“ | Mr. Pricklepants: Sunnyside is a place of ruin and despair, ruled by an evil bear who smells of strawberries. Woody: L-Lotso? Buttercup: The guy may seem plush and huggable on the outside, but inside, he's a monster. |
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~ Mr. Pricklepants and Buttercup telling Woody about Lotso's true nature. |
“ | There it is! His dark personality worse than any evil in the world! His calm and collective attitude was all a mask! This is his true self! | „ |
~ Speedwagon points out Dio's feign affability. |
Pure Evils who fake kindness, generally to manipulate others. Pure Evils under this category are especially cunning and dangerous because they appear nice and likeable to other characters while hiding their demonic true colors, making them a highly insidious threat to their universe. They are the opposite to Pure Goods who are False Antagonists.
NOTE: Not all Pure Evils feign affability. Some villains are just straight-up hostile from start to finish and don't even bother feigning politeness (e.g. Gregor Clegane, Bob Ewell, William Wharton, Ryker Grimborn, Shao Kahn, Yoon Gwi-nam, Karl Tanner, Badger, Rip Blazkowicz and Qu).
- However, this rule does not apply to villains who are hostile to almost everyone yet are superficially polite to at least one person (e.g. Zhan Tiri, Prince Joachim, Lord Commander, and Edwin Epps)
- On the contrary, the above note of course doesn’t apply to villains such as Blackbeard who are faux affable towards everyone in general and specifically never seem sincere in their politeness.
- There is a likable possibility that Pure Evils were truly Affable to begin with (assuming that their kindness was actually true and not a facade) before descending towards the point of no return, especially if they pull a complete 180 as a result of permanently ditching their overall genuine and friendly nature. Thomas Sinclair is a perfect example of a villain who was once truly affable before permanently shredding his true, genuine nature.
All items (1982)
- A.D.A.M.
- Aarfy
- Aaron Peel
- Abaddon (Supernatural)
- Abaddon the Despoiler
- Abalone Cookie
- Abdul-Aziz al-Razim
- Abigail Williams (The Crucible)
- Abomination (2008 Novelization)
- Abraxas (Marvel)
- Absolute Solver
- Ace Killer
- Adam (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
- Adam Sutler
- Adam Taurus
- Adel Renard
- Adolf Hitler (Hunters)
- Adrian (Inside No. 9)
- Adrian Baker
- Advisor (Dan the Man)
- Advisor (Marvel)
- Agatha Trunchbull
- Agent 23
- Agent Kruger
- Agent Trout
- Aggregor (Ben 10)
- Aggregor (The Final Key)
- Agustin Allende
- Ahmanet
- Ahmed (Goosebumps)
- Ai Magase
- Airachnid
- Ajax
- Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles)
- Akihiro Kurata
- Akio Ohtori
- Akira Takaoka
- Akivasha
- Aku
- Alan Jago
- Alan Sylvasta
- Alan Wilson
- Alan Yates
- Alastair (Supernatural)
- Albert Contiello
- Albert Spica
- Albert Wesker
- Alberto Fussar
- Aldrich Killian
- Alex (Elephant)
- Alex Windham
- Alexander Thorkel
- Alexia Ashford
- Alfie Blessington
- Alfred (Sodor: The Dark Times)
- Ali Al-Saachez
- Alien Adacic
- Alien Chibull Exceller
- Alien Nackle
- Alien Pedan
- Alien Rayblood
- Alina Gray
- Alpha (Men In Black)
- Alphys (Negativetale)
- Alvin the Treacherous
- AM
- Ambassador of Alagadda
- Amon Goeth
- Amshel Goldsmith
- Amy Hughes
- Amy Kirio
- Anarky (Beware the Batman)
- Anatoly Cherdenko
- Anders Behring Breivik (22 July)
- Anders Benoit
- Andre Olivieri
- Andrei Sator
- Andrei Strasser
- Andrew Brandt
- Andross
- Andy Evans
- Angel Eyes (US Theatrical Version)
- Anthony Cooper
- Anthony Lamb
- Anthony Lilliman
- Anthony Rare (Star World: Damned)
- Anti-Monitor (Arrowverse)
- Anton Chigurh
- Antonio Tabacchi
- Anubis (Stargate SG1)
- Ao Oni (One Last Escape)
- Aparoid Queen
- Apocalypse (Age of Apocalypse)
- Apocalypse (X-Men Legends)
- Apocalypse (X-Men Movies)
- Apollyon
- Arba
- Arceus (The Lost Child)
- Archibald Cunningham
- Archibald Snatcher
- Ares (God of War)
- Ares (Next Gen)
- Ares (Wrath of the Titans)
- Argleton
- Arjen Rudd
- Arkham (Devil May Cry)
- Arktos (Tabaluga: The Movie)
- Arlecchino
- Arlo Sabian
- Armand Dorleac
- Arnim Zola (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Arnim Zola (Marvel)
- Arnold Flass (Batman: Caped Crusader)
- Aro
- Arquette
- Art the Clown
- Arthur Harrow
- Arthur Watts
- Asav
- Asgore Dreemurr (Negativetale)
- Ash Landers
- Asimov (Luminous Avenger iX)
- Assef
- Astor (The Legend of Zelda)
- Atomic Skull (Superman vs. The Elite)
- Atsushi Kanamoto
- Audrey Redheart
- Augus (Dragalia Lost)
- Aunt Ruth Chandler
- Auric Goldfinger
- Avon Hertz
- Axel Capek
- Aya Tokoyogi
- Aylmer
- Ayush Patil
- Azar (Genshin Impact)
- Azazel (Fallen)
- Azog
- Azuras
- Baba Shakti
- Babidi
- Bacon Colonel
- Bacon General
- Badrang the Tyrant
- Bahavas
- Barbarus
- Barbatos
- Baro
- Baron Karza
- Baron Mordo (Spider-Man: The Animated Series)
- Baron Praxis
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
- Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Marvel)
- Baron Zebek
- Baron Zemo (Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
- Barracuda
- Barry the Chopper
- Bartholomew Bogue
- Barty Crouch Jr. (Warner Bros.)
- Bask Om
- Batman (Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham)
- Bats
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- Beatrice
- Beaugarde Lesko
- Beauregard Salt
- Beelze (Juno Songs)
- Beerus (Original Script)
- Bellroc
- Ben Childress
- Ben Gardner
- Benatu Eshu
- Bergan
- Beth
- Bev Keane
- Bibidi
- Big Jack Horner (Novelization)
- Bill Carver
- Bill Cipher
- Bill Sykes
- Billy Blim
- Billy Kincaid
- Billy Lee
- Black (RecD)
- Black (Vs Impostor)
- Black Doom (Flashback)
- Black Doom (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Black Manta (DC)
- Black Mask (DC Extended Universe)
- Black Mask (DC)
- Black Noir
- Black Phillip
- Black Wolf (The Flight Before Christmas)
- Blackbeard (Pirates of the Carribean)
- Blackheart
- Blood Voltage
- Bloodwolf
- BLU Medic (The Fedora Chronicles)
- Bluebeard (Sandra: The Fairy Tale Detective)
- Bluejam