History Main / FauxAffablyEvil

* [[Music/TheRollingStones The Rolling Stones']] "Sympathy for the Devil" has the literal devil introducing himself as a man of wealth and taste before going into a laundry list of terrible thing's he's done. All while being very polite and demanding the listener do the same or else.

A villain whose politeness is an act that only serves to ''enhance'' their evil. Unlike AffablyEvil characters, whose niceness is genuine despite their malice, these villains ''adopt'' this pleasant persona. They lack a villainous demeanor, yet they are truly, wholly, and unrepentantly evil regardless. This kind of villain maintains a [[BitchInSheepsClothing friendly, courteous mask]] even as they commit [[MoralEventHorizon incredibly heinous and horrific acts]]. An AffablyEvil villain will treat TheHero [[FriendlyEnemy like a friend]], genuinely regret having to fight them, and seriously try to win them over. A Faux Affably Evil villain will say, "You know, I always look forward to our little meetings" while [[ColdBloodedTorture gruesomely torturing]] them [[ForTheEvulz for fun]].

* [[OverarchingVillain Monokuma]] [[spoiler:aka Junko Enoshima]] from the ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' series is a combination of this trope and LaughablyEvil. He acts like a cartoonish [[KillerTeddyBear stuffed bear]] who's too [[BearyFunny funny]] to be taken seriously as a villain, but he's really an AxCrazy [[HopeCrusher despair fetishist]] [[spoiler:EvilOverlord]] who psychologically torments students via a sick [[DeadlyGame killing game]], in which he puts on a wisecracking GameShowHost demeanor as he casually slings insulting jokes towards the helpless participants. [[spoiler:As Junko, [[SamusIsAGirl she]] speaks and behaves like a cute, [[GenkiGirl bubbly]] GyaruGirl[=/=]ValleyGirl, even as she brutally murdered innocent victims and took pleasure in their suffering, started a despair cult that destroyed most of human civilization, and [[ImmoralRealityShow broadcasted the game live]] as a {{sadistic|GameShow}} RealityTV show, not to mention how she will even [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness backstab her]] [[YouHaveFailedMe own allies]] without a second thought]].

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Contrast with GoodIsNotNice, which is a good character that just isn't polite. Not to be confused with WickedCultured where a cultured façade hides unpleasant behavior. This trope is also one of the defining traits of a [[TheSociopath sociopath]].

