History SoYouWantTo / WriteACompleteMonster

* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: If the story's setting applies the IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim moral, a Complete Monster might force the heroes into situations where they will have to choose between killing them or suffer from worse consequences, thus so that they can get all of the CM's reputation and guilt for themselves ([[VideoGame/NintendoWars Von Bolt]], [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpantine]]).

* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: If the story's setting applies the IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim moral, a Complete Monster might force the heroes into situations where they will have to choose between killing them or suffer from worse consequences, thus so that they can get all of the CM's reputation and guilt for themselves ([[VideoGame/NintendoWars Von Bolt]]).

* EvilVirtues: While not as explicit as EvenEvilHasStandards, certain Evil Virtues (such as love, kindness and humility) can make a villain more sympathetic, which might disqualify your character. On the other hand, others "virtues" such as Ambition, Honesty, Determination and Patience can make a Complete Monster a ''worse'' threat than if they are just impulsive, vicious and trigger-happy bastards ([[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Airy]] is patient and dedicated enough to trick many heroes for 1,100,000,000 years to summon her boss Ouroboros to destroy the universe; whereas [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Ubik's]] honesty makes him a horrific corruptor who can effortlessly sway almost anyone to cross the MoralEventHorizon into Demonhood).

** Characters who [[BlueAndOrangeMorality do not follow human morality standards]] fail the agency test ([[Manga/MadeInAbyss Bondrewd]]).

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Tying into a character’s agency, the CM must be capable of understanding basic right and wrong and choose to disregard it. If they truly cannot comprehend why their actions are heinous ([[Manga/OnePiece Big Mom]]) or they simply don’t understand human morality in the first place (Literature/TheRake, [[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]]), they fail the agency requirement.

* TheWoobie[=/=]JerkassWoobie[=/=]WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Complete Monsters are not characters that the audience should feel sorry for. While a Complete Monster can and will likely turn other characters into woobies, they themselves definitely cannot. If your designated CM tries to pass themselves off as a tragic villain, you need to make it clear that their past and/or motivations [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse do not justify the suffering they are inflicting onto others]] (The vast majority of sufficiently-heinous ''Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' villains cannot qualify because they have enormous levels of sympathy; [[Anime/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory the anime version of Alina Gray]], on the other hand, is an exception because any sympathy towards her being tricked into being potentially doomed to a FateWorseThanDeath is enormously outweighed by trying to condemn an entire planet into the same fate).

* WordOfGod[=/=]WordOfSaintPaul: If you claim that a character is a Complete Monster, it does not mean they ''are'' a Complete Monster unless you repeatedly ''show'' them to be pure evil. On the other hand, if you claim that a villain is intended to be tragic or sympathetic but their actions in the work state otherwise, then they might still count as a CompleteMonster. This is related to ShowDontTell -- your statements can only go that far ([[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Monaca Towa]] was stated by Kodaka and her own voice actor to be deliberately designed as a vile monster, but her genuine devotion to Junko, amongst other jarring issues, most notably being unintentionally convinced by Nagito to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere out of genuine standards, say otherwise, whereas [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Emperor Belos]]'s voice actor stated he was "misunderstood", but the sheer horrific nature of his crimes -- of which includes genocide, ColdBloodedTorture, abuse of his creations amongst miscalleneous personal crimes, still makes him an absolute bastard).

* WordOfGod[=/=]WordOfSaintPaul: If you claim that a character is a Complete Monster, it does not mean they ''are'' a Complete Monster unless you repeatedly ''show'' them to be pure evil. On the other hand, if you claim that a villain is intended to be tragic or sympathetic but their actions in the work state otherwise, then they might still count as a CompleteMonster. This is related to ShowDontTell -- your statements can only go that far ([[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Monaca Towa]] was stated by Kodaka and her own voice actor to be deliberately designed as a vile monster, but her genuine devotion to Junko, amongst other jarring issues, most notably being unintentionally convinced by Nagito to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaThere out of genuine standards, say otherwise, whereas [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Emperor Belos]]'s voice actor stated he was "misunderstood", but the sheer horrific nature of his crimes -- of which includes genocide, ColdBloodedTorture, abuse of his creations amongst miscalleneous personal crimes, still makes him an absolute bastard).

