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10->''"Like I said, kids are cruel, Jack... and I'm '''very''' in touch with my inner child!"''
11-->-- '''Sundowner''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
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13A dangerous or at least unsettling villain [[{{Manchild}} with a childlike nature]], which creates a dissonance between innocence and savagery. Such characters can become rich sources of NightmareFuel, especially if their childishness is never explained. Contrary to the term, many examples are not necessarily psychopaths in the clinical sense. MisaimedFandom may not be out of the question, either; sometimes the character's more "{{Moe}}" attributes will be picked up on and subjected to {{Flanderization}}.
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15The exact extent of the character's childishness will vary, and in general Psychopathic Manchildren can come in several varieties, with possible overlap. Such a character may:
16* Be a [[TheBrute big]] DumbMuscle, [[MentalHandicapMoralDeficiency often mentally challenged]], that operates under someone else's direction. This type may be the most common, and also the most likely to [[JerkassWoobie play to the audience's sympathy]]. Expect them to try to PetTheDog, often with [[AndCallHimGeorge disastrous results]]. Could be a subversion of DumbIsGood.
17* Seem superficially powerful and cruel, but [[EvilIsPetty have very childish or simplistic goals]], motivations, or worldviews. Has a tendency to overlap with TheHedonist (and indeed that trope is commonplace with this one). Usually extremely unscrupulous, vindictive, irresponsible, and vengeful, and particularly likely to view consequences as a score to settle. ItsAllAboutMe is a core character trait: they want what they want when they want it, and if you're in their way, you either get out or suffer the consequences.
18* Actually possess a lot of power, intelligence, and/or prestige, but also have some childish qualities or behaviors, to fit in with a certain aspect of the story being told, or else [[UncannyValleyGirl advertise that there is something seriously wrong with them]], to make them [[NightmareFuel creepier]]. These are most likely to be a story's BigBad. These flaws are also often {{Fatal Flaw}}s, and will be a meaningful factor in why what should have been successful plans fail, or why they walk into something that [[SanityHasAdvantages more sane and/or mature villains would have avoided]].
19* This one is a literal example: Appear [[{{Moe}} cute and harmless]] on the surface, but actually [[CuteAndPsycho be this trope]]. Especially common with female examples, because of [[TheIngenue the stereotype]].
20* Be subject to a personal variation of ValuesDissonance where violent, savage actions are viewed by the character in question in the same light as regular play is viewed by most real children. This variant is often an especially strong source of NightmareFuel due to the uncanny dissonance between their childish demeanor and the viciousness of their actions.
21* Be completely or largely inexplicable, and the discrepancy between the different parts of their personality PlayedForLaughs.
22* Have a genuine medical disorder, such as [[{{Narcissist}} Narcissistic Personality Disorder]] or (more commonly) [[TheSociopath Antisocial Personality Disorder]].
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24What makes this character stand out is that he is TheSociopath in that he is [[LackOfEmpathy mostly incapable of feeling empathy, shame, or remorse]], but unlike other sociopaths, his mental immaturity prevents him from even imitating emotions or indeed even realizing why [[EntitledBastard he takes his desires for granted]] and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood fails to even superficially consider why others would disagree or why he isn't entitled to everything.]] The more charismatic type is excepted from this, of course, though it usually still shows up in some fashion; these types are often [[LeeroyJenkins impulsive]] or [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness prone to abandoning plans for stupid reasons]], and may have trouble grasping cause and effect. Whichever version these types of characters qualify as, often they are not fully aware of how nasty their actions actually are. In some cases (though not all), a HeelRealization may cause the character to [[CharacterDevelopment develop into a better person]]. A more innocent or well-intentioned example may be a NobleDemon. Unlike the more benign {{Manchild}} who is presented as virtually AlwaysMale, this can appear in either gender.
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26One way to use this character is to face him off against a [[JadeColoredGlasses jaded]], [[KnightInSourArmor cynical]], or [[PayEvilUntoEvil shady]] AntiHero, to play with traditional hero-villain relationships by making the villain more innocent than the hero (at least in theory). (Easier if he's a major villain in his own right.) Another interesting twist is to make [[VillainProtagonist this character]] the DesignatedHero and match him with an AffablyEvil villain.
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28Most of the time, this character trope has a HairTriggerTemper and is prone to DisproportionateRetribution because of it.
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30If a hero is contrasted with this type of villain, it's a case of ChildishVillainMatureHero.
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32When one of these is running a country or occupying a similar position of authority, you have TheCaligula.
