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Note that this generally applies to small, well-groomed beards, especially goatees. Having a [[Beard of Barbarism|huge bushy beard]] turns one into a [[Nature Hero]], [[Seadog Beard|sailor]], grizzled old prospector or [[Boisterous Bruiser]]. Except, of course, for the beards recommended by certain religions that are in the public focus at the moment.
The characters who sport a '''Beard of Evil''' are usually either the [[Big Bad]] or a second-in-command. This may play into the fact that in both western and eastern culture, goatees are traditionally worn by members of the aristocracy, and [[Aristocrats Are Evil]].
The Beard of Evil has a long history of being associated most closely with the [[Evil Twin]] or [[Evil Counterpart]], and you [[Mirror Universe|probably already]] [[Star Trek: The Original Series|know why]]. It also scores extra evil points if [[Bald of Evil|combined with a shaven head]]. (Anybody with a bald head and a beard is pretty much guaranteed to be a card-carrying villain unless they are [[Bald Black Leader Guy|black]] or East Asian. Blame [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Alex Raymond]] and Anton LaVey.)
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* That first enemy that appears in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' wanting to take over the Kamiya dojo and claiming to be the Battousai.
* ''[[One Piece]]''
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** Also, four of [[Evil Old Folks| the five
** [[General Ripper|Admiral Akainu]] grows quite the menacing, well-groomed beard during the timeskip. But amusingly enough, he's gone from an [[Ax Crazy]] purely evil [[Knight Templar]] who'd murder friend and foe alike at the drop of a hat to developing [[Even Evil Has Standards|a few redeeming qualities]] after {{spoiler|becoming Fleet Admiral}}. Not to mention, he's turned into something of a [[Non-Action Big Bad]] thanks to {{spoiler|his new job turning him into something of a desk jockey.}}
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
** Lecter from the [[Filler Arc| Virtual Nightmare Arc]] had the typical diabolical goatee.
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* The Count of Monte Cristo in ''[[Gankutsuou]]'' sports a sharp, blue goatee to complete his Byronic character. He isn't exactly pure evil, but definitely counts as a [[Manipulative Bastard]] willing to get innocents mixed to his pursuit of vengeance.
* In ''[[The Familiar of Zero|The Familiar of Zero]]'' when he arrives, Ward is shown a few times in flashbacks where he acts kind to the main character, and has no beard. However, in the present, he has a beard, and is, well, evil.
* Emperor Ganishka from ''[[Berserk]]''. His beard is long, thick, and disheveled. Appropriately, he's one of the most monstrously evil characters in the setting what with all the murders, massacres, and grotesquely brutal [[Fate Worse Than Death|Fates Worse Than Death]] that he's responsible for.
* ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'': Mephisto Pheles has one impressively sharp, blue, goatee. Interesting, considering [[Faust|what]] his [[Names to Run Away From Very Fast|name]] is an obvious pun off of. Whether or not he is evil however, has [[Wild Mass Guessing|yet to be fully revealed.]]
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* Christo and Shabal from ''[[Act of Valor]]''. Averted with Senior Chief who is bearded but good.
* Dr. Arliss Loveless, the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Wild Wild West (film)|Wild Wild West]]'' has one of the [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/File:Arliss_Loveless.jpeg strangest beard styles] in film history; seriously, could you even call it a goatee? Still, it ''does'' make him look pretty evil.
* [[Big Bad|William Afton]] has one in the film version of ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''.
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