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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has Pong Krell, a fallen Jedi who sabotages the Battle of Umbara in order to join the Separatists. Krell is abrasive and bigoted towards clones, and tries to get as many of them killed as possible. To do this, he gives bad tactical orders that get scores of them wiped out by the Umbarans, tries to have Fives and Jesse executed without trial, and tricks two clone squads into killing each other, with Waxer being one of the casualties. When exposed, he revels in his treachery and butchers most of the clones trying to subdue him. It's extremely satisfying when he is executed by Dogma, [[LaserGuidedKarma whom he had just mocked for having blindly supported him]].
* Wat Tambor also gets this treatment in ''The Clone Wars'', being incredibly sociopathic even for a Separatist Council member. Not only is he a Corrupt Corporate Executive who joined the Separatists solely for profit like many of the other Council members, he is willing to exploit, experiment on, and even order the deaths of countless numbers of innocents if it means lining his pockets. Even then, his loyalty to the Separatists is only secondary to him, as he'll even withhold information about his failures from them if it means keeping his numbers up (which notably costs the Separatists at Anaxes). He even has the audacity to claim that the sentient populations of the planets the Techno Union controls (or anyone he gets his hands on) are company property.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'':
** [[Characters/StarWarsWilhuffTarkin Captain/Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin]]. Even in his days as a Republic officer, [[TokenEvilTeammate Tarkin was a nasty piece of work]]. In his first appearance (which is during the Citadel arc), he is initially [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful]] about being rescued by Anakin Skywalker and
has Pong Krell, a fallen very low opinion of the Jedi who sabotages Order despite serving under one of them, and it's implied he only got into his position through [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections connections with Palpatine.]] Come the Battle Fugitive arc, it is shown he will do anything to one-up the Jedi Order, including [[WouldHurtAChild sentencing an innocent teenage girl to death]] and deny any obvious signs of a frame-up.
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Umbara in order to join arc introduces Pong Krell. Unlike [[AFatherToHisMen other Jedi generals]] that have been shown throughout the Separatists. series, Krell is abrasive anything but a model Jedi and bigoted towards clones, and tries to get as many very cruel in [[FantasticRacism his treatment of Clone Troopers]]. He orders the troopers around harshly, gets some of them killed as possible. To do this, he gives bad through his ([[EvilAllAlong seemingly]]) incompetent tactical orders that get scores of them wiped out by the Umbarans, decisions, tries to have execute Fives and Jesse executed without trial, and tricks two clone squads trooper regiments into killing each other, with Waxer being one other as part of a plan to [[TheMole sabotage]] the casualties. When exposed, he revels in his treachery Republic campaign on Umbara and butchers most win [[TheHeavy Count Dooku's]] favor. He even slaughters half of the clones trying to subdue him. them when escaping. It's extremely satisfying when he is executed shot and killed by Dogma, [[LaserGuidedKarma whom the one clone trooper that was loyal to him throughout the arc out of a naive respect for the chain of command.
** Even in a society of slavers, Keeper Agruss is a repulsive being by Zygerrian standards. His introduction scene involves him casually executing some slaves to make a point of how powerless Obi-Wan Kenobi is in his situation. When Obi-Wan tries to help the abused slaves in Kadavo, it gets to the point that
he had ends up alienating those he wants to help. When the tables are finally turned on Agruss, not only does he try to ensure that Republic's rescue mission is soured by trying to drop all the slaves into the crater (and destroying the controls so they can't stop the process), he smugly tries to invoke the Jedi ThouShaltNotKill rule against Obi-Wan just mocked for having blindly supported him]].
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because he's unarmed and unable to defend himself, but even Obi-Wan has his limits and [[LoopholeAbuse silently orders Captain Rex to
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Wat Tambor also gets this treatment in ''The Clone Wars'', being incredibly sociopathic even for a Separatist Council member. Not only is he a Corrupt Corporate Executive who joined the Separatists solely for profit like many of the other Council members, he is willing to exploit, experiment on, and even order the deaths of countless numbers of innocents if it means lining his pockets. Even then, his loyalty to the Separatists is only secondary to him, as he'll even withhold information about his failures from them if it means keeping his numbers up (which notably costs the Separatists at Anaxes). He even has the audacity to claim that the sentient populations of the planets the Techno Union controls (or anyone he gets his hands on) are company property.property.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', many of the recurring Imperial officers are this:
