History Main / EvilIsHammy

*** No one hams like Gaston, no one jams like Gaston, no one kicks it at poetry slams like Gaston! ("I'm especially good at [[MilkingTheGiantCow ges-TIC-u-LATING!]]") Man, what a ham, that [[MemeticMutation Gaston]]!

* Most of the Megatrons of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' tend towards dramatic speeches, bombastic tones, and a flair for impressive presentation.

%%* Many villains from [[TheSeventies 1970s]] and [[TheEighties '80s]] {{Super Robot|Genre}} series. Examples worthy of mention are:
%%** ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Dr. Hell and Baron Ashura.
%%** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': Great General of Darkness.
%%** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer:'' Lord/Lady Gandal.
%%** ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'': Queen Himika.
%%** ''Anime/CombattlerV'': Prince Garuda.
%%** ''Anime/VoltesV'': Prince Heinel.
%%** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'': Richter.
%%** ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': Both [[BigBad Marder]] and [[TheDragon Hy Shaltat]] are prone to spout big, dramatic speeches and declarations.
%%--->'''Marder:''' What is the point of eternal peace? Life and death clash against each other. Lusts and ideals intertwine, and joys and sorrows color this world. Therefore, paradise... can only be unbearable grief. It can only be unbound joy. The paradise of all living things is, indeed, in chaos.
%%* Just about every named {{mook|s}} in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', with the main villains slightly less so.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', the only truly hammy characters are [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Rau]] [[OmnicidalManiac Le]] [[BigBad Creuset]] and [[DiabolicalMastermind Lord]] [[TheSociopath Djibril]]. (Rau spends most of the anime calm and collected, only becoming hammy towards the end when he drops all pretense of being reasonable.) Neither is particularly over the top by anime standards, but they both [[ChewingTheScenery chew far more scenery]] than the rest of the cast put together.
** Other hammy Gundam villains are ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''[='s=] Ali Al-Saachez, ''Anime/TurnAGundam''[='s=] Gym Ghingnham, and ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''[='s=] Master Asia, who is the biggest ham in [[WorldOfHam a world full of them]].

%%** The Ginyu Force are also wonderfully hammy.
%%* Basically every villain in ''Manga/SailorMoon''. Queen Beryl, Wiseman, Dr. Tomoe, Mistress 9, Queen Nehelenia, Galaxia, the four generals, the Black Moon Clan (especially Esmeraude), Black Lady, any monster-of-the-day, take your pick.
%%* Ferid of ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd''.
%%** Crowley has his moments as well.
%%* In general, every villain voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto except for Vicious from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''.
* Inverted ''and'' played straight in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. The heroes are the [[LargeHam largest hams]], but the Anti-Spiral King STILL manages to out-ham them in the final battle. Lordgenome in his DiscOneFinalBoss AntiVillain part is no slouch in hamming up either.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'':
** The evil Pope has some of the hammiest {{evil laugh}}s ''ever'' in anime. [[spoiler:For more contrast, his true personality is Gemini Saga, a quite more stoic TragicHero.]]
** Scorpio Milo in the Italian dub is probably the hammiest, most scenery-chewing villain of the entire cast, which is also this trope because he speaks in a much less emphatic way after his defeat and HeelFaceTurn. Other villains with a similar speech pattern (done by the same voice actor) include Mime and Siren Sorrento who, coincidentally, are both a MusicalAssassin.

%%** [[BigBad Jail Scaglietti]]. ESPECIALLY when he actually gets to be in front of a camera.
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'': The VillainProtagonist Lelouch ticks most if not all the hamminess qualification boxes; he has an evil laugh, is fond of making last-minute grand entrances, and having a larger-than-life persona especially when he's in his Zero disguise.
%%** The 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire, Charles, could count as this. Then again, in the Japanese version, he's voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto, so it's to be expected.
%%--> ''[[SignatureLine "ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!"]]''

%%** You have to give it to Dynamis of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', it takes a damn good villain to keep up the trolling even after [[spoiler:being cut in half]].
* This is mostly averted in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' since the closest thing to a BigBad, [[spoiler: Kyuubey]], was more TheStoic... but then [[spoiler: Walpurgisnacht]] comes in and single-handedly engulfs the scenery in thick, high-pitched, crazy ham.
%%** As soon as [[spoiler: Homura has a FaceHeelTurn]] in ''The Rebellion Story'', she blows both of them out of the water.
* In ''Anime/PrincessTutu'', [[spoiler:Mytho]] acts like a very hammy villain after [[spoiler: he has been poisoned by the Raven's blood]].
--> ''"Why won't you love me?!"''

* The Espada from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' are a mixed bag since some (Barragan, Grimmjow, Yammy, Nnoitra, Szayel, [[spoiler: DrunkWithPower!Aizen]]) are very hammy and others (Ulquiorra, Halibel, Stark) are much calmer. But once the Vandereich appear, they start to put on the pork with total and unapologetic '''gusto''', with people like [[MaskedLuchador Mask de Masculine]] and non-Stoic![[BodyHorror AsNodt]] as their top hams.
* Piedmon, in the dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. Etemon, too. [[spoiler: Especially as Metal Etemon]]. Malomyotismon is no slouch either.
** The Digimon Kaiser of ''Anime/{{Digimon Adventure 02}}'' likewise loves indulging in {{Evil Laugh}}s and over-the-top EvilGloating speeches and {{Motive Rant}}s, as you'd expect from someone who's literally a kid trying to play supervillain.
* As awkward as it is to call them "hammy", there's no denying that the [[spoiler:skinless chickens]] from the second episode of ''Literature/HumanityHasDeclined'' fit this trope. Sadly, the only character present for their EvilGloating InUniverse is [[ItMakesSenseInContext too busy adjusting the subtitles]] to notice.
* Freed Sellzen in ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' fits this trope. An AxCrazy exorcist who gets off on killing devils and does so for the hell of it. He'll also overact whenever he makes his onscreen appearances as well.
* [[Creator/RomiPark Ragyo]] [[Creator/LauraPost Kiryuin]] in ''Anime/KillLaKill'' is not always hammy, but whenever she's in the middle of one of her evil speeches or gloating, her ham factor shoots through the roof.
* [[NationsAsPeople Prussia]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is one of the series' few "[[WordOfGod mostly villainous]]" characters, and (rather [[WorldOfHam impressively]]) beats out most of the cast in sheer hamminess.
-->'''Prussia''': [[IncomingHam SUCK IT, LOSERS!]] I am the [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex AWESOME PRUSSIA]]!
** {{Averted|Trope}} later on, as Prussia was increasingly sympathetic as the series/webcomic went on, restoring the title of "most villainous" to the resident SoftSpokenSadist [[StepfordSmiler Russia]]. And then ''Russia'' himself became increasingly LighterAndSofter, more sympathetic and ''less'' "menacing".
* Light from ''Manga/DeathNote'' is such a ham in his inner monologue and some behaviors such as his evil laugh. He uses eating chips in his room to allay suspicions from him and makes something as mundane as that very dramatic.
%%** Ryuk isn't exactly the most quiet villain, either. "THE SYMPTOMS ARE STARTING!"
* In ''Manga/Cyborg009'', [[Creator/UnshoIshizuka Von Bogoot]] was mostly a SoftspokenSadist. But his boss, Scarl, was a magnificent ham. [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Guess who voiced him]]?
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The BigBad of the series, [[spoiler:the Wide-Open Eyes Snake]]. This trope comes into effect particularly in the anime's twelfth episode when he [[spoiler:possesses Konoha]]. [[OneSceneWonder The scene lasts all of five minutes]], but it's almost made completely WorthIt by how gloriously hammy he makes those five minutes.
%%* Villains of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' are never subtle, with DIO leading the army of hammy villains.
%%--> [[MemeticMutation MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! WRYYYYYY!!!]]
* Shuu Tsukiyama from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' has on several occasions tried to eat Kaneki and his friends. However, he practically has an orgasm when smelling Kaneki's blood on a piece of cloth, and his gratuitous use of French, Italian, and English phrases makes the character deliciously cheesy.
%%* In ''Anime/{{Endride}}'', [[AxCrazy Ibelda]] clearly thinks the scenery tastes delicious.
%%* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': The deeper Sartorius falls under the [[LightIsNotGood Light of Destruction]]'s influence, the hammier he gets.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'' brings us Vector of the Barian Emperors, who is hard-pressed to be found not at any point screaming, trolling people, or both, all the while making strange faces, particularly in his true form. As a result, he is one of the most popular characters in Zexal, even among Yu-Gi-Oh! fans who don't particularly like Zexal as a series.

%%* Many ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' villains are verbose:
%%** Nightflame in ''ComicBook/DemonSpawn'':
%%--->'''Nightflame:''' Nay! Your chrome-plated chariot does not frighten me! Now you shall know of the power of Nightflame! And of my flame-sword!
%%** Blackstarr in ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 Supergirl Volume 2]]'':
%%--->'''Blackstarr:''' Fool! You think all there is to reality is what is seen? Yes – I appear young – and I may be younger still... or even be you, if I so desire!
* Many ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' villains fall into this, especially in the [[Series/Batman1966 campy '60s series]] and some of the movies. (In ''Film/BatmanForever'', [[Characters/BatmanTheRiddler The Riddler]], played by Creator/JimCarrey, even asks: "Was that over the top? I can never tell.")
%%** [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] in every possible incarnation.
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': SilenceYouFool Nobody possesses more ham than '''[[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom DOOM]]!''' Doctor Doom's ham-acting actually stems ''directly'' from the {{Pride}} that is at the root of his villainy: not only does he have to be the centre of attention at all times, but he's ''recording his words for posterity'' on top of that.
%%** The very cosmos itself is the scenery upon which eternal [[Characters/MarvelComicsGalactus Galactus]] chews, mortal. Literally.
%%* The League of Evil Exes from ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', especially the ones who are particularly evil. The film just makes it more obvious in most cases.
%% * The first Robotnik from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' showed a bit of this; Eggman does as well, especially once [[SanitySlippage his sanity starts slipping]].
%%* Baron Karza from ''ComicBook/MicronautsMarvelComics'', just about all the time.
%%* Pretty much every single goddamn villain written by Creator/GrantMorrison. This is especially apparent when he writes lines for Darkseid, such as in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''.
* The Dark Judges are easily the most melodramatic villains in ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''. As they go around [[HangingJudge dispensing their own brand of justice]], they do basically nothing but spew catchphrases. Maybe undeath just breathed new life into them...
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor:'' Most versions of [[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]], when they're evil and when they get going (yes, ''versions''. There's a lot of Loki going around.) Thank goodness no more than one hammy Loki has ever been on page at a time, or there might be a hamgularity.
-->'''(A) Loki:''' ''(after a particular bout of ham)'' ... and I am ''dreadfully'' prone to histrionics. Do excuse me.
* In ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyNightmareKnights'', Luna plays this up for all it's worth while pretending to still be Nightmare Moon.
-->'''Princess Luna:''' I am Nightmare Moon! I defeated my sister, the sun, and plunged Equestria into darkness! I visit nightmares upon innocent foals. I haunt every shadow you fear in the night. I see what you fear, and I will use it to destroy you!\\
'''Casino Guard:''' Jeez, lady, leave some drama for the rest of us.
* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'':
** "ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga": Every single Servant of Darkness, as well as [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid their Master]], is prone to pontificate.
-->'''Servant of Darkness''': It grows darker throughout the universe, mortal... And there shall be no dawn. Serve the Great Darkness as I do, and you shall thrive... Oppose it, and you shall suffer an eternity of pain.\\
'''Wildfire:''' The old hi-low, Superboy!\\
'''Superboy:''' You got it, pal.\\
'''Servant of Darkness:''' You have nothing, fool. The Darkness shall swallow it all! Give me the Wand I seek, and perhaps you may postpone your Doom.
* "ComicBook/ThoseEmeraldEyesAreShining": When the Legionnaires engage Emerald Empress, one of their worst and oldest enemies, Brainiac 5 mocks her verbosity:

