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Line 2: [[File:gothmog and army.jpg\|link=The Lord of the Rings (film)\|frame\|Yep, every last one of 'em.]] {{quote\|''Do not offer them riches, they care not for your coin. Do not offer them surrender, they care not for victory. Offer them nothing, for they come only to murder.''~~\|'''On the [[The Fair Folk\|Dark]] [[Our Elves Are Better\|Eldar]]''', ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''}}~~ \|'''On the [[The Fair Folk\|Dark]] [[Our Elves Are Better\|Eldar]]''', ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''}} A common conceit of the sci-fi and fantasy genres (and especially games of those genres) is the notion of not an organization, not a clan, not a city, but an entire ''race'' of bad guys who [[Card-Carrying Villain\|brag about how '''''Evil''''' they are]]. All of the racial members behave evilly, because - let's face it - ''[[~~Star~~Goblin ~~Trek~~Slayer]]'' would've been really boring if the [[~~The Kirk~~Determinator\|~~Kirk~~titular character]] had to interview every ~~Klingon~~[[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?\|ugly goblin]] he met before, ~~punching~~well, ~~them~~''slaying'' ~~out~~them. This may sometimes go so far that a [[Final Solution]] against the defined-as-evil race is portrayed [[Would Be Rude to Say Genocide\|in a quite cheerful light]]. This trope is actually [[Older Than Dirt]]—are there any myths and folk tales that ''don't'' have some creatures that are portrayed as always evil? Naturally, its subversions have also existed for quite a long time. Line 14 ⟶ 15: The [[Defector From Decadence]] typically comes from this stock, usually with [[Good Witch Versus Bad Witch\|some qualifier]] or after having become an [[Ascended Demon]]. Having an ancestor from such a race usually qualifies a character's evil (or potential for it) as being "[[In the Blood]]". It's quite common for a fantasy [[Big Bad]] to have an ~~Always Chaotic~~Exclusively Evil race at the ready to use as [[Mooks]]. It's usually justified as an [[Balance Between Good and Evil\|arrangement]] among the various [[Powers That Be]]. The heroes are likely to be from races where good and evil are possible, to [[Alike and Antithetical Adversaries\|contrast their differences]]. May be the subject of a [[Genocide Dilemma]]. This is [[Planet of Hats]] when evil is the hat. For evil professions like pirates and hitmen, see [[Villain by Default]]. When a fictional character (whether human or a member of another fictional race) ''wrongly and unreasonably'' believes that a fictional race in his/her world is this trope, it's a case of [[Fantastic Racism]]. A member of a fictional race holding the same unjustified and false belief about humans would likewise be Fantastic Racism. For cases where humanity, aliens, or predators really are this trope, see [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]], [[Aliens Are Bastards]] and [[Predators Are Mean]]. For a trope that includes cases where animals are ~~Always Chaotic~~Exclusively Evil, see [[Cats Are Mean]], [[Wicked Weasel]], [[You Dirty Rat]], and [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]. Be careful when writing these: may lead to [[Unfortunate Implications]]. Line 25 ⟶ 26: {{noreallife\|no group of people can be accurately described with blanket statements.}} {{examples\|Add Examples, ya scum! Get crackin! If ''He'' catches you lollygagging, you knows what will happen!}}▼ ▲{{examples\|Add Examples, ya scum! Get crackin! If ''He'' catches you lollygagging, you knows what will happen!}} == Anime &and Manga == * Most of the Saiyans in ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' were said to generally be barbaric planet destroying bullies. Goku (being a unique exception in which he fell and hit his head as a baby) and a few other characters are the exception rather than the norm. This is often overlooked by fans, which Akira Toriyama parodied in Neko Majin Z with the character of [[Fat Bastard\|Onio]]. * The Mazoku, from ''[[Slayers]]''. Given that they [[The Heartless\|literally feed on negative emotions]], they have a lot more reason to be this way than most examples of this trope. Line 77 ⟶ 78: == Fan ~~Fic~~Works == * In crossover [[Alternate Universe]] fics, usually with the ''[[Stargate Verse]]'', the Twelve Colonies from ''[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Reimagined~~(2004 TV series)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' are portrayed as psycho gun-happy Earth invaders, despite there being no evidence for this. One should duly note that most of these fics are absolutely horrible [[Follow the Leader\|derivatives]] of ''[[Reunions Are a Bitch]]'', which laid most of the blame on the ''leaders'', and the Average Joe Colonial earnestly believed that they're doing the right