History Main / EvilOverlord

** ''Comicbook/TheWarlordDC'': One of the more common types of foe, with Deimos being the most dangerous and most persistent.

** Doctor Doom from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' is probably the closest you could get to the classic depiction in a modern setting. He's the ruler of Latveria, and while his official title shifts between "dictator" and "absolute monarch", he is consistently an autocrat. Unlike most Evil Overlords, he isn't oppressive to his people, he actually makes it a point to maintain the prosperity of his subjects but due to his personal issues he likes to keep them isolated from the outside world and in a near-medieval [[{{Ruritania}} Ruritanic]] state. He is also a MadScientist who wears PoweredArmor, and a [[SorcerousOverlord surprisingly powerful sorcerer]] who wants to TakeOverTheWorld, because he genuinely believes that the world would be a more peaceful place under his rule (he has looked into a number of alternate universes, and the one he saw where Victor Von Doom had succeeded in conquering the whole world was a total utopia)
** EldritchAbomination DimensionLord Dormammu from ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' seeks to conquer every realm there is so he can impose his will on all life and afterlife. He is also worshipped by lots and lots of beings (many of them are magical ones, mind you) across all reality, and most of them are happy to act as his [[{{Mooks}} foot soldiers]]
** Mephisto, the Marvel Universe's primary SatanicArchetype, also fits the bill. Bonus points for his home dimension being a classic FireAndBrimstoneHell.
** The ''ComicBook/XMen'' villain Apocalypse takes this role in the BadFuture ruled by him and the AlternateHistory ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' timeline, where he conquered North America and divided the world among himself and his generals. Given his SocialDarwinist beliefs, he rules his domains as dog-eat-dog hellholes where only those he considers strong enough are allowed to live.
** Loki from ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' takes on this role sometimes, but it doesn't usually last long.
** [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk The Hulk]]'s evil alternate self the ComicBook/{{Maestro}} in ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulkFutureImperfect'', who ruled as a brutal despot in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic society]] with an iron fist and lives off as a hedonist that surrounds himself with concubines. He is still a dangerous foe, since he has Banner's intellect, the Hulk's strength augmented several times and absolutely no moral inhibitions.
** ComicBook/KangTheConqueror is notable for ruling various worlds like this across all of time. He is also partly responsible for the afromentioned Apocalypse turning out like he did.
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with Thanos. Unlike Darkseid, his primary inspiration, Thanos isn't interested in ruling or conquering worlds, specially under his creator Creator/JimStarlin. However, he has been depicted as a straight example in recent years since ''ComicBook/{{Infinity}}''.
** Solus from ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' is the god-like ruler of Earth-001 and patriarch of an immortal clan that sustains themselves on [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing totems]].
* The title character of ''ComicBook/{{Arawn}}'' seems like a textbook example at first a fell being [[TinTyrant clad in dark armor]] and known by [[SarcasmMode many colorful names]] such as Lord of the [[{{Mordor}} Burning Lands]], [[EveryoneHatesHades King of the Underworld]] and [[GodOfEvil God of Wrath]], to name a few. However, [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype he turns out to be a pretty tragic figure with a sad backstory]], as he tells the readers.
* ''ComicBook/{{Birthright}}'' desconstructs this trope with God-King Lore (if his name wasn't indication): he is an extremely powerful, horrifying magic user that has managed to enslave the fantasy realm of Terrenos for ages with his unrelenting power and endless hordes. Fighting against [[InvincibleVillain this kind of foe]] has proven to be a fruitless endavour for any hero, who either chooses to flee to other worlds or submit to his rule to stop the war. [[spoiler:It turns out that Lore himself might not be pure evil either, since he is also tired of fighting endlessly and just wants to restore peace to everything, though it remains to be seen what kind of "peace" he desires]].
* A standard type of of foe for Comicbook/ConanTheBarbarian and Comicbook/RedSonja. Major evil overlords included Thulsa Doom and Kulan Gath.