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: As the villain goes on their MotiveRant explaining their actions, suddenly the hero calls them on their nonsense and tells them that nothing can justify their heinous actions. If you want a CM with a genuinely sad backstory, having other characters point out that there is no excuse for their actions is a great way to ensure that the audience doesn't accidentally end up sympathizing with the villain. Alternatively, you could consider inverting it with a FreudianExcuseDenial; instead of having the villain rant about their excuse and the hero telling them to quit whining, have the hero speculate that the villain was shaped by circumstance, only for the villain to either flat-out deny it or reveal that they made it all up ([[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] and [[Series/CriminalMinds Hayman Vasher]] are examples of each one respectively). Of course, you must ensure that the heroes deserve to call them out on it; if the FreudianExcuse is way too traumatic or comes across as more genuine than intended, the potential CM could become UnintentionallySympathetic and thus cannot qualify. At the worst case, attempting to subvert some {{Freudian Excuse}}s can come across as grossly insensitive and destroy any respect your audience has with your work. Finally, even characters who go out of their way to be as horrible as possible and have this trope pointed out to them won't qualify for a CM if they're sufficiently tragic, and their backstory is seen by other characters and the audience as humanizing even if it doesn't justify their actions. ([[Manga/{{Monster}} Johan Liebert]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]] and [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Koba]]).

* EvilVirtues: While not as explicit as EvenEvilHasStandards, certain Evil Virtues (such as love, kindness and humility) can make a villain more sympathetic, which might disqualify your character. On the other hand, others "virtues" such as Ambition, Honesty and Patience can make a Complete Monster a ''worse'' threat than if they are just impulsive, vicious and trigger-happy bastards ([[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Airy]] is patient and dedicated enough to trick many heroes for 1,100,000,000 years to summon her boss Ouroboros to destroy the universe; whereas [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Ubik's]] honesty makes him a horrific corruptor who can effortlessly sway almost anyone to cross the MoralEventHorizon into Demonhood).

* EvilVirtues: While not as explicit as EvenEvilHasStandards, certain Evil Virtues (such as love, kindness and humility) can make a villain more sympathetic, which might disqualify your character from getting a Complete Monster status. On the other hand, others "virtues" such as Ambitions, Honesty and Patience can make a complete monster a ''worse'' threat than if they are just impulsive, vicious and trigger-happy bastards ([[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Airy]] is patient and dedicated enough to trick many heroes for 1,100,000,000 years to summon her boss Ouroboros to destroy the universe; whereas [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Ubik's]] inability to tell a single lie makes him a horrific corruptor who can effortlessly sway almost anyone to cross the MoralEventHorizon into Demonhood).

* EvilVirtues: While not as explicit as EvenEvilHasStandards, this trope is a common way to make a villain more sympathetic, which will quickly disqualify your character from getting a Complete Monster status. It gives out "good" qualities as a requirement to be an efficient villain, and Complete Monsters should never attempt to look more heroic to help with their villainy, even if it's a logical option for them to pick.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: For obvious reasons, a CM cannot display any sort of regret or remorse, so this trope is off-limits; even if they were nothing but evil beforehand, a villain showing even implied remorse at the very end can be enough to keep them off ([[Anime/AkudamaDrive Boss]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 the 2003 anime]] literation of Shou Tucker, [[VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney Mael Stronghart]]). However, if they decide "ThenLetMeBeEvil", they will qualify even more.

* 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, 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]], the original literation of [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Cinder Fall]]). 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.

