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{{quote|''"I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no conscience, no understanding; even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong."''|'''Dr. Loomis''', '''''[[Halloween]]'''''}}
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The Complete Monster can be recognized by these signs:
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'''For a full detailing of the rules, standards and criteria for qualifying a character for this trope, please refer to [[Complete Monster/Criteria|this page.]]'''
▲* '''No sympathy''': the character has either no Freudian Excuse to validate their crimes, or their Freudian Excuse is presented in-story as inadequate. Any sympathy evoked in their backstories is long gone in the present.
▲* '''No redeeming quality''': they are completely devoid of altruistic qualities, show no regret for their crimes, are never redeemed or have any possibility of redemption.
Please note that a character crossing the [[Moral Event Horizon]] does not alone make them a Complete Monster. This trope isn't just about what the character does, but about what the character is. Their monstrous characters are reflected in their heinous deeds, which is what puts them a cut above the regular villains. And whatever their position, a Complete Monster has to go the full mile and meet all criteria: they are the worst they can possibly be in their role, in the space and scale they occupy.
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This trope is not [[Gushing About Characters You Like|Gushing About Villains You Like]]. A recurring evil character either has redeeming qualities presented as such within the moral framework of the story, or they don't. The Complete Monster may be a [[Magnificent Bastard]] or a [[Draco in Leather Pants]] to some audience members, but the completeness of their monstrosity does not depend on how well the audience receives them.
Compare [[Vile Villain, Saccharine Show]], where the villain is noticeably more heinous than the other characters but is not necessarily a Complete Monster.
{{noreallife|calling other people completely irredeemable is rude at best. Calling ''yourself'' one implies either a lack of understanding of the trope or severe mental illness.}}▼
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{{noexamples|as per the discussion and vote [https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Topic:V91pddmvgrz9sl1u here].}}
If you absolutely must discuss these topics, this fork of ATT allows it [https://the-true-tropes.fandom.com/wiki/Complete_Monster HERE].
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