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When people think of traitors in anime, they often think of antagonists. Characters who pretend to be friends with people for the sake of betraying them once they've gotten what they wanted lines up with villain behavior, after all. However, even heroes can occasionally betray other people.

Sometimes it's a villain who sees the protagonist's point and changes sides. Other times a hero has gone undercover with the villains to gain information. Some characters regret betraying those they care about, while others couldn't care less. Regardless of the reason or how they feel about it though, heroes from Dragon Ball Z, Bleach and more still turned their back on people who trusted them.

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Millia Fallyna was meant to sneak aboard the Macross and kill its strongest pilot. Though she was able to find Maximillian Jenius, the ace pilot of the Macross, she wasnt able to kill him. Instead, after being defeated by him in a knife fight, the two pursued a romance together.

Seeing one another as equals, Millia and Max became living proof the human and Zentraedi could work together. Their union produced the first hybrid human-Zentraedi child, bewildering the rest of the Zentraedi and contributing significantly to them working towards peace.

Quattro has never known loyalty to anyone other than himself. Born Casval Rem Deikun, his world was torn upside down when the Zabi family took over the Principality of Zeon. Forced to live in hiding, Casval bounced from secret identity to secret identity.

During the One Year War, he became Char Aznable, and carefully began taking the lives of members of Zabi royalty. By Zeta Gundam, hed changed sides once again to become Quattro Bajeena. Here, he was a member of AEUG that stood against the Earth Federations Titans forces, betraying the Zeon to side with the AEUG while it was convenient.

Fujiko Mine is likely the biggest rival Lupin has when it comes to committing capers. While shes often seen working together with Lupin, often its because shes using their abilities to help her with a job. Given half a chance, she will abandon the rest of the group with the loot at the earliest possible chance.

If it were anyone else, Lupin would see her betrayal coming and make moves to avoid it. However, because hes in love with Fujiko, and sometimes they do legitimately work together, somehow when she betrays him its always a surprise.

Gin Ichimaru revealed that he had betrayed the other members of the Soul Society at the same time as Aizen. He helped strike down some of the other Soul Reapers before escaping to Hueco Mundo with his new leader.

However, it later turned out that Gin wasnt a loyal member of Aizens group at all. Instead, he wanted revenge for Aizens scientific actions, and later revealed himself to be a double agent. However, while he thought hed waited until the perfect moment, Aizen was still able to easily defeat him.

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Carly Carmine was originally a nice girl who just wanted to get a scoop on the King of Duelists, Jack Atlas, for her newspaper. However, following Jack around led to her being caught up in his involvement with the Dark Signers. After being defeated and losing her life in a duel with Divine, Carly is transformed into a Dark Signer, relying on the power of the Earthbound Immortals.

Gaining increased powers and an all-new Deck, Carly turned against Jack and his friends, even standing in his way by challenging him to a duel. Still, when she was defeated she switched back to the side of the angels.

The Prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta spent years within the employ of the galactic conqueror Frieza. While he had some degree of autonomy, being allowed to work with the other Saiyans to conquer planets, once he heard about the Dragon Balls he decided hed had enough.

Believing immortality was the key to beating Frieza, Vegeta refused to return to working for the conqueror even after his loss to Goku. Instead, after being healed he began one of the greatest character arcs in Dragon Ball Z, as he started systematically killing Friezas strongest lieutenants while trying to assemble the Dragon Balls for himself.

Early in Fairy Tail, Gajeel was one of Natsus most fierce rivals. A member of Phantom Lords Element 4, he was one of their strongest soldiers. However, after Phantom Lords defeat, Gajeel defected to Fairy Tails side, becoming a reluctant new member.

Later still in Fairy Tail though, it was revealed Gajeel was also playing a double-agent for the guild Raven Tail. A guild run by Laxus father, Makarov asked Gajeel to join Raven Tail to keep an eye on them. Thanks to his previous life and general demeanor, he had no problem fitting into their group, pretending to be a member until they were shut down by Laxus.

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Originally part of the Soma Familia, Liliruca was a kind girl who gradually turned bad because of her treatment by her Familia. Bullied by the members of her Familia, she tried to become a Supporter but no one respected her. Afterward, she began stealing from any adventurers who worked with her, including Bell Cranel.

However, Bell was willing to forgive her for what she did to him, saving her life later. Afterward, she joined the Hestia Familia, willing to do anything to support the man who rescued her from her old Familia.

The Number Two Pro Hero in the Hero Community, no one could have guessed that Hawks was actually a member of the Paranormal Liberation Front. Or at least, thats what they were led to believe. Realizing the Heroes needed someone on the inside, Hawks joined the PLF to gain intelligence on them.

However, while in the PLF Hawks built a genuine friendship with Twice, who felt betrayed when Hawks revealed he was still a Hero. Though Hawks legitimately tried to save Twice, the villain lashed out in rage, and Hawks battle with Twice and Dabi eventually led to Twices death.

The focus of all of Sasukes rage and hatred, Itachi Uchiha was single-handedly responsible for wiping out the Uchiha clan. Or at least, so Sasuke believed. In truth, Itachi spent his entire life betraying everyone around him.

He betrayed his family by choosing the city of Konoha and his brother over the clan. He betrayed his brother by lying to him over the real reason for killing the Uchiha. Finally, he betrayed the Akatsuki by working for them to collect intel on their goals. In his own way, Itachi represented the ultimate ninja, constantly dealing in deception for the sake of the mission.

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