History SoYouWantTo / WriteACompleteMonster

* HateSink: By its own nature, if you purposefully create a character to be as unlikable as possible so nobody will root for them, you automatically fill the lack of sympathetic motives, irredeemable, and taken seriously criteria for them ([[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]] is explicitly stated by WordOfGod to be made after the real estate speculators that Creator/AkiraToriyama describes as the "worst kind of people", and the MCU version of [[Characters/MCUTheHighEvolutionary the High Evolutionary]] is deliberately designed to be the most detestable villain in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe). You don't need a direct confirmation, as the character's actions can speak for themselves ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Series/GameOfThrones Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Literature/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]], [[VideoGame/CaveStory Dr. Fuyuhiko Date]]). An alternate approach is have your villain being a representation of a type of truly repugnant and loathsome individual [[RealismInducedHorror that actually exist in real life]] ([[VideoGame/Persona5 Suguru Kamoshida]], [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Frank Tenpenny]]), or a type of villain that's completely impossible to root for by nature of your work's genre (e.g. a poacher in a GreenAesop work or a Nazi in a work revolving World War 2).

* HateSink: By its own nature, if you purposefully create a character to be as unlikable as possible so nobody will root for them, you automatically fill the lack of sympathetic motives, irredeemable, and taken seriously criteria for them ([[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]] is explicitly stated by WordOfGod to be made after the real estate speculators that Creator/AkiraToriyama describes as the "worst kind of people", and the MCU version of [[Characters/MCUTheHighEvolutionary the High Evolutionary]] is deliberately designed to be the most detestable villain in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe). Bonus points if your Complete Monster reflects or is a critique of truly repugnant and loathsome individuals [[RealismInducedHorror who actually exist in real life]] ([[VideoGame/Persona5 Suguru Kamoshida]], [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Frank Tenpenny]]). You don't need a direct confirmation however; the character's actions can speak for themselves ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Series/GameOfThrones Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Literature/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]], [[VideoGame/CaveStory Dr. Fuyuhiko Date]]).

* EcocidalAntagonist[=/=]EvilPoacher[=/=]EgomaniacHunter: If your work has a GreenAesop, having a villain hunt an endangered species, or even worse, if said endangered species is ''sapient'' and they know very well about it or just don't care, or if they go out of their way to pollute the environment for greed and profit, then you have a HateSink in the making, and if they're bad enough they can easily be Complete Monsters. Just like with hardcore Nazis, Communists or terrorists in the various other genres out there, it's almost impossible to give these villains a justificable motive or sympathetic FreudianExcuse in a GreenAesop story, but it makes your villain a veritably ''despicable'' one ([[WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder Percival McLeach]], [[Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater Mick Scoresby]]).

* EcocidalAntagonist[=/=]EvilPoacher[=/=]EgomaniacHunter: If your work has a GreenAesop, having a villain hunt an endangered species, or even worse, if said endangered species is ''sapient'' and they know very well about it or just don't care, or if they go out of their way to pollute the environment for greed and profit, then you have a HateSink in the making, and if they're bad enough they can easily be Complete Monsters. Just like with hardcore Nazis, Communists or terrorists, it's almost impossible to give these villains a justificable motive or sympathetic FreudianExcuse in a GreenAesop story, but it makes your villain a veritably ''despicable'' one ([[WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder Percival McLeach]], [[Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater Mick Scoresby]]).

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: There is no better way to show a character's cruelty than to have them ''literally'' {{kick the dog}} and hurt and/or kill a defenseless and innocent animal for their own gratification, especially when they were young. If a villain abused or killed animals when they were just children, it's often a sign of budding sociopathy that indicates the villain will definitely go worse later on ([[Literature/HorusHeresy Erebus]], [[VideoGame/DeadByDaylight Kenneth Chase]]).

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals[=/=]EvilPoacher[=/=]EgomaniacHunter: What better way to show a character's cruelty than to have them ''literally'' {{kick the dog}} and hurt and/or kill a defenseless and innocent animal for their own gratification? It's worse if the animal is of an endangered species, and even worse still if the narrative shows that the animal is sapient ([[WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder Percival McLeach]], [[Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater Mick Scoresby]]). Furthermore, if a villain abused or killed animals when they were young, it's often a sign of budding sociopathy that indicates the villain will definitely go worse later on ([[Literature/HorusHeresy Erebus]], [[VideoGame/DeadByDaylight Kenneth Chase]]).