thing and helping Earth with their invasion. * The Muk and bug-type Pokémon in the ''[[~~Poke~~Poké Wars ~~Series~~]]'' series are portrayed as mindless killing machines. * In the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' fanfic, ''The Council Era'', the dezban race are perceived as being utter savages by the rest of the galaxy. For the vast majority of the species, this became true after the Great War, but an exception is introduced in the dezban bounty hunter Sevalaus Morkaneto, who is both rational-thinking and far less aggressive than most of his brethren. * The Uchiha are usually portrayed as this in ''[[Naruto]]'' fanfic, except for Mikoto, Itachi, Obito and, on '''rare''' occasions, Sasuke. * From ''[[My Immortal]]'', the [[Designated Villain\|Preps]] are always antagonistic and [[Informed Wrongness\|evilly preppy]]. Line 105 ⟶ 106: * The Deadites in all three ''[[Evil Dead]]'' films, as well as the Army of the Dead in the third ''Army of Darkness.'' ** [[Justified Trope\|They're posessed by demons and/or evil spirits]]. Demons are angels that follow Satan, and thus, are also evil. * ''[[Star Wars]]'' * ''[[Star Wars]]'' has a very literal example of this in the form of the Tusken Raiders, who, as far as the movies go, never seemed to be portrayed as anything other than [[Chaotic Evil]]. A very literal example of this in the form of the Tusken Raiders, who, as far as the movies go, never seemed to be portrayed as anything other than [[Chaotic Evil]]. In ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'', they show up very briefly, and even then, it's just to randomly shoot at podracers. In ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'', they kidnapped and tortured Anakin's mother, killing her when Anakin finally shows up, though Anakin's massacre of them is treated as [[Kick the Dog]] moment [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him\|nonetheless]] And in ''[[A New Hope]]'', they are shown to be [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown\|savagely attacking]] random human beings into unconsciousness and [[Kick the Dog\|stealing the vehicles of said unconscious human beings]]. In ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'', they show up very briefly, and even then, it's just to randomly shoot at podracers. * In the Expanded Universe there is one Tusken Jedi who initially seems to be an exception. Then, after surviving Order 66, he becomes evil anyway when he embraces the Tuskens' ruthless culture. [[Star Wars Legacy\|Fast forward a few centuries]], and he's a [[Big Bad]] in his own right. The Tuskens' way of life is [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]] incarnate, so it's understandable that good people don't appear among them.▼ In ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'', they kidnapped and tortured Anakin's mother, killing her when Anakin finally shows up, though Anakin's massacre of them is treated as [[Kick the Dog]] moment [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him\|nonetheless]]. Jawas are really no better. While far more subtle than the Tusken Raiders, Jawas are the [[Snake Oil Salesman\|Snake Oil Salesmen]] of Tattoine, often selling defective technology to gullible moisture farmers. Watto - the greedy junk dealer from ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' - learned such tricks from Jawas, but despises them, and just ''knows'' they're always sneaking into his lot to steal his best merchandise. In ''[[A New Hope]]'', they are shown to be [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown\|savagely attacking]] random human beings into unconsciousness and [[Kick the Dog\|stealing the vehicles of said unconscious human beings]]. Hutts. With egos larger than they are, they believe themselves superior to all other creatures and are notorious gangsters. The [[Expanded Universe]] book ''The Planet of Twilight'' feature Beldorion, a Hutt Jedi who was once an exception, but just like the aforementioned Tusken Jedi, he went insane after surviving Order 66, becoming no better than other Hutts, and ''deadlier'' than most, [[Acrofatic\| able to fight with a lightsaber and move with uncanny speed for a creature his size.]] ▲ In the Expanded Universe there is one Tusken Jedi who initially seems to be an exception. Then, after surviving Order 66, he becomes evil anyway when he embraces the Tuskens' ruthless culture. [[Star Wars Legacy\|Fast forward a few centuries]], and he's a [[Big Bad]] in his own right. The Tuskens' way of life is [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]] incarnate, so it's understandable that good people don't appear among them. Naturally, this is the case with Sith Lords. Seeing as their power is derived from the Dark Side of the Force, which is in turn, an embodiment of negative emotions