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* In ''[[Houshin Engi]]'', Dakki seems to delight in nothing more than sheer sadism to the point that her own allies find her actions incomprehensible, but what makes her truly dangerous is that she's apparently studied the [[Evil Overlord List]], thwarting her opponents at every turn -- and then she reveals that everything she's done was all part of a massive [[Gambit Roulette]].
* In ''[[Houshin Engi]]'', Dakki seems to delight in nothing more than sheer sadism to the point that her own allies find her actions incomprehensible, but what makes her truly dangerous is that she's apparently studied the [[Evil Overlord List]], thwarting her opponents at every turn -- and then she reveals that everything she's done was all part of a massive [[Gambit Roulette]].
* A strange deconstruction of this is one of the reasons why [[Complete Monster|Johan Liebert]], the titular ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', is so horrifying. He has no reason ''at all'' for what he does. There's no evidence it's fun for him so it is not for the evulz per se and he demonstrates more than once that he can stop whenever he wants. In other words, while the Joker wants to watch the world burn, Johan just wants to set it on fire.
* A strange deconstruction of this is one of the reasons why [[Complete Monster|Johan Liebert]], the titular ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', is so horrifying. He has no reason ''at all'' for what he does. There's no evidence it's fun for him so it is not for the evulz per se and he demonstrates more than once that he can stop whenever he wants. In other words, while the Joker wants to watch the world burn, Johan just wants to set it on fire.
* Gauron, the character Ali is an [[Expy]] of, from ''[[Full Metal Panic]]''. And, like with Ali, the fandom is divided on whether this makes him horribly, horribly flat, or utterly, utterly awesome.
* Gauron, the character Ali is an [[Expy]] of, from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''. And, like with Ali, the fandom is divided on whether this makes him horribly, horribly flat, or utterly, utterly awesome.
* Kuroudo Akabane, the transporter from ''[[GetBackers]]'', fits this to a T. He basically is a transporter for the sole purpose of being a transporter is cutting people into bloody bits -- many of whom are not as skilled as him. The goal of this endeavor is to find someone who is a challenge to fight, which he finds with Ban and Ginji. (Cue the Ho Yay.) This is his idea of "fun."
* Kuroudo Akabane, the transporter from ''[[GetBackers]]'', fits this to a T. He basically is a transporter for the sole purpose of being a transporter is cutting people into bloody bits -- many of whom are not as skilled as him. The goal of this endeavor is to find someone who is a challenge to fight, which he finds with Ban and Ginji. (Cue the Ho Yay.) This is his idea of "fun."
* There are two quotes from ''[[Dangaioh]]'' both uttered by Gil Berg, who spent his first few appearances getting kicked around by the heroes. He has one of the (teenage female) pilots trapped, and is torturing her. He says "You might think I'm doing this for information, or revenge, but the truth is I just like torturing little girls. I know it's sick, but everyone needs a hobby." Later, after handing the heroes their asses and destroying their mentor, the camera zooms in on his face and he says "Do you know anyone who has as much fun as I do?"
* There are two quotes from ''[[Dangaioh]]'' both uttered by Gil Berg, who spent his first few appearances getting kicked around by the heroes. He has one of the (teenage female) pilots trapped, and is torturing her. He says "You might think I'm doing this for information, or revenge, but the truth is I just like torturing little girls. I know it's sick, but everyone needs a hobby." Later, after handing the heroes their asses and destroying their mentor, the camera zooms in on his face and he says "Do you know anyone who has as much fun as I do?"
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** Additionally, at least a few hundred Japanese people who [[Misaimed Fandom|admire]] [[Fan Nickname|Toshimon]] and [[Viewers are Morons|misinterpreted]] the Prime Minister's words to "kill the idiots!" (give Toshimon the death penalty) and attacked [[Fight Club|random people]], [[Murder the Hypotenuse|troublesome spouses and lovers]], and [[Dead Baby Comedy|annoying infants]].
