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7	->'''Fantasy:''' He's possessed!\
8	'''Horror:''' He's insane!\
9	'''Adventure:''' He's my kind of guy!
10	-->--Referring to [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]] in ''WesternAnimation/ThePagemaster''
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12	When two villainous (or at least, {{Token Evil\|Teammate}}) characters fight, the [[EvilerThanThou less evil one]] will rail about how EvenEvilHasStandards, they've crossed the MoralEventHorizon and [[ThisIsUnforgivable what they've done is unforgivable...]] and it was a nice touch to put [[RayGun lasers]] on the [[KillerRabbit carnivorous hamsters']] heads.
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14	Mostly a comedy trope, this shows up as an inversion of ArsonMurderAndJaywalking with one villain complimenting another on how [[ComplexityAddiction elaborate]] their DeathTrap, EvilScheme, [[EvilGloating Villainous Monologue]], EvilLaugh, VillainSong, or they themselves are. Compare BerateAndSwitch.
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16	It won't stop them from fighting it out, [[WorthyOpponent but credit where credit is due.]]
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18	A subtrope to VillainCred, the general respect a villain gets for their evil deeds from other villains. If it's a VillainTeamUp, the {{Card Carrying Villain}}s will often compliment their allies/rivals for their evilness. Compare ArsonMurderAndLifesaving. Compare InLoveWithYourCarnage when a villain falls in love with a hero due to the hero's violence. Contrast InsultBackfire. If a hero or other non-villain (or even some villain types such as the WellIntentionedExtremist) is on the receiving end, this becomes YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame or just BaddieFlattery. Compare and contrast TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou, where the hero admits he admires ''one'' thing about a villain he otherwise despises.
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20	!!Examples
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24	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
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26	* ''Manga/SpyXFamily'': Mission 31 opens with Nightfall grumbling that Twilight's become a Defrosting Ice King thanks to Yor and Anya, impairing his efficacy as a spy...and she adores the new Twilight just as much, if not more, than the old one.
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30	[[folder:Comic Books]]
31	* ''ComicBook/BlackMoonChronicles'':
32	** When captured by Ghorgor in the first book, Pilou plays a trick on him, teleporting his swords back to himself whenever Ghorgor tries to look at them. Ghorgor is so enraged by this that he... takes Pilou and Wismerhill into his warband.
33	** Wismerhill is very amused when mage Shamballeau kills 20 of his soldiers in an explosion, going from initial rage to happily adopting him as part of his own growing band.
34	* While Whirl in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is on the side of the heroes...sort of...he gets a shot at this during the Holiday Special. A DoorstopBaby the ''Lost Light'' picks up is revealed to be a fake; instead of a true Cybertronian protoform, it's a vicious swarm of scraplets. Whirl, who had risked his life for the fake child, mentions that they "manipulate[d] me into putting my life at risk by feigning kinship...all just so they could live to kill again." He is ''incredibly proud'' of them for this. [[spoiler:The scraplets do seem to appreciate it on some level, at least; they turn out to be AndroclesLion in the final showdown with Getaway.]]
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37	[[folder:Fan Works]]
38	* "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8619924/1/Epistolary-The-50-Years-Before-We-Were-Born Epistolary: The 50 Years Before We Were Born]]": In this ''Series/DoctorWho'' story UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill recalls his first encounter with the Doctor in a letter to Amy Pond-Williams:
39	-->''I first met the Doctor when I was 25 years old. He was [[Creator/ColinBaker a maniacal, arrogant man]] [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes in a ridiculous overcoat with a pattern mimicking a circus tent]] and an umbrella like a color wheel. [[InsufferableGenius Loud, caustic, short-tempered, self-absorbed, stubborn]] [[JerkAss and in general a horses arse.]] I liked him immediately.''
40	* "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4686180/3/Shadows-Are-Rising Shadows are Rising]]": [[OriginalCharacter Shadow]] tells ''[[{{Manga/Bleach}} Ichigo]]'' that of course he didn't spy on his family and friends; that was his assistant's job.
