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Evil has a lot of things going for it. [[Evil Feels Good|It feels great]], [[Evil Tastes Good|it tastes great]], [[Evil Is Stylish|it has style]], and [[Evil Is Cool|it's just plain cool.]] For most of a given story, evil can probably be expected to give the heroes a very rough time, and often the [[Evil Overlord]] and his [[Mooks]] will come [[Near Villain Victory|alarmingly close to victory]] before the end of the story.
Evil has a lot of things going for it. [[Evil Feels Good|It feels great]], [[Evil Tastes Good|it tastes great]], [[Evil Is Stylish|it has style]], and [[Evil Is Cool|it's just plain cool.]] For most of a given story, evil can probably be expected to give the heroes a very rough time, and often the [[Evil Overlord]] and his [[Mooks]] will come [[Eucatastrophe|alarmingly close to victory]] before the end of the story.


But for all it has going for it, Evil is just not very conducive to teamwork.
But for all it has going for it, Evil is just not very conducive to teamwork.
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': The third season didn't need the Senshi or a [[Bad Boss]] to off the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] - they ended up saving everyone the trouble quite nicely.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': The third season didn't need the Senshi or a [[Bad Boss]] to off the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] - they ended up saving everyone the trouble quite nicely.


== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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** Earl reported the theft because it was his car and the thieves did not want to give it back. In the old days the thieves would have returned it to him as a courtesy to a fellow thief. However, since Earl has gone straight, they felt that he was no longer covered by that Honour Among Thieves tradition.
** Earl reported the theft because it was his car and the thieves did not want to give it back. In the old days the thieves would have returned it to him as a courtesy to a fellow thief. However, since Earl has gone straight, they felt that he was no longer covered by that Honour Among Thieves tradition.
*** Of course, by that same token, they have no right to complain on his "snitching". It's a two-way street.
*** Of course, by that same token, they have no right to complain on his "snitching". It's a two-way street.
* In ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S1 E23 Modern Warfare|Modern Warfare]]", Pierce betrays Starburns while they're stealing from the vending machines.
* In ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S1/E23 Modern Warfare|Modern Warfare]]", Pierce betrays Starburns while they're stealing from the vending machines.
* Michael Westen [[Discussed Trope|discusses]] this trope in the ''[[Burn Notice]]'' episode "Seek and Destroy":
* Michael Westen [[Discussed Trope|discusses]] this trope in the ''[[Burn Notice]]'' episode "Seek and Destroy":
{{quote|'''Michael:''' There are always going to be trust issues when you run a criminal enterprise. If you steal with a man, he knows you're a thief. If you kill with a man, he knows you're a killer. It's a huge management issue.}}
{{quote|'''Michael:''' There are always going to be trust issues when you run a criminal enterprise. If you steal with a man, he knows you're a thief. If you kill with a man, he knows you're a killer. It's a huge management issue.}}
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* [[Those Wacky Nazis|The Nazis]] often ran into a lot of trouble because everyone in the government was trying to carve out their only little fiefdom at the expense of everyone else, even when the war was clearly being lost.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis|The Nazis]] often ran into a lot of trouble because everyone in the government was trying to carve out their only little fiefdom at the expense of everyone else, even when the war was clearly being lost.
** The Nazis and basically [[Older Than Feudalism|every regime]] [[Humans Are Bastards|ever in power]].
** The Nazis and basically [[Older Than Feudalism|every regime]] [[Humans Are Bastards|ever in power]].
** It did happen particularly often with the Nazis since Hitler actively encouraged this sort of behavior. His motivation was a mixture of "divide and rule" and an odd form of social Darwinism.
** It did happen particularly often with the Nazis since Hitler actively encouraged this sort of behavior. His motivation was a mixture of "divide and rule" and an odd form of social Darwinism.
* Happens with a LOT of criminal groups in the real world. If they think they can make more money by killing a "friend", or simply need to throw someone to the wolves to save themselves, they'll do so without a second thought. Many criminal organisations are often brought down by snitches who will turn informant the moment they face time behind bars for their crimes.
* Happens with a LOT of criminal groups in the real world. If they think they can make more money by killing a "friend", or simply need to throw someone to the wolves to save themselves, they'll do so without a second thought. Many criminal organisations are often brought down by snitches who will turn informant the moment they face time behind bars for their crimes.
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