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* ''Film/FullMetalJacket'': [[spoiler:Pvt. Pyle suffers a [[SanitySlippage massive mental breakdown]] and becomes this due to the abuse of [[DrillSergeantNasty Sgt. Hartman]] and the bullying of his fellow recruits. He ends up killing Sgt. Hartman before [[AteHisGun turning the gun on himself]].]]
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* ''Film/UniversalSoldier'': [[SociopathicSoldier Sgt. Andrew Scott]] goes totally bonkers in [[TheVietnamWar 'Nam]] and murders his squad and a whole Vietnamese village, making for himself [[CreepySouvenir a necklace made from the ears of his victims]] before he is stopped by Lt. Luc Deveraux, who also dies in the process. After dying and being turned into an [[SuperSoldier Universal Soldier]], he eventually recovers his memories and returns to his old, murderous habits to persue his vendetta against Deveraux, who has also been turned into an [=UniSol=]
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* ''Film/HardBoiled'': [[BigBad Johnny Wong]], the leader of a [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Hong Kong weapon smuggling ring]], is a ruthless gangter with no qualms about gunning down in cold blood anyone who stands in his way, including [[MoralEventHorizon helpless hospital patients]].

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* ''Film/HardBoiled'': [[BigBad Johnny Wong]], the leader of a [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Hong Kong weapon smuggling ring]], is a ruthless gangter gangster with no qualms about gunning down in cold blood anyone who stands in his way, including [[MoralEventHorizon helpless hospital patients]].
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* ''Film/HardBoiled'': [[BigBad Johnny Wong]], the leader of a [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Hong Kong weapon smuggling ring]], is a ruthless gangter with no qualms about gunning down in cold blood anyone who stands in his way, including [[MoralEventHorizon helpless hospital patients]].
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* ''Film/TotalRecall1990'': [[spoiler:Benny]] becomes this after being revealed as the Mole, chasing Quaid and Melina with a huge drilling machine while mocking them.

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* ''Film/TotalRecall1990'': [[spoiler:Benny]] becomes this after being revealed as the Mole, TheMole, chasing Quaid and Melina with a huge drilling machine while mocking them.
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* ''Film/TotalRecall1990'': [[spoiler:Benny]] becomes this after being revealed as the Mole, chasing Quaid and Melina with a huge drilling machine while mocking them.
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* ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Simon Phoenix, who can be described as Heath Ledger's Joker as played by Wesley Snipes. In fact, he's ''so'' hell bent on murder and mayhem, that it's the main reason [[TheHero John Spartan]] detects something fishy is going on with Dr. Cocteau, since Phoenix hesitates to kill him, when he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness never]], ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness never]]'' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness hesitates to kill]].

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* ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Simon Phoenix, who can be described as Heath Ledger's Joker as played by Wesley Snipes. In [[spoiler:In fact, he's ''so'' hell bent on murder and mayhem, that it's the main reason [[TheHero John Spartan]] detects something fishy is going on with Dr. Cocteau, since Phoenix hesitates to kill him, when he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness never]], ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness never]]'' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness hesitates to kill]].]]
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** ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Simon Phoenix, which can be described as Heath Ledger's Joker as played by Wesley Snipes. In fact, he's ''so'' hell bent on murder and mayhem, that it's the main reason [[TheHero John Spartan]] detects something fishy is going on with Dr. Cocteau, since Phoenix hesitates to kill him, when he [[OCCIsSeriousBusiness never]] ''[[OCCIsSeriousBusiness never]]'' [[OCCIsSeriousBusiness hesitates to kill]].

