Line #36 PlayingWith/EvilLaugh


1	'''Basic Trope''': [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment An evil character laughs evilly]] in light of a recent triumph.
2	* '''Straight''': Lord Bloodstone lets out a booming laugh now that he's caught [[TheHero Bob]] in his lair.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Lord Bloodstone laughs evilly for an hour at everything that easily pleases and amuses him.
5	** [[SelfDisposingVillain Lord Bloodstone]] suffocates after guffawing for twenty minutes and then [[UndignifiedDeath choking on his spittle.]]
6	* '''Downplayed''': Lord Bloodstone lets out a minor chuckle after catching Bob in his lair.
7	** Lord Bloodstone's laugh is no different than anyone else's, the room just has a big echo to it.
8	* '''Justified''':
9	** Lord Bloodstone cannot laugh any other way due to heavily practicing his laugh, which stuck after years of use.
10	** Lord Bloodstone is [[AxCrazy batshit insane]].
11	** Lord Bloodstone is a CardCarryingVillain who does this because it's what an evil villain would do.
12	** Lord Bloodstone is a {{Sadist}}.
13	** [[TheBadGuyWins Lord Bloodstone has just won the schemes.]]
14	* '''Inverted''':
15	** Lord Bloodstone cries evilly when he sees Bob has escaped from his lair.
16	** [[Manga/DeathNote Lord Bloodstone laughs when his ultimate evil plan fails.]]
17	** Bob laughs after witnessing Lord Bloodstone accidentally impale himself with his own sword.
18	** [[NonIndicativeName Lord Bloodstone]] is a ''good guy'' who's a combination of GuileHero and SociopathicHero and lets loose with this as [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] falls for his BatmanGambit.
19	* '''Subverted''': Lord Bloodstone's laugh turns out to be [[UnEvilLaugh feeble and comical]], despite him being so powerful and evil.
20	* '''Double Subverted''':
21	** Except Lord Bloodstone wasn't really trying that time and later lets loose a powerful evil cackle.
22	** Lord Bloodstone's laugh starts out as a pathetic, pitiful chortle, that slowly builds up into a full-scale, terrifying [[GigglingVillain maniacal giggle]].
23	* '''Parodied''':
24	** Lord Bloodstone evilly laughs every time he completes the most mundane tasks, like making toast.
25	** Lord Bloodstone's evil laugh goes unabated for several minutes. Bob look at his watchs and asks Lord Bloodstone if he's done yet
26	** [[EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit Lord Bloodstone coughs a lot after laughing.]]
27	** Lord Bloodstone ends up getting hiccups from laughing too much.
28	** After laughing evilly for 10 minutes, Lord Bloodstone says, "...sorry, I just remembered something funny I heard earlier."
29	** Lord Bloodstone [[Film/TheMasterOfDisguise accidentally farts]] and [[ToiletHumour pees himself while laughing]].
30	** The evil "laugh" in question is just Lord Bloodstone saying "LOL" out loud.
31	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes, Lord Bloodstone doesn't feel up to using the evil laugh.
32	* '''Averted''': Lord Bloodstone is TheStoic, feeling that showing no emotion at all has a greater effect on others.
33	* '''Enforced''': "We need to give the villain a really good evil laugh. That way, the audience will know he's really ''that'' evil."
34	* '''Lampshaded''':
35	** "And now, since I'm feeling so good right now, my Evil Laugh!"
36	** "My evil plan is going perfectly! Hey, can somebody pass the laughing gas?"
37	** "Haha, oh sometimes you've just got to laugh at this stuff."
38	** "Glad you're enjoying your villainy, sir..."
39	* '''Invoked''':
40	** Bob pauses after Lord Bloodstone's massive speech, giving Lord Bloodstone an idea of what he's expecting.
41	** An EvilLaugh is ''very'' important for a traditional EvilOverlord, so Lord Bloodstone decides to indulge in some.
42	* '''Exploited''':
43	** Lord Bloodstone lets out a long EvilLaugh after cornering Bob, during which Bob stabs him.
44	** Lord Bloodstone's laugh is a sonic weapon, causing insanity in all who hear it.
45	* '''Defied''': Lord Bloodstone has read the EvilOverlordList and has paid close attention to Item #20.
46	* '''Discussed''': "Wait for it. ({{Beat}}) There we go!"
47	* '''Conversed''': "How long do you think this guy took to come up with that laugh?"
48	* '''Deconstructed''':
49	** Lord Bloodstone's laugh makes his own allies question his sanity.
50	** Lord Bloodstone is [[{{Pride}} too caught up in celebrating his triumph]] to notice an incoming sneak attack.
51	** Realizing how much pleasure he's deriving from their suffering, the outraged heroes fight Lord Bloodstone harder than ever before.
52	* '''Reconstructed''':
53	** Lord Bloodstone's laugh is [[SuperScream actually a magically-enhanced]] which gives the hero a lot of trouble.
54	** Lord Bloodstone's laugh causes [[BrownNote supernatural torment]] to whoever hears it.
55	** From a more mundane perspective, Lord Bloodstone's laugh unnerves people greatly. This only encourages him to indulge in it more, occasionally laughing just to screw with people's minds.
56	** His laugh is a feint, making it ''seem'' like he's not paying attention. He gets attacked during this time and he easily counters (whilst still laughing because they fell for his trap).
57	** Lord Bloodstone is facing [[EvilVsOblivion an opponent who is truly terrifying and is a genuine threat]]. When he laughs his villain laugh, it's to assert a form of dominance and show that, unlike the heroes, he ''cannot'' be intimidated. This is both surprising for everyone else witnessing the situation, and is an audible sign of his determination in the face of extreme odds. It also inspires his soldiers to stand again and fight if Bloodstone is this confident that he'd laugh in the face of certain death.
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59	[[EvilLaugh Muhahahahaha]]! [[MemeticMutation All your back buttons are belong to us]]!
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61	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
62	%%* '''Implied''': ???
63	%%* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
64	%%* '''Played for Drama''': ???

Context PlayingWith / EvilLaugh