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Sanity may not be expected, but remember... '''[[Dangerously Genre Savvy|DANGEROUSLY GENRE SAVVY!]]''' (Seriously, I got a short way down and had to come up here to add this. Apparently, many tropers are not as genre aware as they think they are.)

 

 

Also, don't just add things villains have done that annoy you unless they're actually counterproductive to the [[Evil Scheme]].

** However, in an urban or industrial setting, I should be cautious so as not to over-mechanize my society, particularly if this would render a large population of citizens unemployed. Keeping plebs downtrodden and impoverished is fine, but if there are no jobs or no ways to make ends meet then heroes are always more likely to emerge or find sympathy. People in these slums or towns are far less likely to revolt if they're too busy working all day.

* If I have a monster [[Made of Iron|too]] [[Invincible Minor Minion|tough]] for the Hero's weaponry to hurt, I will never put it in a room with [[Boss Arena Idiocy|weapons, devices or explosives which CAN hurt it]]. If possible, the room shall be as bare as possible with no possible implements that could be extracted from the ground or wall. After all, [[MacGyvering]] is becoming an increasingly-common hero talent.

* I will not use a [[Black Magic|ritual]] to [[Instant Expert|grant]] [[Upgrade Artifact|great]] [[Super Empowering|power]] to [[Elite Mooks|a few select]] [[Super Soldier|Doom Troops]] when I can use the same ritual to [[Mass Super-Empowering Event|grant great power]] to [[Badass Army|ALL my Doom Troops]].

** The moment I'm sure it's safe I'll also grant this power to myself. Twice if possible.

* I will constantly have several useful, but superfluous plans in motion, with much less security than my actual plans. [[Xanatos Gambit|If they succeed I shall turn a profit, if not then the hero has just wasted valuable time stopping them]].

** I shall also remember to give these plans just enough security that the hero never says "This is too easy."

* If I have, indeed, taken over the world and wish to secure my presence, I will supplement my Machiavelli with some Foucault.

* I will not name my [[Right-Hand-Cat|feline companion animal]] something frilly, feminine, starting with 'Mr.' or even something remotely good and TOTALLY NOT EVIL, like Sir Fluffernutter. No. Instead, I will name it something dangerous, menacing, and most definitely evil, like [[Warrior Cats|Hawkfrost]]. Better yet, [[Everything's Worse with Bears|I'll have a trained bear]]. Or perhaps I will use swans instead. The Hero and most other people seem to believe swans are graceful and innocent, so they'll be quite shocked when the swans reveal their [[Ax Crazy|true nature]] and attack them anyway. Furthermore, If I should lose my companion animal, I will immediately plan and implement revenge, and UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES sob, shout "[[Big No|'NOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]" or otherwise enter a state of dramatic denial that could distract me from current developments. Being evil means I can have no strong emotional attachment to anyone, animals included.

** Nah. Even my most trusted can still [[Heel Face Turn|be turned]]. Just me.

* I will NOT be a [[Blood Knight]]. It makes no sense to drag out fights against the hero just so I can enjoy the fight. That's what gets foolish overlords killed.

** Likewise I will not send them [[Failure Is the Only Option|on impossible missions]]. Nor will I become incensed and kill them if they fail, if such a mission is ever necessary.

** Additionally, if minions fail or decide to leave (and submit their resignation rather than just running), they will be debriefed first. Even if they are to be shot later, I might as well get some final use out of them.

* My mooks will be taught to get along with each other to the point that they can use [[The Power of Friendship]] against a more heroic group of [[True Companions]].

* No matter how much it helps the atmosphere, my harem will not have a bunch of cushions everywhere, candlelight for its only light source and curtains for doors. It will be set up like a hotel, with real doors that lock, and security outside. Curtains, candles, and cushions are for ''inside''.

** All the girls in the harem will be kept in separate rooms so that they cannot conspire against me. The rooms will be well furnished and have basic cable, so that they will be content.

** I may consider putting all the girls in the harem in one large room with a lot of soft surfaces and no TV. Bored harem girls could well be a [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|good thing]]. I will keep the room under surveillance, of course. If they to conspire against me, I'll know. If they get bored... hey, bonus.

* I will make sure to have ''two'' dining halls, and only rig one like this. Having something like this happen to my trusted lieutenant just because I'm paranoid and he forgot which seat it was isn't just a setback, it's bloody ''embarrassing''.

* My jail/prison/dungeon/gulag will be as far away from my primary base as physically possible. The base will have cells for temporary confinement, but all prisoners will be transferred to the main dungeon as quickly as possible. Their equipment will be sent to a different facility, preferably at least 20 miles or more from the prison.