* Daemon from the ''Fanfic/TamersForeverSeries'' comes off as this.
* As if their film versions weren't hammy enough, Creator/TeamStarKid's versions of Snape, Voldemort, Bellatrix, Lucius, and Umbridge in ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' exaggerate this trope.
* Though several villains from ''Anime/YuGiOh'' are hammy already, ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' like to take it to comical extremes:
** Marik is so hammy that he can hardly express himself like a regular person. Then [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Melvin]] takes over: he is hammy even when trying to open a door.
** While usually more posed and calm than Marik, Bakura has his moments too.
** Dartz combines it with a ridiculous accent that makes him almost impossible for his minions to understand.
** Movie villains Anubis ("NOW YOU WILL DIE, AND THEN YOU WILL BE DEAD BECAUSE I WILL HAVE KILLED YOU! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA") and Paradox ("PWOTAGONISTS !") take it to such extremes it becomes ridiculous even for the main characters.
* The Iconians in any ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' fic involving [=Worffan101=]. Supreme High Lord Inevitably-Fated-for-Greatness is noteworthy for the sheer laughable arrogance of his introductory speech in ''Fanfic/BeatTheDrumsOfWar'', but all Iconians fit this trope. [=Worffan101=] has repeatedly stated his dislike of STO's portrayal of the Iconians and reacted by taking the hammy {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s of the game to their logical extreme.

* ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'':
** Present Mic, being the LargeHam he is, milks this trope for all it's worth when he controls the zero-pointer robot [[spoiler: (which is a replica of Starro the Conqueror)]] during the U.A. Entrance Exam:
--->I'm back, bitches! Bet you thought [[spoiler: Starro]] was done for good. Idiots. Can't keep a good [[spoiler: extraterrestrial telepathic starfish]] down! [[EvilLaugh AHAHAHAHAHA!]]
** Tenya decides to channel [[Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne Eobard Thawne]] in his mannerisms when he's placed on the Villain team during the Heroes vs. Villain's exercise. He hams it up as much as possible, interspersing his dialogue with {{Evil Laugh}}s and EvilGloating and shouting [[ThisCannotBe "Inconceivable!"]] when things go wrong. Also lampshaded and deconstructed by All Might, who points out that Tenya had been ''too'' in-character, leading to BondVillainStupidity.
* In ''Fanfic/DevilsDiary'': Magneto's overdramatic speeches are lampshaded by Quicksilver, who notes he talks like a movie villain.
-->"I overheard Pietro once saying that I talked like a villain from an old movie."
* Vegeta in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. While he can be restrained when snarking at others, for the most part, he lets massive ego show in everything he says, and it only goes up if he gets angry.
* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': In the sequel ''Diplomat at Large'', per canon, the Storm King is this. Loud, boisterous, wise-cracking, and pretty wild.
* ''Fanfic/DanceWithTheDemons'': Kobra needs to pontificate before, during, and after a battle, failing to notice Batman doesn't care about his ravings. So, in chapter 22:
-->'''Kobra:''' "I congratulate you on your sterling effort. Truly, your wife would be pleased. However, I have a final trump your side cannot counter: a force-field which I have activated. It encases this entire floor, above it, below it, and on all sides. Your allies cannot penetrate it. Nor can you. But there is a way in."\\
'''Batman:''' "What is it?"\\
'''Kobra:''' "We have always known it would come down to this. The final battle, the Ragnarok. If I am your Midgard Serpent, and you are my Thor, then we must fight. However, no one has yet prophecied which of us will be slain, and which be slayer."
* ''Fanfic/ThePrinceOfPonyville'': Chrysalis chews no small amount of scenery. Subverted by Bank Ledger, who is described as monotone and utterly bland.

* In ''Fanfic/EvilBelle'', Sweetie tries every cliche from the black cloak to speak in a guttural voice.

* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'': In his final fight with Iron Man and Centurion, Gregor really chews the scenery.
* ''Fanfic/{{Ancienverse}}'': Guzma resorts to chewing the scenery with his dialogue whenever he's in a scene.

* In ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'', All For One can get like this when hyping up their PowerParasite Quirk as the SuperpowerLottery to his successor, Luz Noceda, something she wishes he'd stop doing.

** Kaa from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}''.
** Prince John from ''WesternAnimation/{{Robin Hood|1973}}''.
** Ratigan from ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', voiced by no one else but Creator/VincentPrice.
** Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''.
** Gaston from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Forte (voiced by Creator/TimCurry) in [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas the sequel]] as well.

** Jafar from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', especially when going all out against Aladdin and his allies.

** Clayton from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', voiced by the one and only '''Creator/BrianBlessed!'''

** Gothel in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.

** King Magnifico in ''WesternAnimation/Wish2023''.

%%* The Chief Blue Meanie in Music/TheBeatles movie ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' -- "O-BLUE-terate them!".

* As only Colin [=McFarlane=] can deliver, the main antagonist of ''WesternAnimation/TheKingsBeard'', Jasper, sounds every bit the theatrical, spoiled, emotionally volatile aristocratic man-child he is deep down -- only going for a subdued growl when he's talking about what he's ''really'' after.
* Nigel the cockatoo from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' is a CardCarryingVillain with a penchant for dramatic poses.
** Incidentally Nigel's voice actor is Jemaine Clement who also voiced Tamatoa (see above), he clearly has a talent for Ham
* Despite ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists'' being a WorldOfHam, Queen "I Hate Pirates!" Victoria manages to out-ham the heroes.[[note]]She doesn't meet the guy voiced by Creator/BrianBlessed[[/note]]
* While most of the villains from spin-off series ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' are as high on ham as their main series counterparts, particular attention should be paid to [[spoiler:Gloriosa Daisy]]. Given that she's pretty hammy by default it's no surprise that her line deliveries after being corrupted rival Palpatine in their oddness and hilarity, nicely illustrating that she's more crazy than evil.

* Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''. Ian [=McNeice=] definitely shows it in his portrayal of the baron in [[Series/FrankHerbertsDune the miniseries]].

* Averted by Lily Weatherwax in ''Literature/WitchesAbroad''; she's actually somewhat menacingly toned down. What makes this instance notable, though, is the way her sister, Esmerelda "Granny" Weatherwax, reacts; the very fact that Lily isn't ChewingTheScenery enrages her as much as all the damage she's done to innocent lives over the years. Lily went off to be the bad sister, [[TheDutifulSon leaving Esme to be the good one]], but Lily spent the whole time deluding herself that she was the good one, so even though there was no doubt which sister she was, ''she never took the opportunity to enjoy it.'' To Granny, this is almost as bad as denying Esme the choice in the first place.

** [[Characters/MonsterVerseApexCybernetics Walter Simmons]], the CorruptCorporateExecutive responsible for creating Mechagodzilla and the human BigBadWannabe of ''Film/GodzillaVsKong''. Dear God, once the mask of a pleasant and well-meaning businessman comes off, does he love hearing the sound of his own voice.%%

* Any {{Pantomime}} villain worth his salt.
* The Wolf from ''The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf'' '''requires''' a LargeHam, to contrast with his lethargic attorney.

* In ''Theatre/TwiceCharmed'', Franco [=DiFortunato=] definitely is hammy, as are Lady Tremaine and the stepsisters.

* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', especially when the actor portraying him goes into CarefulWithThatAxe territory.

* Geldoblame, of ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean'', is far and away the hammiest character in the game and (unintentionally) probably the best-voiced character, just because it's so amusing.

* The villain of VideoGame/SecretFiles 2: Puritas Cordis is certainly a standout. Especially when he goes all out monologuing about his evil plan to lead humankind to a new golden age or his last words yelling how no one can escape their destiny.

* Blizzard loves this trope when it comes to antagonists and raid bosses. It's rare to find one that ''isn't'' a giant ham.
** One of the [[EldritchAbomination Old Gods]], [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Yogg-Saron]], greatly delights in shouting pretty much everything in a booming voice, in direct contrast to the CreepyMonotone of fellow Old God C'thun.
---> '''''MADNESS WILL CONSUME YOU!''''''
--->'''[[OneWingedAngel Cower before my true form!]]''' '''''[[KneelBeforeZod BOW DOWN BEFORE THE GOD OF DEATH!]]'''''
---> '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLlgxOo55IQ HOOWAHAHAHAHAHA GAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]]'''''
** [[{{Dracolich}} Sindragosa]], the second-to-last boss of Icecrown Citadel, chews the scenery with gusto.
---> '''You are FOOLS to have come to this place! The icy winds of Northrend will CONSUME YOUR SOULS!'''''
---> '''Suffer, mortals, as your pathetic magic BETRAAAAYYYYYSSSSSS YYYYOOOOOUUUU!'''''

* The Dark Savant in ''[[VideoGame/{{Wizardry}} Wizardry 8]]''.

* The ''VideoGame/XMen'' arcade game introduces us to MAGNETO, MASTER OF MAGNET! Who wants those X-CHICKEN to know that THEY ARE NOTHING and would like to welcome them TO DIE!!

* Resident Villain Tobe on ''Animation/{{Pucca}}''. Taken to insanely OTT levels in the Spanish dub.

* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Boo. [[HarmlessVillain If you can even call him 'evil', that is!]] Still, he puts a lot of emphasis into his words.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Ethan! Ohhhhhh boy, does he play it up!
-->'''Ethan:''' It's me, your far-superior adversary, Ethan!
** His sister Curien is the same way.
-->'''Curien''': Oh my! Did your house suddenly turn into a river?! Now how on earth did THAT happen?!
* The Death Alpha in WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie slips into this during half the lines he is speaking, making an otherwise generic villain all the more entertaining. His {{Dragon}} Cobalt also is hammy to the point where a good chunk of his scenes are PlayedForLaughs due to his own vibrant personality and his comically violent outbursts in a work where most of the violence is played seriously. The Death Alpha's daughters also are this (mostly Mia though). Part of the reason Wolf Song is so entertaining is due to this trope whenever the villains are on screen
* ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'':
** Subverted with Giovanni "GREATEST VILLAIN IN THE WORLD" Potage, who is attracted to a career in villainy more by the LargeHam potential than [[NiceGuy any actual malice on his part]]. When he describes his philosophy of villainy in ''Literature/EpithetErasedPrisonOfPlastic'', the parts of being the villain he actually seems to be interested in are the cool outfits, the dramatic speeches, the chance at a VillainSong, and the like; actually ''doing bad things'' is skipped over, and [[HarmlessVillain he explicitly thinks a villain's job is to be defeated at the end, because that way everyone has fun]].
--->'''Giovanni, [[RealMenWearPink explaining why he knits]]:''' I wield the powers of creation...AND destruction! [flips the knitting needles between normal position and holding them like a knife while making FunnyBruceLeeNoises]
** Played straight with Bugsy Pugsler and Arnold Markdown, who are just having tremendous fun being obnoxious dicks to the people around them. Bugsy goes so far as to [[PretentiousPronunciation pronounce "palate" as "pal-eyyy"]] for apparently no reason, and Arnold gets very animated when doing literally anything involving coupons.
--->'''Arnold:''' I've exchanged your attack FOR ONE OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE!

