Line #5 PlayingWith/EvilOverlord


1	'''Basic Trope''': The BigBad who rules over his dark kingdom with an iron fist.
2	* '''Straight''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] rules over TheEmpire with an iron fist and plans to TakeOverTheWorld.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Evulz is so mind-bogglingly evil that he [[EnemyToAllLivingThings kills surrounding plants with his mere presence]], [[CrossMeltingAura spontaneously melts religious icons and artifacts]] and [[AStormIsComing lightning follows him wherever he goes]]. He drinks from the [[EatsBabies skull of a baby]] and has a literal ZeroPercentApprovalRating.
5	** Emperor Evulz [[OmnicidalManiac attempts to destroy the world]] every time someone within his kingdom engages in [[AllCrimesAreEqual criminal activity]] as [[DisproportionateRetribution punishment]].
6	** Evulz is an [[ObviouslyEvil industry-standard]] TinTyrant and practitioner of [[SorcerousOverlord the dark arts]], ruling from [[OrcusOnHisThrone his elaborate throne room]] an [[TheEmpire empire]] of a thousand nightmares, one worthy of {{Mordor}}, and directing his [[ArmiesAreEvil army]] of [[FacelessGoons faceless]] [[{{Mooks}} orcs, trolls, goblins and all of the other]] AlwaysChaoticEvil races imaginable, and when they are not toppling [[TheGoodKingdom kingdoms]] they are too busy [[DroitDuSeigneur capturing bonny maidens]] as [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe harem fodder]] or to [[DamselInDistress place inside castles guarded by dragons]] for unidentifiable reasons. AllCrimesAreEqual, and he simply [[CantTakeCriticism hates being questioned]] and will have [[ShootTheMessenger your entire department systematically exterminated]] in all manner of [[ComplexityAddiction pointlessly circuitous]] execution schemes, for the [[DisproportionateRetribution simple act of telling him that hiking taxation rates on peasants to foot the bill for his growing]] [[ThreateningShark mutant shark collection]] [[DisproportionateRetribution is ill-advised]] ''because you are his advisor''.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] is a NobleDemon who plans to TakeOverTheWorld but [[EvenEvilHasStandards has many things he won't do to achieve this goal.]]
9	** Alternatively, Evulz is an FeudalOverlord that instead of a kingdom, rules over an small town or fief with iron fist but otherwise is an absolutely mundane tyrant that doesn't seek to expand his borders.
10	* '''Justified''':
11	** Evulz rules with an iron fist, [[NecessarilyEvil but only because it's the only way he can get this Crapsack Nation of his to function]]. Were it not for him, war and famine would have destroyed the country.
12	** Evulz has ValuesDissonance, and believes that an iron fist will keep his dark kingdom orderly.
13	** Evulz is indeed an EvilSorcerer [[SorcerousOverlord Overlord]] who uses threatening imagery and controls the largest fighting force on the planet. However, his political clout relies partially on showmanship and maintaining the image of [[RankScalesWithAsskicking unassailable power]]. Beneath the glamour, Evulz still has to deal with basic ruler problems like keeping the aristocracy in check, maintaining alliances, delegating certain rulership tasks, administrating the Empire's economy, and dealing with mundane concerns like a sudden outbreak of bed bugs in the castle.
14	* '''Inverted''': He's a [[BigGood Good Overlord]]. He rules with a soft, comfy fist[[note]]Bring...the comfy chair![[/note]] and puppies and rainbows follow him.
15	* '''Subverted''':
16	** Evulz rules over his dark kingdom with an iron fist... but he's one of the allies of the Heroes, and isn't that interested in conquest.
17	** He calls himself Emperor Evulz, rules the Dark Kingdom, wears a black cloak and armor with horns and spikes, decorates everything in black and red with skull motifs, employs an army of orcs and trolls... [[DarkIsNotEvil but he's actually a fair ruler and a pretty nice guy, and the orcs and trolls get along fine with everyone else.]]
18	* '''Double Subverted''':
19	** Evulz rules over his dark kingdom with an iron fist... but he's ''[[TheMole pretending]] [[ObviousJudas to be]]'' one of the allies of the Heroes, and ''is'' that interested in conquest.
20	** Evulz and his {{Mooks}} are indeed nice, but they're still [[AffablyEvil evil.]]
21	* '''Parodied''':
22	** Evulz rules over his dark kingdom with an iron fist... and he uses that iron fist to PokeThePoodle.
23	** [[LiteralMinded Evulz]] is StupidEvil and believes that "ruling over his dark kingdom with an iron fist" entails wearing an outrageously oversized metal gauntlet and standing at the top of his EvilTowerOfOminousness with his gloved arm outstretched.
24	* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz isn't ''always'' evil, but only when he needs to be or feels like it. He has Legions of Doom...all members of which have good pay and health insurance. He strictly controls all information media...but gives the population access to them for free. As a result, his kingdom is a toss-up between {{Utopia}} and {{Dystopia}} with some things being okay and others awful. And he wears the horned helmet because he just likes the look of it.
25	* '''Averted''': There are bad guys in this setting, but none of them qualify as an EvilOverlord.
26	* '''Enforced''': "We need to make the villain a plausible threat, so we're going for the whole overlord thing."
27	* '''Lampshaded''': MissionControl briefs [[TheHero Bob]] and [[TheTeam co]] about Evulz: "He's your fairly standard [[TropeName Evil Overlord]]."
28	* '''Invoked''': He's a political pragmatist who doesn't like drama, but knows his job ruling the empire will be easier if he takes the name Emperor Evulz and periodically oppresses the populace.
29	* '''Exploited''': Bob knows that Evulz is powered by evil and hate, so Bob uses [[ThePowerOfLove love]] to defeat him.
30	* '''Defied''': Evulz takes over the kingdom, and his first act is to make a list titled "[[EvilOverlordList How To Become An Evil Overlord]]". He proceeds to deliberately avoid everything on that list, because "everyone knows that the evil overlord always gets overthrown".
31	* '''Discussed''': "Could that guy be any more ObviouslyEvil?"
32	* '''Conversed''': "I'm gonna say that the guy with the black cape and shoulder spikes is the BigBad."
33	* '''Implied''': While Evulz is dark and has an ObviouslyEvil name plus appearance, he's [[OffscreenVillainy never seen doing anything evil]] and we only have the rumors that he might be evil.
34	* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz takes the throne, but his reckless taxation wrecks the economy of a nearby kingdom, which immediately declares war. Another nearby kingdom is overly idealistic, and declares a war of liberation of the people. The downtrodden (i. e. disarmed) masses in Evulz's kingdom are [[RedShirt horribly incompetent fighters]] even when conscripted and given weapons, and anyway as soon as they realize they're going to lose their combat tactics become "find the idealistic kingdom's army and surrender to them, they treat prisoners better than our ruler treats us". The overlord is overthrown before he's ruled for six months.
35	* '''Reconstructed''': Being evil and ruling with an iron fist does not mean [[StupidEvil Evulz behaves like an idiot tyrant]] who [[ShootTheMessenger kills every messenger]] for kicks. He displays {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry, PragmaticVillainy, and is a VillainWithGoodPublicity.
36	* '''Played For Laughs''': Evulz is an ObviouslyEvil VillainWithGoodPublicity and Bob is the only one who notices that he's probably evil.
37	* '''Played For Drama''': Evulz is so powerful, evil and has such a huge army, that TheHero starts to doubt that there's any conceivable way he could be defeated.
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Context PlayingWith / EvilOverlord