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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' with the Venom symbiote, of course.
* Daken and Bullseye in ComicBook/DarkAvengers. Daken's a manipulative freak with mind-control pheromone powers, Bullseye is [[PsychoForHire utterly psychopathic.]]
* Loki and ComicBook/{{Thor}}. Them being brothers does nothing to detract from this.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': It looks like some might see this in Him and Bubbles, since Him tends to target Bubbles before the group as a whole.

** Joker goes beyond mere MindScrew and actually manages to get his ''blood'' inside Batman, [[spoiler: which then naturally leads to Batman hallucinating Joker throughout the entirety of the final game, as being ''part of'' him now - MindGameShip taken UpToEleven!]]

* No subtext needed, this is pretty much the ''actual'' relationship between the PC and [[spoiler: Damien]] in ''VisualNovel/MagicalDiary''. It starts as a romantic pairing, and gets [[FalseFriend progressively]] [[MoralEventHorizon more]] [[BecomingTheMask messed]] [[BastardBoyfriend up]].

* Akio and Touga in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. With [[YaoiGuys each other]], and with [[EvenTheGuysWantHim both boys and girls alike]]. Particularly [[BrotherSisterIncest disturbing]] is Akio/Anthy and Touga/Nanami.

* ''{{Series/Firefly}}'':

* Frollo of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' has a disturbing infatuation with Esmeralda where he gets close to her, gropes her, [[PervertedSniffing smells her hair]] and gives her a SadisticChoice of "choose me or the fire". (She must either choose to become his and be freed or he will burn her to death.)

* ''Literature/MaloryTowers'': Gwen and Mary-Lou and later Gwen and Clarissa (until she develops a spine). To what extent this applies depends on your personal take on the canon, but the "pushy, dominant partner in a near-exclusive friendship" theme is very much there, even if you're not prone to [[SchoolgirlLesbians subtextual interpretations]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Numbuh 1 has a bit of this going on with the [[CreepyChild Delightful Children From Down The Lane]].

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming SommelierShipping]] (Cilan/Cabernet) often comes off as this, with Cilan being the manipulator.

* Film/WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin: It's there in the movie (between Kevin and his mother Eva) and uncomfortably blatant in the novel. Kevin is rather worryingly obsessed with Eva, only showing his true nature to her, harassing her, and even masturbating in front of her while giving her the KubrickStare the entire time. For bonus OedipusComplex points, he also despises his father, and seems to resent his sister Celia because Eva likes her better. She's also the only member of the family he leaves alive. Eva, for her part, isn't into her son (probably), but does compare their relationship to a toxic marriage or sexual relationship a number of times.

* The entire second season of ''Series/GossipGirl'' saw [[BelligerentSexualTension Chuck and Blair]] competing over who could invoke this trope the most. {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, when Chuck points out how the real reason they ''can't'' be together is that the the entire foundation of their relationship is built on screwing each other over--with normal dating, that would just crumble.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming SommelierShipping]] (Cilan/Cabernet) ofren comes off as this, with Cilan being the manipulator.

** Naruto's whole innocence, gullibility and inspiring-Messiah-like outlook are a lot of reasons why a lot of fanfics either a) mind-screw him over, or b) pair [insert name here]xNaruto ... and not the other way around... It's probably why the author likes to break him so much too.

** Envy/Ed is a [[FoeYayShipping much more straightforward version]] of this trope. They're especially popular in popular in fics based off the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime]], where Envy's hatred of Ed is much more personal.
* The interactions between Gauron and Sousuke in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' are this. Gauron constantly taunts Sousuke and tries to make him [[BerserkButton go berserk]]. He loves reminding him of the past, and makes him feel uncomfortable by being [[StalkerWithACrush creepily]] and [[HoYay overly affectionate]] with him (including calling him "Kashim" and "Honey"). Especially noticeable during the the third season, where [[spoiler:Gauron pretty much mind screws Sousuke by rubbing in how Sousuke's friends caused him to become weaker, and telling him that he had his minion kill Sousuke's love, Kaname. He takes much delight in seeing [[HeroicBSOD Sousuke's reaction]], and continues to goad Sousuke into killing him (which apparently is his idea of consummating their relationship)]].

