Creepy Crossdresser: Difference between revisions

* ''[[One Piece]]'' examples:

** Mr. 2 Bon Clay of Baroque Works, the only Baroque Works officer without a female partner, since he counts as both the man and the woman. His alias reflects this, being a combination of a number (traditional for male officers) and and a reference to a holiday (traditional for female officers). {{spoiler|[[Defeat Means Friendship|Though after losing]], he pulls a [[Heel Face Turn]], like many ''One Piece'' villains, transforming into a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]].}}

* Kamatari of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', though he's portrayed fairly sympathetically and is driven by an unrequited love for Shishio. Otowa, on the other hand, is just a [[Psycho for Hire]].

* Jakotsu from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. Also has a crush on Inuyasha (and flirts with Miroku and Sesshoumaru), but later [[Hidden Depths|is shown in a more sympathetic way]] through his genuine friendship with Bankotsu.

* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'':

** The androgynous but genuinely male Envy has traits of this which were especially played up in the English dub, where his voice is more feminine.

* Fish Eye from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' had shades of this, though was clearly intended to appeal to the fetish. As the other villains disguise themselves, the [[Hand Wave]] is dressing as a woman is simply a ''modus operandi'' to cover the [[Cast Speciation|left over type of victims - males]] - as Hawks Eye targeted older women and Tigers Eye targeted younger women. He actually dresses as a male for a specific mission (targeting a gay fashion designer), and while exclusively using ''male'' pronouns when in circus attire, will only use ''feminine'' pronouns when disguised. Ironically, his femininity seems to make him [[Women Are Wiser|closer to Earth]], and he has the first [[Heel Face Turn]] of the season.

** Also Zoisite, though played a bit straighter (no pun intended) than the openly camp Fish Eye. Guilty of feminine appearance, romantic relationship with a male, shrill laugh, and sakura petals ''everywhere''. Fits this trope because he actually crossdresses as the title heroine in order to lure Tuxedo Mask out of hiding. Though the crossdressing was Kunzite's idea, not his.

* Orochimaru of ''[[Naruto]]'', who is actually a man [[Body Surf|in a woman's body]] (by the start of the series) [[Shapeshifting]] as an effeminate male. Just to make matters creepier, he first shows up wearing a woman's face as a disguise, after ''tearing it off her body''.

** Made even worse in an omake where he and his apprentice, Kabuto, show up... [[Fan Disservice|wearing]] [[Sailor Fuku]]. [[Brain Bleach|UGAH!]]

* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' offers a particularly creepy example in which this trope is '''not''' played for laughs. {{spoiler|Johan impersonates his twin sister, Anna, in a flawless fashion that is quite disturbing. He still manages to sound threatening while wearing a dress, which says a ''lot'' about how ultimately creepy he can be.}}

** Luppi, the briefly Sexta Espada. Note however that the Arrancar Robe seems to be rather "unisex". Not that it does make him any better...

** Also Barragan's Fraccion, Charlotte Cuulhorne.

* The members of the Zuka Club in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. The crossdressing is justified by the club being a blatant parody of the Takarazuka all-female acting troupe, where both male and female parts are played by women.

** Annasui might classify as this depending on who you ask, given his [[Heroic Sociopath]] nature. But he is technically part of the "good guys", so he might be in a different category of [[Wholesome Crossdresser|crossdresser]].

* ''[[Code Geass]]'' examples:

* Fumiya Ninomiya from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' crossdresses just to impress Saori Chiba. While not an outright "villain", he is portrayed as a bit of a slimeball when compared to the actual trans people.

* ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]:[[Stand Alone Complex]]'' has a special case in which {{spoiler|Pazu's}} [[Pycho Ex Girlfriend]] wants to kill him and take both his cybernetic body and his identity. {{spoiler|Hard to say, but she might very well have succeeded.}}

* Chapter 279 of ''[[Air Gear]]'' reveals that the villainous loli Shalott who dresses in a frilly dress and wears a [[Nice Hat]] is [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|actually a guy]].

* [[Creepy Twins|Hansel and Gretel]] of ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' are very fond of swapping clothes (and, more disturbingly, ''personalities'') with each other. Which one's which gender, though, is [[Ambiguous Gender|anyone's guess]].

* Count D in ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'' is good friends with a group of drag queens and crossdressers, and his peacocks also appear this way in their 'human' forms.

* One of the bad guys in one of ''[[Lupin III]]'' OVA was [[Those Wacky Nazis|Herr Maphrodite]], who doubles as a [[Sissy Villain]]. He's clearly homosexual too, since he clearly dislikes [[Femme Fatale|Fujiko's]] presence.

* Michio Yuki of manga series, ''[[MW]]'', cross-dresses as his female victims after killing them.