** Kassius Konstantine. Not only is he incompetent and a GloryHound, but his screw-ups lead to [[NiceJobFixingItVillain his more competent superiors' plans failing and letting the rebels get away]]. In addition, when he became an AscendedExtra starting in Season 2, it at least seemed that he had a VillainousFriendship with Kallus... then later, after Kallus has a HeelRealization but still wants to see if there's any good in the Empire, Konstantine never acknowledges his return beyond what is basically a "Hi", meaning that the admiral isn't actually that concerned about Kallus and never seemed to have considered him a "friend". He gets even ''more'' insufferable in Season 3, constantly clashing with [[MagnificentBastard Grand Admiral Thrawn]] until his ego finally [[spoiler: gets him killed.]]
** While he only appears in a couple of episodes, pretty much everything that Captain Slavin does is meant to make you hate him. While most Imperials make at least a token effort at actual military service, Slavin is little more than a simple bully and textbook SmugSnake. He's cruel, arrogant, and unbelievably stupid, hurling racist abuse at Hera and mistaking her for a servant even when he has a portrait of her face [[note]]As a child, but ''still''... [[/note]]''hanging on the wall in his office.'' Between making his headquarters in Hera's ''former home'' and dismissing the Twi'leks as [[FantasticRacism uncultured savages]], to the point that it's hard not to cheer on Thrawn nearly throttling him when Slavin suggests that they should destroy a [[BerserkButton valuable piece of art.]]
** While she was always a bad guy, in the back half of Season 4 Governor Pryce really starts to show herself as cruel, arrogant, and unnecessarily harsh to an even greater degree than most Imperial officers. It's made clear that she has absolutely no military expertise, and while even Konstantine was at least a loyal soldier, Pryce is little more than a career politician with a sadistic totalitarian streak and delusions of superiority. She demonstrates her cruelty by torturing Hera [[ForTheEvulz solely for the fun of it]], not even to get information from her, and ends that same episode by blowing up the Imperial fuel storages on Lothal solely to kill [[spoiler: Kanan Jarrus]], despite the fact that one of her subordinates accurately protests that it will [[PragmaticVillainy do more harm than good.]] Thrawn calls her out on this since it was effectively [[NiceJobFixingItVillain the biggest Rebel win]] of the campaign to that point (and ultimately handed the Rebels the entire civil war).
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'':
** Vice Admiral Rampart is the first Imperial to push for the replacement of clones with recruits, which is indicated to be more out of a personal hatred for clones than an actual belief that recruits will be better. He also spearheads the occupation of Ryloth, going so far as trying to have its senator assassinated just to make Cham Syndulla look bad. His treatment of the clones becomes worse and worse, culminating in him [[spoiler: destroying Kamino and trying to let Crosshair die in the chaos]]. In season 2 he becomes even worse, killing several of his own clones and ordering a hit on a Senator. It makes it all the more satisfying when [[spoiler:he gets caught, arrested in front of the entire senate, and presumably executed.]]
** Lieutenant Nolan is a human Pong Krell - a ruthless, arrogant asshole who has a limitless supply of hatred for clone troopers. It's telling that in his first few minutes of screentime, he reacts with annoyance about being put in charge of a team of clones, going so far as to call them "used equipment", and shortly thereafter, when he slips on a patch of ice and one of his men attempts to help him, he thanks the trooper by angrily pushing him away. The worst of it is when [[spoiler: at the end of the episode, Crosshair and Mayday make it back to the outpost after narrowly surviving a deadly avalanche, but without the cargo they were sent to retrieve. Nolan criticizes them both for failing, and also refuses to provide medical aid for a dying Mayday, even as the otherwise cold-hearted Crosshair ''begs'' him to help his comrade. It's little wonder why Crosshair reaches a breaking point and frags Nolan after he pushes Crosshair too far.]]
** Dr. Royce Hemlock takes over as BigBad in the second half of season 2 and proves to be far worse than Rampart, Nolan, or Krell in terms of treatment of clones. Working out of Mount Tantiss, his operation doesn't even exist in any records because it conducts experiments that are too awful, and he is said to torture clones to death en masse, with the implication that at least part of his motivation is ForTheEvulz. He sees his experiments as justified because he considers clones to be Imperial property, not people. The first time we get an idea of just how depraved he is is when his cloned Zillo Beast rampages in a village, resulting in him ordering the arrest and execution of the entire populace just because they saw the creature. Later, when Crosshair tries to break out of his facility, Hemlock gases the room and then walks in himself, having immunized himself to the toxin by exposing himself to it. His sadism is further accentuated by how quiet his voice is.
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** Those who think that Tarkin was somewhat likable in ''Film/ANewHope'' courtesy of Peter Cushing won't see him that way when he appears in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and turns KangarooCourt on Ahsoka just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life in the former mission.