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* ''Literature/NineteenNinetyNine:'' Mr. Bear is a misanthropic Satanist who takes out his contempt toward the human race by sacrificing children to the Devil. He runs his own channel and creates shows geared toward children. His most popular being "Mr. Bear's House", where he wears a bear costume and acts like a typical kids show host. When he invites children to guest star in his episodes, he acts just like a lovable children's entertainer similar to ''Series/BarneyTheDinosaur'' or Bear from ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. He refers to the children as his friends and acts super jolly around them; lecturing them about the dangers of scissors while cutting a child's fingers off and stating that drugged orange juice will help them on their journey to the afterlife as he prepares to burn them alive.
* Most State characters in ''Roleplay/{{AJCO}}'', but particularly A_J and Breyos. They mask their loathing and contempt for others (and each other) behind fake politeness, and then act offended if anyone calls them out on it as they were 'only being polite'. Their savvier enemies, such as S_K and Egg, are starting to act the same way whenever they have to deal with them (only without the 'Evil' part... [[GreyAndGrayMorality maybe]]).
* In ''Podcast/AliceIsntDead,'' HumanoidAbomination the Thistle Man first approaches the CharacterNarrator by engaging in seemingly genial, folksy small-talk that leaves her very unnerved. She notes that "nothing about his tone matched [what] he was saying," and subsequently pegs him as having decided to bother her from the first. He keeps up the pretense when inviting her to "see sumthin' funny," which happens to be a private display of his ability to pacify and slowly kill a hapless victim of his choosing, [[spoiler: by eating him alive.]]
* [[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses Ask That Guy]]. A completely depraved, devil-worshiping murderer, he is nonetheless quite cheerful as he answers all your questions in [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant the most disturbing ways imaginable]].
* Simon Talbot from ''Literature/TheDescendants'' makes up terribly punny names for his various experiments. For example, he asks if 'Cadmus' is too cutesy for a project involving inflicting BodyHorror on a captive to splice dragon genomes into her. He then names her after a Disney villain.
* ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'':
** In the second installment, Tony the Talking Clock at first acts like a kind teacher who wants to show the puppets the importance of time. He drops the act quickly when Green Bird presses his BerserkButton by questioning the existence of time, at which point he [[SuddenlyShouting yells at them literally until their ears bleed]] and then [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution rots them alive.]]]]
** Similarly, in the fourth installment, Collin the Computer claims to want to help the puppets and show them how to be clever like him. It quickly becomes clear that he has no intention of helping, and [[HatesBeingTouched after Red Thing touches his keyboard]], he fulfills the "evil" part of the trope by [[spoiler:instead trapping the puppets in a digital world where they can't do anything except open doors for eternity.]]
** The Food Band from the fifth episode pretend to be friendly, but they ignore everything the main characters say, and it’s heavily implied they tricked Yellow Guy into [[spoiler: ''eating Duck Guy after harvesting the latter’s organs '''while he was still alive''''']].
* Didger in ''WebAnimation/DragonBallDeliverance'' may act polite and civil, but it's clearly a ruse to hide what a maniac he really is, such as when he asked Pan and Bra their names because he likes to know who his victims are. When he got no response...
-->'''Didger:''' No response? Well then... ''[[SuddenlySHOUTING UNMARKED GRAVES IT IS!!!]]''
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** Mr. Popo is [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpreted]] as this in.
** Freeza was already this in the original, but in ''Abridged'', this aspect is further magnified to make him even more terrifying. Creator/LittleKuriboh's magnificent performance helps.
-->'''Frieza''': I hear these heroic speeches so wearily often. So I started keeping a mental list of how many times I hear certain lines.\\
'''Namekian RedShirt''': You... you insane bastard!\\
'''Freiza''' ''(cheerfully)'': A hundred and ninety!
** Imperfect Cell ''breathes'' this trope. In his second and ''especially'' his Perfect forms, he zigzags between this and being genuinely AffablyEvil, as he does have PetTheDog moments, but is still an OmnicidalManiac.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Ethan and Curien are very chatty and lively...but its only to make them more unnerving.
* ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'':
** UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler makes a number of polite requests to [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], all of which are euphemisms for putting him in a concentration camp. He drops the act during his VillainousBreakdown in the third battle when he [[spoiler:shoots Boba Fett]] because he's mad that Vader keeps beating him.
** [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] deliberately remains completely calm throughout his battle as part of his attempt to [[BreakThemByTalking break]] UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper [[BreakThemByTalking by talking.]] He almost drops the act when Jack points out he's a fictional character, but manages to compose himself before it's time for his verse.
** At the end of his second verse, UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar's voice takes on an eerily calm tone as he tells UsefulNotes/ShakaZulu that he's ''not'' going to kill Zulu or his tribe; [[PragmaticVillainy they'll be much more useful as his slaves.]] The look on his face suggests that he's actually planning what to do after the battle and not just making empty threats as is common in the battles. Earlier, Caesar also responds to Zulu's boasts of having the strength of a lion and the speed of a cheetah with "Ooh, can I be a hyena? Because I'm going to ''laugh'' when I pave roads with the bones of your goat-herding ass."
** [[spoiler:Walt Disney]] ends his rap by gleefully commanding Jim Henson and Stan Lee to "GAZE UPON MY EMPIRE OF JOY!". Said empire being [[spoiler:hundreds of oppressed artists being worked to the bone, with the implication that Henson and Lee are soon to join them.]] In fact, [[spoiler:Disney]] maintains a smile on his face for his ''entire rap'', only stopping to mock his artists for begging him to stop. In keeping with the [[spoiler:Disney business model]], he's also [[StraightEdgeEvil one of the only rappers in the series who doesn't swear at all.]]
** [[spoiler:[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]]]] opens his verse with [[spoiler:"[[ShoutOut I'm sorry, Bill. I can't let you do that.]]"]] but clearly isn't actually apologetic in the slightest.
* LetsPlay/HatFilms, in their ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' series Hat Corp, tend to harass the other members of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} on their [[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries respective videos]], but do so with a fake sense of politeness.
* Dr. Heiter of ''WebVideo/HumanCentipedeTheMusical'' adopts this demeanor while, among other things, kidnapping, threatening, and murdering people. This is particularly noticeable during his VillainSong.
* In ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', Lucius talks like a high-pitched and slightly excited stereotype of a boy band fangirl. Once you start ''listening'' to what he's saying, though, he becomes one of the creepiest characters in the show.
** Playing more into this trope, however, is Asdrubael Vect, who is an absolute smuggernaut of raw evil. Though, considering he's a Dark Eldar, the Archon, in fact, this is given.
* Terrence in ''WebVideo/KateModern'' is this 60% of the time (he has a terrible temper, though).
* The French blogger "l'Odieux Connard" (literally, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin Heinous Asshole]]) portrays himself as this in all of his articles.
-->'''(After shooting a hipster from his house)"Well, he's still twitching a bit. Listen, Sir, I'm not willing to waste a second bullet for you, so please tune down your grumbling, I would like to sleep with my windows opened, we're in summer!"
* Liruru Von Astaroth, in the ''Webcomic/MSFHighIRC'' and ''Webcomic/MSFHigh'' forums (backstory only), is somewhere between this and AffablyEvil. She, amongst other things, has genuine TrueCompanions, is a kind, gentle ruler of a planet...and is willing to commit millions of murders for her goals, and has, thanks to AMillionIsAStatistic.
* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
** Wyoming fits this to a T. He has a polite, cool-headed and consistent demeanour, though as befitting this trope it's very insincere. Whenever he kills an enemy or victim, he always gives an insincere "sorry".
** His boss and the main antagonist for the Blood Gulch Chronicles, O'Malley fits this even better. He's a LargeHam that is always entertaining, with an equally fake polite demeanour. Unlike Wyoming, however, he's largely incompetent- until the last part of the fifth season when he almost gets given the opportunity to go all OmnicidalManiac on everybody's asses.
** Come Season 12, [[spoiler:Felix]] turns out to be a case of this, with false compliments designed to twist the knife.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** [[TheDragon Cinder Fall]] is [[TheCharmer very charismatic and capable of putting on a polite front as a means of getting what she wants]]. However, it is all a facade to hide her true sinister nature. When negotiating with Adam and the White Fang, she acts polite and respectful towards him and begrudgingly forces herself to bow in respect when he refuses her offer. However, once she obtains half of the Fall Maiden's power, she returns and slaughters his men [[JoinOrDie to force him to join her plans]]. When overlooking the chaos in Vale, she revels in the carnage and tells Mercury to record it. As her sanity decays throughout Volume 5, Cinder's polite facade becomes less sincere as more of her sadistic side shines through, seen in her negotiations with Raven where Cinder's politeness is undercut by her thinly-veiled death threats towards her companion-to-be and her tribe.
** [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques Schnee]], for all his polite talk, [[ManOfWealthAndTaste refined style and mannerisms]] and philanthropic efforts, was the man who brought the Schnee Dust Company to the current "morally grey area" of operations with heavy abuse of its workers, human and Faunus alike, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity covered up by throwing]] [[SlaveToPR tons of PR efforts on it]], -- all to satisfy his pure unadulterated {{Greed}}. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:the [=SDC=] is heavily implied to play a part in the StartOfDarkness for [[RevengeBeforeReason Adam Taurus]], in the end turning him into [[ANaziByAnyOtherName a genocidal human-hating maniac]].]] And that's before getting to his treatment of his family, which resulted in his wife Willow -- whom Jacques married in the first place to get control of her father's company -- [[DrowningMySorrows turning to heavy drinking]], and their daughters -- first Winter, then Weiss -- leaving their GildedCage of a home to pursue a career of an army officer and a Huntress respectively.
* ''Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos'': The Slender Man can come off as either this or just genuinely AffablyEvil DependingOnTheWriter. Both portrayals are quite common due to the suit.
* LetsPlay/{{Turpster}} tends to behave this way as the murderer in ''VideoGame/{{Murder}}'' or ''VideoGame/TroubleInTerroristTown''.
* The Duke of Francis, in ''Literature/{{Twig}}'', is superficially kind, polite, respectful of his subordinates (at the price of absolute loyalty) and yet is also a psychotic BloodKnight who in his spare time rearranges people's lives to de-stress.
* Lauren Mallard from ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale''. On the surface she seems like a cheerful, friendly woman, but she takes a rather sinister interest in [[ShameIfSomethingHappened knowing the names of Cecil's loved ones]].
* Mimeo of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. He cheerfully chats with another super, while really setting the guy up to be hunted forever by Mafia hitmen.
* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'':
** Coil is polite, reasonable, and acts friendly, but employs child molesters and murderers, wants to take over a city for no real reason beyond his own egotism, and commits gruesome murders when he's absolutely sure there will be no evidence.
** Jack Slash also counts. He's always polite and genial, despite having spent twenty years or more leading the [[TheDreaded Slaughterhouse Nine]] across North America on a rampage that has seen cities devastated and tens of thousands of men, women, and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] tortured and murdered in the most horrible ways he and his companions can think of. [[ForTheEvulz He has no reason for this beyond his own enjoyment.]]
%%* Marik, Melvin, Florence, and Gozaburo in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Bastard|2014}}:'' Dongsoo Seon seems like a friendly business man and a good father...but he's also a vicious serial killer who has used his kindly persona to fool many people, including the police several times.
