Likable Villain
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This is the Super-Trope for the cases where villains have qualities that make them more likable. This kind of thing easily leads into Anti-Villain when more than a smidgen of these tropes is added. See also the Sliding Scale of Antagonist Vileness.
Evoking Admiration
For the audience:
Showing Attachment to Other People
- Antagonist in Mourning
- Defrosting Ice Queen
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Morality Pet
Bravery
Friendliness
Good Intentions
Having a Sense of Humor
For the audience:
Intelligence
For the audience:
Morality
Normalcy
For the audience:
Pitifulness
For the audience:
- Harmless Villain
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain
- Jerkass Woobie
- Mook Horror Show
- Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Sex Appeal
For the Audience:
Understanding His/Her Point of View
For the audience:
May or may not be Unintentionally Sympathetic.