History TheSociopath / WesternAnimation

* ''Franchise/TheTransformers'': In almost all series, Megatron/Galvatron is sociopathic. He is [[LackOfEmpathy utterly callous to everyone and everything]], throwing it aside the second it stops being beneficial and caring only about improving his position. He crosses the MoralEventHorizon casually, his only consideration being [[ItsAllAboutMe how it will affect him and his long-term plans]]. However other examples include:

** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': ComicBook/TheJoker, true to his depiction in the comics, is a {{sadist}}ic [[AxCrazy homicidal maniac]] who only cares about causing chaos, cruelty, death, and destruction [[ForTheEvulz for his own sick entertainment]]. He also mentally and physically abuses his [[MadLove sycophantic girlfriend]] Harley Quinn on a regular basis, pretending to love her only when it's convenient for him.

** Vlad Plasmius, Danny's ArchEnemy. He has all the traits listed on the main page, and his "love" for Maddy is shown to be shallow and mostly for her beauty; he tries his best to repress her strong personality and forcibly forge her into a "model wife" in the bad timeline where he marries her.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': [[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003TheShredder The Utrom Shredder]] is one of the most depraived adaptaions of Shredder ever seen. He is an arrogant, remorseless, vengeful, cold and ruthless Utrom, who will do anything to destroy his enemies. Orchestrating wars across the galaxy, mutilating and experimenting on subjects and followers, and even willing to destroy all of reality in the multiverse to finally rid himself of his hated enemies.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':

* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': [[Characters/BigCityGreensChipWhistler Chip Whistler]] definitely fit the bill, since [[ItsAllAboutMe he doesn't care about anyone except for himself]] and [[ManipulativeBastard has tricked and deceived people for his own personal gain]]. Chip refuses to let go of the past and fails to learn from his mistakes, since he continuously tries and fails to take out the Greens, [[IrrationalHatred even though they haven't done very much to justify it]]. He openly admits that [[WouldHurtAChild he likes being mean to kids]], and [[spoiler:when given a position of power, Chip uses it to run people out of their homes and built his store above the Green's house purely out of spite. When Chip's plans finally get ruined once and for all, his last resort is to straight up try to ''[[MurderIsTheBestSolution kill]]'' the Greens and anyone near them.]] It's safe to say that someone like him should not be roaming the streets of Big City.

** [[AbusiveParents Fire Lord Ozai]] doesn't have love for anybody. Not his son, Zuko, his daughter, Azula, his brother, Iroh... he doesn't even bat an eyelid when admitting he [[spoiler:banished his own wife as punishment for the assassination of the previous Fire Lord, which she did to protect her son]]! It's even implied he couldn't love ''himself'', only a pathological desire for dominance and personal glory to compensate for his ego insecurities.

** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]] doesn't have love for anybody. Not his son, Zuko, his daughter, Azula, his brother, Iroh... he doesn't even bat an eyelid when admitting he [[spoiler:banished his own wife as punishment for the assassination of the previous Fire Lord, which she did to protect her son]]! It's even implied he couldn't love ''himself'', only a pathological desire for dominance and personal glory to compensate for his ego insecurities.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Season 3's "The Core and the King" reveals that [[PredecessorVillain Andrias's father King Aldrich Leviathan]], proves himself to be [[EvilerThanThou even worse than his son]]. Aldrich is an AbusiveParent who only cares about conquering worlds and killing populations for their resources and grooms Andrias into becoming the ruler Amphibia deserves while distancing himself from his two best friends, turning his son into the monster he is today. Even centuries after Aldrich's passing, he lives on as a part of [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore the Core]] manipulating Andrias from the shadows, and eventually violently [[DemonicPossession possesses]] [[GenkiGirl Marcy Wu]] because they realized how smart she was.

