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* [[AbusiveDad Richard]] [[TheAlcoholic Lopez]] of ''Literature/ShipBreaker'' is a drug-addicted, AxeCrazy, ArchnemesisDad who suffers from massive mood swings and a severe inability to connect to other people. He has no qualms about threatening to maim his son, or cut out a girl's eyes, and eventually tries to sell [[DistressedDamsel Nita's]] organs on the black market. His attitude towards his son, Nailer, is especially volatile, shifting from almost fatherly affection to an attempt at OffingTheOffspring at the drop of a pin. He kills without remorse, and no one, not even Nailer, is sad when he dies.
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* [[AbusiveDad Richard]] [[TheAlcoholic Lopez]] of ''Literature/ShipBreaker'' is a drug-addicted, AxeCrazy, ArchnemesisDad who suffers from massive mood swings and a severe inability to connect to other people. He has no qualms about threatening to maim his son, or cut out a girl's eyes, and eventually tries to sell [[DistressedDamsel [[DamselInDistress Nita's]] organs on the black market. His attitude towards his son, Nailer, is especially volatile, shifting from almost fatherly affection to an attempt at OffingTheOffspring at the drop of a pin. He kills without remorse, and no one, not even Nailer, is sad when he dies.
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* ''Literature/ADowryOfBlood'': The narrator tries hard to think Dracula is a loving husband to her and the fellow members of his harem, but in reality he's a heartless monster and sociopath. He's charismatic, manipulative and only values his family as people he owns.
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* ''Literature/{{Ripliad}}'': ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'''s central plot essentially is the interplay of two sociopaths. Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) is a rich kid who's bumming around Europe on his plutocrat father's dime. Tom Ripley is a young blue collar musician willing to impersonate a fellow Princeton grad, defraud Dickie's father of a rather nice expense account to "convince" Dickie to come back, then play Dickie off his father to bum around Europe. Both display a great deal of superficial charm, little remorse about lying and manipulating others, quick tempers, a willingness to lash out violently when it suits them, and no qualms with defrauding the old man. Dickie has no problem blowing off a young Italian girl he impregnated, and when she is DrivenToSuicide, he seems more upset at how this affects him. Tom lies his way into high society and is willing to lie, steal, and murder to stay there. Marge, Dickie's girlfriend, describes how when Dickie takes note of you it's like being in the sun. This is a common trait among sociopaths. Tom has a similar trait and facility for lying. The few moments where either shows an emotion similar to remorse may seem to break the mold, but even real sociopaths are not ''completely'' inhuman. Sociopathy exists on a sliding scale.
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* ''Literature/{{Ripliad}}'': ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'''s central plot essentially is the interplay of two sociopaths. Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) is a rich kid who's bumming around Europe on his plutocrat father's dime. Tom Ripley is a young blue collar blue-collar musician willing to impersonate a fellow Princeton grad, defraud Dickie's father of a rather nice expense account to "convince" Dickie to come back, then play Dickie off his father to bum around Europe. Both display a great deal of superficial charm, little remorse about lying and manipulating others, quick tempers, a willingness to lash out violently when it suits them, and no qualms with defrauding the old man. Dickie has no problem blowing off a young Italian girl he impregnated, and when she is DrivenToSuicide, he seems more upset at how this affects him. Tom lies his way into high society and is willing to lie, steal, and murder to stay there. Marge, Dickie's girlfriend, describes how when Dickie takes note of you it's like being in the sun. This is a common trait among sociopaths. Tom has a similar trait and facility for lying. The few moments where either shows an emotion similar to remorse may seem to break the mold, but even real sociopaths are not ''completely'' inhuman. Sociopathy exists on a sliding scale.
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* In the Literature/{{RCN}} series, Adele Mundy's assistant/bodyguard Tovera is a complete sociopathic monster who knows she needs Adele to act as her conscience to keep her functioning in society, and enjoys, as much as she can be said to, serving Adele (and by extension, Daniel Leary) because it gives her plenty of opportunity for authorized mayhem. For her part, Adele is very scrupulous in ''not'' asking Tovera what she does in her free time for amusement when she disappears into the city's slums.
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* In the Literature/{{RCN}} ''Literature/{{RCN}}'' series, Adele Mundy's assistant/bodyguard Tovera is a complete sociopathic monster who knows she needs Adele to act as her conscience to keep her functioning in society, and enjoys, as much as she can be said to, serving Adele (and by extension, Daniel Leary) because it gives her plenty of opportunity for authorized mayhem. For her part, Adele is very scrupulous in ''not'' asking Tovera what she does in her free time for amusement when she disappears into the city's slums.
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* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' novel "Last Human", [[spoiler:the alternate Lister]] is a full-fledged sociopath, nicely outlined in his psych profile.
* ''[[Literature/{{Ripliad}} The Talented Mr Ripley]]'': The movie's central plot essentially is the interplay of two sociopaths. Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) is a rich kid who's bumming around Europe on his plutocrat father's dime. Tom Ripley is a young blue collar musician willing to impersonate a fellow Princeton grad, defraud Dickie's father of a rather nice expense account to "convince" Dickie to come back, then play Dickie off his father to bum around Europe. Both display a great deal of superficial charm, little remorse about lying and manipulating others, quick tempers, a willingness to lash out violently when it suits them, and no qualms with defrauding the old man. Dickie has no problem blowing off a young Italian girl he impregnated, and when she is DrivenToSuicide, he seems more upset at how this affects him. Tom lies his way into high society and is willing to lie, steal, and murder to stay there. Marge, Dickie's girlfriend, describes how when Dickie takes note of you it's like being in the sun. This is a common trait among sociopaths. Tom has a similar trait and facility for lying. The few moments where either shows an emotion similar to remorse may seem to break the mold, but even real sociopaths are not ''completely'' inhuman. Sociopathy exists on a sliding scale.
* ''[[Literature/{{Ripliad}} The Talented Mr Ripley]]'': The movie's central plot essentially is the interplay of two sociopaths. Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) is a rich kid who's bumming around Europe on his plutocrat father's dime. Tom Ripley is a young blue collar musician willing to impersonate a fellow Princeton grad, defraud Dickie's father of a rather nice expense account to "convince" Dickie to come back, then play Dickie off his father to bum around Europe. Both display a great deal of superficial charm, little remorse about lying and manipulating others, quick tempers, a willingness to lash out violently when it suits them, and no qualms with defrauding the old man. Dickie has no problem blowing off a young Italian girl he impregnated, and when she is DrivenToSuicide, he seems more upset at how this affects him. Tom lies his way into high society and is willing to lie, steal, and murder to stay there. Marge, Dickie's girlfriend, describes how when Dickie takes note of you it's like being in the sun. This is a common trait among sociopaths. Tom has a similar trait and facility for lying. The few moments where either shows an emotion similar to remorse may seem to break the mold, but even real sociopaths are not ''completely'' inhuman. Sociopathy exists on a sliding scale.
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* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' ''Literature/RedDwarf'' novel "Last Human", ''Last Human'', [[spoiler:the alternate Lister]] is a full-fledged sociopath, nicely outlined in his psych profile.
