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** Emperor Evulz [[OmnicidalManiac attempts to destroy the world]] every time someone within his kingdom engages in criminal activity as punishment.

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** Emperor Evulz [[OmnicidalManiac attempts to destroy the world]] every time someone within his kingdom engages in [[AllCrimesAreEqual criminal activity activity]] as punishment.[[DisproportionateRetribution punishment]].
** Evulz is an [[ObviouslyEvil industry-standard]] TinTyrant and practitioner of [[SorcerousOverlord the dark arts]], ruling from [[OrcusOnHisThrone his elaborate throne room]] an [[TheEmpire empire]] of a thousand nightmares, one worthy of {{Mordor}}, and directing his [[ArmiesAreEvil army]] of [[FacelessGoons faceless]] [[{{Mooks}} orcs, trolls, goblins and all of the other]] AlwaysChaoticEvil races imaginable, and when they are not toppling [[TheGoodKingdom kingdoms]] they are too busy [[DroitDuSeigneur capturing bonny maidens]] as [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe harem fodder]] or to [[DamselInDistress place inside castles guarded by dragons]] for unidentifiable reasons. AllCrimesAreEqual, and he simply [[CantTakeCriticism hates being questioned]] and will have [[ShootTheMessenger your entire department systematically exterminated]] in all manner of [[ComplexityAddiction pointlessly circuitous]] execution schemes, for the [[DisproportionateRetribution simple act of telling him that hiking taxation rates on peasants to foot the bill for his growing]] [[ThreateningShark mutant shark collection]] [[DisproportionateRetribution is ill-advised]] ''because you are his advisor''.



* '''Lampshaded''': General briefing the heroes about Evulz: "He's your fairly standard Evil Overlord."

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* '''Lampshaded''': General briefing the heroes MissionControl briefs [[TheHero Bob]] and [[TheTeam co]] about Evulz: "He's your fairly standard [[TropeName Evil Overlord.Overlord]]."



* '''Exploited''': TheHero knows that Evulz is powered by evil and hate, so TheHero uses [[ThePowerOfLove love]] to defeat him.

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* '''Exploited''': TheHero Bob knows that Evulz is powered by evil and hate, so TheHero Bob uses [[ThePowerOfLove love]] to defeat him.



* '''Implied''': While Evulz is dark and has an ObviouslyEvil name plus appearance, he's never seen doing anything evil and we only have the rumors that he might be evil.

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* '''Implied''': While Evulz is dark and has an ObviouslyEvil name plus appearance, he's [[OffscreenVillainy never seen doing anything evil evil]] and we only have the rumors that he might be evil.
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** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and has a literal ZeroPercentApprovalRating.

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** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]] presence]], [[CrossMeltingAura spontaneously melts religious icons and artifacts]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and has a literal ZeroPercentApprovalRating.



** Evulz is StupidEvil and believes that "ruling over his dark kingdom with an iron fist" entails wearing an outrageously oversized metal gauntlet and standing at the top of his EvilTowerOfOminousness with his gloved arm outstretched.

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** Evulz [[LiteralMinded Evulz]] is StupidEvil and believes that "ruling over his dark kingdom with an iron fist" entails wearing an outrageously oversized metal gauntlet and standing at the top of his EvilTowerOfOminousness with his gloved arm outstretched.
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** Evulz is indeed an EvilSorcerer [[SorcerousOverlord Overlord]] who uses threatening imagery and controls the largest fighting force on the planet. However, his political clout relies partially on showmanship and maintaining the image of [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking unassailable power]]. Beneath the glamour, Evulz still has to deal with basic ruler problems like keeping the aristocracy in check, maintaining alliances, delegating certain rulership tasks, administrating the Empire's economy, and dealing with mundane concerns like a sudden outbreak of bed bugs in the castle.

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** Evulz is indeed an EvilSorcerer [[SorcerousOverlord Overlord]] who uses threatening imagery and controls the largest fighting force on the planet. However, his political clout relies partially on showmanship and maintaining the image of [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking [[RankScalesWithAsskicking unassailable power]]. Beneath the glamour, Evulz still has to deal with basic ruler problems like keeping the aristocracy in check, maintaining alliances, delegating certain rulership tasks, administrating the Empire's economy, and dealing with mundane concerns like a sudden outbreak of bed bugs in the castle.
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* '''Inverted''': He's a [[BigGood Good Overlord]]. He rules with a soft, comfy fist[[note]]Bring...the comfy chair![[/note]] and [[TastesLikeDiabetes puppies and rainbows follow him.]]

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* '''Inverted''': He's a [[BigGood Good Overlord]]. He rules with a soft, comfy fist[[note]]Bring...the comfy chair![[/note]] and [[TastesLikeDiabetes puppies and rainbows follow him.]]
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** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and is literally HatedByAll.

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** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and is literally HatedByAll.has a literal ZeroPercentApprovalRating.
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** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and has a literal ZeroPercentApprovalRating.

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** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and has a literal ZeroPercentApprovalRating.is literally HatedByAll.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Being evil and ruling with an iron fist does not mean [[StupidEvil Evulz behaves like an idiot tyrant]] who [[ShootTheMessenger kills every messenger]] for kicks. He displays {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry, VillainWithGoodPublicity and PragmaticVillainy.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Being evil and ruling with an iron fist does not mean [[StupidEvil Evulz behaves like an idiot tyrant]] who [[ShootTheMessenger kills every messenger]] for kicks. He displays {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry, VillainWithGoodPublicity PragmaticVillainy, and PragmaticVillainy.is a VillainWithGoodPublicity.

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