History AffablyEvil / ComicBooks

* [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] in ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. In addition to being a WellIntentionedExtremist (on a par with Ra's al Ghul in that regard), he's also gentlemanly, witty, and calm, even in hand-to-hand combat. He treats his underlings kindly (right until he [[spoiler: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness drugs them and leaves them]] to die of exposure to [[HeKnowsTooMuch prevent his secrets from getting out]], while apologizing for rewarding them so poorly]]). When his former crimefighting colleagues track him down and learn of his [[YouAreTooLate already-in-progress master plan]], he gives them the opportunity to keep silent, and when all of them ([[spoiler:except Rorschach]]) agree, he trusts them enough to not only let them live, but to offer them hospitality in his fortress and allow them to leave freely. Hardly seems fair to hold [[spoiler: the deaths of millions of innocent people]] against him.
* Mistress Ilsa from ''ComicBook/{{Monstress}}''. A slave dealer whose specialty is Arcanic children, she is pretty unquestionably a villain. However, she isn't terrible about it. She lies to the children about their fate at the Cumaea compound ([[PragmaticVillainy though that might have been to keep them from struggling]]), she offers Maika her cigarette in a small act of simple kindness, and when Maika is unchained and led into the Cumaea compound, she wishes her well and asks her to send her best to her daughter, who apparently she doubts she'll ever see again.

* Charon from ''ComicBook/{{Negation}}'' is the epitome of this trope. The cosmic-powered ruler of a universe-spanning empire that everyone lives in fear of acts like a laid-back, ridiculously mellow guy without a care in the world. [[spoiler:Justified in that he purged himself of all his negative emotions eons ago.]]

* The Doll-Master from ''Comicbook/{{Wanted}}''. He's a member of a supervillain Fraternity that rules the world. He's also a loving family man who never swears in front of children.

* Kroenen from ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' is a meek, polite fellow who goes out of his way to help his friends, even when he knows it'll get him in trouble. He's also a Nazi cyborg bent on destroying the world.
* ComicBook/{{Diabolik}} and Eva Kant are unfailingly polite, calm and nice unless they ''need'' to be threatening (and sometimes they will be polite even then) or you earn their wrath, and are rather good with children. They also happen to be the world's greatest thief and scariest murderer and his partner in crime and lover, and each of them has a body count in the hundreds ''at least''.

** Villain ComicBook/RasAlGhul has not only tried to be civil towards "the Detective", but has repeatedly offered Batman the chance to join his organization, and offered the hand of his beautiful ([[DatingCatwoman and mutually attracted]]) daughter, Talia.

* Senator Greyshade in the first run of the ComicBook/MarvelStarWars comics. One can picture him asking Darth Vader "Don't you ever have any FUN?"

** In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', Lex is a xenophobic, pitiless, egomaniac, manipulative, murderous, smug monster. He directly or indirectly murdered [[spoiler:Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'s baby [[Franchise/{{Superman}} cousin]] and Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}'s parents]]. However, he is always cool and polite. He even beams at you as he explains that he has been manipulating you all along and he is now going to kill you.

** ComicBook/TheRiddler, in his own [[CloudCuckooLander quirky]], InsufferableGenius way. When he's not, you know, having a crazed VillainousBreakdown.

** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, during Creator/ChrisClaremont's first run, went from revenge-obsessed wacko to head of Xavier Institute to not quite back again, thanks in large part to his portrayal as an Affably Evil WellIntentionedExtremist, to the point where his appearance at the end of Grant Morrison's ''ComicBook/NewXMen'' run which featured him putting humans into gas chambers and killing Jean out of spite was [[{{Retcon}} Retconned]] faster than a speeding bullet into being a lunatic called Xorn who masqueraded as him. Ever since, he's largely settled as the GoodIsNotNice {{Foil}} to the X-Men, willing to do the things that the more moral members baulk at (such as leading what is essentially the latest incarnation of ''ComicBook/XForce'' as part of a long running habit of hunting down the enemies of mutantkind), and as one of their core members following the team's move to Utopia. At the moment, he's serving as TheMentor to the time travelling Original Five.

