History CardCarryingVillain / ComicBooks

* In ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'', Pa Angel is openly trying to raise his sons to be the "meanest, orneriest, baddiest bunch a' men that ever lived." The boys are only too happy to learn from him.

* Most supervillain teams have names which identify them as evil; [[Comicbook/TheAvengers The Masters of Evil]], the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Injustice League]], the Secret Society of Super-Villains, etc. Occasionally, as with the [[Comicbook/XMen Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], it's explained later that the characters [[WhatIsEvil don't see themselves as evil]], but are aware others do and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy feel they can use this to their advantage]].

* In ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'', ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} thinks himself a violent, animalistic savage who lives only to hunt and kill, and is ''very'' proud of this fact. He does [[AxCrazy a very good]] [[PsychoForHire job at living]] [[ImAHumanitarian up to this]].
* Most supervillain teams have names which identify them as evil; [[Comicbook/TheAvengers The Masters of Evil]], the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Injustice League]], the Secret Society of Super-Villains, etc. Occasionally, as with the [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], it's explained later that the characters [[WhatIsEvil don't see themselves as evil]], but are aware others do and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy feel they can use this to their advantage]].
** The film version of ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' avoids this by having Magneto simply call his group "The Brotherhood of Mutants".

* Ava Lord from the ''SinCity'' story "A Dame to Kill For" identifies herself as evil in her EvilGloating speech to Dwight [=McCarthy=], who she has just manipulated into [[spoiler:murdering her husband Damien so that she can inherit his money]]:

* Contagion, the villain of the first arc of ''{{Wolverine}}: The Best There Is''.

* {{Supreme}}'s arch-enemy Darius Dax delights in being evil for the sake of being evil.

* The very first appearance of CaptainAmerica's archenemy, the RedSkull, had him exit stage left saying "I'll be back - with ''more murder!''"

-> ''The SilverSurfer met his latest and greatest enemy this year: A tyrant named Tyrant. And wasn't it only last year that ComicBook/XFactor was fighting nasty boys called the Nasty Boys? Next year, Marvel heroes will battle all-new characters named Villain, The Bad Guys, The Antagonist, The Opponent, The Legion of Enemies, Mister Naughty, and The Incredible Do-Badder.''
-->-- '''Marvel Year In Review 1993'''

* In Rick Veitch's early-2000s run on ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'', the titular hero confronts his archnemesis (and murderer of his son), Black Manta, and, after defeating him, uses his new magic powers to re-wire his brain and cure him of his autism; the painful and incompetent treatment he received as a child was part of why he'd become such an insane monster. He appears to turn himself around, but the apparent FreudianExcuse and HeelFaceTurn are subverted when, at a critical moment, Manta stabs Aquaman in the back and explains: "Y'see, deep down, in my most secret heart of hearts, I'm still a totally depraved sonuvabitch whose main goal in life is to watch you die. Slowly and painfully. Just like your kid."

* Herr Starr of ''{{Preacher}}'' starts out as a KnightTemplar, but, in the end, admits, however unrepentantly, that he's become a "monster" obsessed with hatred and revenge.

* In ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'', Sabretooth thinks himself a violent, animalistic savage who lives only to hunt and kill, and is ''very'' proud of this fact. He does [[AxCrazy a very good]] [[PsychoForHire job at living]] [[ImAHumanitarian up to this]].

* In ''{{ComicBook/Violine}}'', Muller boasts about how much of a bad guy he is, even claiming this is what [[makes him survive his apparent death]]. The corrupt board executives of the company exploiting Africans in Zongo also know they do bad things, but don't care and delight in it.

** Similarly, recent issues of SavageDragon have subverted this a bit with the new OverLord referring to his team (the Vicious Circle) simply as The Circle. Since there are a number of similarities between Magneto's Brotherhood and OverLord's Circle, it's arguable that one is in response to the other.

* BombQueen

* ''ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}'' openly admits to being an evil god and that he desires to crush all happiness and free will in the Universe.