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** * ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Simon Phoenix, which who can be described as Heath Ledger's Joker as played by Wesley Snipes. In fact, he's ''so'' hell bent on murder and mayhem, that it's the main reason [[TheHero John Spartan]] detects something fishy is going on with Dr. Cocteau, since Phoenix hesitates to kill him, when he [[OCCIsSeriousBusiness never]] ''[[OCCIsSeriousBusiness [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness never]], ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness never]]'' [[OCCIsSeriousBusiness [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness hesitates to kill]].
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** ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Simon Phoenix, which can be described as Heath Ledger's Joker as played by Wesley Snipes. In fact, he's ''so'' hell bent on murder and mayhem, that it's the main reason [[TheHero John Spartan]] detects something fishy is going on with Dr. Cocteau, since Phoenix hesitates to kill him, when he [[OCCIsSeriousBusiness never]] ''[[OCCIsSeriousBusiness never]]'' [[OCCIsSeriousBusiness hesitates to kill]].
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* ''Film/TheHitcher'': John Ryder is one of the most chilling and disturbing examples. A completely insane SerialKiller who kils for fun. he ''will'' make you think twice before you give a hitch hiker a ride.

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* ''Film/TheHitcher'': John Ryder is one of the most chilling and disturbing examples. A completely insane SerialKiller who kils kills for fun. he He ''will'' make you think twice before you give a hitch hiker a ride.
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* ''Film/FridayThe13th'': In the first installment, Pamela Voorhees goes on a murderous rampage against the consuelors of Crystal Camp, holding them responsible for the death of her son Jason. Jason himself picks off where she left in the sequels.

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* ''Film/FridayThe13th'': In the first installment, Pamela Voorhees goes on a murderous rampage against the consuelors of Crystal Lake Camp, holding them responsible for the death of her son Jason. Jason himself picks off where she left in the sequels.
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* ''Film/FridayThe13th'': In the first installment, Pamela Voorhees goes on a murderous rampage against the consuelors of Crystal Camp, holding them responsible for the death of her son Jason. Jason picks off where she left in the sequels, but doesn't really count as AxCrazy as he's an undead revenant.

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* ''Film/FridayThe13th'': In the first installment, Pamela Voorhees goes on a murderous rampage against the consuelors of Crystal Camp, holding them responsible for the death of her son Jason. Jason himself picks off where she left in the sequels, but doesn't really count as AxCrazy as he's an undead revenant.sequels.

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* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': While Calvin Candie is a sadistic sociopath, at first, when we know him, seems polite, calm and sophisticated. However, when he learns what Django really wants to do, he has a severe VillainousBreakdown and shows his true violent and psychotic nature with his hammer.

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* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': While Calvin Candie is a sadistic sociopath, at first, when we know him, [[FauxAffablyEvil seems polite, calm and sophisticated.sophisticated]]. However, when he learns what Django really wants to do, he has a severe VillainousBreakdown and shows his true violent and psychotic nature with his hammer.


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* ''Film/{{Se7en}}'': John Doe, an extremely vicious SerialKiller who bases his murders on the SevenMortalSins.

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* ''Film/{{Se7en}}'': John Doe, an extremely vicious SerialKiller who bases his murders on the SevenMortalSins.SevenDeadlySins.

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%%* * ''Film/SchindlersList'': Amon Goeth, the ruthless [[ThoseWackyNazis SS commander]] who oversees the extermination of the Krakow Ghetto, definitely counts. His first scene in the movie shows him using the prisoners in his concentration camp as target practice. He gets way worse from there. And the worst of all, it's all TruthInTelevision.
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''Film/{{Se7en}}'': John Doe.Doe, an extremely vicious SerialKiller who bases his murders on the SevenMortalSins.

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* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'': Alex [=DeLarge=], an extremely intelligent but absolutely devoid of conscience psychopath, who lives only to commit random acts of, as he calls it, "ultra-violence".



* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'': Alex [=DeLarge=], an extremely intelligent but absolutely devoid of conscience psychopath, who lives only to commit random acts of, as he calls it, "ultra-violence".
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* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'': Alex DeLarge, an extremely intelligent but absolutely devoid of conscience psychopath, who lives only to commit random acts of, as he calls it, "ultra-violence".