* ''ComicBook/TheDarkness'': While the current wielder is a NobleDemon mobster, the most competent and power-hungry Darkness users from the past managed to achieve this status, such as [[PredecessorVillain Lord Cardinale]] in ''[[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} Medieval Spawn]][=/=]ComicBook/{{Witchblade}}'', who ruled from his fortress in the Pyrenees over a kingdom that stretched from Flanders to the south of Spain in 1175 AD, his army being composed of dark creatures and even his own HotConsort was a female Darkling [[PygmalionPlot he created magically]].
* Lord Void of ''WebComic/{{Dreamkeepers}}''. [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Seriously, look at his name.]]
%%* Emperor Golgoth of ''ComicBook/{{Empire}}''.
* ''ComicBook/Elsewhere2017'': Lord Kragen is a very blatant example, being the despotic ruler of an area of Korvath who killed the previous king and now usurped his thrown. He even has a CoolHelmet to boot!
* [[ShadowDictator The Adversary]] in ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' is the illusive leader of the Empire responsible for exiling the titular fables. He is revealed to be none other than [[spoiler:Pinocchio's father Gepetto]].
* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'':
** In the "Judge Child" arc, Murd the Oppressor is an alien tyrant-sorcerer who rules over the planet Necros. She regularly has enemies fed to her giant toad Sagbelly.
** Judge Death tends to be like this whenever he gets into a position of power. As Chief Judge of his own world, he was basically a lich-like TinTyrant who mercilessly butchered the entire living population. During "Necropolis", his first act after taking over Mega-City One was to put the entire city under penalty of death after closing the gates, even regularly mocking the citizenry by having the Sisters of Death providing "news updates" on the mass killings taking place day and night. In the "Dark Justice" arc, he's ruling over the ice moon Dominion from a palace of evil with his undead servants, then on Thanatopia, a CultColony of the [[ApocalypseCult Death cult]]. They even gave him a cape to match.
* ComicBook/LadyDeath in the Avatar Press continuity has fought against these kind of foes such as Sagos and the Death Queen, both of whom had an army of undead and demons at their back and call and ruled over their own portion in [[TheUnderworld the Labyrinth]]. Played with in their cases, since they were both {{omnicidal maniac}}s who sought to destroy all life in the realm, but for different reasons: Sagos wanted to offer all life in the Labyrinth as a sacrifice to dark spirits so he could rule his own dark domain in the afterlife, while the Death Queen just wanted to destroy everything in revenge for [[spoiler:the abuse and torture she endured as Marion at the hands of the demons]].
* The mummified, sinister King Yod of ''ComicBook/{{Megalex}}''
* ''ComicBook/NemesisTheWarlock'' had Torquemada, the iron-fisted supreme leader of the Termight Empire -- Earth controlled by an absolute xenophobes out to exterminate all alien life on the galaxy -- and he served as ArchEnemy to the title protagonist.
* Lord Golgotha in ''ComicBook/{{Reborn}}'' is the demonic-looking ruler of the Dark Lands, a section of the afterlife where all the evil and damned are sentenced to upon death. He has designs of conquering the realm of Adystria (where the good and noble are sent) [[spoiler:as well as the living world]].
* {{Dracula}} in ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight'' fits this trope like a red spiky glove, not only being the king of all vampires, but also of an ''entire hell-like dimension'' that makes {{Mordor}} look like daycare park and he dresses the part, being [[TwentyFourHourArmor clad all the time in a draconic red armor.]] His ZeroPercentApprovalRating aspect is desconstructed when it gets every faction in the setting conspiring to overthrow him -- the only reason they haven't succeeded yet is because every single one of them has their own agenda and struggle among themselves as much as against their enemy.
* Several of ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' arch-enemies were this type of villain: the aptly named Overlord and his successors, Darklord, Cyberface and Mr. Glumm to name a few, though the original Overlord was more like a [[DiabolicalMastermind criminal lord]] instead of an actual dark lord. And then there is the fact that [[spoiler:Dragon himself used to be one as Emperor Kurr, since he was a power-mad despot that aimed to conquer Earth before being betrayed by his kin and had his memory wiped out]].

