"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil."
— Cicero
Evil is complex.
Compare Darkness And Shadows Tropes.
Contrast Goodness Tropes and Neutrality Index.
See also Good and Evil for Your Convenience.
Note that most of these fall under No Real Life Examples, Please!, due to the controversy that would arise from them.
Tropes:
Main sub-index:
Other categories:
- Above Good and Evil
- Academy of Evil
- Adaptational Villainy
- Affably Evil
- Allergic to Evil
- Always Chaotic Evil
- Ambiguously Evil
- Ambition Is Evil
- Ancient Evil
- And That's Terrible
- And Then What?
- And Your Little Dog, Too!
- Anti-Villain
- Apocalypse Hitler
- Arson, Murder, and Admiration
- Artifact of Doom
- As Long as There is Evil
- Attention-Deficit Disciple
- Auction of Evil
- Avenging the Villain
- A Villain Named "Z__rg"
- Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work
- The Bad Guy Wins
- Bad People Abuse Animals
- Bad Powers, Bad People
- Bad Powers, Good People
- Bad Samaritan
- Baddie Flattery
- Bald of Evil
- Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me
- Beard of Evil
- Beauty Is Bad
- Became Their Own Antithesis, when not on a Villain or an Anti-Hero.
- Being Evil Sucks
- Being Tortured Makes You Evil
- Better Living Through Evil
- Better the Devil You Know
- Big Bad
- Black Magic
- Blood Bath
- Bloodbath Villain Origin
- Board to Death
- Bondage Is Bad
- Bring Him to Me
- The Brute
- Burn the Orphanage
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday
- Butt-Dialing Mordor
- Card-Carrying Villain
- Chance Meeting Between Antagonists
- Chaos Is Evil
- Chaotic Evil
- Chronic Villainy
- Clothes Make the Maniac
- Co-Dragons
- Complete Monster
- Complexity Addiction
- Conducting the Carnage
- Corrupt Church
- Creepy Jazz Music
- Creepy Souvenir
- Cross-Melting Aura
- Cute Is Evil
- The Dark Arts
- The Dark Chick
- Dark Is Evil
- The Dark Side
- The Dark Side Will Make You Forget
- Dead Guy on Display
- Decadent Court
- Deface of the Moon
- Deliver Us from Evil
- Despotism Justifies the Means
- Detect Evil
- Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat
- Digital Piracy Is Evil
- Disney Villain Death
- Divine Chessboard
- Doomsday Device
- The Dragon
- Dragon Ascendant
- Dragon-in-Chief
- Dress-Coded for Your Convenience
- Driven to Villainy
- Dystopia Justifies the Means
- Easy Road to Hell
- Enemy Civil War
- Enemy Within
- Enlightened Antagonist
- Equal-Opportunity Evil
- Even Evil Can Be Loved
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones
- Even Evil Has Standards
- Even Mooks Have Loved Ones
- Evil Brit
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
- Evil Costume Switch
- Evil-Detecting Baby
- Evil-Detecting Dog
- Eviler Than Thou
- Evil Evolves
- Evil Eyebrows
- Evil Feels Good
- The Evil Genius
- Evil Gloating
- Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor
- Evil, Inc.
- Evil Is Bigger
- Evil Is Cool
- Evil Is Deathly Cold
- Evil Is Easy
- Evil Is Hammy
- Evil Is Not a Toy
- Evil Is Not Pacifist
- Evil Is Not Well-Lit
- Evil Is One Big, Happy Family
- Evil Is Petty
- Evil Is Sexy
- Evil Is Sterile
- Evil Laugh
- Evil Makeover
- Evil Makes You Monstrous
- Evil Makes You Ugly
- Evil Me Scares Me
- Evil Mentor
- Evil Only Has to Win Once
- Evil Orphanage Lady
- Evil Overlord
- Evil Overlord List
- Evil Pays Better
- Evil Plan
- Evil Power Vacuum
- The Evil Prince
- Evil Redhead
- Evil Running Good
- Evil Slinks
- Evil Smells Bad
- Evil Sounds Deep
- Evil Sounds Raspy
- Evil Tainted the Place
- Evil Tastes Good
- Evil Twin
- Evil vs. Evil
- Evil Versus Oblivion
- Evil Virtues
- Evil Weapon
- Evil Wears Black
- Evil Will Fail
- Excessive Evil Eyeshadow
- Exotic Entree
- Face–Heel Turn
- Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon
- Fade Around the Eyes
- Fallen Hero
- Family Values Villain
- Fangs Are Evil
- Fantasy Axis of Evil
- Fascist, but Inefficient
- Faux Affably Evil
- Femme Fatalons
- Filler Villain
- Finger-Lickin' Evil
- Finger-Tenting
- Flaying Alive
- Flies Equals Evil
- Forced into Evil
- Forced to Watch
- For the Evulz
- Four Is Death
- Freaky Electronic Music
- From Nobody to Nightmare
- Fun-Hating Villain
- Game Face
- Genocide from the Inside
- Glamour Failure
- A Glass of Chianti
- Gloved Fist of Doom
- Glove Snap
- God and Satan Are Both Jerks
- God Is Evil
- God of Evil
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Good Hurts Evil
- Good Powers, Bad People
- Good Running Evil
- The Good, the Bad, and the Evil
- Got the Whole World in My Hand
- Grim Up North
- Hand Rubbing
- Hearing Voices
- The Heavy
- High Collar of Doom
- Hope Crusher
- Hope Spot
- Horns of Villainy
- Humans Are Bastards
- Human Sacrifice
- Human Shield
- I Can Rule Alone
- I Control My Minions Through...