* The vast majority of the villains in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. Though [[BigBad Xykon]] and [[MagnificentBastard Tarquin]] are the most prominent.
* In ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'', Lewie the Lich chews more than his fair share of the scenery. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0592-the-art-of-villaininess/ "The Art of Villaininess"]].
* Royce Lashiec, from ''Webcomic/{{Heartcore}}''. To say he has a flair for the dramatic would be a grave understatement.
* {{Dracula}} from ''Webcomic/DeepDiveDaredevils'', complete with EvilLaugh.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Caliborn, the epitome of evil who speaks exclusively in ham large enough to overshadow his constant use of capital letters and who speaks so much about conquering everything that you'd wonder if he could just talk them all to death.
* ''Webcomic/TheFreeWillies'': Perhaps due to the luxury he has of being able to manipulate his realm however he likes, Mysterious Monocle Man definitely likes to act and dress over-the-top (one of his favorite things is glitter), especially in his initial interactions with the protagonists.
* Invoked in ''Webcomic/PeterParkerForeignExchangeStudent'' when Tenya and Peter [[https://alexdrawsagain.tumblr.com/post/181368170783/peter-parker-foreign-exchange-student-in-this practice their maniacal laughter]] during the Heroes vs. Villains exercise.

* Dr. Insano from ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' and ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', and also his AlternateUniverse counterparts, including Linksano.
* Nella from ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick'' was already the hammiest woman at WebSite/ChannelAwesome, but turned it up a few notches when she became Dark Nella.
* Music/DoctorSteel loves ChewingTheScenery.

* Every villain in ''WebVideo/StupidMarioBrothers'' is this, especially The Darkness.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc4yXge1T-Y This episode]] of ''WebVideo/CollegeHumor's Game Changer'' has the real killer, [[spoiler:Grant]], outright say that he wanted to have the role because he could really [[HamAndCheese ham it up.]]

%%* Most Disney TV animated villains.
%%** Magica [=DeSpell=] in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''. She gets so carried away.
%%** Fat Cat and Prof. Norton Nimnul in ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers''.
%%** Don Karnage in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''
%%** WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck's EvilTwin, Negaduck.
%%** With ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' being a reboot that heavily implements other Disney Afternoon shows, the three previously mentioned Magica [=DeSpell=], Don Karnage, and Negaduck are in this show, and they're all as hammy as ever. You can also add this version of Flintheart Glomgold to the mix.
%%** Zurg, the [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Evil Emperor]] from ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''
%%** Pretty much every ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' villain except for Shego (the DeadpanSnarker and OnlySaneWoman).
%%** Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy from ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'', literally and figuratively.
%%** Dr. Doofenshmirtz of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''.
%%** Pavel of ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising''.
%%** Lord Hater of ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''. Wherever he goes, he wants ''everyone'' to know they're dealing with "the universe's awesomest evildoer".
%%** ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has Gideon Gleeful, whose hamminess seems to be part of his whole showy "travelling faith healer"/cult-of-personality shtick, and Bill Cipher, who's hammy just for the hell of it (and because [[BewareTheSillyOnes it makes the audience occasionally forget just how evil and ruthless he is]]).
* [[Characters/SamuraiJackAku Aku]], the [[BigBad shape-shifting master of darkness]] from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', is prone to EvilGloating, {{Evil Laugh}}ter, and other dramatics.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
%%** Plankton.
%%** The Flying Dutchman.
%%--->''[[TalkLikeAPirate What a night be this.]] Crew! Howl with me, that we might set the seven seas, ''ablaze'' with fear! AWOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!''
* Most of the Megatrons of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' tend towards dramatic speeches, bombastic tones, and a flair for impressive presentation.
** There's a lot of Ham with all the Decepticons (and Predacons and Vehicons); Megatron just happens to be around the most.
*** In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', a MirrorMoralityMachine turned the laid-back Maximal Rhinox into a Predacon who chewed the scenery with as much gusto as any of them. Being made evil ''made'' him hammy to go with it.
** Starscream clearly wants to take Megatron's place as both leader of the Decepticons and biggest ham in the Transformers franchise, although his approach to it is noticeably shriller than Megatron's. Or anyone's. Ever.
* [[SmugSnake Admiral Zhao]] and [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the former pontificating endlessly about his own greatness when he plans to [[ItMakesSenseInContext kill the moon]] while the latter gets severely DrunkOnTheDarkSide when Sozin's Comet arrives (to the point where most of his lines in the final battle are him bellowing one taunt after another). [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Azula]] too, especially once her VillainousBreakdown kicks in during the finale. The Ember Island Players' version of Ozai is even worse.
%% * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
%% ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' had Robotnik voiced by the late Long John Baldry.
%% --> '''Dr. Robotnik''': Sonic fell for it! Tails is ours! I'll have to give myself a '''''PRRROMOTION!'''''
%% ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' had Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}} as the voice of Robotnik, and while his character was vastly different from the one in ''Adventures'', he still made it a habit to chew the scenery all the same.
%% ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', which came out long after the other two, has Creator/MikePollock reprise his role from the video games, and if you read his entry in the Video Games category above, you should have an idea of what to expect.
%% --> '''Dr. Eggman''': I'll be back, with a NEW robot! With an accurate name! And he'll feed me ham! ''Eeeevil ham...''

* [[Characters/TheSimpsonsCharlesMontgomeryBurns Mr. Burns]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Moments from now, I will wreak a terrible vengeance on this town! NO ONE WILL BE SPARED! '''NO ONE!''' To say nothing of Sideshow Bob.
* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'', Brother Blood, Trigon, and a lot of the minor villains (notably Control Freak, Mumbo, Mad Mod, Killer Moth, and Dr. Light) are all rather hammy. {{Averted|Trope}} with the show's main BigBad, Slade, who almost never varies his voice from a very CreepyMonotone, and the Brain, season five's BigBad, who speaks through a voice synthesizer and really ''can't'' ham. While The Brain can't ham, Monsieur Mallah, his talking gorilla assistant, does a pretty good job of it.

%%** On the far end of the spectrum, you've got [[EvilSorcerer the Archmage]], [[JerkassGods Oberon]], and most of [[PsychoForHire the Pack]], who are absolutely and continually hammy.
%%* When he gets on a roll, The Monarch from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is the pinnacle of this trope. Really, the same could be said for literally ANY villain on the show and a good number of the heroic side characters (looking at you Jonas Venture Sr. and Jr.).
%%* El Supremo from obscure British animated film ''WesternAnimation/FreddieAsFRO7'' takes this [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]]. Being voiced by Creator/BrianBlessed doesn't hurt either. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWnhe0M5_Rc Check it out starting at 6:15]].
* [[Characters/InvaderZimZim Zim]] from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' boasts a lot and most of the time has NoIndoorVoice, and constantly [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom shouts the word "Doom" almost all the time.]] Even in defeat, he never loses an opportunity to chew the scenery.
%%* [[Creator/MauriceLaMarche Father]] from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. What scenery he does not [[KillItWithFire burn]], he [[ChewingTheScenery chews with abandon]].
* Most ''Franchise/CareBears'' villains:
** ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'': Not many come hammier than No Heart, who [[NoIndoorVoice shouts almost every one of his lines]], has a mean EvilLaugh, and constantly refers to himself as the embodiment of hate and evil.
** ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'': Grizzle, the bears' main antagonist during that incarnation of the franchise, is as hammy as they come. He's an angry, cub-sized bear lacking a badge, who walks around in a giant mecha suit and is constantly yelling at his non-sentient robot assistants.

%%* On ''Franchise/GIJoe'', we have [[BigBad Cobra Commander]], who has NoIndoorVoice. Then there's [[TheDragon Destro]], TheBaroness, [[CreepyTwins Tomax and Xamot]]... Why don't we save time and say that being a LargeHam is pretty much a requirement in order to move up in the ranks of COBRA?
%%* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
%%** Nightmare Moon, Discord, and Queen Chrysalis.
%%** While more [[{{Jerkass}} jerkish]] than evil, the Great and Powerful Trixie is also a ''very'' LargeHam.
%%** Celestia's evil version, Daybreaker, manages to outham them all while cackling maniacally during her one appearance.
%%** Hammy Pony Villains go back to the original G1 pilot with Tirek. "''Behold'' the Rainbow of '''DARKNESS'''!! '''''Bring forth TheNightThatNeverEnds!!!'''''"
%%*** His G4 incarnation isn't as hammy at first, until he drains enough magic to get his strength back, and gets even hammier as he takes more magic.
%%* [[TheDreaded Mumm-ra]] the [[TransformationNameAnnouncement EEEEVEEEERRR]][[ByThePowerOfGraySkull -LIIIIVVVIIIING]]! of ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011''
%%* Mojo Jojo of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' is very hammy. He is a hammy villain on the show. He is a LargeHam. He is an example of a villainous ham. There aren't many villains on the show more hammy than him.
%% Editor Note: I understand the original troper wroteMojo Joj's entry in the way the character speaks, but this entry is bad. It's not telling the reader why the character is hammy.
%%* Lots of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' villains are hammy: [[HarmlessVillain Box Ghost]], [[EvilChef Lunch Lady]], [[GreenThumb Undergrowth]], and even [[BigBad Vlad Plasmius]] all have their moments. But the prize for the largest ham goes to Technus, self-proclaimed "Master of Long-Winded Introductions."

* Similar to the above, it's a required (or heavily preferred) prerequisite to get on ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'', from Warmaster Gorath to Magnanimous, but the REGIS Mark V takes the cake.
--> '''REGIS: You will all beg for mercy, in vain. The debris of your planet shall litter this solar system. I shall suck upon your very atoms.'''

