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* PrehistoricMonster: Prehistoric animals are often depicted as hideous and frightening in a way that their modern counterparts rarely are.
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* EldritchAbomination: A creature must be unfathomable and mind-bending to fit this trope, but not necessarily evil. However, most eldritch abominations are made villains because the very concept of the trope is scary to humans, and having them be evil reinforces the fear factor. Most subtropes play on specific fears that most people have:
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* EldritchAbomination: A creature must be unfathomable and mind-bending to fit this trope, but [[BenevolentAbomination not necessarily evil.evil]]. However, most eldritch abominations are made villains because the very concept of the trope is scary to humans, and having them be evil reinforces the fear factor. Most subtropes play on specific fears that most people have:
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* TheGreatSerpent: SnakesAreSinister, so ''giant'' snakes will rarely be seen as anything but terrifying, man-eating monsters.
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* TheGreatSerpent: SnakesAreSinister, so ''giant'' snakes will rarely be seen as anything but terrifying, man-eating monsters. Mythological examples are often portrayed as ornery at best, [[BeastOfTheApocalypse apocalyptic]] at worst.
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* PutOnAPrisonBus: This trope is about anyone who disappears from the story by being arrested. However, it more often than not happens to villains because arrest makes for a great "defeat" without killing them.
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* PutOnAPrisonBus: This trope is about anyone who disappears from the story by being arrested. However, it more often than not happens to villains because arrest makes for a great "defeat" without killing them, and if a good character does get arrested, it's usually not the last time we'll see them.
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* EldritchAbomination: A creature must be unfathomable and mind-bending to fit this trope, but not necessarily evil. However, most eldritch abominations are made villains because the very concept of the trope is scary to humans, and having them be evil reinforces the fear factor.
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* EldritchAbomination: A creature must be unfathomable and mind-bending to fit this trope, but not necessarily evil. However, most eldritch abominations are made villains because the very concept of the trope is scary to humans, and having them be evil reinforces the fear factor. Most subtropes play on specific fears that most people have:
** AnimalisticAbomination: Fear of the brutality of the animal kingdom.
** BotanicalAbomination: Fear of the otherworldliness of plants.
** DigitalAbomination: Fear of new technology like computers.
** DraconicAbomination: Fear of giant, mythical reptiles.
** GeneticAbomination: Fear of genetic engineering and the results it may cause.
** HumanoidAbomination: Fear of things that look human, but aren't.
** MechanicalAbomination: Fear of machines and industry.
** {{Santabomination}}: Fear of a beloved holiday icon going through SubvertedInnocence.
** TranshumanAbomination: Fear of becoming a monster.
** UndeadAbomination: Fear of the dead coming back to life.
** AnimalisticAbomination: Fear of the brutality of the animal kingdom.
** BotanicalAbomination: Fear of the otherworldliness of plants.
** DigitalAbomination: Fear of new technology like computers.
** DraconicAbomination: Fear of giant, mythical reptiles.
** GeneticAbomination: Fear of genetic engineering and the results it may cause.
** HumanoidAbomination: Fear of things that look human, but aren't.
** MechanicalAbomination: Fear of machines and industry.
** {{Santabomination}}: Fear of a beloved holiday icon going through SubvertedInnocence.
** TranshumanAbomination: Fear of becoming a monster.
** UndeadAbomination: Fear of the dead coming back to life.
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* MechanicalInsects: Robots can be scary. Insects can be scary. Combining them makes them seem even more inhuman and dangerous.
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* StarfishRobots: There is a general [[AIIsACrapshoot uneasiness about robots and AI]]. Making them look completely inhuman only strengthens that fear.
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* TheGreatSerpent: SnakesAreSinister, so ''giant'' snakes will rarely be seen as anything but terrifying, man-eating monsters.
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See also HitlerAteSugar, a trope where something innocent or mundane is labelled "bad" because a bad person does it, EverybodyHatesHades, when a deity relating to death is treated like a villain because death is a PrimalFear, and HiddenEvil, for tropes about things that don't look evil but are still evil.
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See also HitlerAteSugar, a trope where something innocent or mundane is labelled "bad" because a bad person does it, EverybodyHatesHades, when a deity relating to death is treated like a villain because death is a PrimalFear, and HiddenEvil, for tropes about things that don't look evil but are still evil.
evil. Also compare BadPowersBadPeople (and contrast BadPowersGoodPeople and GoodPowersBadPeople)
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See also HitlerAteSugar, a trope where something innocent or mundane is labelled "bad" because a bad person does it, and EverybodyHatesHades, when a deity relating to death is treated like a villain because death is a PrimalFear.
PrimalFear, and HiddenEvil, for tropes about things that don't look evil but are still evil.