*** Gin/Rukia. It's canon that Gin scares the shit out of poor Rukia. When she was in Soul Society waiting her execution she stated that even if he wasn't talking to her, she'd get this ominous feeling like "snakes were curling themselves around her" and she could feel "every bead of sweat" on her body whenever he was in her presence. There's the fact that Gin was a total asshole and told her that he would save her from being executed before squashing her hopes down flat, sending the [[BreakTheCutie emotionally broken girl]] into an HeroicBSOD.

** Eto effectively mind rapes and tortures Kanae via sewing his [[EyeScream eyes open]] and sewing his mouth into a GlasgowGrin. She does this while naked and he's in a vulnerable state due to suffering over unrequited love and calls him sweet and cute when he's like this. Her torture warps his mind, making him AxCrazy, and leading to him to call her "Queen" and worship her.

*** Eto finds herself in one with Furata who mentions finding her attractive, saying he likes woman like her, and saying he wants to dominate her while putting a hand to his crotch. He's also [[{{Jerkass}} horrible]] towards her and when she rebuffs and insults him he repeats to her [[MadnessMantra "Die...die...die...die...die...die..."]]. He later plots to torture her.

* ''Anime/ProjectK'': Fushimi is pretty much a walking BerserkButton for Yata, takes great delight in messing with him and is hinted to be {{Yandere}} for him.

** In chapter 46 Ferid drives up in his car and holds out his hand to Mika and Yuu, with a flirtatious look and teasingly saying "I heard you two were being attacked by a dangerous vampire so I came to your rescue. Come take a ride with me. I'll save you." He plays mind games with Yuu and Mika throughout the chapter, and when Yuu turns into a demon to attack Ferid for [[spoiler: showing them Akane's head]] Ferid tells Mika he's "worried for the poor guy (Yuu)" because he's says Yuu could turn into a full demon. He states he has an antidote to cure Yuu and tells Shinoa "Let us go rescue dear Yuu." Mika is adamant to keep Ferid from getting near Yuu and says "I won't let you have your way with him!" Ferid smiles and says he just wants to help Yuu. Mika says he's not going to let Ferid touch him. Crowley engages Mika in a fight while Ferid states cheerfully "Now precious Yuu is all mine." Ferid approaches Yuu and blushes saying "Wow! [[ShesAllGrownUp Haven't you grown ]] into the [[{{Bishonen}} cute one!]]! Your demon is on the verge of rampage yet you still have [[WhatBeautifulEyes such clear and beautiful eyes.]] No wonder you are the extra special guinea pig." He then lifts Yuu's face by his chin, rubs his lips with his thumb, and gets close saying "Perhaps before I heal you I'll take a little sip of your blood." Yuu asks if there's something in it for him if he allows Ferid to suck his blood. Ferid says he got the curse supresent from Guren and it's the same one he takes. Yuu demands Ferid tells him everything he knows and Ferid smiles, covers Yuu's mouth with his hand, says "Oh, you ''are'' cute" and bites him while gripping his shoulder and hand. He then "cures" Yuu of his advancing demon curse while holding him close and leaning his head on Yuu's shoulder.
* Kuroi from ''Manga/ThouShaltNotDie'' like to play mind games with Mashiro because she is the only mind he can't read, he takes pleasure into finding any side of her from her gentle side to [[spoiler: her berserker split personality]] and will keep teasing her even in the middle of a war zone.

* In a much milder way this is how all of ''Series/{{House}}'''s relationships need to work, from the love of his life to the one-off characters he flirts with. Shipping him with Cuddy depends on this.

** After gaining immortality, Sylar points out to Claire that as much as she might hate him, unless they both lose their powers, eventually it's going to be just the two of them for the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever rest of time]].

* ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'': In canon Hoyt has this kind of relationship with Jane. Jane wants no part of it.

** The Meg demon has now kissed Sam, Dean, and Castiel (two of them against their will, though). She also has creepy sexual-predator-esque vibes when she's got Sam tied-up in "Shadow" and with Jo when she's got her in the exact same situation in "Born Under a Bad Sign".