* AdaptationalJerkass[=/=]AdaptationalVillainy: Alternative portrayals of villains who do not qualify in their original incarnations may still qualify if they are sufficiently vile or have their redeeming qualities removed there (Big Boss in ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge'', [[Anime/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory the anime version of Alina Gray]], Jafar in ''Film/Aladdin2019'', [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney the Disney incarnation of Judge Claude Frollo]]). There can also be some examples from heroic characters in the new portrayal, as long they are deviated enough from the original version (Peter Pan in ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Giant-Man in ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies''). Beware though -- if it's done poorly, it can come off as [[RonTheDeathEater villainizing a character just because]] without any thought or effort put into the new portrayal, and thus making them hard to take seriously.

* 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, 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.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Having a character throw whoever they're working with it under the bus if it means they get a little closer to their goals or [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness if they have no more need for the unlucky partner]] consolidates the character to be loyal to no one and are only looking out for themselves ([[Characters/RWBYCinderFall Cinder Fall]], [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]]).

On a similar note, in a CrimeAndPunishmentSeries, some sort of galactic-scale EvilOverlord wouldn't feel like they belong in the story unless it has a genre twist. 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 an OmnicidalManiac instead.

* EldritchAbomination: Most of them are so incomprehensible and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally alien]] that they cannot be judged by human moral standards- and plenty do not even speak or have sufficient characterization ([[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering the Eldrazi]]). They can still qualify (and some do) as long as they display sufficient sadism and are knowingly malicious ([[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]]).

* DirtyCoward: While this trope doesn't disqualify a character from being a Complete Monster, cravenness is often a cheap way of making a villain worse than they already are and can make them come off as [[TheScrappy more irritating than detestable]]. The best way to make a Dirty Coward CM tolerable is to give them a few badass or clever traits ([[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar]], [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Griffith]]).

* '''Make sure your CM is entertaining in some form''': While you'll want a Complete Monster to [[HateSink evoke repulse and loathing from the audience]], you should also make them a character they LoveToHate so that your villain doesn't come off as distasteful to them. There are generally several methods to do this:

* '''Make sure the villain is likeable in some form or way''': While you'll want a Complete Monster to evoke repulse and loathing from the audience, you should preferrably also make them a character the audience [[LoveToHate loves to hate]] rather than them being so awful that the audience finds them distasteful. There are generally several methods to do this.
** You can create a complex villain with slightly more ambiguity going on for them (just not direct sympathy), be it loved ones, freudian excuses or good intentions. Obviously all of them ''have'' to be subverted at the end, but you can make their relationships and motives a bit more hazy to the audience that the CM can be considered a three-dimensional, compelling presence. Beware though, even if you would try to invoke FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse, there are some {{Freudian Excuse}}s that are ''not'' to be taken lightly without also being tasteless and insensitive, and a single line or side scene that doesn't inherently moot the supposed CM's redeeming qualities is enough to disqualify what should be a horrible monster.

* ThoseWackyNazis[=/=]DirtyCommies[=/=]ANaziByAnyOtherName: Because of the RealLife atrocities committed by Nazis and Communists in the 20th century and the subsequent natural proclivity for such organizations to commit incredible atrocities in fiction, loyalists of these groups are almost always never viewed sympathetically by the narrative and provided they're bad enough, they can easily qualify ([[Manga/{{Hellsing}} the Major]], [[Literature/TheHeroLaughsWhileWalkingThePathOfVengeanceASecondTime Princess Alesia]], [[VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}} Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse]], [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps Nikita Dragovich]]).

* EldritchAbomination: Most of them are so incomprehensible and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally alien]] that they cannot be judged by human moral standards- and plenty do not even speak or have sufficient characterization ([[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering the Eldrazi]]). They can still qualify (and some do) as long as they display sufficient sadism and are knowingly malicious (Literature/{{It}}, [[VideoGame/FaithTheUnholyTrinity the UNSPEAKABLE]], many incarnations of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising the Chaos Kin]], [[VideoGame/SonicFrontiers THE END]], [[VideoGame/FableIII the Crawler]]).

