History FauxAffablyEvil / AnimeAndManga

* Nui Harime of ''Anime/KillLaKill'' acts like a particularly saccharine schoolgirl. She compliments and flirts with pretty girls around her with uncomfortably-[[TermsOfEndangerment affectionate gestures]]. Yet she is a dangerous CuteAndPsycho bitch and [[CardCarryingVillain revels in it]].
** The most telling instance of this comes early, when she introduces herself to [[TheHero Ryuko Matoi]]. Nui picks a fight by cheerfully [[spoiler: revealing that [[YouKilledMyFather she killed Ryuko's Father]]]].
--->'''Nui:''' Still not convinced? Well, I'll show you something neat. Here we go! ''[singing as she reveals her weapon]'' '''Ta-dah!'''\\

'''Nui:''' Yup, it's [[spoiler: the other half of your Sword Scissor! Fresh off your father's corpse!]]
** She giggles through most fights as if combat were a game, because for her it is: her superhuman abilities allow her to block or evade almost any blow. She is usually toying with her foes, and the more desperate and frustrated they get, the more fun Nui has. Her saccharine appearance stays intact as long as no-one can hurt her back. The instant they do, she [[AxCrazy drops it hard]]. Her high-pitched giggle gives way to furious screams, and her cutesy grin to a SlasherSmile.

** Gengo in Shikamaru's Story. He's initially appearing AffablyEvil and charismatic enough to convert anyone who hears him talk and get them to join his attempts to build a Shinobi empire. The first cracks in the facade show when [[spoiler:So and Roku, Shikamaru's teammates from the Anbu]], despite appearing to have bought into his ideology, appear to have been tortured. Once it's revealed that [[spoiler:Gengo has been relying on a CompellingVoice to brainwash people to his side]], and Shikamaru faces him in combat, Gengo [[VillainousBreakdown loses his affability entirely]].

* Naoka Euno from ''Anime/ASilentVoice''. She will act friendly from time to time, but it does nothing to hide the fact she is an callous, spiteful, egotistical sociopath who despises [[CuteMute Shouko]] for no good reason.

* Nightmare from ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' is an oddly [[LazyBum laid-back]] sort of [[EvilOverlord tyrant]]. He respects his employees and prefers to amuse himself with watching current events... and at the same time creates [[EldritchAbomination Demon Beasts/Monsters]], terrorizes planets, levels or enslaves civilizations, and tortures others by entering their sleep and giving them nightmares [[ForTheEvulz just for the fun of it]]. Oh, and not only did his army slaughter a LaResistance unit, he also sped up an asteroid's course to crash into Popstar.

** Director Heinemann seems a polite man, but in reality is an [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate immoral doctor]] who does not care at all for the patients at his hospital. He apparently apologizes to Tenma just to humiliate him.

** Gengo in Shikamaru's Story. He's initially appears AffablyEvil and charismatic enough to convert anyone who hears him talk and get them to join his attempts to build a Shinobi empire. The first cracks in the facade show when [[spoiler:So and Roku, Shikamaru's teammates from the Anbu]], despite appearing to have bought into his ideology, appear to have been tortured. Once it's revealed that [[spoiler:Gengo has been relying on a CompellingVoice to brainwash people to his side]], and Shikamaru faces him in combat, Gengo [[VillainousBreakdown loses his affability entirely]].

** Blackbeard is this and a bit genuinely AffablyEvil. He might at first come off as a friendly sort of guy with a big smile on his face, but could quickly turn to killing and mocking you, all while wearing the same exact smile. Though for all his unpleasantness he does seem to genuinely care about his crew, [[spoiler:despite gaming all of his newer members by making them fight to the death and taking the survivors. Granted they were among the most evil and unrepentant criminals in all of Impel Down but still.]] Plus his friendly demeanor whenever it shows for the most part IS genuine, which makes him all the more evil.

* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' gives us Hokuto Kaneshiro. He makes friends with Tsukune, supports peace at Yokai Academy, is a strong, determined leader, and has a close friend... [[spoiler:in the form of dancing-mad ''[[TheDragon Kiriya Yoshi]]'', and only because Kiriya is the one who gave him monstrel blood so he could fend for himself. Go on, Tsukune. [[SchmuckBait Look away for a moment]]. You'll find everyone beaten to the ground, and Hokuto standing there with a stick in his hand, insisting that emotions are pointless. Oh, and don't expect him to be any better a year after you and Moka kick his ass -- sure, he might have helped you stop ''his own plan'', but he's still going to strangle you with his inconsistently-changing monstrel hand, gloating that you ''can't protect your girlfriend''. Ouch.]]

** While Nobuyuki Sugou from the Fairy Dance arc tries to puts up a polite façade, it eventually becomes clear that he's an amoral, {{greed}}y, pretentious {{Jerkass}} with a [[AGodAmI God complex]] who looks down on everyone around him, as well as being a [[StalkerWithACrush perverted stalker]] towards Asuna. It's particularly pronounced in his LastVillainStand, where he casually talks with Kirito at first, before charging at him with a knife with full intent to kill him.
-->'''Sugou''': You're late, Kirito. I've been out here so long, I might catch cold.

