History AffablyEvil / WesternAnimation

** [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheGoldenGuard The Golden Guard]], despite establishing himself as a legitimate threat in his first appearance, acts oddly casual towards Eda and Luz, and after ominously telling them that the Emperor is not a merciful man, flies off with a cheery "Byeeeeee!" Later episodes establish that [[AntiVillain he's actually a genuinely good kid]] who only acts the way he does because of the propaganda he's been fed his entire life, and once he's given the chance to be a normal teenager, he ''instantly'' comes out of his shell. His genuine friendships with Gus and Willow eventually [[spoiler:lead to his HeelFaceTurn after Gus finds him hiding out at Hexside post "Hollow Mind".]]
** Though apparently responsible for the annihilation of most other titans, [[spoiler:[[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheCollector The Collector]]]] is completely unironically friendly with King. Their [[spoiler:destruction of the Boiling Isles]] is for the ''sole'' purpose of playing what they understand to be a game of "Owl House" with not only King, but every single witch and demon on the island. Overall, they don't come off as evil as much as they do as [[GooGooGodlike a child with immense, god-like power]], [[ShapedLikeItself which isn't a far off description of them]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':
** Mojo Jojo. He wants to take over the world and destroy the Girls, but he's very friendly and suave, and doesn't act hostile towards the Girls in his free time, that is, as long as they don't push his buttons, and some episodes guarantee that he might not be truly evil.
*** The original series finale reveals [[spoiler:that he's very much like The Brain just above, wanting to take over the world so he can make it a better place.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'': Dr Neuman in ''Shrink Rap'' was given the Mask of Loki by Stanley who wanted to get rid of it so Dr Neuman agrees to take it with him but while inside his house he gets curious when he saw that the mask sparkes and so puts it up to his face and gets attached to him and he becomes a green faced man who wears a yellow coat, blue trousers, sneakers for shoes and a red and black tie and his hair becomes straight up as well and he is insane and psychotic but however he is very polite as he speaks to others with the attitude of a therapist and has standards as well such as putting anyone he sees into wedgie straitjackets, does not react to anyone with hostilty even though the boy's mom attacks him a lot of times on the head which he puts her in a cage and when Charlie mentions The Mask he does not do anything to him until he mentions Stanley which causes him to lose complete control and do lobotomy but after his appointment alarm went off he decides to do his job instead and puts Charlie in a wedgie straitjacket instead and at the prison a police officer tried to get double clearance on him which he stops her from doing it but after she tells him where his appointment is he decides to spare her and after interviewing Pretorius and finding out about his plan, Masked Dr Neuman agrees with everyone that Pretorius is indeed insane but however he decides to help him and team up with him anyway but he does it by getting the police to release him into his custody instead of blowing a hole in the wall to do it showing himself to be a insane and psychotic but professional and polite man who will do his job who also still retains some morals and cartoonish traits as well just like The Mask and the other benevolent mask personas.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Though apparently responsible for the annihilation of most other titans, [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheCollector The Collector]] is completely unironically friendly with King. Their destruction of the Boiling Isles is for the ''sole'' purpose of playing what they understand to be a game of "Owl House" with not only King, but every single witch and demon on the island. Overall, they don't come off as evil as much as they do as a child with immense, god-like power, [[ShapedLikeItself which isn't a far off description of them]].

%%* Almost all the villains from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' fit this trope.

* Dr. Flug Slyes from ''WesternAnimation/{{Villainous}}'' is meek and anxious, becomes nauseous at the sight of body horror or Demencia's passionate violence, dearly loves 5.0.5 and treats him as his son with nothing but gentleness and warmth, and his only apparent flaw is his inflated ego in regards to his [[MadScientist genius intellect]] -- until you see him torture people without batting an eye, and even seems to enjoy it sometimes, as well as showing a more bloodthirsty side in the "Orientation Videos for Villains," calling for the villains to finish off the heroes when they have the chance, even if they're children like K.O. from ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' or WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls. His love for anything to do with aeronautics extends to shooting planes out of the sky with a miniaturization ray and keeping them in snowglobes...with the passengers still inside.

* There are few villains in ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' who aren't this trope -- the Butcher, Chuck The Evil Sandwich Making Guy, [[MadScientist Dr. Twobrains]], [[DumbMuscle the Whammer]] Mr. Big, and Lady Redundant Woman all seem to have some degree of goodwill between themselves and Word Girl while simultaneously resenting her for thwarting their plans. When they aren't committing crimes, Word Girl admits that they're not bad people, and they enjoy pleasent conversations and small talk from time to time. Strangely, the only villians who don't fall into this trope are the ones who pretend that they're not evil at all, such as Granny Mae and Victoria Best.

* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', Black Manta uses an assassination mission to teach his son a lesson about honesty.

