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* Mule from [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''[[Foundation]]'' series is a more suitable target for pity than anger: he's ugly, sterile, and physically weak, but is amiable enough to befriend the protagonists. Too bad he's a psychic bent on conquering the Galaxy.
* The ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' has Bauchelain, who can calmly explain to the woman he's just raped why he should not have raped his manservant instead.
* 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 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.
* The morality-flipped ''[[Transformers Shattered Glass]]'' universe has a number of Affably Evil Autobots:
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