%%* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has Ricardio The Heart Guy. He's voiced by Creator/GeorgeTakei, so it's to be expected. Also, [[AnIcePerson Ice King]] and [[NoIndoorVoice Lemongrab]]. However, neither of them is as evil as Ricardio.
* The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE25TheClockKing "The Clock King"]]: the eponymous villain, who is TheStoic and a SoftspokenSadist, but just when he grasps the NearVillainVictory, he commits BondVillainStupidity, [[EvilGloating all while gloating]] and [[EvilLaugh laughing]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tabaluga}}'''s BigBad, Arktos the EvilOverlord [[{{Snowlems}} snowman]], also is greatly vain, loves the sound of his own voice, and is prone to hamming it up all the time.
%%* Swayzak from Creator/{{Toonami}}'s voice actor probably had some fun voicing him.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[Characters/StevenUniversePeridot Peridot]] is introduced as a calm and cold villain, but quickly becomes one of the hammiest characters on the show after she [[spoiler:gets stranded on Earth]]. She shouts her lines, [[EvilLaugh laughs maniacally]] and sometimes even makes faces at the heroes. Surprisingly, she becomes even hammier after [[spoiler: her HeelFaceTurn]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Olaf the emperor penguin is incredibly hammy and does hammy things like shouting most of his lines and doing {{Evil Laugh}}s. The trope is averted with the other villains, Stumpy, Mr. Cat, and Pretty.
** Mr. Cat did in fact exhibit these tendencies in the second episode of the show, likely due to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugHawkMoth Hawk Moth]], as well as any super villain [[SuperEmpowering he creates]]. Every time he transforms someone, the guy gives a hammy speech about the villain he'll make and closes every episode swearing revenge against Ladybug and Chat Noir, usually with some good puns thrown in for good measure. Ironically [[spoiler: his civilian identity, Gabriel Agreste, is TheStoic]]. His minions aren't much better, as most of their dialogue is cracking puns about whatever their gimmick is. A few of them ''sing'' about it.
* Apocalypse from ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' takes it [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]] ''million.'' Every word out of his mouth is an AGodAmI rant for the ages, to the point that the film version at "full Skeletor" seems ''tame'' by comparison! Voiced by John Colicos, aka Kor, the first Klingon in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries.'' You can't get hammier than the guy who ''created'' Klingon-type ham! A ''few'' of his more memorable lines include: "I am the rocks of the eternal shore! Crash against ME and be BROKEN!" "How many peoples have dreamed of my end? You are no closer than the Babylonians with their swords and fire sticks!" "Spare me your petty judgments! They spring from a brain too meager to comprehend my reality! NOW TASTE THE '''POWER''' OF '''APOCALYPSE!'''" Throw in an epic EvilLaugh like no other with many of those lines.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' has [[PunnyName Pythor]] [[MysteriousMiddleInitial P.]] [[SnakePeople Chumsworth]], who's usually shouting about how he's going to release the [[EldritchAbomination Great Devourer]], has an honestly amazing [[EvilLaugh evil laugh]], and calls Lloyd [[TermsOfEndangerment "Old Chum"]] or [[TermsOfEndangerment "My Dear Boy"]] whenever the two meet, usually when Pythor is threatening him.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E09CrisisPoint Crisis Point]]", when casting herself as a villainous warlord in a holomovie, Mariner liberally hams up her lines, filling her dialogue with bombastic proclamations, dramatic threats and evil laughter.
* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'': Invoked in the episode "Double-O Twistervision", in which the four protagonists and their families get involved in producing their own movie. Twister's brother Lars, known for being a troublemaker, plays the role of the BigBad, and is easily the most over-the-top of the cast.
--> '''Lars:''' ''TWO DORKS ENTER, ONE DORK LEAVES!''

* ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'': Subverted with Giovanni "GREATEST VILLAIN IN THE WORLD" Potage, who is attracted to a career in villainy more by the LargeHam potential than [[NiceGuy any actual malice on his part]]. When he describes his philosophy of villainy in ''Literature/EpithetErasedPrisonOfPlastic'', the parts of being the villain he actually seems to be interested in are the cool outfits, the dramatic speeches, the chance at a VillainSong, and the like; actually ''doing bad things'' is skipped over, and [[HarmlessVillain he explicitly thinks a villain's job is to be defeated at the end, because that way everyone has fun]].
-->'''Giovanni, [[RealMenWearPink explaining why he knits]]:''' I wield the powers of creation...AND destruction! [flips the knitting needles between normal position and holding them like a knife while making FunnyBruceLeeNoises]

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, although it's relatively subdued, [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonKingGhidorah Ghidorah]]'s [[MultipleHeadCase heads]]' voices are not above making a rather hammy BadassBoast, and they often speak in [[NoIndoorVoice a non-indoorsy volume]] to those who can understand [[AnimalTalk what Ghidorah is saying]].

** [[Characters/MonsterVerseWalterSimmons Walter Simmons]], the CorruptCorporateExecutive responsible for creating Mechagodzilla and the human BigBadWannabe of ''Film/GodzillaVsKong''. Dear God, once the mask of a pleasant and well-meaning businessman comes off, does he love hearing the sound of his own voice.

* The Death Alpha in WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie slips into this during half the lines he is speaking, making an otherwise generic villain all the more entertaining. His {{Dragon}} Cobalt also is hammy to the point where a good chunk of his scenes are PlayedForLaughs due to his own vibrant personality and his comically violent outbursts in a work where most of the violence is played seriously. The Death Alpha’s daughters also are this (mostly Mia though). Part of the reason Wolf Song is so entertaining is due to this trope whenever the villains are on screen

%% ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' had Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}} as the voice of Robotnik, and while his character was vastly different from the one in ''Adventures'', he still made it a habit to chew the scenery all the same.

-->"He is mine. The ultimate power is mine. [[ItMakesSenseInContext I have the lemur.]]"
* Venandakatra the Vile in the ''Literature/BelisariusSeries''. He is a devotee of every vice known to man, and some that haven't been discovered to this day. He loves hurting people, except when they fight back. He wages war by pitching an array of tents that are more ostentatious and less tasteful than the palaces of more ModestRoyalty and then makes guarding his comfort a primary objective of his campaigns. He has the most expensive feasts constantly dumped into his mouth and treats slave girls much like food, to be consumed and the husks discarded; and sex to him is no fun unless combined with torture. The book also makes a point of mentioning that he is called The Vile and not The Cruel because the latter might imply respect. In general, the chief pleasure a reader takes in his character is that it is almost impossible to imagine someone so extravagantly and flamboyantly evil - even if we know [[TruthInTelevision such people exist]] in RealLife.
** In addition, his RoyalBrat status means that a good chunk of his dialogue consists of loud, semi-coherent rage.
* ''Literature/TheCrewOfTheCopperColoredCupids'':
** Sebastian Steer, who was TheStoic when he was TheDragon to Lord Nefarious starts ranting and raving and cackling once he becomes an EvilOverlord himself.
** Doctor Curious's AxCrazy [[PsychoExGirlfriend Evil Ex]] is noted as being even more theatrical than the Doctor himself to the point that he actually ''sings'' most of his dialogue (in prose).
** The Director's manner in ''[[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/2021/09/13/the-city-of-peace/ The City of Peace]]'' is described as theatrical and overdramatic. He's not overplaying the villain, however, but overplaying the TragicHero to try and make Atoma feel guilty about her part in his FreudianExcuse. [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse She is unimpressed.]]
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Averted by Lily Weatherwax in ''Literature/WitchesAbroad''; she's actually somewhat menacingly toned down. What makes this instance notable, though, is the way her sister, Esmerelda "Granny" Weatherwax, reacts; the very fact that Lily isn't ChewingTheScenery enrages her as much as all the damage she's done to innocent lives over the years. Lily went off to be the bad sister, [[TheDutifulSon leaving Esme to be the good one]], but Lily spent the whole time deluding herself that she was the good one, so even though there was no doubt which sister she was, ''she never took the opportunity to enjoy it.'' To Granny, this is almost as bad as denying Esme the choice in the first place.

* Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''. Ian [=McNeice=] definitely shows it in his portrayal of the baron in the [[Series/{{Dune}} miniseries]].

* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': Kerrigor in ''Literature/{{Sabriel}}''. "Blood for the breaking!" Apparently, he was a flamboyant guy who loved having every eye on him even while alive; after becoming undead, getting DrunkOnTheDarkSide, and becoming quite possibly the most powerful active being on the planet, this natural tendency got exaggerated.
* Invoked in ''Literature/TheTamuli'', when the normally restrained Sir Bevier goes undercover at the villain's camp as a mercenary. He attempts to appear "dangerously competent", but his stage training takes over and, as a result, he ends up looking like a homicidal maniac and leaves the entire camp terrified of him.

** [[TheDragon Ishamael]] is a rather impressive [[LargeHam ham]] in his persona as Ba'alzamon, giving some rather spectacular CardCarryingVillain rants owing to being DrunkOnTheDarkSide. [[spoiler: Subverted when he comes back later in the series as Moridin, and is ''much'' calmer and more restrained, coming across as almost resigned at times, and is much scarier for it.]]

** [[FourStarBadass Demandred]] appears at first to be a complete aversion; the guy is stoic to the point of hardly ever showing genuine emotion except for the occasional glimpse of the seething core of ''epic rage'' at the heart of his personality. [[spoiler: Then in the final book he finally lets all that hate out, in the process becoming the LargeHam he was ''born'' to be.]]

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'''[[DeadpanSnarker Chris]]''': A nut by any other name is just as lame.

!!Examples:

