“ | So, like I said from the start I was beaten, outsmarted, poisoned, by a detective John Hobbes...Can you imagine what it feels like to be alive? Thousands of years, and realize you're actually going to die because of some self-righteous cop decided he was going to save the f-cking world.. Yes a demon can die, and Hobbes figured out how to beat me at my game, so what, the war isn't over I promise you, not by a long shot... Oh you forgot something, at the beginning I was going to tell you the time I almost died, see you around. | „ |
~ Azazel on his victory over John Hobbes. |
“ | That's the sound of me getting away with it. Works every time. (steals Kat's phone and records) I'm a psycho. (deletes recording) That's fun to say. Too bad no one will ever hear that. | „ |
~ Emma Grossman right before Kat succumbs to Emma's poisoned chocolate milk, and Emma burns down the house, killing Kat, Angela, and Robert, and falsely telling the police it was all Kat's fault. |
Karma Houdinis are Pure Evils who have gotten away with their crimes, either by outright winning or escaping before they can be punished. This is uncommon for Pure Evils due to the severity of their crimes, though it still sometimes occurs.
This category also includes villains who were defeated and imprisoned in the past (e.g. Taurus Bulba), or killed (e.g. Frieza and Chucky) but they somehow managed to get back and continue their bad ways.
When a Pure Evil who is a Karma Houdini is also considered a Hate Sink, then their status as a Karma Houdini will make the villain much more hated, as Pure Evil Hate Sinks are wished the worst by most of the audience/fans.
They are the opposite of Pure Goods who are falsely blamed for actions they never committed.
Deceased and Presumed Deceased villains usually do not count as Karma Houdinis; the only way for a dead or presumed dead character to count is if the death/presumed death is of natural causes (e.g. Noah Cross, Donald Love, Fritz and Warren T. Rat), or if there is a higher chance that they survived and escaped rather than died (e.g. Rasmin Yelkov). In addition, villains who are truly Imprisoned with no way to escape should not count either. Villains who took their own lives (e.g. Samuel Norton) cannot count, another case is if the villain is killed by another villain/Pure Evil or a neutral character before they were punished CANNOT count even if they didn't get caught by a more powerful character (e.g. Yashiro's Brother).
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- Calendar Man (Arkhamverse)
- Cameron Hodge (X-Men: The Animated Series)
- Carnage (Halloween Horror Nights)
- Cartoon Cat (OR3O)
- Catherine de Medici
- Chara (Frisk vs Chara, Undertale animation)
- Chara (Kanon version)
- Chara (Stronger Than You)
- Charles Halstead
- Charles Rockwell (The Stupendium)
- Charon IV
- Cheshire Cat (Alice Mare)
- Chucky
- Cipher (Fast & Furious)
- Clancy Gray
- Clement Hoately
- Coachman (2022)
- Coachman (Disney)
- Coachman (Pinocchio)
- Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe Film Series)
- Commander Tartar (Dedz0ne)
- Conrad (Berserk)
- Constance Hatchaway
- Count Ludovic
- Cronus (Class of the Titans)
- Daniel Barton
- Darkseid (DC Extended Universe)
- Dean Karny
- Deputy Governor Danforth
- Devilface
- Dimentio (Super Paper Mario 2: The Seven Sorcerers)
- Doctor Octopus (Marvel Noir)
- Don Corneo (Remake)
- Donald Love
- Door Gunner
- Dormammu (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Dr. Crane
- Dr. Gaul
- Dr. Moreau (Van Helsing)
- Dr. Nefarious (Remake)
- Dr. Robotnik (Sirène)
- Dr. Zachary
- Dracula (The Last Voyage of the Demeter)
- Dromos
- Mad Bomber (video game)
- Maerlyn
- Manager of the Princess Imperial
- Mandy Lane
- Mary Shaw
- Maxim Horvath
- Megabyte
- Megatron (Transformers: The Game)
- Melalo
- Mephisto (Marvel)
- Michael Myers (H20 Timeline)
- Midas
- Mirage
- Misaki
- Miss Gribben
- Monika (Madame Macabre)
- Monika (The Stupendium)
- Monsieur Thenardier
- Mother Apollonia
- Mr Chuckle Teeth
- Mr. Null
- Mr. Whiskers