like hate, fear, envy, and anger. While many might claim Darth Vader to be an exception, this is not true, as the moment he renounced the Dark Side by slaying Palpatine in an epic [[Heroic Sacrifice]], he ceased being a Sith Lord. == Gamebooks == Line 116 ⟶ 117: Also, anyone described as "swarthy" is ''not to be trusted''. * Orcs and goblins in the ''[[Fighting Fantasy]]'' books are always evil. Dark elves are an interesting case - in most books, they are portrayed as powerful and very, very evil, but in ''Night Dragon'', they become allies against the [[Eviler Than Thou\|eviler]] [[Big Bad\|Night Dragon]]. The first one the player meets explains that he doesn't want to see his entire race destroyed, just as the PC, a human, would not want to see all human wiped out. ** The book ''Titan'', which serves as [[All There in the Manual\|the backgrounder]] for the world that most Fighting Fantasy books are set in, subverts this trope with the Halfhand brothers. The humans Rerek and Myzar Halfhand, and their human followers, invaded and slaughtered a nation of orcs that were living in a fertile territory that the humans wanted. The book [[~~Lampshades~~lampshade]]s the fact that the humans were very much in the wrong in this case, since they were the ones who attacked the orcs first, even though the humans are also celebrated as the heroes! Line 245 ⟶ 246: == Live-Action TV == * The orgs of [[Power Rangers Wild Force]] * Cylons in ~~the original ''~~[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Classic~~(1978 TV series)\|the original ''Battlestar Galactica]]'']]. The [[Battlestar Galactica ~~Reimagined~~(2004 TV series)\|2000s ''Battlestar'']] is [[Grey and Gray Morality\|considerably more nuanced]]. Indeed, the logical impossibility of an Exclusively Evil race is Helo's argument against {{spoiler\|the proposed genocide of the Cylons}} in the episode "A Measure of Salvation". He really hammers home the point when talking to his Cylon wife, after she says she "chose to be a person." {{quote\|"You were a person before you put on that uniform, okay? You were a person before I fell in love with you."}} Line 317 ⟶ 318: Players themselves seem to [[Special Snowflake Syndrome\|like subverting]] Exclusively Evil tropes (or embracing them) simply because the "evil" races and cultures are [[Evil Is Cool\|much more interesting]] than the generic "protagonist" races. As GM and ''Dungeons & Dragons'' translator Andrey Lensky wrote long ago: {{quote\|... my experience suggests: write in Monster Manual that among 100 cambions one is Good, and this one will get into adventure.}} : The Drow of the ''Forgotten Realms'' setting and the Draconians of the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' setting are classic examples of "evil races". However, as the plot went on, [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much\|individuals arose]]—specifically, [[Rule of Cool]] scimitar-wielding (and heavily parodied in just about every single fantasy webcomic, due to his being heavily copied by virtually every fanboy at one point or another) Drizzt. Initially based on fanboyism, entire counter-cultures have arisen of differing alignment (as the page quote points out). In the Realms, most "good" Drow are the worshipers of Eilistraee, a goddess of the moon and hunt, whose (almost [[Always Female]]) clerics worship their goddess by [[Fan Service\|performing a sword dance naked]]. Though the clerics of the [[Evil God]]dess were all female also. *:: 4th Edition [[Dropped a Bridge on Him\|Dropped A Bridge On Them]] (and many other things) [[Running the Asylum\|so that Drizzt remain more "special"]]; which became one of the reasons why FR fans tend to consider 4e [[In Name Only\|essentially unrelated to anything]] even more than the rest of D&D crowd. *:: [[Dragonlance\|The Draconians]] are getting more development as well—they were initially introduced as somewhat snazzier Orc-equivalents, but later books reveal that the average Draconian is only a few years old and has been force-fed a [[Religion of Evil]] from birth to create the perfect fighting race. This generally worked, but after the collapse of the dragonarmies, some Draconians began developing more individuality, and the ''Kang's Regiment'' series centers on a group of sympathetic Draconian protagonists who just want to be left alone to build up their race in peace. : [[Planescape]] gets into the details, such as 1/5 (!) of Alu-fiends (half-succubi) being nonevil, even though technically they count as lesser Tanar'ri. The setting more emphasizes general philosophies. : Even back in the days of 2e, ''[[Spelljammer]]'' had some fun with this. It was revealed that Tarrasques - immense creatures existing solely for destruction, only failing to have the Chaotic Evil alignment due to lacking the degree of consciousness having