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34The grown-up equivalent of CreepyChild and the near-inversion of EnfanteTerrible. Often an enemy of a SociopathicHero, though the two aren't mutually exclusive (and tend to overlap quite a bit), and contrast with the typically more benign ManChild. See also CuteAndPsycho and PingPongNaivete. Related to, but distinct from, KidsAreCruel and TeensAreMonsters. Can and often does overlap with ImmortalImmaturity and even ImmortalityImmorality.
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38!!Example subpages:
39[[index]]
40* PsychopathicManchild/AnimeAndManga
41* PsychopathicManchild/ComicBooks
42* PsychopathicManchild/FanWorks
43* PsychopathicManchild/AnimatedFilms
44* PsychopathicManchild/LiveActionFilms
45* PsychopathicManchild/{{Literature}}
46* PsychopathicManchild/LiveActionTV
47* PsychopathicManchild/VideoGames
48* PsychopathicManchild/WesternAnimation
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51!!Other examples:
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56* The main character of the Thomas Fersen song and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIel5ImMFh0 music video]] "Hyacinth".
57* Maxwell Edison on Music/TheBeatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer".
58* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady persona is this, considering his AxCrazy behavior and juvenile sense of humor. His VagueAge often allows him to appear as a literal child, a teen, or even taking on adult responsibilities in a petulant and usually violent way.
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62* [[Myth/ClassicalMythology The Minotaur]] is sometimes presented this way, especially in Jim Henson's ''Series/TheStoryteller''.
63* {{Satan}} occasionally gets this portrayal, typically when interpreted as God's rebellious (and [[GodIsEvil possibly]] [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks abused]]) creation [[WellDoneSonGuy who desperately wants the Heavenly Father's attention]]. This has become especially common recently, and can easily integrate with [[SatanIsGood any moral alignment]] (or lack thereof). God himself [[AlmightyIdiot has]] [[GodsHandsAreTied even]] [[ItsAllAboutMe been]] [[NotSoOmniscientAfterAll depicted]] [[NotQuiteTheAlmighty this]] [[OmniscientMoralityLicense way]].
64* The gods of any pantheon are often depicted this way when JerkassGods is in effect.
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68* Wrestling/GeorgeSteele, during his heel run. He then became a sympathetic baby face, all without really changing his in-ring style.
69* The gimmick of Abyss in Wrestling/{{TNA}} is this trope. When he's a face, the sympathy is milked for all it's worth.
70* Poor, poor Wrestling/AJLee. She was never the same after [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] publicly dumped her (although that blow to the skull she took from Wrestling/TheBigShow when he nearly broke her neck during a title match with Bryan [[FridgeBrilliance might also have been a factor]]), and she quickly descended into a morass of self-pity and highly erratic behavior that eventually turned dangerous. Among her frightening deeds are making sexual advances toward ''every'' man she comes across, wearing a red leather mask similar to Wrestling/{{Kane}}'s, putting both Bryan and Wrestling/CMPunk through a table for no apparent reason, and...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking skipping around girlishly in short shorts and a bikini top]], although her skipping around during a tag match seemed so out there that even ''Kane'' [[LampshadeHanging told her]] that she was too crazy [[EvenEvilHasStandards even by his standards]].
71* The Great Khali is this by default during his heel runs. In-universe, he's a [[TheBrute gigantic]], physically and mentally stunted Indian immigrant who ''usually'' just wants to kiss girls and dance to Bollywood musical scores, but unfortunately is just ''so'' [[StupidGood stupid]] that it's relatively easy for his much more evil [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] to warp his mind and turn his phenomenal physical strength toward malevolent purposes. The last of these slavemasters was Jinder Mahal, who not only mentally manipulated Khali but [[BullyingADragon idiotically tried to physically bully him as well]], leading to the [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]] of Khali finally getting thoroughly sick of Mahal's bossiness and brain-chopping him into submission.
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75* One of the most frightening and powerful incarnations of this trope is seen in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' Demon Lord Kostchtchie, who rules a whole layer of the abyss based solely on sheer power and child like rage. It helps that he's secretly a pawn to [[TheChessmaster Iggwilv]], but still, most Demon Lords can't rise to the position, let alone hold onto it, without having shades of the MagnificentBastard.
76* TheFairFolk of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' are mostly this. They don't mean to be horrible, horrible monsters, but they don't understand how reality works. They hail from [[WorldOfChaos the Wyld]], where most any being they encounter is simply a figment of either their imagination or another Fae's, so they have difficulty processing the idea that every individual they meet in Creation is an independent and sentient being. Furthermore, in the Wyld, DeathIsCheap. A Fae killed by another Fae can just shape himself back into existence with a thought, so they have trouble understanding why the Creation-born are so uptight about the stabbing.
