These are characters who were each deemed a Complete Monster at one point, but were later disqualified for one reason or another based on the consensus of the cleanup thread (or the original cleanup thread).

Please note that this is NOT for characters who were brought up in the thread but were voted down, nor for characters who were unapproved to begin with and then cut. Only characters who were actually approved by the thread and later cut should go here.

Also note that while participants are allowed to have these characters re-evaluated provided they're not on the Resolved Items list, the reasons for their removal must be addressed. Providing a link to their cut post is also preferred. Similarities between different versions of a character is no longer grounds for the disqualification of a candidate. If someone wants to re-propose a candidate that was disqualified for this reason, please do so on the proposal thread.

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If you wish to examine any of these candidates yourself, feel free! Once you do so and verify whether a candidate counts or not, you can do one of two things:

If you believe the candidate counts, you can bring that to the proposal thread or the cleanup thread, and we can either reinstate the previous writeup (provided it was accurate and non-plagiarized) or rewrite it to be accurate.
If you believe the candidate does not count, take them to the cleanup thread to explain your reasoning. If the thread agrees with the reasoning provided, you can remove them from this list and move them to the appropriate folder on this page (or the TV/Video Game pages) based on its media type. For the reason, rather than listing the reason they were cut, you can instead list the reason they don't count (for example, if the character is insufficiently heinous, list that as the reason rather than anything related to the proposal).

Happy viewing and reading!

G-Editor

G-Editor has made so many omissions and misstatements regarding candidates that we have removed every example

they added that could not be vouched for.

Anime and Manga: Balance T. Moid, Yang Kum-Ji, Rido Kuran (anime version), Seiji Haitani, Seizō Amagi, Kirio Kikuhara, Takuhiko Hayaseura/John Walker, Denshin Katsuyama/The Challenger, The Captain, Rudolph Clown, Wang, Hayase, Little Boy, Alien Pedan, Lunatic, Smiley
Comic Books: Hazel and Cha-Cha
Fan Works: J.S. Steinman, Dr. Genzo Hikke, Larxene, Brian Irons
Film - Animated: Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
Film - Live Action: Colonel Semiradov, Rob Novak, Sadie's Husband (A Vigilante), Dr. Gardner, Victor Koval, Becker, Moses Randolph, Chu (The Protégé), Steve Abnesti, Kruger (AKA)
Literature: King, Cutz, Lianlei and Ongjie, Michael Harley, Bernhardt Rhodes, Takashi Nasujima, Regulus Corneas
Live Action TV: Batu, Father Etienne, Dot Karlson, Alberto Cortez, Rocco de la Pena, Patrick Goad, Jay Newman, Benedict Ryan, Dr. Stuart "Stu" Gavin Camillo, Marshal Mathers, black ops soldier, Steve Horn, Gerald Pillar, Gordon Evans, Jerome Sawyer, Max Kaplan, Sophia Turner, Nigel Malloy, Barbara Lillstrom, Joram Naser, Otto Schmidt, Operatives "Lin" and "Davis", John Stone, Eric Barlow, Eddie Barrett, "The Chemist", Krzysztof "Elias" Górski (Ultraviolet), "Limbo" (Ultraviolet), Lukasz Rolak (Ultraviolet), Peter Stump (Lore), Joshua "Henderson" Bunter, Michael Ridley, Milo Sunter
Video Games: Mara, Matt Booker (James Noir's Hollywood Crimes), Kim Jong-un, Adam's A.I., The Baron, Simon Carver,

Echidna

Echidna has made too many omissions and misstatements regarding candidates and many of his EPs are plagiarized directly from Villains Wiki

. Therefore, all examples that cannot be vouched for are removed.

Beatrice, Decagrammaton, Kujou Takayuki, Nathan, Kido Minobe, Yeom Ki-tae, Hwang Kyung-il, The Pirate Leader, The Entity (Catto Boi), Masayuki Kaneki (Voice 3), The Cult Leader, Kintoru, The Coach

Troperuser21 (plagiarism): William Afton

Proposed by Ban Evader

The following candidates are proposed by ban evaders (Original Posts: [1]

, [2]

, [3]

). All examples that are not vouched for or re-litigated are removed.

Anime and Manga: The Queen (Junji Ito's Snow White)
Comic Books: Sir Edmund Dorrance/King Snake, Robert Hallo, Adam Rook/Lazarus, Froid
Fan Works: David (The Last of Us fan novelization)
Film: Alan Raimy (52 Pick-Up (1986)), James E. Davis and Dr. Jonathan Steele, Joey Peasley (The Caveman's Valentine),
Live Action TV: Frank McCarthy
Music: the Thug ("Hard Like a Criminal")
Mythology and Religion: Chak Ek
Tabletop Games: Kuthuman, Mochi/Kami of the Crescent Moon, and Momir Vig
Video Games: Joker, Dr. Faustus, Cleetus, and Mammoth
Visual Novels: Athena, Cato
Web Original: the Demon, Jebus
Western Animation: Ben Yuzuf

By Work

General

Several groups (decided that groups as a whole didn't have moral agency)
Various fanfics (works were no longer accessible)
Various Ron the Death Eater works (the Demonization of characters without reason was considered as shock value, was too hard to say if they were Played for Laughs)