41	-->'''Ichigo's hollow''': Wow, this guy really has no sense of right and wrong. He is definitely my kind of guy!
42	* In ''Fanfic/AlphaAndOmega'', How Aria sums up Shinji's situation after he's kidnapped by a Spectre.
43	-->'''Aria''': So... he nearly cut a Spectre's throat, stole her weapon, and then took two of the most influential Asari in the galaxy hostage at gunpoint. You know, I can't help but feel slightly proud...
44	* Malty in ''Fanfic/AmbitionOfTheRedPrincess'' notes the slave trader Beloukas doing his best to endear himself to Naofumi.
45	-->What a dirty conniving opportunist. Malty's opinion of him just improved considerably!
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48	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
49	* This little bit in ''Film/ThePagemaster'', when the books talk about [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]].
50	-->'''Fantasy:''' He's [[HeWhoFightsMonsters possessed!]]\
51	'''Horror:''' He's [[AxeCrazy insane!]]\
52	'''Adventure:''' He's my kind of guy!
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55	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
56	* ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues'' has the following exchange between Morticia and Debbie:
57	-->'''Morticia:''' You have enslaved him. You have placed Fester under some strange sexual spell. I respect that.
58	* ''Film/TheNakedGun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'':
59	-->'''Drebin''' (undercover as a gangster, to the BigBad's mother): Mrs Dillon, your son is a ruthless, sadistic, cold-blooded animal. You must be very proud of him.
60	-->'''Muriel Dillon''': I am.
61	* Jabba and Boussh in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' after the latter threatens the former into giving him more money:
62	-->'''Jabba:''' "[[EvilLaugh Hohoho!]] This bounty hunter is my kind of scum! Fearless and inventive!"
63	* Ishmael's father in ''Film/{{Kingpin}}''. The father tells Ishmael that he knows about the boozing, the gambling, and the partying... and how Ishmael got the lead character Roy to turn away from all that.
64	* ''Film/FleshAndBlood1985''. After Steven's wife is kidnapped by mercenaries, he and his father go to the mercenaries' former commander Hawkwood. Steven bullies him into helping get her back by threatening the woman Hawkwood is caring for. As Steven has been portrayed up till now as rather bookish and ineffectual, his father laughs and notes with approval, "You're as ruthless as I am!" Steven just replies grimly, "When I have to be."
65	* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' has Red's narration describing Tommy Williams as a young hoodlum who was a "Young punk, Mr. Rock and Roll, cocky as hell" right before noting "We liked him immediately".
66	* Played with in ''Film/RushHour'', in which the chief ''pretends'' to be doing this ("Two officers were shot -- one man lost a pinkie; you destroyed half a block; you lost lots of evidence; what you did was dangerous and completely against policy; and not only that... you did a good job"), but he's actually using it to convince Carter to accept his new assignment, which he regards as an insult to the entire LAPD.
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69	[[folder:Literature]]
70	* In ''Literature/DragonBones'' someone mentions that Fenwick, the protagonist's father, would just have killed the king and be done with it. Oreg (who is an immortal slave, and had Fenwick as master before he was inherited by Ward) comments that this was one of his rather likeable traits. (The king is a jerk, Fenwick was an abusive husband and father, and probably treated Oreg horribly).
71	* ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' greatly admires the artistic merits of the Ice Truck Killer's scenes. In the second book, he also admits to respecting the skill of turning people into "yodeling potatoes".
72	* In Discworld book ''Literature/{{Mort}}'' a dying EvilVizier takes this trope up to eleven: he compliments the emperor for killing ''him''.
73	* Harry [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Dresden]]'s magic adviser, Bob the Skull: whenever Harry appears to be acting more like Bob's BlueAndOrangeMorality, [[ProperlyParanoid paranoia]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking perversion]], Bob semi-sarcastically cheers him on. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame Harry is rarely amused.]]
74	* In the ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' series, the Boskone culture being based on [[TheSocialDarwinist survival of the fittest]], it's pretty much a RunningGag for a superior to praise the efforts of his BastardUnderstudy to supplant him (while of course pointing out why an attempt to do so would be dangerous for his health).