* An alternate reality version of Mister Sinister proves to be one of these in ''Comicbook/CableAndDeadpool''. Not only is he nice enough to let Deadpool use his bathroom, he has a completely normal conversation with him and doesn't antagonize him at all. He even sits down with ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, Cannonball, and Siryn for a delightful meal... which was laced with barbiturates to incapacitate them so that he could dissect them later.

** [[ScaryBlackMan Barracuda]] from ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'' is a giant M60 wielding psychopath, but also an endless well of optimism and cheer.

* [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] in ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. In addition to being a WellIntentionedExtremist (on a par with Ra's al Ghul in that regard), he's also gentlemanly, witty, and calm, even in hand-to-hand combat. He treats his underlings kindly (right until he [[spoiler: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness drugs them and leaves them]] to die of exposure to [[HeKnowsTooMuch prevent his secrets from getting out]], while apologizing for repaying their loyalty so poorly]]). When his former crimefighting colleagues track him down and learn of his [[YouAreTooLate already-in-progress master plan]], he gives them the opportunity to keep silent, and when all of them ([[spoiler:except Rorschach]]) agree, he trusts them enough to not only let them live, but to offer them hospitality in his fortress and allow them to leave freely. Hardly seems fair to hold [[spoiler: the deaths of millions of innocent people]] against him.

* [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] in ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. In addition to being a WellIntentionedExtremist (on a par with Ra's al Ghul in that regard), he's also gentlemanly, witty, and calm, even in hand-to-hand combat. He treats his underlings kindly (right until he [[spoiler: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness drugs them and leaves them]] to die of exposure to [[HeKnowsTooMuch prevent his secrets from getting out]]]].) When his former crimefighting colleagues track him down and learn of his [[YouAreTooLate already-in-progress master plan]], he gives them the opportunity to keep silent, and when all of them ([[spoiler:except Rorschach]]) agree, he trusts them enough to not only let them live, but to offer them hospitality in his fortress and allow them to leave freely. Hardly seems fair to hold [[spoiler: the deaths of millions of innocent people]] against him.

** Not affable in the same way as most, but Comicbook/HarleyQuinn is known for being so bubbly and cheerful that she's near impossible to dislike (at least, initially), despite being a murdering psychopath at worst and a good hearted but remorseless criminal at best. This is, in part, due to having an [[PsychopathicManchild almost innocent, childlike]] personality, ([[DependingOnTheWriter except when she doesn't]]), but she's lovable enough that ''Poison Ivy'' likes her, and one of the reasons ComicBook/TheJoker keeps trying to kill her is that [[MadLove he has feelings for her but doesn't like that fact]]. Again, [[DependingOnTheWriter except when he doesn't]].

** The Penguin usually falls into this category.

** The Riddler, in his own quirky, InsufferableGenius way. When he's not, you know, having a crazed VillainousBreakdown.

** ComicBook/LexLuthor is frequently this. On the other hand, it's sometimes [[FauxAffablyEvil nothing more than a façade]]. It's a case of DependingOnTheWriter.

** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, during Creator/ChrisClaremont's first run, went from revenge-obsessed wacko to head of Xavier Institute to not quite back again, thanks in large part to his portrayal as an Affably Evil WellIntentionedExtremist.
** Also, Azazel. Apart from being the mutant equivalent of the ManOfWealthAndTaste, he's shown to feel genuine love towards Mystique and his son Nightcrawler.

** Not affable in the same way as most, but Comicbook/HarleyQuinn is known for being so bubbly and cheerful that she's near impossible to dislike (at least, initially), despite being a murdering psychopath at worst and a good hearted but remorseless criminal at best. This is, in part, due to having an [[PsychopathicManchild almost innocent, childlike]] personality, ([[DependingOnTheWriter except when she doesn't]]), but she's lovable enough that ''Poison Ivy'' likes her, and one of the reasons ComicBook/TheJoker keeps trying to kill her is that [[MadLove he has feelings for her but doesn't like that fact]].