an alignment implies - are naturally docile rock-eaters; the more familiar ones are the result of their being driven insane and constantly hungry by environment not matching the unique composition of their homeworld's. One of the iconic setting NPCs is a non-evil mutant Beholder bartender, and some fairly decent Illithids. In SJ it comes more surprising that there are non-evil Neogi. : Interestingly, under 3e/3.5e, demons are Always Chaotic Evil, even when they aren't - sort of. It's possible - although incredibly rare—for a demon to have an alignment other than Chaotic Evil, but chaos and evil are such an integral part of their being that for magical effects, they ''still'' count as Chaotic Evil in addition to whatever their actual alignment is. Devils work the same for Lawful Evil, and the various celestials work this way for various flavors of Good. Since these creatures are essentially alignment concepts given life, it is rather hard to change them. And yes, this ''does'' mean that, say, the Succubus who was driven by the [[Power of Love]] to forsake her evil ways or the penitent Pit Fiend will show up on a Paladin's Detect Evil. Staying away from them - especially the [[Lawful Stupid\|extra-stabby kind]] - is recommended for any reformed Demons or Devils. : ''[[Pathfinder]]'' (the official setting, that is) pretty much plays it straight, with the only significant difference being how much more willing it is to ''describe'' the kind of evil they are, for example, [[Take That\|any drow who displayed compassion or altruism would get hunted down and killed]], or bugbears not simply being another goon-monster but an entire species of freakishly large yet uncannily sneaky serial killers who thrive on murder, or the infamous hillbilly rapist ogres. : Overlapping with [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]], [[Snake People\|yuan-ti]] are Usually Neutral Evil. : By their [[Necromancer\|very nature]], [[Our Liches Are Different\|liches]] are Evil because the process of becoming one involves bending the very forces of life and death to your will, and often mass slaughter. Except if you're an archlich or a baelnorn. {{quote\|'''[[The Spoony Experiment\|Noah "The Spoony One" Antwiller:]]''' ''"If there's a way of being a non-evil lich, I'm calling bullshit."''}} : Generally, Illithids are an almost universally evil alien race of psychic slavers. The obvious justification being that they have to be, to survive. Not only does their life-cycle demand the sacrifice of sapient humanoids for new illithid to come to be, but they gain nourishment from sentient brains. Eating the brains of non-sapient animals helps, but not all that much. End result: a species that, to survive as a species and to a lesser degree as individuals, both have to consistently and repeatedly act in ways that the rest of universe classify as evil, and it's easier for them to actually be. The Elder Brains that rule their civilization are even worse. In ''[[Spelljammer]]'' they are not very different, but in general are much less aggressive and more cooperative with the others. The eponymous ship also played host to some fairly decent Illithids who peacefully coexisted with the other races and fed on a special type of mold (that of course was secretly sapient in large quantities, or they wouldn't be able to derive nourishment from it). There's even a [[Lawful Neutral]] Illithid NPC (an obsessive [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]). In the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'', there is ''one'' known good Illithid, and that one is a very unusual case. Fortunately for everyone else, Illithid society is a mere shadow of what it used to be thanks to their former slaves, the Githyanki, rising up against them. As a result, the Illithids are [[Pragmatic Villainy\|pragmatic]] enough to rein in their desire to eat brains long enough to trade and make deals with other races. That said, your chances of leaving with your brain intact after running into an Illithid in a dark alley all alone are still next to none. :* ''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse'' seems to have done away with such classifications, and applied a [[Rousseau Was Right]] policy for sapient beings, at least for now. The only monsters in the book presented as definitely Evil are unique beings like Yeenoghu and Geryon, who are intended to be [[Big Bad]]s of a campaign. All other monsters who usually fit this Trope (even devils, demons, and undead beings) are labeled "Typically Evil", with Lawful or Chaotic added after "Typically". The book also has information on humanoids traditionally portrayed as Evil (like orcs, goblins, bugbears, and kobolds) used as playable PCs. This is even addressed in the entry for yuan-ti, where it says, "However a yuan-ti looks, they have the power to