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* PutOnAPrisonBus: This trope is about anyone who disappears from the story by being arrested. However, it more often than not happens to villains because arrest makes for a great "defeat" without killing them.
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* BeastMan: Animallike humanoids can inspire fear in people, especially ones based on [[ScaryAnimalsIndex animals that are already widely hated and feared]]:
** BatPeople: Bats are often associated with vampires and GothicHorror, so humanoid bats are most likely going to be portrayed as evil.
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* BeastMan: Animallike Animal-like humanoids can inspire fear in people, especially ones based on [[ScaryAnimalsIndex animals that are already widely hated and feared]]:
** BatPeople:Bats [[BatOutOfHell Bats]] are often associated with vampires and GothicHorror, so humanoid bats are most likely going to be portrayed as evil.evil.
** LizardFolk: Because [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptiles are more associated with evil than mammals]], lizard people are portrayed as villainous and barbaric. If they resemble [[MaliciousMonitorLizard monitor lizards]], expect them to be even more sinister than other lizards.
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** LizardFolk: Because [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptiles are more associated with evil than mammals]], lizard people are portrayed as villainous and barbaric. If they resemble [[MaliciousMonitorLizard monitor lizards]], expect them to be even more sinister than other lizards.
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** ScorpionPeople: Scorpions are often seen as scary arachnids that sting people, so humanoid ones are usually evil.
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** SnakePeople: Snakes are scary to most people, so humanoid snakes are usually evil.
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** SnakePeople: Snakes are scary SnakesAreSinister to most people, so humanoid snakes are usually evil.
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Some tropes are not good or evil by definition, but tend to be associated with evil more often than not anyway. This is because the tropes use traits that are scary or stereotypically evil to most people.
A trope being on this index does not mean there are no good or neutral examples of the trope, just that most of the examples are likely going to be evil.
Please note that this index is about how the ''media'' uses these tropes, not how people on this website use them.
See also HitlerAteSugar, a trope where something innocent or mundane is labelled "bad" because a bad person does it, and EverybodyHatesHades, when a deity relating to death is treated like a villain because death is a PrimalFear.
'''Please provide context for each example. We want to know what it is about each trope that gets stereotyped as "evil."'''
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!!Examples
* BeastMan: Animallike humanoids can inspire fear in people, especially ones based on [[ScaryAnimalsIndex animals that are already widely hated and feared]]:
** BatPeople: Bats are often associated with vampires and GothicHorror, so humanoid bats are most likely going to be portrayed as evil.
** RatMen: One just has to be a ratlike humanoid to qualify for this trope. However, [[YouDirtyRat rats are widely hated and reviled]], so humanoid rats are almost always portrayed the same way.
** ScorpionPeople: Scorpions are often seen as scary arachnids that sting people, so humanoid ones are usually evil.
** SharkMan: Sharks are often depicted as threatening or evil in fiction hence the trope ThreateningShark. Hence, bipedal sharks will often be depicted as evil too.
** SnakePeople: Snakes are scary to most people, so humanoid snakes are usually evil.
** SpiderPeople: SpidersAreScary, so this often applies to humanoid spiders as well.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Many people are afraid of bugs, and giant versions of normal things [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever tend to be seen as monsters]], so giant bugs are rarely friendly.
* ClocksOfControl: Being uptight and having a clock motif isn't necessarily a bad thing, but due to the view that OrderIsNotGood and the association of clocks with dangerous machines and industrialism (see ScienceIsBad and NightmarishFactory), these characters are usually evil {{control freak}}s.
* EducationMama: Mothers who are obsessed with their children's education ''can'' be portrayed as strict but well-meaning parents who think they're doing what's best for their children... but they're usually treated as tyrannical control freaks who don't care about anything in their children's life other than their education, which they want them to be the best at, to the point of harshly punishing anything less than perfection.
* EldritchAbomination: A creature must be unfathomable and mind-bending to fit this trope, but not necessarily evil. However, most eldritch abominations are made villains because the very concept of the trope is scary to humans, and having them be evil reinforces the fear factor.
* FauxFurby: While the original Toys/{{Furby}} toy was meant to be cute and lovable, it has gained a reputation as a MemeticPsychopath. Because of that, most fictional parodies are evil. At the very least, they will often be seen as annoying rather than likable.
* GrimUpNorth: The northernmost regions of the world are inhospitable and icy, thus it is hostile to almost all forms of life. Sometimes they'll be home to HornyVikings or similar groups.
* InspectorJavert: Cops relentlessly pursuing pursuing people for crimes aren't that popular. On the other hand, officers chasing odious criminals might get a bit more leeway.
* TheOldNorthWind: EvilIsDeathlyCold, so the personification of a frosty northern wind is very likely to be a villain.
