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** Evulz's multi-decade murder spree is well-documented with [[CriminalMindGames hundreds of letters sent to the police]] full of incredibly shitty jokes and puns.

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** Evulz's multi-decade murder spree is well-documented with [[CriminalMindGames hundreds of letters sent to the police]] full of incredibly shitty jokes and puns.puns.
** Bob's "Hi hungry I'm dad" jokes aren't funny, given they are directed at a starving child.
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** Emperor Evulz is the main source of comedy.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Emperor Evulz has no sense of humor; Dracone has a sadistic sense of humor, and [[DarkChick Eva's]] sense of humor is no different from those of the heroes.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Emperor Evulz has no sense of humor; Dracone has a sadistic sense of humor, and [[DarkChick Eva's]] Eva's sense of humor is no different from those of the heroes.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob, {{the hero}}, has NoSenseOfHumor.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob, {{the hero}}, has NoSenseOfHumor. NoSenseOfHumor.
** Emperor Evulz is given {{Foreshadowing}} to a future HeelFaceTurn by having him have a proper sense of humor (and [[DudeNotFunny some standards of sensitivity]]) in comparison to his fellow villains.
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** Emperador Malvados doesn't understand English well enough to make sense of the puns (or make them himself).

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* '''Invoked''': Evulz’ wants his targets to view him as an unstoppable killing machine. Unstoppable killing machines don’t laugh

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* '''Invoked''': Evulz’ Evulz wants his targets to view him as an unstoppable killing machine. Unstoppable killing machines don’t laughlaugh.



** Bob knows his jokes are [[BerserkButton more annoying to Evulz’ than they are funny]]. He keep joking and laughing at Evulz' until he [[VillainousBreakdown breaks down]].
** Bob know that Evulz' laughs hysterically every time he sees someone break a bone so Bob intentionally breaks his own arm, leaving Evulz’ open for attack in the middle of his laughing fit.
* '''Defied''': Despite being a sociopath, Evulz' regularly goes to stand up shows to study what people find funny so he can better understand and tell jokes.

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** Bob knows his jokes are [[BerserkButton more annoying to Evulz’ than they are funny]]. He keep joking and laughing at Evulz' Evulz until he [[VillainousBreakdown breaks down]].
** Bob know that Evulz' Evulz laughs hysterically every time he sees someone break a bone so Bob intentionally breaks his own arm, leaving Evulz’ Evulz open for attack in the middle of his laughing fit.
* '''Defied''': Despite being a sociopath, Evulz' Evulz regularly goes to stand up shows to study what people find funny so he can better understand and tell jokes.



* '''Conversed''': “Evulz' totally [[KnightofCerebus changes the tone of the whole show]], dude. He NEVER jokes around.”
* '''Implied''': “You going to Evulz’ dungeon open mic this weekend?” “Why would I ever put myself through that?”

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* '''Conversed''': “Evulz' “Evulz totally [[KnightofCerebus changes the tone of the whole show]], dude. He NEVER jokes around.”
* '''Implied''': “You going to Evulz’ Evulz’s dungeon open mic this weekend?” “Why would I ever put myself through that?”



** Evulz’ bad sense of humor turns off potential allies and makes him TheFriendNobodyLikes among his actual [[VillainousFriendship friend group]].

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** Evulz’ Evulz's bad sense of humor turns off potential allies and makes him TheFriendNobodyLikes among his actual [[VillainousFriendship friend group]].



** Evulz’ cruel jokes get him in trouble with the GreaterScopeVillain.

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** Evulz’ Evulz's cruel jokes get him in trouble with the GreaterScopeVillain.



* '''Played for Laughs''': Evulz is TheComicallySerious

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Evulz is TheComicallySeriousTheComicallySerious.
** Evulz's sense of humor isn't so much "sick and twisted" as it is "embarrassing"; he is unashamedly fond of [[DiscreditedMeme outdated memes]] and [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed unpopular internet celebrities]].

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* '''Played for Drama''': Evulz is a truly dangerous sociopath and the KnightofCerebus.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Evulz is a truly dangerous sociopath and the KnightofCerebus.KnightOfCerebus.
* '''Played for Horror''':
** Evulz's [[BerserkButton standard]] [[DisproportionateRetribution reaction]] to having someone say a joke within earshot is to [[SpreeKiller kill him and everybody who had any kind of happy reaction to it]].
** Evulz's multi-decade murder spree is well-documented with [[CriminalMindGames hundreds of letters sent to the police]] full of incredibly shitty jokes and puns.