* Reiko and her sisters from ''Webcomic/ContemplatingReiko'' are [[http://taintedink.com/?p=1566 Evilly]] [[http://taintedink.com/?p=1277 Adorable]].
* [[CainAndAbel Issac Jenner]] from ''Webcomic/{{Demonology 101}}'', though gradually less so [[LoveRedeems after meeting Madeline]].
* ''Webcomic/DragonBallMultiverse'': [[spoiler: U4 Buu. Even as he's ''absorbing the entire stadium'', he doesn't fail to crack a few jokes, but it's clear from, well, the fact that he's absorbing the entire stadium shows that he has no remorse or desire to hold back.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' has Snadhya'rune Vel'Sharen, who presents herself as an enlightened peacemaker with the best interests of her kind at heart to mask her true nature, and once things start going wrong she has her MaskOfSanity slip to reveal her true [[TheSociopath sociopathy]]
* The evil wizard Faden from ''Webcomic/{{Exiern}}'', like [[ComicBook/TheJoker Mister J]], is in the evil game as much for the lulz as anything else.
* ''Webcomic/GhostsOfTheFuture'': [[spoiler:Nicole]]. She appears as friendly and approachable as her mainstream counterpart. But don't let that fool you -- she's got a cruel streak matched only by her ruthlessness.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
** Bangladesh Dupree, who derives much [[GenkiGirl endless]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040901 glee]] from [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040123 torture]], murder, and [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061101 mass destruction]]. Her upbeat personality and [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050103 casual attitude]] only make her more likeable -- to the audience, at least. Most other characters rather fear her. Contrast to the Other who showers cutesy and "darlings" all the time, but tries too hard.
*** It's notable though that she's also like that around people she absolutely genuinely cares about such as Gilgamesh or her employer, in which case her affable personality is actually genuine and sincere friendship.
** Also, Castle Heterodyne, which has an attitude rather like that of the aforementioned HK-47 and a fanatical devotion to the Heterodynes. Except it's the size of a vast, sprawling complex and a lot more creatively vicious.
*** Similar to Dupree, Castle's faux personality could be actually sincere towards certain people such as any Heterodynes as well as fellow Heterodyne servants, including ones such as the jagers where they can converse about relatively non-evil subjects such as potential lovers for their Hterodyne masters.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
** Doc Scratch pretends to be a pleasant old man with a [[MistakenForPedophile soft spot for young ladies]]. In reality, he is a conniving, devious villain, who has [[spoiler: imprisoned an innocent girl in his house who is now a DeathSeeker because of it]], [[spoiler: is the cause of a previously peaceful planet becoming a CrapsackWorld]], and in spite of never ''once'' lying, manages to [[spoiler: convince every single one of the children that they are destroying the Green Sun, when in reality they were creating it.]] The kicker? [[spoiler: His only reason for doing this was to prove that they are "S u c k e r s."]]
** In late Act 6, [[spoiler: Aranea]] has unexpectedly shown this trait. She's just trying to ''help'', guys! And if a few people get permanently killed or mindscrewed along the way, well, it's all for the greater good, right?
* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': When King Pryan Sor approaches DimensionLord and EvilOverlord Mottom with a "gift" of the bones of his people who have died of famine because of her actions, she gently tells her she's been touched by his words and promises to grant him unending life and the ability to feed others. Then she violently transforms him into a tree.
* Used liberally in ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND'', where at least half the jokes are mostly Mantis and Ocelot making each other's life a living hell.
* Richard from ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' slaughters entire villages on a regular basis and is very funny while doing it. Just watch "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbazH6aE2g&fmt=18 Slaughter The World]]", and find yourself laughing yourself sick as Richard [[KickTheDog drop-kicks puppies over the horizon]].
--> '''Richard''': You got Dick-roll'd.\\
'''Cale''': [[RunningGag Hah! Dick-rolled]]!
%% * The main cast of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', except Artie and early Dave.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** The BigBad Xykon is a sadistic monster with no redeeming qualities, not to mention [[JerkAss kind of a dick]], but he can be very funny and charming (even Redcloak, [[spoiler:who loathes Xykon and has been subtly manipulating him for years]], admits that Xykon can be good company but warns [[MookLieutenant Jirix]] that this does ''not'' mean that Xykon can be trusted one iota.) Xykon's {{Breaking Speech}}es tend to be very conversational in tone if not subject matter[[note]]Considering that Xykon is epic level Sorcerer, his [[JustifiedTrope Charisma must be off the charts.]] [[/note]], and he "kindly" offers mercies when his enemies are plainly outmatched by him, like:
-->'''Xykon:''' Bring the [[SoulJar phylactery]] back, and I'll let you keep two internal organs of your choice. Act fast, this offer is for a limited time. ''(Fires a Meteor Swarm at the fleeing heroes)''
** Bozzok, head of the [[WretchedHive Greysky City]] ThievesGuild has a friendly, easy-going personality that would lead one to think that he's the NobleDemon/ ReasonableAuthorityFigure type of WeirdTradeUnion leader. However, the reality is that Bozzok is a treacherous snake who pursues brutal retribution against anyone who challenges him.
** General Tarquin, EvilOverlord of the Empire of Blood initially appears to be an AffablyEvil NobleDemon, but the strip gradually shows that he's really this- a cruel egomaniac who takes DisproportionateRetribution on anyone who doesn't play according to his [[ItsAllAboutMe "rules"]], and whose facade of affability crumbles after things stop going his way.
* Angelo, from ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure''. He's quite the little monster, but acts fairly polite and friendly most of the time. The main reasons he is so good to his minions are because they serve him on a [[PathOfInspiration pseudo-religious level]] and his husband Brian (whose kindess is quite a bit [[AffablyEvil more genuine]]) advised him to.
* Alaster Wight of ''Webcomic/{{Suppression}}'' treats everyone as his best buddy despite being a self proclaimed "sadistic badass bastard". He's got a smile that's equal parts [[CheshireCatGrin Chesire]] and [[SlasherSmile Slasher]].
--> '''Alaster''': Hey, buddy, since we got that sorted out, how about you just drive your stupid little bomb someplace else? ({{Beat}}) Oh right, I killed you. Well, that doesn't mean you can't [[DeadfootLeadfoot make yourself useful.]]
* General Levaughn Matsui "Hugo" Xinchub from ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' can carry on polite conversations, but still has no problems with murder and other mayhem to serve his goals, smiling at the thoughts of death and destruction that serves his purpose.
* Devil in ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' can be [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2000-11-24 very]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2007-01-07 funny]] when he's in a good mood. And sometimes throws loud but harmless prima donna hissy fits or [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2000-12-02 long]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2000-12-10 rants]], which sometimes has comedic effects too. Depending on the [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-01-13 subject]], his clownade can be [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-11-13 more]] than [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-11-26 sinister]] -- still [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-04-27 hilarious]] though, isn't? And [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2000-12-09 when]] he's in a ''bad'' mood, there may be [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2011-07-24 barely enough time]] to say "OhCrap".
* In ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'', we have Moonshade, who speaks in a polite manner but works with [[spoiler:demons that are trying [[EscapedFromHell to abandon hell]] and [[TakeOverTheWorld take Medius as their own]]]]. He is a {{Sadist}}, who likes to taunt his victims mid-fight. This is best exemplified when Buwaro and Kieri accidentally run afoul of [[spoiler:Melli, the fire guardian]]: he warns them that she's dangerous, says he's seen that they're good kids, and offers to [[DeadlyEuphemism take care of her for them]]; when he speaks to her, he starts out calmly, then stabs her in the shoulder mid-sentence, then, after he kills her, makes a snide remark:
-->'''Moonshade'''...Aaaannnd another [[spoiler:Guardian]] bites the [[SnakeTalk dussst!]] And with such a dramatic exit! So much for not [[spoiler:setting the city on fire]], though. Ha ha!
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance''
** K'Z'K is almost always outwardly cheerful, as well as polite in a way that could be considered sarcastic, even though his actions are perfectly in line with his status as a demon bent on stealing souls and TakingOverTheWorld to cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
--> "Howdy-ho neighbors! Could we borrow the ''Book of E-ville'', and all of your souls? Don't get up, we'll help ourselves!"
** {{Subverted}} with [[spoiler: Dr. Dastarde]] from "Anima -- Revelation" on his first introduction. He's set up as potentially being the unknown villain behind the scenes, and his first line, while FingerTenting in a typical DiabolicalMastermind setup, is "We meet at last, Zoë! A Seer I've heard ''oh-so-much'' about! I am oh-so-happy for you to ''join us''!" Also, he appears to have no anima hovering next to him -- in [[AnotherDimension this world]], that would presumably mean being TheSoulless. However, the next strip reveals he talks like that because he's really that childishly friendly, and his anima was just hiding in reflection of his own shyness. Since Zoë is the character whose point of view the reader has been following, she's pretty confused by the subversion as well.[[note]]This could also be a subversion of AffablyEvil, but there are at least two reasons it fits here better in spite of the lack of further details. Firstly, the line is so over the top it sounds creepy and insincere. Secondly, the way this world works, it seems the only really evil people are always total psychopaths.[[/note]]
* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': In the first season, Hansung Yu is always smiling and offering people [[TrademarkFavoriteFood instant coffee]], but he's revealed to be both willing to manipulate however [[BreakTheCutie ruthlessly]] it need be for his ultimate goal... and just plain sadistic sometimes. The end of the second season and the beginning of the third start to show a different side of him, though. His younger self seems to have been more like just genuinely affable (and not evil).
* Cal V1n of ''Webcomic/WeaponBrown'' is charismatic, enjoys jokes (especially his own), and is quite friendly. Up until he decides that you need to die. For any reason, including "because it would be funny", "because you're annoying", and "because I can". Even leaders of The Syndicate are terrified of him, for the simple fact that he's an unstoppable killing machine who only does what he's told due to some severe mental conditioning, and that is of questionable effectiveness. Part of this comes from the fact that he was transformed [[TykeBomb into a living weapon at the age of seven,]] and his first actions upon gaining his powers were to kill every other test subject. He was impossible to control without mental conditioning, and it's implied that the conditioning won't hold for very long.
* Black Hat Man from ''Webcomic/{{XKCD}}'', he has no qualms with killing and actively attempts to hurt and humiliate random strangers, but will calmly and politely explain why most of the time.
* Yocchi from ''Webcomic/{{Yamara}}''. There's hardly anything "redeeming" about her, as she happily plays villain, but... She manages to be so stylish and funny even in the ToThePain [[http://yamara.com/yamaraclassic/index.php?date=2005-12-08 sequence]] that even her victim [[http://yamara.com/yamaraclassic/index.php?date=2005-12-12 doesn't seem]] to hold too much of a grudge, and after all, she herself is [[http://yamara.com/yamaraclassic/index.php?date=2005-12-22 known to be]] TooKinkyToTorture, cheerfully crazy, ''and'' TheChewToy to boot, so it's somehow hard to blame her.
* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Mister Chalk in dealing with Zandra.
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* Alex from the [[Fanfic/{{Alex}} eponymous]] ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' fanfic never drops her polite demeanor even when she's hurting both [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Marceline]] and [[GratuitousPrincess Princess Bubblegum]].

