Special:Badtitle/NS90:User talk:New user message/Stromboli and Scroop/reply

What really sells me on Stromboli is the fact that he's not a (heavily implied) demon/karmic boogeyman like the Coachman is, and doesn't have the resources he has available, yet he still comes off as incredibly horrible and amoral. Unlike Honest John and his cat sidekick who have their limits and Monstro who is just a pissed-off wild animal, Stromboli stands out as incredibly heinous due to being more than willing to exploit and murder a child in order to pull in money despite his position as a lowly puppeteer. I mean, it's one thing to trick a child into becoming your slave, but it's a whole different thing to kill that child when he's served his purpose! It's true that the Coachman outclasses him, but Stromboli is just as evil as him albeit on a smaller scale and with far fewer resources.

As for Scroop, I don't see why he isn't a Complete Monster. He fits all the criteria: He's as evil as he can be (Tries to murder Jim for saying one thing about him, goes on to kill Mr. Arrow and get Jim framed for it, and tries to start a mutiny against Silver), is played completely seriously, and is hated and feared. For Scroop it's not what he does, but what he is that matters, and his deeds show that he's a treacherous murderous psychopath who manages to be the most evil character in the setting.

Look, it's okay that you don't agree with their status, it's a YMMV trope for a reason. But by this site's standards, they meet the mark for the trope and thus shall stay listed as examples.