75	* In ''Shadow's Claim'', an ''Literature/ImmortalsAfterDark'' novel by Creator/KresleyCole, Sabine says to Salem, "You're lucky I like you, you prince-gouging, foul-mouthed sylphic man-slut. Ah, yes, I like these things about you indeed."
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78	[[folder:Live Action TV]]
79	* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In "My Name Is Oliver Queen", Oliver suggests they negotiate with ComicBook/RasAlGhul by capturing his ArchEnemy Damien Darhk (the BigBad in the next season, but they didn't know that at the time) and handing him over to Ra's.
80	--> '''[[TokenEvilTeammate Malcolm Merlyn]]:''' That is remarkably ruthless and cold-blooded. I approve.
81	* ''Series/{{Blackadder}} II'' features one after Blackadder blackmails the Baby-Eating Bishop of Bath and Wells who "drowns babies at their christening and eats them in the vestry afterwards" by arranging some very compromising paintings.
82	--> '''Bishop:''' You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church?
83	* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Family", Spike admires Mr. Maclay's blatant misogyny.
84	* One episode of ''Series/{{Community}}'' has the women of the group discover that [[IdiotSavant Abed]] has been charting their menstrual cycles, solely by observing which days of the month his CloudCuckoolander tendencies seemed to annoy them the most.
85	-->'''Annie:''' (''looking over Abed's calculations'') Abed, this is so intrusive -- and so ''accurate!''
86	* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]] again (this time only the TV show) admits, at least at first, that he admires Trinity for his success in maintaining the life he's led. Downplayed in that Dexter still has every intention of ''killing'' him, but not before he can learn how to do the same with his own life.
87	* In ''Series/{{Leverage}},'' after Nate cons his dad into a situation where the Irish mob puts a contract out on him:
88	-->"You're more ruthless than me, crueler than me. Maybe you are better than me. I'm proud of you son."
89	* A milder variation in the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' SeriesFinale, "All Good Things...". The Enterprise and a Romulan ship are facing a temporal anomaly in the Neutral Zone when Picard recommends to the Romulan commander Tomalak that they pursue a joint investigation rather than "stare at each other from across the Neutral Zone".
90	-->'''Tomalak''': Has the Federation approved this suggestion?\
91	'''Picard''': No, they have not.\
92	'''Tomalak''': I like it already.
93	* In the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode, "The Magnificent Ferengi," Quark creates a team to rescue his mother from the Dominion. The only actually competent member is Leck, a true nutcase merc. After the adventure (which actually includes ''killing their own hostage'') Leck sums it up:
94	-->'''Leck''': This is the sloppiest, most amateurish operation I've ever seen... If you ever do something like this again, count me in.
95	* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS09E02DevilMayCare "Devil May Care" (S09, Ep02)]], Abaddon congratulates a handful of demons on being "violent, power-hungry opportunists" although she finds fault with their reliance on deals and choice of meat suits.
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98	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
99	* Used occasionally, such as when, after being betrayed by his tag-team partner Wrestling/{{Christian}} in a Battle Royal for the Intercontinental title (around 2003, perhaps?), Wrestling/ChrisJericho called him out... to congratulate him, and tell him he would have done the exact same thing if he'd thought of it. Then they hug. Awww.
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102	[[folder:Video Games]]
103	* ''VideoGame/BombRushCyberfunk'': To get a newly awoken Red up to speed, Tryce describes DJ Cyber as someone who enforces the Code of the Streets to a near totalitarian extreme, is rumored to collect people's heads to mess with their minds, and... is probably the best DJ in the city. Tryce is still waiting for his latest mixtape.
104	* ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'': Edward Van Helgen's reaction to [[GuileHero Guybrush]] shooting his banjo out of his hands with his own pistol to screw up their competition is thus: "Of all the low-down tricks! I've never even heard of something so low! [[BerateAndSwitch I've completely misjudged you.]] [[FiveAcesCheater You ARE a pirate, after all]]!"
