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5	[[caption-width-right:300:I dunno guys, [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter he looks pretty legit to me]].]]
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7	->'''Scott Lang:''' Who are these guys?\
8	'''Tony Stark:''' They're S.H.I.E.L.D. Well, actually HYDRA, but we didn't know that yet.\
9	'''Scott Lang:''' Seriously, you didn't? I mean, they ''look'' like bad guys!
10	-->-- About [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Agent Sitwell and the STRIKE team]], ''Film/AvengersEndgame''
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12	A lot of fiction out there has a tendency to employ [[BlackAndWhiteMorality incredibly black and white perspectives]] to the characters and their actions. Due to the belief that its target demographic (usually children) can't understand subtler shades of evil, many works of fiction create a stark contrast between the heroes and villains. When this happens, the creators will bring in their [[TitleDrop Obviously Evil]][[TradeSnark ®]] Design Team. (Of course, another reason obvious villains are used in some fiction is simply because [[EvilIsCool everyone loves a badass villain]].)
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14	If a work of fiction indulges in Obviously Evil[[TradeSnark ®]], every villain will be a CardCarryingVillain, usually ColourCodedForYourConvenience in shades of [[DarkIsEvil black]] and [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red]]. There won't be any [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]], [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]] or pretty much anyone that doesn't accept and accentuate their evilness. If you see anybody that might seem to be a shade of grey on the side of the villains, it will usually basically be a [[TokenGoodTeammate hero with a slight bit of behavior modification to work with the villains]] (and an inevitable HeelFaceTurn coming up during UsefulNotes/{{Sweeps}}). If the villainous group is a governing body, it will always be an [[TheEmpire Evil Empire]] with a ZeroPercentApprovalRating. There aren't any [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock]] [[{{Mook\|s}} minions]] that just accepted the job because it's work, but instead AlwaysChaoticEvil FacelessGoons that act like miniature versions of the main villain and provide no guilt whatsoever when they get killed by the truckload. TheDragon will either be fully loyal to their master and their evilness, or be TheStarscream and never have any ulterior motive beyond a lust for more power. There will never be any {{Worthy Opponent}}s or {{Tragic Villain}}s or any kind of antagonist presented sympathetically as this doesn't accentuate the author's need to make the bad guys '''ALL''' bad.
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16	The goals of the villains and their organization are always incredibly ''eeeeeevil'', [[EvilPlan with one of five purposes]]: [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]], [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt world destruction]], [[TheCorrupter corruption]], [[FinalSolution genocide]], or [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality antagonizing the heroes]]. Nobody on the side of evil will ever PetTheDog (except maybe the none-too-subtle HeelFaceTurn candidate). Even their imagery is blatantly made as a contrast to the heroes, with [[SkeletonMotif lots of skulls]], SpikesOfVillainy, and other assorted things. Imagine a villain whose entire body is made of {{Red Right Hand}}s, stitched together with thread made from the skin of [[KickTheDog dead puppies]] and you're beginning to get the idea.
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18	Fiction that relies on this is almost always {{Anvilicious}} to a fault, being the most extreme example of BlackAndWhiteMorality. If the writers don't like X, they can just have someone Obviously Evil[[TradeSnark ®]] [[HitlerAteSugar doing X]].
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20	Note that it's possible to have Obviously Evil[[OverlyLongGag ®]] figures in a normally more subtle setting; frequently, the justification is that the character is so far gone into their [[CardCarryingVillain Card-Carrying Villainy]] (or some brutal variation of BlueAndOrangeMorality) that they don't care what other people think of them, or that the character is intentionally playing up a menacing persona in order to intimidate others into compliance. A character also doesn't have to gloat about how ''eeeeeevil'' they are to give off an Obviously Evil aura; all they need to do is look or, more importantly, act sinisterly enough that others are quick to suspect that they have no good intentions. Can go with GodwinsLawOfFacialHair, where the toothbrush mustache is associated with Hitler and evil authoritarians.
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22	This trope actually has two aspects:
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24	The first is Obviously Evil Behavior, where the characters act in extremely vicious and unnecessarily cruel fashion to heighten their ''evilness''. This is almost always played straight. May overlap with VillainBall and StupidEvil. Extremely common in fan fiction were authors use this as a shortcut to establish the "Bad Guy" of the fic and often happens to the author's [[RonTheDeathEater least favorite character]]. Prone to RapeAsDrama. See KickTheDog.
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26	The second is Obviously Evil Appearance, where the characters [[VillainousFashionSense merely]] [[SpikesOfVillainy look]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver evil]]. Unlike behavior, the appearance tropes are just stereotypes that have been drilled into our head over the years and as such make for prime subversion fodder when they appear on [[DarkIsNotEvil heroes]] and [[AntiHero anti-heroes]]. (After all, who would expect [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor's]] skull-faced mug up there to appear on a [[ComicBook/GhostRider good guy]]?) Even when they appear [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds on]] [[AntiVillain certain]] [[TragicVillain types]] [[AlasPoorVillain of]] [[WorthyOpponent villains]] they can still be used for the subversion aspect as people who have grown up on "Spikey-armor = Irredeemable" can still get thrown for a loop when it appears on a character presented sympathetically. If the villain of the series is a KnightTemplar and/or VillainWithGoodPublicity then having a hero with an “obviously evil” appearance can create an interesting commentary on the nature of good and evil as the [[DarkIsNotEvil "Evil"-looking hero]] battles the [[LightIsNotGood "Heroic"-looking villain]]. See DarkIsNotEvil.
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28	Compare BlackAndWhiteMorality, BlackAndGrayMorality, EvilVersusEvil, DarkIsEvil, and VillainousFashionSense. JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith DevilInPlainSight or ObliviouslyEvil, though the former can overlap. Contrast DarkIsNotEvil, GreyAndGrayMorality, WhiteAndGreyMorality, MoralityKitchenSink, and FaceOfAThug. If the revelation that this guy turns out to be evil is [[CaptainObviousReveal treated as a shocking twist]], that's ObviousJudas.
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32	[[folder:Tropes invoked in the establishment of this style]]
33	[[index]]
34	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: There isn't a single person who likes the villainous leader.
35	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Every member of the race is evil.
36	* AngryGuardDog: A dog (or any other canine) guarding a SupervillainLair, with exclusive UndyingLoyalty to villains.
37	** BewareOfViciousDog: The dogs are often portrayed as evil and savage. Naturally a villain's favorite RightHandAttackDog.
38	** MisterMuffykins: Villains would also use a small yet savage dog as a canine equivalent to RightHandCat.