Anime & Manga

Air Gear: Sora Takeuchi (sympathetic death where he shows remorse and wants to overcome who he is)
Akudama Drive: Boss (has a My God, What Have I Done? moment)
Akuma no Riddle: Otoya Takechi (the pattern for her serial killings isn't sufficiently established onscreen, becomes increasingly silly and incompetent after her debut and is Played for Laughs in her final appearance)
Attack on Titan: Sergeant Major Gross (cares for his sons, and the supposed lack of it stemmed from a poor translation)
Bleach: Mayuri Kurotsuchi (after the Time Skip, he cares for his daughter/clone, Nemu Kurotsuchi)
Bokurano: Morihiro Hatagai (fails the high heinous standard, especially when whole universes are routinely blown up, a character leaves 10,000 people to die and a protagonist has Attempted Rape on his rapsheet)
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden: Dark Koutei (not heinous enough in general)
Case Closed: The unnamed bomber (cares about his accomplice and is motivated to seek revenge for his death)
Cowboy Bebop: Udai Taxim (only kills a few guards in comparison to other villains who have attempted large-scale mass murder, there were crimes falsely attributed to him, and he did not lead the prisoners in their rampage)
Deca-Dence
- Hugin and Munin (they are only cogs in a bigger machine and Munin being a Graceful Loser)
- Turkey (not heinous enough)
Digimon:
- Digimon Adventure: Machinedramon (the original EP falsely attributed Millenniumon's crimes to him, and without those crimes he doesn't breach the series' heinous standard)
- Digimon Tamers: D-Reaper (lacks agency due to having its mindset based on a depressed and unstable Jeri and never grows beyond its programming)
- Digimon Fusion:
  - Laylamon (Played for Laughs too often)
  - Splashmon (his worst crime, manipulating all the Water Zone's denizens to kill each other is Offstage Villainy, and his on-screen actions fail to stack up with NeoMyotismon and Gravimon)
Doubt: Rei Hazama (is motivated by the death of her parents)
Dragon Ball franchise:
- Original series: Mercenary Tao (outheinoused by so many Omnicidal Maniacs not even his low resource tier helps him stand out)
- Dragon Ball Z: Dr. Gero (outheinoused by Babidi with similar resources; retroactively revealed to genuinely love his son)
Elfen Lied: Director Kakuzawa (loved his daughter)
Fairy Tail:
- Jiemma (does not even come close to passing the high standard for his resource pool)
- Zancrow (not heinous enough by the manga's standards)
- Acnologia (gets an Alas, Poor Villain death where he shows Villain Respect towards Natsu)
Fire Force:
- Setsuo Miyamoto (his serial killings are Offstage Villainy, and other villains do far worse)
- Rekka Hoshimiya (ends up being Easily Forgiven by his entire team and not treated as a proper Complete Monster)
Franken Fran: Shidou Miyako (fails the high heinous standard and the work is Black Comedy)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003): Envy (shares responsibility for his most heinous crime, making him fail the series' high heinous standard)
Fushigi Yuugi: Miboshi (other villains commit far worse crimes)
Ghost Stories: Yamime (the other villains do far worse)
Guilty Crown:
- Mana Ouma (her evil was a result of being infected by the Apocalypse Virus)
- Shuichi Keido (apparently loves his sister)
Gundam:
- After War Gundam X: Mayor Nomoa Long (fails the high heinous standard and mourns someone's death)
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam: Katejina Loos (insufficiently heinous and has Even Evil Has Standards moments; Tomino also did not intend her to be utterly despicable)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray: Ash Gray (too standard for the setting)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Arthur Goodman (failed the heinous standard compared to Ribbons Almark and Ali Al-Saachez)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Yazan Gable (heavily outclassed by the various other omnicidal maniacs and mass murderers introduced later on in the franchise; even as a Sociopathic Soldier he gets outheinoused)
Gun×Clover:
- Sayuri Higuchi (has a traumatic Freudian Excuse of being raped and experimented on and cares for her adopted son)
- Alex Valentine Wheeler Jr. (fails the heinous standard compared to Sayuri, is a Well-Intentioned Extremist, and faked some of his supposed crimes)
Gunsmith Cats: Goldie Musou (has a backstory depicted sympathetically and ultimately pulls a Heel–Face Turn by the end)
Hayate the Combat Butler: Hayate's parents (vile, but likely not heinous enough)
Heaven's Lost Property: Minos (genuinely cares for his cohorts)
Highschool of the Dead: Koichi Shido (genuinely cares for his mother, is implied to be trapped in villainy, and the author died before his work is complete)
Holyland: Yagi (not heinous enough)
Hunter × Hunter: Shaiapouf (genuinely believes he's doing what's best for Meruem and is implied to feel remorse about some of his actions)
Inuyasha:
- Taigokumaru and several other demons (all of them bar Naraku, Hakudoshi and the Infant are generic fare who fail the massive heinous standard of the series where man-eating demons routinely slaughter entire villages and kill hundreds, horrible as they are)
- Mukotsu (not heinous enough and possibly cared about his comrades)
- Tokajin (vile despite being a mere human rather than a demon, but he fails the baseline heinous standard set by Naraku)
Killer Killer: Rei Shimizu (her murders rely too much on Fridge Horror for her to stand out)
The Legendary Starfy manga: Ogura (relies too much on Fridge Horror to pass the baseline)
Life (2002): Manami Anzai (ambiguously redeemable)
Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King: Kaburagi Kark (EP was found to have plagiarized from other sources)
Lupin III:
- The Castle of Cagliostro: Count Cagliostro (original writeup attributed murders to him that happened before he was even born; Cagliostro himself has no known bodycount)
- Mystery of the Hemingway Papers: Crazy Mash (fails the heinous standard of the franchise)
Lyrical Nanoha:
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Precia Testarossa (is motivated by the loss of her daughter)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS:
  - Jail Scaglietti (vile, but is a Benevolent Boss towards his underlings)
  - Quattro (is genuinely loyal to her own group)
Martian Successor Nadesico: Admiral Haruki Kusakabe (isn't aware of the experiments committed on Akito and Yurika and genuinely cares for his soldiers)
Monster: Johan Liebert (Another Monster, a light novel by the same author, reveals that he genuinely considered Karl Neuman a friend and refrained from killing him despite he easily could any time he wants to)
MW: Michio Yuki (has a Freudian Excuse of being raped as a child and questionable moral agency due to brain damage)
Naruto:
- Orochimaru (story treats him as redeemed and cares for his son)
- Hidan (shows genuine respect towards and mourns a young Jashinist in the canon tie-in novel Akatsuki Hiden)
One Piece:
- The Five Elder Stars^note (not fleshed out enough and potentially Well Intentioned Extremists)
- Saint Charloss (doesn't stand out compared to the other Celestial Dragons)
- Shiryu (crimes are standard for the work)
- Akainu/Sakazuki (indicated to have cared for his fellow admiral Kuzan)
- Big Mom (crimes were standard fare at the time of nomination; she was later revealed to have agency issues and a Freudian Excuse for her behavior)
- Caesar Clown (becomes too much of a joke character)
- The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta: Crocodile (too similar to his anime counterpart^note)
- Episode of Sky Island: Enel (no evidence that he died instead of falling to the moon unlike his canonical counterpart, which kickstarts his mini-arc where he demonstrates redeeming qualities and prevents him from counting)
Pokémon the Series: XY: Xerosic (all of his actions were done under Lysandre's orders except for trying to destroy the world on his own, which isn't unique to the series, and is implied to undergo a Heel Realization)
Psycho-Pass: Shogo Makishima (Has a Villainous Friendship with his second-in command and genuine respect for the heroes as well as complex morality due to being in an Evil Versus Evil setup with the Sybil System)
Rosario + Vampire: Kiria Yoshi (redeeming qualities and heinous standard issues)
The Rose of Versailles: Henri de Guémént (only kills one person, which fails the baseline)
Rurouni Kenshin:
- Gein (not heinous enough by the standards of the series)
- Takeda Kanryuu (develops a genuine rapport with another character in the sequel manga)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Hendrickson (was revealed to be possessed by demons)
Shadow Star: Aki Honda (despicable, but only commits one rape, and the protagonist does way worse)
SSSS.GRIDMAN: Alexis Kerib (does a Heroic Sacrifice to stop Mad Origin out of genuine altruism in GRIDMAN UNIVERSE)
Symphogear: Dr. Ver (towards the end of GX, he pulled a Heel–Face Turn to help the FIS trio and an eventual Heroic Sacrifice to stop Chateau de Tiffauges' destruction)
Tokyo ESP: Claudia Kuroi (her Freudian Excuse is portrayed sympathetically to an extent)
Tokyo Ghoul:
- Niruma Furuta (displays care for Rize in his final moments and his death is played for sympathy)
- Rize Kamishiro (her mutilation and torture during the creation of Half-Ghouls and death are played for sympathy and she's implied to care for Niruma)
Tomogui: Hayato (apologizes to Kazuyoshi for his crimes with no sign of it being faked)
Toriko: Tommyrod (fails the heinous standard)
Tsugumomo: Dabada Dabaharl (manga was cut for The Content Policy violations and the character also violated it)
Tweeny Witches: The Adventures: Ice Witch (fails the heinous standard compared to Grande and Jestor)
Unicron Trilogy: Sideways (it's implied that he was possessed by Unicron in Armada; once he reappears in Cybertron, free of Unicron's influence, he is shown to care about avenging his planet)
Ushio and Tora: Hakumen no Mono (is Made of Evil and gets an Alas, Poor Villain death scene)
Violence Jack: Slum King (Made of Evil)
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Tragoedia (cared for his village)
YuYu Hakusho: Dr. Ichigaki (fails to match the Elder Toguro in spite of similar resources)

