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== Anime and Manga ==

* Seishirou Sakurazuka {{spoiler|mori}} from [[Tokyo Babylon]]. Although he may or may not have managed to fall in love with Subaru.

* Johan Liebert, [[Monster (~~Anime~~)|the eponymous Monster]]. [[Complete Monster|The title suits him.]]

* Johan Liebert, [[Monster (manga)|the eponymous Monster]]. [[Complete Monster|The title suits him.]]

* Michio Yuki from ''[[MW]]'', who was the prototype for Johan.

* Yami Bakura and Yami Marik from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]''.

* Yami Bakura and Yami Marik from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''.

* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'': The Contractors are this in theory (and popular belief in-universe), but Hei at least is proof this isn't necessarily the case. Then again, Hei {{spoiler|isn't a true Contractor}}, and he's arguably more sociopathic than most, since his most pronounced character difference seems to be that he can become angry.

* [[Akagi]] has some sociopathic qualities. He has no regard for his own life, can't be threatened, doesn't care about rules, will cheat if he can and generally doesn't really care about other human beings. He isn't really malevolent, however, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4yvpoh78_M#t=3m15s unless you manage to piss him off.]

* Dilandau Albatou from ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', although he was more psychotic than sociopathic. {{spoiler|Also, remember that he was originally a she. ...And that's the nicest thing about what was done to him/her by the [[Big Bad]] of the series}}.

* Light Yagami, the [[Villain Protagonist]] of ''[[~~Death Note (Manga)|~~Death Note]]'', becomes one as the series progresses and his ego expands. By the time {{spoiler|his father dies, Light is more upset that his father failed to do what Light wanted of him than the fact that he's dead!}}

* Light Yagami, the [[Villain Protagonist]] of ''[[Death Note]]'', becomes one as the series progresses and his ego expands. By the time {{spoiler|his father dies, Light is more upset that his father failed to do what Light wanted of him than the fact that he's dead!}}

** Mello's also a strong candidate, given his aggression, tendency to put himself and others in danger, and superficial charm. On the other hand, the author has pointed out that he doesn't think Mello was an inherently bad person, because he shows genuine empathy for his accomplice Matt. While he has strong aggressive personality disorders, he probably isn't a full sociopath.

** Light was probably a successful psychopath all along, the kind who make up a large percentage of world leadership rather than the kind that make up a large percentage of the prison population; he degraded into the more antisocial kind with the possession of the [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|nasty book of death]]. He never shows any actual empathy for anyone, even in his relatively nice and highly-socialized period where he'd lost his memories.

*** Misa Amane, too. The histrionic kind. In one of her earliest appearances she's quite calmly contemplating how to kill Rem just because it would probably be more convenient. The fact that she fiercely and insanely pair-bonds to Light doesn't actually make her less of a psychopath, it just makes her one with poor self-esteem.

* Sakyou from ''[[~~Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|~~Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' is a textbook example. As a child, he lived a normal life and had loving parents and siblings...whom he ''detested'' for no reason. He later got a job in a pet store, abusing and even killing animals for the hell of it. Then he became a gambler, and then a crime lord, and by the time of the series, has plans to open a portal linking Demon World to the human realm just because "life would be more interesting" that way.

* Sakyou from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' is a textbook example. As a child, he lived a normal life and had loving parents and siblings...whom he ''detested'' for no reason. He later got a job in a pet store, abusing and even killing animals for the hell of it. Then he became a gambler, and then a crime lord, and by the time of the series, has plans to open a portal linking Demon World to the human realm just because "life would be more interesting" that way.

* Azusa from ''[[Hot Gimmick]]''. Some have said that Ryoki qualifies as one, but he seems to be more of a Borderline, or perhaps Narcissistic Personality. Hatsumi, meanwhile, seems to have some traits of Dependent Personality Disorder. Actually, most of the characters are probably diagnosable with some sort of mental illness or personality disorder.

* Due to brain damage suffered in infancy, Kazuo Kiriyama of ''[[Battle Royale]]'' cannot form meaningful connections to ''anything'' (a condition known as pseudopsychopathy in real life). The manga shows him mastering painting and the violin... and immediately throwing out both his artwork and his instrument when he's finished with them. He only associates with his "friends" because they won a coin toss; when they lose a second coin toss on the island, he slaughters them.

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** And Decil Galette of ''[[Gundam AGE]]'', who combines the worst traits of both Ali and Yazan with [[Enfante Terrible]].

* [[Jerk Jock|Agon Kongo]] of ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' is this, along with having ''every single'' trait that characterizes antisocial personality disorder. Fortunately, with the series' scope being limited to high school football and a shonen jump title, most of his truly horrendous acts are stopped before they could follow through.

* [[Big Bad|Grings]] [[Complete Monster|Kodai]] from ''[[Pokémon Zoroark Master of Illusions]]''. He fits all of the above criteria plus is one of the most sadistic monsters in [[Pokémon]] history.

* [[Big Bad|Grings]] [[Complete Monster|Kodai]] from ''[[Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''. He fits all of the above criteria plus is one of the most sadistic monsters in [[Pokémon]] history.

** [[Psycho for Hire|Pokemon Hunter J]] also qualifies.

* Lloyd from ''[[Code Geass]]'' cheerfully refers to himself as a sociopath. An odd version in that he's not really a villainous character; he's very indifferent to all the fighting, manipulating, and killing that goes on around him, but really all he wants to do is fiddle around with the latest high-tech gizmos [[For Science!]].

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* [[Big Bad]] Naraku from ''[[Inuyasha]]''.

** Note that as a conglomerate consciousness nothing about Naraku's psychology is normal. Also that many characters act like sociopaths when introduced and then receive [[Character Development]]. Including people like ''Kouga'', although arguably he never actually shakes the title.

* An aversion to the normal presentation of [[The Sociopath]] occurs in ''[[~~Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|~~Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', in which the title character Haruhi has all the symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder except animal cruelty (unless you count [[Moe Blob|Mikuru]]). She's harmless to society in general and played sympathetically, just extremely impulsive, domineering, and an eternal source of exasperation for [[The Hero|Kyon]].

* An aversion to the normal presentation of [[The Sociopath]] occurs in ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', in which the title character Haruhi has all the symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder except animal cruelty (unless you count [[Moe Blob|Mikuru]]). She's harmless to society in general and played sympathetically, just extremely impulsive, domineering, and an eternal source of exasperation for [[The Hero|Kyon]].

* ''[[Medaka Box]]'': A lot of the characters are sociopaths to some degree (the title character narrowly escaped becoming one herself), but {{spoiler|Ajimu}} takes the cake: not only does {{spoiler|she}} regard people as things {{spoiler|she}}'s basically a ''[[Physical God]]''. There's also Shiranui, who pitted her friends against an Irish wolfhound (a giant dog that [[Captain Obvious|was used to hunt wolves in Ireland]]) [[For the Evulz|because it was funny]].

* ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'': Gauron is a [[Combat Sadomasochist]] and [[Death Seeker]] with a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]], [[No Sense of Personal Space]], [[No Social Skills]], an utter [[Lack of Empathy]], and [[Stalker ~~With~~ a Crush|an obsession]] with [[Foe Yay|the hero]] that borders on the ephebophiliac. His successor as [[Big Bad]], Mr. Gates, is worse, being an example of psychopathy at its purest. Like Gauron he's a [[Bad Boss]] with a ridiculously exagerated [[Hair-Trigger Temper]], and a total [[Lack of Empathy]]. He's also a [[Large Ham]] and a sexual predator who is implied to have slept with two teenage girls, jacks off to images of squirrels and kittens, talks about the many, many uses for [[I Love the Dead|a dead body]], and takes a completely [[Axe Crazy|insane]] delight in causing as much damage as humanly possible; he's also oddly unconcerned about his own death in the TSR finale. Averted by his replacement, [[Smug Snake|Leonard Tesstarossa]] who's more of a [[Narcissist]] than this.

* ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'': Gauron is a [[Combat Sadomasochist]] and [[Death Seeker]] with a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]], [[No Sense of Personal Space]], [[No Social Skills]], an utter [[Lack of Empathy]], and [[Stalker with a Crush|an obsession]] with [[Foe Yay|the hero]] that borders on the ephebophiliac. His successor as [[Big Bad]], Mr. Gates, is worse, being an example of psychopathy at its purest. Like Gauron he's a [[Bad Boss]] with a ridiculously exagerated [[Hair-Trigger Temper]], and a total [[Lack of Empathy]]. He's also a [[Large Ham]] and a sexual predator who is implied to have slept with two teenage girls, jacks off to images of squirrels and kittens, talks about the many, many uses for [[I Love the Dead|a dead body]], and takes a completely [[Axe Crazy|insane]] delight in causing as much damage as humanly possible; he's also oddly unconcerned about his own death in the TSR finale. Averted by his replacement, [[Smug Snake|Leonard Tesstarossa]] who's more of a [[Narcissist]] than this.

* In the first couple of episodes of ''[[Black Cat (~~Manga~~)|Black Cat]]'' many of Train's assigned targets seem to posses sociopathic traits.

* In the first couple of episodes of ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' many of Train's assigned targets seem to posses sociopathic traits.

** [[Big Bad]] Creed Diskenth has many of the characteristics of Antisocial Personality Disorder; it hurts him rather than helping him as he is totally oblivious to his underlings' opinions of him.

* Arguably, [[Troll|Izaya]] [[Jerkass|Orihara]] of ''[[Durarara]]'', who has absolutely no [[Freudian Excuse]] for the crap he pulls. Upon first introduction in the novels, he organizes a fake suicide group and talks to two suicidal girls about why they want to kill themselves with a big ol' smile on his face, mocks them for wanting to end their lives, and he's even taken aback when one of them tells him that he's wrong. He then ''drugs them, stuffs them into suitcases'' and asks his courier to "plop them on a park bench somewhere". It's outright stated that this is nowhere near an isolated incident and implied that he's even sold his past victims to loan companies. This scene isn't much better in the anime, where he orchestrates a girl's kidnap and rescue, mocks her thoroughly, holds her over the edge of a building, then watches from the sidelines with a gleeful smirk when she decides to jump (thankfully, someone cared about her safety a little more). It's also likely that he's the one who sent her photos of her father with another woman, which caused the start of her angst in the first place. Throughout the course of the series, he [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulates humans and supernatural beings]] [[For the Evulz]], [[Break the Cutie|breaks many a cutie]], orders hits on his [[Foe Yay|enemy]], manipulates a ''ten year old [[Yakuza]] [[Mafia Princess|princess]] into {{spoiler|attempting to kill said enemy}}'', [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|stomps on a girl's cellphone while laughing like a maniac]] and generally [[Evil Gloating|hurting]] [[Big Brother Bully|and]] [[A God Am I|using]] [[Poisonous Friend|anyone]] [[The Chessmaster|and]] [[Disproportionate Retribution|every]][[Batman Gambit|one]] [[Diabolical Mastermind|who]] [[Green-Eyed Monster|comes]] [[Kick the Dog|in]] [[Guinea Pig Family|contact]] [[Psychopathic Manchild|with]] [[Poisonous Friend|him]] [[Lack of Empathy|and not even giving a shit about who gets hurt]] [[It Amused Me|and sadistically enjoys every minute of it]].

** However, it becomes {{spoiler|[[Subverted]] when we learn about his past and realize that there is at least [[Morality Pet|one person]] he cares for - Shinra. It's so extreme that he's more or less [[Yandere]] for him (though not in the romantic sense) to the point that he's basically stalking the man who hurt Shinra and setting him up for two huge crimes even though he realizes that he could get into trouble too. He even gets close to breaking down at the thought that he might have to betray his only friend to advance in his own goal}}.

** It's also worth noting that Izaya's never said that he is {{spoiler|''unable'' to love}}, just that he {{spoiler|[[Love Is a Weakness|simply has no ''desire'' to]]}}.

* Sosuke Aizen from ''[[Bleach]]'' He [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|puts on an affable façade]], is ''the'' [[Xanatos Roulette|most manipulative character in the manga]] (with the possible exception of Kisuke Urahara), sees people as little more than pawns and tosses them aside once they've [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|outlived their uselessness]], harms people just because he can {{spoiler|([[Moral Event Horizon|just look]] at what he made Hitsugaya [[Impaled ~~With~~ Extreme Prejudice|do to Momo]])}}, and tortured and killed who knows how many shinigami in order to create the Hogyoku, just so he could 'stand in Heaven'. Not to mention he's responsible for the creation and near-execution of the Vizards, and came pretty close to destroying Soul Society itself. [[Mad Scientist|Mayuri]] has sociopathic tendencies as well, given the lengths he goes to in the name of 'research'.

* Sosuke Aizen from ''[[Bleach]]'' He [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|puts on an affable façade]], is ''the'' [[Xanatos Roulette|most manipulative character in the manga]] (with the possible exception of Kisuke Urahara), sees people as little more than pawns and tosses them aside once they've [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|outlived their uselessness]], harms people just because he can {{spoiler|([[Moral Event Horizon|just look]] at what he made Hitsugaya [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|do to Momo]])}}, and tortured and killed who knows how many shinigami in order to create the Hogyoku, just so he could 'stand in Heaven'. Not to mention he's responsible for the creation and near-execution of the Vizards, and came pretty close to destroying Soul Society itself. [[Mad Scientist|Mayuri]] has sociopathic tendencies as well, given the lengths he goes to in the name of 'research'.

** Mayuri is ''definitely'' a sociopath. As his "evil-counterpart" on the villain's team, Szayel Apporo Granz, and quite a few other Arrancar, and by definition all normal Hollows. That some Arrancar ''aren't'' this is actually the remarkable part, but plenty of them aren't, even among the total bastards.

** Nnoitra Jiruga and Kenpachi Zaraki also count.

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* [[The Caligula]] Delphine Eraclea from ''[[Last Exile]]'' is a [[The Hedonist|decadent aristocrat]] with [[Lack of Empathy|zero empathy]] and manipulates everyone around her for her own amusement.

* [[Mad Scientist]] Akihiro Kurata from ''[[Digimon Savers]]''.

* The [[Unreliable Narrator]] and [[Villain Protagonist]] Itsuki (Boku) Kamiyama from ''[[Goth (~~Manga~~)|Goth]]''.

* The [[Unreliable Narrator]] and [[Villain Protagonist]] Itsuki (Boku) Kamiyama from ''[[Goth (manga)|Goth]]''.