39	** RightHandAttackDog: Villains love dogs, and they often have them as their action sidekick.
40	* AxCrazy: Nothing says "This guy is evil" quite like an unbridled tendency to inflict violence on others unprovoked.
41	* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: If a person mistreats and harms animals, they're automatically evil.
42	* BadPowersBadPeople: It can't be any more obvious that the villain is a bad guy if their powers are dangerous and lethal ones.
43	* BaldOfEvil: A person being bald means they're the bad guy.
44	* BarbaricBully
45	* BatOutOfHell: Bats tend to be associated with villains.
46	* ABeastInNameAndNature: If you're named "The Beast," chances are that you aren't exactly hero material.
47	* BigRedDevil: The Devil is often depicted as a giant red demon, so it's blatant that anyone with that appearance is evil.
48	* BlackCloak
49	* BlackKnight
50	* BlackSpeech: An evil language.
51	* BlackEyesOfEvil: Like if a character has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], if they have black eyes then they're likely to be evil.
52	* BlatantBurglar: If someone goes about wearing a striped shirt and an eyemask, they're probably going to try and steal something.
53	* BloodBath: Bathing in the blood of your victims is a surefire way to show that you're evil.
54	* CardCarryingVillain: Villains who are so proud of their villainy that they wear their immoral nature as a badge of honor.
55	* CatsAreMean: Feline characters are often portrayed as antagonistic.
56	** RightHandCat: Villains sure love cats.
57	* ColourCodedForYourConvenience
58	** GoodColorsEvilColors: You'll know who's the villain based on their color scheme.
59	* CommissarCap: A character that wears this kind of military cap like RealLife dictators will often be evil. Examples: ThoseWackyNazis, DirtyCommunists, BananaRepublic, etc.
60	* CompleteMonster: An utterly evil villain with no positive qualities.
61	* CreepyHairlessAnimal
62	* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: Evil doesn't always sound deep. If they have an unsettling high pitched voice, then they're evil.
63	* CreepyMonotone: Most characters who speak without inflection are villains.
64	* CreepySouvenir: An evil person would see no problem in holding onto dismembered body parts as mementos of their grisly deeds.
65	* CruelCoyotes: Coyotes in fiction being portrayed with just about the same level of antagonism and aggression as wolves.
66	* DarkIsEvil: Dark colors are usually associated with evil characters.
67	* DastardlyWhiplash: The classic "mustached villain clad in black" character archetype that was frequently used to represent the bad guy in 1920's serials.
68	* DevilComplex: If someone ever identifies themselves as Satan ([[SatanicArchetype or a similar figure]]), there's a 100% probability that they're most definitely a villain.
69	* DevilInPlainSight: Blatantly evil to the audience, but [[OnlySaneMan only a few characters]] suspect them.
70	* DevilishHairHorns: Mimics HornsOfVillainy but with hair instead of actual horns.
71	* DoomTroops: An army of evil minions who wear uniforms deliberately designed to make them look frightening.
72	* DressCodedForYourConvenience: Clothing dictates who's the hero and who's the villain.
73	* EldritchAbomination: Otherworldly creatures beyond mortal comprehension are more often than not antagonistic.
74	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: A character is evil if they're unable to understand the reason behind the heroes' actions or assumes that the heroes' good deeds were actually done for evil reasons.
75	* EvilChancellor: Good rulers will often have wicked advisors that cause problems for their kingdom.
76	* EvilEyebrows
77	* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Being unable to comprehend humor or having a tendency to make sick jokes at their victims' expenses proves that this person is evil.
78	* EvilIsAngular: You will know evil by their lack of rounded shapes.
79	* EvilIsBigger
80	* EvilIsBurningHot
81	** InfernalBackground
82	* EvilIsDeathlyCold
83	* EvilIsHammy: The bad guy wouldn't be much of a villain if he didn't chew the scenery at every opportunity.
84	* EvilIsNotWellLit: Dwelling where there is a noticeable lack of lighting underscores the character's villainous nature.
85	* EvilIsPetty: Bad guys who are willing to do misdeeds over slights that serve no purpose other than to prove what petty douchebags they are.
86	* EvilIsVisceral: Much like EvilMakesYouUgly, evil is much more graphic-looking.
87	* EvilLaugh: Villains always have a signature laugh to highlight their evil, and will often do so just before or after they've done something very bad.
88	* EvilMakesYouMonstrous: A person who does wrong is marked by their misconduct by transforming into a hideous creature to show the world that they are now as monstrous on the outside as they are on the inside.
89	* EvilMakesYouUgly: BeautyEqualsGoodness after all, so the uglier, the eviler.
90	* EvilSlinks
91	* EvilSmellsBad: Just as how BeautyEqualsGoodness, if you smell bad, you're bad.
92	* EvilSoundsDeep: Villains have deep and sinister-sounding voices.
93	* EvilSoundsRaspy: Villains have raspy voices.
94	* EvilWearsBlack: It is common for villains to wear black clothing.
95	* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow
96	* FaceOfAThug: They're not evil, but they ''look'' evil enough to be confused for an actual villain.
97	* FadeAroundTheEyes
98	* FangsAreEvil: If a character has fangs, they're the bad guy.
99	* FatBastard: In some cases, a villain's depravity can only get matched by their expanding waistline.
100	* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit
101	* FauxAffablyEvil: Some villains like to hide their true nature behind a mask of civility, but it only serves to highlight their wickedness.
102	* FemmeFatalons: A FemmeFatale (or an effeminate male villain) will often have long nails.
103	* FingerTenting
104	* FlyingCutlerySpaceship
105	* ForTheEvulz: Doing evil for the sake of evil.
106	* FurAndLoathing: A character is deemed evil if they wear clothing made from skinned animals.
107	* GenocideFromTheInside: It really says a lot about how evil a person is when they're willing to wipe out their own race.
108	* GenuineHumanHide: It's very unlikely that a person is of commendable character if they make clothing from human skin.
109	* GlowingEyesOfDoom
110	* GoodEyesEvilEyes: You'll know who's the hero and who's the villain by the shape of their eyes. The narrower, the eviler.
111	* GoodHairEvilHair: You'll know who's the hero and who's the villain from their hairstyle.
112	* GoodProstheticEvilProsthetic
113	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Whether or not a person is evil is determined by the severity of their deformity. If the scarring is especially horrendous, then they're definitely evil.
114	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: In series where EverybodySmokes, the villain is usually the one with the big cigar or the excessively long cigarette holder.
115	* GoodTamingEvilTaming: Villains tend to have no compassion whatsoever for animals and beasts they try to tame, and will usually employ excessively cruel methods in order to do this.