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** Those who think that Tarkin was somewhat likable in ''Film/ANewHope'' courtesy of Peter Cushing won't see him that way when he appears in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and turns KangarooCourt on Ahsoka just to push his own agenda, [[UngratefulBastard despite Ahsoka saving his life in the former mission.mission]].

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* The Sequel Trilogy also has Phasma of the First Order Stormtrooper Corps. Her actions before ''Film/TheLastJedi'' make her far more evil than what a typical Stormtrooper captain would be, and somebody even the First Order [[EvenEvilHasStandards wouldn't take too kindly to if they knew the whole truth about her]]. She is directly responsible for the death of her parents and brother, as well multiple First Order operatives (including her superior, Brendol Hux) in order to [[AmbitionIsEvil further her ambitions]] and to [[HeKnowsTooMuch cover her tracks]]. [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder She has no loyalty to anyone but herself]], as shown when she immediately lowered the Starkiller Base's shields when held at gunpoint, selling out the First Order to save herself. Furthermore, she also acts as a BadBoss to her soldiers, showing them nothing but cruelty and disregard for their lives so long as she lives, as the aforementioned incident showed. DarkAndTroubledPast aside, Phasma is far from the ideal First Order Stormtrooper she likes to present herself as, lacking the [[VillainousValor kind of character]] the soldiers she trained possess.

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* The Sequel Trilogy also has Phasma of the First Order Stormtrooper Corps. Her actions before ''Film/TheLastJedi'' make her far more evil than what a typical Stormtrooper captain would be, and somebody even the First Order [[EvenEvilHasStandards wouldn't take too kindly to if they knew the whole truth about her]]. She is directly responsible for the death of her parents and brother, as well multiple First Order operatives (including her superior, Brendol Hux) in order to [[AmbitionIsEvil further her ambitions]] and to [[HeKnowsTooMuch cover her tracks]]. [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder She has no loyalty to anyone but herself]], as shown when she immediately lowered the Starkiller Base's shields when held at gunpoint, selling out the First Order to save herself. Furthermore, she also acts as a BadBoss to her soldiers, showing them nothing but cruelty and disregard for their lives so long as she lives, as the aforementioned incident showed. DarkAndTroubledPast aside, Phasma is far from the ideal First Order Stormtrooper she likes to present herself as, lacking the [[VillainousValor kind of character]] the soldiers she trained possess.

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* ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': [[GeneralFailure Admiral Kendal Ozzel]] is an incompetent Imperial officer who consistently hinders Darth Vader's efforts to find the Rebels through [[CommanderContrarian his contrarian personality]]. His clumsy tactics during the Battle of Hoth proves to be the final straw as Darth Vader [[PsychicStrangle unceremoniously chokes him to death]] to demonstrate [[YouHaveFailedMe the price of failure to the rest of the crew]]. Ancillary media and ''Legends'' stories reveal that Ozzel came from a privileged family and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections only got his position through powerful connections]] as his superiors saw him to be unfit to be an efficient field commander, thus making his execution well-deserved. However, the canon book ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfViewTheEmpireStrikesBack'' reveals that Ozzel regretted his actions in his self-titled short story right before his demise, [[AdapationalSympathy giving him a layer of sympathy that was absent in the film.]]

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* ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': [[GeneralFailure Admiral Kendal Ozzel]] is an incompetent Imperial officer who consistently hinders Darth Vader's efforts to find the Rebels through [[CommanderContrarian his contrarian personality]]. His clumsy tactics during the Battle of Hoth proves to be the final straw as Darth Vader [[PsychicStrangle unceremoniously chokes him to death]] to demonstrate [[YouHaveFailedMe the price of failure to the rest of the crew]]. Ancillary media and ''Legends'' stories reveal that Ozzel came from a privileged family and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections only got his position through powerful connections]] as his superiors saw him to be unfit to be an efficient field commander, thus making his execution well-deserved. However, the canon book ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfViewTheEmpireStrikesBack'' reveals that Ozzel regretted his actions in his self-titled short story right before his demise, [[AdapationalSympathy [[AdaptationalSympathy giving him a layer of sympathy that was absent in the film.]]
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* ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': [[GeneralFailure Admiral Kendal Ozzel]] is an incompetent Imperial officer who consistently hinders Darth Vader's efforts to find the Rebels through [[CommanderContrarian his contrarian personality]]. His clumsy tactics during the Battle of Hoth proves to be the final straw as Darth Vader [[PsychicStrangle unceremoniously chokes him to death]] to demonstrate [[YouHaveFailedMe the price of failure to the rest of the crew]]. Ancillary media and EU stories reveal that Ozzel came from a privileged family and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections only got his position through powerful connections]] as his superiors saw him to be unfit to be an efficient field commander, thus making his execution well-deserved.