** As an added bonus, if Evil Overlording proves not to be my style, this will allow me to seamlessly reinvent myself as a harem anime protagonist.

* My default battlefield policy will always be "take no prisoners". This especially applies to the heroes. The only cases where I will even consider capturing the hero will be:

** Nor will I place too much trust in so recently-brainwashed a follower. There's such a thing as [[Psychic Static]], and a good chance they're hiding that, like Topol did in ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]''.

* 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]].

* 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 [[MP3]], and I will play it on the main speakers along with dramatic music while I am off ''actually doing something important.''

* 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.

* 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 You"s]] and will endeavor to include as many of them in my base as possible. If the Hero never gets to fight me because the player controlling him or her gave up in frustration, then I win by default.

** 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.

* If I develop a superweapon to use against the heroes, [[You Can't Thwart Stage One|its first public use will be against the heroes]]. Any tests will be made in out-of-the-way locations against people that will never be missed (and that's only if totally-unpopulated targets aren't an option), so the heroes will have no warning and no chance to develop a counter-measure.

* I will never depend on a superweapon that has its complete design specs easily available in any library or on the Internet. Ideally, any superweapon I use will have been designed by my own scientists anyway, and if I've been reading this far I wouldn't have put them on the Internet anyway. Or ever connected any computer that the designs have ever been on to the Internet.

** Crawling through a ventilation shaft makes a lot of noise. So when the hero tries to escape, I can just have my men shoot at the sound.

** In a realistic setting, the air ducts will simply break under his weight, providing ample amusement as he tries to spy on my plans.

* A third alternative to [[Evil Overlord List|Rule 2]], I will, if at all possible, avoid having ventilation ducts in my evil fortress. I will instead make sure that all areas are well ventilated by other means. The only air ducts will be in the prison, and those will be dead ends after two turns and about 20 feet. They will also be trapped to seal anyone inside them, and then fill with a non-lethal paralytic toxin. My guards will immediately inform me by radio of their attempt, and I will enjoy a brief yet hearty chuckle. While they are moved to another cell, they will be kept under heavy guard, and they will be shackled, bound, gagged, and any other means I have of keeping them immobile will be applied.

* I will not wear my badass sunglasses at night, unless I'm working on something brightly lit for my [[Evil Plan|EvilPlans]], I have [[Resident Evil|demonic glowing cat eyes]] that allow me to see in such darkness, [[Artemis Fowl|confronting someone who can mesmerize me by eye contact]], and/or I'm in Alaska or Antarctica around the time of year when the sun is out all the time. They will impair my vision otherwise, though [[Rule of Cool|they do look awesome.]]

** Plus, it just drives the rebellion underground. If they start stating their goals publicly, I can refute them publicly.

* I will not allow minions to [[Action Bomb|strap explosives onto themselves for when things go south]]. This just leads to trouble when I'm trying to execute them, and makes them more vulnerable.

** I will also make sure to actually treat her as a [[Morality Pet]]. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|That way, if I die,]] the heroes might suddenly have to deal with a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]].

* When I decide to go "super-evil" And destroy an entire town with burning fire, I shall do it at the dead of night. If circumstances permit me only to destroy the town in the middle of the day, I will order my troops to check any nearby hills for possible [[Kid Hero|children of the people I'm killing,]] and shoot them on sight. The last thing I need is another kid having [[Doomed Hometown|a reason to try and kill me.]] And if my goons miss the kid, and they run into the town and happen to find me burning it up, AND I find out that the kid has some sort of sacred power, I shall kill him immediately. I shall not let him escape, I shall not say that he has a magic power, and above all, I SHALL NOT [[Horrible/Fanfic|GIVE THE STUPID RED HEDGEHOG A PAIR OF SPEED BOOTS!]], give him items or try to make him my minion. Something tells me that it will bite me later on if I do.

*** I will first see what my universe's view of transhumanism and such are. If even slight deviations from the human pattern are a sign of Irredeemable Evil, I will stay clear of modding my guards because that is a good way to have insane monsters trying to kill me. If robots and mutants are people too, I will do this carefully and make sure the changes are temporary. If the heroes are allowed to use the power I'm giving the guards, I'll go right ahead. If the author's a transhumanist, odds are I'm opposed to this kind of stuff on principle anyway.

* All weapons will be equipped with fingerprint scanners that will explode if touched too heavily, along with a voice recognition program that also tests for breath, heat, and moisture before starting. If weapon requirements aren't met, it will release an electric shock and explode.