116	* GoodWingsEvilWings: Bird-like wings are usually associated with heroes whilst bat or reptilian-like wings are associated with villains.
117	* GotTheWholeWorldInMyHand
118	* HateSink: The work goes out of its way to make the character an unlikeable asshole, so chances are very good that the character is also a villain most heinous.
119	* HatedByAll: When no one at all likes this person, it could be because they're incredibly evil.
120	* HellishPupils: A villain having feline or reptilian vertical slit pupils is a tried and true method of emphasising their inhuman and monstrous nature.
121	* HeroKiller: You know the person's a villain when he's killed a hero.
122	* HighCollarOfDoom
123	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: This idiot sincerely believes that the one [[TheCityNarrows lurking in a dark alleyway]] while [[DarkIsEvil dressed in a black, hooded robe]] and [[PsychoKnifeNut brandishing a knife]] is trustworthy.
124	* HornsOfVillainy: Having devil horns is a symbol of evil.
125	* KickTheDog: Doing clearly evil acts to demonstrate their villainy.
126	* TheKlan: Being affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, one of the most notorious white supremacist groups in existence, is a very clear sign that you're a despicable individual.
127	* LackOfEmpathy: Heroes are defined as caring for others so not caring for others makes one evil, especially due to its overlap with TheSociopath (which is [[VillainByDefault almost always evil]])
128	* LooksLikeOrlok: Any character who has pale skin, pointy ears and is bald is blatantly up to no good.
129	* MadBomber: There's no way this person would be a good egg if they're willing to use explosives to cause property damage and hurt or kill a lot of innocent people.
130	* MakeUpIsEvil
131	* MalevolentMaskedMen: You clearly can't trust people if they tend to do their dirty deeds while wearing masks.
132	** HockeyMaskAndChainsaw: Is he wearing a hockey mask and using a chainsaw? He must be a SerialKiller! Run!
133	** SackheadSlasher: Creepy murderers are as likely to wear sacks over their heads as hockey masks.
134	* MalevolentMutilation: A character shows how depraved they are by intentionally cutting up and deforming their own and/or other people's bodies.
135	* MarkOfTheBeast
136	* MoralEventHorizon: Doing an act so heinous that it erases any chance of redemption.
137	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: You know this person is evil because their name sounds scary or threatening.
138	* ANaziByAnyOtherName: It's clear as day that a person is evil if their agenda involves the genocide of races they deem inferior.
139	* NightmareFace: BeautyEqualsGoodness after all, so a villain has to have an appearance that can cause [[invoked]]NightmareFuel.
140	* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: One villain falls under this, and the other doesn't.
141	* OminousOperaCape: Very few things say "overtly evil" like wearing a long, flowing, dark-colored cape.
142	* OmnicidalManiac: Villain wants to kill everyone.
143	* OneWingedAngel: Villains tend to have a more monstrous alternate form.
144	* PaedoHunt: Pedophiles are always evil because sexual interest in children is inexcusable.
145	* PoisonIsEvil: Poison and venom often have evil connotations due to their use by predators, such as spiders and snakes.
146	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Racism and bigotry are universally associated with villainy.
147	* PracticallyJoker: You don’t have to be an expert on comic books to instinctively know that a guy who resembles Batman's [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker archenemy]] is bad news.
148	* PsychoElectro: Characters with electrical powers tend to be mentally unstable and dangerous.
149	* PsychoForHire: Person joins in to torture and kill.
150	* PsychoKnifeNut: If you encounter someone brandishing a knife when the situation doesn't call for one, chances are they're an AxCrazy murderer.
151	* PuttingOnTheReich: Need to establish the villains in your story? Dress them up like Nazis!
152	* PyroManiac: A person with an unhealthy fixation on committing arson.
153	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red and black tend to be 'evil' colors, and bonus points if they're both put on.
154	* RedEyesTakeWarning: If a character has red eyes, there's a likely chance that they are evil.
155	* RedRightHand: A physical trait that clearly points out that the person's a villain.
156	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Reptiles are often associated with villains.
157	* SatanicArchetype: A villain is modeled after Satan, and considering that the devil embodies all that is evil, it's a given that this person is bad.
158	* SavageWolves: Wild canines are often portrayed as savage antagonists.
159	** TheBigBadWolf: The wolves are often the villains in many stories, especially fairy tales.
160	* ScaryShinyGlasses: If a bespectacled character's eyes are obscured by [[LightIsNotGood light]] reflected in their glasses, chances are they have [[FourEyesZeroSoul no soul]].
161	* ScaryTeeth: You can tell this character is evil because their teeth look creepy or disgusting.
162	* SecondaryColorNemesis: Secondary colors, like green and purple, are often associated with villains.
163	* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Villains tend to wear less clothing.
164	* SerialKiller: If the character goes around murdering people constantly, no one in their right mind would say they're a good person.
165	* SicklyGreenGlow: Glowing green is a pretty effective indicator that a being is malevolent.
166	* SinisterSchnoz: You can tell a character is bad because they have a long and pointy nose.
167	* SinisterScimitar
168	* SinisterScythe: With its association with death and TheGrimReaper, the scythe is a perfect weapon for any villain.
169	* SkeletonMotif: The motif of death is often used by villains.
170	* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: If you wear bones or skulls as clothing, then you're probably not a good person.
171	* SlasherSmile: Anyone who tends to have a creepy grin on their face can't be trusted.
172	* SmellySkunk: Skunks are almost always associated with villains, due to EvilSmellsBad.
173	* SnakesAreSinister: Snakes are almost always associated with villains, even by reptile standards.
174	* SnarkyVillainEarnestHero: You can tell a character is the bad guy by how flippant and snarky they are in comparison to the good guy.
175	* SouthernGothicSatan: An American folklore representation of none other than Satan.
176	* SpikesOfVillainy: You can tell a character is the bad guy because they wear armor covered in spikes.
177	* StrawNihilist: A character takes the belief that life has no meaning to the extreme that therefore there's no point in doing good deeds and everyone's better off dead.
178	* StupidEvil: Doing villainy well past the point that it loses any semblance of logic.
179	* SwampsAreEvil: Swamps are a popular location for villains' hideouts due to being inherently dark, sinister, dangerous and mysterious places.
180	* TattooedCrook: People with tattoos tend to be sketchy and suspicious.
181	* ThinChinOfSin: [[LanternJawOfJustice Heroes tend to have large chins]], so a villain needs a thin chin in order to be instantly recognizable.
182	* ThoseWackyNazis: Considering the atrocities the Nazis were known to have committed, it's obvious that a person is evil if they are a Nazi.
