Not-So-Harmless Villain: Difference between revisions

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** Guilty Spark. Sure, he originally seemed like [[The Scrappy|annoying sidekick]] (basically C-3PO's floating head), until you realize ''he was leading you into destroying all life in the galaxy''. When Master Chief and takes Cortana and refuses to activate Halo, Spark's tells the Setinels "Save his head... dispose of the rest.". His sociopathy almost makes up for him being annoying as hell... almost.

** And at the end of ''[[Halo 3]]'', after seeing him do little more than float, blabber on, and occasionally send Setinels to kill MC, he kills Johnson and actually kicks Master Chief and Arbiter's asses in a case of [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]. Sure, he becomes an [[Anticlimax Boss]] as soon as you realize Johnson's [[BFG|Spartan Laser's]], the right tool to finally end his whining, but until then, he was putting down some serious hurt.

* The [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] of ''[[~~Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga|~~Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Fawful, poses very little threat when he fights the heroes at the end of the game, and even refers to himself as "Fawful, who is just a toady!" Then, after spending the next game in the series plotting his revenge in the sewers beneath Peach's castle, he returns as the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[~~Mario and Luigi Bowsers Inside Story|~~Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]].''

* The [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Fawful, poses very little threat when he fights the heroes at the end of the game, and even refers to himself as "Fawful, who is just a toady!" Then, after spending the next game in the series plotting his revenge in the sewers beneath Peach's castle, he returns as the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]].''

* At the beginning of [[Gaia Online]] MMO ''zOMG!'', we are introduced to [http://s.cdn.gaiaonline.com/images/publishing/manga/984135245/79fbabdba68a795400a895424d9f3aaf.jpg Frank.] Who's a cute little nerdy boy? You's a cute little nerdy boy, oh yes you are! {{spoiler|He's the second-in-command of a group of [[Mad Scientist|mad scientists]] who are ''destroying the world'' [[For Science!]].}}

** Likewise, the [[Killer Rabbit|Fluff enemies]]. You get used to crushing these guys with minimal effort in the first two areas... and then the Zen Gardens introduces suicidal Cherry Fluffs that gang up on you and then ''explode'' [[For Massive Damage]]. Later areas include Fluffs that sink you in quicksand as well.

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** John Dee/Dr. Destiny went from sadsack prison inmate to dream-invading psychopath very quickly, though the clear impression is given that he was always that person. After he escaped from prison, Green Lantern wasn't at all concerned because Dee was "a nobody". [[Genre Savvy|Batman]] then reminds him [[Odyssey|the Cyclops considered Ulysses "a nobody" and lost its eye.]]

** The second version of Dee was probably inspired by his really, really creepy, almost squicky depiction in the first run of [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman]]''. He also shows elements in this incarnation, where he starts out an atrophied, behind the times insomniac whose carjacking attempt only succeeded because the victim was being nice. Then he killed the driver (after patiently listening to her life story), recovered his [[Artifact of Doom]], and drove the entire world mad.

* While [[Darkwing Duck]]'s no-nonsense, death-penalty toting [[Knight Templar]] future self of [[Future Me Scares Me|Darkwarrior Duck]] will ''never'' be mistaken for harmless, there is a brief point where this is invoked. In a scene cut from the broadcast version, Gosalyn [[I Know You ~~Are~~ in There Somewhere Fight|attempts to appeal to Darkwarrior]] when he pulls his signature, and decidedly non-lethal, gas gun on her. She calls his bluff, when he reveals that he hasn't used a gas gun in years, and that the weapon he's aiming ''point-blank, at her face'' is a freaking '''missile launcher'''.

* While [[Darkwing Duck]]'s no-nonsense, death-penalty toting [[Knight Templar]] future self of [[Future Me Scares Me|Darkwarrior Duck]] will ''never'' be mistaken for harmless, there is a brief point where this is invoked. In a scene cut from the broadcast version, Gosalyn [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight|attempts to appeal to Darkwarrior]] when he pulls his signature, and decidedly non-lethal, gas gun on her. She calls his bluff, when he reveals that he hasn't used a gas gun in years, and that the weapon he's aiming ''point-blank, at her face'' is a freaking '''missile launcher'''.

* Stan, Xander Crews' aging, overweight, and constantly exasperated assistant on ''[[Frisky Dingo]]''. After Xander went missing, he had him declared dead (calmly explaining such when Crews called him before hanging up and [[Who's Laughing Now?|laughing]]), took over the Crews corporation and, with it, the Crews fortune and Xander's identity as the superhero Awesome X, and his command over the [[Powered Armor]] wearing X-Tacles.

* Zet from ''[[Magi Nation]]''. Seeming at first to be a [[Harmless Villain]] as one of a [[Terrible Trio]]-style set of [[Those Two Bad Guys]] (and the eternal [[Butt Monkey]] of his [[Dumb Muscle]] superior Korg), Zet turned out to be not only a peerless mastermind once he was finally rid of Korg, but is universally considered the hardest boss in the game, having more health than the final boss himself and the ability to act twice in one turn.