** And then there was also Alastair and Dean. With all the implications of "poking and prodding", Alastair acting like an stalker ex-boyfriend and even calling Dean "Daddy's little girl", as well as the implication that's gotten around to tormenting Dean in ''[[RapeAsDrama that]]'' way at some point.

* ''Series/TheFollowing'': From the moment they meet Carroll seems to find Ryan fascinating. When Ryan's stops him in the flashback Carroll's every action from that moment on is to draw Ryan back to him: the cult; the book; even his ex-wife are all bait to bring Ryan to him. He even goes so far as to set up one of his cultist to be Ryan's friend with benefits; has her report to him about Ryan's well being and has her bug EVERY room of Ryan's home so when he escapes he has video of everything Ryan has done that he can watch at his leisure. Including having sex.

* Sephiroth from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did this to Cloud quite a bit in the original, but by the Compilation his sole ''raison d'etre'' seemed to be to touch Cloud's brain in intimate places, and it's marvelous fuel for the [[FoeYayShipping Cloud/Sephiroth]] shippers.

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' fandom sometimes does this with [[AxCrazy Evil Flippy]] and Flaky, or [[ScrewYourself Good Flippy and Evil Flippy]]. This is carried on in the show as well, especially in the latter episodes, where Flaky becomes terrified of Flippy and tries to get rid of him in any possible way, even though he doesn't kill her anymore and acts really nice to her. In ''Without A Hitch'' he acts nicely and tries to help her, but she constantly thinks he's following her to murder her so she ends up [[spoiler: stabbing him]].

* Billy Thatcher and Amical from ''[[Webcomic/{{morphe}} morphE]]''. Amical is a kidnapper who flirts aggressively with his captives and uses a number of kind and cruel tactics to turn his students in to friends, allies and sometimes (at least it is implied) romantic partners. Billy is desperate to use all the weapons at his disposal, including Amical's tendancy to flirt, to help him win freedom. Any scene that involves them throwing barbs and trying to work the other has a very noticable undertone of this trope.

** With Emai X Phirre, she has to survive and outsmart the traps he's set throughout Nightmare Factory, which could be seen equally as mind games and not only traps. When they do meet in person, the games continue, resulting in Emai tricking him by making him think she could turn off his automatic protection before she [[spoiler: kills him by ripping out his heart.]] Phirre gets one last trick in however: [[spoiler: he tricked Emai into killing him, so he could meet a Hell Messenger and escape Nightmare Factory.]] This could be considered canon, as Phirre ''did'' confirm he'd been flirty with her. However, it was in a bonus episode, so it could be PlayedForLaughs and not canonical at all.

** In the both the show and fanon, [[ManipulativeBastard Discord]] has this going with any other character he interacts with.

* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', [[MagnificentBastard The]] [[MemeticMolester Spy]] in pretty much any pairing, and the Medic when {{wimpifi|cation}}ed.

Usually a subtrope of FoeYay. Not to be confused with the MindScrew (where it's the author who screws with the minds of the audience). Not related to ''Anime/MindGame'' the movie. See also AngelDevilShipping and DrivenToMadness.

* The Joker and ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''. There's an awful lot of Joker/Batman shippers out there who think the comic version fits this trope. Especially since in the comics, ComicBook/TheJoker [[TermsOfEndangerment just]] ''[[TheNicknamer loves]]'' [[InLoveWithYourCarnage to play around]] with FoeYay so the fans don't have to. Although when they do so in fanworks, they still have a lot of canon subtext to work with.

* An example of this that's not FoeYay: Sensui and Itsuki from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.

** At least three-quarters of all [[FoeYay Turkey/Greece]] fics run on this trope and TheMasochismTango, with Turkey as the one pushing Greece's buttons and [[ManipulativeBastard loving to rile him up]] or [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty make it clear to him]] just ''where'' his place is in their dysfunctional relationship.
** And then there's [[{{Yandere}} Belarus]], about the only character who can [[MadLove top Russia regularly]]. Or make [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter poor unsuspecting]] [[DoggedNiceGuy Lithuania's]] life hell if she wants to. And that's not even mentioning when she's paired up with ''[[FoeYay America]]''.