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* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'': Alex DeLarge, [=DeLarge=], an extremely intelligent but absolutely devoid of conscience psychopath, who lives only to commit random acts of, as he calls it, "ultra-violence".

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%%* ''Film/CapeFear'': Max Cady (especially De Niro's version) from both versions.

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%%* * ''Film/CapeFear'': Max Cady (especially De Niro's version) from both versions.versions. He's a serial rapist who will [[ImplacableMan stop at nothing]] to make the life of the lawyer who failed to prevent him from doing time a living hell.


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** ''Film/GoldenEye'': Xenia Onatopp is a PsychoForHore for [[NebulousEvilOrganization the Janus Syndicate]] who actually derives ''sexual pleasure'' from the act of killing. Her favourite murder method is asphyxiating men between her MurderousThighs while having sex, and she practically orgasms when gunning down unarmed technicians at the Severnaya facility.

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** ''Film/GoldenEye'': Xenia Onatopp is a PsychoForHore PsychoForHire for [[NebulousEvilOrganization the Janus Syndicate]] who actually derives ''sexual pleasure'' from the act of killing. Her favourite murder method is asphyxiating men between her MurderousThighs while having sex, and she practically orgasms when gunning down unarmed technicians at the Severnaya facility.

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%%* ''Film/TheHitcher'': John Ryder is one of the most chilling and disturbing examples.

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%%* * ''Film/TheHitcher'': John Ryder is one of the most chilling and disturbing examples.examples. A completely insane SerialKiller who kils for fun. he ''will'' make you think twice before you give a hitch hiker a ride.


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** ''Film/GoldenEye'': Xenia Onatopp is a PsychoForHore for [[NebulousEvilOrganization the Janus Syndicate]] who actually derives ''sexual pleasure'' from the act of killing. Her favourite murder method is asphyxiating men between her MurderousThighs while having sex, and she practically orgasms when gunning down unarmed technicians at the Severnaya facility.
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%%* ''Film/DirtyHarry'': The Scorpio Killer fits this trope in spades.

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%%* * ''Film/DirtyHarry'': The Scorpio Killer fits this trope in spades.spades. He's a sadistic SerialKiller who kills his victims at random. He goes so far as to [[BuriedAlive bury a young girl alive]] and threatens to let her die unless he can talk to Harry. When he meets Harry, he says he's decided to let the girl die anyway and tries to kill Harry.



%%* ''Film/FatalAttraction'': Alex, although she doesn't seem like it at first is this taken UpToEleven.

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%%* * ''Film/FatalAttraction'': Alex, although she doesn't seem like it at first is this taken UpToEleven.UpToEleven, becoming an extremely deranged version of your typical StalkerWithACrush.
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** Tommy Devito has a HairTriggerTemper and kills people for the slightest offense. Like in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' he is also based on a real-life gangster and played by the same actor.
** Jimmy Conway is a very subtle example. We rarely ever see him lose his cool, and he comes off as a rational individual. Then the corpses of nearly everyone who participated in the Luftansa Heist start popping off everywhere.

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** Tommy Devito has De Vito is a HairTriggerTemper and kills people for [[{{sadist}} sadistic]] mobster liable to [[TriggerHappy open fire]] at the slightest offense. Like in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' he is provocation, irritation, or inconvenience. He also based murdered Billy Batts in an extremely brutal way. Pesci had trouble playing the role because he could not understand a character who reacted violently to ''everything.'' This was particularly true of the scene where Tommy kills Spider. From Pesci's perspective (or any other sane person for that matter), having someone that you've been ragging on a real-life gangster telling you to go fuck yourself was no big deal. He finally decided that Tommy would simply not be able to understand that Jimmy rewarding Spider and played by the same actor.
asking Tommy if he was going to let Spider get away with it was all meant in jest, instead choosing to see it as a insult.
** Jimmy "The Gent" Conway is a very subtle example. We rarely ever see him lose his cool, and he comes off as a rational individual. Then the corpses of nearly everyone who participated in the Luftansa Heist start popping off everywhere.