183	* TinTyrant: Coating yourself in visually imposing armor is a surefire way to paint yourself as the villain.
184	* TwoFaced: It's clear that a character is evil because their face is completely asymmetrical.
185	* UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness: Evil characters who have poor bodily hygiene.
186	* VaderBreath: Heavy breathing is a very effective way to make a character seem threatening and sinister.
187	* VillainByDefault: The villain is a villain because of what they are, instead of what they do.
188	* VillainSong: Really want to make it obvious who the bad guy is? Then have them sing a song where they boast about the atrocities they've committed, gloat about their despicable nature or describe the bad things they intend to do.
189	* VillainousCheekbones
190	* VillainousWidowsPeak: Nothing says "villain" than having hair on your forehead form a triangle
191	* VoiceOfTheLegion: [[EvilSoundsDeep Sometimes evil sounds deep enough]] that it reverberates.
192	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Be wary of young characters with white hair, especially if they originate from, or are inspired by, Eastern fiction[[note]]White is commonly associated with [[LightIsGood peace and purity]] in Western culture, but [[LightIsNotGood death, mourning and bad luck]] in some Eastern cultures like UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}, UsefulNotes/{{China}} and UsefulNotes/SouthKorea[[/note]].
193	* WickedWitch: Considering that [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz the Wicked Witch of the West]] bears many obvious villain traits, any character inspired by her can be expected to be evil.
194	* XenomorphXerox: If you're feeling evil, make sure everyone knows it by taking a page from the Xenomorphs from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'': creepy alien killing machines that are a metaphor for rape.
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197	* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: You know this character is shifty and untrustworthy because they have yellow eyes.
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203	!!Example subpages:
204	[[index]]
205	* ObviouslyEvil/AnimeAndManga
206	* ObviouslyEvil/ComicBooks
207	* [[ObviouslyEvil/AnimatedFilms Films — Animated]]
208	* [[ObviouslyEvil/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
209	* ObviouslyEvil/{{Literature}}
210	* ObviouslyEvil/LiveActionTV
211	* ObviouslyEvil/VideoGames
212	* ObviouslyEvil/WesternAnimation
213	[[/index]]
214
215	!!Other examples:
216	[[folder:Blogs]]
217	* As it interacts regularly with the rest of the internet and supposedly [[AlternateHistory took over Canada]], ''Blog/TheBlackLegionOfTheDarkLordSketchMelkor'' counts. The fact that they refer to themselves as a cult devoted to [[BigBad Melkor]] doesn't exactly make them inconspicuous, either.
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220	[[folder:Comedy]]
221	* In ''AudioPlay/TheUnfinishedSpellingErrorsOfBolkien'', Martin Pearson laments that Gandalf did not pick up on the fact that Saruman was a bad guy, despite living in a tower completely painted black, and even worse, played by Creator/ChristopherLee.
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224	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
225	* Exaggerated to the point of ridiculousness in ''ComicStrip/{{Lio}}'': everyone who's evil has bad teeth. It's almost a RedRightHand, except there's nothing in-setting to explain ''why'' they would all have bad teeth and why "good" ([[VillainProtagonist sorta]]) characters all have nice teeth.
226	[[/folder]]
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228	[[folder:Fan Works]]
229	* In ''ComicBook/XMen'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MutatisMutandis'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2359030/Artemiss_Liege Artemis' Liege]], Chapter Ten opens with the Pro-Regs going about their daily routine: Reed Richards is experimenting on Goliath's corpse, condoned by all others, while he and Tony Stark discuss how much of a traitor ComicBook/SpiderMan is for not helping them imprison rebel heroes in the Negative Zone with the regular supervillains.
230	* ''Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'' gives us Red Cyclone, who, aside from having [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and body color, is also an A-class SmugSnake and seeks to obliterate the ponies.
231	* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'': Before Luz even exchanged words with [[EnemyWithin All For One]], he set off her "Warning: This man is clearly EVIL" alarm the moment she lays eyes on the scary-looking man with a SlasherSmile.
232	* Titan from ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'' is a hooded tyrant with red eyes. Also many Arc Villains, like the Dark King, a big black horned humanoid, Von Devilor, whose name alone says a lot really, and King Pinsar, a conqueror bug alien.
233	* ''FanFic/FallOfStarfleetRebirthOfFriendship'' might deconstruct Starfleet Magic, but it has its own example in Dark Conquest, who is a black alicorn, has a MeaningfulName and is a rapist.
234	* Yukari in ''Fanfic/GameOfTouhou'' is basically a walking corpse [[spoiler:and an immortal from Qarth]] but Reimu still trusts her (not that she has any other choice).
235	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12587977/2/Foxstar-s-Reign Foxstar's Reign]]'', the protagonist is shocked when a guy named Cruelheart turns out to be abusive.
236	* PlayedForLaughs by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12398970/3/Remnant-s-Bizarre-Adventure-Chibi Chapter 3 of Remnant's Bizarre Adventure Chibi.]] Enrico Pucci is obviously a bad guy, but because he keeps [[BlatantLies insisting that he is not evil,]] only Sun and Neptune realize it.
237	* ''Fanfic/PeaceOfMindPieceOfHeart'': When Catra states that, while she figured it out pretty quickly, no one in the Horde really thought of themselves as "villains or anything", Steven points out that they literally lived in a place called [[NamesToRunFromReallyFast the Fright Zone]].
238	* ''Fanfic/PleaseStopEatingTheHellButterflies'': In the chapters set before the Soul Society Arc, Aizen really acts obviously evil and it makes you wonder why no one noticed. Then you read the rest of the madness that the good or morally neutral captains get up to and you realize why as Aizen's evil nonsense and everyone's insane nonsense is a bit hard to distinguish without hindsight.
239	* ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'': One of the OC villains on the Imperium of Man's side is a Radical Inquisitor named Tahr Whyler. Said Inquisitor has pale skin, black eyes, shark-like teeth, [[BaldOfEvil no hair]], clawed hands, and a serpent-like tongue. His favorite color seems to be black because he incorporates it in ''everything''; he wears a black hooded cloak, wields a [[BlackSwordsAreBetter black rapier]], wears digi-weapon rings that shoot black {{Death Ray}}s, and can even summon [[TechnicolorFire black-colored flames]] while using the Warp. Oh, and he also speaks with an unnatural rasp and is constantly associated with the image of a SlasherSmile.
240	* Parodied in WebVideo/NonePiece during Captain Kuro's first appearance.
241	-->'''Kuro''': Well, do you know what I care about?
242	-->'''Everyone''': .......
243	-->'''Luffy''': You're evil, aren't you.