*''[[Literature/{{Ripliad}} The ''Literature/{{Ripliad}}'': ''The Talented Mr Ripley]]'': The movie's Mr. Ripley'''s central plot essentially is the interplay of two sociopaths. Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) is a rich kid who's bumming around Europe on his plutocrat father's dime. Tom Ripley is a young blue collar musician willing to impersonate a fellow Princeton grad, defraud Dickie's father of a rather nice expense account to "convince" Dickie to come back, then play Dickie off his father to bum around Europe. Both display a great deal of superficial charm, little remorse about lying and manipulating others, quick tempers, a willingness to lash out violently when it suits them, and no qualms with defrauding the old man. Dickie has no problem blowing off a young Italian girl he impregnated, and when she is DrivenToSuicide, he seems more upset at how this affects him. Tom lies his way into high society and is willing to lie, steal, and murder to stay there. Marge, Dickie's girlfriend, describes how when Dickie takes note of you it's like being in the sun. This is a common trait among sociopaths. Tom has a similar trait and facility for lying. The few moments where either shows an emotion similar to remorse may seem to break the mold, but even real sociopaths are not ''completely'' inhuman. Sociopathy exists on a sliding scale.
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* ''Literature/TheStranger'': How the court interprets Meursault's [[TheStoic stoic]] demeanour, especially after they find out he's atheist and didn't especially care for his mother. On one hand he fits most of the criteria: he doesn't feel grief, doesn't understand things like love, is in a state of constant boredom and only appreciates immediate pleasures such as hot chocolate, smoking and sex. On the other hand however, he lacks a typical sociopath's ManipulativeBastard tendencies, seeing no point in lying and being bluntly honest. He also lacks a sociopath's high sense of self-worth, as he is capable of taking responsibility for his own mistakes and [[TheAntiNihilist knows how insignificant he is]]. Plus, he killed the Arab not for amusement but because he doesn't see why he shouldn't do it (so he lacks a moral compass but doesn't actually derive pleasure or satisfaction from it). Some authors argue that he might be in a state of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie Anomie]].
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* ''Literature/TheStranger'': How This is how the court interprets Meursault's [[TheStoic stoic]] demeanour, especially after they find out that he's an atheist and didn't especially care for his mother. On one hand hand, he fits most of the criteria: he doesn't feel grief, doesn't understand things like love, is in a state of constant boredom boredom, and only appreciates immediate pleasures such as hot chocolate, smoking and sex. On the other hand hand, however, he lacks a typical sociopath's ManipulativeBastard tendencies, [[WillNotTellALie seeing no point in lying and being bluntly honest.honest]]. He also lacks a sociopath's high sense of self-worth, as he is capable of taking responsibility for his own mistakes and [[TheAntiNihilist knows how insignificant he is]]. Plus, he killed the Arab not for amusement but rather because he doesn't see why he shouldn't do it (so he lacks a moral compass but doesn't actually derive pleasure or satisfaction from it).immoral acts). Some authors argue that he might be in a state of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie Anomie]].
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* In ''Literature/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'', we have the titular character herself, who has virtually zero empathy for others and makes no acts of kindness that aren't meant to further her own career in some way; the few moral conflicts she has in the light novel have minimal impact on her actions and are cut entirely from the manga and anime. She casually sends upstart soldiers under her command to their death without a second thought, and tries using her childish demeanor to guilt trip and manipulate a captain into retiring early to eliminate him as a competitor. Everything she does comes back to her goal of climbing the ranks and landing herself in a safe rear-line position, and she never looks back on her actions with remorse. Interestingly, this and the fact that her mindset effectively comes from almost a century ahead of the setting also result in constant miscommunications and misinterpreting the actions of others.
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* In ''Literature/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'', ''Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil'', we have the titular character herself, who has virtually zero empathy for others and makes no acts of kindness that aren't meant to further her own career in some way; the few moral conflicts she has in the light novel have minimal impact on her actions and are cut entirely from the manga and anime. She casually sends upstart soldiers under her command to their death without a second thought, and tries using her childish demeanor to guilt trip and manipulate a captain into retiring early to eliminate him as a competitor. Everything she does comes back to her goal of climbing the ranks and landing herself in a safe rear-line position, and she never looks back on her actions with remorse. Interestingly, this and the fact that her mindset effectively comes from almost a century ahead of the setting also result in constant miscommunications and misinterpreting the actions of others.
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* Sir Isaac Ray Peram Westcott from ''Literature/DateALive''. As a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt managing director]] for Deus Ex Machina Industries, he spends most of time for being [[BadBoss uncaring towards his subordinates]], with the exception of [[TheDragon Ellen]]. He isn't above to use underhanded tactics to get whatever he wants, including disposing his subordinates, letting them die in process. His [[EmptyEyes empty and soulless eyes]] pretty much say something about [[AxCrazy his personality]].
* [[{{Troll}} Izaya]] [[{{Jerkass}} Orihara]] of ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', who has absolutely no FreudianExcuse for the crap he pulls. Upon first introduction in the novels, he organizes a fake suicide group and talks to two suicidal girls about why they want to kill themselves with a big ol' smile on his face, mocks them for wanting to end their lives, and he's even taken aback when one of them tells him that he's wrong. He then ''drugs them, stuffs them into suitcases'' and asks his courier to "plop them on a park bench somewhere". It's outright stated that this is nowhere near an isolated incident and implied that he's even sold his past victims to loan companies. This scene isn't much better in the anime, where he orchestrates a girl's kidnap and rescue, mocks her thoroughly, holds her over the edge of a building, then watches from the sidelines with a gleeful smirk when she decides to jump (thankfully, someone cared about her safety a little more). It's also likely that he's the one who sent her photos of her father with another woman, which caused the start of her angst in the first place. Throughout the course of the series, he [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates humans and supernatural beings]] ForTheEvulz, [[BreakTheCutie breaks many a cutie]], orders hits on his enemy, manipulates a ''ten year old {{Yakuza}} [[MafiaPrincess princess]] into [[spoiler: attempting to kill said enemy]]'', [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking stomps on a girl's cellphone while laughing like a maniac]] and generally [[EvilGloating hurting]] [[BigBrotherBully and]] [[AGodAmI using]] [[FalseFriend anyone]] [[TheChessmaster and]] [[DisproportionateRetribution every]][[BatmanGambit one]] [[DiabolicalMastermind who]] [[GreenEyedMonster comes]] [[KickTheDog in]] [[GuineaPigFamily contact]] [[PsychopathicManchild with]] [[ToxicFriendInfluence him]] [[LackOfEmpathy and not even giving a shit about who gets hurt]] [[ItAmusedMe and sadistically enjoys every minute of it]].
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* ''Literature/GhostRoads'': [[BigBad Bobby Cross]] is a very charismatic individual but is described as a man who'd murder the world if [[ItsAllAboutMe he got to live a little longer]]. In order to keep himself immortal, he's destroyed the various ghosts he's met over the decades by feeding them to his car in order to outrun mortality itself. He is also devoid of any remorse for this and is a manipulative killer whose willing to dispose of anyone who is not of use to him.
