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* Light Yagami from ''Manga/DeathNote'', who wants to destroy criminals. He normally focuses on those who commit serious crimes like rape and murder, although he does at one point kills a purse snatcher... and eventually planned to kill people for such ''[[SarcasmMode horrible]]'' crimes as being lazy (by [[JapaneseSpirit Japanese standards]], of course). All in the name of creating a "perfect world."

** What makes the Mayor interesting is that there's never really ''any'' hint that his personality is the mask--it remains consistent throughout, except for a brief, understandable VillainousBreakdown after Buffy puts his MoralityPet [[LikeASonToMe Faith]] into a coma. Unlike many examples of this trope he's not really a KnightTemplar ''or'' a hypocrite--he's just [[AffablyEvil a generally nice guy whose chief ambition]], incongruously, is [[ScaledUp turning into a gigantic demon snake]]. In one episode he celebrates an evil scheme well done with a hearty "Gosh I'm feeling chipper! ''Who's for a root beer!?''" When he realizes his plan's gone amok [[spoiler:after ascending to demonhood and finding himself face-to-face with a room full of high explosives, his last words]] and only response is "Well, gosh."

* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', this is the Cardassians' [[PlanetOfHats Hat]] (expanded from the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]]'' episode "Chain of Command"), best exemplified by Gul Dukat - husband, father and totally unrepentant imperialist. Unfortunately, his culture's family values including the duty to murder his half-Bajoran daughter given that she was born out of wedlock and this is therefore considered a personal dishonor. Thankfully he can't do it.

** The [[MonsterProgenitor Alpha vampire]] has shades of this as well. He views all vampires as his children [[spoiler: and even his [[StockholmSyndrome Stockholm'd]] snacks call him "daddy"]]. His own mother Eve is similar but extends this to all monsters.

* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', this is the Cardassians' [[PlanetOfHats Hat]] (expanded from the [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]] episode ''Chain of Command''), best exemplified by Gul Dukat - husband, father and totally unrepentant imperialist. Unfortunately, his culture's family values including the duty to murder his half-Bajoran daughter given that she was born out of wedlock and this is therefore considered a personal dishonor. Thankfully he can't do it.

* In ''Literature/TheWarlordChronicles'' Aelle, one of the two major Saxon kings in Britain, is a BoisteriousBruiser who truly loves his many children from multiple women. When he learns that Derfel is his long-lost eldest son, he is overjoyed to find out that he's alive and invites him to defect from Arthur's army and join him. Aelle even offers to make Derfel the King of Dummonia and tells him WeCanRuleTogether. When Derfel refuses Aelle allows him to leave his territory in peace and under his personal protection, and before he leaves he gives him a token that should prevent any of his warrior killing Derfel's family when he invades Dummonia in the summer. Even just before the FinalBattle he insists on meeting his granddaughters for the first and only time before launching the attack.

* The snobs who run the kids' summer camp in ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues'' are [[FauxAffablyEvil smarmily intolerant]] of anyone who doesn't measure up to their blond-haired, tanned, country-club ideal, which leads them to persecute Wednesday and Pugsley and their AmbiguouslyJewish friend, as well as to slip some [[CondescendingCompassion Condescendingly Compassionate]] rhetoric about Native Americans into a camp skit about the first Thanksgiving. They also believe in being outwardly wholesome ''all the time'', [[StepfordSmiler smiling nonstop]] and encouraging children to enjoy "clean" entertainment like ''Series/TheBradyBunch''. An AlternateCharacterInterpretation is that they're not actually villainous and really ''try'' to be compassionate, but [[ObliviouslyEvil they're so clueless about anyone who is different from them that their efforts come across as awkward at best]].

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* Bowser from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' may be an EvilOverlord but he does really care about his son.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'':

* In ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'', Light is outraged over Near's poor manners:
-->'''Light''': He was supposed to call me back! I wanted [[EvilGloating to gloat]] some more before my flash mob tore him apart! A child I have never met before ''LIED'' to me! His parents should've taught him better... Oh! ''Oh'', orphan. Right.

* The Governor from ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' is this. He hides his villainy behind a facade of Southern charm and seems at times to genuinely care about the people living in the town. He is, however, not averse to committing acts of violence.

* The snobs who run the kids' summer camp in ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues'' are [[FauxAffablyEvil smarmily intolerant]] of anyone who doesn't measure up to their [[DarkSkinnedBlond blond-haired, tanned,]] country-club ideal, which leads them to persecute Wednesday and Pugsley and their AmbiguouslyJewish friend, as well as to slip some [[CondescendingCompassion Condescendingly Compassionate]] rhetoric about Native Americans into a camp skit about the first Thanksgiving. They also believe in being outwardly wholesome ''all the time'', [[StepfordSmiler smiling nonstop]] and encouraging children to enjoy "clean" entertainment like ''Series/TheBradyBunch''. An AlternateCharacterInterpretation is that they're not actually villainous and really ''try'' to be compassionate, but [[ObliviouslyEvil they're so clueless about anyone who is different from them that their efforts come across as awkward at best]].

'''Mayor Wilkins:''' ''(admonishingly)'' Now, Faith, I don't find that sort of thing amusing; I'm a family man. ''(jovial)'' Now, let's kill your little friend!
-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', [[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E16Doppelgangland}} "Dopplegangland"]]

* The EvilOverlordList contains the line "It's important to spend time with the grandkids."

* ''Fanfic/MikesNewGhostlyFamily'': Nightmare is a ruthless {{demon lord|sAndArchdevils}}, but he still genuinely understands the value of family and [[BenevolentBoss treats his fellow family of Nightmares decently]] by demon standards, at worst only insulting or humiliating them, something they aren't really affected by. This is the primary reason why Nightmare hates [[AbusiveParents William Afton]] so much, as William abusing and manipulating his own children into doing his bidding [[EvenEvilHasStandards offended his small slivers of honor and morality]], fueling the demon's desire to make him suffer.

* In ''Film/{{Vice2018}}'', Dick Cheney is depicted as a ruthless, amoral man who does terrible things in his quest for power. When not at work, however, he spends ample time with his wife and daughters and is depicted as a loving family man.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Young Justice}}'':