244	-->'''Kuro''': ''(after an immediate cut to the next scene)'' THEY ARE SO FUCKING ON TO US!
245	* Lampshade, played with and parodied with the WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries versions of the various villains. One of the most notable example is Paradox, who is actually an AntiVillain, but, as [[DumbassHasAPoint pointed out by Jaden]], dresses and acts so much like he was truly evil that no one can actually believe he is well-intentioned.
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248	[[folder:Pinballs]]
249	* In ''Pinball/PopeyeSavesTheEarth'', this is invoked by the names of Bluto's polluting companies — Earth Pavers, Never Green Logging, Blutonium Waste, and Spill Oil Co.
250	[[/folder]]
251
252	[[folder:Podcasts]]
253	* ''Podcast/DiceFunk'': The headmaster of the Pickman Academy is so shady that the players wonder aloud if he will turn out to be the final boss somewhere down the road.
254	* The crew of ''Podcast/MissionToZyxx'' find Kor Balevor on a lava planet in a castle bound by chains of pure Space. He has spent his imprisonment teaching the lava crows to screech as a chorus. Everyone is immediately aware that Kor is not the good Zima they expected except Pleck (who's being mind controlled) and AJ (who is dumb as a rock).
255	* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': Charles Manson's actions during his trial (carving an X in his forehead he later turned into a swastika, attacking the judge and saying "I'm gonna kill you!") made it pretty clear he did it.
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258	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
259	* Stefan Amaris from the background of ''TabletopGame/{{Battletech}}'' takes this all the way to the point of {{Narm}} with his horrible YellowPeril character design.
260	** Slightly related to the man as their primary employer, but any unit that ''chooses'' to use a name like "The Greenhaven [[ThoseWackyNazis Gestapo]]" is probably not full of nice people. Notably, they were originally called that as a rebuke for their viciousness and fascistic behavior, but their commander found it ''[[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor funny]]'' and adopted it in earnest. It should come as no surprise that they were involved in ''numerous'' war crimes, including the unflinching massacre of more than 600 monks hunger striking to protest their mistreatment of the Pope...followed by them killing the Pope.
261	* The Primal Vampires of ''TabletopGame/BleakWorld''. They have pale white skin, [[BlackEyesOfEvil pure black eyes]], [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily 3 rows of teeth]], and are [[BaldOfEvil completely hairless]]. They are also a band of single minded beasts who only wish to devour more blood. However there is nothing stopping a PC from going against this image though, if they play as a primal vampire.
262	* Most demons in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. Consider Orcus, the Demon Prince of the Undead, who is a gigantic, bat-winged, goat-headed, grotesquely obese monstrosity who carries a wand with a skull on top. Yeah, trustworthy, that guy.
263	* The [[TheEmpire Coalition States]] in ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}'' is The Imperium of Man Lite version; a collection of xenophobic humans with aggressive intentions, a hatred of anything non-human or magic-using, with armies of fanatical soldiers, genetically engineered dog-men and robot soldiers for the purpose of reconquering North America. Oh, and all their armors, ships and robots have a "death's head" skull motif for decoration, earning them the nickname "Deadboys".
264	* The Chaos Warriors of ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' (much like their sci-fi counterparts listed below) look the part for villains. Legions of {{Tin Tyrant}}s clad in [[HornsOfVillainy Horns]] and SpikesOfVillainy, usually with axes and human skulls accompanying them. Chaos in general fits this trope, with it's demons loving skulls and spikes as much as their followers. And oh boy do they live up to their appearance.
265	* Played with in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' -- that guy in the black armour with the skull mask screaming out litanies of hatred ("SUFFER NOT THE UNCLEAN TO LIVE!") against everybody else than him and everybody on his side? He's a Space Marine chaplain -- and arguably one of the setting's [[BlackAndGrayMorality ambiguously 'good' guys]]. Then there's the Space Marine chapters with names like Flesh Tearers and Soul Drinkers. That scar-faced woman with a cybernetic arm riding into combat against civilians on a tank adorned with spikes, crushing them under her wheels while incinerating them with hi-tec flame throwers? Also arguably relatively good.
266	** The oddities of naming conventions are discussed hilariously [[https://archive.md/ixg5P here]].
267	** The {{Troperiffic}} setting has plenty of straight examples as well, such as giant [[HordeOfAlienLocusts all-consuming psychic insects]] and invincible undead robotic servants of star-eating {{Eldritch Abomination}}s. Then there's Chaos Space Marines, the poster boys of this trope. Their armour tends to be covered with skulls (they like trophies) spikes, horns, and the occasional pieces of flayed human skin and they worship dark gods and summon daemons. While ''some'' (like the Khorne Berserkers) might [[WouldNotShootACivilian leave helpless civilians alone]] (as they want a WorthyOpponent), most just tend to slaughter everybody in their way in order to raise their standing in the eyes of the Chaos Gods or just because they like to rape and murder.
268	*** A Khorne Berserker ''not'' killing people? ''KHORNE DOES NOT CARE FROM WHOM THE BLOOD FLOWS, ONLY THAT IT FLOWS''
269	*** ''BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!''
270	*** ''SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!''
271	** Worth pointing out this is ''not'' the case with some of Tzeentch's followers (as they tend to be subtle {{Manipulative Bastard}}s) and the [[NobleDemon Alpha Legion]] (who may in fact still be loyal to the Imperium or even loyal to a third party ideal who seeks the destruction of Chaos at any cost - [[RiddleForTheAges it's hard to say, really]]).
272	** And then there's the Orks, who are big, green, brutish, warlike, loving-to-fight, lots of horns, guns, horrible to each other (and especially Gretchins)... who just want a good fight and will actually leave a planet if they don't put up a good enough fight, or they've killed everyone who can, so they can come back and fight again. As they say, [[FunetikAksent Orkz wuz made for]] [[BloodKnight foitin' an' winnin'!]]. One could actually argue that the Orks are the ''least'' evil of all of the factions.
273	** There are ''some'' heroes -- look at [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Ibram Gaunt]], a humane badass. Who dresses in a pseudo-Nazi uniform decorated with skulls.
274	*** What about ''Literature/CiaphasCain, '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!'''''? Though it is noted that Cain has a large amount of disdain for the stereotypical Commissar behavior (in only because an executed subordinate, if they aren't a psyker suffering from the Perils of the Warp anyway, is one less body between him and the enemy).