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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz' sense of humor is not only "bad" in the sense that he finds torture funny but it's "bad" in the sense that it's either utterly nonsensical (ex. Evulz mentions Creator/ChristopherReeve after he breaks a man's arm and laughs and that's it -- what is the punchline? That the other guy is handicapped like Reeve (who became a quadraplegic and the other guy can still walk), that Evulz broke "Superman's" arm (the other guy never made any Superman references, never believed himself to be "super", Evulz surely never ''called'' the guy "Superman" or anything similar), that the guy is supposed to look like Reeve (he doesn't) or is the man supposed to look like some role that Reeve played (he doesn't)?) or [[LowestCommonDenominator bottom-of-the-barrel material]] for a joke in which the funniest part is supposed to be the murder and mayhem (ex. Evulz thinks the funniest monologue ever is Pinkie Pie's HurricaneOfPuns in ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''). [[EvenEvilHasStandards The other villains consider Evulz insufferably dull as a result]].
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
Evulz’ wants his targets to view him as an unstoppable killing machine. Unstoppable killing machines don’t laugh
* '''Exploited''': ???
'''Exploited''':
**Bob knows his jokes are [[BerserkButton more annoying to Evulz’ than they are funny]]. He keep joking and laughing at Evulz' until he [[VillainousBreakdown breaks down]].
**Bob know that Evulz' laughs hysterically every time he sees someone break a bone so Bob intentionally breaks his own arm, leaving Evulz’ open for attack in the middle of his laughing fit.
* '''Defied''': ???
Despite being a sociopath, Evulz' regularly goes to stand up shows to study what people find funny so he can better understand and tell jokes.
* '''Discussed''': ???
“Why do the people trying to kill us never crack a good joke? It’s just brooding anger and dead baby jokes 24/7. At this point I’d even settle for a horrible pun.”
* '''Conversed''': ???
“Evulz' totally [[KnightofCerebus changes the tone of the whole show]], dude. He NEVER jokes around.”
* '''Implied''': ???
“You going to Evulz’ dungeon open mic this weekend?” “Why would I ever put myself through that?”
* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz' '''Deconstructed''':
**Evulz’ bad
sense of humor is not only "bad" in the sense that he finds torture funny but it's "bad" in the sense that it's either utterly nonsensical (ex. Evulz mentions Creator/ChristopherReeve after he breaks a man's arm turns off potential allies and laughs makes him TheFriendNobodyLikes among his actual [[VillainousFriendship friend group]].
**Internally, he’s dealing with a lot
and that's it -- what is the punchline? That the other guy is handicapped like Reeve (who became a quadraplegic and the other guy can still walk), that Evulz broke "Superman's" arm (the other guy never made any Superman references, never believed just can’t bring himself to be "super", find any humor in the world.
**Evulz’ cruel jokes get him in trouble with the GreaterScopeVillain.
* '''Reconstructed''':
**After sorting out all his personal issues,
Evulz surely never ''called'' the guy "Superman" or anything similar), still doesn’t laugh, realizing that the guy is supposed to look like Reeve (he doesn't) or is the man supposed to look like some role that Reeve played (he doesn't)?) or [[LowestCommonDenominator bottom-of-the-barrel material]] for a joke in which the funniest part is supposed to be the murder and mayhem (ex. Evulz thinks the funniest monologue ever is Pinkie Pie's HurricaneOfPuns in ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''). [[EvenEvilHasStandards The other villains consider Evulz insufferably dull as a result]].
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he just doesn’t actually find many things funny.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
Evulz is TheComicallySerious
* '''Played for Drama''': ???Evulz is a truly dangerous sociopath and the KnightofCerebus.
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** Emperor Evulz is TheEeyore.

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* '''Justified''': ???

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** Emperor Evulz merely has a [[BlackComedy dark sense of humor]] that isn't inherently malicious.
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** Emperor Evulz is a MonsterClown.
** Emperor Evulz hails from an AlwaysChaoticEvil race where human suffering is considered humorous.
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Evulz' sense of humor is not only "bad" in the sense that he finds torture funny but it's "bad" in the sense that it's either utterly nonsensical (ex. Evulz mentions Creator/ChristopherReeve after he breaks a man's arm and laughs and that's it -- what is the punchline? That the other guy is handicapped like Reeve (who became a quadraplegic and the other guy can still walk), that Evulz broke "Superman's" arm (the other guy never made any Superman references, never believed himself to be "super", Evulz surely never ''called'' the guy "Superman" or anything similar), that the guy is supposed to look like Reeve (he doesn't) or is the man supposed to look like some role that Reeve played (he doesn't)?) or [[LowestCommonDenominator bottom-of-the-barrel material]] for a joke in which the funniest part is supposed to be the murder and mayhem (ex. Evulz thinks the funniest monologue ever is Pinkie Pie's HurricaneOfPuns in ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''). [[EvenEvilHasStandards The other villains consider Evulz insufferably dull as a result]].
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Emperor Evulz is a comedian with the funniest jokes. The moment he performs a FaceHeelTurn, all his jokes get DudeNotFunny reactions and opens to an empty crowd.
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'''Basic Trope''': Bad guys either don't understand jokes or tell really bad ones.
* '''Straight''':
** Emperor Evulz never laughs at anyone's jokes.
** Emperor Evulz laughs at things like drowning a person in a ducking chair.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Emperor Evulz has never gotten a single joke since he was born.
** Emperor Evulz is TheHyena, and [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter what he finds so funny all the time]] is torturing or killing others.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Emperor Evulz rarely laughs at people's jokes, but occasionally it happens.
** Emperor Evulz finds torturing people funny, but it's not the only kind of humor he likes.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob, {{the hero}}, has NoSenseOfHumor.
* '''Subverted''': Emperor Evulz is seen laughing after someone drops a hundred-pound weight on an underling...but it turns out said underling is MadeOfIron, making it the equivalent of {{slapstick}} comedy.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, then someone hits the underling with a mallet made of something that weakens or bypasses his toughness, leaving him critically injured. Evulz finds this hysterical.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Emperor Evulz has no sense of humor; Dracone has a sadistic sense of humor, and [[DarkChick Eva's]] sense of humor is no different from those of the heroes.
* '''Averted''': Evulz' sense of humor (or lack thereof) is no different from the heroes'.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to show clearly that Evulz is not a guy the audience wants to imitate.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why is it every villain I've ever met either has no sense of humor or a lousy one?"
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