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This villain trope is for people we [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|love to hate]].
[[Faux Affably Evil]], [[Affably Evil]], [[Laughably Evil]], [[Magnificent Bastard]], and [[Card-Carrying Villain]] are [[Sub-Trope|sub tropes]] for different reasons. Being a [[Large Ham]] definitely helps (see also [[Evil Is Hammy]]). An [[Anti-Villain]] is often one of these due to the character development they often get. A villain who is
Do '''not''' confuse with [[Draco in Leather Pants]], which is when a villains' fandom is over-eager to gloss over the actual nastiness of a villain and insist that he or she is just misunderstood. Also not to be confused with when the ''heroes'' [[Why Can't I Hate You?|would love to hate the villain, but just can't manage it]].
This is someone whom the fans enjoy and even maybe respect ''because'' of their unapologetic evilness. Their shamelessness is [[Emotional Torque|cathartic to us]], and they retain their awesomeness as time goes by without [[Villain Decay]]. If fans get a little ''too'' carried away with taking delight in the villain's heinous crimes however, and like them out of genuine admiration, it becomes [[Evil Is Cool]].
In order to be eligible, a villain must be generally well regarded/well liked by said fandom while the same fandom still acknowledges they're a villain (again, if the fandom instead likes the villain so much that they want to falsely claim the character isn't a villain, it's '''not''' this trope but rather [[Draco in Leather Pants]] instead). Being here means that said villain is part of the pantheon of great villains.
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== Anime
* ''[[Inuyasha
* While most of the major villains in ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' have their share of fans, Cell is easily the most popular, largely due to the fact that for much of his arc, he shares the Saiyans' love of a good fight, and the search for one. He's also much more [[Affably Evil]] than Freeza, and less of a [[Complete Monster]] that Majin Buu's later incarnations turn out to be.
** Freeza comes in close with his [[Faux Affably Evil]] [[Complete Monster]] demeanor and repeated [[Kick the Dog]] moments that make his eventual downfall that much more satisfying.
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* Chaos Space Marines and Orks from ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''.
* Chaos Warriors in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]''. Contrast with Chaos Daemons due to [[Tier-Induced Scrappy]] status.
== Video Games ==
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** Like the Sephiroth example above, there ''are'' Organization XIII fans who aren't so eager to get them in the leather pants.
** Master Xehanort himself. And {{spoiler|all of his reincarnations.}}
* Bowser from ''[[Super Mario Brothers]]''
** As well as [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|the Koopalings]].
*** And [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Fawful]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi]]''.
* Dr. Wily from ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''.
* Ganon(dorf) from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' has Ghirahim, the [[Camp]] but [[Creepy Awesome]] villain who's become very popular with fans. And while not necessarily a villain, [[The Rival|Groose]] was loved for being a hilarious [[Large Ham]] even before he stopped being a jerk to Link.
* Dr. Eggman/Robotnik from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. A rare case of [[Villain Decay]] actually making him more popular (due to being more sympathetic). Contrast with Eggman Nega.
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* Saren Arterius from ''[[Mass Effect]]'' and, once finally revealed, {{spoiler|''[[Living Ship|his]]'' [[Eldritch Abomination|boss]]. Few villains are as effortlessly terrifying}}. [[Smug Snake|Kai]] [[Hero-Killer|Leng]] from ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'' is paradoxically both hated and loved for being 1) a ''[[Evil Is Petty|huge douche]]'' and 2) extremely gratifying to kill.
* The Thalmor from "[[Skyrim]]". [[Putting on the Reich|Almost literally Nazi Elves,]] the fans adore massacring any Thalmor patrols they see on the road for a variety of reasons, not limited to their smugness, various acts of dickery, and complete openness about trying to kill or enslave anyone who opposes or looks directly at them. Hell, they get more hate then any of the series' heralds of the apocalypse!
* ''[[Manhunt]]'': While it isn’t wrong to not want to play the game (it isn’t for everyone, as it’s a horror game to its core), Lionel Starkweather might very well be one of the reasons play the game. James Earl Cash isn’t devoid of personality but you actually see more of Starkweather’s personality than you do of Cash himself. Cash is ultimately likable once tragedy strikes his life, however.
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* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'': [[Played for Laughs]] with [[Evilly Affable]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]] Xykon and [[Evil Twin]] Nale, among others.
