History PlayingWith / ForTheEvulz

** Evulz is a CompleteMonster who [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans plunges the universe into a living Dystopia only for the sake of perpetrating Dystopia itself, even when everybody including himself suffers in it]]

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

** Emperor Evulz is always running a colossal XanatosGambit, and generally goes about his goal like a MagnificentBastard. The objective? [[ForTheEvulz Bring pain and misery to every possible being in the planet, all for his enjoyment's sake.]]

'''Inverted''':

* '''Inverted''':

* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz is a CompleteMonster who [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans plunges the universe into a living Dystopia only for the sake of perpetrating Dystopia itself, even when everybody including himself suffers in it]]
** Emperor Evulz has a huge XanatosGambit and generally goes about his goal like a MagnificentBastard. The goal? [[ForTheEvulz Make as many people suffer for his enjoyment as possible.]]

** Can you really? The primary characteristic of this character is it does not need any justifications.

* '''Deconstructed''': It goes to show how insane and messed-up Evulz is.

* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz is an OmnicidalManiac who does what he does as if that's just the way the world should be.

** Evulz has no redeeming characteristics ever that will make him appealing to any faction, thus the heroes and well-intentioned extremists are free to team up and do whatever it takes to destroy him.

* '''Subverted''': Evulz claims to be doing evil for its own sake, but actually has much more mundane motives for his EvilPlan.

* '''Double Subverted''': Evulz is captured and explains the logical reasons for doing the horrible things he did...but towards the end of his confession, we find out his underlying goal: to maximize the amount of suffering he's inflicted.

* '''Parodied''': PokeThePoddle.

--> '''Bob''': How does killing people at random acomplish anything? \\
'''Evulz''': Killing is evil and therefore ''evil'' was acomplished.

** [[TheHero Bob]] does something heroic because it's good.

* '''Subverted''': Evulz claims to be doing evil for its own sake, but actually has much more mundane motives.

* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz cares for orphans deeply and loves them all, but still blows up orphanages because he loves to see explosions. But he led all the orphans out first and that orphanage was an unstable building that needed to be demolished. Blowing up the bus all the orphans were on, however...

--> '''Bob''': How does killing people make any sense as a goal at all?\\
'''Evulz''': Because it's ''[[CardCarryingVillain fun]]''.

* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz, a [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] with a greater plan in mind, sets up a simple maniac as a distraction for his enemies.
* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz declares that he's ''not'' a maniac who does heinous things for his own amusement; he's either a WellIntentionedExtremist, a villain who has [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], or someone who prefers to engage in PragmaticVillainy.

** Evulz is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of evil or otherwise made entirely and unrepentantly evil [[AWizardDidIt by magical means]].

* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero Bob]] does something heroic because it's good.

--> Bob: How does killing people make any sense as a goal at all?\\
Evulz: Because it's ''[[CardCarryingVillain fun]]''.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a jerk who does things like littering and petty theft for no reason.

* '''Deconstructed''': It goes to show how insane and messed-up Evulz is.

* '''Lampshaded''':
--> Bob: How does killing people make any sense as a goal at all?
--> Evulz: Because it's ''[[CardCarryingVillain fun]]''.

* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz declares that he's ''not'' a maniac who does heinous things for his own amusement; he's either a WellIntentionedExtremist, a villain who has [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], or someone who prefers to engage in PragmaticVillainy.

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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Evulz, obsessing over wanting to do as much evil as possible just for the sake of evil itself, steers far into StupidEvil territory.

* '''Conversed''': "Why does it seem like Evulz lacks a coherent motivation besides 'kill as many people as possible'?"

* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz is an OmnicidalManiac CompleteMonster who does what he does as if that's just the way the world should be.

* '''Enforced''': "How do we make our bad guy [[CompleteMonster truly evil]]? Let's make him a sadist!"

* '''Exaggerated''':
** Evulz is an OmnicidalManiac CompleteMonster who does what he does as if that's just the way the world should be.
** Evulz is literally doing evil [[ReligionOfEvil for Evil's sake]].
** When given a clear-cut choice between a [[KarmaMeter good and an evil]] action, Evuls ''always'' chooses the evil option, [[StupidEvil even if it's obviously detrimental]], and the good option would be immediately helpful to his goals.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** The work goes to lengths to show just how horrifically evil someone has to be to blow up an orphanage for no reason.
** It goes to show how insane and messed-up Evulz is.
* '''Reconstructed''': Yet all of that works in making Evulz a truly scary and dangerous force to be reckoned with. And as much as he enjoys doing evil things for his own amusement, he's competent enough to avoid reaching into StupidEvil territory.

** Evulz is literally doing evil [[ReligionOfEvil for Evil's sake.]]

** Evulz is TheSociopath.

* '''Reconstructed''':
** Yet all of that works in making Evulz a truly scary and dangerous force to be reckon with. And as much as he enjoys doing evil things for his own amusement, he's competent enough to avoid reaching into StupidEvil territory.

--> Evulz: Because it's [[CardCarryingVillain fun]].

* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz declares that he is ''not'' a maniac who does heinous things for his own amusement; he's either a WellIntentionedExtremist, a villain who has [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], or someone who prefers to engage in PragmaticVillainy.

* '''Conversed''': "Why does it seem like all of the villains in that show seem to lack a coherent motivation besides 'kill as many people as possible'?"
* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Evulz, obsessing over wanting to do as much evil as possible just for the sake of evil itself, steers far into StupidEvil-territory.
* '''PlayedForDrama''': A villain chases the pleasure of horrific evil, causing suffering to innocent bystanders, heroes, the closest ones to the villain and just about everyone.

** When given a clear-cut choice between a [[KarmaMeter good and an evil]] action, Evuls ''always'' chooses the evil option, even if it's obviously detrimental, and the good option would be immediately helpful to his goals.

** Yet all of that works in making Evulz a truly scary and dangerous force to be reckon with. And as much as he enjoys doing evil things for his own amusement, he's competent enough to avoid going to StupidEvil territory.

** Yet all of that works in making that someone a truly scary and dangerous force to be reckon with. And as much as Evulz enjoys doing evil things for his own amusement, he's competent enough to avoid going to StupidEvil territory.