** Envy/Ed is a [[FoeYay much more straightforward version]] of this trope. They're especially popular in popular in fics based off the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime]], where Envy's hatred of Ed is much more personal.

* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'': Sanetoshi Watase and ''anyone'' he interacts with. Specially with Himari, [[spoiler:the Princess of the Crystal]], and DOUBLE in the case of [[spoiler:[[HoYay Kan]][[FoeYay ba]].]]

** Tsukiyama gets FoeYay with everyone and toes the line between amorous and murderous affections when it comes to Kaneki and also likes to act friendly around Touka who he admits he had a thing for before declaring he'll decorate the church with her organs.

* ''Series/{{Oz}}'': Ryan and Dr. Nathan. Then there's the chaotic Chris/Beecher relationship and the FoeYay-tastic rivalry between Schillinger/Beecher.

* Before their FoeYay became so unsubtle it could be carved with a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]], the Doctor and the Master of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fit this trope. Their Jon Pertwee and Roger Delgado incarnations in particular took a certain amount of delight from their mutual manipulations and betrayals.

* Sephiroth from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did this to Cloud quite a bit in the original, but by the Compilation his sole ''raison d'etre'' seemed to be to touch Cloud's brain in intimate places, and it's marvelous fuel for the [[FoeYay Cloud/Sephiroth]] shippers.

* This is also how the [[FoeYay Gary/Petey]] couple in ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'' is usually played. It probably helps that one of the earliest times we see Gary and Petey interact it's Gary getting up in his face to taunt him about liking to watch the swim team and alternately calling him a sick sad pervert and sick, sad and closeted gay. And he expresses a desire to make him into a real man. (Or a woman. Or ''something''.) ''Un''fortunately, some people don't seem to quite grasp the subtle delights of a good old-fashioned mind game, and [[DracoInLeatherPants turn Gary into just a misunderstood, gentle, good-hearted woobie]].

* Wanda of ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'' has a definite thing for Jillian Zamussels, her "favorite prisoner" and frequent torture subject. There are explicit instances (such as their first interaction in the strip) and constant overtones of FoeYay and LesYay, not to mention MoreThanMindControl when Jillian is later released with the intent of becoming TheMole. Even after all this, Jillian still feels strongly for Wanda and continually tries to persuade her to defect.

* Slade/Robin, Slade/Raven, Blackfire/Starfire, and Slade/Terra from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. There's also Red X/Robin, Red X/Starfire, Malchior/Raven, Jinx/Raven, Trigon/Raven, and Cyborg/Brother Blood. The show has definite [[FoeYay undertones]] to support each shipping. Red X/Raven is getting to be a popular MindGameShip on Website/FanFictionDotNet.

* ''Literature/GrandmasterOfTheft'' has Deus canonically doing this towards Cassidy. While he generally enjoys causing trouble to anyone for sake of drama, she interests him more than anyone else because of her abilities as MagnificentBitch and drive to capture him.

** So does a lot of Tom Riddle or Voldemort/Harry, Draco/Harry, and Snape/Harry.

** This was later completlt debunked by ''Film/StsrWarsTheLastJedi''.

** A lot of Draco/Hermione fanfiction ends up like this.

* Seishirou/Subaru from ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' and ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' are a very iconic and canonical example of this trope. In ''X'', [[spoiler:Fuuma]] also invokes this trope with Kamui.

* [[Anime/MawaruPenguindrum Sanetoshi Watase]] and ''anyone'' he interacts with. Specially with Himari, [[spoiler:the Princess of the Crystal]], and DOUBLE in the case of [[spoiler:[[HoYay Kan]][[FoeYay ba]].]]
* Hino and Yunoki of ''VideoGame/KiniroNoCorda''.

* The fight between Ladd Russo and Chane Laforet atop the Flying Pussyfoot in ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' is punctuated with this, as Ladd repeatedly declares his love for Chane and monologues about how she loves him back. [[InterplayofSexandViolence Even while he's trying to blow her to bits with a shotgun.]] It's implied that Ladd's just trying to mess with her, but when he starts to caress her cheek and play with her hair, [[VillainousCrush one can't help but wonder.]]