* [[A Nazi By Any Other Name|Gihren]] [[Social Darwinist|Zabi]], ''de facto'' [[Big Bad]] of the original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' is an [[Evil Prince]] with a [[Lack of Empathy]] so severe it's almost awe-inspiring. [[It's All About Me|Caring nothing for others]], Gihren turns his brother's funeral into a political rally, condescends to his other siblings, isolates his father while plotting to [[Patricide|steal his position]], and uses [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]] to lethal effect. [[Ambition Is Evil|Ambitious]], [[Smug Snake|overconfident]], [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative]], and a [[Rousing Speech|brilliant orator]] Gihren lacks the sadism and [[For the Evulz]] motivation of many psychopaths and sociopaths, but nevertheless profiles as a charismatic, Machiavellian personality taken to such an extreme that there really is no other word for it. He also has the shallow affect, limited emotional range, shamelessness and total fearlessness associated with the most extreme psychopaths--even at the end, when {{spoiler|[[Cain and Abel|his sister]] has a gun against his head}} it never seems to cross Gihren's mind that he could possibly lose.

* [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Gihren]] [[Social Darwinist|Zabi]], ''de facto'' [[Big Bad]] of the original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' is an [[Evil Prince]] with a [[Lack of Empathy]] so severe it's almost awe-inspiring. [[It's All About Me|Caring nothing for others]], Gihren turns his brother's funeral into a political rally, condescends to his other siblings, isolates his father while plotting to [[Patricide|steal his position]], and uses [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]] to lethal effect. [[Ambition Is Evil|Ambitious]], [[Smug Snake|overconfident]], [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative]], and a [[Rousing Speech|brilliant orator]] Gihren lacks the sadism and [[For the Evulz]] motivation of many psychopaths and sociopaths, but nevertheless profiles as a charismatic, Machiavellian personality taken to such an extreme that there really is no other word for it. He also has the shallow affect, limited emotional range, shamelessness and total fearlessness associated with the most extreme psychopaths--even at the end, when {{spoiler|[[Cain and Abel|his sister]] has a gun against his head}} it never seems to cross Gihren's mind that he could possibly lose.

* Knives, [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Trigun]]'' seems to have developed this as part of his [[Face Heel Turn]] when he [[Go Mad Fromthe Revalation|went mad from the revalation]] that [[Humans Are Bastards]]. He [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]], though children are generally a bit patchy at empathy given they're not fully cognizant of other people as individuals. Given Knives went into his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] when technically about a year old, he never seems to have gotten past this developmental stage, emotionally. Though in many respects he's a [[Magnificent Bastard]].

* Knives, [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Trigun]]'' seems to have developed this as part of his [[Face Heel Turn]] when he [[Go Mad Fromthe Revalation|went mad from the revalation]] that [[Humans Are Bastards]]. He [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]], though children are generally a bit patchy at empathy given they're not fully cognizant of other people as individuals. Given Knives went into his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] when technically about a year old, he never seems to have gotten past this developmental stage, emotionally. Though in many respects he's a [[Magnificent Bastard]].

** As well as completely disregarding human feelings, which doesn't really count since he [[Kill All Humans|hates them]], he mindslaves his psychic 'sisters' into a giant [[One-Winged Angel|million winged angel]] without really noticing they didn't want to, and torments the ever-living hell out of his twin brother.

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* [[The Joker]], [[Arch Enemy]] of [[Batman]].

** The [[DC Universe]] also has Kid Karnevil, an adolescent [[Torture Technician]] first introduced in ''Shadowpact''. He claims to emulate the Joker and ultimately wants to kill him. Old Greenhair is unimpressed.

* Max in ''[[Sam and Max]]'' is described repeatedly in story as a sociopath, but ''The Devil's Playhouse'' [[Retcon|Retcons]] him into having a conscience ([[Ghost in ~~The~~ Machine|who is highly repressed]] and [[Driven to Suicide|suicidal]]).

* Max in ''[[Sam and Max]]'' is described repeatedly in story as a sociopath, but ''The Devil's Playhouse'' [[Retcon|Retcons]] him into having a conscience ([[Ghost in the Machine|who is highly repressed]] and [[Driven to Suicide|suicidal]]).

** Even before that, his behavior doesn't quite fit; he's more like a violent psychotic with psychopathic tendencies.

* [[Complete Monster]] Gideon Graves of [[Scott Pilgrim]].

* Alfie O'Meagan from ''[[Nth Man ~~the~~ Ultimate Ninja ~~(Comic Book)~~|Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja]]'' is a textbook example: he tortures small animals, shamelessly lies and shifts the blame to others, has sudden outbursts of anger and arrogance, and lacks any sympathy or empathy for others. Problem is, he's also a [[Reality Warper]] and the most powerful being on Earth.

* Alfie O'Meagan from ''[[Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja|Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja]]'' is a textbook example: he tortures small animals, shamelessly lies and shifts the blame to others, has sudden outbursts of anger and arrogance, and lacks any sympathy or empathy for others. Problem is, he's also a [[Reality Warper]] and the most powerful being on Earth.

* ''[[Sin City]]'' has Senator Roark and his [[Serial Killer]] son as probably the best examples of sociopaths. There are plenty of crazy people but they show at least some remorse or have emotional attachments here or there.

* The ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' [[Myth Arc]] features the protagonist squaring off against a sociopath who [[President Evil|got himself elected President of the United States]] just so he could exercise his every sadistic whim unimpeded.

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* Nicky Santaro in [[Casino]]. And speaking of mobsters played by [[Joe Pesci]], Tommy De Simone in [[Goodfellas]] probably counts as well.

* ''[[Heathers]]'' features Jason Dean, who is originally seen as simply [[Troubled but Cute]] before revealing himself as one of these.

* The Scorpio Killer from ''[[~~Dirty Harry (Film)|~~Dirty Harry]]''.

* The Scorpio Killer from ''[[Dirty Harry]]''.

* Vincent from ''[[Collateral]]''. He's even described as such, in story.

* As you later [[Moral Event Horizon|find]] [[Complete Monster|out]] in the film ''[[Chinatown]]'', {{spoiler|Noah Cross}}.

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* Waldo Lydecker from 1944's ''[[Laura]]''.

* Emperor Palpatine from [[Star Wars]] certainly qualifies. [[Lack of Empathy]] ? Check. Manipulates people like chesspieces and only emitting shallow emotions? Check. Experiences extreme rage and is uplifted when hurting enemies? Check. That's just in the movies. The expanded universe has him being a sociopath even when he was a kid (including [[Self-Made Orphan|murdering his parents and siblings]]), and is incapable of feeling regret when committing heinous actions and various misdemeanors (including manslaughter when driving like a maniac). His cloning attempts only make his sociopathy even worse.

* James Moriarty is portrayed as such in [[Sherlock Holmes (~~Film~~)|Sherlock Holmes]]: A Game Of Shadows. People are just pawns to him, employment termination involves life termination ("No loose ends"), has a ginormous ego, has superficial charm, and is completely ruthless.

* James Moriarty is portrayed as such in [[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]: A Game Of Shadows. People are just pawns to him, employment termination involves life termination ("No loose ends"), has a ginormous ego, has superficial charm, and is completely ruthless.

** Holmes lampshades this by diagnosing him with "moral insanity", a dated term for ASPD.

* From [[The Lion King]]: The two main villains, Scar and Zira, qualify. They also show great contrast between High Functioning and Low Functioning sociopathy, with the more [[The Chessmaster|calculating]] Scar being the more high-functioning and the [[Ax Crazy|deranged]] Zira being more low-functioning.

