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. See also Evil Only By Association, where tropes that aren't evil by definition are normally associated with villains anyway because they have Obviously Evil qualities.
- 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.
- Creepy Mascot Suit
- Cunning Like a Fox
- Deranged Park Ranger
- Designated Hero: Obviously Evil to the audience, yet not to the author.
- Designated Villain: Obviously Evil to the author, yet not to the audience.
- 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
- Firefighter Arsonist
- God Save Us from the Queen!
- President Evil
- Sensei for Scoundrels: A master of evil martial arts.
- Treacherous Advisor
- Villainous Princess
- Evil In The Market:
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: The person in charge of the company is evil
- Predatory Business
- Ponzi
- Shady Real Estate Agent
- Snake Oil Salesman
- Evil Hero
- Evil in the Family:
- Evil Is Sexy: Good-looking antagonists.
- Evil Old Folks: Old people who are villains.
- 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.
- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Evil that pretends to be nice or harmless towards others
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
- 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.
- A Mischief of Mice
- The Mole: Evil within the ranks of good.
- Monster Clown
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: When the Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain really isn't.
- Not the First Victim: Some of this killer's victims went undiscovered.
- 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.
- Greenwashed Villainy: A villain presents themselves to the public as ecofriendly while covering up the harm their actions are doing to the environment.
- Unintentionally Unsympathetic: When the author sympathizes with a character, but the audience doesn't.
- 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.
