History Main / BeardOFEvil

* [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''.

* This seems to be a defining character trait in the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series, with all of the main villains (ie. Ares, Zeus, [[spoiler:Baldur]], etc.) having massive scruffy beards. Kratos also has a Villainous Goatee, which is [[VillainProtagonist pretty damn appropriate]]. Subverted in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'', where Kratos' goatee has grown into a full beard, but he's a more sympathetic figure here.

* In ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' when he arrives, Ward is shown a few times in flashbacks where he acts kind to the main character, and has no beard. However, in the present, he has a beard, and is, well, evil.

* ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'':

* Dr. Hell from ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' is the MadScientist BigBad and he has a long, bushy, bristly, white and positively epic Beard Of Evil. In ''Anime/GreatMazinger'', TheDragon Great General of Darkness/Ankoku Daishogun had a beard warned he was NOT to be messed with. King Vega, BigBad from ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' was the only on the side of the evil guys had a beard. His was bristle but well-groomed, though.
* Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. That particular style seems to be a favorite of {{Magnificent Bastard}}s. In the spoof fan video ''WebVideo/EvangelionReDeath'', he proudly announces he spent millions in research on [[KavorkaMan the ultimate pimp beard]].

* In episode 12 of ''Anime/DenNohCoil'' beards start appearing on the (pre-adolescent) main characters. These beards are actually Illegals, virus programs that occasionally cross over into reality and are generally antagonistic. These particular Illegals are sentient, forming their own mini-civilizations on each person's face and revere the person they exist on as gods. They then go on to launch missiles and wage civil war on each other and, once that's stopped, "interplanetary" war. After realizing the futility of war, the Illegal beards leave their hosts to find their Promised Land.

* That first enemy that appears in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' wanting to take over the Kamiya dojo and claiming to be the Battousai.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Eventually, Blackbeard finally grows one of these. Brownbeard, has '''three''' of them, even. Funnily enough, the original, Whitebeard, only had a mustache (though this is a case of LostInTranslation: the Japanese for beard means any kind of facial hair).

* The Count of Monte Cristo in ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'' sports a sharp, blue goatee to complete his Byronic character. He isn't exactly pure evil, but definitely counts as a ManipulativeBastard willing to get innocents mixed to his pursuit of vengeance.
* In ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' when he arrives, Ward is shown a few times in flashbacks where he acts kind to the main character, and has no beard. However, in the present, he has a beard, and is, well, evil.
* Emperor Ganishka from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has a massive but immaculately-groomed beard that fits with his general 'Eastern tyrant' aesthetic. It also serves to conceal the RedRightHand (a disturbingly wide mouth with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily) that marks him as an [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Apostle of the Godhand]], and creates a suitably impressive visual effect when he activates his SuperSmoke powers.
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist'': Mephisto Pheles has one impressively sharp, blue, goatee. Interesting, considering [[Myth/{{Faust}} what]] his [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast name]] is an obvious pun off of. Whether or not he is evil however, has [[WildMassGuessing yet to be fully revealed.]]
* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': BigBad Marder has a very prominent goatee.
* In ''Anime/ArabianNightsAdventuresOfSinbad'', beards are a staple of evil wizards.

* Inverted with Wrestling/BrockLesnar, who returned at Wrestling/SummerSlam 2021. While he does sport a farmer's beard, he has mostly been a face until his second feud with Wrestling/BobbyLashley made him a tweener.

* Rasputin (yes, again) in ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts Covenant'' makes sure to retain the beard even after transforming into a horrible demonic sin against nature.

* Wrestling/SethRollins after betrayed Wrestling/RomanReigns and Wrestling/DeanAmbrose later rejoined Wrestling/TheAuthority.

* Inverted in the ''{{VideoGame/Warcraft}}'' universe: male facial hair is directly proportional to goodness. Although the fairly unpleasant Blood Elves do tend towards goatees of the classic villain variety. It goes with their [[EvilLaugh laugh]].

** On the other hand, recent micro updates starring MrWizard parodies Dr. Singh and Timmy have featured several characters with beards of evil (which is either TheVirus, or a case of {{Body Snatcher}}s). However, one of them is a 10 year old boy, the other is a Labtech who grew his beard ''on the outside of his face mask''. And they both seem to be more concerned with getting into Singh's pants than actually doing anything evil. HilarityEnsues.

* ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'': Makes-Things' MirrorUniverse counterpart had a beard, probably inspired by Emperor Spock's (see page image). In the prime multiverse, the Mysterious Somebody had a beard.

** The Master's most iconic appearance, as portrayed by Roger Delgado, is bearded, as is that of Anthony Ainley. Ainley was intentionally trying to look like Delgado. There was substantial disappointment that Eric Roberts did not "sport the goat" as the Master in the 1996 telefilm. The Master also had a beard as portrayed by Jonathan Pryce in the UsefulNotes/ComicRelief spoof "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath The Curse of Fatal Death]]", and as voiced by Creator/DerekJacobi for the animated "Scream of the Shalka", though fans were sufficiently used to the idea that no one was seriously bothered when Sir Derek Jacobi and John Simm played beardless Masters in 2007 [[spoiler:(although the Simm incarnation would eventually grow his own beard in the 2017 season)]].

* While it can be argued that calling Lan Qiren of ''Literature/MaoDaoZuShi evil can be a bit of a stretch, he is very petty, vindictive, rude, obnoxious, small minded and participated in the massacre of the Wen Remnants without showing any remorse. Lan Qiren's most distinctive feature is his beard, which he is inordinately proud of.

** Kendall's PoisonousFriend Stewy is an unrepentant douchebag with a neatly trimmed beard.

** The evil Junkion Detritus has a beard. Although facial hair is a common feature among Junkions, this sets him apart from his good-natured PaletteSwap, Hound, who lacks one.

** Unicron the [[PlanetEater giant, planet-eating, robotic, chaos god]] had a mustache and goatee. He also gave one to his minion Scourge, along with a lovely set of pink fingernails.
** As does the evil Junkion Detritus.

* ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'': Makes-Things' MirrorUniverse counterpart had a beard, probably inspired by Emperor Spock's (see page image). In the prime multiverse, the Mysterious Somebody had a beard, as an {{Expy}}-cum-clone of [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Joruus C'baoth]].

The Beard of Evil has a long history of being associated most closely with the EvilTwin or EvilCounterpart, and you [[MirrorUniverse probably already]] [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries know why]]. It also scores extra evil points if [[BaldOfEvil combined with a shaven head]]. (Anybody with a bald head and a beard is pretty much guaranteed to be a card-carrying villain unless they are [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy black]] or East Asian. Blame [[ComicStrip/FlashGordon Alex Raymond]] and Anton [=LaVey=].)

* HIM from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' has a goatee and is considered the most evil of the RoguesGallery.

-->'''Jim Rage:''' You don't understand, man... The Russians were already working on a beard... ''We had a facial hair gap!''

* On ''Series/KnightRider'', Michael Knight's EvilTwin, Garthe Knight, sports a Beard of Evil.