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[[File:themayor.jpg|link=Buffy the Vampire Slayer|frame|The Mayor of Sunnydale. [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|Cheerful. Fatherly. Wants to be a giant snake demon.]]]]
{{quote|''"Bad man. Good manners." ''
Most of the time, when there is a [[Villain]], they're going to have a personality or manner that underscores how evil they are. They may [[Kick the Dog|kick puppies]] [[For the Evulz|for giggles]], be [[Jerkass|particularly insensitive]], [[Coitus Uninterruptus|even during sex]], or might just be too [[The Omniscient Council of Vagueness|unknowable to be anything but evil]].
And then, there are villains who are '''Affably Evil'''. There is absolutely nothing separating them from being normal, polite people except for the fact that they want to [[Take Over the World]] or use [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|human souls]] to power their [[Artifact of Doom]]. They're not the [[Stepford Smiler]]—their affability is a genuine part of their personality, not a mask. If they have underlings, expect them to be a [[Benevolent Boss]]. In one way, they're the opposite of an [[Anti-Hero]]. They may [[Pet the Dog]] on occasion, but won't hesitate to kick it with steel-toed boots the next second if it helps them accomplish their goals. They may well be a [[Villain with Good Publicity]].
This villain will [[Go-Karting with Bowser|invite the hero out to tea]], [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine|offer him]] [[Your Favorite|a favorite dish]], make pleasant small talk, try to appeal to the hero's better nature, and convince the heroes that the [[Evil Plan|villain's plan]] isn't worth getting involved in. Of course, if the hero still won't change their mind, the villain will remind them that they are, after all, still a villain. It may or may not involve a [[Death Trap]], depending on how nice the villain really is when crossed. Of course, inviting [[Did Mom Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?|the hero's mom out to tea]] might send a stronger message. The friendliness of said villains can serve to humanize these guys.
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{{noreallife|absolute values like good and evil are best kept away from the complex spectrum that is real life.''' In the case of people widely regarded as evil, we want to avoid arguments over whether to classify them as True Affably Evil and Faux Affably Evil.}}
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[[Category:Tropes of Legend]]
[[Category:More Than Meets the Eye]]
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[[Category:No One Respects the Spanish Inquisition]]
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[[Category:Extraversion Tropes]]
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