** A lot of the fandom love for Xykon stems from the fact he's a convincingly written [[For the Evulz]] [[Complete Monster]] who ''still'' manages to be a [[Brilliant but Lazy]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]].
** Miko's fall from grace turned her from simply Scrappy to this. When she killed the [[Cool Old Guy]], the hatred she'd garnered up to that point reached critical mass, in-universe and out.
** Most recently, [[Magnificent Bastard|Tarquin]] who manages to be smug, [[Genre Savvy]], [[Affably Evil|helpful]], and balance competence with being a [[Large Ham]].
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* Miguel/Rojo in ''[[Cuanta Vida]]'' definitely qualifies.
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* Clio Gabriella of ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'', full stop. This is a girl who ''relishes'' her kills. Yet to quote one of the members of the site:
{{quote|''Clio is an absolute bitch who will eventually get what's coming to her. But, you know, Clio could easily be a character that I actually WOULD hate just on principle alone, were it not for how she was written.''}}
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== Western Animation
* The Joker is already this, but [[Mark Hamill]]'s performance made him even more lovable... while being as monstrous as ever.
* Most [[Disney Animated Canon]] villains.
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** Not to mention his sister, [[The Dragon|Princess]] [[Hero-Killer|Azula.]] [[The Chessmaster|Dear]] [[Badass|lord,]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Princess]] [[Evil Is Sexy|Azula.]]
** And Long Feng. Like Azula ([[Eviler Than Thou|though not on her level]]), a [[Magnificent Bastard]].
* Viral siblings Megabyte and Hexadecimal are considered two of the coolest characters in ''[[
** We will never forget you, [[Tony Jay]].
* Megatron from the original ''[[Transformers]]'' series.
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*** With ''[[Beast Wars]]'', the case could be made for Tarantulus as well, especially once they start playing up the mad scientist bit in later episodes.
{{quote|'''Tarantulus:''' ''(getting the drop on Dinobot and Rattrap)'' DIEEE, MAXIMALS!
'''Dinobot and Rattrap:''' ''(look over from their bickering)'' SHUUUT UP! ('''WHAM''') }}
** ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' Megatron is working on it. He's definitely recognized as an example of [[Took a Level in Badass]] (as compared to Megatrons past) but it remains to be seen if he'll be loved and remembered for ''years'' to come the way Beast Megatron is.
*** ''Animated'' [[The Starscream|Starscream]] certainly qualifies. Hilarious and sometimes very deadly, the guy steals pretty much every scene he appears in.
** ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' Megatron looks to be running for most threatening and psychotic Megatron to date. His sadistic tendencies, brutal methods of engagement and overall ''creepy'' voice brings out his inner-monster to many.
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* Slade from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''.
* [[Trope Namer|David Xanatos]] of ''[[Gargoyles]]'' = Greatest. Villain. ''Ever''.
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* ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'': Thrax a.k.a. The Red Death - one of the deadliest and coolest germs out there.
* ''[[South Park]]'': Eric Cartman (after crossing the [[Moral Event Horizon]]). Most of time he's just so utterly despicable that you just want to punch in the face, repeatedly, and you are likely to cheer when he gets humiliated. However, if you remove him from the show, it suddenly becomes a lot less funny. He's a horrible monster of a kid, but an amusing one nonetheless.
* ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers|Galaxy Rangers]]'': The Queen of the Crown - you don't often see a villainess with that kind of leverage over [[The Hero]]. Nor are [[The Eighties|eighties]] cartoon foes that creative with [[Mind Rape]].
* Mok from the cult hit ''[[Rock and Rule]]''.
* Discord from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. His combination of being [[Laughably Evil]] and a borderline [[Complete Monster]] (at best) makes him fun to watch but ''very'' easy to hate.
** Being the thinly-veiled expy of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Q]] (complete with sharing the same actor) went a long way to making him this and earning him the [[Fan Nickname]] ''DisQord''
** Nightmare Moon also has her share of followers, being the [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] of an [[Your Mileage May Vary|arguably]] [[Badass Princess]]. Of course, since her plan was to bring [[The Night That Never Ends]] (and in order to achieve this she was willing to ''[[Moral Event Horizon|kill]]'' members of the main cast) she's not exactly a lovable little angel.
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