** In ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark'', 451, the rogue Rigellian Recorder, is kind, friendly and really does want to help people, particularly humans and Earth. Even when Tony figures him out and snaps at him, repeatedly insulting him, he is still unfailingly polite. He's looking to guide the universe towards a peaceful future after seeing a highly altruistic species with almost no concept of warfare massacred for their pelts by the Skrull's. It's just that he's a WellIntentionedExtremist writ large, believes that UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans and those means tend towards the incidentally genocidal - he doesn't ''want'' to hurt anyone, and he's genuinely remorseful when he does, but that doesn't mean that he won't if you can/do threaten his plans. And considering the scale of his plans, the length of time that he's been enacting them [[Really700YearsOld (500 years)]] and his requirements for those plans, this means that he has a kill count upwards of ''40 million'', including several species and at least two ''entire planets''. After his plans hit a significant roadblock [[spoiler: he was OutGambitted by Howard and Maria Stark, who raised their biological son, Arno, in secret, and adopted Tony as a decoy]] and he was faced with the possibility that it was AllForNothing he ended up in a VillainousBSOD and attempted a HeroicSacrifice.

** In ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark'', 451, the rogue Rigellian Recorder, is kind, friendly and really does want to help people, particularly humans and Earth. Even when Tony figures him out and snaps at him, repeatedly insulting him, he is still unfailingly polite. He's looking to guide the universe towards a peaceful future after seeing a highly altruistic species with almost no concept of warfare massacred for their pelts by the Skrull's. It's just that he's a WellIntentionedExtremist writ large, believes that TheEndJustifyTheMeans and those means tend towards the incidentally genocidal - he doesn't ''want'' to hurt anyone, and he's genuinely remorseful when he does, but that doesn't mean that he won't if you can/do threaten his plans. And considering the scale of his plans, the length of time that he's been enacting them [[Really700YearsOld (500 years)]] and his requirements for those plans, this means that he has a kill count upwards of ''40 million'', including several species and at least two ''entire planets''. After his plans hit a significant roadblock [[spoiler: he was OutGambitted by Howard and Maria Stark, who raised their biological son, Arno, in secret, and adopted Tony as a decoy]] and he was faced with the possibility that it was AllForNothing he ended up in a VillainousBSOD and attempted a HeroicSacrifice.

** In ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark'', 451, the rogue Rigellian Recorder, is kind, friendly and really does want to help people, particularly humans and Earth. Even when Tony figures him out and snaps at him, repeatedly insulting him, he is still unfailingly polite. He's looking to guide the universe towards a peaceful future after seeing a highly altruistic species with almost no concept of warfare massacred for their pelts by the Skrull's. It's just that he's a WellIntentionedExtremist writ large, believes that TheEndsJustifyTheMeans and those means tend towards the incidentally genocidal - he doesn't ''want'' to hurt anyone, and he's genuinely remorseful when he does, but that doesn't mean that he won't if you can/do threaten his plans. And considering the scale of his plans, the length of time that he's been enacting them [[Really700YearsOld (500 years)]] and his requirements for those plans, this means that he has a kill count upwards of ''40 million'', including several species and at least two ''entire planets''. After his plans hit a significant roadblock [[spoiler: he was OutGambitted by Howard and Maria Stark, who raised their biological son, Arno, in secret, and adopted Tony as a decoy]] and he was faced with the possibility that it was AllForNothing he ended up in a VillainousBSOD and attempted a HeroicSacrifice.

** Not affable in the same way as most, but Comicbook/HarleyQuinn is known for being so bubbly and cheerful that she's near impossible to dislike (at least, initially), despite being a murdering psychopath at worst and a good hearted but remorseless criminal at best. This is, in part, due to having an [[PsychopathicManchild almost innocent, childlike]] personality, ([[DependingOnTheWriter except when she doesn't]]), but she's lovable enough that ''Poison Ivy'' likes her, and one of the reasons SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker keeps trying to kill her is that [[MadLove he has feelings for her but doesn't like that fact]].

* An alternate reality version of Mister Sinister proves to be one of these in ''Comicbook/CableAndDeadpool''. Not only is he nice enough to let Deadpool use his bathroom, he has a completely normal conversation with him and doesn't antagonize him at all. He even sits down with SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}, Cannonball, and Siryn for a delightful meal... which was laced with barbiturates to incapacitate them so that he could dissect them later.