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* ''Fanfic/DayOfTheBarneyTrilogy:'' Barney and Baby Bop are turned into this. They maintain their cute, friendly, lovable children's show host mannerisms even as they order out the genocide of adults. They act incredibly friendly to children, but will decapitate boys and impregnate girls with creatures that will kill them during pregnancy once said children turn 13, which they consider to be too old.

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* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'':
** In the first book, Lucius Malfoy is courteous, urbanely charming, a DeadpanSnarker and probably the joint OnlySaneMan of the villains along with Alexander Pierce. He's also described as having an attitude towards Muggles that's comparable to a Dalek, seeing them as animals - though [[EvenEvilHasStandards 'some things you don't do, even to animals']]. This is later altered to one of disdain for [[TheSocialDarwinist those he generally considers 'weak',]] [[EqualOpportunityEvil muggle and wizard alike]], and he'll happily maintain polite conversation while preparing to murder you as unpleasantly as possible.
** In the second book, ''Ghosts of the Past'', 'Dave', an ancient dragon is a prime example - he's intelligent, smooth-talking, and happy to carry on a conversation for his own amusement... which is all very clearly a facade, with a comparison being made to a cat playing with a mouse, but with actual intelligence and sadism behind it. He also freely admits that he enjoys breaking the wills of and enslaving anyone unfortunate enough to stumble across his lair, if he doesn't just eat them. This is unsurprising, since the author admits that he was patterned off a mixture of [[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug,]] a canon example of this trope, and [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Glaurung.]]
* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsAFairlyOddFriendship'': [[spoiler: Adagio]] acts like Timmy's friend and savior, but it is a barely veiled attempt to manipulate him [[spoiler: into giving her what she and her sisters want. She uses her "saving" him from Sunset's "evil" in order to bully him further. This facade falls apart when Timmy utterly refuses her demands point blank.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Adagio''']]: (''repeated phrase'') Timmy-buddy, I thought we were friends?

[[AC:''Dream SMP'']]
* [[spoiler: Dream/the Green God]] in ''Fanfic/{{Passerine}}'' is this in spades. Despite his ordinary appearance and superficially pleasant, casual manner, he very quickly reveals himself to be a deranged RealityWarper who, during an extended MotiveRant, cheerfully [[spoiler: admits to having reset and rewritten Phil, Techno, and Wilbur's lives countless times, extends mocking condolences for Tommy's death and gloats over the fact that he has absolutely no intention of reviving him (the entire reason the heroes sought him out in the first place), and implies that he purposely orchestrated the deaths of his friend Sapnap/the War God's lovers (which led to Tommy's death in retaliation) and mind-controlled Technoblade into ''murdering his entire family'', before trapping the three of them in a LotusEaterMachine meant to keep them pacified while he rewrites their world again.]]

[[AC:''The Familiar of Zero'']]
* In ''Fanfic/ZeroNoTsukaimaSaitoTheOnmyoji'', this describes Graf Johan von Leopold at his most composed. The politeness of his language does absolutely nothing to mask his condescending manner, and his brutality and self-centeredness speak for themselves.

[[AC:''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Epiphany}}'': Hojo from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' tries very hard to convince Aerith he actually cares about her well-being, but it only serves to make him even more revolting.

[[AC:''Godzilla'']]
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Around Chapter 14 of this Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures Ghidorah]]'s [[spoiler:[[MultipleHeadCase middle head]] Ichi/Eldest Brother]] has started exhibiting a faux polite demeanor of this kind when he interacts with Vivienne Graham. According to the author, he's mainly using it as a psychological warfare tactic against Vivienne.

[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'': [[Characters/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality Professor Quirrell]], [[spoiler:a.k.a. Lord Voldemort]]. Sure, he is almost always calm and polite, but his true persona is a cruel psychopath with no trace of good in him to speak of.
* Intentionally subverted by Peter Pettigrew in ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndThePrinceOfSlytherin''. As Harry himself put it: “He makes a point of trying to act charming and likeable and deliberately failing....And because he fails to be charming and likeable, people think they see through him and find Lord Potter’s ruthless fixer behind the false image. And they never guess that the ruthless fixer is just another false image to hide the back-stabbing Death Eater that represents his true self.”

[[AC:''Hetalia'']]
* One of the leaders of the HCS, in ''Fanfic/HumanCuriosity''. When he finds that [[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers England]] has escaped confinement, he smiles, politely addresses him, and then beats the ever-loving tar out of him. He then has England dragged downstairs and forces him to look at [[spoiler:the frozen corpse of Portugal]] and, when England tries to attack him, calmly says to not act out or else he'll [[spoiler:be killed and frozen next.]]

[[AC:''Jackie Chan Adventures'']]
* The dark wizard [[SmugSnake Lung]] from ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'' starts out seemingly polite, if a bit condescending. Then he starts torturing Jade in order to try and break her to his will.

[[AC:''Karmen Rider Fourze'']]
* [[LightIsNotGood Voodoo King Damballa]] of ''Fanfic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades'', or rather the side story ''Month of Sundays'', laughs and makes smart talk with the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Cosmic Hunting Dogs]] and is such a jovial guy...[[spoiler: who's currently under contract with Shotaro and revived him as a crazy marionette with nails for teeth and is currently doing that to Haruto Souma ''and'' Eiji Hino.]]

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* ''Fanfic/ShenVsKai'': In this ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fanfiction, it's [[spoiler:the demon Hei Yinying]]. He's so incredibly refined and perfect-mannered with Shen, Kai and the heroes most of the time that one can be forgiven for ''almost'' failing to see through the veil to his true colors as a wicked, self-serving and heartless monster.

[[AC:''The Land Before Time'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheSevenHunters'' introduces Calin, a fastbiter who puts on a smug, yet cordial demeanor. He even waves and talks in a conversational tone as ''he is discussing how his pack is going to kill the dinosaurs that he is conversing with''.

[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* Pinkie Pie in ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. She maintains her trademark GenkiGirl attitude even while torturing and killing other ponies.
* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** Discord, of course, as per canon. However, the [[BadFuture Dark World arc]] also adds in [[TheStarscream the Valeyard]], who has all of [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor's]] personality quirks, but none of his morals.
** The Shining Armor Arc has [[GeneralRipper General-Admiral Makarov]]. He presents himself initially as an affable and charismatic person, but that turns out to be a result of his CharmPerson abilities. It turns out that beneath the facade he's a narcissistic sociopath who will kill people for ''not knowing who he is'' [[spoiler: and beneath that, he's a [[HumanoidAbomination Equineoid Abomination]] who's willing to kill ''millions'' in his quest to conquer the world and make [[ParodySue everything be about him]]]].

[[AC:''Pokémon'']]
* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has [[SatanicArchetype MissingNo]], who almost always speaks to Ash in a genial tone, but it's very clear that it considers him to be little more than a plaything to torment. Furthermore, while it talks about the horrible things it did to Ash's friends as though it were doing them favors, its disappointment at May not suffering a tragedy shows that it only really cares about hurting them.

