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Don't confuse with [[Sophisticated As Hell]].

[[No Real Life Examples Please]].

[[No Real Life Examples, Please]].

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** Since this is from manga and anime, to be clear: drag-your-soul-to-Hell demon, not "generic supernatural creature" demon.

* Aizen of ''[[Bleach]]'' uses very long words, [[Gambit Roulette|even longer plans]] and as a scientist is second only to [[Trickster Mentor|Urahara]] (which continuously annoys him, and somewhat justified too, as {{spoiler|Urahara plays a vital role in his defeat}}).

* Solf J. Kimblee of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has got this down pat. Immaculate white suit? Check. Nice, calming voice? Check. An interest in the alchemical arts, as well as a seeming passion for music? Chack. [[Blood Knight|Oh, and did we forget to mention that he's a psychopath]] [[Mad Bomber|who has made it his life's work to blow up anything and everything for the heck of it?]] [[Why Am I Ticking|And he can turn people into living bombs?]]

* Solf J. Kimblee of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has got this down pat. Immaculate white suit? Check. Nice, calming voice? Check. An interest in the alchemical arts, as well as a seeming passion for music? Chack. [[Blood Knight|Oh, and did we forget to mention that he's a psychopath]] [[Mad Bomber|who has made it his life's work to blow up anything and everything for the heck of it?]] [[Why Am I Ticking?|And he can turn people into living bombs?]]

* Izaya Orihara from ''[[Durarara]]'' [[Fur and Loathing|wears fur-lined coats]], speaks Russian, reads [[Oscar Wilde]] and throws around psychology terms like "misattribution of arousal". He's also Japan's biggest [[Troll]].

* Proist, the eventual [[Big Bad]] of the 2005 ''[[Gaiking (Anime)|Gaiking]]'' series. She has a thing for Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony—spoken of its 2nd movement: “While the culture of the Earth is barbaric, this song by that composer Dvorak is magnificent.” When things get serious, she acknowledges that this movement is no longer adequately suited to the moment, and starts up the more dramatic 4th movement. Her personal [[Eldritch Abomination]] is even named after the composer himself. Also, she arranges meetings with rebellious subordinates during teatime, and coolly responds to having a reckless (and unexpected) guest draw a sword on her by asking him how many sugars he wants in his tea.

* Invoked by Yahiro Saiga of ''[[Special A]]''. He's not actually [[Jerkass Facade|that]] [[Zero Approval Gambit|bad]], but with his love of opera, fine clothing and dining he certainly looks like an example.

* Invoked by Yahiro Saiga of ''[[Special A]]''. He's not actually [[Jerkass Facade|that]] [[Zero-Approval Gambit|bad]], but with his love of opera, fine clothing and dining he certainly looks like an example.

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* ''[[Scanners (Film)|Scanners]]'': Darryl Revok has a really nice apartment with some modern art here and there.

* Many, ''many'' ''[[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]'' villains have taste and class, often used to contrast against the somewhat less (though still quite) cultured secret agent:

** [[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]] spent one million dollars on an underground fish tank, and even [[Historical In-Joke|stole]] [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Dr.~~_No_~~(film)#Filming Goya's portrait of Wellington].

** [[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]] spent one million dollars on an underground fish tank, and even [[Historical In-Joke|stole]] [[wikipedia:Dr. No (film)#Filming|Goya's portrait of Wellington]].

** Auric [[Goldfinger (Film)|Goldfinger]] likes his things golden. Even his [[Squick|women.]] And his [[Unfortunate Implications|servants.]]

** Ernst Stavro Blofeld (''[[From Russia With Love (Film)|From Russia With Love]]'', ''[[You Only Live Twice (Film)|You Only Live Twice]]'', ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'') likes living with class and style. One of his demands in the third is to be given the title of Comte de Bleuchamps, for no reason other than the prestige.

*** ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' Blofeld is especially deep into this trope, being a [[Deadpan Snarker|snarkalicious]], [[Affably Evil]] [[Large Ham]].

*** The ''OHMSS'' version inspired [[The DCAU]] Lex Luthor; the term "cultured thug" is mentioned in interviews/ commentaries, and could have been the alternate Trope name.

