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* '''Exaggerated''': Dr. Evilstein has created an infinite energy source, various flavors of {{Nanomachines}}, [[TeleportersAndTransporters and a teleportation technology]]. [[EvilIsPetty He uses them to rob banks]].

'''Basic Trope''': A {{Supervillain}} has technologies or abilities that could legitimately earn him a lot of money by legal ways but he instead uses them for criminal pursuits.

** Dr. Evilstein robs banks for personal reasons- [[ItAmusedMe the thrill of it]], seeing what his work can do, and [[EvilIsPetty getting back at that rude bank teller]]. He doesn't care about money; he might have ''already'' made enough with legit pursuits.

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'''Basic Trope''': A {{Supervillain}} has technologies or abilities that could legitimately earn him a lot of money but he instead uses them for criminal pursuits.

* '''Parodied''': Dr. Evilstein creates new construction materials, advanced medical technologies, a WeatherControlMachine - and ''still'' finds a way to use them in bank robberies.

* '''Exploited''': A CorruptCorporateExecutive steals Dr. Evilstein's technology, and patents it, passing it off as his own.

** The companies that are interested in purchasing Dr. Evilstein's technologies [[EvilInc are far more morally bankrupt than he would ever be]]. Stealing banks is not a victimless crime, sure, but by targeting the banks that help fund said companies he considers it as "sticking it to TheMan".

** Robbing a bank is one of many ways to effectively field-test Dr. Evilstein's inventions, in a setting that he doesn't control and where a lot of things can go wrong. It's a purposeful handicapp.

** Dr. Evilstein robs banks not because he needs the money, but [[ItAmusedMe for the thrill]].

** Dr. Evilstein knows that his invention is too evil and he couldn't sell it legitimately.
** If everyone and their brother had access to Dr Evilstein's tech, he wouldn't have the edge.

** Dr. Evilstein's inventions are PoweredByAForsakenChild so mainstream society is unwilling to use them. He believes himself to have outgrown their petty morality and attempts to rebuild society around his eviltech because [[WellIntentionedExtremist he believes that this society will benefit the most people.]]
** Dr. Evilstein tried to sell his devices to investors, but they all rejected him either because they thought ItWillNeverCatchOn or because the device was dangerous and brought the risk of lawsuits. Infuriated at being rejected, Dr. Evilstein decides to use his inventions for crime... starting with the people who rejected him.

** [[BadPowersGoodPeople Alex]] has terrifying powers that could easily make him incredibly wealthy. However, he is too moral to abuse them in that way. He instead uses them for mundane tasks like extermination of vermin, which gets him far less money.

** [[LivingADoubleLife He can make more money by being a legitimate businessman ''and'' a criminal mastermind.]]

'''Basic Trope''': A {{Supervillain}} has technologies or abilities that could legitimately earn him a lot of money.

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** Dr. Evilstein has [[VisionaryVillain far grander]] ambitions than merely making money, such as [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]], UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, or even TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. If he uses his inventions for theft, it's only because that's a quicker way of funding that end, assuming he uses it for theft at all.

** Dr. Evilstein has [[VisionaryVillain far grander]] ambitions than merely making money, such as WorldDomination, UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, or even TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. If he uses his inventions for theft, it's only because that's a quicker way of funding that end, assuming he uses it for theft at all.

* '''Played For Horror''': Not only is Dr. Evilstein's mad science horrifying to behold in general (such as seeing people together in old-school Frankenstein-style BodyHorror, and the research involved hiring a SerialKiller) but when someone tries to point out the things he could profit from (imagine the research that went into dealing with tissue rejection, doubly so with still alive and conscious individuals) what Dr. Evilstein does to them is hard-R or even X-rated.

** Dr. Evilstein is a DirtyCommie.