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During the investigation of recent hollers in the Complete Monster thread, it's become apparent to the staff that an insular, unfriendly culture has evolved in the Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard threads that is causing problems.

Specific issues include:

  • Overzealous hollers on tropers who come into the threads without being familiar with all the rules and traditions of the tropes. And when they are familiar with said rules and traditions, they get accused (with little evidence) of being ban evaders.
  • A few tropers in the thread habitually engage in snotty, impolite mini-modding. There are also regular complaints about excessive, offtopic "socializing" posts.
  • Many many thread regulars barely post/edit anywhere else, making the threads look like they are divorced from the rest of TV Tropes.
  • Following that, there are often complaints about the threads and their regulars violating wiki rules, such as on indexing, crosswicking, example context and example categorization. Some folks are working on resolving the issues, but...
  • Often moderator action against thread regulars leads to a lot of participants suddenly showing up in the moderation threads to protest and speak on their behalf, like a clique.

It is not a super high level problem, but it has been going on for years and we cannot ignore it any longer. There will be a thread in Wiki Talk to discuss the problem; in the meantime there is a moratorium on further Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard example discussion until we have gotten this sorted out.

Update: The new threads have been made and can be found here:

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Complete Monster Cleanup Thread

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions and Common Requests List before suggesting any new entries for this trope.

IMPORTANT: To avoid a holler to the mods, please see here for the earliest date a work can be discussed, (usually two weeks from the US release), as well as who's reserved discussion.

When voting, you must specify the candidate(s). No blanket votes (i.e. "[tup] to everyone I missed").

No plagiarism: It's fair to source things, but an effortpost must be your own work and not lifted wholesale from another source.

We don't care what other sites think about a character being a Complete Monster. We judge this trope by our own criteria. Repeatedly attempting to bring up other sites will earn a suspension.

What is the Work

Here you briefly describe the work in question and explain any important setting details. Don't assume that everyone is familiar with the work in question.

Who is the Candidate and What have they Done?

This will be the main portion of the Effort Post. Here you list all of the crimes committed by the candidate. For candidates with longer rap sheets, keep the list to their most important and heinous crimes, we don't need to hear about every time they decide to do something minor or petty.

Do they have any Mitigating Factors or Freudian Excuse?

Here you discuss any potential redeeming or sympathetic features the character has, the character's Freudian Excuse if they have one, as well as any other potential mitigating factors like Offscreen Villainy or questions of moral agency. Try to present these as objectively as possible by presenting any evidence that may support or refute the mitigating factors.

Do they meet the Heinousness Standard?

Here you compare the actions of the Candidate to other character actions in the story in order to determine if they stand out or not. Remember that all characters, not just other villains, contribute to the Heinousness Standard

Final Verdict?

Simply state whether or not you think the character counts or not.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 31st 2023 at 4:14:10 AM

OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#292951: Dec 14th 2021 at 10:58:25 AM

[tup] Shandor, Ivo, and Zurgo

Keep Nazo

Edited by OrrorSANESS on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:06:03 AM

nwotyzal Since: Sep, 2019
#292952: Dec 14th 2021 at 10:59:16 AM

[tup]Zurgo

Keep Nazo

Cut Founder

For Hoffman, just take every villain in that thing, and compare and contrast them. Does anyone do anything similar to each other.

Libraryseraph Showtime! from Canada (Five Year Plan) Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
Showtime!
#292953: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:00:56 AM

[tup] to Zurgo

I'm going to go against the grain and say cut Nazo and no to Shandor

Absolute destiny... apeachalypse?
SkyCat32 The Draftsman of Doom from NYPD (Five Year Plan) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
The Draftsman of Doom
#292954: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:02:48 AM

Nwot: That's basically what I was getting at regarding the actions of the villains of the setting.

Abstain on Nazo, since the tone sounds confusing to me.

Edited by SkyCat32 on Dec 14th 2021 at 2:03:34 PM

Feels good, don't it?
OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#292955: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:04:03 AM

@nwotyzal, The effortpost is cluttered as it is. There are multiple villains in the AAR. If I add all the villains in one effortpost, it would likely be of lower quality than it is right now, and I put all I had in those effortposts.