* LaughablyEvil: Villains with a sense of humor ''can'' count, but not always. So long as the heinous acts themselves are played seriously InUniverse, it's entirely possible for a Complete Monster to be incredibly entertaining to watch while still being irredeemably evil ([[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Hades]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Nui Harime]], [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Junko Enoshima]]). However, this doesn't always work and you must keep in mind that you shouldn't make them ''too'' funny, as then they become more difficult to take seriously, which should ''never'' happen with a Complete Monster. A Laughably Evil villain can only count if their acts are still treated with enough seriousness and horror from other characters, so if they are "funny" in a way that they become the victim of slapstick or they are played so ridiculously to the point of being BlackComedy, they cannot qualify. A CM should usually only be funny because they want to be, and their [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor "humor"]] should be the type that doesn't hide how horrific they really are from the audience (take lessons from ComicBook/TheJoker, especially the [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger version]]'s pencil trick). Alternatively, you can apply a BewareTheSillyOnes façade for the CM, giving them a comical look but making it clear about how dangerous they are ([[WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls Archibald Snatcher]]), just don't make the CM look too silly, or the audience won't believe it. If your Complete Monster is a (non-anthromorphic) duck with an afro, donkey ears, and lipstick wearing a tutu; even if they are raping and eating children, they wouldn't be taken seriously. Finally, a villain qualfiying as Laughably Evil as a result of {{Narm}} should also be taken into account. A character can be so comically evil that they become humorous even if this likely wasn't intended, and in some cases [[{{NarmCharm}} this can further lead to the character being engaging]] ([[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]]), but if not properly accounted for, it can potentially leave a sour taste to the audience's mouth.

* AxCrazy: Deranged, {{sadist}}ic and randomly violent characters are usually pretty dangerous, and their willingness to commit horrific crimes make them very likely to be Complete Monsters ([[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]], [[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Barracuda]], [[Film/BlueVelvet Frank Booth]]). That said, they should not be so insane that it compromises the character’s agency, else they cannot qualify ([[Series/CriminalMinds Frank Breitkopf]] is one of the vilest [=UnSubs=] in ''Criminal Minds'' who goes well past the baseline with his triple-digit body count, brutal murders and personal crimes, but still doesn't count because he's indicated to be suffering from a condition that makes him literally incapable of love or empathy).

* AxCrazy: Deranged, {{sadist}}ic and randomly violent characters are usually pretty dangerous, and their willingness to commit horrific atrocities make them very likely to be Complete Monsters ([[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]], [[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Barracuda]], [[Film/BlueVelvet Frank Booth]]). That said, they should not be so insane that it compromises the character’s agency, else they cannot qualify ([[Series/CriminalMinds Frank Breitkopf]] is one of the vilest [=UnSubs=] in ''Criminal Minds'' who goes well past the baseline with his triple-digit body count, brutal murders and personal crimes, but still doesn't count because he's indicated to be suffering from a condition that makes him literally incapable of love or empathy).

* ArchEnemy: It's more satisfying for a CM to have a personal connection with one or more of the protagonists to be taken down and receive the comeuppance they need, rather than them harming a group of innocent people while the heroes just happened to intervene. The connection can be integral to the protagonist's past, or they can be created within the story. ([[Anime/DigimonAdventure Myotismon and Gatomon]], [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker the Joker]] and Batman)
* AxCrazy: Deranged and violent characters are usually pretty dangerous, and their willingness to commit atrocities and/or violent crimes, sometimes along with {{sadis|t}}m, make them very likely to be Complete Monsters ([[Manga/BlackClover Vanica Zogratis]]). That said, they should not be so insane that it compromises the character’s agency, else they cannot qualify ([[Series/CriminalMinds Frank Breitkopf]] is one of the vilest [=UnSubs=] in ''Criminal Minds'' who goes well past the baseline with his triple-digit body count, brutal murders and personal crimes, but still doesn't count because he's indicated to be suffering from a condition that makes him literally incapable of love or empathy).

