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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]]". |
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]]". |
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It's quite common for a fantasy [[Big Bad]] to have an |
It's quite common for a fantasy [[Big Bad]] to have an 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]]. |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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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 |
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 Exclusively Evil, see [[Cats Are Mean]], [[Wicked Weasel]], [[You Dirty Rat]], and [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]. |
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Be careful when writing these: may lead to [[Unfortunate Implications]]. |
Be careful when writing these: may lead to [[Unfortunate Implications]]. |