* Ming the Merciless in ''ComicStrip/FlashGordon'', and the associated serials and TV shows, is one of the iconic sci-fi examples of this trope. Creator/GeorgeLucas even cited him as one of the major inspirations for [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]].

He usually lurks in an [[EvilTowerOfOminousness intimidating fortress]] in a [[{{Mordor}} near-uninhabitable landscape]], plotting to TakeOverTheWorld (if he [[VillainWorld doesn't already rule it]] or has already taken over parts of it), with hordes upon hordes of beastlike warriors (who may be [[DumbMuscle none too bright]]) at his beck and call.

** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]]. Ozai's grandfather, Sozin, started the trend of Fire Lords being Evil Overlords. Then [[spoiler:Zuko broke it when he interrupted Azula's coronation before she could continue the trend. Cue AwesomeMomentOfCrowning.]]

* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'': Like in the show, Belos rules over the entire Boiling Isles and the main feature of his regime is the oppressive Coven System with a recruitment policy that is basically "join or suffer". He also set up a FantasticCasteSystem, too. All For One's end goal is to become this on a multiversal-level through Luz and wants to usurp him.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E65TheObsoleteMan The Obsolete Man]]" has the Chancellor, and [[DragonAscendant later his replacement]].

* Baron Klaus Wulfenbach of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is something of a subversion. For one thing, he doesn't want to be Overlord -- he's there mainly to stop less reasonable {{mad scientist}}s who ran rampant laying waste to everything. For another, he's not actually an evil ruler -- the main rules of his empire boil down to 'don't start fights' and 'turn over all SealedEvilInACan for proper disposal'. However, he's ruthless in dealing with anyone (or anything) that threatens the stability of his domain, and he's willing to employ at least one homicidal psychopath (Bangladesh [=DuPree=]). Although his willingness to use [=DuPree=] is entirely based on the fact that she can be relied on to do the least pleasant jobs Klaus requires without hesitation, and keeping her around means that she's one less problem he has to deal with.

There are other, more bureaucratic versions of this character that fall under the "LawfulEvil" heading. What separates an Evil Overlord from those is a near-total absence of politics. No senate recognizes his authority, no Pope elected him, he seldom has need for RoyalBlood or a line of succession. He may even be immortal and expects to [[ImmortalRuler rule forever]]. He thinks nothing of resorting to [[IControlMyMinionsThrough terror, mind control, and/or selective breeding]] to corrupt and control his armies. The dark realm exists solely to conquer his neighbors' domains, and military service is non-negotiable. (Are you good with numbers? [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect Tough titties.]]) He is, quite simply, a force of evil.

This character is often deployed as a SatanicArchetype and associated with [[EvilIsNotWellLit eternal darkness]], [[EvilisBurningHot fire and brimstone]], and {{Ominous Opera Cape}}s. For this and other reasons, they are generally male, because [[FemalesAreMoreInnocent no woman would be a cruel tyrant]] [[WomenAreWiser who screws up her own realm]]. Unless [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen she's a queen]], that is. Appearance-wise, these characters are usually straight expies of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]], clad head to toe in imposing, spiked armor of black iron, or wizened necromancers clad in black robes and deathly pallor. Their origins can vary, but they're most commonly a mortal sorcerer, tyrant or sorcerous tyrant turned terrible and inhuman by their arts (such as a [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]]), a demon or evil deity of some kind, or [[MadeOfEvil a living accumulation of the evil of the world]].

There are a few, more interesting exceptions: Creator/CSLewis's White Witch was draped in [[LightIsNotGood white]], symbolic of joylessness, decay, and [[EvilIsDeathlyCold endless winter]], and his Lady of the Green Kirtle was green, symbolic of [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]] and [[PoisonIsEvil venom]]. Some works also portray these characters as [[LightIsNotGood beautiful and radiant]], in a subversion of both this trope's usual appearance and of the cultural associations of angelic appearances.