** Additionally, at least a few hundred Japanese people who [[Misaimed Fandom|admire]] [[Fan Nickname|Toshimon]] and [[Viewers are Morons|misinterpreted]] the Prime Minister's words to "kill the idiots!" (give Toshimon the death penalty) and attacked [[Fight Club|random people]], [[Murder the Hypotenuse|troublesome spouses and lovers]], and [[Dead Baby Comedy|annoying infants]].
* This was a common theme in [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s later manga, such as in ''Alabaster'' and ''[[MW]]'', evil for the pleasure of evil, power and domination.
* This was a common theme in [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s later manga, such as in ''Alabaster'' and ''[[MW]]'', evil for the pleasure of evil, power and domination.
* ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'': Just about every awful thing Dio Brando does (read: everything he does) that's not motivated out of [[Greed]] or revenge is for his own amusement.
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'': Just about every awful thing Dio Brando does (read: everything he does) that's not motivated out of [[Greed]] or revenge is for his own amusement.
* Jail Scaglietti from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S]]''. While his actions are partly to take 'revenge on the TSAB [[For Science!]]', he also admits that he enjoys gathering magical artifacts, making weapons and cyborg women, and rediscovering forbidden magical arts and technology. Hard to blame the guy for that though, as based on Chapter 12 of the ''StrikerS'' [[Comic Book Adaptation|manga]], that enjoyment {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human|was molded into him by the TSAB when they created him]]}} so that they will have the best [[Mad Scientist]] ever working for them. Understandably, the [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|not so good doctor]] wasn't very pleased about that arrangement for many reasons.
* Jail Scaglietti from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S]]''. While his actions are partly to take 'revenge on the TSAB [[For Science!]]', he also admits that he enjoys gathering magical artifacts, making weapons and cyborg women, and rediscovering forbidden magical arts and technology. Hard to blame the guy for that though, as based on Chapter 12 of the ''StrikerS'' [[Comic Book Adaptation|manga]], that enjoyment {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human|was molded into him by the TSAB when they created him]]}} so that they will have the best [[Mad Scientist]] ever working for them. Understandably, the [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|not so good doctor]] wasn't very pleased about that arrangement for many reasons.
** [[Smug Snake]] Quattro, on the other hand, is a sadistic little bitch simply because she likes seeing people she perceives as lower than her squirm.
** [[Smug Snake]] Quattro, on the other hand, is a sadistic little bitch simply because she likes seeing people she perceives as lower than her squirm.
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== [[Fanfic]] ==
== [[Fanfic]] ==
* ''[[Ultimate Spider Woman (Fanfic)|Ultimate Spider-Woman: Change With the Light]]'' features Jack O' Lantern, who starts out with bank robberies before graduating to hostage-takings, gassings, [[Mind Rape]], and finally orchestrating a city-wide gang war. He implies that the reason he commits these increasingly ghastly crimes is, quite simply, because he knows it's wrong. Jack O' Lantern also brags about being so superior to people who in his mind [[At Least I Admit It|hide their impulses behind their civilized facades]], and develops an almost insane hatred for Spider-Woman in part for defending those people and in part for interfering with his fun.
* ''[[Ultimate SpiderWoman|Ultimate Spider-Woman: Change With the Light]]'' features Jack O' Lantern, who starts out with bank robberies before graduating to hostage-takings, gassings, [[Mind Rape]], and finally orchestrating a city-wide gang war. He implies that the reason he commits these increasingly ghastly crimes is, quite simply, because he knows it's wrong. Jack O' Lantern also brags about being so superior to people who in his mind [[At Least I Admit It|hide their impulses behind their civilized facades]], and develops an almost insane hatred for Spider-Woman in part for defending those people and in part for interfering with his fun.
