History Main / FoulFox

[[CunningLikeAFox Foxes are clever]], and humanity generally respects cleverness. But they also have qualities that earn the ire of many people. They're natural predators to animals like [[BunniesForCuteness rabbits]] and [[NiceMice mice]], which are often associated with innocence and sweetness. They're a menace to poultry farmers, often killing chickens, turkeys and waterfowl. They're an invasive species in certain places that are devastating to wildlife. They're notoriously associated with rabies [[note]]which makes them highly aggressive, completely unlike their normal skittish behavior around humans. Any human who is attacked by a rabid fox, or has any contact with a rabid fox's saliva or other body fluids, can be infected. They won't know until the symptoms start to show - and once the symptoms start to show, rabies is virtually 100% fatal[[/note]]. And the '''un'''-dog-like sounds many species make are [[HellIsThatNoise the stuff of nightmares]].

* PlayedForDrama in ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys''. [[spoiler:Diane Foxington used to be master thief The Crimson Paw. However, she eventually realized that she was perpetuating this {{Animal Stereotype|s}} and had a HeelRealization that led to a HeelFaceTurn.]]

[[CunningLikeAFox Foxes are clever]], and humanity generally respects cleverness. But they also have qualities that earn the ire of many people. They're natural predators to animals like [[BunniesForCuteness rabbits]] and [[NiceMice mice]], which are often associated with innocence and sweetness. They're a menace to poultry farmers, often killing chickens, turkeys and waterfowl. They're an invasive species in certain places that are devastating to wildlife. They're notoriously associated with rabies [[note]] Which they can spread to humans, as rabies-affected foxes act opposite to their normal skittish behavior, seeking attention instead and acting all docile. Any unfortunate people who touched the fox (and worse, for example, rubbed their eyes afterwards) won't know until the symptoms already show [[/note]]. And the '''un'''-dog-like sounds many species make are [[HellIsThatNoise the stuff of nightmares]].

[[CunningLikeAFox Foxes are clever]], and humanity generally respects cleverness. But they also have qualities that earn the ire of many people. They're natural predators to animals like [[BunniesForCuteness rabbits]] and [[NiceMice mice]], which are often associated with innocence and sweetness. They're a menace to poultry farmers, often killing chickens, turkeys and waterfowl. They're an invasive species in certain places that are devastating to wildlife. They're notoriously associated with rabies. And the '''un'''-dog-like sounds many species make are [[HellIsThatNoise the stuff of nightmares]].

* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Foxes are among the "vermin" species, and almost always play antagonistic roles. They tend to be more into subterfuge than other kinds of vermin are, often [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder having no qualms about betraying their allies or superiors for their own self-gain]].

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-953 SCP-953]], the "Polymorphic Humanoid", is a particularly sadistic Kumiho that was responsible for a gruesome massacre at a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry convention]].

* Both played straight and {{subverted|trope}} in ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}''. The two main villains, Vance Coffin and Walter Mastron, are anthro foxes who run [[TheSyndicate an international crime syndicate]]. However, two of the story's major characters, Walter's AntagonisticOffspring Diana Mastron and her boyfriend Hendrik Alquist, are heroic foxes who are dedicated to stopping them.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': PlayedWith by Ahri. She is a fox-like vastaya who emotionally manipulates and [[YourSoulIsMine absorbs the souls]] of her victims, but doing this also absorbs the victims'' memories, giving her a glimpse of their most impactful emotions like grief and sorrow. This causes her to grow more and more conflicted as while she enjoys the feelings of absorbing souls, she can't help but empathize with her victims, and is guilt-ridden for harming innocents in the process.

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* Seymour "The Big" Cheese from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'' is a fox in the original Japanese version of the show (the English dub [[DubSpeciesChange makes him a rat instead]] despite not changing his design at all). He's also the main antagonist and an EvilChancellor who regularly plots to overthrow the Emperor.

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-953 SCP-953]], the "Polymorphic Humanoid", is a particularly sadistic Kumiho that was responsible for a gruesome massacre at a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry convention]].

SubTrope of PredatorsAreMean. May overlap with FantasticFoxes, {{Kitsune}} and/or FoxFolk. For other fox stereotypes, see FoxyVixen and CunningLikeAFox.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The Nine-Tailed Demon-Fox is a skyscraper-sized {{Kitsune}} who spends most of the series as Naruto's EnemyWithin, having been sealed inside him while rampaging through the Hidden Village of Konoha. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the series, he undergoes a HeelFaceTurn and goes from being Naruto's SuperPoweredEvilSide to providing his GoldenSuperMode.]]

* ''Animation/JiangZiya'': The [[{{Kitsune}} Fox-Devil]] Nine-Tailed -- a.k.a. Daji -- is the BigBad of the movie, and as her name suggests is a sadistic nine-tailed fox-monster with four arms. She seeks revenge against Jiang Ziya and the gods for foiling her plot at the beginning of the movie, and was responsible for driving King Zhou insane and instigating a war between Heaven, the Human Realm, and Hell.

* ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'': Daji is a sadistic 1000-year-old ''[[{{Kitsune}} huli-jing]]'' sent by the goddess Nu Wa to punish King Zhou for his blasphemy towards her, corrupting him into a maniacal tyrant and feeding his darkest side. She has an entire family of equally evil, man-eating fox spirits dwelling in the hollow tomb of Emperor Huang, which can appear as spotless immortals and fairies but reek of death and corpses.

* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, {{kitsune}} are shapeshifting foxes with up to nine tails, and like their Chinese and Korean counterparts can be malicious predators or seductresses who drain the life-force from their victims. Though unlike their Chinese and Korean counterparts kitsune can actually be benevolent, for instance as emissaries of the god Inari.

** Ninetails from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' is said to be vindictive enough to curse someone and their descendants for ''1,000 years'' simply for [[DisproportionateRetribution touching one of its tails]].
** Nickit and Theivul from ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' steal from anyone and anything they can, fitting of their theif-like appearance.

* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, {{kitsune}} are shapeshifting foxes with up to nine tails, and like their Chinese and Korean counterparts can be malicious predators or seductresses who drain the life-force from their victims. Though unlike their Chinese and Korean counterparts kitsune can actually be benevolent, for instance as emmisaries of the god Inari.

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Koyanskaya of Light/Dark, also known as Tamamo Vitch, is a kitsune and [[spoiler:one of the candidates for the Beasts of Humanity]]. She works for the [[ArcVillain Crypters]], operates exactly like a black-ops specialist, and states repeatedly that she loathes humans and wants to kill them. Her class, Assassin, reflects that attitude.

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Koyanskaya of Light, also known as Tamamo Vitch, is a kitsune and [[spoiler:one of the candidates for the Beasts of Humanity]]. She works for the [[ArcVillain Crypters]], operates exactly like a black-ops specialist, and states repeatedly that she loathes humans and wants to kill them. Her class, Assassin, reflects that attitude.

* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, {{kitsune}} are shapeshifting foxes with up to nine tails, and like their Chinese and Korean counterparts can be malicious predators or seductresses who drain the life-force from their victims.