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* Eve Harrington from ''[[All About Eve]]'' is a prime example of the Smug Snake. A [[Manipulative Bitch|master manipulator]] who fancies herself a [[Magnificent Bitch]], she [[Villainous Breakdown|crumbles]] when faced with a real [[Magnificent Bastard]] in the form of Addison DeWitt. "[[Badass Boast|Take a good look at me Eve, it's about time you did. I am Addison DeWitt and I am nobody's fool, least of all yours]]."
* The criminal Waingro in ''[[Heat]]'' displays a smug expression whenever committing an low act like killing a guard during a heist for staring at him and enjoying a pie afterwards, murdering a underage prostitute or betraying his former colleagues to a common enemy.
* The arms smuggler
* The Skeksis Chamberlain in ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' infuriates his rivals with a simpering croon, like a mother trying to soothe a child. Though he's stripped of his rank and banished, his guile and persuasion are still impressive, and get downright creepy when he meets the Gelflings.
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' features Lord Cutler Beckett, a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] played deliberately and with slimy relish. Who'd have thought that a series whose villains thus far were [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cursed, immortal undead pirates]] would have a stereotypical [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil English aristocrat]] as its [[Big Bad]]? He's so repulsive that he made many viewers ''[[Draco in Leather Pants|sympathise with Davy Jones]]'' when the latter was forced into [[The Dragon|servitude]]. Evidently the writers felt the same, as {{spoiler|Jones' death is an anticlimactic drop-off-the-deck while Beckett gets a huge, epic slow motion [[Strolling Through the Chaos|walk through his exploding ship]] complete with [[Ominous Latin Chanting]].}}
* ''[[The Proposition]]'' has [[Meaningful Name|Eden]] Fletcher, played by David Wenham speaking through his nose, and very intentionally meant to inspire the audience's hate. If Darth Sidious from ''[[Star Wars]]'' and Dolores Umbridge from ''[[Harry Potter]]'' got married and had a baby, and the baby grew up and took lessons at Eton in Being a Hateful Snob, it would still fall far short of Eden Fletcher. Even more infuriating than his cold-blooded perception of justice (100 lashes for a retarded 14-year old? Why not?) is his status as [[Karma Houdini]].
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