YMMV / Aliens (Steve Perry Trilogy)

• Awesome Ego: Spears may be a narcissistic sociopathic asshole, but his sheer delusion and the strength of his belief in it, along with him apparently being a on a quest to personally tick as many Villain Tropes as possible, makes him a very entertaining bad guy. This is a man who honestly believes every combatsit he's involved in must be recorded, as it will be invaluable to future military historians who will be teaching and studying his tactics and strategy for the next hundred years and more. That's some Doctor Doom-level ego there.
• Complete Monster: See here.
• Evil Is Cool: As horrible a person he may be, Spears is an excellent high-effectiveness villain with a personal charisma that shines through the written page. He also managed to make the Xenomorphs follow his orders (as long as it suited them) and even taught them to shoot guns (albeit very, very poorly). It might be wonderfully satisfying to watch him finally lose badly, but it's also easy to want to watch him win.
• Magnificent Bastard: Nightmare Asylum: The Xenomorph Queen is used as a captive by the insane General Thomas Spears to breed new "soldiers" for him to take over earth and destroy the other Xenomorphs. Upon Spears burning her children, the Queen bides her time, directing her children to play along with Spears' orders and desires, even sparing civilians when unleashed upon them. Once she has Spears believing she is obedient, the Queen lets him take her back to earth where she is able to reunite with her children over a new kingdom with Spears no longer needed.

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