pursue great good or evil in the multiverse." * As of the most recent edition, ''[[Gamma World]]'' has actually turned several monster species that used to be relatively peaceful in earlier editions (like the Menarls, Grens, Sleeths, and Orlens) into this. * ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] Fantasy'' is rather dark for a fantasy setting, though not quite to the extent of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. There are actually a few good guys. Evil races include Demons, Beastmen, Orcs, Goblins, Undead, Skaven, Dark Elves, and Ogres. Also, one of the few times in which the "chaotic" part of Exclusively Evil plays a part, as pretty much every evil race can be traced back to mutations caused by Chaos, which is a powerful force in the Warhammer world. Line 345 ⟶ 347: * ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has a few of such races, given [[Long Runner\|how long the story has gone on and how many planes have been detailed]], but the most prominant would be the Phyrexians, who served as the villains of the plot for ''years'' in real-time. With a few exceptions, every last one of them is a [[Complete Monster]]. Even still, Phyrexians in their newest form seem to move away from this trope. Ever since the Phyrexians took over Mirrodin, turning it into New Phyrexia, there have been five different factions corresponding to each of the five colors, and each being lead by a praetor, each with their own brand of pitch-black evil...Except the red praetor, Urabrask the Hidden, who, true to his red mana alignment, is a lot more individualistic and merciful than the other praetors, and therefore leads the only Phyrexian faction capable of free will and compassion. Probably due to this, he is the only Phyrexian leader who plots against the other praetors not simply to gain power but to actually work against Phyrexia as a whole. This is mainly due to the fact that Phyrexia's primary goals strongly go against two of red's strongest points: freedom and emotion. == Video Games == Line 367 ⟶ 368: In another example, the Eredar were originally represented as an irredeemably evil race of demons who corrupted the mightiest warrior among the [[Precursors\|Titans]] into the [[Big Bad]] and enslaved the Orcs. Inexplicably, they became a race of honorable beings who were corrupted ''by'' the [[Big Bad]]'s own festering corruption. This happened through a [[Retcon]] in the ''World of Warcraft'' [[Expansion Pack]] ''Burning Crusade'', after the third game and its expansion as well as four books and a trilogy presented them as ''completely'' evil. The creator of ''Warcraft'', Chris Metzen, has admitted this was something of a train wreck, but sticks by his decision. However, many enemy races, particularly the Gnolls, the Harpies, the Troggs, nearly all demons, the Naga, and the Murlocs ''are'' (almost) Exclusively Evil. Most of them have individual exceptions or motivations, though. The Vrykul are not the nicest folk, and are usually presented as enemies of the Alliance and Horde, but some are approachable and reasonable. Their darker counterparts the Kvaldir, however, are a different story. Corrupted by Helya, this degenerate offshoot of the race are beyond redemption. The Black Dragonflight is this after Neltharion became corrupted and his name was changed to Deathwing, as they enjoy killing and only follow orders from dragons strong enough to kill them. The other dragonflights consider them beyond redemption. {{spoiler\|The one possible exception being an uncorrupted black dragon egg.}} Some demons like the Nathrezim (aka. the [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast\|Dread Lords]]), Ered'ruin (Doomguards), Sayaad (Incubi), and Mo'arg(felguards seem to have always been evil. The entire race is so evil that their ''mere existence'' convinced [[Big Bad\|Sargeras]] that the Titans' mission to bring order to creation was futile. Line 423 ⟶ 425: {{quote\|''What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?''}} * The ''[[X Universe]]'' has [[Space Pirates]], Yaki ([[Yakuza]] <small>[[Recycled in Space\|IN SPACE!]]