History Main / ChaoticEvil

* '''Type 1: Chaos Over Evil''' -- Above all things they value their ''personal'' freedom, and as personalities they are greedy, selfish and hedonistic; therefore they want the freedom to fulfill their greedy, selfish and hedonistic desires. It is often seen in TheFriendNobodyLikes and the TokenEvilTeammate. What sets them apart from the below type is their occasional demonstration that EvenEvilHasStandards -- they sided with the good guys, didn't they? Don't turn your back on them for a moment though, because if they feel like their freedom is being infringed they may well go nuts just to prove you can't control them. They're too wild-spirited to really reform, but in the right company their PetTheDog moments may increase in frequency.
* '''Type 2: Evil Over Chaos''' -- They are so Evil that they would rather side with the bad guys even if they [[PsychoForHire have to take a few orders]]. They place more value in unleashing fiery death and mayhem over the ability to do it at any time, so they take orders grudgingly but take them nonetheless. This type of Chaotic Evil makes for a particularly unpleasant brand of {{Mook}}, given that they may well revel in collateral damage and killing any fellow Mooks unfortunate enough to get in their way. If the BigBad handles his great big stick skillfully enough, this type may become NeutralEvil or even LawfulEvil simply out of habit. If, on the other hand, they ''are'' the BigBad, expect them to go out of their way to [[TheCaligula violate any sense of honour, tradition, loyalty, or responsibility]] normally associated with the leadership position, such as betraying their own Mooks purely ForTheEvulz.
* '''Type 3: The Feral Beast''' -- If you're not a predator, you're prey, and God forbid this type should see you as prey, since weakness is unforgivable. A clever BigBad may be able to manipulate this guy, but they must dominate the Feral Beast completely in both strength and intelligence. The Feral Beast has a good chance of turning on their evil master and becoming the new, tougher, meaner BigBad.
* '''Type 4: The Intelligent Monster''' -- This type doesn't care who they destroy or how they destroy them; the fact that they can be destroyed is enough. They create plans deliberately structured to spread chaos and misery, and are generally [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] with a complete LackOfEmpathy.
* '''Type 5: The Terrorist Freedom Fighter''' is a WellIntentionedExtremist who saw (or a KnightTemplar who sees) himself as ChaoticGood (JustLikeRobinHood) but [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil slowly passed over to the evil alignment]], often without being consciously aware of it. You know what they say about slippery slopes...

Chaotic Evil characters come in several [[EvilTastesGood deliciously evil flavors]]:
* '''Chaos Over Evil''' -- Above all things they value their ''personal'' freedom, and as personalities they are greedy, selfish and hedonistic; therefore they want the freedom to fulfill their greedy, selfish and hedonistic desires. It is often seen in TheFriendNobodyLikes and the TokenEvilTeammate. What sets them apart from the below type is their occasional demonstration that EvenEvilHasStandards -- they sided with the good guys, didn't they? Don't turn your back on them for a moment though, because if they feel like their freedom is being infringed they may well go nuts just to prove you can't control them. They're too wild-spirited to really reform, but in the right company their PetTheDog moments may increase in frequency.
* '''Evil Over Chaos''' -- They are so Evil that they would rather side with the bad guys even if they [[PsychoForHire have to take a few orders]]. They place more value in unleashing fiery death and mayhem over the ability to do it at any time, so they take orders grudgingly but take them nonetheless. This type of Chaotic Evil makes for a particularly unpleasant brand of {{Mook}}, given that they may well revel in collateral damage and killing any fellow Mooks unfortunate enough to get in their way. If the BigBad handles his great big stick skillfully enough, this type may become NeutralEvil or even LawfulEvil simply out of habit. If, on the other hand, they ''are'' the BigBad, expect them to go out of their way to [[TheCaligula violate any sense of honour, tradition, loyalty, or responsibility]] normally associated with the leadership position, such as betraying their own Mooks purely ForTheEvulz.
* '''The Feral Beast''' -- If you're not a predator, you're prey, and God forbid this type should see you as prey, since weakness is unforgivable. A clever BigBad may be able to manipulate this guy, but they must dominate the Feral Beast completely in both strength and intelligence. The Feral Beast has a good chance of turning on their evil master and becoming the new, tougher, meaner BigBad.
* '''The Intelligent Monster''' -- This type doesn't care who they destroy or how they destroy them; the fact that they can be destroyed is enough. They create plans deliberately structured to spread chaos and misery, and are generally [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] with a complete LackOfEmpathy.
* '''The Terrorist Freedom Fighter''' is a WellIntentionedExtremist who saw (or a KnightTemplar who sees) himself as ChaoticGood (JustLikeRobinHood) but [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil slowly passed over to the evil alignment]], often without being consciously aware of it. You know what they say about slippery slopes...

