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Frequently, [[The Hero]] pitted against the Sissy Villain is an old-fashioned Manly Man (any [[Real Men Wear Pink|feminine traits he has are merely there to underscore his masculinity]]) and making the villain "unmasculine" is intended to emphasize this. After all, [[Broken Aesop|there's nothing manlier]] [[You Fail Logic Forever|than beating up a sissy]]. However, [[Agent Peacock|effeminate does not necessarily mean weak]].
The Sissy Villain is probably the second most common portrayal of [[Acceptable Targets|effeminate gay men]] (besides "one-dimensional joke character"), but is not necessarily synonymous with [[Depraved Homosexual]]. While
Needless to say, this trope has often been criticized for its [[Unfortunate Implications]]. It is also particularly amusing to see this trope used with villains who are also shown as trying to steal the girl from hero, though this might be a reflection of one of the tragic modes of eugenics dramas of Sol III: '[[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife|Unsuitable male breeds with desirable female]]'.
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* Rosiel from ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' is a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] angel with full, luscious lips and long eyelashes. He often dresses effeminately and loves to be called "beautiful" more than anything else. He is also in a questionable relationship with his loyal right-hand man, Katan.
* Yuda from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. While his large harem seems to imply he's staight, he's nonetheless obsessed with his own physical perfection, to the point of being worried about scars in battle. This makes him look even more cowardly and twisted. In one of the most "manly" anime series, to the point of sometimes showing lots of [[Unfortunate Implications]], the master of [[Fantastic Fighting Style|Red Crane Nanto]] is obviously depicted as everything a [[Badass Hero|proud]] warrior should not be. Moreover he weirdly shows his "admiration" for Rei and uses a very heavy make-up,but he's still a fighter, so he's quite muscular, as anyone there besides casual oppressed peasants/children.
* Hiromi Kisiragi of ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' is cornerback for the [[Opposing Sports Team|Hakushuu Dinosaurs]], [[Co-Dragons]] to [[Manipulative Bastard]] Marco alongside [[The Juggernaut|Gaou]], and an incredibly [[Unnecessary Roughness|cruel player]] who tries his best to dislocate the arms of recievers. He's also a mincing pretty-boy with a massive mancrush on Gaou and the belief that [[The Fighting Narcissist|strength is a true indicator of beauty]]. It's actually justified in his case and played
* M'Quve of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' is a male [[Rich Bitch]] who speaks with a snooty accent, wears an ascot, has incredibly swishy wrists, minces when he walks, and generally effects the mannerisms of an eighteenth-century aristocrat. He's also a totally cold-blooded strategist, and [[Undying Loyalty|utterly loyal]] to his [[Lady and Knight|lady]], [[Evil Genius|Kycilia]] [[Lady of War|Zabi]].
* Two from [[Death Note]]: [[Villain Protagonist|Light Yagami]] and [[Sociopathic Hero|Mello]]. Funny enough, Light is the main "hero" and Mello is quite the [[Badass]].
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* Komodo from [[Warriors of Virtue]] is prissy, frilly and effeminate, but he [[Camp Straight|very clearly has gotten with several of the hot women in this movie anyway]].
* Buffalo Bill, the quasi-transsexual [[Serial Killer]] from ''[[Silence of the Lambs]]'' is one of the most famous examples.
* ''[[The Maltese Falcon]]'' pits macho [[Anti-Hero]] Sam Spade up against ''three''
* Waldo Lydecker from ''Laura''.
* Bruno from ''[[Strangers on a Train]]'', Brandon and Philip from ''[[Rope]]'', Norman Bates from ''[[Psycho]]''... it's safe to say that [[Alfred Hitchcock]] loved this trope.
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* King Herod is often portrayed this way in ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.
** [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. He seems more like an [[Affably Evil]] [[Mean Brit]].
*** This one ''really'' depends on the
* Farquaad is played up as this in ''[[Shrek]]: [[The Musical]]''.
* Depending on the actor, Herbert in ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]''. He's ''definitely'' at least bisexual, and ''is'' a vampire, but with time the show as a whole has been presenting him more and more sympathetically. (Some productions even hint that he'd be a better partner for the hero than the damsel-in-distress the hero's trying to rescue!)
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** {{spoiler|It's totally an act, though. He's applying [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] from the moment you first see him, and his true identity is a reincarnation of King Kirchevskoy a.k.a. ''Laharl's father''.}}
* Razer in ''[[Jak and Daxter]]''.
* [[Complete Monster|Cumore]] from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'', [[Camp Gay|Di]][[Single-Target Sexuality|st]] in ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'', and [[Big Bad|Ygg]][[Light Is Not Good|dra]][[Well-Intentioned Extremist|sil]] in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]''. To be fair, though, that last one is a ''lot'' more effective than most of the bad guys mentioned here, in no small part due to his [[Magnificent Bastard
* ''[[Togainu no Chi]]'': Arbitro swishes about in a feather boa, has a cleanliness fetish, collects statues of pretty boys....
* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'''s [[The Caligula|King Croacus IV]] is a gigantic, sentient rose wearing makeup, and constantly talks about "beauuuuuuuty!" and has some sort of [[Verbal Tic]] about saying "oooooooo-weeeeeee-oooooooo!" He's also responsible for kidnapping a race of cavemen and enslaving them to work in his mines, digging up more jewels to add to his palace. {{spoiler|He was actually driven insane after drinking water polluted by said cavemen in an [[Anvilicious]] [[Green Aesop]]. Still, being driven crazy for some reason makes everything justifiable.}}
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** The Red Guy from ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''. They're almost identical: swishy gay depictions of Satan. They met once in a commercial to hit on [[Johnny Bravo]] and plan to take over [[Cartoon Network]].
** The Robot Devil from ''[[Futurama]]''.
** ''[[South Park]]''
*** Looks-wise, yes, but personality-wise he's a kitten, and very much Saddam's bitch.
* Jack Spicer in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''. Frequently screams like a girl, to. Is even called a sissy in one episode, and accidently declares himself Queen of The Black Vipers, prompting looks from everyone.
* [[Lex Luthor]]'s pet iguana Ignatius from ''[[Krypto the Superdog (animation)|Krypto the Superdog]]'', even though he had a crush on a female iguana in one episode.
* Senor Senior, Junior is the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' variant of this, [[Camp Straight|as metrosexual as it gets]], overly concerned with hair care products, boy bands and far more interested in looking good than doing bad.
** That's just the thing,
* Professor Hinkle from ''[[Frosty the Snowman]]''.
* Necron from ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]'', he may look like a sissy but he has the ability to give [[Curb Stomp Battle
* Ard (in the "Den" vignette of ''[[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]]'': (singsong voice) "No-orl!"
* From ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'': Skeletor. Dude sounds like [[Camp Gay|Paul Lynde,]] I'm just sayin'.
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