** While one can always dream, refitting every mook's equipment with such devices probably costs more than what the whole soldier is worth to me. Therefore, I will apply this solution for my personal elite units, AND for a number of random soldiers - about 1 in 20 sounds enough. I will ensure that equipment with recognition hardware is indistinguishable from regular gear. People will learn to be vary about stealing my men's stuff either way. (If this solution is still too expensive, I will simply make mooks with fixed weapons that cannot be separated from them. This will also help to prevent those annoying [[Dressing as the Enemy]] situations.)

* If a certain personality keep suggesting an idea while holding the [[Idiot Ball]], <s>I</s> we will consider removing it from the [[I Am Legion|legion mind]] or at least let it handle non-overlord functions only.

** That being said, so are [[The Virus|bio-weapons of any sort]]. Except for the kind you get by letting blood/excrement stagnate on a bayonet. Because it's ''easily controlled.''

* I will not use minions who [[Slave Mooks|desert, defect, or out-and-out panic]] when [[Decapitated Army|their leader dies]]. If my mooks can't be loyal in the first place, putting them under control of a slave driver is just going to make trouble.

** Minions will be specially trained to utilize their mutations effectively in and out of combat. [[Clipped-Wing Angel|Clipped Wing Angels]] just don't cut it.

** I will also avoid mutating the Hero's friend, lover, or relative. They'll break my mind control and attempt to kill me with the mutation that I've inflicted upon them. Even if they don't, it tends to cause [[Unstoppable Rage]].

* Only I will have the control to the magnetized chambers of my lair, I can't let anyone of my organization have such a device in their hands on the off chance they join my enemy; and possibly that they will muck around with it to make some damned faux hockey rink out of something I spent a lot of money on.

** Also: All of my minions will have implanted microchips used to repel the magnetization, which will destruct after their death to prevent usage.

** Alternatively, minions will wear suits with individually unique built-in computer system that is required to open locks, operate their weapons, etc. Each minion will have a unique microchip put either under their skin or under a flesh-colored patch, the absence of which will lock down the suit, trigger an alarm, and issuing a paralyzing electric shock if used on a lock, weapon, etc.

** If possible, I will also look into instead making a performance booster/healing serum for the suits that is toxic/caustic/acid/venom/poison/against the hero's personal code to use. If it one of the deadly options I will have all mooks either implanted/bio-engineered for resistance or develop and immunity. This way resources in the suit are still helpful, but also serve as a method from keeping it from being worn.

* I will watch [[Burn Notice]] religiously and take notes on everything that Michael Westen does, including what details to research that are left out of the show. That information is invaluable for either setting up plans and/or counters of my own, or anticipating wht the hero might do and take the appropriate actions.

* The architect who planned my top-secret dungeon, its traps, and its escape routes is doomed from the moment he signed on. As are any external service personnel I absolutely must hire to provide upgrades, such as the poor sod who put in the central A/C.

* I will make myself look as human as possible, looking demonic/[[Light Is Not Good|Angelic]], or like any sort of [[Beast Man]] will, while it makes me look intimidating, will, ultimately, [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|make it easier for the heroes to kill me when/if the time comes.]]

* I will make sure that [[The Dragon]] is ''not'' my only capable servant. [[The Brute]] will be a [[Genius Bruiser]] ''and'' a remorselessly loyal sociopath; if arrangeable he will also be good friends (or at least ''friendly'' rivals) with [[The Dragon]], so that I can send them ''both'' after the heroes at once. If he is the leader of the [[Mooks]] he will also either forgo some of his cruelty in order to be a [[A Father to His Men]], or (if totally evil) will at least be a competent strategist and leader, who the men can trust, and follow bravely; while the lowest ranking member of my inner circle, he will be kept up to date on plans so that he does not [[Spanner in the Works|inadvertently sabotage them]] (and after all, he's likely to be my most loyal follower to boot, so why risk offending him?). My [[Evil Genius]] will be allowed to comment on any aspects of the plan that he thinks needs work (why have an [[Evil Genius]] otherwise?) and will also be given any cybernetic upgrades, [[Powered Armour]], [[Super Serum]], biological modifications, or [[Mecha-Mooks]] that he feels are necessary to give him combat abilities similar to those of [[The Brute]] and [[The Dragon]]. The [[Dark Chick]] will be a Chick. Specifically, she will be my [[Victorious Childhood Friend]] who has been playing Risk with me and helping me plan to conquer the world since we were five years old. She will be able to hold her own with the boys, and will have eyes only for me. As we are absolutly made for one another, I will of course listen to her advice (and adding a female viewpoint might not be a bad idea). At least one of the above will be a suitably [[Cold Sniper]] who can take [[The Hero]] down, ''without'' having to close in physically. If I am a [[Magnificent Bastard]], other members of the [[Five-Bad Band]] will have [[Manipulative Bastard]], [[The Chessmaster]] and [[The Trickster]] characteristics spread out among them. Not only will it prevent me from having to do all the work, but it will mean that there are ''multiple'' people who can point out problems with my plans. None of them will be a [[Smug Snake]], or if they are they will be of [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Lord Cutler Beckett]] level effectiveness, meaning that they are still useful to me, and will have plans only ''slightly'' less brilliant than my own. They will all be [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]], and know that betraying me will only ensure their own defeat in the long run.