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* ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': [[GeneralFailure Admiral Kendal Ozzel]] is an incompetent Imperial officer who consistently hinders Darth Vader's efforts to find the Rebels through [[CommanderContrarian his contrarian personality]]. His clumsy tactics during the Battle of Hoth proves to be the final straw as Darth Vader [[PsychicStrangle unceremoniously chokes him to death]] to demonstrate [[YouHaveFailedMe the price of failure to the rest of the crew]]. Ancillary media and EU ''Legends'' stories reveal that Ozzel came from a privileged family and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections only got his position through powerful connections]] as his superiors saw him to be unfit to be an efficient field commander, thus making his execution well-deserved.well-deserved. However, the canon book ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfViewTheEmpireStrikesBack'' reveals that Ozzel regretted his actions in his self-titled short story right before his demise, [[AdapationalSympathy giving him a layer of sympathy that was absent in the film.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets, and the times he does seem to care for someone else (Gor and Dooku) are in truth only for his own benefit and nothing else. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.
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* Wat Tambor also gets this treatment in The Clone Wars, being incredibly sociopathic even for a Separatist Council member. Not only is he a Corrupt Corporate Executive who joined the Separatists solely for profit like many of the other Council members, he is willing to exploit, experiment on, and even order the deaths of countless numbers of innocents if it means lining his pockets. Even then, his loyalty to the Separatists is only secondary to him, as he'll even withhold information about his failures from them if it means keeping his numbers up (which notably costs the Separatists at Anaxes). He even has the audacity to claim that the sentient populations of the planets the Techno Union controls (or anyone he gets his hands on) are company property.

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* Wat Tambor also gets this treatment in The ''The Clone Wars, Wars'', being incredibly sociopathic even for a Separatist Council member. Not only is he a Corrupt Corporate Executive who joined the Separatists solely for profit like many of the other Council members, he is willing to exploit, experiment on, and even order the deaths of countless numbers of innocents if it means lining his pockets. Even then, his loyalty to the Separatists is only secondary to him, as he'll even withhold information about his failures from them if it means keeping his numbers up (which notably costs the Separatists at Anaxes). He even has the audacity to claim that the sentient populations of the planets the Techno Union controls (or anyone he gets his hands on) are company property.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has Pong Krell, a fallen Jedi who sabotages the Battle of Umbara in order to join the Separatists. Krell is abrasive and bigoted towards clones, and tries to get as many of them killed as possible. To do this, he gives bad tactical orders that get scores of them wiped out by the Umbarans, tries to have Fives and Jesse executed without trial, and tricks two clone squads into killing each other, with Waxer being one of the casualties. When exposed, he revels in his treachery and butchers most of the clones trying to subdue him. It's extremely satisfying when he is executed by Dogma, [[LaserGuidedKarma whom he had just mocked for having blindly supported him]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has Pong Krell, a fallen Jedi who sabotages the Battle of Umbara in order to join the Separatists. Krell is abrasive and bigoted towards clones, and tries to get as many of them killed as possible. To do this, he gives bad tactical orders that get scores of them wiped out by the Umbarans, tries to have Fives and Jesse executed without trial, and tricks two clone squads into killing each other, with Waxer being one of the casualties. When exposed, he revels in his treachery and butchers most of the clones trying to subdue him. It's extremely satisfying when he is executed by Dogma, [[LaserGuidedKarma whom he had just mocked for having blindly supported him]].him]].
* Wat Tambor also gets this treatment in The Clone Wars, being incredibly sociopathic even for a Separatist Council member. Not only is he a Corrupt Corporate Executive who joined the Separatists solely for profit like many of the other Council members, he is willing to exploit, experiment on, and even order the deaths of countless numbers of innocents if it means lining his pockets. Even then, his loyalty to the Separatists is only secondary to him, as he'll even withhold information about his failures from them if it means keeping his numbers up (which notably costs the Separatists at Anaxes). He even has the audacity to claim that the sentient populations of the planets the Techno Union controls (or anyone he gets his hands on) are company property.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets, and the times he does seem to care for someone else (Gor and Dooku) are in truth only for his own benefit and nothing else. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass [[AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets, and the times he does seem to care for someone else (Gor and Dooku) are in truth only for his own benefit and nothing else. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. The times he does seem to care for someone else (Gor and Dooku) are in truth only for his own benefit and nothing else He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. The planets, and the times he does seem to care for someone else (Gor and Dooku) are in truth only for his own benefit and nothing else else. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.
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** Those who think that Tarkin was somewhat likable in ''Film/ANewHope'' courtesy of Peter Cushing won't wait see him that way when he appears in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and turns KangarooCourt on Ahsoka just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life in the former mission.

