History ObviouslyEvil / WesternAnimation

** Averted in the picture book, where Lydia is shown wearing a [[http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/evalana/barbiemusesTN.png white tunic]] in the flashback.
* WesternAnimation/Ben10

* The basis of ''{{WesternAnimation/Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}''. The producers obviously believed that kids wouldn't be able to tell Exxon apart from Ecover, so they portrayed villain like this. Hoggish Greedly had a pig-face, Verminous Skumm looked like some kind of human/rat hybrid, Sly Sludge was short, fat, greasy, and overall unattractive, and Duke Nukem was made of some kind of glowing yellow bricks.
** Averted by Looten Plunder, who is proportionate and in good shape, if not downright good looking. Subverted by Dr. Blight, who other than the scarred half of her face, is a rather attractive woman. Zarm is a less-obvious example.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Oh yes ''[[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core]] is''. This being has a color scheme of mainly black, red, and orange; multiple red-orange eyes with HellishPupils; mind-control capabilites; and can even summon its assimilees as avatars with FacialHorror. Plus, it painfully subjects poor Marcy to mind-control procedures and gleefully abuses Andrias to do whatever it wants to, even if it goes against his will.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' "The Lich" (Formally The Lich King before fear of being sued by [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Blizzard]]) there is nothing subtle at all with his appearance. (Dark hood, horns, skeletal body with flesh still hanging off) even the creator's pre-production notes state in large letters "THE LICH KING ISN'T FUNNY!"
* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' in regards to Zuko. He starts out as the heroes' first antagonist who's [[BaldOfEvil bald]], [[RedRightHand scarred]], and clothed in the [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black colors]] of the [[TheEmpire Fire Nation]]. However, it becomes clear after several episodes that he's actually a [[AntiVillain rather sympathetic antagonist]] with an [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished incredibly sad backstory of how he got scarred]] and [[spoiler:he eventually does a HeelFaceTurn]].

** The villain of the Season 2 finale, [[WickedWitch Queen Chrysalis]] looks like a freaky insect-demon hybrid, complete with monochromatic eyes, sharp fangs, and jet-black body. Chrysalis' obviously evil personality can also be seen in her disguise, yet it doesn't help that said disguise is supposed to act like the opposite of her.
** The villain of the Season 3 premiere, [[KnightOfCerebus King Sombra]] is an undead monster formed by shadows, and is so blatantly obvious in his villainy it's surprising to know the only thing is missing is an EvilLaugh.
** [[SatanicArchetype Lord Tirek]] in the Season 4 finale makes all the previous examples look like diabolical masters of subtlety. [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red and Black Color Scheme]]? Check. BlackEyesOfEvil with [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing yellow pupils?]] Check. [[EvilSoundsRaspy Raspy voice]] that becomes a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep, growling voice]] the more powerful he gets? Check. [[EvilIsBurningHot Fire-based Magic]]? Check. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Sees Friendship as a weakness?]] Check.
** Subverted with Discord and Starlight Glimmer. Discord is a [[MixAndMatchCritter draconequus, a creature of chaos that's a mishmash of various creatures]], who turns Ponyville into a realm of disarray [[ForTheEvulz for his own amusement]] and brainwashes Twilight's friends into turning against her. Starlight, on the other hand, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity looks like an ordinary unicorn, but she forms a cult around the belief that having the same cutie marks is the ideal way of life, brainwashes her citizens into following it, and nearly manipulates the Mane Six into doing the same.]] However, both Discord and Starlight had a HeelFaceTurn: Discord was redeemed by Fluttershy because he was touched by her friendship with him, while Starlight was reformed by Twilight after the former [[HeelRealization realized the damage]] she did when she [[spoiler:created multiple {{Bad Future}}s out of revenge on her foiling her plan in the Season 5 opener.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'''s enemy Aku, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness]], is about as obviously evil as they come. He's got [[SpikesOfVillainy natural spikes on his shoulders and elbows]], an EvilLaugh, [[EvilIsHammy he's as hammy as they come]], and to top it all off, [[IncendiaryExponent his eyebrows are made of fire!]] Well he ''is'' MadeOfEvil. It's a bit hard to come off as benevolent when you're an EldritchAbomination. His [[BilingualBonus name]] is literally the Japanese word for 'evil'.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': The plot of the first couple of episodes has Adora realize that she was lied to all her life and the Horde are actually the bad guys, but it has to be said that the Horde didn't do much to sell the deception. They field armies of FacelessGoons, their symbol is a set of batlike wings, Adora was personally raised by an EvilSorceress in a creepy mask who uses dark magic, and their HQ is in a place called the ''Fright Zone''. Hordak, the founder of the Horde, is a seven-foot-tall man with fangs, glowing red eyes and [[SkullForAHead a skull-like facial structure]] who wears black and red armor. In fact, Adora seems to be the only one who was actually fooled, as trying to tell her best friend and fellow solider Catra about her realization gets an EverybodyKnewAlready response.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' gives an example of this concerning Mr. Burns's bid to buy Santa Little Helper's brood.

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'', the ghastly wizened mummified warlock Mumm-Ra. Quite scary transformation, also.

** The Predacons of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' inherited a lot of the Decepticon blatancy and then combined it with a selection of traits taken from bugs and dinosaurs for additional unpleasantness; it's hard to imagine who would look at, say, Tarantulas, a spider-bot with a mouthful of razor-sharp fangs, and conclude that he's in any way a positive addition to the team. Even the Predacons who were created from repurposed Maximal shells still end up broadcasting their villainy; Inferno, for example, is a giant pyromaniac fire ant with a SlasherSmile and glowing red eyes. When the [[MixAndMatchCritters Fusors]] debut, it's not hard to guess which of them will stay with the Predacons and which will join the Maximals given that one of them combines the traits of [[AnimalStereotypes stereotypically noble wolves and eagles]], and the other is a scorpion with a snake for a tail and turns into a sort of teal Darth Vader thing.

* WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack's enemy Aku, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness]], is about as obviously evil as they come. He's got [[SpikesOfVillainy natural spikes on his shoulders and elbows]], an EvilLaugh, [[EvilIsHammy he's as hammy as they come]], and to top it all off, [[IncendiaryExponent his eyebrows are made of fire!]] Well he ''is'' MadeOfEvil. It's a bit hard to come off as benevolent when you're an EldritchAbomination. His [[BilingualBonus name]] is literally the Japanese word for 'evil'.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': Invoked InUniverse by Ensign Boimler when he and Ensign Mariner encounter a very suspicious-looking Ferengi.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}: Rise of the Duel Masters'' seems to have a liking for playing with this trope. The [[BigBad Choten]] is a blonde, long-haired guy dressed costume, specialized in Water Creatures, with a rather AffablyEvil attitude, while his [[TheDragon Dragon]], [[DarkActionGirl Alakshmi]], is a [[DarkSkinnedBlond dark-skinned]], white-haired woman with a strong tendencies to {{Psychotic Smirk}}s and trained in using [[DarkIsEvil Darkness Creatures]], her favourite being [[PerversePuppet Razorkinder Puppet]]. As the show goes on, it's made quite clear that the real Monster is the Choten, while Alakshmi (though not exactly nice herself) is a more [[JerkassWoobie sympathetic]] AntiVillain.

* Lord Darkar, the BigBad of the second season of ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', is what he says about himself: "Fists of iron, eyes of fire, and wit as sharp as a sword." He's ChaoticEvil, his armor is based off of a skeletal phoenix, and his name suits him well as he is a being of darkness, making it a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away From Really Fast]]. He's got SpikesOfVillainy, an EvilLaugh, BlackEyesOfEvil, VillainousCheekbones, and [[DarkIsEvil dark magic]]. He has quite a scary transformation, too. His profile even suggests that his helmet can pull up to reveal his terrible face.

** [[SatanicArchetype Lord Tirek]] in the season 4 finale makes all the previous examples look like diabolical masters of subtlety. [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red and Black Color Scheme]]? Check. BlackEyesOfEvil with [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing yellow pupils?]] Check. [[EvilSoundsRaspy Raspy voice]] that becomes a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep, growling voice]] the more powerful he gets? Check. [[EvilIsBurningHot Fire-based Magic]]? Check. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Sees Friendship as a weakness?]] Check.
** Subverted with Discord and Starlight Glimmer, who both had a HeelFaceTurn.

* [[JerkJock Sperg]] from ''Grim Adventures'', although he's more of a Jerkass.

* WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack's enemy Aku, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness]], is about as obviously evil as they come. He's got [[SpikesOfVillainy natural spikes on his shoulders and elbows]], an EvilLaugh, [[EvilIsHammy he's as hammy as they come]], and to top it all off, [[IncendiaryExponent his eyebrows are made of fire!]] Well he ''is'' MadeOfEvil. It's a bit hard to come off as benevolent when you're an EldritchAbomination of ChaoticEvil. His [[BilingualBonus name]] is literally the Japanese word for 'evil'.

** Played with [[spoiler: Mayor Jones]]. Even before being revealed as the BigBad of season one, he is clearly an amoral {{Jerkass}}, fulfilling this trope in hindsight.

* Subverted by [[BigBad Tombstone]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''. He's an albino ScaryBlackMan with ''teeth he's apparently filed to fangs''... and he's ''still'' a VillainWithGoodPublicity. That, folks, is the sign of a true MagnificentBastard. If someone did say anything, he could just say the accuser was discriminating against him because of his looks. Overt prejudice isn't really the issue -- the UncannyValley is. Tombstone is freaky-looking and is every so often outright accused of being [[BigBad the Big Man]], but he's invested enough effort into his VillainWithGoodPublicity campaign that he's still accepted as a beloved pillar of the community, so much so that the police take ''his word over Spidey's'' on at least one occasion.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' Skeletor: The man has a ''naked skull for a head'', people, the color scheme and creepy HQ are flat out ''redundant''.

[[caption-width-right:325: He is definitely not a good guy, believe me]]

* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Trigon the Terrible]] from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. Not that he can help it, though, as he's a red, four-eyed demon the size of a skyscraper who doesn't care about labels pitiful mortals might give him. [[CardCarryingVillain The Brotherhood of Evil]], on the other hand, has no excuse. At least the Brotherhood of Evil didn't get weird like they do in the comics.

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* WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack's enemy Aku, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness]], is about as obviously evil as they come. He's got [[SpikesOfVillainy natural spikes on his shoulders and elbows]], an EvilLaugh, [[EvilIsHammy he's as hammy as they come]], and to top it all off, [[IncendiaryExponent his eyebrows are made of fire!]] Well he ''is'' MadeOfEvil. It's a bit hard to come off as benevolent when you're an EldritchAbomination of ChaoticEvil. His [[BilingualBonus name]] is literally the Japanese word for 'evil'.
* King Koopa and the Koopa Pack in ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', due to its pastiche nature, offered most genres' worth of Obviously Evil design. Because it's a comedic show, though, the lowest {{mooks}} are occasionally given AffablyEvil moments when they think nobody is looking.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' has [[spoiler: Unalaq, Korra's uncle and the Big Bad(sort of) of Book 2. How Korra fails to immediately realize he's up to no good when just about everyone else does is completely baffling.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' manages to play this straight, {{subvert|edTrope}}, {{invert|edTrope}}, '''and''' {{lampshade|Hanging}} this trope with the strange tolerance [[CityOfAdventure Mainframe]] and its guardian Bob gives towards viruses. In the world of computers, viruses can't help but obey their evil programming, which is why [[TechnicalPacifist Bob doesn't like killing them]], but wishes to reprogram them. But the two viral strains in Mainframe are far too powerful for Bob to ever capture or control, and he won't call for help, so the city endures two years of chaos before it goes too far (and THAT'S ''before'' the series starts).
** ''Played Straight:'' Megabyte and Hexadecimal are ''destructive'' and look the part. Megs is in all secondary colors (and [[{{Expy}} looks suspiciously like]] ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}), Hex is red and black and both are riddled with SpikesOfVillainy, talons and sharp teeth. Bob ''really'' hopes to convert these two... Somehow... [[spoiler:Both manage AffablyEvil moments, but Megabyte's are just moments where there wasn't anything evil to do and Hexadecimal seems to get the excuse that she is mentally unstable and her HeelFaceTurn was more Bob really, really wanting to convert her than her deciding to do good.]]
** ''Inverted:'' The series biggest BigBad was a [[LightIsNotGood French-accented, brightly colored ingenue]] supervirus who's based off Joan of Arc.
** ''Lampshaded:'' "Maybe it's a benign virus..." The virus is ten feet tall, clawed and red-and-secondary-colored. "Oh, yeah! You can tell by ''looking'' at it!"
** ''Subverted:'' When Megabyte's brainwashed mooks go from secondary colors to normal, this is usually the cue that they are no longer evil. Not so, ''at all''.
* Dr. Claw from ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''. Never has a villain fit this trope without ever showing his face. [[EvilSoundsDeep His deep, sinister voice]] was enough to show viewers he was bad news.

* In a flashback in the direct-to-DVD movie ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle'', three muses are shown. One is dressed in a simple [[http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/evalana/muse01.png blue tunic]], another in a [[http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/evalana/muse02.png royal purple tunic]], and the third has an [[http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/evalana/muse03.png elaborate costume in muted shades of purple and red, with dark eyeshadow]]. Yeah, guess which one turns evil.
** Averted in the picture book, where Lydia is shown wearing a [[http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/evalana/barbiemusesTN.png white tunic]] in the flashback.
* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Trigon the Terrible]] from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. Not that he can help it, though, as he's a red, four-eyed demon the size of a skyscraper who doesn't care about labels pitiful mortals might give him. [[CardCarryingVillain The Brotherhood of Evil]], on the other hand, has no excuse. At least the Brotherhood of Evil didn't get weird like they do in the comics.
* Subverted by [[BigBad Tombstone]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''. He's an albino ScaryBlackMan with ''teeth he's apparently filed to fangs''... and he's ''still'' a VillainWithGoodPublicity. That, folks, is the sign of a true MagnificentBastard. If someone did say anything, he could just say the accuser was discriminating against him because of his looks. Overt prejudice isn't really the issue -- the UncannyValley is. Tombstone is freaky-looking and is every so often outright accused of being [[BigBad the Big Man]], but he's invested enough effort into his VillainWithGoodPublicity campaign that he's still accepted as a beloved pillar of the community, so much so that the police take ''his word over Spidey's'' on at least one occasion.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' gives an example of this concerning Mr. Burns's bid to buy Santa Little Helper's brood.
-->'''Lisa''': [whispering] Mom, don't give the puppies to him, he'll be mean to them.\\
'''Marge''': Hmm... she's right, Homer. There's something about his face I don't trust.\\
[Burns stifles an evil chuckle while looking really malevolent]
** Or when Homer wants to sell Bart's elephant (ItsALongStory), Lisa again points out that the prospective buyer is not to be trusted:
--->'''Lisa:''' I'm pretty sure this guy is an ivory dealer. His hat is ivory, his boots are ivory, and I'm pretty sure that check is ivory!
--->'''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Mr Blackheart]]:''' Little girl, I've been many things: Whale hunter, seal clubber, [[BitingTheHandHumor President of the Fox Network...]] and like most people, yeah, I've dealt a little ivory.
** There was also the time Reverend Lovejoy preached that "The Devil walks among us!" in one of his sermons. Bart leaps on a guy sitting in front of him who bears a resemblance to several traditional depictions of Satan proclaiming "I got him!"

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'', the ghastly wizened mummified warlock Mumm-Ra. Quite scary transformation, also.
** In Chile, the [[{{Phlegmings}} saliva strings attached to an open mouth]] are often called "The Mumm-Ra".

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Vlad Masters]]. Fittingly, his ghost form looks like Dracula.
* If you can't tell that [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6442/fad28adf476ee65d01b672253c7b2c4a482e2099_00.jpg Van Kleiss]] from ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' isn't a nice man just by looking at him, [[EvilSoundsDeep his voice]] (courtesy of Creator/TroyBaker) should do the job.
* Lord Darkar, the BigBad of the second season of ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', is what he says about himself: "Fists of iron, eyes of fire, and wit as sharp as a sword." He's ChaoticEvil, his armor is based off of a skeletal phoenix, and his name suits him well as he is a being of darkness, making it a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away From Really Fast]]. He's got SpikesOfVillainy, an EvilLaugh, BlackEyesOfEvil, VillainousCheekbones, and [[DarkIsEvil dark magic]]. He has quite a scary transformation, too. His profile even suggests that his helmet can pull up to reveal his terrible face.
* Shows up a number of times in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d a few times, such as in "Ricardio the Heart Guy" and "Wizard".

** The villain of the season 2 finale, [[WickedWitch Queen Chrysalis]] looks like a freaky insect-demon hybrid, complete with monochromatic eyes, sharp fangs, and jet-black body. Chrysalis' obviously evil personality can also be seen in her disguise, yet it doesn't help that said disguise is supposed to act like the opposite of her.
** The villain of the season 3 premiere, [[KnightOfCerebus King Sombra]] is an undead monster formed by shadows, and is so blatantly obvious in his villainy it's surprising to know the only thing is missing is an EvilLaugh.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Monsuno}}'' has the [[TheSyndicate Eklipse]] organisation; it's led by [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr]] [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Emmanuel Klipse]], a MadScientist dressed in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] with a BeardOfEvil, a FauxAffablyEvil attitude, and the Monsunos he produces and sells are red. He is so obviously evil that even when he shows up and offers a deal to the protagonists, they are immediately aware they shouldn't trust him.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}: Rise of the Duel Masters'' seems to have a liking for playing with this trope. The [[BigBad Choten]] is a blonde, long-haired guy dressed costume, specialized in Water Creatures, with a rather AffablyEvil attitude, while his [[TheDragon Dragon]], [[DarkActionGirl Alakshmi]], is a [[DarkSkinnedBlond dark-skinned]], white-haired woman with a strong tendencies to {{Psychotic Smirk}}s and trained in using [[DarkIsEvil Darkness Creatures]], her favourite being [[PerversePuppet Razorkinder Puppet]]. As the show goes on, it's made quite clear that the real Monster is the Choten, while Alakshmi (though not exactly nice herself) is a more [[JerkassWoobie sympathetic]] AntiVillain.
* ''WesternAnimation/WhoKilledWho'': As a gag, when the detective pushes a button marked 'RING BELL FOR SUSPECTS', the butler, maid, and chauffeur come in, and they all look rather sinister. It then turns out that they're actually pretty cheerful.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' "The Lich" (Formally The Lich King before fear of being sued by [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Blizzard]]) there is nothing subtle at all with his appearance. (Dark hood, horns, skeletal body with flesh still hanging off) even the creator's pre-production notes state in large letters "THE LICH KING ISN'T FUNNY!"
* Completely lampshaded in ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', when Buzz's best friend and closest teammate, Warp Darkmatter, is revealed to [[EvilAllAlong have been working for Emperor Zurg all along]]. When Buzz expresses shock at this, Warp says "My name's 'Darkmatter'. Who's surprised here?"
* ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight'' features one of its Norman villains Philip de Malvoisin as a pale-skinned, black-haired man. There is no one else, Norman or otherwise, with such a look and he looks genuinely sinister.
* ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Marvin McNasty]]. A cackling, purple suited, sharp toothed man who looks like the lovechild of [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} Renfield]] and [[Film/BatmanReturns the Penguin]]? [[SarcasmMode Nah, nothing suspicious about him!]]
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Chancellor Palpatine secretly being EvilAllAlong was [[CaptainObviousReveal never that much of a surprise to begin with]], but in the film series, he at least kept up the appearance of being a kindly old man when not in his Darth Sidious persona. Here, he's given a much more openly villainous design, with large, dark shadows around his eyes and a tendency to [[FingerTenting Clasp Your Hands If You Deceive]]. He frequently plays an ObstructiveBureaucrat and has a fondness for [[KickTheDog Kicking Dogs]] even when there is no real benefit to doing so.
* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' in regards to Zuko. He starts out as the heroes' first antagonist who's [[BaldOfEvil bald]], [[RedRightHand scarred]], and clothed in the [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black colors]] of the [[TheEmpire Fire Nation]]. However, it becomes clear after several episodes that he's actually a [[AntiVillain rather sympathetic antagonist]] with an [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished incredibly sad backstory of how he got scarred]] and [[spoiler:he eventually does a HeelFaceTurn]].
** Tellingly, he appears "[[BaldOfEvil bald]]" (actually all his hair is done in a restricting top knot), in the first season, but as his more sympathetic qualities pile up, he gets a SignificantHaircut that gives him a more TroubledButCute look.
* [[EvilChancellor Councilor Zottornick]] from ''WesternAnimation/PrincessSissi'' has a pale scrawny face, is [[BaldOfEvil bald]] and has a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep sounding voice]]. With him looking like that, one should really wonder why Empress Sophia trusts him so blindly. [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/princess-sissi/images/5/5c/Councillor_Zottornick.png/revision/latest?cb=20130817092650 He really looks like a trustworthy person, don't you think?]]
* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'':
** The Beast is a HornedHumanoid [[DarkIsEvil with an entirely black body]] [[LightIsNotGood except for his creepy glowing eyes]], [[EvilSoundsDeep a voice like Darth Vader]], and [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast a name based on one of the Biblical names for the Antichrist]], and everybody who knows of him is terrified just by hearing someone mention him in a conversation. Safe to assume he's not the good guy.
** Subverted with many of the other inhabitants of the Unknown, like [[spoiler:Enoch]] and [[spoiler:Auntie Whispers]], who have creepy appearances, voices, and demeanours, but turn out to actually have been GoodAllAlong.
* WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater features the evil pirate Bloth, who is evil. He is fat, balding and sports fangs, in addition to some type of Film/MadMax apparel. Even still, in their first meeting, Wren doesn't judge him by his appearance, being willing to work with him until he eventually shows his true colors.
* Jiminy Cricket pokes fun at this in a ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' sketch parodying "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)":
-->''Avoid anyone who has a fiendish cackle, a sinister smile, or a diabolical glare-- not necessarily in that order.''
* This is something of a tradition among the Decepticons of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''. More often than not, they even design their ships to be unnecessarily spiky and menacing. Examine their ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' designs, for example. [[BigBad Megatron]] is a huge grey behemoth with ShouldersOfDoom, RedEyesTakeWarning and prominent razor-sharp fangs. [[TheStarscream Starscream]] is similarly red-eyed, but with a perpetual hunch and a diabolical smirk seemingly spot-welded on his face. They don't get more benevolent-looking from there.
** The Predacons of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' inherited a lot of the Decepticon blatancy and then combined it with a selection of traits taken from bugs and dinosaurs for additional unpleasantness; it's hard to imagine who would look at, say, Tarantulas, a spider-bot with a mouthful of razor-sharp fangs, and conclude that he's in any way a positive addition to the team. Even the Predacons who were created from repurposed Maximal shells still end up broadcasting their villainy; Inferno, for example, is a giant pyromaniac fire ant with a SlasherSmile and glowing red eyes. When the [[MixAndMatchCritters Fusors]] debut, it's not hard to guess which of them will stay with the Predacons and which will join the Maximals given that one of them combines the traits of [[AnimalStereotypes stereotypically noble wolves and eagles]], and the other is a scorpion with a snake for a tail and turns into a sort of teal Darth Vader thing.

* The short lived and relatively obscure late '80s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/LittleClownsOfHappytown'' has the villain Awful B. Bad. He's a DastardlyWhiplash in a purple suit and bowler hat, and has a [[TheNapoleon fiery temper despite being vertically challenged]]. You can't get much more obviously evil than that.
* Ziard, the inventor of [[BlackMagic Dark Magic]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', has long, unkempt black and white hair, and wears [[BlackCloak dark robes]] decorated with [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset skulls]] and [[CreepyCrows black feathers]]. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], as it turns out he was actually reasonably well-intentioned.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/FlowersAndTrees'': While the other characters are beautiful, colorful flora and fauna, the evil tree is rotten and gray, has a lizard in his mouth that acts like his tongue, lives in an area with dead trees and a skull, and is introduced with vultures perched on him and bats flying out of his mouth. You'd better be-leaf he's evil.

* The short lived and relatively obscure late '80s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/LittleClownsOfHappytown'' has the villain Awful B. Bad. You can't get much more obviously evil than that.

* Completely lampshaded in ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', when Buzz's best friend and closest teammate, Warp Darkmatter goes rogue and joins Emperor Zurg. When asked about his betrayal he says along the lines of 'Wasn't it obvious? My name is "Darkmatter" '
* ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight'' features one of its Norman villains Philip de Malvoisin as a pale-skinned, black haired man. There is no one else, Norman or otherwise, with such a look and he looks genuinely sinister.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': The plot of the first couple of episodes has Adora realize that she was lied to all her life and the Horde are actually the bad guys, but it has to be said that the Horde didn't do much to sell the deception. They field armies of FacelessGoons, their symbol is a set of batlike wings, Adora was personally raised by an EvilSorceress in a creepy mask who uses dark magic, and their HQ is in a place called the ''Fright Zone''. Hordak, the founder of the Horde, is a seven-foot-tall man with fangs, glowing red eyes and [[SkullForAHead a skull-like facial structure]] who wears black and red armor.