* While [[BigBad Mephiles]] from VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 probably [[CanonDiscontinuity won't be showing up in any other Sonic games any time soon]], there are those who like the character enough for him to fit in this trope as the manipulator. Being one of the biggest [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative bastards]] the franchise has ever seen (meta-wise) doesn't hurt.

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* Wanda of ''{{Webcomic/Erfworld}}'' has a definite thing for Jillian Zamussels, her "favorite prisoner" and frequent torture subject. There are explicit instances (such as their first interaction in the strip) and constant overtones of FoeYay and LesYay, not to mention MoreThanMindControl when Jillian is later released with the intent of becoming TheMole. Even after all this, Jillian still feels strongly for Wanda and continually tries to persuade her to defect.

* Billy Thatcher and Amical from ''[[{{Webcomic/morphe}} morphE]]''. Amical is a kidnapper who flirts aggressively with his captives and uses a number of kind and cruel tactics to turn his students in to friends, allies and sometimes (at least it is implied) romantic partners. Billy is desperate to use all the weapons at his disposal, including Amical's tendancy to flirt, to help him win freedom. Any scene that involves them throwing barbs and trying to work the other has a very noticable undertone of this trope.

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* Battler and Beatrice from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''. Beatrice is a witch with absolute power of life and death over Battler, to the point of casually killing and resurrecting him to prove a point, and is always gloating over new and extravagant ways to make him question his grasp on reality. Battler, in return, adamantly refuses -- to her face -- to believe in the existence of witches or any power these nonexistent beings might or might not have over him. By the end of the fourth chapter, though, the one thing neither can deny is the heaping amounts of {{UST}} that exist between them. [[spoiler:They get married at the end of Episode 6.]] In Beatrice's own words: [[LargeHam "Let's start torturing each other, USHIROMIYA BATTORAAAAAAA!!"]]
* Taichi and [[spoiler: Touko]] from ''VisualNovel/CrossChannel'', albeit a surprisingly ''real''/different example where both parties are insane. Taichi's the only one playing mind-games, but after he realizes what [[spoiler: Touko]]'s "problems" are, he hurriedly tries to cut the relationship short, leading to [[spoiler: Touko ''stabbing herself'' in an attempt to get Taichi to love her again.]] Given that the story takes disorders very seriously, this example is especially tragic.
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* In Series/{{Luther}}, the actress who plays SerialKiller Alice compared the relationship between Alice and AntiHero Luther to that of Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' with the genders reversed and all the sexual tension that goes with it.

* Mukuro/Tsuna in ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn''. Based on Mukuro's obsession with [[GrandTheftMe obtaining Tsuna's body]] at any cost and screwing with his head. And Mukuro/Chrome.

* The majority of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' shipping-based fics featuring [[PsychopathicManchild Ru]][[CuteAndPsycho ss]][[{{Yandere}} ia]] use this approach.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': [[StalkingIsLove Tsukuyomi/Setsuna]] and Fate/Negi at least before Fate's HeelFaceTurn.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''

* Rei and Kyoko from ''Manga/SangatsuNoLion''. Kyoko often manipulates Rei when she meets up with him or drops by his place, veiling her words with signs that she may actually care for him despite it all.

* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''

** ''FanFic/TheVerySecretDiary'' takes the Tom Riddle/Ginny Weasley "relationship" as far as it can go without it actually being an explicit pedophile rapist/victim scenario. The whole thing reads like an internet predator "grooming" their newest victim, played for all the horror it's worth.

* The main character does this with everyone in the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fic ''[[FanFic/KakashisKid Kakashi's Kid]]''. Being the narrator helps even more.

** Later it's {{reconstructed|Trope}}, and with a combination of the PowerOfLove and BrainsAndBondage, they make it work.

* The Joker and ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''. There's an awful lot of Joker/Batman shippers out there that find the comic version fitting of this trope. Especially since in the comics, ComicBook/TheJoker [[TermsOfEndangerment just]] ''[[TheNicknamer loves]]'' [[InLoveWithYourCarnage to play around]] with FoeYay so the fans don't have to. Although when they do so in fanwork they still have a lot of canon subtext to work with.