275	** It is very tricky applying this to the verse because of the sheer level of AlternativeCharacterInterpretation and {{Unreliable Narrator}}s. The three factions that can in no sense be considered even halfway sympathetic, however, fit this trope like above. Besides the bugs, robots and SuperSoldier destroyers and their wiping-planets-completely-free-of-life antics, we have the Dark Eldar, with black, spike-covered equipment and units named after demons. Torture and treachery are their favorite pastimes. They eat souls. Their actions created an EldritchAbomination of {{Squick}} that wiped out most of their race, and they kept on with business as usual.
276	*** An argument can actually be made for the Tyranids not being Evil. They certainly aren't good but their BlueAndOrangeMorality combined with a natural need to feed makes them no more evil than a swarm of the space locusts they are, or ants. Nobody likes seeing an ant kill a butterfly, but the ant's lack of empathy being biological kindof prevents the action from being evil explicitly.
277	** BlackAndGrayMorality doesn't help either. Many characters would be Obviously Evil if it weren't for their opponents being EvilerThanThou.
278	[[/folder]]
279
280	[[folder:Theatre]]
281	* ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'':
282	-->'''Bug:''' You're evil!\
283	'''Pincer:''' No duh!
284	* Creator/WilliamShakespeare wasn't immune to this trope. In ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'', the major villain is a lying, deceitful servant named Malvolio--that's ''Mal'', as in "malicious" or "malpractice," from the Latin "mala" for evil--volio.
285	* This is an extremely common trope in nineteenth century melodrama, which birthed many of the examples on this list--that genre was among the first to introduce the mustache-twirling villain who loudly declares his plans to steal, lie, cheat, commit crimes, and generally be a total {{Jerkass}}.
286	* The titular character in Moliere's ''Tartuffe'' is ''clearly'' a con artist and form of SinisterMinister, preaching about sacrifice while indulging in all sorts of debauchery. In this case it's an InvokedTrope, as it's plain as day to everyone who meets Tartuffe ''except'' the family patriarch and that patriarch's mother, who are the only people who have any influence in the matter.
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289	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
290	* Josef Capek in ''VisualNovel/ShikkokuNoSharnoth''. However, he turns out to be more sympathetic than he appears. He's simply not entirely sane anymore and hasn't been sleeping for months. ...Somehow.
291	* From ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[EvilOldFolks Zouken Matou]]. He looks like some sort of deformed little troll man and has jetblack eyes. Plus he manages to talk in a sinister fashion all the time - despite not having any audible clues - even before you realize that he is not the world's friendliest, cheeriest grandfather. The rest of the cast averts (Caster[[note]]Medea[[/note]]) and subverts (Berserker[[note]]Herakles[[/note]], Rider[[note]]Medusa. Yes, really[[/note]]) this, though. The novel also makes it blatantly obvious that [[SinisterMinister Kirei Kotomine]] is up to no good. WordOfGod even confirms this trope was what they were going for when they made him.
292	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has Manfred von Karma, a terrifying guy with a booming voice, who even Miles "Demon Prosecutor" Edgeworth considers ruthless. It's quickly made clear that he is not above forging evidence and using underhand tactics to get what he wants (like [[spoiler:hiding incriminating evidence, and tasering Phoenix and Maya to steal the evidence they'd acquired]]), and values a flawless record over putting the truly guilty in prison. It probably doesn't come as a surprise to many when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he was the one who killed Gregory Edgeworth, for [[EvilIsPetty proving he used false evidence and thus putting a mark on his perfect record]]]]. In the flashback case of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', a young Kay tells him that he's "scary," just from his appearance and demeanor, and she clearly has no idea who he is..
293	** In what can probably be described as EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, the villains in the first game all tended to be obviously not nice people. Frank Sawhit behaves very suspiciously and has a creepy-looking face, Redd White is a CorruptCorporateExecutive and dresses the part, Dee Vasquez wears dark clothing and [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking smokes a pipe]], Damon Gant always stares at a camera and has an OminousPipeOrgan Theme. The two first ones are culprits in ReverseWhodunnit cases, meaning the game doesn't even bother to hide their guilt. The only exception is [[spoiler:[[ObfuscatingInsanity Yanni Yogi]], who's only the first culprit in the final case, rather than the mastermind behind the plot (Manfred von Karma)]].
294	** In ''Justice For All'', the second case opens with a voice-over accusing a man named Dr. Turner Grey of a murder. When the players meet Grey, he's tense, irritable, and downright nasty; his name [[MeaningfulName implies a moral gray area]]; he makes a big deal about how innocent he is; and other characters relate stories of an incident in which many patients died under his care. It's pretty obvious he's going to be bad news to ''someone''. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Except he's]] ''[[SubvertedTrope not]]''. He's actually the ''victim'' of the murder, which was carried out by the cutesy-looking Ini Miney, and it's ultimately left up in the air how responsible he was for the malpractice incident- Ini accuses him of overworking his nurses to the point of sleep deprivation, but she isn't a reliable narrator.]] However, the true mastermind behind the murder, [[spoiler:Morgan Fey]], plays the trope straight by looking like and being a highly ambitious narcissist.
295	** Also from ''Justice For All'', the first case's culprit is Richard Wellington, an UpperClassTwit and con artist with a really smug look on his face. And while we don't see him kill the victim, the case is still a ReverseWhodunnit since the opening cutscene shows him attacking Phoenix with a fire extinguisher.
296	** In ''Trials and Tribulations'', Phoenix and Maya meet Furio Tigre, who looks like Phoenix, except his skin is pure orange and he has scars over one eye and much spikier hair and a ''really'' bad attitude. [[spoiler: It's no surprise that he's the murderer. In fact, he's also responsible for impersonating Phoenix and causing Maggey to get convicted of murder.]]
297	** In ''Dual Destinies'', there's Florent L'Belle from the second case. He looks like [[PracticallyJoker the Joker went to the opera]], he sprays cologne in poor Apollo's face, and he makes no attempt to hide his disdain for everyone who's not him. Even if the game somehow glitched and didn't play [[ReverseWhodunnit the opening cutscene where he clearly drugs the victim]], very few players would be surprised to find that he's the killer.
298	** In ''Spirit of Justice'', there's [[spoiler: Ga'ran in her prosecutor outfit]]. Magenta and dark purple colors, a spider motif, giant shoulderpads, [[MakeupIsEvil evil facepaint]], and [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains cleavage of doom]]. No wonder she doesn't wear this outfit in her daily life- people might think she was a Disney villain.
299	* In ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'', Dio is so [[{{Jerkass}} repugnant]] that [[spoiler:TheReveal that he's actually a terrorist leader who has planted bombs all over the warehouse, and effectively the true BigBad of the game, is... [[TheUntwist actually very surprising since it's so unsurprising]]]].
