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12th May '13 6:30:59 AM moderator Willbyr

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* Most ''Franchise/StarWars'' villains, such as [[{{Badass}} Darth Vader]] or [[MagnificentBastard the Emperor]], avoid falling into this trope with the sheer [[RuleOfCool force of cool]] (and in the case of the former, pulled a PapaWolf HeroicSacrifice that led to a RedemptionEqualsDeath). Not so for Grand Moff Tarkin, one of the few characters in the saga to have no substantial fanbase of any kind. In the only movie [[note]]except for a quick scene in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''[[/note]] in which he appears, [[KickTheDog/{{Film}} he orders the destruction of a heavily populated and influential planet purely to make a point to Leia]] and seems quite willing to repeat the process ''ad infinitum'' if such is necessary to quash the Rebellion. The only emotion he shows at all at this prospect is a kind of cold satisfaction. The ExpandedUniverse just makes him worse, by showing that he codified the Empire's policy of rule through fear as "The Tarkin Doctrine", and revealing that he first came to the Emperor's attention after he crushed a peace protest under his boots - he ''landed his Star Destroyer on them''. In short, there is nothing remotely sympathetic about the guy, and his [[SmugSnake arrogance]] means he doesn't even get the consolation prize of being a MagnificentBastard like his boss.
** It says something that when he appears in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', the guy is utterly and completely without any positive character traits. He spends the rescue arc being an UngratefulBastard, and the fact that Anakin agrees with some of his ideals only foreshadows the inevitable.
** Ultimately though, Palpatine himself counts in spite of RuleOfCool. Even with his being a MagnificentBastard, it was made clear in the holocron repositories in the official atlas that he enjoys cultivating lifeforms because he will eventually terminate them. Ian [=McDiarmid=], Palpatine's actor, even stated that he was pure evil, even going as far as to state that he was born that way. Oh, and if there was ''any'' doubt that he was a CompleteMonster long before ascending to power, it's all but confirmed in ''Star Wars: Darth Plagueis'' when he ended up crashing his racer and killing two people without ''any'' remorse on his part, and, in fact, was extremely glad that he got away with breaking the law and [[LackOfEmpathy insensitively decided to reveal that instant that he wants to become a racer]]. In addition, when Darth Tenebrous, a Sith Lord, foresaw Palpatine's murder of Plagueis upon his death and possession of Plagueis after the latter betrayed him, he was noticably horrified at not only Plagueis' murder at the hands of Palpatine, but at how ''evil'' Palpatine is, implying that Palpatine was so evil, that even the Sith, who are infamous for committing various crimes with the Dark Side, were repulsed by him.

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* Slater from ''{{Thr3e}}'' has traits of this, though in a surprise twist, [[spoiler: Slater turns out to be a split personality of the main hero ''and'' so does his girlfriend. The real killer was tracking the hero simply because he hated copycats and was bombing people for shits and giggles, while the "fights" he got into with the kid he believed to become the serial killer were really fights with himself and physical and mental acts of 'locking away the evil' coinciding with one another. This could be described as ''Fight Club'' on a smaller scale.]] The ''true'' Complete Monster [[KarmaHoudini gets away with it all in the end]] and it isn't the serial killer either. [[spoiler: It's his controlling and horribly abusive aunt, who drenched him in cold water regularly and beat him with hoses whenever he tried to interact with the outside world. She sees the outer world as a sin-filled bastion of immorality and forbids her son, her husband and him from ever leaving their rural six-room home and his cousin and uncle eventually develop Stockholm Syndrome and view her as their protector and only refer to her as Princess. Possible LampshadeHanging by the officer in charge of the case as she laments nothing will happen to the evil aunt despite all that's happened. Exactly what the audience is wondering as she says it.]]