105	* In ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness,'' Etna uses VillainProtagonist Laharl as bait to get what she wants from BigBadWannabe Maderas, without either of them knowing. After Laharl finds out what Etna's intentions were, does he get angry at her for using him? ...no, he compliments her on how devious she is and promotes her to his right-hand demon.
106	* Due to their lack of any actual morality, some Asurans in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' come off as somewhat evil. In one case, the actions of the Asuran Tekks has instigated a war between two aboriginal frog-tribes. Her rival, Giriff, comments he would be impressed if he thought she'd done it on purpose.
107	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'':
108	** On the [[PenalColony prison planet]] of Belsavis, it turns out that the Republic was conducting experiments on [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman alien prisoners]] by forcing them to fight one another and comparing the performance of each species. If you are playing an Imperial character, you can overhear the following conversation between two NPC scientists on the Imperial side.
109	--->'''Imperial Scientist #1:''' These experiments the Republic's been conducting -- xenophobia, genocidal conditioning...I can hardly believe it.\
110	'''Imperial Scientist #2:''' I know. It's ghastly, unethical...\
111	'''Imperial Scientist #1:''' You know I had this same idea years ago.\
112	'''Imperial Scientist #2:''' You -- wait, what?\
113	'''Imperial Scientist #1:''' Yes. I didn't have the backing or the resources to pursue it, but the hypotheses were there. Never imagined the Republic would beat me to it. Didn't think they had it in them.
114	** Consular companion Tharan Cedrax makes a habit of it. He's nominally a pacifist, but his ForScience motivation and belief that knowledge is valuable in and of itself, means that while he doesn't necessarily approve of the damage some WMD, technology-based ArtifactOfDoom, or ''highly'' unethical research project will cause, he will approve of the cleverness it took to come up with it.
115	** Some Mandalorians and the codex itself mention that they sided with the Empire at least partially to get opportunities to fight the Jedi. In Revan's absence, they'll settle for the rest of the Order, believing that the Jedi are the most powerful warriors in the galaxy. After all, what better way to gain prestige than to fight and defeat the same people who trained Revan or held onto some of Revan's teachings? [[note]] This means their work for the Empire is a StealthInsult to the Sith, who they ''don't'' consider worthy of a good battle, and Mandalore the Vindicated openly expresses disdain for the Sith and Imperial military, saying that the Empire wouldn't be able to win an ''argument'' with the Republic if the Mandos weren't doing their fighting for them. [[/note]]
116	* In '' VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and its sequel, the Mandalorians as a whole regarding Revan. [[TheStrategist Revan]] thoroughly trashed them in the Mandalorian Wars -- but far from being sore, they have instead placed Revan on a pedestal. Canderous in particular describes Revan's use of expert tactics, and ferocity on the battlefield, and even Revan's defeat of Mandalore the Ultimate in tones of admiration. By Mandalorian values, Revan was the ultimate WorthyOpponent, and to face Revan in battle was the ultimate honor win or lose. [[spoiler: And where pretty much everyone else is upset when finding out the PC is an amnesiac Darth Revan, Canderous instead becomes the Mandalorian version of TheKnightsWhoSaySquee]].
117	* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', virtually everyone you fight with who comes across Cerberus (including one or two of the people who work for them) expresses disgust at their nasty experiments, human-supremacist agenda, and [[spoiler:resorting to the use of Reaper tech in the third game]]. On the other hand, they did build the [[CoolStarship Normandy SR-2]], which has earned praise from certain characters for its superior engineering compared to the old Normandy. This includes Tali'Zorah, who comes from a species highly adept at technology, and Engineer Adams, who served on the old Normandy SR-1.
118	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
119	** When you complete a quest in Ashenvale, Durak says this:
120	--->'''Durak:''' Tainting the Forest's Heart? How ruthless... an utterly vicious blow... I adore the idea!
121	** In one of Prince Renathal's quotes [[StopPokingMe for when you click on him enough]]:
122	--->The Master hoarded anima, lied, threw me into the Maw!... All of that I respect, but setting the Jailer free? Oh, <tsk tsk> too far.