** In ' The Secret Origin of Tony Stark'', 451, the rogue Rigellian Recorder, is kind, friendly and really does want to help people, particularly humans and Earth. Even when Tony figures him out and snaps at him, repeatedly insulting him, he is still unfailingly polite. He's looking to guide the universe towards a peaceful future after seeing a highly altruistic species with almost no concept of warfare massacred for their pelts by the Skrull's. It's just that he's a WellIntentionedExtremist writ large, believes that TheEndsJustifyTheMeans and those means tend towards the incidentally genocidal - he doesn't ''want'' to hurt anyone, and he's genuinely remorseful when he does, but that doesn't mean that he won't if you can/do threaten his plans. And considering the scale of his plans, the length of time that he's been enacting them [[Really700YearsOld (500 years)]] and his requirements for those plans, this means that he has a kill count upwards of ''40 million'', including several species and at least two ''entire planets''. After his plans hit a significant roadblock [[spoiler: he was OutGambitted by Howard and Maria Stark, who raised their biological son, Arno, in secret, and adopted Tony as a decoy]] and he was faced with the possibility that it was AllForNothing he ended up in a VillainousBSOD and attempted a HeroicSacrifice.

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* Otto Octavius, better known as Franchise/SpiderMan's nemesis, ComicBook/DoctorOctopus, once rented a room from Aunt May, and behaved like a perfect gentleman, even helping her around the house. He also came very near to marrying her, after she somehow inherited a nuclear plant. May's inability to understand that he was a bad person was a running gag for a long while.
** It became FauxAffablyEvil during ''The Ends of the Earth'' and the following ''Superior Spider-Man'' arc.
* Doctor Doom, the main enemy of the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'', fits this like a glove, proving to be surprisingly likable and charming even ''as'' he commits various evil deeds, to the point where he's had several moments past the MoralEventHorizon {{retcon}}ned, ignored, or smoothed over into WellIntentionedExtremist territory because of fandom outrage. Doom mocks your belief in the MoralEventHorizon!
* The ''Comicbook/XMen'''s ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, during Creator/ChrisClaremont's first run, went from revenge-obsessed wacko to head of Xavier Institute to not quite back again, thanks in large part to his portrayal as an Affably Evil WellIntentionedExtremist.
** Also, Azazel. Apart from being the mutant equivalent of the ManOfWealthAndTaste, he's shown to feel genuine love towards Mystique and his son Nightcrawler.

* Batroc the Leaper is a super-villain and mercenary, but is on FriendlyEnemy terms with Captain America and temporarily reformed out of respect for Cap. When Ulysses Klaw hired him to [[ComicBook/BlackPanther help stage a coup of Wakanda]], he still chided Rhino for needlessly killing an endangered black rhino. "We are guests in this country. It's just good manners."

* ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'':
** [=ThugBoy=] and his crew early on. [=ThugBoy=] goes out of his way to ensure a hostage's comfort, and assures her that "This is business, not sadism, okay?" The leader, Frank, stays friends with [=ThugBoy=] even after ''trying to kill him'' for betraying the group, and gives him ''relationship advice''.
** Ninjette, who was originally hired to take out Empowered, but ended up becoming her best friend.
** Manny, a LittlestCancerPatient who wanted to be a supervillain. His Make A Wish is to tie up a superhero, but is incredibly polite and talks about how he researched how to do it effectively, but also without undue discomfort. [[spoiler: He eventually takes a drug that makes him super-smart at the cost of vastly accelerating his cancer, and captures another villain with flesh-altering powers from Empowered, threatening her with several giant mechs while she is barely functional.]] But he's so darn polite, to the point of being nicer to her in their confrontation than most of her teammates are while working with her.
** As can be seen from above, it's almost a bit of a theme that many of the villains are nicer to Empowered than her own teammates.
* ComicBook/IronMan's enemy, the Mandarin, has a heart of stone, but he is always impeccably polite and well-mannered. He also has a strict code of honor, which he '''always''' makes sure to uphold. He once vaporized his favorite minion on the spot for using poison in a sparring session, and he also upheld the promises he made on at least one occasion when Iron Man defeated him in fair combat, such as stopping his efforts to prevent Stark Enterprises from setting up in Hong Kong.
* In ''[[ComicBook/IronMan The Secret Origin of Tony Stark]]'', 451, the rogue Rigellian Recorder, is kind, friendly and really does want to help people, particularly humans and Earth. Even when Tony figures him out and snaps at him, repeatedly insulting him, he is still unfailingly polite. He's looking to guide the universe towards a peaceful future after seeing a highly altruistic species with almost no concept of warfare massacred for their pelts by the Skrull's. It's just that he's a WellIntentionedExtremist writ large, believes that TheEndsJustifyTheMeans and those means tend towards the incidentally genocidal - he doesn't ''want'' to hurt anyone, and he's genuinely remorseful when he does, but that doesn't mean that he won't if you can/do threaten his plans. And considering the scale of his plans, the length of time that he's been enacting them [[Really700YearsOld (500 years)]] and his requirements for those plans, this means that he has a kill count upwards of ''40 million'', including several species and at least two ''entire planets''. After his plans hit a significant roadblock [[spoiler: he was OutGambitted by Howard and Maria Stark, who raised their biological son, Arno, in secret, and adopted Tony as a decoy]] and he was faced with the possibility that it was AllForNothing he ended up in a VillainousBSOD and attempted a HeroicSacrifice.

