History PlayingWith / AntiVillain

* '''Straight''': Alice is a villain who follows a [[EvenEvilHasStandards strict moral code]] and does what she does because she sees [[TheHero heroes]] as ineffectual in getting good done.

'''Basic Trope''': A villain that is morally ambiguous

** Alice is a heroic villain...Most of the time, at least, but from time to time, she flies off the handle and went JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, performing outright villainous acts.
** She is a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity villain with such good publicity]] that even the viewer doesn't believe that she is really evil...until her true goals become apparent, which are far over the MoralEventHorizon.

* '''Discussed''': "Don't feel bad that we defeated her, she was evil!" "But she was trying to [[WellIntentionedExtremist save the world...just differently]]."

** AntiHero
** CompleteMonster

** "The fools! They called me mad! We'll see who's laughing when I end world hunger and cure cancer! [[EvilLaugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!]]"

** "Hey, we need a counter-point to our AntiHero...Let's make Alice sympathetic!"

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* '''Invoked''': Alice [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy intentionally]] acts as a morally ambiguous villain so as to capitalize on ProtagonistCenteredMorality.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is basically a bad guy, but she does have [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], and shoe does care about [[BenevolentBoss the people working under her]].

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is basically a bad guy, but she does have [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], and shoe does care about the[[BenoleventBoss the people working under her]].

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is basically a bad guy, but she does have [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards.]]
* '''Justified''': Alice has a sympathetic BackStory and comes from a setting where the heroes are either [[GoodIsDumb incompetent]], [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]], or [[DirtyCop corrupt]]. Overlaps with HeroAntagonist.

* '''Straight''': Alice is a villain who follows a [[{{EvenEvilHasStandards}} strict moral code]] and does what she does because she sees [[TheHero heroes]] as ineffectual in getting good done.

* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Alice has a sympathetic {{Backstory}} and comes from a setting where the heroes are either [[GoodIsDumb incompetent]], [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]], or [[DirtyCop corrupt]]. Overlaps with HeroAntagonist.

* '''Double Subverted''': Alice realizes her mistakes and is trying to keep herself on the blurry line of {{Anti villain}}y.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, we need a counter-point to our AntiHero...Let's make Alice sympathetic!"

** Alice is a heroic villain...Most of the time, at least, but from time to time, she flies off the handle and JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope, performing outright villainous acts.

* '''Double Subverted''': Alice realizes her mistakes and is trying to keep herself on the blurry line of [[AntiVillain Antivillainy]]

** Alice lives in a SupervillainLair, practices her EvilLaugh, and [[CardCarryingVillain declares that she's evil]] and will TakeOverTheWorld, but rarely causes any real trouble. She just likes thevillainous lifestyle.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Being so close to the blurry moral line of Villainy and Heroism causes Alice to be constantly wracked with guilt and eventually have a complete mental breakdown.
** Due to Alice's ambiguity, the cops don't know whether she's a hero or a villain this week. To be on the safe side, they shoot her anyway.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** ...but returns to power to continue mission after deciding that what she has been doing is really for the better.
** She takes the villain's position to heart and tries to either help the villain (if possible, to do so within good morals) or work harder to prevent people from becoming like the anti-villain (as in, she works to prevent the tragedies that resulted in the anti-villain to become a villain).

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, we need a counter-point to our AntiHero...Let's make Alice sympathetic!"

* '''Defied''': Alice tries as hard as possible to deny her good side so that she doesn't have to be upset with herself.

* '''Conversed''': "Why does Alice seem to be more [[AntiHero heroic than the hero]] in this show?

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** Alice lives in a SupervillainLair, practices her EvilLaugh, and [[CardCarryingVillain declares that she's evil]] and will TakeOverTheWorld, but rarely causes any real trouble. She just likes the {{supervillain}} lifestyle.
** DesignatedVillain
** HeroAntagonist

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has hardly any villainous traits and is a villain in name only.

* '''Inverted''': AntiHero

* '''Subverted''': Alice is a heroic villain...Most of the time, at least, but from time to time, she flies off the handle and JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope, performing outright villainous acts.

*** As we see more and more of Alice, it's becomes clear that she's [[AntiHero Not even a Villain]] in the first place.

* '''Parodied''': Alice likes to think of herself as villainous, but in reality, she is a true hero whose fellow villains aren't even convinced of her evil.

* '''Deconstructed''': Being so close to the blurry moral line of Villainy and Heroism causes Alice to be constantly wracked with guilt and eventually have a complete mental breakdown.

* '''Reconstructed''': ...but returns to power to continue mission after deciding that what she has been doing is really for the better.

'''Basic Trope''': A Villain that is morally ambiguous

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has hardly any villainous traits and is more of a hero than a villain, being a villain in name only.
** Alice lives in a SupervillainLair, practices her EvilLaugh and [[CardCarryingVillain declares that she's evil]] and will TakeOverTheWorld, but rarely causes any real trouble. She just likes the {{supervillain}} lifestyle.

* '''Justified''': Alice has a sympathetic {{Backstory}} and comes from a setting where the heroes are either [[GoodIsDumb incompetent]], [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] or [[DirtyCop corrupt]]. Overlaps with HeroAntagonist.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is a heroic villain... Most of the time at least but from time to time she flies off the handle and JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope performing outright villainous acts.
** She is a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity villain with such good publicity]] that even the viewer doesn't believe that she is really evil... until her true goals become apparent, which are far behind the MoralEventHorizon.

* '''Parodied''': Alice is a villain who likes to think of herself as villainous, but in reality is a true hero whose fellow villains aren't even convinced of her evil.

* '''Deconstructed''': Being so close to the blurry moral line of Villainy and Heroic behaivor causes Alice to be constantly wracked with guilt and eventually have a complete mental breakdown.
** Do to Alice's ambiguity, the cops don't know whether she's a hero or villain this week. To be on the safe side, they shoot her anyway.

** She takes the villain's position to heart and tries to either help the villain (if possible to do so within good morals) or works harder to prevent people from becoming like the anti-villain (as in, she works to prevent the tragedies that resulted in the anti-villain to become a villain).
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice continues to cross the line between hero and villain depending on the situation.

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, we need a counter-point to our AntiHero... Lets make Alice sympathetic!"

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* '''Justified''': Alice has a sympathetic {{Backstory}} and comes from a setting where the heroes are either [[GoodIsDumb incompetent]], [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] or [[DirtyCop corrupt]].

** Alice lives in a SupervillainLair, practices her EvilLaugh and [[CardCarryingVillain declares that she's evil]] and will TakeOverTheWorld, but rarely causes any real trouble. She just likes being the {{supervillain}} lifestyle.

** She is a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity villain with such good publicity]] that even the viewer doesn't believe that she is really evil... until her true goals become apparent, which are far behind the MoralEventHorizont.

** She is a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity villain with such good publicity]] that even the viewer doesn't believe that she is really evil... until her true goals become apparent.

* '''Conversed''': "Why does alice seem to be more heroic than the [[Antihero hero]]?

* '''Discussed''': ??
* '''Conversed''': "Don't feel bad that we defeated her, she was evil!" "But she was trying to [[WellIntentionedExtremist save the world...just differently]]."

'''Basic Trope''': A Villain played more sympathetically than strictly necessary.

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, we need a counter-point to our HeroicSociopath, and we need a female... Lets make Alice sympathetic!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "You sure are nice for a villain."
* '''Invoked''': Alice [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy intentionally]] acts as a sympathetic villain so as to capitalize on ProtagonistCenteredMorality.

* '''Discussed''': "Life is harder for villains than most people would like to believe"