History SoYouWantTo / WriteACompleteMonster

* '''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 manipulating you and seeks to take your power to [[GodhoodSeeker become a God]]. The beautiful DamselInDistress (or DistressedDude) is actually a SealedEvilInACan that has been tricking you into freeing it so it can [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the world]]. 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.

** A villain does not need to be compared with similar villains in a given genre; they only need to be unusually horrible within the ''standards'' of the work they are in (the original [[Literature/OliverTwist Bill Sikes]] cannot count partially because he is one amongst several villains in a setting filled with criminals, in spite of committing the only successful murder in the book. His [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Disney Animated Canon counterpart]] however, does count despite being a loan shark who objectively did less worse compared to canon and does not stack up with Frollo's genocides or the Coachman's mass child slavery, as he still commits unusually horrible crimes in a kid's show and he does not have any other competition there.) There however, still needs to be a baseline that has to be passed; an action film villain who kills three people without doing anything else before being stopped is unlikely to qualify unless they did something else that makes them horrible enough.

** A villain does not need to be compared with similar villains in a given genre; they only need to be unusually horrible within the ''standards'' of the work they are in (the original [[Literature/OliverTwist Bill Sikes]] cannot count partially because he is one amongst several villains in a setting filled with criminals, in spite of committing the only successful murder in the book. His [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Disney Animated Canon counterpart]] however, does count despite being a loan shark who merely threatens violence and attempts one murder compared to Frollo's genocides or the Coachman's mass child slavery, as he still commits unusually horrible crimes in a kid's show and he does not have any other competition there.) There however, still needs to be a baseline that has to be passed; an action film villain who kills three people without doing anything else before being stopped is unlikely to qualify unless they did something else that makes them horrible enough.

** A villain does not need to be compared with similar villains in a given genre; they only need to be unusually horrible within the ''standards'' of the work they are in (the original [[Literature/OliverTwist Bill Sikes]] cannot count partially because he is one of the several villains in a setting filled with criminals, in spite of being a violent criminal with the only murder in the setting. His [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Disney Animated Canon counterpart]] however, does count despite being a loan shark who merely threatens violence and attempts one murder compared to Frollo's genocides or the Coachman's mass child slavery, as he still commits unusually horrible crimes in a kid's show and he does not have any other competition there.) There however, still needs to be a baseline that has to be passed; an action film villain who kills three people without doing anything else before being stopped is unlikely to qualify unless they did something else that makes them horrible enough.

** 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 that doesn't do anything else remarkable cannot qualify. In a similar vein, they do not need to be compared with similar villains in a given genre; they only need to be unusually horrible within the ''standards'' of the work they are in (the original [[Literature/OliverTwist Bill Sikes]] cannot count partially because he is one of the several villains in a setting filled with criminals, in spite of being a violent criminal with the only murder in the setting. His [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Disney Animated Canon counterpart]] however, does count despite being merely a loan shark who threatens violence against children compared to Frollo's genocides or the Coachman's mass child slavery, as he still commits unusually horrible crimes in a kid's show.)

** 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 that doesn't do anything else remarkable cannot qualify. In a similar vein, they do not need to be compared with similar villains in a given genre; they only need to be unusually horrible within the ''standards'' of the work they are in (the original [[Literature/OliverTwist Bill Sikes]] cannot count partially because he is one of the several villains in a setting filled with criminals, in spite of being a violent criminal with the only murder in the setting. His [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Disney Animated Canon counterpart]] however, does count despite being merely a loan shark who threatens violence against children compared to Frollo's genocides or Coachman's mass child slavery, as he still commits unusually horrible crimes in a kid's show.)

