History PlayingWith / HeroicComedicSociopath

** Alice consider [[WeCanRuleTogether the offer]], but turns it down out of [[VillainousVirtues loyalty to her friends.]] As she points out, just because she's a jerk doesn't mean she's [[EvilVersusEvil friends with other jerks.]]

* '''Straight''': [[RhymesOnADime Alice McMalice]] is a member of Team Good and is aiding the heroes in defeating the BigBad. At the same time, she gleefully continues to be an evil jerk both towards the heroes' enemies, the heroes' allies and the heroes themselves, and the story treats it as funny.

* '''Straight''': [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Alice McMalice]] is a member of Team Good and is aiding the heroes in defeating the BigBad. At the same time, she gleefully continues to be an evil jerk both towards the heroes' enemies, the heroes' allies and the heroes themselves, and the story treats it as funny.

** The party includes Alice's MoralityChain.

'''Basic Trope''': A TokenEvilTeammate and DevilInPlainSight who is also the story's primary PluckyComicRelief, through liberal use of ComedicSociopathy, BlackComedy and his/her evil deeds being PlayedForLaughs.

* '''Deconstructed''': The show goes meta as the narrator starts criticising the viewer for finding Alice funny, pointing out that her actions are in fact harming lots of innocent people but we cheer for her anyway because she's LaughablyEvil, before pointing out the MoralDissonance inherent in that.

** Alice is TheAce: She is so ludicrously good-natured and heroic that she makes the rest of the party look bad by comparison.
** Alternatively, she is the party ChewToy: If something nasty happens, it will happen to her most of all. And she never deserves any of it.
** Alternatively, she is a clearly good character that works for the BigBad.
** Alternatively, she performs completely good deeds which are seen as incredibly evil.

** Alice consider [[WeCanRuleTogether the offer]], but turns it down out of [[VillainousVirtues loyalty to her friends.]] As she points out, just because she's a jerk doesn't mean she's [[EvilVsEvil friends with other jerks.]]

** Alice may be LaughablyEvil, but she's still evil. As such, it does take much for her to be [[HazyFeelturn talked into joining the other side and turing her talents against our actual heros.]]

* '''Exploited''': ???

** A [[LaughablyEvil hilariously psycho]] villain proves to be so popular that they get to undergo a HeelFaceTurn... but if they stop being so hilariously evil, they'll stop being popular. The only option is to have them do what they do best, just pointed at the bad guys.

* '''Enforced''': "Research shows that wish-fulfilment about having an evil best friend to sic on your troubles is a huge hit; let's add one to the cast."

* '''Justified''': The world lacks a justice system to deal with Alice's nastiness, and the other main characters don't dare stand up to her.

* '''Reconstructed''': While the narrator is busy ranting, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Alice collapses the fourth wall (in the form of a literal wall) on top of him]]. The implications of her horribleness are never brought up again.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has poor morals but a great sense of humor.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has poor morals but a great humor.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has no morals but a good sense of humor. Being a violent maniac just means more hilarity ensuing for her.

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

* '''Deconstructed''': The show goes meta as the narrator starts criticising the viewer for finding Alice funny, pointing out that her actions are in fact harming lots of innocent people but we cheer for her anyway because she's LaughablyEvil, before pointing out the MoralDissonance inherent in that.
* '''Reconstructed''': While the narrator is busy ranting, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Alice collapses the fourth wall (in the form of a literal wall) on top of him]]. The implications of her horribleness are never brought up again.

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'''Basic Trope''': A TokenEvilTeammate and DevilInPlainSight who is also the story's primary PluckyComicRelief, through liberal use of ComedicSociopathy, DeadBabyComedy and his/her evil deeds being PlayedForLaughs.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is TheAce: She is so ludicrously good-natured and heroic that she makes the rest of the party look bad by comparison.

* '''Reconstructed''': While the narrator is busy ranting, Alice collapses the fourth wall (in the form of a literal wall) on top of him. The implications of her horribleness are never brought up again.

* '''Reconstructed''': While he's busy ranting, Alice beats the narrator over the head with a chair, which shuts him up. The implications of her horribleness are never brought up again.

* '''Deconstructed''': Possessing severe mental trauma and issues, Alice's actions are a cry for acceptance from the rest of the world, delivered the only way her broken mind knows how. Repeated frustration at not getting the acknowledgements she desires from the rest of the cast causes her to abandon them in disgust and become a fully fledged villain instead.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice gets over it and grows bored with being a flat-out bad guy, deciding it was a lot more funny to hang around the heroes instead. The heroes, realising she was much more destructive to the world at a whole as a villain, accept her back into the fold.

* '''Played For Drama''': SociopathicHero .

* '''Played For Drama''': Straight-up VillainProtagonist.