** Icicle Jr sincerely congratulates Superboy on his engagement, even while trying to kill him.

*** [[spoiler:Pre-HeelFaceTurn, though, he fit this trope to a T. In one {{flashback}}, he's seen writing a kind letter to his family in the Fire Nation while leading a brutal siege against Ba Sing Se (in the letter, he even casually jokes about the possibility of burning the city to the ground). Later during this siege, his son died, and this seems to have triggered his HeelFaceTurn, possibly because of the uncomfortable realization that this is the kind of emotional trauma that he's been inflicting on Earth Kingdom families for years on end.]]

** A Southern bounty hunter referred to as The Gentleman is very polite and sophisticated and very charming, even when confronted in battle.
** The Guardian of the time portal in "Jack and The Travelling Creatures" is very polite moral and honorable.

** Iroh appears to be this in the first season. A mellow, easy-going, CoolOldGuy who loves tea, Pai Sho, and just relaxing. He also just happens to work for Zuko, his TroubledButCute AntiVillain nephew (although Iroh is never seen doing anything particularly ''evil,'' and he never really helps Zuko make any major progress toward capturing the Avatar). [[spoiler:But it turns out that he secretly did a HeelFaceTurn several years ago and since then, he's never supported the Fire Nation in their quest to TakeOverTheWorld. And he's also a prominent figure of the Order of the White Lotus.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn'' has several of the 'nicer' supervillains be of this kind.

-->'''Zombie Soos:''' Second thought, gonna flip the script; can I eat your brains, Yay or nay? Seein' some Yay faces over here.

* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob'' are all employees of an [[EvilInc corporation run by]] TheIlluminati for the sake of [[ConspiracyKitchenSink managing the world's conspiracies]]. Despite the wildly unethical actions they partake in on a daily basis, the main characters are a bunch of fun-loving goofballs that don't take themselves or their jobs too seriously.

* [[GenkiGirl Sonata Dusk]] from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' is essentially an evil Pinkie Pie. She is quite friendly for an [[EnthrallingSiren evil siren that feeds on negativity]] who wants to TakeOverTheWorld, being the only other one besides Pinkie to enjoy Snips and Snails [[CringeComedy Cringe Worthy]] rap, speaks pleasantly enough to Sunset Shimmer that she almost blows the trio's entire plan, and even does things to suggest she's nice when left to her own devices like making punch for everyone. However, when the chips are down, she can be every bit as cruel as her allies when the need arises.

* A decent number of the villains in WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman are this. Special mention goes to Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad who in this series seem to be {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s claiming they want to protect the environment, they also show that they do care about one another and show a decent amount of respect for Batman as an adversary.

** The Red Death is probably the exemplar -- when on the job he's an utterly remorseless, murderous psycho, but in his downtime he's a ''genuinely'' loving, kindhearted husband and father, happy to give friendly advice even to people who've crossed him. He [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj6r0Vi4-Bk explains]] that [[JustifiedTrope he strongly believes that supervillains should keep their work separate from their personal life.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': Compared to the likes of [[CardCarryingVillain NegaDuck]], [[MonsterClown Quackerjack]], and [[PsychoElectro Megavolt]], [[GreenThumb Bushroot]] seems downright sweet, [[IncrediblyLamePun stemming]] from his origin as a meek, much-bullied scientist -- as long as you don't get in the way of his search [[LoveMakesYouEvil to find/make his one true love]]. He also has the honour of being the only villain on the show to murder someone onscreen.

* King K. Rool in the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon. One episode where a movie was being made had him cast as the hero.

** Scorpia, like Catra, is a Force Captain for the Horde, planning invasions and leading various missions and battles against the heroes, and is fully prepared and willing to kill her opponents. She's also incredibly friendly to pretty much everyone see meets, loves hugging her comrades, and just a sweet individual overall. When she [[spoiler: defects from the Horde, her friendly nature quickly wins over the princesses and she proves to be a loyal and valued member of the Alliance]].

** In the sequel series ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', [[spoiler:Varrick]] perfectly represents this trope. He is normally very cheerful and helpful to our heroes, but when it benefits him financially, he won't hesitate to backstab them. [[spoiler:He is arrested in the end for the attempted kidnapping of the president thanks to Bolin and Mako, but he still treats Team Avatar as if they were friends and is flabbergasted when he finds out they're mad at him for what he just finished doing.]]
** Zaheer from Season 3 of ''Korra'' is very polite and civil, even towards his jailers. When confronted by Korra about why he attempted to kidnap her and his reasons for what he's doing, he is very polite to her and compliments her and her ideology. [[spoiler: He may want complete societal collapse and he was just stalling Korra in the Spirit World to kidnap her, but Zaheer's still a complete gentleman.]] Of course, he still proves to be a very dangerous man, murdering [[spoiler: The Earth Queen, holding the amateur airbenders hostage, and nearly killing Korra by forcing poison into her body. After a few years in jail, however, he ends up being the one who brings Korra [[EnemyMine out of her funk]], since he clearly regrets the role he played in bringing Kuvira to power]].
** Ghazan of the Red Lotus also comes off as such and has a perfectly pleasant conversation with Bolin, much to Mako's dismay. He also later compliments Bolin on [[spoiler: his mastery of Lavabending]], coming off as genuinely impressed.
-->'''Mako''': Bolin, will you stop making friends with the bad guys?

