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{{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]].
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'''Spoony:''' So, yeah, this is gonna be a long movie... ''([[I Need a Freaking Drink|unscrews rum bottle]])''
▲{{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]]''}}
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:
# Unassuming ("Milwaukee Bakery, The" actually being the front for a international terrorist group)
# Suspicious but not too strange (PMCs, weapon developers, pharmaceutical companies, etc.)
# Cartoonishly evil (look up Big Evil Corp.)
Regardless of which type, they will always have one basic goal: [[Take Over the World]].
Often this is considered Camp, a [[Dead Horse Trope]], or both in movies (excluding [[Green Aesop|environmental ones]]). In video games, it's still running strong and considered a decent plot twist. And in (mainstream) comic books, [[DC Universe|LexCorp]], and [[Marvel Universe|OsCorp]] have been running without interruption for decades, and are therefore still the medium's prime examples. Often this can be seen coming from a mile away, but the test for whether or not the hero is working for Evil Inc. is to ask whether his mission is some level of top secret or whether he ever saw the CEO's face. If the answer to the first question is yes and the second one no, congratulations! You're one of the bad guys!
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Evil Inc. is likely to be ruled over by a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]].
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
Also the name of a [[Evil Inc
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== [[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?"]]
* Vought-American, from ''[[The Boys]]''. [[Incompetence, Inc.|Responsible for both a WW2 fighter plane that almost cost the US its advance in the Pacific and an assault rifle so crappy the Vietcong didn't even steal it from the soldier's corpses, who only survived thanks to their extensive bribing network]]. Now they're the only ones producing superheroes, kept in check by the rest of the military industry and [[The Boys]].
== [[Fanfic]] ==
* The ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]'' [[High School AU]] fanfiction ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The law firm Wolfram & Hart from ''[[
** It's also an
** Compare to ''[[Buffy]]'s'' "Highschool is Hell" reference to Sunnydale High being the [[Hell Gate|Hellmouth]].
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Pentex from ''[[
* 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]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' has "Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated", as seen in the page image.
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