- If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten
- Ignored Epiphany
- I Have You Now, My Pretty
- The Imp
- In Their Own Image
- Inbred and Evil
- Industrialized Evil
- Innocent Used By Evil
- It's All About Me
- I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure
- Karma Houdini
- Kick the Dog
- Kill the Poor
- Killing Intent
- Kingpin in His Gym
- Kneel Before Zod
- Knight Templar
- Lack of Empathy
- Laughably Evil
- Laugh with Me!
- Lawful Evil
- Lean and Mean
- Leonine Contract
- Light Is Not Good
- Likable Villain
- Love Makes You Evil
- Love to Hate
- Loves the Sound of Screaming
- Made of Evil
- Mage in Manhattan
- Magic Is Evil
- Make-Up Is Evil
- Malevolent Mugshot
- Malicious Slander
- Man of Wealth and Taste
- Maniac Monkeys
- Marital Rape License
- Mark of the Beast
- Meaningless Villain Victory
- Memory Gambit
- Mental Handicap, Moral Deficiency
- Million Mook March
- Missing Reflection
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal
- Monster Fangirl
- Monstrous Cannibalism
- Monument of Humiliation and Defeat
- Moral Event Horizon
- Morality-Guided Attack
- Moral Myopia
- Moral Pragmatist
- Mordor
- Murder Into Malevolence
- Murder Is the Best Solution
- Near-Villain Victory
- Neutral Evil
- Never Hurt an Innocent
- No Cure for Evil
- No Delays for the Wicked
- No Honor Among Thieves
- No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine
- No Sympathy Between Mooks
- Nothing but Skulls
- Number of the Beast
- Obliviously Evil
- Offing the Mouth
- Old Man Marrying a Child
- Orcus on His Throne
- Overlord Jr.
- Past Victim Showcase
- Peer Pressure Makes You Evil
- Pitiful Worms
- Playing with Puppets
- Poison Is Evil
- Poke the Poodle
- Politically Correct Villain
- Politically Incorrect Villain
- Post-Rape Taunt
- Pragmatic Villainy
- Primal Stance
- Privilege Makes You Evil
- Protagonist Journey to Villain
- Put the "Laughter" in "Slaughter"
- Pyrrhic Villainy
- Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
- Red Eyes, Take Warning
- Red Right Hand
- Redemption Rejection
- Regularly Scheduled Evil
- Religion of Evil
- Reminiscing About Your Victims
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent
- Repressive, but Efficient
- Revenge by Proxy
- Revenge Through Corruption
- Right-Hand Cat
- Rock Me, Asmodeus!
- Rotten Rock & Roll
- Royal Brat
- Rushmore Refacement
- Satanic Archetype
- The Savage South
- Scary Teeth
- Schmuck Banquet
- Secret Circle of Secrets
- Selective Slaughter
- Self-Constructed Being
- Self-Recovery Surprise
- Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains
- Serial-Killer Killer
- Sex Is Evil
- Shoot the Builder
- Shoot the Messenger
- Shoulders of Doom
- Shut Up, Hannibal!
- Shut Up, Kirk!
- Silence, You Fool!
- A Sinister Clue
- Sinister Geometry
- Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil
- Sliding Scale of Villain Threat
- Slouch of Villainy
- Slowly Slipping Into Evil
- Sorting Algorithm of Evil
- Soviet Superscience
- Spare a Messenger
- Spikes of Villainy
- Spoiled Brat
- The Starscream
- Start of Darkness
- Stock Evil Overlord Tactics
- Straight Edge Evil
- Stupid Evil
- Stupid Jetpack Hitler
- Sugary Malice
- Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum
- Superpowered Evil Side
- Surrounded by Idiots
- Take Over the City
- Take Over the World
- Tested on Humans
- Then Let Me Be Evil
- The Paragon Always Rebels
- This Cannot Be!
- This Is Your Brain on Evil
- Threw My Bike on the Roof
- Tin Tyrant
- To Create a Playground for Evil
- Token Evil Teammate
- Too Funny to Be Evil
- Trapped in Villainy
- Treachery Is a Special Kind of Evil
- Two-Faced
- Ultimate Evil
- Unholy Ground
- Unholy Matrimony
- Unicorns Are Sacred
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid
- Vader Breath
- Villain Ball
- Villain Cred
- Villainous Breakdown
- Villainous BSoD
- Villainous Cheekbones
- Villainous Crush
- Villainous Demotivator
- Villainous Face Hold
- Villainous Incest
- Villainous Valor
- Villainous Widow's Peak
- Villain Pedigree
- Villains Blend in Better
- Villains Never Lie
- Villain Song
- Villains Out Shopping
- Villain Takes an Interest
- Villain World
- Villainy Discretion Shot
- Virtue Is Weakness
- Walk into Mordor
- Wardens Are Evil
- Weakened by the Light
- We Can Rule Together
- Welcome to Evil Mart
- What Is Evil?
- White Hair, Black Heart
- Wicked Cultured
- Wicked Pretentious
- Would Hurt a Child
- You Can't Thwart Stage One
- You Cloned Hitler!
- You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good
- You Have Failed Me
- You Have No Chance to Survive
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
- Your Approval Fills Me with Shame
