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{{examples}}
== Films ==
* Morticia in ''[[The Addams Family]]'' films lives this trope.
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* Jabba and Boussh in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'':
{{quote|'''Jabba:''' "[[Evil Laugh|Hohoho!]] This bounty hunter is my kind of scum! Fearless and inventive!"}}
== Literature ==
* ''[[Dexter]]'' greatly admires the artistic merits of the Ice Truck Killer's scenes. In the second book, he also admits to respecting the spoke of turning people into "yodeling potatoes".
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[
== Live
* ''[[Dexter]]'' again (this time only the TV show) admits, at least at first, that he admires Trinity for his success in maintaining the life he's led. Partially subverted in that Dexter still has every intention of KILLING him, but not before he can learn how to do the same with his own life.
** Judging from how fondly he refers to a lot of his victims ("playmates"), Dexter has a lot of this going on. It's just that he kills killers and [[Nothing Personal|they are, well, killers]].
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{{quote|Bishop: You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church?}}
▲== Pro Wrestling ==
* Used occasionally, such as when, after being betrayed by his tag-team partner Christian in a Battle Royal for the Intercontinental belt, Chris Jericho called him out...to congratulate him, and tell him he would have done the exact same thing if he'd thought of it. Then they hug. Awww.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* After [[This Means War|Pearl Harbor]] [[Adolf Hitler]] was so pleased that he declared Japanese to be "honorary Aryans". He also declared war on the United States in support. The second was [[What an Idiot!|not his brightest idea]].▼
** Although the [[America Wins the War|US]] didn't have an impressive army back then. Actually, conscription was the only way to get an army of any significance together. Well, [[History Marches On|that's one thing that has changed!]]▼
***America's Army size was of limited advantage. Panzers cannot swim. And that calculation would have been based on present size when the future expansion was most important. Furthermore America's navy(which could of course cross the ocean) was top-of-the-line and. the German navy, except for commerce raiders, was kind of not.▼
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[8-
* Inverted in ''[[Looking for Group]]'', where [[Omnicidal Maniac|Richard]] is criticized on not being evil enough.
** Well, it ''was'' by a [[Kangaroo Court]] set up by [[The Legions of Hell]]...
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* In ''[[Tales From the Pit]]'', [http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/5867433154 Mark Rosewater receives hate-mail] from an angry ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic]]'' player who accuses him of having "sytematically destroyed everything that was awesome about ''Magic''" immediately before asking how to get a job in R&D.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
* In ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]],'' [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Etna]] uses [[Villain Protagonist]] [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Laharl]] as bait to get what she wants from [[Big Bad Wannabe]] Maderas, without either of them knowing. After Laharl finds out what Etna's intentions were, does he get angry at her for using him? ...no, he compliments her on how devious she is and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|promotes her to his right hand demon]].▼
* Due to their lack of any actual morality, some Asurans in ''[[Guild Wars]]'' come off as somewhat evil. In one case the actions of the Asuran Tekks has instigated a war between two aboriginal frog-tribes. Her rival, Giriff, comments he would be impressed if he thought she'd done it on purpose.▼
== Web Original ==▼
* Inverted on ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': while Sarge is glad that O'Malley is killing all the Blues, he can't stand the thought that he now has a higher body count.▼
== Western Animation ==
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* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', after [[The Caligula|Lucius]] is woken up in the middle of the night:
{{quote|'''Lucius:''' ''Someone is causing misery? At this hour? How productive!''}}
* During the "Identity Crisis" episode of ''[[
{{quote|'''[[Magnificent Bastard|Megabyte]]:''' What you did was slimy, contemptible and
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* After [[This Means War|Pearl Harbor]], [[Adolf Hitler]] was so pleased that he declared Japanese to be "honorary Aryans". He also declared war on the United States in support. The second was [[What an Idiot!|not his brightest idea]].
▲== [[Video Games]] ==
▲** Although the [[America Wins the War|US]] didn't have an impressive army back then. Actually, conscription was the only way to get an army of any significance together. Well, [[History Marches On|that's one thing that has changed!]]
▲* In ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]],'' [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Etna]] uses [[Villain Protagonist]] [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Laharl]] as bait to get what she wants from [[Big Bad Wannabe]] Maderas, without either of them knowing. After Laharl finds out what Etna's intentions were, does he get angry at her for using him? ...no, he compliments her on how devious she is and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|promotes her to his right hand demon]].
▲*** America's Army size was of limited advantage. Panzers cannot swim. And that calculation would have been based on present size when the future expansion was most important. Furthermore America's navy (which could of course cross the ocean) was top-of-the-line and
▲* Due to their lack of any actual morality, some Asurans in ''[[Guild Wars]]'' come off as somewhat evil. In one case the actions of the Asuran Tekks has instigated a war between two aboriginal frog-tribes. Her rival, Giriff, comments he would be impressed if he thought she'd done it on purpose.
▲== Web Original ==
▲* Inverted on ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': while Sarge is glad that O'Malley is killing all the Blues, he can't stand the thought that he now has a higher body count.
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[[Category:Admiration Tropes]]
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