** [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher Bill Cipher]] is a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] ManipulativeBastard who [[LackOfEmpathy lacks any sort of empathy]] and [[ConsummateLiar constantly lies]]. He shows his need for stimulation by causing random chaos ForTheEvulz and doesn't care about anyone but himself, viewing TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt as a game (that he will be unharmed by thanks to being an EldritchAbomination). The Axolotl also implies that [[NeverMyFault refuses to take responsibility for destroying his home dimension and everyone inside]].

** Bendy is another example of this despite being [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]]. Instead of taking responsibility, he feigns innocence by crying CrocodileTears , which were used to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate]]/trick Herriman and Frankie into siding with him and show absolutely no remorse for the trouble he causes or any of his other actions. Even worse Bendy [[KarmaHoudini gets away with all his heinous acts]], especially using Bloo’s toothbrush to clean the toilet while lying about how it was “his own” toothbrush and flooding and destroying the Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.

** [[AlphaBitch Boscha]] is essentially [[LovableAlphaBitch Amity Blight]] without her redeeming qualities and CharacterDevelopment. A more low-functioning example of one, Boscha loves bullying other students out of the belief that they were weaker and is the one largely responsible for Amity becoming a bully in the first place. In "Wing It Like Witches," Boscha harasses Willow due to her becoming popular at Hexside and wants to use her as target practice if she won a Grudgby game against her. When Luz forfeits the game on her behalf, Boscha happily tries to use her as target practice uncaring that she could seriously hurt or kill Luz.
** Amity's parents are extremely controlling of their children and make it apparent they care more about their social status. They were the reason Amity ended her friendship with Willow; they blackmailed their own daughter with the threat of making Willow's chances to attend Hexside miserable. They also forced Amity to become friends with the aforementioned Boscha feeling she would be more impressionable.
** [[Characters/TheOwlHouseEmperorBelos Emperor Belos]], the absolute ruler of the Boiling Isles, arrived fifty years ago claiming to be able to speak to the Titan serving as the main setting. He claimed that the witches were performing magic incorrectly and established the coven system as a means of controlling the populace. Those wild witches that refused to conform were sentenced to [[TakenForGranite petrification]]-an irreversible fate. He later has Lilith Clawthorne work for him under the promise that he would heal the curse that [[spoiler: she put on Eda]], but reveals later on that not only was he not going to cure [[spoiler: Eda]], but he was going to have her publicly petrified to serve as an example of those who go against him. Season 2 goes even further when he is revealed to be Philip Whittebane, one of the first human visitors to the Boiling Isles: he's able to put up a facade of charm and trustworthiness when it suits him, demonstrated when he lathers Luz and Lilith with compliments (which unnerves the latter due to how familiar the arrangement felt) only so he could use them as sacrifices for his betterment. He had done this dozens of times to have an entire mound of damaged palismen.

** InUniverse, a lot of people fling the word "sociopath" at the Ice King, but in truth, he's a subversion. If anything, his condition can best be described as ([[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a supernatural allegory of]]) ''dementia'', [[TruthInTelevision which has sociopathic behaviors as one of its symptoms]].
** Even though the Lich is an evil entity, he seems to be smart and cunning enough to understand human morality, embodying far more hate and evil than the vast majority of the villains in the series. During his appearances, we can see that [[FauxAffablyEvil he is a very good actor]] (he literally posed as a legendary hero to achieve his goals), is an exceptional [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]], and his ultimate goal is [[OmnicidalManiac the absolute eradication of life]].

** Roger Smith freely admits this of himself and provides near-constant displays of ComedicSociopathy. One episode involving a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind showed that he does, in fact, have a conscience in the form of Jiminy Cricket... which was caged and dying of neglect.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Season 3's "The Core and the King" reveals that [[PredecessorVillain Andrias's father King Aldrich Leviathan]], proves himself to be [[EvilerThanThou even worse than his son]]. Aldrich is an AbusiveParent who only cares about conquering worlds and killing populations for their resources and grooms Andrias into becoming the ruler Amphibia deserves while distancing himself from his two best friends, turning his son into the monster he is today. Even centuries after Aldrich's passing, he lives on as a part of [[MindHive the]] [[TheAssimilator Core]] manipulating Andrias from the shadows, and eventually violently [[DemonicPossession possesses]] [[GenkiGirl Marcy Wu]] because they realized how smart she was.

* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': [[BigBad Chip Whistler]] definitely fit the bill, since [[ItsAllAboutMe he doesn't care about anyone except for himself]] and [[ManipulativeBastard has tricked and deceived people for his own personal gain]]. Chip refuses to let go of the past and fails to learn from his mistakes, since he continuously tries and fails to take out the Greens, [[IrrationalHatred even though they haven't done very much to justify it]]. He openly admits that [[WouldHurtAChild he likes being mean to kids]], and [[spoiler:when given a position of power, Chip uses it to run people out of their homes and built his store above the Green's house purely out of spite. When Chip's plans finally get ruined once and for all, his last resort is to straight up try to ''[[MurderIsTheBestSolution kill]]'' the Greens and anyone near them.]] It's safe to say that someone like him should not be roaming the streets of Big City.

** Although he has become a nicer person over the seasons, [[VillainProtagonist Stewie Griffin]] in the early seasons fit the criteria for antisocial personality disorder very well: he rarely showed any kind of remorse, guilt, or conscience; he possessed a violent demeanor, a penchant for mistreating Brian whenever he could, and constantly enjoyed subduing and threatening others under the facade of being a harmless baby. He was also incredibly self-centered, selfish, and didn't hesitate to kill or torture someone if it brought him closer to his goals. However, over time he softened his maliciousness, and as the years passed he learned empathy towards others. Then there's the fact that he has fought antagonists much worse than him, making him a SociopathicHero.
** [[SoapboxSadie Brian Griffin]], at least in recent years, follows a lot of the symptoms of sociopathy, such as superficial charm and good "intelligence", unreliability, untruthfulness, and insincerity, a lack of remorse or shame, poor judgment and failure to learn by experience, etc.
** [[SerialRapist Glenn Quagmire]] gleefully takes advantage of multiple women, plenty of which are [[{{Ephebophile}} only high schoolers]]. He also firmly believes himself to be on the moral high ground when comparing himself to Brian.

** It's a good idea to compare Zapp to Bender, who, while clearly showing signs of Addictive Personality Disorder, Kleptomania, and Narcissism, shows that he has over the course of the show, learned the lives of others do have value and finds his own life less enjoyable when they are absent. Unlike a Sociopath, he cannot simply replace one friend with another, and most importantly, when those friends are unhappy, feels bad that they are unhappy.

** [[BigBad Hawk Moth]] remorselessly manipulates innocent civilians into becoming his evil minions and is willing to cause massive destruction in Paris all so he can obtain [[TheHero Ladybug]] and [[TheLancer Cat Noir]]'s [[McGuffin Miraculouses]], and has a grandiose sense of self-worth. [[spoiler:However, he is ultimately a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since he [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes genuinely loves his son and wife.]]]] In fact, [[spoiler:the reason he wants the Miraculouses in the first place is so he can use their magic to revive the latter, who appears to be either dead or comatose. Despite this, however, his LackOfEmpathy for all the innocent people whose lives he plays with still stands as one of his foremost qualities. Even toward his son: [[{{Hypocrite}} he wants to keep Adrien safe, but cares little about his desires, completely neglects his emotional needs, and shows no respect for his autonomy]].]]
** [[TeensAreMonsters Lila Rossi]], the NewTransferStudent in Marinette's class, is a ConsummateLiar and skilled [[ManipulativeBitch manipulator]] who [[NeverMyFault never shows any remorse for her actions]] and believes herself to be better than everyone else, and in Seasons 2 and 3 of the show, she even goes as far as to [[spoiler:''willingly'' allow herself to be [[BrainwashedAndCrazy akumatized]] by [[TheCorrupter Hawk Moth]] for the sake of getting {{Revenge}} on Ladybug [[EvilIsPetty for exposing one of her lies back in the first season]]. While it's highly implied that she's this way because her absentee parents never showed her enough love or taught her about empathy growing up, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse this does not excuse]] [[DisproportionateRetribution the extremity of her actions]].]]