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* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'': Gauron is a CombatSadomasochist and DeathSeeker with a HairTriggerTemper, NoSenseOfPersonalSpace, NoSocialSkills, an utter LackOfEmpathy, and [[StalkerWithACrush an obsession]] with the hero that borders on the ephebophiliac. His successor as BigBad, Mr. Gates, is worse, being an example of psychopathy at its purest. Like Gauron he's a BadBoss with a ridiculously exaggerated HairTriggerTemper, and a total LackOfEmpathy. He's also a LargeHam and a sexual predator who is implied to have slept with two teenage girls, jacks off to images of squirrels and kittens, talks about the many, many uses for [[ILoveTheDead a dead body]], and takes a completely [[AxCrazy insane]] delight in causing as much damage as humanly possible; he's also oddly unconcerned about his own death in the TSR finale. Averted by his replacement, [[SmugSnake Leonard Tesstarossa]] who's more of a {{Narcissist}} than this.
* ''Literature/GhostRoads'': [[BigBad Bobby Cross]] is a very charismatic individual but is described as a man who'd murder the world if [[ItsAllAboutMe he got to live a little longer]]. In order to keep himself immortal, he's destroyed the various ghosts he's met over the decades by feeding them to his car in order to outrun mortality itself. He is also devoid of any remorse for this and is a manipulative killer whose willing to dispose of anyone who is not of use tohim. him.
* ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' provides an example that encompasses an entire race. The goblins are born without any empathy or ability to self-reflect; they do not, will not, and more importantly ''cannot'' recognize the pain they inflict on their victims. They see themselves as the superior race against common sense, and feed into that sense of superiority by degrading others through deception and assault. At the same time, they are blind as to why some people would hunt them down as a result, [[NeverMyFault instead vowing to continue raping and murdering as revenge for something that was their own fault to begin with]]. Not that goblins need much more motivation anyway, because their short-term thinking and inability to delay gratification means they will almost never pursue anything beyond their destructive impulses. They don't even care for their own brethren, backstabbing and abuse being commonplace within their ranks. Most damningly, like any cornered sociopath they will default to [[WoundedGazelleGambit cheap sympathy-ploys]] akin to slipping a mask on -- there's no genuine sorrow present, just the hope that someone falls for their lies. The rank and file goblins act like low functioning sociopaths, while the smarter and more cunning classes of goblins act like high functioning ones.
* ''Literature/GhostRoads'': [[BigBad Bobby Cross]] is a very charismatic individual but is described as a man who'd murder the world if [[ItsAllAboutMe he got to live a little longer]]. In order to keep himself immortal, he's destroyed the various ghosts he's met over the decades by feeding them to his car in order to outrun mortality itself. He is also devoid of any remorse for this and is a manipulative killer whose willing to dispose of anyone who is not of use to
* ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' provides an example that encompasses an entire race. The goblins are born without any empathy or ability to self-reflect; they do not, will not, and more importantly ''cannot'' recognize the pain they inflict on their victims. They see themselves as the superior race against common sense, and feed into that sense of superiority by degrading others through deception and assault. At the same time, they are blind as to why some people would hunt them down as a result, [[NeverMyFault instead vowing to continue raping and murdering as revenge for something that was their own fault to begin with]]. Not that goblins need much more motivation anyway, because their short-term thinking and inability to delay gratification means they will almost never pursue anything beyond their destructive impulses. They don't even care for their own brethren, backstabbing and abuse being commonplace within their ranks. Most damningly, like any cornered sociopath they will default to [[WoundedGazelleGambit cheap sympathy-ploys]] akin to slipping a mask on -- there's no genuine sorrow present, just the hope that someone falls for their lies. The rank and file goblins act like low functioning sociopaths, while the smarter and more cunning classes of goblins act like high functioning ones.
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* While her behavior is usually PlayedForLaughs, Tabane Shinonono in ''Literature/InfiniteStratos'' shows several traits of a sociopath: she does things and takes decisions (including but not limited to [[spoiler:aiding a terrorist organization threaten the safety of society]]) on the basis of [[ItAmusedMe how much fun she gets out of them]], consequences be damned; she has [[InsufferableGenius a grandiose ego]] and a need for it to be constantly fed; she cares about no one that isn't herself or her right-hand woman Chloe (it is often shown that despite her [[GenkiGirl upbeat attitude]], she is a very hard person to like); and she can be very [[TheChessmaster manipulative]] [[BrilliantButLazy when she puts her mind to it]]. Although she does seem to care about her sister Houki (who rather understandably dislikes her), Chiyufu and [[TheHero Ichika]], she also has no qualms about endangering them as her whims dictate.
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** The Goddess Ishtar has many traits of this. She's a malignant {{narcissist}} who commits heinous actions such as rape and torture without thinking twice and is willing to wage war over a petty grudge. She also manipulates the members of her familia into doing what she wants, seeing them only as tools to bolster her own power, even literally since she commonly has HumanSacrifice rituals to give herself a power-up. And she is incapable of accepting any responsibility for her shortcomings, including wondering why people hate her even though all her misdeeds are common knowledge.
** Her [[TheDragon captain]], Phryne Jamil, isn't far behind, though she is more low-functioning. She's a TortureTechnician and SerialRapist who sees nothing wrong with what she does to the men that she "tastes," believing that they enjoy her and aren't traumatized by it. She's arrogant to the point of [[IRejectYourReality delusion]], seeing herself as the most beautiful woman in the world when [[{{Gonk}} the exact opposite]] is true. And her true violent tendencies show when she is in battle, thoroughly enjoying the slaughter.
** The Goddess Ishtar has many traits of this. She's a malignant {{narcissist}} who commits heinous actions such as rape and torture without thinking twice and is willing to wage war over a petty grudge. She also manipulates the members of her familia into doing what she wants, seeing them only as tools to bolster her own power, even literally since she commonly has HumanSacrifice rituals to give herself a power-up. And she is incapable of accepting any responsibility for her shortcomings, including wondering why people hate her even though all her misdeeds are common knowledge.
** Her [[TheDragon captain]], Phryne Jamil, isn't far behind, though she is more low-functioning. She's a TortureTechnician and SerialRapist who sees nothing wrong with what she does to the men that she "tastes," believing that they enjoy her and aren't traumatized by it. She's arrogant to the point of [[IRejectYourReality delusion]], seeing herself as the most beautiful woman in the world when [[{{Gonk}} the exact opposite]] is true. And her true violent tendencies show when she is in battle, thoroughly enjoying the slaughter.
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* In ''Literature/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'', we have the titular character herself, who has virtually zero empathy for others and makes no acts of kindness that aren't meant to further her own career in some way; the few moral conflicts she has in the light novel have minimal impact on her actions and are cut entirely from the manga and anime. She casually sends upstart soldiers under her command to their death without a second thought, and tries using her childish demeanor to guilt trip and manipulate a captain into retiring early to eliminate him as a competitor. Everything she does comes back to her goal of climbing the ranks and landing herself in a safe rear-line position, and she never looks back on her actions with remorse. Interestingly, this and the fact that her mindset effectively comes from almost a century ahead of the setting also result in constant miscommunications and misinterpreting the actions of others.
