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{{trope}}
Sure, it [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]. But wait, what's that aftertaste? [[Mood Whiplash|Cyanide]]?
Put simply: '''Sugary Malice''' is character behavior which looks or sounds sweet but is just as hurtful and cruel as a direct
Characters such as [[Magnificent Bastard]], [[Devil in Plain Sight]], [[Enfant Terrible]], [[Deliberately Cute Child]], and [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] are all likely to pull off acts of Sugary Malice. A [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]] is in itself merely malicious, but the fake victim can make it sugary by for example gently "forgiving" the "abuser".
A character who is [[Obliviously Evil]], [[Totalitarian Utilitarian]], [[Principles Zealot]], [[Well
Compare [[Faux Affably Evil]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' is based upon the fact that a certain pair of sweet old ladies are inviting gentlemen over to drink homemade wine and then poisoning them. Possibly a borderline case, as the sisters are convinced they're doing them a favor.
* In ''[[Never Let Me Go]]'', Ruth has a bit of this, fueled by her fear of being left alone. Far worse, however, is the polite kindness that the system show it's victims while pushing them down into despair and death.
* The Camp Chippewah counselors in ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[James H. Schmitz]]'s [[Telzey Amberdon]] short story "Novice". Telzey's Aunt Halet cloaked her malicious intent behind a pleasant façade.
* In ''[[Harry Potter and
== [[Live
* ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''. Marie often made insulting comments to Debra while pretending to give friendly advice...
* In the ''[[The Man
* Anna in ''[[V
== [[
* While characterization may vary between directors, ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' often follows this trope in the same way as the film version does.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Punny Name|Mother]] [[Meaningful Name|May-Eye]] from ''[[Teen Titans (
* Daemon from ''[[
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