77* Goblins in the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' setting have this kind of persona. They're such immature, comically inept little guys that they'd count as {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s if not for their rare moments of competence at murdering innocent noncombatants. In fact, each of the goblinoid races in Pathfinder (goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears) are meant to represent a different kind of evil and the little buggers represent childish random malice incarnate.
78* Apply this trope to a species, add a healthy dose of MoreDakka and ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, let ([[RuleOfCool rule of]]) cool, and you've got the Orks of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. They think that they should do "wot's fun." It's just the rest of the galaxy's bad luck that to the Orks, "fun" means "[[MoreDakka NEEDS MORE DAKKA!]] Dat's 'ow ya killz fings!" They're like big, green, comic relief howlers.
79** Possibly Ogryns as well, given their fierce loyalty. See [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Gav_and_Bob Gav and Bob]] for a TearJerker example.
80** Of all the [[CrapsackWorld violent raving madmen in this universe]], fandom chose to make AxCrazy BloodKnight '''Kharn the Betrayer''' this of all people. Read [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Kharn this collection]] to see the Champion of Khorne (what a fun guy) engage in activities like finger painting with blood, arranging bodies into amusing messages, and jumping into combat from high orbit (the narrator ended up ''surfing a Khornate Space Marine'').
81** One of the ''Literature/IronWarriors'' short stories has the Slaughterman (type one), who is described specifically as having a child's unthinking cruelty. He doesn't come to a good end.
82** Lucius the Eternal, in ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' material, is extremely childish, selfish and petulant. He betrays the Loyalists at Isstvan III not because of personal ambition or some epic injustice, but because they don't like him as much as Saul Tarvitz, the man who ''saved all their lives'' by bringing a warning. He has a great degree of personal ''skill'' but absolutely no personal ''maturity''. Didn't stop him from becoming the Champion of Slaanesh, exulting in causing and receiving pain.
83** The Primarch Lorgar of the Word Bearers was described as such by fellow Primarch Roboute Guilliman.
84--->He is so... changeable. He is so prone to extremes. Eager to please, so quick to take offence. He's so keen to be your best friend, and then, at the slightest hint of an insult, he's angry with you. Furious. Offended. Like a child.
85* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' has Sigvald the Magnificent, the setting's Champion of Slaanesh, a 300-year-old 16-year-old. Has been described, with good reason, as an older Joffrey Baratheon (and was even born of a chieftain screwing his sister), and is extremely petulant (he once besieged a city because he didn't like their wine, and has a tendency to stop his bodyguards so he can admire himself from all angles in their reflective shields, ''during a battle'') and unwilling to take responsibility for his failures.
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89* Poison in ''[[Theatre/DraculaALoveStrongerThanDeath Dracula: A Love Stronger Than Death]]'' is a female example, a fully-grown vampire woman who affects an infantile attitude and carries around an identically-dressed doll while wearing babydoll dresses herself, and takes childish delight in the evil that comes with being a vampire.
90* The title character from ''Theatre/{{Lizzie}}'' is in her thirties, but often acts like a teenager, being prone to fits of temper and having a rather immature and simplistic outlook on the world. This is partially because of her [[LonelyRichKid sheltered upbringing]], and partially because she's been abused and raped by her father since childhood. His control over her is the only life she's ever known. When she finally reaches her RageBreakingPoint, the consequences are... messy. [[SelfMadeOrphan To say the least]].
91* Some of the actors playing ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' play him as this, especially during the final confrontation -- Norm Lewis actually does a horse dance while singing "Order your fine horses now!", as a means of taunting the imprisoned Raoul and Christine.
92* Some productions of [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare's]] ''Theatre/RichardIII'' will portray the titular character as one of these -- despite his ruthlessness and willingness to kill everyone who might keep him from the throne, Richard is really just an emotionally stunted man who is jealous of his more popular brothers and wants to play with their toy (the "toy" being the throne of England).
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100* ''VisualNovel/GyakutenKenji2'': Blaise Debeste has a penchant for acting like a petty teenage bully, [[OcularGushers excessive weepiness]], playing with his lighter like an entranced child and other bouts of general immaturity, to contrast with his kid who tries (and fails) to act more mature than he really is. The psychopathic part comes from the fact he's unnecessarily creepy about it all, is terribly corrupt, [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem believes the truth is something he decides]], and [[spoiler:has killed several people, including his wife by implication, to cover for his crimes]].