[[AC:''Rango'']]
* [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Dufayel]], the BigBad of ''Fanfic/OldWest'', is polite and prefers to approach problems in a civilized way, like trying to convince the heroes to leave with his reimbursements. However, if you resist his charms and continue foiling his plans, he's willing to show you how vindictive he truly is.

[[AC:''RWBY'']]
* [[BigBad Randall Silva]] from ''Fanfic/AnEmeraldUnearthed'' fits this to a T. He is a ruthless LoanShark and complete scumbag, but he always behaves in a jovial and friendly manner. He always provides [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic comments]] to pretend to be a lighthearted person even when he threatens loved ones for not making payments. Emerald describes him as a man who would kill you with a smile on his face.

[[AC:''Sonic'']]
* ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'':
** Tsali has shades of this in the rewrite. Despite his AxCrazy love for killing and bloodshed, he's quite sociable and sympathetic to Trinity, even after he realizes that Trinity is an Angel spy.
** Maledict himself hides his megalomania and obsessive desire for power under a rather level-headed demeanor and [[WellIntentionedExtremist a thin veneer of good intentions]]. [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks On the other side]], Jesus hides his own lust for revenge and callous dislike of non-Angels under a facade of concern and empathy, even though he was perfectly fine with ''slaughtering quadrillions of innocent people'' to invade the Milky Way.

[[AC:''Total Drama'']]
* [[BigBad Radcliffe]] from ''Fanfic/KeepersOfTheElements'' is this. He [[EarthShatteringKaboom blows up a planet]], kidnaps, [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures]] with spells [[ForTheEvulz just because]], and enslaves someone with [[{{Brainwashed}} mind control]], and certainly isn't above brutal murder, yet acts rather calm and charming most of the time.
* ''Fanfic/PredatorAndPrey'' depicts Alejandro as being [[AdaptationalVillainy an even bigger case of this]] than he was in canon. As the fic shows it as, the lady-charming ManipulativeBastard we see is only how he acts on-camera; when the cameras are off him, he's actually an incredibly depraved sexual predator who loves raping girls (namely Bridgette). However, only Bridgette and [[SecretKeeper a select few]] ever learn this, and the rest see him as how canon presents him as.

[[AC:''Touhou Project'']]
* Yuuka Kazami in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ImperfectMetamorphosis'' takes great pride in being a gracious host and pleasant conversationalist, and is completely unapologetic about her passion for torture, rape, and mass murder. Indeed, part of the reason [[TheDreaded everyone finds her so terrifying]] is that no one knows how much of her pleasantry is an act, and she is just as likely to affectionately pat someone on the head as she is to casually crush their skull.

[[AC:''Undertale'']]
* Temmie in ''VideoGame/TSUnderswap''. They like to mess around by playing cute, dumb, and friendly, but they're just waiting for the perfect time to drop the act, [[WouldHurtAChild kill Chara]], and [[YourSoulIsMine steal their SOUL]]. It [[AdaptationalVillainy wasn't an act]] in ''Undertale'' (there they're genuinely silly and friendly creatures who think humans are cute and just want to pet them), but this is a result of ''TS!Underswap'' [[RoleSwapAU swapping their role in the story]] with [[BigBad Flowey]], who is himself an example of this trope in the original game.

[[AC:''Warhammer'']]
* In ''Fanfic/TheWeaverOption'' the pirate admiral Travelliath Sliscus likes to present himself as an [[ManOfWealthAndTaste affable, benevolent]] [[FakeAristocrat noble]]. He's also the 92nd most wanted being in the galaxy due to his countless atrocities, including completely depopulating ''fifty worlds'' because they mispronounced his name. Even his allies are well aware that given the slightest reason he'll viciously murder them and make a quip while doing so.

[[AC:Unsorted/Dormant/Dead]]
* ''Fanfic/HeartOfGoldCardcaptorSakura'': Shinatobe casually chats with Sakura and Syaoran, calmly asking them to "die for her." The fact that she asks them to do so as calmly and casually as asking them a favor completely freaks the two out. [[spoiler:As it turns out, Shina wasn't actually evil, just BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
* Marble from ''Fanfic/{{Equestrylvania}}'' begins as a sweet, sensitive, stuttering mare. Later on, she still has a very pleasant and perky attitude, but [[spoiler: has poisoned many foals with a deadly toxin that will kill them in a few hours, extorts Twilight Sparkle for the cure, and threatens and torments her friends.]] ''And she does it all with a smile!'' [[spoiler: Then it turns out she was being [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by [[WickedWitch Actrise]], so this trope applies more to the latter.]]
* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/71487/fallout-equestria-snowfall Fallout: Equestria: Snowfall]]'' has [[spoiler:King Sombra.]] While his current interactions with Sleet Gray and his friends makes him look like a polite and sociable pony, his true wickedness is revealed in the malevolent glee he takes in making the crystal pony among them nearly cross the DespairEventHorizon.
* [[MonsterClown The Grand Highblood]] in ''Fanfic/{{Hivefled}}'' can be quite personable while [[FourthWallMailSlot answering reader questions]] and talking about art or [[ReligionOfEvil spirituality]]. He's also a murderous, incestuous MonsterClown who likes to sexually abuse and murder teenagers and then collect their ghosts.
* In ''Fanfic/AMonstersNature'', while Doctor Bishop’s primary goal of stopping Brandon/Brightburn’s attacks would make him the protagonist in any other situation, despite appearing kind to Caitlyn during initial interrogations he swiftly drops that approach when Caitlyn calls the research team horrible, calling Caitlyn ‘a dumb girl feeling sorry for a monster’.
* [[MadGod Raiden]], the BigBad of ''Fanfic/MortalKombatDesperation''. Polite, charming, composed — he appears as a SmugSnake to his ex-allies and generally speaks to them in a condescending and snobbish manner. But beneath that superficial charm, lies a power-hungry tyrant and [[TheSociopath unhinged brute]] who relishes in the [[ForTheEvulz suffering and despair of others]], and his cruelty streak is far worse than that of Shao Kahn and Shinnok. In fact, part of the reason [[TheDreaded his ex-allies find him so terrifying]] is that his mood could swing at the drop of a hat - one minute, he could be calm and collected, but a minute later, he'll be cackling like a lunatic.
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleWesker'' sends [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]] to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ponyville]] as a magical equine right after [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 the events of Kijuju]]. He remains incredibly polite and verbose, even as he delivers threats and insults and [[spoiler: plots to overthrow Equestria's leaders and ascend to {{Physical God}}hood, with the Elements of Harmony as his first goal to either conquer or destroy]].
* [[OriginalCharacter Ceylon]] of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10130193/1/Necessary-To-Win Necessary to Win]]'' speaks [[{{Keigo}} very formally]], even when insulting [[BadBoss her own subordinates]] or her enemies. It's indicated that her refined manner of speech is yet another means of her acting superior to others.
* ''Fanfic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness'': Jovian and Jacqueline Kikion often act polite and sweet, but are openly {{sadist}}ic {{Psycho Lesbian}}s and {{Blood Knight}}s who thrive on causing people pain, doing such things as [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually abusing]] Felucia and Kyouko while holding them hostage and blowing up Tsukune's house right in front of him [[ForTheEvulz for shits and giggles]].
* [[LightIsNotGood Daymare Sun]]/[[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Celestia]], the BigBad of ''Fanfic/SunshineAndFire''. As the EvilCounterpart to Princess Celestia, she has the same kind tone when she talks to her underlings, but it is clear she is manipulating them, and toys with [[TheDragon Daylight Sparkle's]] (Twilight's EvilCounterpart) emotions. And she calls [[spoiler: multiversal]] conquest "making new friends."
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~mrevil Mr.Evil's]]:
** Lord fits this to a T. He hardly goes a sentence without a ridiculous rant and crazy laugh, all whilst he is [[MindRape mind raping]] his victims, slaughtering over a billion people, and thinking of killing an innocent girl as a good way to pass the time.
** His other OriginalCharacter Alexander Sovereign comes close, as he can talk about a grand war that would make the first two look like child's play, all while speaking in a polite tone. The only reason he bypasses this is because he has no emotions to begin with.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/MonsterChronicles'' Cedric can put on a very cheerful and eccentric front, but he's also a total sadist who's ready to kill at the drop of a hat.
* ''Fanfic/ATaleOfTwoSuns'': Circinus seems quite cultured and polite, but it barely masks her ruthless and corrupt nature.
* ''Fanfic/TheTriforceTrilogy'' paints Master Kohga in this light. He’s still presented as goofy and wild, but the fanfic draws more attention to his brutality, and even children and pregnant women are not safe from him. It gets to the point that even the otherwise perfectly loyal Sooga is disturbed by his antics at times.
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[[AC:''Adventure Time'']]

[[AC:''Barney'']]

[[AC:''Final Fantasy'']]

[[AC:''Harry Potter'']]

[[AC:''Kung Fu Panda'']]

[[AC:''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'']]
* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]] from ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. She maintains her trademark GenkiGirl attitude even while torturing and killing other ponies.