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* The culprit to Tokyo Dismembering Murders in ''Literature/QualiaThePurple'' fits the trope quite well, from putting the [[ItsAllAboutMe selfishness in achieving the answer]] to their [[OurSoulsAreDifferent prized philosophical question]], to their perfect LackOfEmpathy.
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* ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': Princess Malty Melromarc, the corrupt princess of Melromarc who framed Naofumi for attempted rape, ticks all of the boxes: She has a severe LackOfEmpathy[[note]]She has no true emotional connection to anyone nor does she feel shame or regret for her actions, though she will act like she does to [[VillainsWantMercy beg for mercy from the people she screwed over]]. This even extends to her family and allies, including her sister Melty (Not only did she marked her for death, but also tried to burn her alive with fire magic), her parents (Who she tried to kill off during the second Three Heroes Church uprising), and even Motoyasu (Who she abandoned without hesitation during the Spirit Turtle Incident, and even falsely accused of him attempting to rape her just like she did to Naofumi).[[/note]], [[DidntThinkThisThrough poor planning skills and impulsiveness]][[note]]She never stops to think about the long-term consequences for her actions, [[StupidEvil always acting out]] of [[{{Sadist}} pure sadism]] or [[EvilIsPetty petty spite]].[[/note]], {{compulsive l|iar}}ying[[note]]She lies so much that she had to be branded with a [[LieDetector slave crest that shocks her every time she fibs]].[[/note]], [[ManipulativeBitch manipulative]] and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder treacherous]] tendencies[[note]]She manipulates people around her without care for their safety and well-being, and will even [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness discard them if she sees no more use for them]] ([[LaserGuidedKarma which comes back to bite more often than not]])[[/note]], a need for stimulation[[note]][[ForTheEvulz She practically lives to ruin other people's lives out of selfish gain or petty amusement]], [[TheHedonist spends the country's treasures frivolously, and it's even confirmed by her mother she had slept with countless men before she met Naofumi]].[[/note]], [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] and [[NeverMyFault inculpable]] tendencies[[note]]Clearly cares only for herself as shown by how she threw away even her most devoted allies, and [[RevengeMyopia whines about "revenge" against people who retaliate against her cruelty]] (if you pay close attention to when she begs for mercy, you'll notice she never once apologizes).[[/note]], and excessive {{Pride}}[[note]]She thinks she is meant to be queen of Melromarc despite obviously ''not'' having the kingdom's best interests at heart.[[/note]]. While she does seem like a high-functioning example, it's only because she has her father, Motoyasu, [[spoiler:the Three Heroes Church remnants and Tact]] protecting her from the consequences, and she's nowhere near as smart as she thinks she is. Once she loses all her remaining support, she's doomed.
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* ''Literature/FreakTheMighty'': Kenny Kane also known by his nickname “Killer Kane” is a psychopath who murdered his wife when his son Max was very young causing him to have PTSD and survivors guilt. Years later when he is released from prison [[FalselyReformedVillian pretending to have reformed himself]] he violates his parole and ignores the restraining order by kidnapping his son Max from his grandparents house. He sees his son as “dumb animal” and isn’t above [[AbusiveParents psychologically and physically abusing him]] by tying him up and claiming that [[BlatantLies he didn’t kill his mother]] despite Max witnessing the act. When one of Kenny’s friends tries to help Max escape he tries to strangle her to death the same way he did to his wife right in front of Max, when Max finally confronts his dad he tries to kill him and would have succeeded if not for [[BigDamnHeroes Freaks arrival]].
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* ''Literature/FreakTheMighty'': Kenny Kane also known by his nickname “Killer Kane” is a psychopath who murdered his wife when his son Max was very young causing him to have PTSD and survivors guilt. Years later when he is released from prison [[FalselyReformedVillian [[FalselyReformedVillain pretending to have reformed himself]] he violates his parole and ignores the restraining order by kidnapping his son Max from his grandparents house. He sees his son as “dumb animal” and isn’t above [[AbusiveParents psychologically and physically abusing him]] by tying him up and claiming that [[BlatantLies he didn’t kill his mother]] despite Max witnessing the act. When one of Kenny’s friends tries to help Max escape he tries to strangle her to death the same way he did to his wife right in front of Max, when Max finally confronts his dad he tries to kill him and would have succeeded if not for [[BigDamnHeroes Freaks arrival]].
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* ''Literature/FreakTheMighty'': Kenny Kane also known by his nickname “Killer Kane” is a psychopath who murdered his wife when his son Max was very young causing him to have PTSD and survivors guilt. Years later when he is released from prison [[FalselyReformedVillian pretending to have reformed himself]] he violates his parole and ignores the restraining order by kidnapping his son Max from his grandparents house. He sees his son as “dumb animal” and isn’t above [[AbusiveParents psychologically and physically abusing him]] by tying him up and claiming that [[BlatantLies he didn’t kill his mother]] despite Max witnessing the act. When one of Kenny’s friends tries to help Max escape he tries to strangle her to death the same way he did to his wife right in front of Max, when Max finally confronts his dad he tries to kill him and would have succeeded if not for [[BigDamnHeroes Freaks arrival]].
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** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. In ''Literature/RedDragon'', it is pointed out that, although Lecter has some characteristics typical of sociopaths, such as lack of remorse or sense of guilt, he does not exhibit many others such as shallowness of emotions or being a drifter. Will Graham states that "[[AmbiguousDisorder they say he's a sociopath, because they don't know what else to call him]]".
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** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. In ''Literature/RedDragon'', it is pointed out that, although Lecter has some characteristics typical of sociopaths, such as lack of remorse or sense of guilt, he does not exhibit many others such as shallowness of emotions or being a drifter. Will Graham states that "[[AmbiguousDisorder they "they say he's a sociopath, because they don't know what else to call him]]".him".
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* Sir Mulberry Hawk in ''Literature/NicholasNickleby'' lives up to his name. An arrogant, licentious, and greedy cad who preys on everyone around him, he has a history of ruining young gentlemen of fortune, his dupe Lord Frederick Verisopht his most recent victim. Believing that all young women exist for the satisfaction of his desires, he demonstrats a lack of empathy when he humiliates Kate at dinner by making her the subject of an offensive bet, and showing no remorse when she rightly leaves in tears, and again when he tries to force himself upon Kate, not taking no for an answer. When she rejects him, he continues to stalk her solely to humiliate her, showing superficial charm to worm his way into anyone who might protect her. When her brother Nicholas comes to defend her, Hawk shows nothing but contempt for him, refusing to answer for his behavior towards Kate, and after Nicholas attacks him, leaving him publicly humiliated, he remains unrepentant and vows revenge on Nicholas, even planning to extend his revenge to Kate. Finally when Verisopht turns against him and vows to stop him, Hawk shows no remorse when he kills him in a duel, even blaming him for his death.
