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** The villain is a [[Sinister Minister]], [[Grand Vizier]], or other person in a trusted position; even if his niceness ''is'' an act, he wouldn't be where he is without it.
** The villain is so nice that no one believes he's doing anything villainous, in spite of blatant evidence to the contrary. This was part of his plan all along.
** Evil is not mean. Mean is not evil. For more information, see [[Anti
** And he wants to be/already is a [[Villain
** [[Anti
** The villain believes that he can't let the fact that he is evil be used as an excuse to be mean.
* '''Inverted''':
** The total [[Jerkass]] is, in fact, firmly allied with the hero and the cause of good, despite oftentimes having no [[Jerk
** [[Good Is Not Nice]].
** [[Jerk
** [[Faux Affably Evil]]
* '''Subverted''': The villain looks like a kind, polite person, but it's [[Faux Affably Evil|all an act]].
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** The villain decides that being nasty to everyone all the time is too much effort and leaves him lonely, so he starts being more friendly to his minions and foes. This terrifies them even more, as they're waiting for the other shoe to drop.
* '''Parodied''': The villain ponders being nice for a change...and promptly rejects the idea, laughing evilly all the while, in favor of [[Evil Overlord|scaring people into submission as usual.]].
* '''Deconstructed''': The villain is so affable that he actually wins thanks to his ability to get along with others, while the [[Anti
* '''Reconstructed''': ...but only temporarily, as the villainy comes to light before the [[Point of No Return]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': The villain looks like a polite person. It's an act. No it isn't. Wait, yes it is. Can he make up his mind already?
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