** I will consider the benefits and the disadvantages of [[Twilight (novel)|sparkling.]] It draws a lot of [[Fan Girl|fangirls]] to me that can be used to form my army (see above) while convincing almost everybody else that [[Hatedom|I am not a real vampire]] and thus not a threat. On the other hand, it ravages my credibility.

* I will never wait with renewing whatever it is that sustains my life, but will do it as early and as often as possible. If my unlife requires that I sacrifice a virgin every full moon then there will be a harem of virgins kept well fed and treated but always prepared in different locations. Holding off the search until the last minute will just make me do something really stupid, like go after the hero's girlfriend merely out of desperation.

* Any secret agents or otherwise heavily trained soldiers from a distant land will be considered threats to my power.

* If I have to poison someone with a drink, I should have a drink that is a different color than the person I'm trying to poison. Or alternatively, use a poison I am already immune to, or barring that, have an anti-toxin ready ahead of schedule. The latter two cases have the added advantage that I can poison both drinks so the hero can't [[Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo|switch them]].

* Of course, if I have been reading this, I have taken precautions necessary to avoid having to use a [[One-Winged Angel]] form anyways - this is a last resort. But if I happen to have a [[One-Winged Angel]] form I am aware of, I will make sure, if possible, to actually test it for combat performance BEFORE taking on [[The Hero]]. If the form ends up [[Clipped-Wing Angel|hindering me instead]], it shall NOT be used. Similarly, I shall make sure to check if my [[One-Winged Angel]] form is compatible to fight the hero. So, if I can transform into a shadow demon immune to nigh all harm, but who covers at the mere mention of a holy spell, and my enemy happens to be a holy paladin, this form shall NOT be used.

* Before I turn myself to the Dark Side I will at least confirm that it does in fact have the overhelming power that it promises. If it turns out that with greater power comes a price that will leave me at a huge disadvantage, or that it it can not actually defeat Light at its purest, or that possessing it carries with it a croppling vulnerabity towards all things Good, then I will choose instead some other means to make my Reign of Evil a reality.

** It also goes without saying that I shall not stand inside a [[Boss Arena Idiocy|room full of deadly traps that can kill me]]. Even if I think they will kill the hero. I just WON'T. They WILL be turned against me instead, heroes know how to do that. There's cautious, and then there's [[What an Idiot!|bloody retarded.]] Mooks in my room (ones able to aim, obviously) is OK, in fact it's GOOD. [[Super Mario Bros.|Standing on a bridge over lava with a button/axe to fling the whole thing down into the lava right behind me is NOT]].

*** If for any reason I actually do want to create such a room, I will start a rumor that it is my real hideout and have a copy/hologram/illusion of me standing on the bridge, so that when the hero goes ahead and steps on it, the whole thing collapses with him and falls into the lava, while I watch this through a security camera/crystal ball from a safe distance. And by safe, I mean a few dozen kilometers.

* I will never, ever tell any of my minions or henchmen "I don't pay you to think." Yes, it's true that people who think too much might be a threat to my authority, but if I wanted a mindless robot, I'd make or hire a mindless robot.

* If my incredible power was gained at the discretion of another being, [[Aladdin (Disney film)|say a genie,]] and I have some number of wishes left, when the hero tells me that something (the genie/the nix/whatever I am currently forcing to do my bidding) is more powerful than I am, instead of flying into a jealous rage and wishing to become a more powerful version of that being without any regards for the consequences I will thank the hero for his concern, proceed with killing him, and then carefully weigh the pros and cons of becoming said being.

* If there is a hero that has repeatedly foiled my plans in the past, and I have the resources for it, I will consider building a fake stronghold, whether this be an underground lair, floating fortress or orbital space station. I will make it seem as if this fake stronghold is actually the base of my operations, and put a few token guards outside for appearances sake. When the hero attacks the [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon|"stronghold"]] in expectation of a [[Final Boss|climactic showdown]] with [[Big Bad|me]], they will instead find the place utterly deserted - save for the ton of explosives set to go off the moment they step inside.