Maybe each villain would have seperate effortposts, but I already know that most of them would be rejected for the Complete Monster status.

The only villains I think have a chance of being in Complete Monster status are Worm Cultist Hassan (Part 1), The Whore Of Babylon (False Martin Luther, seen in Part 2), Konrad Von Habsburg (Part 2-3), Alfred Hoffman (Part 4-5), Josh (already rejected, Part 5), Markos Angelos (Parts 3-4), Roman... (I forgot the last name, Part 4), and Ferdinand Galliard (likely going to be rejected for being minor compared to the other villains shown above except Roman, Part 5). A far cry from the tens of main villains in the AAR as of now, and it's still incomplete.

Edited by OrrorSANESS on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:12:51 AM

SkyCat32 The Draftsman of Doom from NYPD (Five Year Plan) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
The Draftsman of Doom
#292956: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:10:23 AM

Orror, you may want to consider starting by comparing any similar villains in that case, in terms of actions and resources.

In other words, compare soldiers and mercenaries to each other, likewise politicians, likewise sexual predators and serial killers, and be sure to compare them all to the villains with the highest body count or worst atrocities.

BTW, you never did explain whether there were other child predators at all.

Edited by SkyCat32 on Dec 14th 2021 at 2:11:57 PM

Feels good, don't it?
ACW Unofficial Wiki Curator for Complete Monster from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
#292957: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:10:31 AM

Okay...[deep breath]:

  • Even if Gault's not THE worst, as long as he's among them—which he seems to be—I'll give a tentative yes.
  • Cut Founder (though you mentioned Rice; he got cut for similar reasons)
  • Abstain on Zurgo. "currently back under house arrest with his mother"? Yeah, that doesn't seem serious enough.
  • Shandor: Does he know his mother's portrait sank? Is it possible he could be Drunk on the Dark Side by then? That said, the third point? If the rest of the mansion's not decayed? That's a bigger factor that could cause him to count.
  • I still abstain on Severin.

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OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#292958: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:13:53 AM

@Sky Cat 32

I see.

The Implication I was trying to show is that ALL the Jerusalemite soldiers became Child Predators due to Elias's conditioning of the Jerusalemite soldiers, peer pressure, and force. Those that didn't become child predators gets killed for not being one (Although, the official Jerusalem reason is for being a "Homosexual".).

(Another reason why I asked if Theodor is a Complete Monster is because he's even more evil than the guy who turned the Roman (TTL's spiritual USA's) military into a den of child predators and pedophiles.)

Edited by OrrorSANESS on Dec 14th 2021 at 2:39:19 AM

CapitanoNox Lord of Space from Italy Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
Lord of Space
#292959: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:14:14 AM

What is the Work?

FNAF: Killer in Purple 2 is a FNAF fangame serving as a "sequel" to Five Nights at Freddy's: Killer in Purple. Said "sequel" with the "" because the first game actually has no lore and is a mere killer simulator, while the second one does have a plot; I will copy and paste it directly from the Gamejolt page but since it has some typos I will correct them with how I think the developer meant them: "After over half a milion people killed kids (I think he meant "After over half a million killed kids", because otherwise this sentence has no sense), William Afton thinks it's enough to finish is ("his") project called Malhare (said project is Glitchtrap; this isn't really a correction, just me specifying). He saves the data and stored it on a hard drive in case something in his plan goes wrong. When he goes to the surface, William is again thirsty for blood. He starts his own pizzeria, where he lures kids and kill them for fun". So yeah, in this game you build your own pizzeria and kill children, to make it short.

Who is the Candidate and What have they Done?

