History Main / EvilIsNotPacifist

* Subverted in the LeftBehind novels, at least initially; [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Nicolae]] [[DesignatedVillain Capathia]] starts his political career as an outspoken pacifist pushing for global disarmament.

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* In [[Film/SpiderMan Spider-Man 3]], Sandman tries to talk Spider-Man out of battling him.
* Grí­ma Wormtongue in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]]'' is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action. However, this is [[TheMole just an act]] to allow his true master, Saruman, to pillage Rohan's countryside and slaughter its people with impunity.
* In the ValLewton film ''The Seventh Victim'' the antagonists are pacifist [[spoiler: Satanists]] who refuse to kill, and instead find ways to drive the titular character to kill herself.

->'''Sir Isaac Ray Peram Westcott:''' [[TheDragon Ellen]], with this I am certain. A peace-loving idiot is much scarier than anyone with dementia. [[WarIsHell Let's]] [[WarForFunAndProfit check]] [[MurderIsTheBestSolution it]] [[ColdBloodedTorture our]] [[ChaosIsEvil way]].
-->-- ''LightNovel/DateALive''

** He also fought the Comedian, but was beaten.

* Lord Yuna, of ''BreathOfFireIV'' who is also an example of TheUnfought, declares himself to be "a scholar and a pacifist," and refuses to fight your characters, although he has no qualms about having people tortured or [[PlayingWithSyringes turned into supernatural monstrosities]].

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* [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] of ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'' is said to be a pacifist and a vegetarian, although his final plan for world peace isn't exactly non-violent. However, this being ''Watchmen'', he's really more of an AntiVillain, and whether what he does is considered "evil" is open to interpretation.

** Not totally pacifistic, as he was also [[spoiler: a former super hero.]]

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* In [[Film/{{Spider-Man}} Spider-Man 3]], Sandman tries to talk Spider-Man out of battling him.

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* [[DarkActionGirl Lara Raith]] in TheDresdenFiles tells the protagonist she loves peace and will protect it, and will ultimately strangle him with it. [[PragmaticVillainy This is because]] she's a ManipulativeBitch vampiress who works by seduction and manipulation and whose political power and influence is less useful in disturbed times. She's pretty [[EmotionEater monstrous in her own way]] but usually ends up being the lesser evil.

* Grí­ma Wormtongue in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]]'' is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action. Of course, he later advises Sarumon on how best to conquer Rohan, so it's pretty clear he's just a big old liar.

* Grí­ma Wormtongue in ''[[TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]]'' is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action. Of course, he later advises Sarumon on how best to conquer Rohan, so it's pretty clear he's just a big old liar.

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

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* Grima Wormtongue in ''[[TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]]'' is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action. Of course, he later advises Sarumon on how best to conquer Rohan, so it's pretty clear he's just a big old liar.

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* Grima Wormtongue in [[TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]] is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action.

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

Bad guys aren't usually pacifists, [[TechnicalPacifist technical]] or [[ActualPacifist otherwise]]. Even if their goals don't necessarily require force (such as embezzlement or fraud), then there's still a good chance they either resort to violence or indicate that violence is a desirable option for them ("You cross me, you're finished.") in the course of the story. Being any sort of pacifist is a sign the villain is an AntiVillain, HarmlessVillain, or at least AffablyEvil.

* [[{{Discworld}} Moist von Lipwig]] prided himself on never even carrying a weapon. However, he is more of a LoveableRogue than truly evil, and his EvilCounterpart in the first book did have a lot of people killed, even if he didn't do it himself. Nevertheless, his {{Golem}} parole officer claimed that he had killed 3 and a bit people overall because his crimes indirectly hastened many people's deaths.

* Grima Wormtongue in [[{{TheLordOfTheRings}} The Two Towers]] is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action.

* Lord Yuna, of ''BreathOfFire IV'' who is also an example of TheUnfought, declares himself to be "a scholar and a pacifist," and refuses to fight your characters, although he has no qualms about having people tortured or [[PlayingWithSyringes turned into supernatural monstrosities]].

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* Overlapping with AMillionIsAStatistic, the Komarran terrorists of the ''VorkosiganSaga'' novel ''Komarr'' are pleasant, non-violent intellectuals who are very distressed when they inadvertently cause the death of a colleague and the other deaths they cause in the novel are similarly accidental. They are also oblivious to the fact that their plan to cut off all interplanetary travel to Barrayar would kill ''millions'' of people via starvation and technological collapse.

* Aiber from ''DeathNote'' is a conman who absolutely abhors violence of any kind.

* Subverted in the LeftBehind novels, at least initially; [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Nicolae Capathia]] starts his political career as an outspoken pacifist pushing for global disarmament.

* In ''{{Animorphs}}'', [[SixthRangerTraitor David]] is a TechnicalPacifist. He refuses to kill any humans, but [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman is fine with killing people that have]] [[{{Animorphism}} shapeshifted into animals]]. [[spoiler:It is later suggested that he might have broken this code to murder Jake's cousin, but since he had already been badly injured in an accident, David might have simply stopped him from getting treatment and left him to die of his own injuries, which by his twisted morality still wouldn't be murder.]]

* [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] of ''{{Watchmen}}'' is said to be a pacifist and a vegetarian, although his final plan for world peace isn't exactly non-violent. However, this being ''Watchmen'', he's really more of an AntiVillain, and whether what he does is considered "evil" is open to interpretation.

* Overlapping with AMillionIsAStatistic, the Komarran terrorists of the ''VorkosiganSaga'' novel ''Komarr'' are pleasant, non-violent intellectuals who are very distressed when they inadvertently cause the death of a colleague and the other deaths they cause in the novel are similarly accidental. They are also oblivious that their plans would entail bringing death and hardship to millions of people, although to be somewhat fair, [[NecessarilyEvil they fully expect to be killed for their deeds]], either by Barrayarans or their own countryman who aren't grateful for their actions.

* In Spider Man 3, Sandman tries to talk Spider-man out of battling him.

* In ''{{Animorphs}}'', [[SixthColumn David]] is a TechnicalPacifist. He refuses to kill any humans, but [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman is fine with killing people that have]] [[{{Animorphism}} shapeshifted into animals]]. [[spoiler:It is later suggested that he might have broken this code to murder Jake's cousin, but since he had already been badly injured in an accident, David might have simply stopped him from getting treatment and left him to die of his own injuries, which by his twisted morality still wouldn't be murder.]]

* Grima Wormtongue in [[{{TheLordOfTheRings}} TheTwoTowers]] is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action.

* Grima Wormtongue in TheTwoTowers is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action.