Line #0 PlayingWith/ObviouslyEvil


1	'''Basic Trope''': A villain or another evil character you can instantly tell is evil.
2	* '''Straight''': The BigBad, [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[DevilInPlainSight Nick]] [[MeaningfulName Evulz]], has no sense of subtlety, acting and appearing in a way from which anyone with half a brain could deduce he's evil.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Emperor Nicolai 'the Deathlove' Lucifer Scorpius Evulz]] sports [[DarkIsEvil pitch]] [[EvilWearsBlack black]] [[TinTyrant armor]] with [[{{Satan}} Satanic insignia]], [[SpikesOfVillainy numerous spikes]] resting upon [[ShouldersOfDoom pauldrons the]] [[HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure size of an American football field]], and an OminousOperaCape. He also has [[HellishPupils snakishly slit-pupilled]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning bloodred eyes]] [[GlowingEyesOfDoom that glow when he's really infuriated]] punctuating [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver the eternal void of darkness that is his sclera]], MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, a SkullForAHead, and [[WhiteHairBlackHeart creepy white hair.]] [[CreepyMonotone He speaks with a monotonic]] [[EvilSoundsDeep bass]], and [[EvilIsHammy is prone to displays of dramatic flair]] with an occasional [[EvilLaugh menacing laugh]]. His EvilLair is a [[EvilTowerOfOminousness hundred storey tall skyscraper]] built in {{Mordor}} atop an [[VolcanoLair inactive volcano]] which he taps for [[EvilIsBurningHot geothermal energy]], and all of his [[EvilMinion rank-and-file]] speak BlackSpeech. And then there is his OneWingedAngel form, which is a borderline EldritchAbomination in appearance.
5	** Every single villain that shows up in the story is portrayed in such a way that people can immediately tell that they're evil, regardless of whether or not it makes any sense.
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Nick is not evil, but his pink polo, sweater over his shoulders, [[CoolShades aviators]], and sleek, coifed hair make it obvious that he is [[{{Jerkass}} an arrogant jerk]].
8	** Nick looks like a normal person yet his behaviour is always vaguely menacing.
9	** Nick seems and acts like almost saintly generous and kind-hearted, but it's rather paper thin, and anyone observant enough can tell that his good deeds are for show rather than altruism.
10	** Nick looks and acts normal most of the time. But the minute [[GreatDetective Detective Bob]] starts questioning him, he completely flies off the handle, making him look suspicious long before he is revealed as the murderer and arrested.
11	** RedRightHand
12	* '''Justified''':
13	** Nick has never been a very subtle person and everyone else would see through him anyway, so why try to fool them now?
14	** Evulz is from a culture where things we see as usually indicating something bad are [[DeliberateValuesDissonance seen in a positive light.]]
15	** EvilIsCool, so Nick is intentionally unsubtle.
16	** Evulz is trying to be feared. Being ObviouslyEvil helps with that.
17	** Nick is a [[CardCarryingVillain Card-Carrying]] PunchClockVillain, and is contractually obligated/has more fun being [[EvilIsHammy hammy]].
18	** Nick’s evil looks are a curse for his evilness.
19	** Nick acquired his powers with a spell [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous that makes him look evil as a price.]]
20	* '''Inverted''':
21	** Nick looks like Satan. [[DarkIsNotEvil He's also the good guy.]]
22	** The villain looks benevolent, even beautiful. [[LightIsNotGood He's anything but.]]
23	** The villain has the appearance of an angel or a superhero or something else associated with goodness.
24	** The villain is [[CuteIsEvil adorable.]]
25	** FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon.
26	** BeautyIsBad.
27	** [[MeaningfulName Nicholas Goodman]] is the BigGood and has no subtlety of being a good guy, acting and appearing in a way from which anyone with half a brain could deduce.
28	** FaceOfAThug.
29	** TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse
30	* '''Subverted''': Evulz, with his sinister appearance, [[DarkIsNotEvil turns out to be a good guy or neutral]]. This differs from the inverted example in that it initially looked like DarkIsEvil was going to be played straight.
31	* '''Double Subverted''':
32	** Turns out, they were lying all along.
33	** Nick actually turns evil soon after that.
34	* '''Parodied''':
35	** See Exaggerated. [[DevilInPlainSight No one notices]].
36	** There's a law saying anyone who wears [[GoodColorsEvilColors "evil" colors]], {{spikes\| of villainy}}, or {{ominous opera cape}}s or [[LaughingMad laughs]] "{{evil\| laugh}}ly" must be interrogated/arrested.
37	** [[CardCarryingVillain IamBad McEvilguy]] looks like [[DastardlyWhiplash Dick Dastardly come to life]], his jackets are all bloodstained and say "EVIL PERSON OF DOOM!!!" on them, and, when he's not laughing manically and killing people ForTheEvulz, his favorite pastime is to run around police stations yelling all of his evil plans out loud and boasting about how many innocents he's killed this week. The heroes are eventually tipped off by his black top hat.
38	* '''Zig Zagged''':
39	** Nick looks obviously evil, but he's actually a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor.
40	** Nick has the appearance of a villain, but [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent nobody knows which side he's actually on.]]
41	* '''Averted''': TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse
42	* '''Enforced''':
43	** ViewersAreMorons--the writers want to make sure everyone knows that Nick Evulz is '''''eeeeevil!'''''
44	** The writers want their villain [[EvilIsCool to look foreboding and badass.]]
45	* '''Lampshaded''': "I ''knew'' you were evil, Nick!" [[DeadpanSnarker "Yes, you and everyone else with the capacity to function in normal society."]]
46	* '''Invoked''': TheHero is confident in being able to track down a villain, because he is so blatantly nefarious-looking that surely someone would have spotted him.
47	* '''Exploited''': [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Alice]] [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] the naive goth Nick into doing questionable acts for her gain. This way, even when things go wrong, she's cleared.
48	* '''Defied''': A villain tones down his appearance, style, and wardrobe in order to avoid needless suspicions.
49	** MaskOfSanity
50	* '''Discussed''': "Well, given that his name was 'Nicolai 'the Deathlove' Lucifer Scorpius Evulz', he sported black armor with Satanic insignia, yada yada yada, I felt trusting him would be a bad call."
51	* '''Conversed''': "Why does this show seem to be in love with villains that make [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]] look like a perfectly respectable patent lawyer by comparison?" "My guess? The writers were aiming for DarkerAndEdgier and overshot."
52	* '''Deconstructed''': Evil old Nicolai is actually from a race of people who ''all'' look ObviouslyEvil, and/or [[BlueAndOrangeMorality whose morals and values are so utterly alien to normal people that they seem evil by comparison]]. As a result, everybody assumes that they're AlwaysChaoticEvil, leading to much FantasticRacism as Nicolai and his people try to prove that they're not villainous even though they look it.
53	** The heroes misjudge Nicolai for his evil appearance and don't trust him leading them into ''many'' nasty problems that could've been avoided or prevented altogether if they had trusted him in first place.
54	** ObviousJudas
55	* '''Reconstructed''': After putting up with years of crap from their tormentors, Nicolai and his people [[RageBreakingPoint decide that]] [[HumansAreBastards everyone else is a bastard]] and start [[MoralEventHorizon destroying everything in sight]]; [[ThenLetMeBeEvil thereby becoming the villains that they were made out to be]].
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57	Back to ObviouslyEvil. With a name like that, surely you know it's EVIL.
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59	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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61	%%* '''Implied''': ???
62	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
63	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / ObviouslyEvil