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Evil Genius 2 is a game about being, well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond movie simulator]], doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

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Evil Genius 2 is a game about being, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond movie simulator]], doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

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** Blue Saint is utterly confused as to how you could be so set on conquering the world, and goes to his death apologising for failing to reform the Genius while they coldly send him off with an "adios". [[TearJerker It's genuinely quite sad]], especially given how Blue Saint was the nicest Super Agent of the bunch, despite how much of a nuisance he could be in gameplay terms.



** Red Ivan Uses his rocket fist to [[YourHeadAsplode blast your head into chunks.]]

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** Red Ivan Uses uses his rocket fist to [[YourHeadAsplode blast your head into chunks.]]



** Emma (which serves as the page image) calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]
** Even Maximilian's ending isn't exactly free of nightmare fuel, even if it's the only one to avert YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. It shows him giving a speech to an entire room full of people [[TakenForGranite that Max has transmuted into gold statues]] only for a lone P.A.T.R.I.O.T Investigator to start sneaking around the room before Max spots him and transforms him into a gold statue as well. The statue of the Investigator then falls over, causing the rest of the gold statues in the room to topple over like dominos as well, [[JumpScare with the final one landing right in front of the camera.]] Furthermore, the way the light reflects off of the area around the eyes of that last statue makes it look shockingly like blood. Brrrrrrr...
** Polar's ending mentions that only her and her henchmen will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold a person (presumably the player). Polar walks all the way up to the minion and freezes them solid, the last thing you see is ice covering your face. Oh, and if you don't accept the reward of this immediately? You'll see the ''entire'' world covered in ice.

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** Emma (which serves as the page image) calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom V.E.N.O.M it injects into you isn’t enough.]]
** Even Maximilian's ending isn't exactly free of nightmare fuel, Nightmare Fuel, even if it's the only one to avert YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. It shows him giving a speech to an entire room full of people [[TakenForGranite that Max has transmuted into gold statues]] only for a lone P.A.T.R.I.O.T Investigator to start sneaking around the room before Max spots him and transforms him into a gold statue as well. The statue of the Investigator then falls over, causing the rest of the gold statues in the room to topple over like dominos as well, [[JumpScare with the final one landing right in front of the camera.]] Furthermore, the way the light reflects off of the area around the eyes of that the last statue makes it look shockingly like blood. Brrrrrrr...
** Polar's ending mentions that only her and her henchmen will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold come in holding a person (presumably by the player). arms. Polar walks all the way up to the minion them and freezes them the poor sucker solid, with the last thing you they see is ice covering your their face. Oh, Which the player gets to see from their point of view.
* In short: pretty much ''everything'' about Emma.
** For starters, she always sits in a chair on four huge spider legs, making her somehow feel even less human than the other Geniuses. And definitely not a Genius to be played by arachnophobes.
** Her motivations. Polar not included, Emma is the only Genius who, rather than seeking to rule the world, wants to ''end'' it. How? By making all of humanity succumb to a toxic HatePlague.
** Her voice. Sounds sweet
and if you don't accept almost grandmotherly, doesn't it? Not very fitting of a callous MisanthropeSupreme who'll coldly take delight in imagining the reward of this immediately? You'll see ways a nation could destroy itself. Made extra ironic by the ''entire'' voice belonging to one of [[Franchise/JamesBond Moneypenny's]] [[Creator/SamanthaBond actresses]].
** Even her DoomsdayDevice looks more unsettling than the others when fully upgraded to level 3. A massive floating globe surrounded by eight huge syringes that rotate all around it when preparing to fire. And when it actually fires, the globe spins violently before the syringes stab straight into it. It's almost like you're watching the
world covered itself be violently mutilated.
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in ice.her ending? Just before her moment of TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou, you can see her sitting before an audience of skeletons, and obviously taking pleasure in it. Really makes you wonder what could've happened to get those poor saps that way...

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Evil genius 2 is a game about being, well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond movie simulator, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

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Evil genius Genius 2 is a game about being, well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond movie simulator, simulator]], doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.
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* In the first game, getting rid of the Super Agents was mostly rather farcical and non-lethal. [[DarkerAndEdgier Not so much here]], where it's explicitly shown that you're killing them just for attempting to do the right thing. It also doesn't help that most FaceDeathWithDespair:
** Agent X's will to fight is broken to the point that by the end, he begs the Genius to [[GetItOverWith put him out of his misery]].
** Symmetry is left to die in a DrowningPit, and she spends her last moments pitifully pleading for her life. [[AlasPoorVillain Almost makes you feel sorry for the poor girl, despite all the shit she pulled on both you and the Forces of Justice]].
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** Polar's ending mentions that only her and her minions will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold a person (presumably the player). Polar walks all the way up to the minion and freezes them solid, the last thing you see is ice covering your face. Oh, and if you don't accept the reward of this immediately? You'll see the ''entire'' world covered in ice.

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** Polar's ending mentions that only her and her minions henchmen will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold a person (presumably the player). Polar walks all the way up to the minion and freezes them solid, the last thing you see is ice covering your face. Oh, and if you don't accept the reward of this immediately? You'll see the ''entire'' world covered in ice.
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* Polar's ending mentions that only her and her minions will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold a person (presumably the player). Polar walks all the way up to the minion and freezes them solid, the last thing you see is ice covering your face. Oh, and if you don't accept the reward of this immediately? You'll see the ''entire'' world covered in ice.