* PoisonousPerson: Though poison is frequently the domain of BadPowersBadPeople, some heroes who tend toward the pragmatic hold no qualms about its use.
* TheSavageSouth: The southernmost regions of the world are not only hot and wild but it's home to poisonous creatures such as snakes and other deadly species.
* StarfishAliens: Fantasy creatures resembling humans or mammals tend to be more acceptable and sympathetic to audiences than those that don't. Combine an inhuman look with being from outer space, and you get creatures that are almost always portrayed as evil invaders.
* StealthyCephalopod: [[TentacledTerror Many people are afraid of tentacled creatures]], so having them be great at sneaking around can make them even scarier.
* WomanlinessAsPathos: Pathos is conflict, and sometimes that conflict is evil.
* TheWormThatWalks: The idea of several organisms acting like one large organism can be disturbing, so these characters are rarely, if ever, portrayed as good.
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A trope being on this index does not mean there are no good or neutral examples of the trope, just that most of the examples are likely going to be evil.
Please note that this index is about how the ''media'' uses these tropes, not how people on this website use them.
See also HitlerAteSugar, a trope where something innocent or mundane is labelled "bad" because a bad person does it, and EverybodyHatesHades, when a deity relating to death is treated like a villain because death is a PrimalFear.
'''Please provide context for each example. We want to know what it is about each trope that gets stereotyped as "evil."'''
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!!Examples
* BeastMan: Animallike humanoids can inspire fear in people, especially ones based on [[ScaryAnimalsIndex animals that are already widely hated and feared]]:
** BatPeople: Bats are often associated with vampires and GothicHorror, so humanoid bats are most likely going to be portrayed as evil.
** RatMen: One just has to be a ratlike humanoid to qualify for this trope. However, [[YouDirtyRat rats are widely hated and reviled]], so humanoid rats are almost always portrayed the same way.
** ScorpionPeople: Scorpions are often seen as scary arachnids that sting people, so humanoid ones are usually evil.
** SharkMan: Sharks are often depicted as threatening or evil in fiction hence the trope ThreateningShark. Hence, bipedal sharks will often be depicted as evil too.
** SnakePeople: Snakes are scary to most people, so humanoid snakes are usually evil.
** SpiderPeople: SpidersAreScary, so this often applies to humanoid spiders as well.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Many people are afraid of bugs, and giant versions of normal things [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever tend to be seen as monsters]], so giant bugs are rarely friendly.
* ClocksOfControl: Being uptight and having a clock motif isn't necessarily a bad thing, but due to the view that OrderIsNotGood and the association of clocks with dangerous machines and industrialism (see ScienceIsBad and NightmarishFactory), these characters are usually evil {{control freak}}s.
* EducationMama: Mothers who are obsessed with their children's education ''can'' be portrayed as strict but well-meaning parents who think they're doing what's best for their children... but they're usually treated as tyrannical control freaks who don't care about anything in their children's life other than their education, which they want them to be the best at, to the point of harshly punishing anything less than perfection.
* EldritchAbomination: A creature must be unfathomable and mind-bending to fit this trope, but not necessarily evil. However, most eldritch abominations are made villains because the very concept of the trope is scary to humans, and having them be evil reinforces the fear factor.
* FauxFurby: While the original Toys/{{Furby}} toy was meant to be cute and lovable, it has gained a reputation as a MemeticPsychopath. Because of that, most fictional parodies are evil. At the very least, they will often be seen as annoying rather than likable.
* GrimUpNorth: The northernmost regions of the world are inhospitable and icy, thus it is hostile to almost all forms of life. Sometimes they'll be home to HornyVikings or similar groups.
* InspectorJavert: Cops relentlessly pursuing pursuing people for crimes aren't that popular. On the other hand, officers chasing odious criminals might get a bit more leeway.
* TheOldNorthWind: EvilIsDeathlyCold, so the personification of a frosty northern wind is very likely to be a villain.
* PoisonousPerson: Though poison is frequently the domain of BadPowersBadPeople, some heroes who tend toward the pragmatic hold no qualms about its use.
* TheSavageSouth: The southernmost regions of the world are not only hot and wild but it's home to poisonous creatures such as snakes and other deadly species.
* StarfishAliens: Fantasy creatures resembling humans or mammals tend to be more acceptable and sympathetic to audiences than those that don't. Combine an inhuman look with being from outer space, and you get creatures that are almost always portrayed as evil invaders.
* StealthyCephalopod: [[TentacledTerror Many people are afraid of tentacled creatures]], so having them be great at sneaking around can make them even scarier.
* WomanlinessAsPathos: Pathos is conflict, and sometimes that conflict is evil.
* TheWormThatWalks: The idea of several organisms acting like one large organism can be disturbing, so these characters are rarely, if ever, portrayed as good.
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