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->''I may find her personally repulsive and reprehensible, but she has served me well in the past, and I need someone whose conscience will not get the better of them. Not to mention the fact that the anger and embarrassment she will undoubtedly experience over today's humiliations will only serve to make a stronger akuma.''

** ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' features NonActionBigBad Caesar, a WickedCultured VisionaryVillain who employs [[TheHorde his eponymous Legion]] to bring his idea of order to the wasteland; he has shades of NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist and JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, among his biggest sins being his tolerance of the [[RapePillageAndBurn atrocities]] routinely committed by his men, most of whom thusly fall under this trope. This is highlighted in the different possible versions of an ending where the player has sided with the Legion, in which things will be significantly less brutal if Caesar himself remains alive. The standout example has to be Vulpes Inculta, who specializes in war crimes and has his EstablishingCharacterMoment in the aftermath of just having wiped out an entire town.
** ''New Vegas'' also features Cook-Cook of the Fiends, whose monstrous cruelty as attested to by multiple survivors thereof stands out even among the AlwaysChaoticEvil group he belongs to, let alone its leader Motor-Runner, who is actually the only named member thereof whom it is possible in-game to hold a civil conversation with.

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': Even in an empire as evil as the [[TheFundamentalist Covenant]], the Brutes are shown to be the most vicious race in the empire, being [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], [[ToServeMan man-eating]] savages who [[EvenEvilHasStandards even the Elites]] loathe. When the Prophet of Truth turns on the Elites, the Brutes step in to follow their bidding, being the first in line to kill their rivals and humanity. Although [[BigBad Truth]] is an OmnicidalManiac, the Brutes best exemplify the savagery the Covenant is capable of.
** That said, individual Brutes, especially [[NobleDemon Atriox]], do show some humanizing traits.

** Charles and Schneizel both had plans that entailed destruction on a massive scale, but both were {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s who sought to put an end to the cycle of violence. Cornelia, although possessing some redeeming qualities of her own (such as her care for [[BigSisterInstinct Euphemia]] and [[AMotherToHerMen her men]]) is still a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain virulent racist]] who commits several onscreen massacres, including overseeing the mass murder of a ghetto of innocent Japanese civilians simply based on bigotry.
** Bismarck Waldstein, the head of the Knights of the Round, is a fairly honorable and pragmatic man who dislikes needless violence and is motivated by a sense of duty and his loyalty to Charles zi Britannia, with whom he shares a strong [[VillainousFriendship friendship]]. One of his subordinates, Knight of Ten Luciano Bradley, is a sadistic, bloodthirsty individual who joined the military [[PsychoForHire specifically so he could kill people without punishment]].

* ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'':
** Ostensible BigBad Jamitov Hymem is quite hands-off in his villainy, even as the commander of the horrific Titans forces and seems to be genuine in his intentions to want humanity to live on Earth. By contrast, his right-hand man Bask Om is a total nightmare who oversees experimentation on children to create unstable super soldiers and gasses colonies opposing him. He's even far more personal, having been the one to order the death of hero Kamille Bidan's mother.
** The actual BigBad, Paptimus Scirocco, is a suave DarkMessiah who operates on a (possible) WellIntentionedExtremist agenda. ''His'' number one minion, Yazan Gable, lacks such complexity, openly admitting to signing up to join the Titans to legally commit murder, betrays Jamitov for Scirocco when there's a split in the ranks out of a firm belief in IFightForTheStrongestSide and makes sexist remarks about women occupying ranks in the military.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'': Rustal Elion is definitely no saint, but while he does a lot of bad things he's at least {{pragmatic|Villainy}} enough to avoid doing anything evil if it's not necessary. [[StupidEvil Iok Kujan]], his subordinate within the Arianrhod Fleet, lacks Rustal's pragmatism and commits atrocities out of his own distorted sense of honor, even bombarding ships carrying women and children for no other reason than to show how ruthless he is. And Nobliss Gordon, another of his associates, aids Rustal in his atrocities solely to line up his pockets. Tellingly, [[spoiler:whereas Rustal [[TheBadGuyWins comes out on top in the end]], Iok is killed in the final battle and Nobliss is assassinated afterwards]].

** VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity has [[spoiler: Lance Vance is one to Tommy Vercetti. Not only does he mooch off of Tommy, but he also backstabs him at the end of the game for not giving him enough respect, nevermind that fact that the latter had to [[NeverMyFault clean up the mistakes made by the former]]. That said, this is a mild example given [[BigBad Sonny's]] role in not only betraying Tommy but trying to kill him and steal his business, Lance qualifying moreso for how personal his betrayal is.]]

** VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity has [[spoiler: Lance Vance, who not only mooches off of Tommy, but backstabs him at the end of the game for not giving him enough respect, nevermind that fact that the latter has had to [[NeverMyFault clean up the mistakes made by the former]]. That said, this is a mild example given [[BigBad Sonny's]] role in not only betraying Tommy but trying to kill him and steal his business, Lance qualifying moreso for how personal his betrayal is.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': Even in an empire as evil as the [[TheFundamentalist Covenant]], the Brutes are shown to be the most vicious race in the empire, being [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], [[ToServeMan man-eating]] savages who [[EvenEvilHasStandards even the Elites]] loathe. When the Prophet of Truth turns on the Elites, the Brutes step in to follow their bidding, being the first in line to kill their rivals and humanity.

