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** Talking about Hush, the Riddler almost reached this trope when he teamed-up with him. However he stopped to the {{MagnificentBastard}} one, and failed to become the {{Chessmaster}} due to the fact that [[spoiler: he used one of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to cure is brain cancer, but didn't manage to hide it, resulting in Batman threatening to disclose it to Ra's, if he revealed the bat's true identity]]. However, he has proved to be worthy of this title when [[spoiler: he manipulated a black sorcerer, who was one of his former allies, into killing several people, used Dick Grayson to eliminate the magician and escaped with his money. And he almost lost his life TWICE in order to make his plan successful]].
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** Talking about Hush, the Riddler almost reached this trope when he teamed-up with him. However he stopped to the {{MagnificentBastard}} one, and failed to become the {{Chessmaster}} due to the fact that [[spoiler: he used one of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to cure is brain cancer, but didn't manage to hide it, resulting in Batman threatening to disclose it to Ra's, if he revealed the bat's true identity]]. However, he has proved proven to be worthy of this title when [[spoiler: he manipulated a black sorcerer, who was one of his former allies, into killing several people, used Dick Grayson to eliminate the magician and escaped with his money. And he almost lost his life TWICE in order to make his plan successful]].
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** Talking about Hush, the Riddler almost reached this trope when he teamed-up with him. However he stopped to the {{MagnificentBastard}} one, and failed to become the {{Chessmaster}} due to the fact that [[spoiler: he used one of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to cure is brain cancer, but didn't manage to hide it, resulting in Batman threatening to disclose it to Ra's, if he revealed the bat's true identity]]. However, he has proved to be worthy of this title when [[spoiler: he manipulated a black sorcerer, who was one of his former allies, into killing several people, used Dick Grayson to eliminate the magician and escaped with his money. And he almost lost his life TWICE.]]TWICE in order to make his plan successful]].
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** Talking about Hush, the Riddler almost reached this trope when he teamed-up with him. However he stopped to the {{MagnificentBastard}} one, and failed to become the {{Chessmaster}} due to the fact that [[spoiler: he used one of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to cure is brain cancer, but didn't manage to hide it, resulting in Batman threatening to disclose it to Ra's, if he revealed the bat's true identity]]. However, he has proved to be worthy of this title when [[spoiler: he manipulated a black sorcerer, who was one of his former allies, into killing several people, used Dick Grayson to eliminate the magician and escaped with his money. And he almost lost his life TWICE.]]
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* The Governor, from The Walking Dead, might be considered a magnificent bastard. He ''did'' convince an entire town's population to attack the protagonsists' prison, killing over half of them in the process, but not before cutting off main character Rick's right hand for absolutely no reason. Also, when his "let us in or we kill your friend" plan didn't work out, he ''beheaded'' the guy in front of everybody! If that's not a magnificent bastard, I don't know what it is.
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* Loki, [[MarvelComics Marvel's]] expert [[XanatosSpeedChess free-form, improv manipulator]]. Not only does this guy played the big boys in the Marvel Universe, this is a guy who regularly improvises the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of freaking nine worlds]] armed primarily with [[ManipulativeBastard mischief]] and [[ConsummateLiar his lying tongue]]. And he's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. How many baddies have the chops to pull that off? He also lies regularly so well that no one can tell his lies from truth. Loki almost always gets what he wants.
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* Loki, [[MarvelComics Marvel's]] expert [[XanatosSpeedChess free-form, improv manipulator]]. Not only does this guy played play the big boys in the Marvel Universe, this is a guy who regularly improvises the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of freaking nine worlds]] armed primarily with [[ManipulativeBastard mischief]] and [[ConsummateLiar his lying tongue]]. And he's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. How many baddies have the chops to pull that off? He also lies regularly so well that no one can tell his lies from truth. Loki almost always gets what he wants.
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* Loki, [[MarvelComics Marvel's]] expert [[XanatosSpeedChess free-form, improv manipulator]]. Not only has this guy played the big boys in the Marvel Universe (Dr. Doom), this is a guy who regularly improvises the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of freaking nine worlds]] armed with [[ManipulativeBastard mischief]], Norn Stones, and [[ConsummateLiar his lying tongue]]. And he's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. How many baddies have the chops to pull that off? He also lies regularly so well that no one can tell his lies from truth. He's even made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Mephistopheles]] and won.
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* Loki, [[MarvelComics Marvel's]] expert [[XanatosSpeedChess free-form, improv manipulator]]. Not only has does this guy played the big boys in the Marvel Universe (Dr. Doom), Universe, this is a guy who regularly improvises the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of freaking nine worlds]] armed primarily with [[ManipulativeBastard mischief]], Norn Stones, mischief]] and [[ConsummateLiar his lying tongue]]. And he's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. How many baddies have the chops to pull that off? He also lies regularly so well that no one can tell his lies from truth. Loki almost always gets what he wants.
