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* '''Played For Laughs''': Elliot and Lilith are [[SickeninglySweethearts disgustingly lovey-dovey with each other]] even as they slaughter a bus full of orphans. Their victims beg them to have mercy of them and kill them quickly, because they can't handle the obnoxious amounts of [[TastesLikeDiabetes diabeetus juice]]!

** Elliot's love for his wife, and cruel atrocities are show us that Elliot has major MoralMyopia.

** Elliott and Lilith have a villainous-style wedding at a CorruptChurch.

** "Sharing a lair is a big step for us... You sure you're ready?"

** [[BigBadEnsemble The two main villains]] [[EvilVsEvil hate each other.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Evil Elliott and Lilith Badgirl are ''always'' together, and do everything together. Oh, and Elliott has promised Lilith that she can be [[LadyMacBeth his queen]] when they [[WorldDomination take over the world.]]

** While [[VillainsOutShopping out shopping]], a chance meeting brings Elliott and Lilith together, and soon they become a couple bent on WorldDomination.

* '''Straight''': [[BigBad Evil Elliott]] is HappilyMarried to [[DarkMistress Lilith Badgirl]]

** The two main villains hate each other.

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** Elliot love for his wife, and cruel atrocities are show us that Elliot has major MoralMyopia.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Elliot and Lilith are [[SickeninglySweethearts disgustingly lovey-dovey with each other]] even as they slaughter a bus full of orphans. BonusPoints if their victims beg them to have mercy of them and kill them quickly, because they can't handle the obnoxious amounts of [[TastesLikeDiabetes diabeetus juice]]!

** Elliott loves Lilith, but [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan she loves]] [[TheHero Hiro]].

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Downplayed''' : Elliot the corrupt politican and Lilith the CorruptCorporateExecutive are a married couple.

* '''Inverted''': Elliott loves Lilith, but [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan she loves]] [[TheHero Hiro]].

* '''Basic Trope''': A villainous couple.
* '''Played Straight''': [[BigBad Evil Elliott]] is HappilyMarried to [[DarkMistress Lilith Badgirl]]

* '''Parodied''': Elliott and Lilith have a villainous-style wedding at a CorruptChurch.

* '''Deconstructed''': Elliott and Lilith have their own goals, and they both have strong personalities and ambitiously pursue those goals. They may clash, or one may merely be using the other to achieve their own ends.
* '''Reconstructed''': Elliott and Lilith learn to work together and cooperate, and become practically unstoppable. And both achieve their goals. They have the occasional quarrel, but what couple doesn't?
* '''Zig Zagged''': Elliott and Lilith start off as an OfficialCouple. Then Lilith falls for [[TheLancer Lance]], and has a HighHeelFaceTurn. Then she gets [[BeingGoodSucks tired of]] being part of the heroes' TrueCompanions and returns to Elliott. This happens several times during the series.
** Alternatively, Elliott only loves Lilith when he has something to gain from her. The rest of the time, he couldn't care less about her.

* '''Lampshaded''': "And take your [[MyGirlIsASlut whorish wife]] with you to hell, you villainous scum!" [[BerserkButton "Insult my wife again, and I'll send you there to wait for us."]]

* '''Invoked''': While [[VillainsOutShopping out shopping]], a chance meeting brings Elliott and Lilith together, and soon they become a couple bent on WorldDomination.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Elliot and Lilith are [[SickeninglySweethearts disgustingly lovey-dovey with each other]] even as they slaughter a bus full of orphans.
* '''Played For Drama''': Elliot and Lilith have disagreements because their own goals and personalities conflict. Can they work through this and live up to their potential both as villains and as a couple? Or will they break up, no doubt in the most horrible way possible?

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Elliott and Lilith start off as an OfficialCouple. Then Lilith falls for [[TheLancer Lance]], and has a HighHeelFaceTurn. Then she gets [[BeingGoodSucks tired of]] being part of the heroes' {{Nakama}} and returns to Elliott. This happens several times during the series.

* '''Played Straight''': The BigBad, [[CardCarryingVillain Evil Elliott]], is HappilyMarried to [[EvilRedhead Lilith Badgirl]]

* '''Inverted''': [[BigBad Evil Elliott]] loves [[FreakyFashionMildMind Lilith Badgirl]], but [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan she loves TheHero]]

* '''Double Subverted''': [[JustFriends But eventually they fall in love.]]
* '''Parodied''': Elliott and Lilith have a villianous-type wedding at a CorruptChurch.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Evil Elliott and Lilith Badgirl start off as an OfficialCouple. Then Lilith falls for [[TheLancer Lance]], and has a HighHeelFaceTurn. Then she gets [[BeingGoodSucks tired of]] being [[AffirmativeActionGirl part of]] the heroes' {{Nakama}} and returns to Evil Elliott. This happens several times during the series.

* '''Enforced''': The author wants to prevent DracoInLeatherPants, so he/she gives the BigBad a lover.
* '''Lampshaded''': "And take your [[MyGirlIsASlut whorish wife]] with you to hell, you villainous scum!" [[BerserkButton "Insult my wife again, and I'll send you there to wait for us!"]]

* '''Invoked''': While [[VillainsOutShopping out shopping]], a chance meeting brings Evil Elliott and Lilith Badgirl together, and soon they become a couple bent on WorldDomination.

* '''Defied''': Evil Elliott tries to win Lilith Badgirl over to his side, but she refuses to be with him.

* '''Played For Laughs''': They couldn't be more different from one another!
** Alternatively: The two are [[SickeninglySweethearts disgustingly lovey-dovey with each other]] even as they slaughter a bus full of orphans.
* '''Played For Drama''': They have disagreements because their own goals and personalities conflict. Can they work through this and live up to their potential both as villains and as a couple? Or will they break up, no doubt in the most horrible way possible?

* '''Justified''': Villains are capable of finding and giving love, just as heroes are.

* '''Lampshaded''': "And take your [[MyGirlIsASlut whore wife]] with you to hell, you villainous scum!" [[BerserkButton "Insult my wife again, and I'll send you there to wait for us!"]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Evil Elliott and Lilith Badgirl are ''always'' together, and do everything together. Oh, and Elliott has promised Lilith that she can be [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen his queen]] when they [[WorldDomination take over the world.]]

* '''Subverted''': Elliott and Lilith are not a couple. They spend a lot of time together, and work together, but they are not an OfficialCouple.
* '''Double Subverted''': But eventually they fall in love.

* '''Lampshaded''': "And take your [[MyGirlIsASlut whore wife]] with you to hell, you villainous scum!"

** It gets better... Elliott proposed by putting the engagement ring in a safe deposit box at a bank they planned to rob later that week.

*'''Reconstructed''': Elliott and Lilith learn to work together and cooperate, and become practically unstoppable. And both achieve their goals. (Unless, of course, the heroes get in the way.)