety of his village, but as soon as they are finished he orders the Ultra-Robots to destroy the village as a "test run". This comes back to screw him over when said scientist helps Jack defeat the Ultra-Robots.
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* Aku [[Characters/SamuraiJackAku Aku]] from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' loves to spread misery and pain, and what better way than to betray a close ally at an inopportune moment? A standout example is "Jack and the Ultra-Robots"; Aku forces a scientist to build a new line of killbots in exchange for the safety of his village, but as soon as they are finished he orders the Ultra-Robots to destroy the village as a "test run". This comes back to screw him over when said scientist helps Jack defeat the Ultra-Robots.
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* ''Fanfic/QueenAnnesLegacy'': The Earl of Hertford, Edward Seymour. He won't hesitate to sell out his own family if it means he can advance further and ultimately doesn't care about who's king as long as that king grants him titles and prestige. [[spoiler:He only starts plotting to put Edward on the throne when it becomes clear that Ambrose doesn't trust him and won't let him displace his uncle George in his confidence]]. This later turns out to be his FatalFlaw -- he spends most of the story constantly changing sides and trying to gain as much royal favor as possible that he never takes time to properly prepare Edward as a potential successor/usurper to Ambrose as a backup plan in case he can't win the latter's favor when it's his time to be king, [[spoiler:leaving him unable to control and properly advise a spoiled and mercurial Edward when they finally begin their rebellion]].
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* This is Monstroso's M.O. on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' He, being a supervillain lawyer, is also known as the "king of the doublecross." This doublecrossing is actually ''encouraged'' by the [[WeirdTradeUnion Guild of Calamitous Intent]]. In his debut episode, he works with [[BigBad The Monarch]] to torment [[NominalHero Dr. Venture]] by using [[LoopholeAbuse litigation and paperwork]] to seize Dr. Venture's estate, fully planning to backstab the Monarch and seize ''his'' estate as well.
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** This is Monstroso's M.O.on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' He, as he, being a [[AmoralAttorney supervillain lawyer, lawyer]], is also known as the "king of the doublecross." This doublecrossing is actually ''encouraged'' by the [[WeirdTradeUnion Guild of Calamitous Intent]]. In his debut episode, he works with [[BigBad The Monarch]] to torment [[NominalHero Dr. Venture]] by using [[LoopholeAbuse litigation and paperwork]] to seize Dr. Venture's estate, fully planning to backstab the Monarch and seize ''his'' estate as well.well.
** [[BigBad The Sovereign]] dabbled in this as well. He became the leader of the Guild by [[KlingonPromotion betraying and murdering his predecessor]] Force Majeure (a [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] {{expy}}), and the Season 6 premiere revolved around [[spoiler:him betraying the ones who helped him do it in a FaustianRebellion, as well as the Guild's Council of Thirteen and the Revenge Society in a ''three-way backstab'' to save his own skin]].
** This is Monstroso's M.O.
** [[BigBad The Sovereign]] dabbled in this as well. He became the leader of the Guild by [[KlingonPromotion betraying and murdering his predecessor]] Force Majeure (a [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] {{expy}}), and the Season 6 premiere revolved around [[spoiler:him betraying the ones who helped him do it in a FaustianRebellion, as well as the Guild's Council of Thirteen and the Revenge Society in a ''three-way backstab'' to save his own skin]].