** [[MadGod Discord]] is a sadistic RealityWarper who utilizes magic-assisted [[BreakThemByTalking psychological warfare]] to MindRape the mane cast, and wastes little time in turning Equestria into [[SugarApocalypse a]] [[RealityIsOutToLunch chaotic]] [[WorldGoneMad hellhole]] ForTheEvulz. His later HeelFaceTurn is effected by making him realize that having friends means you have to consider how ''they'' will feel about your actions, something he apparently had honestly ''never considered'', and the rest of his CharacterDevelopment in the series amounts to learning empathy and how to manage healthy relationships with others.
** [[SatanicArchetype Lord Tirek]] from "Twilight's Kingdom" feels no sympathy for anyone he hurts as long as he gets his way and will manipulate anyone he pleases to serve his ends. He is very manipulative, a chronic liar, has LackOfEmpathy, shows no remorse for his actions, and is a {{Narcissist}} as well.
** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Starlight Glimmer]] from "The Cutie Map" has a nasty combination of paranoia and is focusing on removing the cutie marks of other ponies (their very life's essence) purely to advance her version of a [[KnightTemplar perfect society]], demanding everyone else live by her rules while not following them herself, manipulative, and maintains an outward image of benevolence but won't hesitate to physically hurt or mentally torture dissenters. Most telling, when revealed as a hypocrite, she accuses ''others'' of ruining ''her'' life and ends her appearance by ''twice'' refusing to admit ''any'' wrongdoing, still convinced it was her victims who rebuffed her generosity. It takes literally seeing how her [[TimeTravel actions]] in taking revenge cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt in one BadFuture that she finally surrenders and makes a HeelFaceTurn, and it's shown in multiple episodes afterwards she has problems connecting with others on a personal level, preferring to use magic as a "quick and easy" method to solve her friendship problems and has problems properly reading social cues.

** As evidenced by her background appearances through the eighth season, [[spoiler:the two-part "School Raze" cements Cozy Glow's status as a master manipulator, using her innocent appearance and voice to deceive others into befriending her exclusively for her ends. In this case, she believes not in PowerOfFriendship but friendship ''as'' power.]]

** Despite being a demon that is literally made of pure evil, Aku has the classic traits of a psychopath. He is exceptionally adept at putting on a good facade of trust; He is entertaining, bombastic, and funny ([[FauxAffablyEvil superficial charm]]), he possesses an inordinate attitude of superiority and grandeur, destroys cities and commits crimes to satisfy his sadism and tendency to boredom, is a [[ConsummateLiar pathological liar]] who frequently deceives and manipulates for personal gain or even ForTheEvulz; He's incredibly aggressive with things related to his ego, and perhaps most importantly: he possesses an incredibly high criminal versatility, with atrocities that could take up more than one sheet, which is quite common in sociopaths/psychopaths.

** [[{{Jerkass}} Eric Cartman]] is a perfect example of a sociopath with particularly poor impulse control. First of all, he displays a LackOfEmpathy for any living person, nor has he ever shown any feelings of guilt for anything. His list of crimes is vast, but he has committed them frequently just to alleviate boredom or for an immature personal gain. When he thought he was dead and a ghost, he endeavored to [[TheAtoner atone for his sins]], but only did so to stop being a ghost -- he didn't consider he might otherwise go to {{Hell}}. He showed {{no sympathy}} for the suffering Butters went through for helping him, and once he realized he hadn't been a ghost, he considered all these acts of atonement a waste of time. Cartman has one exception to his otherwise total lack of empathy; he doesn't like it when somebody hurts his mother. Regardless, Cartman manipulates and bullies her mercilessly himself, so he effectively thinks of her as a possession of his, rather than somebody with feelings.

