History PlayingWith / AffablyEvil

** Emperor Evulz is indeed a very polite person. This is not an act, it is how he really is. Meanwhile, he plots with {{Satan}} to help cause the bloody and torturous eradication of all life.

** Evulz's genuine kindness leads to him [[HarmlessVillain easily getting arrested or his plans foiled]], either of his own free will or not.

** As long as you are not one of his enemies, [[DarkTroubledPast someone who had wronged him before]], or simply getting in his way, he is shown to be likable and friendly to everyone else.

** ...but then Evulz TookALevelInKindness after his JerkassRealization and reverted back to his original seld.

** The {{Jerkass}} is, in fact, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold firmly allied]] with TheHero and the cause of good.

** Bob may be [[NiceGuy nice]] and [[TheHero good]], but [[GoodIsNotSoft he is not a coward,]] [[GoodIsNotNice particularly towards evildoers]].

'''Basic Trope''': A genuinely evil character is a geniunely NiceGuy.

'''Basic Trope''': A genuinely evil character is a NiceGuy.

'''Basic Trope''': A bad guy is genuinely polite and nice even if they're unambiguously evil.

** Evulz engages in Pragmatic, as he thinks that being wantonly cruel and mean is StupidEvil.

** Evulz engages in PragamaticVillainy, as he thinks that being wantonly cruel and mean is StupidEvil.

** Emperor Evulz is [[EvilIsPetty rude]], plain and simple.

** Emperor Evulz is rude, plain and simple.

** Bob may be [[NiceGuy nice]] and [[TheHero good]], but [[GoodIsNotNice he is not a coward, particularly towards evildoers]].

** Emperor Evulz is an AntiVillain and/or NobleDemon.

You're most welcome to head back to AffablyEvil any time you like. I even left cookies there for you. [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse But I won't take "no" for an answer.]]

'''Basic Trope''': The bad guy is genuinely polite and nice even if they're unambiguously evil.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz is looking to dominate the world, but he is actually a very nice, pleasant person to know, as long as you don't get in his way.

** Emperor Evulz is a [[FriendlyEnemy frenemy]] who always [[GoKartingWithBowser wants to hang out]] with [[TheHero Captain Justice]] after they're done fighting for the day.

** more morally dubious LovableRogue.

** Emperor Evulz is an AntiVillain or NobleDemon.
** Evulz is a little misguided and [[ObliviouslyEvil thinks he's doing the right thing]], being an ordinary person, and so this is how he acts.

** The villain is the evil twin of a hero that is known to be [[GoodIsNotNice somewhat of a jerk]].

** Evil is not mean. Mean is not evil. For more information, see AntiHero.
** And Evulz wants to be/already is a VillainWithGoodPublicity. He decides that the only known way to do so is to be nice.

** Evulz [[KnightTemplar belives he is a hero]] and [[WrongGenreSavvy behaves]] [[IdealHero accordingly]].
** The villain happens to be a TokenGoodTeammate in a group of mean and vicious villains.

** EvilIsPetty / CompleteMonster: The villain is not nice at all.
** GoodIsNotNice / JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The {{Jerkass}} is, in fact, firmly allied with TheHero and the cause of good.
** TheHero [[NiceGuy is a very kind person]].
** GoodIsNotSoft: Being [[NicePerson nice]] and [[TheHero good]] don’t mean you are coward, particularly towards evildoers.

** Evulz is a complete jerk who happened to be in a good mood that day.
** A polite guy is shown doing very suspicious things, but it turns out he was good after all. [[SuperDickery He was just caught at all the wrong moments]].

** ...But the act itself was an act to restore his cred as an evildoer. He's actually a pretty nice guy. Or alternatively, he BecomesTheMask.

** Except it turns out that the SuperDickery was {{Foreshadowing}} of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist sheer lack of concern for collateral damage when pursuing what's right]].
* '''Parodied''': The villain is so friendly, [[HarmlessVillain he's hardly a]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain threat at all]].

** Emperor Evulz looks like a polite person. It's an act. No it isn't. Wait, yes it is. Can he make up his mind already?

** The author is trying to deliver an Aesop that evil comes in all shapes and sizes.
** "Villains are often mean and nasty. Let's create one who's your average everyday nice guy."

* '''Exploited''': After his conversations with the hero, Evulz realizes... wait a minute, he knows everything about him now and can use it against him.

* '''Discussed''': "All right, time to go confront Overlord Steve! Even though he's evil, I'm sure he won't mind if we drop by and have a chat." "Alice! He's not some friendly movie villain, he's ''evil.''"

** Emperor Evulz is so affable that he actually wins thanks to his ability to get along with others, while the AntiHero drives away any possible allies he may have had.
** The villainess is an outgoing, charismatic, friendly and socially adept person. This is the reason WHY she became evil; everyone likes her so much that they enable her evil actions. [[EasilyForgiven Her victims forgive her too easily]], [[KarmaHoudini the authorities let her off lightly]], none of her peers criticize or censure her, her minions never disobey her orders, any objective reporting of her evil actions gets ignored or dismissed as slander...
** A lot of the people the villain kidnaps develop StockholmSyndrome.
** Even if the villain retains a pleasant tone, people are still going to hate him for his crimes. His likability will soon vanish.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...but only temporarily, as the villainy comes to light before the PointOfNoReturn.

* '''Played For Drama''': The villain really is a nice person, but he's [[NecessarilyEvil not the villain because]] [[ReluctantPsycho he wants to be]].

You're most welcome to head back to AffablyEvil any time you like. But I won't take "no" for an answer.

** Harry is a nice guy with strictly good morals, [[LovableRogue despite being an outlaw]].

** LovableRogue

* '''Averted''': Emperor Evulz is rude, plain and simple.

** CompleteMonster / EvilIsPetty: The villain is not nice at all.

'''Basic Trope''': The bad guy is genuinely polite and nice even is being unambiguously evil.

** CompleteMonster: The villain is not nice at all.

** GoodIsNotSoft: Being [[NicePerson nice]] and [[TheHero good]] doesn’t mean you are coward, particularly towards evildoers.

** EvillyAffable: The bad guys’ action of affability merely hint how monstrous they are.