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** Julius Ceasar anyone? It says a lot about the man that after years of publication and having his plans fail constantly, he is still treated as a genuine threat by both the fanbase and the characters. The fact that he is incredibly cool under fire probably helps--when confronted by two (superpowered) heroes, our non-powered viillain states that "If you have come to kill me, I will have you know that I intend to sell my distinguished life dearly." You never doubt him for an instant.
* Writers often try to make [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe|The Phantom Blot]] a [[Magnificent Bastard]], and sometimes they even succeed. At his best, he [[The Chessmaster|hatches truly convoluted schemes]] that have Mickey Mouse (often portrayed as little short of a [[Great Detective]] himself in such stories) running around clueless for a long time before he even begins to figure them out; and has [[Evil Is Cool|a dark, threateningly cool presence]]. That said, most stories can't pull this off too well.
* [[God of Evil|Anathos]], from ''[[Les Legendaires]]'', big time. He put in place a [[Xanatos Gambit]] ''years'' before his first appearance in the serie in order to come back amongst the living. Whereas most characters will fall for the [[No Man of Woman Born]] trick, this guy was so [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] he ''used it to his advantage'' as part of his plan B. As a result, the Gambit worked, despite the opposition of the protagonists, the [[Big Bad]] and even an [[Eldritch Abomination]]. Not to mention he scarred the heroes to life and almost [[Omnicidal Maniac|eradicated humanity]]...
== Newspaper Comics ==
* The megalomaniacal Dogbert, pet of ''[[Dilbert]]''. Though a multi-billionaire and former ruler of the world, he often works as a business consultant simply for the fun of conning people and stirring up trouble.
* Jason from ''[[FoxTrot]]''. He constantly comes up with newer and ridiculous ways to annoy and prank his siblings, especially Paige.
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