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* I will not disregard any potential threat simply because it's [[Just a Kid]]. Instead, I will keep tabs on any kids who might turn out to be a [[Kid Hero]], ''especially'' skinny spiky-haired preteen boys and those who wear [[Rollerblade Good|rollerblades]] and speak in [[Totally Radical|antiquated '80s slang]].
* Any who pose a threat to me (given a particularly liberal definition of 'threat') will be quietly [[Unperson|unpersoned]], and their disappearance attributed to those kidnappers over at [[La Résistance]]. I don't have to worry about their death motivating a relative to bring me down, either, because that only applies to killing [[Dead Little Sister|exaggeratedly-innocent girls who have heroic-looking older brothers]].
* If I am ever face-to-face with the protagonist, I will tie him/her down first to make sure he/she can't do any damage before I [[Just Between You and Me|monologue]]. Better yet, I'll just resist the urge to monologue. Even better, I will [[Just Shoot Him]]. Better still, I will monologue to his [[Faking the Dead|corpse]], no—[[Back From the Dead|ashes]], no— [[Soul Jar]]. Relieves the stress of holding in the monologue, no risk that he'll tell anyone, and the added insult that whatever I'm doing most likely ''already worked''. Alternately, I will spend a minute a day writing a monologue up, then have an assistant splice audio clips of me talking together into the monologue, put it on my iPod as an [[
* There is a time and a place for my [[Evil Laugh|maniacal laugh]], and that is right after my adorable little granddaughter does something cute (such as pulling the lever on the trap door under an incompetent minion) because she thinks my special laugh is cute and she will start laughing herself and very few Heroes will attack a doting grandfather while his 6 year-old granddaughter laughs with him. I will not, however, engage in maniacal laughter at an inappropriate time, such as when I am ordering my troops into battle or when my Grand Master Plan has nearly come to fruition, because any hero worthy of the name will choose that moment to attack.
* I will use robot guards programmed to kill any human on sight. Anyone loyal to me will have a special transmitter implanted in their brain, indicating to these robot guards that they are not targets. These transmitters will also deactivate on the death of their owner, and make their owners completely loyal to me, so the hero cannot exploit such an implant, allowing them access to my Evil Fortress.
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* Never, under any circumstances, will I take on a name like "Vincent the Invincible", or anything involving [[A God Am I|godhood]]. Even if it's deserved. ''Especially'' if it's deserved. [[Tempting Fate|Do I really]] [[Karmic Death|want to find out]] [[Not So Invincible After All|how invincible I am]] [[The Worf Effect|the hard way]]?
* If I am the Overlord of a video game, I will have my Legions of Evil track down any and all [[Save Point|saving]]/[[Trauma Inn|healing]] points and either remove them or [[Everything Is Trying to Kill You|rig them to]] [[Stuff Blowing Up|violently self-destruct]] or otherwise attack the hero if he ([[No Man of Woman Born|or she]]) tries to use them. Except for one, which will be moved to my personal quarters and restricted to my own use. [[Save Scumming]] may be cheating, but then again, [[Fighting Dirty|I am an Evil Overlord.]]
** In fact, if my research indicates that I am a boss in a video game, I will carefully study the list of [[Classic Video Game "Screw
* I will also have my Army of Terror clearing [[Random Encounter|weaker foes]] from the fields once a week. The Hero will abandon his quest if the only ways for grinding are those little cute critters that lower their karmic point (and don't provide much XP), my [[Mook|mooks]] (whose weekly level-grind has made them stronger, and have better equipment) and the [[Wake Up Call Boss]].
** Removing said monsters and bandits will also [[Villain with Good Publicity|improve my reputation among the populace]] and reduce the chances of poverty-induced discontent.
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