History Main / LivingWithTheVillain

* The villains Ali and En from the "Makaiju" arc of ''SailorMoon'' were disguised as schoolmates of most of the Senshi. The same applied with Chibi-usa's friend Hotaru (possessed by Mistress 9, TheDragon to that series BigBad) in the third season, and the Witches Five, who worked at Michiru and Haruka's ElaborateUniversityHigh. In Ami's introduction episode, Luna ''suspects'' this of her, but learns she's actually another Sailor Senshi instead.

** In one issue of the MarvelAdventures continuity, Aunt May decides to rent out a free room in the Parker household. Who moves in? ''Doctor Octopus!'' What happens next? '''HE HITS ON AUNT MAY.'''

* ''WesternAnimation/KidVsKat'', in which the main hero's sister's pet cat is an alien bent on conquering the Earth(Or sending cat treats to his home planet.)

* ''WesternAnimation/KidvsKat'', in which the main hero's sister's pet cat is an alien bent on conquering the Earth(Or sending cat treats to his home planet.)

** This happens very often in the sequel series, ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''. Saiou, [[spoiler:Amon Garam and Yusuke Fujiwara]] all enroll at Duel Academy at some point. And then there's [[EvilTeacher Professor Cobra]]...

* ''{{Dexter}}'' often [[LampshadedTrope lampshades]] this, commenting on how all of his co-workers are committed to catching murderers, yet no one (except Doakes) can figure out that he is one.

* In {{Bigtime}}, ''Karma Girl'' features a narrator who uses this fact as a way to track down and discover the secret identities of superheroes and villains.

* ''KamenRiderDecade'' literally has this, as [[spoiler:Eijiro Hikari, grandfather of the female lead Natsumi and owner of the photo studio that is the [[HubLevel hub]] of the heroes, is revealed to be [[Series/KamenRider Dr. Shinigami]]. Not that he's aware of it himself at first, since he seems like he was under mind control when he transformed. Later, he does come to regret his actions as an executive of [[LegionOfDoom Dai-Shocker]], and in the finale, is not too keen on going back into the Shinigami persona.]]

* In the anime ''NurseWitchKomugi'', the secret identity of the main villain is the heroine's possessed best friend. This is revealed [[SpoilerOpening in the opening sequence]].

* In ''Videogame/{{Persona 4}}'' [[spoiler: the two major villains of the game [[AxCrazy Adachi]] and Izanami live and work within the town as a cop and gas station worker respectively for most of the game as friendly [=NPCs=]]]. In fact, near the end when [[spoiler:the player must guess out who the killer is, your biggest hint is that it would be someone who would be completely welcome to the Dojima household. And in one of the earliest versions of the game the killer was ''your uncle'', meaning you were literally living him, but playtesters apparently found this so disturbing that this was changed during production.]]

* In ''Videogame/{{Persona 4}}'' [[spoiler: the two major villains of the game [[AxCrazy Adachi]] and Izanami live and work within the town as a cop and gas station worker respectively for most of the game as friendly [=NPCs=]]]. In fact, near the end when [[spoiler:the player must guess out who the killer is, your biggest hint is that it would be someone who would be completely welcome to the Dojima household.]]

* A similar case happens in MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket. Zaku Pilot Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman is on an infiltration mission to destroy the prototype Gundam Alex hidden in the local colony and befriends one of the local kids, Al, and his older cousin Christina "Chris" Mackenzie. [[spoiler: What Bernie doesn't know is that Chris is the test pilot for the Alex and, tragically, ends up having to face her and the prototype when his mission is botched and the entire colony was going to be nuked in response. To make it worse, After Bernie is killed, Al finds out about Chris's status as the Alex's pilot but chooses not to tell Chris, which makes it worse as both end up telling him to say goodbye to the other (Bernie doing so on a tape he made in case he was killed).

