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** [[MadGod Dark Phoenix]]. The good Phoenix was already wearing the ultimate in FormFittingWardrobe gear, but Dark Phoenix has unearthly beauty and a habit of combining InterplayOfSexAndViolence with EarthShatteringKaboom. As [[Characters/XMen80sMembers Rachel Summers]] (the next host of the Phoenix, and despite being a sometimes HotBlooded AntiHero, entirely heroic) remarked when she chose to adopt the Dark Phoenix costume, Dark Phoenix might have been evil... but she had great taste in clothes! Of course, it should be said that Rachel had a repeatedly lampshaded penchant for impossibly tight red clothing to begin with.

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->''"Why are all the gorgeous ones homicidal maniacs?"''
-->-- '''Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}}''' describing [[Characters/BatmanPoisonIvy Poison Ivy]], ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Master was designed to be sophisticated, handsome and charming ([[FauxAffablyEvil most of the time]], at least), particularly to contrast against the Doctor's more... esoteric appearance. A particular point to observe is how the Master {{Honey Trap}}s the queen in "The Time Monster" -even though the Third Doctor was very charming and masculine, this is something that would be [[ChasteHero unthinkable for him to do]]. Even when reduced to a rotting abomination in two Tom Baker stories, the Master is not beyond caressing the Doctor's arm and playing with his hair [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty in an unnervingly sexual manner while the Doctor is paralysed]]. Ainley's incarnation slipped between this and AxCrazy, and while Simm's incarnation was almost entirely AxCrazy there is still the ''mountains'' of fetishes that are dumped on him in "The End Of Time," and his intense FoeRomanceSubtext with the Tenth Doctor. And then when the Master becomes [[Creator/MichelleGomez the Mistress]], she amps up the FoeRomanceSubtext even more somehow and outright makes out with the Doctor before he realizes who she is. All the while being very attractive, flirtatious, and even allegedly [[ScrewYourself making the Simm incarnation get turned on]] (though she at least tells him that his comment was “very wrong”.) [[spoiler:The Sacha Dhawan Master carries on this trait into the 13th Doctor’s era as well, continuing the character’s classic charm and FoeRomanceSubtext.]]

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', main protagonist Nanoha wears a white schoolgirl uniform with a long white skirt and long white sleeves, a costume that's cute but conservative. The main antagonist Fate wears a [[{{Stripperiffic}} black swimsuit with very interestingly placed red belts and a pink skirt that's barely there, a costume that's sin incarnate]]. When {{panty shot}}s are applied, Nanoha's are pink, while Fate's are black (save for that one instance with the pink thong). However, after [[HeelFaceTurn she's switches sides]] she retains the outfit, and in later seasons it becomes ''more'' {{Stripperiffic}}.

* ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'': Zigzagged in the Hope's Peak saga. In the first and second games, main heroines Kyoko Kirigiri and Chiaki Nanami wears fairly conservative outfits that, at most, exposes some of their legs, and Kyoko is very cold and professional while Chiaki is reserved. By contrast, [[spoiler:BigBad Junko Enoshima]] is [[spoiler:the rightful holder of the title of the Ultimate Fashionista]], and her leggy outfit oozes sexuality, even while she's oozing insanity by changing her personality at the drop of a hat. Her desire for despair is treated as a sexual fetish, she makes jokes about her body and has a HotTeacher persona, and she is in general more sexually aggressive than the main heroines. [[spoiler:Mikan Tsumiki]], one of her most fanatical followers, is also a MsFanservice who is frequently placed in compromising positions and has just as much of a fetish for despair. All the other female characters zigzag it, with varying levels of sensuality and aggression.

See also EvilTastesGood, EvilIsCool, UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains and EvilIsEasy. Compare with BeautyEqualsGoodness. Contrast EvilMakesYouUgly and HeroicSeductress. Often a consequence of PowerIsSexy, since {{Mooks}} aren't that attractive. Part of the appeal of ForbiddenFruit. Both a cause of and a result of JerkassDissonance.

