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See also [[Affably Evil]], [[Faux Affably Evil]], [[Dissonant Serenity]], and [[Creepy Monotone]] and compare [[Wicked Cultured]]. Note that if and when they eventually drop this soft-spoken demeanor, then that's a surefire sign things are going to get worse. Contrast with [[Evil Is Hammy]]. [[OOC Is Serious Business]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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** Most villains from [[The X Files]], but in particular the death fetishist who kidnapped Agent Scully in season 2.
* In the ''[[Star Trek TOS]]'' episode "Wolf in the Fold," John Fiedler played a serial-killing alien, and he spoke in the same tremorous, timid voice he used when he was playing [[Winnie the Pooh|Piglet.]]
* Adelai Niska, ''[[Firefly]]'s'' resident psychotic crimelord, can be very soft-spoken in the tone of a kindly old man. The fact that he does this while he's [[Electric Torture|zapping the living daylights out of you]], [[Ear Ache|cutting off your ear]], or [[Cold
* Marlo Stanfield from ''[[The Wire]]''. He's very soft spoken and almost never raises his voice -- even when ordering the murder of a man and his family.
* In ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'', Lucifer is very calm, collected, and acts in a casual and gentle manner. He also tortures and kills anyone to get what he wants.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources is portrayed this way in the ''[[Dilbert]]'' animated series.
* [[God of Evil|Discord]] from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. He causes madness and suffering, corrupting ponies [[For the Evulz|for kicks]] and [[Reality Is Out to Lunch|tearing the fabric of existence asunder]]. All the while, however, [[Faux Affably Evil|he maintains a pleasant and jovial tone]]
* Pythor in ''[[Ninjago]]'' certainly counts. Until he gets angry at least.
{{quote| '''Pythor''': Humbly, I am Pythor P. Chumsworth.}}
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