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'': Although there were quite sober villains (such as the softly spoken Ra's al Ghul or the deadly serious Two-Face); [[Characters/TheDarkKnightTrilogyTheJoker The Joker]] and [[Characters/TheDarkKnightTrilogyBane Bane]], however, are conspicuous for their peculiar eccentricities:
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': Between laughing, gesturing, and grand speeches; The Joker's presence is exceptionally over-the-top and grandiloquent, at least by the standards of your ordinary Nolan antagonist.
** ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'': Bane, mainly during his public speeches. It also helps to see that everything he's saying are BlatantLies and he doesn't believe a word of them. It's almost as if he's mocking the very people he's trying to agitate.
%% Zero context example* The evil god Braxus in the third ''[[Film/TheBeastmaster Beastmaster]]'' (DirectToVideo) film.
* ''Film/BlueVelvet'' is a movie where most of the characters are pretty low-key, but the villain, [[Creator/DennisHopper Frank]], yells nearly every line.
* ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick2004'': Creator/ColmFeore (The Lord Marshal), Creator/KarlUrban (Vaako), and Creator/ThandieNewton (Dame Vaako). Note that all three characters mentioned are Necromongers.
* In ''Film/CubeZero'' Canadian actor Michael Riley is completely hamming it up as Jax, the main bad guy the controllers upstairs send down. He's basically an over-the-top caricature who just revels in his evil and is clearly enjoying himself thoroughly.
* 90% of Creator/TimCurry's roles fall under this. If he's playing a villain, there's a good chance it'll be an awesomely hammy performance. Tim Curry does not know any other way to act other than completely over the top, chewing every piece of scenery in sight. And we love him for it.
** ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'': "I'm just a Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvaniaaaaaaa..."
** "[[Film/It1990 Excuse me, sir]]!! Do you have Prince Albert in a can?? YOU DO?? Well, ya better let the poor guy out!"
*** "Wuh-HUH! Wuh-HUH! Wuh-HUH!"
*** "They float... THEY ALL FLOAT!!!"
** Tim Curry outshines every Muppet as Long John Silver in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''.
** ''Film/Annie1982''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzSSiMa29AE Eaaaaaaaaaaasy streeeeeeeeeeeeeet.]]
** ''Film/Legend1985''. Curry in the film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VMWNnFoi2g has a full pork dinner]].
* Creator/ColinFarrell's scene-chewing role as Bullseye in ''Film/Daredevil2003'' takes this trope and just runs with it to its funniest extent.
* Creator/AlPacino as the devil in ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate''. Hell, Pacino in ''any'' role that's even ''remotely'' villainous.
-->''"God... is an ''absentee landlord!"''
* [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Andy Robinson]] is decidedly... [[ObviouslyEvil unsubtle]] as the Scorpio Killer in ''Film/DirtyHarry''.
* ''Film/{{Downfall|2004}}'': Hitler, who's going on a movie-long VillainousBreakdown. "THAT WAS AN ORDER! STEINER'S ASSAULT WAS AN ORDER!'' Who do you think you are to disobey an order I give?! So this is what it has come to... The military has been lying to me... Everyone has been lying to me, even the SS!"
* Baron Vladimir Harkonen from Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' is already listed below under Literature, but Kenneth [=McMillan=]'s portrayal in Creator/DavidLynch's [[Film/Dune1984 adaptation]] is so insanely over-the-top it deserves an extra mention.
* Profion (played by Creator/JeremyIrons) in ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000''.
-->"Ha-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta"\\
"Myyyyyyyy DESTINNNYYYY!"\\
"You can run your Ladyship, but YOU'LL NEVER RUN FAR ENOUGH!"\\
"Let their blood RAAAAIIIIIN FRROOOMMMM THE SKKKKKAAAAHHHHHHH!"
* The first two acts of ''Film/EnemyMine'' have NoAntagonist and deal with the main characters working together to survive being marooned on a DeathWorld. We do get an actual villain much later in the movie in the form of Stubbs, a vicious and brutal slavedriver who makes up for lost time by being ''cartoonishly'' over-the-top evil, and shouts almost every line through a huge mouthful of scenery.
* ''Film/FaceOff'': Castor Troy, whether played by Creator/NicolasCage or Creator/JohnTravolta, is a being made of pure ham, jumping from memetically insane grins, creepily sexy comments, and dramatic one-liners within an instant. Troy is a terrorist who does things ForTheEvulz and to be as ridiculous as possible. Admittedly there's a bit of HamToHamCombat going on in the film, but Castor Troy is still at least a level above his rival Sean Archer in terms of hamminess.
* Creator/KevinKline as Otto in ''Film/AFishCalledWanda'', where the caricature of the ChaoticStupid (but [[BerserkButton don't call him that!]]) [[{{Eagleland}} Ugly American]] is taken to its most evil and ridiculous extreme. He even [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct won an Oscar for the role!]]
--> (while driving on the right in England) "Aaaaaassssshoooooooooleeee!!!"
* ''Film/GalaxyQuest'': Oh, Sarris...
-->"YouFool! You fail to realize that, with your armor gone, my ship will tear through yours like '''tissue paper'''."
-->"Prepare a tear-harness! '''For the Female'''."
* The Doctor from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''. Even before [[spoiler:he becomes Cobra Commander]], he had his hammy moments, as Creator/JosephGordonLevitt puts in a weird voice and spouts overly dramatic lines to compensate the mask in his face.
* Every incarnation of Lord Voldemort in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films whether he's [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone possessing]], [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets younger]] or his present snake-faced wizard. The same goes for his Death Eaters. [[Creator/JasonIsaacs Lucius Malfoy]], [[spoiler: [[Creator/DavidTennant Barty Crouch Jr.]]]] and [[Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter Bellatrix Lestrange]] (with the latter's scenery eating making her all the scarier).
* In the 1980s film ''[[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'', Creator/FrankLangella made Skeletor a Shakespearean villain with relish. He ultimately made him a force to be feared with.
* The ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' franchise gives us the likes of The Kurgan (Creator/ClancyBrown) in [[Film/{{Highlander}} the first movie]], General Katana (Creator/MichaelIronside) and David Blake (John C. [=McGinley=]) in ''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening'', Kane (Mario Van Peebles) in ''Film/HighlanderIIITheSorcerer'', Jacob Kell (Bruce Payne) in ''Film/HighlanderEndgame'' and The Guardian (Cristian Solimeno) in ''Film/HighlanderTheSource'', all to varying degrees of success.
* ''Film/TheHobbit'' has [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Smaug]], much like in the [[Literature/TheHobbit source material]]. Along with overly dramatic dialogue lifted from the book, he's voiced by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch. Going further than the book he manages to some theatrical gestures, despite being a giant snake-like creature with no hands, like CirclingMonologue and shows off his sheer size in the most show-offy way he can.
* The Mayflowers in ''Film/HudsonHawk'', full stop.
--> '''Darwin Mayflower:''' If da Vinci were alive today, he'd be eating microwave sushi, naked, in the back of a Cadillac with the both of us! History! Tradition! Culture! Are not concepts! These are trophies I keep in my den as paperweights!
* In ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'', Snow's conversation with Katniss doesn't involve him shouting or gesticulating or anything like that, but now that he's dropped his facade, his stoic expression and soft monotone have been replaced with openly evil sneering and sadism.
* In ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'', UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
%% Zero context example* [[AdaptationalVillainy Salman Rushdie]] in the movie ''International Guerrillas''.
* In ''Film/JackTheGiantSlayer'' Stanley Tucci is in non-stop ham mode as Roderick. For the giants, being hammy is almost a requirement.
* Many Film/JamesBond villains, such as Jonathan Pryce's CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Elliot Carver, from ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' and the RenegadeRussian General Orlov from ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''.
* Aeetes, the SorcerousOverlord of the nation of Colchis in the 1963 ''Film/JasonAndTheArgonauts''. Jack Gwillim probably never ate a single thing ever again, he devoured the scenery.
-->'''Aeetes:''' DESTROY THEM! KILL! KILL, KILL, KILL THEM ALLLLLLLLLLLL!
* This trope is seen in a nutshell in the [[MemeticMutation famous]] "I am the law!" scene in ''Film/JudgeDredd''. The good guy spits out the ultra-hammy "You betrayed the law!", and just to show that evil goes one step further, the bad guy responds with an even louder and hammier "LAAAWW!".
** This HamToHamCombat is deliberately averted in the 2012 film ''Film/{{Dredd}}'', where Creator/KarlUrban's delivery of the famous line is much quieter. But the villain, [[FluffyTheTerrible smug crime queen MaMa]], still fits the trope by having Creator/LenaHeadey clearly having fun playing a {{Card Carrying Villain}}ess.
* Eve Mauro clearly relishes her role as the psychotic Morgan in ''Film/KillerDreamHome''.
-->"This house ''will be mine''."\\
"Looks like we have moles all over the place, don't we? Guess I'm going to have to bury them."\\
"I refuse to entertain your husband's lapdog."\\
"He was going to leave this house to me when he died. I loved him, and he left everything to his selfish wife. And now you're trying to take what's mine!"
** During the climax Morgan outlines an elaborate and utterly barmy frame-up plot.
--->"It is going to be the affair of the century. Hot blonde Bliss Leary gets caught banging boss Josh. Wavy jules goes wild, ends up bashing hubby's head in with a hammer. Then kills anxious neighbour before strangling Miss Bliss to her untimely death."
* In ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', Commander Zhao, played by [[Series/TheDailyShow Aasif Mandvi]]. Averted with Fire Lord Ozai, who is somewhat of a LargeHam in the original cartoon but is soft-spoken and contemplative in the film.
* Gordon Currie's part in the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' movies is the hammiest of all, possibly because Currie was the only one who noticed [[HamAndCheese what kind of movie he was in]]. He plays TheAntichrist. You do the math.
* Given that ''Film/MadMax'' is a WorldOfHam, virtually all the villains fit this. The warlords of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' deliberately exploit this, along with their ConspicuousConsumption, to come across as larger than life to their fanatically devoted followers, who in turn work themselves into a frenzy and commit suicidal acts in order to impress them.
* Calvera in ''Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960'' owns every scene he's in with relish.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' tends to alternate between being frighteningly intense and [[SoftspokenSadist unsettlingly collected]]. Although that one "mewling quim" line does establish him pretty solidly as a LargeHam.
** Then there's [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron]], who is [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]] turned into an evil robot, along with uncannily puppet-like exaggerated movements and even singing a Disney song.
-->"[[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} There are... no strings on me.]]"
** From the rest of the MCU, [[Film/IronMan1 Obadiah Stane]], [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 The Abomination]] ("YOU DON'T DESERVE THIS POWER!"), [[Film/IronMan2 Ivan Vanko, Justin Hammer,]] [[Film/IronMan3 The Mandarin]] [[spoiler:(both the hammy actor used as a front and Aldrich Killian once he embraces his villainous plan)]], [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Red Skull]], [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Ronan the Accuser]], [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 Dormammu]], [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Ego the Living Planet]], [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Killmonger]], [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro]] and [[Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness Scarlet Witch]] are frequently exaggerated or just plainly enjoying themselves.
** Honestly, it's easier to name the {{Big Bad}}s who ''aren't'' hammy. [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier The Winter Soldier]] is fairly low key and has barely any lines in the movie (the only time he's SuddenlyShouting, it's played for drama), [[spoiler:Alexander Pierce]] is a SoftSpokenSadist and [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Helmut Zemo]] never raises his voice above slightly loud [[spoiler:as he's a soldier on a revenge quest, he's not a cackling villain]]. [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming The Vulture]] is understated, except when yelling at his sidekicks. [[Film/AntMan1 Yellowjacket]] only has a few hammy lines once in full costume, and everyone in ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' is subtle, in contrast to the movie being outlandish.
** The franchise's GreaterScopeVillain Thanos manages to ham without even talking in his scene in TheStinger of ''The Avengers'''. It only goes up from there when he actually gets a speaking role in ''Guardians of the Galaxy''. And then ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' is basically two hours of Thanos showing off no one can be as grandiose as him.
** Hela in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' who somehow manages to out-ham pretty much all the MCU villains before her. Constantly prone to {{Badass Boast}}s and EvilGloating, she likes to announce to everyone within earshot that she is the '''''Goddess of Death''''' at every single available opportunity, and [[SupermodelStrut saunters around Asgard acting like everywhere is her own personal catwalk]]. Even her fighting style has an inherent and entertaining flair for the dramatic.
** As soon as [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome Mysterio]] is revealed as a bad guy, he drops the serious façade he had built for a cheerfully smug personality, with subsequent interactions with Spider-Man in particular getting very theatrical.
** [[Film/BlackWidow2021 Dreykov]], a FatBastard who wants to taunt, gloat and overall be the biggest presence in the room.
** [[Film/ThorLoveAndThunder Gorr the God-Butcher]], whose FauxAffablyEvil manners only make him more scary.
* Pam Ferris as The Trunchbull in ''Film/{{Matilda}}'' devours the scenery with so much aplomb you have to wonder if ''that's'' her real TrademarkFavoriteFood rather than chocolate cake.
* Just about every Creator/MalcolmMcDowell villain role.
** Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange''.
** The CEO of Water and Power in ''Film/TankGirl''.
** Cochrane in ''Film/BlueThunder''.
** Even as Soren in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'', at least compared to the subdued performance everyone else but Data hands in.
* Shao Kahn in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' is hammy whenever possible, [[PunctuatedForEmphasis and It! Is! GLORIOUS!]]
* Freddy Krueger in the later ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' films, as he started to have more fun tormenting his victims and became a theatrical wisecracker.
* Whenever someone gets possessed in ''Film/NightOfTheDemons1988'' and its sequels, you can bet they'll start chewing the scenery as well as faces.
* [[spoiler: The Wicked Witch of the West]] in ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is supposed to be terrifying, but instead, she is incredibly hammy, complete with Narm and Scenery Chewing.
* In ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain'', Dreyfus seems fully aware that he has turned into a Bond villain and he is clearly loving every minute of it.
* In ''Film/{{Power Rangers|2017}},'' Rita is clearly having a lot of fun being evil. It especially stands out in this DarkerAndEdgier, more 'grounded' version. Everyone else is more subdued, more angsty, even characters who were a lot hammier originally. Alpha goes from an excitable worrywart to a DeadpanSnarker, and Zack goes from a quippy, show-offy DanceBattler to a brooding loner. Meanwhile, every scene of Rita's is every bit as much scenery-chewing fun as the original.
* Norman Stansfield in ''Film/TheProfessional''. '''EEEEVERYONE!!''' [[Film/BramStokersDracula Most]] [[Film/TheFifthElement other]] [[Film/TrueRomance villain]] [[Film/AirForceOne roles]] played by Creator/GaryOldman should count just as well.
* The hamminess is been disputed between Jellon Lamb (Creator/JohnHurt), who drunkenly chews every piece of the bar's scenery, and the Burns family led by Arthur (Danny Huston) in ''Film/TheProposition''. Then [[spoiler:Arthur]] kills [[spoiler:Lamb]] for trying to kill Charlie, leaving the hammy niche to him.
* Rhys Wakefield as the "Polite Leader" of the gang trying to invade Ethan Hawke's house in ''Film/ThePurge''. Right away, he gives a SlasherSmile similar to the one in his mask and continues mugging while speaking in an AffablyEvil tone that just shows he's full of himself.
* ''Film/{{Retroactive}}'': The murderous Frank, as played by [[Creator/JamesBelushi Jim Belushi]], is constantly cracking bad jokes and chewing up the scenery around him.
* Creator/ChristopherLee occasionally indulges in this. Although fully capable of being subtle and understated, he knows what's expected of him. His performance in ''Film/TheReturnOfCaptainInvincible'' especially showcases this.
* Creator/SalmaHayek, Creator/BenicioDelToro, and Demián Bichir play the villains in ''Film/{{Savages}}'' and do it with devilish glee. Especially del Toro's HamAndCheese performance.
* In ''Film/ScannersIITheNewOrder'', TheDragon Peter Drak is by far the most melodramatic of the villains, gleefully killing people with his mind and laughing about it afterwards. By contrast, during his most evil act [[spoiler:(murdering David's elderly mother for no reason)]] he is [[SoftSpokenSadist deliberately calm and quiet]].
* Cristal Connors in ''Film/{{Showgirls}}'' is one of the hammiest characters in this film from her campy mannerisms and lines to her strange obsession with doggy chow. And she is the main antagonist, [[spoiler:besides Andrew Carver]]. In fact, this was very much intentional as her actress Creator/GinaGershon admitted that she was campy on purpose, once she realized just [[SoBadItsGood what kind of film she was making]].
* EvilChancellor Jaffar in ''Film/SinbadOfTheSevenSeas'' hams it up in every scene he's in, even to the point where other characters start commenting on it.
* Creator/JimCarrey as Dr. Robotnik in ''Film/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|2020}}''. He's clearly having the time of his life bringing Robotnik to the big screen, combining his penchant for loud and manic characters with the already bombastic nature of the source character. Whether it's him dancing while preparing his vehicles, to screaming about his love of lattes with steamed Austrian goat milk, his portrayal is definitely one to be remembered. Then there's the moment Robotnik has a FreakOut, complete with [[MilkingTheGiantCow exaggerated movements]] after Sonic destroys his robots on the highway.
-->'''Robotnik:''' ''[stomping around his base]'' '''OUUUUUGH! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis GIVE ME A BIG! FAT!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis BREAK!]]'''''
* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** The Green Goblin. You can't really go subtle when you're flying around dressed as a green storybook monster, and Creator/WillemDafoe wisely didn't bother.
--->"I've watched you from deep behind Norman's cowardly eyes. Struggling to have everything you want, while the world tries to make you choose. Gods don't have to choose. We take."
** Whenever Doctor Octopus tries to be menacing, he talks as hammily as possible.
--->"Find him. Or I'll peel the flesh off her bones..." ''(while a tentacle opens and closes akin to a biting gesture)''
** Eddie Brock after bonding with the Venom symbiote.
---> "Ooh, my Spider-Sense is tingling, if you get what I talking about. ''Tiger''."
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:: The later ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' solo movie takes it one step further, with the symbiote itself spouting evil phrases in [[EvilSoundsDeep a cavernous voice]], and Creator/TomHardy even adding in weird acting moments playing Eddie Brock to show it's contagious, like a parasite (''PARASITE?!!!!''). And [[Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage its sequel]] brings in two hammy villains on its own, Carnage and his lover Shriek.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Palpatine/Sidious is notably hamtastic in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' after his secret Sith identity is revealed. Other villains who fit this trope include General Grievous, Darth Vader, and Darth Maul (the latter two of which are moreso [[ColdHam Cold Hams]]).
* M. Bison in ''Film/StreetFighter'', [[MemeticMutation OF COURSE!!!]]. He's a tinpot wannabe dictator supervillain who makes several grandiose speeches about his plans to conquer the world, makes Chun-Li's attempted revenge fall flat with his ButForMeItWasTuesday retort, and in the climax, he finally loses it completely and declares himself a god while flying around his base shooting electricity at Colonel Guile. Creator/RaulJulia certainly gave himself a '''[[MemeticMutation DELICIOUS]]''' send-off. (Sagat is also a ham; he just pales in comparison to Bison.)
* [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]] in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' wasn't really hammy, just full of himself, but General Zod is a true ham. KneelBeforeZod's ham. Although his first instance was justified in that he was desperately pleading to avoid a FateWorseThanDeath.
** Luthor wasn't much hammier in ''Film/SupermanReturns'', was h-'''[[MemeticMutation WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!!!]]'''
--->'''[[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]]:''' But millions of people will die!\\
'''Lex Luthor:''' ''BILLIONS!'' Once again, the press underestimates me.
** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' continues the tradition with its depiction of General Zod. And then ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' added another hammy Lex Luthor.
* Creator/OrlandoBloom as the Duke of Buckingham in ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2011}}''.
* Almost every villain in ''Film/TronLegacy'' is a LargeHam (with the exception of [[TheQuietOne Rinzler]]), but especially the BigBad. CLU uses his hamminess to make our world open and available to all of his programs. Yes! '''[[MemeticMutation TO ALL OF THEM!!!]]''' And that's before you get to his agent, [[spoiler: Zuse, who chews the scenery with his Bowie-esque nature.]] A yin and yang of hams, if you think about it.
* Creator/GaryBusey and Creator/TommyLeeJones completely and utterly [[HamAndCheese enjoy themselves]] as the villains of ''Film/UnderSiege''. Jones even makes a [[Series/TheMuppetShow Muppet Show]] reference ''at the climax of the film''.
* [[Creator/JohnHurt Chancellor Adam Sutler]] in ''Film/VForVendetta'' cranks up the ham dial progressively [[VillainousBreakdown as the country wriggles out of his grasp]].
* ''Film/{{Virtuosity}}'' has a young Creator/RussellCrowe as villain SID 6.7, a virtual assassin who once in the real world is having fun like nobody cares. One scene even has a criminal psychologist noting he likes to show off, "like a child to its parents".
* Komodo, oh dear sweet Komodo from ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue''. The man is a giant ham and cheese sandwich, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i99ovxEGVU&t=414s these clips]] prove.
* Judge Doom from ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', specially once [[spoiler:he's revealed to be a toon and yells in a CreepyHighPitchedVoice.]]
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** Magneto, played by Creator/IanMcKellen, has a few moments of this, but he's calm the rest of the time. His younger self, portrayed by Creator/MichaelFassbender, also overacts whenever he's overtly threatening.
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsApocalypse The title villain]] from ''Film/XMenApocalypse''. ''Rolling Stone'' [[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/oscar-isaac-the-internets-boyfriend-becomes-a-leading-man-20160518#ixzz499q0lyJa reported]] it was "a performance that director Creator/BryanSinger calibrated by asking for 'quarter [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]],' 'half Skeletor' or 'full Skeletor.' Needless to say, '[[AGodAmI You can fire your arrows from the Tower of Babel, but you can never strike God!]]' called for full Skeletor."
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'': InvokedTrope in the Season 4 finale. A future propagandist is using holographic versions of several main characters to engage in some historical revisionism. When Evil Capitan Sheridan is making a speech in front of a group of about-to-be-executed prisoners, Bruce Boxleitner hams it up for all he's worth.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Averted with the soulless Orwellian bureaucrats of the Terran Administration, but once we leave Earth and those [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement tranquilizers they put in the water]] there are no shortage of {{Mad Scientist}}s, religious maniacs (one played by Creator/BrianBlessed), campy crime bosses, power-hungry schemers, murderous {{Femme Fatale}}s and psychotic Federation thugs to make things interesting, half of them dressed in {{Impractically Fancy Outfit}}s and ChewingTheScenery for all it's worth. And while "evil" is an [[AntiHero open question]], it's certainly true that the more embittered and morally-compromised Avon becomes, the more studs he wears, poses he strikes, and lines he delivers in staccato barks.
* ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'':
** In the first season of ''Buffy'', The Master had moments of incredible ham:
--->"Yes, shake, Earth! This is a sign! We are in the final days! My time is come! Glory! GLORY! *pause* [[MoodWhiplash What do you think? 5.1?"]]
** And [[PhysicalGod Glory]] was just ''made'' of ham. Seriously, she might not have had a single scene that wasn't gloriously hammy. Overcompensating for your lost hell-empire will do that to you.
** In both ''Buffy'' and ''Angel'' we have Angelus, who uses those vampire teeth to chew all the scenery he can find. Particularly in his second appearance. Good lord, man, switch to decaf.
--->'''Angelus:''' "Uh-ohhh! Vampire with a gun!"
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': ''All'' of Barbara Kellerman's roles in the BBC TV adaptations of the book series, i.e. the White Witch in ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'', the Hag in ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'', and the Lady of the Green Kirtle in ''Literature/TheSilverChair''. Her attempts to sound angry are more likely to send the audience into giggles than intimidate them.
* ''Series/CriminalMinds:'' Being a show full of unstable killers, many of whom have a genuine mental illness, this is common.
** The Reaper stands out even among other [=UnSubs=]. He's over-the-top to the point where he's like a comic book super-villain. Due to his desire for twisted fame, he wants to make everything as dramatic as possible. He overacts his role even when [[spoiler:pretending to be his own victim]].
** Billy Flynn is played by Creator/TimCurry. Enough said.
** Paul and John Mulford are clear cases of GigglingVillain, and visibly enjoy HuntingTheMostDangerousGame.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Nate Haskell hams it up to no end at his trial for stabbing Langston. It's clearly the character being hammy, as the actor can do a very good subtly creepy when he wants to.
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': The show seems to be rather fond of this one for the seasonal BigBad. Season 3 had Jimmy Smits, season 4 had Creator/JohnLithgow, and season 6 has Edward James Olmos AND Colin Hanks.
* While the show is in general a WorldOfHam, any ''Series/DoctorWho'' villain worth their salt will out-ham the heroes.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E5TheUnderwaterMenace Professor Zaroff]] is so shouty, mad-eyed, and completely over-the-top that it keys off the Doctor into knowing he's ObviouslyEvil long before anyone else has figured it out. And no one else seems to understand this, much to the Doctor's confusion.
** TheMaster ([[OneSteveLimit not that one]]) possessing Padmarsambhavar in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E2TheAbominableSnowmen The Abominable Snowman]]" endlessly, hopelessly overacts everything he says and pulls this off [[MissingEpisode in the audio recording]]. You can even hear the microphone popping as he hisses and spits his consonants.
** In the fascism-ruled AlternateUniverse in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4Inferno Inferno]]", the doppelganger of the normally calm and subtle Brig is the wonderfully hammy Brigade Leader.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons Azal]]; literally every one of his lines is solid shouting.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E1TheThreeDoctors Omega]] is one of the best examples of this in the franchise, which is saying quite a lot.
** The Fourth Doctor is a [[LargeHam ham to end all hams when he's his NORMAL self]], but the various {{Robot Me}}s, [[AIIsACrapshoot evil computer selves]], {{Evil Knockoff}}s, and the various times he pretends to be evil for plot, humour or {{Superdickery}} all involve universe-shattering levels of overacting. In the last case, it's justified, as the Doctor himself is clearly [[EvilFeelsGood loving the opportunity to be evil for a while]] ''because'' he loves dramatics. One of his most cunning moments is in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]", where he teases the villain Skagra about his emotionlessness being an affectation because there is no ''way'' he would be fighting someone who didn't have a "manic gleam" in the eye and keep announcing things like "The universe belongs to me!!". Skagra pretends to be above that sort of thing, but still heads headfirst into VillainousBreakdown between his plan failing and the Doctor intentionally annoying him, eventually being reduced to having a manic gleam in the eye and shouting things like "The universe belongs to me!!".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear Eldrad]]. The more he reveals his megalomania, the hammier he gets.
** '''''BY ALL THE MOONS OF CALLUFRAX, YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR FAILURE TO NOT MENTION THE PIRATE CAPTAIN FROM THE CLASSIC SERIES SERIAL [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E2ThePiratePlanet "THE PIRATE PLANET"]]! MR. FIBULI! MR. FIBULI! WHERE IS THAT NINCOMPOOP, MR. FIBULI?!?'''''
** Soldeed from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E5TheHornsOfNimon "The Horns of Nimon"]] is infamously campy. So much so that his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRUqJSCOyZ4 confrontation with Romana]] has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98MxxpzIoyg dance remix]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gyUgPl1SU "MY DREAMS OF CON-QUEST!"]]
** Subverted in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate "Warriors Gate"]]. Captain Rorvik has the required scenery-chewing villainy, but he's constantly undercut by his [[PunchClockVillain apathetic crew]].
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani Sharaz Jek and Morgus]] are almost Shakespearean in their furious ranting and scheming asides, respectively.
** King Yrcanos from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp"]], which is no surprise since he's played by Creator/BrianBlessed! However, he only really had that status at the start of the story — The evil, that is. Not the hamminess. In fact, the hamminess just kept increasing as the story progressed.
** The Seventh Doctor lampshades this when he interrupts Davros in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]".
--->'''Davros:''' The Daleks shall become Lords of Time! We shall become all-\\
'''Seven:''' Powerful! Crush the lesser races! ''Conquer the galaxy!'' '''UNIMAGINABLE POWER!''' '''''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking UNLIMITED RICE PUDDING]]!''''' ET CETERA, ET CETERA!
** The Eighth Doctor, in the Creator/BigFinish audios, functions as almost a controlled experiment in this trope. When he's himself, he's quite soft-spoken (so you turn up the volume). But if he gets turned evil, he has {{NO INDOOR VOICE}} (and you scream and fling your mp3 player of choice as he assaults your eardrums when ''he'' turns up the volume too).
--->'''I AM BECOME ZAGREUS!'''[[note]]The Doctor is never too evil and hammy to make highbrow references.[[/note]]