Odds are the Overlord probably wants to establish, or already rules, TheEmpire. In fact, TheEmperor often courts aspects of this trope anyway, and [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire a single character is likely to be both]]. If he isn't officially titled "Emperor" (and sometimes even when he is) he will instead adopt a grandiose title that [[CardCarryingVillain openly declares exactly which side he's on]], most often "Dark Lord" or "Demon King". What, exactly, he plans to do when he rules the world isn't always clear, but it's never anything good -- slavery, misery and toil are the best fates waiting for heroes who fail to thwart him.

* BigBad Kaiyanwang [[note]] from "Gui Yan Wang", King of the Demon Eye[[/note]] from ''Manga/SazanEyes'' is the GodEmperor of the [[ThirdEye Sanzhiyan Humkara]], the Triclops, and ruled with an iron fist over his subjects, enslaving thousands of demons and monsters to serve him as slaves. He also routinely performed a ritual to absorb the power and souls of his own subjects, when not brainwashing or executing anyone daring to oppose his ultimate plan of [[spoiler: gathering all the souls of the planet into one original Light and proceed forth in the cosmo, looking for a new planet to inhabit]]. During ''Trinetra'', it's revealed that [[TheDragon Benares]] originally was the [[DragonsAreDemonic Evil Dragon God]] who gained sentience after devouring Triclops for three days. He then assumed human form, mastered magic and became the undisputed (but revered) ruler of the creatures of darkness before being sealed for 4000 years by his DeceptiveDisciple and released by Kaiyanwang to be his Wu.
* King Fritz in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''. [[spoiler: He started out as a ruthless warlord who would RapePillageAndBurn every other tribe he came across, but after inadvertently causing his slave Ymir to become the Founding Titan, he forced her to become his concubine while using her power to [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans terrorize the rest of the world and create an empire]]. After Ymir [[LoveMartyr died saving his life]], he [[AbusiveParents forced their daughters to cannibalize their own mother]] to ensure the power of the Titans lived on.]]
* [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of Kushan in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. He [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty kidnaps]] Queen Charlotte and creates a demonic army by dropping pregnant women into an EldritchAbomination, after which their corrupted children rip themselves out of their mothers' wombs and devour them. Playing this trope straight is probably the only reason that ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' isn't a complete [[DeconstructorFleet deconstruction]] of HeroicFantasy. Instead it moves it into straight DarkFantasy territory.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Both {{Big Bad}}s operate under this formula as well:

* Lelouch and Schneizel from ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'' are fighting for this position in the final arc; Lelouch as the Emperor of Britannia and Schneizel with his nuked armed fortress Damocles. Slightly subverted in that [[spoiler:Lelouch appears to be one but pulls a Milliardo Peacecraft maneuver like in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' by dying a villain but uniting the world against him and behind [[MyHeroZero Zero]]]], while Schneizel acts all nice when it's been indicated he's the real deal. Having a father who promoted Social Darwinism means they may need something more to overshoot him...or not.

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' has [[BigBad Skeleton King]], an undead space tyrant bent on destroying worlds with the intent of unsealing [[EldritchAbomination Dark Ones]], and has an army called "Formless" to make it happen. Skeleton King plots to destroy the universe starting with the planet Shuggazoom and his enemies, the Hyperforce.
* Trigon the Terrible from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''. Being the ruler of a Hell-like who sought to conquer everything that exists qualifies.

This character is often deployed as a SatanicArchetype and associated with [[EvilIsNotWellLit eternal darkness]], [[EvilisBurningHot fire and brimstone]], and {{Ominous Opera Cape}}s. For this and other reasons, they are generally male, because [[FemalesAreMoreInnocent no woman would be a cruel tyrant]] [[WomenAreWiser who screws up her own realm]]. Unless [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen she's a queen]], that is. Appearance-wise, these characters are usually straight expies of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]], clad head to toe in imposing, spiked armor of black iron, or wizened necromancers clad in black robes and deathly pallor. Their origins can vary, but they're most commonly a mortal sorcerer, tyrant or sorcerous tyrant turned terrible and inhuman by their arts (such as a [[OurLichesAreDifferent rich]]), a demon or evil deity of some kind, or [[MadeOfEvil a living accumulation of the evil of the world]].