** Plankton is shown to have [[FauxAffablyEvil enough superficial charm]] to influence others to achieve his goals (such as [=SpongeBob=] himself and his own family in "Plankton's Army"), is megalomaniac, self-centered, possesses an attitude of superiority and grandiosity, constantly lies and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] to achieve his goals, lacks remorse or guilt, tends to victimize himself or [[BitchInSheepsClothing show false emotions]] to get away with it, [[VillainousBreakdown is prone to violence when he loses his temper]], has unpremeditated, thoughtless behavior, never learns from his mistakes, and has a large criminal record: conspiracy, theft, sabotage, identity theft, fraud, espionage, embezzlement, bribery, and even attempted murder. His sociopathic traits are even more enhanced in [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarepantsMovie the first film]], where he carries out an elaborate scheme to steal the krabby patty formula, turns Bikini Bottom into a fascist dystopia, and even attempts to murder Mr. Krabs, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick. In the show; however, Plankton is a highly functional example, as there have been instances where he has been pragmatic.
** Mr. Krabs is another example. He puts money above everything else (including his own daughter), manipulates others (including his own employees) to get his way, disregards the well-being of others, has poor impulse control, is prone to psychotic outbursts, does not learn from his mistakes, and even has a sadistic streak.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has Toffee who exhibits artificial charm with a knack for casual manipulation as evidenced by him tricking Ludo into hiring him. He is highly intelligent in his planning. When he gets Star to destroy her wand, Toffee expresses no concern for his fellow monsters who would get caught in the explosion, and he had no remorse for any of his actions. According to the creator, Toffee was more akin to Magneto in his goals for monster supremacy, which we see in some flashbacks, but [[MotiveDecay that vanished over the years]] [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist as revenge and hatred consumed him]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': The Utrom Shredder is one of the most depraived adaptaions of Shredder ever seen. He is an arrogant, remorseless, vengeful, cold and ruthless Utrom, who will do anything to destroy his enemies. Orchestrating wars across the galaxy, mutilating and experimenting on subjects and followers, and even willing to destroy all of reality in the multiverse to finally rid himself of his hated enemies.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The Shredder, hands down. He's completely arrogant, remorseless, vengeful, cold, and ruthless, and there's virtually nothing he won't do and no low he won't stoop to to destroy his enemies, especially Splinter, up to and including [[spoiler:supporting the Kraang's invasion of Earth and allowing the Triceratons to destroy the planet outright]]. He openly admits [[MisanthropeSupreme he doesn't give a damn about the human race]], and is [[NeverMyFault utterly incapable]] of taking responsibility for anything he does, [[InsaneTrollLogic bending over backwards]] to use Splinter as TheScapegoat for just about everything that goes wrong with his life or the chaos he himself causes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'': [[SpoiledBrat Eustace Strych]] is manipulative, uncaring, abusive, unapologetic, narcissistic, and overall cruel to everyone around him without even a shred of remorse. He even suggested mounting Jimmy's head on a pike.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Season 3's "The Core and the King" reveals that [[PredecessorVillain Andrias's father King Aldrich Leviathan]], proves himself to be [[EvilerThanThou even worse than his son]]. Aldrich is an AbusiveParent who only cares about conquering worlds and killing populations for their resources and grooms Andrias into becoming the ruler Amphibia deserves while distancing himself from his two best friends, turning his son into the monster he is today. Even centuries after Aldrich's passing, he lives on as a part of [[HiveMind the]] [[TheAssimilator Core]] manipulating Andrias from the shadows, and eventually violently [[DemonicPossession possesses]] [[GenkiGirl Marcy Wu]] because they realized how smart she was.