Comic Books

Astro City: The Infidel (the comic puts too much emphasis on the idea that he could be redeemable)
The Authority: Seth (lacks onscreen deeds and has a Freudian Excuse of being sexually abused as a child)
Back to Brooklyn: Paul "The Wall" Saetta (loves his mother)
The Batman Who Laughs #1: Earth -22 Joker (fails the heinous standard, especially when The Batman Who Laughs and Perpetua blow up multiple universes. He Who Laughs also becomes his own character later on)
Blueberry: "Prosit" von Luckner (fails heinousness compared to other villains)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser:
- Edward Leverett (nowhere near heinous enough compared to the listed CMs)
- Phillip LeMarchand (is indicated to have remorse for his crimes)
Crossed: Joseph Pratt and Steve (neither even come close to passing the work's heinous standard)
Die Hard: Year One: Alan Douglas (generic by the standards of the series)
Empowered: Deathmonger (cares for Manny, even sparing Emp once because Manny likes her; seems to also have respect for Emp)
Fables: Hansel (is revealed to have standards against killing children in his final appearance)
G.I. Joe (IDW): Xamot Paoli and Blacklight (both fail the heinous standard of the comic, even for their resource level)
Green Lantern: Volthoom (has a Freudian Excuse of being imprisoned for billions of years)
Hellblazer: Joshua Wright (as vile as he is, he doesn't stack up with other human antagonists)
The Incredibles' comic book adaptation: Syndrome (too similar to his film counterpart)
Injustice: Gods Among Us: The Joker (expresses genuine disgust for Nazis and bigotry in the prequel comic)
Joker: Joker (has a scene with Harley Quinn where he's hugging her for comfort)
Jonah Hex (2005): Sheriff of Kent (shown to care about his brother in a panel)
Justice League of America: Prometheus (genuinely cared for his parents)
Marvel Comics: Ebenezer "The Scarecrow" Laughton (seemingly cares for his mother)
Micronauts (Image): Baron Karza (revealed to care for his father and daughter in a tie-in novel series)
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (Boom! Studios): Drakkon (dying moment is a selfless act)
My Little Pony: The Stolen Shadow: Chameleon the Enchanter (his villainy is entirely generic)
The Punisher MAX:
- Nicky Cavella (not heinous enough for the work; possible Pet the Dog moment; backstory)
- Cristu Bulat and Vera Konstantin (show genuine care and concern for each other)
- Mickey Fane (feels remorse over leaving Polly to her death, and openly misses her)
- Kingpin (shows genuine standards against Bullseye's killing of multiple families)
- Bullseye (has a Pet the Dog moment with Vanessa where he laments what he's become and tells her not to be like him)
Reality Show: Red Triangle (several possible Pet the Dog moments)
Red Robin: Vittoria/The Wanderer (has a very traumatic Freudian Excuse)
Rex Mundi: Duke of Lorraine (loves his daughter)
Scooby Apocalypse: Rufus T. Dinkley (treated with sympathy by the narrative and has agency issues from using an experimental chemical)
Secret Six:
- Junior (has a valid Freudian Excuse of being sexually abused by her father and many of her crimes are offscreen)
- Dwarfstar (fails the comic's heinous standard)
Silent Hill: Michael "Mad Dog" Stanton (fails the massive heinous standard of the series, mostly due to the fact the actions of his son can't be fully placed on him)
Sin City: Kevin (had a good relationship with Cardinal Roark; possibly Even Evil Has Standards in regard to Roark Jr.'s pedophilia)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics):
- Dr. Finitevus (questionable agency due to absorbing a large amount of chaos energy and instantly turning evil)
- Dark Enerjak (was possessed by another being)
Spider-Man:
- Norman Osborn (cares for his son Harry Osborn, as shown when a clone of him dies protecting Norman and he breaks down; trying to kill him during Dark Reign and Go Down Swinging is inconsistent with his usual characterization)
- Miles Warren (his tragedy of losing his wife and kids still holds up)
Spirou & Fantasio: Cyanure (not treated seriously enough by the work, insufficiently heinous)
Star Wars:
- Jango Fett: Open Seasons: Tor Viszla (his worst crime is Offstage Villainy, and he doesn't meet the franchise's heinous standard)
- Republic: Durge (cares about his mentor)
Street Fighter (Malibu Comics): M. Bison (only has 5 kills and being a Bad Boss, which fails the heinous standard of both the "Genesis Universe" and the Street Fighter franchise as a whole)
Superman:
- Superboy-Prime (gets a redemption arc and makes a Heroic Sacrifice)
- Superman's Metropolis: Lutor (loved Marta despite killing her for being rejected)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW) & Usagi Yojimbo Crossover: Dr. WhereWhen (villainy too standard)
The Third Testament: Duke Sayn (revealed to have had an understandable reason for his turn to villainy in a prequel)
Thorgal: Shardar (mourns his son Veronar)
Ultimate Marvel:
- Ultimate Red Skull (was raised to be evil and ultimately tries to undo his crimes via time travel; death is somewhat of an Alas, Poor Villain)
- Ultimatum: Ultimate Magneto (expressed regret for his crimes)
The Walking Dead:
- Philip Blake, aka The Governor (cares for one of his subordinates)
- Thomas Richards (body count deemed too low, and killing children isn't particularly unique in this comic)
Wonder Woman (2006): Astarte (tragic backstory)
The Wraith: Joe Carroll (not bad enough by Golden Age standards)
X-Men:
- Apocalypse (Earth-616 incarnation) (has loved ones, as well as a tragic backstory)
- Sabretooth (loved his mother)
- Sugarman (proposer hadn't read comics; re-proposal possible)
- X-23: Innocence Lost & Target: X: Dr. Zander Rice (wants to avenge his father's death)