* Loki in ''[[Thor (~~Film~~)|Thor]]'' and ''[[The Avengers (~~Film~~)|The Avengers]]'' could qualify as the Asgardian equivalent of a sociopath. He uses displays of emotion as a [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative tool]], he lies and backstabs, he shows no remorse when [[Ax Crazy|killing dozens of people]], and he views himself as a [[Fantastic Racism|superior being meant to rule over humans.]]

* Loki in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' and ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'' could qualify as the Asgardian equivalent of a sociopath. He uses displays of emotion as a [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative tool]], he lies and backstabs, he shows no remorse when [[Ax Crazy|killing dozens of people]], and he views himself as a [[Fantastic Racism|superior being meant to rule over humans.]]

== Literature ==

* Kevin Khatchadourian, the eponymous character of ''[[We Need to Talk About Kevin]]''. A teenage school shooter and torturer, he has been a [[Complete Monster]] ever since he was a young child. Kevin has a severe case of APD/sociopathy; his disorder results in him never relating to other people and finding ''everything'' to be dreary, pointless and uninteresting. Every day of his life. By the time he is a teenager, he exists in a constant state of [[And I Must Scream]].

* ''[[Discworld]]'' has Jonathan Teatime in ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''. According to the book, he "sees things differently from other people, in that he sees other people as things."

* ''[[Discworld]]'' has Jonathan Teatime in ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''. According to the book, he "sees things differently from other people, in that he sees other people as things."

* Roose Bolton from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' is possibly one. Capable of extreme cruelty and betrayal, while never wavering from his [[Dissonant Serenity]]. Although his lack of emotions and total detachment from other humans is actually more indicative of a psychotic/schizoid mental disorder, while his son Ramsay (who is a sadistic serial killer) is more of a typical sociopath.

** '''Gregor Clegane'''. Case-in-point: he burned and scarred his little brother's face ''over a toy''.

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** The book posits a reason for his sociopathy. His mother seduced a Muggle with a love potion, and it was a completely loveless union. Riddle Sr. did not ''truly'' love Merope back, diplaying affection only under the influence of the potion. This absence of love in Voldemort's conception was the reason for his complete inability to love. Dumbledore also believes that had his mother not lost the will to live and died in childbirth, but instead raised Voldemort and loved him, his sociopathic tendencies might have been avoided.

** Bellatrix Lestrange definitely falls under this category as well. She definitely ''does'' have emotions, but she is unable to extend any of these emotions to anyone outside her own social circle of bigoted murderers. It is questionable whether Dolores Umbridge is also a sociopath (albeit to a slightly lesser extent), but since she completely lacks a conscience and only displays kindness to people to win them over so that she can use them for her cause, she probably is.

* Alex from ''[[A Clockwork Orange (~~Literature~~)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (both the book and the movie). Although considering the [[Crapsack World]] he lived in, the general deconstruction of human morality, and Alex's own status as an [[Unreliable Narrator]], it is debatable exactly where he falls on the in-universe scale of [[Chaotic Evil]].

* Alex from ''[[A Clockwork Orange (novel)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (both the book and the movie). Although considering the [[Crapsack World]] he lived in, the general deconstruction of human morality, and Alex's own status as an [[Unreliable Narrator]], it is debatable exactly where he falls on the in-universe scale of [[Chaotic Evil]].

* [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Some interpretations]] of [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Another, probably much straighter example is Sherlock's [[Evil Counterpart]] Moriarty.

* Though many of the supernatural creatures in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' exhibit elements of sociopathy (notably vampires who fully embrace their predatory nature and many of the nastier Winter Court sidhe), the most obvious example is the all-too-human Nicodemus, a man so thoroughly and unapologetically (and yet [[Affably Evil|often politely]]) evil that a ''[[Fallen Angel]]'' works with him as a ''genuine partner''. Nick's wife Tessa and daughter Deirdre are also candidates.

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** The movie's central plot essentially is the interplay of two sociopaths. Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) is a rich kid whose bumming around Europe on his plutocrat father's dime. Tom Ripley is a young blue collar musician willing to impersonate a fellow Princeton grad, defraud Dickie's father of a rather nice expense account to "convince" Dickie to come back, then play Dickie off his father to bum around Europe. Both display a great deal of superficial charm, little remorse about lying and manipulating others, quick tempers, a willingness to lash out violently when it suits them, and no qualms with defrauding the old man. Dickie has no problem blowing off a young Italian girl he impregnated, and when she is [[Driven to Suicide]], he seems more upset at how this affects him. Tom lies his way into high society and is willing to lie, steal, and murder to stay there. Marge, Dickie's girlfriend, describes how when Dickie takes note of you it's like being in the sun. This is a common trait among sociopaths. Tom has a similar trait and facility for lying. The few moments where either shows an emotion similar to remorse may seem to break the mold, but even real sociopaths are not ''completely'' inhuman. Sociopathy exists on a sliding scale.

* [[Psycho for Hire]] Anton Chigurh from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' is a particularly potent example.

* In the [[~~RCN (Literature)|~~RCN]] series, Adele Mundy's assistant/bodyguard Tovera is a complete sociopathic monster who knows she needs Adele to act as her conscience to keep her functioning in society, and enjoys, as much as she can be said to, serving Adele (and by extension, Daniel Leary) because it gives her plenty of opportunity for authorized mayhem. For her part, Adele is very scrupulous in ''not'' asking Tovera what she does in her free time for amusement when she disappears into the city's slums.

* In the [[RCN]] series, Adele Mundy's assistant/bodyguard Tovera is a complete sociopathic monster who knows she needs Adele to act as her conscience to keep her functioning in society, and enjoys, as much as she can be said to, serving Adele (and by extension, Daniel Leary) because it gives her plenty of opportunity for authorized mayhem. For her part, Adele is very scrupulous in ''not'' asking Tovera what she does in her free time for amusement when she disappears into the city's slums.

* [[I Am Not a Serial Killer|John]] [[Mr. Monster|Wayne]] [[I Don't Want to Kill You|Cleaver]] is a deconstruction of a sociopath: he's completely aware that he is nothing less than a nascent serial killer who has yet to kill anyone, but is also every bit as aware that acting out his fantasies of killing would ultimately lead to his arrest and execution. {{spoiler|Having to kill someone to save his mother's life at the end of the first book ''seriously fucks him up'', and leads into the plots of the other two.}}

* In the ''[[~~Red Dwarf (TV)|~~Red Dwarf]]'' novel "Last Human", {{spoiler|the alternate Lister}} is a full-fledged sociopath, nicely outlined in his psych profile.

* In the ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' novel "Last Human", {{spoiler|the alternate Lister}} is a full-fledged sociopath, nicely outlined in his psych profile.

* [[Abusive Dad|Richard]] [[The Alcoholic|Lopez]] of ''[[Ship Breaker]]'' is a drug-addicted, [[Axe Crazy]], [[Archnemesis Dad]] who suffers from massive mood swings and a severe inability to connect to other people. He has no qualms about threatening to maim his son, or cut out a girl's eyes, and eventually tries to sell [[Distressed Damsel|Nita]]'s organs on the black market. His attitude towards his son, Nailer, is especially volatile, shifting from almost fatherly affection to an attempt at [[Offing the Offspring]] at the drop of a pin. He kills without remorse, and no one, not even Nailer, is sad when he dies.