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* ''The Condemned'' has THREE of them. Least is Saiga, the [[IKnowKarate Asian martial artist]], who assists the main CompleteMonster in his atrocities. Coming in second is [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Breckel]], the TV producer who orchestrated the whole thing, giave weapons to the psychopath, and obviously placed less value on human life than entertainment and money. The number one spot in the movie, though, goes to [[SociopathicSoldier McStarley]], who, before the movie began, was on death row for burning down a village and raping/torturing/murdering its inhabitants. In the movie, he [[spoiler: breaks Paco's leg, chains him up, and forces him to watch [=McStarley=] beat, rape, stab, and blow up his wife. Then he tracks down the wounded Paco, brutally beats him with Saiga's help, shoots him with an arrow as he lies helpless, then sets him on fire]]. As if that weren't enough, near the end of the movie, he [[spoiler: [[KillEmAll machine-guns the crew of the show]] except Breck]].
** Given that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even McStarley was disgusted]] by [[MurderDotCom the webcast's "audience,"]] what the film seems to be implying is that the ''true'' monster here is [[TakeThatAudience you, the viewer]] for enjoying this movie and others just as violent.
* Most ''StarWars'' villains, such as [[{{Badass}} Darth Vader]] or [[MagnificentBastard the Emperor]], avoid falling into this trope with the sheer [[RuleOfCool force of cool]] (and in the case of the former, pulled a PapaWolf HeroicSacrifice that led to a RedemptionEqualsDeath). Not so for Grand Moff Tarkin, one of the few characters in the saga to have no substantial fanbase of any kind. In the only movie [[hottip:*:except for a quick scene in ''Revenge of the Sith'']] in which he appears, [[KickTheDog/{{Film}} he orders the destruction of a heavily populated and influential planet purely to make a point to Leia]] and seems quite willing to repeat the process ''ad infinitum'' if such is necessary to quash the Rebellion. The only emotion he shows at all at this prospect is a kind of cold satisfaction. The ExpandedUniverse just makes him worse, by showing that he codified the Empire's policy of rule through fear as "The Tarkin Doctrine", and revealing that he first came to the Emperor's attention after he crushed a peace protest under his boots - he ''landed his Star Destroyer on them''. In short, there is nothing remotely sympathetic about the guy, and his [[SmugSnake arrogance]] means he doesn't even get the consolation prize of being a MagnificentBastard like his boss.

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20th Apr '13 1:57:23 PM moderator Willbyr

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* The majority of {{Godzilla}}'s enemies are simply big, dumb, and/or mind controlled. A few, however, definitely belong on this list. [[{{Archenemy}} King Ghidorah]] is the standout. One of the big guy's most powerful adversaries, Ghidorah is one of the few monsters to actively enjoy causing destruction, as evidenced by his cackling, Joker-esque laugh. An OmnicidalManiac of the first order, [[CosmicHorror Ghidorah]] has made a career out of destroying planets and all the life on them and seems to get a thrill out of taunting the human military when it fails to destroy him. It's {{Expy}}, Desigidorah, took this up another step, by slowly draining the Earth of all life. And there's its evolved form, Kaiser Ghidorah/Monster X. Originally mindcontrolled by the alien Xillians in its Monster X form, Ghidorah battles Godzilla to a standstill, during which time the aliens are defeated. Freed of their control, Ghidorah evolves into Kaiser Ghidorah and proceeds to use it's VampiricDraining on Godzilla, slowly torturing him to death for no real reason beyond hatred (since it's no longer receiving orders from the Xillians). This isn't a first for Ghidorah--in ''Destroy All Monsters'', after the Kilaaks control tower was destroyed, freeing all the creatures under its control, King Ghidorah kept right on attacking Godzilla and co. And that's without getting into the ''Rebirth of Mothra'' films, where Grand King Ghidorah ''[[WouldHurtAChild drained the souls of children]]''. It's about as malevolent as a film monster can get.

