Ambiguous Allegiance: Difference between revisions

This trope occurs when a particular characters alleiganceallegiance is so unclear as to be a prominent subject of debate among fans. No one is ever really sure who this character is loyal to or if they even have loyalty to anyone. Many things may cause this: Perhaps there's reason to think that the character may not be in control of their own actions, or perhaps they simply change sides as often as you change clothes. Either way, you'll be left wondering whose side they're on for a while. The question may eventually be resolved or it may simply left up to the fans to debate.

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* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Gin's allegiance was in question a lot (at first he seemed to be the [[Obviously Evil]] [[Big Bad]], then he was revealed as Aizen's minion in a [[Double Subversion]], but in the scenes where he appeared in Las Noches he still seemed rather untrustworthy). Finally it's revealed that {{spoiler|Gin had been pulling an epic [[Batman Gambit]] where he'd been waiting for the perfect moment to kill Aizen for over 100 years for nothing more than having his thugs attack his [[Morality Pet]] ([[I Knew It!|and the fangirls rejoiced]]). He even almost succeeds}}.

* Severus Snape from the ''[[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]]'' books. {{spoiler|He was a good man, albeit flawed, having [[Kick the Dog|kicked the dog]] a lot. He really was working against Voldemort and was motivated by love for Harry's mother (hence the reason he hated Harry so much; Harry looks a lot like his father, who himself bullied Snape mercilessly). Harry names one of [[Dead Guy, Junior|his sons]] after him and describes him as "the bravest man I ever knew".}}

* Axel from the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series has no doubt been the subject of such a discussion at least once. Not even his fellow Organization members are entirely sure of where his loyalties lie.

* Mr. Krabs from ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]''