123	* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', [[BigBad Cackletta]] ambushes Mario, Luigi, and Bowser (who is involved in an EnemyMine with the Bros). Bowser's mad at her, not because of her evil plan, but because said plan was cool.
124	-->'''Bowser:''' You're the fiend who stole Peach's voice! How dare you pull off such a cool evil plan?
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127	[[folder:Web Comics]]
128	* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''s Mushroom Kingdom Carol, a parody of Literature/AChristmasCarol has [[AllLovingHero Mario]] become a grumpy old man in the same manner as Ebenezer Scrooge, in part due to taking over Wario's banking company after Bowser retires and Wario passing on years later. When Wario returns as a ghost to serve the role of Jacob Marley, he calls out Mario for becoming greedy, bitter, and selfish after taking over, following up with a thumbs up and a "Well done!"
129	* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' has Evil Princess Sara be "this close" to being proud of Garland after he got a villain upgrade with dark-colored SpeechBubble. He's still a {{nice\|Guy}}, {{Harmless\|Villain}}, AffablyEvil IneffectualSympatheticVillain though, which explains the almost.
130	* Inverted in ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'', where [[OmnicidalManiac Richard]] is criticized for not being evil enough. But then it ''was'' from a KangarooCourt set up by TheLegionsOfHell...
131	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
132	** Jenny, who [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0611.html met with]] and got a [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0622.html heavy crush]] on Belkar.
133	* In ''Webcomic/TalesFromThePit'', [[http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/5867433154 Mark Rosewater receives hate-mail]] from an angry ''TabletopGame/{{Magic\|TheGathering}}'' player who accuses him of having "systematically destroyed everything that was awesome about ''Magic''" immediately before asking how to get a job in R&D.
134	* In the world of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', [[MadScientist Sparks]] will ''often'' fall into this, both protagonists and antagonists. When you're a genetically predetermined genius mad scientist, apparently you're prone to it. Classic example seen [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090821 here.]]
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137	[[folder:Web Original]]
138	* Inverted on ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': while Sarge is glad that O'Malley is killing all the Blues, he can't stand the thought that he now has a higher body count.
139	* In ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad''.
140	-->'''Tompkins''': Aw, come on prinicpal [sic] Strong Bad, I only stole ''one'' Sega tape.\
141	'''Strong Bad''': That's just it, Tompkins. You could have stolen ''upwards'' of one Sega tape.
142	* In ''Series/{{Noob}}'', Gaea discovers that the leader of the top guild of an enemy faction has a tax on all of the faction's guilds. She initially acts shocked, but ends up calling the guy a genius due to the fact [[MoneyFetish it's actually the kind of thing]] [[TheScrooge she'd do if she could]]. She still has a personal reason to be shocked since [[spoiler:she just recently pulled a Heel Face Turn, she's one of the most greedy fiction characters out there, and she was made master of guild that happens to be ''very'' late in its payments]].
143	* On ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'', [[http://notalwaysright.com/i-dont-speak-racist/81055 a customer service representative goes wild on a racist caller]] on a recorded line. Naturally, the representative gets reported to management, who writes him up for rudeness to the customer... and then says this.
144	--> Hey, on a more personal note -– good job! Don’t EVER do it again, but good job. All the managers have listened to it, and we were all rolling with laughter -– we couldn’t believe that you stood up to him like you did. Just... you know; don’t do it again.” wink
145	* Early in Volume 6 of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Cinder approaches local KnowledgeBroker[=/=]crime boss Miss Malachite looking for information on Team RWBY. When Malachite's bodyguards go to block her from coming too close, Cinder tosses a hefty sum of cash on the table. Malachite asks if it's her life savings, and Cinder replies "It was someone's." Malachite can't help but be amused and says that the line is "Cute." (It's also not just a line, since Cinder literally did murder a woman and steal all the money she had.)