* The Brain, the smarter half of ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''. An erudite, genetically-altered lab mouse who merely wants to do [[CatchPhrase the same thing he does every night]]: try to TakeOverTheWorld! It's eventually revealed that he wants to take over the world in order to [[WellIntentionedExtremist help people by ending war and enacting humanitarian efforts]]. What helps Brain further is that [[EvenEvilHasStandards there are lines he definitely won’t cross in his goal of world domination]], even if they guaranteed his victory.

* The Brain, the smarter half of ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''. An erudite, genetically-altered lab mouse who merely wants to do [[CatchPhrase the same thing he does every night]]: try to TakeOverTheWorld! It's eventually revealed that he wants to take over the world in order to [[WellIntentionedExtremist help people by ending war and enacting humanitarian efforts]].

** Dr. Doofenshmirtz is an evil scientist who's at odds with P&F's secret-agent-platypus, Perry. Except that he spends half his time doing stuff like trying to make the perfect sweet-16 birthday party for his daughter or sharing chicken wings with Perry after he's captured him. He really is a nice guy; it's just that, well, he ''is'' an evil scientist, after all.
*** Doofenshmirtz is an interesting example of this trope in that, while he does attempt evil schemes and all, his daughter Vanessa helps him understand he’s not so much an evil guy who happens to be nice, but a nice guy trying to be evil. He believes his HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood defines him as a person so, nice guy or no, he thought being evil was his only option. It helps that he genuinely bares very little, if no real malice as a person.
** There's also Norm the Giant Robotic Man, introduced in "Greece Lightning". He's fond of spouting random dialogue more appropriate to a married, white-collar suburbanite than a killer robot originally designed to attack platypi on sight. He was built this way because abovementioned Doofenshmirtz watched a documentary about the platypi, while trying to figure out their weaknesses. Said documentary stated that biggest natural enemy of the platypus is [[GreenAesop man]], so he decided to build a giant robotic version of a middle-aged man to defeat Perry.

** Tarakudo as well. Despite being the season 4 BigBad, he seems genuinely polite and well-spoken towards even his enemies, and unlike the other main villains he's a BenevolentBoss who doesn't take out his frustrations on the Dark Hand even when they fail. Still evil, but not quite nasty enough for the "[[FauxAffablyEvil faux]]" part in "affably evil" - his affability, when it shows, is quite genuine and never exaggerated or faked.

* Dr. Flug Slyes from ''WesternAnimation/{{Villainous}}'' is meek and anxious, becomes nauseous at the sight of body horror or Demencia's passionate violence, dearly loves 5.0.5 and treats him as his son with nothing but gentleness and warmth, and his only apparent flaw is his inflated ego in regards to his [[MadScientist genius intellect]]--until you see him torture people without batting an eye, and even seems to enjoy it sometimes, as well as showing a more bloodthirsty side in the "Orientation Videos for Villains," calling for the villains to finish off the heroes when they have the chance, even if they're children like K.O. from ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' or WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls. His love for anything to do with aeronautics extends to shooting planes out of the sky with a miniaturization ray and keeping them in snowglobes...with the passengers still inside.

** The Red Death is probably the exemplar - when on the job he's an utterly remorseless, murderous psycho, but in his downtime he's a ''genuinely'' loving, kindhearted husband and father, happy to give friendly advice even to people who've crossed him. He [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj6r0Vi4-Bk explains]] that [[JustifiedTrope he strongly believes that supervillains should keep their work separate from their personal life.]]

* There are few villains in ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' who aren't this trope—the Butcher, Chuck The Evil Sandwich Making Guy, [[MadScientist Dr. Twobrains]], [[DumbMuscle the Whammer]] Mr. Big, and Lady Redundant Woman all seem to have some degree of goodwill between themselves and Word Girl while simultaneously resenting her for thwarting their plans. When they aren't committing crimes, Word Girl admits that they're not bad people, and they enjoy pleasent conversations and small talk from time to time. Strangely, the only villians who don't fall into this trope are the ones who pretend that they're not evil at all, such as Granny Mae and Victoria Best.

*** Doofenshmirtz is an interesting example of this trope in that, while he does attempt evil schemes and all, his daughter Vanessa helps him understand he’s not so much an evil guy who happens to be nice, but a nice guy trying to be evil. He believes his HilariouslyAbsiveChildhood defines him as a person so, nice guy or no, he thought being evil was his only option. It helps that he genuinely bares very little, if no real malice as a person.

*** Doofenshmirtz is an interesting example of this trope in that, while he does attempt evil schemes and all, his daughter Vanessa helps him understand he’s not so much an evil guy who happens to be nice, but a nice guy trying to be evil. He believes his HillariouslyTragicBackstory defines him as a person so, nice guy or no, he thought being evil was his only option.