* Most Type 3 {{Stepford Smiler}}s.

* Many StupidEvil characters when [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the "Chaotic" side actually sabotages the character]] (All types)

* The dezban high chieftain Takavor Derishama in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fanfic ''The Council Era'' is wild, law-disregarding, and Type 3 Chaotic Evil. This is kind of a given for his race, though. The best example of his nature is when he ignores the attempts of a salarian soldier to get his attention, and when the salarian fires a round into his shoulder, he throws his spear through the salarian, and has his clan slaughter and eat the salarian's squad. [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard This does not bode well for him.]]]]

%%** Electro and Holographic Retro are Type 1s.
%%** Jark is something of a Type 2.
%%** Thunderstorm and Shadow are definitely Type 4s.

** Scourge is a Type 4, committing evil acts because it's fun, with no concern for any of his victims, but incorporates some planning to make it easier.

%%* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin pre-''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XIII'' is a Type 3.
%%* In Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Generation Next was Type 1 until Wrestling/AustinAries kicked Alex Shelley out of the group and they mostly became good guys until Wrestling/MattSydal spent too much time with Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels.
* Wrestling/RandyOrton in early 2009 was a Type 4. Orton did whatever he wanted when he wanted, whether he was braining his own boss or kissing the unconscious wife of his nemesis Wrestling/TripleH, and blamed it all on a mental condition so he couldn't be fired. His ultimate goal was to be Wrestling/{{WWE}} Champion and destroy the [=McMahon=] family at the same time. [[DracoInLeatherPants And he got a lot of cheers for it.]]
%%* Wrestling/{{Fortune}} in Wrestling/{{TNA}} led by Wrestling/RicFlair was Chaotic Evil during their feud with Dixie Carter and her supporters, operating on a Type I structure until their alliance with Immortal brought them into LawfulEvil.
* Wrestling/KevinSteen after turning on [[Wrestling/SamiZayn El Generico]] is a Type 4. The man who convinced Steen to turn, Steve Corino, is also Chaotic Evil. They would later go on to found '''S'''uffering, '''U'''gliness, '''C'''haos, '''M'''ayhem with Wrestling/JimmyJacobs with the {{tag line}} being "Evil Is Here To Destroy ROH".
* For much of 2011, we had [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]. He played into a Type 3: muttering to himself, acting wildly vicious in nature, and trolling various members of the audience, and by extension, roster. As of early 2012, he's much the same, only now he's ChaoticGood.

** Iago from ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' is similar to Don John. He claims initially to have a motive for hating Othello and Desdemona, but it changes each time he brings it up and he eventually admits that he's just acting ForTheEvulz.

* A few of the Enemies from Roleplay/{{AGENTS}}. Kilk is a Chaotic Evil CombatSadomasochist up to his ears in EvilFeelsGood. Grin, on the other hand, is definitely a type 4 PsychoForHire with a real fondness for tentacle rape. And then there's Alice... most everyone is very, very happy that she's dead.

* Many {{Complete Monster}}s.

* EvilIsPetty

* Most disorganized {{Serial Killer}}s

-->"''[[BlackSpeech Vae vi-iils 'sruk s' tl'vi]]''"

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', Dream is described as this, desiring to disrupt the status quo, and has a tendency to do things ForTheEvulz at times. Despite being a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants to reunite his server ([[ControlFreak under his rule]]), he tends to use extreme methods to do so, having no qualms about [[NukeEm destroying countries]] and {{gaslighting}} and manipulating [[WouldHurtAChild minors]], [[spoiler:once to the point of suicidality]], among many other things.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/TheDarkKnight "Some men just want to watch the world burn."]]]]

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->''"You're looking at it rationally - there are people who are useful to you, and people who ain't, and the people who ain't got to go. Me, I'm '''not''' rational. I don't '''care''' if you're useful or not. I '''feel''' like taking you out, Devo, so that's what I'm doing."''

