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* Darkseid from DC Comics seems to fall under this. Despite being one of the most evil beings in existence, he does keep his word, such as letting Batman and Supergirl go during the Supergirl arc of ''Superman/Batman'' when Bats threatened to destroy his planet. That said, {{spoiler|it didn't stop him from coming down to Earth to royally fuck up Superman, who was not part of the deal}}. There's also the whole deal with trading sons as a peace treaty. He'll find a loophole, but he usually doesn't betray his deals or promises.

** This could be considered [[Fridge Brilliance]] - Darkseid is the living, breathing personification of [[The Evils of Free Will|ty]][[Galactic Overlord|ran]][[God of Evil|ny.]] Yes, he's [[Complete Monster|the negative aspects]] [[Lawful Evil|of law]], but by his very nature he upholds law.

* For a very long time, Spider-Man villain the Lizard was unable to harm Billy Connors, the son of his human alter ego. At some point, this was no longer the case, and the Lizard devoured Billy - much to Connors's horror.

* Yet another one pertaining to Luthor: in ''[[Superman: The Black Ring]]'', when Larfleeze discovers what Luthor truly wants, he is horrified, saying that even he doesn't want that. Larfleeze is the ''embodiment of Greed'', up to this point, he had ''never'' known something he didn't want to have, but Luthor's goal repulses even him.