Fan Works

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Season 3 Fanfics: Brett Petrie (stories were never written or completed)
Another Journey: Dante (loved her mentor and is hinted to still be affected by his death even if she's in denial about it)
Avatar: The Last Airbender fanfics:
- The Fall of the Fire Empire: Gian (doesn't pass the baseline, let alone ATLA's heinous standard)
- The Saga of Avatar Korra: Ming-Hua (doesn't pass the baseline)
The Banana Splits Movie: What if Bingo had a larger role...?: Bingo (the story is just a person describing a concept and is too short)
La Belle: Sergio (shows potentially genuine love for Isolde, and the writing is too unclear if he subverts it or not)
Despair Island: Chris McLean (indicated to care about his grandmother)
A Different Snowgrave: Spamton (alternate ending to the actual game; therefore can't disregard canon redeeming qualities)
Dino Attack RPG: Baron Typhonus, The Brickspider Bot v1.0., and Dr. Michelle Glados (all were proposed by the host of the roleplay)
Dream SMP: Jschlatt (doesn't pass the baseline, especially with his level of resources, and is Played for Laughs occasionally)
Emesis Blue: Jacques Murnau (not heinous enough, especially compared to Jules)
Fallout: Lanius: Lanius (work is meant to be a prequel, so he potentially develops the same redeeming qualities as his canon counterpart)
Final Fantasy VII: Machinabridged: Sephiroth (has the same Freudian Excuse as his canon counterpart)
Five Nights at Candy's: RAT (not heinous enough, especially when compared with CAT)
Five Nights at Wario's: Entity 01 (likely moral agency issues, honored his deal with Bruno Gate, and is presented sympathetically)
Goosebumps United: Sarah Maas (was proposed by her own author and suffers from too much demonization)
Halloween (2018): The Shape: Michael Myers (the video is just a concept for a sequel)
Harry Potter fanfic The Dragon Tamer (link): Serena Daniels (bare-bones plot)
Hearts of Iron Game Mods:
- Kaiserredux: H. P. Lovecraft (undergoes a redemption arc in one of the routes)
- Red Flood: Charles Nungesser and Georges Bataille (insufficiently heinous compared to both Churchill and The Avatar)
- Red World: Bal Thackeray (his actions aren't heinous enough compared to the numerous genocidal organizations and villains)
- Thousand-Week Reich: Heinrich Himmler (indicated to be genuinely insane and not able to fully comprehend his actions)
Hedon: Nithriel (revealed in a sequel that all her heinous actions were done while she was brainwashed)
Infernal Tales - A Helltaker Story: Abaddon, Kalfu Twa, Congo Savanne, and Shukra/Lahamu (the author's behavior on the thread makes it clear that the work is largely about getting characters approved instead of a story; the fic is also somewhat tasteless)^note
The Joy of Creation: Reborn:
- Michael Schmidt (moral agency issues due to being a demon, multiple redeeming qualities, and a lore misunderstanding which caused the proposal to say he's the same person as Creation)
- Creation (moral agency issues due to being four demons in one body, insufficiently heinous, and a lore misunderstanding which caused the proposal to say it's the same person as Michael)
Justice League: The Spider & Web of Cadmus: Doctor Octopus (seems to care for his tentacles)
Kirby fanfics:
- Cupies: Leo (fanfic lacks substantial plot)
- Origins of Sectonia: Dark Meta Knight (story has no plot besides "evil character does evil things")
Legacy Wars: Street Fighter Showdown: M. Bison (doesn't pass the baseline)
The Locust: The character (work was never published)
Mask of the Red Death- a "Crossed" TL: General Liu Zhen (uncertainty over whether the fanfic's setting was significantly altered from the original)
Monster Island Buddies: "Massacre" (taken seriously by the narrative, but other villains have committed worse atrocities that are Played for Laughs)
My Little Pony fanfics:
- Blooming Moon Chronicles: Sol Seraph (shows care for Fluttershy in her final moments)
- I have no wings and I must fly: AP (too similar to his original counterpart)
- The Immortal Game:
  - Nihilus (agency issues from being Twilight's Superpowered Evil Side)
  - General Esteem (genuinely admires and cares for his daughter, Rarity, despite the Training from Hell he put her through)
- Pages Of Harmony: Twilight Sparkle (story is Grimdark with Ron the Death Eater in full effect and Twilight herself is a Well-Intentioned Extremist).
- Pony POV Series:
  - Discord (has a Heel Realization and allows his good personality, Dissy, to fully take over)
  - Film Critique (only Serial Rapist in the fic, but fails the heinous standard compared to the other mass-murdering villains)
Naruto fanfics:
- Echoes (Kagaseo):
  - Alpha (possible Well-Intentioned Extremist)
  - Warlord (was driven insane from being Mind Raped by other Naruto clones)
- Team 8: Itachi Uchiha (slaughtering one's entire village isn't particularly heinous for Naruto)
- Uchiha Heiress Remix: Sakura Haruno (fic deemed too tasteless)^note
Perfection Is Overrated: Kirihara Hitomi (SUEs don't have free will)
Pokémon Fan Works:
- Poké Wars: Ho-Oh (later becomes The Atoner)
- Reborn: Lin (updates reveal her genuine Freudian Excuse of being physically and sexually abused by her father, Connal)
RWBY fanfics:
- The Black Dragon: Adam Taurus (story is too barebones)
- The Makings of Team CRME: Cinder Fall (My Name Is Cinder depicts her tragic backstory involving her Abusive Mom that affected her deeply)
- Ruby and Nora: Admah Keter and Abigail Lemon (both fail the heinous standard of the fic)
- The Unseen Hunt: Cinder/Rebecca Farleigh (genuinely loves her mate)
- War of Remnant: A RWBY Anthology: Simon Blade, Carter Pillar, and Miranda Spot (all were outheinoused as the fic continued)
Soul Eater: Troubled Souls: Medusa Gorgon (was proposed by her own author)
Squidward's Suicide: The murderer (not enough personality and story deemed shock value)
To Those Who Are Never Going Home: Thales (work no longer online)
Touhou Galaxy: Esdeath (possible heinousness issues and a possible Pet the Dog moment)
Underverse: XGaster (indicated to care for Ink)
Wandering Pilot: The Swamp Witch and Melona (fic deemed tasteless shock value with a child being brutally tortured in explicit detail)^note
Warhammer 40,000 fanfic Wer zuletzt lacht: Artarion and Randar (their biggest crime is shared between them and seven other people, meaning they don't stand out even with the lower heinous standard compared to canon)
Within These Walls'': Mad Hatter and Red King (the chapter they appear in has a graphic underage rape scene, most of their crimes are offscreen and they lack personality beyond committing crimes For the Evulz)
A Wolf Amongst Lions: Ramsay Snow (all of his crimes are replicated by others in higher quantities and scale)
World of the Dead: Koichi Shido (shares his canon incarnation's backstory and care for his mother)

Films — Animated

A Bug's Life: Hopper (makes a promise to his mother on her deathbed and actually keeps it)
Corpse Bride: Lord Barkis Bittern (body count deemed not high enough)
DC Animated Movie Universe: Trigon (grows to care about Raven in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War and sacrifices himself to save her)
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp: Merlock (not played seriously enough and his worst crimes are Offstage Villainy)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle: Mulu-elu Galu-gu (doesn't stand out amongst his people, is genuinely well-intentioned to an extent, and has respect for other characters)
The Golden Drops: The Chancellor (villainy is mostly generic and full of Fridge Horror)
Kung Fu Panda 2: Lord Shen (indicated to love and respect his nanny Soothsayer and his insecurities are partially played for sympathy)
A Matter of Loaf and Death: Piella Bakewell (deemed too comedic)
Pachamama: Conquistador Chief (too generic)
Pokémon 4Ever: Iron-Masked Maruder (his crimes, terrible as they are, lack the scope of Cyrus and Hunter J or the unique cruelty of Grings Kodai and Dr. Zed^note)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish: "Big" Jack Horner (Played for Laughs too often, and the consequences of his wish for all magic in the world are not elaborated upon^note)
The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky: Bellion (not heinous enough for the franchise given his resources)
The Tale of Despereaux: Botticelli Remorso (the full extent of his atrocities is Fridge Horror)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust: Carmilla (not bad enough for her level of resources)

