History Main / EvilSlinks

** Lapis Lazuli is an example of playing with the trope. Her slinkiness comes from her water powers. It remains to be seen (at this writing) whether her previous actions were genuinely villainous or just lashing out.

** Or she slinks like a snake and is ''not'' evil because she's grateful to Aphrodite for making it so men cannot touch her against her will.

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[[caption-width-right:308:[-Eris, Goddess of Chaos, slinking like a pro. Even her ''hair'' slinks.-] ]]

** Medusa slinks like a snake and is evil because she's enraged about her punishment for sleeping with Poseidon in Aphrodite's temple.

[[caption-width-right:308:[-Eris, Goddess of Chaos, slinking like a pro. Even her ''hair'' slinks. A still photo doesn't do her, or this trope, justice.-] ]]

Despite the word "Slink" in its title, this trope has nothing to do with the popular spring-type toy. It is about the style of movement.

* {{Disney}} is fond of this trope, in its franchise form or while working with Pixar.

* ''WesternAnimation/PowerpuffGirls'': villain Him exhibited the snake-like slink on multiple occasions.

* In silent film ''Film/WestOfZanzibar'', Creator/LonChaney plays an EvilCripple who is paralyzed from the waist down. Sometimes he uses a wheelchair, but at other times he slithers around like a snake.

** ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'': Ursula the sea witch slunk like a pro, even using her cave walls to really push the creepy and menacing effect. Flotsam & Jetsam are eels, coming by the slink naturally.

In more supernatural cases, the villain does literally and [[BlobMonster voluntarily shift]] from solid to liquid or gas at will. Villains who are animals can display this trait honestly as it will often be a species trait: eels, reptiles (especially snakes), [[WickedWeasel weasels]], [[CatsAreMean cats]] and [[YouDirtyRat rats]] all slink. Occasionally, due to them not being able to help how they move -- and bad reputation -- you may encounter [[InvertedTrope slinky animals who are neutral or good]] despite what it may look like when they move.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Lapis Lazuli is an example of playing with the trope. Her slinkiness comes from her water powers. It remains to be seen (at this writing) whether her previous actions were genuinely villainous or just lashing out.

* Depending on which [[GreekMythology myth]] you read:

* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'':

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': There's one of the shorts from an earlier season about a snake called Sammy the Snake -- who fits the trope because although he's a snake Muppet, he's not evil. He is an intentional subversion of the trope because Sesame Street goes to effort to portray things usually considered scary to children as friendly and approachable.

** another from the same group, Senor Pink, is able to "swim" on hard surfaces such as stone floors or walls.

* Depending on which myth you read:

* ''Film/TheBookOfLife'': both death Gods were working the slinky, liquid motion, but mischievous, cheating Xibalba worked it far more than sweet, kind La Muerte.

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[[caption-width-right:308:[[SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas Eris]], Goddess of Chaos, slinking like a pro. Even her ''hair'' slinks. A still photo doesn't do her, or this trope, justice.]]

* The Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon is fond of this trope:

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' but ''not'' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity''. Randall Boggs was a decent guy for most of the prequel, and hadn't really developed the slinky way of moving until the events of the first film.

** ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'': Maleficent had a more regal, gliding way about her, but still slinky.

** ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'': Ratigan is an actual rat.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' but ''not'' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity''. Randall Boggs was a decent guy for most of the prequel, and hadn't really developed the slinky way of moving until the events of the first film.

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* ''Film/TheBookOfLife'': both death Gods were working the slinky, liquid motion, but mischievous, cheating Xibalba worked it far more than sweet, kind La Muerte.
* Gary Oldman starring as the titular ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' tended to move slinkily at night when his powers were at their peak. His shadow also slunk -- separately and independently of him.
* In the original and TheRemake of ''Film/ClashOftheTitans'' Medusa is part snake and slinks evilly.
* On ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'', Chester is briefly seen spying on Flint and his friends, slinking on a branch like a python.
* {{Disney}} is fond of this trope:
** The villain Barnaby, played by Ray Bolger, from the Disney version of ''BabesInToyland'', especially during the song "Castle In Spain".
** ''Film/SleepingBeauty'': Maleficent had a more regal, gliding way about her, but still slinky.
** ''Film/{{Aladdin}}'': Jafar worked the slink, and in the climax of the first film, took it all the way to transforming into an actual serpent.

** ''Film/TheGreatMouseDetective'': Ratigan is an actual rat.
** ''Film/TheLittleMermaid'': Ursula the sea witch slunk like a pro, even using her cave walls to really push the creepy and menacing effect. Flotsam & Jetsam are eels, coming by the slink naturally.
** ''Film/MonstersInc'' but ''not'' ''Film/MonstersUniversity''. Randall Boggs was a decent guy for most of the prequel, and hadn't really developed the slinky way of moving until the events of the first film.
** ''Film/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Dr. Facilier and his "friends on the other side". Justified in their case, as they were literally nonhuman and granted some of that to their charge, until he lost their good will.
** ''Film/TreasurePlanet'': Inverted. Morph moves like liquid, but is good.
** ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''
*** Jessica Rabbit is not bad, she's just drawn (and moves) that way.
*** Judge Doom's Weasel Boys.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferngully}}'': Hexxus was literally non solid. He was oily sludge, and smoke, and moved like it.
* ''Film/TheFrighteners'': The BigBad that plagued Frank and the town for most of the movie looked humanoid most of the time, but could slink its way through cracks and crevasses at will.
* ''Film/HarryPotter''
** The Hogwarts house of ambitious wizards (though it is also notorious for producing evil ones such as Voldemort) is called Slytherin. Pronounced "slither in," it invokes the trope. Its symbol is a snake.
** AlanRickman pulls it off in live action as Snape, even though he's a RedHerring. The [[LateArrivalSpoiler true villain, Voldemort]], is supposed to be reptilian, but isn't nearly as slinky.
* TheFilmOfTheBook ''Literature/ThePhantomTollbooth'': the denizens of the Doldrums were all gooey blobs of liquid sludge.
* ''Film/RiseOfTheGuardians'': shadowy bad guy Pitch Black.
* ''Film/RockAndRule'': Mok moves in that boneless, slinky way...and so did [[EldritchAbomination whatever it was]] he summoned with Angel's voice.
* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'': Eris used the slink to disturbing effect, randomly growing her face and body out of her constantly writhing mass of hair.

* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} 2 Judgement Day'': the T-1000 was made of liquid metal, and flowed from one form to another until it was too badly damaged to do so smoothly anymore.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'': The spirit Vaatu was all evil, all slink. Raava, who was not evil, tended to float and glide.

In more supernatural cases, the villain does literally and [[BlobMonster voluntarily shift]] from solid to liquid or gas at will. Villains who are animals can display this trait honestly as it will often be a species trait: eels, reptiles (especially snakes), [[WickedWeasel weasels]], [[CatsAreMean cats]] and [[YouDirtyRat rats]] all slink. Occasionally, due to them not being able to help how they move -- and bad reputation -- you may encounter [[InvertedTrope slinky animals who aren't evil]] despite what it may look like when they move.

[[caption-width-right:308:[[SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas Eris]], Goddess of Chaos, slinking like a pro. Even her ''hair'' slinks.]]

* ''Film/{{Sinbad}}'': Eris used the slink to disturbing effect, randomly growing her face and body out of her constantly writhing mass of hair.

* ''Film/{{Ferngully}}'': Hexxus was literally non solid. He was oily sludge, and smoke, and moved like it.

[[caption-width-right:308:[[SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas Eris]], Goddess of Chaos, slinking like a pro.]]