[[folder:Myths & Religion]]

* The French blogger "l'Odieux Connard" (literally, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin Heinous Asshole]]) picture himself as one in any of his articles.

* ''Webcomic/{{Bastard}}:'' Dongsoo Seon seems like a friendly business man and a good father...but he's also a vicious serial killer who has used his kindly persona to fool many people, including the police several times.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Around Chapter 14 of this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures Ghidorah]]'s [[spoiler:[[MultipleHeadCase middle head]] Ichi/Eldest Brother]] has started exhibiting a faux polite demeanor of this kind when he interacts with Vivienne Graham. According to the author, he's mainly using it as a psychological warfare tactic against Vivienne.
* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'': [[Characters/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality Professor Quirrell]], [[spoiler:a.k.a. Lord Voldemort]]. Sure, he is almost always calm and polite, but his true persona is a cruel psychopath with no trace of good in him to speak of.
* ''Fanfic/HeartOfGoldCardcaptorSakura'': Shinatobe casually chats with Sakura and Syaoran, calmly asking them to "die for her." The fact that she asks them to do so as calmly and casually as asking them a favor completely freaks the two out. [[spoiler:As it turns out, Shina wasn't actually evil, just BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
* ''Fanfic/ShenVsKai'': In this ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fanfiction, it's [[spoiler:the demon Hei Yinying]]. He's so incredibly refined and perfect-mannered with Shen, Kai and the heroes most of the time that one can be forgiven for ''almost'' failing to see through the veil to his true colors as a wicked, self-serving and heartless monster.

* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]] from ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. She maintains her trademark GenkiGirl attitude even while torturing and killing other ponies.

* [[BigBad Randall Silva]] from ''Fanfic/AnEmeraldUnearthed'' fits this to a T. He is a ruthless LoanShark and complete scumbag, but he always behaves in a jovial and friendly manner. He always provides [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic comments]] to pretend to be a lighthearted person even when he threatens loved ones for not making payments. Emerald describes him as a man who would kill you with a smile on his face.

* Marble from ''Fanfic/{{Equestrylvania}}'' begins as a sweet, sensitive, stuttering mare. Later on, she still has a very pleasant and perky attitude, but [[spoiler: has poisoned many foals with a deadly toxin that will kill them in a few hours, extorts Twilight Sparkle for the cure, and threatens and torments her friends.]] ''And she does it all with a smile!'' [[spoiler: Then it turns out she was being [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by [[WickedWitch Actrise]], so this trope applies more to the latter.]]
* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/71487/fallout-equestria-snowfall Fallout: Equestria: Snowfall]]'' has [[spoiler:King Sombra.]] While his current interactions with Sleet Gray and his friends makes him look like a polite and sociable pony, his true wickedness is revealed in the malevolent glee he takes in making the crystal pony among them nearly cross the DespairEventHorizon.
* [[MonsterClown The Grand Highblood]] in ''Fanfic/{{Hivefled}}'' can be quite personable while [[FourthWallMailSlot answering reader questions]] and talking about art or [[ReligionOfEvil spirituality]]. He's also a murderous, incestuous MonsterClown who likes to sexually abuse and murder teenagers and then collect their ghosts.
* [[LightIsNotGood Voodoo King Damballa]] of ''Fanfic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades'', or rather the side story ''Month of Sundays'', laughs and makes smart talk with the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Cosmic Hunting Dogs]] and is such a jovial guy...[[spoiler: who's currently under contract with Shotaro and revived him as a crazy marionette with nails for teeth and is currently doing that to Haruto Souma ''and'' Eiji Hino.]]

* Yuuka Kazami in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ImperfectMetamorphosis'' takes great pride in being a gracious host and pleasant conversationalist, and is completely unapologetic about her passion for torture, rape, and mass murder. Indeed, part of the reason [[TheDreaded everyone finds her so terrifying]] is that no one knows how much of her pleasantry is an act, and she is just as likely to affectionately pat someone on the head as she is to casually crush their skull.
* [[BigBad Radcliffe]] from ''Fanfic/KeepersOfTheElements'' is this. He [[EarthShatteringKaboom blows up a planet]], kidnaps, [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures]] with spells [[ForTheEvulz just because]], and enslaves someone with [[{{Brainwashed}} mind control]], and certainly isn't above brutal murder, yet acts rather calm and charming most of the time.
* In ''Fanfic/AMonstersNature'', while Doctor Bishop’s primary goal of stopping Brandon/Brightburn’s attacks would make him the protagonist in any other situation, despite appearing kind to Caitlyn during initial interrogations he swiftly drops that approach when Caitlyn calls the research team horrible, calling Caitlyn ‘a dumb girl feeling sorry for a monster’.
* [[MadGod Raiden]], the BigBad of ''Fanfic/MortalKombatDesperation''. Polite, charming, composed — he appears as a SmugSnake to his ex-allies and generally speaks to them in a condescending and snobbish manner. But beneath that superficial charm, lies a power-hungry tyrant and [[TheSociopath unhinged brute]] who relishes in the [[ForTheEvulz suffering and despair of others]], and his cruelty streak is far worse than that of Shao Kahn and Shinnok. In fact, part of the reason [[TheDreaded his ex-allies find him so terrifying]] is that his mood could swing at the drop of a hat - one minute, he could be calm and collected, but a minute later, he'll be cackling like a lunatic.
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleWesker'' sends [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]] to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ponyville]] as a magical equine right after [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 the events of Kijuju]]. He remains incredibly polite and verbose, even as he delivers threats and insults and [[spoiler: plots to overthrow Equestria's leaders and ascend to {{Physical God}}hood, with the Elements of Harmony as his first goal to either conquer or destroy]].
* [[OriginalCharacter Ceylon]] of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10130193/1/Necessary-To-Win Necessary to Win]]'' speaks [[{{Keigo}} very formally]], even when insulting [[BadBoss her own subordinates]] or her enemies. It's indicated that her refined manner of speech is yet another means of her acting superior to others.
* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has [[SatanicArchetype MissingNo]], who almost always speaks to Ash in a genial tone, but it's very clear that it considers him to be little more than a plaything to torment. Furthermore, while it talks about the horrible things it did to Ash's friends as though it were doing them favors, its disappointment at May not suffering a tragedy shows that it only really cares about hurting them.

* The dark wizard [[SmugSnake Lung]] from the WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures fic ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'' starts out seemingly polite, if a bit condescending. Then he starts torturing Jade in order to try and break her to his will.
* ''Fanfic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness'': Jovian and Jacqueline Kikion often act polite and sweet, but are openly {{sadist}}ic {{Psycho Lesbian}}s and {{Blood Knight}}s who thrive on causing people pain, doing such things as [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually abusing]] Felucia and Kyouko while holding them hostage and blowing up Tsukune's house right in front of him [[ForTheEvulz for shits and giggles]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/TheSevenHunters'' introduces Calin, a fastbiter who puts on a smug, yet cordial demeanor. He even waves and talks in a conversational tone as ''he is discussing how his pack is going to kill the dinosaurs that he is conversing with''.

