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Oh, and they get angry when they have to suffer ''consequences'' for their actions, like guards and bounty hunters after them. [[It's All About Me|It's all about them, after all]]. If a '''Stupid Evil''' person has a choice between accepting a reward for accidentally finding a dog or killing the reward giver, they will choose killing every time. (Somehow figuring out how to do both requires systematic patience and intelligence that isn't part of being Stupid.)
Similarly, the ''D&D'' sourcebook ''Book of Vile Darkness'' spent a good while detailing how to run an evil character without being a [[Omnicidal Maniac|mass-murdering lunatic]]; but it does give tips for that, too, since even [[Card-Carrying Villain|cartoon supervillainy]]
Sadly, if a computer-based [[RPG]] offers an "evil" path, it's usually Stupid Evil, [[Evil Is Petty|and it involves committing completely random acts of violence]] just to get those precious [[Karma Meter]] points required to unlock the top tier evil abilities. Only relatively recently did they start adding options for players who want to play sneaky evil characters, with opportunities to [[Unwitting Pawn|manipulate other characters into doing your bidding]], or even cooking an [[Evil Plan]]. Sometimes, however, this is played anyway because of the [[Rule of Fun]]. Watching the ensuing chaos from randomly attacking people '''is''' sometimes fun, even if the novelty soon wears off.
This is different from [[Complete Monster]], usually
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Compare [[Lawful Stupid]], [[Chaotic Stupid]], [[Stupid Neutral]] and [[Stupid Good]]. Contrast as well [[Pragmatic Villainy]]; a villain who is evil only when it benefits them more. [[Chaotic Evil]] is the alignment most likely to be reduced to Stupid Evil, for some reason. [[Threw My Bike on the Roof]] often overlaps with this.
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