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He has such millimetric precision and obsessive attention to detail that he will frequently [[Smug Snake|boast]] of being "23 seconds ahead of schedule", or berate lackeys with "You're 17 seconds late". Expect the clock king to always carry a pocketwatch and chain, or a very expensive looking wristwatch with more hands than Shiva. For some reason, they dislike digital clocks. Maybe they feel they lack [[Evil Is Cool|villainous]] [[Evil Is Stylish|personality?]] Also, it's worth noting most Clock Kings and Queens are [[Villain]]s. It's not that heroes can't be this [[Determinator|obsessive]] at planning...they just tend to go with [[Batman Gambit]]s instead. There's also the larger idea that the villains plan and scheme in secret ahead of time, and the heroes have to [[The Villain Makes the Plot|react to what villains initiate]].
He's almost the mirror of [[The Chessmaster]]. He ''can't'' [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulate people]], but he ''can'' rely on their strict adherence to patterns and schedules. [[Spanner in the Works|When they don't]], he [[Villainous Breakdown|goes off the rails]] (of course, a ''real'' planner will know the exact probabilities of each failure, and [[Xanatos Gambit|plan accordingly to win either case]]).
Oh, and you had better ''pray''
See also [[Creature of Habit]], who also likes punctuality, although rarely for nefarious plans.
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