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** Dr. Evilstein is a communist.

* '''Played For Drama''': Dr. Evilstein's BerserkButton is people talking about how "YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood". There is a (pretty unfunny) RunningGag throughout the stories in which the Doctor appears wherein someone (from little kids up to Fiction500 CEOs) tries to talk to Dr. Evilstein about how much money and prestige he would get, with ever-increasingly outrageous monetary amounts proposed, only for the doctor to give them a blood-curdlingly horrible death in response.

** 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.

** Dr. Evilstein is an CorruptCorporateExecutive who design his inventions so they would be as expensive as usefull, so only weathiest can afford them and he can ear insane amounts of money.

* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy CorruptCorporateExecutive steals Dr. Evilstein's technology, and patents it, passing it off as his own.
* '''Defied''': "Supervillainy? Naaaah. [[GenreSavvy I'd rather sell my inventions and make millions off them]], thankyouverymuch".

** Dr. Evilstein is really just the DiscOneFinalBoss, and someone else more powerful is controlling/blackmailing ''him'' into using his inventions for villainy.

'''Played For Laughs''': Dr Evilstein markets his inventions by robbing banks to demonstrate them.

** Dr. Evilstein already markets his inventions, but commits crimes anyway because he knows he can't just ''buy'' the world. It doesn't work like that. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity Sometimes his crimes are even demonstrations of his newest inventions]].

** Dr. Evilstein already markets his inventions, but commits crimes anyway because he knows he can't just ''buy'' the world. It doesn't work like that.

** Dr. Evilstien knows that his invention is too evil and he couldn't sell it legitimately.

** [[CivilianVillain He's only pretending to go legit while he plots his next crime spree]].

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

** Dr. Evilstein's logical and mathematical abilities allow him to fill his own special niche in the criminal underworld, whereas using his abilities legally would just leave him one among millions in academia.

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

** if everyone and their brother had access to Dr Evilstein's tech, he wouldn't have the edge.

** 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, its only because thats a quicker way of funding that end, assuming he uses it for theft at all.
** Dr. Evilstein ''tried'' to make money legitimately with his inventions, but failed, so he turned to crime.

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

** Dr. Evilstein makes far more money (and / or respect, power etc.) out of crime than he would legitimately.

* '''Reconstructed''': Dr. Evilstein gets the rights back, but continues to rob banks because he's grown to like it, and is wanted by the law.

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

* '''Inverted''': SuperSerum and {{Hypno Ray}}s are marketed towards Average Joes instead of military or criminals.
** [[GoodPersonBadPowers Alex]] has terrifying powers that could easily make him incredibly wealthy. However he is too moral to abuse them in that way, instead he uses them for mundane tasks like extermination of vermin which gets him far less money.

** Dr. Evilstein tried to sell his devices to investors, but they all rejected him either because they thought ItWouldNeverCatchOn 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.

* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

** 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, its only because thats a quicker way of funding that end, assuming he uses it for theft at all.

* '''Double Subverted''': [[CivilianVillain He's only pretending to go legit while he plots his next crime spree]].

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Dr. Evilstein got his start in criminality because he got screwed over by a CorruptCorporateExecutive who stole the intellectual property rights to his inventions. The bank robberies are in fact an elaborate plot to screw this very executive right back.
** Dr. Evilstein is an CorruptCorporateExecutive who design his inventions so they would be as expensive as usefull, so only weathiest can afford them and he can ear insane amounts of money.
** Dr. Evilstein ''tried'' to market his inventions legally, but his business failed. Now he tries to earn money from his inventions the only way he can think of.
** Dr. Evilstein ''tries'' to move into legitimate territory, but his villainous impulses keep getting the better of him and jeapordising that goal.
* '''Reconstructed''': Dr. Evilstein gets the rights back, but continues to rob banks because he's grown to like it, and is wanted by the law.

* '''Defied''': "Supervillainy? Naaaah. [[GenreSavvy I'd rather sell my inventions and make millions off them]], thankyouverymuch."
* '''Discussed''': "Couldn't this guy just make more money than banks ever have by going legit?" "Completely correct, ''but this is'' ''[[ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder Doctor Evilstein]]'' we're talking about."

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