Dystopia Justifies the Means: Difference between revisions

 

Contrast with [[Despotism Justifies the Means]], which is where the villain seeks to establish his dominance by any means necessary; thus, they may create a hellish dystopia, but, unless they genuinely prefer that type of world, it exists only to keep the populace down, not as an end in itself. This type of villain will not be satisfied just with obtaining ultimate power; they will desire to use that power towards a particularly vile end - to remake the world into a place of suffering for its own sake.

 

{{examples|The following villainous characters have sought to bring about dystopia for its own sake:}}