Villain with Good Publicity/Playing With

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Basic Trope: A villainous character who is respected by their constituents.

  • Straight: Alice tries to convince people that C.C. Executive is really a bad guy. However, since he has an army of spin doctors at his disposal, he's able to quash those rumors before they even get started.
  • Exaggerated: C.C. literally owns every media outlet in Troperville, as well as the army and police force - anything remotely bad about him doesn't even get said.
  • Justified: C.C. is very charismatic and is a skilled public speaker. Alice...isn't.
  • Inverted: 0% Approval Rating
  • Subverted: After a great deal of work, Alice finally gets a media outlet to print something negative about C.C. It seems like he's about to have to pay the piper...
  • Double Subverted: ...but he's able to spin the story as a positive.
  • Parodied: C.C. regularly kicks puppies and steals candy from babies in broad daylight. No one calls him out on this.
  • Deconstructed: C.C. uses his good publicity to get away with atrocity after atrocity. Because no one has the cojones to take him on, his power continues unchecked.
  • Reconstructed: When enough stories about his overt evilness come out, people aren't able to look past it anymore and finally give him the punishment he deserves.
  • Zig Zagged: So he's finally going to have to pay the piper...but he gets out of it...but Alice saw this coming and had another barrage prepared.
  • Averted: The approval rating of a figure is roughly in line with the villainy of his actions.
  • Enforced: "This is the 2010s now, so we need charismatic, well-liked villains to go against the heroes!"
  • Lampshaded: "I know he's evil, but he's just so charming!"
  • Invoked: C. C. Co decides to spend large amounts of money on improving their image.
  • Defied: People initially refuse to look past his evilness.
  • Discussed: "You're a Complete Monster." "I know, that's why I have a PR department."
  • Conversed: "C.C. is so Obviously Evil, his spin doctors must cost a fortune."

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