* [[LightIsNotGood Daymare Sun]]/[[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Celestia]], the BigBad of ''Fanfic/SunshineAndFire''. As the EvilCounterpart to Princess Celestia, she has the same kind tone when she talks to her underlings, but it is clear she is manipulating them, and toys with [[TheDragon Daylight Sparkle's]] (Twilight's EvilCounterpart) emotions. And she calls [[spoiler: multiversal]] conquest "making new friends."
* In ''Fanfic/ZeroNoTsukaimaSaitoTheOnmyoji'', this describes Graf Johan von Leopold at his most composed. The politeness of his language does absolutely nothing to mask his condescending manner, and his brutality and self-centeredness speak for themselves.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~mrevil Mr.Evil's]]:
** Lord fits this to a T. He hardly goes a sentence without a ridiculous rant and crazy laugh, all whilst he is [[MindRape mind raping]] his victims, slaughtering over a billion people, and thinking of killing an innocent girl as a good way to pass the time.
** His other OriginalCharacter Alexander Sovereign comes close, as he can talk about a grand war that would make the first two look like child's play, all while speaking in a polite tone. The only reason he bypasses this is because he has no emotions to begin with.

* [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Dufayel]], the BigBad of ''Fanfic/OldWest'', is polite and prefers to approach problems in a civilized way, like trying to convince the heroes to leave with his reimbursements. However, if you resist his charms and continue foiling his plans, he's willing to show you how vindictive he truly is.
* Intentionally subverted by Peter Pettigrew in ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndThePrinceOfSlytherin''. As Harry himself put it: “He makes a point of trying to act charming and likeable and deliberately failing....And because he fails to be charming and likeable, people think they see through him and find Lord Potter’s ruthless fixer behind the false image. And they never guess that the ruthless fixer is just another false image to hide the back-stabbing Death Eater that represents his true self.”
* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/MonsterChronicles'' Cedric can put on a very cheerful and eccentric front, but he's also a total sadist who's ready to kill at the drop of a hat.
* ''Fanfic/DayOfTheBarneyTrilogy:'' Barney and Baby Bop are turned into this. They maintain their cute, friendly, lovable children's show host mannerisms even as they order out the genocide of adults. They act incredibly friendly to children, but will decapitate boys and impregnate girls with creatures that will kill them during pregnancy once said children turn 13, which they consider to be too old.
* ''Fanfic/ATaleOfTwoSuns'': Circinus seems quite cultured and polite, but it barely masks her ruthless and corrupt nature.

* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsAFairlyOddFriendship'': [[spoiler: Adagio]] acts like Timmy's friend and savior, but it is a barely veiled attempt to manipulate him [[spoiler: into giving her what she and her sisters want. She uses her "saving" him from Sunset's "evil" in order to bully him further. This facade falls apart when Timmy utterly refuses her demands point blank.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Adagio''']]: (''repeated phrase'') Timmy-buddy, I thought we were friends?
* Temmie in ''VideoGame/TSUnderswap''. They like to mess around by playing cute, dumb, and friendly, but they're just waiting for the perfect time to drop the act, [[WouldHurtAChild kill Chara]], and [[YourSoulIsMine steal their SOUL]]. It [[AdaptationalVillainy wasn't an act]] in ''Undertale'' (there they're genuinely silly and friendly creatures who think humans are cute and just want to pet them), but this is a result of ''TS!Underswap'' [[RoleSwapAU swapping their role in the story]] with [[BigBad Flowey]], who is himself an example of this trope in the original game.

Do not confuse with LaughablyEvil, which is a villain who is funny rather than polite. While many Faux Affably Evil villains are also LaughablyEvil, many other villains are one but not the other. Compare and contrast AffablyEvil (whose niceness is sincere) and this Trope's [[OppositeTropes opposite]], NobleDemon (whose demeanor is evil in contrast to their actions). ForTheEvulz is a common motivation, though using this trope as a form of ObfuscatingStupidity is also possible. Also see its (possibly) [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] counterpart BitchInSheepsClothing, where a {{Jerkass}} at the best of times, is hiding behind a NiceGuy facade in order to trick people and doesn't necessarily keep it after showing his real face, and StepfordSmiler, when a miserable and/or mentally unstable person is hiding behind a cheery and sweet facade. May also overlap with SoftSpokenSadist, SugaryMalice, WiseOldFolkFacade. This trope may also be a fan of ConfoundThemWithKindness.

--> '''Richard''': You got Dick-roll'd.
--> '''Cale''': [[RunningGag Hah! Dick-rolled]]!
* The main cast of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', except Artie and early Dave.

* Marble from ''Fanfic/{{Equestrylvania}}'' begins as a [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal sweet, sensitive, stuttering]] mare. Later on, she still has a very pleasant and perky attitude, but [[spoiler: has poisoned many foals with a deadly toxin that will kill them in a few hours, extorts Twilight Sparkle for the cure, and threatens and torments her friends.]] ''And she does it all with a smile!'' [[spoiler: Then it turns out she was being [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by [[WickedWitch Actrise]], so this trope applies more to the latter.]]

-->'''Xykon:''' Bring the [[SoulJar phylactery]] back, and I'll let you keep two internal organs of your choice. Act fast, this offer is for a limited time! ''(Fires a Meteor Swarm at the fleeing heroes)''

