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A sister trope to Evil Is Hammy.
Basically, this trope describes all dark-themed characters (both good and evil alike) that also happen to be Large or Cold hams. For some reason, whenever a writer gives a character dark powers or makes a dark-themed character in general, then the writers will tend to make those characters go full ham. If a character is associated with darkness, is dark-themed or has dark powers, then expect them to be as unsubtle and overly dramatic about it as humanely possible and Chewing the Scenery. Just goes to show that darkness and hammyness go together like chocolate and peanut butter, I guess...
Here’s a few examples to prove the point:
-Alucard from Hellsing
-A lot of Sith Lords and other Dark Side-aligned force users from Star Wars
-Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty
-The Xehanorts from Kingdom Hearts (SUBMIT!)
-Princess Luna from MLP (Royal Canterlot Voice, anyone?), not to mention her evil side Nightmare Moon.
-Batman, especially when written by Frank Miller or played by specific actors like Christian Bale, for example.
Edited by MisterOM