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** But then he becomes an aristocrat for real and he's still evil.

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** Baron Evulz is not a baron.

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** Baron Evulz is a FakeAristocrat and not a real baron.



** Baron Evulz turns out to be a FakeAristocrat.
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** Baron Evulz obtained his title through immoral means (possibly even having stolen it).
*** Or, he was once loyal to the king, but then betrayed him and was stripped of his title, stealing it back as revenge.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single villain in the entire multiverse is an aristocrat, and every aristocrat a villain. The moment someone gets a title (even an honorary and non-inheritable one), they become DrunkWithPower.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Baron Evulz is a CompleteMonster.
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Every single villain in the entire multiverse is an aristocrat, and every aristocrat a villain. The moment someone gets a title (even an honorary and non-inheritable one), they become DrunkWithPower.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Baron Evulz is all for PragmaticVillainy, which leads to him committing only as much evil as fits in his version of the bigger picture.
* '''Averted''': There are no aristocrats.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''':
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Baron Evulz is all for PragmaticVillainy, which leads to him committing only as much evil as fits in his version of the bigger picture.
** Some aristocrats are evil, some aren't.
** An aristocrat is stuck in a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor.
* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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There are no aristocrats.aristocrats.
** There are aristocrats, but their status is not indicative of their morality.

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* '''Downplayed''': Baron Evulz and his family are TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether, but other aristocrats are AffablyEvil.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Baron Evulz and his family are TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether, but other aristocrats are AffablyEvil.AffablyEvil.
** TheUpperCrass

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* '''Downplayed''':
** Baron Evulz and his family are TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether, but other aristocrats are AffablyEvil.

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* '''Downplayed''':
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'''Downplayed''': Baron Evulz and his family are TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether, but other aristocrats are AffablyEvil.

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* '''Downplayed''': Baron Evulz and his family are evil, but other aristocrats are quite nice.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Baron Evulz and his family are evil, TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether, but other aristocrats are quite nice.AffablyEvil.
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* '''Enforced''': The author is against aristocracy due to his political and/or religious views.

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* '''Enforced''': The author is against aristocracy due to his their political and/or religious views.
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** Baron Evulz turns out to be a FakeAristocrat.


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** But then he becomes an aristocrat for real and he's still evil.

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'''Basic Trope:''' [[ShapedLikeItself The aristocracy is...well, evil.]]
* '''Straight:''' The main villain the heroes have to face is Baron Evulz.

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'''Basic Trope:''' [[ShapedLikeItself The aristocracy is...well, evil.]]
aristocrats are bad guys.
* '''Straight:''' '''Straight''': The main villain the heroes have to face is Baron Evulz.Evulz.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every single villain in the entire multiverse is an aristocrat, and every aristocrat a villain. The moment someone gets a title (even an honorary and non-inheritable one), they become DrunkWithPower.
* '''Downplayed''': Baron Evulz and his family are evil, but other aristocrats are quite nice.
* '''Justified''':
** DrunkWithPower.
** ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections.
** The king is evil and only hands out titles to his equally evil henchmen.
* '''Inverted''':
** Aristocrats are good.
** Everyone without a title is evil.
* '''Subverted''':
** Baron Evulz is not a baron.
** Baron Evulz turns out to be under MindControl of a real, non-aristocratic BigBad.
** Baron Evulz is nice and kindly.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Until he does get the title.
** He pretends to be so to frame someone else for his crimes.
** But it's just him being AffablyEvil.
* '''Parodied''': Baron Evulz is the name of a parrot that sits in a cage all day and says nothing but "Baron Evulz is evil!"
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Baron Evulz is all for PragmaticVillainy, which leads to him committing only as much evil as fits in his version of the bigger picture.
* '''Averted''': There are no aristocrats.
* '''Enforced''': The author is against aristocracy due to his political and/or religious views.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Listen, don't ''ever'' go near these castles if you value your life! Better stay with [[JustLikeRobinHood the forest outlaws]]!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob pretends to be an aristocrat because he needs to do a ZeroApprovalGambit.
* '''Exploited''': The RebelLeader uses the peasants' hatred of the aristocrats to start a revolution.
* '''Defied''': The king makes sure to award titles only to the people who deserve them.
* '''Discussed''': "Do you know who'll be the next baron?" "No, but it doesn't matter, all of them are the same."
* '''Conversed''': "The author was an active Socialist, what else would you expect?"
* '''Implied''': The villain's title and social position doesn't get revealed, but he is addressed as "Your Excellency", and TheDragon as "Your Lordship".
* '''Deconstructed''': The aristocrats are so hateful that the lower classes rebel, and a civil war nearly wipes out the entire country, but leads to the aristocrats' downfall.
* '''Reconstructed''': And then the formerly lower classes get the titles after the war and [[FullCircleRevolution begin to oppress the former aristocracy and everyone else]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': LaughablyEvil courtiers openly discuss their evil plans, punctuated with the necessary amount of "[[EvilLaugh Mwahahahaaa]]".
* '''Played For Drama''': The lower classes are oppressed mercilessly.
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'''Basic Trope:''' [[ShapedLikeItself The aristocracy is...well, evil.]]
* '''Straight:''' The main villain the heroes have to face is Baron Evulz.

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