History Main / CuteIsEvil

** When you first see [[spoiler:Kyubey]], it's [[spoiler: [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter the most adorable thing in the world]], looking [[MixAndMatchCritters part-fox, part-bunny, and part-kitten]]]], but the [[spoiler:blank [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and [[FrozenFace unchanging]] CatSmile]] just get creepier and creepier every time you look at it. [[spoiler:[[DealWithTheDevil There is a very]] [[EldritchAbomination good reason for this]].]] [[Creator/NitroPlus Gen Urobuchi]] specifically asked character designer Creator/UmeAoki to make it "as cute as possible."

-->-- '''Zecora,''' ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

* Noelle from the [=YouTube=] channel [[https://youtube.com/@bapkat?si=LG7G5j-uWNNzPCd8 Bapcat]] is often characterized as this, particularly when her and her owner play ''TabletopGame/CardsAgainstHumanity'' or other similar card games. Despite being an adorable Siamese cat sporting CoolShades, she has the tendency to pick some of the worst cards, often prompting a FauxHorrific reaction from her owner.

** And then there's [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher Bill Cipher]], the bright yellow triangle with stick-figure limbs, a dapper top hat, and a joke for every occasion... who's also an EldritchAbomination out to destroy all of reality as we know it.

** And then there's Bill Cipher, the bright yellow triangle with stick-figure limbs, a dapper top hat, and a joke for every occasion... who's also an EldritchAbomination out to destroy all of reality as we know it.

** [[spoiler:Magolor]] in ''[[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Return to Dream Land]]'' looks cute, but he is the BigBad. In fact, he seems to have taken his [[{{Expy}} inspiration]] from the aforementioned [[spoiler:Marx]]. Unlike [[spoiler:Marx]] though, he is implied to [[spoiler:make a HeelFaceTurn of sorts after you defeat him]]. This was since then proven true in ''[[MilestoneCelebration Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition]]'', [[spoiler:where he builds a theme park for Kirby for his 20th anniversary as an apology for what he did in the last game and even have fun little races with him.]]

** Kitty, a cute white cat who happens to be a minor villain.
** [[http://powerpuffgirls.wikia.com/wiki/Fluffy_Bunch The Fluffy Bunch]] from "Sweet 'N Sour".

** Tinkaton is a small, pink [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Fairy-type]] Pokemon that wields a [[DropTheHammer giant hammer.]] How does it use it? To knock [[GiantFlyer Corviknight]] out of the sky and then harvest the metal on its body to improve its hammer. This is why [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Corviknight taxis]] are not in [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Paldea,]] since it's likely that a Tinkaton might strike them down mid-flight, endangering the passengers.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Pting from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E5TheTsurangaConundrum The Tsuranga Conundrum]]".

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries'', in an obvious parody of ''Film/{{ET}}'', had this as AnAesop: the cute cuddly alien is not only an evil intergalactic criminal, but he intentionally plays off his cuteness to take advantage of others. The "evil" aliens chasing him are actually cops.

* [[spoiler:Iris [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Zeppelin/Sepperin]]]] from ''Videogame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'', who, despite being an AxCrazy [[TheSociopath psychopath]], is adorable in the most twisted way.

* Darla Dimple from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' is an adorable child actress and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/ShirleyTemple. She's also an obnoxious PrimaDonna and an absolute psychopath who's willing to take extreme measures to ruin Danny's life.

* Darla Dimple from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''.

* ''DontCryMaouChan'' takes this trope to the extreme. The main character is so adorable that the heroes would much rather hug and fawn over her than fight her.

* ''Don't Cry, Maou-chan'' takes this trope to the extreme. The main character is so adorable that the heroes would much rather hug and fawn over her than fight her.

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* Exploited in ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys''. Because the general public won't expect a [[spoiler:cute little guinea pig]] as being evil, this lets [[spoiler:Professor Marmalade]] use this as a cover-up for his evil deeds.

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** Oliver gets the CreepyChild treatment in several songs by momocashew, most famously ''[[BigCreepyCrawlies Tarantula]]''.