** Karl Stromberg from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' and Hugo Drax from ''[[Moonraker (Film)|Moonraker]]'' don't skimp on the decor, as we can see from the latter's [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~File:Vaux-le-~~Vicomte_Panorama~~.jpg fancy villa].

** Karl Stromberg from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' and Hugo Drax from ''[[Moonraker (Film)|Moonraker]]'' don't skimp on the decor, as we can see from the latter's [[wikipedia:File:Vaux-le-Vicomte Panorama.jpg|fancy villa]].

*** Imported, brick by brick, from France to California (he bought the Eiffel Tower too, but was refused an export permit).

*** The former is often seen sitting around his dining table in his underwater mansion, eating expensively and listening to Bach.

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** In contrast to that the "Good Guy" bludgeoning a man and [[It Makes Sense in Context|stealing his clown suit]].

* In ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'', the [[Villain Protagonist]] is an award-winning concert organist, holds two degrees from prestigious European universities (including one in theology), and enjoys composing poetry and ballroom dancing to music supplied by the clockwork band he has built. He's utterly mad and spends the movie brutally murdering a whole bunch of innocent people.

* In ''[[SWAT]]'', the tipoff to the identity of [[The Mole]] is that, while the other officers take their leisure playing with their children or drinking beer and watching TV, he spends it drinking ''champagne'' in a restaurant with a ''[~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~Sommelier sommelier]''.

* In ''[[SWAT]]'', the tipoff to the identity of [[The Mole]] is that, while the other officers take their leisure playing with their children or drinking beer and watching TV, he spends it drinking ''champagne'' in a restaurant with a ''[[wikipedia:Sommelier|sommelier]]''.

* Cobb from ''[[Following]]'' is well-dressed, witty, urbane, and philosophical about the fact that he's a career burglar.

{{quote| '''Cobb:''' You take it away, to show them what they had.}}

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* Ganondorf. One particular example would be in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', wherein he is playing the organ while awaiting Link's arrival at the castle {{spoiler|to rescue Princess Zelda}}.

* ''[[Mass Effect (Video Game)|Mass Effect]]'':

** [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|The Illusive Man]] of ''[[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]]'', drinks well, dresses well, is infallibly polite even in the face of setbacks, and [[Hey It's That Voice|in a past life was]] [[Martin Sheen|President of]] [[The West Wing|the United States]].

** [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|The Illusive Man]] of ''[[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]]'', drinks well, dresses well, is infallibly polite even in the face of setbacks, and [[Hey, It's That Voice!|in a past life was]] [[Martin Sheen|President of]] [[The West Wing|the United States]].

** Donovan Hock from the "Kasumi's Stolen Memories" DLC is also an example, being a ruthless criminal who owns several rare sculptures, including the Lady Liberty's head and Michelangelo's David. Hock even shouts a [[Big No]] if Shepard [[Shut UP, Hannibal|shoots one of his precious sculptures]].

* [[Batman Arkham City]]: Subverted with this version of The Penguin - he's [[Jabba Table Manners|a thoroughly coarse]] [[Fat Bastard|and unpleasant]] [[The Bully|individual]], [[Small Name, Big Ego|even if he'd like to think otherwise]].

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== Web Original ==

* Both Dr. Diabolik and his daughter Jadis, in the [[Whateley Universe]]. Jadis Diabolik is only a high school sophomore, and already feared throughout [[Super Hero School|Whateley Academy]]. She quotes Shakespeare and Yeats, and knows who is the finest butcher in all of New York City. However, do not make her mad at you.

* Both Dr. Diabolik and his daughter Jadis, in the [[Whateley Universe]]. Jadis Diabolik is only a high school sophomore, and already feared throughout [[Super-Hero School|Whateley Academy]]. She quotes Shakespeare and Yeats, and knows who is the finest butcher in all of New York City. However, do not make her mad at you.

* In [[Tales of MU]], Embries and The Man both qualify. The former has a gloriously-decorated office and snazzy attire, a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|silver tongue]], and a tea set of which he is very fond. He is also an ancient dragon with a [[I Am a Humanitarian|taste for human flesh]]. The Man is a demon who [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|devours the hearts of virgins]] monthly to sustain himself and impregnated and abandoned the main character's mother twice. He wears a snazzy pinstriped suit and waxes philosophic (sometimes in High Draconic) when speaking with his daughter, however, and like Embries is a master of seduction.

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