** [[An Ice Person|Blizzard]] is a less malevolent example, in that he and his entire family are a group of chronic jailbirds who are always in and out of prison for offenses ranging from drug dealing to armed robbery to car theft. They actually ''enjoy'' prison, which for them is an extended family reunion. On the other hand, [[Even Evil Has Standards]] and Blizzard and draws the line at rape or murder. When an army of [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] supervillains are invading New York, Blizzard actually helps Spider-Woman protect the people of the city, before sticking around for the police to take him back to Ryker's Island.
** [[An Ice Person|Blizzard]] is a less malevolent example, in that he and his entire family are a group of chronic jailbirds who are always in and out of prison for offenses ranging from drug dealing to armed robbery to car theft. They actually ''enjoy'' prison, which for them is an extended family reunion. On the other hand, [[Even Evil Has Standards]] and Blizzard and draws the line at rape or murder. When an army of [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] supervillains are invading New York, Blizzard actually helps Spider-Woman protect the people of the city, before sticking around for the police to take him back to Ryker's Island.
* Anything relating to [[Touhou Project|yukkuri abuse]] tends to revolve [[Complete Monster|monsters of humans]] who delight themselves in causing harm and death towards defenseless head-like creatures just because they can. Then there's [[Root of All Evil|the factory]], which all yukkuri are naturally afraid of. They say it won't let them "take it easy", but it's way more sinister than that. There are even yukkuri shops people can go to select their "victim" on some works.
* Anything relating to [[Touhou Project|yukkuri abuse]] tends to revolve [[Complete Monster|monsters of humans]] who delight themselves in causing harm and death towards defenseless head-like creatures just because they can. Then there's [[Root of All Evil|the factory]], which all yukkuri are naturally afraid of. They say it won't let them "take it easy", but it's way more sinister than that. There are even yukkuri shops people can go to select their "victim" on some works.
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** The Orks, meanwhile, are an ''entire species'' who embark upon interstellar campaigns of genocide for entertainment purposes. "[[Funetik Aksent|Orkz wuz made fo']] [[Blood Knight|fightin' an' winnin'!]]"
** The Orks, meanwhile, are an ''entire species'' who embark upon interstellar campaigns of genocide for entertainment purposes. "[[Funetik Aksent|Orkz wuz made fo']] [[Blood Knight|fightin' an' winnin'!]]"
** Remiare, the assassin, in ''Mechanicum'', who casually burned out a man's memory centres simply because she enjoys making living beings suffer.
** Remiare, the assassin, in ''Mechanicum'', who casually burned out a man's memory centres simply because she enjoys making living beings suffer.
* The old fantasy ''[[Warhammer]]'' has the Skaven... Frankly, most of their clans neither want nor need a motive for what they do.
* The old fantasy ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' has the Skaven... Frankly, most of their clans neither want nor need a motive for what they do.
** Though they are pretty goal-oriented whenever they are put up against someone of equal or superior skill (and considering the strength of the average skaven, that isn't too hard).
** Though they are pretty goal-oriented whenever they are put up against someone of equal or superior skill (and considering the strength of the average skaven, that isn't too hard).
* Tends to happen rather spectacularly every time PCs are permitted to be actually ''evil'' rather than just [[Designated Hero|designated]]. The ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]'' take on this gave us the [[Sarcasm Mode|cleverly innocent name of]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Dark Lord Evisceratrix O'Kittensquisher]]. This is ''not'' much of an exaggeration.
* Tends to happen rather spectacularly every time PCs are permitted to be actually ''evil'' rather than just [[Designated Hero|designated]]. The ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]'' take on this gave us the [[Sarcasm Mode|cleverly innocent name of]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Dark Lord Evisceratrix O'Kittensquisher]]. This is ''not'' much of an exaggeration.
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** And in ''[[Mass Effect]] ''2, their secondary motivation has been revealed to be {{spoiler|reproduction. By way of ''melting'' the most appropriate races into primordial porridge. This porridge is then used as the primary ingredient for a gargantuan cyberorganic gestalt of the entire species in question, that then becomes the core of a new Reaper.}} While the biological imperative of this motivation is typical, the sheer absurd horribleness of it is probably Lulz related.