* In ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak,'' the psychotic VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog is a Type 1, valuing his freedom hugely. Sometimes he goes right off the rails just to prove he can't be controlled. Sonic thinks of this as "Shadow Logic" -- his personal term for ChaoticStupid.

** Black Mage. His most powerful spell is [[ThePowerOfLove powered by love]] -- in the same way that an automobile engine is powered by gasoline. It burns away a small part of the total amount of love in the universe each time he uses it, which he says manifests as a small increase in divorce rates. He typically presents as a type 4 but can move along the scale to either type 1 or type 2 depending on what kind of day he's been having. You know things are bad when he Hadokens a supply ship for orphans out of existence.

* A few of the Enemies from Roleplay/{{AGENTS}}. Kilk is a Type 1 Chaotic Evil CombatSadomasochist up to his ears in EvilFeelsGood. Grin, on the other hand, is definitely a type 4 PsychoForHire with a real fondness for tentacle rape. And then there's Alice... most everyone is very, very happy that she's dead.

* Most Chaotic Evil characters don't constantly break the law, but they don't place much value in laws (or, for weaker-C CEs, do not see the value in laws that do not function solely to their depraved objectives or increase their own personal freedom). They believe that their own evil impulses are their best guides, and that tying themselves to any given code of conduct would be limiting themselves. They often react violently to anyone who tries to instill any form of order over them, believing these people to be restricting their freedom. Chaotic Evil characters often focus very strongly on their own individual rights and freedoms, and will strongly resist any form of oppression over themselves.

* Most Chaotic Evil characters don't constantly break the law, but they don't place much value in laws (or, for weaker-[=CCE=]s, do not see the value in laws that do not function solely to their depraved objectives or increase their own personal freedom). They believe that their own evil impulses are their best guides, and that tying themselves to any given code of conduct would be limiting themselves. They often react violently to anyone who tries to instill any form of order over them, believing these people to be restricting their freedom. Chaotic Evil characters often focus very strongly on their own individual rights and freedoms, and will strongly resist any form of oppression over themselves.

* AIIsACrapshoot, when not LawfulEvil (and often of Type 3 category)

* TheBerserker, when evil (Type 3)

* PsychoForHire (When they aren't NeutralEvil, Types 2-4)

* TheSociopath: If not NeutralEvil (Types 2 and 4)

* '''Evil Over Chaos''' -- They are so Evil that they would rather side with the bad guys even if they [[PsychoForHire have to take a few orders]]. They place more value in unleashing fiery death and mayhem over the ability to do it at any time, so they take orders grudgingly but take them nonetheless. This type of Chaotic Evil makes for a particularly unpleasant brand of {{Mook}}, given that they may well revel in collateral damage and killing any fellow Mooks unfortunate enough to get in their way. If the BigBad handles his great big stick skillfully enough, a Type 2 may become NeutralEvil or even LawfulEvil simply out of habit. If, on the other hand, they ''are'' the BigBad, expect them to go out of their way to [[TheCaligula violate any sense of honour, tradition, loyalty, or responsibility]] normally associated with the leadership position, such as betraying their own Mooks purely ForTheEvulz.

** Xykon, the BigBad from the same series, also very much fits in here. Killing for the fact that it's the only thing that he can enjoy since undeath, he has since stopped caring about anything save for [[ForTheEvulz his own amusement]], which usually results in horrible atrocities for others. He sees either [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]] or [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans justification]] for evil actions as merely cowardice.

* In Myth/ClassicalMythology, Ares, the Greek god of war, is pretty much just a glorfied bully who seeks to smash anyone who irritates him, and is a {{Jerkass God|s}} [[UpToEleven even compared to the other Greek gods]]

* Many StupidEvil characters when [[HoistByHidOwnPetard the "Chaotic" side actually sabotages the character]] (All types)

* In Egyptian mythology, despite the Hollywood interpretations of Anubis, one of several gods of death, he was not this, and was in fact LawfulGood, since his duties consisted of protecting the bodies of the dead. However, the god Set, the god of darkness, sandstorms, and chaos, most certainly qualifies here... except when he doesn't. Yeah, there's that business he pulled with Osiris and Horus, but he also regularly saved Ra from Apep. Apep himself is the only figure in Egyptian mythology that is truly Chaotic Evil, seeking nothing but the destruction of the god Ra, the embodiment of justice, righteousness and the physical representation of the sun. In short, an OmnicidalManiac.

** Most villains in a setting where [[ChaosIsEvil chaos and evil are synonymous]]