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148	[[folder:Western Animation]]
149	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': In "Birth of a Salesman", Dr. Robotnik has this to say to travelling salesman Wes Weasely.
150	-->'''Robotnik:''' Listen, Weasley, you are brash, arrogant, obnoxious, pushy, rude, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you dress funny]]. You're my kinda guy!
151	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', ComicBook/TheJoker watches [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Dr. Harleen Quinzel's]] call-in talk show and has this to say about it:
152	--> '''Joker:''' Pop psychology at its worst: her theories are unfounded, her professional manner's a joke, and her training -- if ANY -- is shoddy at best! ''[{{beat}}]'' I LOVE this show! The girl's more screw-loose than ''me''!
153	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': At the end of "The Millie-Churian Candidate", Louise sounds like she's outraged that Henry Haber [[TheChessmaster manipulated everyone]] in order to beat Jimmy Pesto Jr. in the election for class president, then ends her dressing-down by telling him, in an impressed tone, "You're going to be an ''amazing'' president."
154	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'':
155	** Nicole expresses genuine pride in Anais when she successfully pulls a Chessmaster against her family so she can watch her show. Of course, she's scared too.
156	-->'''Nicole''': I feel really proud of her, yet really scared at the same time.
157	** When Darwin attempts to emotionally manipulate his family into buying him a tank, their response upon finding out is to [[BaitAndSwitch initially look very disapproving... then declare that he]] [[SharedFamilyQuirks really is a part of their family]]
158	--> '''Darwin''': I wasn't looking at the fish. I was trying to guilt-trip you into buying me the huge tank.
159	--> '''Nicole''': You were trying to emotionally blackmail me into buying you something?
160	--> '''Richard''': Well, looks like somebody's shown their true colors! (''Nicole, Gumball, Richard and Anais nod'') You really are...
161	--> '''Nicole, Richard, Gumball, and Anais''': [[SharedFamilyQuirks A Watterson!]] (cue GroupHug)
162	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', Cuphead nearly gets blown up by dynamite thanks to one of Bowlboy’s ill-thought-out pranks and has this to say:
163	-->'''Cuphead:''' ''[outraged]'' You almost killed me! You are irresponsible, careless, and simply unhinged! ''[{{beat}} as Cuphead falls to his knees and pleads happily]'' Be my new brother!
164	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Scrooge [=McDuck=] sums up his relationship with Huey, Dewey and Louie: "You kids are nothing but trouble. Curse me kilts have I ''missed'' trouble!"
165	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Dwight and Cubert found a competing delivery company and drive Planet Express out of business in an attempt to [[WellDoneSonGuy impress and/or spite]] their respective parents. When their own business ends up in trouble after they take on more deliveries than they can actually carry out, they come running to their parents for help, prompting the following exchange:
166	-->'''Prof. Farnsworth''': Why did you boys do all this? \
167	'''Dwight''': ''[sobbing]'' We just wanted you to be... proud of us... \
168	'''Hermes''': Proud of you?! You ruined us with sleazy business practices and a complete disregard for human decency! ''{{{beat}}}'' Of ''course'' we're proud of you! \
169	'''Prof. Farnsworth''': Damn right we are.
170	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': The pirate leader Hondo Ohnaka is informed that several of his men betrayed him.
171	-->'''Hondo:''' Traitors! Scum! I am so proud. Yet so betrayed.
172	** Not just that, he [[WelcomeBackTraitor unhesitatingly welcomes the traitors back into his crew]] when he convinces them to turn against their new masters.
173	* Hondo invokes this again in the ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' episode "Brothers of the Broken Horn," when he learns Ezra's claim of being Lando Calrissian was a lie.
174	-->'''Hondo:''' You lied to me? I knew I liked you!
175	** Later in the season, Ezra more or less cons information from Hondo, promising him a finder's fee and then bluntly refusing to give it once he has what he wants. Hondo's response is [[SoProudOfYou pride]] in Ezra for learning so quickly.
176	** [[spoiler:Maul]] is highly amused when he finds out that Ezra once stole a Jedi holocron.
