Minion with an F In Evil: Difference between revisions

 

{{quote|''You're quasi-evil. You're semi-evil. You're the margarine of evil. You're the Diet Coke of evil. Just one calorie, not evil enough.''|'''Dr. Evil''' (to his [[Genre Savvy]] son Scott), ''[[Austin Powers]]: The Spy Who Shagged Me''}}

 

No, he doesn't kick himself by accident when trying to [[Kick the Dog]]. He's a henchman to a [[Card-Carrying Villain]] who can't quite wrap his mind around card-carrying villainy. As such, they often get confused and do "good" things like saying please or thank you or [[Helpful Mook|being kind to the heroes in some way]] by mistake -- and get yelled at for it by their superior if caught. This character type tends to be predicated on the assumption that [[Rousseau Was Right]]; theoretically, this so-called "villain" hasn't properly learned how to be bad. Very much [[Played for Laughs]], and most commonly used in children's shows. They often get a [[Mook Face Turn]] at the end of the series, or earlier if their boss is particularly mean with a [[Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal]]. They may also get a [[The Dog Bites Back]] moment to go along with it.