* FatalFlaw: Many of the worst [=CMs=] are ''really'' all-mighty, all-knowing and all-powerful and are the most gifted characters of their setting just to make it clear that they ''are'' powerful threats standing in front of our heroes and a veritable obstacle of their own right, so you do want to hold them back to make sure your heroes have a winning chance. There's no better way to do so through giving them a personality flaw that acts as a weak spot on an otherwise unstoppable force of evil, and the very thing that will directly cause their downfall ([[VideoGame/Bayonetta3 Singularity]] is seemingly completely unstoppable through normal means as he outright twists fate to his own favor so he will destroy and take over any universe he comes across, but because of this he fails to comprehend that he can even lose and is shocked when someone could actually ignore his powers and defeat him; whereas [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami's]] raging god complex and sense of sheer untouchability made him easier and easier to outsmart and outgambit as the story goes, in addition to becoming more and more cruel and petty to the point that he becomes ridiculously easy to out as the culprit behind the Death Note massacres).

* FatalFlaw: Many of the worst [=CMs=] are ''really'' all-mighty, all-knowing and all-powerful and are the most gifted characters of their setting just to make it clear that they ''are'' powerful threats standing in front of our heroes and a veritable obstacle of their own right, so you do want to hold them back to make sure your heroes have a winning chance. There's no better way to do so through giving them a personality flaw that acts as a weak spot on an otherwise unstoppable force of evil, and the very thing that will directly cause their downfall ([[VideoGame/Bayonetta3 Singularity]] is seemingly completely unstoppable through normal means as he outright twists fate to his own favor so he will take over and takes over any universe he comes across, but because of this he fails to comprehend that he can be defeated and is shocked when someone could actually ignore his powers and defeat him; whereas [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami's]] raging god complex and sense of sheer untouchability made him easier and easier to outsmart and outgambit as the story goes, in addition to becoming more and more cruel and petty to the point that he becomes ridiculously easy to out as the culprit behind the Death Note massacres).

On a more grounded level, if a villain goes out of their way to be as viscerally horrible as possible but they are neither entertaining, compelling or charismatic, your audience will not hate the villain because of how evil they are, but because of how ''poorly written and out of place'' they are. There is a difference between a HateSink and TheScrappy; a hate sink can be entertaining because of how horrible they are. A Complete Monster does not need to be a HateSink, but they can be perfectly charismatic and compelling villains. On the other hand, TheScrappy is nothing but a detriment even if they are horrible enough to count. You'll want to give your Complete Monster(s) some depth, so they will be LoveToHate rather than a detriment.

On a more grounded level, if a villain goes out of their way to be as viscerally horrible as possible but they are neither entertaining, compelling or charismatic, your audience will not hate the villain because of how evil they are, but because of how ''poorly written and out of place'' they are. Even dedicated {{Hate Sink}} [=CMs=] are entertaining because they are utterly horrible people, and not because they a detriment to the work itself. You'll want to instead give your spotlight Complete Monster(s) some depth, so they will be LoveToHate rather than a detriment.

On a more grounded level, a brutal mafia boss who brutally dissects 20 people and rapes 10 more will be a CM in most situations (and is often created to be a HateSink), but while these characters are revolting, they are also clique enough to not garner any interest from the audience; this is not saying it can't work, but such a character is more appropriate as a side character than the spotlight. You'll want to instead give your spotlight Complete Monster(s) some depth, so they will be LoveToHate rather than a detriment.

* FatalFlaw: Many of the worst [=CMs=] are ''really'' all-mighty, all-knowing and all-powerful and are the most gifted characters of their setting just to make it clear that they ''are'' powerful threats standing in front of our heroes and a veritable obstacle of their own right, so you do want to hold them back to make sure your heroes have a winning chance. There's no better way to do so through giving them a personality flaw that acts as a weak spot on an otherwise unstoppable force of evil, and the very thing that will directly cause their downfall ([[VideoGame/Bayonetta3 Singularity]] is seemingly completely unstoppable through normal means as he outright twists fate to his own favor so he will take over and takes over any universe he comes across, but because of this he fails to comprehend that he can be defeated and is shocked when someone could actually ignore his powers and defeat him; whereas [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami's]] raging god complex and sense of sheer untouchability made him easier and easier to outsmart and outgambit as the story goes, in addition to becoming more and more cruel and petty to the point that he becomes ridiculously easy to out as the acting mass-murderer).