William Afton is both the Big Bad and main protagonist of the game. William's backstory seems mostly similar to the canon games: he presumably founded Fredbear's Family Diner with Henry at some point, founded Afton Robotics and Circus Baby's Pizza World and killed kids. He also built the Twisted Animatronics since they can be found around the map, although they will attack William for... whatever reason. Focusing on particular crimes, William has killed at least 6 children (among them Charlie, Henry's daughter) and the Gamejolt's page for the game says he killed even way more than that. After having killed for a while, William goes for his last victim before leaving Hurricane: his own friend, who he pushes off a lighthouse. William returns to Hurricane at the beginning of the game, where he finished creting Glitchtrap and then opens a new pizzeria to kill more kids just for pure fun, laughing every time he kills a kid and then getting rid of their bodies in a dumpster. However, what in my opinion makes this William worse than the canon one in my opinion is what is revealed after you reveal Afton Robotics' factory: the bodies of the kids killed by William are turned into ingredients for pizza, which then William serves to his own customers. During the end of the game, William finds himself surrounded by the ghosts of the children and Henry, who is revealed to have survived William's attempted murder and discovered the animatronics were possessed, helping the children to get their revenge by luring William with a job. William however shows little no worry, stating he suspected Henry was still alive and knew the animatronics were possessed; he then says how tormented souls cannot die and states how he will have his own revenge, wearing the Spring Bonnie suit and killing himself. Entering Henry's house after the ending of the game reveals William's spirit did survive, since you can see purple eyes and teeth in the darkness along with messages written by William saying he's still around and that Henry and Goldie (likely referring to Golden Freddy) will pay.

Do they have any Mitigating Factors or Freudian Excuse?

I can't see any. Like in the canon games he had told his daughter Elizabeth to stay away from Baby but that's about it, and there's nothing that indicates he grieved for her death.

Do they meet the Heinousness Standard?

I mean, he uses dead kids to make fucking pizza. Not even the canon William did this. On top of that, he willingly killed himself because he knew he would have come back and created Glitchtrap so, yeah.

Final Verdict?

I think this guy counts but it's not up for me to decide. I gave you the informations, you decide now.

OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#292960: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:16:04 AM

Abstain on Purple Guy

Edited by OrrorSANESS on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:20:45 AM

Orangutans Since: May, 2018 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#292961: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:17:34 AM

I think we should revise Satan's entry on Mandela Catalogue, he's done numerous more deliberately sadistic and horrible actions than the page lists. I understand we try to keep these things succient but this dude has done quite a bit of shit.

  • The Alternate of Archangel Gabriel—revealed to be Satan himself—is the progenitor of his kind and the mastermind behind the events of the story. Proclaiming himself to be the "one true savior", Satan manipulates biblical figures and overthrows Jesus Christ, fooling humanity into worshipping him instead of God. In modern day, his Alternates are responsible for the deaths of countless people with their modus operandi of Kill and Replace. Satan is also the one to blame for the rise in Metaphysical Awareness Disorder (MAD), a fatal mental affliction with a staggeringly high suicide rate.

This original article is fairly short and should be revised to this:

  • The Alternate of Archangel Gabriel—revealed to be Satan himself—is the progenitor of his kind and the mastermind behind the events of the story. Proclaiming himself to be the "one true savior", Satan manipulates biblical figures and overthrows Jesus Christ, fooling humanity into worshipping him instead of God and imprisoning Jesus in a tomb of sand that has driven him to absolute despair. In modern day, his Alternates are responsible for the deaths of countless people with their modus operandi of Kill and Replace, generally being directed to psychologically torture their victims for lengthy amounts of time before they inevitably kill themselves as a result of the relentless suffering. Satan is also the one to blame for the rise in Metaphysical Awareness Disorder (MAD), a fatal mental affliction with a staggeringly high suicide rate. Deliberately manipulating people, he directs them to kill themselves and interferes in Public Service Announcements in order to spread greater terror.

Edited by Orangutans on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:18:01 AM

OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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The Draftsman of Doom
#292963: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:22:04 AM

If he is shown not to care about his daughter, sure to Afton, but otherwise abstain.

I'll let Cr0w decide on the Satan writeup.

Edited by SkyCat32 on Dec 14th 2021 at 2:22:53 PM

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MasterN Berserk Button: misusing Berserk Button from Florida- I mean Unova Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#292964: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:22:32 AM

[up][up] They’re not proposing Mandela!Satan, just proposing an alteration to the entry. That being said, it looks good to me.

