History Characters / CarmenSandiegoVILE

* EyepatchOfPower

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While it's spelled "Saira", Season 2 confirms that it's pronounced like "Sara".

** She's also this to Tigress, since they are both {{Dark Action Girl}}s who actually fight Carmen directly, but while Tigress has a personal dislike of Carmen stemming from their academy days, she's not nearly as good as she thinks she is. While Paper Star doesn't have the personal vendetta and is an actual threat to Carmen. Tigress also has an honorable side, while Paper Star [[TheUnfettered does not.]]

Short for Villains International League of Evil, is a shadowy crime syndicate of thieves that's also a global conglomerate that's seen a myth to law enforcement such as Interpol, but to members of A.C.M.E., they are certain that they exist. They are the main antagonists of the series.

* BlindWithoutThem: Her [[GogglesDoSomething goggles]] are prescription, as seen when her robot steals them and she fumbles about half-blind.

[[folder:Le Chèvre]]
!!Jean-Paul / Le Chèvre

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Le Chèvre. Like the nimble mountain goat, I take the high ground!"'']]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Downplayed. His jumping prowess isn't revealed until much later in the first episode, when the thieves are tasked with racing to be the first to push a button, Le Chèvre jumps off of his stilts and quickly scales the rock wall. He's also shown early on to prefer sitting on top of tables than properly in chairs.

* AffablyEvil: He may be a V.I.L.E. operative, but he’s quite a nice guy. Notacible in "To Steal or not to Steal" if Carmen chooses him for backup; he holds no ill will towards her and values her safety almost as much as he does Le Chèvre, and is overall much nicer to Carmen than Le Chèvre is to her.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Exclusively goes on missions with Le Chèvre and prioritizes his partner's safety over completing their objectives, dropping everything when Zack tells him that Le Chèvre was [[ItMakesSenseInContext attacked by dingos]] in "Opera in the Outback Caper". [[spoiler:By the series finale, the two are still together.]]

* HandshakeSubstitute: He and Le Chèvre will turn sideways and high-give each other first from the top than the bottom.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:He and Le Chevére leave V.I.L.E at the series finale and open a food truck.]]
* NeverMyFault: After accidentally hitting Le Chèvre in the head and knocking him out, El Topo claims he lost consciousness because of altitude sickness to cover up his blunder.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Wherever El Topo is, you can bet that his partner, Le Chèvre, can't be too far behind. Except for "The Chasing Paper Caper".

* AxCrazy: Evidenced by her decision to weaponize her origami lessons. She torments Le Chèvre into breaking protocol and telling her where a rendezvous point is by giving him thousands of deadly paper cuts, knowing Carmen will intercept her so she can get another shot at her.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Downplayed. Well, not "death" but she's capable of causing lots of pain with very deadly paper cuts. Le Chèvre is lucky that she only cut both of his hands.

* {{Hypocrite}}: She refuses to give Le Chèvre the magna cartas saying that he would look like operative who would get caught delivering it yet her outfit out of all the operatives is most likely to draw attention to herself among a crowd.

* PsychopathicWomanchild: Is a sadist who skips around and hums a little tune to herself all while threatening to give someone deadly paper cuts. Le Chèvre even calls her psychotic.

* SoftSpokenSadist: Speaks in a very soft pleasant voice and, as Le Chèvre can tell you, is certainly sadistic.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"May I have this dance Señorita Sandiego? You can call me... Spinkick!''"]]

* StealthExpert: In a [[JustForPun roundabout]] way. His stealth expertise is by avoiding detection through diversionary tactics. Diverting attention ''away'' from himself rather than avoiding it altogether.

* NiceGuy: He was this back in the day, since he immediately became good friends with Carmen and was like a brother to her. Once he has his memory wiped, he becomes genuinely good. [[spoiler:Subverted in Season 4, when it's revealed that he chose to sign up with V.I.L.E. after he found his original electrician job not lucrative enough - the revelation convinces him to sign back up with V.I.L.E. Doubly Subverted after he turns to A.C.M.E. for help to break V.I.L.E.'s mind control on her.]]

->''"We believe that VILE has masterminded most of the major crimes of the last few decades. Everything from the manipulation of financial markets to the contamination of cheese. Try stopping something that you can't actually prove exists. In nearly 20 years, only six suspected VILE operatives have ever been apprehended by any law enforcement agency. Each vanished, before they could be questioned, without a trace."''

* TotallyRadical: He talks like a middle-aged television writer trying to sound like a millennial computer nerd; his speech is peppered with outdated memes, his intro splash is based on the "Deal With It" meme, and he uses "I see what you did there" so much it borders on being his {{Catchphrase}}.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The three female faculty members form a rare villainous example; with refined socialite Countess Cleo as the Beauty, MadScientist Dr. Bellum as the Brains, and the incredibly strong Coach Brunt as the Brawn.

* BeneathNotice: People don't pay much attention to a mime beyond their entertainment value. Even Carmen didn't think much of him at first.

* [[MechaMooks Mecha Mook]]: It is a robot created for V.I.L.E to steal and was able to easily overpower Carmen.

* LargeAndInCharge: She is the teacher for combat and is capable of crushing metal beams like they're soda cans.

* FlawExploitation: She is aware of Carmen Sandiego's willingness to prevent thefts and preserve artifacts and so she tricks Carmen into saving an "artifact" which is an electric device that [[ElectricityKnocksYouOut knocks her out]]. Unfortunately for Marta, it doesn't work on Zack and Ivy.

A high-end art collector and VILE recruiter who traffics stolen art for VILE and attempted to recruit Sonia as a potential member of VILE.

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[[folder:Madame Goldlove]]
!!Madame Goldlove
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RachaelMacFarlane
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I have heard of this Carmen Sandiego. If she were bold if enough to interfere with me, I would crack her like a little red pistachio."'']]
A German brawler that loves gold who is based in Bavaria, Germany and is seen with her bodyguard, Hugo. While not a member of V.I.L.E. directly, she allies with them when they steal a large supply of gold.

* TheBrute: She's a powerful fighter and delights in the pain she can cause in her enemies.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Do not mess with her, she will "tear the nose hairs from your face with [her] teeth"
* DarkActionGirl: She's very tough, one that you don't want to mess with.
* GratuitousGerman: {{Downplayed}}. She speaks fluent English with a couple of German words.
* LovesOnlyGold: As her name implies, she loves gold especially in bulk. According to Shadowsan, she has a passion for bullion which has exceeded her cruel nature and as such she attempts to commit a gold heist in Germany.
* SleevesAreForWimps: She takes her white coat off before fighting Ivy and Carmen which reveals her attire to be sleeveless.
* VillainOfTheWeek: She only appears in Season 4 Episode 2 before [[spoiler:being arrested after Carmen tips off the police who then raid and shutdown the illegal factory]]

!Former members
[[folder:Crackle]]
!!Graham "Gray" Calloway / Crackle
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Michael Goldsmith
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm Crackle. Lights out, baby!"'']]
One of Carmen's original classmates, the two were rather close before she left V.I.L.E. After he ended up captured by Interpol in the pilot, Dr. Bellum wiped his memory of his time in the organization and sent him back to his old life.

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->''"We believe that VILE has masterminded most of the major crimes of the last few decades. Everything from the manipulation of financial markets to the contamination of cheese. Try stopping something that you can't actually prove exists. In nearly 20 years, only six suspected VILE operatives have ever been apprehended by any law enforcement agency. Each vanished, before they could be questioned, without a trace."''
--> -- '''Chief of ACME'''