This character is often deployed as a SatanicArchetype and associated with [[EvilIsNotWellLit eternal darkness]], [[EvilisBurningHot fire and brimstone]], and {{Ominous Opera Cape}}s. For this and other reasons, they are generally male, because [[FemalesAreMoreInnocent no woman would be a cruel tyrant]] [[WomenAreWiser who screws up her own realm]]. Unless [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen she's a queen]], that is. Appearance-wise, these characters are usually straight expies of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]], clad head to toe in imposing, spiked armor of black iron, or wizened necromancers clad in black robes and deathly pallor. Their origins can vary, but they're most commonly a mortal sorcerer, tyrant or sorcerous tyrant turned terrible and inhuman by their arts, a demon or evil deity of some kind, or [[MadeOfEvil a living accumulation of the evil of the world]].

** [[TheHeavy Sosuke Aizen]] is a narcissistic sociopath, who manipulates and betrays everyone who trusts him, and doesn't hesitate to leave even his closest associates nearly dead on the floor. He overthrew Baraggan for control of Las Noches, where he led his army of Arrancars versus the Soul Society. Aizen controls his men with a hand of cold authority and intimidation. Despite the fact that the Espada weren't particularly fond of each other, they were all kept in line by Aizen's tremendous power. He isn't above toying and sadistically playing with his subordinates for his own amusement, as he let Tosen cut off Grimmjow's arm for fun. He is careless of his men's lives, and coldly cuts down Harribel when Starrk lost against Kyoraku, convincing Aizen that the Espada were nothing more than a failed experiment. He desired to usurp the Soul King and become the undisputed ruler of the Cosmos.
** [[GodEmperor Yhwach]], is TheEmperor of the [[PuttingOnTheReich Vandenreich]], a hyper-militant Quincy organization. He is a brutal, intolerant autocrat primarily interested in causing as much discord, conflict, and death as possible for the sake of fueling his life-span with the souls of all who are killed. He's completely willing to encourage his Sternritters to engage in team killing and mistreating their subordinates whenever they feel like it. He himself is also a truly horrifying authority figure whom Yamamoto claims has absolutely no compassion towards those in his service. Yamamoto's claims would later prove to be greatly founded. Yhwach resides within the Schatten Bereich (the Shadow Realm), the location of the Vandenreich (both the city and the organization), but he generally resides within Silbern, an ice palace. As a bonus, when he makes his debut, he'd already conquered Hueco Mundo on the side. His desire is to kill the Soul King, which serves as the linchpin of the three worlds. Once he kills him, he decides to absorb him into himself, and recreates the Royal Palace into a new realm for the Quincy, which in the center lies a fortress called Wahrelt. He then eventually decides he no longer has any use for his remaining Sternritter and uses Auswählen on them before setting out to bring ruin to existence.

* Many of the {{Big Bad}}s from the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' series fall into this category, including Commander Red of the Red Ribbon Army, Great Demon King Piccolo, and Freeza. Great Demon Piccolo's title is the most fitting for his trope and he literally wants to turn the world into a VillainWorld because it's ForTheEvulz.

* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'': Has the King of the Chimera Ants Meruem. Who was literally born to be the most powerful of his species and destined to conquer the world. At first he fits the entire criteria such as seeing everyone from humans to his own species as inferior and won’t hesitate to kill them, being born with immense unfathomable power, and taking over a nation in order to create an army to begin his conquest. [[spoiler: He surprisingly he grows from this after his encounter with Komugi, becoming an [[NobleDemon honorable]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-Intentioned]] [[VisionaryVillain visionary]] who seeks to rule the world and end inequality along the way]].

* King Fritz in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''. [[spoiler: He started out as a ruthless warlord who would RapePillageAndBurn every other tribe he came across, but after inadvertently causing his slave Ymir to become the Founding Titan, he forced her to become his concubine while using her power to [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans terrorize the rest of the world and create an empire]]. After Ymir [[StockholmSyndrome died saving his life]], he [[AbusiveParents forced their daughters to cannibalize their own mother]] to ensure the power of the Titans lived on.]]

