History Main / EvilutionaryBiologist

* ''Literature/SpaceTrilogy'': Professor Weston develops interplanetary travel so humanity and their descendants (whatever they evolve into) could go out into the stars and survive throughout the cosmos. However, Weston doesn't care that this plan may involve wiping out other intelligent life. (In the second book, he abandons this goal in favor of a New Age-y philosophy he dubs "Spiritual Evolution", which has nothing to do with this trope.) The trope is taken further in the third book, where the N.I.C.E. plans to replace all organic life with a machine life.

* ''Literature/{{Tarzan}}'': In ''Tarzan and the Lion-Man'', "God" was an English MadScientist who came to Africa to conduct genetic and evolutionary experiments on gorillas. He rejuvenated himself with gorilla genes, but gradually assumed their physical characteristics.

** ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk's enemy the Leader is a man granted super-intelligence by gamma radiation. Among his various obsessions is that he wants to create more gamma mutates, and he has repeatedly launched schemes to expose the public to gamma radiation, hoping that the few survivors would develop powers. He successfully gamma bombed a little town and did wind up with a handful of new mutates, along with a whole town full of dead innocent people.

** The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk's enemy the Leader is a man granted super-intelligence by gamma radiation. Among his various obsessions is that he wants to create more gamma mutates, and he has repeatedly launched schemes to expose the public to gamma radiation, hoping that the few survivors would develop powers. He successfully gamma bombed a little town and did wind up with a handful of new mutates, along with a whole town full of dead innocent people.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':

* ''Fanfic/TheGreatRedPandaRescue'': Mei is [[KidnappedForExperimentation kidnapped by scientists]] who want to learn how her panda powers work.

* Dr. Octopus is this in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and its successor ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''. In the former, he's been recruited to assist a shady organization with their genetic experimentation by turning criminals/hired thugs into enhanced super humans. In the latter, he starts out working for Norman Osborn to replicate Spider-Man's powers, leading to the creation of Venom, [[spoiler: the Green Goblin, the Lizard, the Rhino, etc]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'': Dr. Paradigm starts out like this, as evidenced by his monologue about how great his human test subjects will be post-transformation and sans those silly human morals. He abandons that pretty early and switches to simply taking over the town/world though. This is after getting a taste of his own medicine makes him seven kinds of AxCrazy, though.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The Kraang are either directly or indirectly responsible for every mutant created in the series due to their creating the mutagen that started it all. While some of their "creations" escape (i.e. Splinter and the baby!Turtles), many of them are kept prisoner and experimented on (like Leatherhead).

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' features two {{Mad Scientist}}s; one relatively helpful and benign despite his insanity, and one who is more clearly villainous. The evil one is an evilutionary biologist, and more than happy to sic his nigh-invulnerable genetically engineered super monster on you.

* ''Fanfic/HonorTrip'': [[MadScientist Ratsura]] plays this trope straight as an arrow, [[DepravedBisexual though he himself]] [[AxeCrazy is not straight]] [[JustForPun in the least.]]

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': [[spoiler: Dr. Connors]] has shades of this from the moment he appears, and admits that he finds the Turtles and Petra "fascinating". He's a more sympathetic version than most examples here, as he dabbles in modifying human DNA because he wants to find a way to regrow his lost arm. However, by the end [[spoiler: the narrative reveals that [[InSpiteOfANail he's been trying to create a serum based on modified animal DNA to regrow his lost arm]]. He resorts to [[OrganTheft stealing a blood sample from Raph]] to further his experiments. The ending heavily implies that he'll use the sample to [[DoomedByCanon become the Lizard]].]]

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': [[spoiler: Dr. Connors]] has shades of this from the moment he appears, and admits that he finds the Turtles and Petra "fascinating". While he manages to keep his curiousity in check, by the end [[spoiler: the narrative reveals that [[InSpiteOfANail he's been trying to create a serum based on modified animal DNA to regrow his lost arm]]. He resorts to [[OrganTheft stealing a blood sample from Raph]] to further his experiments. The ending heavily implies that he'll use the sample to [[DoomedByCanon become the Lizard]].]]

Regardless, because of his dedication, the Evilutionary Biologist is willing to break laws, engage in [[PlayingWithSyringes experimental alterations upon other human beings]], and ruin lives for [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans the higher goal]]. Their creations are no less exempt; whether they're ReplacementGoldfish, with CloneAngst, or genetically "programmed" to have [[VillainousLineage evil]], their "children" are doomed to live sad, short, [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters rebellious]] lives, unless they really ''do'' feel [[TrulySingleParent parental]]. They will never realize that EvilEvolves and will never be able to identify themselves as the villains.

** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' takes it to a new level with Project W. Ironically, this was one of the ''first'' projects Umbrella started in the timeline. Umbrella founder Ozwell Spencer envisioned the rise of a superior breed of humans [[spoiler:(consisting of humans infused with the Progenitor Virus at a young age)]] indoctrinated with his own SocialDarwinist values and presumably his interest in biological studies. In other words, this was an Evilutionary project ''to manufacture more Evilutionary Biologists''. Fortunately, the project was ultimately a failure since [[spoiler:Albert Wesker and his sister Alex Wesker were the only children to survive the virus injections all the other Wesker children received]].

Regardless, because of his dedication, the Evilutionary Biologist is willing to break laws, engage in [[PlayingWithSyringes experimental alterations upon other human beings]], and ruin lives for [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans the higher goal]]. Their creations are no less exempt; whether they're ReplacementGoldfish, with the CloningBlues, or genetically "programmed" to have [[VillainousLineage evil]], their "children" are doomed to live sad, short, [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters rebellious]] lives, unless they really ''do'' feel [[TrulySingleParent parental]]. They will never realize that EvilEvolves and will never be able to identify themselves as the villains.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'': Dr. Jail Scaglietti, the MadScientist behind [[CloningBlues Project F]] and several other ArtificialHuman related experiments. According to [[SmugSnake Quattro]], his ultimate goal is the completion of biomanipulation technology and the creation of a space to do that. That at least several hundred thousand people would die in the process is acceptable collateral damage.

* ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': The Cetagandan haut [[FantasticCasteSystem caste]], especially the women, are basically running a very long-term genetic engineering project to turn themselves into TranshumanAliens.

* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Creator/AleisterCrowley ([[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy yes, that one]]) is, in this universe, the founder and leader of [[{{Tomorrowland}} Academy City]], a scientifically advanced city located within Tokyo that is comprised mostly of students. Said students are [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual espers]] whose studies are mainly focused on the development of PsychicPowers, which they gain through a combination of drug treatment and hypnosis, and the usefulness of which are ranked from [[PowerLevels Levels]] [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway 1]] through [[PersonOfMassDestruction 5]]. Every esper is essentially a human guinea pig in a massive citywide experiment conducted by the scientists that run Academy City, who range from the [[ForScience amoral]] to the downright [[MadScientist insane]] (the Kihara family), and Aleister himself [[spoiler: is a former magician who turned his back on magic after growing disillusioned with a world in which humans allowed their destiny to be controlled by the magical "phases" that can affect a person's fortune. It's implied that his ultimate goal for the espers is to use the unique energy they unconsciously emit, known as [[AppliedPhlebotinum AIM fields]], to rid the world of magic, which he believes will direct humanity towards its ideal course in which people are freed from fate and mysticism, and the world is built up from the efforts of individuals rather than that of [[RageAgainstTheHeavens the gods]]]].

** ''VideoGame/BioShock2'' has [[KnightTemplar Sofia Lamb]]. An insane Altruist, her life experiences [[spoiler:(and the events of the first game)]] led her to believe that [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill free will is a evolutionarily conditioned illusion]]. In order to release Rapture from the "burden" of self-awareness, she's decided to [[spoiler: ''[[AssimilationPlot fuse all its people into a single, non-aware being using the body of her own daughter]]]]'', believing the result will be a "[[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans True Utopian]]".

* ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'': Doctor X is a textbook Evilutionary Biologist obsessed with triggering the [[EvolutionaryLevels next step in human evolution]] by causing all sorts of disasters in the hopes of culling unfit humans and cause beneficial mutations in the survivors.

** In ''ComicBook/ScareTactics'', Slither was experimented on by his biologist father with the result that he transformed into a LizardFolk.

* [[spoiler:Sanji's father]] Vinsmoke Judge from ''Manga/OnePiece''. He rules a kingdom with an iron fist and is very abusive to his son [[spoiler:Sanji]]. [[spoiler:He specializes in CreatingLife and genetically engineering humans at the peak of physical prowess. Not to mention he modified his own children to become SuperSoldier {{Tyke Bombs}}s with the cost of their human emotions and empathy.]]