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* The majority of Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s enemies are simply big, dumb, and/or mind controlled. A few, however, definitely belong on this list.
** [[{{Archenemy}} King Ghidorah]] is the standout. One of the big guy's most powerful adversaries, Ghidorah is one of the few monsters to actively enjoy causing destruction, as evidenced by his cackling, Joker-esque laugh. An OmnicidalManiac of the first order, [[CosmicHorror Ghidorah]] has made a career out of destroying planets and all the life on them and seems to get a thrill out of taunting the human military when it fails to destroy him. Its {{Expy}}, Desigidorah, took this up another step, by slowly draining the Earth of all life.  There's also its evolved form, Kaiser Ghidorah/Monster X. Originally mindcontrolled by the alien Xillians in its Monster X form, Ghidorah battles Godzilla to a standstill, during which time the aliens are defeated. Freed of their control, Ghidorah evolves into Kaiser Ghidorah and proceeds to use its VampiricDraining on Godzilla, slowly torturing him to death for no real reason beyond hatred (since it's no longer receiving orders from the Xillians). This isn't a first for Ghidorah--in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'', after the Kilaaks control tower was destroyed, freeing all the creatures under its control, King Ghidorah kept right on attacking Godzilla and co. And that's without getting into the ''Rebirth of Mothra'' films, where Grand King Ghidorah ''[[WouldHurtAChild drained the souls of children]]''. It's about as malevolent as a film monster can get.

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** WordOfGod states that Godzilla himself in ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' was intended to be this. Nobody really thinks of him as being one, though, probably because of the fact that [[DracoInLeatherPants he's Godzilla]].
** A few of the alien enemies in Godzilla films also fit, specifically X from ''Godzilla: Final Wars''. Sure, he's a LargeHam who has a VillainousBreakdown after each of his monsters bites the dust, but that doesn't hide just how evil he is. [[BigBad The Controller]] wanted to take Earth peacefully and was simply a WellIntentionedExtremist trying to save his people. [[TheStarscream X offs him the moment he gets the chance]] and takes over, instantly letting loose his army of monsters and begins the destruction of human civilization. While many alien invaders in Godzilla movies have done just that, it's the sadistic glee present in X as he watches the horror he's unleashed that makes it clear that, unlike his more peaceful predecessor, he's a sadist who enjoys what he's doing! When he captures the Gotengo at the climax of the film, he orders his men to ''slaughter the crew except the ones he wanted personally''. Where his predecessor took prisoners even when he could've simply let the victim die, X has absolutely no regard for life at all. During the FinalBattle of the film, he takes his time to enjoy the CurbstompBattle he's inflicting on his opponent.

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** WordOfGod states that Godzilla himself in ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'' was intended to be this. Nobody really thinks of him as being one, though, probably because of the fact that [[DracoInLeatherPants he's Godzilla]].
** A few of the alien enemies in Godzilla films also fit, specifically X from ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars''. Sure, he's a LargeHam who has a VillainousBreakdown after each of his monsters bites the dust, but that doesn't hide just how evil he is. [[BigBad The Controller]] wanted to take Earth peacefully and was simply a WellIntentionedExtremist trying to save his people. [[TheStarscream X offs him the moment he gets the chance]] and takes over, instantly letting loose his army of monsters and begins the destruction of human civilization. While many alien invaders in Godzilla movies have done just that, it's the sadistic glee present in X as he watches the horror he's unleashed that makes it clear that, unlike his more peaceful predecessor, he's a sadist who enjoys what he's doing! When he captures the Gotengo at the climax of the film, he orders his men to ''slaughter the crew except the ones he wanted personally''. Where his predecessor took prisoners even when he could've simply let the victim die, X has absolutely no regard for life at all. During the FinalBattle of the film, he takes his time to enjoy the CurbstompBattle he's inflicting on his opponent.

