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[[Exactly What It Says
Bad guys aren't usually pacifists, [[Technical Pacifist|technical]] or [[Actual Pacifist|otherwise]]. Even if their goals don't necessarily require force (such as embezzlement or fraud), then there's still a good chance they either resort to violence or indicate that violence is a desirable option for them ("You cross me, you're finished.") in the course of the story. Being any sort of pacifist is a sign the villain is an [[Anti-Villain]], [[Harmless Villain]], or at least [[Affably Evil]].
Please list only aversions and subversions. Compare and Contrast [[The Unfought]], where the villain may or may not be pacifist, but the main character never fights him.
=== Aversions and Subversions: ===▼
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Aiber from ''[[
* Akio Ohtori from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' avoids violence to the last moment, preferring to talk his victims down. He only grabs a sword personally when the heroine leaves him absolutely no choice, and even then he leaves the ''coup de grace'' {{spoiler|to his sister.}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* {{spoiler|Ozymandias}} of ''[[Watchmen (
** Rorschach does point out that Hitler was also a vegetarian, averting [[Hitler Ate Sugar]] while reinforcing this trope.
** Not totally pacifistic, as he was also {{spoiler|a former super hero.}}
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* [[Discworld|Moist von Lipwig]] prided himself on never even carrying a weapon. However, he is more of a [[Loveable Rogue]] than truly evil, and his [[Evil Counterpart]] in the first book did have a lot of people killed, even if he didn't do it himself. Nevertheless, his [[Golem]] parole officer claimed that he had killed 3 and a bit people overall because his crimes indirectly hastened many people's deaths.
** His refusal to carry weapons is not strictly because he's a pacifist, though. He dislikes carrying a weapon because doing so sends the message "if I have to, I WILL fight you", while he would prefer to never raise the stakes that high in the first place. (Basically, carrying a weapon means you are prepared to use it, which, in turn, invites others to use weapons against you. Probably bigger and sharper ones, too.)
* In ''[[
* Subverted in the [[Left Behind]] novels, at least initially; [[Villain
* The Blue Lobsters of ''[[The Butterfly Kid]]'' are so pacifistic that they get physically ill at the thought of committing violence themselves -- but are perfectly fine with letting others be violent on their behalf, which is a key element of their plans for taking over the Earth.
== Movies ==
* In ''[[Spider-Man (
* Grima Wormtongue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Two Towers]]'' is notably in favour of peace ... or at least of Rohan refraining from military action.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Lord Yuna, of ''[[Breath of Fire]] IV'' who is also an example of [[The Unfought]], declares himself to be "a scholar and a pacifist," and refuses to fight your characters, although he has no qualms about having people tortured or [[Playing
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