** 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 that doesn't do anything else remarkable cannot qualify.

* HeelFaceTurn[=/=]HeelRealization[=/=]TheAtoner: For obvious reasons, this trope must be avoided at all costs when writing these kinds of characters. If a villain stops their evil doings to help our heroes instead and it's made clear that it's not simply out of pragmatic reasons, or they [[HeelRealization realize the errors of their ways]] and turn good, no matter how viciously evil they were, they will be immediately disqualified from this trope ([[Anime/SSSSGridman Alexis Kerib]], [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Arrowverse!Vandal Savage]], most ''Anime/PrettyCure'' villains). Furthermore, villains who successfully turn over a new leaf will still factor into the heinous standard and might prevent other potential keepers from qualifying. In addition, if the villain was really awful beforehand, them suddenly turning over a new leaf can feel unearned and out-of-character, leading to fan backlash ([[Manga/{{Naruto}} Orochimaru]], [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Master Xehanort]], and [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse the Diamond Authority]] are controversial characters because of their abrupt heel-face turn despite being established as vile monsters prior). In general, though, you will want to reserve these tropes for characters who have some traces of redeeming qualities left within them rather than abruptly making a consistent villain pull a redemption arc. However, victims of HeelFaceBrainwashing can still qualify if it is made apparent that they are not reforming of their own volition ([[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork5TeamColonelAndTeamProtoMan Dr. Regal]], [[VideoGame/Persona5 Suguru Kamoshida]], [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Darkrai]]). [[FakeDefector A fake Heel-Face Turn]], on the other hand, can further cement a character as a monster and automatically fulfill the irredeemable criteria ([[Characters/YuGiOhYamiBakura Dark Bakura]]) unless something else happens that causes them to genuinely switch sides and atone ([[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Dusknoir]], [[VideoGame/Persona5 Goro Akechi]]). Unclear or unconfirmed turns can still allow the character to qualify, going sheerly off their actions within the provided story ([[Manga/{{Bleach}} Sousuke Aizen]], [[Manga/BlackClover Rades Spirito]]).

* DisproportionateRetribution: If you want to write a Complete Monster who either is a supposed TragicVillain (thus subverting the trope in this case) or has a FreudianExcuse, this trope can serve as an effective balance to show that their actions [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse go too far to justify their reasons]]. A character continuing to knowingly commit atrocities far beyond the scope of the suffering they have received is a surefire way to elicit scorn and contempt from the audience and other characters, especially if said characters have gone through similar predicaments and are nowhere near as vile as the Complete Monster. If this is a Complete Monster that is evil to begin with, then having them ruin someone's life over minor issues can show how evil they are ([[Series/RoboCopPrimeDirectives Dr. David Kaydick]] tried to eliminate all of humanity because he was fired from his job; [[VideoGame/RuneFactory4 Ethelberd]] attempts a genocide on the Earthmates simply because he was defeated by one in [[VideoGame/RuneFactory1 the first game]]).

While many of the most popular characters in fiction are Complete Monsters themselves ([[Franchise/HarryPotter Voldemort]], [[Franchise/DragonBall Frieza]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]] and the original literation of [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Dracula]], to name a few), [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools a villain not being a CM isn't a bad thing, and a villain being a CM is also not necessarily a good thing]]. Giving a villain [[VillainHasAPoint a sympathetic backstory or understandable motives]] often makes for a more interesting story than just "[[BlackAndWhiteMorality this guy needs to die because he's evil]]," and derailing certain types of villains to portray them as Complete Monsters might drive audiences off from your work, especially if the villain is established as a NobleDemon, MagnificentBastard or AntiVillain prior.

* BitchInSheepsClothing[=/=]EvilAllAlong: Not all Complete Monsters immediately show their depravity. In fact, a Complete Monster can be portrayed to the audience as a benevolent figure at first, which only makes the moment their guise drops and they show their pure evil all the more impactful ([[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 MCU!Ego]], [[VideoGame/Persona3 Shuji Ikutsuki]], [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Chuck Shurley/God]], every ''Film/{{Scream}}'' CM).

* EvilOverlord: These types of villains by definition rule the forces of darkness, subjugate the innocent, and seek to expand their domains by snuffing out light. Their innate nature leaves little to no room for any redeeming traits for them, making them easy Complete Monster archetypes. The Evil Overlord is also usually the arch-villain of a setting, the one who is behind most of the suffering in the story and who the characters and the audience should fear and revile the most, making them satisfying targets to take down ([[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]], [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Sheev Palpatine]]).

* WouldHurtAChild: Children are considered off-limits [[EvenEvilHasStandards even for many villainous characters]], since ChildrenAreInnocent and practically defenseless. Having your villain be willing to harm children without remorse is a good way to show that they don't have a shred of morality in them and make them stand out as particularly heinous, even in a story filled with murderers ([[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 Chief Brian Irons]], most VileVillainSaccharineShow Complete Monsters). Villains who primarily target children are especially liable to pass the heinousness standard ([[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys William Afton]], [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns Dr. Angus Bumby]]). Of course, overusing this might cause issues. A villain dumping a truckload of babies into an industrial grinder is certainly shocking, but will probably [[CrossesTheLineTwice cross the line twice]] and make them hard to take seriously, while having too many child deaths PlayedForDrama or [[PlayedForHorror Horror]] might induce ShockFatigue or [[TooBleakStoppedCaring burn out viewer interest]]. If you're too squeamish about including child murder in your work, feel free to have the BigDamnHeroes come to the rescue once you've clearly established that the villain is fully willing to do the deed.