</small>), [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot\|Xenon]], and [[Horde of Alien Locusts\|Kha'ak]]. == Webcomics == Line 450 ⟶ 451: * Elves in ''[[8-Bit Theater\|Eight Bit Theater]]'' are all racist, genocidal narcissists whose history has been described as a lovesong to bloodshed and themselves. Their arrogance is also unjustified, as they prove to be no better than other races (for example, having technology on par with other races despite a 9,000 year head start), something that Black Mage and Red Mage tell Thief, the Elven Prince. Their national anthem begins "We're a race of total bastards." An anthem they ''stole''. ** The other races aren't much better. ''8-Bit Theater'' is a [[Crapsack World]], after all. * Parodied by way of [[Not So Different]] in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720140607/http://badgods.com/orc.html this] ''Bad Gods'' comic by Lore Sjöberg. * In ''[http://www.harkovast.com/?id=17 Harkovast]'', the Nameless Race cannot speak or think but are described as constantly marching to war. They have yet to do anything other than attack people, and are generally killed without mercy by the story's heroes. * Due to misconception and propaganda, everyone in ''[[Twokinds]]'' thinks everyone else is Chaotic Evil. The [[Petting Zoo People]] only deal with Human slavers and death-squads, human propaganda says the beastmen want to commit genocide (and therefore, the two speces generally treat the other as Orcs), and the other guys - a group of [[Overlord\|Brown Minion]] expies - think that everyone else is this. Line 463 ⟶ 464: * In ''[[The Gamers Alliance]]'', demons are initially shown as intelligent beings who cause suffering because they enjoy it. They used to be a noble race until their god Mardük went mad, which transformed them into their grotesque forms and twisted their minds into serving the destructive aspect of Chaos. However, eventually the heroes meet a few friendly demons and realize that despite their bloodthirsty nature not all demons are irredeemable monsters. * The Cthonians from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''. But then, they are based on Lovecraft's Deep Ones. * Averted for many traditional "monster races" in ''[[Tales of MU]]'', especially the subterranean elves (don't call them "Dark Elves", and "Drow" is a serious racial slur up, there with "spider jockey" and "cowl head") who simply have [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810230624/http://talesofmu.nfshost.com/story/bonus-stories/bonus-story-meditations a bad reputation due to cultural misunderstandings]. Played more straight with Demons and Ogres, as well as {{spoiler\|[[Our Mermaids Are Different\|mermaids]]}}. * Deconstructed in ''[[The Salvation War]]''. The society in hell actively encouraged [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]], [[You Have Failed Me...]], [[We Have Reserves]], and [[Shoot the Messenger]]. The result was an inefficient and unstable society that collapsed once it came under external pressure. Lampshaded on several occasions by baldrick defectors. * ''Heavily'' subverted in [http://bogleech.com/mortasheen.htm Mortasheen], where no creatures are inherently evil (well, except for the Dolfury), and they're all as loyal to their trainers as any Pokemon would be. Yes, that includes the [[Our Demons Are Different\|scary mind-raping Devilbirds]] and the [[Eldritch Abomination\|horrible, maddening Unknowns]]. Line 471 ⟶ 472: * There's also Sara Waite from the [[Whateley Universe]]. * The ktuvoks in [http://www.zompist.com/virtuver.htm the world of Verduria]. Their entire society is based on [[Brainwashed\|Brainwashing]] humans who are less advanced than they into obedient slaves, and they are so good at it that if humans are freed from their control, [[Stockholm Syndrome\|the humans will ally themselves with the ktuvoks willingly]]. In addition, they attack all free human civilizations, using their slaves as [[Mooks\|Cannon Fodder]], laying everything to waste and commiting every war crime in the book. They have no culture or learning to speak of, and merely steal the innovations of other races. And the worst part? The ktuvoks are severly restricted to where on the planet they can live; they cannot survive away from swamps. The only reason they take over much of the continent and turn humans into loyal [[Complete Monster]] slaves is [[For the Evulz]]. == Western Animation == Line 491: * ''[[Futurama]]'' has a species of evil leeches, the "Dark Ones". All of the species lived at a single puddle, and yet all their evil was useless against a bag of cement, used to prepare the ground to be turned into a parking lot. * The Changelings from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic\|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]].'' {{spoiler\|Their queen}} even gloats that ever since she was little, she dreamed of razing Equestria and [[Emotion Eater\|essentially]] using ponies as food. * The Wart Mongers from ''[[The Smurfs]]'' are at first believed to be a race with no redeeming values at all, being brutish, greedy, boorish bullies who [[Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad\| enjoy being ugly and disgusting]] while hating everyone. The Smurfs have a very hard time trusting [[Zorro\| the heroic]][[Shout Out\| Masked Croaker]] when he shows up, but it quickly becomes clear he is, indeed, the [[White Sheep]] among them. {{reflist}} Line 502 ⟶ 503: [[Category:Exclusively Evil]] [[Category:Fictional Culture and Nation Tropes]] [[Category:Tropes of Hats]]