History PlayingWith / EvilIsPetty

** Emperor Evulz, an EvilOverlord who plots grand schemes to conquer the neighbouring kingdoms, also [[SirSwearsALot frequently curses]], [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain spews racist and sexist remarks]] at the drop of a hat, [[BadBoss constantly hurls both emotional and physical abuse at his servants]] as well as his guests or really just anyone who happens to cross his path, regularly goes out of his way to find new ways to make the life of his subjects miserable, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cheats at chess]].

** Emperor Evulz orders [[DisproportionateRetribution the extermination of a man's entire bloodline just because the man beat him at]] [[CrazyPeoplePlayChess chess]] (or in a NewMediaIsEvil example, ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'').

** Emperor Evulz orders [[DisproportionateRetribution the extermination of a man's entire bloodline just because the man beat him at chess]].

** Emperor Evulz, an EvilOverlord who plots grand schemes to conquer the neighbouring kingdoms, also [[SirSwearsALot frequently curses]], [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain spews racist and sexist remarks]] at the drop of a hat, [[BadBoss constantly hurls both mental and physical abuse at his servants]] as well as his guests or really just anyone who happens to cross his path, regularly goes out of his way to find new ways to make the life of his subjects miserable, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cheats at chess]].

* '''Deconstructed''': Spyke quickly discovers that he CantGetAwayWithNuthin: no matter [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer how rudely others treat him for]] [[HalfHumanHybrid being different]], even being the ''tiniest'' bit [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] in response has everyone treating him like that just ''proves'' he's evil, ''including the {{Jerkass}} KnightTemplar [[JerkassGod God]]''. The only one who welcomes such behavior is the Chaos God, meaning he apparently has to choose between putting up with everyone else's crap or go full-blown evil.

** Emperor Evulz orders [[DisproportionateRetribution the extermination of a man's entire bloodline just because the man beat him at]] ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''.

** Even villains who work for Emperor Evulz are really [[EvenEvilHasStandards appalled]] at their lord's {{Jerkass}} habits when it comes to being the BigBad that they either give him TheReasonYouSuckSpeech or leaves him for good because he wouldn't match up to their own [[NobleDemon ideals.]]

* '''Played For Horror''': Jim the police investigator has to hold in his desire to puke his guts out as he sees in a security tape how Evulz blows a little old lady’s brains out and then spits on the fresh corpse just because said little old lady asked him if he could hand her a tub of ice cream she couldn’t reach (and he'd already licked anyway — it pissed him off to be inconvenienced but he could have just let her be the victim of his “prank”).

** In ''Fangblade'', [[DesignatedHero Spyke]] can be played as a decent, straightforward [[TheHero hero]] or a rude, obnoxious {{Jerkass}}, with the former giving him lots of 'good' points and the latter lots of 'evil' points.

** Most of the "Evil" choices are serious, major crimes, but some of the choices seem to be being a jerkass for its own sake.

'''Basic Trope''': The villain is portrayed as a {{Jerkass}} who frequently goes out of his way to KickTheDog, even in ridiculously small ways; OR a convention often seen in KarmaMeter-based games where Evil consists of doing lots of tiny, petty annoying acts.

** Emperor Evulz, an EvilOverlord who plots grand schemes to conquer the neighbouring kingdoms, also frequently curses, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain spews racist and sexist remarks]] at the drop of a hat, constantly hurls both mental and physical abuse at his servants as well as his guests or really just anyone who happens to cross his path, regularly goes out of his way to find new ways to make the life of his subjects miserable, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cheats at chess]].

* '''Lampshaded''':
** "Why does being evil mean I have to be a complete dick to everyone I meet?"

** Emperor Evulz, an evil overlord who plots grand schemes to conquer the neighbouring kingdoms, also frequently curses, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain spews racist and sexist remarks]] at the drop of a hat, constantly hurls both mental and physical abuse at his servants as well as his guests or really just anyone who happens to cross his path, regularly goes out of his way to find new ways to make the life of his subjects miserable, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cheats at chess]].

** In ''Fangblade'', the Ultimate Evil is a TricksterArchetype who thrives on Chaos, while the [[DesignatedHero Designated]] BigGood is a KnightTemplar: two JerkassGods vying over a CrapsackWorld.

** The {{villain}} is [[AffablyEvil cordial and respectful, even to his adversaries]].

* '''Reconstructed''': This whole situation turns out to be a game-wide SecretTestOfCharacter: in the end, Spyke discovers that the Gods' personalities are determined by what their worshippers believe, and he can [[TakingAThirdOption take a third option]] of changing how the gods are viewed, rewriting their personalities to something that better suits his sensibilities.

** TheHero is a {{Jerkass}}.

* '''Played for Drama''': Evulz is a depraved sadist who enjoys watching his victims suffer; as a result, he preforms minor, yet horrifyingly cruel deeds alongside his more grandiose plans.

** Emperor Evulz orders [[DisproportionateRetribution the extermination of a man's entire bloodline just because the man beat him at]] ''Call of Duty''.

* '''Played for Drama''': Evulz is a depraved sadist who enjoys watching his victims suffer. As a result, he preforms minor, yet horrifyingly cruel deeds alongside his more grandiose plans.
* ‘’’Played For Horror’’’: Jim the police investigator has to hold in his desire to puke his guts out as he sees in a security tape how Evulz blows a little old lady’s brains out and then spits on the fresh corpse just because said little old lady asked him if he could hand her a tub of ice cream she couldn’t reach (and he had already licked anyway — it pissed him off to be inconvenienced but he could have just let her be the victim of his “prank”).

We will never know why some villains like to waste their time abducting cats and drinking too much water. We can only record specific times at which EvilIsPetty.

* Even villains who work for Emperor Evulz are really [[EvenEvilHasStandards appalled]] at their lord's {{Jerkass}} habits when it comes to being the BigBad that they either give him TheReasonYouSuckSpeech or leaves him for good because he wouldn't match up to their own [[NobleDemon ideals.]]

* '''Inverted''': ''Reputation'' casts you as Lord [[DracoInLeatherPants Draco]], son of the high-ranked House Godwin of TheEmpire. You can follow in your daddy's footsteps as an AffablyEvil loyalist, or become a rude [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized revolutionary]] fighting to overturn the evil empire.

* Even villains who work for Emperor Evulz are really [[EvenEvilHasStandards appalled]] at their lord's {{Jerkass}} habits when it comes to being the BigBad that they either give him TheReasonWhyYouSuckSpeech or leaves him for good because he wouldn't match up to their own [[NobleDemon ideals.]]

* '''Downplayed''': Most of the "Evil" choices are serious, major crimes, but some of the choices seem to be being a jerkass for its own sake.

'''Basic Trope''': The villain is portrayed as a {{Jerkass}} who frequently go out of his way to KickTheDog, even in ridiculously small ways; OR a convention often seen in KarmaMeter-based games where Evil consists of doing lots of tiny, petty annoying acts.