* In the ''Privilege'' series, Kaitlynn Nottingham is this. {{spoiler|She kills her best friend's dad, who happens to be her lover, and has no qualms with killing one of her classmates so she can get into a secret society. The protagonist, Ariana Osgood, arguably counts as this, since she kills at least 3 people in the book and only feels remorse about one of them.}}

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* Around half of the cast of ''[[Oz]]'', most notable with Simon Adebisi and Chris Keller.

* Serial killer Hoyt from ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]''.

* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' encounters a "pure psychopath" about once a season. Interestingly, despite the hundreds of cases the BAU have investigated, only 9 characters have been listed as genuinely sociopathic/psychopathic. They are [[Mad Bomber|Adrian Bale]], Nathan Harris (who was not actually a criminal), [[Smug Snake|Frank Breitkopf]], [[It's All About Me|The Boston Reaper]], Ray Campion, [[Unholy Matrimony|Raymond Donovan and Sydney Manning]], [[Enfante Terrible|Danny Murphy]], and [[Stalker ~~With~~ a Crush|Greg Phinney]]. Of these, The Reaper is probably the worst, being an utterly amoral psycho who killed people for no better reason than a desire for fame, and went after the police when they dared to try and stop him. One could arguably make a case for [[Evil Cripple|Mason]] [[Evil Genius|Turner]], who viewed the subjects in his [[Mad Doctor|experiments]] as nothing more than fodder, ruthlessly manipulated his brother, and believed that his victims should be happy that they were getting to be a part of something that was so much bigger than themselves.

* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' encounters a "pure psychopath" about once a season. Interestingly, despite the hundreds of cases the BAU have investigated, only 9 characters have been listed as genuinely sociopathic/psychopathic. They are [[Mad Bomber|Adrian Bale]], Nathan Harris (who was not actually a criminal), [[Smug Snake|Frank Breitkopf]], [[It's All About Me|The Boston Reaper]], Ray Campion, [[Unholy Matrimony|Raymond Donovan and Sydney Manning]], [[Enfante Terrible|Danny Murphy]], and [[Stalker with a Crush|Greg Phinney]]. Of these, The Reaper is probably the worst, being an utterly amoral psycho who killed people for no better reason than a desire for fame, and went after the police when they dared to try and stop him. One could arguably make a case for [[Evil Cripple|Mason]] [[Evil Genius|Turner]], who viewed the subjects in his [[Mad Doctor|experiments]] as nothing more than fodder, ruthlessly manipulated his brother, and believed that his victims should be happy that they were getting to be a part of something that was so much bigger than themselves.

** Jeremy from the Season 6 episode, ''Safe Haven'' is a [[Teens Are Monsters|13-year old]] "budding psychopath", with severe attention deficit problems and antisocial tendencies. He can't pay attention to anything for more than a few minutes, has a serious lack of impulse control, lies complusively and convincingly, killed his neighbour's dog, regularly tortures his little sister, and tried to poison his entire family with rat poison in the Thanksgiving turkey. After being abandoned by his mom he goes on a crosscountry killing spree as he attempts to return home and murder her, killing entire families and torturing the mothers. He has no real emotions (as is repeatedly demonstrated), but fakes them incredibly well, and at one point expresses a very creepy sexual interest in a girl who can't be much more than ten. Rossi suggests that they should keep him on file for a reason.

* Mr. Rabbit on ''The Kill Point'', who manages to be the [[Token Evil Teammate]] of a ''bank robbing crew''. He beats the hostages unprovoked, psychologically tortures one of them for no particular reason, carries around the severed ear of an Iraqi soldier he previously tortured to death, and tells Captain Cali that he considers the hostages "cattle" and "sheep being led to the slaughter." He ends up {{spoiler|getting beaten to death by the leader of the team}}, because [[Even Evil Has Standards]].

* ''[[~~Its~~ Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'': Every character is a sociopath. They're frequently doing things that are unethical if not illegal, stabbing each other in the back, and no one in the gang is able to stick to a plan.

* ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'': Every character is a sociopath. They're frequently doing things that are unethical if not illegal, stabbing each other in the back, and no one in the gang is able to stick to a plan.

* ''[[Smallville]]'': If we are to believe [[Archnemesis Dad|Lionel Luthor]], his [[Bastard Bastard]] Lucas is one of these. Lionel himself, and his son, Lex, both display traits of the disorder as well, but not enough to qualify. A much better example is probably [[Alternate Universe|Earth-2]]'s [[Evil Twin|Clark Luthor]] aka Ultraman. A promiscous [[Career Killers|Career Killer]] and [[Psycho for Hire]], he lies like a dog to everyone he meets, has a violent, [[Hair-Trigger Temper]], and switches between moods quickly enough to give you whiplash. His adoptive father, Earth-2 Lionel is likely an example as well, with a [[Lack of Empathy]] that runs so deep it's almost frightening. The same goes for [[Serial Killer]] and [[Torture Technician]] Desaad.

** Lx-3, Lex's clone and [[Shadow Archetype]] from Season 10's "Lazarus" is a solid example. He spends all his time on-screen committing mass murder, has a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]] and a sadistic streak, seems to actively enjoy murder for its own sake, and hates everyone. He literally tries to kill every person he meets.

* ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' has a few among its villains, notably Arthur and Sylar . Elle Bishop was actually diagnosed as a sociopath and displays extreme aggression coupled with no empathy.

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' has a few among its villains, notably Arthur and Sylar . Elle Bishop was actually diagnosed as a sociopath and displays extreme aggression coupled with no empathy.

{{quote| '''Elle:''' The shrinks diagnosed me as a sociopath with paranoid delusions, but they were just out to get me because I threatened to kill them.}}

** It's also heavily implied that she wasn't naturally a sociopath so much as driven insane after her father had used her in various experiments relating to her power. She seemed to be growing out of it but never got the chance for redemption.

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** Sylar's own father is a case. When asked why he murdered Sylar's mother and sold him to another family, he replies that he doesn't even remember because "it didn't matter to me."

* [[Big Bad|Servalan]] of ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'' is another rare female example.

* Francis from ''[[Malcolm in ~~The~~ Middle]]'' qualifies. Early on in his life he deliberately set a teddy bear of his on fire by dousing it with lighter fluid. During his childhood, after Reese and Malcolm were born, he frequently tortured them, stole their toys, locked them in a closet, and presumably scarred Reese on the shoulder with a bayonette. Probably one of his greater joys is tormenting his own mom. During his teen years, he also frequently made destructive revolts for no reason outside of just for the heck of it or simply to spite his mother. One instance of this is his stealing a neighbors car and then proceeding to total it. He also frequently smoked, did drugs, and slept around, also getting four nose pierces just to spite his mom, who said that she'd put him in military school if he goes so far as to get one. He seemed to become more sane when he joined a Dude ranch, but he then reverted back after he was fired, and it was implied in the season finale that the reason why he got a steady job and wanted to keep it a secret was to further anguish his mother about being jobless for his own entertainment.