300	* Korekiyo Shinguji, the Ultimate Anthropologist from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', is a tall, [[LeanAndMean rail-thin]] man who always dresses in olive-green [[PuttingOnTheReich military garb]] and covers the bottom half of his face with a [[MalevolentMaskedMen mask]]. His demeanor is as unsettling as they come, too, seeming coldly detached from the DeadlyGame going on around him and constantly talking about the "{{beauty\|Is Bad}} of humanity". He even praises the culprit's ingenuity and cruelty in a few Class Trials. Is it any surprise that he turns out to be [[spoiler:an insane SerialKiller with a near-''triple-digit'' body count and a [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman Bates]]-esque obsession with his [[BrotherSisterIncest sister]]?]] He even lampshades it when Kaede comes to talk to him about his alibi for the first case (where he's legitimately innocent), saying that he has the look of someone who'd commit murder.
301	* Despite the fact that ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' displays everyone as birds (not counting the few second pseudo-human visual of their human appearance), it's easy to tell that Doctor Shuu is not a good guy. Not because everybody ''tells'' the player over and over that he is evil. But Shuu is a partridge bird, definitely a lot more on the chubby side than the rest of the cast. He even {{lampshade\|Hanging}}s this if you choose to [[DatingSim romance]] him. He talks about how he was very clearly both evil and insane, and yet you chose to try and fall in love with him anyway. [[spoiler:Right before he kills you with a cleaver.]]
302	* In ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'', the first person Madison and Tara meet in Eysenfeld besides Morgan, the one who invited them there, is Morgan's mother Evelyn. Not only do Morgan and Evelyn clearly not get along, but Evelyn has a cold, imposing demeanor and [[AnimalsHateHim the horses become terrified upon seeing her]]. Her leitmotif, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5UY0t0GamA Daggersmile]]," is appropriately ominous. [[spoiler:Sure enough, Evelyn's not just unfriendly, but downright evil, and ends up trying to kill the protagonists(temporarily succeeding with Madison).]]
303	[[/folder]]
304
305	[[folder:Web Animation]]
306	* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': If Killer Monster's name wasn't enough to tip you off, his appearance, voice, and mannerisms ''will''.
307	* Judas in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIkBJruoxG8 Jesus' Betrayal: What Really Went Down]] is so obviously the rat, [[CaptainOblivious yet Jesus fails tor recognize it for a good bit of time.]] He's the one to name [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Last Supper]], and suspiciously asks Jesus for confirmation that he is ''the'' Son of God, asking him to restate it louder and slower into his microphone (read: a very obvious walkie-talkie sticking out from beneath his shirt) so the FBI can hear. Once Jesus realizes what's going on, he [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats Judas down hard.]]
308	* The AI O'Malley (sometimes Omega) from ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''. Everything the guy says or does is to emphasize just how eeeeeevil he is. From calling himself "[[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Doctor]] [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron]] [[AllGermansAreNazis von]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Evil-]]{{Satan}}", to the [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice he uses when possessing people]], to his EvilLaugh... the list goes on.
309	--> [[ImAHumanitarian "I will devour their hearts and crap out their souls!]] [[EvilTastesGood They will all taste oblivion!]] [[SubvertedTrope Which tastes just like Red Bull.]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Which is disgusting."]]
310	--> [[TakeOverTheWorld "Then the universe will be mine!]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt And I'll crush ever living soul into dust,]] [[EvilLaugh ahahahaaaaa!]] [[YouWillBeSpared ...Except of course for you, Vic.]] [[TheDragon I'll make you Assistant Crusher."]]
311	** Later on, there's [[AmbitionIsEvil Sigma]], another A.I., and the one who [[MindRape mind raped]] Agent Maine into becoming the Meta. When we see him in Season 10's flashbacks, he appears as a shadowy figure engulfed in flames with YellowEyesOfSneakiness, who often ignores protocol, speaks ominously, and has a very obvious interest in metastability. Really, Project Freelancer should not have been surprised when he went rogue...
312	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[Characters/RWBYSalem Salem's]] appearance alone makes it clear she isn't a good person. She dresses in a [[EvilWearsBlack black robe]] decorated with red eyes, and has a Grimm-like appearance with white hair, white skin, highly visible purple veins and black sclera with red irises. She used to be a normal human woman until she was cursed by the gods with immortality. After failing to either kill the gods or incite them into destroying her to end her curse, she finally ends up at the Pools of Grimm. In a desperate attempt to end her curse, she dives into them. It doesn't destroy her curse, instead it spits her back out as a being of both infinite life and infinite destruction. As the pools create the Grimm, it changed her appearance, giving her white skin and hair, red eyes and black sclera. It did not give her tainted veins or the mark on her forehead. Those appear to have occurred at a later date. The God of Light believes the woman Salem once was is forever gone. Tyrian even lampshades it in Volume 8; when Emerald, Hazel, and Mercury discover that Salem plans to destroy Remnant outright rather than simply take it over, Tyrian remarks that it should have been obvious from the moment they met her.
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314
315	[[folder:Webcomics]]
316	* In ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'', it's mostly about behaviour. The way Rougina's acting towards Alice should raise red flags to anyone who's ever heard of manipulative parents. Her [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black color scheme]] and [[SpikesOfVillainy spiky crown]] don't help either.
317	* In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', the [[DarkIsEvil shadow god]] [[BigBad Sarengal]] is this, with his skull-like face, red eyes, black & white color scheme, and long fingers. In case there was any doubt about him being evil at a glance, his text box, for when he speaks from a distance, is [[SpikesOfVillainy covered in spikes.]]
318	* Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids: The player Jim, being WrongGenreSavvy, stays convinced the entire Prelogie that Sio "Bubble", TheGoodChancellor, is the DiabolicalMastermind behind everything, because of [[GoodHairEvilHair his goatee]]. [[HypocriticalHumor While playing as Qui-Gon Jinn]].
319	* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' has a bit of DoubleSubversion going on with this trope. While some villains have always very specifically employed this (e.g., the blind Infernomancer), others start out as more grey entities that, provided they can't be reformed by the main cast, will eventually embrace this trope.
320	* Sirleck of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' is introduced with his speech bubbles having wavy outlines and white on black lettering. Dan lampshades his Obvious Evilness in [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-04-09 the commentary]]
321	* In one ''Webcomic/FullFrontalNerdity'', [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=100 the group plays an evil party]] and Lewis fully embraces this trope. Nelson points out the flaws: specifically that even evil characters have to be able to go into town to sell loot and buy supplies once in a while.
322	--> '''Nelson:''' Yeah, I love how we have to spend every 10 minutes explaining away your cleverly innocent name of "Dark Lord Evisceratrix O'Kittensquisher" to the town guard ....