* Film/WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin: It's there in the movie (between Kevin and his Mother Eva) and uncomfortably blatant in the novel. Kevin is rather worryingly obsessed with Eva, only showing his true nature to her, harassing her, and even masturbating in front of her while giving her the KubrickStare the entire time. For bonus OedipusComplex points, he also despises his father, and seems to resent Celia because Eva likes her better. She's also the only member of the family he leaves alive. Eva, for her part, isn't into her son (probably), but does compare their relationship to a toxic marriage or sexual relationship a number of times.

* Frollo of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' has a disturbing infatuation with Esmeralda where he gets close to her, gropes her, [[PervertedSniffing smells her hair]] and gives her a SadisticChoice of "choose me or the fire". (She either chooses to become his and is freed or he burns her to death)
* Gaston’s plan to woo and marry Belle in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is a literary fig leaf metaphor for rape and lust and he views his pursuing her like a game with her as a prize, and he desires to break her to him.

* In the novel ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'' Hannibal Lecter hypnotizes and brainwashes Clarice Starling, though there is some implication she has in part turned the tables on him and he's created a monster he can't control. [[spoiler: Specifically, when Hannibal springs his notion of Clarice "making a place" for his dead small sister Mischa, Clarice not only suggests perhaps it's Hannibal who should "step aside" for Mischa, she ultimately turns his own BreakThemByTalking on him, including a Freudian analysis of a comment he made to Senator Martin back in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs.'']]
* ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'': Canon in the Christian/Ana relationship. Their relationship is BSDM gone wrong, with Christian being very controlling and gaslighting Ana. It’s gone into depth [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/50shadesabuse.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/fifty-shades-psychological-abuse/amp/ here]].

* In Series/{{Luther}} the actress who plays SerialKiller Alice compared the relationship between Alice and AntiHero Luther to that of Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs" with the genders reversed and all the sexual tension that goes with it.

* A canonical example in ''{{Theatre/Heathers}}'' with Veronica and her SerialKiller boyfriend, J.D. Even after she gets sick of his shit and dumps him, the mind games and sexual tension continues.

-->'''Sarah''': Your problem is, you think we're still waltzing about in your crystal ballroom--you want me dazzled and confused, you want to lead the dance, and you've already planned the cushion pit ready for things to get decadent. ''[beat]'' You don't care weather I'm... ready or not, or how foolish you make me look in the process. ''[beat]'' And I know you're all fae and goblin king and make-it-so, but ''see this my way!!'' ''[beat]'' That's... scoring a conquest. It's not trying for a relationship. ''[beat]'' I never ''could'' tell if you wanted to win or if you wanted me.

* Scar and Simba in ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
* Ratigan/Basil in ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective.''
* In ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' Dr. Facilier offers to make Tiana's dreams come true in exchange for his talisman. He shows her illusions of her restaurant while circling her and making his offer. He also gets really close and speaks with a seductive voice into her ear. Also, Facilier practically seduced Naveen into making the deal.
* Mother Gothel and Rapunzel in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. She manipulated Rapunzel into staying in her tower and kept her there for many years because she needs Rapunzel's hair to help her stay young, it having been filled with the power of magic flower. She [[FauxAffablyEvil plays a doting mother]] and tries to convince Rapunzel that Flynn is no good when he really wants to help her. She also ties Rapunzel up at the climax and stabs Flynn purely because Flynn is in love with Rapunzel.
* Gaston in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' wants Belle, the most most beautiful girl in town who refuses to be swayed by him. This is compared to a hunter going after his prey. He also threatens to throw Belle's father into the asylum to try to force Belle to marry him and [[MurderTheHypotenuse stabs Beast because he's angry Belle's in love with him]].

* Frollo of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' has a disturbing infatuation with Esmeralda where he gets close to her, gropes her, [[PervertedSniffing smells her hair]] and gives her a SadisticChoice of "choose me or the fire". (She either chooses to become his and is freed or he burns her to death)
* Gaston’s plan to woo and marry Belle in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is a literary fig leaf metaphor for rape and lust and he views his pursuing her like a game with her as a prize, and he desires to break her to him.