Films — Live-Action & Made-For-TV

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane: Mandy Lane (not bad enough)
Alone: Ploy (feels remorse about causing her sister's death and likely fails the heinous standard for horror movie villains)
Angel Has Fallen: Wade Jennings (gives Mike Banning apparently legitimate Villain Respect and gets a bit of an Alas, Poor Villain death)
Angst: the unnamed protagonist (has a Freudian Excuse of being abused by his entire family as a child)
The Bad Seed (1956): Rhoda Penmark (genuinely couldn't comprehend that her crimes were heinous)
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever: Robert Gant (not heinous enough)
Black Death: Langiva (doesn't stand out in the setting and loved her deceased husband)
Blown Away: Ryan Gaerity (his care for his sister appears at least somewhat genuine)
Bright: Leilah (despite trying to kill her, she truly loves her sister Tikka)
Bullying: Nacho (doesn't go beyond generic bullying other than trying to rape and kill the protagonist)
Cargo (2017): Vic Carter (possible Alas, Poor Villain moment)
Children of the Living Dead: Abbott Hayes (possible tragic backstory involving being sexually abused by his mother, and likely not heinous enough especially since his past rapes and murders are offscreen)
Circle of Fear: Dark Half (not heinous enough)
Citizen X: Andrei Chikatilo (too mentally unstable)
City of God: Ze Pequeno (cared for his best friend)
Cliffhanger: Delmar (generic Mook other than his sadism)
Cutting Class: Brian Woods (unable to comprehend the full gravity of his actions due to his schizophrenia)
The Darkest Minds: President Gray (effort post contained incorrect information; outheinoused by his son)
Darkman:
- Darkman II: The Return of Durant: Dr. Alfred Hathaway (potential deaths from nuclear testing is not confirmed and is not established separately from Durant's agenda)
- Darkman III: Die Darkman Die: Peter Rooker (his nearly killing Jenny is incidental and his other acts of violence are heavily outclassed by Durant)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Koba (a tie-in novel reveals the full extent of the torture he suffered, which is deemed too horrific for the character to subvert his Freudian Excuse. Author also did not intend him to be utterly despicable)
Dead Rising: Endgame: Dr. Leo Rand (Well-Intentioned Extremist)
Death Machine: Jack Dante (has a Freudian Excuse and Alas, Poor Villain death)
Detention: Sander Sanderson/Cinderhella (the film's tone indulges in too much comedic sociopathy and black comedy for Sander to truly be taken seriously)
District 9: Piet Smit (not as heinous as other villains in the movie)
Dredd: Madeleine "Ma-Ma" Madrigal (revealed in a tie-in comic to have had a lover she actually loved)
Dust Devil: The Dust Devil (implied to be no worse than others of his kind)
Enemy Mine: Stubbs (tries to avenge his little brother's death)
The Equalizer: Nicolai Itchenko, aka Teddy Rensen (outclassed by Vincent Quaranta from the third movie)
The Expendables: James Munroe (lacks the heinousness of the other villains in the series)
Extraction: Amir Asif (his regular abuse and torment of his child soldiers is not explicit enough and his wrecking the city is too indirect a result of his men following his orders; not heinous enough otherwise)
Firewall: Bill Cox (not heinous enough for the genre)
Final Wars: Keizer Ghidorah/Monster X (the majority of its heinousness is Fridge Horror and Controller X did worse)
First Knight: Malagant (doesn't pass the baseline, since his attacks on villages are never shown to kill anyone)
The Fly: Alan Hines, from sequel Return of the Fly and Dr. Anton Bartok from sequel to 1986 remake (both do nothing heinous enough to qualify for this trope)
The Forgotten Battle: Oberst Berghof and Pim Den Oever (their crimes and oppression are not shown in full detail and Oever didnt rape Tuntje)
Furie: Thanh Soi (prequel gives her a sad backstory and shows she loves her sisters)
The Gentlemen: Dry Eye (both crimes that may have helped him count or that he had a part in are not fleshed out enough and his attempted rape of Rosalind is not enough by itself)
Gran Torino: Spider (doesn't stand out from the rest of his gang)
Harry Brown: Noel Winters (genuinely cares about his friends and wants to avenge their deaths)
Heat: Waingro (heavily outclassed by Otis Wardell, the villain in the sequel novel)
Hellraiser (2022): Trevor (has an Even Evil Has Standards moment concerning Colin and feels remorse for working with Voight)
High Risk: The Doctor (tries to avenge his brother)
The Human Centipede: Dr. Josef Heiter (Torture Porn that exists for shock value)
I Am Mother: Mother (never goes against her programming despite her atrocities, and cares for her daughter)
Irréversible: Le Tenia (only commits one rape, as graphic and brutal as it is)
The Jackal: The Jackal (lets a hostage go with no indication of pragmatism)
Jack the Ripper (1976): Dennis Orloff/Jack the Ripper (portrayed sympathetically)
Jonah Hex (2010): Quentin Turnbull (shown to genuinely care about his son despite the writing of the film making it more unclear)
Jumping Ship: Frakes (his worst crimes are Offstage Villainy)
Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki: Hitotsumi (hot heinous enough for the baseline standard)
Karla: Paul Bernardo (work deemed tasteless exploitation)
Kidnap: Terry and Margo Vickey (indicated to care about each other)
Kingdom of Heaven (theatrical cut): Raynald de Chatillion (deemed overshadowed by Guy du Lusignan)
Kung Fu Hustle: Brother Sum (Played for Laughs and fails the baseline standard)
The Last King of Scotland: Idi Amin (shows genuine care towards Garrigan)
Leave Her to Heaven: Ellen Berent (fails the baseline standard)
Leatherface:
- Verna Sawyer (genuinely cares for her family)
- Ike (ambiguously cares for his mother)
Machete: Rogelio Torrez (doesn't stand out amongst his cohorts, and is significantly outheinoused by Voz)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil: Queen Ingrith (whether or not her relationship with her brother is meant to be redeeming, its mention gives credibility to his death motivating her actions)
Mr. Accident (2000): Duxton Chevalier (only committed one murder and attempted three, additionally getting people addicted was deemed not horrific enough in execution. He also was not as taken seriously as the writeup made him out to be)
Mothra: Clark Nelson (too generic)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017): John Cassetti (doesn't pass the baseline due to not having the established pattern of his other versions)
My Spy: Victor Marquez (shows affection towards his brother's dog)
Mystics in Bali: The Queen of Leak (ruled insufficiently heinous for the horror genre)
Nightbooks: Natacha (has a Freudian Excuse of being kidnapped and enslaved by a Wicked Witch)
1900: Attila Mellanchini (cares about his lover, defends her against the mob and is horrified when they cut off her hair)
Orphan: Esther (displays genuine redeeming qualities and is portrayed sympathetically in the prequel)
Puppet Master: Major Kraus (fails the heinous standard compared to Toulon)
Rampage (2009): Bill Williamson (has a lover and child in the third movie)
Rebirth of Mothra: Desghidorah (out-heinoused by Grand King Ghidorah in the third movie, spends the whole movie under mind control)
Red Zone Cuba: Griffin (it was agreed that he did have redeeming qualities and that he wasn't bad enough compared to other characters in the film)
Reservoir Dogs: Vic Vega, aka Mr. Blonde (has a genuine friendship with his cohorts and is genuinely loyal to his boss)
The River Wild: Wade (doesn't pass the baseline for thriller films)
Rocky Handsome: Kevin Ferriera (indicated to care about his brother)
Saw:
- Mark Hoffman (disqualified due to his Start of Darkness being motivated by seeking revenge on his sister's killer)
- Saw II: Xavier Chavez (murderous, but fails to match the series' high heinous standard due to not coming anywhere near close to Jigsaw and his apprentices)
Scarface (1983): Alejandro Sosa (wasn't aware of his murder of children and flunks the HS compared to Tony Montana)
A Serbian Film: Vukmir (exploitation and Torture Porn for shock value)
Sherlock Holmes (1932): Professor James Moriarty (insufficient heinousness in general)
Spenser Confidential: Driscoll (not heinous enough)
Stake Land: Jebediah Loven (loves his son)
Surviving the Game: Thomas Burns and Walter Cole (care for each other)
Total Recall (1990): Vilos Cohaagen (had a genuine friendship with Carl Hauser and was upset he was not coming back ^note)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Dylan Gould (unlike his IDW counterpart, the extent of his involvement with the Decepticons is not fleshed out enough to make him stand out)
Uncle Sam: Sergeant Sam Harper (insufficiently heinous for a slasher villain, genuinely insane, and has a Pet the Dog moment with a child)
Virtuosity: Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer (nowhere near heinous enough compared to SID)
White House Down: Eli Raphaelson (gave Cale his job working for him because Cale saved his nephew)
Willow: Queen Bavmorda (series shows her to have been brainwashed by, and less heinous than the Crone)
Would You Rather: Shephard Lambrick (shows genuine disgust at his son attempting to rape someone and follows through on his promise to spare the winner of his game)

