“ | All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy! That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day! | „ |
~ The Joker telling Batman how he views the world, as well as subtly revealing how "one bad day" drove him from a failing comedian to the Clown Prince of Crime (at least according to the Killing Joke). |
“ | See? Now you respect me because I'm a threat. That's the way it works. Turns out there's a lot of people, whole countries who want respect. And they will pay through the nose to get it. | „ |
~ Syndrome threatening Mr. Incredible, now that he is a supervillain. |
These are characters who started off as being normal citizens, but later not only did they become villains but also became purely evil. These characters used to be normal citizens either because they didn't have any intention to be evil or they were too weak to be evil. These characters later gain power and skill to become a pure evil villain and ended up being a major threat in the eyes of other characters. This is not to be confused with a Fallen Hero who was once fighting on the side of good but becomes a pure evil villain. This is also not to be confused with Fake Tragic as they might never have had one awful experience in their life. They are also not to be confused with Hidden Pure Evils, who are originally believed to be good or neutral before showing their true colors later. Their opposites are From Zero to Hero.
Usually they fall under Wholly Debased as most villains that start off as nobodies don't choose to start off evil, with many having sympathetic pasts that motivate them to become evil before subverting them. However, exceptions exist if they were already spoiled and/or already villains as a nobody with no redeeming qualities since day one (e.g. Dolores Umbridge, Evelyn Claythorne, Frank Tenpenny)
For obvious reasons, villains who were already in positions of power - such as being Monarchs, Tyrants, Aristocrats, Samurai, or Corrupt Officials of any other kind or famous people such as celebrities before becoming evil - can NEVER qualify. Villains who were Totalitarians, Deities, Dark Messiahs, Death Gods, Dark Forms, Cosmic Entities, Demons, or any villains that are the closest representation of Satan before turning evil also NEVER count because the status and magnitude of their power is inherently beyond what is normal. The same would be said for most monsters for similar reasons. They should go under Elitists instead. This category is only for villains who were AVERAGE CITIZENS before they turned evil, and those of the aforementioned positions of power can only qualify if they were normal people beforehand and for whatever reason achieved their position of power during their journey to the dark side.
Note: In order for an alien to qualify, they would have to have started with zero powers or they were formerly humans before being exposed to alienish powers.
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Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear -
Josh (Megan Is Missing)
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- Aarfy
- Abigail Williams
- Abomination (Peter David)
- Absolute Solver (N'raged)
- Abu Fayed
- Acheron
- Advisor (Dan the Man)
- Agent 23
- Agent Trout
- Akira Takaoka
- Alan Yates
- Albert Wesker
- Aldrich (Dark Souls)
- Aldrich Killian
- Alex (Elephant)
- Alpha (Men In Black)
- Alphys (Negativetale)
- Ambush (GH'S)
- Anarky (Beware the Batman)
- Andross
- Andy Evans
- Angelus
- Anton Chigurh
- Arlecchino
- Arnim Zola (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Art the Clown
- Astor
- Atsushi Kanamoto
- Audrey Redheart
- Avon Hertz
- Ayaka Kamimochi
- Baron Mordo
- Barracuda
- Batman (Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham)
- Bats
- Beauregard Salt
- Ben Gardner
- Beth
- Big Bad Wolf (Foxymations)
- Big Smile Lee
- Bike-Maniac
- Bill Cipher
- Black (GameToons' Rainbow Friends)
- Black Manta (DC)
- Black Noir
- Blackbeard (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Blackheart
- Blackwolf
- Bob Goodall
- Bob Page
- Bobby Earl Ferguson
- Bobby Hayes
- Bogeyman (Secret World)
- Brian Irons
- Brokenstar
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- Caleb
- Canaletto
- Carl Buford
- Carl Sturgis
- Carlo Luciano
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- Cecil Creepler
- Cecil L'Ively
- Cell (Dragon Ball C)
- Cell (Dragon Ball)
- Champ
- Cheerilee (Cheerilee's Garden)
- Chester Bundy
- Cioccolata
- Clancy Gray
- Cobra (Magno)
- Cobra Commander
- Colm O'Driscoll
- Colonel Henry Favours
- Colonel Ives
- Craster
- Cromwell Ames
- D'Spayre
- Dahlia Hawthorne
- Dandy Mott
- Dante
- Dante Zogratis
- Darkseid (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- Darth Krayt
- Daryll Lee Cullum
- David (The Last of Us Show)
- David Banner
- David Prentiss
- David Robey
- Deag Grav
- Deag Ranak
- Dean Armitage
- Decagrammaton
- Desaad (DC)
- Diana Walter
- Diavolo
- Dick Hardly
- Dimentio (Paper Mario)
- Dio Brando
- Diodora Astaroth
- Dix Perdix
- Doctor Destiny (DC Animated Universe)
- Doctor Light (Post-Crisis)
- Dolores Umbridge
- Donald Love
- Donquixote Doflamingo
- Dorzak
- Dr. Challus Mercer
- Dr. Charles Decker
- Dr. Emilia
- Dr. Gao
- Dr. James Sheridan
- Dr. Moreau
- Dr. Nefarious (Remake)
- Dr. Oliver Thredson
- Dr. Persephone Trinh
- Dr. Weil
- Dr. Who (King Kong)
- Dr. Zed
- Drago Bludvist
- Duncan Taylor
- Durand
- Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in
- Gabriel Miller
- Galvatron (Haddad062)
- Ganon (Downfall Timeline)
- Ganondorf (Era of the Wilds)
- Gary Smith
- Gelorum
- General Grievous
- General Hemlock
- General Mandible
- General Vex
- Gihren Zabi
- Gihwan Kang
- Gilmer
- Go-Jaraji-Da
- Godrick The Grafted
- Gorilla Grodd
- Grand High Witch
- Grand Moff Tarkin
- Grandmaster Nimzo
- Granny Goodness (Young Justice)
- Green Goblin (Peter David)
- Grima
- Grimmel the Grisly
- Haman (theology)
- Hardgear
- Harley Sawyer (Poppy Playtime)
- Harry Warden (Remake)
- Hayman Vasher
- Headless Horseman (2007)
- Helga Von Guggen
- Henry Evans
- Herbert Landon
- Herrscher of the End
- Hexxus
- Hit The Target
- Hobgoblin
- Hoyt Volker
- Hugo Strange (Matsudaverse)
- Hulk (Old Man Logan)
- Hunter (Babar)
- Hwang Kyung-il