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* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS14E6 The Night of the Stag]]", Sam Quested revels in manipulating people, Anthony Devereux and Will Green are victims of his, and disturbingly as it turns out, his own daughter is used as a pawn in his plans.
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* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]] successfully plays the Miami Metro staff several times, such as leading them to believe [[spoiler:Brian Moser and The Skinner]] killed themselves or that Hector Estrada and [[spoiler:Maria [=LaGuerta=]]] killed each other.
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* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}'': [[TheOlderImmortal Adam]], especially in "Skinny Dipper" where he manipulates Henry six ways to Sunday. He kills Henry in a way that triggers primal fears just after killing himself in front of him to prove he's immortal (doing it so casually it convinces Henry he's insane), leaving Henry traumatized and noticeably off his game in the investigation. He befriends [[spoiler: Henry in a psychiatrist persona tailor made to appeal to Henry and put him at ease, so that Henry will trust partially-false information he gives him.]] And he [[spoiler: makes Henry think a mortal psychopath is Adam himself, manipulating Henry into a position where he thinks his ''son'' is in immediate danger so that he'll be willing to fight back in a way the ActualPacifist Henry would ''never'' do otherwise, and be willing to kill because he thinks it won't stick and it will just make the attacker vanish.]] Revealing at the end just who did this to him definitely won't help Henry get over his trust issues.
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* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' has [[MagnificentBastard Lionel Luthor]] and his son [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex]]. Then there's [[RoboticPsychopath Brainiac]] who uses Clark, Bizarro, and Lex with the greatest of ease, and [[BrokenBird Tess Mercer]] and [[ColonelBadass Major Zod]] who spend the whole ninth season trying to use one another for their own ends. And that's without counting Lex's various [[CloningBlues clones]] (including the very creepy [[EnfanteTerrible Alexander]]), or [[AlternateUniverse Earth-2 Lionel]], or the various telepaths.
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* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' has [[MagnificentBastard Lionel Luthor]] and his son [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex]]. Then there's [[RoboticPsychopath Brainiac]] who uses Clark, Bizarro, and Lex with the greatest of ease, and [[BrokenBird Tess Mercer]] and [[ColonelBadass Major Zod]] who spend the whole ninth season trying to use one another for their own ends. And that's without counting Lex's various [[CloningBlues clones]] clones (including the very creepy [[EnfanteTerrible Alexander]]), or [[AlternateUniverse Earth-2 Lionel]], or the various telepaths.
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* ''Series/ScreamTVSeries'': The Ghostfaces are both manipulative towards Emma in different ways.
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* ''Series/ScreamTVSeries'': ''Series/ScreamTheTVSeries'': The Ghostfaces are both manipulative towards Emma in different ways.
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* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'': For all that Lucifer is painted by religion as a manipulator it's actually his twin brother [[ArchangelMichael Michael]] who's the expert at getting people to do what he wants. He provoked Lucifer into the original act of rebellion that led to his Fall so he could take over as God's NumberTwo. Apparently even that didn't satisfy him, as he subsequently gaslit God into thinking he was suffering PowerIncontinence and needed to retire.
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* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'': ''Series/Lucifer2016'': For all that Lucifer is painted by religion as a manipulator it's actually his twin brother [[ArchangelMichael Michael]] who's the expert at getting people to do what he wants. He provoked Lucifer into the original act of rebellion that led to his Fall so he could take over as God's NumberTwo. Apparently even that didn't satisfy him, as he subsequently gaslit God into thinking he was suffering PowerIncontinence and needed to retire.
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* ''Series/TheRookie2018'': Bailey Nune's ex-husband Jason apparently spent the first year of their marriage convincing Bailey that she was so worthless she was seriously considering killing herself before he was arrested. After he gets out of prison two years early on good behaviour, Jason frames Bailey for drug possession and later turns himself in to act as a confidential informant once it's discovered he was laundering money, all with the goal of forcing his way back into Bailey's life. Fortunately, with some "help" from criminal confidant Oscar Hutchison, Bailey's new partner John Nolan is able to arrest Jason once more, this time getting him sent away for eight years.
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* ''Series/TheRookie2018'': Bailey Nune's ex-husband Jason apparently spent the first year of their marriage convincing Bailey that she was so worthless she was seriously considering killing herself before he was arrested. After he gets out of prison two years early on good behaviour, Jason frames Bailey for drug possession and later turns himself in to act as a confidential informant once it's discovered he was laundering money, all with the goal of forcing his way back into Bailey's life. Fortunately, with [[spoiler:with some "help" from criminal confidant Oscar Hutchison, Bailey's new partner John Nolan is able to arrest Jason once more, this time getting him sent away for eight years.years]].
