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{{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
Not to be confused with [[Affably Evil]] characters, who ''are'' evil but polite about it. Certain versions are relatives who the villain is obliged to keep around despite their incompetence, or horrific monsters that turn out to actually be [[Gentle Giant
Contrast [[Harmless Villain]], [[Worthy Opponent]], [[Punch Clock Villain]], [[Reluctant Monster]], and [[Obliviously Evil]]. See also [[Poke the Poodle]], [[White Sheep]], [[Merciful Minion]], and [[Good All Along]]. Compare and contrast with [[Hero with an F In Good]]. Frequently hold back a truly terrifying boss due to the [[Conservation of Competence]].
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* ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' features so many subversions of standard hero and villain roles that this trope inevitably shows up, most notably with Garland, who can't seem to grasp that [[Affably Evil|offering the goodguys cupcakes]] is not proper behavior for a wannabe [[Evil Overlord]]. It's so bad that his captive, Princess Sara, has to ''help'' him be evil. The rest of the Dark Warriors are hardly any better: Bikke makes [[The Simpsons|Ralph Wiggum]] look bright (his worst "crime" is getting his entire crew killed by being [[Forgot to Feed the Monster|too cheap to feed them]]), Vilbert is a [[Goth]] vampire who thinks he's in a LARP, and Drizz'l might be a threat except that he's forced to play [[Only Sane Man]] for the other three idiots.
** This is also inverted, as the most effective villains in the entire story, by atrocities committed, are the Light Warriors, of whom Fighter is the only actually good member (maybe). He fails to be evil so thoroughly that he [[Horrible Judge of Character|genuinely believes]] that he and his [[Ax Crazy|murderous]], [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|sociopathic]] friends are the good guys.
** The Light Warriors fall into this a
{{quote|'''[[Token Good Teammate|Fighter]]:''' Why are these people on fire?
'''[[Ax Crazy|Black Mage]]:''' Uh...
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