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* Tyrone Ten Eyck from Creator/DonaldWestlake's ''The Spy in the Ointment'' stuck pins in his sister Angela, tortured small animals and tried to push the servants downstairs as a child. As an adult, he intends to use a truck bomb on the UN in order to kill seven individuals who his employers want eliminated, caring nothing for the potential loss of hundreds of innocent lives in the event.
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** Bitch is assumed by most people to be a low-functioning sociopath, having no regard for social customs and acting out violently. Lisa and Taylor suss out that her power overwrote her social knowledge with that of dogs. As a result she can't read human body language or differentiate between tones; this makes interacting with people confusing and she tends to fall back on violence in response.
** [[DiscOneFinalBoss Coil.]] ''Oh,'' Coil. Brockton Bay's most patient and calculating supervillain, he has most likely caused more pain [[spoiler: (remembered by the recipient or not) ]] than almost any other parahuman in the setting, excepting ''possibly'' the [[SerialKiller Slaughterhouse Nine.]] This is enabled by[[spoiler: his power, which allows him to split the timeline and experience his actions in both simultaneously. This means he can get away with literally ''anything,'' then cancel the timeline it took place in and still feel the satisfaction of doing it. He's drugged and addicted a young girl, killed his former commanding officer for physically being in his way, and attempted to murder our protagonist several times.]] When [[spoiler:Taylor and Lisa outsmarted and killed him,]] readers cheered.
** [[DiscOneFinalBoss Coil.]] ''Oh,'' Coil. Brockton Bay's most patient and calculating supervillain, he has most likely caused more pain [[spoiler: (remembered by the recipient or not) ]] than almost any other parahuman in the setting, excepting ''possibly'' the [[SerialKiller Slaughterhouse Nine.]] This is enabled by[[spoiler: his power, which allows him to split the timeline and experience his actions in both simultaneously. This means he can get away with literally ''anything,'' then cancel the timeline it took place in and still feel the satisfaction of doing it. He's drugged and addicted a young girl, killed his former commanding officer for physically being in his way, and attempted to murder our protagonist several times.]] When [[spoiler:Taylor and Lisa outsmarted and killed him,]] readers cheered.
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** Bitch is assumed by most people to be a low-functioning sociopath, having no regard for social customs and acting out violently. However, she is not; she genuinely cares for her dogs and is very protective of those who do earn her respect. Lisa and Taylor suss out eventually realize that her power RequiredSecondaryPowers (she can ''empower'' dogs, but she can't control them and needs to train them to do what she wants) overwrote her human social knowledge instincts with that those of dogs. As a result she can't read human body language or differentiate between tones; this makes interacting with people confusing and she tends to fall back on violence in response.
** [[DiscOneFinalBoss Coil.]] ''Oh,'' Coil. He's Brockton Bay'smost patient and resident Lex Luthor-esque calculating supervillain, he mastermind, and while he's good enough at acting nice to be a DevilInPlainSight when he's not actively using his Coil identity, the man has most likely caused more pain ''no'' standards when it comes to getting what he wants. This is the guy who kidnapped a young girl and addicted her to drugs for her precognitive powers, and that's only one example of the horrid crap he gets up to. It's also ''heavily'' implied that the only reason he's so calm in public is [[spoiler: (remembered by the recipient or not) ]] than almost any other parahuman in the setting, excepting ''possibly'' the [[SerialKiller Slaughterhouse Nine.]] This is enabled by[[spoiler: he uses his power, which allows timeline-splitting power to have murderous outbursts in alternate timelines that he then cancels, allowing him to split the timeline and experience his actions in both simultaneously. This means he can get away with literally ''anything,'' then cancel the timeline it took place in and still feel the satisfaction of doing it. He's drugged by torturing and addicted a young girl, killed his former commanding officer for physically being in his way, and attempted to murder our protagonist several times.]] When [[spoiler:Taylor and Lisa outsmarted and killed him,]] readers cheered.
killing people without dealing with the consequences]].
** [[DiscOneFinalBoss Coil.]] ''Oh,'' Coil. He's Brockton Bay's
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** Anthony Marston has zero remorse about running over and killing two children with his car and doesn't even seem to comprehend that the children's deaths ''may'' be more serious than the loss of his driving license. The PoeticSerialKiller selects him as their first victim because his complete lack of empathy meant that he was literally incapable of realizing that what he did was wrong and wouldn't experience the psychological torment and guilt the killer wanted their later victims to suffer through which means he would be incapable of feeling either guilt or even fear of punishment since he didn't even see why should he be punished.
** The Killer himself is revealed to be one in his confession letter. He admits that he's been fascinated with death since childhood, and revelled in torturing insects in the past. As he grows older, he wishes to sate his bloodlust on other people, [[spoiler:and became a HangingJudge for the pleasure of watching people squirm and suffer at their impending execution. Still unsatisfied, he wishes to commit murder by his own hands, but his odd sense of justice prevents him from killing an innocent.]] Thus, he gathered a group of people who had [[KarmaHoudini gotten away with murder]] and picks them off one by one, obviously relishing in the fear and guilt that would almost certainly overwhelm his would-be victims.
** The Killer himself is revealed to be one in his confession letter. He admits that he's been fascinated with death since childhood, and revelled in torturing insects in the past. As he grows older, he wishes to sate his bloodlust on other people, [[spoiler:and became a HangingJudge for the pleasure of watching people squirm and suffer at their impending execution. Still unsatisfied, he wishes to commit murder by his own hands, but his odd sense of justice prevents him from killing an innocent.]] Thus, he gathered a group of people who had [[KarmaHoudini gotten away with murder]] and picks them off one by one, obviously relishing in the fear and guilt that would almost certainly overwhelm his would-be victims.
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** Anthony Marston has zero remorse about running over and killing two children with his car and doesn't even seem to comprehend that the children's deaths ''may'' be more serious than the loss of his driving license. The PoeticSerialKiller selects him as their first victim because his complete lack of empathy meant that he was literally incapable of realizing that what he did was wrong wrong, and wouldn't experience the psychological torment and guilt the killer wanted their later victims to so he'd never suffer through which means he would be incapable of feeling either from guilt or even fear of punishment since because he didn't even see why should doesn't realize he ''should'' be punished.
punished, and he's too self-absorbed to ever fear for his life. Because of this, the killer thinks of him as essentially a rabid animal.
** The Killer himself is revealed to be one in his confession letter. He admits that he's been fascinated with death since childhood, and revelled in torturing insects in the past. As he grows older, he wishes to sate his bloodlust on other people, [[spoiler:and became a HangingJudge for the pleasure of watching people squirm and suffer at their impending execution. Still unsatisfied, he wishes to commit murder by his own hands, but his [[MoralSociopathy odd sense ofjustice justice]] prevents him from killing an innocent.]] Thus, he gathered a group of people who had [[KarmaHoudini gotten away with murder]] and picks them off one by one, obviously relishing in the fear and guilt that would almost certainly overwhelm his would-be victims.