** Most incarnations of TheMaster serve up large slices of ham, notably Creator/JohnSimm, Anthony Ainley, and (in spoof ''Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath'') Creator/JonathanPryce. Although he only plays the Master for a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia few minutes]] ([[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho on the TV show, anyway]]), Creator/DerekJacobi manages to be pretty hammy himself. Quite the change from the mild-mannered [[spoiler:Professor Yana]].
--->'''Anthony Ainley:''' I'm not a ham, [[{{Pun}} you can cure a ham!]]
*** [[spoiler: Creator/SachaDhawan's O]] keeps the ham in the fridge for most of an episode until he's ready to reveal himself.
*** [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie The Eric Roberts incarnation]] will always... drezz for the occasion, in possibly the hammiest moment of ''any'' of his incarnations.
** Lady Cassandra from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E1NewEarth "New Earth"]], especially in the latter, where she gains the ability to BodySurf and possesses both Rose and the Doctor. Creator/BilliePiper and Creator/DavidTennant appear to be having a grand old time camping it up as Cassandra.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen John]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E6TheAgeOfSteel Lumic]] starts hamming it up the very minute he [[EvilCripple wheels]] on screen.
--->'''John Lumic:''' And how will you do that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhaCLgLhSVk FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE]]?
** The Racnoss Empress in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride The Runaway Bride]]" is truly one of the largest hams the series has ever seen. Creator/CatherineTate, in her first appearance as companion Donna Noble, counters with HamToHamCombat.
** The NothingIsScarier[=-shrouded=] EldritchAbomination in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10Midnight Sky's body]], once it has its own voice, positively ''revels'' in the Doctor's helplessness and its own ability to easily influence the passengers.
** Averted in the Tenth Doctor audio story "Dead Air", in which the sound creature impersonating the Doctor's voice is ''almost'' right and can semi-convincingly get the [[{{Technobabble}} patter]] down, but has a noticeably flatter and less dramatic delivery to its words than the (actual) Doctor narrating the events.
** A villain called Androvax from a species whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is GrandTheftMe pays our heroes a visit on ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures''. Creator/ElisabethSladen was clearly having a lot of fun as a possessed Sarah Jane.
** She's always been brassy, sassy, and flirty, but BrainwashedAndCrazy [[spoiler:River Song]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler "Let's Kill Hitler"]] could stock a deli counter all by her lonesome.
** The Eleventh Doctor is already [[ChewingTheScenery a scenery-chewer]] to start with, but gets ''even hammier'' when infected with Cyber-tech in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E12NightmareInSilver "Nightmare in Silver"]]. Creator/MattSmith's ActingForTwo moment as the Cyberplanner Mr. Clever manages to out-ham the Doctor... [[JekyllAndHyde as the Doctor]]!
--->'''Cyberplanner:''' Good news, ''boys'' and ''girls!'' '''''[[https://youtu.be/r_PP8zSTEIw#t=2m35s THEEEEEEEY'RRRRRREEE HEEEEEERRREE!]]'''''
** The various villains of "[[Recap/DoctorWho2015CSTheHusbandsOfRiverSong The Husbands of River Song]]" each embody this trope in distinct ways: Hydroflax's constant shouting, his body's deep-voiced robotic menace, Flemming's sliminess, Scratch and his compatriots' hissing...
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E8TheWitchfinders The Witchfinders]]", the Morax Queen possessing Becka Savage eats the scenery with every line.
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': Leonard Snart was originally a calm and methodical criminal who planned every robbery out to the second. He succeeded every time without any real trouble, but he wasn't enjoying it. After the Flash beat him for the first time and he got a [[AnIcePerson freeze gun]], he embraced his new "Captain Cold" identity with gusto.
-->'''Cold:''' AT LAST! THE SCARLET SPEEDSTER!
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ramsay Snow, Lord Bolton's [[BastardBastard bastard son]]. Initially, while pretending to be Theon Greyjoy's friend and rescuer, he seems quite calm and soft-spoken; however, the moment he reveals his true colors, he turns into a giggling, jumpy, mood-swinging, psychotic LargeHam.
* Unsurprisingly, considering that they are part of the Batman Rogues Gallery, almost all of the villains on ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' can be this way. Penguin is a mob boss with a {{hair trigger temper}} who is prone to {{suddenly shouting}} (and homicidal rage) when things don't go his way, and Jerome Valeska is a {{laughably evil}} {{Captain Ersatz}} of the Joker who has to kill people in the funniest and most theatrical way possible. His twin brother, Jeremiah Valeska, [[DecompositeCharacter another Captain Ersatz of the Joker]], is less funny than his brother, but no less theatrical. He wears make-up and fancy suits in outlandish colors just like the comic character, and he actually dresses up as Zorro at one point as part of [[ItMakesSenseInContext a convoluted scheme that also involved kidnapping Bruce Wayne]]. Bonus points that the actor who played him got inspiration for his role by watching Tim Curry play Dr. Frank N. Furter.
-->'''Jeremiah''': [[AttentionWhore I wanna be the star of the show!]]
* Many of the villains are this way on ''Series/HighlanderTheSeries'', just like they are in the ''Highlander'' movies. Kalas, a former opera singer, is of particular note, of the villains that last for more than one episode, as is Kronos, an immortal so old he's been terrorizing people ever since the Bronze Age. While he is equally good at [[SoftSpokenSadist exuding quiet menace,]] he definitely has his hammy moments, especially when he's dueling [[TheHero Macleod.]]
-->'''Kronos''': I am the end of time!
* ''Series/HorribleHistories'' portrays historical villains this way occasionally, especially [[TheCaligula Caligula]]. Philip II of Spain has his hammy moments too.
* ''Series/{{Hounded}}'': The villain's name is '''Dr. Muhahahaha'''. See quote page.
* ''Series/ICarly'': Nevel hams up every appearance by yelling his monologues to the gang and laughing maniacally when things go his way, while screaming and flailing when they don't
* ''Series/{{Jekyll}}'': Doctor Tom Jackman is a quiet father of two with a deadpan sense of humor. [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Hyde]], by contrast, is an unrepentant maniac and acts like it.
* This is the general rule for ''Franchise/KamenRider'' and other {{Toku}}satsu villains, they have to be hammy to keep up with action and pace of the series.
** ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'': Parodied when Kougami (an ''extremely'' LargeHam as is) makes a Kamen Rider movie in-universe. ''Everyone'' playing a villain in the film suddenly becomes a gigantic ham, especially [[EvilMentor Ankh]] as the BigBad, who gives Kougami a run for his money. Of course, this might be because he's still kind of a villain anyway.
** Dan Kuroto, the BigBad of ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'', leaves no [[ChewingTheScenery scenery unchewed]] as he becomes more and more unhinged and his [[AGodAmI god complex]] grows. His SlasherSmile moments even get special camera effects and sounds. He was actually more of a calm and dignified villain at the beginning but it's clear that that's just a mask and one he's not able to keep on for long periods. There's also [[spoiler:his father, Masamune Dan]], who displays an excessive level of ham once he reveals himself (helped by the fact that he's played by a famous singer).
** Blood Stalk of ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' is incredibly flamboyant, frequently vibrating between being [[FauxAffablyEvil eerily casual]] and excessively showy.
** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'': [[spoiler:Isaac/Master Logos]], who takes [[{{Expy}} a few cues from Kuroto up there]], is a [[AxCrazy completely off his rocker]] evil mastermind just barely able to put on a MaskOfSanity. Even when he's not [[AGodAmI boasting about how great he is]] he can't help but let out a psychotic smirk that more than conveys just how megalomaniacal he is.
* Robbie Rotten of ''Series/LazyTown'', with an eccentric delivery from actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson mixed with Creator/JimCarrey-level facial contortions. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ytqr2RN-YE Exhibit A.]]
* In the BBC's 2008 adaptation of ''Literature/LittleDorrit'', Andy Serkis clearly had a ball playing the villain of the piece Rigaud.
* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'':
** InvokedTrope, where Kimberly is kidnapped by Zed's minions. They try a failed HypnotizeTheCaptive spell on her, but she fakes it working by acting like Rita in all her scenery-chewing glory.
** Rita herself, as her line in the opening of the show proves it:
--->'''Rita Repulsa:''' AAAAHHH!! [[SealedEvilInACan After 10,000 years]], I'm FREE! It's time to CONQUER EARTH!
*** Rita's boss Lord Zedd manages to equally as hammy with NoIndoorVoice. His volume typically consists either of shouting or really shouting.
** It's basically required for any ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' villain to be hammy enough to reach {{Camp}} status.
** Tommy / the original Green Ranger. As a good guy, not really much hammier than the other Rangers. As a bad guy? "MUHAHAHA! I will DESTROY the Power Rangers!" He reverts to this when brainwashed by Gasket in Zeo.
** There's also [[TheDragon Astronema]]/[[TheAtoner Karone]], who was INCREDIBLY hammy as a villain, but no more so than other characters after making a HeelFaceTurn.
* ''Series/OddSquad'': Odd Todd is easily one of the hammiest villains in the entire show. With his constant taunting, his tendency to [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace invade the personal space of his enemies,]] and his EvilLaugh, it's no wonder he's one of the most iconic villains of the series. Even before he became a villain, he was constantly ChewingTheScenery. Since his character is inspired by [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]], though, hamminess is to be expected.
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
** The Evil Queen and Rumpelstiltskin are both rather hammy in the Enchanted Forest. Rumpelstiltskin combines this with GigglingVillain, The Evil Queen absolutely '''[[ChewingTheScenery devours]]''' the scenery. Regina and Mr. Gold, their human Storybrooke counterparts, however, choose to become a ColdHam.
** Rumpelstiltskin is probably hammier than Mr. Gold because he's also far crazier. Regina, on the other hand, was probably hamming it up for kicks.
** You thought the Evil Queen was hammy? Wait until you see her impersonate ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]]''. Lana Parrilla is clearly having the time of her life.
** Dr. Whale's true identity turns out to be [[spoiler:Dr. Frankenstein]]. He's as hammy as you'd expect.
** Virtually ''every'' villain is either a classic ham, or at least a ColdHam, with [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz the Wicked Witch of the West]] and the majority of Disney villains who appear (Cruella, Hades, Dr. Facilier, the ''real'' Ursula) being the former and Jafar (ironically), Lady Tremaine, and Drizella Tremaine being the latter.
* ''Series/{{Quark}}''. In "The Good, the Bad and the Ficus", a NegativeSpaceWedgie creates an evil version of our heroes.
-->'''Quark:''' ''(calmly)'' Ficus, program Maneuver Plan Red. Jean, give me as much power as you can.\\
'''Jean:''' Yes sir.\\
''(cut to other ship)''\\
'''Evil!Quark:''' FICUS! Program ATTACK Plan RED! ''(grabs Jean's shirt)'' Jean, give me more POWER or I'll BREAK your face!\\
'''Evil!Jean:''' ''(grabs Quark's shirt)'' Commander, you're such a [[SpaceX SPACE-HEAD]], I'M taking over this ship!\\
'''Evil!Quark:''' Try it, transmute, and you're SPACE JELLY!
* ''Series/RedDwarf'': Any of the characters from [=WaxWorld=]'s "Villain World" qualify. Among the villains are the particularly hammy Caligula and Napoleon.
* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': Captain, no, Major Tom Neville engages in this at times. [[Creator/DavidLyons Bass]] describing how he'd use a working Blackhawk helicopter against the other republics is ''pure'' ham.
* ''Series/RobinHood'': In this 2006 BBC production, NO ONE chews more scenery than the Sheriff of Nottingham. NO ONE.
* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': Moriarty, to a certain extent. He's very hammy when he feels like it, but is just as good at being calm and creepy when that suits him better.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Clark would become far hammier whenever he was under the influence of Red K or switched out for an evil doppelganger. And that's without getting into the series' villains. Between Creator/JohnGlover as Lionel Luthor, Creator/MichaelRosenbaum's [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]], and Callum Blue's [[ChewingTheScenery scenery chewing]] as the horrifically [[VillainousBreakdown unstable]] Major Zod, the show had this trope covered.
-->"Unlike you I will lead from a throne, not from the shadows. Everyone on Earth, including the woman you love, will KneelBeforeZod!"
* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
** The [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Goa'uld]] pretty much had hammy-ness as a [[PlanetOfHats species trait]]. This was justified because all the Goa'uld were egotistical, bought into their own [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien act of playing gods]], and based their entire civilization on ruling through fear. Their CoolButImpractical technology, their outfits, and their behavior all went along with this trope. Nothing like a booming "'''[[KneelBeforeZod KNEEL BEFORE YOUR GOD!]]'''" accompanied with some GlowingEyesOfDoom to get the peasants in line.
** A Goa'uld could tone it down if it ever needed to pretend to be human, but the hammy-ness returned the instant its true nature got discovered.
** Case in point:
--->'''Anubis:''' ''I'' am ''Anubis.'' Humans of the Tau'ri! Your ''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt End of Days]]'' finally '''approaches! [[LeaveNoSurvivors There will be no mercy!]]'''\\
'''Jack O'Neill:''' Aw, c'''mon''. [[LampshadeHanging Who talks like that?!]]
** The Priors could also ham it up occasionally, especially when quoting the Book of Origin.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Though he didn't start that way, Lucifer has become hammier over time.
** This is the easiest way to tell if Castiel is himself or not. In his right mind, he's TheComicallySerious. When he gets body-jacked by the Leviathans or [[spoiler: Lucifer]], however, Misha Collins gets to chew scenery with gusto.
** Witch Rowena is fairly hammy as well. But even she is out-hammed by the witch, Catriona Loughlin, in "Regarding Dean".
--->OOOOHHHH RAGGEDY ANNNNNN!!
* ''Series/TrueBlood'': Russell Edgington, Vampire King of Louisiana, in the third season. *rips news anchor's spinal cord out, waves it around* "We! Will EAT YOU. ''AFTER'' we eat your children! [{{Beat}}] [[MoodWhiplash And now for the weather. Tiffany?]]"
* ''Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga'': Carmeara has a knack of [[LaughingMad mad laughter]] and constantly [[SayMyName yelling the titular Ultra's name]], and by extension Kengo Manaka, the reincarnation of said Ultra in a bombastic way possible.
--> "Kengo... Kengo... '''MANAKA KENGOOO!!!'''"
* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler as depicted in the 1988 miniseries ''War and Remembrance''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huf9JUibW0E It actually did]] the [[MemeticMutation now-infamous Hitler Rant]] made famous by ''Film/{{Downfall|2004}}''. While arguably ''Downfall'' pulled off the scene better, this version cranks the evil ham [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]].
-->"THIS IS THE END!! TREACHERY! INCOMPETENCE! COWARDICE!! THE END! THE END! I SHALL KILL MYSELF! MY DECISION IS IRREVOCABLE! BETRAYED! DOUBLE-CROSSED! DECEIVED! SURROUNDED! BY! LIARS! I can't... I CAN NO LONGER GO ON! I SHALL DIE. IN. BERLIN! THE WAR IS LOST! LOST! LOST! LOST! LOST! LOST! LOST, STUPID. INCOMPETENT. IDIOTS!!"
* Pretty much every villain in ''Series/WizardsVsAliens'', especially the Nekross King, voiced by none other than ''Creator/BrianBlessed''. The Nekross' hamminess makes them surprisingly lovable!
-->'''"The Nekross Shall Feast!"'''
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* Aku, the [[BigBad shape-shifting master of darkness]] from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', is prone to EvilGloating, {{Evil Laugh}}ter, and other dramatics.