* TheMentallyDisturbed: Many Complete Monsters are AxCrazy. However, there's a fine line that when crossed, will disqualify your character because they're too unstable to have agency even if they are well past the baseline ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_(2013_film) Choi Jong-sul]] commits one of the vilest sexual crimes possible in the documentary-drama genre, being responsible for raping and torturing a 12-year old girl to the point that her organs and uterus are heavily damaged and leaving her with mental damage severe PTSD at the aftermath. However, he is indicated to be mentally unstable as he forgets about committing the crime and is ambiguiously remorseful of his actions in the movie like his real-life counterpart, so he can't count). They might still count, however, if their actions before they fell past that line are heinous enough ([[VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX Asimov]], [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Junko Enoshima]]), or they continue their crimes despite in a circumstance where they're supposedly unaffected by their disorders ([[VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles Saito Sejima]]). There's also a chance where an attempt to create an AxCrazy monster can end up making the character look too insane and coming across as [[UnfortunateImplications insensitive]][[invoked]] and put off your audience.

* FreudianExcuse[=/=]TragicVillain: Since giving a tragic backstory to a villain is by default designed to make you feel sympathy for the many different kinds of antagonists out there, they're often a one-way ticket to disqualification. These villains also usually factor into the heinous standard, so a potential keeper that does less than a villain with a FreudianExcuse is much less likely to qualify. (For an example of what wouldn't count for this reason, [[Series/CriminalMinds Billy "Prince of Darkness" Flynn]] is a horrific SerialKiller who loots, murders and rapes entire families during blackouts or at late night and racks up some of the highest body counts in the series at 200+ kills and rapes all of his victims before killing them regardless of gender and age, but his mother frequently forced him to watch her have intercourse with other men and later pimped him out to be raped by pedophilic clients, preventing him from qualifying despite his horrific actions. However, he still factors into the astronomically high heinous standard of the show and prevents other family killers, many with no redeeming qualities, from qualifying.) There ''are'' exceptions, but it's going to be an incredibly hard sell unless they go above and beyond the pale. These villains need to be proven that their FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse and their excuses are grossly disproportionate to their actions. Beware though, often a slight hint where a villain's freudian excuse is treated with the faintest sense of sympathy can disqualify what should otherwise an easy keeper. There's also a fine line which if crossed, will automatically prevent any character from qualifying regardless of how horrible they are otherwise and any attempts to pull off a FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse in order to portray them as a vile monster can come across as grossly insensitive and tasteless ([[Film/WolfCreek Mick Taylor]], [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Koba]]). It goes without saying that if a villain's FreudianExcuse involves them being a victim of extremely traumatic rape and/or abuse that are described in explicit detail, especially if it happens during their childhood, it's virtually impossible to ignore and/or subvert.

* TheMentallyDisturbed: Many Complete Monsters are AxCrazy. However, there's a fine line that when crossed, will disqualify your character because they're too unstable to have agency even if they are well past the baseline ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_(2013_film) Choi Jong-sul]] commits one of the vilest sexual crimes possible in the documentary-drama genre, being responsible for raping and torturing a 12-year old girl to the point that her organs and uterus are heavily damaged and leaving her with mental damage severe PTSD at the aftermath, he is indicated to be mentally unstable as he forgets about committing the crime and is ambiguiously guilty of his actions in the movie like his real-life counterpart, so he can't count). They might still count, however, if their actions before they fell past that line are heinous enough ([[VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX Asimov]], [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Junko Enoshima]]), or they continue their crimes despite in a circumstance where they're supposedly unaffected by their disorders ([[VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles Saito Sejima]]). There's also a chance where an attempt to create an AxCrazy monster can end up making the character look too insane and coming across as [[UnfortunateImplications insensitive]][[invoked]] and put off your audience.

* TheMentallyDisturbed: Many Complete Monsters are AxCrazy. However, there's a fine line that when crossed, will disqualify your character because they're too unstable to have agency ([[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] tries to blow up the entire planet to create a beautiful world of his liking, but it's made clear that he ''can't'' differentiate reality from his own delusions). They might still count, however, if their actions before they fell past that line are heinous enough ([[VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX Asimov]], [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Junko Enoshima]]), or they continue their crimes despite in a circumstance where they're supposedly unaffected by their disorders ([[VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles Saito Sejima]]). There's also a chance where an attempt to create an AxCrazy monster can end up making the character look too insane and coming across as [[UnfortunateImplications insensitive]][[invoked]] and put off your audience.

