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* Invoked humorously in ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'' 3rd edition. Lord Entropy is a cruel tyrant who has outlawed love in the setting. Even so, some observers were surprised that no one seems to have fallen in love with ''him'', despite him being a "deeply troubled, handsome, dangerous celebrity." Experiments seem to prove that it's ''impossible'' to love him, and it's likely that he's either responsible for the phenomena or glad that it exists.
* Warhammer40K: Servants of Khorne tend to get this treatment, since they directly oppose the Chaos god Slaanesh (god of excess, usually interpreted as [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and torture]]) and only behead you (and some even follow the pre-Flanderized characterization of leaving the defenseless and non-WorthyOpponents alone). [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Kharn Khârn the Betrayer]], the most kill-happy of them all, gets entire fanfics centered around this interpretation.
* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18417_the-lighter-side-dark-side-5-villains-who-were-good.html This cracked article]] is the trope codifier.

** Likewise, many ConspiracyTheorists with an anti-American worldview tend to whitewash the crimes of anti-American authoritarian leaders with severe human rights violations. Why? Just because they're against the US! Which is ironic claiming that most of these people claim to want "true" freedom and democracy.

* Invoked humorously in ''{{Nobilis}}'' 3rd edition. Lord Entropy is a cruel tyrant who has outlawed love in the setting. Even so, some observers were surprised that no one seems to have fallen in love with ''him'', despite him being a "deeply troubled, handsome, dangerous celebrity." Experiments seem to prove that it's ''impossible'' to love him, and it's likely that he's either responsible for the phenomena or glad that it exists.

* Warhammer40K: Servants of Khorne tend to get this treatment, since they directly oppose the Chaos god (of excess, usually interpreted as [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and torture]]) and only behead you (and some even follow the pre-Flanderized characterization of leaving the defenseless and non-WorthyOpponents alone). [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Kharn Khârn the Betrayer]], the most kill-happy of them all, gets entire fanfics centered around this interpretation.

** One comment from the article notes: "This is nothing new. As long as there have been serial killers or genocidal tyrants, there have been groupies for them. Gacy and Dahmer got love letters in the hundreds in prison. Charles Manson needed his groupies to be Charles Manson. Richard Ramirez even married one of his fangirls. And yes, Hitler got love letters from women who knew perfectly well what he was doing. There's even a dating site for this fetish. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybristophilia hybristophilia]], and all it means is that some naive girls (and guys) want to be [[MadLove this Joker's Harley Quinn.]]"

** In fact, John Lennon himself is probably an example. John was a major Jerkass to his first wife and son, in addition to the other 3 Beatles. [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead People tend to overlook this when discussing John's life, though.]]
* Cute pets (mostly cats and dogs) can fall into this even if they are incredibly mean just because they are cute and sometimes sweet.
* John Mayer is a notorious heartbreaker but girls continue to date him.
* Some infamous {{Troll}}s manage to attract followings.

** In fact, John Lennon himself is probably an example. John was a major Jerkass to his first wife and son, in addition to the other 3 Beatles. People tend to overlook this when discussing John's life, though.

* Pretty much the reason Type 2 {{Pirate}}s and especially ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything exist in fiction.

* "[[TheBeatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer]]" is about a psycho med student who murders people with... well, you saw the title. The final verse has fangirls storming the courtroom as he's tried for homicide, demanding that Maxwell be freed. [[DeconstructedTrope The final refrain has Maxwell murdering them, too.]]

** [[http://twitchy.com/2012/07/24/sickening-groupies-tweet-their-lust-for-aurora-shooting-suspect/ Case in point]]: Aurora shooter James Holmes has freaking Twitter-groupies. They even have a FanCommunityNickname -- the "Holmies".

* Happens in RealLife. Plenty of high-profile killers get fan girls and fan boys proposing marriage. They even have a FanCommunityNickname -- the "Holmies".
** [[http://twitchy.com/2012/07/24/sickening-groupies-tweet-their-lust-for-aurora-shooting-suspect/ Case in point]]: Aurora shooter James Holmes has freaking Twitter-groupies.

* Happens in RealLife. Plenty of high-profile killers get fan girls and fan boys proposing marriage.

** [[http://twitchy.com/2012/07/24/sickening-groupies-tweet-their-lust-for-aurora-shooting-suspect/ Case in point]]: Aurora shooter James Holmes has freaking Tiwtter-groupies.

* Tieflings in DungeonsAndDragons. They were originally just humanoids with a trace of demonic blood in their heritage who tended towards evil and were available in supplemental material as a playable option for PCs (though they were meant to be monsters), but by the time 4th edition came out, they were their own true breeding offshoot of humanity with a full fleshed out backstory and they were available in the core player material as a default player race option alongside elves and dwarves.

* Pretty much the reason Type 2 {{Pirate}}s exist.

* ''[[Game/{{Munchkin}} Super Munchkin]]'' invokes this trope with an enemy named "Misunderstood Man." He's depicted as a [[{{Adorkable}} bespectacled supervillain in slacker clothes]] surrounded by fawning heroines, and female characters cannot fight him.

* Happens in RealLife. Plenty of high-profile killers get fan girls and fan boys proposing marriage.

* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18417_the-lighter-side-dark-side-5-villains-who-were-good.html This cracked article]] is the trope codifier.

* ''[[Game/{{Munchkin}} Super Munchkin]]'' invokes this trope with an enemy named "Misunderstood Man." He's depicted as a [[{{Adorkable}} bespectacled supervillain in slacker clothes]] surrounded by fawning heroines, and female characters cannot fight him.

* ''[[Game/{{Munchkin}} Super Munchkin]]'' invokes this trope with an enemy named "Misunderstood Man." He's depicted as a [[((Adorkable)) bespectacled supervillain in slacker clothes]] surrounded by fawning heroines, and female characters cannot fight him.

* ''[[Game/Munchkin Super Munchkin]]'' invokes this trope with an enemy named "Misunderstood Man." He's depicted as a [[((Adorkable)) bespectacled supervillain in slacker clothes]] surrounded by fawning heroines, and female characters cannot fight him.