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* ** Polar's ending mentions that only her and her minions will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold a person (presumably the player). Polar walks all the way up to the minion and freezes them solid, the last thing you see is ice covering your face. Oh, and if you don't accept the reward of this immediately? You'll see the ''entire'' world covered in ice.
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** Even Maximilian's ending isn't exactly free of nightmare fuel, even if it's the only one to avert YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. It shows him giving a speech to an entire room full of people [[TakenForGranite that Max has transmuted into gold statues]] only for a lone P.A.T.R.I.O.T Investigator to start sneaking around the room before Max spots him and transforms him into a gold statue as well. The statue of the Investigator then falls over, causing the rest of the gold statues in the room to topple over like dominos as well, [[JumpScare with the final one landing right in front of the camera.]] Furthermore, the way the light reflects off of the area around the eyes of that last statue makes it look shockingly like blood. Brrrrrrr...

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** Even Maximilian's ending isn't exactly free of nightmare fuel, even if it's the only one to avert YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. It shows him giving a speech to an entire room full of people [[TakenForGranite that Max has transmuted into gold statues]] only for a lone P.A.T.R.I.O.T Investigator to start sneaking around the room before Max spots him and transforms him into a gold statue as well. The statue of the Investigator then falls over, causing the rest of the gold statues in the room to topple over like dominos as well, [[JumpScare with the final one landing right in front of the camera.]] Furthermore, the way the light reflects off of the area around the eyes of that last statue makes it look shockingly like blood. Brrrrrrr...Brrrrrrr...
* Polar's ending mentions that only her and her minions will survive the coming ice age to restore the earth. She steps down from her lair into the new icy planet, with ice statues around her. She [[LiterallyShatteredLives accidentally breaks one]] and then a couple minions hold a person (presumably the player). Polar walks all the way up to the minion and freezes them solid, the last thing you see is ice covering your face. Oh, and if you don't accept the reward of this immediately? You'll see the ''entire'' world covered in ice.

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** Emma (which serves as the page image) calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]

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** Emma (which serves as the page image) calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]]]
** Even Maximilian's ending isn't exactly free of nightmare fuel, even if it's the only one to avert YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. It shows him giving a speech to an entire room full of people [[TakenForGranite that Max has transmuted into gold statues]] only for a lone P.A.T.R.I.O.T Investigator to start sneaking around the room before Max spots him and transforms him into a gold statue as well. The statue of the Investigator then falls over, causing the rest of the gold statues in the room to topple over like dominos as well, [[JumpScare with the final one landing right in front of the camera.]] Furthermore, the way the light reflects off of the area around the eyes of that last statue makes it look shockingly like blood. Brrrrrrr...
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Evil genius 2 is a game about being..well.. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond movie simulator, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

* The endings. In every single ending ([[ALighterShadeOfBlack Except Maximillian's]]), [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou You get disposed of.]] and the ways you get killed are not entirely...[[CruelAndUnusualDeath pleasant]].

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Evil genius 2 is a game about being..well.. being, well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond movie simulator, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

* The endings. In every single ending ([[ALighterShadeOfBlack Except Maximillian's]]), [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou You you get disposed of.]] and And the ways you get killed are not entirely...entirely [[CruelAndUnusualDeath pleasant]].



** Emma (Which serves as the page image) calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]

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** Emma (Which (which serves as the page image) calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]
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* The endings. In every single ending ([[ALighterShadeOfBlack Except maximillian]]), [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou You get disposed of.]] and the ways you get killed are not entirely [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Pleasent]]

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* The endings. In every single ending ([[ALighterShadeOfBlack Except maximillian]]), Maximillian's]]), [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou You get disposed of.]] and the ways you get killed are not entirely entirely...[[CruelAndUnusualDeath Pleasent]]pleasant]].



** Zalkia let’s out an [[EvilLaugh Evil Chuckle]] now that everyone is enslaved to her,before noticing you and sending one of her minions onto you.
** Emma (Which serves as the page image) Calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders,and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugged style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]

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** Zalkia let’s lets out an [[EvilLaugh Evil Chuckle]] now that everyone is enslaved to her,before her, before noticing you and sending one of her minions onto you.
** Emma (Which serves as the page image) Calls calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders,and spiders, and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugged hugger style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]

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Evil genius 2 is a game about being..well.. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond movie simulator, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

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Evil genius 2 is a game about being..well.. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond movie simulator, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.horror.

*The endings. In every single ending ([[ALighterShadeOfBlack Except maximillian]]), [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou You get disposed of.]] and the ways you get killed are not entirely [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Pleasent]]
**Red Ivan Uses his rocket fist to [[YourHeadAsplode blast your head into chunks.]]
**Zalkia let’s out an [[EvilLaugh Evil Chuckle]] now that everyone is enslaved to her,before noticing you and sending one of her minions onto you.
**Emma (Which serves as the page image) Calls upon a legion of her [[DeadlyGas Toxic gas spewing]] robotic spiders,and commands one of them to [[JumpScare LEAP ONTO YOUR FACE]] face hugged style, before taking you down and gassing you, [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as if the venom it injects into you isn’t enough.]]
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Evil genius 2 is a game about being..well.. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an evil genius.]] Just because this game is basically a walking talking bond movie simulator, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moments of horror.

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