History Main / BaddieFlattery

* In ''Film/DieHard'', Hans Grubber compliments Mr. Takagi, while helding him hostage.

* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', when Ryuko and Senketsu first encounter [[BigBad Ragyo Kiryuin]], she comments on how she didn’t expect Senketsu to be so beautiful (note that Senketsu is an article of living clothing, and Ragyo is both the head of a fashion empire and worshipper of beings like Senketsu). She later adopts a similar attitude to Ryuko [[spoiler: upon realising that she is her daughter, and a human infused with Life Fibers]], often commenting that what she's doing is beneath her [[spoiler: and that it's a pity to have to kill somebody who has such a through merging with Life Fibers]].

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* In ''{{Batfink}}'', Curly the Cannonball was excessively worshipful of Batfink, apparently due to Batfink being his hero before he turned into a two-bit villain.

* From ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':
-->"You sly dog! You got me monologuing! You know, you really ''are'' Mr. Incredible!"\\
"Hiding from my seeker using the ''bones of another super''?! I can't believe it, man, I'm ''still'' geekin' out! Ahhh."
** The Argentinian dub changed the storyline so it takes place in Argentina in a parallel Earth. There, Syndrome had the personality of a sterotypical Argentinian TV host (such as Marley or Marcelo Tinelli).
* Shego is known for doing this to ''KimPossible'' (when she's not being condescending), and has a number of [[TermsOfEndangerment pet names for her]].

* In TheDCAU, {{Darkseid}} always compliments his son Orion whenever they cross paths. In "Apokolips Now!" Darkseid expresses his fatherly pride in Orion's savagery and power. During their brief fight in "Twilight", Darkseid has this to say:

* In ''{{Sym-Bionic Titan}}'', while fighting the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Mutraddi]] Xeexi, it manages to eat some of the fufu from Ilana's school food party. He/it compliments the taste.
* WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated: Sunstorm is always complimenting people, be it his enemies or allies. Sometimes it get's him into trouble, like spending too long admiring Omega Supreme and getting bashed out of the way. After watching Prowl's use of Stasis Cuffs, he later ambushes and takes him down with a similar move, thanking him for the brilliant idea. In "Five Servos of Doom" he tries to compliment Sentinal Prime's [[spoiler: use of a Bounty Hunter to stop him]], but has a mouth piece slapped on.

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* Sort of happens in ''Film/ThePrincessBride''. Inigo and the man in black have a dual, and they're both very complimentary of each other the whole time. Neither is a "baddie" however; circumstances being what they are, they must fight!

* Ichimaru Gin from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and his treatment of "Hinamori-chan", whom he taunts gently yet sarcastically to make her (and others) believe he's a criminal and a traitor. [[spoiler: Turns out he * was* a betrayer, but not quite as the others imagined]]. He even takes time to talk to Rukia in her way to be executed and give her the hope that she ''might'' have her life spared... and then practically say he was kidding, dashing her last bits of hope [[spoiler: before Ichigo fight his way in the execution fields [[BigDamnHeroes and * does* save her]].]]

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', Dio Brando applauds Polnareff for avenging his sister and for surviving up to that point.

* ''StarWars'': "Impressive. Most impressive. Obi-Wan has taught you well." Fatherly pride.

* One of the common traits of most JamesBond villains. Bond parodies such as ''Series/GetSmart'', ''AustinPowers'' and ''{{Isidoro}}'' also have villains acting in such a way.
* Sort of happens in ThePrincessBride. Inigo and the man in black have a dual, and they're both very complimentary of each other the whole time. Neither is a "baddie" however; circumstances being what they are, they must fight!

* In the original screenplay of ''KillBill'', excised character Yukie Yubari comments on how pretty The Bride is and asks her if she thinks the same of Yukie... then she pulls out the uzi. In the definitive screenplay, Gogo Yubari compliments The Bride on her fame as she goes down the stairs, meteor hammer in hand.

* In stark contrast to his Dragon, Demise in ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' praises Link and Groose's courage and strength. He remarks that they are very different from the cowardly humans of the past who hid behind their goddess Hylia.

* In ''{{Kick-Ass}}'', as the BigBad prepares to deliver a killing blow to Hit Girl, he admits that he wishes she'd been his kid, instead of the Red Mist.

* ''DannyPhantom'': Vlad Plasmius often used this tactic in conjunction with NotSoDifferent.
* From ''TheIncredibles'':

* TheJoker occasionally does this to [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Batman]].

* Freeza from ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Ball Z]]'' was not only very polite and formal (calling even his renegade henchman who has killed just about every member of his fleet "Mr. Vegeta"), but couple this with his voice (which, in Japan, used [[GenderAndJapaneseLanguage mostly female modifiers and gender articles]] as well as [[PigeonholedVoiceActor the voice of a male seiyuu VERY famous for mad and evil roles]], and was voiced by a female in North America and by a quite deep baritone male in Latin America) makes him a very creepy villain indeed.