** They will never show any [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], and if they do, it must be shown to be subverted later on in a way that makes them a {{hypocrite}}, be involved by [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] or just flat-out faked ([[Series/{{Supernatural}} Lucifer]], [[Manga/JoJoSBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Diavolo]] and [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoLibertyCityStories Donald Love]] are examples of each respectively). They also can't be AffablyEvil, but many of them are FauxAffablyEvil.

** Standards and traditions of a setting are also likely to factor into the heinous standard of the work. For example, if SacredHospitality is treated seriously enough but rape and murder are commonplace, then any violations of ''Xenia'' will make a character more likely to qualify, assuming if they're horrible enough. On the other hand, if a high-end crime like say, slavery is not treated seriously in-universe by the narrative to qualify as a heinous act, then any slave-owner without doing something else cannot qualify.

* '''Potential subversions''': While most Complete Monsters start out as evil, you can go the other way around and give yours a façade so their reveal as a villain would become way more impactful and terrifying. Maybe your trustworthy mentor is actually an OmnicidalManiac who seeks to take your power to become a God. The ButtMonkey of your school is actually a vicious SerialKiller with 47 flayed bodies in his closet. A world-wiping EldritchAbomination could had been pulled off a KillAndReplace on one of your heroes to infiltrate their former party, only to reveal themsleves in the most horrific way and timing possible. The supposed TokenGoodTeammate in a villainous organization is actually TheStarscream and a DiabolicalMastermind. There are many more options, but more often than not, a Complete Monster who has hid themselves in your side ready to turn against you is often way more horrifying than one who is evil and is presented as evil from the get-go.

* LaughablyEvil: Villains with a sense of humor ''can'' count, but not always. So long as the heinous acts themselves are played seriously InUniverse, it's entirely possible for a Complete Monster to be incredibly entertaining to watch while still being irredeemably evil ([[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Hades]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Nui Harime]]). However, this doesn't always work and you must keep in mind that you shouldn't make them ''too'' funny, as then they become more difficult to take seriously, which should ''never'' happen with a Complete Monster. A Laughably Evil villain can only count if their acts are still treated with enough seriousness and horror from other characters, so if they are "funny" in a way that they become the victim of slapstick or they are played so ridiculously to the point of being BlackComedy, they cannot qualify. A CM should usually only be funny because they want to be, and their [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor "humor"]] should be the type that doesn't hide how horrific they really are from the audience (take lessons from ComicBook/TheJoker, especially the [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger version]]'s pencil trick). Alternatively, you can apply a BewareTheSillyOnes façade for the CM, giving them a comical look but making it clear about how dangerous they are ([[WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls Archibald Snatcher]]), just don't make the CM look too silly, or the audience won't believe it. If your Complete Monster is a (non-anthromorphic) duck with an afro, donkey ears, and lipstick wearing a tutu; even if they are raping and eating children, they wouldn't be taken seriously. Finally, a villain qualfiying as Laughably Evil as a result of {{Narm}} should also be taken into account. A character can be so comically evil that they become humorous even if this likely wasn't intended, and in some cases [[{{NarmCharm}} this can further lead to the character being engaging]] ([[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]]), but if not properly accounted for, it can potentially leave a sour taste to the audience's mouth.

* KarmaHoudini: While this trope has no effect on a Complete Monster counting or not, a villain this heinous getting away with their atrocities can leave a sour taste in the mouths of the audience ([[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} the Coachman]], [[VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV Yuna]], [[Characters/TheFastAndTheFuriousCipher Cipher]], [[Manga/MagiTheLabyrinthOfMagic Arba]]). It's recommended to make a CM receive a defeat as satisfying as possible.

The CompleteMonster. The most vile and depraved kind of villain in all of fiction, coming in all shapes and sizes: the SerialKiller, the SerialRapist, TheGeneralissimo, the CorruptCorporateExecutive, the MadScientist, TheSocialDarwinist, the DiabolicalMastermind, the EvilOverlord, the OmnicidalManiac, the [[GodIsEvil Capital G Himself]], the TerroristWithoutACause, the SatanicArchetype, and many more. If written correctly, a Complete Monster can add some quality to even a mediocre work, keeping the tension up and the audience cheering for their blood.