Edited by MasterN on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:22:44 AM

One of these days, all of you will accept me as your supreme overlord.
Ravok RIP Toriyama Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
RIP Toriyama
#292965: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:23:32 AM

Cut the Founder. I'll lean sure on Shandor

Honestly with all the information for Zurgo, I'm not really sure he sounds serious enough. Tachyon's a buffoon at times, but his menace is there and he dies in a genuinely serious, climactic way—but we've still ultimately felt he's a bit too goofy. If Zurgo is not only more goofy but gets that kind of defeat, I don't think I can rightly say he lands.

The Administrator from Mars Needs Moms has a genuine shot at CM for 99% of the film, only for her final fate to be revealed as changing babies' diapers and being literally pissed on. I'm ok with silly defeats, but when they're not only silly but...frankly downplaying of any genuine menace that could have been there, I feel like the villain has likely missed.

Thanks to all who chimed in on Severen and to Lighty for the proper debate and pushing for it, he doesn't seem like a land but that's alright, I'll have another baddie to round out the batch soon in a collab with Scrags that he mentioned before.

Edited by Ravok on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:23:47 AM

Tonight I dine on monkey soup.
ACW Unofficial Wiki Curator for Complete Monster from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
#292966: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:26:12 AM

I'm fine with the expansion. It's still only 154.

BTW, for Shandor, do we wanna go back to his quote for the page quote?

"I am the Destructor. I am the Architect. I will pave over your fields to start anew. I will fill your seas with concrete and stone. I will pierce your world with girders of steel and panes of glass. I will crush your world under the weight of my cities. I will smother your creation under my own!"
Ivo Shandor, 2009 game

The current one:

"Most of the old staff knows the stories about the Spider Witch...who did unimaginable things in a room on the twelfth floor back in the 1920's. Her victims were hung from the ceiling, drained of blood then dragged around. The walls of her room were literally painted with blood. The furniture was hacked, chewed and crushed up in the corner like a giant nest."
Sedgewick Hotel's manager on the Spider Witch, 2009 game

I like both, but give the edge to Shandor's.

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CapitanoNox Lord of Space from Italy Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
Lord of Space
#292967: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:27:25 AM

@Sky Cat He simply told her to stay away from Baby but other than that nothing indicates he cared for her or that her death had any impact on him. It also definitely doesn't justify his actions.

Edited by CapitanoNox on Dec 14th 2021 at 8:30:42 PM

SkyCat32 The Draftsman of Doom from NYPD (Five Year Plan) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
The Draftsman of Doom
#292968: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:30:51 AM

If it's similar to a canon where he doesn't give a rat's ass about his kid, then sure.

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OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
ACW Unofficial Wiki Curator for Complete Monster from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
Ordeaux26 Professor Gigachad from Canada Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Professor Gigachad
#292971: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:34:06 AM

[tup] Afton

That is understandable it is what made me unsure if he could land and yeah his defeat is comedic. There is still the factor that his actual crimes are taken seriously so I am not as sure.

Edited by Ordeaux26 on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:39:38 AM

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CaptainPinkiePie from Equestria with love Since: Mar, 2019 Relationship Status: Brony
#292972: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:34:38 AM

Tentative [tup] to Shandor and Zurgo.

Cut the Founder.

And [tup] to Purple Guy.

@Ravok That's weird. I thought Tachyon didn't count because his race was Always Chaotic Evil or something like that.

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OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#292973: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:34:46 AM

Cut the Founder

Edited by OrrorSANESS on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:39:06 AM

DrUnknown Since: May, 2020
#292974: Dec 14th 2021 at 11:48:37 AM

[tup] to Severin, Ivo Shandor, Temple Brooks Gault, and William Afton. Keep Nazo.

Abstain on Alfred Hoffman.

[tdown] to Mark Hoffman and the Kibutsuji Muzan image. Cut the Founder.

As for Stuart Zurgo, I'm on a tentative [tdown] on him. He's played a little too comedically for me to consider him a keep

@Ravok: Sorry to hear that things have been rough for you, lately. Take all the time you need to recover.

@ACW: The Ivo Shandor quote looks better to use.

Edited by DrUnknown on Dec 14th 2021 at 11:51:27 AM

MasterN Berserk Button: misusing Berserk Button from Florida- I mean Unova Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#292975: Dec 14th 2021 at 12:01:39 PM

Switching to abstain for Zurgo.

One of these days, all of you will accept me as your supreme overlord.

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