History Main / GigglingVillain

* From Robin [=McKinely=]'s ''Literature/{{Sunshine}}'': One of the vampires in Bo's gang giggles; it's how the titular character recognizes him in a later encounter.

** TheMaster, a master of chuckling, chortling and [[EvilLaugh guffawing]]. Anthony Ainley's Master was quietly chuckling to himself all through "Logopolis" and "Castrovalva". Seeing as how that's when [[spoiler:Creator/TomBaker left the series and Creator/PeterDavison came on as the fifth Doctor]], it was especially disturbing to many a fan.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ramsay Bolton. Boy, the guy loves to laugh.
* On ''Series/RedDwarf'', the episode "Demons and Angels" had the crew meeting their "good" and "evil" selves; when playing Evil Lister, Craig Charles came up with an impressively scuzzy giggle.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** Warren Mears even giggles right before he shoots Buffy [[spoiler: and kills Tara]].
** The Mayor does this on occasion too.

* Jim Moriarty in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.

%%* Akumaro from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''
%%* Malshina from ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger''
%%* Escape from ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters''

* Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' is a HarmlessVillain variant.
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': Eobard Thawne quite often has a slight chuckle in his voice when he talks, but when he genuinely bursts out laughing it's with a rather spectacularly wheezy and high-pitched fit of the giggles.
* ''Series/{{Batman}}'': Frank Gorshin's version of ComicBook/TheRiddler had a hysterical, unhinged giggle.

* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': Spoony's [[MadScientist Dr. Insano]] character laughs like this. It'd be terrifying if it wasn't [[RuleOfFunny so damn funny]].

* [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/544579 This]] parody of Dr. Seuss DEFINITELY qualifies.
* {{Invoked|Trope}} in one ''Webcomic/EvilFTW''.
* Dr. Horrible in ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' actively practices his "evil laugh" (with a vocal coach, no less) to avert this and develop something manly-sounding that people will take seriously.
--> '''Dr. Horrible''': You think Bad Horse didn't work on his whinny? His terrible death whinny?
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** Roman Torchwick lets out a number of maniacal cackles during his battle with Blake and Sun in Episode 16.
** Volume 4 villain Tyrian fills this role better, though he sometimes strays into full EvilLaughter
* Lifty and Shifty of ''WebVideo/HappyTreeFriends''. A pair of kleptomaniac raccoons who almost always lets out giggling evil laughs.

--->'''Hamill''': One of the things that informs the Joker ''is'' [[EvilLaugh his laugh]]. I remember [[OneOfUs reading the comic books]], it was "Hahahahaha", but also a lot of "ho-ho, hee-hee, ho-ho-hee". His laugh should be like a musical instrument, it should sort of illustrate his mood. It could be ominous and intimidating, it could be gleeful and wild abandon, but I didn't want to just have one, rote laugh.

* Viktoria from ''Thief: The Dark Project'' qualifies. Her giggles can be heard echoing through the estates. Very creepy. She seems to have lost her mirth in the sequel, though.

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** Ditto Alan Gabriel from ''Anime/TheBigO''.

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* ''Film/DrGiggles''...as should be apparent. He giggles whenever he "operates" on his victims or is hurt.

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* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "Objects In Space" River Tam's maniacal giggling manages to freak out [[PsychoForHire Jubal Early]].
-->'''Jubal Early''': You're somewhere on this boat. Somewhere with a com, playing games!
-->[River's deranged giggling filters over Serenity's com system]
-->'''Jubal Early''': That's somewhat unsettling.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Warren Mears even giggles right before he shoots Buffy [[spoiler: and kills Tara]].

* {{Gackt}} gives ''Series/MrBrain's'' Takegami Teijirou a bizarre laugh that's a mix between GigglingVillain and EvilLaugh. The result is...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6dwJaSDcYI creepy]], to say the least.

* Akumaro from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''
* Malshina from ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger''
* Escape from ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters''

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* ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'''s Trudy.
* Terezi from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. [[spoiler: Later subverted when its revealed she's not really a villain, she's just [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004446 a very strange and funny girl]].]]