** The Killer himself is revealed to be one in his confession letter. He admits that he's been fascinated with death since childhood, and revelled in torturing insects in the past. As he grows older, he wishes to sate his bloodlust on other people, [[spoiler:and became a HangingJudge for the pleasure of watching people squirm and suffer at their impending execution. Still unsatisfied, he wishes to commit murder by his own hands, but his [[MoralSociopathy odd sense of
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* ''Literature/BloodMeridian'': Judge Holden is a charismatic mass murderer who practically worships war and death. He charms and muscles his way into leading a gang of scalp hunters on a horrific and self-destructive journey through TheWildWest for the apparent purpose of fulfilling his blood lust and preaching his BloodKnight ideals.
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* ''Literature/BloodMeridian'': Judge Holden is a charismatic mass murderer and (probable) child rapist who practically worships war and death. He charms and muscles his way into leading a gang of scalp hunters on a horrific and self-destructive journey through TheWildWest for TheWildWest. He has a pathological obsession with domination to the apparent purpose extent that he compulsively documents everyone and everything around him as a way of fulfilling exerting power ("whatever exists without my knowledge exists without my consent") and justifies his blood lust and preaching his various atrocities with a BloodKnight ideals. moral system [[BlueAndOrangeMorality in which war and murder are the ultimate good]].
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** Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge" on Carrie, even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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** Literature/{{Carrie}}: ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'': In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge" on Carrie, even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, Carrie such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she palate;]] Chris put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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** Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge" on Carrie, even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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** [[OverarchingVillain Lord Voldemort]] is a textbook sociopath. In his younger days before he became ObviouslyEvil, he was a canny manipulator brimming with superficial charm. He [[EvilCannotComprehendGood does not understand love]], viewing other people -- including his own followers -- as merely tools to serve his ends. Also, the "persistent killing" part fits him pretty well. The book does posit a reason for his sociopathy, though. His mother seduced a Muggle with a love potion, and it was a completely loveless union. Riddle Sr. did not ''truly'' love Merope back, displaying affection only under the influence of the potion. This absence of love in Voldemort's conception was the reason for his complete inability to love. Dumbledore also believes that had his mother not lost the will to live and died in childbirth, but instead raised Voldemort and loved him, his sociopathic tendencies might have been avoided or at least curbed to an extent.
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** [[OverarchingVillain Lord Voldemort]] Voldemort is a textbook sociopath. In his younger days before he became ObviouslyEvil, he was a canny manipulator brimming with superficial charm. He [[EvilCannotComprehendGood does not understand love]], viewing other people -- including his own followers -- as merely tools to serve his ends. Also, the "persistent killing" part fits him pretty well. The book does posit a reason for his sociopathy, though. His mother seduced a Muggle with a love potion, and it was a completely loveless union. Riddle Sr. did not ''truly'' love Merope back, displaying affection only under the influence of the potion. This absence of love in Voldemort's conception was the reason for his complete inability to love. Dumbledore also believes that had his mother not lost the will to live and died in childbirth, but instead raised Voldemort and loved him, his sociopathic tendencies might have been avoided or at least curbed to an extent.
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* ''Literature/DaddysLittleGirl'': One of Rob's former principals says he believes Rob to be a sociopath and he's likely not wrong. Since [[TeensAreMonsters his teens]] at the very least, Rob has displayed classic signs of sociopathy: a HairTriggerTemper, difficulty controlling his impulses, lack of empathy for others unless he's trying to get something from them, extreme arrogance, superficial charm, no remorse for wrongdoing, reckless behaviour such as speeding and drug-taking, and of course, his murder conviction.
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* '''Dr. Hannibal Lecter''' of ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', a SerialKiller, an EvilGenius and a MagnificentBastard {{Ubermensch}}, is arguably the TropeCodifier for the stereotype of TheSociopath as an exceptionally charismatic supergenius who is simply just ''perfect''. In Real Life, most sociopaths have been shown to have low IQ, though the "Hannibal Lecter archetype" has been so ingrained in popular culture that everyone thinks all sociopaths are Hannibal Lecter. See [[Analysis/TheSociopath Analysis]] for more.
** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. In Literature/RedDragon, t is pointed out that, although Lecter has some characteristics typical of sociopaths, such as lack of remorse or sense of guilt, he does not exhibit many others such as shallowness of emotions or being a drifter. Will Graham states that "they say he's a sociopath, because they don't know what else to call him".
** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. In Literature/RedDragon, t is pointed out that, although Lecter has some characteristics typical of sociopaths, such as lack of remorse or sense of guilt, he does not exhibit many others such as shallowness of emotions or being a drifter. Will Graham states that "they say he's a sociopath, because they don't know what else to call him".
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* '''Dr. Hannibal Lecter''' of ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' and [[Franchise/HannibalLecter the rest of the franchise]], a SerialKiller, an EvilGenius and a MagnificentBastard {{Ubermensch}}, is arguably the TropeCodifier for the stereotype of TheSociopath as an exceptionally charismatic supergenius who is simply just ''perfect''. In Real Life, most sociopaths have been shown to have low IQ, [=IQs=], though the "Hannibal Lecter archetype" has been so ingrained in popular culture that everyone thinks all sociopaths are Hannibal Lecter. See [[Analysis/TheSociopath Analysis]] for more.
** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. InLiterature/RedDragon, t ''Literature/RedDragon'', it is pointed out that, although Lecter has some characteristics typical of sociopaths, such as lack of remorse or sense of guilt, he does not exhibit many others such as shallowness of emotions or being a drifter. Will Graham states that "they "[[AmbiguousDisorder they say he's a sociopath, because they don't know what else to call him".him]]".
** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. In
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* Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado'' has Montresor. It takes a special kind of screwed-up to kill someone who seems to consider you a friend over an insult. (It's worth noting that we don't even find out what said insult was.) And it wasn't an impulsive, spur-of-the-moment thing done in a burst of rage, either — this is something that took a lot of preparation and planning, meaning Montresor thought this over for a good long time, and still went through with it. The killing itself is a truly horrific way to die, and anything but quick and painless. And he does this all with only a hint of remorse.
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* Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado'' has Montresor. It takes a special kind of screwed-up to kill someone who seems to consider you a friend over an insult. (It's worth noting that we don't even find out what said insult was.) And it wasn't an impulsive, spur-of-the-moment thing done in a burst of rage, either — -- this is something that took a lot of preparation and planning, meaning Montresor thought this over for a good long time, and still went through with it. The killing itself is a truly horrific way to die, and anything but quick and painless. And he does this all with only a hint of remorse.
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** [[OverarchingVillain Lord Voldemort]] is a textbook sociopath. In his younger days before he became ObviouslyEvil, he was a canny manipulator brimming with superficial charm. He [[EvilCannotComprehendGood does not understand love]], viewing other people - including his own followers - as merely tools to serve his ends. Also, the "persistent killing" part fits him pretty well. The book does posit a reason for his sociopathy, though. His mother seduced a Muggle with a love potion, and it was a completely loveless union. Riddle Sr. did not ''truly'' love Merope back, displaying affection only under the influence of the potion. This absence of love in Voldemort's conception was the reason for his complete inability to love. Dumbledore also believes that had his mother not lost the will to live and died in childbirth, but instead raised Voldemort and loved him, his sociopathic tendencies might have been avoided or at least curbed to an extent.