* The ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' villain Prometheus. As a ShadowArchetype of Franchise/{{Batman}} (his parents were criminals killed by the police), his stated goal is to "annihilate the forces of justice."

* Most supervillain teams have names which identify them as evil; [[Comicbook/TheAvengers The Masters of Evil]], the [[JusticeLeague Injustice League]], the Secret Society of Super-Villains, etc. Occasionally, as with the [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], it's explained later that the characters [[WhatIsEvil don't see themselves as evil]], but are aware others do and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy feel they can use this to their advantage]].

* During ''ComicBook/DarkReign'', MarvelComics introduced Zodiac, a guy who killed every single member of an old supervillain team with the same name so he wouldn't be confused with them. Zodiac plots about the fall of Norman Osborn. Why? Because he finds [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Osborn's new position]] an insult to all who just wants to commit evil for it's own sake, like himself.

* Set, apparent leader of [[TheSyndicate The Order]] in ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' spinoff ''Guarding The Globe''. In an issue released the same week as the issue in which Contagion makes the speech above, Set begins a meeting of The Order with this:

* In ''TransformersGeneration2'', Starscream ends up begging Optimus Prime to take the Matrix back, as he ''doesn't want to be good!''.

** The Joker has been shown several times to be fully aware of being crazy. The plot of Alan Moore's classic The Killing Joke hangs on that very fact.

* [[{{Daredevil}} Bullseye's]] childhood ambition was "to be the bad guy". In contrast, [[AntiHero Deadpool's]] was to [[CloudCuckooLander make a suit out of meat and fight somebody in it.]]
* During ComicBook/DarkReign, MarvelComics introduced Zodiac, a guy who killed every single member of an old supervillain team with the same name so he wouldn't be confused with them. Zodiac plots about the fall of Norman Osborn. Why? Because he finds [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Osborn's new position]] an insult to all who just wants to commit evil for it's own sake, like himself.
* {{Darkseid}} openly admits to being an evil god and that he desires to crush all happiness and free will in the Universe.

** The Joker has been show several times to be fully aware of being crazy. The plot of Alan Moore's classic The Killing Joke hangs on that very fact.

* Most supervillain teams have names which identify them as evil; [[Comicbook/TheAvengers The Masters of Evil]], the [[JusticeLeague Injustice League]], the Secret Society of Super-Villains, etc. Occasionally, as with the [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], it's explained later that the characters [[WhatIsEvil don't see themselves as evil]], but are aware others do and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy feel they can use this to their advantage]].
** The film version of ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' avoids this by having Magneto simply call his group "The Brotherhood of Mutants".
** Similarly, recent issues of SavageDragon have subverted this a bit with the new OverLord referring to his team (the Vicious Circle) simply as The Circle. Since there are a number of similarities between Magneto's Brotherhood and OverLord's Circle, it's arguable that one is in response to the other.
** In the comics, one version of the Brotherhood working for the US Government and led by Mystique takes a smart idea and calls itself by the innocuous moniker "Freedom Force".

