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* Despite heavy censorship, ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' still managed to make their version of Cletus Kasady, aka Carnage, into a bonafide psychopath, portraying him as a [[Laughing Mad]] [[Mad Bomber|Bomber]], who cackles with glee at the possibility of vaporising an entire city block—himself included—in his first appearance. He shows no remorse for his actions, and after becoming Carnage is downright eager to get back in action and start stealing souls for Dormammu (an [[Omnicidal Maniac]] who will consume the souls of everyone in the world if he is unleashed). He displays no regard for human life (least of all his own) and goes out of his way to injure anyone who tries to help him, including his psychiatrist, Anne Kafka.

* Miss Power from ''[[Word Girl]]'' counts. She [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulates the entire town into bullying each other]], she teaches [[Word Girl]] to mock the other villains, she throws Mrs. Botsford into jail for a disagreement they had, she [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|severly beats up WordGirl]], and she tries to kill Dr. Two-Brains. This was all her plan to [[Take Over the World]]. Also, she's one of the few villains in the show that do not have any redeeming qualities.

* [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Squidward Tentacles]]. He's arrogant, and doesn't seem to care for pretty much anyone but himself. An example would be when Mr. Krabs handcuffed someone [[Lack of Empathy|he refused to help uncuff him]]. Most of his paintings and statues are of himself, he genuinely calls others imbeciles, and in a few episodes he crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]] by being elated that [[SpongeBob]] or Patrick would be leaving, and in a flashback he tried using voo-doo dolls on them.

** Of course, this is mostly after [[Seasonal Rot]] and Flanderization. In the seasons preceding [[The Movie]], he was largely a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].

** Though, like the Ice King above, his attitude is more symptomatic of the [[Narcissist]], particularly since he ''does'' care what people think of him, even if he also thinks that said people are his inferiors, and the hints that he's actually compensating for his cripplingly ''low'' self-esteem.

* Harm from ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' ''tries'' to be this so that he can be [[Pure Is Not Good|pure]] enough to wield the Sword of Beowulf. {{spoiler|He murdered his own little sister Greta because he loved her, and that love was the only thing holding him back.}} It ultimately doesn't work out for Harm because deep down it's only an act: {{spoiler|the moment he sees his sister's ghost his repressed guilt gets the better of him and the Sword rejects him.}}

* Dr. Londo from ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' shows a complete lack of empathy ([[Parental Abuse|especially towards his son]]), and considers morals and ethics to be pointless obstructions of scientific progress. He manipulates people around him to do his dirty work, playing on the Legion's sense of empathy to capture his son, and showing his son how far he can go when he's pushed to the limit a few years later. He is certainly arrogant enough to believe that his works (which involves human and animal experimentation) are masterful creations of life, that people should thank him for these 'gifts', and feels no remorse when called out on how cruel his experiments are. And he is not above using violence (through his creations) in order to enslave people.