* [[spoiler:Gepetto]] in ''Comicbook/{{Fables}}''. His kindly-old-grandfather manner isn't entirely a pose.
* The Crypt Keeper, Vault Keeper, and Old Witch of EC comics were murderous ghouls, but remarkably personable and humourous.
* Axel Borg, of the French comic ''Le Franc'', is a charismatic, cultured, and polite villain of the MagnificentBastard variety, who always treats his captured enemies well, and who, on occasion, will [[EnemyMine side with the hero in order to bring down a greater threat]].
* [[SerialKiller Jeffrey Dahmer]] in the biographical ''ComicBook/MyFriendDahmer'' is a RealLife example. In high school, Dahmer became known as a ClassClown who had a fan club started in his honor after he pranked students and teachers with fake cerebral palsy fits. The author, Derf Backderf, drew humorous sketches of Dahmer for the school's yearbook and student elections. There is also a photo shown of Dahmer joking around at school.
* [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] in ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. In addition to being a WellIntentionedExtremist (on a par with Ra's al Ghul in that regard), he's also gentlemanly, witty, and calm, even in hand-to-hand combat. He treats his underlings kindly (right until he [[spoiler: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness drugs them and leaves them]] to die of exposure to [[HeKnowsTooMuch prevent his secrets from getting out]]]].) When his former crimefighting colleagues track him down and learn of his [[YouAreTooLate already-in-progress master plan]], he gives them the opportunity to keep silent, and when all of them ([[spoiler:except Rorschach]]) agree, he trusts them enough to not only let them live, but to offer them hospitality in his fortress and allow them to leave freely. Hardly seems fair to hold [[spoiler: the deaths of millions of innocent people]] against him.

* Mistress Ilsa from ''ComicBook/{{Monstress}}''. A slave dealer whose specialty is Arcanic children, she is pretty unquestionably a villain. However, she isn't terrible about it. She lies to the children about their fate at the Cumaea compound ([[PragmaticVillainy though that might have been to keep them from struggling]]), she offers Maika her cigarette in a small act of simple kindness, and when Maika is unchained and led into the Cumaea compound, she wishes her well and asks her to send her best to her daughter, who apparently she doubts she'll ever see again.
* Lucifer from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' and his own SpinOff series is always polite and eloquent, even in [[PaintingTheMedium his speech bubbles]]. He stops being evil by ''The Season of Mists'', and settles for being a somewhat amoral DeadpanSnarker. ... and dives right back in to being evil in his solo series (the very first plot arc opens with him casually destroying another angel's several millennia of work over a ''mistake''). He is still impeccably polite (until deliberately provoked), and always keeps his word.