* FairPlayVillain: Related to EvenEvilHasStandards, If the villain allows the hero to have a chance to defeat them or keep their promises after being defeated out of ''genuine'' honor, this is a one-ticket to disqualification. On the other hand, if the so-called "fairness" is just a form of CruelMercy (that is, if the villain is so grossly overpowered compared to the heroes and were just toying around knowing the heroes cannot beat them at all) or the villain is being "fair" out of pragmatism, they will still qualify ([[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kayaba Ahihiko]] is the GreaterScopeVillain of the entire series and single-handedly kickstarted ''all'' suffering within the light novel through his death game, but he allows everyone who beats its final boss to leave it alive if they clear it, promises that Kirito and all of his surviving victims will early if he defeats him and keeps his word over it out of genuine standards and thus cannot qualify as a CM, whereas [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Emperor Belos]] only held back on Luz on their first fight knowing she won't stand a chance against him no matter what, and [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Junko Enoshima]] only pretended to be fair because her plan required manipulating the other students into turning against each other).

* FairPlayVillain: Related to EvenEvilHasStandards, If the villain allows the hero to have a chance to defeat them or keep their promises after being defeated out of ''genuine'' honor, this is a one-ticket to disqualification. On the other hand, if the so-called "fairness" is just a form of CruelMercy (that is, if the villain is so grossly overpowered compared to the heroes and were just toying around knowing the heroes cannot beat them at all) or the villain is being "fair" out of pragmatism, they will still qualify ([[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kayaba Ahikiko]] allows everyone who beats the final boss of his death game to leave it alive if they clear it, allows Kirito and all of his surviving victims to leave it if he defeats him and keeps his word over it out of genuine standards, whereas [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Emperor Belos]] only held back on Luz on their first fight knowing she won't stand a chance against him no matter what, and [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Junko Enoshima]] only pretended to be fair because her plan required manipulating the other students into turning against each other).

* AmbiguousSituation / AmbiguouslyEvil / AmbiguousInnocence: If a character is evil enough and has characterization, but the details about them are too vague, the audience won't know if they even have agency or {{Freudian Excuse}}s, and thus the character can't count ([[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Chara]], [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand Fecto Forgo]], [[Website/SCPFoundation the Yule Man]], [[VideoGame/Mother3 Porky Minch]]). Same goes for villains with overly ambiguous or unclear motives or patterns of crime. {{Hidden Agenda Villain}}s that are established to be monstrous enough can count however, even if we don't know what they are exactly planning (([[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Tsumugi Shirogane]] cannot count despite being the acting mastermind partially because it's unclear how much involvement she had with Team Danganronpa's killing games bar being the game master, alongside implied evidence of her sharing a similar rapsheet with 52 other masterminds; whereas [[Literature/TheDunwichHorror Old Whateley]] never reveals why he wants to summon Yog-Sothoth to consume the Earth, but the atrocities he commits are sufficient enough for the audience to fill in the blanks themselves).

** A GenericDoomsdayVillain would not count because we don't know why and how they even come to be. The same goes for characters with uncertain motives or behavioral patterns that are not well-established. On the other hand, if a villain goes out of their way to cause destruction but displays sufficient sadism or hatred, either through dialogue or actions, then it is ''not'' Generic Doomsday Villainy (Think of "I will take over and destroy the world" and "I will take over the world, depopulate every continent and reap and harvest your souls"; there is a difference). A villain whose motives are too ambiguous also cannot qualify. In rare cases however, a HiddenAgendaVillain can be a CM, but there must be ample characterization to compensate ([[Literature/TheDunwichHorror Old Whateley]] never reveals why he wants to summon Yog-Sothoth to consume the Earth, but the atrocities he commits are sufficient enough for the audience to fill in the blanks themselves).

* AmbiguousSituation / AmbiguouslyEvil / AmbiguousInnocence: If a character is evil enough and has characterization, but the details about them are too vague, the audience won't know if they even have agency or {{Freudian Excuse}}s, and thus the character can't count ([[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Chara]], [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand Fecto Forgo]], [[Website/SCPFoundation the Yule Man]], [[VideoGame/Mother3 Porky Minch]]). Same goes for villains with overly ambiguous or unclear motives or patterns of crime ([[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Tsumugi Shirogane]] cannot count despite being the acting mastermind partially because it's unclear how much involvement she had with Team Danganronpa's killing games bar being the game master, alongside implied evidence of her sharing a similar rapsheet with 52 other masterminds). {{Hidden Agenda Villain}}s that are established to be monstrous enough can count however, even if we don't know what they are exactly planning.