* In Rick Veitch's early-2000s run on ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'', the titular hero confronts his archnemesis (and murderer of his son), Black Manta, and, after defeating him, uses his new magic powers to re-wire his brain and cure him of his autism; the painful and incompetent treatment he received as a child was part of why he'd become such an insane monster. He appears to turn himself around, but the apparent FreudianExcuse and HeelFaceTurn are subverted when, at a critical moment, Manta stabs Aquaman in the back and explains: "Y'see, deep down, in my most secret heart of hearts, I'm still a totally depraved sonuvabitch whose main goal in life is to watch you die. Slowly and painfully. Just like your kid."
* ''Queen of the Universe'': [[http://www.eyebeam.com/Queen1991/index.php?num=278 Dober-Man]].
* Herr Starr of ''{{Preacher}}'' starts out as a KnightTemplar, but, in the end, admits, however unrepentantly, that he's become a "monster" obsessed with hatred and revenge.
* The very first appearance of CaptainAmerica's archenemy, the RedSkull, had him exit stage left saying "I'll be back - with ''more murder!''"
* SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker once identified himself to Black Canary as "genuine, card-carrying, lock-me-up-throw-away-the-key lunatic!" It sparked a letter column debate (remember those?) about whether or not insane people could recognize themselves as being insane.
** The Joker has been show several times to be fully aware of being crazy. The plot of Alan Moore's classic The Killing Joke hangs on that very fact.
* Dirk Anger, Director of H.A.T.E in ''Comicbook/{{Nextwave}}''.
--> I'm older'n you. I'm ninety years old. You want to know how I look so pretty? I take drugs. Special H.A.T.E. drugs. Life-extending drugs. H.A.T.E. has the best drugs because H.A.T.E. loves me. And I love H.A.T.E. Every day of my horrible drug-extended terrorist-fighting life. Every day I smoke two hundred cigarettes and one hundred cigars and drink a bottle of whiskey and three bottles of wine with dinner. And dinner is meat. '''Raw''' meat. The cook serves me an entire animal and I fight it bare-handed and tear off what I want and eat it and have the rest buried. In New Jersey! For H.A.T.E.!
* During ComicBook/DarkReign, MarvelComics introduced Zodiac, a guy who killed every single member of an old supervillain team with the same name so he wouldn't be confused with them. Zodiac plots about the fall of Norman Osborn. Why? Because he finds [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Osborn's new position]] an insult to all who just wants to commit evil for it's own sake, like himself.

* In ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'', Pa Angel is openly trying to raise his sons to be the "meanest, orneriest, baddiest bunch a' men that ever lived." The boys are only too happy to learn from him.

* Set, apparent leader of [[TheSyndicate The Order]] in ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' spinoff ''Guarding The Globe''. In an issue released the same week as the issue in which Contagion makes the speech above, Set begins a meeting of The Order with this:
-->I've heard it said, everyone is the hero of their own story. The thought is that even the most vile villain believes his actions to be right and thinks of himself as "good". I am here to tell you, right now, that I am evil. I am greedy, selfish, I do not care for the plight of others.
* BombQueen

* In the very first issue of ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehog'', there is a sign on Robotnik's desk which reads "Dr. Robotnik: Supreme Dictator, Industrial Polluter, Megalomaniac, Corrupt Politician, Underhanded Reprobate, Rain Forest Ravager, [[KickTheDog Puppy Kicker]], Oil Spill Coordinator, Holiday Hater, Insurance Salesman. Rights violated while U wait!"
* {{Supreme}}'s arch-enemy Darius Dax delights in being evil for the sake of being evil.
* The ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' villain Prometheus. As a ShadowArchetype of Franchise/{{Batman}} (his parents were criminals killed by the police), his stated goal is to "annihilate the forces of justice."
* Doctor Wyspa, [[ComicBook/WilqSuperbohater Wilq's]] arch-nemesis.
* [[{{Daredevil}} Bullseye's]] childhood ambition was "to be the bad guy". In contrast, [[AntiHero Deadpool's]] was to [[CloudCuckooLander make a suit out of meat and fight somebody in it.]]

* Most supervillain teams have names which identify them as evil; The Masters of Evil, the [[JusticeLeague Injustice League]], the Secret Society of Super-Villains, etc. Occasionally, as with the [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], it's explained later that the characters [[WhatIsEvil don't see themselves as evil]], but are aware others do and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy feel they can use this to their advantage]].

* The ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' villain Prometheus. As a ShadowArchetype of {{Batman}} (his parents were criminals killed by the police), his stated goal is to "annihilate the forces of justice."

* In ''JudgeDredd'', Pa Angel is openly trying to raise his sons to be the "meanest, orneriest, baddiest bunch a' men that ever lived." The boys are only too happy to learn from him.