101* Monokuma/[[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' series, is [[AwesomenessByAnalysis super intelligent to the degree of being able to predict and plan for nearly anything several steps in advance]], but also a StrawNihilist with simplistic views on human nature and speeches littered with [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisies]], mannerisms that are wild and attention-grabbing, a hatred of being argued with, and a cute KillerTeddyBear as a robot avatar. There's a chance those remarks about being born in despair weren't that far off: a person standing opposed to the world's hope from childhood would have no need for the maturity that comes with hoping.
102* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': Irisu Kiyoka, described by her own daughter:
103--> '''Makina''': "Probably not somethin’ her own daughter should be sayin’, but my mom’s basically a nasty little kid who never grew up."
104* Ilyasviel von Einzbern from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' whose child-like attitude is slightly justified by the fact that she was orphaned at a young age and never received anything even resembling a traditional upbringing. She's pretty, cheerful, carefree and has an attachment towards Shirou...but after being [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou abandoned by her father]] and being raised as a {{Tykebomb}} ArtificialHuman with no concept of morality, she will toy with Shirou while pleasantly torturing him.
105* The BigBad of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', [[spoiler:Miyo Takano]], is this in spades. [[spoiler:She's a [[GenkiGirl cute, childlike]] SoftSpokenSadist who enjoys spooking people with ghost stories, and orchestrated the entire plot culminating in the massacre of an entire village simply to prove a point and have her [[LoveMakesYouEvil adoptive father]] VindicatedByHistory. To that end, she [[KillTheCutie personally murdered Rika]] to that end over and over throughout the GroundhogDayLoop.]]
106* SHIKI from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' started off as a [[BrattyHalfPint mischievous]] yet [[HalfHumanHybrid unstable]] kid...then his brutal awakening of his demon blood while simultaneously the BigBad [[GrandTheftMe was taking him over from the soul outwards]], impaling his OnlyFriend [[MadmanInTheAttic and being confined]] cracked his mentality to become this. Now as an adult, he's extremely powerful, but now he's prone to violent temper tantrums, self-centered, aggressively possessive and just plain creepy.
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110* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'':
111** [[SquishyWizard Black Mage]] is a rare example of a [[AntiHero "heroic"]] in that he is intelligent and relatively well-put-together, but takes a psychotic, child-like glee from hurting close friends and innocent people [[ForTheEvulz for little reason more than the amusement it causes him.]] His tantrums tend to devolve rather quickly into childish whining as well.
112** [[DumbMuscle Fighter]] generally enjoys beating the living shit out of people, but is quite friendly and rather... [[TheDitz slow.]]
113* The titular Webcomic/AxeCop has a sort of meta-justification in that he's actually ''written'' by a small child. He can be pretty randomly violent for a hero.
114* Camille Domino of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'', a century-old vampire who is extremely short, dresses like a teenager, throws hissy fits when she doesn't get her way, abuses her powers for selfish ends, and generally sees no problem in [[HeroicComedicSociopath acting horribly towards other people.]]
115* Butch of ''Webcomic/ChoppingBlock'' can be this, though the degree to which it applies varies wildly from strip to strip. In one case, his mutilation of corpses was compared to a child [[KidsPreferBoxes playing with a cardboard box]].
116* Agathoth from ''Webcomic/{{Cloudscratcher}}'' is described like so.
117* ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' has Zenith, who, while very effective at creating BodyHorror and a would-be GalacticConqueror, and far from stupid, has approximately the personality of a self-obssessed BrattyTeenageDaughter: she's childishly jealous of her perceived rivals ("She gets her own button an' everything!"), insists that creating a perfected MixAndMatchCritters FleshGolem will advance her agenda when she really just wants a boyfriend, is afraid of bugs, etc. [[CharacterDevelopment This doesn't last forever]]... [[OmnicidalManiac unfortunately]].
118* Ethan from ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'', while not a bad person, is very irresponsible and tone-deaf to other people's feelings, which frequently causes trouble for those around him.
119* Kharla'ggen of ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' is clearly insane and enjoys turning people into [[AndIMustScream living dolls unable to move]], but it's implied she's not actually that bad a person under her insanity. Being under the thumb of a PsychoForHire who used her as a figurehead leader didn't help her at all.
120* Mr. Kornada from ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' shows a gross disregard for the well-being of others and always chooses short-term gratification over long-term gain.
121* Spot of ''Webcomic/GetMedieval'' has a childlike enthusiasm for fire and explosions and pure hate for those who try to stop him from making either.
122* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Generally speaking, [[MadScientist Spark]]s tend to go all giddy at the thought of something "cool", even if -- ''especially'' if -- it's [[NightmareFetishist horrifying]] or [[CoolButStupid stupid]]. Even the heroes have a bit of [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20141210 this tendency]], though a big difference between them and the villains is that heroic Sparks at least understand the concepts of self-control and empathy. Villainous Sparks tend to not be hindered by such things.
123** Case in point: Agatha's ancestors, the Old Heterodynes. They programmed the Castle Heterodyne (their SupervillainLair) with an AI system that mirrors their own personality, and the Castle is more or less a sociopathic {{Troll}}. Plus, they dubbed their tiger-like killer robots as "[[SuperFunHappyThingOfDoom Fun-Sized Mobile Agony and Death Dispensers]]", and those old enough to remember their reigns [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111130 note]] their dumber ideas:
124--->"In the year of three winters, your grandfather set ''the old town hall'' on fire. He kept it burning for five whole months!"\
125"Your great-grandfather decided all the children should be ''magnetized'' so we'd never get ''lost!'' ... I used to get stuck to the Iron Bridge every time mother sent me out for cheese."\
126"Your great-grand uncle Ominox would goad enemies into ''attacking -'' and then yell ''"Surprise!"'' Oh, I had ''such'' a ''crush'' on him!"
127*** Among the things created by the Old Heterodynes is "the Beast of the Rails", a giant evil train who generally comes across as a SpoiledBrat. It's implied it's personality is based on that of it's creator.
128** Lucrezia Mongfish, yet another Spark and also Agatha's mother, seems like she never grew out of her BrattyTeenageDaughter phase and acts like everyone else exists to serve her (and [[spoiler: with [[PuppeteerParasite slaver wasps]], seeks to make that a reality]]). Also when not angry, she often acts like a giddy little kid and (apparently) has an obsession with chocolate.
129** A non-Spark example is Bangladesh [=DuPree=], the PerkyFemaleMinion of Baron Klaus Wulfenbach ... except the usual dynamic is played around with as Klaus is an AntiVillain and Bang is a PsychoForHire he employs. In the rare times when Klaus gives her permission to kill ''before'' asking questions, Bang acts like it's her birthday.
130* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
131** [[spoiler:Lord English]], despite being the [[ImmuneToFate untouchable master]] of [[StableTimeLoop Weird Time Shit]], is still the same surly {{Jerkass}} he was when he was young. Explained in-universe as the result of him [[spoiler: putting a hit out on the dream self of Calliope, his [[BizarreAlienBiology sister/good personality]], instead of doing a SplitPersonalityTakeover as is normal for their species. Without her]] he was unable to mature properly, and we later his adult form [[spoiler: (which always looked different from adult Cherubs, most noticeably in that he had no wings) isn't really an adult at all, but rather Caliborn fused with a few other characters, most notably the muscular Arquiusprite. It was his physique that made Caliborn appear as an adult]].
132** Spades Slick PlayedForLaughs. ''[[http://homestuck.com/?s=6&p=003065 All aboard the idiot wagon!]]''
133---> '''[[http://land-of-boredom-and-confusion.tumblr.com/ Land of Boredom and Confusion]]''': ''HOW DO YOU GO FROM MURDEROUS PSYCHO DOUCHEBAG TO HILARIOUS DORK IN TEN PAGES. HOW.''
134* Jared of ''Webcomic/{{Jared}}'', despite being very intelligent and a badass, is childishly selfish and obsessive.
135* ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'':
136** Richard often shows childish tendencies and extremely bratty and whimsical behaviour.
137** Tim the ogre would be a textbook psychopathic manchild (he refers to Cale'Anon as "Chicken", ex. "Chicken needs squishy?"), but has been described by one of his associates as being taking one too many maces to the head.
138* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
139** Thog is a half-orc fighter/barbarian with extremely violent tendencies, a sunny disposition, and an Intelligence score that's probably no higher than 5. Thog is probably the only person alive who gets along equally well with Elan and Nale. Elan and Thog bond over the "[=Manchild=]" part, and Nale appreciates the "Psychopathic" part.
140** Though more intelligent than Thog, Nale himself falls into this trope once he stabs his own brother simply for not wanting to join his group.
141** Xykon, the BigBad, an epic-level sorcerer who is trying to take over the world more or less ForTheEvulz. The [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1266.html closest]] he comes to an explanation is that he doesn't want anyone, even the gods, to be able to tell him what to do.