Literature

Agent Pendergast: Diogenes Pendergast (redeems himself in an attempt to connect with a woman he sincerely loves)
Alex Rider: Winston Yu (loves his mother)
Arc of a Scythe: Scythe Goddard (was later shown to regret killing his parents)
Assassin's Creed : Forsaken: Reginald Birch (his only unique crime is selling Jennifer as a Sex Slave, so he does not stand out enough)
Best Served Cold: Benna Murcatto (his actions don't stand out in the franchise, and he's indicated to love his sister)
The Book That Is Not Written: Valentine Day (work was discovered to not exist)
Circleverse: Alzena and Nurhar (have agency issues from using unmagic)
The Crow: The Lazarus Heart: Jordan/Joseph Lethe (indicated to be genuinely insane)
The Darkest Minds: President Gray (a sequel novel has him show some genuine care for his family)
Date A Live: Minerva Liddell (no evidence that she actually raped and killed children as her writeup stated, and her actual crimes are too generic despite her sadism)
Disney Chills: Dr. Facilier (crimes are fairly standard for the series, and many villains are far worse than him)
Durarara!!: Izumi Ran (fails heinous standard and has respect for one of the protagonists)
Edge Of Dark Water, by Joe R. Lansdale: Skunk (possibly too psychotic to count; we don't see enough of him to know)
An Ember in the Ashes: Commandant Keris Veturia (loves her mother)
Empire:
- Baron Tetch (has a legitimate Freudian Excuse of being brutally beaten and tortured as a teenager by Addison)
- Mike Weissman (quantity of rapes isn't confirmed, and other villains have rape and mass murder on their rapsheets)
- Empires End: Nathan Ryland (ambiguous agency issues from becoming a zombie)
Fantômas: Fantômas (revealed to love his brother and his daughter)
Fine Dark Line, by Joe R. Lansdale: Mr. Chapman (loves his pet dog, and while he kills it, he does so regretfully)
Gaunt's Ghosts: Lijah Cuu (fails the astronomically high heinous standard of Warhammer 40,000, where heinousness is measured by the millions at an absolute minimum, and often by the billions or even trillions)
Goblin Slayer: The Goblin Lord (his race is Always Chaotic Evil)
Goosebumps HorrorLand: Karloff Mennis/the Menace (cares about his second face and refers to it as "friend")
The Green Mile:
- William "Wild Bill" Wharton (not as heinous as the other Stephen King villains^noteHis film version still counts, though.)
- Percy Wetmore (not as heinous as Wild Bill despite having more resources, and also is horrified during Delacroix's botched execution)
The Grisha Trilogy: The Darkling (likely cares about his mother)
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids:
- "The Black Knight": Prince Egor (all his crimes are generic for tyrants with no explicit mass death, and the setting has too much Black Comedy for someone to stand out)
- Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids: Farmer Tregowan (actions are meant to be seen as karmic, and other villains do far worse)
The Hangman's Revolution: Colonel Clayton Box (genuinely cares about his mother)
Honor Harrington: Randy Steilman (only crimes are uncompleted murders and being a Dirty Coward)
How to Train Your Dragon: Excellinor The Witch (shown to somewhat care about Alvin's death within her Villainous Breakdown)
The Hunger Games: President Coriolanus Snow (Well-Intentioned Extremist who cared for his family and his lover Lucy Gray)
In Death:
- Richard Troy and Patrick Roarke (neither come close to the series' high heinous standard)
- Born In Death: Madeline Bullock (Wilkey outheinouses her in the same niche)
IT: Patrick Hockstetter (fails the standard set by IT despite a lack of resources)
Jack Reacher: Julia Lamarr and the Wilson brothers (don't stand out enough given the series' high heinous standard)
Journey to the West: Liu Hong (fails the heinous standard, especially when the protagonists did way worse before seeking redemption and demons are treated as capable of moral agency as a result)
The Jungle Book (2016) novelization: Shere Khan (not heinous enough)
Kushiel's Legacy: Mahrkhagir (traumatized at a young age by his family's death; seems to love Phedre as much as someone like him can)
L.A. Confidential: Captain Dudley Liam Smith (develops a genuine friendship with Hideo and mourns his death in the prequels)
The Legend of Drizzt: Vendes Baenre (fails the heinous standard)
Lord of the Flies: Roger (doesn't stand out enough from the other characters, possibly shows remorse at the end, and the theme of the book is that everyone can become savage under the right circumstances)
Marvel's Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover: Michael Bingham/The Blood Spider (never subverted his care for his mom and friend, also possibly too insane)
The Missing (Jane Casey): Michael Shepherd (not heinous enough compared to Derek Keane after Derek's crimes were determined to not be Offstage Villainy)
More Bones: The cruel baron (crimes are generic for a tyrant, especially compared to Lord Hatto)
Murder in the Dark: "The Joker" (writeup had too little information)
Murder on the Ballarat Train: Henry Burton (his crimes are Offstage Villainy)
Nadia Stafford: Wilkes (fails the standard of the series)
Nineteen Eighty-Four: O'Brien (is just a cog in the machine in the novel's dystopian setting)
NOS4A2: Bing Partridge (genuinely insane, regrets killing his mother, and is genuinely loyal to Manx)
Oliver Twist: Bill Sikes (doesn't pass the baseline and is indicated to have remorse for killing Nancy)
The Power of Five: Colton Banes (fails the standard of the series to many villains that do worse than him, one even with fewer resources)
RWBY: After the Fall: Carmine Esclados and Bertilak Celadon (both developed redeeming qualities in the second book and were outheinoused by the second book's antagonists)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Samuel Blunt from the story, "Wonderful Sausage" (story is very barebones and lacks substantial plot)
Second Apocalypse: Aurax (cares for his brother Aurang)
Shadow Man, by Cody McFadyen: Jack Jr. (father was a monster who groomed him into being a Serial Killer; arguably cared for his mother)
Skulduggery Pleasant:
- Leibniz!Lord Vile (apparently cared about his family)
- Kitana Kellaway (a graphic novel villain outheinouses her at roughly the same tier)
Snow Shark: General Coy Hall (cares for his dog in the sequel)
A Song of Ice and Fire:
- Aerys II (The World of Ice & Fire revealed he genuinely mourned his dead son)
- Vargo Hoat (despite being the leader of the barbaric "Brave Companions," his minion Rorge is far worse)
- The World of Ice & Fire: Lo Bu (not given enough characterization to determine properly if he is a Well-Intentioned Extremist or not)
Star Wars:
- Darth Bane: Darth Bane and Darth Zannah (neither of them go the extra mile to stand out in the setting, especially given their tier; Bane is too pragmatic to the point of it being disqualifying)
- Inferno Squad: Gideon Hask (grieves the deaths of his parents)
- Jedi Apprentice & Jedi Quest: Jenna Zan Arbor (shows remorse for what she did to her best friend`s son and their friendship seems genuine to an extent)
- James Kahn's Return of the Jedi novelization: Moff Tiann Jerjerrod (crimes are too small potatoes by the standards of the work, even for his resource tier; especially since he was not shown to be aware of a planet being populated)
Sword Art Online: Progressive: Morte (outdone by Vassago Casals, XaXa and Johnny Black in his serial killings, and is utimately just a cog in the machine)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Alec d'Uberville (doesn't pass the baseline, even for the time period)
Warrior Cats:
- Tigerstar (develops redeeming qualities in the side comics)
- Scourge (shows care for his siblings in a side comic)
Welkin Weasels: Magellan (most of his crimes are Offstage Villainy)
Wolf Hunt: Ivan Spinner (loves his grandmother)
Wyrd Sisters: Lady Felmet (most of her crimes of torture are offscreen and she flunks the heinous standard of the series)