On a similar note, in a CrimeAndPunishmentSeries, some sort of [[TheAntiChrist Anti-Christ figure]] wouldn't feel like they belong in the story unless it has a supernatural twist (or it's [[Manga/{{Monster}} Johan Liebert]]). Thus, it would make it more difficult to take said villain seriously. A more appropriate type of villain would perhaps be a SerialKiller or a SerialRapist. On the other hand, a SerialRapist or [[PaedoHunt pedophile]] would look out of place in most ostensibly kid-friendly {{Mons}} series settings. You might want to consider a MadScientist or a DiabolicalMastermind instead.

* FreudianExcuse[=/=]TragicVillain: Since giving a tragic backstory to a villain is by default designed to make you feel sympathy for the many different kinds of antagonists out there, they're often a one-way ticket to disqualification. These villains also usually factor into the heinous standard, so a potential keeper that does less than a villain with a FreudianExcuse is much less likely to qualify. (For an example of what wouldn't count for this reason, [[Series/CriminalMinds Billy "Prince of Darkness" Flynn]] is a horrific SerialKiller who loots, murders and rapes entire families during blackouts or at late night and racks up some of the highest body counts in the series at 200+ kills, but his mother frequently forced him to watch her have intercourse with other men and later pimped him out to be raped by pedophilic clients, preventing him from qualifying despite his horrific actions. However, he still factors into the astronomically high heinous standard of the show and prevents other family killers, many with no redeeming qualities, from qualifying.) There ''are'' exceptions, but it's going to be an incredibly hard sell unless they go above and beyond the pale. These villains need to be proven that their FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse and their excuses are grossly disproportionate to their actions. Beware though, often a slight hint where a villain's freudian excuse is treated with the faintest sense of sympathy can disqualify what should otherwise an easy keeper. There's also a fine line which if crossed, will automatically prevent any character from qualifying regardless of how horrible they are otherwise and any attempts to pull off a FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse in order to portray them as a vile monster can come across as grossly insensitive and tasteless ([[Film/WolfCreek Mick Taylor]], [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Koba]]). It goes without saying that if a villain's FreudianExcuse involves them being a victim of extremely traumatic rape and/or abuse that are described in explicit detail, especially if it happens during their childhood, it's virtually impossible to ignore and/or subvert.

* CuteIsEvil[=/=]CuteAndPsycho[=/=]FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: If you ''really'' want to unnerve the audience, make that your Complete Monster is so conventionally attractive that it comes across as dissonant when they start committing monstrous atrocities, but hold no punches and treat them as seriously and heinously as any other villain would. Conventionally attractive/adorable, yet completely and utterly despicable characters are more likely to garner a LoveToHate or DracoInLeatherPants response (a good-looking character is obviously more appealing to the eye than an awful-looking one) and can easily be way more frightening than a character that is ObviouslyEvil. ([[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], [[Manga/{{Monster}} Johan Liebert]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Nui Harime]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Lucemon's first form]], [[Characters/AceAttorneyDahliaHawthorne Dahlia Hawthorne]], [[VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}} Iris Zeppelin]])

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: What separates the WellIntentionedExtremist from a Complete Monster is their true intent. Many people claim that they are working on behalf of others or a downtrodden people, but when the chips are down, a true CM shows that they're really only in it for themselves and their good intentions are a front. Whether it's through other characters easily seeing through their lies or the so-called "WellIntentionedExtremist" attacking members of their own kind, when a character proves that their good intentions are self-serving lies, it only serves to make us hate them that much more ([[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 Drago Bludvist]], [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Adam Taurus]], [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Dr. Weil]], [[Series/UltramanDecker Mother Spheresaurus]], [[VideoGame/XCOM2 The Angelis Ethereal]].