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* ''Series/TheRookie2018'': Bailey Nune's ex-husband Jason apparently spent the first year of their marriage convincing Bailey that she was so worthless she was seriously considering killing herself before he was arrested. After he gets out of prison two years early on good behaviour, Jason frames Bailey for drug possession and later turns himself in to act as a confidential informant once it's discovered he was laundering money, all with the goal of forcing his way back into Bailey's life. Fortunately, with some "help" from criminal confidant Oscar Hutchison, Bailey's new partner John Nolan is able to arrest Jason once more, this time getting him sent away for eight years.
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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', despite being somewhat of a newborn series, has already dished out at least three of these:
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** Finally, Professor Ivo was able to play Sara like a violin, putting on a [[FauxAffablyEvil "poor misunderstood scientist" facade]], and assuring her that everything he does is [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the betterment of the human race]]. When Sara calls him out on [[spoiler:killing Shado]], however, the mask slips off.
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** Finally, Professor Ivo was able to play Sara like a violin, putting on a [[FauxAffablyEvil "poor misunderstood scientist" facade]], and assuring her that everything he does is [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the betterment of the human race]]. When Sara calls him out on [[spoiler:killing Shado]], however, the mask slips off.off.
** Adrian Chase from Season 5 is possibly the epitome of this trope, being a master [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who leads a [[SecretIdentity double life]] as a crusading district attorney and close ally of Oliver and the serial killer Prometheus, playing an extensive psychological game to [[DespairEventHorizon break Oliver]] and [[GoMadFromTheRevelation convince him he is a serial killer posing as a vigilante]], with tactics including convincing Evelyn Sharp to turn against Oliver and act as TheMole, recruiting the Earth-2 counterpart of Laurel to mess with Oliver further, and tricking Oliver into killing Felicity's new boyfriend Detective Malone. He is so committed to his manipulations that even when Team Arrow realise he's their enemy, he just carries on playing his public persona in front of them, even presenting himself to the public as [[VillainWithGoodPublicity a victim]] over his wife's murder when [[TilMurderDoUsPart he was the one that murdered her]].
** Adrian Chase from Season 5 is possibly the epitome of this trope, being a master [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who leads a [[SecretIdentity double life]] as a crusading district attorney and close ally of Oliver and the serial killer Prometheus, playing an extensive psychological game to [[DespairEventHorizon break Oliver]] and [[GoMadFromTheRevelation convince him he is a serial killer posing as a vigilante]], with tactics including convincing Evelyn Sharp to turn against Oliver and act as TheMole, recruiting the Earth-2 counterpart of Laurel to mess with Oliver further, and tricking Oliver into killing Felicity's new boyfriend Detective Malone. He is so committed to his manipulations that even when Team Arrow realise he's their enemy, he just carries on playing his public persona in front of them, even presenting himself to the public as [[VillainWithGoodPublicity a victim]] over his wife's murder when [[TilMurderDoUsPart he was the one that murdered her]].
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** Michael's ex-girlfriend and mother of his son pressures him into agreeing to let her wake Walt when she starts moving around the world for work. When Michael tries to stop her by going to the court Susan's lawyers twist everything to make it look like he was willingly absent from his son's life.
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** Michael's ex-girlfriend and mother of his son pressures him into agreeing to let letting her wake Walt take Walt, when she starts moving around the world for work. When Michael tries to stop her by going taking her to the court court, Susan's lawyers twist everything to make it look like he was willingly absent from his son's life.
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*** The Tenth Doctor noted this somewhat bitterly towards the end of his life, regarding his tendency to shape others in his own image and them performing {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s: "I've taken lives. And I got worse; I manipulated other people into taking their own."
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*** The Tenth Doctor noted this somewhat bitterly towards the end of his life, regarding his tendency to shape others in his own image and them performing {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s: "I've taken lives. And I got worse; worse, I got ''clever''; I manipulated other people into taking their own."
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* ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': Otto Hightower is always putting the worst spin on Daemon to his brother and attempts to get his daughter to seduce the king literally the day after his wife and son's funeral. He also shows visible displeasure when Rhaenyra begins to show her own will and wisdom as Crown Princess, rather than conforming to the easily manipulated nature of her father.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': The charming rogue Halbrand encourages the honest-to-a-fault Galadriel to use manipulation to get what she wants from people, saying that it is best to find out what someone wants to master and help them master it, so you can master them. [[spoiler: Turns out this was his game, since he is the Dark Lord Sauron in disguise and he has been manipulating her the whole time.]]
