Villain with Good Publicity/Playing With

Basic Trope: A villainous character who is respected by their constituents.
 * Straight: Alice tries to convince people that C.C. Executive is really a bad guy. However, since he has an army of spin doctors at his disposal, he's able to quash those rumors before they even get started.
 * Exaggerated: C.C. literally owns every media outlet in Troperville, as well as the army and police force - anything remotely bad about him doesn't even get said.
 * Justified: C.C. is very charismatic and is a skilled public speaker. Alice...isn't.
 * Alternatively, C.C. is kind towards his subjects. Towards Alice...not so much.
 * Inverted: Zero-Percent Approval Rating
 * Hero With Bad Publicity
 * Subverted: After a great deal of work, Alice finally gets a media outlet to print something negative about C.C. It seems like he's about to have to pay the piper...
 * Double Subverted: ...but he's able to spin the story as a positive.
 * Parodied: C.C. regularly kicks puppies and steals candy from babies in broad daylight. No one calls him out on this.
 * Deconstructed: C.C. uses his good publicity to get away with atrocity after atrocity. Because no one has the cojones to take him on, his power continues unchecked.
 * Reconstructed: When enough stories about his overt evilness come out, people aren't able to look past it anymore and finally give him the punishment he deserves.
 * Zig Zagged: So he's finally going to have to pay the piper...but he gets out of it...but Alice saw this coming and had another barrage prepared.
 * Averted: The approval rating of a figure is roughly in line with the villainy of his actions.
 * Enforced: "This is the 2010s now, so we need charismatic, well-liked villains to go against the heroes!"
 * Lampshaded: "I know he's evil, but he's just so charming!"
 * Invoked: C. C. Co decides to spend large amounts of money on improving their image.
 * Defied: People initially refuse to look past his evilness.
 * Discussed: "You're a Complete Monster." "I know, that's why I have a PR department."
 * Conversed: "C.C. is so Obviously Evil, his spin doctors must cost a fortune."

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