Music

"Alice of Human Sacrifice": Wonderland Dream (song is too ambiguous)
Avenged Sevenfold: The protagonist of "A Little Piece of Heaven" (expresses remorse for his actions and marries his girlfriend after both become zombies; song is also Black Comedy)
Blue Stahli: "Shoot 'Em Up" (the song is actually from the point of view of news media in general, rather than a single reporter as the example claimed, resulting in a lack of individuality)
Creature Feature: The protagonist of "Such Horrible Things" (fails the baseline for evil deeds, and played for Black Comedy)
Hate Eternal: Unnamed ruler from "Fury Within" (crimes are very generically described)
Man on the Internet:
- Ridley (was initially cut due to being too similar to the original manga version; when the similarity rule was lifted, was downvoted again due to song lacking substantial plot beyond Ridley boasting about his crimes and sadism)
- Marx (song lacks substantial plot beyond Marx boasting about his power and sadism)
- Dark Samus (lacks substantial plot, or even deeds)
Metallica: Phantom Lord (not enough personality and his crimes are very generically described)
The Misfits:
- Narrator of "Last Caress" (lacks substantial narrative)
- "Jack the Ripper" (lacks substantial narrative, and his crimes are described too vaguely)
Nick Cave's Murder Ballads: Stagger Lee (insufficiently heinous)
The Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet: The Devil from "Sympathy for the Devil" (the crimes he committed are too symbolic and the song treats humanity as equally culpable)
The Stupendium: The Bureaucrat (doesn't do enough on his own)
Styx: Narrator from "A Criminal Mind" (entry was based on lack of remorse for crimes, but the song never elaborates what those crimes were)
Tenacious D: Satan (Played for Laughs)
Warren Zevon: Boy from "Excitable Boy" (not heinous enough; song is also Black Comedy)

Mythology & Religion

Classical Mythology: Tantalus (heavily outclassed by his grandson Atreus)

Tabletop Games

Betrayal at House on the Hill: "Creature from the Lake" and "A Little Night's Murder" scenarios: Traitors (neither pass the heinous standard of the tabletop)
The Book of Vile Darkness: Dread Emperor (lack of characterization)
Warhammer 40,000: Kor Phaeron (is indicated to genuinely care about Lorgar)

Theatre

Kamen Rider Chushingura: Dr. Kira/Kamen Rider Killer (fails the heinous standard of the Kamen Rider franchise, especially in comparison to other villains who do far worse)
35MM: A Musical Exhibition: The Bastard (fails the standard to Sara Berry^note)
We Will Rock You: High Commander Khashoggi (Played for Laughs too often)

Visual Novels

Ace Attorney:
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All: Matt Engarde (his crimes don't stand out in the setting, vile as they are^note)
- The Great Ace Attorney: Mael Stronghart (Well-Intentioned Extremist and is implied to feel remose over his actions during his Villainous Breakdown)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony: Tsumugi Shirogane (is indicated to be merely a part of a larger system and her characterization is somewhat ambiguous)
Doki Doki Literature Club! Plus: Paula Miner (revealed in a hidden file to have a genuinely close friendship with Ive Laster)
Echo:
- Echo Entity (formerly proposed by a ban evader; probably Made of Evil)
- James Hendricks (cares for his sister)
Fate/stay night: Zouken Matou (commits most of his atrocities while amnesiac and displays remorse for his crimes once he regains them before his death during certain endings)
The Unforgiving Flowers Blossom in the Dead of Night: Yoshihito Kanamori and Nafumi Shintani (both fail the high heinous standard — as bad as they are, other characters regularly commit similar crimes, so theirs do not stand out. Even the Anti-Hero Higanbana inflicts Karmic Rape on a minor villain and a Fate Worse than Death on others)
When They Cry:
- Higurashi: Teppei Hojo(u) (the orphanage headmaster is far worse than him in terms of child abuse^note)
- Umineko:
  - Bernkastel (likely Made of Evil, genuinely loves Lambdadelta, and has Blue-and-Orange Morality)
  - Black Battler (likely Made of Evil, genuinely cares for Shannon, and indicated to be a Tragic Villain unhappy with his role)

Webcomics

Goblins:
- Dellyn Goblinslayer (cared for one of his minions)
- Kore (brainwashed into becoming evil)
Homestuck: Jack Noir (genuinely cares for his three underlings)
Sweet Home (2017): Joon Shin (cared about his family)
Tower of God: Lo Po Bia Ren (is largely just a proxy of an evil regime)

Web Serial Novels or Web Literature

Various web serial novels (works were no longer accessible)
"The Alice Killings": The Alice Killer (lacks a personality and identity is never confirmed)
"Beware the Good Samaritan": Bobby Fields (doesn't stand out from the rest of his gang, his raping four girls is Offstage Villainy, and story lacks substantial plot)
"Beyond Redemption": Lyndon Wesley (story lacks substantial plot and nearly all of Lyndon's crimes are Offstage Villainy)
"Bloody Mary": Bloody Mary (story is too short)
"The Boogeyman House": Uncle Ryan (too ambiguous and not enough characterization)
"Bright Eyes": Teddy (story doesn't have much depth beyond the protagonist encountering Teddy and then learning that he's a serial killer)
Bring Him Home: Alfred (story lacks a substantial plot)
Cinquante "Nuances de Rouge": J (lacks a plot beyond describing J's killings)
"Dating Game": The wife (story has little plot and mainly exists for shock value)
"Day of the Choosing": All the Rest (lacks substantial plot beyond the protagonist describing the horror of their situation and getting eaten by the antagonist; story was written for the thread as an injoke)
"The Day I Lost My Faith": The Stranger (lacks a substantial plot and reads like an atheist Author Tract)
"Entombed": Harn (lacks substantial plot besides describing what Harn did)
Face the Storm: "Q" (more of an idea than an individual and later Played for Laughs)
Fear, Loathing and Gumbo on the Campaign Trail '72: President Donald Rumsfeld (insufficiently heinous in comparison to Douglas Coe)
"Ilsa Koch": Ilsa Koch (lacks characterization)
"I Don't Have a Good Feeling About This One": Kristen Cullen (story lacks a plot beyond showing how evil Kristen is)
"In Heaven": God (work does not have a substantial plot besides God Is Evil)
Jeff the Killer: Randy (lacked sufficient personality and was less heinous than Jeff himself)
"Mr. Widemouth": Mr. Widemouth (story is very barebones and lacks substantial plot)
"My Brother and I Kidnapped a Woman for Thanksgiving" Mrs. Paterson (story is too barebones and Mrs. Paterson is the only character who really receives characterization)
"My Father Was a Serial Killer" (archive): Abomination "Abby"'s father (lacks a substantial plot besides showing the murders and abuse of Abby's father)
The Neverkind Saga:
- None Too Holy: Pijavica (incestuous rape and child murder are not unique to her)
- Girls on Film: Wallace Malcolm Hargrove (has more resources than some of the human villains who outheinous him and isn't as involved in his snuff film ring as his son is)
- In the Castle of the Night: Count Nicholai Gabriel von Krolock (other villains have attempted genocide/mass murder with similar resources as his)
- The Red Monarch: Vladik Cardinous (several other villains have attempted omnicide and worse)
"Nyarlathotep Visited My Town": Nyarlathotep (story lacks plot beyond Nyarlathotep tormenting a small town)
The Rake: The Rake (while other versions of the character have qualified, the original version was deemed too animalistic to count, as nothing specifically indicates that he thinks along human lines)
"Reunion with the Angel of Death": Josef Mengele (lacks a plot beyond Mengele's former victims tormenting him)
Sally, Play With Me: Uncle Johnny (tasteless shock value, with the rape scene only existing to be "edgy")
SCP Foundation:
- Jeser (crimes aren't given enough focus)
- SCP-001 (Kalinin's Proposal) (Past and Future) (his race is Always Chaotic Evil)
- SCP-352 (Baba Yaga), SCP-1790 (Layla), and AM (all of them lack characterization and their stories boil down to "horrible monsters doing horrible things")
- SCP-3148 (Tranquility) (lacks sufficient characterization)
- SCP-4666 (the Yule Man) (doesn't have enough characterization to determine if it operates on Blue-and-Orange Morality or not)
- Corporal Lawrence (too ambiguous and lacks personality)
"Three Years in Hell": Jack (story lacks substantial plot besides Jack torturing Elisa)
"Through the Trees" and "Seed Eater Experiences": The Seed Eater (lacks personality)
"Welcome to Halloween Camp": Seamus Pommier (lacks a substantial plot besides the protagonist getting terrorized by Pommier)

