Family Values Villain: Difference between revisions

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== [[Comics]] ==

* In contrast to his mostly depraved and foul-mouthed supervillain colleagues, the Doll-Master in ''[[Wanted (Comic Book)|Wanted]]'' is very much a [[Family Values Villain]]. He's always polite and well-spoken and never swears, and to his family, maintains the image of a normal and wholesome suburban father. Granted, his wife interprets his absences for villainous activities as signs of adultery, and he actually did cheat on her in an expedition to another dimension, but his wholesome persona is pretty much genuine. Shame that he's a ruthless criminal who kills without remorse.

* In contrast to his mostly depraved and foul-mouthed supervillain colleagues, the Doll-Master in ''[[Wanted (Comic Book)|Wanted]]'' is very much a Family Values Villain. He's always polite and well-spoken and never swears, and to his family, maintains the image of a normal and wholesome suburban father. Granted, his wife interprets his absences for villainous activities as signs of adultery, and he actually did cheat on her in an expedition to another dimension, but his wholesome persona is pretty much genuine. Shame that he's a ruthless criminal who kills without remorse.

* While their styles of parenting range from hands off to strict/abusive, the supervillain parents in ''[[Runaways]]'' [[Villains Out Shopping|maintain normal upper middle class lives when not involved in villainy]] and have typical expectations of their children being successful and want to make the world a better place for them, and believe they are doing what is best for them... by letting the Gibborim destroy and remake it so their kids can live in paradise. The series is practically the poster child for [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]] / [[Evil Parents Want Good Kids]].

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' villain Mayor Richard Wilkins III is really the pinnacle of this trope. He's made deals with dozens of different demons, founded a town specifically so he could lure in people to be killed by monsters, orders numerous thefts and assassinations (including against newborn infants), and his master plan is to become a giant demon that will devour everyone in sight. But he still believes in setting a good example for the children, is disgusted by "immoral liasons" at the local motel, and his last words to his vampire army before the final battle are, "And boys? Let's watch the swearing."

** Really, what makes the Mayor interesting is that there's never really ''any'' hint that his personality is the ~~mask--it~~ remains consistent throughout, except for a brief, understandable [[Villainous Breakdown]] after Buffy puts his [[Morality Pet]] [[Like a Son to Me|Faith]] into a coma. Unlike many examples of this trope he's not really a [[Knight Templar]] ''or'' a ~~hypocrite--he~~'s just [[Affably Evil|a generally nice guy whose chief ambition]], incongruously, is [[Scaled Up|turning into a gigantic demon snake]].

** Really, what makes the Mayor interesting is that there's never really ''any'' hint that his personality is the mask—it remains consistent throughout, except for a brief, understandable [[Villainous Breakdown]] after Buffy puts his [[Morality Pet]] [[Like a Son to Me|Faith]] into a coma. Unlike many examples of this trope he's not really a [[Knight Templar]] ''or'' a hypocrite—he's just [[Affably Evil|a generally nice guy whose chief ambition]], incongruously, is [[Scaled Up|turning into a gigantic demon snake]].

** In one episode he celebrates an evil scheme well done with a hearty "Gosh I'm feeling chipper! ''Who's for a root beer!?''"

** When he realizes his plan's gone amok {{spoiler|after ascending to demonhood and finding himself face-to-face with a room full of high explosive, his last words}} and only response is, "Well, gosh."