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If there was ever a villain that deserved to be called "Magnificent", that character ''is'' the Magnificent Bastard. Capturing the audience with their charisma, incredible intellect, mastery of manipulation, and boldness of action, this character is a show-stealer, demanding your reverence at every turn. So what makes a character a Magnificent Bastard? Let's break it down:
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If there was ever a villain that deserved to be called "Magnificent", that character ''is'' the Magnificent Bastard. Capturing the audience with their charisma, incredible intellect, mastery of manipulation, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]], and boldness of action, this character is a show-stealer, demanding your reverence at every turn. So what makes a character a Magnificent Bastard? Let's break it down:
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->''"[[UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel Rommel]]... you magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!"''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton''', ''Film/{{Patton}}'' ([[TropeNamers Trope Namer]])
If there was ever a villain that deserved to be called "Magnificent", that character ''is'' the Magnificent Bastard. Capturing the audience with their charisma, incredible intellect, mastery of manipulation, and boldness of action, this character is a show-stealer, demanding your reverence at every turn. So what makes a character a Magnificent Bastard? Let's break it down:
* [[TheChessmaster They are brilliant]] and utterly devious, a smooth operator. They are also savvy and do not fall for obvious traps; bringing them down is no easy feat.
* [[VisionaryVillain They have a goal]], and they're not going to stop until they've completed it. Even when the goal is suicidally over-ambitious, they succeed with style.
* They are charismatic, often [[TheCharmer charming]], their personality is like a physical force. While they exist on the darker end of the moral spectrum, they never take disgusting actions that undermine their magnificence, leaving them diabolical but in a way the audience can't help but enjoy. And they are definitively not cowards. Ever.
Compare GuileHero, its GoodCounterpart. Due to misuse, examples of this trope go through the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15255322860A44444400 Magnificent Bastard clean-up thread]] before being added to works.
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!!Now divided into:
[[index]]
* MagnificentBastard/AnimeAndManga (includes {{Manhua}}, {{Manhwa}}, and LightNovels)
* MagnificentBastard/ComicBooks
* MagnificentBastard/FanWorks
* [[MagnificentBastard/AnimatedFilms Film — Animated]]
* [[MagnificentBastard/LiveActionFilms Film — Live-Action]]
* MagnificentBastard/{{Literature}}
* MagnificentBastard/LiveActionTV
* MagnificentBastard/{{Music}}
* MagnificentBastard/TabletopGames
* MagnificentBastard/{{Theatre}}
* MagnificentBastard/VideoGames
* MagnificentBastard/VisualNovels
* MagnificentBastard/WebOriginal
* MagnificentBastard/WesternAnimation
* MagnificentBastard/OtherMedia (includes characters from multiple pieces of media)
[[/index]]
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->''"[[UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel Rommel]]... you magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!"''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton''', ''Film/{{Patton}}'' ([[TropeNamers Trope Namer]])
If there was ever a villain that deserved to be called "Magnificent", that character ''is'' the Magnificent Bastard. Capturing the audience with their charisma, incredible intellect, mastery of manipulation, and boldness of action, this character is a show-stealer, demanding your reverence at every turn. So what makes a character a Magnificent Bastard? Let's break it down:
* [[TheChessmaster They are brilliant]] and utterly devious, a smooth operator. They are also savvy and do not fall for obvious traps; bringing them down is no easy feat.
* [[VisionaryVillain They have a goal]], and they're not going to stop until they've completed it. Even when the goal is suicidally over-ambitious, they succeed with style.
* They are charismatic, often [[TheCharmer charming]], their personality is like a physical force. While they exist on the darker end of the moral spectrum, they never take disgusting actions that undermine their magnificence, leaving them diabolical but in a way the audience can't help but enjoy. And they are definitively not cowards. Ever.
Compare GuileHero, its GoodCounterpart. Due to misuse, examples of this trope go through the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15255322860A44444400 Magnificent Bastard clean-up thread]] before being added to works.
[[noreallife]]
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!!Now divided into:
[[index]]
* MagnificentBastard/AnimeAndManga (includes {{Manhua}}, {{Manhwa}}, and LightNovels)
* MagnificentBastard/ComicBooks
* MagnificentBastard/FanWorks
* [[MagnificentBastard/AnimatedFilms Film — Animated]]
* [[MagnificentBastard/LiveActionFilms Film — Live-Action]]
* MagnificentBastard/{{Literature}}
* MagnificentBastard/LiveActionTV
* MagnificentBastard/{{Music}}
* MagnificentBastard/TabletopGames
* MagnificentBastard/{{Theatre}}
* MagnificentBastard/VideoGames
* MagnificentBastard/VisualNovels
* MagnificentBastard/WebOriginal
* MagnificentBastard/WesternAnimation
* MagnificentBastard/OtherMedia (includes characters from multiple pieces of media)
[[/index]]
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