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** Those who think that Tarkin was somewhat likable in ''Film/ANewHope'' courtesy of Peter Cushing won't wait see him that way when he appears in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and turns KangarooCourt on Ahsoka just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life in the former mission.
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Grievous: I wanted to add to this in case someone tries to bring up Gor and Dooku as redeemable qualities, when they are really not.


* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. The times he does seem to care for someone else (Gor and Dooku) are in truth only for his own benefit and nothing else He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.



** If you think that Tarkin was unlikable in ''Film/ANewHope'', then wait until you see him in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and turns KangarooCourt on Ahsoka just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life in the former mission.

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** If you Those who think that Tarkin was unlikable somewhat likable in ''Film/ANewHope'', then ''Film/ANewHope'' courtesy of Peter Cushing won't wait until you see him that way when he appears in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and turns KangarooCourt on Ahsoka just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life in the former mission.



* ''Film/TheLastJedi'': For all his mystery and gravitas, it slowly but surely becomes clear that [[GloriousLeader Supreme Leader Snoke]] is little more than a vile SmugSnake who emotionally manipulates and abuses Kylo Ren for his own selfish gain. Later on, he arrogantly toys and tortures Rey, making her watch the destruction of Resistance fleet, before forcing Kylo Ren to kill her to complete his training. His sudden UndignifiedDeath at the hands of Kylo Ren all but cements him as a BigBadWannabe with all of Emperor Palpatine's cruelty. [[note]] Which ends up with some FridgeLogic as the next film, ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' reveals that Snoke was little more than a PuppetKing for a resurrected Palpatine, so was the Emperor deliberately making Snoke act dumber so he'd look better by comparison? [[/note]]

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* ''Film/TheLastJedi'': For all his mystery and gravitas, it slowly but surely becomes clear that [[GloriousLeader Supreme Leader Snoke]] is little more than a vile SmugSnake who emotionally manipulates and abuses Kylo Ren for his own selfish gain. Later on, he arrogantly toys and tortures Rey, making her watch the destruction of Resistance fleet, before forcing Kylo Ren to kill her to complete his training. His sudden UndignifiedDeath at the hands of Kylo Ren all but cements him as a BigBadWannabe with all of the only thing similar to Emperor Palpatine's Palpatine is his cruelty. [[note]] Which ends up with some FridgeLogic as the next film, ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' reveals that Snoke was little more than a PuppetKing for a resurrected Palpatine, so was the Emperor deliberately making Snoke act dumber so he'd look better by comparison? [[/note]]
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** If you think that Tarkin was unlikable in ''Film/ANewHope'', then wait until you see him in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', because in the former film, at least Creator/PeterCushing managed to make Tarkin coldly charming despite his evil actions. But here, he lacks Cushing's charm and he doesn't have any direct contenders; instead, he's portrayed as a {{Jerkass}} belittling the Jedi who are rescuing him and eventually turns into an UngratefulBastard who tries to KangarooCourt Ahsoka (at this point a BreakoutCharacter) just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life earlier.
* And then immediately before ''A New Hope'' in ''Film/RogueOne'', Tarkin has to share the stage with [[SmugSnake Orson Callan Krennic]], the man behind the construction of the Death Star. Krennic is an [[SmallNameBigEgo egotistical]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who believes he deserves [[DudeWheresMyRespect respect]] from Tarkin, Vader, ''and'' [[TheEmperor Palpatine]], just because he oversaw the Death Star's construction. Never mind that it was never his idea in the first place. He also causes trouble for [[TheHero Jyn]] throughout the movie, first by kidnapping her father and killing her mother when she was just a little girl, then destroys the main city on Jedha (he originally wanted to destroy the whole planet) for the sake of a test, and kills all of the scientists Galen Erso was working with when searching for who leaked the Death Star plans, and still goes through with the execution even after Galen reveals that he did it himself. Needless to say, his fate is as equally satisfying as it is ironic: he gets directly hit by the Death Star's superlaser when it is fired on Scarif, courtesy of Tarkin himself. It also doesn't hurt watching Vader intimidate him and force choke him when Krennic isn't, ahem, being too careful about choking on his aspirations.