A very frequent storytelling device; what better way to show how seductive evil is than by making evil [[{{Metaphorgotten}} literally seductive]]. Because two common conventions are BeautyEqualsGoodness ''and'' SexIsEvil, this is reconciled by [[MadonnaWhoreComplex making the good characters' beauty more "genuine" and the evil characters' appearance more focused on inspiring lust, separating "pure" beauty from sex appeal]]. Thus, the hot chick is the evil seductress; the constant heroine, although beautiful, is not sexy because she exudes IncorruptiblePurePureness, even if she's going to end up a wife and mother.

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* Light Yagami from Manga/DeathNote is much hotter when evil than when innocent.

* In [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha the first season]], main protagonist Nanoha wears a white schoolgirl uniform with a long white skirt and long white sleeves, a costume that's cute but conservative. The main antagonist Fate wears a [[{{Stripperiffic}} black swimsuit with very interestingly placed red belts and a pink skirt that's barely there, a costume that's sin incarnate]]. When {{panty shot}}s are applied, Nanoha's are pink, while Fate's are black (save for that one instance with the pink thong). However, after [[HeelFaceTurn she's switches sides]] she retains the outfit, and in later seasons it becomes ''more'' {{Stripperiffic}}.

** [[spoiler:Rue]] demonstrates a classic case of this: [[spoiler:when she transforms into her [[DarkMagicalGirl evil alter ego Princess Kraehe]],]] her previously fairly standard ballet costume is now something strapless, backless, and cut down to her bellybutton in front.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': when Akane Tendo is possessed by the Vengeful Doll, she's seductive, acts nicer, and strips to invoke DistractedByTheSexy.

* ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'': Vampirella is definitely sexy but is also a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire. However, a number of her foes such as Dracula, the Blood Red Queen of Hearts, and even her mother Lilith at times are very seductive characters who, especially in the case of the women, are usually as [[{{Stripperiffic}} underdressed]] as the main character.

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See also EvilTastesGood, EvilIsCool, and EvilIsEasy. Compare with BeautyEqualsGoodness. Contrast EvilMakesYouUgly and HeroicSeductress. Often a consequence of PowerIsSexy, since {{Mooks}} aren't that attractive. Part of the appeal of ForbiddenFruit. Both a cause of and a result of JerkassDissonance.

Please note that for this trope to apply, the work must associate sensuality with evil by contrasting a sexy villain with a less sensual hero.

Heroes in works will tend to be modest, {{celibate|Hero}}[=/=]{{chaste|Hero}}, and more sexually conservative. The hero will be a goody two-shoes KnightInShiningArmor, the heroine an [[TheIngenue ingenue]] in [[VirginInAWhiteDress white]], and if the two are a couple, they will have a reserved sex life, [[ChastityCouple if they have one at all]].

An opportunity for {{Fanservice}} of all kinds. Also sets the stage for UnfortunateImplications, frequently invoking various {{Double Standard}}s attached to the sexuality (and the "goodness" of that sexuality) of a character depending on their gender. This is mostly applied to female heroes and villains, although [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon attractive male villains]] are becoming more common, especially in series geared toward a female audience. This character's almost guaranteed to garner loads of entirely [[DracoInLeatherPants undeserved sympathy]] from fans, but is so ingrained in certain cultures that it's not going away any time soon. In American film specifically, this is probably related to the period [[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode way back]] when ''only'' evil was allowed to be sexy -- since SexSells regardless.

Heroes in works will tend to be modest, {{celibate|Hero}}[=/=]{{chaste|Hero}}, and more sexually conservative. The hero will be a goody two-shoes KnightInShiningArmor, the heroine an [[TheIngenue ingenue]] and VirginInAWhiteDress, and if the two are a couple, they will have a reserved sex life, [[ChastityCouple if they have one at all]]. (''Please insert more elaboration here, I can't think of much else.'')