* [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony's]] [[MadScientist Dr. Insano]] character laughs like this. It'd be terrifying if it wasn't [[RuleOfFunny so damn funny]].

* Roman Torchwick of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' lets out a number of maniacal cackles during his battle with Blake and Sun in Episode 16.

* While the Changeling Queen In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' can certainly pull off a full blown EvilLaugh, she does giggle creepily when she is amused.

* Chef Hatchet from ''WesternAnimation/{{Total Drama|Island}}'' is normally a chuckling villain; however, he has pulled off impressive evil laughs from time to time.

* MadScientist Jail Scaglietti of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. Even when Fate was bearing down on him with her {{BFS}}, he was still giggling his mad little giggle.

Oddly enough, it can work out for those bad guys who wouldn't be able to carry off a full-throated, maniacal laugh. Or even for those who can, as it provides some contrast between appearance and laugh. One suspects that these villains know exactly how unsettling it is... and derive much pleasure from creeping people out. See also LaughingMad and TheHyena.

* Tom Finley, Jr. in TennesseeWilliams' ''Sweet Bird of Youth''. It drives [[CorruptHick his father]] up the wall.

* Mime in Creator/RichardWagner's ''Siegfried''.

* PeterLorre belongs at the top of this list. Even his characters that were not villains were creepy, due in no small part to his distinctive voice and laugh.

Not all villains manage to develop an EvilLaugh. Some, for reasons known only to themselves, prefer to giggle. This can become highly disturbing, making the villain more evil or creepier than if they'd just done a straight-out "Muhahaha!" It's [[SissyVillain especially creepy when the villain is male]], but a giggle from that otherwise dark and grim lady is also a very bad sign, since it's generally amusement at the prospect of hurting you. Badly. AndYourLittleDogToo.

** Creator/MarkHamill states that he uses these quite often to change up [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries his version of Mr. J]] to keep it from getting stale. In an interview, he even admitted to practicing his giggles while driving on the freeway.

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in one ''EvilFTW''.

* SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker uses giggles when it suits him. Full on maniacal laughter when it doesn't.

* This trope is at least half the reason many fans of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' hate [[SmugSnake Dolores Umbridge]] more than the series BigBad. It's even worse in the movie version, thanks to Imelda Staunton's magnificent performance. There's tales of viewers with the powerful urge to ''somehow'' find a way to leap through the screen and punch her, if not worse.

* Featured once in ''FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' and played for both humor ''and'' FridgeHorror. Marda, a rebellious troll leader had insulted and defied Mercury on multiple occasions, had to be disciplined. Mercury sent her on what ammounted to a suicide mission, teleporting her off alone with no time at all to prepare, and with no backup (there was little on the island in question that could actually pose a threat to the powerful Marda, but most of her othe minions wouldn't realize that). Mercury then [[MagicalSecurityCam scrys]] on her to discover that she is already plastered with mud and drenched in a torrential downpour. When Mercury comes back to herself, one of her advisors informs her that 'the giggle was a nice touch'. Except, Mercury dosen't remember giggleing, [[TheCorruption and the nature of being a keeper makes this worrisome.]]

* ''Film/DrGiggles''...as should be apparent. He giggles whenever he "operates" on his vitims or is hurt.

* [[{{Yandere}} Asami]] from ''Film/{{Audition}}'' giggles like a schoolgirl as she's cutting off her lover's feet with RazorFloss.

* The villain Smilzo from Buzzatto's "West and Soda" giggles a lot.

* Professor Princess from ''TransformersAnimated''. All the time.
** Better example: Blitzwing. [[SplitPersonality One third of the time.]]
* From ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', Tarantulas is rarely heard without his creepy little chuckle.
** Waspinator qualifies as well, just not nearly as often.

** MarkHamill states that he uses these quite often to change up [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries his version of Mr. J]] to keep it from getting stale. In an interview, he even admitted to practicing his giggles while driving on the freeway.