Evil, Inc.: Difference between revisions

← Older edit

Evil, Inc. (view source)

Revision as of 13:01, 13 June 2022

214 bytes added , 1 year ago

m

Copyedit (minor)

Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Forum administrators, Interface administrators, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators

116,623

edits

Revision as of 04:21, 27 January 2014 (view source) Dai-Guard (talk \| contribs) m (Mass update links) ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 13:01, 13 June 2022 (view source) Looney Toons (talk \| contribs) m (Copyedit (minor))
(8 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~rsz_dei_blimp_3315~~rsz dei blimp 3315.png\|link=Phineas and Ferb\|~~right~~frame]] {{quote\|'''Spoony:''' And why is everyone so eager to buy into the stereotype of the greedy evil monolithic corporation just because this is a [[Cyberpunk]] action movie set in [[Bad Future\|a dystopian future?]] It's not as if their CEO is ''clearly'' [[Corrupt Corporate Executive\|a suspicious shifty-eyed weasly money-grubbing douchebag]].~~<br />~~ '''David Blake:''' [[Evil Laugh\|WHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !]]~~<br />~~ '''Spoony:''' So, yeah, this is gonna be a long movie... ''([[I Need a Freaking Drink\|unscrews rum bottle]])''\|'''[[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)\|The Spoony Experiment]] One''' [http://blip.tv/the-spoony-experiment/highlander-2-the-quickening-review-part-1-3670720 reviews] ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]''}} \|'''[[The Spoony Experiment]] One''' [http://blip.tv/the-spoony-experiment/highlander-2-the-quickening-review-part-1-3670720 reviews] ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]''}} Welcome to '''Evil, Inc.''' We have many departments, including manufacturing weapons of mass destruction, genetically modifying orphan children to create super villains, and producing herbal soups made of weed. Chances are, you've heard of us, considering we are a publicly traded company with thousands of branches across the globe, as well as a few secret labs cleverly disguised as bakeries. Oh, and don't try to stop us, because chances are that you work for us. Have a nice day! Evil Inc. is the standard [[Lex Luthor]] back-up plan: Create a front that, in case anything goes wrong, gives you the perfect alibi as well as the resources to start again. They will be one of three types:~~<br />~~ # Unassuming ("Milwaukee Bakery, The" actually being the front for a international terrorist group) # Suspicious but not too strange (PMCs, weapon developers, pharmaceutical companies, etc.) Line 20 ⟶ 21: When Evil, Inc. would make more money without being used as an evil front, it's an example of [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check]]. When Evil, Inc. is a legion of super heroes gone awry, it's a subversion of [[Heroes-R-Us]]. When it's actually ''succeeded'', more or less, in taking over the world, it's turned into [[Mega Corp]]. Also the name of a [[Evil Inc ~~(Webcomic)~~.\|webcomic]] by Brad Guigar. ~~{{examples\|Examples of Evil, Inc.:}}~~ {{examples}} == [[Comic Books]] == * The corporation that [[Superman\|Lex Luthor]] uses to forward his evil schemes. Almost every time after one of his plans fails, he'll say something to the extent of [[Blatant Lies\|"Arrest ME? But I'm just the head of a perfectly legitimate Mega corp! Why arrest me?"]] Line 29: == [[Fanfic]] == * The ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]'' [[High School AU]] fanfiction ''[[~~More Than Human (Fanfic)\|~~More Than Human]]'' has an evil corporation called John Smith (JS) Inc. The Rowdyruff Boys work for them in the Special Cases unit, which deals in weaponry, espionage, assassinations and other evil. == [[Film]] == Line 40: == [[Live Action TV]] == * The law firm Wolfram & Hart from ''[[~~Angel (TV)\|~~Angel]]'' is a front for the Wolf, Ram, and Hart, a cabal of powerful demons commonly called the "Senior Partners". The firm's goals are to represent the evil and unnatural in mortal courts, further the aims of the Senior Partners to bring about the final Apocalypse, to keep man's inhumanity to man running smoothly, and [[Murder Arson and Jaywalking\|grow their yearly profit margin]]. It's also an ~~[[TV Tropes Made of Win Archive\|~~awesome]] [[Evil Lawyer Joke]]. Some of the lawyers really ''are'' soulless, bloodsucking monsters; the rest are only soulless by contract. Compare to ''[[Buffy]]'s'' "Highschool is Hell" reference to Sunnydale High being the [[Hell Gate\|Hellmouth]]. == [[Tabletop Games]] == * Pentex from ''[[~~Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Tabletop Game)\|~~Werewolf: The Apocalypse]]'' is the multinational cabal behind a series of seemingly disparate corporations, an entity that most legal officials aren't sure exists. It's also made up of executives who are in thrall to [[Eldritch Abomination\|the Wyrm]], and who use the many arms of the corporation to [[May Contain Evil\|spread Banes amongst the populace, corrupting them in moments of weakness and turning them into further soldiers for the Wyrm]]. * One of the organizations that can be controlled in the ''Illuminati'' card game (and its [[Collectible Card Game\|collectible]] offspring, ''Illuminati: New World Order'') is "Evil Geniuses For a Better Tomorrow, Inc. (A Delaware Corporation)". == [[Video Games]] == * Data Dyne in ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' counts as this. They try to help an evil alien race retrieve a very powerful weapon. They try to kidnap the US president so they can use the government's submarine to reach said weapon. Prior to this, no one suspects them of any wrongdoing except the protagonist's organization. * [http://www.cracked.com/article_18781_umbrella-most-wasteful-movie-corporation-ever.html Umbrella Corporation] in the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series. Never one to miss a chance to accidentally unleash a [[Zombie Apocalypse]], Umbrella can always be counted to pick the most dickish of dick moves over anything else. * While not the oldest example, Shinra from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' is the earliest example in Video Games. This is the company that drains the life of the planet (literaly) to make a profit and they have a private army that they enjoy sending to quell anyone who opposes them. * WEAPCO from ''[[Project Starfighter\|Project: Starfighter]]'', a weapons manufacturing corporation. == [[Web Comics]] == Line 56 ⟶ 58: == [[Western Animation]] == * ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' has "Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated", as seen in the page image. {{reflist}} [[Category:Evil Tropes]] [[Category:Evil, Inc.]]