History FauxAffablyEvil / Literature

** Littlefinger sits uneasily between this and AffablyEvil. He always has a joking, flippant attitude even around people he's about to backstab (which is [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder anybody]]), and that does seem to be genuine to the extent that he acts the same way around those he (probably) isn't plotting against (at that moment). What makes him more Faux Affably Evil is that he seems to lack genuine emotion and empathy toward others; even when he's helping somebody, it seems to be more for the selfish reason of wanting to have them around for his own sake or for future benefits, rather than genuine concern for their well-being.

* Aro, head of the Volturi from ''{{Twilight}}'' puts forth a very charming persona to hide how power hungry and ruthless he is.
* Berys in Literature/TalesOfKolmar clearly enjoys himself when doing various terrible things, and at those times is usually rather cheerful and upbeat.

-->'''[[TheSociopath Alex]]:''' ''[rips the book out of mug victim's hands]'' Excellent, really first-class. But what is this here? What is this filthy [[ConLang slovo]]? I blush to look at this word. You disappoint me, [[VerbalTic brother]], you do really.\\

** King Rhys can be a charming and polite individual but he's also a sadistic creep and deeply prejudiced individual.

** Virtually ''everyone'' in the Winter Court who's not too savage to have a conversation with has this going on. They'll be polite and courteous one second and than show there vicious and hedonistic sociopath's the next.

** [[HornyDevils Lord Raith]] is polite and well-mannered and can put up airs of being a friendly and charming facade when he wants to. In reality though, he's a horrific AbusiveParent who rapes his daughters into submission to break their wills and will callously murder his own sons just to keep his power for [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]].

** Nicodemus is a 2000 year-old human who made a pact with a FallenAngel to essentially inflict as much misery and pain on the world as he could; in his own words, he believes in Armageddon as less of an event and more of a ''mindset'', one that he wants to share with the world. He is also incredibly polite and friendly and civil, even while he's got you tied up and offering you a choice between recruiting you for his organization or getting your throat cut. The affable demeanor hides a genocidal monster and doesn't waver even when he's getting ready to unleash a deadly plague across a country or while his minions are kidnapping and torturing a twelve-year-old girl.
** Even more so Duke Ortega of the Red Court. Nicodemus is polite whenever he has no reason not to be, generous when it costs him nothing, and appreciates the "artistry" of a classical painter and a serial killer on equal terms. Ortega is a pure barbarian who has spent his unlife carefully learning to pretend to have ethics, manners, and reasons for his actions beyond the basic infliction or avoidance of pain for those times the fiction proves useful.
** Virtually ''everyone'' in the Winter Court who's not too savage to have a conversation with has this going on.

* From the ''Literature/ChroniclesofNarnia'': The White Witch, Jadis, demonstrates a personality like this in both ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' and ''The Magician's Nephew''. In the former, she ensnares Edmund with food and drink and promises of power. She is far subtler in the latter, however, with words so honeyed you could hardly believe so "fierce" a person had said them. Her affability and feigned concern for Digory's mother nearly succeeds in persuading him to disobey Aslan, but her genuine lack of concern for anyone that isn't useful to her trashes the whole thing.

* ''Literature/{{BlueBeard}}'': The title character seems like a charming young gentleman... than we discover he is a SerialKiller.

** Sauron, more in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' than in ''Liturature/TheLordOfTheRings'', where he's mostly offscreen. Over and over again; the charming snake in the ear of anyone who listens. This is one of his most defining traits and that's why he is known The Deceiver. That is, until he loses that power or shows his real nature...

* The witches in ''Literature/TheWitches''. Overlapped with BitchInSheepsClothing, they present themselves in a very ladylike fashion and disguised themselves as presentable in order to lure children. Of course the majority of the specie is hideous from inside out, [[ChildHater hates children]], and are overall morally repulsive.

** Dolsa from Provost's Dog series tops them all. She'll gladly and civilly explain that she murdered dozens of people, tortured others, and is intent on murdering the king and queen all because the Crown had the gall to tax and license mages. Oh, and she'll brainwash anyone in her vicinity to think she is the most wonderful person ever because she thinks she is.

* If they're not AffablyEvil, most Creator/DeanKoontz antagonists will be this.

** Mr. Teatime can be this way. Especially in the SkyOne ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'' TV film.

** [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Dolores Umbridge]] is worse than Voldemort, and possibly more hated to boot. She makes Hogwarts into a dictatorship, but her office is decorated with gambolling pictures of kittens, and she wears knitted sweaters and bows in her hair. This is magnified by the fact that while Voldemort does his terrible deeds towards an end with some sort of magnificence, and was prepared to embrace his pure-blood enemies as allies if they turned, Umbridge merely gets off on her ability to make people suffer.

** Both Cersei and Joffrey can turn the charm on to be very polite and civil at official functions when they really want to. However, [[WomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Mother Dearest]] is rather better at long-terming it than her [[PrinceCharmless Bonny Baby Boy]] is, just see how much longer it took Sansa to work out that she was almost as rotten. Yet, both are cruel, vindictive {{RoyalBrat}}s with impulse control issues and massive, easily bruised egos. [[MamasBoy He very much learned it from her]].

** Littlefinger sits uneasily between this and AffablyEvil. He always has a joking, flippant attitude even around people he's about to backstab (which is [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder anybody]]), and that does seem to be genuine to the extent that he acts the same way around those he (probably) isn't plotting against (at that moment). What makes him more Faux Affably Evil is that he seems to lack genuine emotion and empathy toward others; even when he's helping somebody, it seems to be more for the selfish reason of wanting to have them around for his own sake or for future bebefits, rather than genuine concern for their well-being.

** Littlefinger sits uneasily between this and AffablyEvil. He always has a joking, flippant attitude even around people he's about to backstab (which is [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder everyone]]), and that does seem to be genuine to the extent that he acts the same way around those he (probably) isn't plotting against. What makes him more Faux Affably Evil is that he seems to lack genuine emotion and empathy toward others; even when he's helping somebody, it seems to be more for selfish reasons of wanting to have them around for his own sake, rather than genuine concern for their well-being.