* ''{{Persona 3}}'' has ''two'' notable examples:

* In ''{{Persona 4}}'' [[spoiler: the two major villains of the game [[AxCrazy Adachi]] and Izanami live and work within the town as a cop and gas station worker respectively for most of the game as friendly [=NPCs=]]]. In fact, near the end when [[spoiler:the player must guess out who the killer is, the biggest hint is the fact that they have free unrestricted access to your home.]]

* [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Bakura]] of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' goes to Yugi's school and is considered a friend by most of Yugi's company. However, his alter ego is revealed to be the BigBad at the final season.

* ''StaticShock'' had this happen a few times as well - several of Static's enemies were classmates of his who had the residual effects from "the Big Bang" kick in at inopportune moments.
* In the ''DannyPhantom'' series, the title character has a crush on Valerie Gray, a demoralized girl from the popular crowd who has recently taken up ghost hunting. Danny, being a half ghost superhero, ignores his friends' warnings and tries to pursue a relationship with Valerie. She ''would'' like to be with Danny - if only that pesky ghost boy weren't around!

* And of course the Hooded Claw, [[ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop Penelope Pitstop]]'s nemesis, was her guardian Sylvester Sneekley in real life. Yet another indication of the Southern belle's stupidity- he made no attempt to disguise his extremely distinctive voice and that nose of his was always visible.

* A similar case happens in MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket. Zaku Pilot Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman is on an infiltration mission to destroy the prototype Gundam Alex hidden in the local colony and befriends one of the local kids, Al, and his older cousin Christina "Chris" Mackenzie. [[spoilers: What Bernie doesn't know is that Chris is the test pilot for the Alex and, tragically, ends up having to face her and the prototype when his mission is botched and the entire colony was going to be nuked in response. To make it worse, After Bernie is killed, Al finds out about Chris's status as the Alex's pilot but chooses not to tell Chris, which makes it worse as both end up telling him to say goodbye to the other (Bernie doing so on a tape he made in case he was killed).

* A similar case happens in MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket. Zaku Pilot Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman is on an infiltration mission to destroy the prototype Gundam Alex hidden in the local colony and befriends one of the local kids, Al, and his older cousin Christina "Chris" Mackenzie. [[spoilers: What Bernie doesn't know is that Chris is the test pilot for the Alex and, tragically, ends up having to face her and the prototype when his mission is botched and the entire colony was going to be nuked in response. To make it worse, After Bernie is killed, Al finds out about Chris's status as the Alex's pilot but chooses not to tell Chris, which makes it worse as both end up telling him to say goodbye to the other (Bernie doing so on a tape he made in case he was killed).]]

* In both continuities of ''FullmetalAlchemist'', it's quite some time before the heroes realize that one of the Homunculi they're desperately trying to defeat is actually [[spoiler:Fuhrer King Bradley, the leader of the nation and head of the military]]. On top of that, in [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist the manga]], another one is [[spoiler:Bradley's young, seemingly-innocent son]].

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', it's quite some time before the heroes realize that one of the Homunculi they're desperately trying to defeat is actually [[spoiler:Fuhrer King Bradley, the leader of the nation and head of the military]].

* In ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'', Numbuh Five lives with her [[{{CainAndAbel}} somewhat evil big sister]], who is part of the Teenage Conspiracy. The KND's [[{{BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood}} Head of]] [[{{LaserGuidedAmnesia}} Decommissioning]] lives with [[{{CorruptCorporateExecutive}} Mr. Boss]], who is her dad (he hates all kids but his own). In both cases, it's a subversion; none of their identities are secret to any of them.

* In ''FanFic/HarryRiddle'' when she began the affair Lily Evans Potter had no idea that that charming man Tom that she took as her lover was actually Voldemort. Also Harry and Draco's [[OddFriendship friendship]] with Hermione and Neville--the professors express doubts that Neville would be so chummy with Harry if he knew that Harry's "Auntie Bellatrix" tortured his parents into insanity.