** He's even made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Mephistopheles]] andwon.come out on top.
** Convinced Thor to end the universe during the last Ragnarok cycle.
** Manages to never get killed by his pawns.
** He's even made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Mephistopheles]] and
** Convinced Thor to end the universe during the last Ragnarok cycle.
** Manages to never get killed by his pawns.
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* The Kingpin, also part of the [[MarvelComics Marvel Universe]], until the "Born Again" storyline. He was a major enemy of both {{Daredevil}} and {{Spider-Man}}, yet for the most part avoided being shut down by either.
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* The Kingpin, also part of the [[MarvelComics Marvel Universe]], until the "Born Again" "Last Rites" storyline. He was a major enemy of both {{Daredevil}} and {{Spider-Man}}, yet for the most part avoided being shut down by either.either and when they do succeed in bringing him down, he always find a way to climb back to the top again.
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* Prometheus is another one in ''TheDCU''. He's got no superpowers, but he's stampeded through the Justice League three times now, and has pulled off ridiculous stuff like completely disabling the Flash by lying to him, or talking Superman into suicide, or blackmailing the league into letting him go after destroying Star City. He even teamed up with Luthor once (they caused World War III, no big deal), which lead to a CrowningMomentOfFunny as Prometheus showed Luthor around his "crooked house for a crooked man".
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* Prometheus is another one in ''TheDCU''. He's got no superpowers, but he's stampeded through the Justice League three times now, and has pulled off ridiculous stuff like completely disabling the Flash by lying to him, or talking Superman into suicide, or blackmailing the league into letting him go after destroying Star City. He even teamed up with Luthor once (they caused World War III, no big deal), which lead to a CrowningMomentOfFunny as Prometheus showed Luthor around his "crooked house for a crooked man".man", as the two masterminds passive aggressively snipe at each other.
-> Prometheus: I built my crooked house here, under the foundations of reality, where I could nibble away at the roots.
-> Luthor: You wrote ''excruciating'' poetry as an adolescent, I can tell. You were published by your school magazine...
-> Prometheus: Yeah, I guess we '''are''' pretty similar types, Luthor. Smart kids nobody ever really understood...
-> Luthor: Mm.
-> Prometheus: I built my crooked house here, under the foundations of reality, where I could nibble away at the roots.
-> Luthor: You wrote ''excruciating'' poetry as an adolescent, I can tell. You were published by your school magazine...
-> Prometheus: Yeah, I guess we '''are''' pretty similar types, Luthor. Smart kids nobody ever really understood...
-> Luthor: Mm.
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* BlackPanther is quite likely the biggest in Marvel ([[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]]). Basically every storyline during his longest run (under Christopher Priest) boiled down to "a bunch of really smart guys have a bunch of really smart, well-thought out, creative plans... that Panther anticipated and is manipulating to his own ends." It's doubly impressive because almost all of Panther's adversary are Magnificent Bastards themselves.
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*The first Zoom could be considered this considering he tricked most of the league (including wally) into thinking he was Barry back from the dead, killed iris, and almost killed Barry's second fiance.
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**** If that's the case, than Luthor shouldn't be considered one either, let alone have his picture preface the page. Perhaps being a MagnificentBastard is like being a disease or mental disorder, one must have most of the symptoms, not necessarily all of them.
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* MrNatural lives to manipulate people despite his facade of being a little old man, from his early days as a patent medicine salesman to getting Flakey Floont into trouble by forcing him to truly follow the zen practices he cherished.
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* In the [[ArchiesSonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]] comics, the villain Mammoth Mogul was originally conceived as one of these, but could never really pull it off. That is, until he essentially said to the heroes, "Hey, I just remembered I'm [[{{Immortality}} immortal]]. So here's my new plan: I'll live in this sweet casino I just had built, amuse myself by taking pot shots at you whenever I can, and wait for you all to die of old age. I can beat you by outliving you." You gotta love him for that.
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* Tao of ''[=WildCATs=]'' and ''Sleeper''. Genetically engineered tactical supergenius turned nearly unstoppable crime lord, Tao wins fights just by opening his mouth - by the time he's done with you, you'll probably have signed up with him. (Failing that, you'll be mindwiped, in a coma, or have been shot by your own allies - going up against this guy just doesn't pay.)
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* Tao of ''[=WildCATs=]'' and ''Sleeper''.''Comicbook/{{Sleeper}}''. Genetically engineered tactical supergenius turned nearly unstoppable crime lord, Tao wins fights just by opening his mouth - by the time he's done with you, you'll probably have signed up with him. (Failing that, you'll be mindwiped, in a coma, or have been shot by your own allies - going up against this guy just doesn't pay.)
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* Loki, [[MarvelComics Marvel's]] expert [[XanatosSpeedChess free-form, improv manipulator]]. Not only has this guy played the big boys in the Marvel Universe (Dr. Doom), this is a guy who regularly improvises the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of freaking nine worlds]] armed with mischief, Norn Stones, and his lying tongue. How many baddies have the chops to pull that off? He's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. He also lies regularly so well that everyone believes him(or at least can't tell his lies from truth). He's even made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Mephistopheles]] and won.