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* Reinhard Heydrich (played by KennethBranagh) in ''Film/{{Conspiracy}}'', a film about the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which a group of German bureaucrats and leaders worked out the major details of the FinalSolution. What's interesting about Heydrich in ''Conspiracy'' was that they tried to make him handsome and mild-mannered, and only showed him in Soft Light (instead of having shadows on his face). In fact, ''All'' the Nazis in this movie are {{Complete Monster}}s; Heydrich is merely the most prominent example. This is, after all, a movie about the planning of the Holocaust. It's particularly notable in that the two characters who actually object to the "solution" put forward do not do so [[EvenEvilHasStandards out of the moral grounds of exterminating a people]]; they'd be quite happy for the Jews to be wiped out, but their objections are [[PragmaticVillainy based on legalistic grounds]]: it would just cause too much paperwork and probably become a complete bureaucratic mess. Most Nazi leaders in movies about Nazis will be portrayed as this.

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** Most of Scumtown's police force. When the Hobo goes to a station and tries to get them to put a stop to the Drake's sadistic reign, one officer tries to convince the Hobo they can't do anything. As the Hobo keeps insisting on justice and Ivan, one of the Drake's sons, enters, this same officer starts watching in disdainful satisfaction as Ivan carves the word 'scum' into Hob's chest and throws him into a back alley. It's made clear the police don't do anything, not because they couldn't, but because The Drake pays them a lot and they don't mind corruption at all. There's also one dirty cop who tries to molest Abby and uses words like 'fuck' and 'cunt' more than you'd think would sound realistic (apparently to make sure we realize he is an unpleasant person).
** Many scumbags like this can be seen in passing. A snuff-film maker, who enjoys to watch people eat shards of glass and other horrible junk in exchange for payment, verbally basking in how demeaning it is. Masked robbers, who happen to be attempting to rob a convenience store, demanding money, one of them pointing a gun at a nearby baby and giggling like he's ready to pull the trigger at any moment. [[spoiler: Fortunately, for both the storekeeper and the baby, the Hobo happens to be there, with a fully loaded shotgun within arm's reach.]] A pedophile Santa. A rapist, who forcibly takes a girl from studying in order to force her to have sex with him. All of these scumbags meet their demise at the wrong end of the shotgun.

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* ''{{Savior}}'' has several examples that would qualify as a CompleteMonster. The protagonist himself even starts out committing several monstrous acts, but considering the death of his wife and son and later [[spoiler: his friend]] and his later attempt to do good and becoming TheAtoner, it's clear he's a conflicted and problematic man rather than one of these. Several other characters, though, have no excuse:
** Goran, a Serbian soldier who serves as his partner at the beginning of the film, is impossible to not be disgusted by. In the beginning, he's shown looting off the corpses of slaughtered villagers. Later, during a prisoner exchange, he casually brags about raping the young woman they are exchanging. Once he exchanges her for a woman who is clearly pregnant as the result of a rape, he beats the woman regardless, forcing her into early labor and plans on killing both her and the child until [[spoiler: he is stopped and killed by the protagonist.]]
** The woman's father, however, is not much better and walks dangerously close to this trope. After learning of this, he plans on killing both the protagonist and ''his own daughter'' for not only killing Goran but [[HonorRelatedAbuse allowing herself to be raped without killing herself]]. He is stopped only by the persuasion of her brother, one of the few fully moral characters in the film.
** However, perhaps the absolute worst example of this is an unnamed character with no real dialogue. A Croat army commander who is shown later having captured several Serb civilians, [[spoiler: including the mother of the baby the protagonist is now caring for and protecting]], and lining them up nervously while a large brutish soldier kills several by hitting them in the head with a hammer before the rest of the soldiers get tired of waiting and simply gun them all down. What makes him especially horrifying is his actions during this, he merely walks off to the side and shaves casually, no different than most men would shave in the morning. It's quite clear that, to him, this action is no bigger a deal than eating breakfast and [[FridgeHorror he's done it many times before and thinks nothing of it.]] The horror gets even worse when one considers that the Balkan Wars no doubt had countless examples of such people.

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