* Francis from ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' qualifies. Early on in his life he deliberately set a teddy bear of his on fire by dousing it with lighter fluid. During his childhood, after Reese and Malcolm were born, he frequently tortured them, stole their toys, locked them in a closet, and presumably scarred Reese on the shoulder with a bayonette. Probably one of his greater joys is tormenting his own mom. During his teen years, he also frequently made destructive revolts for no reason outside of just for the heck of it or simply to spite his mother. One instance of this is his stealing a neighbors car and then proceeding to total it. He also frequently smoked, did drugs, and slept around, also getting four nose pierces just to spite his mom, who said that she'd put him in military school if he goes so far as to get one. He seemed to become more sane when he joined a Dude ranch, but he then reverted back after he was fired, and it was implied in the season finale that the reason why he got a steady job and wanted to keep it a secret was to further anguish his mother about being jobless for his own entertainment.

* Nora Dershlit from ''[[~~I Carly~~]]''. The only thing she cares about is [[I Just Want to Have Friends|to make friends]], but her perception of what counts as "friends" is so horrifically skewed that she believes ''locking the iCarly gang in her basement against their will'' qualifies, ignoring their repeated expressions of the fact they don't even like her, believing she can ''force'' people to be her friends. She has absolutely no remorse for holding people against their will and outright tries to ''murder'' Gibby when he comes to save the iCarly gang. In her second appearence, she once more holds them against their will by ''holding Spenser hostage'' and torturing him on a giant wheel to keep the iCarly gang under control, even implying she can and will ''kill him'' if it comes to it. She also shows the [[Manipulative Bitch]] qualities of the trope, feigning remorse for her actions to trick the iCarly gang into agreeing to release her from prison and luring them into her trap again. She's also confirmed to be a sociopath [[In Universe]], even referring to herself as one.

* Nora Dershlit from ''[[ICarly]]''. The only thing she cares about is [[I Just Want to Have Friends|to make friends]], but her perception of what counts as "friends" is so horrifically skewed that she believes ''locking the iCarly gang in her basement against their will'' qualifies, ignoring their repeated expressions of the fact they don't even like her, believing she can ''force'' people to be her friends. She has absolutely no remorse for holding people against their will and outright tries to ''murder'' Gibby when he comes to save the iCarly gang. In her second appearence, she once more holds them against their will by ''holding Spenser hostage'' and torturing him on a giant wheel to keep the iCarly gang under control, even implying she can and will ''kill him'' if it comes to it. She also shows the [[Manipulative Bitch]] qualities of the trope, feigning remorse for her actions to trick the iCarly gang into agreeing to release her from prison and luring them into her trap again. She's also confirmed to be a sociopath [[In-Universe]], even referring to herself as one.

{{quote| '''Carly''': Nora... You're a ''nutcase!''<br />

'''Nora''': The correct term is disturbed, lonely sociopath. }}

** The largest example of this trope would be Sam Puckett. She fits most of the signs without the torturing animals part.

* On ''[[Dark Oracle]]'', Omen appears to be one of these initially, but his genuine liking of Cally and slow development of human emotion keeps him from falling fully into the trope. [[Villain of the Week]] Claudia, who believes "if it feels good, do it," might well be a low-functioning sociopath. And then there's the comic book characters, Blaze (a [[Hair-Trigger Temper|hot-tempered]] [[Jerkass]] who has no qualms about breaking a fellow student's arm), Violet (a [[Manipulative Bitch]] who enjoys scaring the crap out of her victims), and [[Evil Twin|comic!Sage]] (who plays mindgames with Lance, screws around, and tries to off several girls with a poisonous snake).

* The eponymous Sherlock Holmes of [[The BBC]]'s ''[[Sherlock]]'' certainly plays with the trope a lot. [[Lack of Empathy|He doesn't care at all about the people who bring him his cases]], [[It's All About Me|only solves them to keep himself from getting bored]], and then [[The Charmer|charms]], [[Consummate Liar|lies to]] and [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulates]] everyone involved to solve the mysteries. Ends up being a subversion though, since despite having all the other traits of a sociopath, [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold|he's missing the black heart]]

* The eponymous Sherlock Holmes of [[The BBC]]'s ''[[Sherlock]]'' certainly plays with the trope a lot. [[Lack of Empathy|He doesn't care at all about the people who bring him his cases]], [[It's All About Me|only solves them to keep himself from getting bored]], and then [[The Charmer|charms]], [[Consummate Liar|lies to]] and [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulates]] everyone involved to solve the mysteries. Ends up being a subversion though, since despite having all the other traits of a sociopath, [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|he's missing the black heart]]

{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Moriarty:'''}} If you don't stop prying, I will burn you. I will burn the ''heart'' out of you.<br />

'''Sherlock:''' I have been reliably informed that I don't have one.<br />

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* Charlie Harper from ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'' probably qualifies as a sociopath. For starters, he often shamelessly sleeps around and manipulates women (and the only time he doesn't try to sleep with a woman is if that woman is married, although sleeping unknowingly with a married woman happens as well) and some of the instances possibly could also qualify as statuatory rape or require him by law to get registered as a sex offender had it been real life, and he doesn't seem to have any remorse for what he did. He's also extremely dispicable around those near him.

* The Master from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is this with a generous helping of [[A God Am I|megalomania]].

* There's a good chance that Mordred from ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'' is one of these. He is a rather unemotional child, seems quite apt at manipulating the adults around him, shows no remorse when he kills several armed men, and responds with anger rather than grief when his father is executed.

* There's a good chance that Mordred from ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' is one of these. He is a rather unemotional child, seems quite apt at manipulating the adults around him, shows no remorse when he kills several armed men, and responds with anger rather than grief when his father is executed.

* [[Self-Made Orphan|Alice Morgan]] from ''[[Luther]]''. She's pretty much Hannibal Lecter in drag, with a healthy [[Villainous Crush]] on the hero, no ability to empathise with others and a [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] streak.

== Tabletop Games ==

* In ''[[Trinity Universe (~~Tabletop Game~~)|Trinity]]'', this is the dirty secret of the main branch of the vitakinetic order. Their powers make them intimately aware of the physical and mental health of people in close proximity to them. Quite a few of these healers find being surrounded by so much pain and decay so overwhelming that they voluntarily undergo a process that turns them into sociopaths, just so they can get on with their jobs without being constantly crippled by empathy with their patients.

* In ''[[Trinity Universe (game)|Trinity]]'', this is the dirty secret of the main branch of the vitakinetic order. Their powers make them intimately aware of the physical and mental health of people in close proximity to them. Quite a few of these healers find being surrounded by so much pain and decay so overwhelming that they voluntarily undergo a process that turns them into sociopaths, just so they can get on with their jobs without being constantly crippled by empathy with their patients.

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* Morinth in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''. The mission overview after Samara's loyalty mission even says that her biotic powers would make her an excellent addition to the squad...if her "sociopathic tendencies were mitigated." {{spoiler|Though you can kill Samara and recruit her anyway.}}

** Quarian Admiral Daro'Xen displays several classic signs of sociopathy as well. She especially shows it in matters related to [[Mechanical Lifeforms|the Geth]], whom she plans to, as a race, mind-wipe and return to their "rightful place" as the Quarians' slaves. Tali'Zorah flat-out calls Xen insane when this bit of info comes out, showing that even among the anti-Geth Quarians Xen's stance is seen as radical. Also, Xen apparently used to perform surgery on childhood toys; Tali's [[This Explains So Much|response]] is predictable. Lastly, she shows unhealthy interest in Legion (your Geth squadmate), once expressing the desire to dissect the poor thing to see what makes it tick (which Paragon!Shepard is having none of, by the way).