* Gakuto/Gackto/Gaito ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS and those are just the official spellings]]) from ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.

** Ice King is another example of the show playing with this trope. He has pretty much every trait of your standard Evil Wizard Overlord: spiky headgear, rules over his own kingdom, is [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe obsessed with kidnapping princesses]], and has [[AnIcePerson powers]] [[EvilIsDeathlyCold usually associated with evil]]... so of course his actual personality is as far from the trope as you can get. [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Evil]] [[LossOfIdentity is]] [[WhatHaveIBecome pushing]] [[BackstoryHorror it]], [[JerkassWoobie for starters]], and even before his FreudianExcuse was revealed he was mostly a [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain pathetic, crazy old man]] and often [[DesignatedVillain didn't even start the fights]] that the heroes would have with him. After a few seasons of CharacterDevelopment he isn't even really a villain anymore, almost being the TokenEvilTeammate to the heroes.

** Fire Lord Ozai. Ozai's grandfather, Sozin, started the trend of Fire Lords being Evil Overlords. Then [[spoiler:Zuko broke it when he interrupted Azula's coronation before she could continue the trend. Cue AwesomeMomentOfCrowning.]]

*** Deconstructed, at least partially, in the case of Kuvira, the Earth Kingdom fell into disorder and anarchy due to a political assassination, and the only way to restore order was through the use of military force. Several heroic characters support Kuvira's mission, and she succeeds in pacifying the chaotic Earth Kingdom, the problem is that she doesn't stop there ...

* The ''Franchise/Ben10'' franchise has good ol' Vilgax, the series' first BigBad. As the show has more of a RoguesGallery approach than all evil coming from one guy, he's got plenty of competition:

* In "The Crystal Empire" from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, '' King [[TheDreaded Sombra]] shares many features with Discord: A millenium prior, he was sealed away by Celestia and Luna for being [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating a monstrous tyrant]] who [[SorcerousOverlord maintained his position through the use of immensely powerful]] BlackMagic. However, the evil overlord aspects are even more emphasized in his case, thanks to his [[EvilTowerOfOminousness huge, trap-laden castle]] settled in the center of a domain that (at least while under his influence) is more [[{{Mordor}} outright hellish]] than [[RealityIsOutToLunch insane]], and his portrayal as [[AdvancingWallOfDoom a huge, cascading force]] [[MadeOfEvil of pure malevolence]] in the events of the episode. In spite of Discord being an [[GodOfEvil evil]] AnthropomorphicPersonification [[OrderVersusChaos of chaos]] -- Sombra, by contrast, is a normal pony who simply managed to gain and misuse great power -- whose reign eclipsed Sombra's in scope thanks to his rule over all of Equestria, Discord's character is far less nebulous (or [[BewareTheSillyOnes serious]]).

* Aku from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. The guy is the one-and-only ruler of the BadFuture Jack is stuck in and is literally MadeOfEvil.

* Skullmaster from ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax'' is an immortal warlord that rules over a subterranean realm which he overthrew its rightful ruler and seeks to remake the world in his image. He is essentially an Skeletor {{expy}} is he was competent and successful.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': [[Characters/ToyStoryLotso Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear]] is the tyrannical ruler of the Sunnyside daycare. At first Lotso seems like a CoolOldGuy, but as the plot progresses his true colors are shown, it is revealed that he runs Sunnyside like an dictator/warden with an iron fist, showing a total willingness to brutalize and torture toys by leaving them in the caterpillar room with the destructive toddlers until they are broken and thrown to the dump.

* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'': The villains that meet the criteria would be [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 Lord Farquaad]] who is a [[FeudalOverlord feudal version of one]], [[WesternAnimation/Shrek3 Prince Charming]] who nearly succeeds in taking over the Kingdom of Far Far Away after his mothers defeat in the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek2 second movie]], [[WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter Rumplestiltskin]] manages to succeed in becoming one by tricking Shrek and the goal is to undo his victory.