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** If you think that Tarkin was unlikable in ''Film/ANewHope'', then wait until you see him in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', because in the former film, at least Creator/PeterCushing managed to make Tarkin coldly charming despite his evil actions. But here, he lacks Cushing's charm and he doesn't have any direct contenders; instead, he's portrayed as a {{Jerkass}} belittling belittles the Jedi who are rescuing him and eventually turns into an UngratefulBastard who tries to KangarooCourt on Ahsoka (at this point a BreakoutCharacter) just to push his own agenda, despite Ahsoka saving his life earlier.
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* And then immediately before ''A New Hope'' in ''Film/RogueOne'', Tarkin has to share the stage with [[SmugSnake Orson Callan Krennic]], the man behind the construction of the Death Star. Krennic is an [[SmallNameBigEgo egotistical]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who believes he deserves [[DudeWheresMyRespect respect]] from Tarkin, Vader, ''and'' [[TheEmperor Palpatine]], just because he oversaw the Death Star's construction. Never mind that it was never his idea in the first place. He also causes trouble for [[TheHero Jyn]] throughout the movie, first by kidnapping her father and killing her mother when she was just a little girl, then destroys destroying the main city on Jedha (he originally wanted to destroy the whole planet) for the sake of a test, and kills threatening to kill all of the scientists Galen Erso was working with when searching for who leaked the Death Star plans, and still goes through with the execution even after Galen reveals that he did it himself. Needless to say, his fate is as equally satisfying as it is ironic: he gets directly hit by the Death Star's superlaser when it is fired on Scarif, courtesy of Tarkin himself. It also doesn't hurt watching Vader intimidate him and force choke him when Krennic isn't, ahem, being too careful about choking on his aspirations.



* ''Film/TheLastJedi'': For all his mystery and gravitas, it slowly but surely becomes clear that [[GloriousLeader Supreme Leader Snoke]] is little more than a vile SmugSnake who emotionally manipulates and abuses Kylo Ren for his own selfish gain. Later on, he arrogantly toys and tortures Rey, making her watch the destruction of Resistance fleet, before forcing Kylo Ren to kill her to complete his training. His sudden UndignifiedDeath at the hands of Kylo Ren all but cements him as a BigBadWannabe who has all of Emperor Palpatine's cruelty but with none of the charm or intelligence that the Sith Lord was best known for. [[note]] Which ends up with some FridgeLogic as the next film, ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' reveals that Snoke was little more than a PuppetKing for a resurrected Palpatine, so was the Emperor deliberately making Snoke act dumber so he'd look better by comparison? [[/note]]

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* ''Film/TheLastJedi'': For all his mystery and gravitas, it slowly but surely becomes clear that [[GloriousLeader Supreme Leader Snoke]] is little more than a vile SmugSnake who emotionally manipulates and abuses Kylo Ren for his own selfish gain. Later on, he arrogantly toys and tortures Rey, making her watch the destruction of Resistance fleet, before forcing Kylo Ren to kill her to complete his training. His sudden UndignifiedDeath at the hands of Kylo Ren all but cements him as a BigBadWannabe who has with all of Emperor Palpatine's cruelty but with none of the charm or intelligence that the Sith Lord was best known for.cruelty. [[note]] Which ends up with some FridgeLogic as the next film, ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' reveals that Snoke was little more than a PuppetKing for a resurrected Palpatine, so was the Emperor deliberately making Snoke act dumber so he'd look better by comparison? [[/note]]



* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has Pong Krell, a fallen Jedi who sabotages the Battle of Umbara in order to join the Separatists. Krell is abrasive and bigoted towards clones, and tries to get as many of them killed as possible. To do this, he gives bad tactical orders that get scores of them wiped out by the Umbarans, tries to have Fives and Jesse executed without trial, and tricks two clone squads into killing each other, with fan-favorite Waxer being one of the casualties. When exposed, he revels in his treachery and butchers most of the clones trying to subdue him. It's extremely satisfying when he is executed by Dogma, [[LaserGuidedKarma whom he had just mocked for having blindly supported him]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has Pong Krell, a fallen Jedi who sabotages the Battle of Umbara in order to join the Separatists. Krell is abrasive and bigoted towards clones, and tries to get as many of them killed as possible. To do this, he gives bad tactical orders that get scores of them wiped out by the Umbarans, tries to have Fives and Jesse executed without trial, and tricks two clone squads into killing each other, with fan-favorite Waxer being one of the casualties. When exposed, he revels in his treachery and butchers most of the clones trying to subdue him. It's extremely satisfying when he is executed by Dogma, [[LaserGuidedKarma whom he had just mocked for having blindly supported him]].
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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith--Or at least, most of them, with some exceptions--in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith--Or at least, most of them, with some exceptions--in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, Council are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.



* ''Film/ANewHope'' has the imposing and cool-looking Darth Vader, who speaks in a BadassBaritone and Force chokes his underlings if they get mouthy, which make all the more [[EvilIsCool cool]] and badass. [[BigBad Grand Moff Tarkin]], on the other hand, is a regular human governor who has Vader torture Leia, and later on, he threatens to destroy Alderaan, a peaceful planet populated by billions that have done nothing wrong, if Leia doesn't reveal the location of the Rebel Base. But even when Leia seemingly reveals to him where the base is located, he still has the Death Star go through with [[MoralEventHorizon destroying Alderaan]], just for the sake of spiting Leia and inciting fear across the galaxy. He gets his just deserts when the Death Star is destroyed at the end, while he is on it.

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* ''Film/ANewHope'' has the imposing and cool-looking Darth Vader, who speaks in a BadassBaritone and Force chokes his underlings if they get mouthy, which make all the more [[EvilIsCool cool]] and badass. [[BigBad Grand Moff Tarkin]], on the other hand, is a regular human governor who has Vader torture Leia, and later on, he threatens to destroy Alderaan, a peaceful planet populated by billions that have done nothing wrong, if Leia doesn't reveal the location of the Rebel Base. But even when Leia seemingly reveals to him where the base is located, he still has the Death Star go through with [[MoralEventHorizon destroying Alderaan]], just for the sake of spiting Leia and inciting fear across the galaxy. He gets his just deserts when the Death Star is destroyed at the end, while he is on it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' averts this by having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, lacks the redeemable or likable traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.
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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith--Or at least, most of them--in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has General Grievous. His canon incarnation certainly qualifies. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' had a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Grievous in canon is absolutely unsympathetic, has no redeemable or likable traits, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.

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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith--Or at least, most of them--in them, with some exceptions--in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has the canon version of General Grievous. His canon incarnation Grievous, [[Main/AdaptationalJerkass who most certainly qualifies. qualifies]]. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' had averts this having a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Grievous in canon Canon!Grievous is absolutely unsympathetic, has no lacks the redeemable or likable traits, traits of Legends!Grievous, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has General Grievous. His canon incarnation certainly qualifies. His previous incarnation in ''Legends'' had a tragic past and a legitimate reason to hate the Republic. Contrasting this, Grievous in canon is absolutely unsympathetic, has no redeemable or likable traits, and manages to be a nasty [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who has caused endless misery and destruction on numerous planets. He is this InUniverse as well, as he is feared and/or despised by anyone who knows about him.



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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith in Sith--Or at least, most of them--in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith and General Grievous in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool and [[LargeHam extremely]] [[EvilIsHammy hammy]]. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

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* It's debatably impossible to hate the Sith and General Grievous in the Prequel Trilogy and in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', given that they're the definitions of EvilIsCool and [[LargeHam extremely]] [[EvilIsHammy hammy]].EvilIsCool, LoveToHate, and/or DracoInLeatherPants. The Separatist Council, however, are a group of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt corporate executives]] who make a profit off of selling the Separatists weapons and droids to fight the war with, thus being responsible for massive amounts of casualties and violence throughout the war. They are fully aware of it, but don't care because it makes them [[{{Greed}} rich.]] However, [[AssholeVictim they finally receive their comeuppance]] in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
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While the entire franchise has antagonists that are too likable to hate, there are often others that were [[HateSink truly loathsome]].
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