* If I hear of a prophecy that says a certain person shall defeat me, I will NOT command my army to go out and kill every person that matches that description. I might end up missing one who'll get mad at my needless slaughtering and [[Nice Job Breaking It, Herod|come to defeat me]].

* I will not have long hair, because it is so very difficult to maintain properly, and because it gets in the way in the same mannerisms as capes. Should I persist in the long hair, I must secure it properly, so that it may not snag or be grabbed by the hero.

* I will ensure that birthdays are celebrated adequately, and that there is at least one fun thing every week (eg, Funny Hat Fridays, Sunday Charades, etc). This will improve morale and keep everyone happy and amused. There will always be prizes for anything that could be humiliating. Also, if the hero walks in on a group of people playing charades where someone is impersonating a goose, he will think twice about it being his nemesis's fortress.

* If a person carrying an oddly-coloured sword walks into my kingdom, I will take a vacation elsewhere until that sword is out of my kingdom and not make any friendly or unfriendly overtures to the wielder. If the sword is black, I will move to another dimension and never return.

** If that person is albino and a [[Defector From Decadence]], I'll kill myself and save him the trouble. And count myself lucky to have got away so lucky.

* If ever at the mercy of the Hero, I will play up any and all unpleasant childhood experiences I had, whether that involves [[Rape as Backstory|sexual abuse]] or that my parents got me a different breed of pony than I had asked for. That way, the Hero will be forced to believe that my evilness is only because of my [[Freudian Excuse|upbringing]] and not really my fault at all, giving me the opportunity to escape.

** I will not, however, taunt the Hero as I escape by explaining to him just how little my childhood had to do with my evil choices; I may need to exploit this again in the future.

** I WILL however employ such installations as long as they lead into unavoidable death traps.

** I will also avoid adding any area to my installations that cannot be accessed by my guards if needed.

** Scratch this, I will simply be an equal opportunity employer. As long as I have enough of the aforementioned categories in my army I can still play the civil rights card, but the hero will not be able to yell discrimination.

* When hiring new employees, I will tell them that their stealth ops uniform is [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform|neon pink]]. Anyone who tells me how impractical that is will be promoted immediately.

* If I catch a case of the [[Idiot Ball]] and accept the hero's love interests' offer to become my consort, I shall never stop being suspicious of her, no matter how much time passes. Should she ever ask me the location of my [[Soul Jar]], source of power, or one weakness, I will lie. She should not be able to find out that I have pointed her to a fake easily, lest I lose her loyalty if she is loyal. However, if she attempts to destroy or steal the fake [[Soul Jar]] or source of power, it will instantly detonate, taking her down with it.

* If one of my Lieutenants turn out to be a Starscream, I will kill him, cut off his head, impale his head on a stake, and nail a sign on said stake that reads: "I do not tolerate [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|double-crossing-back-stabbers]]", for such people tend to be more trouble then they're worth.

* I will Never Ever try to take over the world by using a '''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|children's card game]].'''

* The public will be made fully aware of any genetic engineering attempts, and assured that all subjects are clones of volunteers who are able to successfully be experimented upon, and are not tortured in any way. If this is a lie, any civilian that attempts to enter a testing facility will be escorted out under the lie that the facility workers need absolutely unchanging work environments, or, if unable to be removed, executed. If not a lie, tours through facilities will be permitted following thorough background checks. Said tours are to be reserved no less than one week in advance, so as to improve security of facility, and plan out route to avoid crucial locations within the facility that could be applied to an attack plan.

* I will never write an autobiography based entirely in truth.

* I should note the heroes rarely if ever disrupt my plans [[You Can't Thwart Stage One|as soon as they're getting off the ground.]] If I delay my plans I can take my sweet time fortifying my fortess, training my legions of evil, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and kicking as many kittens as I want.]]

** Which reminds me of the opposite extreme, if the heroes are [[Take Your Time|wandering aimlessly]] or [[Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer|playing games at a carnival]], I shouldn't wait for them to come to me before executing the final stage of my plan, I should just do it while they act like they have all the time in the world.

* Before I start conquering the world, I shall watch ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "You Only Move Twice". Hank Scorpio may seem like a stereotypical Bond villain, but he knows how to treat his <s>minions</s> employees and so should I.

* My guns will look almost exactly like [[Good Guns, Bad Guns|NATO-standard weapons]] - and not the Steyr AUG, but the M16, M4, FAMAS, anything by FN Herstal, or any other typically "good" weapon. Because those are the weapons of professionals - and while I'll probably have a fair amount of conscripts, but they'll be well trained and taken care of.