History VideoGame / Evilgenius

* NapoleonComplex: Maximilian

* WhoShotJFK: The "Assassinate Mr. President" mission involves sniping him from a "grassy knoll". Partially subverted in that you don’t actually kill him, according to the briefing- you just hit him with drugs and he trips out.

A proper sequel, VideoGame/EvilGenius2 , was announced in July of 2017, headed by Rebellion. It is set to release in 2020.

* StrappedtoaRocket: [[spoiler:John Steele’s demise if he is kept in a cell when you press the big red launch button]].

%%* VillainProtagonist

* SpoiledBrat: [[RichBitch Alexis']] background. [[PlayingWithATrope But she's not your standard spoiled brat, oh no.]] When she inherited her father's immense fortune, she could live a nice life in eternal luxury. Instead she worked her inheritance that their value ''quadrupled'', and she became a famous and well-loved actress[=/=]celebrity[=/=]socialite while at it. But even these were not enough, Alexis wanted more. She wanted the world.

A proper sequel, VideoGame/EvilGenius2 , was announced in July of 2017, headed by Rebellion.

* NeverLiveItDown: Lord Kane ''[[InUniverse insists]]'' that he didn't mean for the Titanic to sink and that it was the slip of the tongue to an erstwhile minion of his. No one believes him.

A proper sequel was announced in July of 2017, headed by Rebellion.

* {{BFG}}: The Mercenary minions carry immense machineguns. [[{{Eagleland}} P.A.T.R.I.O.T.]] agent [[{{Rambo}} Dirk Masters]] carries [[GunsAkimbo two]].

* ObviousBeta: There are some bugs that really, really should not have slipped through. Examples include the persian rug being a barrier instead of a tile and science-related henchmen actually making your schemes take longer. Many of these bugs can be fixed by a simple edit of text files, but if even that's too hard for you, you can try the automatic Unofficial Patch.

* NotTheIntendedUse: The "confusing pop-up" trap is meant to bewilder your enemies, sapping their Smarts. However, they ''also'' form a temporary impassable wall while they're up, allowing you to restrict the agents' movements so they don't accidentally dodge your other, deadlier traps.

* ModularEpilogue: The ending changes slightly based on which Evil Genius you are and which delivery method you used for your chosen DoomsdayDevice.

* WhoShotJFK: The "Assassinate Mr. President" mission involves sniping him from a "grassy knoll".

* FiveBadBand: Most players will wind up with one of these. It's almost always the same group, too: players usually go for getting all three "main" henchmen, and The Matron just ForTheLulz.
** BigBad: You! (But you have three to choose from, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Maximilian]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Alexis]], and [[TheSpymaster Shen Yu]]
** TheDragon: Jubei/Lord Kane/Eli Barracuda
** TheEvilGenius: Lord Kane (if not your Dragon)/The Butcher/Doctor Neurocide
** TheBrute: Jubei (if not your Dragon)/Red Ivan/Moko/Colonel Blackheart
** TheDarkChick: Eli Barracuda (if not your Dragon)/Montezuma/The Matron/The Great Mesmero
* FiveManBand: The five super-agents.
** TheHero: John Steele.
** TheLancer: Jet Chan.
** TheBigGuy: Dirk Masters.
** TheSmartGuy: Katarina Frostanova.
** TheChick: Mariana Mamba.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Your minions will happily let investigators, soldiers, and [[HighlyVisibleNinja obvious, heavily armed ninjas]] walk into your base unless you tag them to be eliminated.

** T.I.M. the AI Supercomper alternates between BreakingSpeech and TickleTorture.

** John Steele cannot be defeated during the game, but [[spoiler:if you have him locked in your jail cell when you press the button to launch the rocket and thus win the game, the ending cinematic will show him strapped to the rocket and launched into space with it.]]

Developed by Elixir Studios in 2004, ''Evil Genius'' is best described as ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Franchise/JamesBond''. You are the eponymous evil genius, and it is your job to construct [[SupervillainLair a villainous lair]] [[VolcanoLair in an active volcano]], recruit [[{{Mooks}} henchmen]], steal priceless treasures, hold the world for ransom, and fight off pesky super agents. Also, you need to keep your minions well-trained and happy, because the looting and ransoming won't take care of itself.

Developed by Elixir Studios in 2004, ''Evil Genius'' is best described as ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Franchise/JamesBond''. You are the eponymous evil genius, and it is your job to construct [[SupervillainLair a villainous lair in an active volcano]], recruit [[{{Mooks}} henchmen]], steal priceless treasures, hold the world for ransom, and fight off pesky super agents. Also, you need to keep your minions well-trained and happy, because the looting and ransoming won't take care of itself.

* NeverLiveItDown: Lord Kane ''[[{{In-Universe}} insists]]'' that he didn't mean for the Titanic to sink and that it was the slip of the tongue to an erstwhile minion of his. No one believes him.

Developed by Elixir Studios in 2004, ''Evil Genius'' is best described as ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Franchise/JamesBond''. You are the eponymous evil genius, and it is your job to construct [[SupervillainLair a villainous lair in an active volcano]], recruit [[{{Mooks}} henchmen]], steal priceless treasures, hold the world for ransom, and fight off pesky super agents. Also, you need to keep your minions well-trained and happy, because the looting and ransoming won't take care of itself.