Web Videos

Counter Monkey: Tempus Thales (story amounts to a person describing a plot)
Oxventure: Vex (not bad enough since most of his crimes are to animals who aren't indicated to be sapient)
Suburban Knights: Malachite (Played for Laughs too often)

Western Animation

Alienators: Evolution Continues: SCOPES (cares about his race)
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series: Belladonna (entry mostly relied on Fridge Horror, and onscreen crimes aren't nearly enough on their own)
Batman:
- The Animated Series: Arkady Duvall (most of his crimes are Offstage Villainy and he fails the series' high heinous standard)
- Beyond:
  - Derek Powers/Blight (a 2011 comic book continuation shows that he had grown to care for his new partner French)
  - Spellbinder (isn't heinous enough since other villains in the show have similar deeds on their rapsheet)
Ben 10:
- Zombozo (fails the high heinous standard especially when compared to other villains who regularly attempt mass genocide, and does not stack up with galactic and universal conquerors like Vilgax, Zs'Skayr or Aggregor by a long shot)
- 2016 series:
  - Lord Decibel (threat level diminished and becomes too silly after his first appearance)
  - Tim Buktu (Played for Laughs)
  - Michael Morningstar (life-draining powers not depicted as actually causing harm)
The Boondocks:
- Ed Wuncler, Sr. (his son is worse, and the show indulges in too much Black Comedy to qualify any keepers)
- Ed Wuncler II (played seriously unlike most villains, but his murders are Offstage Villainy. Even with a visible murder count, he still fails to stack up to the Comedic Sociopathy standards set up by the show)
- Lamilton Taeshawn (played for Black Comedy)
Danny Phantom: Dark Danny (doesn't stand out in heinousness compared to other villains on the show, and has questionable moral agency^note)
Dragons: Riders of Berk: Dagur the Deranged (is shown to care for his sister, and it's revealed that some of his more evil deeds like the murder of his father were just made up; later pulls a full Heel–Face Turn)
Family Guy: Jeffrey Fecalman (while he is played seriously, his actions fail to compare to the Comedic Sociopathy that is a staple of the show's humor)
Gargoyles: Thailog (fails the heinous standard when compared to other villains from the show)
Generator Rex: Hunter Cain (loved his wife)
Godzilla: The Series: Maxmillian Spiel (most of the information in his proposal was inaccurate and relied too much on Fridge Horror; his actual crimes are much more generic)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series: Atrocitus (his anger at his home planet being destroyed was deemed to be based on legitimate care)
Harley Quinn (2019): The Joker (winds up with a love interest and her kids when in an amnesiac state, and is shown to genuinely care for them when he regains his memories)
Justice League:
- Killer Frost (fails heinous standard)
- Devil Ray (murders are Offstage Villainy)
The Legend of Korra: Yakone (Offstage Villainy and fails heinous standard to Ozai)
The Legend of Tarzan: Queen La (her habit of killing men who reject her isn't focused on enough, and she mostly kills people who are trying to attack her)
Marvel's Spider-Man: Venom (was created to be a living weapon by the other symbiotes, and has a valid Freudian Excuse of being genuinely enraged by All-Black's murder)
Mighty Max: Spike (doesn't pass the baseline standard)
My Little Pony:
- My Little Pony 'n Friends: Lavan (too generic in execution to pass the baseline standard)
- My Little Pony TV Specials: Tirac (while his threat to decapitate Spike is shockingly dark and explicit, it is still just a threat, and his The Night That Never Ends plot, along with turning ponies into monsters, is played too generically to be truly heinous)
Project G.e.e.K.e.R.: Mister Moloch (too comedic and his threat of genocide is only a threat)
Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles: "General Blitz" Krieger (flunks the heinous standard)
Solar Opposites: The Duke (grows to care for Cherie and her baby and gets a Redemption Equals Death in season 2)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012):
- Victor Falco/Rat King (shows genuine care towards his dragon Aristotle)
- Count Dracula (relied too much on Fridge Horror to breach the high standard compared to other villains)
- Kavaxas (not heinous enough for the series, where genocide isn't uncommon and even larger rapsheets rely on fewer resources)
Totally Spies!: Ariel (her onscreen crimes are not sufficient enough to qualify)
Transformers:
- Prime: Megatron (pulls a Heel–Face Turn after getting freed from Unicron's control)
- War for Cybertron Trilogy: Megatron (teams up with the Autobots in the final battle and then leaves them in peace; his peaceful departure is portrayed as genuine)
Trollhunters: Morgana (is revealed to have a sympathetic backstory and gets redeemed)
The Venture Brothers: Professor Richard Impossible (Played for Laughs too often)

Other Media

The Arkn Mythos: De'ebolus, né Lucius (is too laid-back for a God of Evil)
Big Finish Doctor Who: The Dalek Time Controller (Daleks are all bred to be pure evil and there's no indication that the DTC is an exception)
Dice Funk's "Valentine" (Season 4): Saint Luna (not heinous enough considering his resources)
Global Guardians PBEM Universe: The Blood Red King (likely Made of Evil)
The Insane Quest of Unfathomable Randomness: Sola Soulhawk (was grandfathered in and never property vetted)
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne or King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones: The Father (uncertainty over which game he comes from)
Meta Runner: Derek Lucks (fails the heinous standard compared to James Sheridan, despite the latter having fewer resources)
RWBY: Cinder Fall (Freudian Excuse still holds up and is implied to feel remorse for killing Rhodes)
Scream 2 (original script): Derek & Hallie (insufficiently heinous)
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons: Isaiah Johnson (seemed to mourn his father)
TalesFromTheSpidersWeb: Clowny (possible agency issues)
The Wolf Creek mythos: Mick Taylor (backstory is too tragic and shows remorse for killing his sister)

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