Troll/Sandbox

The troll is a cruel malcontent who is very skilled at manipulating the emotions and feelings of others. Their motive for such behaviour, sick and twisted amusement, i.e. For the Evulz. There is no restriction on who a troll targets, so long as the troll thinks they can easily harm their targets. Unlike what some would believe, this sort of behaviour is absolutely NOT purely restricted to the internet, for cruel manipulation of emotions For the Evulz can strike anywhere.

Compare to the Manipulative Bastard, who does so primarily as part of a villanous scheme as opposed to doing so mainly out of malice. Evil Counterpart to The Gadfly, who's more like a mental prankster who's pushing of people's buttons is much more playful in nature and is for generally harmless amusement. Such individuals on the internet are often mistaken for trolls but the key difference is that the antics of The Gadfly are more Poke the Poodle in nature and not to be taken seriously. Related to Trolling Creator, though most are NOT nearly as malicious as a true troll. Also tend to pack some serious Insane Troll Logic, especially on the internet.

In terms of Character Alignment, the troll leans VERY heavily towards both chaos and evil, as opposed to The Gadfly who leans towards chaos and good.

Examples:

Video Games:
 * Terumi from Blaz Blue. He can be best described as what happens when someone from /b/ is given cosmic power.

Visual Novel:
 * Witches in general from Umineko to varying degrees, but special notice goes to Bernkastel. Not called Trollkastel by the fandom for nothing. Also not kidding when she calls herself The Cruelest Witch in the World.