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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.)