177	* In the old ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon, Shredder and Krang would occasionally compliment each other's evilness (when they weren't getting on each other's nerves). Other villains also got some praise for their evil plans from time to time.
178	-->'''Shredder:''' Then you shall have the robot. I vow it!\
179	'''Krang:''' Cross your heart and hope to die?\
180	'''Shredder:''' What heart?\
181	'''Krang:''' Shredder, you're my kind of guy!
182	* On ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', after [[TheCaligula Lucius]] is woken up in the middle of the night:
183	-->'''Lucius:''' ''Someone is causing misery? At this hour? How productive!''
184	* During the ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' episode "Identity Crisis", after Sirus had stolen a file containing the [=PIDs=] for a sector under Megabyte's control:
185	-->'''[[MagnificentBastard Megabyte]]:''' What you did was slimy, contemptible and downright distasteful. I loved it!
186	** It must be [[InTheBlood in the code]], because Megabyte's "sister" (it's complicated) Hexadecimal once woke up to find herself imprisoned, damaged, in BONDAGE, and literally used as a power supply. By Megabyte. Her literal response was to have a psychotic expression on her [[ExpressiveMask unique face]] and bellow out "WHO DID THIS TO ME!? IIIII ''(changes her mask-face to a smile)'' like it!"
187	* Frequently occurs on ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' in scenes involving Boris and Natasha, given their [[BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad bad is good]] philosophy on life. Often Natasha would say something to the effect of "Boris, you sneaky, no-good, rotten scoundrel! You're my kind of guy!"
188	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', when Dr. Richard Impossible becomes evil -- well, more evil than he had been up to that point -- he makes his Manhattan office building PoweredByAForsakenChild, that is the energy from his former brother-in-law's [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]]-like ability to burst into flames. Unlike Johnny Storm, however, the victim has no ability to control his powers and is in constant agony whenever he's conscious. Phantom Limb praises this as the most evil thing he's ever seen.
189	* {{Averted\|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' when our [[Characters/RickAndMortyRickSanchez Rick Sanchez]] finds a machine created by the evil Rick of another dimension that tortures Mortys to maintain a stealth field around his fortress. Our Rick says this is a bad thing to do, [[DoWrongRight but is actually more hung-up with]] how ''poor'' the design is, as opposed to the grudging admiration he certainly would have had if Evil!Rick had used Rick's design (which he insists was only done on paper as a hypothetical).
190	* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'': In "On a Wing and a Bear", Baloo has to get his pilot's license renewed after he discovers it's expired. However, this is much easier said than done since his instructor is Ralph Throgmoroton, who is extremely meticulous and insists on having things done in alphabetical order. During Baloo's test, he and Throgmorton wind up on Don Karnage's hideout, where they discover that [[VillainTeamUp Karnage has secretly been working with Shere Khan]] to fake a fuel shortage and raise gas prices. As they evade the pirates, Throgmorton yells at Baloo for his dangerous flight maneuvers, but finally admits that they saved them from Karnage and his Air Pirates, so Baloo gets his license back.
191	-->'''Throgmorton''': What you did was A. absolutely terrifying, B. breathtakingly scary, and C. C... quite simply the best flying I've ever seen!
192	* At the beginning of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Bugs Bunny questions Buster's moral character and wonders if he ever shows any consideration for others. Buster proceeds to try and tell him of some examples of where he shows his compassionate side. By the end, Bugs tells Buster, "I've seen enough! You're a rude, conniving, disrespectful little rabbit!" And then in a much lighter tone, Bugs adds, "You done me proud!"
193	* Dick Dastardly puts words in the mouth of the narrator in the ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' episode "Camouflage Hoparoo." The narrator calls Dick deadly, diabolical, and despicable, after which Dick adds "You left out dashing and debonair!"
194	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': [[Characters/TotalDramaHeather Heather]] has this to say about [[Characters/TotalDramaDuncan Duncan]]:
195	-->'''Heather:''' He's evil, manipulative, sketchy, and completely unpredictable… I like the way he thinks!
196	[[/folder]]

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