* AmbiguousSituation / AmbiguouslyEvil / AmbiguousInnocence: If a character is evil enough and has characterization, but the details about them are too vague, the audience won't know if they even have agency or {{Freudian Excuse}}s, and thus the character can't count ([[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Chara]], [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand Fecto Forgo]], [[Website/SCPFoundation the Yule Man]], [[VideoGame/Mother3 Porky Minch]]). Same goes for villains with overly ambiguous or unclear motives or patterns of crime ([[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Tsumugi Shirogane]] cannot count despite being the mastermind partially because it's unclear how much involvement she had with Team Danganronpa's killing games, alongside implied evidence of her sharing a similar rapsheet with 52 other masterminds). {{Hidden Agenda Villain}}s that are established to be monstrous enough can count however, even if we don't know what they are exactly planning.

** Villains with characterizations that are too ambiguous or vague won't count either (disqualifying the likes of [[VideoGame/Mother3 Porky Minch]], [[Website/SCPFoundation the Yule Man]], and [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand Fecto Forgo]]) because the audience won't know if they had redeeming qualities or agency issues to begin with. Your Complete Monster has to have some semblances of a proper, consistent personality.

* AmbiguousSituation / AmbiguouslyEvil / AmbiguousInnocence: If a character is evil enough and has characterization, but the details about them are too vague, the audience won't know if they even have agency or {{Freudian Excuse}}s, and thus the character can't count ([[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Chara]], [[Website/SCPFoundation the Yule Man]]). Same goes for villains with overly ambiguous or unclear motives or patterns of crime. {{Hidden Agenda Villain}}s that are established to be monstrous enough can count however, even if we don't know what they are exactly planning.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: For obvious reasons, a CM cannot display any sort of regret or remorse, so this trope is off-limits ([[Anime/AkudamaDrive Boss]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 the 2003 anime]] literation of Shou Tucker). However, if they decide "ThenLetMeBeEvil", they will qualify even more.

* KickTheDog: There is no better way to show how evil your CM is by making them inflict suffering whenever they get the chance, even or rather ''especially'' when it is unneeded for their main plans. Just that extra bit of twisting the knife, making a hero ForcedToWatch as a loved one or friend gets killed, or just a good old bit of EvilGloating to further rub a hero's failures in. Your CM can also literally kick dogs to show off their heinousness ([[Characters/MCUTheHighEvolutionary MCU!High Evolutionary]]).

* TheIrredeemableException: A great way to have your villain(s) stand out from the competition is to make them the only one or two villains in a work who remains entrenched in their evil ways while the rest pull a HeelFaceTurn ([[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo Kiryuin and Nui Harime]], [[VideoGame/BlueArchive Decagrammaton]], [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins the Demon King and the Supreme Deity]]). Of course, they'll have to ''stand out'' in terms of vileness, if they are simply irredeemable but can't compete with a villain who goes well past the baseline but still undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, they still can't count (the video game version of [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis Harmonia]] is a vile HateSink with no redeeming qualities unlike his fellow Team Plasma underlings like N and Colress, but still fails to be bad enough because his actions are by nature no different from his DiabolicalMastermind brethren from other games, many of them which have redeeming qualities, {{Freudian Excuse}}s and/or agency issues). They also need to show no ''other'' redeeming qualities such as EvenEvilHasStandards or EvenEvilHasLovedOnes moments despite being completely incapable of a HeelFaceTurn ([[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers Jail Scaglietti and Quattro]] goes well past the baseline of their show and do not undergo a HeelFaceTurn unlike other villains, but cannot qualify because Jail is a BenevolentBoss and Quattro has UndyingLoyalty towards him.)

* ColdBloodedTorture[=/=]MindRape: If a Complete Monster is lacking in a high body count, they will make up for it in some other outstandingly horrible way, with a good method being making their victims suffer immensely before they die or sometimes [[FateWorseThanDeath in place of]] death ([[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW Cosmos]], [[Series/CriminalMinds Anita Roycewood]], [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E5And6OnlyADream Doctor Destiny]]).

* AffablyEvil: This means a villain is a genuinely pleasant fellow, and thus by definition cannot be in place for this trope. They should fall under FauxAffablyEvil instead (that is their pleasant acts are only an act and don't hide the sadistic monster they really are).

* 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 that they will definitely go worse later on ([[Literature/HorusHeresy Erebus]], [[VideoGame/DeadByDaylight Kenneth Chase]]). Animal experimenters who knowingly experiment on and kill sapient animals are also more likely to pass the heinous standard, especially if their experiments are horrible enough and the animals are mostly portrayed as victims [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 MCU!High Evolutionary]]).

