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The villains (or morally ambiguous) who make doing evil look like an artform.

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 * The Trope Codifier, Lionel Luthor from Smallville.
 * And his son, Lex.
 * Azula from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
 * From the sequel series, The Legend of Korra, we have Amon.
 * Lelouch from Code Geass.
 * Light Yagami from Death Note.
 * Kane from Command & Conquer.
 * Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
 * David Xanatos from Gargoyles.
 * The Green Goblin from The Spectacular Spider-Man.
 * Izaya Orihara from Durarara
 * The Illusive Man from Mass Effect.
 * Revolver / Liquid Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid.
 * [[media:JohanTheSerene.jpg|Johan Liebert]] from Monster.
 * Khan from Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan.
 * Megabyte from Re Boot.
 * Megatron from Beast Wars.
 * Scar from The Lion King, before he becomes The Caligula.
 * Sosuke Aizen from Bleach.
 * Xehanort from Kingdom Hearts.
 * M. Bison from Street Fighter.
 * SHODAN from System Shock.
 * The Joker from The Dark Knight.
 * Loki from The Avengers.
 * Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs.
 * Gustavo Fring from Breaking Bad.
 * Giovanni from Pokémon Special.
 * Professor Pericles from Scooby Doo Mystery Inc.
 * Mitth'raw'nuruodo, better known as Thrawn from the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
 * Lord Vetinari from Discworld.
 * Littlefinger from Game of Thrones.
 * Mr. Gold from Once Upon a Time.
 * A VERY rare protagonist example but still an example: Tom Reagan from Miller's Crossing.
 * Rosemary from Ashita no Nadja.
 * Xellos from Slayers.
 * Cell from Dragon Ball.
 * Yukio Oikawa from Digimon Adventure 02.
 * Sir Crocodile from One Piece.
 * Yami Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh!
 * Shion Sonozaki from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
 * Shinobu Sensui from Yu Yu Hakusho.
 * Discord from My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation).
 * Iago from Othello.