142** Belkar Bitterleaf, who sorts the world into people he wants to stab, people he can't (yet) stab, and people he finds gratifying in the moment -- and the categories overlap.
143** Remember how [[QuirkyBard Elan]] [[CharacterDevelopment used to be]] a benign {{Manchild}}? Well, his father [[spoiler:General Tarquin]] devolves into an evil version of this once his VillainousBreakdown really starts kicking in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0934.html and he vows to kill all of Elan's friends (and cut off his hand)]] just to get him to [[{{Railroading}} finally follow his narrative plan]].
144* Dom of ''Webcomic/{{Plume}}'' acts like a bratty tween most of the time, but is also a ruthless and trigger-happy murderer.
145* Schlock of ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' manages to combine this with SergeantRock to make for one ''dangerous'' blob of ambulatory goo. He's childish, violent, loves StuffBlowingUp, can and will eat ''[[ExtremeOmnivore anything]]'' he can fit in his mouth, (including ''[[ImAHumanitarian people]]'') and the idea of having his hand-held rotary cannon effectively turned into a ''personal artillery field piece'' rigged to fire grenade rounds gives him a gleeful expression like a kid on Christmas. Oh, and for a brief period he was DualWielding ''sawed off starship cannons''. He's by no means ''stupid'', proving on several occasions to be a cunning tactician and combat leader, but his BloodKnight tendencies and immaturity guarantees he'll never be promoted above sergeant. And so long as he gets let off his leash to indulge in a bit of ultra-violence he's probably ok with that.
146* Jekkel from ''Webcomic/SilverBulletNights'' is rumored to have once used someone's entrails as skipping rope.
147* Slick, the devil and God (!) show such tendencies in ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}''.
148* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'':
149** Reakk: Even though he's a demon who eats people's souls, it's hard not to like the dimwitted little guy.
150** Oasis, with her underdeveloped personality and sadistic fondness for killing. Bun-bun described her as a "demented toddler", and while she's theoretically opposed to killing innocents, once she eliminates someone from that category, she's willing to do things such as cut their ribs out one at a time out of curiosity while they're still alive.
151** Agent Gnaaaw, a young woman possessed by a brutish demon, is childishly confused about the distinction between liking someone as a person and enjoying eating them.
152* In ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'' Norman Gates is a violent, thuggish anarchist punk who spends a lot of his free time watching ''Bob the Builder'' and other age-inappropriate cartoons.
153* Quaetro Blitz from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' is AxeCrazy [[PlayingWithFire with fire magic]] -- and mainly thinks it's a lot of fun. His EstablishingCharacterMoment is when he chases Wangnan because he reminds him of a beloved pet chick he used to have when he was little ("Axe" is not the only kind of crazy he is), but when Wangnan tries to invoke a kind of MoralityPet thing based on this to make him act nicely, it turns out he killed the chick too.
154* Dongha from ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' is short-sighted in his goals, laughs and smiles all the time, can't sit still, and will run up to a group of strangers and start beating them up just because he's bored. Unfortunately for his victims, he's as powerful as he is unpredictable.
155* Lawler of ''Webcomic/WhiteNoise'' could be considered this. He's a skilled, ruthless, cheerfully sadistic operative who's obviously quite a few bananas short of a bunch. Yet he has a child-like unquestioning devotion to his boss, and spends his spare time having fun by drawing all over his hands.
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159* ''WebAnimation/TheAnnoyingOrange'': Orange is a MadBomber who dishes out cruel, childish insults towards the foods he comes across and often ''[[LackOfEmpathy laughs]]'' when they get killed in front of him.
160* Leslie, the PsychoLesbian who showed up occasionally in the short-lived web series ''3 Way''. She stalked her ex-girlfriend, Geri, obsessively [[HollywoodRestrainingOrder despite having been warned by a court order to stay away]], making creepy phone calls and jumping out of random hiding places to frighten Geri. Yet, despite some of her acts of terrorism [[CelebrityParadox being inspired by those of fictional movie villains]] (Glenn Close's in ''Film/FatalAttraction'', most notably), they are all of the PokeThePoodle variety. She also sleeps with a [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]] doll.
161* In the ''WebVideo/AgentsOfCracked'' webseries on [[Website/{{Cracked}} Cracked.com]], this is Michael Swaim all the way. He's a {{Depraved| Bisexual}} ExtremeOmnisexual and IdiotSavant with a cheerful [[ItAmusedMe "just for fun"]] attitude who kidnaps schizophrenic women as his "wives." Reversed in Cracked's other content, where Swaim is a polite android, while D.O.B. and Brockway have the drug-fueled, destructive benders.
