Some things are Obviously Evil. This index is for those things that aren't. Be they cute, innocent-looking animals, small children, or just have good publicity, evil in the world often hides under an array of disguises and facades. This is a list of these various nondescript places where evil beings often lurk. These tropes are the opposite of Index with a Heart of Gold and Quirky Good.
Closely related to Evil All Along and Subverted Innocence.
- Bad Santa
- Beauty Is Bad
- Big Bad Friend: When your Old Friend really isn't your friend.
- Cats Are Mean
- Children
- The Church
- Creepy Crossdresser: When a bad guy dresses like the opposite gender.
- Cunning Like a Fox
- Designated Hero: Obviously Evil to the audience, yet not to the author.
- Devil in Disguise
- Devil in Plain Sight: Obviously Evil to the audience, yet no one within the story notices.
- Doctors
- Dogs
- The Dog Was the Mastermind
- Evil Authority Figures
- Amoral Attorney (If he tries to hide it.)
- The Caligula
- Corrupt Politician
- Dirty Cop
- Evil Chancellor
- Evil Mentor
- The Evil Prince
- Evil Teacher
- Fake King
- God Save Us from the Queen!
- President Evil
- Sensei for Scoundrels: A master of evil martial arts.
- Treacherous Advisor
- Evil in the Family:
- Evil Is Sexy: Good-looking antagonists.
- Fallen Angel
- Falsely Reformed Villain: A villain pretends to be a Reformed Criminal, but is really up to something.
- Feathered Fiend (Birds)
- A Form You Are Comfortable With
- Friends and Teammates:
- From Nobody to Nightmare: The Loser Archetype.
- God Is Evil
- Innocent-Looking
- Affably Evil: Evil that's polite and respectful, in a way.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Evil that acts nice at first.
- Jerkass at Your Discretion: When this evil is only shown to certain characters when others aren't around.
- Nice Character, Mean Actor
- Depraved Kids' Show Host: This person hosts a kids' show, they can't be that bad, now can th—Good heavens, they're worse than what I thought were scurrilous rumors!
- Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon: Evil people that look physically nice.
- The Fake Cutie
- Faux Affably Evil: Evil using a superficial veneer of amicability.
- Fluffy the Terrible
- Hair-Raising Hare
- Happy Fun Ball: Mundane items.
- Killer Rabbit
- Super-Fun Happy Thing of Doom
- Tom the Dark Lord
- Uncanny Valley Girl
- Who's Laughing Now?
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: The person seems like a typical Jerkass, but is even worse.
- The Killer in Me
- Light
- Love
- Love Makes You Crazy
- Love Makes You Evil
- Yandere: Loving on the outside, psychotic on the inside.
- Mad Scientist
- The Mole: Evil within the ranks of good.
- Monster Clown
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: When the Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain really isn't.
- Obvious Villain, Secret Villain: When there's a character who is Hidden Evil alongside one that is Obviously Evil
- Retired Monster: Retired from villainy for now.
- Screwball Squirrel
- Social Deduction Game: There's an evil faction or player hidden amongst the players.
- They Look Just Like Everyone Else!
- Toys
- Creepy Doll
- Creepy Dollhouse
- Demonic Dummy
- Perverse Puppet
- Scary Jack-in-the-Box
- Sealed Evil in a Teddy Bear: When the toy contains an evil force.
- The Vamp
- Villain with Good Publicity: This character have a positive reputation, but is not a good guy
- Villain Protagonist: The Protagonist is not always a good guy.
- Wise Old Folk Façade