* ''Series/Narcos'': Pablo Escobar, while brutal, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes still loves his family]] and has some degree of sympathetic traits, even as he loses them over the course of the series. By contrast, [[ProfessionalKiller Poison]] is one of the [[TheSociopath more vicious members]] of the Medellin Cartel. His actions include murdering numerous people, ranging from targets to random civilians, just to have a higher body count that his fellow assassins, [[KickTheDog even running a random pedestrian over to earn a "point"]]. On another occasion, he murders a random hostage to send a message to authorities.

** Brian Jeremy is [[AddledAddict Billy Grey's]] right-hand-man and quickly establishes himself as an obnoxious boot-licker, sucking up to Billy no matter how wrong. He frequently antagonizes Johnny, from insulting him for his Jewish heritage to mindlessly taking Billy's side in any argument. Then, on Billy's behalf, he [[spoiler: helps backstab Johnny and starts a civil war in the gang]]. Even without being an obnoxious jerk he's so spineless and annoying that there is nothing likable about him. Any attempt he makes at being menacing or badass backfires, from [[spoiler: being [[CurbStompBattle bitch-slapped by Johnny]] during the Lost's civil war at least two times (three if Johnny spares him, which he [[UngratefulBastard repays]] by leading him to an ambush)]] and [[https://youtu.be/e5MUHDsvZJU?t=1008 childishly mimicking]] him during an argument. It says a lot about the guy that even Billy can't stand him.

** Brian Jeremy is [[AddledAddict Billy Grey's]] right-hand-man and quickly establishes himself as an obnoxious boot-licker, sucking up to Billy no matter how wrong. He frequently antagonizes Johnny, from insulting him for his Jewish heritage to mindlessly taking Billy's side in any argument. Then, on Billy's behalf, he [[spoiler: helps backstab Johnny and starts a civil war in the gang]]. Even without being an obnoxious jerk he's so spineless and annoying that there is nothing likable about him. It says a lot about the guy that even Billy can't stand him, as well as his best attempt at a comeback is childishly imitating Johnny.

*** Brian Jeremy is [[AddledAddict Billy Grey's]] right-hand-man and quickly establishes himself as an obnoxious boot-licker, sucking up to Billy no matter how wrong. He frequently antagonizes Johnny, from insulting him for his Jewish heritage to mindlessly taking Billy's side in any argument. Then, on Billy's behalf, he [[spoiler: helps backstab Johnny and starts a civil war in the gang]]. Even without being an obnoxious jerk he's so spineless and annoying that there is nothing likable about him. It says a lot about the guy that even Billy can't stand him, as well as his best attempt at a comeback is childishly imitating Johnny.

->''Desperate times, Nathalie. I may find her personally repulsive and reprehensible, but she has served me well in the past, and I need someone whose conscience will not get the better of them. Not to mention the fact that the anger and embarrassment she will undoubtedly experience over today's humiliations will only serve to make a stronger akuma.''

->''Desperate times, Nathalie. I may find her personally repulsive and reprehensible, but she has served me well in the past, and I need someone whose conscience will not get the better of them. Not to mention the fact that the anger and embarrassment she will undoubtedly experience over today's humiliations will only serve to make a stronger akuma.'

->''Of all the pirates under his command, Silver is the most wary of Scroop, only putting up with him because the insectoid pirate is a very capable seaman. Silver sees Scroop for the loose cannon and psychopath that he is, but cannot take any action against this untrustworthy partner in crime that will impede his goal of securing the treasure.''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' artbook

** In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'', the Boss of TheMafia is a reclusive, powerful man who will do anything to protect his identity, including killing anyone he deems a threat to his power base. However, one of his men, Cioccolata, is a disgraced doctor and a mass-murdering lunatic who kills mostly for fun and to prove himself above humanity. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the Boss is disgusted by Cioccolata]] [[GodzillaThreshold and only dispatches him as a last resort]].

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'': Pucci is a WellIntentionedExtremist, but Donatello Versus is [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], ruthless, and power hungry, just like his father. He [[TheStarscream betrays Pucci]] and is willing to do anything for power, including trying to [[WouldHurtAChild kill children]].

->'''Kochin:''' This is the magnificent Dr. Wheelo! And we'd like to welcome you to our evil lair!\\
'''Dr. Wheelo:''' This is neither a lair, nor is it evil! This is a laboratory! For science!\\
'''Kochin:''' Yes... EVIL science!\\
'''Dr. Wheelo:''' NO! Neutral science, ''AT WORST!''
-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', "The World Strongest"

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': BigBad Henry J. Waternoose is a WellIntentionedExtremist whose actions fall under an IDidWhatIHadToDo mentality and who genuinely respects protagonist James P. Sullivan, being reluctant in his efforts to eliminate him and Mike Wazowski once they discover his plan to obtain sufficient human vocal energy [[PoweredByAForsakenChild by any means necessary]] and refuse to let him go through with it. His enforcer Randall Boggs, on the other hand, is the [[ItsPersonalWithTheDragon openly and consistently antagonistic]] ArchEnemy of Sully and Mike from the film's outset while Waternoose's villainy is the subject of TheReveal, the actual designer of the torture device which Waternoose's ''allowing'' to be used to his intended ends constitutes the latter's MoralEventHorizon, and motivated entirely by egotistical spite.

* ''Animation/FantasticPlanet'': While Master Sinh and his fellow high council members are overseeing the horrific subjugation of the Oms, they are only trying to prevent overpopulation since on their planet, humans are equivalent to fast reproducing vermin. Sinh is also a loving father to his daughter Tiwa(who he gave Om protagonist Terr to as a pet) and is fascinated with studying human potential as sapient beings. By the end he proposes a peaceful solution when he realizes how alike Oms and Draags are. The other prominent council member Master Taj has no such qualities and fervently pushes to wipe out the Oms, even when it's clear they're sapient and want to survive.