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: What separates the WellIntentionedExtremist from a Complete Monster is their true intent. Many people claim that they are working on behalf of others or a downtrodden people, but when the chips are down, a true CM shows that they're really only in it for themselves and their good intentions are a front. Whether it's through other characters easily seeing through their lies or the so-called "WellIntentionedExtremist" attacking members of their own kind, when a character proves that their good intentions are self-serving lies, it only serves to make us hate them that much more ([[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 Drago Bludvist]], [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Adam Taurus]], [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Dr. Weil]], [[Series/UltramanDecker Mother Spheresaurus]]).

The CompleteMonster. The most vile and depraved kind of villain in all of fiction, coming in all shapes and sizes: the SerialKiller, the SerialRapist, TheGeneralissimo, the CorruptCorporateExecutive, the MadScientist, TheSocialDarwinist, the DiabolicalMastermind, the OmnicidalManiac, the [[GodIsEvil Capital G Himself]], the TerroristWithoutACause, the SatanicArchetype, and many more. If written correctly, a Complete Monster can add some quality to even a mediocre work, keeping the tension up and the audience cheering for their blood.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Villains who are fighting against other horrible villains using eually horrible methods usually have a very good FreudianExcuse or are played for tragedy and thus usually cannot count ([[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Injustice!Superman]], [[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool Kyosuke Munakata]]). The only way they can is if they are worse than the people they fight, they are remorseless in hurting innocent people, and/or they are only fighting against other villains/criminals for egotistical reasons ([[Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries Nightmare Eclipse]], [[VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight Dominique Baldwin]]). However, if your villain manages to drag another character to ''their'' level through manipulation or breaking them down outright, then you get one more point for your villain.

* HateSink: By its own nature, if you purposefully create a character to be as unlikable as possible so nobody will root for them, you automatically fill the lack of sympathetic motives, irredeemable, and taken seriously criteria for them ([[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]] is explicitly stated by WordOfGod to be made after the real estate speculators that Creator/AkiraToriyama describes as the "worst kind of people", and the MCU version of [[Characters/MCUTheHighEvolutionary the High Evolutionary]] is deliberately designed to be the most detestable villain in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe). Bonus points if your Complete Monster reflects or is a critique of truly repugnant and loathsome individuals [[RealismInducedHorror who actually exist in real life]] ([[VideoGame/Persona5 Suguru Kamoshida]]), [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Frank Tenpenny]]). You don't need a direct confirmation however; the character's actions can speak for themselves ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Series/GameOfThrones Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Literature/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]], [[VideoGame/CaveStory Dr. Fuyuhiko Date]]).

* HateSink: By its own nature, if you purposefully create a character to be as unlikable as possible so nobody will root for them, you automatically fill the lack of sympathetic motives, irredeemable, and taken seriously criteria for them ([[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]] is explicitly stated by WordOfGod to be made after the real estate speculators that Creator/AkiraToriyama describes as the "worst kind of people"; the MCU version of [[Characters/MCUTheHighEvolutionary the High Evolutionary]] is deliberately designed to be the most detestable villain in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; and [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns Dr. Angus Bumby]] was confirmed by WordOfGod to have had his backstory left vague so it wouldn't create any sympathy for him.). Bonus points if your Complete Monster reflects or is a critique of truly repugnant and loathsome individuals [[RealismInducedHorror who actually exist in real life]] ([[Literature/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]], [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Frank Tenpenny]]). You don't need a direct confirmation however; the character's actions can speak for themselves ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Series/GameOfThrones Joffrey Baratheon]]).

* EvilIsCool or any BadassTropes: With most writing of Complete Monsters revolve around their extreme vileness, you'll want to make them ''likeable'' and you'll probably want to make them a veritable threat against our heroes as well. Many of the most popular [=CMs=] such as [[Series/DoctorWho "Unit" and "Tremas" Master]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} most versions of the Joker]], [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], and [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]] might be extremely evil, but they're also epic badasses known for their sheer cunning, awesome moments and power that constantly keep our heroes on their toes trying to outsmart and take them down before they can cause too much harm. However, excessive SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments can lead audiences to [[DracoInLeatherPants not take the character seriously or even justify their actions]], regardless of their depraved nature. Generally, this can be rectified by having KickTheDog moments that serve to demonstrate the true colors of a character, and lead to a LoveToHate effect. Another outcome you want to avoid is to make the CM too competent and awesome so they fall into VillainSue[[invoked]] territory, which is never a good thing for these types of characters.