* FatalFlaw: Many of the worst [=CMs=] are ''really'' all-mighty, all-knowing and all-powerful and are the most gifted characters of their setting just to make it clear that they ''are'' powerful threats standing in front of our heroes and a veritable obstacle of their own right, so you do want to hold them back to make sure your heroes have a winning chance. There's no better way to do so through giving them a personality flaw that acts as a weak spot on an otherwise unstoppable force of evil, and the very thing that will directly cause their downfall ([[VideoGame/Bayonetta3 Singularity]] is seemingly completely unstoppable through normal means as he outright twists fate to his own favor so he will take over and takes over any universe he comes across, but because of this he fails to comprehend that he can be defeated and is shocked when someone could actually ignore his powers and defeat him; whereas [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami's]] raging god complex and sense of sheer untouchability made him easier and easier to outsmart and outgambit, in addition to becoming more and more cruel and petty that Near could catch and corner him red-handed).

* TheGeneralissimo: Due to the notoriety that RealLife dictators/military rulers have for crimes such as genocide, corruption, mass murders, state terrorism, and more, along with the brutal and undiplomatic nature they exhibit in their actions, one might indeed expect that a significant portion of them could have the potential to be Complete Monsters ([[Series/TwentyFour Benjamin Juma]]).

* EvenEvilHasStandards[=/=]NobleDemon: Naturally, your Complete Monster cannot have any moral proclivities towards any activity whatsoever - nothing is too far for a monster. If they show any kind of moral standard, as long as it's genuine, then it becomes an instant disqualifer even if they're utterly obliterating the heinous standard. Now, if the character proves to be a {{hypocrite}} about it or they object to one thing and then do something far worse, then they might still be acceptable, but as long as the character's actions do not contradict their words, even a single line can disqualify an otherwise easy keeper ([[ComicBook/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Injustice!Joker]] is one of the vilest incarnations of the character as of yet, but cannot qualify because he claims that he hates Nazis and bigotry in a prequel comic with no evidence that this isn't genuine; whereas [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Kil'Jaeden]] manipulates and corrupts entire races to his own benefits, but expresses remorse for his actions in his dying speech). Of course, if the character is so awful that they evoke this on other already vile villains, then they have one more point going for them.

* TheScrappy: While you want the viewer to find no redeeming traits in your CM, you should aim to make them irredeemable in a LoveToHate way. So if you don't make your CM compelling or entertaining, even if they check off the boxes, the audience will find them a detriment to the work. ([[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL Don Thousand]], [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld MCU!Malekith]], [[ComicBook/DarkNightsDeathMetal Robin King]], [[Franchise/MassEffect Kai Leng, The Archon]], [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 Screwball]]).

* WordOfGod[=/=]WordOfSaintPaul: If you claim that a character is a Complete Monster, it does not mean they ''are'' a Complete Monster unless you repeatedly ''show'' them to be pure evil. On the other hand, if you claim that a villain is intended to be tragic or sympathetic but their actions in the work state otherwise, then they might still count as a CompleteMonster. This is related to ShowDontTell -- your statements can only go that far ([[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Monaca Towa]] was stated to be deliberately designed as a vile monster, but her genuine devotion to Junko, amongst other jarring issues say otherwise, whereas [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Emperor Belos]]'s voice actor stated he was "misunderstood", but the sheer horrific nature of his crimes -- of which includes genocide, ColdBloodedTorture, abuse of his creations amongst miscalleneous personal crimes, still makes him an absolute bastard).