** [[{{Jerkass}} Filbrick Pines]] is a subtle case, but still visible. He's a cold and selfish AbusiveDad who disowned his son and threw him out of his house without any shred of remorse for taking away his chance at getting rich. Meanwhile, he sees [[spoiler:his other son]] as just a MealTicket and nothing else. His wife not doing anything despite being shown to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold [[DomesticAbuse brings some unfortunate implications]].

** Bendy is another example of this despite being [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], he cries CrocodileTears was a method to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate]] and Frankie and show absolutely no remorse for the trouble he causes.

** Bendy is another example of this despite being [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], he cries CrocodileTears was a method to [[ManipulativeBastard]] manipulate Herriman and Frankie and show absolutely no remorse for the trouble he causes.

** Bendy is another example of this despite being [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], he cries CrocodileTears was a method to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate Herriman and Frankie and show absolutely no remorse for the trouble he causes.

* Jonas Venture, Sr. from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' fits this trope like a glove. Beneath the charming adventurer-scientist persona he is very callous and self-centered, having no problem with dragging his son along on dangerous escapades, blackmailing one of his teammates with a sex tape, rebuilding said teammate as a cyborg then throwing them away when they can't handle it, and getting a bunch of children hooked on hallucinogenic drugs.

** The Winter King from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'' is revealed to be this. Initially, it's with smaller stuff, such as [[LackOfEmpathy callously dismissing]] [[TheLostLenore Betty]] as "the dead one", and stating that if Simon misses her so much he can create an [[ReplacementGoldfish ice Betty clone]] before [[JustJokingJustification quickly backpedaling and calling it a joke, stating it would be "unethical"]] (despite the fact that he's plainly seen with an ice Marceline clone). He’s also shown to be very superficially charming, instantly moving to flatter both Fionna and Simon the minute he meets the both of them. But it gets worse as [[spoiler:he's revealed to have [[MindRape transferred his madness into Princess Bubblegum]], forcibly transforming her into the Candy Queen, throwing her under the bus so he can enjoy the gifts of the crown without any of the drawbacks.]]

** The Winter King from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'' is revealed to be this. Initially, it's with smaller stuff, such as callously dismissing [[TheLostLenore Betty]] as "the dead one", and stating that if Simon misses her so much he can create an [[ReplacementGoldfish ice Betty clone]] before [[JustJokingJustification quickly backpedaling and calling it a joke, stating it would be "unethical"]] (despite the fact that he's plainly seen with an ice Marceline clone). But it gets worse as [[spoiler:he's revealed to have [[MindRape transferred his madness into Princess Bubblegum]], forcibly transforming her into the Candy Queen.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': It is revealed in the episode "Refuse Service" that the school psychologist has diagnosed Butt-Head as a sociopath because of his cruelty and lack of empathy for others. Being the idiot he is, he just laughs it off.

--->'''Argit''': Sometimes, I just don't get you, Kevin!
--->'''Gwen''': No, you ''wouldn't.''

* [[MadScientist Dr. Anton Sevarius]] has no shred of morality, scruples or empathy when preforming experimentation on living human subjects. seeing everyone as either means to get money or as guinea pigs for said experiments, and shows no guilt or remorse for the lives he ruined.
* The first Hunter [[HunterOfMonsters Gillecomgain]] is a heartless killer who slaughtered the Gargoyles to near extinction, murders Macbeth’s father by Duncan’s orders, treated his own wife like she was nothing, had no loyalty to his king, and had no problem tormenting Macbeth by using the woman he loved as a human shield.
* [[TheUsurper Lord Constantine III]] manipulates Lady Finella who was in love with him, into helping him murdering [[TheGoodKing King Kenneth]] in order to steal his throne, imprisons or executes any who reject his rule, and proceeds to threaten the gargoyle eggs to force Princess Katharine into marrying him.
* [[VoluntaryShapeshifter Proteus]] is a sick and sadistic individual who finds pleasure in tormenting his victims and is willing to destroy his homeland and people before making his escape.