323	* Take a look at [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006773 Her Imperious Condescension]] and [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006583 Lord English]] from Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} and tell me they're good guys.
324	* Oscar from ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons''. Most [[OurDemonsAreDifferent devils]] in that setting look fairly evil to begin with, but Oscar goes so far as to ''advertise'', wearing a distinctive grinning Tengu mask, the word 'evil' printed all over his trousers and "BAD GUY" decals on the back of his jacket. He leads a street gang of devil {{delinquents}} called the "Badstars" [[EvenEvilHasStandards even normal devils won't associate with]], and his personal creed is "money and power through homicide". Even the author gets in on the fun, using AltText to suggest that Oscar's {{leitmotif}} is John Cena's "Bad, Bad Man" [[spoiler:when Oscar [[DevilInPlainSight inevitably backstabs]] the rest of the CaperCrew]].
325	* Alpha Prime, the BigBad of ''Webcomic/M9Girls'' is horribly deformed as a result of being exposed to the same cosmic radiation that gives the M9 Girls their powers. Justified in that he is a result of early, not perfected, experimentation.
326	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
327	** Xykon is a [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] of the 'fully decayed to a skeleton state' variety, complete with evil red eyes and a badass crown.
328	** [[EvilTwin Nale]]. He has a [[BeardOfEvil goatee]].
329	** Minister Malack: Albino, [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent lizardfolk]], [[EvilChancellor "spiritual adviser" to an evil empire]], rocking the all-black robes.
330	** General Tarquin is the [[EvilChancellor Grand Vizier]] to an empire of slavery, death and destruction, dresses in red and black with a cape, ''wears a face-concealing helmet'' whenever he can, and carries a very sharp axe. Oh, and [[LukeIAmYourFather he's the father]] of a young lad who seeks to eliminate fascism wherever he can, as befits a chaotic good character. Do we need to say more?
331	** When the Order first meets the Linear Guild and is debating whether or not to join forces with them, [[GenreSavvy Haley]] points out that Sabine is wearing ''[[HellBentForLeather red leather]]''.
332	* Inverted in the ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' strip [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=283#comic here]], and subverted [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=436#comic here]]. Another inversion comes in the form of a terrifying floating skull that apparently [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/wishes just wants to offer people free pancakes]].
333	* ''Webcomic/{{Sidekicks}}'': Pluton. He's got the VillainousWidowsPeak, [[MeaningfulName dark stony skin]] that looks like it's decaying, an almost permanent SlasherSmile and was introduced as a dangerous villain who [[WouldHurtAChild mercilessly killed a child]], destroyed a city, massacred its population and [[HeroKiller killed 4 heroes and 5 sidekicks]] before being subdued and put in prison. [[http://mangafox.me/manga/sidekicks/v01/c011/51.html Just look at his face.]] If that doesn't scream evil, I don't know what will.
334	** Metheos counts too, with his bull-horn helmet, [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing]] {{red eyes\|TakeWarning}} and [[AllEncompassingMantle massive blood-coloured cape]].
335	* EvilChancellor Magon from [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=990705 this]] ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' strip would set off plenty of evil alarms even if he didn't stab a friend in the back in his first appearance.
336	* The Private Villa of Corrupted Citizens in ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}''. Membership is completely voluntary.
337	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Invoked by the Inak clans' tradition of scarring irredeemable members to mark them as pariahs, tearing off parts of their lips to always show a snarling sharp-toothed face. Unfortunately the "Red Pariah" is able to gain quite the following of desperate Inak in the face of a new genocide, even though in addition of his clear markings he keeps rambling about oblivion and is slavishly devoted to the Senet the Inak have long called The Betrayer. Unsurprisingly this does not work out, ''and'' their leader turns out to be central to the conspiracy that started the newest genocide.
338	* Webcomic/WizardSchool features a race of villains with spikes, tusks, horns, etc. Even the {{Genre Blind\|ness}} protagonist can work out that the faculty member who stole the priceless artifact is probably the one with fangs, cackling and muttering "You fools!"
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341	[[folder:Websites]]
342	* Website/TVTropes: The troper-made images for CompleteMonster and SoYouWantTo.WriteACompleteMonster star Crägnuum Mundomarauder, a dark-colored cyborg skeleton with a SicklyGreenGlow (in the former image), [[SpikesOfVillainy spiked shoulders]] with skulls impaled through them, and is depicted destroying planets and incinerating people with green fire in the former image and whipping a person with a fiery, barbed whip to force them to write in the latter.
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344
345	[[folder:Web Videos]]
346	* ''WebVideo/AnalystBroniesReact'': Chinch's office gets a few comments about how the lighting makes it clear she's the antagonist. [=AnY=] then gushed about how Cinch herself is just shamelessly full of such tropes.
347	* When Simon is transformed by the black ink in ''WebVideo/TheCartoonMan'' he becomes a DastardlyWhiplash type cartoon villain, complete with a top hat, cape, twirly mustache and EvilLaugh.
348	* Deconstructed and then reconstructed in [[WebVideo/DoorMonster The Guards Themselves]]: The Justice claims to be able to identify evil at a glance, while really, he's just profiling people. Turns out the guy he's profiling is actually trying to steal a purse.
349	* Considering WebVideo/HeroHouse features the likes of Skeletor, The Joker and Black Mask, this trope is rather abundant.
350	* Similarly, the trope is invoked by Shunryu during his fight against Deathmask in ''WebVideo/LesChevaliersDuZodiaqueLaSerieAbregee'':
351	-->'''Shunryu''': You monster! I can't believe someone like you could actually get your Cloths!
352	-->'''Deathmask''': Please, no morality lesson...
353	-->'''Shunryu''': No, seriously, why did they give you a gold cloth ? Your name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathmask]], [[CreepySouvenir you decorate your house with corpses]] and your attack is called the [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades Wave]] ! Are those who give armors stupid or something ?
354	* Subverted in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DmYjAHAlV0&feature=related "Marvel What the!?" video]] where Comicbook/DoctorStrange tries to prove that Mephisto is evil.
355	* ''WebVideo/TitlePending'': Alyssa is a {{Goth}} who is pretty clear that the contract is effectively "give me everything and receive little" and involves some parts that are effectively illegal. The two think it's a good deal anyway.
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358	[[folder:Other]]
359	* Parodied in this [[http://xninjared.deviantart.com/art/Alan-Wake-Meme-197192094 Alan Wake Meme]].
360	--> Cho: Gee thanks creepy old lady with a creepy aura! See, Ami? We can totally trust her!
361	[[/folder]]

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