** And in ''[[Mass Effect]] ''2, their secondary motivation has been revealed to be {{spoiler|reproduction. By way of ''melting'' the most appropriate races into primordial porridge. This porridge is then used as the primary ingredient for a gargantuan cyberorganic gestalt of the entire species in question, that then becomes the core of a new Reaper.}} While the biological imperative of this motivation is typical, the sheer absurd horribleness of it is probably Lulz related.
** ''[[Mass Effect]]'' 3 finally did reveal their motives (which are spoilerific and long-winded in explanation), and it turns out they were operating on [[Blue and Orange Morality]] / [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] rather than this trope.
** ''[[Mass Effect]]'' 3 finally did reveal their motives (which are spoilerific and long-winded in explanation), and it turns out they were operating on [[Blue and Orange Morality]] / [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] rather than this trope.
* ''[[Summoner]]'': Emperor Murod, {{spoiler|Prince Sornehan, and Queen Galliene}} purposely cultivate [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating|Zero Percent Approval Ratings]] upon taking power? Because they're part of a demonic cult whose acolytes literally fuel their magical power with evil and suffering.
* ''[[Summoner]]'': Emperor Murod, {{spoiler|Prince Sornehan, and Queen Galliene}} purposely cultivate [[0% Approval Rating|Zero Percent Approval Ratings]] upon taking power? Because they're part of a demonic cult whose acolytes literally fuel their magical power with evil and suffering.
* SHODAN from [[System Shock]]. She's an apegy of villainy and bloodlust. First, Edward Diego tricks the hacker into removing her ethical restraints, and how does she thank him? By turning everyone except you into her [[Body Horror|mutant slaves]], while letting Diego still have at least [[Brainwashed and Crazy|somewhat of a mind]]. Worst of all, she plans to use Citadel Station's mining laser to destroy the cities of Earth, and then use her mutant virus on anyone who survives her wrath.
* SHODAN from [[System Shock]]. She's an apegy of villainy and bloodlust. First, Edward Diego tricks the hacker into removing her ethical restraints, and how does she thank him? By turning everyone except you into her [[Body Horror|mutant slaves]], while letting Diego still have at least [[Brainwashed and Crazy|somewhat of a mind]]. Worst of all, she plans to use Citadel Station's mining laser to destroy the cities of Earth, and then use her mutant virus on anyone who survives her wrath.
** After you defeat her in the first game, there's also her appearance in [[System Shock 2]]. SHODAN merely used Dr. Marie Delecroix as a pawn for disposing of The Many after {{spoiler|Dr. Janice Polito [[Better to Die Than Be Killed|commits suicide]].}} But she [[Kick the Dog|abandoned her]] when she needed her most. She also made a deal with you: if you destroy The Many, she will let you live. She never lets you come to the aid of another human being in need of your help. You destroy the Many, and she leaves you for dead. Only to fight you... and die. {{spoiler|But not really, because you then see her [[Grand Theft Me|TAKE OVER REBECCA SIDDONS!]]}} Why? 'Cuz she's "[[A God Am I|a perfect immortal machine]]!"
** After you defeat her in the first game, there's also her appearance in [[System Shock 2]]. SHODAN merely used Dr. Marie Delecroix as a pawn for disposing of The Many after {{spoiler|Dr. Janice Polito [[Better to Die Than Be Killed|commits suicide]].}} But she [[Kick the Dog|abandoned her]] when she needed her most. She also made a deal with you: if you destroy The Many, she will let you live. She never lets you come to the aid of another human being in need of your help. You destroy the Many, and she leaves you for dead. Only to fight you... and die. {{spoiler|But not really, because you then see her [[Grand Theft Me|TAKE OVER REBECCA SIDDONS!]]}} Why? 'Cuz she's "[[A God Am I|a perfect immortal machine]]!"
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