History PlayingWith / ForTheEvulz

* Yet all of that works in making that someone a truly scary and dangerous force to be reckon with. And as much as Evulz enjoys doing evil things for his own amusement, he's competent enough to avoid going to StupidEvil territory.

* '''Reconstructed''': ''You remember those times when we'd just let loose with no care in the world, then enjoy the thrill of being chased or throwing ourselves in a brawl? Simpler times. Let's bring that back.''

* '''Double Subverted''':
** Evulz is captured and explains the logical reasons for doing the horrible things he did...but towards the end of his confession, we find out his underlying goal: to maximize the amount of evil deeds he's done.

** Evulz is captured and explains the logical reasons for doing the horrible things he did... but towards the end of his confession, we find out his underlying goal: To maximize the amount of evil deeds he's done.

** The work goes to length to show just how horrifically evil someone has to be to blow up an orphanage for no reason.

* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Evulz, obsessing over wanting to do as much as possible just for the sake of itself, steers far into StupidEvil-territory.

* '''Straight''': Bob commits various acts of villainy and dog-kicking without any rhyme or reason, the only explanation being ''because he can.''

** He's an OmnicidalManiac CompleteMonster who does what he does as if though that's just the way the world should be.
** The villain is doing it literally [[ReligionOfEvil for Evil's sake.]]

** Let's face it. This character type is hard to justify from moral or philosophical grounds.
** The villain is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of evil, or otherwise made entirely and unrepentantly evil [[AWizardDidIt by magical means]].
** Alternatively, he's TheSociopath.
** He's been a despicable person from the start and his mode of acting is compulsive by now, without him needing any better a reason.
** [[FreudianExcuse The way he was raised has given him a sadistic personality disorder.]]
* '''Inverted''':
** See WellIntentionedExtremist and KnightTemplar.
** ForGreatJustice
** A hero does something kind because it's good.
** Alternately, the villain ''builds'' an orphanage because he's kind.
** Or, an AntiHero kills a puppy because it's against the law.
** Doing something because it's the good thing to do.
** A good guy doing something because it's against the law.
** Or, y'know, doing something good for amusement.
* '''Subverted''': A villain claims to be doing Evil for its own sake, but actually has much more mundane motives; to wit: for the money!

** A villain is captured, and explains the logical reasons for doing the horrible things he did... but, towards the end of his confession we find out his underlying goal: To maximize the amount of carnage and misery he causes.
** [[FairlyOddParents "I don't even need this money; I'm loaded!"]]
** A villain ''thinks'' s/he is acting from a more rational motive, but by thinking for a minute one can see s/he basically enjoys the jollies.
* '''Parodied''': The villain goes on an orphanage destroying spree, as [[CrossesTheLineTwice a cheery]] [[TheMusical musical number]] plays, with the burning orphans [[LyricalDissonance as a chorus]].
* '''Untwisted''': Heroes assume that a villain couldn't possibly have done something just for the hell of it. Turns out the villain didn't have any deeper motives, after all.

** The work goes to length to show just how horrifically evil someone has to be to burn an orphanage for no reason.
** It goes to show how insane and messed-up the villain is.

* '''Zig Zagged''': They care for orphans deeply and love them all, but still burn orphanages because they love to see the flames! But they led all the orphans out first, and that orphanage was an unstable building that needed to be demolished. Setting fire to the bus all the orphans were on, however...
* '''Averted''': A villain with a fairly logical motive, like money.
* '''Enforced''':
** The actor insisted on [[ChewingTheScenery lots of cheesy lines]] so they could play a LargeHam, so the villain burns down orphanages and cackles madly while doing so.
** The writers didn't feel like giving the villain a complex motive. That, or their show runs off BlackAndWhiteMorality.
** "How do we make the villain [[CompleteMonster truly evil?]] Let's make him a sadist!"
* '''Lampshaded''': Hero: "How does killing millions of people make any sense as a goal at all?" Villain: "Because it's '''[[ChewingTheScenery fun!]]'''"
* '''Invoked''': The villain ''doesn't'' set fire to the orphanage, but the heroes mention they know so little about him he may well do so.
* '''Exploited''': A MagnificentBastard with a grander scheme in mind sets a simple maniac up as a distraction for his enemies.
* '''Defied''':
** The villain is evil, vile and mad, and can stoop to any low. He has the chance to blow up the orphanage, but the hero taunts him into fighting him to give the orphans a chance to escape.
** Alternately, the villain declares that he is ''not'' a maniac who does heinous things for his own amusement; he's either a WellIntentionedExtremist, someone who feels EvenEvilHasStandards, or someone who prefers to engage in PragmaticVillainy. He may be at the brink of ''becoming'' [[MotiveDecay this sort of villain]], beginning to enjoy death and destruction, but stops himself before he actually kills someone/destroys something for no reason other than "I can." Instead walking away saying "I can, but ''I won't''."
* '''Discussed''': "How do I know he's either lying about why he did it or crazy? Sane people don't have goals like 'murder as many people as I can get my hands on'; there's always at least some claim to the moral high ground."
* '''Conversed''': "Why does it seem like all of the villains in [this show] seem to lack a coherent motivation besides 'kill as many people as possible'?"
* '''PlayedForLaughs''': A villain, obsessing over wanting to do as much as possible just for the sake of itself, steers far into StupidEvil -territory.
* '''PlayedForDrama''': A villain chases the pleasure of horrific evil, causing suffering to innocent bystanders, heroes, the closest ones to the villain and just about everyone.