* OffstageVillainy: If the audience doesn't actually see the villains committing their heinous acts (or, at the very least, the consequences of said acts), it will be harder to view them as a genuine threat than if they see firsthand what crimes the Complete Monster is willing to commit. This does not mean viewers need to see every single evil action your CM commits, but the audience should at least be shown enough to display what kind of evil person your character is ([[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Ma Vreedle]] is established as TheDreaded In-Universe, is said to be banned from 27 solar systems and wanted in 12 for her horrific crimes, and at one point visibly freaks out Vilgax, an actual Complete Monster who has crossed the MoralEventHorizon to destroy multiverses in a season finale prior, but her actions are no different from any other joke villain, so it's impossible to tell how bad she actually is; whereas [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Redd White]] only committed one horrific personal crime on-screen, but the sheer amount of compiled offscreen evidence of him blackmailing people and driving them to suicide is enough to establish a pattern for him to count).

* RapeAsBackstory: Rape leaves a ''massive'' psychological impact to anyone subjected to it, so naturally if you want to invoke FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse on a villain, giving them a backstory where they are brutally raped is usually off-limits. Even if the character bluntly states that the rape did not affect them or denies that as a freudian excuse, the audience will not believe it and the character cannot qualify. Exceptions such as [[Creator/ValiantComics Mothergod]] and [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Character/BerserkGriffithFemto]] can happen, but are exceedingly rare and their rapes are not described in a blatantly exploitative manner or are handled in a ''very careful'' manner.

* TheAntichrist[=/=]{{Satan}}[=/=]SatanicArchetype: Given that these types of villains are defined by their desire to eradicate all goodness, sow deceit and/or spread chaos and are more often than not the ''de facto'' arch-villain of a work, if they are not played sympathetically at all, they can and will easily count regardless of resources ([[Manga/{{Berserk}} Griffith]], [[Franchise/BlazBlue Yuuki Terumi]], [[WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall The Beast]], [[VideoGame/DoomEternal The Khan Maykr]]). However, they still need to have agency, their crimes have to go beyond {{Informed Attribute}}s and they need at least some semblances of a proper characterization (the original depiction of Satan from Literature/TheBible cannot qualify, since he has questionable moral agency and his evil is mostly OffstageVillainy with God himself routinely doing way worse).

* FlatCharacter: Given the nature of a Complete Monster being their complete and utter lack of redeeming features, it's tempting to write one with no psychological complexity or depth. While not innately disqualifying, your villain still needs some substance as a character. If they are too lacking in characterization, they won't count (The Demon from ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' could easily pass based on heinousness and lack of redeeming qualities, but ultimately had ''far'' too little characterization, being invisible and TheVoiceless, that it still failed to make it as a CM). Furthermore, while not all villains have to be complex in order to be compelling and well-written ([[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]]), a villain with no characterization other than being pure evil might come off as uninteresting to the audience and [[AntiClimaxBoss anti-climactic]] ([[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Ozai]], [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Muzan Kibutsuji]], [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Black Doom]], [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia All For One]]). On the other hand, a three-dimensional Complete Monster can be a compelling presence, with the best of the bunch being particularly acclaimed for such ([[Manga/{{Berserk}} Griffith]], [[ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}} The Plutonian]], [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Akio Ohtori]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Emperor Belos]], to name a few), but watch out -- it's possible that an attempt to create a three-dimensional CM can come across as grossly insensitive and preventing the character from qualifying instead, especially if they're horribly raped, abused and/or tortured and they are somehow "unaffected by it" or "wouldn't be any better without it".

* DesignatedHero: Given that the audience is supposed to ''sympathize'' with a HeroProtagonist or heroic character in general, if they are unusually horrible and are still portrayed as justified or heroic by the narrative, it will leave a sour taste on your targeted audience's mouth. Especially egregious cases might cross into CM territory, but since the narrative still portrays them as heroic despite their utterly horrific acts, they cannot actually qualify, either ([[Anime/BlueGender Gaia]], [[Film/RedZoneCuba Griffin]], [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 the Emperor of Mankind]]).

* DesignatedHero: Given that the audience is supposed to ''sympathize'' with a HeroProtagonist or heroic character in general, if they are unusually horrible and are still portrayed as justified or heroic by the narrative, it will leave a sour taste on your targeted audience's mouth. Especially egregious cases might cross into CM territory, but since the narrative still portrays them as heroic despite their utterly horrific acts, they cannot actually qualify, either ([[Anime/BlueGender Gaia]], [[Film/RedZoneCuba Griffin]]).