** Eto pretty much embodies this trope. She frequently puts on a sweet demeanor, chatting with people in a cheerful fashion and offering them advice about their problems..... but is utterly twisted by her hatred of the world and takes pleasure in destroying the lives of others. In particular, she seems to enjoy a nice game of CorruptTheCutie or ColdBloodedTorture, often taking special care to destroy families in the process.

* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', the Beast Titan [[spoiler:politely asks Mike about his equipment and removes it without harming him. He then proceeds to tell the other Titans that they may have their way with him, since he's finished with his business.]]
** It turns out that this is also the case for [[spoiler:the Beast Titan's human host, Zeke Yeager, and is part of how he managed to gain the trust of the Marleyan military.]]

* ''Anime/{{Gundam}}'':

* Nui Harime of ''Anime/KillLaKill'' acts like a particularly saccharine schoolgirl. She compliments and flirts with pretty girls around her with uncomfortably-[[TermsOfEndangerment affectionate gestures]]. Yet she is a dangerous CuteAndPsycho bitch and revels in it.

* ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}'': [[BigBad Naraku]] speaks politely, but it's obvious that it's merely a sign of mockery, somewhat justified as his [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm current disguise]] was a noble who used royal dialect. After Mount Hakurei, he drops the act completely in favor of being a SmugSuper.

** Freiza's brother [[StrongerSibling Cooler]] oozes a polite facade, just like Frieza and their father, but he's almost (if not every bit) as sadistic as them. The only difference is, he's not a BadBoss like they are.
** The Androids in the [[BadFuture bad future]], mostly shown in ''Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks''. They are sociopathic, heartless and cruel, not caring about who they kill, yet hold a childish exterior towards them.

** This is a general trait of the Homunculi (save for Greed), being that they're textbook sociopaths.

*** [[spoiler: Fuhrer King Bradley]] comes off at first as a charming family man and ReasonableAuthorityFigure. [[spoiler:He's actually a ruthless homunculus, Wrath, who ordered the war in Ishval.]] [[spoiler: [[CompleteMonster He's even worse]] in the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 Anime]] where he is revealed to be Pride, where he ordered that war gleefully, and remorselessly [[OffingTheOffspring killed his own son]].]]
** In the anime, [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Solf J. Kimblee]] has shown many shades of WickedCultured and can be polite, charming, and an all-around charismatic fellow...when he's not making bombs out of women, children, and any other poor saps within arm's length. This is in contrast to his manga counterpart, who was more genuinely AffablyEvil.

** Terence T. D'Arby from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', in a stark [[{{Foil}} contrast]] to his older brother, [[AffablyEvil Daniel J. D'Arby]]. As Kakyoin puts it:

** Kenzo from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' is introduced as an overall friendly guy, but is quickly revealed to be the exact opposite.

** While Sugou Nobuyuki from the Fairy Dance arc tries to puts up a polite façade, it eventually becomes clear that he's an amoral, {{greed}}y, pretentious {{Jerkass}} with a [[AGodAmI God complex]] who looks down on everyone around him, as well as being a [[StalkerWithACrush perverted stalker]] towards Asuna. It's particularly pronounced in his LastVillainStand, where he casually talks with Kirito at first, before charging at him with a knife with full intent to kill him.

** In [[spoiler:''Infinity Moment/Hollow Fragment'', he tries the nice guy act to get into the group's raiding party, but Kirito and co. are able to see through it right away.]]

** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'':

** Despite betraying Lux in the revolution against Arcadia, Fugil continues to praise his former student's skill and sarcastically claims that his efforts to do good will succeed next time, but it's obvious that he only talks like this out of mockery. [[spoiler:Downplayed in Lux's suppressed memories, where Fugil did make an honest attempt to recruit Lux to his cause, out of the belief that they were NotSoDifferent.]]

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' gives us Hokuto Kaneshiro. He makes friends with Tsukune, supports peace at Yokai Academy, is a strong, determined leader, and has a close friend... [[spoiler:in the form of dancing-mad ''[[TheDragon Kiriya Yoshi]]'', and only because Kiriya is the one who gave him monstrel blood so he could fend for himself. Go on, Tsukune. [[SchmuckBait Look away for a moment]]. You'll find everyone beaten to the ground, and Hokuto standing there with a stick in his hand, insisting that emotions are pointless. Oh, and don't expect him to be any better a year after you and Moka kick his ass -- sure, he might have helped you stop ''his own plan'', but he's still going to strangle you with his inconsistently-changing monstrel hand, gloating that you ''can't protect your girlfriend''. Ouch.]]