* Mr. Burns from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Moments from now, I will wreak a terrible vengeance on this town! NO ONE WILL BE SPARED! '''NO ONE!''' To say nothing of Sideshow Bob.

* [[SmugSnake Admiral Zhao]] and [[BigBad Fire Lord Ozai]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the former pontificating endlessly about his own greatness when he plans to [[ItMakesSenseInContext kill the moon]] while the latter gets severely DrunkOnTheDarkSide when Sozin's Comet arrives (to the point where most of his lines in the final battle are him bellowing one taunt after another). [[TheDragon Azula]] too, especially once her VillainousBreakdown kicks in during the finale. The Ember Island Players' version of Ozai is even worse.

* Zim from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' boasts a lot and most of the time has NoIndoorVoice, and constantly [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom shouts the word "Doom" almost all the time.]] Even in defeat, he never loses an opportunity to chew the scenery.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Peridot is introduced as a calm and cold villain, but quickly becomes one of the hammiest characters on the show after she [[spoiler:gets stranded on Earth]]. She shouts her lines, [[EvilLaugh laughs maniacally]] and sometimes even makes faces at the heroes. Surprisingly, she becomes even hammier after [[spoiler: her HeelFaceTurn]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': [[BigBad Hawk Moth]], as well as any super villain [[SuperEmpowering he creates]]. Every time he transforms someone, the guy gives a hammy speech about the villain he'll make and closes every episode swearing revenge against Ladybug and Chat Noir, usually with some good puns thrown in for good measure. Ironically [[spoiler: his civilian identity, Gabriel Agreste, is TheStoic]]. His minions aren't much better, as most of their dialogue is cracking puns about whatever their gimmick is. A few of them ''sing'' about it.