* Kefka Palazzo of ''[[~~Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy VI]]'', is a particularly over the top example of this.

* Kefka Palazzo of ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', is a particularly over the top example of this.

* Likewise, the jester Dimentio from ''[[~~Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|~~Super Paper Mario]]''.

* Likewise, the jester Dimentio from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.

* The ''[[Suikoden]]'' series has a few, with the most exemplary examples being [[Suikoden II|Luca Blight]] and [[Suikoden V|Childerich]].

* One of the more unstable versions of this trope is Albedo Piazolla from the ''[[~~Xenosaga (Video Game)|~~Xenosaga]]'' series, particularly in Episode 1.

* One of the more unstable versions of this trope is Albedo Piazolla from the ''[[Xenosaga]]'' series, particularly in Episode 1.

* {{spoiler|Tohru Adachi}} in [[Persona 4]], {{spoiler|who initially hides behind the mask of a [[Nice Guy]], though when revealed shows himself as a sadistic manchild who finds entertainment in ruining the lives of others with a tendency to violently lashing out at women who spurn his advances}}.

* Vanitas in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep ~~(Video Game)~~|Birth By Sleep]]''. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that {{spoiler|[[Literal Split Personality|he's Ven's personified]] [[Made of Evil|darkness]]. Makes you wonder what he'd be like if he were the darkness of someone less nice than [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Ven]]...}}

* Vanitas in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep|Birth By Sleep]]''. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that {{spoiler|[[Literal Split Personality|he's Ven's personified]] [[Made of Evil|darkness]]. Makes you wonder what he'd be like if he were the darkness of someone less nice than [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Ven]]...}}

** Nobodies are by their very nature sociopaths, since they lack the hearts required to form bonds or experience true emotions. The members of Organization XIII function at varying levels, with the exceptions of Roxas and Xion, the former of which {{spoiler|actually does have a heart; the heart of the aforementioned Ven}} and the latter of which {{spoiler|isn't even a Nobody.}} Another member, Axel, does gain emotional care for Roxas and Xion after hanging out with them, but it's ''only'' for them; he is still a sociopath in regards to anyone else.

* [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]] [[Big Bad|Irenicus]] and [[The Dragon|Bodhi]] from ''[[~~Baldurs~~ Gate|Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]''. In their case, it's a magically caused condition, though from what we hear, they weren't exactly nice people before.

* [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]] [[Big Bad|Irenicus]] and [[The Dragon|Bodhi]] from ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]''. In their case, it's a magically caused condition, though from what we hear, they weren't exactly nice people before.

* {{spoiler|The real Alex Mercer}} from ''[[Prototype (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Prototype]]''. {{spoiler|After all, he "wasn't paid to feel."}}

* {{spoiler|The real Alex Mercer}} from ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]''. {{spoiler|After all, he "wasn't paid to feel."}}

* [[Blaz Blue]]'s own [[Archnemesis Dad|Relius Clover]]. In what can only be considered a seriously messed up logical extreme of the page quote, he even turned both his daughter and his wife into puppets! Completely unapologetically. [[For Science!]] And then he attempted to [[Offing the Offspring|kill his son]] when he [[Calling the Old Man Out|demanded an explanation]]. Relius' sociopathy puts him in [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|nice contrast]] to [[Blaz Blue]]'s [[Big Bad Duumvirate|other]] [[Big Bad]], [[Complete Monster|Hazama]]/[[Ax Crazy|Terumi]] [[Troll|Yuuki]], who is fully aware of the difference between "things" and "people", and greatly enjoys the misery innocent furniture cannot feel, but innocent humans can.

* [[Hitman]]'s protagonist, Agent 47, is a sociopathic clone who is also the best assassin the ICA, Agent 47's employer, has at its disposal. He tries to avoid unnecessary deaths, but that is only out of professional pride and a desire to avert suspicion; he will murder anybody who inconveniences him.

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== Web Comics ==

* [[~~MAGISA~~]] -- All the villains of MAG-ISA are pretty much this personality type. The higher up the ladder you go, the more evil you are. [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119829 (1)] [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119816 (2)]

* [[MAG ISA]] -- All the villains of MAG-ISA are pretty much this personality type. The higher up the ladder you go, the more evil you are. [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119829 (1)] [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119816 (2)]

* ''[[Order of the Stick]]'': Xykon, even before he became an undead abomination.

** And Belkar, of the Comedic sort.

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== Web Original ==

* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' villains can quite frequently be sociopaths, with characters like J.R. Rizzolo and Jacob Starr being prominent examples of these traits. In spin-off ''The Program'', Brigadier General David Adams has all the hallmarks of being one, given he doesn't seem to care at all about the imminent deaths of the students.

* [[~~The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|~~The Nostalgia Chick]], especially with the "not understanding boundaries" thing. What's wrong with installing cameras in your friend's bedroom?

* [[The Nostalgia Chick]], especially with the "not understanding boundaries" thing. What's wrong with installing cameras in your friend's bedroom?

* IN [[MSF High Forums]], Seram Rosenbyme is meant to be one. Whether or not she can stay written as one of these, when she is engaged, is an interesting conflict for the player, and is likely to cause severe character drama in the future.

** She does not possess the lack of long-term planning, but DEFINITELY lacks empathy.

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** He hates Jews and idolises [[Adolf Hitler]]. However he does not idolise Hitler because he hated Jews; he does so because Hitler was one of the greatest manipulators that history has ever known and Cartman is also a manipulator; thus he mimicks Hitler's hatred of minorities. Cartman just doesn't get that Hitler was also a [[Complete Monster]].

** In the episode "Toilet Paper", Stan and Kyle confess to doing something bad, for which Butters had unfairly been blamed. Cartman literally [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|could not understand]] Stan and Kyle's guilt. In the end, he's the one who ends up confessing though... because he realized that he'd get off with a lighter punishment for confessing, not because he felt any guilt.

* Kevin 11 from ''[[~~Ben 10 (Animation)|~~Ben 10]]'', and when the [[Time Skip]] sequel shows had him become good, first Kevin's [[Evil Counterpart]] Darkstar and then the evil alien Aggregor came around to fill the void.

* Kevin 11 from ''[[Ben 10]]'', and when the [[Time Skip]] sequel shows had him become good, first Kevin's [[Evil Counterpart]] Darkstar and then the evil alien Aggregor came around to fill the void.

** Ultimately, it's [[Author's Saving Throw|revealed]] that for Osmosians like Kevin and Aggregor, using their powers to absorb energy (which Kevin did as a kid, and Aggregor still does) induces [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|a sociopathy-like state]]. Kevin stopped absorbing energy before ''Alien Force'' began, which was what allowed him to regain his sanity.

* {{spoiler|Lotso}} from ''[[Toy Story]] 3'' [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid|used to be a good toy]] until a tragic incident caused him to "snap," and now he no longer believes in the concept of love or the bond between a child and a toy; [[Word of God]] even describes him as now permanently believing the love his own owner had for him was nothing but an illusion, which he even yells out at one point ("She never loved me!")

