History Main / TokenEvilTeammate

* Xibalba, of the three main Gods in ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife''. He won't hesitate to indirectly ruin the lives of innocent mortals if it somehow benefits him. [[spoiler:He changes by the end]].

* After Donovan Dijak joined the The House Of Truth's Wrestling/RingOfHonor branch, it slowly underwent a collective HeelFaceTurn to the point every HOT member in ROH, including Wrestling/TruthMartini himself, was a face, except for Wrestling/TaelerHendrix, who [[MotiveDecay abandoned her original mission]] in favor of stunting Mandy Leon's career, something even the appointed enforcer Joey Daddiego stopped getting involved with.

* In the ''LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}'' series ''[[WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries Cornerstone]]'', the participants such as Duncan, LetsPlay/HannahRutherford, LetsPlay/{{Sjin}}, LetsPlay/KimRichards and LetsPlay/{{Rythian}} are largely capable of cooperation, although most factions have built a secret base or two and arguments tend to crop up. This is not the case with LetsPlay/HatFilms, who generally antagonise the other seven players, stole a lot of gold all to build a "Mile High Club" base, steal jetpacks, found a cult to a golden hand and try murdering the others when their own secret base is ravaged. This applies to a lesser extent with LetsPlay/{{Strippin}}, who essentially acts as their muscle.

** As of the Eldritch Moon storyline, [[EvilIsSexy Liliana Vess]] is now this to [[BadassCrew The Gatewatch]], with mixed reactions. [[ThePaladin Gideon]] distrusts her, [[NatureHero Nissa]] vocally dislikes her, [[DatingCatwoman Jace]] (who was the one who vouched for her to join) is cautious of her. [[PlayingWithFire Chandra]] seems to get along with her well enough, but actively tries to [[MoralityChain hold her back from killing people]], while Liliana in turn tries to [[EvilMentor convince her to be darker]]. Like when she tries to convince Chandra to murder the man who [[YouKilledMyFather killed her parents]].

Compare EnemyMine, for when the alliance with the evil/antagonistic character is less permanent. When you've got an evil person using a traditionally heroic role to cover up his behind-the-scenes evil, you have an EvilHero on your hands. Contrast BigBadFriend for where the teammate's evil nature is a shock revelation. For the {{inver|tedTrope}}se, see TokenGoodTeammate. Usually, but not always, a NominalHero. If the heroes actually like having them around, they may be AffablyEvil. Otherwise, they often qualify as TheFriendNobodyLikes.

* They're OnlyInItForTheMoney. Or the opportunity to loot, pillage, and plunder. Bribes and financially based threats keep them in line.
* PsychoSidekick: They have a mutual friendship, or family relationship, with one of the heroes which survives despite their evil orientation. But don't expect them to be helpful for anybody else. Sometimes, the friendship is established during the show, at which point the purely money-hungry evil teammate will "tip his hand" and [[FriendOrIdolDecision save his friend rather than get the idol]].
* The evil friend is actually TheStarscream and is simply using the heroes as a way to topple the existing BigBad.
* The PsychoSupporter is the WellIntentionedExtremist of the party, willing to do [[TheUnfettered anything]] for his buddy's ideals.

* They have an ulterior motive for joining the heroes, and the heroes' plans will further their own agenda. This may be as simple as a group of rebels fleeing the Evil Empire being joined by a guy who is trying to escape a punishment that he actually deserved. It depends on the heroes' luck if this guy doesn't turn out to be a WildCard.
* They have a [[ItsPersonal grudge]] against the BigBad, or they may want to put a stop to them because EvenEvilHasStandards. Either way, they want the Big Bad to be taken out, and helping the good guys is the best way to ensure that happens.
* They're just in it ForTheEvulz. The hero is on an exciting, heroic quest that will save the world, but it also involves a lot of killing {{mooks}}, and they've got nothing better to do right now. They want to cause chaos and rain down carnage, and this is the best way to sate their bloodlust.
* Alternatively they are a type of BloodKnight or PsychoForHire and joining the heroes allows them to turn their violence towards [[PayEvilUntoEvil the heroes' enemies]] rather than innocents.

* The evil member is a captured former enemy the heroes consider too dangerous to be left unsupervised, but too useful or important to be killed so they add them to the team (often [[ExplosiveLeash with]] [[RestrainingBolt insurance]]) to keep an eye on them.

Compare EnemyMine, for when the alliance with the evil/antagonistic character is less permanent. When you've got an evil person using a traditionally heroic role to cover up his behind-the-scenes evil, you have an EvilHero on your hands. Contrast BigBadFriend for where the teammate's evil nature is a shock revelation. For the {{inver|tedTrope}}se, see TokenGoodTeammate. May or may not also be AffablyEvil. Usually, but not always, a NominalHero. They often qualify as TheFriendNobodyLikes.

** Peter Pettigrew, a member of the original Order of the Phoenix, ended up betraying his friends so he could save himself by joining the Death Eaters. And he was sorted to ''Gryffindor'', a House known for its heroic and brave qualities. As far as we can tell, he is the only known Gryffindor shown to be genuinely evil (even [[BlackSheep Percy Weasley]] eventually receives a redemption arc).

** Loki being a TricksterGod is most certainly this in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' especially the latter film where he’s nigh-constantly trying to double cross his brother and the other good guys (leading to one glorious moment where Thor effortlessly foils his betrayal). Averted in the ending where Loki finally resolves his issues with Thor and they have touching moment.

* [[TheEvilPrince Loki]] becomes this for Thor and his friends in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', when they need his help to escape Asgard without the Bifrost. This also applies even more obviously for his role in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.

** In ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' Green Goblin is this among the RoguesGallery while most of them of are bad ([[TokenGoodTeammate excluding Sandman]]), Goblin is the only one of the villains that does [[ForTheEvulz cross the line]] into CompleteMonster and the only one that kills another person [[spoiler:Aunt May]] in the universe. Though it’s important to note this only applies to the Goblin side of Norman’s personality as without that darker half he does seems to be a genuinely decent and tragic man.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer Age of Sigmar}}'' has this in the Daughters of Khaine. While they're all vicious, blood obsessed Aelves who worship the god of murder, they hate Chaos and the undead with a burning passion, and fight on the side of Order. Most of the time. Many of the other Order factions are little better (such as the Idoneth Deepkin, Aelven raiders from beneath the ocean who steal people's souls to extend their lifetimes) and many of the most emblematic Order faction, the Stormcast Eternals, are 100% on board with how brutal and vicious the Daughters of Khaine can be.

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* The Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}} are an AntiHeroTeam, but Rocket stands out as the most bloodthirsty and amoral.

* Many guests have been assigned roles that imply this trope, such as 'The Mobster', 'The Outlaw' and 'The Troublemaker'. Season two has Destorm play this role straight, as he's not only a massive {{Jerkass}} to everyone, he also betrays them the first chance he gets [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder (and keeps doing so)]]. The team only works with him out of necessity, as people need to die in order for the others to escape, so killing him wouldn't be very pragmatic.