'''Basic Trope''': A villain engages in evil purely for their own amusement.
* '''Straight''': "No, I wasn't abused there. The only reason I [[KickTheDog blew up the orphanage]] I used to live in was for the sheer joy of destroying peoples' lives!"

** He's an OmnicidalManiac CompleteMonster, just because he can.

* '''Exaggerated''': He's an OmnicidalManiac CompleteMonster, just because he can.

* '''Justified''': Let's face it. This character type is hard to justify from moral or philosophical grounds.

* '''Inverted''': See WellIntentionedExtremist and KnightTemplar.

* '''Double Subverted''': A villain is captured, and explains the logical reasons for doing the horrible things he did... but, towards the end of his confession we find out his underlying goal: To maximize the amount of carnage and misery he causes.

* '''Deconstructed''': The work goes to length to show just how horrifically evil someone has to be to burn an orphanage for no reason.

* '''Enforced''': The actor insisted on [[ChewingTheScenery lots of cheesy lines]] so they could play a LargeHam, so the villain burns down orphanages and cackles madly while doing so.

* '''Defied''': The villain is evil, vile and mad, and can stoop to any low. He has the chance to blow up the orphanage, but the hero taunts him into fighting him to give the orphans a chance to escape.

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* '''Exaggerated''': He's an OmnicidalManiac, just because he can.
** The villain is doing it literally [[ReligionOfEvil for evil's sake.]]
* '''Justified''': The villain is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of evil, or otherwise made entirely and unrepentantly evil [[AWizardDidIt by magical means]].

** Alternately, the villain declares that he is ''not'' a maniac who does heinous things for his own amusement; he's either a WellIntentionedExtremist, someone who feels EvenEvilHasStandards, or someone who prefers to engage in PragmaticVillainy. He may be at the brink of ''becoming'' [[MotiveDecay this sort of villain]], beginning to enjoy death and destruction, but stops himself before he actually kills someone/destroys something for no reason other than "I can." Instead walking away saying "I can, but ''I won't''.

** Alternately, the villain declares that he is ''not'' a maniac who does heinous things for his own amusement; he's either a WellIntentionedExtremist, someone who feels EvenEvilHasStandards, or someone who prefers to engage in PragmaticVillainy.

* '''Straight''': "No, I wasn't abused there. The only reason I blew up the orphanage I used to live in was for the sheer joy of destroying peoples' lives!"
* '''Exaggerated''': He walks around [[KickTheDog kicking puppies and taking candy from small children]], just because he can.

** Alternatively, he's a psychopath.

** The writers didn't feel like giving the villain a complex motive. That, or their show runs of BlackAndWhiteMorality.

** Alternatively, he's a psychopath
* '''Inverted''': See WellIntentionedExtremist and KnightTemplar. That is, a hero does something kind because it's good.

** Alternatively,he's a psychopath

** The writers didn't feel like giving the villain a complex motive.That,or their show runs of BlackAndWhiteMorality

** Or, an AntiHero kills a puppy to prove (though on the good side) he's not really the lawful type.

* '''Inverted''': See WellIntentionedExtremist and KnightTemplar.
** Alternately, the villain ''builds'' an orphanage.
*** An ''evil'' orphanage!

** The villain is a sadistic asshole who enjoys making people suffer.

*'''Justified''': He's given a FreudianExcuse.