History Main / EvilAllAlong

* ''Film/PrimalFear'' features two variations on this: at first, it's revealed that Aaron has a split personality, which would mean by proxy he would have committed the movie's murder, but at the end, it's revealed that Aaron never existed and in fact the so called "other personality" was the real one all along, thus making him a straight-up murderer.

* ''Film/PrimalFear'' features two variations on this, at first it's revealed that Aaron has a split personality which would mean by proxy he would have committed the movie's murder, but at the end it is revealed Aaron never existed and in fact the so called "other personality" was the real one all along thus making him a straight up murderer.

--->"The Aizen you knew...'''[[BitchInSheepsClothing never even existed]]'''."

** From the Totto Land arc we have Pudding. Originally introduced as the WhiteSheep in Big Mom's family and Sanji's sweet, innocent fiancee. It later turns out that [[MasterActor her entire personality is a lie]] and she's just as evil as her mother. Of course, [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil that's more due to Big Mom's toxic family environment than any desire on Pudding's part]]...
** From Big Mom's backstory in the same arc, the beloved Mother Carmel is not as holy and innocent as she seems. The kindly nun is just a front for child trafficking orphans and selling them off to the World Government. Had a young Linlin not eaten her, she would have ended up a Marine or a bodyguard for the Celestial Dragons.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'': ''Good heavens'', Ray Shadows. At first, he seemed to be merely TheDitz, but eventually he revealed himself as a "Barian Guardian", a TokenHeroicOrc and a decent guy who opposed the evil plans of the Barian Emperors, befriending Yuma and offering some crucial help. As it turned out, all of it was cruel deception. In truth, he's really Vector, the evil ManBehindTheMan from season 1, who's easily the most cruel and sadistic member of the Barians (or any villain of the current series). He takes cruel pleasure in boasting about how thoroughly he fooled Yuma and his friends. Somewhat subverted with the later revelation that he actually was a good guy in his original life, but fell to corruption by way of FakeMemories from Don Thousand, leading to the maniac seen in the present day.

** In her debut episode, "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E24Volpina Volpina]]", [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugLilaRossi Lila Rossi]] appeared to be simply a NewTransferStudent telling all kinds of {{Celebrity Lie}}s [[AttentionWhore for attention]], who only became outright nasty after Ladybug humiliated her by calling her out on her lies in front of Adrien (even though she was actively lying to him at the time). Come season five, it's revealed that "Lila Rossi" was simply an alternate identity to manipulate a second school (and a second mother), indicating that Lila (or Cerise, or whatever her real name is) was a terrible person even before she threw in with Hawk Moth.

-->'''Salem:''' It's true that a simple spark can ignite hope, breathe fire into the hearts of the weary. The ability to derive strength from hope is undoubtedly mankind's greatest attribute. Which is why I will focus all of my power... '''to snuff it out.'''

* The ''MLP'' fic ''Fanfic/CircusDays'' has Spike ditching The Mane Six, after realizing just how little the girls appreciate him, to join a troupe of kindly circus ponies... only to realize those kindly circus ponies are actually poachers looking to make our little dragon their latest victim. Luckily, [[BigDamnHeroes the girls came back]] [[SugarWiki/HeartWarming to show him they do care]].

*** Henry J. Waternoose III, the CEO of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' who turns out to be willing to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans kidnap children with Randall to end the energy crisis.]]

* ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders'': Zein is initially introduced as a HeroAntagonist BenevolentAI that seeks to bring a [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans utopia free of human malice]], giving the {{villain protagonist}}s a good reason to oppose it. Later on, Zein's methods become more [[BewareTheSuperman brutal and oppressive]], to the point that not even redeemed villains are safe from its presence. Episode 4 finally confirms that it is [[TheComputerIsYourFriend just as malevolent as the Ark]]. It's allies fail to realise this until [[spoiler:it announces plans to use a DeadlyGame to create an army of players to die against the villains, tricking mankind into [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves ensuring their own self-destruction]]]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}:'' [[Characters/AmphibiaKingAndrias King Andrias]] is initially introduced as TheGoodKing of Amphibia, acting as an ally to Anne and her friends and helping them in their quest to recharge the music box and get back home. But throughout the season, there are vague hints that there is more to his agenda than he is letting on. He finally reveals his true intentions in "[[Recap/AmphibiaS2E36TrueColors True Colors]]", when he explains that his ancestors weren't peaceful explorers but actually conquerors; he plans to reclaim his glory by using the recharged music box to conquer all other dimensions, including Earth.