* The Serpent Society from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse is a group of [[AnimalMotifs snake-themed]] supervillains with shades of this. In addition to members being friendly with one another, when one of them, Diamondback, semi-reformed, she also began {{dating|Catwoman}} Comicbook/CaptainAmerica. Not only were her friends within the group supportive of her, but they also helped thwart other villains' attempts at ruining her first date with him.
* Comicbook/ShadeTheChangingMan encounters the "Devil", who comes across as a civilized, cultured gentleman [[spoiler: who eventually stabs him in the back. He is {{Satan}}, after all]].
-->'''Kathy:''' You haven't... given up your soul or anything?\\
'''Shade:''' He's not interested in souls. And he's not really the Devil. And he's not as bad as you think. Quite easygoing, really.
* Charon from ''ComicBook/{{Negation}}'' is the epitome of this trope. The cosmic-powered ruler of a universe-spanning empire that everyone lives in fear of acts like a laid-back, ridiculously mellow guy without a care in the world. [[spoiler:Justified in that he purged himself of all his negative emotions eons ago.]]
* Senator Greyshade in the first run of the ComicBook/MarvelStarWars comics. One can picture him asking Darth Vader "Don't you ever have any FUN?"
* [[MeaningfulName Mr. Lamb]], one of the late villains created by Creator/FloydGottfredson in ''[[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse The Syndicate of Crime]]''. Sincere tears come when MickeyMouse and Eega Beeva refuse to join his gang and prefer to die: ''[[PlayedForLaughs "This is going to hurt us more than it does you!"]]''

* Cap'n Blaze from ''ComicStrip/TerryAndThePirates''. He may be a warlord, but he is a jolly old soul who enjoys a game of checkers with his captives.
* The Doll-Master from ''Comicbook/{{Wanted}}''. He's a member of a supervillain Fraternity that rules the world. He's also a loving family man who never swears in front of children.
* ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'': Dirge is supposed to be a hero, but really works for Alpha Trion and his insane schemes for peace. This does not stop him from being cheery and polite, even to his prisoners.
* ''ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor'': Portrays Runabout and Runamuck this way, despite being physically the oldest of most of their colleagues (who are teenagers, and quite nice themselves), act the youngest, explaining the war (and some [[MythologyGag deleted scenes]]) to Jhiaxus, with child like enthusiasm. They befriend an amnesic Side-burn, race with him, and give him dating advice.
* ''ComicBook/{{Zero}}'': Nova is a violent dangerous terrorist who is oddly polite and even affectionate to Edward. The effect is creepy.
* Kroenen from ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' is a meek, polite fellow who goes out of his way to help his friends, even when he knows it'll get him in trouble. He's also a Nazi cyborg bent on destroying the world.

* ComicBook/LexLuthor is frequently this. On the other hand, it's sometimes [[FauxAffablyEvil nothing more than a façade]]. It's a case of DependingOnTheWriter.
* In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', Lex is a xenophobic, pitiless, egomaniac, manipulative, murderous, smug monster. He directly or indirectly murdered [[spoiler:Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'s baby [[Franchise/{{Superman}} cousin]] and Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}'s parents]]. However, he is always cool and polite. He even beams at you as he explains that he has been manipulating you all along and he is now going to kill you.

* ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'':
** H'el is rather nice to fellow Kryptonian, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, who also wants to return to her old life on Krypton. He later [[spoiler:convinces her to join him in his quest to resurrect Krypton]], but manipulates her to estrange her from Franchise/{{Superman}}.
** H'el was also friendly to Superman, initially. When they first meet, H'el hugs Superman and even calls him his "little brother". Superman was already suspicious, but H'el threatening to snap ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s neck caused the two to become enemies.
** Ultimately snaps and ends up as FauxAffablyEvil, at best.

* An alternate reality version of Mister Sinister proves to be one of these in ''Comicbook/CableAndDeadpool''. Not only is he nice enough to let Deadpool use his bathroom, he has a completely normal conversation with him and doesn't antagonize him at all. He even sits down with {{Deadpool}}, Cannonball, and Siryn for a delightful meal... which was laced with barbiturates to incapacitate them so that he could dissect them later.

* Mistress Ilsa from {{Monstress}}. A slave dealer whose specialty is Arcanic children, she is pretty unquestionably a villain. However, she isn't terrible about it. She lies to the children about their fate at the Cumaea compound ([[PragmaticVillainy though that might have been to keep them from struggling]]), she offers Maika her cigarette in a small act of simple kindness, and when Maika is unchained and led into the Cumaea compound, she wishes her well and asks her to send her best to her daughter, who apparently she doubts she'll ever see again.

* {{Thanos}} of Titan. The quintessential example of this aspect of his character would probably be the confrontation with the Gardener over his Time Gem: the entire incident consisted mainly of cordial conversation between the two as Thanos made a futile attempt at convincing the Gardener to willingly relinquish his Gem, with even the eventual fatal conclusion being devoid of malice from both sides.