*** [[spoiler: Fuhrer King Bradley]] comes off at first as a charming family man and ReasonableAuthorityFigure. [[spoiler:He's actually a ruthless homunculus, Wrath, who ordered the war in Ishval.]] [[spoiler: Even worse in the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 Anime]] where he is revealed to be Pride, where he ordered that war gleefully, and remorselessly [[OffingTheOffspring killed his own son]].]]

** The most telling instance of this comes early, when she introduces herself to TheHero. Nui picks a fight by cheerfully [[spoiler: revealing that [[YouKilledMyFather She Killed Ryuko's Father]]]].
--->'''Nui:''' Still not convinced? Well, I'll show you something neat. Here we go! ''[singing]'' Ta-dah!\\

** Majin Buu both averts this and plays it straight. Fat Buu and Kid Buu are too childlike and mindless respectively to pretend to be affable. Super Buu is too simple-minded to bother as well- until he absorbs Gotenks and Piccolo, after which he becomes much more eloquent and formal. When Vegito shows up and starts kicking his ass, he drops the act and reverts to the PsychopathicManchild he always was, throwing temper tantrums and later celebrating like a little kid when he thinks he's won.

** Yami Marik would also count. In the original Japanese more so.

** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] - he [[EstablishingCharacterMoment shows his true colors]] as early as the arc he's introduced in, where he [[KickTheDog kills the birds who visited Yukina's cell to make her cry valuable pearls]], so he's not fooling the audience by that point.

* Hiro Shishigami from ''Manga/{{Inuyashiki}} acts calm and friendly even as he's committing mass murder.

* ''Manga/ChildrenOfTheWhales'': The blood-thirsty Liontari

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' gives us Hokuto Kaneshiro. He makes friends with Tsukune, supports peace at Yokai Academy, is a strong, determined leader, and has a close friend... [[spoiler:in the form of dancing-mad ''[[TheDragon Kiriya Yoshi]]'', and only because Kiriya is the one who gave him monstrel blood so he could fend for himself. Go on, Tsukune. [[SchmuckBait Look away for a moment]]. You'll find everyone beaten to the ground, and Hokuto standing there with a stick in his hand, insisting that emotions are pointless. Oh, and don't expect him to be any better a year after you and Moka kick his ass - sure, he might have helped you stop ''his own plan'', but he's still going to strangle you with his inconsistently-changing monstrel hand, gloating that you ''can't protect your girlfriend''. Ouch.]]

* In the ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' spinoff, "Little Army 2," Kilimanjaro, head of West Kureouji Grona, a school that copies St. Gloriana, is this. Like Darjeeling, she uses formal speech on her opponents, but does so in a highly condescending manner, particularly when showing up to taunt her school's longstanding rival Bellwall. It's perhaps exemplified, when, after hearing her little sister Nagisa tell her that she [[spoiler:refuses to continue spying on Bellwall]], in spite of being threatened with being forced out of tankery, Kilimanjaro smiles and [[BigSisterBully slaps Nagisa across the face]].

** Kars from ''Manga/BattleTendency'' at first seems to be just as affable as the rest of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Pillar Men]], offering Lisa Lisa a weapon in order to make their battle fair, but is quickly revealed to actually be a [[EvilIsPetty petty]] and [[CombatPragmatist dirty]] {{Jerkass}}.
** Terence T. D'Arby from ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', in a stark [[{{Foil}} contrast]] to his older brother, [[AffablyEvil Daniel J. D'Arby]]. As Kakyoin puts it:

** While Yoshikage Kira from ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'' is usually genuinely affable, he will lean more towards this trope if his BerserkButton is pushed. At one point, he politely offers an opponent some tissues [[spoiler:because he's about to repeatedly slam the poor kid's face into the ground]].
** ''Manga/VentoAureo'':

** Kenzo from ''Manga/StoneOcean'' is introduced as an overall friendly guy, but is quickly revealed to be the exact opposite.
** From ''Manga/{{JoJolion}}'', [[spoiler:Tamaki Damo attempts to act polite towards Norisuke IV while in the middle of torturing him for information, and also threatening to do the same to the rest of his family]].

** [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Solf J. Kimblee]] has shown many shades of WickedCultured and can be polite, charming, and an all-around charismatic fellow...when he's not making bombs out of women, children, and any other poor saps within arm's length.

-->'''Gengo''': [[IllKillYou I will kill you]], you bastard. And I will pull all those in the hall together into the same mind, and we will proceed with my ambition.
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Shikamaru]]''': Whoa, whoa, now I'm 'you bastard'? [[LampshadeHanging You don't even realize your true colors are showing here]].

* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': At the beginning of the series, Koushaku Chouno acts charismatic and polite, but it is still obvious that this is hiding a twisted, self-serving insanity. {{DefeateMeansFrendship After his defeat by Kazuki]], however, Papillon[[note]]as he calls himself after his transformation into a [[OurHomunculiAreDifferent homunculus]][[/note]] begins to [[SubvertedTrope undergo character development]], first becoming AffablyEvil before eventually turning into an AntiVillain for the second half of the series.