Basic Trope: Dolphins portrayed as antagonistic, often as Evil Genius characters.
- Straight: Daria the dolphin is the main antagonist and an Evil Genius who rapes other underwater animals.
- Exaggerated:
- Dolphins are Always Chaotic Evil.
- Daria is a Goddess of Evil who likes to cause heinous catastrophes.
- Downplayed:
- Daria is a Monster Clown, but has lines she wouldn't cross and tends to be Affably Evil at worst.
- If anything, she's only just monstrous, and hands out slaps with her tail to literally anyone and thing in the ocean. Especially Monty the Manta Ray.
- Daria is a foul-tempered Jerkass who splashes and bites people with little provocation, but doesn't do anything actually evil.
- Justified:
- Truth in Television - despite dolphins having a reputation as friendly and playful animals, they aren't necessarily that friendly in real life.
- Daria is an orca, a species of dolphins who are known for sociopathic acts more than typical dolphins.
- Daria has been subjected to serious animal abuse.
- Inverted: Heroic Dolphin and/or Friendly, Playful Dolphin.
- Subverted:
- Daria is believed to be evil, but she reveals that she's Sociopathic Hero.
- Daria is Emperor Evulz's trained attack dolphin, but she has to serve him to get fed. When the heroes free her, she helps them defeat Evulz.
- Double Subverted:
- Then another evil dolphin comes along.
- Daria has a Face–Heel Turn.
- The "good all along" was just an act, and Daria backstabs everyone.
- After the heroes defeat Evulz, she takes over his empire.
- Parodied: Daria engages in Poke the Poodle antics such as rotating sharks.
- Zig-Zagged:
- Daria is in a Face–Heel Revolving Door.
- Some dolphins are evil, while some are friendly.
- Averted:
- There aren't any dolphins.
- Dolphins aren't seen as either good or evil.
- Enforced:
- "You know, dolphins are rarely cast as the bad guy. Unfortunate, since they'd make such good Evil Genius characters." "How about we make our antagonist a dolphin?"
- Dolphins are a natural choices for Adorable Evil Minions who can be used for merchandise.
- Lampshaded: "That dolphin must be one of the Jerkass Gods, don't you think?"
- Invoked: Evulz brutally trains an army of dolphins to be violent, sadistic monsters.
- Exploited: Dolphins are employed as the aquatic Supervillain Lair's Angry Guard Dogs. The heroes have to fight them before their entry.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed:
- "Some of you people think dolphins are playful creatures, but you know, some dolphins are outright Super Mob Bosses."
- "If you think Cats Are Mean, check out these Devious Dolphins. They are meaner than cats."
- Conversed: "Dolphins are assholes. I hate them."
- Implied: Daria creepily swims around the heroes with a constant Slasher Smile, but her exact intentions are never made clear.
- Played for Laughs: Daria is a mean-spirited prankster who constantly messes with everyone unfortunate enough to be around her.
Back to the main page and don't get chased by the Devious Dolphins.