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** ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' is a [[{{sadist}} sadistic]], homicidal MadBomber; and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters with a highly warped viewpoint of human nature]].

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** ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' is a [[{{sadist}} sadistic]], homicidal MadBomber; and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters with a highly warped viewpoint of human nature]]. When he's searched by the police, they find a whole lot of things that are already knives, [[spoiler:and all his actions are motivated [[ForTheEvulz by an unbridled taste for doing evil]].]]
-->'''Joker''': "Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?"

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** Mr. Zsasz from ''Film/BatmanBegins''. Though he's pretty quiet during his small amount of screen time, the tie-in video game displays him as very much so. It is hinted in the movie as well, since he has some of the tally mark scars he cuts on himself every time he kills someone in the comics. Also, [[spoiler:he comes at Rachel and a young boy with a knife in the Narrows when the Narrows are flooded with fear gas.]]



** Victor Zsasz from ''Film/BatmanBegins'', as is usual in the comics, he is a very insane criminal.
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** ComicBook/TheJoker in all his film incarnations (''Film/TheDarkKnight'' and ''Film/{{Batman}}'') is known for being an incredibly insane and unstable man with extremely sadistic tendencies. Even worse, all his actions are ForTheEvulz.

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** ComicBook/TheJoker in all his film incarnations (''Film/TheDarkKnight'' from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' is a [[{{sadist}} sadistic]], homicidal MadBomber; and ''Film/{{Batman}}'') is known for being an incredibly insane and unstable man a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters with extremely sadistic tendencies. Even worse, all his actions are ForTheEvulz.a highly warped viewpoint of human nature]].
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** SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker in all his film incarnations (''Film/TheDarkKnight'' and ''Film/{{Batman}}'') is known for being an incredibly insane and unstable man with extremely sadistic tendencies. Even worse, all his actions are ForTheEvulz.

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** SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker ComicBook/TheJoker in all his film incarnations (''Film/TheDarkKnight'' and ''Film/{{Batman}}'') is known for being an incredibly insane and unstable man with extremely sadistic tendencies. Even worse, all his actions are ForTheEvulz.
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%%* ''Film/TheLovedOnes'': Lola.

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%%* * ''Film/TheLovedOnes'': Lola.Lola. She has Brent kidnapped and tortured [[DisproportionateRetribution because he turned down her offer to go to prom with her]], as he already had a girlfriend, and she has a ''lot'' of {{Parental|Incest}} IncestSubtext with her father, who helps her in her schemes. It's also made clear that she's been doing this for a ''long'' time and enjoys it.
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* ''Film/TheDevilsCandy'': Murderous lunatic Ray, who says Satan is telling him to kill children, because the are the devil's...

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** ''Film/AViewToAKill'': Max Zorin is really enjoying himself when he is gunning down his employees near the climax.

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** ''Film/AViewToAKill'': Max Zorin is really enjoying himself when he is gunning down his employees near the climax. [[spoiler:And by the end of the film, he's completely lost all of his sanity to the point of using a literal ax to try and hack Bond to death, all while cackling like an evil and insane homicidal maniac.]]
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* ''Film/TheProfessional'': Detective Norman Stansfield has the habit of murdering families while humming [[Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]], in fits of drug-induced lunacy (though it doesn't help that he is also a death obsessed psychopath). Imagine [[Film/AClockworkOrange Alex Delarge]] if he were a cop.

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* ''Film/TheProfessional'': Detective Norman Stansfield has the habit of murdering families while humming [[Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]], in fits of drug-induced lunacy (though it doesn't help that he is also a death obsessed psychopath). Imagine [[Film/AClockworkOrange Alex Delarge]] if he were a cop.

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