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* Loki, [[MarvelComics Marvel's]] expert [[XanatosSpeedChess free-form, improv manipulator]]. Not only has this guy played the big boys in the Marvel Universe (Dr. Doom), this is a guy who regularly improvises the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of freaking nine worlds]] armed with mischief, [[ManipulativeBastard mischief]], Norn Stones, and [[ConsummateLiar his lying tongue. tongue]]. And he's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. How many baddies have the chops to pull that off? He's brought about Ragnarok multiple times. He also lies regularly so well that everyone believes him(or at least can't no one can tell his lies from truth).truth. He's even made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Mephistopheles]] and won.
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* SinCity is filled with manipulation but Dwight [=McCarthy=] is probably at the top of the heap. To give you an idea, in his first storyarc, he was on the run form the cops, severely wounded, had no place to go, and had the Old Town girls ready to kick him out of the neighborhood or be killed by Miho. After about one page of dialogue, he got Miho on his side and had the Old Town girls not only giving him shelter but helping him get revenge on the BigBad.
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** Interestingly enough, Doom is a huge subversion of this trope. One of the main traits of a MagnificentBastard is a lack of pettiness. Doom's main purpose in life is his [[DisproportionateRetribution completely]] petty [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] [[ArchEnemy grudge]] against Reed Richards; he just pursues it in such a grand-scale, [[MemeticBadass badass]] and [[LargeHam hammy]] manner that he appears to be the epitome of this trope.
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** Batman himself steps into MagnificentBastard territory on occasion.
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** {{Your Mileage May Vary}} but Hush fits this trope well. He has patience, strategy, and determination enough to be the only villain to make Batman afraid when he knows he's out and about. He spends most of his time sitting around and waiting for different parts of his various [[XanatosRoulette Xanatos Roulettes]] to piece together. [[spoiler: He and Bruce were best friends when they were kids. They used to play chess all the time and Bruce NEVER WON ONCE. Recently he surgically altered his own face to look like Bruce Wayne. He also cut out Catwoman's heart, and using technology bought from Mr. Freeze, kept both her and her heart alive separately. He mailed Catwoman back to Batman and basically told him to, 'Come and get her heart back.']]
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** Another {{Batman}} example is Ra's Al Ghul, who, out of all the Batman villains, poses the biggest threat globally. He too, like TheJoker, has pulled almost every single plan and gambit one could think of for his final goal of wiping out ninety percent of the world's population. Add his [[AffablyEvil polite exterior]] and cunning mind, and you have one Batman villain who is ''not'' to be trifled with.
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* Jason from FoxTrot. He constantly comes up with newer and ridiculous ways to annoy and prank his siblings, especially Paige.
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** Also, most masterminds would consider the day they successfully conquered a planet as the crowning moment of their career. Doom calls it Thursday.
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**As of the end of the ''Shadowland'' arc he's returned to this status in a big way.
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* Vril Dox II from ''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' (a modern-day "prequel" series to the LegionOfSuperHeroes), a slick InsufferableGenius, orchestrates the total disruption of two planetary governments in pursuit of justice in just the first six issues. He's so cold, he practically tamed ''{{Lobo}}''.
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* Vril Dox II from ''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' (a modern-day "prequel" series to the LegionOfSuperHeroes), {{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}), a slick InsufferableGenius, orchestrates the total disruption of two planetary governments in pursuit of justice in just the first six issues. He's so cold, he practically tamed ''{{Lobo}}''.
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* Amanda Waller in ''SuicideSquad'' and Rucka's ''{{Checkmate}}''. She's occasionally played as a SmugSnake elsewhere, though.
* Greg Pak's [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk Hulkless Bruce Banner]] is this after [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in Badass]].
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* Amanda Waller in ''SuicideSquad'' and Greg Rucka's ''{{Checkmate}}''. She's occasionally played as a SmugSnake elsewhere, though.
* Greg Pak's [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulkHulkless Bruce Banner]] is this after [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in Badass]].
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* JohnConstantine commits acts of Magnificent Bastardry on a regular basis, but he achieved awe-inspiring heights when, while dying of lung cancer, he risked destabilizing the cosmos by starting a war in Hell when he sold his soul to all three of Hell's most powerful lords--just so he could blackmail them into saving his life. And then he didn't even quit smoking.
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* JohnConstantine commits acts of Magnificent Bastardry on a regular basis, but he achieved awe-inspiring heights when, while dying of lung cancer, he risked destabilizing the cosmos by starting a war in Hell when he sold his soul to all three of Hell's most powerful lords--just so he could blackmail them into saving his life. And then he didn't even quit smoking. But the thing which truly crowned him as a MagnificentBastard? He turned around to the three lords of Hell, the rulers of all of damnation, gave a little smirk, and ''[[FlippingTheBird flipped them off]]'', stating rather non-nonchalantly "[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Up yours]]."
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