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** [[OverarchingVillain Lord Voldemort]] is a textbook sociopath. In his younger days before he became ObviouslyEvil, he was a canny manipulator brimming with superficial charm. He [[EvilCannotComprehendGood does not understand love]], viewing other people - -- including his own followers - -- as merely tools to serve his ends. Also, the "persistent killing" part fits him pretty well. The book does posit a reason for his sociopathy, though. His mother seduced a Muggle with a love potion, and it was a completely loveless union. Riddle Sr. did not ''truly'' love Merope back, displaying affection only under the influence of the potion. This absence of love in Voldemort's conception was the reason for his complete inability to love. Dumbledore also believes that had his mother not lost the will to live and died in childbirth, but instead raised Voldemort and loved him, his sociopathic tendencies might have been avoided or at least curbed to an extent.
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** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsummateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
** ''Literature/TheGreenMile'' has Percy Wetmore, a sadistic prison guard who only got the position out of a morbid curiosity at seeing live executions. He then deliberately botches an execution by keeping the sponge dry. Besides him there was also William "Wild Bill" Wharton, a psychotic death row inmate who establishes his unpredictability by pretending to be in a drunken stupor before attempting to choke one of the guards to death. He spends the remainder of his time trying to cause as much mischief as he could before his execution. His worst crime is the rape and murder of the two girls John Coffey had been accused of killing.
** Henry Bowers in ''Literature/{{IT}}'' by Stephen King is a prime example of a sociopath, as he matures from a schoolyard bully to a murderer. Had he not been institutionalized, he likely would have ended up eventually going on a shooting spree.
*** In the same book, Patrick Hockstetter is explicitly described as a sociopath, with no grasp of the fact that others are, in fact, real, and at five years old killed his baby brother for disrupting household routine. [[spoiler:IT even has trouble finding a humanoid form that Patrick will comprehend and become frightened of, briefly turning into a writhing, amorphous blob.]]
*** IT itself is a sadistic interdimensional predator who, despite feeding on children, also takes its time to instill as much fear into its potential victim for as long as it could to make their meat taste sweeter. In addition, It has a grandiose sense of self-importance where it views humanity as below him and even the Turtle, another being from the Macroverse that it begrudgingly accepts as an equal, is nothing more than an old fool.
** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsummateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
** ''Literature/TheGreenMile'' has Percy Wetmore, a sadistic prison guard who only got the position out of a morbid curiosity at seeing live executions. He then deliberately botches an execution by keeping the sponge dry. Besides him there was also William "Wild Bill" Wharton, a psychotic death row inmate who establishes his unpredictability by pretending to be in a drunken stupor before attempting to choke one of the guards to death. He spends the remainder of his time trying to cause as much mischief as he could before his execution. His worst crime is the rape and murder of the two girls John Coffey had been accused of killing.
** Henry Bowers in ''Literature/{{IT}}'' by Stephen King is a prime example of a sociopath, as he matures from a schoolyard bully to a murderer. Had he not been institutionalized, he likely would have ended up eventually going on a shooting spree.
*** In the same book, Patrick Hockstetter is explicitly described as a sociopath, with no grasp of the fact that others are, in fact, real, and at five years old killed his baby brother for disrupting household routine. [[spoiler:IT even has trouble finding a humanoid form that Patrick will comprehend and become frightened of, briefly turning into a writhing, amorphous blob.]]
*** IT itself is a sadistic interdimensional predator who, despite feeding on children, also takes its time to instill as much fear into its potential victim for as long as it could to make their meat taste sweeter. In addition, It has a grandiose sense of self-importance where it views humanity as below him and even the Turtle, another being from the Macroverse that it begrudgingly accepts as an equal, is nothing more than an old fool.
* Kennit from the ''Liveship Traders'' trilogy by Creator/RobinHobb is a textbook example. Superficially charming, extremely manipulative, a grandiose sense of self-worth and he views everyone around him as playthings to be used for his own personal amusement. When he is psychically connected to Wintrow, he does start caring about him, but mostly because he views Wintrow as an extension of ''himself'' that he wants to keep safe as his own personal prophet.
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** Roland Birgersson in "Betvingade" seems to fit into this trope as well. He has already murdered a woman and now plans to murder her son (who happens to be Markus Järv, the story's male protagonist) as well. And he's prepared to also murder Markus's wife and/or let Markus's six-year-old daughter drown to get his way. And to make things worse, it also turns out that [[spoiler: Roland is Markus's father]].
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** Roland Birgersson in "Betvingade" seems to fit into this trope as well. He has already murdered a woman and now plans to murder her son (who happens to be Markus Järv, the story's male protagonist) as well. And he's prepared to also murder Markus's wife and/or let Markus's six-year-old 6-year-old daughter drown to get his way. And to make things worse, it also turns out that [[spoiler: Roland is Markus's father]].
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** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsummateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
** ''Literature/TheGreenMile'' has Percy Wetmore, a sadistic prison guard who only got the position out of a morbid curiosity at seeing live executions. He then deliberately botches an execution by keeping the sponge dry. Besides him there was also William "Wild Bill" Wharton, a psychotic death row inmate who establishes his unpredictability by pretending to be in a drunken stupor before attempting to choke one of the guards to death. He spends the remainder of his time trying to cause as much mischief as he could before his execution. His worst crime is the rape and murder of the two girls John Coffey had been accused of killing.
** Henry Bowers in ''Literature/{{IT}}'' by Stephen King is a prime example of a sociopath, as he matures from a schoolyard bully to a murderer. Had he not been institutionalized, he likely would have ended up eventually going on a shooting spree.
*** In the same book, Patrick Hockstetter is explicitly described as a sociopath, with no grasp of the fact that others are, in fact, real, and at five years old killed his baby brother for disrupting household routine. [[spoiler:IT even has trouble finding a humanoid form that Patrick will comprehend and become frightened of, briefly turning into a writhing, amorphous blob.]]
*** IT itself is a sadistic interdimensional predator who, despite feeding on children, also takes its time to instill as much fear into its potential victim for as long as it could to make their meat taste sweeter. In addition, It has a grandiose sense of self-importance where it views humanity as below him and even the Turtle, another being from the Macroverse that it begrudgingly accepts as an equal, is nothing more than an old fool.
** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsummateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
** ''Literature/TheGreenMile'' has Percy Wetmore, a sadistic prison guard who only got the position out of a morbid curiosity at seeing live executions. He then deliberately botches an execution by keeping the sponge dry. Besides him there was also William "Wild Bill" Wharton, a psychotic death row inmate who establishes his unpredictability by pretending to be in a drunken stupor before attempting to choke one of the guards to death. He spends the remainder of his time trying to cause as much mischief as he could before his execution. His worst crime is the rape and murder of the two girls John Coffey had been accused of killing.