162* In ''WebAnimation/AlfredsPlayhouse'', Alfred Alfer has a SplitPersonality. Regular Alfred Alfer, is a manchild trying to repress memories of [[RapeAsBackstory sexual abuse]] by imagining himself in the titular Playhouse whenever he was being abused or having a flashback. The psychopathic personality is Dictator Pickles, who is the part of Alfred's personality who had to take the abuse when Alfred was imagining himself in the Playhouse, and is now angry and vengeful. He wants to TakeOverTheWorld, hates Alfred, and shows no remorse for what he does.
163* Pretty Pink Ponytails from ''Literature/AngelOfDeath'' is a twenty-year-old woman who has a high-pitched voice, wears clothes made for small children (they're cut apart, and have extra fabric added to them.) She skips everywhere and loves to sing nursery rhymes. She also seems to enjoy torturing people and often describes things like death how a little girl would, despite seeming to comprehend these things fully. She also uses brightly colored handguns, and loves explosions.
164** It's not clear if she really thinks she's a little girl, feels compelled to act like a little girl, or is just taking on the persona of a little girl. If the latter is the case, then she seems to keep up the act 24/7, as she's never been seen out of character, even in private conversations with her brother.
165* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd showcases this kind of personality in his early-mid episodes.
166* ''WebAnimation/CaillouTheGrownup'' from AOK animation features the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' as a 22-year-old manchild who still acts like a small boy living with his parents, refusing to act responsible and get a job. He is also very short-tempered and threatens to physically harm his parents if they make him do something he doesn't want to do, and he gleefully admits he purposely makes his parents' lives a living hell.
167* The ''{{Film/Downfall}}'' [[WebVideo/HitlerRants parodies]]' portrayal of Adolf Hitler is this. For starters, try telling him that his UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live|Arcade}} account has been banned for life.
168* ''WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged'':
169** Nappa acts like a kid. A giant, murderous kid.
170--->"Look Vegeta...a Pokémon!"
171** Freeza comes off as intelligent and cool-headed at first, but when it comes down to it he's really more like a bored rich kid who gets his entertainment from killing innocent people. As he loses more of his cool, his immaturity shows.
172** Vegeta, who became a Super Saiyan by throwing a tantrum and says "Mineminemineminemine..." whenever he wants something. Of course, it makes sense considering what Nappa said about ''why'' he is a Psychopathic Manchild.
173** Cell, much like Freeza, is a genocidal sadist with the temperament and mannerisms of a teenager, which makes sense given his Imperfect Form is more or less analogous to adolescence/late childhood.
174* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': If things don't go Alexs' way, he'll fly into a rage where his AmbiguouslyEvil side becomes more evil than ambiguous.
175* One possible interpretation of HABIT from WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID.
176* The Emperor of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', when he's not GrumpyOldMan, has moments when he appears to be this.
177-->'''''[[AC:Holy shit, a giant skeleton space robot planet that shoots molecule-breaking beams and destroys everything it spots... I want one!]]'''''
178** Perturabo -- well, [[UnreliableNarrator according to his arch-enemy Rogal Dorn]] -- is a petulant manchild who holds onto grudges way too long.
179* Benrey from ''WebVideo/HalfLifeButTheAIIsSelfAware'' acts like a bratty toddler given a position of authority and a gun, and spends his time taunting Gordon with childish insults that wouldn't be out of place coming from a playground bully. He's also prone to murdering random people, [[spoiler:and turns out to be the BigBad of the entire series.]]
180* Nutty from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', [[VagueAge assuming he is actually an adult]]. He will do ''anything'' to get his candy, and while ordinarily [[TooDumbToLive he only hurts himself]], there are exceptions, most notably "Class Act" where he begins eating Sniffles alive because Sniffles [[ItMakesSenseInContext was wearing a candy cane costume.]]
181* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'':
182** Most of the cast save for Octavia since she is an actual teenager and does not demonstrate violently destructive immaturity unlike her parents and IMP. One poignant example being both Blitzo and Verosika causing mayhem to a beach over their petty gripes and act like high-schoolers that didn't grow up.
183* ''WebVideo/MrDeity'' is a [[JerkassGods Jerkass God]] who deliberately puts all sorts of evil things into his creation for no real reason and frequently inflicts [[DisproportionateRetribution horrifically cruel punishments for minor crimes]], but behaves in a very childish manner, particularly in the way he responds to criticism.
184* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is a like a twelve-year-old boy with no supervision and a gun and you get the idea.
185** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick. You get the impression sometimes that she genuinely doesn't know why Nella would be pissed off about ''cameras placed in her bedroom''. And there's no guilt involved either.
186*** Elisa's characters Dr. Tease and The Makeover Fairy both enjoy torturing people through science and makeovers ''far'' too much.
187** {{Genki Girl}}s Creator/AllisonPregler and WebVideo/PushingUpRoses occasionally wander into this trope when their excitement gets a touch too extreme.
188* Every one from ''WebVideo/ProfoundMomentsInLeft4Dead2'' could count as this.
189* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
190** Felix has no impulse control and a gigantic temper, often behaving like a mean-spirited, bratty toddler and prone to throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way and when his pride is bruised. This probably has a lot to do with the fact he's an actual psychopath.
191** Temple often acts like a teenager pretending to be a villain rather than an actual villain. He's actually a surprisingly tragic case, since he was a mature NiceGuy prior to having his best friend murdered in front of him by Freelancers and subsequently finding out he and his friends, alongside countless others, were used as CannonFodder, which [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drove him completely over the edge.]]
192** Downplayed by Zero. He isn't outwardly childish, but he's ultimately shown to be an entitled, insecure brat whose crimes are all the result of him throwing a giant tantrum over not getting to lead the original Shatter Squad and his need to prove how much of a badass he is to everyone.
193* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
194** Although he generally communicates in a verbose and melodramatic manner akin to an actor on a theatre stage, [[AxCrazy Tyrian Callows]] has a very infantile emotional dependence on [[TheDreaded Salem]]. He regards her as a 'goddess' and is desperate to please her. When he fails to complete his task, he initially cowers fawning madly to himself that Salem will forgive him. When he reaches Salem, he crawls towards her, begging for forgiveness. When Salem gently, but coldly, tells him that he has disappointed her, he dissolves into sobs of despair that attract a Beowolf. Tyrian then takes out his despair on the Grimm, slashing it over and over until his sobs turn into maniacal laughter; Cinder witnesses his entire breakdown, and [[HorrifyingTheHorror can only watch in open-mouthed horror]].
195** Neo is a CuteButPsycho DarkActionGirl who is in her late twenties but often acts like an overgrown schoolgirl while doing horrific things. Besides retaining some childish mannerisms (skipping, taunting, treating her battles and crimes like they're fun games), she is deeply selfish and unhealthily dependent on her LivingEmotionalCrutch Roman Torchwick, [[spoiler:swiftly spiraling out of control once he dies]]. Perhaps the best example of this is her mad tea party in "Tea Amongst Terrible Troubles", where she physically and emotionally torments [[spoiler:Ruby]] into suicide in the guise of a tea party where all her dead friends taunt her, grinning like a little girl about to get ice cream while claiming she's going to [[{{Sadist}} enjoy watching her break]]. In "Of Solitude and Self", [[spoiler:getting slammed with all her repressed regrets via a magical EmotionBomb leads to the first bit of emotional maturity she's ever shown, finally letting Roman go and deciding to reincarnate into a new person.]]
196* The title character of ''WebAnimation/SaladFingers'', though this may be a subversion as he's more TrueNeutral in the "uncaring, detached, and having no regard for either good or evil" sense.
197* [[Website/SCPFoundation Dr. Wondertainment]], considering the [[MyLittlePanzer toys]] he/it makes.
198* Blaine Eno and Cillian Crowe from ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' are each brutal killers brought onto the island specifically to spice up the competition (it's implied that the terrorists actually broke Cillian out of his asylum to take him to the island), but Blaine is mentally and emotionally seven years old and has no real grip on what he's doing, while Cillian is almost under the control of an imaginary, daemonic, friend named Haddy.
199** Lately Liam "Brook" Brooks has shown signs of being one of these after having some SanitySlippage which resulted in AxCrazy tendencies.
200* The ''WebOriginal/TendiesStories'' from Website/FourChan feature an autistic man [[BasementDweller living at home]] who terrorizes his family into giving him "tendies" (chicken tenders) in exchange for "good boy points" and tends to do horrific things when he doesn't get his way.
201* Jalix 'Trap-Deezy' has shades of this, often exploding into tirades of excessive alliterative insults at people for even doing the most harmless of apparently "stupid things". Also having a fondness for cute things, littering his videos with inane babble and odd images and making videos where he almost always appears as an intelligent yet morally divorced teenager with world-views beyond his years and an aversion to people, watching his serious videos is just plain awkward.
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