* {{spoiler|Lotso}} from ''[[Toy Story]] 3'' [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|used to be a good toy]] until a tragic incident caused him to "snap," and now he no longer believes in the concept of love or the bond between a child and a toy; [[Word of God]] even describes him as now permanently believing the love his own owner had for him was nothing but an illusion, which he even yells out at one point ("She never loved me!")

* [[Big Bad]] Slade from ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]''. He admits as much in "The End: Part 2".

* [[Big Bad]] Slade from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''. He admits as much in "The End: Part 2".

* [[Word of God]] describes the villains Jackal and Hyena from ''[[~~Gargoyles (Animation)|~~Gargoyles]]'' as sociopaths.

* [[Word of God]] describes the villains Jackal and Hyena from ''[[Gargoyles]]'' as sociopaths.

* The Ice King from ''[[~~Adventure Time (Animation)|~~Adventure Time]]'' is a rare sympathetic example, as his sociopathy [[Jerkass Woobie|NEVER works out in his favor]]. Then it's learned {{spoiler|he used to be a normal person who went insanely sociopathic against his will because of the power of his magic crown}}. Even all the show's ''characters'' show pity for the poor guy after this...his [[Lack of Empathy]] is just a sad, sad case.

* The Ice King from ''[[Adventure Time]]'' is a rare sympathetic example, as his sociopathy [[Jerkass Woobie|NEVER works out in his favor]]. Then it's learned {{spoiler|he used to be a normal person who went insanely sociopathic against his will because of the power of his magic crown}}. Even all the show's ''characters'' show pity for the poor guy after this...his [[Lack of Empathy]] is just a sad, sad case.

** The Ice King is more of a Narcissist than a Sociopath: he's self-centered, but his main obsession is with getting other people to praise him and acknowledge how great he is. Unfortunately, the only way he can think of making people like him is to force them to. The Ice King is also genuinely embarrassed when he appears foolish in front of prospective brides, something a sociopath wouldn't really care about. Really...a sociopath would have forced himself on a princess long ago. As a Narcissist, the Ice King kidnaps princesses...so that he can force them to socialize with him at his castle, "interrogating" them about inane little details about their likes and dislikes.

** Lemongrab is a sociopath by the OLDER definition of the word, (the definition that didn't have as many negative connotations, and was once used to describe Aspies,) as in "one who is not able to understand the emotions of others" and "cannot read social cues." Because of this, he's grossly unsympathetic towards everyone, and doesn't realize that he's making everybody completely miserable.

* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' has King Julien XIII. He lies with a smile, he manipulates people, he treats people as objects, he often loses his temper, he lays claim to a job he's clearly not qualified for, and of course he never admits that he has a problem with any of those things. All this is covered by wit and charm and hilarious antics.

** However, he also saves Skipper's life on a few occasions, has proved more then once that his "subjects" are the most important things to him, and has mustered up some empathy on several occasions. He is a case in point that not all sociopaths are monsters, and some may suffer themselves for their disorder.

* Mozenrath from ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' the series.

* Mozenrath from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' the series.

** [[Big Bad|Jafar]] from the movie was described as "Senor Psychopath" by the Genie, and with good reason too.

* Most of the bad guys in [[X Men Evolution]] have shades of this. The Brotherhood is primarily filled with narcissistic and amoral mutants who, despite often been said to be more 'sympathetic' than normal, they're anything but when you take a good look at it. Pietro was self caring and allowed a train of bystanders be derailed and let it crash into one filled with fuel. Blob kidnapped Jean and showed incredibly creepy, rapist vibes, as well as other violent behaviour. Toad was amoral, selfish, vulgar, and cruel, with his attraction to Wanda being his only redeeming quality. Avalanche was aggressive and violent, and while he looked rather sympathetic in the second season, a number of things made it look like he was faking the nice guy persona he had during that season. Of the Acolytes, Pyro and Sabretooth are the closest we get to text book Sociopaths in a show for kids; the two attempted murder, [[For the Evulz|enjoyed their work]], and are pretty much the definition of why mutants ''may'' be a risk. Averted with Colossus and Gambit; the former a good guy forced to work for bad people, the latter a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Card Carrying]] [[Card-Carrying Villain|Villain]].

* Most of the bad guys in [[X-Men: Evolution]] have shades of this. The Brotherhood is primarily filled with narcissistic and amoral mutants who, despite often been said to be more 'sympathetic' than normal, they're anything but when you take a good look at it. Pietro was self caring and allowed a train of bystanders be derailed and let it crash into one filled with fuel. Blob kidnapped Jean and showed incredibly creepy, rapist vibes, as well as other violent behaviour. Toad was amoral, selfish, vulgar, and cruel, with his attraction to Wanda being his only redeeming quality. Avalanche was aggressive and violent, and while he looked rather sympathetic in the second season, a number of things made it look like he was faking the nice guy persona he had during that season. Of the Acolytes, Pyro and Sabretooth are the closest we get to text book Sociopaths in a show for kids; the two attempted murder, [[For the Evulz|enjoyed their work]], and are pretty much the definition of why mutants ''may'' be a risk. Averted with Colossus and Gambit; the former a good guy forced to work for bad people, the latter a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Card Carrying]] [[Card-Carrying Villain|Villain]].

* The [[Big Bad]] of Season 1 of [[WITCH (~~Animation~~)|WITCH]], Prince Phobos.

* The [[Big Bad]] of Season 1 of [[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]], Prince Phobos.

* Jeff, Quagmire's sister's abusive boyfriend from one episode of ''[[Family Guy]]''. As if beating his girlfriend over the smallest things wasn't monsterous enough. The gang has had enough of him and decide to take him to the woods to kill him, but he turns the tables on them, [[Shoo Out the Clowns|knocks out Peter and Joe,]] and [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beats Quagmire within an inch of his life, seemingly choking him to death]]. {{spoiler|Then it turns out Quagmire survived [[Chekhov's Gun|(since he chokes himself for sexual pleasure)]], and rams Jeff into a tree, killing him.}}

* Starscream from ''[[Transformers Prime]]''.

* [[Future Me Scares Me|Dark Danny]] from ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' ''definitely'' counts as this. He feels no emotion, single-handedly caused an apocalypse, and [[Batman Gambit|ruthlessly manipulated all the people who loved his past self]], to their ''[[Stuff Blowing Up|horrible deaths]]'' to ensure he would exist as he did.

* Discord, the villain from the first two episodes of season two of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. He loves to [[Break the Cutie|break ponies]] [[For the Evulz]], [[Lack of Empathy|feels no empathy]], finds anything [[Good Is Boring|non-chaotic boring]], [[Manipulative Bastard|is very good at controlling everypony]], and cares only about himself and his own amusement, and is also suppose to be the perfect opposite of harmony. It's a shock they not only got a villain this scary, but [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show|such a graphic example of a Sociopath in a TV-Y show that looks very sugary at a glance]].

* Discord, the villain from the first two episodes of season two of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. He loves to [[Break the Cutie|break ponies]] [[For the Evulz]], [[Lack of Empathy|feels no empathy]], finds anything [[Good Is Boring|non-chaotic boring]], [[Manipulative Bastard|is very good at controlling everypony]], and cares only about himself and his own amusement, and is also suppose to be the perfect opposite of harmony. It's a shock they not only got a villain this scary, but [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show|such a graphic example of a Sociopath in a TV-Y show that looks very sugary at a glance]].

* 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.

* 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.

* [[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]].

** 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.}}

* 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.}}