Do not confuse with LaughablyEvil, which is a villain who is funny rather than polite. While many Faux Affably Evil villains are also LaughablyEvil, many other villains are one but not the other. Compare and contrast AffablyEvil (whose niceness is sincere) and this Trope's [[OppositeTropes opposite]], NobleDemon (whose demeanor is evil in contrast to their actions). ForTheEvulz is a common motivation, though using this trope as a form of ObfuscatingStupidity is also possible. Also see its (possibly) [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] counterpart BitchInSheepsClothing, where a {{Jerkass}} at the best of times, is hiding behind a NiceGuy facade in order to trick people and doesn't necessarily keep it after showing his real face, and StepfordSmiler, when a miserable and/or mentally unstable person is hiding behind a cheery and sweet facade. May also overlap with SoftSpokenSadist, SugaryMalice, WiseOldFolkFacade.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
** ComicBook/TheJoker, DependingOnTheWriter. Sometimes he's this, sometimes he's LaughablyEvil, and sometimes he's just a MonsterClown. Sometimes, he's more than one at the same time.
** ComicBook/ThePenguin zigzags between this and being genuinely AffablyEvil DependingOnTheWriter. At times he can be shown to be genuinely polite and respectful of others while having [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]]. When he's in a foul mood or the writers want to emphasize his more villainous nature, he will be this.
** ComicBook/TheRiddler, he may seem AffablyEvil when he's in a good mood, but his disposition can quickly take a hard swerve into dismissive SmugSmiler on a good day, and AxCrazy murderer if he's particularly tee'd off. His ''Arkhamverse'' counterpart leans more towards this, but it's present to some extent in all his incarnations.
--> '''Riddler:''' Well, well. So the shaved monkey has failed. How utterly, utterly expected.
** The Mad Hatter is this. He dresses like a gentleman and acts like one, but he's a psychopath.
** Hush is a textbook example. Thomas Elliot acts all affable on the outside, but he truly means none of it. He cuts out the brakes of his parents' car at a disturbingly early age in order to inherit their money. He's a mass murdering psychopath who cares for no one but himself.
** During his time as king of Gotham's criminal underworld, the Black Mask had some great lines. Considering he built his empire on a [[AtopAMountainOfCorpses mountain of corpses]], and his ''hobby'' is torture, a lot of it CrossesTheLineTwice.
** James Gordon Jr. is a very well-mannered and thought-to-be-rehabilitated psychopath. He's also a very recent villain.
* Erik Killmonger from the ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'' series. He presents himself as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants to conquer Wakanda because he genuinely thinks he'd be better for the country than T'Challa, but in reality, he's mostly motivated by revenge. He even boasts that he'd murder the entire population just so long as it meant that T'Challa would no longer be able to rule over them.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' villain Bullseye. He may be a PsychoForHire with few redeeming features, but he does love to [[DeadpanSnarker quip]]. His [[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX MAX counterpart]] is even more friendly, seeming downright ''cheerful'' most of the time. But that's probably because he's a [[AxeCrazy complete and utter maniac]] who makes mainstream-Bullseye look sane.
* ComicBook/TheKingpin is usually genuinely AffablyEvil, but his more monstrous iterations, such as his MAX counterpart, lean more toward this, being more smug and lacking the main Kingpin's more noble traits.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} varies between this and being genuinely AffablyEvil. He's always had SuccessThroughInsanity, but he varies between being a NobleDemon and being Faux Affably Evil, depending on his current state of sanity/[[DependingOnTheWriter writer]]. When Creator/NolanNorth voiced him, he played a CompositeCharacter version, with the personality and dashing good looks of Deadpool in the main universe (in which his morality and sanity varies) and the motivation of ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Deadpool (in which he is a [[CapeBusters Cape Buster]] and straight up villain).
* In ''ComicBook/FallOutToyWorks'', Baron makes himself out to be perfectly civil in his business dealings and serves as a mall Santa for orphaned kids...but it's very much an act and only the most oblivious would be fooled.
* Mongul in the Creator/AlanMoore ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'' is very much this.
-->'''Mongul:''' I understand that your society makes distinctions based on age and gender. Perhaps you can tell me which one of you it would be polite to kill first.
* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': Judge Death, an undead executioner from another world, has a habit of happily greeting his victims before squeezing the life out of them. He's also a lot more prone to bits of dark humor and {{Pre Mortem One Liner}}s than his three associates. Must be the SlasherSmile.
* ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'':
** Mr. Hyde, whilst not evil, is a perfect example of this with his BlueAndOrangeMorality, frequent [[ShootTheDog dog shooting]], and his PoisonousFriend attitude. The most notable example of this is where he maintains a polite demeanor, observes the London cityscape, and discusses how lucky and chipper he feels [[spoiler:whilst he pummels and rapes Griffin because he assaulted Mina]]. This is then further added to in a later scene, where he maintains a conversation even when he notices that [[spoiler:he is covered in the gradually appearing invisible man's blood (due to his recent demise)]]. He even deserves bonus points considering that, upon seeing the [[YouDoNOTWantToknow horrific aftermath]] of the above event, [[EvenEvilHasStandards Captain Nemo tries to kill Hyde in disgust]] whilst Hyde [[PsychoForHire continues eating his dinner.]] Of note, he appeared to be pantomiming eating dinner up until then, [[spoiler: because the main course was Griffin's leg which, like his blood, only became visible after he died]].
** In Volume 1, Professor Moriarty displays the honour and good manners of a WickedCultured villain dealing with a WorthyOpponent in the Great Game ... as long as he's winning. When the cracks start to show, he'll maintain the appearance, while dropping snide criticism at his foes. When he's ''really'' not winning, he shows he's NotSoAboveItAll by screaming abuse at them. He does it in the FlashBack to Reichenbach, and he does it again at the climax.
* ''ComicBook/{{Moriarty}}'':
** Tartarus speaks in a very smooth and relaxed tone to his opponents. He's also, in truth, a vicious psychopath who intends to rip Europe apart so he can rule the ashes.
** Eustace Morley is a charming plantation owner and ever the gracious host who's also a vile slaver and smug bastard.
* ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight'': Otto von Todt is so jovial and friendly at times (primarily around Heinrich) that you almost forget that in life he was a sadistic Nazi concentration camp guard. Notably, he gets a lot more openly nasty when Heinrich hooks up with his Jewish girlfriend Rebecca again in Résurrection.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has a few examples:
** [[MadScientist Dr. Finitevus]] from is one of the most urbane characters you'll ever meet - it also happens that his main goal is to "[[OmnicidalManiac purify the world in flames.]]"
** Dr. Eggman himself has nearly all the same whimsy and charm as his [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog video game counterpart]], but is far more murderous and irredeemable, having personally taken over and destroyed the alternate Mobius he hails from.
* Decepticon Justice Division leader [[ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye Tarn]] quotes literature and plays fine music while he and his teammates torture you to death. His preferred method of killing isn't even violent--he's capable of [[BrownNote modulating his voice]] in a way that lets him destroy your soul. Of course, that's only ''after'' his buddies have run out of ways to mangle you.
** Pharma starts out being friendly and likeable. As it goes on, though, it turns out that he's come to see murder as a joke and torture as a fun little peccadillo.
-->'''First Aid:''' You're smiling. Everything you did at Delphi—all those patients you killed—and you're ''smiling''?\\
'''Pharma:''' I know, I know—I'm incorrigible.
** Over in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'', Overlord is like this. Best exemplified when the Wreckers land in front of him and Rotorstorm cracks a joke; Overlord is the only one who finds it ActuallyPrettyFunny. Then he casually guns Rotorstorm down.
* ''ComicBook/StarWarsAgeOfResistance'' shows that General Hux can feign niceness when he wants to. When he and Kylo Ren were marooned in a remote planet, he manages to befriend a former Alderaan guard who had lived there as a hermit for over 30 years and won the man's trust enough to let them use his communication device to contact the First Order. Once the First Order arrives, Hux promptly betrays his benefactor: killing his animal companions and destroying his communication device while abandoning him on the planet, which Hux intends to use as the Starkiller Base's target practice.
* [[Franchise/TheDCU DC's]] ComicBook/VandalSavage (who, having been alive since caveman days, is ''a little bit more'' than ReallySevenHundredYearsOld) has often acted quite genteel towards Earth's heroes. He also had an unsatisfactory minion for dinner with some of his colleagues and other subordinates. Sorry, he had the minion ''as'' dinner. He's a sociopath who is surprisingly persuasive. Not actually likable, but still fairly persuasive, if only through the controversial "agree or I burn your parents alive" technique.
* The Xenophage, an alien that preys on symbiotes like ComicBook/{{Venom}}, is a very eloquent brain-eating monster.
* Most of The Trust and the veteran Minutemen in ''ComicBook/OneHundredBullets'', with the exception of Wylie Times who is AffablyEvil and Jack Daw who [[JerkAss doesn't even try.]]
* To those she actually sees worthy of respect, ComicBook/LadyShiva is actually incredibly polite, and even cracks jokes on occasion. But even her closest allies are keenly aware that she would kill or even torture them in an instant if it suited her purposes, or even if she just gets bored.
* In ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019,'' while [[spoiler:Thunderbolt]] isn't so much affable as calm and insufferably smug, he maintains a facade of politeness and good humor. He's a virtual god, and believes ([[spoiler:''mostly'' correctly]]) that he can obliterate anyone he chooses on his own territory, at whim.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor from Franchise/{{Superman}}, [[DependingOnTheWriter when he's not portrayed as genuine]] AffablyEvil, is this. Beneath his charismatic exterior lies a man who is willing to manipulate, steal, and commit murder to get what he wants.
** In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', Lex is a xenophobic, pitiless, egomaniac, manipulative, murderous, smug monster. He directly or indirectly murdered [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s baby [[Franchise/{{Superman}} cousin]] and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}'s parents]]. However, he is always cool and polite. He even beams at you as he explains that he has been manipulating you all along and he is now going to kill you.
* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Magneto can try to talk a good game, but he's still a violent old bastard, and barely tries to hide it.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Tirza, TheQueenpin of the Yellow Mask Gang, comes in and shoos away her men from torturing Myrna Dearfield, has the woman unmasked and acts as though the gang's brutality is excessive and tries to get Myrna to tell her where Dr. Dearfield's atomic weapon notes are hidden supposedly to prevent the men from doing more harm to Myrna, while at the same time drugging her. She also intends to kill Myrna for having seen her face and to track down Myrna's young son to use as leverage against her and to kill since he witnessed his mother's abduction.
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