** Henry Bowers in ''Literature/{{IT}}'' by Stephen King is a prime example of a sociopath, as he matures from a schoolyard bully to a murderer. Had he not been institutionalized, he likely would have ended up eventually going on a shooting spree.
*** In the same book, Patrick Hockstetter is explicitly described as a sociopath, with no grasp of the fact that others are, in fact, real, and at five years old killed his baby brother for disrupting household routine. [[spoiler:IT even has trouble finding a humanoid form that Patrick will comprehend and become frightened of, briefly turning into a writhing, amorphous blob.]]
*** IT itself is a sadistic interdimensional predator who, despite feeding on children, also takes its time to instill as much fear into its potential victim for as long as it could to make their meat taste sweeter. In addition, It has a grandiose sense of self-importance where it views humanity as below him and even the Turtle, another being from the Macroverse that it begrudgingly accepts as an equal, is nothing more than an old fool.
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* Kennit from the ''Liveship Traders'' trilogy by Creator/RobinHobb is a textbook example. Superficially charming, extremely manipulative, a grandiose sense of self-worth and he views everyone around him as playthings to be used for his own personal amusement. When he is psychically connected to Wintrow, he does start caring about him, but mostly because he views Wintrow as an extension of ''himself'' that he wants to keep safe as his own personal prophet.
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** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsumnateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
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** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsumnateLiar [[ConsummateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
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** Randall Flagg from ''Literature/TheStand'' reads like a bullet list for antisocial personality disorder. He [[LackOfEmpathy has no concern for the wellbeing of others]], [[ItsAllAboutMe cares only about amassing more power for himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil is able to feign politeness towards others]], [[ConsumnateLiar sounds completely sincere when he's lying through his teeth]], and [[ManipulativeBastard effortlessly manipulates others into doing his bidding]].
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*** It itself is a sadistic interdimensional predator who, despite feeding on children, also takes its time to instill as much fear into its potential victim for as long as it could to make their meat taste sweeter. In addition, It has a grandiose sense of self-importance where it views humanity as below him and even the Turtle, another being from the Macroverse that it begrudgingly accepts as an equal, is nothing more than an old fool.
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*** It IT itself is a sadistic interdimensional predator who, despite feeding on children, also takes its time to instill as much fear into its potential victim for as long as it could to make their meat taste sweeter. In addition, It has a grandiose sense of self-importance where it views humanity as below him and even the Turtle, another being from the Macroverse that it begrudgingly accepts as an equal, is nothing more than an old fool.
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* In ''Literature/AcrossTheUniverse'', Luther is shown to be completely without remorse in any of the stuff he pulls, from trying to rape Amy to [[spoiler:raping Vittoria in "revenge" after Amy escapes]] to [[spoiler:trying to incite riots after the population is taken off their mass-spread sedatives]] to [[spoiler:continuing to stalk and harass Amy, wanting to finish what he started]]. The only reason he seems to have for any of the things he does is that he enjoys having power over others. [[spoiler:The only reason he changes his behavior at all is because Amy fights back and makes it clear she'll shoot him if he continues. Even then, he still enjoys scaring her.]]
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* In ''Literature/AcrossTheUniverse'', ''Literature/AcrossTheUniverseBethRevis'', Luther is shown to be completely without remorse in any of the stuff he pulls, from trying to rape Amy to [[spoiler:raping Vittoria in "revenge" after Amy escapes]] to [[spoiler:trying to incite riots after the population is taken off their mass-spread sedatives]] to [[spoiler:continuing to stalk and harass Amy, wanting to finish what he started]]. The only reason he seems to have for any of the things he does is that he enjoys having power over others. [[spoiler:The only reason he changes his behavior at all is because Amy fights back and makes it clear she'll shoot him if he continues. Even then, he still enjoys scaring her.]]
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* Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge on Carrie even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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* Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge "revenge" on Carrie Carrie, even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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* 'Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge on Carrie even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge on Carrie even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}: 'Literature/{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishingCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge on Carrie even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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* ''Literature:{{Carrie}}: In both the book and all the film adaptations, Chris Hargensen is a particularly vile AlphaBitch whose EstablishCharacterMoment involves tormenting Carrie (who's having her first period and thinks she's bleeding to death because [[TheFundamentalist her mom]] never told her what a period is) by getting all the other girls to [[KickTheDog throwing tampons at her and chant "plug it up".]] After she's given detention and later banned from the prom for her cruelty, she wants to get "revenge on Carrie even though it's [[NeverMyFault entirely her fault to begin with.]] The book also mentions that she had other victims besides Carrie, such as a [[BullyingTheDisabled girl with a cleft palate]] who she put a firecracker in her shoe and [[AgonyOfTheFeet blew half her toes off.]] In all the versions, she never shows any remorse, and seems to [[CardCarryingVillain outright enjoy how cruel she is.]]
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** Ironically, Lecter is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. In Literature/RedDragon, t is pointed out that, although Lecter has some characteristics typical of sociopaths, such as lack of remorse or sense of guilt, he does not exhibit many others such as shallowness of emotions or being a drifter. Will Graham states that "they say he's a sociopath, because they don't know what else to call him".
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* In ''Literature/InCryptid'', the [[BewareTheMindReader Johrlac]], also known as "[[BackstoryInvader cuckoos]]" are an entire ''[[SpeciesOfHats species]]'' of sociopaths, described as such in-universe. It may be due to their BlueAndOrangeMorality, but it's implied that even by the standards of their homeworld they're horrible, and the reason their ancestors were exiled from that dimension is that they were criminals. There are a grand total of two adult [[TokenHeroicOrc non-sociopathic Johrlac]] on Earth,[[note]]Johrlac children usually aren't aware they're anything other than human until [[HumanAlienReveal their powers activate at puberty]] and the mental shock makes them murder their [[MuggleFosterParents human parents]]. The worst they ever do is convince people that they're their own children and need to be protected.[[/note]] one of which was raised by the other. In ''Imaginary Numbers'' we meet one who [[spoiler:[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes has a sister he cares about]] and makes a HeelFaceTurn to protect her]], but the jury's still out on whether he's sociopathic or not.
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* In ''Literature/InCryptid'', the [[BewareTheMindReader Johrlac]], also known as "[[BackstoryInvader cuckoos]]" are an entire ''[[SpeciesOfHats species]]'' of sociopaths, described as such in-universe. It may be due to their BlueAndOrangeMorality, but it's implied that even by the standards of their homeworld they're horrible, and the reason their ancestors were exiled from that dimension is that they were criminals. There are a grand total of two adult [[TokenHeroicOrc non-sociopathic Johrlac]] on Earth,[[note]]Johrlac children usually aren't aware they're anything other than human until [[HumanAlienReveal [[HumanAlienDiscovery their powers activate at puberty]] and the mental shock makes them murder their [[MuggleFosterParents human parents]]. The worst they ever do is convince people that they're their own children and need to be protected.[[/note]] one of which was raised by the other. In ''Imaginary Numbers'' we meet one who [[spoiler:[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes has a sister he cares about]] and makes a HeelFaceTurn to protect her]], but the jury's still out on whether he's sociopathic or not.
