Affably Evil/Literature: Difference between revisions

* Crell Moset from the [[Star Trek Novel Verse]], though in his case, it's a crippling need to be liked. He genuinely wants the subjects of his invasive medical experiments to appreciate him. He's not really cruel in the usual sense, he's just totally lacking in empathy, and believes [[For Science!|his science takes priority]]. Not only does he take steps to try and make his victims feel at ease - including singing pleasant songs - but the closest he gets to threatening is childish pique when people won't let him perform his experiments. In the [[Star Trek: Voyager Relaunch]], as part of a [[Continuity Nod]] to [[Star Trek: The Battle of Betazed]], he seems to genuinely think that the Betazoids were selfish in the extreme for taking back their planet and disrupting his earlier work there.

** The Overlord of the Redeemers in ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]''. His entirely self-serving moral code allows him to justify anything he wishes, as it's all "the Will of Xant", to which he, humble as he is, is a mere servant. Affably Evil definitely applies, as, true to his self-image, he's pleasant, soft spoken, and comes across as entirely reasonable in his conversations with others. He's quite friendly, really, for a genocidal warlord.

** Huffer [[The Pollyanna|is happy and friendly]], and willing to cut deals with the enemy to solve things non-violently if he feels he can get something out of it.

** Swoop just genuinely wants to be everyone's friend and [[And Call Him George|hug and love everybody]], and apologizes profusely whenever his orders involve nasty things like holding people hostage.